Chapter 21: Robbery and Killing
"I don't know." The little girl shook her little head, a little remorseful.
"It's okay, uncle went to the center of the city to ask, you'll know if you've been there this time." The young man was comforted.
In less than half an hour, the two came to the center of the city.
This has started with an exclusive nightlife.
The wealthy businessmen in the county town rode their own carriages around the streets, looking east and west.
Most of them go to the Qinglou and the opera troupe, each with its own advantages.
"Brother, I want to ask you something." The young man carried a little girl to a cart selling toys.
"Boss, would you like a toy?" The hawker did not answer, but asked the man if he wanted to buy the toys.
"Buy." The young man reached out and took a windmill and handed it to the little girl on his shoulder.
Releasing one of the hands that had grasped her shoulder, the little girl caught the windmill and shook it in her hand.
The windmill spun rhythmically, and the little girl, shrouded in sadness, laughed for a while.
"Do you like it?"
The young man was happy to see that this little guy was finally no longer bitter.
"I like it."
The little girl innocently replied that it was the first time in her life that someone had given her toys.
"If you like it, your uncle will often buy it for you in the future." The young man said with a smile.
Lin Youyou's liking also made him feel a sense of satisfaction.
"Good!" The little girl was getting happier and happier.
"Boss, where are the horses sold?" After the man bought the windmill, he asked with peace of mind.
"The horse seller, it's on the west side of the city, and it's going to be a little behind." The toy stall owner replied simply.
After all, "take people's money and eliminate disasters for others".
"Thank you!" After listening to the peddler's words, the young man dropped a few copper plates and turned to run.
When the boss put away the copper plate and looked up, he could no longer see the shadow of the young man.
West of the city.
The number of people on the street is significantly lower than that of the other three streets.
The main part of this street is handmade products, and there are many livestock trades, but there is no catering and entertainment industry.
From this point of view, the planning and management of Zhiyun County is still very rigid.
Without the obstruction of the flow of people, the speed of young people moving forward is a little faster.
In less than a quarter of an hour, they went to the west end of the city, and saw the horse market that the hawker had called.
The young man put the little girl on his shoulder and took her little hand and walked into the horse market.
Walk in the door and into the eye.
There were more than two dozen horses in the horse market, tied to stakes.
Glancing slightly.
The proportion of strong horses has reached more than 70%.
This is the time to feed the horses, and all the horses are eating the hay.
"Ouch! Is the hero here to buy a horse? Our Marco here are all excellent horses, and you are satisfied! ”
A middle-aged man with a goatee who looked like a shopkeeper trotted over and greeted.
"Oh? A good horse? How good is it? The young man pursed his lips and questioned.
"Hahahaha, when it comes to how good this is, that's not me bragging.
Our Zhiyun County is a border county, and the Zhuyang Province in front of us is at war, so we have to buy horses from us, which can be said to have the standard of war horses. ”
The stableman held his head high and said confidently that he really didn't brag.
"That being the case, then boss, you can introduce me, there are several types."
The young man approached the stable, looked at one of the strongest black horses, and said.
"Well, I'll give you a good introduction."
The stables are very polite, except for the army and the children of rich families who come to buy horses.
Most of the rest are mountain bandits and heroes.
will do some work, which makes no one in their industry dare to offend.
"The horse you see is the best in our horse farm, it belongs to the first quality, and it is not a problem to travel thousands of miles a day!" The stables introduced the dark horses that Zhong Yuanxiu observed.
"Forget it, you don't need to say anything else, just talk about the price of this horse." The young man said casually.
"In terms of price, as far as this horse is concerned, it is a little expensive, but it is also worth the money, five hundred and fifty taels." The stableman sneered.
He didn't think the man in this dress could afford to buy this good horse.
"You think this is a bloody BMW, selling it so expensive." The young man stroked the hair between his eyebrows and said with a displeased expression.
"Harm! Hero, you have wronged me with this, the price of this horse is all decided by the Celestial Empire, how dare we mess around. ”
When the stableman heard the man's words, he complained.
This is a person who doesn't know anything about the horse market.
"Find the money, and then write down its habits and horse material to me." The young man took out a thousand taels of silver from his bosom and put it into the stable's hand.
Suddenly, there was an extra thousand taels of bills in his hand, which made Goatee Ma Qian not react for a while.
"Hurry up! Do you want me to invite you to dinner? Seeing that this guy had not moved for a long time, the young man was a little impatient.
He was still in a hurry to go back to dinner, and it was going to be dark this day.
"Oops, I'm delaying your time, hero, I'll go here in a minute!"
The stableman was called back to his senses by the young man, and trotted to the counter to get change.
This horse is sold, as the head of this horse market, but it can get a lot of commission.
The stableman was very efficient, and after a while he ran back from the counter, with a silver ticket in his hand, a list of horses and precautions.
