After Xiao He explained for a long time, Li Zexuan finally understood. According to the stable's groom, Little Gray saw that the big white horse's hooves were injured a few days ago, so it couldn't move. Therefore, it came up with the idea of flirting with the big white horse. From time to time, it would come to the side of the big white horse and harass it in all kinds of ways. The white horse was indeed powerless and could only snort in protest.
Little Gray tried a few times and found that the white horse really couldn't do anything to him, so he became more and more aggressive. There were even a few times when he ran into the white horse's trough to pee.
In the end, it was a tragedy today. This white horse not only held grudges, it was also quite intelligent. Although it had already recovered from its injuries today, when it saw Little Gray strolling over as usual, it deliberately pretended that its injuries were not healed. It lay on the ground, waiting for Little Gray to come over and harass it.
As expected, Little Gray fell into the trap. It started to flirt with the white horse. Suddenly, the white horse jumped up and kicked Little Gray. Little Gray was kicked into the air and experienced what it meant to be a "flying dog". After it landed, it lay on the ground and cried out in pain.
Previously, because the white horse was injured, the servants didn't tie it up. However, today, the white horse suddenly went berserk and relentlessly chased after Little Gray all over the courtyard. Lan 'er ran over to her brother to ask for help. After all, this big white horse was Li Zexuan's mount.
Li Zexuan shook his head and laughed in spite of himself. He had no sympathy for Little Grey, this little rascal. This little thing had obviously dug its own grave, so it deserved its fate. However, he couldn't let the big white horse continue to cause trouble.
"Alright, Lan 'er, stop fooling around. Big Brother will accompany you to take a look!"
"Yeah, yeah!"
Lan-er hurriedly stood up excitedly and pulled Li Zexuan away.
"Wait, I'll go get something."
… ….
Li Zexuan brought the horseshoes to the west side of the backyard. Sure enough, he saw Little Gray being chased by the big white horse beside the stable. The little thing turned its head and barked at the white horse as it ran.
Li Zexuan was speechless. This guy was about to die, yet he was still acting like a bitch. He really didn't know where his courage came from. In fact, the big white horse obviously didn't use all its strength to chase. It probably also wanted to tease Little Gray!
Li Zexuan put his thumb and middle finger together, placed them in front of his tongue, and blew a long whistle. The big white horse heard the whistle and stopped. It turned its neck to look, and when it saw that it was Li Zexuan, it immediately ignored Little Grey and happily ran to Li Zexuan's side. It used its head to intimately rub against Li Zexuan's arm.
When Little Gray saw that the white horse was no longer chasing after it, it excitedly barked twice. Then, it ran to Lan 'er's side and rubbed against Lan' er's trousers. It whimpered pitifully. Lan 'er squatted down and hugged it. She complained to Li Zexuan,
"Big Brother, your white horse is too much. Little Grey is so cute, yet it has the heart to bully it."
Li Zexuan was speechless. There was no need to be so protective. This matter was obviously caused by the little thing's own death. How could the white horse be blamed?
At this time, the white horse also snorted, as if it was protesting.
Li Zexuan touched the mane on the white horse's neck and said to Lan 'er, "Okay, okay, the white horse won't bully your Little Gray in the future. Xiao He, go call a few servants over to help. I want to put on shoes for the horse. "
Xiao He was confused and asked, "Young Master, why does the horse need to wear shoes?"
Li Zexuan waved his hand and said, "You will know in a while. Go call the servants first!"
"Oh!"
Xiao He didn't dare to ask anymore. She went to the front yard with a stomach full of doubts.
…
A moment later, Xiao He called over four strong servants, including San Bao. Li Zexuan tied the white horse's reins to the tree next to him and instructed the servants to flip the horse over so that the horse's hooves faced the sky. Then, he asked the four of them to hold the white horse down. Li Zexuan personally went up to nail the horse's hooves.
The big "T" shaped iron nail on the horse's hooves was about five centimeters long. It was nailed directly into the horse's hooves. Lan 'er, Xiao Xi, and Xiao He screamed at the side and quickly covered their eyes, not daring to look.
Li Zexuan shook his head with a smile and continued to do the same thing. He nailed horseshoes on the other three hooves of the white horse, and then let the people let go of the white horse. The white horse rolled on the ground and stood up directly, as if nothing had happened.
Li Zexuan stroked the horse's mane and said with a smile, "Okay, from now on, I will call you Whitey. Haha, now that you have shoes to wear, you don't have to worry about your feet getting hurt anymore."
The white horse used its head to knock Li Zexuan's arm. No one knew if it liked this name or not.
"Eh? Brother, why isn't the white horse injured? "
Lan 'er opened her eyes and saw Whitey standing there perfectly fine. It didn't look like it was injured at all. She couldn't help but ask curiously.
Li Zexuan stroked Lan 'er's little head and said with a smile, "Of course it's fine. Brother is just putting on shoes for it, not killing it."
In fact, the dark part of the horse's hooves was a very thick layer of hard cuticle. There were no nerves or blood vessels in it, so the horse didn't feel any pain at all. The reason why Whitey was injured on the road last time was mainly because it was running too fast. The vines directly pierced through the cuticle and hurt its flesh.
Lan 'er made an "Oh" sound, but still didn't understand. "But why is Brother putting on shoes for it?"
"Then why do you have to wear shoes, Lan 'er?"
"It hurts my feet if I don't wear shoes!"
"If a horse doesn't wear shoes for a long time, it will also hurt its feet. Whitey was injured because of this last time! After wearing shoes, Whitey can run on all kinds of terrain and won't have to worry about pricking its feet anymore. "
In fact, the hard cuticle on a horse's hooves was equivalent to a human's fingernail. Naturally, the fingernail would be worn down when the foot rubbed against the ground. However, the fingernail would also continue to grow, so a natural balance was maintained.
If a human broke this balance, for example, by keeping a horse in a soft field, the fingernail would grow wildly. At this time, if a horse was loaded with heavy objects and ran for long distances, its fingernail would be quickly worn down and split open. This way, the horse would become a cripple and unable to walk.
It was just like how a human's fingernail could no longer be used to scratch things.
Putting horseshoes on a horse could solve this problem very well. It could slow down the wear and tear of the horse's hooves and greatly extend the horse's life.
After hearing this, Lan 'er made an "Oh" sound like a little adult and nodded. Then, she suddenly said excitedly, "Then Brother, can you make a pair of shoes like this for Lan' er's Little Gray to wear?"
Li Zexuan fainted. This little dog's feet didn't have a thick layer of hard cuticle like a horse's hooves. If this nail went in … Little sister, you want to eat dog meat, right?!
"Woof woof woof!"
Little Gray seemed to have sensed danger. It quickly broke free from Lan 'er's embrace and ran away!
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