Horse City is in the west of Pingnan City. It got up early in the daytime. After taking the horse for about half an hour, we arrived.

The horse market has opened, but there are not many people. After all, horses are not as good as grain, rice, and cloth, and are not necessities for daily life.

Yuan Xi, dressed in coarse cloth, led his horse into the market, which was very eye-catching.

A horse vendor came up to him.

"Does this guy look at horses or sell horses?"

Yuanxi smiles,

"Brother, how about my horse? How much silver can it be worth?"

When the horse vendor saw it, he was delighted. It seemed that the business was really coming.

He stepped forward and looked at the horse's teeth, then at the head and ears, and then at the horse's body. After looking around, he had a general estimate in his mind, and then asked Yuan Xi,

"I wonder how the guy bids?"

Yuan Xi was not aware of the market conditions of the horse market, but he could not help but suffer losses by just making the other party’s quotes. After thinking for a moment, he stretched out a finger.

"Our master said, this horse is worth this number!" I thought no one believed him selling his horse, so Yuan Xi pretended to be a servant. He thought to himself, it would be worth ten taels of silver.

"One hundred taels? I'll say this guy, let me be fair. Your master is really good, but in the horse market, if you can sell it for one hundred taels, I will not do this business and be with you."

I didn't expect that this guy in coarse cloth bid so harshly, and it seemed that he was really an errand.

After hearing the horse vendor say 100 taels, Yuan Xi was also stunned for a moment, but he did not change his face and smiled at the horse vendor.

"You are joking. I am also doing things as the master told me. Why don't I go to another house to ask!"

When the horse vendor heard this, it seemed that this guy really had the opportunity to teach his master in person. He couldn't take advantage of the big advantage, so he followed the market and reached out to stop Yuanxi. He said,

"Since my brother has received the instructions from the master, I won't play with him. Your master is also a businessman and will definitely not bite the number of 100 taels to death. In our Pingnan Horse City, the price of this horse must be discounted, otherwise what do you ask us horse vendors to eat? That's it, eighty taels, no more. Even if you ask other people, you won't be able to raise this number."

When Yuanxi heard this, he felt happy. He pretended to ponder for a moment, then looked at the horse vendor.

"Brother is worthy of being a businessman. He guessed it very accurately. That's what my master told me. Then according to what my brother said, eighty taels."

After getting the heavy silver, Yuan Xi happily left Ma City.

The horse dealer was still very happy. After changing his hands, he could earn at least fifteen taels of silver. Now that the world is in chaos, this horse is a rare thing.

When other horse vendors saw it, they started to cheer up sorely,

"I said Lao Jia, such a poor boy is here to sell horses. I'm afraid this horse is not from the wrong origin!"

The horse dealer surnamed Jia glared at him,

"What nonsense? Look at who sells stolen goods so scattered? That guy said that he was selling horses for his master. Maybe it was a landlord outside the city who was happy with the girl in Pingnan City. After spending all the money, he sold horses for money. I think you were jealous."

The other horse dealers started to coax and then scattered. Whoever made his surname Jia have good luck, was the first to meet him.

Yuanxi was preparing to stroll around the city, and then go to Yunde Martial Arts Hall to visit Uncle Zhao's master, Cheng Yunde.

Wu Zhong and his men came out of Tongfu Inn, and his elder brother Zhou Bochang also came over.

"Second, how about it?"

"Brother, I can basically confirm that it was the boy who sold our bear skin. He picked up the horse and rode into the city. The guy in the store told me just now that the boy left the store early in the morning, but asked where the horse market was. Let's go to the horse market now to see it!"

When Zhou Bochang heard this, he nodded and waved his hand.

"Walk!"

A few people rushed to Ma City.

The guy just reported the situation of the boy to the official, and ran to the shopkeeper again.

"Shopkeeper, what am I talking about? I just said that kid is not from the right place. Now, an official came to him."

The shopkeeper stopped the abacus in his hand.

"You are just a guy, not a master. Just take care of yourself first. The master comes, and you say whatever you ask, and after you finish speaking, you should do whatever you should do. Did that boy steal your horse? Or did you shorten your money?"

The guy curled his lips and called the guests.

The shopkeeper's words actually make sense, and the young man naturally knows it. What's wrong with that young man is indeed irrelevant to him, but it's still very comfortable to stuff the two cents of money stuffed into his arms.

Zhou Bochang and Wu Zhong came to Ma City to inquire if there was a boy in thick clothes who had been here today.

When he saw several officials asking, the horse dealer was talking nonsense and said that Lao Jia had just collected a good horse this morning and was sold by a boy in a thick clothes.

This horse dealer surnamed Jia cannot escape and comes forward.

Wu Zhong didn't say nonsense, he just wanted to take a look at the horse.