"Come, take it, and I'll take the horse out."
After handing over the two things to the young man, the stableman continued to trot to lead the horse in the stable.
"I'll be waiting for you at the door, hurry up."
The young man said to the stables and, without waiting for him to answer, took the little girl by the hand and turned and went out.
Half a quarter of an hour later, a majestic black horse came out, already saddled on its back.
"Hero, take a look, if there is any problem." The stableman said.
"It looks very energetic, very good, and you still charge money for this saddle?"
The young man praised it, and did not forget to ask about the extra saddle.
"No, no, you're our guest now, and the saddle and whip will be given to you!"
The stableman offered the whip in both hands.
The young man was not pretentious, took the whip, put the little girl in front of the saddle, and then stepped on the saddle ring and turned on the horse.
"I'll come back to you when I need to." The young man said to the stableman when he got on his horse.
"Huh! You're here and waiting for you! The stables waved their hands and laughed.
"Drive!" The young man tugged at the reins in one hand and waved the whip in the other.
The whipped horses started quickly and soon galloped.
Fortunately, this is the west gate, and few people are on the street, otherwise there would have been a "car accident".
In the stables.
"Dick, keep up!"
The two big men threw the money to buy the horse to a groom next to them, turned over and chased after him.
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Zhong Yuanxiu, who rode a horse for the first time, quickly mastered the technique, the tightness of the reins and the left and right can control the speed and direction, and the horse whip is an accelerator.
It's not much different from a motorcycle.
"Yu!"
It was almost time to reach the gate of the city, and there were more people, and the country delivery came in and out from here.
The young man held on to the reins, and let the night breeze slow down from running to walking slowly.
The name of the horse was taken by Zhong Yuanxiu according to the name of a previous friend, with the same sound.
The little girl, who felt the speed drop, opened her eyes.
She is also riding a horse for the first time, but unlike Uncle Zhong, who is a big man, and she is also a martial arts cultivator.
"Don't be afraid, hold on to the saddle and you won't fall." The young man touched Lin Youyou's little head and comforted.
The distance from the city gate to the outside of the city is only about ten zhang, and the night wind will go out of the city after a short while.
"Drive!" Zhong Yuanxiu relaxed the reins.
Hearing the command, the night wind started to run wildly again, like a sports car speeding by on the road.
The people walking on the road looked back with envy in their eyes.
Nowadays, a horse is not something that ordinary people can afford, and only the children of wealthy families will have their own BMW.
Civilians don't even dare to think about a horse's leg.
During the time on horseback, the youth constantly compares the horse with the motorcycle in order to infer how well the horse is performing.
The species in this world are much more powerful than the original world, for example, this horse can reach a speed of 70 kilometers per hour, and its endurance is also very long-lasting.
It's been more than 30 miles, and the speed doesn't show a downward trend.
If you whip it up, it's a lot faster.
"Drive! Drive! ”
Suddenly, there was a horse roar behind the night wind.
The young man turned his head to look.
It is two big men on horseback, and their faces are not very good.
Two speculations arose in my mind.
One is that one happened to pass by, and the other was to come up and rob it.
The voice was getting closer and closer, and Zhong Qingqing didn't dare to relax, and his heart became more and more nervous.
He is not alone, and this is accompanied by a child who has no ability to protect himself.
"Boom!" (zeng, four tones)
The sound of the sword out of the body suddenly sounded.
A long, sharp knife was thrown at the young man's back.
"!" The young man heard a low shout.
The first illusion was shattered.
The latter two are indeed here to rob him.
The young man didn't have time to adjust the horse's position, so he had to clamp the horse's belly tightly and hold Lin Youyou sideways to dodge the knife.
The steel knife did not work, and it was stuck in the ground where the night wind was advancing.
The young man leaned over and grabbed the knife on the ground.
"Yu!"
Immediately slowed down the horse and gradually stopped.
After a few breaths, the night breeze stopped completely.
The young man turned over and dismounted, leaving the frightened little girl in the saddle and giving her the reins.
"You wait for me in front of me, and if you want the horse to stop, pull the rope back." The young man quickly explained to Lin Youyou, and then patted the horse's ass gently.
Night Breeze slapped his hips slightly, and slowly walked forward.
The little girl on the horse was scared where she would ride a horse.
But she knew that the two people behind her were bad people, and she had to go, and she couldn't drag Uncle Zhong down.
When the two men saw the man in front of them dismount, they also stopped the horses under them.
Just watched the little girl ride away on horseback, and did not stop it.
They stared at the young man for a long time without speaking.
When the young man on the other side saw that they didn't speak, they didn't speak themselves, and the silence continued.
In the end, the second of the two couldn't help it, and said arrogantly: "Brother, the two of us borrowed some money from you to spend it, is it feasible?" ”