Chapter 25 The Flower Father

The drizzle in March is light, sprinkling the eaves and gray tiles of the Shen family's mansion, and the ancient charm is misty.

Shen Laibao calculated the next day, hoping that the day after tomorrow would be fine, so that he could go to the horse farm to pick a foal for Hualing.

It seems to have been inspired by the sky, and it rained for three days in a row, and on the first day of the fourth month, the rain stopped and the morning sun rose. Shen Laibao went to the flower house next door early in the morning and knocked on the door, looking for Hua Ling, who had made an appointment to go to the racecourse the day before yesterday.

When the people of the Hua family saw him, they smiled casually and asked, "Where is Young Master Shen going?" ”

Shen Laibao knew that he couldn't let Mrs. Hua know, so he said, "Find Xiaohua to play outside." ”

The children of these two families often play together, and they don't ask much. After a while, Hua Ling came out, obviously happy, and quietly asked when she got out of the alley, "What color is the foal, is it good-looking, can it be ridden, will it be fierce and throw me off?" ”

The usual small chatter will become big chatter, Shen Laibao is still the first time to go back, Ah Wu said that it takes half an hour to go to the horse farm, and the foal has added seven horses, but he doesn't know what the specific color is.

"We can spend a day at the racecourse and you can take your time. However, it is definitely not possible to ride a horse, this requires more practice, and when Xiaohua grows up, he can ride his own horse. ”

Hua Ling's eyes were bright and bright, and she didn't feel tired when she heard that she had to walk for half an hour, and she told him all the way about what she knew, and the most she talked about was the anecdote about the horse. Shen Laibao also listened interestingly, passing through the two streets, and when he reached the end of the street, a burst of rich cake fragrance wafted in, and he remembered that this was Qin Qin's cake shop.

He looked over there, the academy was resting today, and Qin Qin was really there to help again.

At this hour, it happened to be breakfast, there were a lot of people in front of the cake shop, Qin Qin was so busy that he didn't even raise his head, he kept loading the cake, and the woman next to him was collecting money.

Hua Ling saw him looking there and asked, "Brother Noble do you want to eat bread?" ”

Shen Laibao thought for a moment, not knowing if Qin Qin would be embarrassed to see him, "I don't want to, let's go." ”

He took the flower bell and continued to walk forward, there was an uproar in front of the cake shop, he couldn't help but look over there, and saw the woman slapping Qin Qin again. It was close to the bread shop, and the woman's voice was heard very clearly. Shen Laibao immediately pricked up his ears, but it was because he accidentally filled an extra cake for others.

He immediately pulled the flower bell over, squeezed through the crowd to watch the excitement, and said, "Buy cakes, fifty sheets." ”

The woman looked at him, and saw that he was dressed in brocade, with fine skin and tender flesh, and asked for fifty sheets when she opened her mouth, and she didn't suspect it, and pushed her daughter, "Why don't you give it to this little master quickly." ”

Qin Qin heard the familiar voice, and when he raised his eyes, he saw that it was really Shen Laibao. His face, which was originally a little pale, immediately turned red when he saw people because of shame.

Shen Laibao also knew that she was embarrassed, but if he didn't stop her like this, Qin Qin would continue to be beaten.

Hanazumi was as tall as the table on which the pancakes were kept, and the pancakes were piled up on the table taller than her own. She stepped to see how the man loaded the cake, but there was no handrail to grasp, so she simply grabbed Shen Laibao's arm and watched it. Seeing this, Shen Laibao held her with one hand and whispered, "Don't fall." ”

"Hmm."

Qin Qin glanced at the little girl's face and asked, "Your sister?" ”

Shen Laibao replied, "The daughter of the neighbor's family. ”

"Oh." Qin Qin looked at the white and tender flower bell again, and when he wrapped the baked cakes with oiled paper, he saw the back of his red and rough hands, and he was a little distracted, "What are you buying so many baked cakes for?" ”

"I went to the horse farm to play today, I didn't bring dry food, I happened to see your cake shop, so I came over to buy some."

"This biscuit is a bit dry, you can prepare more water."

"Hmm."

