The Farm Girl’s Charismatic Fortune
Chapter 138 - 135: Treating Horses

Chapter 138: Chapter 135: Treating Horses

Ruo Xuan and her family of three returned to their village when it was already dark.

Granny Lei was waiting anxiously at the doorstep and saw two horse carriages coming off the official road from afar, the one at the back was open-topped, but she didn’t pay much attention to it.

It wasn’t until the carriage drew near that she faintly felt the figure driving the carriage looked a bit like her own youngest son.

Ruo Shui shouted when he saw Granny Lei’s figure, "Mother!"

Soon, the carriage stopped at the front door.

Ruo Shui carried Ruo Xuan off the carriage and then helped Madam Liu to alight.

Without waiting for Granny Lei to ask, a delighted Ruo Xuan told Granny Lei, "Grandma, I bought a horse and a carriage, and the proprietor even gifted me a precious sweatblood steed!"

Ruo Shui’s mouth twitched; an unknowing person would think Xuanbao had stumbled upon treasure!

Granny Lei’s first reaction after hearing this was to wonder what kind of precious horse was bought that even came with a gifted sweatblood steed?

A sweatblood steed isn’t the most expensive horse there is?

Ruo Hai, coming out upon hearing the commotion, thought to himself, When did sweatblood steeds become so common that they’re given away as bonuses?

At this moment, the coachman from the stable also stopped the carriage and asked, "Sir, where should this horse be taken to?"

Granny Lei and Ruo Hai looked over and then saw a horse lying motionless on the open-topped carriage—a "dead horse"!

The two of them: "..."

This stable is too unscrupulous!

They actually gifted a dead horse!

Ruo Shui said, "Help me take it to the backyard; there’s a stone building there, lock it up in there for now."

Then Ruo Shui turned to Ruo Hai, "Big brother, can you lead the way? I need to pull this carriage in and unload it first."

"Alright," Ruo Hai had a hundred questions in his mind, but he still held back. They had already made the purchase, so it was best to settle the horses first!

Perhaps the horse was sick and could be cured?

He quickly motioned for the stable’s coachman to follow him.

Ruo Xuan also ran in; she needed to treat the horse quickly, fearing it might not last and accidentally die.

She certainly didn’t possess the ability to bring the dead back to life.

By now, everyone in the house knew they had returned and came running out to see. They were all bewildered by the sight of both the horse carriage and the horses.

Granny Lei, holding Madam Liu, asked, "What’s the matter with that horse, daughter-in-law of my fourth son? Is it sick? Can it be cured? How much did you pay for the horse and carriage? Even if it’s a sick sweatblood steed, it wouldn’t be cheap, right, considering they gifted you one?"

Several children also ran to the side of the carriage, "Dad, did we buy a carriage for our house?"

"Uncle Four, did you buy a horse?"

"Fourth Uncle, is this carriage ours?"

A few adults couldn’t help but ask, "Wasn’t the fourth son supposed to buy land? How did it turn into buying a carriage? No wonder you all haven’t returned home so late."

"Fourth son, did you buy two horses? What’s the matter with the one that was just brought in?"

"Fourth younger brother and sister, how did it come to buying horses and a carriage? How many silvers did that cost you?"

"Fourth brother, this horse looks quite nice! How many silvers?"

....

Madam Liu and Ruo Shui gave them a simple explanation.

If Xuanbao wanted to buy, there was nothing they could do!

*

In the backyard, Ruo Hai and the coachman together lifted the precious sweatblood horse from the carriage and laid it down on a pile of straw.

Looking at the horse’s eyes, Ruo Hai’s heart sank completely!

Having encountered numerous horses in the military camp, he could see this horse wasn’t going to make it!

What was the matter with his fourth brother? Hadn’t their father taught him how to distinguish between good and bad horses?

Ruo Xuan handed a box of pastries to the coachman, his voice soft and gentle, "Thank you, Uncle Wang, for helping me bring the horse back. It’s dark and you can’t see the road, so be careful on the way back! Take these pastries to eat on the road so you won’t be hungry."

Regaining his composure, Ruo Hai hurriedly said, "You’ve worked hard, it’s dark now. Why not stay and have dinner at our place before leaving?"

Old Wang didn’t expect such a young child to be so articulate. He laughed, "No need, no need, I’ll eat when I get home! My house is just in the next village, very close. I should get going now, it’s getting too late and my wife will worry."

Ruo Hai took the pastries from Ruo Xuan’s hands, placed them on the carriage, and escorted the guest out.

