The Legend of Rebirth of the Demon Empress

Chapter 10 Horse City
The Kangningbo Mansion, which had always been neglected in front of the door, suddenly became lively in the past few days. For a few consecutive days, there was an endless stream of people visiting the door to congratulate, making Bi Shi very busy.

Under Lin Yuanzhi's repeated requests, the inside and outside of the mansion were re-arranged, and the household furniture was changed again. Bi's body hurts a little. I can't stand such a toss.

Another day of welcome and delivery was finally dismissed. The family had just finished dinner and were chatting about the household chores when a servant brought over a bright red invitation card with gold sprinkles.

"Just now the concierge sent over an invitation card from Yong'an Changprincess Mansion, saying that he was inviting the Eldest Prince and the Eldest Miss for an outing. Madam was busy during the day, so the concierge was delayed for a while and forgot to inform."

Lin Ziwan, Bi's youngest daughter, is only two years old and has never seen an invitation card before. She thinks this red thing is very beautiful, and her eyes are fixed on the invitation card.

Lin Zisu saw it, took the invitation with a smile, glanced at it, and handed it to Lin Ziwan.

"Sister, do you want it? Remember in the future, if you want something, remember to tell the adults."

"Okay, thank you big sister."

Lin Ziwan answered vaguely, her eyes turned into crescents when she smiled, and her round fleshy face made people always have the urge to pinch her.

Lin Zisu rubbed her sister's hair affectionately, and Lin Ziwan ran towards Bi Shi holding the invitation.

"Mother, His Royal Highness Princess Yong'an will go to the west of the city for an outing on March [-]rd, and invite my brother and daughter to go together."

Hearing that it was invited by Princess Yong'an, Bi's heart was filled with joy, and suddenly he didn't know what words to use to express his feelings.

Princess Yong'an is the emperor's only younger sister. Even such a distinguished person would pay attention to her home, which was unthinkable in the past!

She felt that it was very wise to bring her daughter to the flower viewing banquet this year. Ever since her daughter was praised by the emperor, there have been an endless stream of guests at home, and now the eldest princess' invitation has also been delivered to her home.

Mrs. Bi made up her mind that after the busy days, she must go to Lingtan Temple in the west of the city to send some incense money.

As soon as the idea of ​​money was moved, Bi's heart couldn't hold it back. It is good that Kangningbo Mansion has a status in Beijing, but it is worrying to spend money everywhere.

For example, for this outing, my son must ride a horse when he goes outing, but can the rough horses used to lead the carriage ride out?
Lin Yuanzhi obviously thought of this too, "Ah Yun, since it's the eldest princess' invitation, it's naturally different. It's rare for the children to go out with the nobles, so we can't lose face. Let the people below find a mule dealer tomorrow. The government bought a few good horses."

When Lin Zisu heard about buying horses, Lin Zisu's eyes lit up. In the previous life, Lin Zisu was no stranger to horses because her natal family was a family of generals. City to buy horses.

Given such an opportunity, of course she couldn't let it go. Lin Zisu softened her voice and said to Lin Yuanzhi, "Father, can I let my daughter go to the horse market to choose this horse?"

"Eldest sister, such vulgar matters should be left to the servants to do."

Lin Yuanzhi was obviously not happy with his daughter's request. He didn't want his daughter to show his face in a place like Mashi City where there were a lot of fish and dragons.

"Father, you always say that you can apply what you have learned. My daughter happened to read a book of Bo Le Jing a few days ago, and it happened to be useful. Let her try it."

"Father, if I go with my sister, nothing will go wrong"

Hearing that his younger sister said that he would go to the horse market to meet horses, Lin Wenjing was also eager to move. Seeing that his father was unmoved, he began to ask Bi for help.

"Mother, my sister is very powerful. Let her go to the horse market, maybe it can save you a lot of money."

Lin Wenjing thought he had figured out his mother's weakness, but this time Bi's attitude was even more determined than Lin Yuanzhi's.

"Uncle is right. How can a girl's family go to a place like the horse market? Our family is different now. We can't let our girl take risks just to save some money."

The family came and went to discuss for a long time, but in the end Lin Yuanzhi still couldn't hold back Lin Zisu's soft words, so he agreed, and Bi explained a lot of taboos, and then reluctantly prepared Lin Zisu's got silver.

On the second day, Lin Wenjing and Lin Zisu woke up early on their own initiative, and happily went to the horse market inside Xuande Gate in the north of the city.

This horse market is the largest horse market in the capital. The streets are lined with wooden fences surrounding the horses. There are also wooden stakes planted on the side of the road for tying up livestock. The whole street is filled with the strange smell of horse manure mixed with young crops.

