Su Jing took out a lot of grass from Perfect World, and Thin Horse ate it happily. After all, it was much more delicious than the grass it usually eats. Su Jing quietly observed it to see if there is any change in this Thin Horse, but unfortunately, he hasn’t seen anything for the time being.
“Jing… Hello Brother Jing.” At this moment, there was a timid voice from the entrance of the courtyard.
Su Jing turned his head and saw that there was a twelve or thirteen-year-old boy standing by the door. His clothes were dirty and stained. There was a lot of mud on his clothes, and his eyes kept scanning the Thin Horse who was grazing the grass.
“This is your Horse?” Su Jing asked.
“Yes, my mother told me to watch it, but I went to play for a while, and it disappeared, almost scared me to death. I followed the footprints for a while, and someone said that they saw it go into Su Family Village, so I asked all the way and came over here.” The boy nodded, then introduced himself, “I’m Zhu Xiaohua from Zhu Family Village, and I go to school with Su Wenbin and Su Juan from your village.”
“Then wait until it finishes eating this pile of grass and then you can take it back.” Su Jing smiled as he looked at the boy and he couldn’t help but remember the situation of herding cows when he was a child. One time, he overplayed and didn’t watch the cows, and the cows ate a large area of rice seedlings in other people’s farms.
“Oh.” The boy nodded his head like a chicken pecking rice, and secretly looked at Su Jing with some admiration in his eyes. Then he was attracted to the various pets in the yard, especially the still-mighty Battle Wolf sitting in a crouched position, which he liked and was afraid of.
After a while, the Thin Horse ate up the pile of grass, and his stomach bulged slightly. Su Jing said, “Take it back so that your family won’t worry about it… Also, can you observe it for a few days, and if something changes, come and tell me.”
“Okay, Brother Jing.” The boy was very well-behaved. He would not be so obedient to any other ordinary villager, but he had heard of Su Jing’s name a long time ago. Like many children nearby, he regarded Su Jing as an idol and he is naturally obedient towards him.
Both the boy and Thin Horse were reluctant to leave, but the boy was afraid of being scolded by his parents and did not dare to stay for a long time, so he took the Thin Horse home.
“Mom, I’m back.” Zhu Xiaohua led the Thin-Horse back to the stable in the backyard of his house, and immediately shouted when he saw a Middle-Aged Woman.
“You boy, I heard that you lost the Horse again. You lost it once half a year ago. Fortunately, it came back on its own when it was dark. Your father beat your ass that time but you didn’t learn your lesson and lost the Horse again.” The Middle-Aged Woman scolded the boy.
They were lucky last time. It is not certain about the wild cows and horses, but domestic cows and horses will be afraid when it gets dark. If your cattle and horse are taken out into the wild, they will usually stick to you when it gets dark, and they will follow you wherever you go.
If they are the only ones outside, they will try to go home. The Old Horse knows the way so it came back.
However, not all cows and horses can find their way home, and cows and horses are very valuable in a village. Even if they are slaughtered, they can sell their meat for a lot of money. They are easy to be spotted, so it is very bad for a family to lose them.
“How did I lose it, isn’t it here?” Zhu Xiaohua quickly retorted while bowing his head with a guilty conscience.
“I have heard that you were looking for the Horse everywhere. I almost asked people to find it. Fortunately, you found it, otherwise, your dad would have beaten you to death when he comes back.” The Middle-Aged Woman scolded. Even the Inferior quality Horses with bones are also very valuable in such a rural family.
“I really didn’t lose it, It just ran away a little when I was not paying attention to it. I also fed it well and it is full” Zhu Xiaohua said while patting the Thin Horse’s swollen belly, and laughed. One can see whether a Cow or a Horse is full after seeing their bellies.
“He does look quite full, did you let it eat other people’s crops?” The Middle-Aged Woman was still worried. It took Zhu Xiaohua a lot of effort to convince her mother and let her relax, and convince her not to tell his Dad about this incident.
It was getting dark now, and there was no need for a Horse to do any work, so the Thin Horse was locked in the small stable. Early the next morning, just after waking up, Zhu Xiaohua ran into the stable to look at the Old Horse.
In fact, he promised Su Jing because he was happy to find his Horse and he didn’t think much at that time. But after thinking about it, he thought that Su Jing’s words were a bit strange. What changes can be made in his Old Horse, and what is there to observe?
However, since he has already promised his idol than he naturally would not go back on his words and he has to do what he said he would do. Therefore, he fully intends to carefully observe the Thin Horse every morning and evening to see what changes happen in it, so that he can report to Su Jing.
However, when he walked into the stable and saw his Old Horses, his eyes widened and his chin almost fell to the ground, and he was stunned for a full five seconds before he let out an exclamation: “Holy shit, who changed my horse?”
There is a somewhat thin but muscular Horse in the stable. Its skin looks oily, the temples are black, and its eyes were piercing, especially the four legs which are long and vigorous, and it looks like it could run all day long.
Zhu Xiaohua’s first reaction was that someone had changed his horse, but he quickly removed that thought from his head after thinking about it. Who would be so free and fine with exchanging such a good-looking horse for his thin and weak Old Horse and why the hell would they do it?
Moreover, the reins on the Horse are clearly their own. When Zhu Xiaohua approached, this very robust-looking Black Horse actually stretched out its long horse face to rub against his body, and when he extended his hand, it even stretched out its tongue to lick his hand. This intimacy is almost the same as the previous Old Horse.
“I’ll be dammed, this really is my own Horse, that can’t be possible, right?” Zhu Xiaohua looked terrified and couldn’t believe it. He simply untied the rope of the horse and put on the saddle, and then rode it to test it out, except for the fact that it seemed to be more light and powerful, it behaved exactly like his family’s Old Horse.
Zhu Xiaohua was shocked, it seemed that this was indeed his Horse. He remembered Su Jing’s words and finally understood what Su Jing meant by change. He had expected that even if there was a change, it would be a weak change, but he did not expect that it would be transformed overnight.
“Oh my God, it’s really true, I’m not dreaming.” Zhu Xiaohua couldn’t help screaming.
“Xiaohua, what are you yelling for this early in the morning?” Mother Zhu, who was making breakfast in an apron, walked out with a plate in her hand. When she saw the dark horse Zhu Xiaohua was riding on, she was shocked and the plate in her hand shook before it fell to the ground and broke on the spot.
(To be continued ~^~)
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