Chapter 580 Horse Racing
"Oh?" Gu Yuanniang raised her eyebrows slightly, looked at the man in front of her and continued, "In that case, shopkeeper, why don't you help me recommend something."
"Okay, okay, this matter is naturally simple."
The man nodded, looking at Gu Yuanniang with a bit of ill intent in his eyes: "But Madam Gu, you also know that the government has clearly banned gambling. Madam Gu Yuan, I'm telling you this with good intentions. If it's exposed later..."
"Then this matter naturally has nothing to do with the shopkeeper." Gu Yuanniang also nodded, looked at him and spoke.
After thinking for a while, he took out some silver from his purse and handed it to the man in front of him, and continued: "I'll trouble you, the shopkeeper, with this matter."
The man weighed the silver in his hand and became even more obedient to Gu Yuanniang than before: "Okay, okay. After all, there are no customers today. Let's go together. If possible, let's book the horse today."
"Um."
Gu Yuanniang agreed reluctantly and followed the shopkeeper to a horse farm.
There were not many people at the horse farm, only a few people raising horses. One of them was bigger and stronger than the others, and looked more powerful. When he saw the two of them coming, the man came over immediately.
"Madam Gu, this is the friend of mine who watched the horse races that I told you about."
The shopkeeper introduced the person in front of him to Gu Yuanniang.
Hearing this, the man also bowed slightly and said to the person in front of him: "Mrs. Gu, right? You can just call me Xiao Li. This horse farm is owned by me. If you need anything, just let me know."
Gu Yuanniang looked at the dusty place, covered her nose with a handkerchief in disgust, waved the air in front of her, and then said, "I'm not here to buy a horse."
As soon as Gu Yuanniang finished speaking, the men looked at each other. Xiao Li smiled and continued, "I see, then Madam Gu, come with me."
Listening to what the two of them said, Gu Yuanniang followed them and soon arrived at a stable where three horses were kept together. It seemed that they were the team needed for each competition.
"Mrs. Gu, look."
Xiao Li waved his hand and pointed to the horses behind him. He looked at him and said, "These are the horses we need for the competition. Madam Gu, if you want to participate in that competition, just pick the horse you think can win."
Gu Yuanniang nodded and began to search among these horse farms. Watching Gu Yuanniang walking in front, the two followed behind her.
The owner of the rouge shop winked at the man next to him, and the man immediately understood. Looking at Gu Yuanniang walking briskly in front of him, he said, "Madam Gu, we decide based on how much money you give. The more you give, the more you earn. But if you give too much, there will naturally be risks, so Madam Gu, you should think carefully about it."
Gu Yuanniang responded to them and walked ahead by herself, looking at the horse farm and carefully inspecting it. She stopped at a sturdy horse and pointed at the horse in front of her: "Let's start with the fifty-liang one."
He took off his purse and handed it to the person behind him. Xiao Li nodded immediately: "Yes, in that case, Madam Gu, you can come and watch the game tomorrow."
"Well, thank you very much. I'll take my leave now."
Gu Yuanniang chose the strongest horse with the longest legs. If possible, this horse would win without any surprises. Without thinking too much, Gu Yuanniang left.
"Nian Miao, look at me."
Xu Miaomiao was shaking a rattle in front of Nian Miao, looking very cute, and Nian Miao was also amused and laughed.
"Miao Miao, it's not easy to take care of this little girl."
As soon as Gu Yuanniang came back, she walked towards the two people, looked at her and spoke.
Xu Miaomiao smiled slightly, looked at Gu Yuanniang and then spoke: "Nian Miao is not as disobedient as you say. She is obviously a very strange little girl."
"Okay, so those times when you weren't blaming me were all used to torment your mother. Now that you know your godmother is taking care of you today, and you don't want her to be too tired, you obey her, right?"
"Okay, stop teasing a child who can't talk. Did your trip go smoothly today?"
When Gu Yuanniang heard Xu Miaomiao asking about serious matters, she put away her playful face, sat down on a chair beside her, looked at Xu Miaomiao and said, "It went smoothly. I just don't know how the horse race will go tomorrow."
"Yeah." Xu Miaomiao nodded after hearing this, smiled at Gu Yuanniang, and said very seriously, "Don't be careless about this matter. Tomorrow is your first time to race horses, so they naturally won't think there is something wrong with you, nor will they reveal your true colors tomorrow. You must not be too careless, or you will panic before others do."
"Okay, don't worry."
Gu Yuanniang nodded.
"Okay, I've boiled some water for you. Go take a shower. You're covered in dust after just coming back from the horse ranch. I've also made some soup for you. Remember to drink it later."
Gu Yuanniang nodded and was about to leave when she saw Xu Qingshan coming over with a book in his hand: "You are all here. I thought I was very busy, but unexpectedly, Liu Niang is even busier."
"Please stop teasing me. Did everything go well at the academy today?"
Xu Miaomiao opened her mouth and asked immediately.
But Xu Qingshan sighed, "Originally, Brother Song wanted me to teach the people of Bai County. However, Bai County is located in a remote area. Not to mention books and documents, even paper is relatively scarce. Even if there are many people seeking to study, they cannot afford the expenses. Now, all the money in Bai County is used by Hu Chong for food and drink. He doesn't care about the lives of us scholars. I think we should get rid of Hu Chong and let Brother Song be the county magistrate."
When Gu Yuanniang heard this, her eyes widened in shock, and she immediately stepped forward to cover Xu Qingshan's mouth: "Now that your stuttering has healed, you can't speak so recklessly, right? What if someone with ulterior motives hears it? You should be more careful, and forget the loss you suffered in the capital."
Xu Qingshan also shut up immediately and did not continue to speak. Xu Miaomiao, who was standing beside him, shook her head, looked in Xu Qingshan's direction and immediately said, "Mr. Xu, if that's the case, how about cooperating with the department store?"
"Miao Miao, are you confused? The academy doesn't buy anything, so how can it cooperate with us?"
(End of this chapter)
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