Huang Qiong didn't know how to read horses, and Jia Quan, who thought he was well-read in poetry and books, was even more confused about what he considered a lowly career. It is almost difficult for two non-professionals to buy horses without being cheated. However, Huang Qiong and Jia Quan knew nothing about the technical skills of horse racing. But it doesn't mean that all the people they brought here also know nothing about this kind of technical work.
At least the guard Huang Qiong brought and the servant Jia Quan chose knew horses quite well. After entering the horse market, although the two people followed Huang Qiong and did not dare to relax for a moment, their eyes kept scanning the horses around them. From time to time, they would gather together and whisper something together.
Huang Qiongang didn't pay much attention to the two people's murmurings at first. I thought that the two of them were entering the horse market for the first time, just like me, and they were both more or less full of curiosity. After all, just like Huang Qiong's previous life, there were not many men who didn't like cars. There probably aren't many men in this era who don't like horses.
But just as Huang Qiong was walking and shopping, he caught his eye on a tall and majestic looking horse. The young servant walked up to Huang Qiong and whispered: "Master, this horse looks good. But at most it’s just a riding horse. If you buy it back, at most it’s just an ordinary walking horse.”
"Most of the horses here are Dangxiang horses produced in Longyou, and a few are Khitan horses. But most of them are ordinary riding horses or horses used for driving. If you want to buy a good horse, I , No, I thought it was best to take a look before talking. Of course, it depends on what horse the master wants to choose. "
After hearing this person's words, Huang Qiong looked back with some doubts. This young man was somewhat unnatural towards Huang Qiong and was obviously not used to his own identity. He did not expect that this slave bought by Chen Yao actually knew how to read horses.
What Huang Qiong doesn't understand is that in this era, people mainly went out by horseback or carriage. Although there are many people who know how to read horses, there are not many people who are proficient in horse-telling. Since this person can tell the quality of a horse at a glance, it at least shows that his ability to read horses is above average.
Judging from the scale of this horse market, ordinary life is not a problem for such people. But how could such a person end up in his own house and become a slave? Did Chen Yao accidentally pull out a piece of gold from a pile of sand? If that's the case, that would be interesting.
Thinking of this, Huang Qiong took a closer look at this bookish person, even though he had fallen into the position of a slave. But in his eyes, he still showed a certain amount of unwillingness and a certain amount of arrogance, plus he was a generous person. He frowned slightly and said, "Do you know anything about horses?"
The man heard Huang Qiong's question but did not answer immediately. After hesitating for a moment, he nodded unnaturally. Regarding this guy's non-answer, Huang Qiong smiled but did not ask further questions. He just said: "Since you understand horses, we will all listen to you today. If you say buy that horse, we will buy that horse. Also, you should call yourself me from now on."
After that, he ignored this person and walked towards the depths of the horse market. Huang Qiong's actions confused this person. He wanted to ask Huang Qiong what he meant, but he didn't dare to ask. He could only bite the bullet and follow Huang Qiong to continue shopping at the horse market. He didn't stop until he reached a thin-looking horse.
He walked up to the horse, which looked thin and had many scars on its body, but its eyes were as bright as his own. After carefully looking at the horse that was obviously no one cared about, he walked over to Huang Qiong. He said to his side: "Master, you can buy this horse."
Regarding his request, Huang Qiong looked at the horse but didn't say anything. When he came to the horse dealer, he directly asked for a price. And because no one is interested in his horse, this horse dealer, who is afraid of losing money and just wants to sell it as soon as possible, is still thinking of asking for an exorbitant price? When he saw Huang Qiong coming over to inquire about the price, he said, "Sir, this horse is a small one and I suffered a big loss when I bought it."
"Originally, I bought this horse from Qinghai Cong, but I didn't expect that the gang of Tuyuhun fooled me with a sick horse. This horse started to get sick from the time I bought it, and it was only with difficulty that I managed to survive in Jingzhao Mansion. . There is no guarantee that this horse will live long if you take it back. If you insist on buying it, you can take it away after paying ten guan of money for fodder along the way."
Regarding the price offered by the horse dealer, Huang Qiong did not counter-offer after turning his head and looking at the man and nodding. He directly paid for it and bought the sick horse that the horse dealer thought could not be sold. After collecting the money, the horse dealer, thinking he had killed his culprit, left happily.
After the horse dealer left, the man who took the reins from the horse dealer and was stroking the messy fur of the sick horse raised his head and said to Huang Qiong: "Master, he has not been fooled. This horse is indeed authentic. Qinghai Cong. And I promise, it is definitely a thousand-mile horse."
"This horse is indeed sick, but the disease is not incurable. If I read it correctly, this horse should have just been weaned when it was picked out. It has been traveling all the way, and the fodder it was fed was poor. So I contracted laryngeal bone swelling in young horses. Although this disease is more difficult to treat, it is not incurable."
