Because she was not familiar with the county seat, Grandma Qi asked several people to find the nearest place to sell horses, which was in an alley with "Lao Zhang Ma Xing" written on it. The entrance to the alley seems to be small, but once you enter, it suddenly opens up, a long road, on both sides of the stables and two rows of stables with brushes, in which nearly thirty horses are tethered.

Grandma Qi and the two people who came out when they could walk over, the one who looked more decent from the dress should be Lao Zhang, the two mustaches looked like that kind of shrewd businessman, and the other should be a helper.

"Yo, two guest officers, at first glance, they are here to buy horses!" This sentence is full of mystery, the word "yo" shows that he has just seen the guest, such a big stable to manage will definitely have a good perspective position, he has already seen the two of them, and observed for a long time, this "yo" word is just to open the topic. "At first glance, you are here to buy a horse!" If an outsider might ask "do you buy a horse?" or "what is the cost?" or "what is the cost?" is an open-ended question, and the customer can answer in many ways, "do you buy a horse?" is a closed question, and the customer has already limited the answer to "yes" or "no" before answering, and "at first glance is here to buy a horse!" is not a fucking question at all, it makes people speechless, even if they are not here to buy horses, they have to look around and talk about it.

"Well, let's take a look first!" said Grandma Qi.

"Okay, look at it casually, does this little official need to learn to ride a horse?"

"Well, the academy is going to teach us how to ride and shoot, so we're going to buy horses. You can answer.

"Then you've come to the right place," Lao Zhang turned to Grandma Qi, "Over the years, many students from the school who learn to ride horses have come to us to buy horses. ”

He introduced as he walked, and Grandma Qi and Qi Ke could follow behind. "Look at this black horse, which is shiny and strong, and which can travel thousands of miles a day! Look at this brown horse with solid hooves, and you can listen to its footsteps, steady and deep, and look at its long and powerful legs, which can be ridden even on water. Look at this white horse again, this horse is from the Western Regions, pure extraterritorial rare white hair, riding out is quite face-saving and quite noble...... Little official, which one do you like?"

I can be dazzled by now, I don't know why, I think this horse is good, and that horse likes it, and I can't wait to buy it and change it to a horse a day.

"What are the prices of these horses?" asked Grandma Qi.

"The cheapest two hundred taels of silver just introduced are ...... price for such a high-quality horse."

"But we don't have that much money. ”

"That's fine, there are cheap ones in the back, and it's more affordable for children to buy an entry-level horse at first, and they don't feel distressed if they ride badly. ”

"I only have five taels of silver!" said Grandma Qi, holding her waist bag.

"Five taels of silver, guest officer, aren't you embarrassing me, the cheapest horse we have here costs at least twenty taels of silver, and five taels of silver is not enough even if you buy a horse leg!"

Grandma Qi shook her head helplessly, ready to take the hand that you can and leave, but she could see that the tears were about to fall. At this time, Lao Zhang's helper suddenly whispered a few words in his ear, Lao Zhang looked at him, and the words changed: "If the guest officer really wants to buy it, we still have a horse here, and I will sell it to you for five taels of silver. ”

I could hear that the face that was about to cry suddenly turned into a smiling face, and I took my grandmother's hand to see it.

So Lao Zhang led them to the deepest part of the stable, where there was a red horse on a leash, which at first glance really didn't look like a horse but a donkey. He was surprisingly short, only half the height of the horse next to him, and skinny, with blank eyes and a decrepit face.

"This is also a horse from the Western Regions, which came with the white horse at that time, I don't know why it is surprisingly short, but it is quite lean, and you listen to the footsteps, you can't hear the footsteps at all! How can an ordinary horse have such a skill, it may have been waiting for a master, so it doesn't eat or drink all day, so it will look sluggish, and now that you meet a petty official, it should be a noble person who met it, and it will definitely help you soar in the future! And now buy and give a saddle, a rein, and a horsewhip. Buy one, get three free, it's a rare opportunity!"

Hearing him say this, you can suddenly feel that this horse is different and shining, and think that he is really the noble man of this horse, "Grandma, grandma, just buy this horse, just buy him!"

Although Grandma Qi disagreed, there was no way, it seemed that even if she went around the entire county, she couldn't buy a horse for five taels of silver, and she was about to go back when it was dark, so she promised to buy it and prevaricate first.

After signing the formalities and paying the money, you can lead the horse and grandma and leave.

Walking to the street, the sky gradually darkened, and Grandma Qi and Ke had no money to hire a carriage to go back, and it was very expensive to call a carriage at night.

"Yes, do you know how to ride a horse?"

"No, the school hasn't taught it yet......"

"It's okay, grandma will, I'll take you back!"

"Grandma, you can ride a horse?"

"Well, your grandfather taught you back then, but I haven't ridden it for too many years. ”

So you can take the reins to the grandmother, because the horse is very short, even if the grandmother is not tall, she still goes up in one step. The pony, who had been dull, suddenly widened his eyes, as if he was struggling. Grandma Qi held the reins in her left hand, and whipped the pony's ass with a horsewhip in her right hand, quite a woman's style!

But this time, the pony had no intention of leaving, and the grandmother saw that she didn't react and whipped again, but there was still no response. This time, Grandma Qi was so anxious that she pumped so hard that Grandma was about to pump, but the pony finally moved.

"Ah~ gone, gone!" can dance happily.

didn't take a few steps, Grandma Qi just wanted to pull up, the pony stumbled, his legs were weak, and he lay on the ground with his limbs open, whimpered, and didn't move.

"Ah~ dead, dead!" can run over in a hurry.

Fortunately, it fell vertically to the ground, otherwise Grandma Qi's old bones would not be able to withstand this fall. Grandma sat down on the horse with a puff, but fortunately there was no big problem, and walked down and patted the dirt on her body.

"Are you alright, are you alright......" You can hold the horse's head and rub it vigorously, the pony blinked his eyes, and he could say to himself again: "It's okay, it's okay!"

Grandma Qi is not angry, and immediately wants to lead it to return the goods, but she can not let it live or die, saying that it has been hungry for too long, and it will have no strength. Grandma saw that she could like it very much and compromised, so the two of them had to walk back to the village.

Along the way, Grandma Qi and you can lead the pony slowly, although grandma's legs and feet are not very sharp, but it is the horse that mainly drags them down. After a fall, his legs and feet seemed to be in a difficult position, and his four legs walked slower than two, and he stopped and walked, dragging the already long road even longer.

The sky is getting darker and darker, but fortunately, the bright moon in the sky is very bright, and the shadows of the trees are swaying, and from time to time there are gusts of cool breeze, which is refreshing and even a little pleasant.

Grandma Qi didn't say a word, looked at the moon, and remembered that on the same night, the grandfather Qi Tian sat on horseback with her, he pulled the reins from behind, hugged Grandma Qi sitting in front, and ran wildly all the way.

"Don't worry, they won't be chasing you, it's safe here. Grandpa Qi Tian pulled the reins, slowed down the horse, dismounted, and put Grandma Qi off the horse. Grandma Qi fell into her grandfather's arms, crying silently and trembling all over.

Grandma once told me about their encounter, which was an unbearable past.