"I once worked as a horse wrangler at Solon Ranch in Inner Mongolia, and I just saw a lot more."
Jin Jiabao grinned, revealing teeth that were yellow and black from frequent smoking.
Sauron Ranch is a military reclamation land, also known as Sauron Army Horse Farm.
I worked as a herdsman in a place like that and often had contact with horses, including many military horses. Naturally, I had a fairly high level of knowledge about the quality of horses.
Jin Jiabao's words are undoubtedly an affirmation of Zhuifeng.
"This horse is too thin and hasn't been taken care of well?" Jin Jiabao sighed and said, "If it could be taken care of well, it would be so beautiful."
"It's a little better now. I keep making rice and bean cakes every day. When I first bought it, it was just skin and bones."
These days, Lu Lu paid a lot of attention to Zhui Feng and spent a lot of money on corn and bean cakes.
A horse cannot grow fat without night grass!
Jin Jiabao walked around Zhui Feng and nodded with satisfaction: "Although I am a beginner, I can understand it at first glance. I am better than many people who have raised horses for many years."
"Tsk, tsk..." Jin Jiabao smacked his lips and kept saying in amazement: "This horse has indeed been tamed by you, and it has accepted its owner... You have to nail the horse's shoes yourself today."
Lu Lu reached out and took it: "Thank you, uncle!"
Jin Jiabao was on guard for a long time. When he saw Zhui Feng making a move, he quickly jumped aside and burst into laughter: "This temper is outrageous!"
Jin Jiabao smiled and said: "I'm getting older, and I don't have that much energy to do these things. These are the good things I used in Sauron Ranch. The materials are of the best quality. If you want, you can take them away."
Okay... ten dollars!"
On his first try, he didn't dare to use too much force for fear of cutting the new meat wrapped in Zhui Feng's hoof, and he was also afraid that he would shovel too hard and create a gap that could not be filled.
It doesn't take much effort to cut off the hard horny material on the horse's hooves. It can be easily cut off. It's a good thing.
As Jin Jiabao spoke, he carefully wrapped the shovel in cloth and put it in a bag. He also took a pair of horseshoes he had made by himself and some nails for driving horseshoes, put them in the bag together, and handed them to Lu Lu.
Jin Jiabao followed and walked around to the back. Lu Lu quickly reminded: "Sir, be careful, this horse can kick people!"
As he said that, he reached for the left front of Zhui Feng with his hand. Before his hand touched it, Zhui Feng had already neighed and jumped to the side, kicking his hooves continuously, not letting him get close at all.
"You're smart kid..."
Horseshoeing is also a technical job, and there's nothing wrong with learning it.
Just like him, he relived his life and had more choices, but he still missed Chen Xiuyu and wanted to return to this deep mountain. This was an emotion that he could not let go of, and it was the most precious thing.
This horse is destined to accompany him for a long time, he can't always lead Zhui Feng to Jin Jiabao's place.
Jin Jiabao is getting older, so he may not be able to withstand it.
Without saying a word, he immediately took out a big unity card from his arms and handed it to Jin Jiabao.
"I bought it when I went to the market in the district. It cost 130 yuan and it has been more than half a month since I bought it." Lu Lu said truthfully.
It was only ten yuan, and it was useful, so Lu Lu was willing to give it up.
As long as you see the people or things around you, you will always be reminded of some of your past.
"You still have good advice!" Lu Lu said modestly: "Uncle, can you sell me your shovel?"
"Okay, I'm just teasing you."
He has also been old himself, and he knows that elderly people always miss the past.
Some emotions cannot be thrown away if you want to, nor can they be measured with money.
"Where did you buy it? How much did it cost?" Jin Jiabao asked curiously.
I polished it smooth with a file, compared the size with the horseshoe Jin Jiabao handed me, selected the right one, nailed it on, cut off the excess part protruding from the hoof shell, polished it, and finally completed one.
Fortunately, Zhui Feng was very cooperative during the whole process.
He also worked hard to make Zhui Feng strong as soon as possible.
What's more, having a master give you special guidance is a rare opportunity.
