Year: I had a good time when I was young

Chapter 510 Ignorance does not mean stupidity

Chu Xiangqian took the revolver, and after taking a closer look, he saw that the ivory on the grip must have been replaced in the past day or two.

Otherwise the ivory would not be so white, and at least the edges of the ivory would be yellow.

Moreover, polishing marks can also be seen on the gun body. It seems that it must have been refurbished recently.

But the gun is definitely an antique gun, and it was also a very popular cowboy gun back in the day.

When I opened the bullet chamber, it was really loaded with bullets.

Looking at Chu Qianqian, he wanted to beat his sister, and Ehime also trembled inwardly at the sight of Chu Qianqian.

He secretly thought that the elder brother would not really treat Patriot, Aimin, and Ailin the same way, so how many times would he slap himself with the bamboo stick?
  Ehime couldn't help but shudder when she thought of her three younger brothers grimacing in pain.

He looked at Chu Qianqian pitifully, with moisture slowly flashing in his eyes, making Chu Qianqian roll his eyes.

At this time, Xiao Lan'er and Hong Kong Sheng heard the sound of parking and walked out of the house to greet their men.

Seeing Ehime holding the horse, Sofia, who often came to the manor to find Ehime to graze in the past few days, also carefully held the horse and stood aside.

Busily walking down the steps of the big house, he saw the antique revolver in Chu Qianqian's hand.

Xue Jinglan couldn't help but glared at Ehime, and told her in the morning not to go out and mess around with a gun.

It's fine now. Not only did she ride back after playing until dark, but she was also caught by her elder brother.

However, Xue Jinglan already felt in her heart that she was the sister-in-law, so she quickly winked at Hong Kong Sheng and put her arms around Chu Qianqian's arms.

"Brother Qiang, it's already dark. Master's wife and Sister Tao have already prepared dinner. Master and uncle are also waiting for Ehime.

Hurry up and go inside before the master waits impatiently. "

Hong Kong Sheng agreed, "Senior brother, my aunt specially made your favorite lion head tonight. It won't taste good if the dish is cold."

Eyuan looked at Xue Jinglan and Hong Kong Sheng gratefully, but Chu Qianqian snorted coldly, but in his heart he was very satisfied with the way the two daughters-in-law protected their sister-in-law.

Chu Xiangqian didn't really intend to punish Ehime, let alone slap her in front of everyone.

And to be honest, guns are indeed dangerous, but children on the ranch start handling guns at the age of 14 or even 10. As long as they are guided and reminded correctly, they will rarely hurt themselves.

On the contrary, if you block it and don't let it touch you, accidents are more likely to happen.

As for this Remington revolver, the trigger must be moved and assembled first before the trigger can be reset, otherwise the gun cannot be fired.

It’s an early version of insurance.

He returned the gun to Ehime, and then reminded, "If you want to practice shooting, I will teach you in person when I have time to avoid any accidents."

Ehime's face lit up and she nodded hurriedly.

He took the gun, put it in the holster, then handed the horse's reins to Zhang Tianzhi, turned around and hugged Sophia and said, "Brother, this gun was given to me by Sophia, please don't scold her."

Chu Qianqian rolled his eyes at his sister, but he also knew that cowboys in the American countryside usually gave each other gifts such as revolvers, knives, leather boots, and cowboy hats.

Not only is it practical, it’s also inexpensive.

There are several shops in the town that specialize in saddlery and leather goods.

The business is better than ordinary shops, but you have to have real skills, otherwise the cowboys themselves are all-rounders, and many people can also make saddleries and leather goods themselves.

Chu Xiangqian smiled at Sophia, who was a little shy and worried, and said, "Did your father give you this gun, or did you buy it yourself in a gun shop in a small town?"

Sophia's heart tightened, and she said hesitantly, "BOSS, Miss Tianyuanyuan gave me a beautiful blue, red, and gold copper vase from Tianchao the day before yesterday.

I wanted to give her a gift in return, so I went to a small town thrift store and used last month's salary and the change I had saved for a year to sell this antique revolver for $50.

Then I went to my father to polish the gun and replace it with an ivory grip before giving it to Yuanyuan. "

Chu nodded forward and knew as soon as he heard that the gift Ehime gave to Sophia was cloisonné, and his girl now had many handicrafts from the Celestial Dynasty.

A piece of cloisonné may cost hundreds or thousands of Hong Kong dollars on Hong Kong Island, but when purchased from China, the cost may be only a fraction, or even a tenth.

The revolver given by Sophia has the words 1893 engraved on it. It is naturally the Remington 1890 version of the revolver, which was privately ordered in 1893.

Seriously speaking, although Sofia only spent $50, this gun was definitely a steal.

No, maybe in a few decades, this gun will cost several thousand dollars more.