The horse dealer surnamed Jia was wondering in his heart, it wouldn't be as the group of people said in the morning, what is wrong with the horse's origin? If so, he would lose a lot.

After seeing the horse, the two of them came forward to check and found that they had indeed intercepted the horse that they had left behind. The third brother Zheng Shuyuan once said that there was a mark on the left back hip of the horse, perhaps it was a mark made by who made it.

Zhou Bochang looked at the horse vendor surnamed Jia, then pointed to the mark on the back of the horse and asked,

"Is this the mark of your horse market? Have you ever seen horses with similar marks?"

The horse dealer surnamed Jia had seen this mark. He thought that the horses from the boy's owner were all this mark. He originally planned to take good care of the horse. When the horse's hair grew and covered, it would be fine.

It seems that he can't escape, so he quickly told several military officials,

"Several adults, I don't know that this horse is not coming right. Do you think I'm just selling horses in the horse market? I can't stop doing it even if the business comes to my door, right? That guy looks like a ghostly guy and wants to sell it for 100 taels. I gave the price to 80 taels, and he actually agreed. He was too young to agree so happily, and he must be in a hurry to take action. I was also confused by the business and blind, and I just hope that the adults can catch the boy and return the small capital, just seventy taels, and the remaining ten taels will buy some bowls of hard-earned tea for the adults."

Wu Zhong frowned, saying something was messy, holding the handle of the knife, and asked,

"I heard what you mean, this mark is not from our city? Don't talk about those that are not needed. Have you seen this mark?"

"Ah? Yes yes, sir!"

The horse dealer surnamed Jia nodded quickly, then carefully checked the mark, and then whispered with a low voice,

"Sir, I have never seen this mark in this horse market for so many years. Why don't I call other horse vendors over and see them? Maybe anyone has seen them."

Wu Zhong nodded.

The horse dealer surnamed Jia quickly left his stall and went to find the Ma City Manager.

Meeting the Ma City Manager, the Ma Manufacturer surnamed Jia

"Manager Wang, those officials want to ask something, please call everyone to see my stall."

"I said Lao Jia, what trouble did you cause? I will tell you that if you implicate everyone, don't say that our Pingnan City cannot accommodate you."

The horse dealer surnamed Jia laughs with him,

"It's okay, it's not a big deal!"

After a group of horse vendors surrounded him, they looked carefully. After a long time, most of them shook their heads and said that they had never seen it. At this time, a older horse vendor looked carefully for a while, took a few sips of dry tobacco, and then said to Zhou Bochang and others,

"I seem to have seen several officials before, but I am not sure. After all, I am old and have a poor memory."

After hearing what he said, Zhou Bochang and the others were energetic, Wu Zhong asked quickly,

"Dare you ask what is the old man called this? Where have you seen this mark?"

Hearing the official's name as his old man, the old horse vendor stood up and sucked hard before lighting the short-term dry tobacco. After spitting it out, he said slowly,

"You are polite. My surname is Fan. This mark does not seem to be from our Bazhou. When I was young, I also traveled around the world. I seemed to have seen it in Jingzhou. I can't remember who it belongs to!"

"Jingzhou?"

Zhou Bochang frowned. If this happens, things will be a bit big!

The two of them thanked the horse dealers, said something to bother, and hurried back to report to Lu Yiping.

The horse dealer surnamed Jia was stunned. Just like that, he left? His horse was saved?

He quickly pulled the old man named Fan,

"Old Fan, go and have a bowl of tea in my place. I just made this morning. This year's new tea, come and try it!"

The horse vendors around him started to rush to try Boss Jia’s tea, but he waved his arm.

"Go and go, don't make trouble!"

Then he called Wang Guanjun who was about to turn around.

"Manager Wang, stay, stay, go for a cup of tea together!"

The Ma surnamed Jia poured three bowls of tea, and the three of them sat down to chat.

The horse dealer surnamed Jia said first,

"Old Fan, what you said just now is really? Is that mark really from Jingzhou?"

"Bada" Old Fan, who was smoking a dry tobacco, nodded, spit out a sip of cigarette, took another sip of tea, and spit out the tea leaves that entered his mouth.

"I have indeed seen this mark in Jingzhou. We are a horse seller business, and you also know that the marks of each state have their own characteristics. Why do you ask this? Then the official did not cause trouble for you, isn't this horse still yours?"

The horse dealer surnamed Jia rubbed his hands,

"Aren't I not as knowledgeable as Mr. Fan? I feel uneasy if I don't ask clearly. I'm afraid that selling horses will cause trouble in the future! Jingzhou is so far away, I feel relieved. Anyway, this horse is now in our Bazhou. After a while, I will brand it with the mark on our side."

After saying that, he asked Manager Wang who was drinking tea again.

"Manager Wang, do you think these officials can come to you again?"
To be continued...