The children couldn't sit still, so they slipped out one by one, playing and laughing in the yard. An Yong was holding firecrackers in his pocket, and a blew up the left and right sound in the yard, which made the boy scream and scream. Yan'er proudly showed off the silver bracelet that her brother bought for her, and laughed like a silver bell from time to time.

The courtyard was lively and bustling outside. Jiang Anyi stayed in the main hall and looked at the courtyard with envy. He was taught since childhood to be as steady as a scholar, which made him invisibly an alternative. His cousins ​​talked and joked with An Yong and were slightly distant from him.

When Jiang Huang said the purpose of his visit, several uncles were happy to be happy. Farming could not make money, and the family had limited land, so they had to rent other people's fields to support the family. Being able to work in a shop is several times better than farming, and there is no need to work so hard. The result of the discussion was that the third uncle, who knew his uncle, took the third uncle's third uncle's second uncle's second uncle's second uncle's second uncle's work to work in the Guo family.

Jiang Anyi has decided to study at Zechang Academy. The reason is very simple. Although the prefecture school is better than the county school, it is difficult for the official school to make progress without any way. In contrast, Zechang Academy has a good academic style and a rigorous academic discipline. What's more, Zechang Academy is the best academy in Jiangnan, with more talents. Since there is no need to worry about the family, of course, you have to study at the academy.

Zechang Academy is in Renzhou. The academy is more than 100 miles away from Wenping Prefecture and more than 300 miles away from Xinqi County. The distance is not close. Jiang Anyi wants to buy a donkey for transportation. In fact, Jiang Anyi is very envious of his predecessors riding horses, crossing swords, and studying around the world. However, the price of horses is too expensive, so it is second-most. It is also good to have a donkey.

Lao Wang is a familiar man and was borrowed by Jiang Anyi as a staff officer. The cattle and horse market is in the west of the city, and you can smell the odor from a distance. There are stalls of cattle and horse manure on the ground, and flies are flying in the air, hitting people's faces from time to time. Jiang Anyi frowned and walked carefully in front of the greenhouse.

The cows, horses and donkeys in the shed were dirty and smelly. The strong smell of urine made Jiang Anyi almost give up the idea of ​​buying animals. Lao Wang flattered with excitement and stopped to help ask for the price. Looking at the skinny donkeys, Jiang Anyi really couldn't bear to ride them.

Without any intention of buying a donkey, Jiang Anyi only wanted to walk through the cattle shed and leave from the other end. He accidentally saw a horse lying in the corner of the shed, with a mane that was kneaded and could not tell the color, and his head drooped weakly. When he heard someone passing by, the horse raised his head and his big eyes were filled with water.

Jiang Anyi stood up and asked, "How to sell this horse?"

When the horse owner saw the business coming, he smiled and said, "The guest officer has good eyesight. This horse is very strong and has a good horse, and it is cheap, only twenty taels."

I heard Lao Wang ask for the price and knew that a horse costs for 40 or 50 taels. Why is this horse so cheap? Jiang Anyi asked the owner of the horse to drive the horse up. The horse worked hard several times before he stood up tremblingly. His figure was tall, six and a half feet, but his bones were as thin as fire. The ribs on the horse's belly were prominent, and his four legs were trembling. It was clearly a sick horse. The horse was carrying a whip and flies were "buzzing" around the wound, and the drooping ponytail was unable to shake it.

Someone next to him smiled and said, "Old Yang, you dare to speak twenty taels of horse, but you can't even scrape dozens of kilograms except for bones and horse meat. Young Master, you should take a look at my horse, it's gentle and powerful, and the price is easy to negotiate."

Old Yang cursed with a bitter face: "I'm in trouble and have raised a living ancestor. I can only eat but not work. Master, why don't you take it back? If you really can't take it back, it's okay if you can't take it back."

Lao Wang knew the horse. When he saw that although the horse was thin, its ears were as thin as bamboo, his eyes were like birds, and his forehead was prominent. It was a good horse. He quietly pulled Jiang Anyi's clothes and signaled him to buy them. Jiang Anyi had originally seen the horse pitiful, but received Lao Wang's instructions. Without saying a word, he threw twelve taels of silver to Lao Yang's head, untied the reins, and pulled the horse out of the shed.

After leaving the horse shed, Lao Wang said excitedly: "Young Master Jiang, this horse is a war horse from Beimo. The Qingzhou horses and Chuzhou horses from our Dazheng are not so tall. Don't look at the horse-skinned horses, the horse-selling horses do not know how to serve this good horse. This horse cannot just feed the forage and wheat bran, but also feed the fried soybeans and eggs to maintain their strength."

