Chapter 1233 Encounter
Liu Yi had heard such words since he was a child, and his ears were callused from them, so he felt nothing in his heart. He waited for his grandfather to finish sighing and then left.
As soon as he went out and faced the bright sunshine, he felt infinitely sad.
His wine, his delicious food, and his confidants will soon be separated from each other. He doesn't know whether there is a horse farm in Yizhou or whether he likes to play polo.
No, is it okay for him, a senior official, to play polo?
Wouldn’t that be too disrespectful?
Liu Yi became worried and wondered whether he should go to the horse farm to fight as well.
Otherwise, if I go to Yizhou, I don’t know when I will be able to play polo again.
When Yin Huo knew that Bai Shan and his friends wanted to buy horses, he told the coachman his father had assigned to him, and his family sent someone to go with them to the stables.
Daji's injury has healed, so he will drive the car for Baishan and others today.
The two carriages arrived at the East Suburbs Horse Farm. Liu Huan jumped off first and looked at the Bai family's carriage. Bai Erlang also jumped off and looked around curiously. "This East Suburbs Horse Farm is bigger than the West Suburbs one."
Liu Huan said: "Of course, this is the Cui family's property."
He said, "The Cui family has horse farms in Taiyuan and Daizhou. Your Majesty's two war horses were both purchased from them, which shows how good their horse breeds are."
Liu Huan was fine, but the Yin family was obviously quite familiar with the manager of the horse farm. The people brought by Yin Huo took them directly to find the manager of the horse farm. Without any nonsense, they took them directly to the stable at the back to choose horses.
The horse in front is used for racing and is basically not for sale. Of course, if you pay enough, the manager will reluctantly sell it to you.
The horses actually for sale are in the stables at the back. Most of the horses here are newly grown or underage horses, and they can be bought by young men and women to cultivate their feelings.
"Look, ladies and gentlemen, these are the best horses we have at our stable."
There were quite a few people picking horses in the back. Manbao and his group were quite a few, and they attracted a lot of attention as soon as they came in. Mrs. Cheng, who was surrounded by the crowd, raised her eyebrows slightly, said to her friends, and stepped forward, "Miss Zhou."
Manbao turned his head to look and asked in surprise, "Second Madam Cheng, are you here to buy a horse too?"
Madam Cheng smiled and said, "I came here to play polo with a friend, and suddenly remembered that Miss Zhou mentioned wanting to buy a horse, so I stopped by to take a look. I happened to see one and was just about to buy it for you. Unexpectedly, Miss Zhou was also here to look at the horses at the stables today."
Her eyes swept over Yin Huo and Liu Huan. She had met them before, but had never spoken much, so she was not familiar with them. So she nodded.
She was mainly familiar with their sisters and sisters-in-law, but she knew Zhou Man a little better. Her smile became more genuine as she introduced her friends to Zhou Man. "This is Mrs. Han, and this is Mrs. Li San. What a coincidence, everyone here today is a relative."
Zhou Man and the others were still a little confused, so Liu Huan and Yin Huo came forward and brought their relatives to meet Madam Han and Madam Li San.
Then the two groups pretended to be one group and watched the horses together.
However, Madam Han and Madam Li San were more interested in Manbao. Bai Shan and the others were also very gentlemanly, so they took the initiative to step back and let the four women choose first.
The stewards were even more afraid to neglect Madam Cheng and the others, so most of them ran to greet them.
Liu Huan breathed a sigh of relief. Bai Shan was very curious and asked quietly from beside him, "Are you relatives? Why do you look like you don't know each other well?"
"We weren't that familiar with each other," Liu Huan whispered. "I'm more familiar with their younger brother. You know Han Yan and Han Pu, they're both from the same family. My eldest sister-in-law is from the Han family, and she's Mrs. Han's cousin. Han Pu is my eldest brother's brother-in-law."
So they play better.
Mrs. Han is so much older than him, and he has only seen her occasionally when visiting relatives during the holidays. How could he be familiar with her?
Bai Shan and Bai Erlang looked at Yin Huo together.
Yin Huo said calmly, "My mother is from the Li family, so I should call Madam Li San my cousin."
But when the two of them looked at his expression, they intuitively felt that he was not very close to the other person, or even not very familiar with her.
As expected, Liu Huan beside him whispered, "Yin Huo's mother and Li Sanniang are from two different branches, but they share the same ancestor."
Bai Shan nodded, then stared ahead and asked, "Why are they so enthusiastic about Manbao?"
Liu Huan and Yin Huo shook their heads together, "I don't know."
Liu Huan said, "We also need to give you horses. The horses in this stable are all carefully selected and are not cheap. My eldest brother once said that no one will offer kindness for nothing."
Bai Shan said, "Let's go and take a look."
So the four young men immediately followed. Madam Cheng took Manbao to see a horse she had chosen for her. It was a black horse with grayish-white neck and belly, but it was also very beautiful.
The steward praised the horse highly as soon as he saw it, saying that this horse was the best one in their stable. It was currently two and a half years old and would reach adulthood in another six months.
The general of the Yin family who accompanied them to look at the horses also nodded slightly, looked at the horses' teeth and hooves, felt the strength on their waist and abdomen, and nodded to Yin Huo, indicating that it was indeed good.
Mrs. Cheng Er was pleased with herself and asked, "How is the horse I chose?"
Manbao nodded, but her eyes fell on the brown-red pony beside her. She said, "This horse looks so familiar to me."
Koko said in her mind, "How could he not look familiar? I just saw him a few days ago."
Manbao thought to himself: I told you, my memory has always been good, how could I have made a mistake?
The brown and red pony also looked at her, nodding its head. Manbao liked it so much that she went forward and hugged its head.
The steward didn't expect Zhou Man to be attracted to the brown one instead of the black one. He paused for a moment before saying, "My lady, you have good taste. This reddish-brown pony is also very good. It's one of the best horses in our stable."
Bai Erlang said angrily, "Manager, you've used up all the nice words. What did you say when we were choosing horses?"
The steward paused, and everyone burst into laughter.
The steward then asked awkwardly, "How many horses do you plan to buy, young masters and young ladies?"
Bai Shan smiled and said, "If there are suitable ones, we plan to buy three."
The steward's smile brightened, and he said with a smile: "Then don't worry, gentlemen. We have quite a few good horses this time. In addition to these two, there is also this blue pony..."
Things were finally back on track, and the steward enthusiastically introduced the horses in the stable to them.
Seeing that Manbao seemed to like the brown-red horse very much and had obviously made up his mind, he enthusiastically introduced it to Bai Shan and Bai Erlang.
The three of them looked around at the horses in the stable. The Yin family's retainer and Daji had both looked at them. Madam Cheng Er also knew a lot about horses. After summarizing everyone's opinions, she found that the three horses recommended by the steward at the beginning were the best.
Of course, the price is also the highest.
See you at 8pm
(End of this chapter)
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