They feel as if they have done something wrong.
"mother."
The uneasy looks of the three people are heartbreaking.
Su Xiaoxiao patted the three people's heads soothingly: "Be good, Xiao Ma is very good, mother likes it very much."
After a pause, Su Xiaoxiao felt that this might not be enough, so she added another sentence.
"I like ponies as much as I like you guys."
The three of them hurriedly shook their heads like rattles! I like Big Tiger, Second Tiger, and Little Tiger the most!
Su Xiaoxiao understood and burst out laughing: "Okay, okay, I like Da Hu, Er Hu and Xiao Hu the most."
As she spoke, she carried the three of them down one by one, "Go find Daddy, Grandpa and Uncle will take Xiao Ma in."
The three of them went obediently.
Su Xiaoxiao smiled at the village head and said, "If you like it, buy it."
The head of the village was not stupid. He sighed and said, "It's because the kids like it, right? Alas, you are spoiling them too much."
He and Liu Ping had similar ideas. They didn't spoil their own children like this. If the child cried and refused to give in, they would just spank him a few times. How could they really spoil their children to this extent?
Because of different opinions, Su Xiaoxiao did not argue with the village head.
Besides, the three little ones are not the kind of kids who always ask for things. Even if she doesn’t buy it today, they will never cry or make a fuss.
But there may always be an unfillable regret in their young hearts.
Money lost can be earned again, but the lost childhood can never be regained.
She hoped that she could protect the purest kindness in their hearts.
Old Li lifted the quilt and searched the foal's body for a while.
He was the only one in the village who raised cattle. Although he had never raised horses, he did have more experience than ordinary people.
He frowned and said, "Is it a premature calf?"
"What?" The village chief was shocked. It was a premature calf, not to mention an unweaned foal? No wonder it looked so weak and small!
"Is there any work here?" he asked Old Li.
Old Li shook his head and said, "A colt needs milk for the first two months after birth. At the very least, it needs to be fed for a month. A colt without milk can't grow up, and one that has never had a mouthful of milk will be even worse."
"Oh, my God!" The village head felt sorry for Daya when he thought that this was something that Daya had spent forty taels of silver to buy.
"Can we find another horse to feed it?" he asked Old Li.
Old Li sighed and said, "That can be found."
It is rare for horses to give birth in the winter. If this foal is not born prematurely, it should be born in the beginning of next month.
Besides, this is the countryside and no one raises horses.
The last glimmer of hope in the village head's heart was shattered. He looked at Daya with sympathy, not knowing what to say to comfort her.
Su Xiaoxiao knew in her heart that the head of the village and Old Li were not there to ridicule her, but were genuinely thinking about her.
She said seriously, "Village head, Uncle Li, don't worry, I can support him."
She didn't say how to raise it specifically.
The two naturally didn't believe it, but the more they talked, the sadder she would become. They said a few words of comfort to her on the surface, then left with a sigh.
Old Man Su’s heart was bleeding.
But I wanted to keep the pony my daughter bought even if I cried.
He went to clean the pigsty with a wronged look on his face. There were no pigs at home, so the pigsty was used as a firewood shed and would be used for the pony to sleep in from now on.
I guess I won’t be able to sleep for a few days.
Should he... or go dig a hole in the woods behind? Su Ergou didn't know how to raise horses, and didn't know that a pony couldn't survive. Anyway, he believed whatever his sister said! Wei Ting walked out with a cane. He looked at the pony that Su Ergou had taken to the pigpen... which should now be called the stable... and then looked at Su Xiaoxiao who walked into the house with her head held high.
Just about to speak.
Su Xiaoxiao stretched out her chubby little hand and made a stop gesture: "Stop! I know what you are going to say! Swallow it back!"
Wei Ting sneered and went to the kitchen coldly.
Okay, she didn't let him say it, don't regret it.
Even though Old Man Su was usually passive when farming or working on the assembly line, he was very decisive when it came to cleaning up the stables.
There was no other way; he couldn't bear to let his daughter do such dirty work.
After cleaning up, he was sweating all over.
The love that all parents have for their children is basically the same. Su Xiaoxiao can buy a horse for the three little ones, and Su Laodi can also work hard for his daughter without complaint.
Even if he would have to bury the horse himself in a few days.
After finally cleaning up the stable inside and out, Wei Ting came over and said, "Dad, the newborn foal is afraid of the cold. This is open, and it will freeze to death in the strong wind and snow."