Shen Laibao asked Ah Wu to give the woman Qian, and the woman patted Qin Qin's shoulder when she accepted it, "You take care of the house, my mother is gone." ”

A hint of disgust flashed in Qin Qin's eyes, "Hmm." ”

When the woman left, the purse of money on her waist was bulging like a hill, and she took it with her, leaving nothing behind. Shen Laibao was silent for a moment before he said, "That's your mother?" ”

He bought fifty copies by himself, and there was not much left, and others bought some more, and they were all gone. Qin Qin's expression was slightly relaxed, and he replied, "Yes, it doesn't look like it at all, right." She laughed to herself, "My father and mother are drunkards and gamblers, if I can, I really want to make money to support myself quickly." ”

Shen Laibao was silent, he saw that there were bruises and scars on Qin Qin's arm that rolled up his sleeves to facilitate his work, not like a whip, but a stick?

Qin Qin saw that he was looking at his hands, and immediately hid behind his back.

Shen Laibao knew that she was embarrassed, and said, "I'm leaving, see you at the academy tomorrow." ”

Qin Qin nodded, watched him turn his back and leave, but after only a few steps, he suddenly figured out something, gritted his teeth and stepped forward, "Shen Laibao." ”

Shen Laibao turned around, Qin Qin had already run to him, blushed and said, "Now at the end of spring, the grass in the horse farm is still growing wildly, is there a shortage of manpower in your horse farm?" ”

The words were not explained, but Shen Laibao also understood, "There should be no shortage of long-term workers, and I still have to ask my father for short-term workers, I don't know what is going on over there at the racecourse." When I got home, I asked, we'll see you at the gate of the college tomorrow. ”

Qin Qin nodded gratefully, thanked him softly, and replied. Hua Ling looked strange, and only looked back at the cake shop when she walked away, "Brother Noble Treasure, why is her face blushing like that?" ”

"I am about the same age as her, and I am begging to be a worker in my classmate's family, and I will inevitably have a hurdle in my heart."

"Then wouldn't it be good for Brother Noble to refuse?"

"If she wants to be self-reliant, she must first be financially independent, she helped me at the academy, and I want to help her back."

Hua Ling was even more puzzled, "Isn't it okay to repay the favor directly to the silver?" ”

Shen Laibao touched her pigtails, "Qin Qin, she is arrogant, she won't accept money gifts." She would come with me for a short job, and you knew that she had made a lot of determination. ”

Hua Ling seemed to understand whether she understood or not, and she pondered it herself, but after all, she was young and was born in a wealthy family, so she didn't understand this, and finally when she arrived at the racecourse, she still didn't figure it out.

Shen Laibao of the Shen Family Horse Farm heard Ah Wu say that he knew that there were thousands of good horses here, but when he saw it with his own eyes, he was still surprised by the wealth of the Shen family.

Entering from the gate to the left is the place leading to the stable, which is unremarkable, but on the right hand side is a thousand acres of lawn, like the Inner Mongolia prairie, endless, connecting the horizon. In late spring and early summer, the grass is covered with greenery, and horses can be seen walking leisurely on the grass.

Suddenly, a horse roared and galloped, and Shen Laibao's eyes were full of the heroic posture of the horse, and he kept jumping out of the good name of the horse - Wuhu, Bajun, Jiuyi, Chitu, Qianlima, and sweaty BMW......

He had seen horses, but not so many, and they were all good horses.

Hua Ling also saw that the ghost was about to go to the horse farm, but was stopped by the stable, "Most of the horses are fierce, and they can't see people, you can't go into it lightly, otherwise you will startle the horse, and your small body bones are easy to hurt." ”

Hua Ling retracted her steps itchingly, Shen Laibao knew that the horse could not be frightened, so he took Hua Ling and said, "I'll take you to pick a foal, and when you and it grow up, you can go into the horse farm to ride." ”

As soon as he heard that he was going to pick up a horse, Hua Ling didn't make a fuss and went to the stable with him.

The stables were cleaned, and there was not a trace of straw in the long path under the scaffolding. The stables are also cleaned every day to change the grass, but the horses have lived here for a long time, and there is still a peculiar smell. Hua Ling found a handkerchief and came out to cover her nose, but after thinking about it, she handed it to others. Shen Laibao gently pushed back and covered his nose with his sleeve.

The horse herd smiled and said, "After the young master and girl have picked the horse, I will arrange someone to provide for it." ”

Hanaling asked, "I've heard that hand-feeding horses will trust you faster, right?" ”

"That's right."

"Then I want to feed it myself."