But now, the market retention rate of this kind of gun is not small, even if it is a privately customized version, provided that it does not use silver or gold as materials.

In addition, the residents of the small town have very little interest in this type of gun. In the eyes of the small town thrift store owner, this type of gun is not valuable even if it has a history of more than 60 years.

The thrift store owner might be secretly happy to be able to sell it for two or three times more than the recently produced revolver.

But if you take it to Los Angeles, it might cost several hundred dollars. Otherwise, decades later, it will not be sold for several thousand dollars, or even ten or twenty thousand dollars.

As for why the thrift store owner didn't take it to Los Angeles, don't expect the residents of a small town to be knowledgeable.

Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many mistakes.

Chu Qianqian thought for a while and explained to Sophia, "This gun may be worth $50 in a small town, but after your father polished it and refurbished it, and took it to Los Angeles, in my eyes it is worth at least a few hundred dollars less.

Are you still planning to give it to Yuanyuan now? "

Ehime, Xiao Lan'er, and Hong Kong Sheng couldn't understand English, and their expressions were a little confused. They didn't know what Chu Xiangqian and Sophia were talking about.

When Sophia heard the price of 500 US dollars, she was stunned for a moment, then hesitated, but it only took a few seconds for the little girl to smile.

"I'm also worried that the gift I gave to Miss Yuanyuan is not good enough, which will make me feel that my friendship with her is not equal enough.

It's fine now, and I won't have to keep thinking about whether I should accept the Celestial Bronze Bottle she gave me. "

Chu Xiangqian's perception of the little girl instantly improved to a higher level, and he reached out and patted the little girl on the shoulder.

He smiled and said, "As a reward for your honesty and kindness, you can choose any horse in the stable, and I will give it to you."

"Really, really?"

Western cowboys, or American small-town rednecks, don’t have so many twists and turns.

Of course, if you think they are easy to deceive, you are the fool.

Being ignorant doesn't mean being ignorant.

The cunning of the lower classes sometimes makes the elites deceived and feel they are taking advantage.

Chu Xiangqian said it was a reward, and Sophia really wanted a quarter horse of her own, so she naturally wouldn't refuse.

Without even hesitating, seeing Chu nodding forward, he immediately pointed at the Quarter Horse beside him.

"Boss, I have been using this horse when I work these days, so I want it."

Chu looked forward at the batch of quarter horses and knew from one glance that the little girl was patronizing them.

However, after the horses from Novice Village are taken out, although it is impossible for all of them to be top-notch, compared with the horses in reality, they are at least above the average.

If this 3-year-old quarter horse were to be sold, it would cost at least 3 to 400 US dollars.

For Sophia, it may be the most expensive gift she has received since she was 15 years old. Chu patted the horse's neck forward, and the three-dimensional attributes of the horse popped into his mind. Sure enough, the physique of 1.2, the strength of 1.1, and the speed of 1.1 were only one-tenth or two-tenths of the normal strength.

But the horse is really pretty.

Nodding to Sophia who looked expectant, "My dear, it's yours."

The English words “honey” or “sweetheart” are equally useful for children, or even more so.

Sofia almost jumped up in excitement, hugged the quarter horse's neck, and kissed the horse's forehead several times.

Chu Xiangqian was also affected by the little girl's excitement. He looked at the somewhat confused Ehime and said, "Let's go, you can invite your new friends to your house for dinner.

However, a little later, you have to ask Brother Zhi and the others to accompany you to send Sophia back to the cowboy residence. To avoid encountering wild animals at night. "

Ehime nodded quickly, then looked at Zhang Tianzhi.

In addition to Zhou Billy, Zhang Tianzhi, Tony and Yuan Hua all speak English, and their feelings about Sophia are the same as Chu Xiangqian's, and they all think this little girl is good.

Naturally, he smiled and nodded, "Don't worry, miss. We will ride with you on horseback to take Sofia back in a while."

Ehime thanked her hurriedly, and then pulled Sophia to make gestures.

Unexpectedly, despite the language barrier between the two, they could understand each other's meaning with just a few gestures.

After looking at Chu Qianqian and seeing him nodding, Sophia smiled, led the horse, and tied it to a wooden post specially built to temporarily store horses outside the manor.

When dining in the evening, the previous table had long been replaced by an American-style long table that could seat more than ten or twenty people.

This decision was not made by Chu Xiangqian, but by Xue Jinglan and Hong Kong Sheng after discussion.

This is to prevent the cowboy from being nervous about the round table when he comes to visit.

Chu Xiangqian naturally didn't care about this. The master and the others had no objections to Xue Jinglan and Hong Kong Sheng's decision, and even praised them both.

Ehime pulled Sophia and sat together. Maria Tucker, who had been living in the manor these days and used the annex building as an office, saw this and sat over.