Jiang Anyi was secretly shocked. Ordinary people couldn't eat enough food, so they were reluctant to feed horses with soybeans and eggs. They also needed two dou of feed every day, so they could raise two or three strong men. Jiang Anyi smiled bitterly and was impulsive. Since they bought it, they should make do with it first. If it really doesn't work, they will sell it.

The horse was trembling all over, but there was stubbornness in its eyes. Jiang Anyi brushed away the flies and insects for it, reached out to take care of its twisted mane. The horse made a low neigh, and teardrops as big as beans rolled down from the horse's mouth. Jiang Anyi lived in Guo's house for three days, and through Lao Wang's careful care, the horse's disease improved. The washed fur shone with a dark luster. Although it was still skinny, there was a spirit in the horse's mouth.

Seeing that his brother bought a horse, Jiang Anyong was eager to try it out. Jiang Anyi cursed: "This horse is still sick. When it recovers, it will naturally let you ride it. By the way, can you ride a horse?"

Yan'er looked at Xinqi from the side. Seeing that the horse was dark, thin and weak, she curled her lips and said, "This horse is so ugly. Just call him charcoal in the stove."

Under careful care, the ugly charcoal quickly recovered from the sun. Even Yan'er pulled some grass from time to time to feed it. Jiang Anyong wanted to stay with the charcoal all day long. Jiang Anyi did not ride a horse rashly. He heard Guo Huaili say that Lao Wang was a cavalry in the army, so he asked Lao Wang to come out of the mountain to guide the riding skills again.

June is here, and "Pingshan Bamboo Art" has opened. With the invisible publicity of governor Feng as the foundation, the sales of bamboo fans are very good. In just seven days, the first batch of 1,000 bamboo fans were sold out at the price of one tael of silver per hand. In the entire Wenping Mansion, if anyone who is studying does not hold a folding fan and writes a few words of their own proud works on the fan, he will be embarrassed to go out.

The hot sales of bamboo fans and other bamboo products are also well-selling. Pingshan Bamboo Art Store is crowded with merchants from various states who come to order. Some of the smarts actually followed the clues and found Xinqi County and directly asked Manager Guo to discuss the purchase.

My third uncle came back and heard that the folding fan technology was sold for only 200 taels. He sighed that he was selling cheaply. With the current hot market, he could sell at least 500 taels. Manager Guo is worthy of being an "old fox" and has the eyesight. Jiang Anyi doesn't care about the sales of folding fans. In his opinion, as long as his family can live well, it's the same as how much money it costs, what he cares most now is Zechang Academy, and he has inquired about the academy from his classmates. When his classmates heard that Jiang Anyi was going to study at Zechang Academy, they all showed envy, and only Fatty Guo said, "I ask for trouble."

The newly built house is changing day by day, and it seems that it will be completed by the end of June. Jiang Anyi decided to wait for the new house and set off for Zechang Academy, which happened to be the college recruiting new students in mid-July.

June is hot and hot. It rained at night, and the whole family slept soundly. In a daze, Jiang Anyi was awakened by the roar of charcoal. Since practicing the demon's set of Ningxin Jingqi, Jiang Anyi felt that his strength had increased a lot, and he had a sharp ear and eye, and quick reaction.

There seemed to be footsteps in the courtyard. Jiang Anyi was shocked and pushed An Yong into the bed, got up and got out of the bed and opened the door. The rushing footsteps in the courtyard ran outward, but there was no thief. There was no moon, and it was pitch black outside. Jiang Anyi turned around and took out the oil lamp. With the dim light of the oil lamp, there were some scattered footprints on the wetlands in the courtyard.

"Yi'er? What's wrong?"

"Mom, it's okay. A bird shocked the charcoal. You should go to bed quickly." Jiang Anyi didn't want to alarm her mother and covered her up.

When he came to Charcoal, Jiang Anyi patted the horse's neck and added a handful of grass into the manger. Charcoal sniffed gently and licked Jiang Anyi's hand with his tongue. What a good horse. If it weren't for Charcoal's warning, something might happen tonight.

Jiang Anyi used a bamboo broom to sweep away the footprints in the yard. When he returned to the house, he thought about who it would be? Is it the thief coveting his own property? The people in Pingshan Town are simple and do not say that they do not close their doors at night, but they have never had any stealing. Could it be Hou Qi?
Chapter completed!