Father Su looked painful: "Why didn't you say so earlier?"
Su Ergou held the pony that was breathing out more than breathing in and said, "Dad, if we don't keep it in the backyard, where should we keep it?"
Of the four rooms in the house, only Wei Ting's original room was empty.
It wasn't enough for Old Man Su to move all the dead grass from his home, so he went to Old Man Li's house to borrow some.
"Liu Ping, you know carpentry, so why don't you help me fix the bamboo bed..."
Su Xiaoxiao came to the door of the small east room, and her throat got stuck when she was halfway through her words.
"Sister, move aside!"
Su Ergou carried the remains of the bamboo bed out of the house, threw it into the backyard, swung the axe, and chopped it up with a click! "Hey, it can burn for several days!"
Su Ergou was very satisfied.
Su Xiaoxiao took a deep breath, closed her eyes, and said to Liu Ping with a fake smile: "No need to trouble you."
…
Now that the foal has a place to live, the next step is how to feed it.
Although she guessed that the rice soup was not very good, Su Xiaoxiao still made a bowl to try.
As expected, the pony boy showed no interest at all.
Then I can only give it some milk to drink.
The three grown men in the family were arranging dry grass for the foal. Su Xiaoxiao blinked and quietly returned to the small east room.
She had to find a way to get to the pharmacy.
Surprisingly, she entered very smoothly this time! Uh... I was a little flattered.
Su Xiaoxiao didn't dare to delay. The trigger mechanism of the pharmacy was too strange. She was afraid that if she was slow, she would not be able to get anything.
She first grabbed the token on the table, which she had to take out at all costs.
Then she came to the neonatal area.
It is worth mentioning that when she passed by the orthopedic area, she honestly did not pick up the bone-strengthening granules.
She found the milk powder counter in the second row.
Su Xiaoxiao chose three cans of sheep colostrum milk powder developed by the base and took a cross-mouthed bottle.
She paused, not knowing what she was thinking about, and tentatively took another one.
Seeing that she was not kicked out, she quickly took two more!
When she left the pharmacy and returned to the small east room, she had three large cans of milk powder and four cute little milk bottles in her arms! She happily went to make the milk powder and touched her purse.
Damn it!
The token was seized by the pharmacy!
Sure enough, there is a price to pay for taking advantage of others! -- At night, Su Yu Niang's ten-year-old younger brother came to Su Xiao Xiao's house and said, "My elder sister is not feeling well. I want you to go over and take a look at her."
Su Xiaoxiao went.
Su Yu Niang felt very comfortable, her complexion was rosy, and there was nothing abnormal about her pulse.
Su Xiaoxiao took back her hand: "Isn't it good?"
Su Yu Niang did not respond, but asked: "What do you think, do you have too much money to spend?"
Su Xiaoxiao smiled and said, "Yes, I have to thank you for the five taels of medical fee you contributed."
Su Yu Niang glared at her and said, "I'll find someone to sell your horse to you. It can't be sold for 40 taels. Let's see if I can get it for 10 or 20 taels."
Su Xiaoxiao didn't expect Su Yu Niang to say this to her.
Although both are daughters of the Su family, Su Yu Niang is much more honest than Su Jin Niang.
Su Xiaoxiao smiled and said, "Didn't you say it couldn't be kept alive? Who would buy it?"
Su Yu Niang tucked the corner of the quilt for the child beside her: "There are always some people who are stupid, rich, and self-righteous."
Su Xiaoxiao: ...I suspect you are implying something about me.
"I appreciate your kindness, but I raise my own horse myself."
Thinking of something, she said again: "Su Yu Niang, I had a fight with you when we were little, right?"
Su Yu Niang glanced at her: "What? Still want to fight?"
Su Xiaoxiao waved her hands: "I won't bully you while you're in confinement! Besides, it's not like I didn't win the fight! Okay, let's write off the past!"
As she spoke, she stretched out her hand towards Su Yu Niang.
Is this... a handshake to make peace? Su Yu Niang hesitated for a moment and placed her hand on Su Xiaoxiao's fat hand.
Su Xiaoxiao frowned strangely: "What?"
Su Yu Niang's eyelashes trembled: "What are you doing?"
"Today's consultation fee!" Su Xiaoxiao said confidently, "I took your pulse!"
Su Yu Niang: "!!!"
(End of this chapter)