Chapter 237 - 237 Coexisting Pleasantly

237 Coexisting Pleasantly

Su Cheng’s normal attempts at culinary feats were relatively unpalatable, but today, he performed exceptionally.

Qin Canglan seemed to have been struck by lightning, which rolled across his body, and even every strand of white hair was burned.

The last time he had eaten such bad food was when his first wife was alive.

The big man looked like he could eat a lot… Su Cheng calmly placed all the roasted sweet potatoes on his lap.

Qin Canglan choked on the roasted sweet potato that was difficult to swallow.

Not long after, Su Ergou returned with his burden.

He went to the market to buy a basket of dried goods. There were peanuts, sesame seeds, some dried mushrooms, and yellow cauliflower. He originally wanted to buy dried plum vegetables, but he was late and they were all sold out.

In the countryside, not many people liked dried plum vegetables, except when they were stuffed in Su Ji’s dried plum vegetable pancakes.

The other basket contained food for the foal. There were corn cobs, barley, and some tender gra.s.s and beans.

“Dad, I’m back!”

Su Ergou placed the burden on the ground and saw an additional man in the courtyard. The man had white hair and a beard. He looked about the same age as Old Master Su in the countryside, but he was much stronger and burly than him.

“Dad, we have a guest?”

Su Ergou asked.

“Oh, Dahu sneaked out just now. It was this… Grandpa who sent Dahu back.” Su Cheng suddenly realized that he did not know how to address him.

Qin Canglan thought for a moment and said, “My surname is Qin.”

“Oh.” Su Cheng rubbed his hands. Why did he especially want to extort this person…

Qin Canglan did not know what Su Cheng was thinking. He looked at Su Ergou.

Su Ergou was tanned and had pure black skin. Compared to those pink-headed young masters in the capital, Qin Canglan felt that a child like Su Ergou looked more pleasing to the eye.

For some reason, he thought of Qin Yun.

Qin Yun was about the same age as the child in front of him, but it was obvious that Qin Yun was much weaker. He had practiced martial arts since he was young. Not only had he learned not learned much, but his body was not strong either. He was afraid of the cold and heat. If he was not careful, he would fall ill.

Su Ergou first placed the dry goods in the kitchen and brought a bucket over to make feed for the foal.

He held a heavy bucket in each hand. It was obvious that he often worked. His arm strength was extremely good, and his lower body was stable.

“Are you going to feed the horses?” Qin Canglan asked.

The Qin family’s cavalry was very powerful. Qin Canglan had interacted with many horses. When he saw what Su Ergou was preparing, he deduced that it was the horse’s feed.

Su Ergou said, “Yes.”

Qin Canglan asked, “Are there no alkaline straw and med.i.c.k?”

“What?” Su Ergou had never heard of it.

Qin Canglan said, “These are two types of gra.s.s. Horses can become stronger after eating them.”

As Su Ergou mixed the feed, he said, “Oh, then I’ll look for it at the market next time.”

It was probably not sold in the market…

This kind of gra.s.s was extremely rare in the capital. The Qin family had their own ranch that was especially used to raise warhorses in the military camp.

While Qin Canglan was deep in thought, Su Ergou went to the backyard to bring the foal over.

Qin Canglan glanced around and paused. “This horse…”

Su Ergou touched the foal’s neck. “Oh, you’re talking about it. It’s very beautiful, right? My sister bought it. When she first bought it, it was thin and small. It was a premature horse cub. The villagers said that it couldn’t be raised alive. Isn’t this quite good!”

The foal puffed out its chest and jumped twice valiantly.

Qin Canglan’s eyes moved slightly.

This was a desert warhorse that was better than a Ferghana horse.

“Can I… touch it?” Qin Canglan asked.

The only thing that could appeal to a cavalry commander was a warhorse.

“Oh, sure.” Su Ergou patted the foal and brought it to Qin Canglan.

The foal was very obedient.

Qin Canglan touched its mane and bones.

It was a purebred desert horse!

Qin Canglan was excited.

Such horses were very rare in the Great Zhou. There were a few in the Southwest Prince’s Mansion, but it was said that they had all died in battle.

In the Great Zhou, the most common warhorses were Mongolian horses and Ferghana horses.

Mongol horses were resistant to the cold and had extremely strong survival and recovery abilities. When necessary, they could provide horse blood to the soldiers and were the most commonly used warhorses in the north.

However, the Mongolian horse was relatively short, and its explosive power and jumping ability were not outstanding.

The explosive power of a Ferghana horse was much stronger. Moreover, a Ferghana horse could travel a thousand miles a day and had astonishing endurance. The disadvantage was that it was not as cold-resistant as a Mongolian horse, which was also resistant to heat and was suitable for fighting in the desert.

Moreover, the Ferghana horse was not tall and its carrying ability was poor. It was used more in light cavalry; it would be too difficult for it to support heavy calvary.

Desert horses were the most comprehensive warhorses. They could support light or heavy cavalry. Most importantly, they had extraordinary calmness on the battlefield.

“This kind of horse… should be very difficult to buy…” Qin Canglan said.

Su Ergou said, “It was originally not allowed to be sold. The mare was dead, and it was about to die. The people at the courier station decided to do some good. They sold it to my sister.”

Qin Canglan nodded, but at the same time, he was very surprised.

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He had dealt with horses for many years and naturally understood that a foal could not survive without a mare.

Other mares would only feed their young, and might even attack foals that were not their own.

In addition, without the comfort of a mare, some foals would fast.

It was a miracle to be able to keep it alive.

“It cost a lot of silver, right?” he asked. Even if it was a dying desert foal, it was…

Su Ergou said with heartache, “That’s right. It cost my sister 40 taels!”

Qin Canglan almost choked to death on a sweet potato!

“What did you say? ”

“40, 40 taels? ”

“Are you sure it’s not 400 taels? ”

He, Qin Canglan, was willing to spend 4,000 taels to buy this horse!

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Su Ergou mixed the feed and brought the foal over to eat.

Qin Canglan said, “I think this feed is a little rough…”

The foal probably wouldn’t like it.

In the next second, Qin Canglan saw the pony plunge into its small wooden food trough and eat!

It was an obedient horse and was not picky!

Qin Canglan’s expression was indescribable.

To Qin Canglan, who loved horses as much as his life, watching Su Ergou feed such a precious horse with rough feed was no less shocking than seeing the Minister of the Imperial Household feed the crown prince pig feed.

Qin Canglan felt terrible!

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On the other side, Su Xiaoxiao and Su Mo began to investigate the Protectorate.

They mainly started from three aspects. One was that lover. This was a little difficult. The waiter did not see the other party’s appearance clearly, so they could only take it slow.

Secondly, he wanted to check if the Guardian Duke, Qin Canglan, was related to the accident back then.

The third was Qin Che.

When Qin Che came to the capital to acknowledge his kinship with the Duke’s Protectorate, he was already 16 years old. It was impossible for him not to know.

Unless he was an orphan and didn’t remember what he had been through before he was six years old, it was impossible for him to be brainwashed into believing that he was the real Qin Che.

In the former, he took the initiative to hide the truth. In the latter case, he was complicit.

But no matter what, Qin Che had definitely lied.

This was because Qin Che’s original words to the Protector Duke’s Estate were, “I lost a jade pendant. Fortunately, this piece has always been on me.”