At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 23 Father and Son
Besides, Gao Bufan's master and servant drove the horses back to the Flying Eagle Racecourse, and the sun was almost setting, so they sent the leftover poor horses back to the stables, only to find that his father Gao Kaishan and Xia Steward were carefully counting the horses there.

Gao Bufan is used to this. His father, Gao Kaishan, has always attached great importance to war horses. He will count them every day when he enters and exits the stables to ensure that the number is correct before he can rest assured.

"Father, count the horses, do you want your child to help?" Gao Bufan stepped forward to say hello, and put his hand on Gao Kaishan's shoulder familiarly.

Gao Kaishan was seriously counting the horses, but when Gao Bufan interrupted him, he immediately messed up the number, and glared at his son angrily: "It's not big or small, let's cool down, it will add chaos!" After finishing speaking, he started counting from the beginning again.

Gao Bufan shrugged his shoulders and asked Gao Shou and Gao Ren to drive the leftover horses into the opposite stable.The stables of the war horses are all separated, which is equivalent to a single room. The poor horses do not have this kind of treatment. They are all crowded in a stable, which is equivalent to a collective dormitory. Unlike war horses, in addition to forage, they can also eat beans every day.

The housekeeper Xia Bangxian counted the sluggish horses in the shed, and said in surprise: "You actually sold [-] slutty horses?"

Gao Shou said triumphantly: "Eight horses? Butler Xia, you don't pay much attention to us. In fact, we sold thirteen horses."

"Come on, our racecourse raises horses, so you can brag about it." Steward Xia said contemptuously.

Gao Shou rolled his eyes: "I'm bragging? If you don't believe me, ask the young master, the money earned from selling the horse is still with the young master."

Gao Bufan took off the money bag from his waist and threw it to Steward Xia, stretched his waist and said, "It's 110 taels of silver in total, put it into the account, God of Wealth Xia!"

Steward Xia took the heavy money bag and weighed it, opened it dubiously, and muttered, "This time, I won't get some more stones to tease you... Eh, it turned out to be true."

When he saw the white silver inside, Steward Xia's eyes were straightened, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses, and he said in surprise: "No, I remember that the young master only drove sixteen poor horses into the city this morning, and now he is back." Eight horses, and even if you really sold thirteen horses, it’s impossible to get as much as 110 taels of silver? Could it be that you are evading taxes?”

At this time Gao Kaishan also came over, curiously took the money bag from Steward Xia and turned it over, frowned and said: "Xiaofan, where did the money come from?"

"Of course it's earned by selling horses. Could it be that the kid can still steal it?" Gao Bufanba blinked his eyes and said with a smile.

"Stop talking nonsense, and get it right!"

Gao Kaishan bent his middle finger, as if he was going to have a strong brain collapse, Gao Ren quickly protected his head and said pitifully: "I said... I said it, why is the master of the family always Beng Xiao, you are the young master Beng what!"

"Nonsense, if Xiaofan steals and robs, it must be instigated by you, a slave, if you don't collapse, who are you?" Gao Kaishan scolded angrily.

Second Gao wants to cry but has no tears. I have the conscience of heaven and earth. I have never instigated the young master to do bad things. Occasionally, I was forced to do bad things by the young master. I am a very good citizen!

"Stop pretending to be pitiful here, tell me quickly!" Gao Kaishan continued to press, his middle finger almost touched Gao Ren's forehead, flicking down with one finger would surely make Gao Ren suffer for most of the day.

Gao Ren sneaked a glance at the young master, saw the latter nodded slightly, and then told the story of the horse sale in detail. Gao Kaishan and Steward Xia couldn't help but look at each other after hearing it, so there was such a thing.

Housekeeper Xia exclaimed in admiration: "Talent, master, why don't you consider retiring early and handing over the racecourse to the young master? Maybe I will be able to count money every day in the future, until my hands cramp."

The corner of Gao Kaishan's mouth twitched, and he snorted coldly: "If you play smart to make a small profit, you will suffer a big loss sooner or later."

Housekeeper Xia said with a wry smile: "I'm afraid the young master's big loss has already been eaten. It is said that Yu Wenzhi and his nature are fierce. If the young master offended him, I'm afraid he can't be kind."

"I'm afraid of a bird, and General Changsun is standing up for us, even if he is Yuwen Zhizhi, he doesn't dare to mess around!" Gao Ren said disapprovingly.

Gao Kaishan asked suspiciously: "By the way, Xiaofan, why did Changsun Sheng help you?"

Because he didn't want his parents to worry, Gao Bufan didn't tell them what happened in Gaojibo yesterday, and he ordered Gao Shou and Gao Ren to keep their mouths shut, so he pretended to be stupid and said: "I don't know, I guess it's General Changsun will help you when you see injustice. By the way, the boy also told General Changsun about Yu Wenhua and the extortion of our racecourse. We probably don’t need to spend any money!”

Gao Kaishan and Steward Xia looked at each other, and the latter slapped his thigh and said: "It's bad, young master, you really did something bad this time with good intentions!"

Gao Bufan raised his eyebrows: "How do you say that?"

"Young Master, I don't know. My Master has collected all the money this afternoon and asked Zhao Mujian to hand it over to Yu Wenhuaji. If you meddle in it, I'm afraid it will cause trouble again." Steward Xia paused, with a heartbroken expression on his face. The main reason is that I feel sorry for the money that was sent out.

