After another five days, more than 200 injured horses with yellow ribbons were healed. Adding those with red ribbons, a total of 300 horses were sent back to the Mo Family's village. There were only more than 80 horses left in the Mo Family's house, including Shadowless, who were in the last treatment.
With the loss of 400 horses, the Mo Family's village became much quieter. In addition, Uncle Fu washed the Mo Family's house three times with clean water, so the smell in the Mo Family's house disappeared.
"Hoo!"
Meton took a deep breath of fresh air. The smell of horses almost killed him these days! Even if the neighbors didn't complain, he couldn't stand it himself.
"Wash the front of the gate again. Don't leave any smell." Meton checked carefully and said worriedly.
"Yes, Young Master!" Uncle Fu replied, and immediately commanded a few of the Mohist Village's villagers to carry out another great purge.
After giving the order, Meton went to the horse farm leisurely.
"Herod!"
Shadowless neighed excitedly as soon as Meton arrived at the horse farm. Its four hooves kept jumping.
After Moton spared no effort in nourishing the horse, the injury on the horse's hooves was almost healed. The originally skinny Shadowless Shadow had regained its former vigor. The originally skinny horse's body had gradually regained its muscles, and the withered yellow fur had also gradually regained its luster.
In the horse farm, there were still more than 80 injured horses, all of whom followed Shadowless. The former horse king regained some of its elegance.
"Okay, don't be impatient!" Moton reached out and patted Shadowless' head. Calm him down! "
Shadowless rubbed its head on Meton's hand intimately. These days, Shadowless' recovery training had been carried out by Meton himself, so they had a good tacit understanding.
"Add half a portion of grass and water!" Meton ordered. After a while, Meton would carry out the recovery training for Shadowless, so it couldn't eat too much.
"Yes, young master!" A villager who took care of the injured horses answered. He took a pile of grass from the cart behind and put it in Shadowless' manger. Then he added two ladles of water.
Shadowless chirped happily, lowered its head and chewed, sneezing from time to time.
There were many horses in Chang 'an, and many places were dedicated to growing pasture for horses. Meton had spent a lot of money on these injured horses, and the pasture he provided was of the best quality.
Soon, Shadowless Shadow was full. Meton went forward to untie the rope and pulled her out.
Tie An stepped forward and helped Shadowless put on the saddle. Shadowless, who had not put on a saddle for a long time, was not used to it. The straps on her back were restless.
"Hu!"
Meton sighed and comforted her softly.
The restless Shadowless slowly calmed down. After all, it was a well-trained horse, and it quickly adapted to the saddle on its back.
Meton led Shadowless around the empty space in the backyard of the Mo clan. There were many wooden beams in the centre of the empty space that were specially used to train these injured horses. After all, some horses were so heavily injured that even if their wounds healed, their hooves would still be heavily injured.
After three laps, Shadowless was a little impatient and slowed down, kicking its hooves from time to time.
Meton smiled. Seeing that the time was right, he stepped on the stirrup and jumped on the back of Shadowless.
"Go!" Meton shouted. Shadowless immediately trotted along the empty space, and its body was unusually strong.
After two laps, Meton rode Shadowless to a wooden beam. After a short run-up, Shadowless jumped over the wooden beam in a graceful posture.
"Good! Young Master is mighty! "Tie An flattered at the side and shouted.
Meton smiled proudly. He did not expect that extreme joy would turn into sorrow. When Shadowless landed, it obviously staggered. Meton hurriedly held Shadowless' neck and avoided a disaster.
"Young master!" Tie An was shocked and quickly ran over to hold Shadowless.
"What's going on?" Meton got down from Shadowless' back with lingering fear.
Meton tied Shadowless to the horse post and lifted Shadowless' front hooves. He found that it was not the two hooves that were injured, but the front hooves that were not injured.
"The wear and tear is too severe. This horse is probably useless!" Li Chengqian's voice suddenly came from behind.
"Ah! Brother Gao Ming, why are you here? "Meton raised his head in surprise and looked at Li Chengqian who had not appeared for a long time.
Tie An hurriedly bowed. The Mo Clan had a tacit agreement that if Li Chengqian came, they had to be polite, but they could not reveal Li Chengqian's identity.
Until now, Li Chengqian's identity was only known by a limited number of people.
"I heard that you made a fortune, so you came to ask for it!" Li Chengqian joked.
"Really? Pick whichever one you like, and I'll give it to you! "Meton said straightforwardly.
With Li Chengqian's identity, he had seen all kinds of good horses. Of course, Meton would not take it seriously. The two of them laughed and joked. Immediately, the estrangement from not seeing each other for a long time was reduced.
"What a handsome horse. What a pity!" Li Chengqian looked at the handsome Shadowless and said regretfully. He once had a good horse that he liked very much. However, because its hooves were worn out, it was abandoned in the end.
Shadowless not only had its hooves torn, but its front hooves were also severely worn. Normally, it would not have a problem walking. However, when it was crossing the crossbar, it was obviously trampled by the hard pieces on the ground.
However, it was not only Shadowless that had this problem. The 500 injured horses all had similar problems. After all, a horse's injuries were not caused by once or twice. They were caused by fatigue day after day.
"Then what should we do?" Tie An exclaimed. Almost all of the remaining 80 or so horses had problems with wear and tear. The most serious ones only had a thin layer of cuticle left. They would feel pain as soon as they walked.
"Ah! There's no way. " Li Chengqian said regretfully. At that time, the Imperial Horse Supervisor in the palace had thought of many ways, but none of them worked. The only way was to let these horses rest for a year or two and wait for their hooves to grow back.
"Ah! Let them rest for a year or two? " Tie An shook his head. The amount of money and food needed to raise a horse was not a small number. Moreover, there were 80 or so horses all of a sudden. If they were to raise them for a year or two, it would not be worth it.
"Young master, what should we do?" Tie An frowned and asked.
"Easy!" Meton blurted out.
"Ah!" Tie An was stunned.
Li Chengqian looked at the calm Meton in surprise. He suddenly understood and said, "You must have a way long ago, right?"
Meton smiled mysteriously and deliberately kept him in suspense.
"Tell me!" Li Chengqian said angrily. If Meton really had a way, then his beloved horse could be used again.
"Actually, it's very simple!" Meton deliberately teased Li Chengqian.
"Simple?" Li Chengqian did not believe Meton at all. The secret of the Living Fish was very simple. It was to inject air into the water. In the end, not many people in Chang 'an City had guessed it.
The method of stitching the wound was also very simple. However, who would have thought that the wound would be stitched up like sewing clothes? The injured horses of thousands of years had benefited Meton.
Now, Meton said it was simple. Perhaps it was really simple, but it was definitely something unexpected.
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