Lin Zisu wrinkled her nose. The smell here was stronger than that of the stables in the side yard, but it seemed bearable.

Both brothers and sisters came to the horse market for the first time. When they saw horses, they always pretended to go over to look at them. After walking along the street for half an hour, they only saw four horse shops.

"Sister, do you think we can meet Maxima today?"

Lin Wenjing trusted Lin Zisu surprisingly, although in his memory, his sister had never touched a horse.

"Brother, you are overthinking. Tooth dealers go around this market every day. How can there be so many thousand-mile horses waiting for us? The horses we bought today are for outings, as long as they have a majestic appearance and a docile personality."

Lin Zisu was a little helpless for her brother's almost naive statement.

Although he didn't meet a thousand-mile horse, Lin Zisu's trip was rewarding. In the past, reading "Bo Le Jing" was just a matter of paper, but today I can finally compare them one by one.

"This horse has yellow teeth and should be over three years old."

"That horse has a red muzzle, messy eyelashes, and no flesh under his eyes. He must have a bad temper."

"This horse has a lot of nose lines and doesn't live long"

"The horse has small eyes and white eyes, timid and easily startled"

Lin Zisu walked and said that she introduced the characteristics of each batch of horses to her brother in detail, and arrived at another horse pen without any hurry. point.

Lin Wenjing protected his younger sister and squeezed into the crowd, only to see that there were at least 80 horses in the stable, and the owner was shouting at the gate of the fence.

"Bosses, you have eyes. I have more than 100 horses, but they were transported from the Wupu tribe in the north. All of them are rare horses."

In fact, there is no need for a horse owner to solicit business. The horses in his stable are all tall and mighty, with shiny fur. At first glance, they are good horses from the grasslands of the northern border. Therefore, this business is the best in the whole street. Well, more than 20 horses were sold in the blink of an eye.

During this short period of time, Lin Zisu has been staring at a maroon horse in the deepest part of the stable. The other horses are either grazing, playing, or neighing, but this horse is lying listlessly. In the shade.

".The horse's head is tall and handsome, and the forehead is square and flat."

".The eyes are like hanging bells, full and lustrous, lying silkworms under the eyes"

"The nose of the horse is big and square, and the ears of the horse are small and sharp, shaped like bamboo."

Lin Zisu compared the "Bo Le Jing" one by one in her heart, and before seeing the majestic posture of the horse standing up, she already felt that this horse was the Maxima mentioned in the book.

"Boss, how do you sell your horse?" Lin Zisu beckoned to the horse owner.

The horse owner was negotiating business with a young gentleman, when he heard someone calling him, he turned his head and saw Lin Zisu dressed as an ordinary girl, who presumably was not a person of any status, so he pretended not to hear.

Behind him was an eleven or twelve-year-old boy who had just joined the business and had no chance to speak. Seeing that the boss was busy, he went up to Lin Zisu and sang, smiling all over his face, "Little Wang Shiliang!" , hello to the girl. Miss, are you here to buy horses too, and do you have family members to accompany you?"

Lin Zisu saw that Wang Shiliang's face was fair and his words were friendly, so he pointed at Lin Wenjing and said with a smile, "I want to choose a horse for my brother."

"Young lady has good eyesight. Our horses are the best here. All of them are high-spirited horses, which perfectly complement this gentleman's temperament."

"Please bring that horse over here and have a look"

Wang Shiliang looked in the direction of Lin Zisu's finger, his face was a little unnatural, and then he looked at Lin Zisu's innocent face, and said: "Since the girl wants to buy a horse, don't try to pick up the wrong things. There are so many horses here, you can pick another one."

Lin Zisu shook her head and said, "I think this horse is unusual."

Wang Shiliang sighed, and thought: This sick horse is so skinny, it is naturally unusual.But he couldn't say clearly, so he ordered someone to bring the horse over.

The horse was timidly following behind the man, but when it saw Lin Zisu, it grew a little bit more energetic, and kept whispering to Lin Zisu. Lin Zisu was very happy, and touched the horse's neck through the wooden fence. , asked: "What's the price of this horse?"

Wang Shiliang hesitated for a moment, then said in a low voice: "Since the girl likes this horse, let's form a good relationship with the girl, and I will get five taels of silver."

The horse owner had just finished negotiating a deal, turned around and heard Wang Shiliang's quotation, and immediately grabbed Wang Shiliang's ear and cursed angrily: "You eat dog food, I reward you for making a living, When you see a girl with a beautiful appearance on your hind feet, you come to smash me, and I will wring your head off today."

