Across Ranch Story: Friends of Mineral Town

"Don't worry about that. I have a pet bag. Bai Long can stay in the pet bag with Ah Huang, Da Zhuang and the others. I will let them out when they are completely settled!"

"Ah~ That's no problem at all. Just prepare enough feed. By the way, do you know what kind of grass feed the white dragon needs?"

"Uh~" Lin Xia was stunned for a moment and asked, "Is the grass that cattle and sheep eat okay?"

"It's ok to feed horses with grass, but they can't just eat grass. They also need to add some other things to their feed, such as corn, soybeans, black beans, oats, sorghum and other coarse grains. Horses also like carrots and apples. In addition, dry grass should not be fed for a long time. In fact, they prefer straw feed, such as cereal straw, corn straw, barley straw, oat straw, rice straw, bean straw, etc. They like to eat all of them.

Oh, by the way, next year, you can grow some rice, wheat, etc., and grind the bran off to feed the horses."

"I see. I only have grass, corn, carrots, and apples now, but no other beans. Do you have a suitable feed?"

"Yes, you can go to my place and get some later. It's best to store some suitable fodder for yourself in the future. This will ensure that the horse is well-nourished and more economical!"

"Okay, thank you!"

After seeing Muchi off, Lin Xia happily circled around Bai Long a few times and immediately took out a carrot to feed Bai Long. Before, because she was fostering the horse, Lin Xia had directly fed Bai Long the prepared feed provided by Muchi. Now that it was her own horse, she had to take better care of it.

The horse is still missing a saddle. Let’s go to Huo An and buy one before we go on the boat!

After hurriedly going to the back mountain to deliver the gifts and picking a white grass on the way, Lin Xia immediately returned home. The prepared things had already been placed in the space.

After returning to the ranch, they put Da Zhuang and Ah Huang directly into pet bags and prepared sufficient feed for them. The corn kernels that Bai Long needed were somewhat different from the chicken and rabbit feed. The chicken and rabbit feed was made through a waterwheel mill and was more finely divided.

As for the white dragon, it needed corn kernels to be threshed directly, so Lin Xia took 50 kernels to the crop processing workshop for threshing, and also brought 50 portions of hay from the animal house. She would just buy some feed from Muchi later.

After everything was ready, it was almost 8:. Lin Xia rode Bai Long directly to the cattle and sheep ranch to buy feed. Mu Qi said that he didn't need to pay, but since Bai Long already belonged to him completely, there was no reason for Mu Qi to pay for the feed!

"Lin Xia, let me give you a set of horse harness. It will be uncomfortable to ride without it!" Mu Qi said with a smile.

"Thank you. I was just thinking about finding a place to buy one. The pet shop in class doesn't open until the 15th, so I can only try my luck with Huo An. It would be great if you have one here. I'll pay for it." Lin Xia said happily.

"No, no, the horse harness is not new. If you don't mind, you can use it." With that, Mu Qi went into the house and soon came out with a complete set of horse harness.

Although Mu Qi said it was old horse harness, according to Lin Xia, this set of horse harness was very well preserved and the color was very bright. It would be impossible to tell that it was old.

"These were used by Mei's mother before. Since she left, these harnesses have been unused. Let you use them!" Mu Qi said calmly, stroking the harness in his hand.

"Ah~" Lin Xia didn't know what to say. She really didn't know if Mei's mother would come back in the future. Of course, she couldn't comfort her without any care. She could only say, "Thank you. Can you teach me how to install these horse harnesses? I don't really know how!"

"Haha, follow me."

Mu Qi walked to Bai Long with the harness and explained each step to Lin Xia in detail: "First, we have to put the saddle on Bai Long's back to make sure it is balanced and stable. Then tighten the belly strap, but not too tight so as not to affect Bai Long's breathing and movement. Next are the reins and bridle, which control Bai Long's direction and speed. Finally, add the stirrups so you can ride it easily!" As he spoke, he demonstrated how to install each component correctly and emphasized the importance of safety.

"Also, this earmuff is to protect the horse's ears, prevent insect bites, and reduce noise interference to the horse. It is not needed in winter, but in other seasons when there are more mosquitoes, remember to let Bailong wear it. In addition, I will give you a saddlebag, which can be hung on the horse's back to store some things."

"Thank you so much!" Lin Xia was so grateful to Mu Qi that she could only give him and Mei a lot of delicious food. She happened to bring some of Mu Qi's favorite miso soup, pickled cucumbers and pickled radishes. Lin Xia also brought a lot of snacks and candies that Mei liked. She also left them 2 kilograms of excellent strawberries. They were both very happy.

You know, it's winter now and you can't buy spring fruits in grocery stores.

After saying goodbye to Mu Qi and his grandson, Lin Xia rode her beloved White Dragon Horse again. This time with complete horse gear, the riding experience was even better. They soon arrived at the beach. There was still an hour before boarding the boat, and Gray had not arrived yet.

After Lin Xia fed Bai Long a handful of corn kernels and was about to put it into the pet bag, Huo An heard some noise outside and came out of the house.

Seeing that it was Lin Xia, she happily greeted him, but when she saw the horse harness on Bai Long, she immediately became unhappy: "Lin Xia, you didn't even come to me to buy horse harness? What about your promise to take care of my business?"

Before Lin Xia could say anything, he came to Bai Long, looked left and right, touched, and asked critically: "Where did you buy this harness? It's too outdated and can't keep up with the trend. You were cheated, right? This old-fashioned harness is not something my aunt would want to use even if I gave it to her..."

Lin Xia: "......This set of horse harness was given to me by Mu Qi for 'free'. You said it was so good, are you going to give me one too?"

Huo An shut up instantly and started talking about something else: "Ahaha~ Today's weather is nice, suitable for going out. Um, what time is your boat? Is Gray coming with you?"

"Didn't he buy a tent from you? Don't you know?" Lin Xia said leisurely, "I've been thinking about you all the time. I introduced you to the business, but you didn't show any appreciation?"

Huo An regretted it so much that he wanted to slap himself. You are so quick-witted. Why are you trying to establish a friendship for no reason? This is your retribution, right?

"Hey, I'm a small businessman. I'm not like Mu Qi's big family with such strong capital. He can give you horse harness whenever he wants. But I can't do that. I rely on selling these to make a living. Besides, I've seen that the horse harness he gave you is very complete. There's nothing else to add!"

"Hmph~" Lin Xia pouted and said, "Then you can give me something else, or some pet snacks, this is not too much."