What is the meaning of expression “gol na vydumki hitra”? EducationAug 01 2024Anna Popova

https://www.rbth.com/education/337668-meaning-expression-gol-na-vydumku-hitra In Peter Vyazemsky's ‘Old Notebook’ there is mention of a certain ‘barin’ (gentleman), who wanted to get rich. Having obtained documents that allowed him to take horses at stations, he would go to a rich, but remote from the main roads, village and demand to be given horses for the next leg of the journey. Or pay an equivalent amount of money. As a rule, there were no horses, so, having received the money, the gentleman would move on to the next village. “It is said that the bounty is a tricky one,” the author noted - gol na vydumki hitra.