In the end, Shanshan failed to file a complaint.
She had been holding back what she wanted to say, and finally waited until the school was over. She rushed home happily holding the stone, but the house was empty and her mother was nowhere to be seen.
After asking, I found out that Wen Yiqing was still busy with business in the shop and had not returned.
Shanshan was not discouraged and skillfully went to the house next door to find the emperor, but the emperor was not here either. She ran away in vain, and could not go to the palace to find anyone, so she could only go home dejectedly.
She went to the stables to see her horse.
After Gao Yuan made trouble, Baima was sent home first and is now drinking water by the sink. Shanshan went to the kitchen and asked for a basket of carrots, squatted next to it and fed it one by one.
While feeding, she gently stroked the horse's belly. The white horse also received a whip today, but now there are no traces of it, and it is still as white and beautiful as the clouds in the sky. But with such a heavy whip, the stone's skin was torn and the flesh was dripping with blood. How could it not hurt? Just thinking about it makes Shanshan feel very sad for one person and one horse.
As if aware of her sadness, Baima lowered his head and rubbed her cheek with his wet nose. Shanshan giggled at the rub. Baima lowered his head again and nudged her, asking her to sit on his back.
After sitting on the horse and walking for a while, the soft evening breeze blew over my cheeks, so the bad things were forgotten.
Shanshan climbed down from the horse and went to fish for the bell hanging on the white horse's neck.
Long colorful ropes are embellished on the white horse's chest, like iridescence in the clouds, and golden bells jingle in the hands. She turned to the back and saw the chubby little fish carved on it.
Obviously she had marked her horse, but someone still wanted to mess with her things. Probably the markings are not obvious enough.
It got dark and Wen Yiqing still didn't come back. Shanshan knew that his mother was busy, so he and Shitou had dinner together. There are few people in the family, and she used to feel lonely when eating alone. Now that Shitou is with her, even if her mother is too busy to take care of her, she can still talk to Shitou.
At the dinner table, Shanshan said: "If I hang a sign on it with my name on it, and they recognize me and know it is my horse, will they not bully it?"
Shitou lowered his head and finished a large bowl of rice and asked her, "What's the name of your horse?"
Shanshan: "What?"
Shitou said slowly: "When you put a sign on the horse, don't you write its name on it?"
Shanshan: "..."
She was holding the bowl, her little face was blank.
Only then did she remember that horses were always braying, and her own horse had not yet been named.
Shanshan said "Oh" and became worried again.
She was not good at naming, so she was in a daze for a while, then hesitantly looked at Shi Shitou, who had also been whipped today: "...called Xiao Shitou?"
"..." Shitou said, "This is my name."
Shanshan sighed: "Then let's wait until my mother comes back to get it."
After dinner, she waited for a long time.
Instead of waiting for Wen Yiqing to return, he waited for Shen Yun to return.
When his mother was not there, Shanshan took the initiative to come out to receive him: "Uncle Shen, why are you here?"
Shen Yungui came to give away Zhenbaozhai's dividends. He clapped a stack of silver notes in his hand and asked, "Your mother is not at home? Where has she gone?"
"Isn't she in the shop?"
Shen Yungui raised his eyebrows: "The shop is closed after dark. I passed by when I came here just now. Your shop didn't even light up the lights. Everyone inside has already left."
Shanshan shook his head: "She may be busy elsewhere."
Seeing that she couldn't tell her and the person she was looking for was not there, Shen Yungui could only put down the banknote in frustration. He turned around and took two steps outside. When he thought of something, he came back and squatted in front of Shanshan.
"Has that person come to see your mother recently?"
"who?"
"For example, Mr. Chen."
That was the emperor's pseudonym. Shanshan nodded: "He came yesterday."
Shen Yungui: "..."
He gritted his teeth: "Why is he here? Didn't your mother drive him away?"
"He gave me a horse." Shanshan wanted to show off his pony to everyone he met. Now he started talking, and even more excitedly wanted to take him to the backyard stable to see the horses.
But Shen Yungui's expression changed drastically when he heard this: "Horse? He gave you a horse, but your mother didn't say anything?"
"My mother agreed."
His expression changed again and again.
"Your mother agreed? She refused to accept anything before, so she accepted the gift from Mr. Chen?" He said solemnly: "Your mother is not at home today. Could it be that she also went out with that person?"
Shan Shan still shook his head.
Wen Yiqing and Bian Chen had never shown any intimate behavior in front of her. In her opinion, the emperor's uncle, like Uncle Shen in front of her, wanted to be her stepfather, but there seemed to be no chance.
"By the way, Uncle Shen." Shanshan remembered something: "Do you know where I can make a sign? I want to make a sign for my horse so that when others look at it in the future, they will know it is my horse."
"..."
Chen Yungui glanced at him, and Shi Shiran stood up.
