Chapter 2 Chapter One

Let me tell you something about the past. The past happened seventy-five years ago, when Ma Jinhua was sixteen years old. (Sixteen plus seventy-five is not bad at all, she is ninety-one years old.) At that time, although Ma Jinhua was only sixteen years old, everyone around thousands of miles knew about the girl Jinhua.Ma Jinhua is most famous for four things: riding skills, marksmanship, beauty and pungentness. If anyone doesn't know the four things Ma Jinhua is famous for, as long as he enters the large grassland at the foot of Zhongtiao Mountain, the Weishui River and the Jinghe River Basin, within an hour, he will definitely know that there are various purposes in this great plain. All kinds of people will soon know the name Ma Jinhua and hear all kinds of stories about her, including when she was fifteen years old, she led eighteen masters from the ranch to bravely enter Zhongtiao Mountain A gang of 300 bandits there wiped out all of them.

Ma Jinhua's father, Ma Zuimu, is the owner of Ma's ranch. This large ranch raises tens of thousands of cows and tens of thousands of horses. It is the largest ranch in Shaanxi Province.Ma Zuimu is not a local, and there are various legends about his origin. A more reliable statement is: Ma Zuimu is not his real name. No one knows what his real name is. He migrated from outside Shanhaiguan with a A group of loyal and rough men, it is said that the whole group are all horse thieves outside the pass. That group of people, headed by Ma Zuimu, came to the Jingwei Plain, first built a small pasture, and then gradually expanded, and merged dozens of small pastures into one large pasture, which is today's Ma's pasture. .The group headed by Ma Zuimu really knew how to raise cattle and herd horses. After twenty years, the horses raised by Ma's Ranch have become the targets of horse dealers from all over the world. Naturally, he became a figure respected by everyone, both in black and white, up and down the Yellow River.

That group of people at the beginning became the backbone of the Ma's Ranch. They fought decisive battles with bandits again and again. This group of people showed their bravery and martial arts. Gradually, from the people to the government, they all regarded the Ma's Ranch as The pillar of the local area—thousands of people rely on it to make a living. Originally, the place with the most bandits, and the place where the travel talk has changed, has become very calm because of the power of the Ma's Ranch. Everyone gives the Ma's Ranch face. The fierce bandits did not dare to make trouble in the area where the horses appeared in the ranch.

Therefore, Ma Zuimu also received the official title of "commander", but he didn't take it to heart at all. Ma Zuimu didn't marry until he was forty years old. He married a rural girl who fled famine. In the second year after marriage, Ma Jinhua was born. Although Ma Jinhua was a girl, she was like her heroic and chivalrous father since she was a child, not at all like her gentle and shy mother who always looked like a rural girl. Ma Jinhua first learned to ride a horse, and then learned to walk.Learn to use a gun before learning to hold chopsticks.Learn to swear before you learn to speak.When she was twelve years old, she was already tall and mature. I don't know how many young men would stare at her when they saw her, and became a famous little beauty.

However, the viciousness of the little beauty was soon known to others. Seven or eight young men, relying on the large number of people, teased twelve-year-old Ma Jinhua with rumors at a market. Ma Jinhua only suggested horse racing. Whoever can win her is her bet, and the nine boys readily agree.People who have witnessed this event are still talking about it.As the matter spreads, it is natural to add fuel and jealousy, but basically it can be believed. That morning, under the eyes of everyone, ten fine horses swept out of the market with the sound of their hoofs sounding like a thunderstorm, like a whirlwind. Ma Jinhua was dressed in white, as white as snow.Her hair is black and shiny, and she spends all day in the wild, but her skin is still so delicate and white, thinner and whiter than any big girl who can't walk out of the boudoir.

She tied a long white silk scarf on her head again, and galloped the horse with the silk scarf fluttering. Coupled with the pure white horse without a single hair, tens of thousands of people applauded in unison. Earth-shattering. And the nine young men who wanted to win Ma Jinhua were naturally first-rate equestrians, and the horse they picked was one in ten thousand. At that time, Ma Jinhua's father, Ma Zuimu, was also at the fair, and someone asked him, "The race owner, who do you think can be your son-in-law?" Ma Zuimu just sighed and shook his head: "But I hope this girl won't be too ruthless, the young guy, when he sees the girl's house, he will take advantage of it, it's inevitable!"

