"Ah...ah..."

The groundhogs were unaware of the danger behind them; they continued to watch Lu Fangfang and the little snow leopard warily.

Just then, the Tibetan fox crawled forward two steps, then leaped up and opened its mouth towards the groundhog.

"ah……"

The groundhog heard the sound and turned around, but it was too late; it was bitten on the neck.

However, it was thick-skinned and not much smaller than a Tibetan fox. It survived the bite and instead slapped the Tibetan fox in the face.

The Tibetan fox, in pain, bit down even harder.

"Ah...ah..."

"Ah...ah..."

Seeing this, several marmots nearby immediately ran over and cried out to the Tibetan fox, trying to save their companion.

The Tibetan fox was reluctant to let go and dragged the ground squirrel backward with all its might.

It only released its mouth and quickly retreated a few steps when the other groundhogs approached.

However, it didn't go far, circling the injured groundhog looking for an opportunity, constantly probing.

Actually, the two were not that different in size before. If it weren't for the Tibetan fox's sneak attack, it might not have been able to beat the groundhog.

Not far away, Lu Fangfang and Xiao Hua watched intently, barely daring to breathe.

The Tibetan fox would occasionally ambush the injured groundhog, and soon it lay motionless on the ground.

Seeing that their companion was beyond saving, the surrounding groundhogs cried out "Ah... Ah..." and ran back into their burrows.

The Tibetan fox glanced at the man and leopard in the distance, especially at the snow leopard, then dragged its spoils away in a hurry.

"That was truly amazing..."

Lu Fangfang muttered to herself, finally coming to her senses.

This Tibetan fox looks like a small dog, not very big, and has a funny face, but it is actually quite fierce.

Little Flower shook its head, as if it had learned something, and crawled slowly toward the entrance of the groundhog burrow.

Lu Fangfang rolled her eyes and grabbed it.

Holding the rabbit by its ears, she turned and left.

There's a group of groundhogs in this area, so it's best to avoid coming here in the future.

Looking back, I saw high mountains rising on the northern edge of the grassland, with tall spruce trees growing on their slopes. I wondered what animals lived there.

It's too late today, but she'll definitely go see it when she has the chance in the future.

Lu Fangfang hadn't realized it before, but today she discovered that the area around the group where there were no other people was practically a paradise for wild animals.

She encountered several rare animals this morning alone; she was incredibly lucky.

On the way back, Lu Fangfang picked some more grass shoots and painted the little flower green until the leopard print was no longer visible, then she stopped.

Little Flower lay in her arms, utterly despondent.

Lu Fangfang rubbed its head, feeling both amused and a little guilty.

"Alright, alright, wait a few days until you get used to the quails and they're not afraid of you anymore, then I'll wash it off for you."

Meow~

Little Flower cried out, then drooped her head again.

"hey-hey."

...

Carrying the rabbit and holding Xiaohua, Lu Fangfang ran into Li Dajun and the people from the regiment who were clearing land and pushing horse manure when they were almost at the river.

After all, the person had helped her before, so she greeted them politely.

Li Dajun looked at the gray rabbit in her hand with some surprise, "Comrade Xiao Lu, did you make this?"

"Um."

"What did you use to shoot it? A gun? An air rifle?"

Li Dajun glanced at her, then shook his head; she didn't look like she was carrying a gun.

"It was shot with a slingshot."

Lu Fangfang took out a slingshot from her pocket and gestured to him.

Li Dajun was even more surprised, "A slingshot? You killed a rabbit with a slingshot? Amazing, really amazing."

"I was just lucky."

Lu Fangfang said a few words of modesty, then took her things and left.

When they reached the riverbank, she pulled out the bamboo cage again.

This time, the bamboo cage stayed in the water for a long time, and there were many small fish inside. She picked up a whole handful of them.

She threw the bamboo cage back and, carrying all her belongings, headed towards the family compound.

It was getting late, and she was a little hungry.

On the way, she remembered Li Dajun's words again.

She was a bit reckless to venture deep into the high-altitude grasslands with only a slingshot; luckily, she didn't encounter any other wild beasts.

"If only we had guns."

Lu Fangfang thought to herself that she would apply if she had the chance.

Xiao Aiguo had once said that the regiment could teach her how to shoot.

However, she could practice her marksmanship in other ways at the beginning.

Lu Fangfang thought of the air gun Li Dajun had mentioned. An air gun is a gun that fires steel balls. It contains compressed gas and is much more powerful than a slingshot.

If she had been holding the air gun, the rabbit wouldn't have bitten her hand.

For animals like marmots and Tibetan foxes, a single shot to the head with an air rifle is all it takes to kill them.

"Next time I go to the county town, I have to check out the department store."

Guns weren't banned in this era, let alone air guns; they were sold in department stores.

Lu Fangfang returned to the family compound as she pondered these thoughts.

She was carrying too many things, so as soon as she entered the courtyard, she threw the little flower down.

"Meow~"

As soon as the little flower landed, it immediately ran to the mound of yellow earth and rolled around, trying to wipe off the green grass juice on its body.

"Alas."

Lu Fangfang was extremely disgusted; it seemed she couldn't let the little guy onto the kang (heated brick bed).

She put down the rabbits and pikas she was holding, brushed the dirt off her clothes, and then walked into the house.

"Squeak."

As soon as Lu Fangfang entered the house, she saw that Zhuang's mother was holding a toothbrush and a jar, looking for something in the room.

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