Chapter 2362 Cooperation (Update)
Miss Liu caught him and lectured him, "Grandfather and grandmother have said more than once that our family is not allowed to be extravagant and bully others outside..."
Liu Huan was so annoyed that he pulled Bai Erlang to change positions. Bai Shan and the other two on the side didn't say anything, but looked at the race seriously. After a while, the three of them smiled and watched Xibing lower his body, speed up his horse and rush over to start the second lap, leaving the people behind him far behind.
In the last lap, she was the first to rush to the finish line. Manbao and the others cheered, and even Zheng stood up from her seat excitedly. After taking a look from a distance, she couldn't help but bring people down to take a closer look.
Miss Liu was also drawn to the matter and stopped talking about it. She looked at the person who crossed the finish line first and asked, "Who is this? She's quite pretty. Is she a dancer from the Western Regions, or a merchant woman?"
Manbao said proudly: "He's mine."
Miss Liu couldn't help but look at her, "Did you bring it back from the Western Regions?"
Manbao nodded, "How is it, not bad?"
Seeing Xibing had already collected the bounty for this match and came running, Miss Liu nodded and said, "Yes, she is. What else can she do?"
Manbao said: "He can also dance with a sword."
Miss Liu's eyes lit up, and she couldn't help but say, "When can we ask her to perform a sword dance for us?"
"No problem. I'll bring it up with her when she's in a good mood."
Miss Liu was filled with envy and asked, "Are there many women like this in the Western Regions?"
Manbao wasn't sure, "Quite a lot."
"Can you sell me two?"
Xibing, who had just received the bounty, was struck by lightning when he heard this and was stunned for a moment.
Manbao laughed and said, "That won't work. I promised them that I wouldn't sell them anymore. They'll get married in the future."
Miss Liu said, "I will also let them get married in the future. Price is not a problem."
Manbao glanced at Liu Huan and saw that he had no intention of interfering, so she shook her head firmly. To be honest, this person was originally given to Liu Huan, but Liu Huan gave it to her because he didn't want it.
Miss Liu felt quite sorry to see that Manbao was unwilling to give in, but she didn't want to force him.
Xibing breathed a sigh of relief, took the purse, and knelt respectfully in front of Manbao, saying, "Sir, this is the money I won."
Manbao smiled and said, "Since you won it, you can keep it for yourself."
Xibing responded happily, kowtowed, put away the purse, turned around and stood behind Manbao.
Miss Liu was still feeling regretful, and then she saw that in the next few games, there were two women from the Western Regions entering the competition. Even if they couldn't get first place, there would always be one who could get second or third place. Once or twice would be fine, but four times in a row, there were foreign women who won places, and the onlookers couldn't help but talk about it.
"Whose servant is this? Or a merchant girl or dancer from some caravan? I see they're all wearing the same clothes."
"That style doesn't look like clothing from the Western Regions. Is this someone's servant?"
"Who can produce eight dancers like this at once?"
"It's not eight, it's ten. Look, are there still any among those waiting in line to choose a horse?"
"Really? Hey, who's so ignorant? Are they here to mess things up or show off?"
The commotion here quickly attracted people in the stands on the other side of the stadium, and everyone came over to watch the excitement.
Zhao Liulang also came running over with a group of people. He knew who was making the noise, so he went straight to Bai Shan and the others. "It's lively! They're taking bets. They're all betting on who will win the match, the woman from the Western Regions or someone else. Do you want to place a bet?"
Bai Shan and the others shook their heads.
Zhao Liulang said, "There are several types of bets. One is whether they can still get a place. If they do, the payout is 100%, and if they don't, the payout is 300."
A few people still shook their heads.
Zhao Liulang said: "This is very simple, you just need to let them release the water..."
Manbao: "Is it just like when you guys rig a polo match?"
Zhao Liulang: "...We never fix matches!"
Manbao glanced at him and said, "My girl wouldn't run a fake horse either. This is a matter of integrity!"
Zhao Liulang: "...can make money."
Manbao: "A gentleman loves money but earns it in a proper way. Don't even think about asking me to play fake horses, even just gambling on a single word is not allowed. Besides, do you think I look like I need money?"
Zhao Liulang was choked by the last sentence and couldn't find the words to say for a long time.
Zhao Liulang could only ask, "How are their horsemanship?"
Manbao thought about it and said, "It seems not bad."
They also had to ride horses since they were young. After all, there was no Hu people who didn't know how to ride horses. Occasionally, distinguished guests would ask them to perform and take them hunting, so they learned it.
When it comes to horse riding, they are better than Manbao and the others.
Zhao Liulang thought about it, then took out another twenty taels and gave it to the servant, asking him to place a bet on them to win.
He felt a little regretful. "I took a big risk with this. If they win, I earn less, but if they lose, I lose everything."
Bai Shan glanced at him and said, "You don't have to gamble."
Bai Erlang said, "You still owe us money. We agreed to pay you back when we return from the Western Regions."
Zhao Liulang waved his hand generously, "Don't worry, I'll give it to you after I sell the last box of spices I have."
Bai Shan couldn't help but ask him, "I heard that you sold a lot of spices. Are they really that valuable?"
"That depends on who you sell it to," Zhao Liulang said, looking rather pleased with himself. He glanced at them and said, "I know you brought back a lot of good stuff this time. With so much stuff coming into the capital at once, it's impossible for you to sell it all."
Man Bao said: "We don't want to do it all in the capital. In a month or two, when the weather warms up, my family will return to Mianzhou, and then we will take some to Yizhou."
Zhao Liulang: "...Yizhou can't eat it either, right?"
"Even if we eat them, the price won't be very high." Zhao Liulang was afraid that Zhou Man would say "I can eat them", so he immediately said: "You can't keep so many things in your hands for three or two years before selling them, right?"
Bai Shan glanced at him and asked, "You want to help?"
Zhao Liulang smiled and said, "We're classmates, so I can help you if you ask."
He didn't want others to know, so he spoke in a low voice. Now he simply put his arm on Bai Shan's shoulder and whispered to them, "If you are confident, just give me some and I will sell it to you. Then just buy me a drink later."
Bai Shan shook his head and said, "That's not necessary. I'll give you a price, and you can sell it. The extra money will be yours. You can just give us the price we set later."
Zhao Liulang raised his eyebrows, reached out and patted his shoulder, saying, "Good brother, I'll remember your kindness."
Bai Shan shuddered and pushed his hand away. "No, that sounds scary."
See you tomorrow
(End of this chapter)
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