At that time, the listeners didn't know what Ma Zuimu meant, but they soon understood. At noon, the market was the busiest. Ma Jinhua, alone, was swept back like a whirlwind. The noisy market fell silent in an instant, so quiet that even the animals waiting to be sold at the market were silent. Dare to make a sound. Ma Jinhua's whole body was covered with blood, not only her body was covered with blood, but the white horse was also covered with blood. But looking at the situation where Ma Jinhua came galloping, she didn't seem to be injured in any way. Ma Zuimu led a few big men from the pasture to meet him, Ma Jinhua reined in the reins, the white horse let out a long neigh, the man stood up, and was immediately firmly nailed to the ground without moving.

Ma Jinhua got off the horse, and the first sentence was: "Take the little white dragon to be washed, don't lose a hair on it, and don't let a little blood on it." The two burly men on the pasture immediately agreed loudly, took the white horse and walked away. Before everyone could guess what happened, Ma Jinhua said to her father: "Father, it's a fair horse race. I didn't want their lives. They are not good at riding. They fell off their horses and broke their arms and legs. Then It's none of my business!" Ma Zuimu just sighed and shook his head, while Ma Jinhua stood proudly. Everyone present at the time said that Ma Jinhua, who was only twelve years old, was enough to become famous all over the world!

The nine young men were sent out by Ma Zuimu to find them one by one. They were all injured, without exception, were whipped. When asked about the past, the nine young men shook their heads and gritted their teeth. People are willing to say.The farthest one was found nearly 200 miles away. Even if they didn't tell them, people who are used to making a living on horseback would know how intense Ma Jinhua's galloping chase on the grassland was with one pair of nine!At the beginning, the young man might not be willing to fight back, but later on, when it became clear that it was a matter of life and death, how could he still feel sorry for him?But Ma Jinhua was not injured at all, but the nine young men were all seriously injured, no wonder they have no face to tell what happened!

Afterwards, the young men in a radius of 900 li knew that this beauty, who was so beautiful that people would be stupefied at first sight, was not to be offended. Year after year, Ma Jinhua became more beautiful, and no one dared to provoke her. At the age of fifteen, the gangsters in Zhongtiao Mountain were suppressed. As long as a cloud of snow-white shadows flashed by from afar, she usually drank a little. Drinking wine, the big man who said he was not afraid of Ma Jinhua, would not be able to help but shiver, lest his drunken words would reach Ma Jinhua's ears, it would be worth it!

Ma Jinhua is the most sensitive about the relationship between men and women. After she was fifteen years old, many rich men sent people to be matchmakers. The people who came to matchmaker never left with one ear. After five times, at most six times, they would naturally No one dared to come to the door again. Usually, Ma Jinhua looks kind and friendly, but she is tall and tall, and an ordinary man standing beside her is always shorter than her. Naturally, there was a sense of awe for her. Ma Jinhua also has a natural management ability. Once she handles all the affairs in the ranch, they are immediately in order.Moreover, she also has an unusually strong ability to solve problems.Those rough-and-tumble gangsters, when they had disputes, often turned into swords and shadows, but if Ma Jinhua was present, without a few words, he could turn the people who had turned against each other into good friends with sincerity. Ma Jinhua is such a highly anticipated legendary figure, all her actions have become people's conversation materials after dinner and drinks, and her every move has been compiled into various stories. It seems a little unimaginable that a person like this disappeared suddenly, and disappeared for five years, right? However, the fact is that when Ma Jinhua was sixteen years old, she suddenly disappeared mysteriously. That day, the weather was excellent, it was late spring, the best season for grazing horses.Due to her disappearance, there was an extreme sensation, so all her actions before her disappearance were investigated clearly afterwards. The process of Ma Jinhua's disappearance is as follows: Early in the morning, Ma Jinhua ordered the