Xiao Qi raised his hand and called out, but the cornbread that he had been holding in his hand had disappeared.
Everyone turned to look, only to see the chunk of cornbread had already entered the big mouth of the green fatty horse. The fatty horse chewed the cornbread, chew, chew, and swallowed it down in one gulp.
This fatty horse really! Lian Manman held her forehead, looking at its fat and sturdy appearance, surely no one was starving it. How could it just... snatch food to eat like that.
While everyone was sowhat embarrassed, the fatty horse stomped its front hooves, snorted twice, and stretched its big head over again, as if it were sizing up to see who else had more delicious treats.
"Xiao Qi, are you hurt?" Lian Manman snapped back to reality, and quickly grabbed Xiao Qi’s hand to check. She was worried that the fatty horse had nibbled on Xiao Qi’s hand.
"Sister, I’m fine. This horse, it’s really fun." Xiao Qi’s cornbread was snatched away by the fatty horse, but after his initial shock, he wasn’t angry at all. He wasn’t afraid, on the contrary, he was delighted and found the fatty horse cute.
"Ninth Master just fed the horse, and seeing Ninth Master over here, it ca over, this, how should I put it..." The servant who led the horse quickly tried to smooth things over with a smile, relieved that Xiao Qi wasn’t injured.
"Fatty Shen, this is really your horse, huh!" Lian Manman then turned to look at Shen Qian.
Faced with his mount’s gluttonous behavior being discovered by a friend he cared about, Shen Qian’s chubby face showed a troubled expression. With a handful of cornbread, he walked over, patted the green fatty horse, and scolded it in a low voice.
But the fatty horse thought Fatty Shen was getting close and playing with it, and nudged Fatty Shen’s hand with its big head, then stretched its muzzle towards the plate of cornbread in Fatty Shen’s hand, sniffing it.
However, this ti it didn’t bite down, either because it didn’t like the taste of the cornbread or out of respect for its master, Fatty Shen.
"Manman, Xiao Qi, don’t be afraid. Qing Feng is really well-tempered, it doesn’t hurt people." Shen Qian said as he pulled the green fatty horse towards Lian Manman and Xiao Qi. It seed that he usually adored this horse and, even though the horse misbehaved, he couldn’t bear to be too harsh on it. Moreover, Shen Qian could probably tell that neither Lian Manman nor Xiao Qi was angry about the green fatty horse’s food-snatching behavior.
"Brother Xiao Jiu, may I touch it?" Xiao Qi asked with his bright big eyes.
The servants brought over two horses. Beside the green fatty horse was a pure white horse without a single stray hair, taller by a head than the fatty horse and more spirited.
While the green fatty horse ca over to snatch food and sought affection from Fatty Shen, the White Horse just stood idly by, assuming a posture of noble detachnt, as if stating: ’I stand apart from the world, strangers keep away.’
Xiao Qi liked the White Horse as well, but clearly, the green fatty horse was more approachable.
"Go ahead, touch it." Shen Qian said generously.
Xiao Qi really went over, at first using one hand to gently touch the green fatty horse’s head. Later, seeing that the fatty horse was truly gentle, he grew bolder; both hands reached out, embracing the horse’s head.
Lian Manman watched Xiao Qi and couldn’t help thinking. Just like in the era of the great machinery, when all n loved cars, in this era, n, including little boys like Xiao Qi, had an innate love for horses.
Now that their own Little Yellow Ox had been tad, Xiao Qi would sotis climb onto its back and let Little Yellow Ox carry him around at a leisurely pace. Lian Manman clenched her fist privately, determined to work hard to earn money and beco wealthy without becoming lax. In a few years, when Xiao Qi had grown up, her family would also buy a few good horses. Even if she didn’t enjoy horseback riding, she would have to get a beautiful, stylish carriage.
The fatty horse was indeed as Shen Qian said, very gentle in temperant, allowing Xiao Qi to pet it and even nuzzling his hand with its mouth and giving it a little lick.
"Sister, look, it really likes cornbread." Xiao Qi’s palm itched from the licking, and he said with a laugh.
The fatty horse had licked the very hand Xiao Qi had used to hold the cornbread.
As a few people were gathered around the fatty horse talking, they saw the White Horse neighing softly twice and pawing the ground. The servant quickly let go of the reins, and the White Horse trotted forward energetically.
Lian Manman turned around and saw Shen Liu.
Shen Liu had erged from inside the yard at so point, followed only by Zhang Qianhu.
When the White Horse reached Shen Liu, it stopped. Shen Liu extended his hand, and the White Horse bent one of its front legs, snorted, and rubbed its head in Shen Liu’s palm.
Lian Manman watched in awe. Despite the White Horse’s indifference to others, it showed its affection for Shen Liu.
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