The horse herd suddenly felt embarrassed and looked at his young master. Shen Laibao lowered his head and said, "Xiaohua, in this case, you will have to come here every day, but doesn't your mother let you raise horses?" ”

Hua Ling leaned to her ears and whispered, "I'm sneaking here." ”

The tone was too soft, and the heat was ironing the roots of his ears. He touched his ears that were a little itchy, Hua Ling has always been assertive in doing things, basically the idea at the beginning is the final decision, and it is useless to persuade him, "I have to go to the school field to practice for an hour after I leave the hall every day, and I will come here after I come out, about the time of the unitary, you come out of the street at that hour, I let Ah Wu wait for you there, and after feeding the horse, we will go back together and get off at the street entrance." ”

Hua Ling hesitated for a moment, "Aren't you very tired then, rushing around." ”

Shen Laibao smiled, "Who made me want a horse too, since we both want to raise it, let's go together." ”

Hua Ling suddenly felt very good.

When he arrived at the stable, Shen Laibao unexpectedly found Dawan Ma. Dawan horse is the world-famous sweat blood horse, sweat is red, hence the name. Dawan horse has a vigorous body, a magnificent posture, and his eyes are full of pride, even if it is a foal, he can also see his handsome posture in the future.

Du Fu has poems, bamboo batches are both ears, and the wind is light into the four hooves.

Dawan horses are not only outstanding in appearance, but also famous in the horse world for their speed. Shen Laibao picked a sweaty and bloody foal and named it Feiyang.

After he picked it, Hua Ling was still hesitating, and walked back and forth several times, noting down the appearance of the foal, but he still didn't know which one to choose. She wanted it all, but she couldn't be so greedy.

Shen Laibao said, "Why don't you pick the Ili horse." ”

Compared with other horses, the Ili horse has a docile and sensitive temperament, and although it is tall, the horse breeds here are all strong and strong, and it is impossible to pick out the petite ones.

He led Hua Ling to the stable of the Ili horses, where two horses were kept, one was only six days old. It stands next to the mare, and looks very weak, and the Ili horse generally has a small head, and its eyes are like a man, that is, bright eyes. The same goes for this foal.

As if sensing that someone was probing, the foal also looked over there, a pair of bright and clever eyes, and Hua Ling's heart fluttered, "Brother Noble, I want this horse." ”

"Then let's give it a name."

Hua Ling thought hard for a while before she said, "Call Xiaoyun." ”

Shen Laibao, who has always felt that Hualing has the temperament of a scholar, was shocked, "Why?" ”

Hua Ling raised her face and smiled, "Because Brother Noble's horse is called Feiyang." ”

Shen Laibao was suddenly, the clouds were flying...... He couldn't help but look at the horses in the stable, and pondered...... How did he remember that the stableman had said it was a stallion?

Xiaoyun ...... He smiled, "Well, it's good, it's easy to remember." ”

Hua Ling is also very satisfied, from today on, she is finally a horse man. When she grows up, when the horses grow up, they can go to the horse farm and ride horses.

It was almost noon, and Hua Ling and Shen Laibao were still reluctant to go back. But the thought of seeing Xiaoyun again tomorrow made her happy again. Talking and laughing with him all the way, I didn't feel tired at all after walking for so long.

When she arrived at the mouth of the alley, Hua Ling stopped the topic, and if her mother heard it, it would be terrible.

"Ding Ding Dong Dong-"

The loud and crisp sound of the bell came from behind with the sound of horses' hooves, and Shen Laibao thought that it was the wife of the Hua family who had returned, and the carriage of the Hua family was hung with a copper bell. But looking back, it was not the one that Mrs. Hua usually sits, the Hua family changed carriages?

As soon as the thought came to mind, Hua Ling, who was still by her side just now, ran towards the carriage.

"Daddy."

The carriage stopped slowly, and a man who was no more than thirty years old and had an elegant temperament leaned down from the car, picked up the flower bell with his slender hand, and said loudly, "Lingling." ”

Hua Ling giggled and put her forehead on his forehead, "Daddy, you're finally back." ”

Only then did Shen Laibao know that it was Hua Ling's father. He was about to step forward to say hello, and Hua Pingsheng, who was holding his daughter, looked at him.

Shen Laibao immediately bent down to greet him, and seeing him so polite, a trace of doubt flashed in Hua Pingsheng's eyes.

Hey, the bad boy next door who always throws gold beads at him, why didn't he throw it this time?