supervisor of the ranch to take a group of young horses in heat to graze the horses—to bring hundreds of stallions in the period of spring to the vast expanse of land. Go to the grassland, let them gallop as much as they want, and radiate their inexhaustible energy. Then, in the process of running wild, select the strongest among them for breeding purposes, adding countless excellent horses to the pasture. Herding horses is a major event in the ranch. Four years ago, Ma Jinhua presided over the horse herding for the first time. ability, expressed any doubts. That morning, Ma Jinhua rode her "little white dragon", raised her right hand high, swung the whip in her hand with a "huh", and the whip tip drew a circle in mid-air, piercing the air and making a loud bang There was a boom, the wooden gates of the pasture were opened, and more than 300 horses, neighing, raising their manes and kicking their hooves, scrambled for the first, and galloped out. None of the people thought that any accident would happen. Ma Jinhua took the lead. The white horse she rode was the best in the entire ranch. It is said that it was also the best in North China. At least, in the north of the Yellow River and south of the Great Wall, no better horse could be found. , the horse was raised by Ma Jinhua from a young age, horse and human are two in one, the little white dragon does not sleep in the stable, but stays in Ma Jinhua's boudoir, and Ma Jinhua likes to wear white clothes, so she rides the little white dragon galloping, It looked like a white whirlwind rolling forward at an extremely fast speed. Untamed horses have a violent temper, and when they gallop, they are also extremely fast. No matter how experienced a herdsman is, he dare not put himself in a herd of violent horses, because it is extremely dangerous, and violent galloping will inevitably lead to collisions and collapses. If one is not careful and falls off the horse, it will be trampled by thousands of horseshoes and turned into meat sauce. Therefore, the shepherds line up first, and get ready before the large herd of horses rush out. As soon as the horses start galloping, the shepherds will gallop closely beside the horses, trying their best to keep the horses calm. The formation does not make the horses run away. At the same time, behind the herd of horses, there must also be herdsmen in charge. When the horses are being herded, the shepherds who are dispatched are all experienced and have first-class riding skills. Not a Wrangler. There were a total of more than 80 horse herders dispatched from Ma's Ranch for that horse herding. Naturally, most of them were seasoned experts, and some of them were newbies who participated for the first time this year. Ma Jinhua took the lead and galloped forward, and the horses rushed out. All the herdsmen became extremely nervous: the horses galloped too fast. Hundreds of horses swept forward like a strong wind, and the distance from Ma Jinhua, who was galloping in front, was no more than ten feet away. All the herdsmen also felt that Ma Jinhua, who was riding in the front, also felt the speed of the horses galloping, which was beyond ordinary. Therefore, everyone saw that she was on the horse, and turned her head again and again to look at the horses behind her several times. So he tried his best to gallop the little white dragon, and galloped forward quickly. Because if the person who leads the horses is overtaken by the horses and placed in the middle of the horses, it will cause uncontrollable chaos, which will be a great tragedy! "Little White Dragon" is indeed a good horse chosen among ten thousand. Once urged, the four hooves will fly, and the castration is extremely fast. This may stimulate the galloping horses even more, and the horses will move forward. The Mercedes is also faster. The most embarrassing thing was the more than 80 horse herders. They were originally lined up on both sides of the horse herd and were galloping forward together, but gradually they began to fall behind. The backward situation is getting worse. Originally, the herdsmen were divided into two rows, sandwiching the horses in the middle, but in a blink of an eye, the galloping horses rushed forward. There were no horses between the two rows of herdsmen, and the horses were all in front of them. , and the distance between them is getting farther and farther. This is a rare phenomenon in the process of herding horses. The more than 80 horse herders have no other choice but to ride desperately, hoping to catch up. Some