Su Baishi squatted in the vegetable garden in the front yard, idly pulling out weeds from the plants.

The three Su brothers were busy: Su Dahu was fiddling with the stove for cooking spicy hot pot in front of the storeroom; Su Erhu was whittling wooden skewers with a bamboo stick in his left hand and a wood-chopping knife in his right; and Su Sanhu…

He was shirtless, chopping firewood with great effort.

With a swift stroke of his knife, pieces of firewood were already piled up on the ground. His movements were uninterrupted, as if he harbored some deep grudge against those trees.

His handsome face was a mixture of black and red.

The two little ones, Da Lang and Er Lang, sat in the corner of the yard, staring at each other with wide eyes. In front of them, the wooden bucket was full of eels and loaches.

Little Black lay to the side, half-closing its eyes, yawning listlessly.

Both people and dogs were unusually quiet.

Only the occasional clinking of bowls and pots could be heard from the kitchen.

"Woof woof woof..."

Little Blackie's ears perked up, and he suddenly opened his eyes. When he saw Su Hua standing at the gate of the courtyard, his four little paws kicked the ground hard.

Its little tail wagged as it ran toward the girl.

The silent Su family members finally came to their senses.

"Hua'er is back. Haven't you had lunch yet? I left you some steamed preserved fish and white rice at noon. It's been kept warm on the stove. It's perfect to eat now!" Madam Su stood up abruptly from the vegetable garden, and the coldness on her face visibly lessened considerably.

"Hey, where's Jinhan? Where did he go?"

When they saw the empty oxcart behind Su Hua, they couldn't help but feel a little puzzled.

Su Hua quickly pulled the woman back, chuckled and shook her head, "The three of us had lunch in Qingshui County just now. As for Young Master Xiao, he had some things to take care of at home, so he went back to the cabin first. We don't need to worry about him."

She couldn't say for sure, but the person sensed the tense atmosphere at home and ran away.

The brothers Su Dahu and Su Erhu stopped what they were doing at the same time, stood up and helped pull the oxcart.

Just as I reached the side of the carriage, a dark horse face appeared behind the old ox.

Her two bright, sparkling eyes looked as if they had been washed with water.

"My goodness! Hua'er, you really bought a horse!" Su Erhu exclaimed, spitting all over Mo Bao's head, which made Mo Bao shake its head in disgust and retreat rapidly.

Su Erhu was staring intently at the horse, so he immediately noticed its limping gait.

"Hey, what happened to the horse's hooves? Did it fall on its way home?"

He still remembered that more than ten days ago, when he took Hua'er to Cangwu Town to sell rabbits, they encountered the Meng family's carriage at the village entrance. Hua'er said that she wanted to buy a carriage for her family in the future, a carriage pulled by three or four horses.

Now, although there is only one horse, and it is somewhat lame, it has not even seen the carriage.

But it's still a horse, after all.

A live horse!

This was something the Su family, who used to count every grain of rice when cooking, could hardly imagine.

But Hua'er managed to do it in less than half a month!

Su Bai stared at the big black horse for a long time, and said with some uncertainty, "Hua'er, this big black horse is indeed beautiful and has a tall frame, but it can't walk steadily. Won't it cause people to fall when pulling the cart?"

Su Hua chuckled softly and gently stroked Mo Bao's head.

"Its name is Mo Bao. It had some injuries on its front hooves, but once they are healed, they will not affect its walking at all. Moreover, it will be fully healed in just three or four days."

On her way back, she had already planned that her family would rent an oxcart for two more days to go to the county before Mo Bao recovered.

"Mo Bao? Oh my, what a lovely name! No wonder my daughter came up with it!" Upon hearing this, Madam Su Bai immediately nodded with a smile. As for the injury to her front hoof, as long as her daughter said it was nothing, then it was definitely nothing.

After all, even the old man Zhou from the Zhou family pharmacy had to ask his daughter for medical advice, so there are probably few doctors in the entire Qingyuan County whose medical skills can surpass his daughter's.

After saying that, she turned her slanted eyes and looked at Su Dalang and the others who were all staring at Mo Bao. "Your aunt worked so hard to buy Mo Bao today. From now on, her job is to take care of Mo Bao and feed her grass..."

Before she could finish speaking, Su Dalang patted his chest and assured her, "Don't worry, Grandma, we'll make sure Mo Bao is well-fed every day, and we'll only use the tenderest grass. We'll never let it go hungry!"

Erlang nodded emphatically, "Yes! We also give it a bath every day so it smells nice!"

Upon hearing this, Chunhua shook her head vigorously, "No, no, Mo Bao is a girl. My aunt said that men and women should not touch each other. You can't do the task of bathing Mo Bao. I have to do it."

Su Hua couldn't help but chuckle; this little girl's ability to expand on her knowledge was truly remarkable.

At this moment, Qian came out of the kitchen after hearing the noise. She saw the big black horse next to the oxcart and almost dropped the dishwater she was carrying. She ran over like the wind and reached out to touch the inkstone on the forehead.

"Hiss..." Mo Bao was startled by this sudden movement and subconsciously tilted his head back, revealing the horse's mouth.

He snorted directly at her face.

Ms. Qian stood there dumbfounded.

The Su family members were also stunned.

When Qian realized what was happening, she felt a strong, foul stench on her face and around her nose. "Ugh! It stinks! It's disgusting! You damn horse, you won't even let me touch you, do you want to get beaten up?"

Before he could finish speaking, his hand was already swung towards the horse's face.

Before he could even touch the horse's hair, his wrist stung.

As soon as Danfeng opened her eyes, she saw that Su Hua was gripping her wrist tightly, and she immediately felt dissatisfied. "Hua'er, what are you doing? This damn horse is bullying your second sister-in-law, are you going to side with it instead of me?!"

Su Hua narrowed her almond-shaped eyes and stared at her for a long time until she shivered before coldly letting go of her hand.

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