Zhang Tianzhi and the other two were also very satisfied with this long table, so that Tony and Zhou Bili would not feel uncomfortable sitting at a round table with the boss.

Only the three sisters, Sister Tao and Zhao Di, refused to come to the table despite being persuaded several times.

As for Kumiko and Olivia, unless Chu moves forward to recruit them, they will basically not appear in front of everyone.

It takes more than an hour to eat a meal, which is not a long time here in the United States, but for Chinese people, eating for more than an hour without drinking alcohol is already a long time.

Watching Ehime take Da Zhuang and Hong Niu off, accompanied by Zhang Tianzhi and four other people on horseback, they saw Sophia off.

Chu Xiangqian then returned to the house and chatted with his master and his wife.

After chatting for a while, Xiao Laner glanced at Hong Kong Sheng. Needless to say, she definitely wanted to play mahjong.

Although the master's wife and Gong Er were not very interested in playing mahjong, seeing that their apprentice's wife and niece wanted to play so much, the two old ladies naturally would not refuse.

Moreover, playing cards with two juniors can be regarded as family happiness.

Chu Xiangqian waited for a few men. While drinking tea, there wasn't much to talk about. He just sat around the mahjong table as an audience.

Seeing this, the woman Maria also followed and became an audience.

After Chu Xiangqian explained the rules of mahjong to her, although she didn't remember them all, she looked at them and was actually a little eager to try them.

Unfortunately, I don’t understand the language and I don’t have the location, so I can only calm down and concentrate on watching and learning at the same time.

For people like Chu Xiangqian, who can memorize all the tiles in mahjong just through the extremely subtle differences.

Watching his two novice wives play cards, I really have the urge to drive them out and take the field myself.

Seeing Hong Kong Sheng hesitating with two cards, Chu Xiangqian couldn't stand it anymore and reminded him.

Hong Kong Sheng raised his head and looked at his man with some suspicion in his eyes.

Chu Xiangqian immediately rolled his eyes. He didn't expect that his little wife, who usually did whatever she said, would dare to doubt him at the card table.

Hong Kong stuck out his tongue, but still played a card obediently, and then he touched it after only two turns.

Le's Hong Kong style almost jumped with excitement.

Xue Jinglan immediately stopped working. She stood up and pushed Chu forward, telling him to wash up and go to bed.

Chu Qianqian was not willing to sleep alone. After repeatedly promising not to speak, Xue Jinglan let him go.

Then I heard Yixiantian say with a smile, "I heard from some of the senior brothers in Sanjiangshui that you are on Hong Kong Island and you are known as the God of Gamblers?"

Everyone immediately became interested, and Chu Xiangqian secretly thought to himself that those senior brothers in Sanjiang Shui were really big mouthed.

Then he shrugged, "As long as I've played with the cards, I can remember what each card is through the subtle differences.

Play mahjong with me, and if I don’t want to, I will never let go.

If you want to target someone, that guy shouldn't even think about playing tricks all night long. "

Gong Er immediately answered, "Then I will announce now that you will not have a role in playing mahjong from now on."

Everyone burst into laughter.

Xue Jinglan and Hong Kong Sheng actually nodded along.

But even Zang couldn't hide the pride in his eyes.

At 11 o'clock in the evening, I felt that Gong Er was a little tired. Without Chu Xiangqian's reminder, Mistress announced that we would play again tomorrow.

Chu Qianqian was secretly happy. After washing up, he pulled Xue Jinglan and Hong Kong Sheng to sleep together.

The two little girls were embarrassed at first, but they couldn't resist Chu Qianqian.

The next day, the two were so tired that they slept until 10 o'clock in the morning.

When the two of them went downstairs together, the mistress looked at the two of them still confused and shook her head.

Chu Xiangqian had already said in the morning that he would be on a business trip for two or three days. After hesitating for a while, the mistress still pulled Xue Jinglan and Hong Kong Sheng together and muttered, asking them not to follow Chu Xiangqian too much.

They are not worried about Chu Xiangqian's physical problems, but worried that Xue Jinglan and Hong Kong Sheng are not 20 years old yet, and meeting Chu Xiangqian, a husband with an unheard of yang energy, will actually damage their vitality.

The two little girls blushed and nodded, and then they were taken to practice martial arts by their master's wife.

You don't need to be famous, but you should at least keep fit.

This is a hard time for Xue Jinglan and Hong Kong Sheng, one is a real rookie and the other has never liked practicing martial arts.

Otherwise, even though some elders in the family are kung fu masters, Hong Kong students would not still be beginners.

But the teacher said that keeping fit not only makes it easier to conceive a child, but when the child is actually pregnant, the child will be stronger if the mother is in good health.

Hong Kong students and Xue Jinglan were immediately forced to learn even if they didn't want to learn.

(End of this chapter)