The Double
Chapter 517 - 157: BMW_5

Chapter 517: Chapter 157: BMW_5

Why does it seem like I’ve been here before? Tonger mused to herself.

In fact, Jiang Li had never actually visited the East Market before, at most she had just passed by the entrance while she was with Xue Fangfei. However, the people here with their martial arts world aura were not unfamiliar to her, nor was she afraid of them. Xue Zhao had taken her to similar places before, and besides, everyone says there’s an insurmountable gap between the upper and lower classes. But upper-class people won’t remain upper class forever, just as lower-class people won’t be lowerclass forever. In the eyes of these people, she was an upper class person, but Jiang Li knew, deep down, she was still the daughter of a petty official from Tongxiang, no different from those around here.

Her gaze swept over the nearby stalls, but she didn’t see anything of interest and felt a bit disappointed. After all, it’s difficult for ordinary items to catch the eye of Old General Jih, and she had hoped to find some rare treasures here, but it seemed there was nothing interesting.

At that moment, suddenly, a whine came from not far away; Jiang Li looked over and saw a long table with a solid wooden post next to it. Tied to the post with several ropes were several foals.

The foals must have been born not too long ago because they couldn’t even stand properly. They were of various colors, but all were covered in a thick layer of dirt and mud, obscuring their actual appearance.

Jiang Li walked over to the owner of the foals, a middle-aged man who hurriedly stood up to greet her: "These are all newly acquired foals; miss, why don’t you pick one to raise? They’re very well-behaved."

Bai Xue and Tonger exchanged glances. There was a stable in the Jiang Residence, and the mares there often gave birth to foals – there was no need to buy them here. Yet Jiang Li actually bent down, holding up her skirt, and began to pick and choose among the group of foals, pointing to a small one: "I want this one."

Everyone turned to look at the foal she had chosen. It was a small foal with bright eyes, which seemed especially tiny among the other horses, and it was covered with mud crusts and looking filthy.

Tonger said softly, "This one is too dirty, miss, why not choose that chestnut-colored one?"

Jiang Li shook her head: "I want this one."

The middle-aged man was also stunned. Girls choosing foals usually go for the cute ones, but this foal looked quite fierce, even its gaze was a bit wild, and it was also dirty. He had not expected Jiang Li would choose this one; her taste was certainly unusual.

"How much silver?" Jiang Li asked.

Seeing her decisive appearance, the middle-aged man thought she must be a young lady oblivious to worldly hardships, and said: "I see a connection with the miss, these foals are all excellent breeds. Today, just for the miss, I’ll give a discount, five hundred taels of silver!"

"Five hundred taels of silver?" Tonger exclaimed sharply, glaring at the middle-aged man, "You wouldn’t think our silver was blown in by the wind, or do you really think we don’t know the price of foals?"

"Tonger, pay the silver," Jiang Li said.

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man immediately beamed with joy, "This miss knows quality. She’s a straightforward person!"

Tonger was seething inside, spending so much silver on a foal was laughable. Though the man was flattering her miss on the surface, who knew what he was thinking inside, perhaps mocking the miss for being a fool. But since Jiang Li had spoken, Tonger had no choice but to comply, taking five silver notes from her box and passing them over.

As the middle-aged man gleefully took the silver notes, Tonger felt even more frustrated.

Many people came and went in the East Market, and Jiang Li’s group stood out, attracting many curious glances. The process of her buying the foal also drew a crowd of onlookers. Seeing Jiang Li spend so much silver on a mysterious foal, many showed a sneering smile.

Jiang Li ignored all that. She instructed Bai Xue to take good care of the foal, and after leaving the East Market, made sure the foal was looked after before boarding the carriage.

Finally, Tonger couldn’t help but speak up: "Miss, why did you spend so much silver on that one foal? We have plenty at our residence, and after this purchase, we won’t have much left for Old General Jih’s birthday gift."

"There’s no need," Jiang Li said. "I’ve already bought the old general’s birthday gift."

"What?" Tonger was stunned. "When did you buy it?"

"That foal," Jiang Li replied.

Tonger was taken aback and said, "But that’s just an ordinary foal, even if you tell the old general that the foal cost five hundred taels of silver, it’s still just a common horse you can find anywhere." Tonger repeated the words "even then it’s dirty" quietly to herself, not voicing them out loud.

"Oh? You think it’s just an ordinary horse?" Jiang Li asked with a smile.

"Isn’t it?" Tonger, sensing something in Jiang Li’s smile, turned to Bai Xue and asked, "Bai Xue, did you notice anything?"

Bai Xue answered honestly, "No, I only feel that the horse was dirtier than the horses we usually see."

Tonger: "..."

"That’s not an ordinary horse," Jiang Li said with a slight smile. "It’s a Sweat-Blood Precious Horse."

"What?" Both Tonger and Bai Xue were shocked, staring at Jiang Li in disbelief.

"Although I don’t know how the Sweat-Blood Precious Horse ended up among those foals and their owner didn’t realize it, this trade is clearly a win for me. Let alone five hundred taels of silver, even ten thousand taels of gold would be worthwhile," Jiang Li said.