of them were very skilled in riding, and they were afraid that the out-of-control horses would rush too fast. If Ma Jinhua was surrounded by the horses, it would be extremely dangerous.Therefore, in order to observe the situation ahead, they all stood up one after another.Some even stood on the saddle so that they could see farther. But none of them could see the situation in front of them, because the distance between the two sides was rapidly widening. The galloping horses rolled up a lot of dust. In front, Ma Jinhua's situation was completely invisible. The herd of horses is the most difficult to control, but a situation like this is very rare. At this time, those experienced horse herders have no other choice but to ride desperately, hoping to catch up with the horses.But the horses seem to be crazy, running faster and faster, the more than 80 horse herdsmen are also separated, and there are only six people in the front, and those six people are very good at picking. Already driven to the point of sweat, they themselves were also sweating profusely. However, the group of horses in front of them was already farther away from them, and they could not even see their shadows. The six people drove desperately for a while, but their mounts could not support them. Two of the horses bent their front legs and fell to their knees. The horsemen rolled on the ground and stood up with support. The two fallen horses looked at their master with regretful and helpless expressions in their eyes.The other four also reined in the horse, and one of them, who was experienced, immediately leaned over and put his ear on the ground. Although the horses are far away, thousands of horses are galloping, and the vibration of the horseshoes hitting the ground is quite amazing. Experienced people can judge the distance of the horses by the slight vibration from the ground. The man fell on the ground and listened attentively. The other five people surrounded him and asked anxiously, "How is it? How far is it from us?" The person who was lying on the ground listening to the hoofbeats had an extremely strange expression, his mouth was twitching and he couldn't speak. The shepherd knew a little bit about the ability to listen to hoofbeats, but the other two put their ears to the ground. However, the strange expressions seemed to be contagious, and the expressions of the two people also became weird. extreme. At this moment, another dozen or so people came one after another and got off their horses one after another. The three of them stood up slowly and said in unison: "The horses are gone." Everyone uttered accusations: Why did the horses disappear? Those three people pointed to the ground, signaling to those who did not believe, and put their ears on the ground to listen. In a moment, there were more than twenty people lying on the ground.Moreover, everyone's expressions became equally weird in an instant. They could not hear any hoofbeats. Hundreds of horses are galloping, even if they have traveled fifty or sixty miles away, they can still feel it, why can't they hear a sound? All the people looked at each other, but no one could make a sound.The first to break the silence was a young man who waved his hand abruptly: "The herd of horses has stopped." As soon as the rest of the people were reminded, they immediately breathed a sigh of relief; yes, the horses must have stopped. The horses stopped and stopped galloping, so naturally they couldn't hear any hooves. However, everyone immediately felt that something was wrong: the galloping horses would of course stop, but the large group of horses were all very violent horses, and they couldn't run more than a hundred miles. How could it stop suddenly? And judging from the speed at which the horses galloped just now, they ran for at most twenty miles, and if there were no special reasons, they would not stop. The leading horse herds discussed for a while, and felt that it was not an option to stop here and talk about it. If the horses stopped, they could catch up and have a look, and they would know immediately.Because there were many horses and they were exhausted, not everyone could catch up with them. There were only about 20 people who got on the horses together. The leader was a young man who was only eighteen years old at the time. His name was Zhuo. long roots. I especially emphasized the age of that Mr. Zhuo Changgen at that time, because when I saw this Mr. Zhuo Changgen, he was already an old man of ninety-three years old. Bai Su’s father, Boss