"Haha." The man laughed softly, as if the five taels of silver meant nothing to him. He looked at Gu Yuanniang and continued, "That's how it is. The greater the return, the greater the risk. The more you invest, the greater the profit you will get."
"In that case, I'll bet five hundred taels. Mr. Li, why don't you take me to see the horses?"
Gu Yuanniang did not miss the greed that flashed across the man's eyes when he mentioned five hundred taels, but when he looked at Gu Yuanniang again, he felt troubled. He thought for a long time before speaking: "Madam Gu, it's not that I don't want to take you, but if the amount of silver is large, we have to sign a contract. If we lose, I naturally know that Madam Gu will not do this, but if she doesn't admit it, we will lose a lot."
"It's not that difficult." Gu Yuanniang pretended not to care and looked at the man and continued, "Isn't it just signing a contract? Just take it out and I'll sign it. Besides, there are only three horses. I can't guess which one will win."
"Although Madam Gu is a woman, she is really straightforward. In that case, I won't hide anything."
Gu Yuanniang nodded slightly and followed the man away. After a while, she was brought to a similar place. The man took out a contract that had been drafted long ago and handed it to Gu Yuanniang.
Although Gu Yuanniang didn't care, she still read the contract carefully before signing it. There was indeed no problem with the contract. Presumably, this person was afraid that someone would go back on their word, so he resorted to this method.
"In that case, please go with me to look at the horses, Madam Gu."
"Of course." Gu Yuanniang agreed readily and soon followed Xiao Li to the horse farm.
The man waved his hand and said to Gu Yuanniang, "Madam Gu, you have to choose these horses carefully. You invested so much money this time, and I don't want you to lose."
"If you say that, I will take a closer look."
As soon as Gu Yuanniang finished speaking, she started to choose from the horses. She looked at the horse that had just won her five taels of silver and pointed at it: "I'll still choose it. Its legs are so strong, it will definitely run very fast. Besides, it won for me once, so I'll choose it this time."
The man nodded slightly, took the sign in his hand and hung it next to the stable, and bowed slightly to Gu Yuanniang: "Madam Gu, this game will be the day after tomorrow, remember to come on time then."
"Of course. But you, please remember to take good care of my horse and feed him good food every day. Don't let him get hungry and thin."
"Ma'am, don't worry about this."
Seeing that he was respectful, Gu Yuan's mother ignored him, nodded and left. The horse farm was dusty and it was inconvenient to go anywhere else, so she should go home early and change her clothes.
"Brother, what should we do this time?"
As soon as Gu Yuanniang left, the owner of the rouge shop immediately appeared at the horse farm and looked at Xiao Li and asked questions.
"Don't worry, a lady from a noble family like this won't fall for it so easily, so we have to be careful this time."
"Understood."
The owner of the rouge shop nodded immediately upon hearing this, and cast an admiring look at the man in front of him, nodding quickly and praising him: "Brother, you are really thoughtful."
Bai County is far away from the capital, so its culture and economy are naturally not as good as the capital, but it is also close to mountains and water. Not only are there many mountains and water, but there are also many lotus pods and flowers in the water.
It was the first time for Erbao and Xu Xi to see such a scene today. They couldn't help but open their eyes wide with curiosity and look around. Curiosity prompted them to look around.
"Hey, country bumpkin, you've never seen so many lotus flowers."
Before she could finish her words, a large lump of mud had already hit Xu Xi's dress. Xu Xi was like a wounded bird, but she did not dare to say a word in her defense. She could only shrink her head in fear and hide aside. However, the person who was speaking had no intention of letting her go.
"I was saying, you are afraid of mud. I'm afraid your family has never seen water. Naturally, they don't know anything about our Baixian. I'm afraid you are a poor family from some mountain valley."
The woman's clothes were not luxurious, but they were neat and tidy. She must be living a good life in Bai County.
"Hey, little mud, who are you? Who allowed you to bully my sister?"
Erbao retorted in dissatisfaction.
When the woman heard Erbao's name, she was immediately dissatisfied and glared at him as if she was very angry: "Who are you calling little mud?"
"I'll call out whoever brings mud, Lue, if you dare, hit me, little! Mud! Bastard!"
Although there were many people on the opposite side, Erbao was not afraid of them at all. He expressed his dissatisfaction to them openly. The woman on the opposite side seemed to be a little angry because of what Erbao said, and she picked up the mud on the ground and threw it at him.
Erbao was not willing to be outdone. He picked up the mud and fought back, showing no mercy to the person on the other side.
"Whose little kid are you? How dare you bully my daughter like this?"
Seeing the two groups fighting, the woman nearby and several maids immediately came over with dissatisfaction. When they saw Erbao, they became even more angry: "Where did this uneducated little girl come from? She is so rude."
"Mom, you're finally here. Look how they beat me."
The leading woman stopped throwing mud at Erbao, but hid behind the woman pitifully, pointing at Erbao in front of her and complaining.
Erbao was not willing to be outdone. He was not afraid of the large number of people on the opposite side. He stood in place, looking up at the people in front of him with his chin raised.
"You little brat, you didn't hit her hard enough!" The woman looked at the red marks on her daughter's body with distress, pointed at Erbao and continued dissatisfied: "I have to teach you a lesson today, come on, throw her into the mud!"
As soon as the woman finished speaking, several people behind her walked towards Erbao.
If it were anyone else, they would have hidden away in fear, but Erbao just stood there motionless, and she didn't think she had done anything wrong.
When Xu Xi saw that those people were about to touch Erbao, he immediately stepped forward to block Erbao. However, the maids in front of him did not take Xu Xi seriously at all and pushed Xu Xi away with a wave of their hands.
They were right next to a lotus pond, and the soil under their feet was very slippery. Xu Xi lost his balance and fell toward the lotus pond.
Before Erbao could react, Xu Xi said while lying in the lotus pond: "Sister!"
Erbao exclaimed, and looking at Xu Xi splashing in the lotus pond, he was about to jump into the water to save her.
The lotus pond is not very deep, but Erbao is still a child. If he wants to go down, something inevitable is bound to happen.
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