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Chapter 2 BMW Iron Elephant Chapter 12 When I left, I was right and had my head wrapped

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    The two of them walked to the north city gate. Shi Quan pointed to the crowd not far away and said, "That's the market where horses are sold. I'll go to the blacksmith shop behind to get a woodcutter. After my brother sells it,  Just go find me there." Fang Jin Shi Qi said: "Brother Shi, why don't you go with me? I'm afraid I'm not very good at talking and will be sold cheaply."

    Shi Quandao: "As long as it's more than ten guans, just sell it, brother. If you can't sell it for this price, don't sell it." After saying that, he handed the reins of the ugly horse to Fang Jinshi.

    Fang Jinshi felt a little uneasy, feeling that he was not confident that he could sell the horse at a good price. He was wondering why Shi Quan didn't sell it himself, but it was hard to ask at this time.

    He led the horse towards the roadside market. Shi Quan waved to him, then turned to the alley to go to the blacksmith shop to hit his woodcutter.

    As soon as Fang Jinshi walked to the crowd, someone followed his horse. His horse was half a horse's head taller than other people's horses, oxen, donkeys and mules, making him stand out from the crowd.

    The market is now bustling with people and crowded.  This is a livestock market, mostly selling cattle, sheep, and piglets. There is a foul smell in the air. Fang Jinshi pulled the horse and wanted to go closer to the inside, but he couldn't get in for a while, so he had to go in.  Standing by the roadside gate.

    He was thinking about whether to shout a few times to sell the horse, and several people gathered around him. One of them said: "Master Sun, what do you think of this horse?"

    Next to him was a thin man in his forties, wearing a rag gray shirt and a mustache under his chin. After listening to this man's words, he walked up to the ugly horse pulled by Fang Jinshi and looked at it back and forth.  Open the horse's mouth to look at its teeth, lift up its front hooves to look at its hooves, and shake its head.

    This person is a horse-reading master. He not only looks at horses, but also sees the cattle, sheep, pigs and dogs in the market. If the business is concluded, he will have some points, which is equivalent to the broker in future generations.

    Fang Jinshi saw him shaking his head, feeling a little panicked. Sun Xiangshi turned around and asked Fang Jinshi, "Brother, how much do you want to pay for this horse?"

    Fang Jinshi thought: If my price is too low, I'm afraid that if I cut it off once or twice, I won't be able to sell it for the price. Anyway, it's still early, so let's test the price and say if these people don't want it, I'll wait until it's inside before selling it.  He made up his mind and said to Master Sun, "Fifteen passes."

    Prime Minister Sun was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "My horse has some eye problems, its teeth are not very good, and it is a loser. I'm afraid it's not worth fifteen guans."

    The person next to him also echoed: "Yes, how can this horse be worth these ten passes?"

    "Even military horses are not worth so much money."

    "It seems like this guy doesn't understand the market very well."

    "This horse is not stolen, right"

    Fang Jinshi listened to these people talking more and more outrageously. They were all talking for Sun Xiangshi. He didn't bother to pay attention to them. He pulled the horse and was about to go inside. Sun Xiangshi stopped him and said, "Brother, go slow. If the price can be lower, I will  I¡¯ll take it later.¡±

    When Fang Jinshi heard this, he stopped and said, "How much will it be worth if you come out?"

    Sun Xiangshi frowned and thought for a moment and said: "At most seven guan." He seemed to have made a lot of determination to bid such a high price, but when he went inside he wanted to curse, this person was too shady, he asked for 15 guan.  , this man has made a counter-offer, is he trying to deceive me, a foreigner who is young and ignorant of the market?

    Fang Jinshi decided not to pay attention to him anymore and pulled his horse to go in. However, Sun Xiangshi stepped forward and pulled him back and said, "How about we add another two hundred coins later?"

    The idle man next to him was also busy talking about Prime Minister Sun.

    Fang Jinshi felt irritated, so he stretched out his hand to grab the clothes of Prime Minister Sun, and only pushed it up a little bit. The people around him were like a swarm of flies. He shouted angrily: "Stop talking anymore, fifteen strings, one penny less."  Not for sale either.¡±

    When he shouted, the idle people around him fell silent for a moment. Prime Minister Sun let go of his hand and walked inside. After walking a few steps, he turned back and said: "This horse can be sold for eight dollars, so" The following words of swearing  Without saying any more, he put his hands behind his back and left.

    Seeing that there was no excitement to watch, the idle people watching dispersed.

    Fang Jinshi saw that these people had dispersed, and was about to pull his horse to go inside, when he saw two people standing four or five steps in front of him. The person in front of him was about thirty years old, with a white face and a beard, and he was a bit strong. This man was energetic.  Full, wearing a red-sleeved robe, soft armor with cords, shawls on both sleeves, and leggings, but he was dressed like an officer and general.

    Behind him was a small soldier, leading a tall horse and standing far away with a whip in hand. He must be the general's bodyguard.

    The two people entered the city from the north gate. The general saw the strange appearance of the horse pulled by Jin Shi on the side of the road, so he dismounted to take a look. Fang Jinshi saw the officer and felt terrified. He was really afraid that the officer and general would think that he was a fugitive again.  If you know the details, take him back and take him back.But he hurriedly pulled his horse and wanted to enter the market, but he heard the general shout: "Little brother, take a step slowly."

    Fang Jinshi had no choice but to stop. The general stepped forward, walked around to look at the horse, and carefully looked at the horse's eyes and neck and mane. He stretched out his hands and pressed on the horse's back a few times.