Bai, introduced me to him—the situation was: Boss Bai suddenly sent a telegram from the south of France where he lived in seclusion, asking Bai Su and me to go immediately, and there was an “important matter to discuss” and so on. I have a considerable understanding of the eccentric temper of the elderly. He may just be lonely for a while, or it may be just an inexplicable trivial matter, such as "important matter", which may not be reliable.But since he made such a request, he had to go, and he couldn't even return a telegram to ask what it was--the old man would be unhappy if he did that. Not installing a telephone in the residence is also one of Boss Bai's strange tempers, otherwise, he can ask on the phone what the matter is.Although Boss Bai has a lot of modern scientific knowledge, he hates the phone very much. He often said that the phone is like a person who can break in at any time. Whether the owner welcomes it or not, the phone comes as soon as it comes, and there is no need to have any scruples. Therefore, "To protect life from intrusion, the telephone must be resisted." I discussed with Bai Su, Bai Su just said indifferently: "I haven't seen him for a long time." I am very knowledgeable and interesting: "Yes, not to mention the scenery and climate in the south of France, we all like it." The matter was thus decided, and on the afternoon of the third day, we had arrived at our destination.Boss Bai has a farm, which is not large in scale. He uses half of the farm to grow grapes, constantly improving the varieties, and also has a small winery attached to it, using the ancient methods he researched to brew brandy. ──This has always been his interest, and it is unknown what he has achieved. The other half of the farm is used to raise horses. It is a small pasture. We got off the plane, and the car sent by Boss Bai to pick us up was a small truck. Although it was not very comfortable, it was driving on a flat path. The trees lining the road are so verdant and the breeze is blowing, which is really refreshing.Moreover, after asking the driver of the truck, Boss Bai is in good health, free from disease and pain, and can even trample on the grapes picked in wooden barrels for more than three hours a day, which is more than enough proof of his "important matter", indeed Just wanted to meet us. Since there was nothing to do, I felt relaxed, so I simply lay down on the truck truck with my arms as pillows.The small truck may be used to transport wine, there is a strong smell of wine, Bai Su is leaning against me, the wind brushes her hair and brushes my face from time to time, it really makes people feel this kind of peace, This is the real enjoyment of life. No wonder Boss Bai gave up his rough life for many years and retired to the countryside here. After about two hours, I drove into Bai Laoda's farm. Looking around, I saw grapes that had already set fruit, and the grains seemed to be crystal clear and plump. After driving past the grape field, there was an open space, and the house was behind the open space.At this time, in the open space, there were many young girls standing on a wooden basin, stepping hard on the grapes in the wooden basin. This scene looked a bit like the water town in the south of the Yangtze River in China. The girls stepped on the waterwheel, full of Health and joy. When the car stopped in front of the house, Boss Bai smiled "hehe", opened his arms, and walked out. His face was flushed, his laughter was loud, and he looked happy and healthy. Boss Bai patted me on the back hard: "Hello, have you learned any special wine-making methods from some aliens?" I smiled: "No, except for the people on Earth, it seems that there are no other planets who know the benefits of wine." Boss Bai was very happy: "Yes, I can write a paper: wine is the real earth culture in the universe." Amidst laughter, we entered the house.Boss Bai's secluded life is extremely comfortable: it is by no means ostentatious or luxurious, but comfortable. Every decoration, every corner, and every piece of furniture in the house is arranged only from the perspective of comfort.Of course, including visual comfort and comfort actually enjoyed. Before I sat down, Boss Bai was already serious, holding a bottle of wine and shaking it in front of me: "Come, try my good wine brewed in the ancient way." As he spoke, he uncorked the bottle, poured the golden wine into the glass, and handed it over. I took the glass in my hand and sniffed it first--this is a routine action in tasting wine.There