Reborn at 80: From Village Scoundrel to Billionaire

"Huh? Choosing a horse?"

Old Guo, the horse breeder, paused, then pointed to the black horse. "Manager, didn't you say that if Brother Liu Bei could tame the black horse, you'd give it to him? Now that he has, why is he still being picky?"

"Can't you just give one free for every one you buy?" Shi Dajiang shouted.

"..."

"What are you standing there for? Open the door now! Do you expect me, the manager, to open it myself?"

"..."

Left with no other option, Old Guo, who was in charge of raising horses, had to go over and open the door.

"Young man Liu Bei, you can go in now!"

Shi Dajiang smiled slightly.

"good!"

Nodding, Liu Bei walked into the horse farm.

The dark horse followed behind.

Liu Bei just came in.

When the horses in the stable saw him, they acted as if they didn't see him and went about their business.

But when the dark horse also came in,

The horses in the stable were like mice seeing a cat, scurrying over in fright, pressing their bodies down to the black horse and wagging their tails in a show of goodwill.

Liu Bei: "..."

What a bunch of sycophants!

As expected of a horse!

"Brother Liu Bei, hurry up and choose," Shi Dajiang urged from outside.

Liu Bei circled the herd of horses and finally spotted a white horse among them.

However, it is not pure white; there are some brown hairs mixed in with it in a few places.

The other horses included yellow bay, red bay, brown bay, red chestnut, yellow chestnut, golden chestnut, and rotten chestnut, among others.

It doesn't fit the description of a dark horse at all.

"Let's go with this one!" Liu Bei said, pointing to the white and brown horse.

"Okay. That'll do!" Shi Dajiang agreed. "Old Guo, do me a favor and bring that horse out!"

"Hmm!" Old Guo, the horse breeder, walked up to the white and brown horse, patted its forehead a few times, muttered something, and then led the white and brown horse over to Liu Bei.

"Brother Liu Bei, from now on, this horse is yours."

"Thank you, Master Guo!"

Liu Bei smiled and led his white-brown horse out of the horse farm.

"Manager Shi, I've finished choosing the horses. If there's nothing else, I should head back!"

"Okay. I'll see you off!"

"No need, please stay!"

"No, it must be delivered!"

Shi Dajiang insisted, so Liu Bei had no choice but to go along with him.

A dozen minutes later, we left the forest farm.

Liu Bei mounted the black horse, holding the white-brown horse by the hand, and left with Fan Erhe.

……

After a few hours,

Fan Erhe and Liu Bei parted ways midway through their journey.

Liu Bei rode a black horse alone, leading a white-brown horse with one hand, straight towards Fanjia Village.

It was already afternoon when he returned to Fanjiacun.

"Look, who's riding a horse?"

"Fifth Brother, are your eyes failing you? That's Liu Bei!"

"Liu Bei? Let me see. My goodness, it really is him. Why is he riding back on horseback? And leading another horse?"

"Where did he get the horse?"

"Xiao Bei, where did the horse come from?"

"It was a gift from a friend who owns horses!" Liu Bei said.

"Huh? A gift...a gift? Two horses at that?"

"Yes. Two horses were given away! It didn't cost a penny!" Liu Bei said.

"Wow!" The villagers exclaimed in surprise.

Under the envious gazes of the villagers, Liu Bei rode his black horse and led his white-brown horse toward the Liu family home.

Along the way, when they passed by Fan Ha'er's house, Fan Ha'er happened to be coming out. When he saw Liu Bei riding a pure black horse past his house, looking very imposing, he went up to him with envy.

"Holy crap! Brother Bei, you look amazing! Where did you get that horse?"

"A gift from a friend!"

"You're giving it to me...you're giving it to me? Can I ride it?"

"This one's for you. Starting tomorrow, you'll use it to haul fish to the county town!"

"Really? Really?" Fan Ha'er was overjoyed and took the horse reins.

"Hiss~"

Just as Fan Ha'er grabbed the rope, the white-brown horse neighed, startling Fan Ha'er so much that he almost fell to the ground.

"Haha~"

The surrounding villagers all burst out laughing.

"Ha'er, you're no good!"

"You can't even tame a horse? You think you can get a wife? Dream on!"

"Hey, being single isn't so bad. One person eats their fill, the whole family isn't hungry—isn't that great?"

……

Upon hearing this, Fan Ha'er became furious.

"Shut up, all of you!"

"I'm going to get married!"

"If you want to stay single, then go ahead and try!"

"Oh, right, and you old geezers too. You all have wives, yet you keep telling me being single is great. Why don't you divorce your wives and let them come sleep with me at my place? I guarantee I'll hit the mark every time, just like Brother Bei!"

"..."

As soon as this word comes out,

The faces of the middle-aged village men who had been joking all fell.

Hey!

Judging from Fan Ha'er's words, is he going to cheat on them?

"Fan Ha'er, you bastard, try saying that again!!!"

"You think you can just say it like that? Do you think I'm afraid of you guys?" Fan Ha'er wasn't intimidated at all. He got up from the ground and roared, "Listen carefully! I'm saying, you think being a bachelor is good? Fine, divorce your wives and let them come to my house to sleep with me. I'll make them all have babies for me! Lots and lots of babies! I've said it all, what can you do to me now?"

"Holy shit! I'll punch you!"

"I'll beat you to death!"

"Let's go together!"

……

In an instant, several villagers flew into a rage and raised their fists, ready to rush forward.

"snort!!!"

Just then, Liu Bei suddenly let out a cold snort.

Upon hearing the sound, the villagers all stopped and instinctively looked at Liu Bei.

Liu Bei said in a deep voice, "Uncles, you're all getting on in years, why are you arguing with a fool like Ha'er? Aren't you afraid of being laughed at by people from other villages?"

"..."

"Also, if I heard correctly, it seems you guys were teasing Ha'er first, right? He was just teasing you back. It was all teasing, a back-and-forth exchange, so it's a draw. Why take it so seriously?"

"..."

"Alright. Let's leave this at that. If you really want to fight, you'll have to get past me first. As long as you can beat me, I won't stop you!"

"..."

The middle-aged men looked at each other, too afraid to make a move, let alone attack Liu Bei.

Otherwise, if they offended Liu Bei, that god of wealth, how would they make money with him in the future?

Garlic bird, garlic bird!

It's beneath you to argue with an idiot.

"No, no, no! How could we dare!"

"Yes, yes, we were in the wrong first. Xiao Bei, please don't hold it against us. Ha'er, we're so sorry. We apologize!"

"Hey, I'm so sorry. It was just a misunderstanding! Don't take it to heart!"

"..."

……

Hearing this, Fan Ha'er raised his head smugly a few times, "Brother Bei, this horse dares to scare me? Today I'm going to conquer it!"

"Hello, are you sure?"

"That's right. If you can ride a horse, Brother Bei, why can't I? As your brother, if I can't do it, I don't deserve to be your brother! Brother Bei, just watch. Watch how I, Fan Ha'er, conquer this horse!"

"Since you're so confident, I'm quite looking forward to it. Okay. Give it a try. But the space here is too narrow. Let's go to the area in front of the village committee. That's the threshing ground, a spacious area! Perfect for you to do your thing!"

"Okay, let's go there!"

Before long, Liu Bei led his white-brown horse to the grain-drying ground.

"Hey, we can begin!"