He held a folding fan in his hand, tapped Shanshan's head gently, and then said: "If you don't care about the cost, there is a shop in the capital with superb craftsmanship that can make the best horse tiles you mentioned. However, the business is tight and they have to wait. Until next year.”
Of course Shanshan wants the best, but she can't wait until next year, and her face shows disappointment.
Shen Yungui added: "It just so happens that I have some friendship with the shopkeeper of that shop. Let me remind you that the horse tag will be in your hands in less than seven days."
Shan Shan was overjoyed: "Really?!"
He raised the corners of his lips, then quickly restrained them. He held the folding fan to his lips and coughed, and said seriously: "But I also have conditions. If Mr. Chen comes to your house again, or if your mother goes out to see him, you will let me How about you come and let me know, just for this small favor?"
Shanshan didn't have anything to disagree with, so he hurriedly agreed.
Shen Yungui wrote her the address of the shop, and she carefully put it into her little goldfish money bag.
At night, Shanshan was lying on the bed, waiting for her mother until she fell asleep. It was late at night when she heard some movement. Wen Yiqing moved lightly, gently opened the door and came in, taking off the hairpin jewelry on her head.
She shouted in a daze: "Mom..."
Before she could get a response, she couldn't resist the sleepiness and tilted her head and fell into a sweet sleep.
…
In the following days, Wen Yiqing returned home late every day as usual, because she was busy opening a new store.
Shanshan didn't take it to heart. She could still see her mother in the morning, but the emperor's uncle who lived next door suddenly became busy and only showed up very rarely. Shanshan often couldn't say a few words to him, and just left. He urged me to go home.
Her studies and White Horse took up most of her energy, and she also had other friends in the rest of her time. Her little head couldn't hold too many things, and she only occasionally wondered for a while, and then quickly put them behind her.
In recent days, she has been busy cleaning the school building with her classmates.
This was a punishment given by the superintendent, which lasted for a month. Although the superintendent did not punish her, the students stood up for themselves, and it was their duty to share the blame with them. She had never worked before, and the other children were clumsily holding a broom that was taller than themselves, and they were all very busy.
On the contrary, it was Gao Yuan, lying on the side leisurely, with his followers paying attention.
Shanshan met him several times and felt his eyes falling on her with evil eyes.
Shi Shi quickly swept away the fallen leaves in an open space. He noticed Gao Yuan's gaze, glanced back, and strode forward, his slender figure blocking Shan Shan.
"Don't be afraid."
Shanshan nodded vigorously.
Students were prohibited from fighting in the school, perhaps because they had just been punished. Gao Yuan stared at him for several days and did nothing in the end.
Shitou was with me on the way home from school. Shitou was on guard for a few days, but when nothing happened, I felt relieved.
Shanshan counts the days.
A few days ago, she had free time to order a horse tag for her white horse, and she made an appointment with them on a day to pick up the goods. It just so happened that the school was not in class that day.
She got up early in the morning.
In the past few days, she had not been able to see her mother and had no chance to say a few words. When she saw her today, Shanshan couldn't wait to talk about the horse cards.
"Pick up the goods today?" Wen Yiqing looked confused: "But I have made an appointment with someone else today..."
Shanshan blinked: "Mom, won't you accompany me?"
Wen Yiqing hesitated.
She was wavering in her heart, but when she lowered her eyes and saw the loss on the little girl's fair and tender face, her heart suddenly turned to her.
"Forget it." She said, "It's not an important matter, so I'll go with you."
Shanshan cheered, stood up on tiptoes, hugged her mother's neck, kissed her twice, and then happily ran to pack her small backpack.
Taking advantage of this moment, Wen Yiqing quickly went out to ask someone to inform him, and soon came back to hold his little daughter.
Stone also followed.
Shanshan held his horse and tilted his head to look at him: "Brother Shitou, aren't you going to learn martial arts from General Wen today?"
"Um."
"Okay." Shanshan said happily: "When we get back the horse tag for Xiaoyun, I will take you to have snacks."
Xiaoyun is Baima's new name.
Unable to find help from her mother, Shanshan turned to the book and picked the name by herself. She was flipping through her favorite storybook. The majestic Sun Dasheng had a somersault cloud that could turn a thousand miles. Her face was red and she embarrassedly borrowed a name to name her white horse. .
When she got to the shop, the shopkeeper recognized her and quickly took out the ordered horse tags. This is the first time in Manjingcheng to customize a brand for its own horse. The whole horse tag is made of jade. The name of the white horse is engraved on the front, and on the back is a line of words: "Warm and kind horses, not for idlers." The body of the tag is also carved with complex and exquisite patterns. The craftsmanship is exquisite. Shanshan takes it and holds it in the palm of his hand. I watched it over and over again and couldn't put it down.
The shopkeeper said with a smile: "Are you satisfied, Miss?"