was a sudden hit in my heart, and what I smelled was a pungent smell of alcohol.Not only is this not good wine, it is even far from the inferior wine that can be drunk in ordinary bars. I half covered my face with the cup, and gave Bai Su a wink, and Bai Su made a grimace at me.I looked at Boss Bai again, and saw that he was waiting for my praise.I sighed secretly in my heart, raised the cup to my lips, and took a small sip. Boss Bai asked anxiously, "How is it?" With great difficulty, I swallowed the sip of wine and put down the glass: "This is all I've ever drank in my life—" When I got to this point, I paused, Boss Bai seemed even more nervous, Bai Su had already turned his head away, as if he couldn't bear to hear it any longer, I went on and said loudly: "The worst wine." Boss Bai's reaction was beyond my expectation. Instead of being angry, he laughed and pointed to a door: "Old Zhuo, look, I didn't lie to you. Wesley has this advantage. One is one, two is two, hmph, the wine my father-in-law gave him, he dares to say is the worst!" I was stunned, and I saw an old man coming out of the door that Boss Bai was pointing at. This old man has a very tall figure, with a straight waist, a dark red complexion, and a short shiny white beard on his chin. It seems that his chin is inlaid with a ring of silver threads. There are quite a lot of wrinkles on her body, but her eyes are very lively, and she doesn't look old at all.There is not a hair on the top of the head, and it is so bright that it can almost be used as a mirror. I can't estimate the correct age of this old man. I just think that this kind of old man should not appear in real life, and should only be seen in martial arts movies. The old man came out with a smile, the laughter was a bit deafening, he came to me and stretched out his hand.His palm was big, thick and strong, covered with hard calluses, he shook hands with me vigorously, he said: "My boy, I thought Xiao Bai was just bragging." He spoke a native accent of the Shaanxi-Gansu region, which sounded more heroic, and he called Mr. Bai "Xiaobai", which surprised me. Mr. Bai immediately explained: "This old man is ninety-three years old. Years old, it looks like I don't know how many years I can live." The old man didn't take the title of "Old Immortal" at all. Obviously, he and Boss Bai are very close friends: "The big temple doesn't support it, and the small temple doesn't accept it. It seems that I, the King of Hades, dare not meet me. If it’s cheaper, I’ll live in the world of flowers and live for a few more years.” I fell in love with this old man immediately. In this old man, he exuded a kind of arrogance that can only be found in men in northern China. Moreover, it was a kind of primitive, rough, and unrefined natural spirit.With the rapid changes in the social structure, it is difficult to see this kind of spirit in the real society today. I smiled: "Is your surname Zhuo?" The old man shook my hand: "Zhuo Changgen, you don't have to call me old man." I was naughty for a while, and blurted out: "Then what should I do? Could it be that you are also called old and immortal?" Zhuo Changgen smiled even more happily: "As you like." After he said that, he stretched out his hand and pointed at Boss Bai: "Your father-in-law said that no one else can solve the mystery in my heart except you, so I asked you to listen." Hearing what he said, I immediately thought that the "important matter" in Boss Bai's telegram turned out to be a "mystery" in the old man's mind. It seemed that I wanted to hear a story told by the old man. Since Zhuo Changgen gave me a very good first impression, I have no objection to listening to it, although I have already estimated that the "story" is very boring. Boss Bai put down the wine bottle in his hand, and took out another good wine. It seems that although Zhuo Changgen is old, he is very impatient, and he doesn't care if I am tired after a long journey. I sat down, Boss Bai said to Bai Su: "Listen too." Bai Su sat down beside me. Before the old man spoke, I was surprised that he was so old but in such good health.He wouldn't even sit down and talk, but kept walking up and down without stopping for a moment.His behavior also affected me, so that not long after he started talking, I couldn't sit still and stood up. What Zhuo Changgen told was the story of Ma Jinhua that was described at the beginning. Of course, it doesn't fit my budget, Zhuo Changgen's story is quite attractive. When he said that they regrouped and chased after