Liao Zhai's Refining God

Chapter 283 Buying a Horse
After Wang Lin entered the city, she inquired all the way and walked towards a bookstore, where maps were often sold.Just what Wang Lin needed.

Although Wang Lin knew that the place she was going to was Changlin County, it was not easy to find the land outside the Great Wall, which was sparsely populated and complicated.For example, Xiyuan Mansion is several times wider than Jinhua Mansion.Previously, Wang Lin's map only directed to Xiyuan Mansion, but not to Changlin County.

"Shopkeeper, do you have a map of Changlin County?" When Wang Lin came to the bookstore, it was already dark. People around the age of 50 are sorting out books and preparing to move them back to the small shop with a heavy breath and trembling.

"Little Master, it's very unfortunate. There was originally a map to Changlin County, but it was bought just now." The shopkeeper said, pointing to two people in a small restaurant next to him.

Wang Lin turned her head to look, and there was a small restaurant next to the bookstore. The restaurant was not big, with less than ten seats.At this time, two people, one old and one young, were each eating a bowl of hot noodles with relish.

The old man was about 60 years old, wearing a sheepskin padded jacket with a lot of dust on it, it seemed that he had come from the world.The young man next to him was about 20 years old, and the sheepskin padded jacket wrapped in it was a little cleaner. The young man ate quite delicately, not like the old man who ate voraciously.

Wang Lin looked at it and was a little surprised. Judging by his blood, the old man was a martial artist with the cultivation base of a small master of true energy; the young man also had the cultivation base of a high-ranking martial artist.But then Wang Lin's eyes narrowed, and the young man turned out to be a woman.

Wang Lin pondered for a moment, walked over and cupped her hands and said, "This old man, you are very polite when you are born late."

"What's the matter, little Xianggong?" Seeing Wang Lin coming to say hello, the old man gave Wang Lin a blank look and asked.

"Old man, just now the shopkeeper of the bookstore said that the only map of his bookstore to Changlin County was bought by him. Are you going to Changlin County, and can you take me along?" Wang Lin cupped her hands.

"We are going to Changlin County, and we will leave early tomorrow morning. But the young man knows how far Changlin County is from here. Your body is not suitable for a study tour at this time. The old man advises you not to go." The old man looked at it Wang Lin said.

"Oh, so why?" Wang Lin asked.

"Changlin County is thousands of miles away from the city of Xiyuan Prefecture. It is located in the northeast of Xiyuan Prefecture, next to the Changling Mountains. The weather is freezing cold, and the snow is getting thicker as you go north. It's a plateau with wolves, tigers and leopards haunting it, you scholar can't go to Changlin County without the power to restrain a chicken." The old man said.

"I don't need to worry about this, I still have some foot strength, and I can definitely keep up with you." Wang Lin waved her hand.

"You can't just rely on your feet!" The old man waved his finger and pointed to the two horses on the horse post not far from the restaurant and continued: "Where you go, you need to ride a horse. It is difficult for you to walk without horses. Even if we No, you must save your energy on the road, and if you encounter wild animals, you can still resist one or two."

"He's an expert!" Wang Lin agreed with the old man's analysis.

"I can go buy a horse!" Wang Lin said.

"You scholar is very persistent. I don't know what you are going to do in Changlin County?" the old man said.

"To tell you the truth, the reason I came here for my study tour was to go to Changlin County. There was an elder who settled in Changlin County and hadn't contacted him for many years. My father was very concerned and asked me to visit." Wang Lin said.

"In this case, we will take you to Changlin County together. I will accompany you to buy horses tonight." The old man said.

"Buying horses tonight!" Wang Lin was taken aback.

"It seems that this is the first time for the young man to come to Xiyuan Prefecture, and he doesn't know the secrets of the horse market in Xiyuan Prefecture. The horse market in Xiyuan Prefecture is very famous, and it is the largest horse trading place in the Great Xia Kingdom. There is a mystery, that is 'gambling on horses', choosing horses in the dim light is all based on luck." The old man said.

"If the old man hadn't told me, I really wouldn't know. I heard that the old man is such an expert, so thank you." Wang Lin clasped her hands and put down the bookcase.Then he threw out a few taels of silver, and asked the waiter to serve another bowl of noodles, as well as a plate of roast lamb, a plate of cooked beef, and two jugs of wine.Together with the old man, they ate and drank together.

"You are not a pedantic man, you are very suitable for this old man." The old man said happily when he saw Wang Lin's behavior.

"We are destined to meet each other!" Wang Lin said with a smile.

During the meal, Wang Lin knew that the old man's name was Gan Linfeng and the woman's name was Gan Ruoyun.

After dinner, the old man took Wang Lin and the woman disguised as a man to the horse market.

"Brother Wang Lin, you have enough silver on your body. This horse is not cheap. The horses are selected in the night market according to the upper, middle and lower areas. The top-grade area requires one thousand taels, the middle-grade area requires 500 taels, and the low-grade area requires one horse. One hundred and two horses." Gan Linfeng said.

"In my opinion, what kind of horse should I choose?" Wang Lin said.

"You can choose a horse worth a hundred taels in the low-grade area. After all, you are a middle-earth, you don't live outside the Great Wall, and you can't do without horses everywhere. Naturally, you have to buy a good horse. And I don't think you are a good horse. Horse breeders, you can’t just buy a horse, it needs careful feeding, otherwise it’s easy to get sick. You’re just going to Changlin County, and I can take care of it for you along the way. Afterwards, just resell it." Gan Linfeng said.

"Then listen to the old man!" Wang Lin said.After all, to Wang Lin, it didn't matter whether she bought a horse or not, but in order to travel with these two people, she had to buy one, so as not to make them suspicious.Otherwise, Wang Lin herself would not be able to find her way.

"At first glance, the young gentleman is the son of a rich family, and he is generous enough. However, you can't do this in the horse market, otherwise you will be easily targeted by the local ruffians. The water in Xiyuan Prefecture is deep. We are new here, so it is not easy to cause this trouble." Gan Linfeng hinted vaguely.

"Understood, thank you, old man!" Wang Lin nodded.

The city of Xiyuan Prefecture is very large, and the horse market is located in the XC district. It is a huge market with sheds built inside and divided into three areas.Gan Linfeng has been here before, so he knows the way.

The horse market here gave Wang Lin the same feeling as the supermarket in her previous life. First, she bought an admission ticket, that is, a wooden sign, and then took the wooden sign to enter the area for selecting horses, and picked the horses and took them away.

Wang Lin spent 100 taels of silver to buy a wooden sign, and then, accompanied by Gan Linfeng, entered the low-grade area to choose.The Xiapin District is the area with the most horses. The horses are tied up in a row in the stables. Looking around, there are more than a dozen rows, and each row has twenty or thirty horses. Only one head is exposed. There are hundreds of them.

Each row only had one wind lamp lit at the entrance of the aisle, so it was extremely dim, and it was impossible to see clearly what the horses inside were like.

"Horse hunting is very particular. But in this night market, those esoteric horse hunting skills are not needed. You just need to grasp two points. Listen to the sound of the horse's breathing and stepping to choose. The breathing is even and powerful, and the stepping is deep. Relatively good horse." Gan Linfeng said.

(End of this chapter)