"I think the horse dealer refused to hire a good veterinarian to treat him in order to save money. He was rushing along the way and didn't treat the horse well, so the horse is very sick now. As long as he settles down and takes good care of it, he can recover. There is nothing wrong with the complexion that it should have." After saying that, he touched the horse with some distress, and there were obvious scars on his body from being whipped by a whip.
Regarding this person's explanation, Huang Qiong just smiled lightly and said: "I said that today's affairs will be all handled by you. Then we will do what you say. We, the people, will just follow you. But it's just It’s not okay to choose this horse. Since we are here today, we will simply buy a few more horses. You like horses, and I, as the master, can’t do too much, can’t I? "
Although he was anxious to go back and treat this horse in his eyes, since Huang Qiong, the master, had said so, he was anxious and had to accompany his master to continue shopping. After just walking around the horse market, he never saw a good horse that could catch his eye again. In desperation, I only chose a few more powerful party horses and two Khitan horses.
Just when a few people were about to walk back, there was a sudden cry from outside the horse market: "This horse is frightened." Following this cry, people shouted "horse neighing" from the place where the cry came. the sound of. Hearing the neighing of one of the horses, the man who had just failed to choose a good horse handed the reins to Huang Qiong's bodyguard and almost trotted over.
Seeing this guy rushing over regardless of the danger, Huang Qiong was worried that something would happen to him, so he pulled Jia Quan and followed him. When he arrived at the scene and saw a horse that was neighing at its own kind and could not be quieted no matter how much the owner controlled or comforted it, the guy's eyes couldn't help but light up.
But before the guy could calm down from the surprise, the frightened horse suddenly broke free from the reins in its owner's hands and charged directly towards the guy. Seeing this guy in danger, Huang Qiong couldn't care about anything else. He dragged this guy behind him, but he didn't have time to dodge. I could only grab the horse's mane and use the horse's momentum to get on top of it.
Huang Qiong couldn't ride a horse and didn't dare to show off his martial arts skills. He could only hug the horse's neck tightly and clamp the horse's body with his legs. Fortunately, the horse did not turn around and run away after discovering that a person was riding on it. On the contrary, he seemed to be even more excited, and kept jumping around.
Sometimes Yang raises his front hooves and stands up, sometimes his back hooves are pushed upward desperately. However, no matter how hard it tried to throw off the person on its back, Huang Qiong, who was holding the horse's neck tightly, was worried that the crazy horse would hurt innocent people, but refused to let go. One man and one horse kept playing games here, until the man and horse were sweating profusely, but no one gave up.
Seeing the scene on the field, Jia Quan's heart was in his throat but he didn't dare to shout out. He was afraid that his shouting would make the already crazy horse fall into even more madness and injure Huang Qiong on the horse's back. Jia Quan was helpless here and could only watch the scene in front of him helplessly, worried about Huang Qiong's safety.
On the contrary, the troublemaker was there, constantly telling his master loudly how to adjust his posture so as not to be thrown off by this crazy horse, completely ignoring the gaze of Jia Quan beside him who wanted to strangle him to death. In fact, Huang Qiong, who was focusing all his attention on the horse at this moment to avoid being thrown off, had no time to listen to his shouts.
As for the guard who came slowly and led the purchased horses, he was even more frightened and stunned when he saw the scene in front of him, and he was a little at a loss. It is true that he is the bodyguard installed by the prince in Huang Qiong's mansion, but now he is Huang Qiong's bodyguard after all.
If something happened to the master in front of him, the emperor would not be able to spare him at all, and even the prince would not be able to save him. What's more, the guards the prince placed in Huang Qiong's mansion were not all his confidants. Although he wanted to firmly control Huang Qiong's every move. But under the emperor's nose, the prince still knew some sense of propriety.
At the same time, the prince also wanted to take this opportunity to kick out some of the unreliable people around him or those appointed by the emperor. Therefore, among the guards and guards placed in Huang Qiong's mansion, only some of the people in charge and 40% of the guards were his confidants, and some were just ordinary guards. As for the guard army, there are only a few confidants.
The man who followed Huang Qiong out today is just an ordinary guard. Originally, in the East Palace, he was the kind of person who had no one to rely on. Don't say that he is not the prince's confidant, even if he is, he is the one who followed Huang Qiong out today. Once Huang Qiong, the king of the county, was even slightly injured, the result of his role as a bodyguard would not be much better.
He was just anxious, and he didn't know what to do in the current situation. Just when the guard gritted his teeth and took out his sword, he wanted to take a risk in order to rescue the prince from danger. But he was stopped by the perpetrator: "Brother, please wait a moment. This horse is tired now. I guess the owner will be fine if he persists for a while."
"This horse is not an ordinary horse. If you go up with a knife now, it will arouse the horse's fierceness even more, and it will easily put the master into a more dangerous situation. Your brother is a cavalry person, and you should know that good horses are all good. He recognizes his master. If the master can really tame this horse, you can kill it and it will not leave the master for even a step."
