Sun Shangxiang's so-called "method" is to continue to lead Xiao Hong to the market to sell horses.
I have to say that this is indeed a good way to support oneself. But the problem is, after yesterday's fuss, who dares to buy her horse.
Yesterday there was a fight and a fight, but in the end it was settled, and the people all knew about it.
Wen Dai was the son of Wen Pin, and the people were not surprised at all that Wen Dai didn't get beaten up. The nobles of this era have privileges, and the common people will not make any fuss about it.
But this kid actually didn't get hit. The problem here is huge.
Anyone who is smart will never provoke Sun Shangxiang again, but it is just a show-off for someone who is not smart to be a city official.
Anyone who can be a city official is a well-rounded character. If you don't have this kind of vision, how can you manage a crowded market?
Yesterday's results said it all.
Didn’t you see that the Lord Jun Cheng has withdrawn from court? That means there is at least one party that the Lord Jun Cheng can’t afford to offend.
Wen Dai is the son of Wen Pin, and there is no problem between him and the county magistrate who can't offend the other, so the one who has the problem must be this horse seller.
Therefore, the city officials sent people to stop those people who were not very smart.
Besides, Zhang Xi was not worried about Sun Shangxiang continuing to sell horses by himself, so he sent someone to look after him.
It's just that Zhang Xi couldn't figure out what Sun Shangxiang wanted to do for a while, so he didn't act rashly. Moreover, Zhang Xi didn't believe that a woman with Sun Shangxiang's personality would really sell horses on the street.
As a result, Zhang Xi observed for a day and found that Sun Shangxiang was really selling horses in the market.
But if you want to sell a horse, just sell it, but you don't say anything. You just sit next to your horse and wait for people to come up and ask. After what happened yesterday, who would dare to come forward and ask.
After being hungry for a whole day, no one came to inquire. The disappointed Sun Shangxiang saw that the market was about to close, so she could only hold Xiao Hong's hand, planning to find a place like a ruined temple to spend the night first, and then come back tomorrow to continue trying her luck.
When Zhang Xi saw how good this was, he quickly asked Xiaoba to continue inviting people back.
If something happens, Zhang Xi really can't afford it.
Sun Shangxiang was not pretentious. Sleeping in the county government office was definitely safer and more comfortable than sleeping in a shabby temple.
After all, he was not the kind of child who came from a difficult background, and there was no reason to persist. When Xiao Ba asked, Sun Shangxiang hesitated for a moment, and then followed Xiao Ba back to the government office.
After that, Zhang Xi naturally came forward, had a meal with the talkative person, and arranged to stay.
The next day, Sun Shangxiang continued to sell horses in the market.
Zhang Xi didn't say anything, he just watched, wanting to see what Sun Shangxiang was up to.
Even if I give her money to send her away, she won't leave. Is she really selling the horse if she insists on selling it, or does she have some ulterior motive?
It's not that Zhang Xi thinks too badly of Sun Shangxiang, it's mainly the people in Jiangdong. None of them are trustworthy.
And Sun Shangxiang in history, as soon as Liu Bei entered Shu, she would take Adou to Jiangdong. If Zhao Yun hadn't intercepted the river and Zhang Fei had not escorted him, Adou might have been taken away by Sun Shangxiang.
So, Zhang Xi decided to observe carefully for a while before talking.
In this way, Sun Shangxiang went to sell horses during the day, and was invited by Zhang Xi to come back to live in the county government office at night. Then he went to sell horses the next day, and continued to live back at night. After four or five consecutive days, Zhang Xi still didn't find anything about Sun Shangxiang. Something is wrong.
Zhang Xi sent people to investigate all the people who had contact with Sun Shangxiang at the market, and no one was suspected. There is no possibility that Jiang Dongxi was responsible.
In other words, Sun Shangxiang is really just selling horses.
If this is the case, then things will be easier to handle.
It was still dinner in the evening, accompanied by Zhang Xi.
Only this time, Zhang Xi mentioned Sun Shangxiang's horse sale.
"I recently heard that Mr. Xi has been busy selling horses these past few days." Zhang Xi smiled and said to Sun Shangxiang, "Why don't you speak earlier, Xi happened to be looking for someone to help him. Since you don't want to accept Xi's money, why don't you give your love to him?" How about selling the horse to the stream and using it as a foot power?!"
"Ah" Sun Shangxiang paused for a moment, then reacted and said, "Your Excellency, the county magistrate, wants to buy my horse?!"
Well, actually, I am not the magistrate of Xiazhi County, I am the county magistrate of Jiangxia County, but forget it, this is fine. If the young lady feels that she has been wronged in some way in the future and wants to retaliate, it is better to let Zhao Lei take the blame.
"Of course." Zhang Xi nodded and admitted without making any argument.
Sun Shangxiang thought about this matter seriously.
At the beginning, Sun Shangxiang did not have a good impression of Zhang Xi, thinking that he was a dog official who protected each other and was not fair and impartial in his work.
If such a person becomes the head of a county, he will definitely not be able to bring a good life to the people.
Especially ordinary people like the benefactor of the family I met.
Therefore, Sun Shangxiang did not want to accept Zhang Xi's money because he felt that the money was misappropriated by Zhang Xi from the treasury. If he took it, he would feel sorry for his benefactor and the others.
But these days, Sun Shangxiang's sense of Zhang Xi has improved somewhat.