Gao Bufan's heart skipped a beat, and he looked at Gao Kaishan, who nodded bitterly, two thousand 200 taels of silver, this is all the savings of the family, and he also borrowed a few hundred taels from others, this time it is possible to spend all of it It's all in vain.

"I'm going to go to Zhao Mujian to get the money back!" Gao Bufan turned around and left, Gao Kaishan quickly stopped him and said: "It's useless, how can I spit out the fat that has been in my mouth, and I'm just asking for trouble if I go there! "

Gao Bufan felt extremely aggrieved, and his father was too anxious, so he gave away a few thousand taels of silver, but it was useless to regret it now. Fortunately, Supervisor Zhao Mu took the silver and would definitely send it to Yu Wenhuaji. In the evening, I will sneak into the county government office from the culvert and steal the money back, maybe there will be extra gains.

Gao Bufan made up his mind, his thoughts were clear, his mood calmed down, and he was even a little excited. This time, he had a reason to steal it. A lesson, hey, this is called ill-gotten wealth, everyone deserves it!

At this time, Steward Xia sighed and said, "This matter was already over with the money, but now that Changsun Sheng comes forward, I'm afraid it will anger Yu Wenhuaji and make even worse efforts to punish our Flying Eagle Racecourse. This time, you really hurt me." Yes, my young master!"

Gao Kaishan shook his head: "Old Xia, you can't blame Xiaofan for this matter, there are various indications that Ma Xingkong has hooked up with Yu Wenhuaji, and they are plotting against the entire Flying Eagle Racecourse, so it doesn't matter if the money is given or not. "

Gao Shou and Gao Ren quickly nodded in agreement: "That's right, the young master just wants to solve the trouble for the racecourse, you can't blame the young master!"

Housekeeper Xia said with a wry smile: "This is the end of the matter, we can only resign ourselves to fate!"

Gao Bufan raised his eyebrows and said, "Could it be that Yu Wenhuaji dare not give Changsun Sheng face?"

Steward Xia sighed and said, "Master, you are still too young. Although the Changsun Clan and the Yuwen Clan are comparable in strength, they have been declining in recent years, especially after Changsun Chi, another powerful figure in the Changsun family, died of illness last year. Obviously, Yu Wenshu, the old thief, is more and more favored. The third son, Yu Wenshiji, married Nanyang Princess and became the royal family. The momentum of the Yuwen family will undoubtedly become stronger. Don't bother with Chang Sun Sheng, and why should Chang Sun Sheng tear himself apart for our Flying Eagle Racecourse and Yuwen's family? Is it worth it?"

Gao Ren was unconvinced and said: "Butler Xia knows that Yu Wenhuaji would rather tear himself apart with the eldest grandson's family for a small racecourse? Is it worth it?"

Steward Xia was so swallowed that he couldn't speak, he raised his hand and slapped Gao Lao Er on the back of the head, cursing: "You don't even have full hair, you know nothing!"

Gao Bufan glanced at Gao Kaishan who had furrowed thick eyebrows, and said a little guiltyly: "I'm sorry, Dad, I didn't expect that the more you help, the more helpful you will be."

Gao Kaishan smiled, patted Gao Bufan on the shoulder and said: "Xiaofan, you are young and inexperienced. The world of adults is actually not that simple. It's okay. The big deal is that the racecourse is gone. Father will never let you two go home. After dinner, let's go back to the house, your mother is still waiting for you to have dinner."

Gao Bufan nodded, feeling warm in his heart. In fact, after traveling to the Sui Dynasty, his greatest achievement was to have a warm, harmonious, and loving family. His father was enlightened and hardworking, and his mother was kind and kind.

When Gao Bufan walked out of the stable, the setting sun had completely set at the foot of Feiying Mountain. The flat valley in front of the mountain was a natural pasture. Under the dim twilight, a small river meandered through it, encircling the entire pasture in a half-moon shape. It's no wonder that such a lush pasture surrounded by mountains and rivers will be coveted by others.

"Master, General Changsun probably hasn't negotiated with Yuhuahua yet, why don't you talk to General Changsun again?" Gao Shou said in a low voice.

Gao Bufan said angrily: "Why are you looking for General Changsun? Could it be that you told him that your Changsun family is not as powerful as Yuwen's family, so you should not go to Yu Wenhuaji to make trouble for yourself, lest you bring me into trouble?"

Gao Shou scratched his head embarrassingly: "I don't look for it, and I don't look for it, then... what should I do?"

Gao Bufan shrugged his shoulders and said: "The cold salad, the owner also said, the big deal is that the horse farm is not needed."

Gao Shou and Gao Ren were taken aback, and said in a good way: "The racecourse is gone, what do we eat? Where do we live?"

Gao Bufan smiled and said: "Okay, I won't scare you anymore, don't worry, Changsun Sheng will settle the matter, if you don't believe me, just wait and see, I won't make mistakes, Changsun Sheng is a reliable person."

Gao Shou and Gao Ren felt relieved when they heard the words, and echoed with a smile: "I also think General Changsun is reliable."

"Let's go home and eat!" Gao Bufan strode towards the house, Gao Shou and Gao Ren hurriedly followed, as long as there was something to eat, the two never fell behind.

(End of this chapter)