    The idle men around him saw that there was something lively to see, so they gathered around a few more people. The general watched for a long time and remained silent. Someone next to him whispered: "The color of this horse's hair is so mixed."

    Generally speaking, for horses, the more pure the color of their fur, the better looking they are, and they are relatively elegant. However, this horse is white in the east and black in the west, with five colors available. This general is very approachable. He turned around and said to the person who spoke:  "From what you see, how does this horse look?"

    The man chuckled and said nothing. A person next to him said: "It should run faster than a cow." As soon as the man said this, everyone around him laughed.

    The general also laughed. He suddenly stretched out his foot and gave the horse a hard kick on the front leg joint. The horse did not move at all, and its flesh only trembled slightly, but it shook the general's thigh.  raw pain.

    The general nodded slightly in approval and stretched out his hand to touch the horse's mane. However, the ugly horse stretched its neck and rubbed against the general a few times, appearing affectionate. The general turned back to the other person and asked, "How much do you want to bid for my little brother's horse?"  "

    Fang Jinshi was stunned for a moment and then said: "Fifteen Guan."

    The general nodded again and waved to the guard. The soldier pulled the horse over. The general reached out and took off the saddle bag and took out a small cloth bag. He counted the contents inside.  Money, he turned back to the other party and said to the stone: "It's missing twenty coins, can you sell it, little brother?"

    As soon as these words came out, the idle men all whispered among themselves, and someone whispered: "Is this horse really worth fifteen gold? It doesn't look like it no matter how you look at it."

    "How could Prime Minister Sun be wrong?"

    "This guy really paid a good price for it."

    Fang Jinshi was delighted when he heard that the general was willing to give fifteen guan, and he quickly said: "If you are willing to sell it, of course you are willing to sell it." The general handed the money bag in his hand to Fang Jinshi and said, "I will owe you these 20 guans for the time being.  Yes, if we meet again in the future, I will definitely return it."

    Fang Jinshi repeatedly said that he dared, and handed the horse into the hands of the man. The general reached out and took the reins of the horse from Fang Jinshi's hand, and said to the soldier: "Hurry up and go to the garrison to ask for a good saddle.  "

    The soldier agreed and rode off. The general took a good look at the horse and obviously liked it very much.

    Someone among the idle men watching the excitement boldly asked: "Master, is this horse really good? Why can't we see it?"

    The general turned back and said: "If you are pulling plows and farming at home, pushing mills and pulling carts, this horse is not good, but if you want to go into battle to kill the enemy, if you use a fast horse and whip your whip, it will definitely be a good horse for thousands of miles."

    Everyone exclaimed together, and someone said: "Didn't the general make a profit?" The general laughed a little proudly and said: "This also depends on the vision. If you don't have the vision, the treasure can also be seen as bricks and stones."

    Fang Jinshi took the money bag and counted it. It was fourteen ounces and nine hundred and eighty cents. The person next to him laughed and said, "Brother, you are rich." Fang Jinshi was noncommittal, and he felt a little sad in his heart, although he was not sure about it.  Whether an ugly horse is a good horse for a thousand miles, but the general should not be wrong about it. From this point of view, it was him who lost.

    The soldier came back quickly, brought a saddle over, and dressed the ugly horse. The general got on his horse, nodded to everyone, and happily walked out of the north gate to try the horse.

    Fang Jinshi felt a little disappointed, so he put the money bag away and went to look for Shi Quan. As he walked on the road, he thought to himself, Shi Quan really trusted him, and actually let him sell the horse and raised so much money, and he was not afraid that he would run away.  .

    He walked to the alley in the back street, and Shi Quan was sitting on a bench in front of the blacksmith shop, waiting for the blacksmith to strike a hatchet. An old blacksmith stood in front of the fire, banging on the wood.  Quan sat there and watched, seemingly not worried at all that Fang Jinshi had stolen his money and ran away.

    He saw Fang Jinshi coming over with no horse in his hand, and smiled and said, "Have you already taken action?"

    Fang Jinshi walked up to him a little depressed, put the money bag in his hand and said, "Out."

    Shi Quan chuckled and said, "It's so fast, what? Did you sell less? It doesn't matter if you sell less." Seeing the bitter look on Fang Jinshi's face, he thought it was sold cheaply, so he took the bags and counted them.  , and then said happily: "Brother Fang actually sold fifteen coins?"

    Fang Jinshi walked over and sat side by side with him on the bench. He said, "It's fourteen strings and nine hundred and eighty coins. The man only has so much, so he is missing twenty coins." Shi Quan praised.  : "Brother, you are indeed very capable. In my opinion, twelve guan of money is already incredible." Fang Jinshi sighed: "If Brother Shi sells it, it will definitely cost more than this.  "

    Shi Quanqi asked: "Why?" Fang Jinshi then told the story of selling the horse, and finally said: "It's a pity that this thousand-mile horse was only sold for these fifteen guans. That man is a general who leads troops. It's hard for me to regret it."

    After hearing this, Shi Quan patted Fang Jinshi on the shoulder and said: "Brother Fang was originally worried about this. There is no need for it. It is said that a good horse is given to a general. The general knows the horse. It is fate. If he sells it to an old farmer in the countryside to farm the fields,  Pulling a cart, this horse was humiliated, but now that it is in the hands of this general, it is going into battle every day, serving the country, and it should be worthy of its good horse, so it is a blessing."

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