Shanshan is really satisfied!
Seeing this, Wen Yiqing took out the money from his pocket and paid the final payment for the horse card.
As soon as he walked out of the shop door, Shanshan couldn't wait to hang a horse tag on Xiaoyun. A long rope was wrapped around his neck, a jade tag was embellished on his chest, and a colorful rope made of stones hung underneath.
The white horse shook its head, and after getting used to the new thing on its neck, it lowered its head again, rubbed its wet nose on its little master's face, and kicked its hooves in place, obviously very happy.
Shanshan chuckled when he was rubbed, and hugged its neck affectionately: "Xiaoyun, from now on, others will recognize you as my horse!"
Wen Yiqing smiled and said: "Go and buy Baozhizhai snacks for you?"
Shan Shan shook his head.
She was so obsessed with her horse that she had to do everything by herself. She had to feed it, comb it, and talk to it every day. If the white horse was a little kid, she would have loved to be able to sleep with it.
In addition to getting the horse tag, she will also take her white horse to trim the horseshoes and replace the shoes today.
Wen Yiqing left everything to her.
Shanshan asked someone in advance to find out which hoof trimmer was the best in the capital. When she arrived with her horse, there was a long queue in front of the shed.
Shanshan led the horse and was at the back of the queue. She looked around and saw that there were many horses around, some were brown and some were black, but none of them were as beautiful as her own horse. She couldn't help laughing, and quickly pursed her lips, with two deep dimples on her cheeks.
Next to it was a blacksmith's shop, and the sound of clanging and hammering could be heard from inside. The fire was burning brightly in the furnace, making all directions hot. Shanshan wiped his sweat and took another look at the long queue. The horse in front of him had been waiting in line for a long time, and his tail was swaying irritably.
There were many stalls nearby, and not far away there was a big man selling apples with a cart. Wen Yiqing saw it and bought a basket of apples.
Shanshan picked out the most beautiful one and fed it to the white horse's mouth.
The white horse bit "Katcha" and narrowed his eyes in contentment. The sweet fragrance of the apple spread around, causing the other horses to cast envious glances.
Wen Yiqing saw a food seller not far away. He lowered his head and saw that the two children were sweating profusely from the heat. Thinking that they had been out for a long time, Wen Yiqing went to buy them some snacks.
As soon as she walked away, a group of caravans came over to replace the shoes of the horses. A large group of people squeezed in. Shanshan led the horses to get out of the way, but some people still behaved rudely and bumped into each other.
Hakuba flicked his tail uneasily.
A tall man with a beard stumbled past, smelling of alcohol, and bumped into a stone as he passed.
Shitou frowned and protected Shanshan inside. He saw the bearded man staggering as he walked, stepped on a stone on the ground and fell. He grabbed the white horse next to him with both hands and stood up.
The white horse stood meekly and allowed him to support him.
At this moment, a sudden change occurred.
I heard the white horse suddenly raised its head and neighed sadly. Before Shanshan could recover, he suddenly raised his body high and violently rushed away from the people and horses nearby. He was in a mess for a while. The horses around him were neighing and scolding. There were cries of cries, but the white horse did not stop and rushed into the busy city.
Shanshan was still holding the horse rope, but she was caught off guard, and her little body was pulled out by it. She fell to the ground with a splash, and the horse rope was wrapped around her hand, dragging her along the ground with huge force, like a person at the mercy of others. cotton doll.
"mother--"
Wen Yiqing turned around and saw this scene, his face changed drastically, he dropped the things in his hands and ran over: "Shan Shan!"
Shitou had quick eyes and quick hands. He took out a sharp knife from his arms and reached out to cut the horse's rope.
Without the restraint of the horse's rope, Shanshan finally stopped. The stone lifted her up. Her summer shirt was thin and had been scratched by the rough ground during the slide. The joints of her hands and feet were bleeding, and her chin was scratched by the rough gravel. Shanshan cried so hard that she was out of breath, and felt burning pain all over her body.
She hadn't yet reacted to the sudden change. She clutched half of the horse rope in her hand blankly and looked into the distance with tears in her eyes. The crowd fled to both sides in confusion, and the white horse galloped away, disappearing in the blink of an eye.
"Shan Shan!" Wen Yiqing threw himself in front of her in embarrassment. Seeing the injuries on her body, he didn't dare to touch her for a moment, and hurriedly wiped the blood from her face: "Are you okay? Does it hurt? Don't be afraid, mother is here. Here it is."
Shanshan cried loudly in pain and couldn't stop her tears. Her mind was still confused and she was still shouting subconsciously: "My horse..."
Shitou said quickly: "I'll chase him!"
Wen Yiqing quickly shouted: "Wait..."
But Shitou ran away after saying that. Before she could stop him, the boy had already entered the pond like a slippery carp and disappeared into the crowd in the blink of an eye.