The horse owner's voice was a bit loud, and the people around were eager to watch the excitement, and gathered around to see what happened.

The horse owner let go of Wang Shiliang, and said to Lin Zisu with an apologetic smile: "The man is not sensible, the girl and the young master are laughing at me. The horses here are all 30 taels of silver, and there is no bargaining."

Dayan has been established for more than a hundred years. The grasslands in the north and the Xihe area are both horse-producing places. They also have border exchanges with the Beidi State in the north. There is no shortage of horse supply.It was also during the time of Yingzong that there were frequent wars and constant disputes in various places, which led to the rise in the price of horses.

Looking at the entire Dayan Dynasty, the most expensive horse has never reached 30 taels. Seeing that the horse is not standing still, it would be good to buy it back and support it. The owner of the horse is obviously bullying Lin Zisu when she is young. The people watching all around whispered.

Lin Wenjing and Lin Zisu had just looked all the way over. They had already asked about the market conditions in the market. Seeing the people around them whispering to each other, they knew something about it in their hearts. Lin Zisu blinked and asked, "Boss, can you sell ten taels?" Sell?"

The horse owner almost didn't laugh out loud, thinking in his heart, although this horse is a good horse, it has been unaccustomed to the water and soil since it arrived in the capital. He couldn't sell it and died in his stable.

Someone is willing to pay ten taels of silver to buy it. Since this little girl is being taken advantage of, she must be slaughtered!
The owner of the horse suppressed the pride in his heart, and said with a straight face: "15 taels, do you want love!"

It's just sitting on the ground and starting the price!

Lin Zisu had no chance to deal with such profiteers in two lifetimes, she was a little annoyed and wanted to turn around and leave, but the horse stuck its head out of the fence and kept rubbing against her body, Lin Zisu felt a little bit reluctant, Looking up at his brother, Lin Wenjing smiled and nodded towards her.

Seeing Lin Zisu's hesitation, Wang Shiliang said timidly behind the horse owner: "Girl, I haven't tried the horse just now, why don't you let Brother Ling try the horse first before making a decision?"

This horse has been sick for more than ten days, how can it run?
The owner of the horse heard what Wang Shiliang meant, and immediately became furious. He turned around and kicked Wang Shiliang in the abdomen. Wang Shiliang was already thin and was kicked to the ground. He stamped his feet twice.

The horse owner's sudden attack was unexpected to all the onlookers. Seeing how vicious he was, everyone criticized him one after another.

Lin Wenjing stepped forward to help Wang Shiliang up, and said angrily at the horse owner: "You bastard, with such vicious attacks, aren't you afraid of killing people?"

The owner of the horse looked very complacent, and said: "This is a slave I bought for ten taels of silver. He has signed a contract of sale. If he wants to beat or scold him, he will not hinder others!"

"I will offer 30 taels of silver"

Lin Zisu stared at the owner of the horse and said, "Buy that horse and redeem this little brother's contract of sale."

The owner of the horse was moved, swallowed his saliva, and then said with a smile: "Little girl, I have spent a lot of money and effort to feed and drink this kid for two or three years, and you can't just redeem it just by saying it! "

"When our country was founded, there was a strict order that the common people were not allowed to keep domestic slaves. How dare you make a good slave as a mere businessman?"

Lin Zisu's tone became sharper, "Now either obediently take my money, or go to Jingzhao Mansion to receive a hundred sticks."

Most of the people in the horse market are illiterate, even if they are literate, they know very little about the contents of the imperial court's codes. They only know that there are many domestic slaves, and they have never been investigated by the imperial court. The ban is all dubious.

The helpers at the side saw someone making trouble, and stepped forward to block Lin Wenjing and Lin Zisu.Wang Shiliang was well aware of his master's evil deeds, so he whispered to Lin Wenjing who was beside him, "This is a place of right and wrong, sir, let's take the girl away now."

The crowd of onlookers saw these guys with big arms and round waists, and they all sweated for the brothers and sisters.

Lin Wenjing's heart was also pounding, and he made up his mind that if something happened, he must protect his sister and leave first.

Lin Zisu didn't seem to see those big men, but just stared at the horse owner coldly, as if she had seen him through.

The owner of the horse was stared at a little hairy, seeing that in front of him was only a twelve or thirteen-year-old girl, and her outfit was no different from that of ordinary girls, evil thoughts suddenly arose in his heart, and he was about to slap Lin Zisu twice, But I heard a voice from outside the crowd: "You fools, do you know what it is to offend a nobleman?"

(End of this chapter)