Chapter 421: Suburban Market
The horse dealer was slapped in the face so quickly in public that he wished he could find a hole to crawl into. But if he admitted that there was something wrong with his horse at this time, wouldn't that destroy his own reputation?
The horse dealer decided to deny it.
"Impossible. My horse was fine when I sold it. You picked it carefully. How come it got sick after just a few days? It's hard to say whose fault it is."
The steward became angry when he saw that the horse dealer refused to admit it and even disregarded the years of friendship.
He accompanied the master on this outing. Originally, they were going to see the farm, which was just outside the city and quite close. But not long after the carriage left the city gate, it started to stop and go. The coachman whipped it hard, but it seemed like it was crazy and rushed directly into the ditch next to it.
The carriage flipped over in an instant. He and the coachman were sitting in the front and they jumped out of the carriage directly, but they also got a lot of bruises on their bodies.
Their master was sitting inside and had no time to react, and the carriage fell into the ditch along with him. His calf was broken and his neck was sprained.
After they walked back to report the incident, a doctor came to examine the horse and found that it had an eye disease. It could see at first, but later became blind.
The butler then realized that he had been fooled, and went to find Hei San in anger, but he didn't admit it and even started to bite back.
"Okay, Hei San, if that's what you say, then we can only meet in court. The doctor said that your horse's eye disease is contagious and it won't cause immediate blindness. But I bought the horse from you less than three days ago. Even if it was contracted on the day I bought it, it wouldn't cause blindness so quickly. Let me ask you again, are you going to return my money and compensate for my loss, or are you going to sue me in court?"
Hei San couldn't help but take a look at the horses behind him. Could it be that what the little girl said was true? Was there really something wrong with his horse?
Wan Laoer had already climbed up from the ground at this time. He brushed the dust off his body and looked at Hei San with an expression as if he was enjoying a good show.
"What my daughter said just now is true. You sell horses every day and didn't know that the horse was sick. I think you did it on purpose. You pushed my daughter just now. Apologize to her immediately."
As Wan Laoer spoke, his expression turned serious.
Heisan was already in a lot of trouble with the housekeeper, and now with the addition of Wan Laoer, he had no mood to do anything else and just wanted to get rid of the father and daughter as soon as possible.
Therefore, Hei San quickly bowed and said, "I'm sorry, I was wrong, isn't that enough? Can you guys leave quickly?"
Wan Lao Er snorted with satisfaction, lowered his head and held Fu Bao's hand and asked, "Girl, do you accept his apology?"
Fubao nodded, "I accept, Daddy, let's go quickly."
Wan Lao Er turned his head and said coldly to Hei San: "My daughter is kind-hearted, otherwise I would not let you go. In the future, you should be kind to others, or you will get a swollen face without knowing what happened."
Wan Laoer finally felt relieved and left with Fubao.
But the purpose of the two men coming out was to buy a horse, and they didn't buy the horse and were very angry.
As soon as the two of them walked out of the crowd, they heard faint discussions coming from behind.
"This Hei San has pushed all other horse dealers to the outskirts of the southwest city. He is the only one left and is now even dealing in sick horses. He is simply insane."
"Okay, this horse is not something that ordinary people like us can afford. Didn't you hear the housekeeper say that he spent a hundred taels of silver?"
"Well, there are some rules for the housekeeper of this wealthy family to buy things. You don't know that there are also kickbacks. The housekeeper must have taken at least thirty taels of silver."
"Oh, there is such a saying? Tell me about it quickly."
"We have very strict control over horses in Da Qi, especially at the border. Not to mention that we are in wartime now. The horses here are all retired from the battlefield. They are either old or weak. It is impossible to buy really strong horses on the market, so these horses don't cost that much. At most, they are only seventy taels. In the past, when there was a lot of competition in the horse market, you could buy a good horse for fifty taels."
"So, the butler really took kickbacks? And he also harmed their master. This butler is not a good person either."
"Otherwise, this housekeeper would have already exposed Hei San's business, why would he still be arguing here?"
"Oh, I see."
Wan Laoer's eyes flashed, and he carried Fubao directly towards the outskirts of the city.
He said that there should be more than one horse dealer in the county, and it turned out that there was such a change in the middle. It seems that after this incident, Heisan will not be able to work here for long.
The father and daughter walked for about another quarter of an hour and arrived at the suburbs.
Wan Laoer saw a few sheds not far away at a glance. There were not many people here and business was a little slow. The people living in the border areas already had a poor life, and even fewer could afford to buy horses.
When Wan Laoer approached, several horse dealers surrounded him and asked, "Sir, are you here to buy a horse? Come to my house and have a look. I have a new horse with good fur and is strong."
Wan Laoer followed one of the horse dealers and walked over. With the experience just now, Wan Laoer quickly lowered his head and asked Fubao in his arms, "Girl, whichever horse you like, we will buy it."
Fubao looked at them one by one, but shook his head, "Daddy, Ma Fubao doesn't like any of these."
After the lesson just now, Fubao didn't dare to speak carelessly anymore. After learning from the experience, Fubao was now very careful with her words. Even if the other person's things had problems, she would not say it loudly in front of others, and would prepare to tell Wan Laoer later.
However, Wan Laoer also understood that his daughter said she didn't like the horses probably because these horses were not very good.
"Boss, my daughter doesn't like your horses. Let's go look somewhere else. You are busy."
The boss was quite friendly and said with a smile: "This girl has high standards. It doesn't matter. You can look somewhere else. If you don't like it, come back and have a look."
"Oh, okay."
Wan Laoer took Fubao to the next shed, and Fubao shook his head again. The boss, who had been greeting them attentively, saw Fubao shaking his head, and then Wan Laoer left. He curled his lips and whispered, "This family spoils their child to no end. They bought such a big living thing and gave it to a child to choose. It's really a rare thing, and it's a girl. Tsk tsk..."
Wan Laoer didn't hear it, but Fubao did. Fubao then realized that choosing horses was the job of adults, but she was very happy that her father let her choose, so she didn't think much about it. Now when she heard the hawker's muttering, Fubao also carefully glanced at Wan Laoer's expression.
"Dad, why don't you choose? I'm still a child, what if I make the wrong choice?"
"Don't be afraid, my daughter. If you can't choose well, Dad will be even worse. Dad believes in you. We will buy whatever you choose."
Fubao's heart was instantly filled with Wan Laoer's unconditional trust. She hugged Wan Laoer's neck and called out sweetly, "Daddy, it's so good——"
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