"If you don't have a temper, you can't become a good horse!" Lu Lu said with a smile.
After snoring, Zhui Feng took small steps on the ground, getting used to the newly replaced horseshoes, and even jumped a few times, looking very excited.
"Then let me do it!" Lu Lu nodded immediately.
"Ah..." Lu Lu was stunned for a moment.
Following the same pattern, with the experience of the first hoof, Lu Lu became much more relaxed next time. The four horseshoes were completely nailed, which took Lu Lu almost an hour to complete.
"You kid... you have learned how to nail horseshoes, and you want to take away the guy who eats me too." Jin Jiabao glared at Lu Lu and said.
After hearing what Jin Jiabao said, Lu Lu thought about it and thought so.
Jin Jiabao looked envious: "It's rare to meet such a good horse. I'll take good care of it for you today."
This shovel is not like this for Jin Jiabao.
"This horse has a strong temper and only listens to you. No outsiders can get close to it. You are the only one who is most suitable to tie the horse up. I believe you don't want to see that situation!"
"I can teach you if you don't know. Anyway, you will have to serve this horse in the future. It doesn't matter if you learn more."
Under Jin Jiabao's guidance, Lu Lu first lifted Zhui Feng's left front hoof, pulled out the old horseshoe, and carefully trimmed the horseshoe bit by bit with a flat blade blade.
He probably thought that Lu Lu could continue to make good use of this shovel and use it to hoof and shoe the good horse.
After putting down his front hooves, Lu Lu walked around behind Zhui Feng again. This time he didn't dare to be careless, and he was really worried that Zhui Feng would kick him. However, when his hand touched Zhui Feng's hind hooves, Zhui Feng just trembled.
He took a small step and didn't resist. When Lu Lu grabbed its left hind hoof and applied a little force, he also lifted it up.
"That's right...it won't kick you if you touch it?" Jin Jiabao turned his head and looked at Lu Lu.
Jin Jiabao nodded, tentatively stretched out his hand, chased the wind and jumped up immediately with a back kick. He flipped with his left rear foot, followed by his right rear foot, and finally flipped and kicked with both rear feet at the same time.
Lu Lu reached out and grabbed Zhui Feng's front hooves. Zhui Feng did not jump. After Lu Lu put some force, Zhui Feng lifted his front hooves obediently.
"But, I can't!"
Just when Lu Lu thought that Jin Jiabao was going to be given to him, the conversation suddenly changed and became linked to money... Lu Lu couldn't help being slightly stunned.
After a while, a horse's hoof was finally repaired, and Lu Lu was sweating all over.
When he first used it, Lu Lu was very aware of the sharpness of the flat-blade shovel.
This was the second time Lu Lu had seen the signature three consecutive kicks. The movements were extremely fast and the power within them should not be underestimated.
Seeing how happy he was, Jin Jiabao suddenly stopped accepting the money and just sighed: "I'm afraid I'll never meet such a good horse again in this life. I give it to you!"
"Uncle, don't get me wrong. I just thought that I would have to repair horseshoes myself in the future and would need to use them often. I wanted to prepare a handy tool for myself. This is a good knife!" Lu Lu explained quickly, for fear of upsetting the old man.
Horses have a lot of activity and it is difficult to keep them strong without sufficient forage supply. Lu Lu knew this very well.
"You're lucky. One hundred and thirty yuan is still in the district. You've found a treasure."
Jin Jiabao quickly returned to the house and found a flat-blade shovel for trimming horseshoes, a hammer for polishing horseshoes, a small hammer for driving nails, and a bunch of hand-forged four-sided horseshoes.
This old man must have had many unforgettable things when he was at Sauron Ranch.
Leading the horse away from Huilongtun, Zhui Feng followed behind him, his four hooves stepping on the dirt road, making a clicking sound, very briskly.
After returning to Caodianzi, Lu Lu put the saddle on it. Zhui Feng didn't resist. He let Lu Lu fasten the girdle. He gritted his teeth and stepped on the stirrup, turned over and sat on the saddle, shook the reins lightly, and Zhui Feng started to ride on Caodianzi.