After the little cannon fodder was reborn, he chose the villain childhood sweetheart

"so serious?"

Jiang Wan approached the black horse and looked it up and down.

This black horse is tall, broad-boned, and pitch black all over. If it weren't for its dull coat, listless spirit, and skinny appearance, it would have been a tall, mighty, and powerful horse that could travel hundreds of miles a day.

Jiang Wan found many old and new scars on the horse's back. She looked at Xie Lan and said, "This horse has suffered a lot before."

"Yeah." Xie Lan came over and said, "These skin injuries are easy to treat, but its heart disease is hard to cure."

"Heart disease?"

Jiang Wan was surprised for a moment, but quickly reacted.

Everything has spirit.

This is especially true for livestock.

Large livestock like horses that accompany humans day and night will gradually develop feelings for humans over time.

This black horse originally belonged to the escort agency. The escorts often travel long distances to pick up and deliver goods, so they naturally don't take good care of the horses.

In order to complete more orders, the escorts will whip the horses hard and reduce the time they spend eating and drinking, thereby exploiting the horses to achieve their own goals.

This dark horse must have suffered a lot in the escort agency before, and was ruthlessly hurt and abandoned by its original owner, which left it with a psychological trauma and it has never been able to recover.

Jiang Wan walked to the black horse's head and reached out to touch its face. There was no light in the black horse's big round eyes, only a gloomy and dusky look.

"The steward said yesterday that it was only eighteen years old. An eighteen-year-old horse has no vitality and energy. It has no fatal external or internal injuries. It can only be a mental illness."

Xie Lan stroked the horse's back with one hand and sighed quietly, "This disease is indeed incurable, just like humans."

Xie Jing said anxiously: "Brother, if this horse can't be cured, then your money will be wasted! The old man in charge said that its disease is easy to cure, but it turned out to be a lie! I will go and settle the score with him!"

He rolled up his sleeves and was about to go out.

Jiang Wan said coldly, "Little dwarf, do you understand what it means to pay for the horse in exchange for the goods? Since you bought the horse at a bargain yesterday, you must be prepared for it to fail to be cured. If you go to the escort agency to find the manager now, you will probably be kicked out before you even enter the door."

Xie Jing was unwilling to accept it and said, "So we're just going to let it go?! This horse cost a full twelve taels of silver! It's all the fault of that black-hearted manager. He sold a horse that couldn't be cured. Isn't this a scam!"

Xie Jing felt sorry for the money Xie Lan had wasted, but he did not mention why his elder brother bought the sick black horse, and put all the blame on the manager of the escort agency.

From this we can see how much Xie Jing admires and trusts his elder brother.

My brother must have his reasons for buying a sick horse!

Xie Jing trusts her unconditionally, but Jiang Wan is completely confused.

Xie Lan clearly knew that this black horse's disease was difficult to cure, but he still bought it back. What was he trying to do? Was it to make more money?

Jiang Wan turned his gaze to Xie Lan.

Xie Lan seemed to see through her thoughts and slowly explained, "Yesterday, Xiao Jing and I passed by the entrance of the escort agency. Many injured and old horses were pulled out by the escort agency manager and sold at a low price. Few people who come to buy horses are going to travel with them. Most of them are from restaurants or hotels. They have a demand for horse meat in their stores, so they come here to select old horses that are suitable for slaughtering and serving."

He paused and said, "This black horse was favored by a restaurant buyer. The escort manager was about to sell it to him, but the black horse actually shed tears. I couldn't bear it, so I paid for it."

Xie Lan had a cold expression.

Obviously, he did a good deed out of compassion, but there was no trace of sympathy in his tone.

If others heard this, they would probably say that Xie Lan was cold-hearted.

Actually it is not.

Only Xie Lan himself knew why he bought this sick horse.

On the day when Xie's parents had an accident, the two of them rushed back from Pingzhou in a carriage.

On the way, they came across a steep section of the road. The groom whipped the horse hard, and the horse was frightened and lost control. It rushed forward recklessly at a very fast speed, and then, as expected, rushed straight down the slope.

By the time they were discovered, there were three people on one cart, all dead on a slope several dozen feet high.

Xie Lan was only ten years old at that time, and that day was the day before his birthday. Xie's father and mother hurried back from Pingzhou to celebrate his birthday.

But I never expected that such a disaster would happen.

Fourth Uncle Xie took Xie Lan to identify the bodies of Xie's father and mother. He then heard from the bailiff in charge of the investigation that the mad and out-of-control horse had signs of abuse and suffered from serious heart disease. It often neighed madly and was sometimes lucid and sometimes demented.

The coachman whipped the horse several times on the road, causing it to become sick and out of control, leading to the tragedy.

But the groom was dead and there was no evidence.

In addition, Xie Lan was just a child at the time and his family was poor, so he didn't have any extra money to bribe. How could the yamen runners, who were anxious to close the case, help him continue the investigation?

Thus, the case of the sudden death of Xie's father and mother was hastily concluded.

"Brother, you are such a kind person! Just spend the money, it's a good deed, it's a good deed!"

Xie Jing's words brought Xie Lan back to his senses.

Xie Lan looked at the listless black horse in front of him, his eyes dark and unclear.

If the horse that my parents were riding in the carriage had been healthy and strong, would such an accident have not happened?

Jiang Wan saw Xie Lan's face gradually turned colder, with a layer of gloom covering his brows, and felt puzzled.

Why are you unhappy again out of nowhere?

Did he save the horse with good intentions but regret it the next moment?

Jiang Wan couldn't figure out Xie Lan's thoughts, but she still appreciated his good deeds.

If Xie Lan had not bought this dark horse, it would have become someone else's meal.

"Observe it for a few more days and ask a veterinarian in a nearby village to check on the horse. Maybe it can be saved."

Jiang Wan coughed lightly and turned his eyes away from Xie Lan.

Xie Jing nodded vigorously. He didn't want to waste his money, so he nodded immediately, "I will go to the village with Xiaohu this afternoon to ask where there is a good veterinarian!"

Only then did Jiang Wan see clearly the appearance of Xiaohu beside Xie Jing.

Xiaohu has a handsome appearance with sharp features, and there is a sense of heroic spirit between his eyebrows.

He put on clean clothes, combed his hair, and looked like a noble young master of an official family.

Jiang Wan's eyes lit up. She waved her hand, asking Xiaohu to come closer. Xiaohu obediently came closer to her.

"elder sister."

Xiaohu shouted happily, his eyes sparkling with bright stars.

Jiang Wan patted his shoulder and said, "You and Xiaoliu will be my younger brother and sister from now on. Treat this place as your own home and don't feel constrained. If anyone in the village bullies you, tell me immediately and I will take care of it for you."

Xiaohu felt a lump in his throat and almost cried again.

Xie Jing walked up to him, put his arm around his shoulders, and said generously: "Xiao Hu, don't worry! With me here, no one dares to bully you. I'll take you to find Maodan to play with later!"

Xiao Hu suppressed his jealousy and grinned, "Okay! Brother Jing, I will listen to you from now on!"

Xie Jing was very pleased with Xiaohu's support. He pulled Xiaohu and Xiaoliu and couldn't wait to go to Fourth Aunt Xie's house.

He has to show off to Maodan that he has a new little brother!