them, trying to find out whether the horses were in front, Bai Su and I were completely attracted by his story. Boss Bai probably already heard it, so Zhuo Changgen started to narrate, and he left on his own. What Zhuo Changgen said was about the past seventy-five years ago, but his memory is excellent, or this incident left a deep impression on him, so he can remember almost every detail clearly. After a short rest, the twenty healthy horses, led by Zhuo Changgen, immediately started galloping forward again. Zhuo Changgen is young, but his riding skills are recognized by everyone, so everyone recommends him as the leader. At this time, Zhuo Changgen was more anxious than everyone else. Zhuo Changgen was a strong and strong young man chosen among ten thousand.When he was nine years old, his father brought a hundred good horses he had bred and brought them to Ma's Ranch. Those one hundred fine horses were the brainchild of Zhuo Changgen's father all his life. Ma's ranch, from Ma Zuimu to Ma Jinhua, who was only six years old at that time, was an expert with a very high vision, who could see the good and bad of horses at a glance, and there were many good horses in the ranch, but I saw The one hundred horses couldn't help but widen their eyes, and Ma Zuimu asked at that time: "Whatever you want, just ask." Here, it suddenly turns to describe Zhuo Changgen's origin, which seems to be a trick on purpose, but in fact it is not. The process of Zhuo Changgen's father entering the Ma's ranch, Zhuo Changgen, and the whole strange incident Things have a very close relationship. Since we are talking about the past, it is better to talk about it in detail. Please be patient and you will gain something. Zhuo Changgen's father smiled. What surprised Ma Zuimu and the others at Ma's Ranch was that everyone could feel his smile. He looked very miserable, and even wanted to cry. Zhuo Changgen's father, at that time, seemed to be less than forty years old, just in the middle of his life, tall and strong, with a fierce look, this kind of horse herder who used to take the world as his house, was full of pride and blood. Tears, no matter how great the pain is, he is not happy to show it in front of others, not to mention that he is new here, and he is facing a group of strangers who have just met. Ma Zuimu is a hero, and once he saw the other party showing such an expression, he knew that the other party must have important concerns. He had never met Zhuo Changgen's father before, but only heard that there was a master horse breeder surnamed Zhuo who had herded and raised horses in the Langshan area of ​​Inner Mongolia for many years, and the horses he bred were very famous.But as soon as Ma Zuimu saw this person, he fell in love with him. Ma Zuimu has two very strange principles in judging whether a person is good or bad. First, he believes that those who can breed good horses must not be bad people.Because good horses don't like bad people, horses and people have a special ability to communicate with each other, even if a bad person gets a good horse, he will not be able to keep it long, and the horse will automatically leave him. Zhuo Changgen's father bred a hundred horses that make people love them so much. How could they be bad guys? Coupled with Ma Zuimu's heroic nature, he didn't wait for Zhuo Changgen's father to speak again. He stretched out his hand and patted his shoulder heavily, and then patted his chest with a "touch" sound: "Brother Zhuo , no matter what you have, even if you don’t give me the hundred good horses, it will be an eye-opener for me. No matter what you have, if you want me to help, as long as I can do it, I will never shirk.” Zhuo Changgen's father gave another sad smile, but he could be seen to be greatly relieved: "I have not found the wrong person, the owner of the racecourse, these hundred horses are just a little bit of my heart. I dare not call it a gift, and I can't think of anyone other than Ma's Ranch who is qualified to raise and herd these hundred fine horses." These few words shocked everyone present again: What does this mean?Is he going to give up horse herding?This is simply unbelievable for the Wrangler! At that time, Ma Jinhua, who was leaning next to Ma Zuimu, said a word in her childish sharp voice when everyone was stunned and fell silent: "Why, isn't the horse yours? Why don't you take care of those people?" Horse?" No one thought that Ma Jinhua should not speak, and no one thought that what Ma Jinhua said was wrong. Because horses are the life