Chapter 08
Sun Anzu's face changed. Others might not see it, but he understood that Gao Bufan showed mercy and saved his face in front of everyone. He was both grateful and ashamed for a moment. He knelt down with a plop and said in a deep voice: "A real man will do what he says, and losing is losing. Sun Anzu pays homage to his master."
Gao Bufan's eyes showed a hint of admiration, and he hurriedly stepped forward to help Sun Anzu up, and said with a smile: "The bet just now is just a joke, Brother Sun doesn't have to take it seriously."
Sun Anzu shook his head and said in a deep voice: "Although I am from a poor family, I never lose my trust. If Mr. Gao disdains a vulgar person like me as a servant, then I will cut off my fingers, even if we have a bet to settle the two."
Gao Shou and Gao Ren couldn't help but stick out their tongues secretly. This guy is cruel enough!
Gao Bufan was moved and said, "Brother Sun is so serious. It is said that don't ask the source of a hero. Brother Sun values friendship and keeps promises. He is very skilled in martial arts but does not bully the weak. He is worthy of being a hero. Although he is not talented, he respects heroes the most. So I would say he is disdainful."
Sun Anzu said a little embarrassedly: "I am a hero of that family. Mr. Gao praised him. However, Mr. Gao has a Bodhisattva heart and does not bully others. It is a world of difference from the rich young master I have seen before. If I had known that I would not steal your horse."
Gao Bufan smiled and said, "Three cents are stumped by the hero. When you go out, no one can talk about this matter without encountering any difficulties."
Sun Anzu became more and more grateful and bowed: "I don't know where my son Gao's name is named Gao, and where I live."
"My brother Gao Bufan, just call me Xiaofan. There is a flying eagle horse farm more than thirty miles away from here, which is run by my family."
Sun Anzu bowed his hands and said sternly: "Okay, when I send E Niang and her son to her relative's house to settle it, I will rush to the Feiying Horse Farm to serve Mr. Gao. I wonder if I can?"
Gao Bufan naturally agreed and ordered Gao Shu to bring a horse to Sun Anzu, but the latter refused flatly and gave it to the money, so he didn't want it. In the end, Gao Bufan had to ask the villagers for some food to give it to him. This time, Sun Anzu did not refuse. After thanking him, he took E Niang and his son back on the road.
After Sun Anzu left, Gao Bufan chatted with Liu Dapeng, the village chief, and then said goodbye, but the latter enthusiastically invited him: "It's afternoon now, Xiaofan, you probably haven't eaten yet. Why not go to Uncle Liu's house and let Ying'er make delicious food for you."
Gao Shou and Gao Ren immediately looked at their young master, almost drooling. Gao Bufan really wanted to slap the two foodies to death, and said with a smile: "Uncle Liu, we have eaten dry food on the boat. Now we have something to go back to the horse farm. Next time, I will say hello to Ying'er on my behalf."
Liu Dapeng didn't force himself when he heard this, and watched Gao Bufan and his servant ride out of the village entrance.
"Young Master, we haven't had lunch yet, why don't we eat at Liucunzheng's house? Don't you like the food made by the girl Ying'er?" Gao Shou asked in confusion, covering his hungry belly. He had eaten the food made by the girl Ying'er, which was very delicious.
Gao Ren laughed and said, "It's not that the young master doesn't like the food made by the girl Ying'er, but that's the person who doesn't like cooking."
Gaoshou widened his eyes: "Why? Girl Ying'er is pretty, she is not a dinosaur, and she has a gentle personality. It's a blessing for anyone to marry her."
The word "dinosaur" was also invented by Young Master Bufan. It means an ugly woman. For example, Dong Shi's imitation in Dong Shi is a dinosaur. He looks like a pig, but he insists on imitating Xizi to support his heart, which scares everyone away.
Gao Bufan laughed and scolded: "You two, if you break your mouth, let me get off my horse and walk back."
Speaking of Liu Ying'er, the third daughter of Liu Dapeng, who is indeed good-looking and has a good cooking skills, but she is only twelve years old. Gao Bufan is naturally not interested in this kind of yellow-haired girl, but Liu Dapeng obviously doesn't think so. At this time, it is normal for a woman to get married at the age of twelve or thirteen. If she doesn't get married at the age of 20, she becomes a ridiculed old lady.
Liu Dapeng is the main village in Liu'an Village. Although he is not a member of the public, he is considered half a public official. Although the Gao family runs a horse farm, he is actually just a businessman. So Liu Dapeng asked himself that the two families were suitable, so he deliberately wanted to betroth his daughter Liu Ying'er to Gao Bufan. He exposes his words intentionally or unintentionally several times. In this way, Gao Bufan was so scared that he didn't dare to sit in his house again.
Liu Ying'er is really too young, and the key is that Gao Bufan doesn't call her at all. Although the ancients could have many wives and concubines, Gao Bufan is a modern man with principle. If he wants to marry a wife and take a concubine, it must be because of his love and resolutely refuse to arrange a marriage.
"By the way, you two have kept your mouth tightly for me. You are not allowed to tell the master and wife what happened in Bocheng today." Gao Bufan warned seriously. He didn't want to worry his parents.
