Chapter 57: Buying a Horse

d."What's going on" The Emperor glared at the Empress, "Empress, I heard you had Chen Taiyi's most prized disciple beheaded directly"The empress's face shifted slightly, "Your Majesty, this concubine...Ding Yi, Ding Er, Ding San, Ding Si, including Ding Hua, were all servants bought by Master Jia and signed a death contract.

They were all very loyal, and now Master Jia had given their sale contracts to An Xuetang.

That means their lives and deaths are now in An Xue Tang's hands. An Xue Tang can control these five people at will.

According to Master Jia, this Ding Hua is quite skilled. He might have been a soldier before, but for some unknown reason, he was sold here afterwards. Master Jia saw that he had skills and thought that he could also manage his subordinates very well, so he bought him back.

Ding Hua has been here for five years and manages the estate very well. Master Jia suggests that if she can't find anyone temporarily, she should just keep Ding Hua and the others.

An Xuetang carefully observed these people. They did indeed have skill, and... it wasn't low-level.

But their eyes didn't have that cunning glint, so An Xuetang felt it was feasible to leave them and observe them slowly.

"When will our rice be ready to harvest" asked An Xuetang.

Ding Hua bowed, "Returning Miss, there are about three months left."

“Well then, you three can do as you please for the next three months. The estate workers don't need to be dismissed, and I'll keep paying their wages just like Master Jia used to. You can continue to handle all of this, Ding."

Ding Hua bowed and nodded, "Yes."

"And... from now on, you don't need so many rules in front of me. I'm not used to it!"

Their habit of standing up and cupping their hands when speaking made An Xue Tang truly uncomfortable.

Five people simultaneously bowed and responded, "Yes."

Anne Xue Tang: "..."

She was too lazy to say anything more, and now she just looked at Ding Hua, “You try to fence off large areas at the foot of those mountains.”

Ding Hua nodded, "Yes."

As a dutiful servant, he would never question why his master did things that way, and he always tried his best to fulfill his master's requests.

Ding Yiding Er Ding San Ding Si also have the same idea.

Their five qualities were very satisfactory to An Xuetang.

"After I fortify the mountaintop, I plan to raise ducks and rabbits, the more the better. Ding Hua, you're in charge of finding people with experience raising ducks and rabbits. At the foot of the three mountains, I will use that land to raise them. You can start preparing now."

Although Ding Hua and others were puzzled, they all agreed and said they would implement it as soon as possible.

An Xuetang didn't tell them what the purpose of raising these two things was. After giving instructions, she let Ding Hua follow her out the door.

She now needs to buy a carriage, Ding Hua looks like an experienced person, An Xue Tang wants to take him out.

An Xuetang was thinking that she would often come to this manor in the future, and without a horse it would be really inconvenient. She couldn't possibly have her walk here every time.

Therefore, buying a car is an urgent matter.

Ding Hua indeed has experience, he directly took An Xue Tang to the largest carriage trading market.

Ding Hua has a sharp eye; he can tell at a glance which horses have problems, and he can also determine where they come from.

An Xue Tang looked at him thoughtfully, a hint of doubt in her eyes about his identity.

No matter what his status is, as long as he's wholeheartedly helping her now, that's enough.

After looking around, both of them didn't see a suitable horse.

Anshe Tang wasn't very knowledgeable about horses, but she was fine riding them. After all, in the 21st century, horseback riding was one of her hobbies.

Looking and looking, the sun was about to set. Just when An Xue Tang wanted to give up, suddenly a horse came into their sight.

Even Lian Xiang, who was usually expressionless, had his eyes light up when he saw the horse.

An Xuetang doesn't know how to distinguish between a good horse and a bad one, but when she saw this horse, she felt that it was definitely not ordinary.

It was a magnificent steed, with a powerful physique and agile movements. Its coat was sleek and smooth, its large eyes sparkled with intelligence, and even the hairs at the tip of its tail seemed to gleam. It was clear that this horse had been well-cared for and was of the highest quality.

But why would such a horse appear here

"What shall we do The horse has gone mad again and just injured one of our men."

"This horse has been trained for several months now, and it still can't be trained. I think this horse is probably not going to work out."

"What are we going to do then Didn't the boss say this horse could be sold for a good price after being trained"

"Then what can you do if it just won't be trained"

An Xuetang and Ding Hua looked at each other. Ding Hua immediately took out ten silver coins and secretly slipped them into the hands of a young boy, whispering, "What is this horse's history"

The money clerk grinned, taking the silver. “This horse was found by our boss, but it’s a good one, just untamable. He’s had it for over three months now, and we haven’t been able to break it in. It’s injured many of our horse trainers too.”

Ding Hua narrowed his eyes slightly. This was a top-notch steed, something priceless and beyond compare, and it had been found abandoned

He looked at the horse thoughtfully, not even he was confident he could tame it.

"Ding Guanjia, what do you think of this horse" An Xuetang liked it more and more as she looked at it. This horse was super handsome. It just stood there doing nothing, and An Xuetang couldn't help but love it.

Ding Hua saw that An Xuetang was genuinely interested in the horse. She narrowed her eyes, "This is a fine horse, but it has a fiery temperament and might not be suitable for Miss."

An Xuetang raised an eyebrow and smiled, "How would you know it's not suitable for me if you don't try"

After saying that, she walked straight toward the horse.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa." The fellow jumped back, startled by her move. "Ma'am, you can't go up there, that horse is still dangerous."

An Xuetang rubbed her chin, "I want this horse. How much does it cost"

Several companions looked at each other in surprise. “No… no, girl, we haven’t decided to sell this horse.”

Why not sell

"This horse is wild, we won't sell it until it's tamed. Otherwise, if anything happens, it would be our stable's responsibility."

An Xue Tang shook her head, "Don't worry, if something happens I definitely won't hold you responsible. I want this horse."

After that, An Xuetang looked at the horse with great satisfaction, "I want to be the Bole who discovers my steed!"

Ding Hua heard her words, his spine stiffened slightly. Then, as if remembering something, he immediately regained his indifference.

He thought she had recognized it as a divine steed, but after some contemplation, he figured she was probably just expressing that sentiment. Otherwise, if she truly knew it was a divine steed, then her identity... would likely be extraordinary.

Guys, they can't just sell the horses. They're in a hurry to get rid of them, but the stable has rules. Dangerous horses can't be sold because it would hurt customers.

But An Xuetang insisted on wanting it, and they also wanted to sell the horse, after all, they had been training the horse for over three months, and they were tired of it.

At this moment, the stable master was summoned.

Upon hearing An Xuetang's desire to purchase this fiery steed, he narrowed his eyes, “This young lady may not be aware, this horse’s wildness hasn’t been tamed yet, it would be dangerous for you, so we cannot sell it.”

An Xue Tang looked at Ding Hua.

Ding Hua immediately knew that she had to have this horse.

Since that's the case, Ding Hua naturally wanted to help her.

He stepped forward, "Since you can't tame these horses, why not sell them to our young lady If you're not at ease, we can draw up a statement. No matter what happens, you won't be responsible, how about that"r ability to control the court ladies likely comes from Mo Yunze giving her advice behind the scenes.An Xuetang suddenly remembered what the little monk had told her at Jinchuan Temple, but she didn't...