Ruo Xuan, seizing the moment when no one was around, hastily applied a little healing fairy technique on the precious sweatblood horse.

The horse was indeed on the brink of death; Ruo Xuan squatted down and gently stroked its body.

She carried the scent of grass and trees on her, and since horses eat grass, her scent also had a healing effect on it.

Under Ruo Xuan’s touch, the horse seemed to be slowly infused with vitality. It had not been able to open its eyes before, but suddenly, it felt as though it was being enveloped by warmth—very comfortable. It opened its eyes, and a glimmer of life appeared within them.

After a while, it felt much better and wanted to stand up. It moved its legs, trying to rise, but it had gone too long without food. Or rather, it had been unable to eat for several days and lacked the strength.

Animals are sentient beings, too. The horse opened its eyes and looked at Ruo Xuan with a plea in its gaze.

Ruo Xuan knew it was hungry and that it was asking her to save it, "I’m out of spiritual power now, but if I continue to treat you tomorrow, you’ll be fine."

Just a "Little Fairy Technique" had exhausted all her spiritual power!

Ruo Xuan took some hay from her Qiankun Bag to feed it.

The horse sensed something unusual about the grass and began to eat.

It ate a small bundle of hay, and fearing that it might overeat and be unable to cope, Ruo Xuan didn’t feed it any more, "Only eat this much tonight, I will feed you more tomorrow."

By now, Ruo Shui had brought another horse into the back yard, with Ruo Hang and his brothers still not having had their fill of excitement, they also followed in.

The children ran over and squatted down next to Ruo Xuan.

Ruo Hang looked at the emaciated horse on the ground and asked, "Why is this horse lying down? Is it sick?"

Ruo Bo commented, "This horse is so thin, it’s not as majestic as the other black one!"

Ruo Xian added, "Right, it’s not majestic at all! Isn’t it a treasured sweat and blood horse? Why does it look so ugly?"

Ruo Xuan explained, "It’s sick. It hasn’t eaten for many days and has gotten thin. It’ll be fine once it’s fed!"

Upon hearing this, the children immediately stood up again and ran off, "I’ll find some grass for it to eat!"

"I’ll get some vegetables for it!"

...

Ruo Shui secured the Wumeng Horse and poured out some feed for it to eat before going inside to see the ailing sweat and blood horse.

Ruo Hai had also returned from sending someone off, and the two brothers went inside together.

Ruo Hai said irritably to Ruo Shui, "Although that horse is a treasured sweat and blood horse, it’s close to death. It can’t even stand up, can’t you see that? What’s the point of bringing it back? We’ll probably have to move it out and bury it tomorrow!"

Granny Lei, following behind, also wanted to check on the treasured sweat and blood horse and became anxious upon hearing this, "Really? Lao Si, did someone cheat you?"

The three of them walked into the stone house one after the other and then saw the dying treasured sweat and blood horse nuzzling Ruo Xuan’s hand with its head.

Ruo Hai: "..."

Wasn’t this horse nearly dead?

How come it seems to have perked up a bit?

Is this a dying flash of energy?

He rushed forward and squatted down to check its eyes and mouth.

Ruo Shui also hurried over.

Seeing her brothers react this way, Granny Lei was shocked, "Did it just die so quickly?"

Oh no, what a huge loss! What a huge loss!

Amazed, Ruo Hai looked at Ruo Xuan and asked, "Xuanbao, what’s going on with this horse? How come it looks so much better?"

Ruo Shui even began to wonder if the horse had been faking death all along.

Ruo Xuan said with a smile, "I told you it’s fine! It was just not acclimating well, I fed it a bit, and it got better. By tomorrow, after eating more, it will be completely healed!"

Ruo Shui: "..."

Ruo Hai: "..."

A horse that gallops all day and travels thousands of miles can suffer from poor acclimatization?

Who would believe that? He, for one, found it hard to believe!

But no matter what, it would be great if the horse recovered!

Granny Lei exclaimed happily, "Xuanbao is amazing. If the horse is fine, our family will have gained a treasured sweat and blood horse for nothing!"

Ruo Shui also said joyfully, "Xuanbao mentioned there’s another treasured sweat and blood horse inside its belly. We actually picked up two for free! A healthy treasured sweat and blood horse is worth over a thousand taels of silver, we’ve earned back the two thousand taels for buying the land!"

Granny Lei was astonished, "What? You also bought two thousand taels of wasteland?"

Ruo Xuan said happily, "Yes! Today has been a really lucky day for wealth!"

The whole family: "..."

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