Gao Shou and Gao Ren quickly swear, never revealing a word, otherwise they will be reincarnated as turtles in the next life!
Let’s stop talking, and Gao Bufan and his servant rode their horses for about half an hour before finally returning to the Feiying Horse Racecourse.
Raising horses is not an easy task. First of all, you have to have a vast pasture for horses to gallop, and secondly, there is sufficient forage. If you raise a war horse, you have to eat fine materials. Otherwise, the horses you raise will not have the endurance and explosive power, and you will not be able to go to the battlefield at all.
Feiying Horse Farm is the largest military horse farm in Bohai County. It is built on the plain on the side of Zhangshui. There is a Feiying Mountain with an altitude of no more than 100 meters to the northwest. Feiying Horse Farm is named for it.
Flying Eagle Horse Farm needs to provide the court with 500 qualified high-quality war horses every year. If the standards are not met, they will be punished, and in severe cases, they will even lose their heads. At the beginning of this year, Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty ordered the convening of horses across the country to prepare for the expedition to Goryeo, so the task of Flying Eagle Horse Farm this year has also been increased, and 700 high-quality war horses must be handed over. In order to complete the task, the owner Gao Kaishan has been busy since the New Year and has no time to take care of Gao Bufan.
Let’s talk about Gao Bufan returning to the horse farm. He just entered the house and met the butler Xia Bangxian. However, the butler Xia’s expression didn’t seem very good-looking. However, when he saw Gao Bufan, he still showed a signature smile and bowed: “Young Master is back so early today?”
Gao Bufan nodded and said strangely: "Who is not open-minded and provoked Butler Xia again? Should I help him to cut him off?"
Mr. Xia smiled bitterly and said, "Our Bohai County Magistrate dares to cut off others. The young master should save money to avoid being cut off."
Gao Bufan raised his sword eyebrows and said, "Who is this arrogant, who is the source?"
Butler Xia pointed westward and whispered: "The imperial envoy from the eastern capital Luoyang, Taipu Shaoqingyu, culture and culture!"
Gao Bufan's expression changed slightly when he heard this. Although he was not very familiar with the official system of the Sui Dynasty, he still knew about Taipu Temple because his family opened a horse farm. This was the central organization that governed the national horse politics. Taipu Temple Shaoqing was the second in command of Taipu Temple. He was ranked fourth, and the current Taipu Temple Shaoqing was named Yu Wenhuaji.
This Yuwen Shu is a very famous person. His father, Yuwen Shu, is the core figure of the Yuwen clan. He is currently the General of the Left Guard and is named Duke Xu. He is deeply favored by Emperor Yang Guang of Sui. He is powerful in the court and the country.
However, Gao Bufan's understanding of Yu Wen and this person mainly comes from a later novel "The Legend of the Heroes of the Sui and Tang Dynasties". In the novel, Yu Wen and Tang Dynasties were cruel and insidious, acted violently and acted rampantly, and finally killed Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui and Emperor Yang Guang. By the way, he also had a very powerful son named Yuwen Chengdu, who ranked second among the heroes of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, second only to the first fierce man Li Yuanba.
Of course, novels are just novels after all, and many things cannot be written in real life. Gao Bufan doesn't know whether the real Yu Wen and the real Yu Wen are the same as those described in the novel. But there is one thing Gao Bufan is certain, that is, Yu Wen and there is no son named Yu Wen Chengdu. He has repeatedly confirmed this with Butler Xia before.
"Yu Wenhua and his horse farm are here?" Gao Bufan asked.
Butler Xia nodded and said, "I came in the morning and returned to Xicheng County half an hour ago. It was very arrogant. County Magistrate Zhou and Zhao Mujian were accompanied by him, and the head of the family also entered the city."
Gao Bufan raised his eyebrows, and it seems that the old man has become a sucker again, one-stop food, drink, and entertainment. He asked, "What are you doing in our ranch?"
Mr. Xia pulled the corner of his mouth in pain: "What else can you do? Just fight the autumn wind. This bird man pulled the banner of patrolling the national horse farm and came to our horse farm to eat and take it. He also deliberately made things difficult for him, saying that this horse is not good and that horse is not good. The most annoying thing is that he actually asked our horse farm to hand in 1,000 war horses this year. The official document at the beginning of the year clearly stated that 700 suddenly increased by 300. Let us go there for a time? Even if there is money, we can't buy it!"
Gao Bufan was secretly angry and asked in a deep voice: "What should I do?"
Butler Xia sighed: "I can only lose money and stop the disaster, but the other party's appetite is a bit big, so I need three thousand taels of silver."
Damn, why is it another three thousand taels of silver? Today I met a group of kidnapped and robbed robbers to ask for three thousand taels of silver ransom. Now a Taifu Shaoqing who fought Qiufeng came here, also asked for three thousand taels of silver. His grandmother, it’s no wonder that the officials and bandits were one family, and the ancients really didn’t deceive me!
"Dad is going to give the money?" Gao Bufan had a dark face. No, his face was originally dark.
Mr. Xia said bitterly: "The head of the family wants to give money, but he can't get three thousand taels of cash for a while. Now it depends on whether the county magistrate Zhou and Zhao Mujian can come forward to plead for mercy, and the exemption will be reduced!"
Chapter completed!