and glory of horse herders, even though Zhuo Changgen's father does not want those horses, Ma's Ranch can increase a lot of wealth, but that kind of questioning is still necessary, because a person who does not want his own life , can also be forgiven, a person who gives up his glory is unforgivable, no one will look down on him. So, in fact, when Ma Jinhua yelled, everyone wanted to bring it up at that time, but adults, even rough and bold men, would think for a while before saying it, while Ma Jinhua was just a little girl, and she yelled first out. This is the first time Zhuo Changgen noticed Ma Jinhua. Although Zhuo Changgen saw Ma Jinhua as soon as he met the owner of the racecourse, a nine-year-old boy would not pay any attention to a six-year-old girl.What's more, Zhuo Changgen grew up on the vast grassland and was weather-beaten. Ma Jinhua looked white and tender, and her clothes were beautiful. What attention will be paid. But all the adults remained silent, but she raised a sharp question first, which made the young Zhuo Changgen immediately look over to her. Although Zhuo Changgen was only nine years old that year, his stature was surprisingly tall and he was very strong. He looked like a thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy.But when he opened his mouth, his childish voice remained unchanged, and his voice sounded a little shrill. Before his father could answer, he had already stepped forward and said loudly: "My father is dying, if he wasn't dying, how could it be?" Don't want those horses?" Zhuo Changgen's words made the people who were already astonished even more astonished. For a moment, everyone didn't know what to say. Zhuo Changgen turned around and said to his father: "Father, I told you earlier. , I can also herd horses, if you die, I can live alone, why bother to ask for help?" Zhuo Changgen's father smiled sadly again, and before he could answer, Ma Zuimu raised his hand, and immediately two people walked towards Zhuo Changgen's father.Those two people are Ma Zuimu's capable subordinates, they are proficient in medical theory, especially in traumatology department, and they have the ability to put together five or six broken arm bones. They heard Zhuo Changgen say that his father was dying, and they were extremely surprised. There is absolutely no reason for a child to curse his father, he must be telling the truth, but this person in front of him does not look like he is dying at all! So, they walked towards Zhuo Changgen's father, one stretched out his hand to feel the pulse, and the other immediately put his hand gently on his forehead. At this time, Ma Zuimu asked Zhuo Changgen: "Little brother, how old are you this year?" Zhuo Changgen answered proudly: "Nine years old." It was at that moment that Ma Jinhua noticed Zhuo Changgen. Of course, as soon as Zhuo Changgen came in, she had already seen it, but there are many young people like this in the ranch. Although Ma Jinhua is young, he is arrogant and arrogant. Uncle, the rest of the people, in her eyes, are not worth paying attention to. But at this moment, Ma Jinhua at least felt that the young man in front of him was different. Ma Jinhua looked at Zhuo Changgen, the little girl looked very proud.Zhuo Changgen also looked back at Ma Jinhua, the little boy looked very proud. Ma Zuimu gave a thumbs up: "What an ambitious kid." Zhuo Changgen didn't look very pleased when he was praised, but just smiled decently. At this time, Ma Jinhua suddenly asked again: "Your father is dying, why aren't you sad at all?" 卓长根连想都没有想就回答：“人到了非死不可的时候，伤心来干吗？” 卓长根的话，不像出自一个孩子，他说了那句话，退到了他父亲的身边。 这时，那两个替卓长根父亲把脉的人，现出怪异的神情来，卓长根的父亲，也把两个人轻轻推了开去，那两个人异口同声：“卓朋友，你一点病痛也没有，怎么会——” 他们把一句话的下半截缩了回去，本来想说“怎么会快死了”。 卓长根的父亲又长叹了一声，并不说甚么，马醉木立时道：“卓老弟，你惹上了甚么厉害的仇家？你放心，既然看得起我，到了马氏牧场，不管有甚么深仇大恨，也不管对方是多么厉害的脚色，能化解就化解，不能化解，你的事，就是我的事。” 马醉木那一番话，慷慨豪侠，听得人热血沸腾。卓长根当时立时向他父亲望去，一脸希望他父亲接受马醉木的好意。 可是他父亲的反应，却十分奇特，侧着头，神情一片惘然。 这种样子，与其说他是在考虑马醉木的话，还不如说他根本未曾把马醉木的话听进耳去还好。 马金花在这时，又尖声道：“我爹向来说一是一，说二是二。” 卓长根立时冷冷地道：“谁会说马场主说的话不算数？” 两个小孩子在斗嘴，卓长根的父亲长叹一声，把手放在卓长根的头上：“马场主，我只有一件事求你，这孩子叫长根，我把他托给你了。” 马醉木“呵呵”一笑：“行，那一百匹马，能带来多少利益，全归在这孩子的名下。” 卓长根的父亲长长地吁了一口气，现出十分放心的神情来，声音有点沙哑：“马场主，向你讨碗酒喝。” 马醉木立时站了起来，神情十分高兴。 因为他认为判断一个人好坏的两个怪原则的另一个就是：一个人如果喜欢喝酒，这个人也就不会是坏人。喜欢喝酒的人，总会有喝醉的时候，一到酒醉，没有甚么不能对人说的，人与人之间的关系，也会拉得更近。 他站了起来之后，大声叫：“拿酒来，我们大家陪卓老弟喝三碗。” 他一吆喝，立时有人抬了一大坛酒进来，马醉木走上去，一掌就拍开了封泥，酒香四溢，那是窖藏了多年的上佳白干，一只换大碗排了开来，浓冽得几乎有点不流畅的酒倒进碗中，马醉木斜眼睨着卓长根：“小兄弟，你也来一碗？”他看出卓长根这小孩十分好强，心想难他一难，看他如何应对。却不料卓长根连想也不想，只答了两个字：“当然。” 卓长根的回答，倒像是马醉木的那一问多余，马醉木和所有的人都笑了起来。 每一个人都端碗在手，卓长根做了一件令他日后十分后悔的事，他常告诉自己：这件事做错了，值得后悔一辈子！