There is no other reason than to take advantage of others.
Zhang Xi has provided him with delicious food and drinks these days. Even if he still doesn't like it, he can't help but appreciate it.
Furthermore, selling Xiaohong by myself is indeed a forced and helpless move in life.
Sun Shangxiang still thought that when he arrived in Nanjun and found Zhou Yu, he would be able to redeem Xiaohong. Of course, Sun Shangxiang, the benefactor who helped him, would also find a way to take them to Nanjun to settle down. I can only live a small life by eating bran cakes while guarding a little bit of Susukada.
Now think about it, it would be better to sell it to this county magistrate.
If you know who you sold it to, you can find someone to redeem it in the future.
On the other hand, although this county magistrate is not good at being an official, his family background seems to be good, so Xiaohong will not be wronged.
Finally, after five days, no one bought Xiaohong.
If Xiaohong couldn't sell it, then it wouldn't be a problem for him to have no money to go to Nanjun to find brother Gongjin, and he would always live and eat at someone else's place.
The more he thought about it, the more Sun Shangxiang felt that Zhang Xi's proposal was a good idea.
Just a little.
"If the county magistrate wants to buy it, I am willing to do so. However, I can only sell it to you if it is the county magistrate's private property and not the property of the treasury!" Sun Shangxiang said emphatically.
Zhang Xi hurriedly said, "That's how it should be."
Please, the money I wanted to give you last time was also my own. Is it easy to save some money? I gave it to you with good intentions, but you still have to punish me.
Forget it, I'm too lazy to argue with this young lady.
But having said that, this eldest lady is not completely useless if she can think about separating private wealth from public treasury.
Now that the two parties had reached a consensus, after dinner, Sun Shangxiang took Zhang Xi to see her baby Xiaohong.
While bragging to Zhang Xi how obedient, docile, and strong Xiaohong is.
On the other side, he kept telling Zhang Xi how much fodder Xiaohong liked to eat every day, no more or less.
It was also at this time that Zhang Xi realized that this horse actually had a name, and its name was Xiaohong.
Zhang Xi was puzzled. If he didn't have color blindness, would he be a dark horse? !
A dark horse, what does it mean when you name it Xiaohong? Are you bullying people because they don't understand their language, or are you also named the Incompetent Star? !
So is this cute or a bummer? !
Okay, let’s not mention it for now.
Before going back to the room to rest, Zhang Xi looked at Sun Shangxiang holding the horse's head and crying. What he saw was bursts of heartache. If you don't want to let it go, don't sell it. Take the money you gave and get on the road quickly, okay? ? !
Sometimes Zhang Xi is really embarrassed, because he feels that the Sun Shangxiang in front of him seems to be a bit different from the Sun Shangxiang in his mind.
After spending the past few days together, Zhang Xi really didn't think there was anything arrogant or domineering about Sun Shangxiang, except that his food and appearance were a bit unsightly.
On the contrary, Zhang Xi feels that Sun Shangxiang is quite reasonable and has his own persistence. He is a bit like the Sun Shangxiang in the novel.
Zhang Xi was a little confused.
But no matter which line she is Sun Shangxiang, Zhang Xi doesn't want to have too much to do with this person. After all, she is the future mistress.
In many cases, there is no choice about political marriage.
Therefore, early the next morning, Zhang Xi came forward in person, holding the dark horse named Xiaohong, to bid farewell to Sun Shangxiang.
"This horse was recently obtained by Xi. It is quite docile, so I gave it to Mr. Xi for transportation."
Zhang Xi said to Sun Shangxiang with a smile on his face.
Look at how high our emotional intelligence is.
First he bought Xiaohong from Sun Shangxiang, and then gave it to Sun Shangxiang. Sun Shangxiang had no loss and got the money from selling the horse.
And this is a gift out of friendship, not a direct gift from yourself, so Sun Shangxiang should be able to accept it, right? !
But obviously, Sun Shangxiang didn't think so.
Looking at Xiao Hong and then at Zhang Xi, Sun Shangxiang, who was originally quite mellow, suddenly became gloomy.
"I sold Xiaohong to the county magistrate, and now the county magistrate gave it back to me?!" Sun Shangxiang was obviously angry, and said, "Could it be that the county magistrate deceived me into being ignorant?! If so, I will also give away the proceeds from the sale of the horse. County Lord, we owe each other nothing!"
After saying that, Sun Shangxiang immediately took out the ten pieces of horse money given by Zhang Xi from his luggage and threw it to the ground.
Then, he took Xiaohong's saddle rope, got on the horse, gave Zhang Xi a cold look, clamped the horse's legs, and rode away without looking back.
Zhang Xi didn't know what he had done wrong. He stared blankly at Sun Shangxiang's retreating back, then looked at the ten pieces of money on the ground, sighed, and picked it up.
There's a lot of money, so you can't just leave it here.
As for Sun Shangxiang, forget it, this girl is gone, it has nothing to do with him anymore.
Let’s wait and see how it develops in the future.
Just when Zhang Xi felt relaxed and returned to the county government office, not long after continuing to correct documents, the city official suddenly came to report.
The boy selling horses came back again, with a stinky face, and continued selling horses in the market.
The city official came to ask the county magistrate for instructions, what should we do? !
What else can be done, what can be done. Let Xiaoba go and invite someone.
Zhang Xi had a headache. Why is this girl so stubborn? !
(End of chapter)
