"My family is really unlucky. How did we end up being betrothed to you as children?"

"Everyone else studies to cultivate their character, but you're always carrying around a broken gun and shooting rats. Where did you learn that from?"

Mrs. Zhuang took a cotton swab and applied gentian violet to Lu Fangfang's arm.

She kept rambling on and on, and there wasn't a kind word in her mouth, but Lu Fangfang found it quite agreeable. This was Zhou Huairu, the old lady wasn't having a relapse.

"Ouch, Comrade Zhou, be gentle."

"Now you know what pain is? It's too late, Comrade Lu. You're still young. You should read more books and study more. Don't be illiterate your whole life, and don't be proud of being illiterate. Chairman Mao was right. You should study hard and make progress every day!"

"Okay, okay."

Lu Fangfang endured the pain and forced herself to pull through.

Seeing that Mrs. Zhuang was about to leave with the medicine bottle, she quickly stopped her and asked to borrow the gentian violet.

She happened to have some medicine, so she went out and applied it to the little wild donkey's legs as well.

From now on, this stubborn little donkey will be a member of their family, so they can't treat him badly.

"Painting for a donkey? Where did this donkey come from?"

Mrs. Zhuang was a little confused. She followed Lu Fangfang out to take a look and sure enough, she saw a handsome little donkey in the yard.

This...this...

The little donkey was so handsome that she couldn't help but go up and stroke it.

Where did you get this?

“I caught it. I originally wanted to hunt wild ducks, but I unexpectedly came across a group of wild donkeys. Xiaohua and I caught a small one. The wound on my arm is from when we caught the wild donkeys.”

As Lu Fangfang spoke, she applied ointment to the little wild donkey's wound.

After applying the ointment, she casually threw away the cotton swab.

Zhuang’s mother: “…”

The old lady looked at Lu Fangfang, her heart filled with shock.

She went out and caught a wild donkey. What kind of person is this that her son has taken a fancy to?

Lu Fangfang didn't care what Zhuang's mother thought. After applying the ointment to the little wild donkey's wound, she pulled out the dagger from her waist and started dealing with the three little squirrels.

"Little Flower, come out and eat."

Using the light from inside the room, Lu Fangfang skillfully peeled off the squirrel's skin.

When Xiaohua came out, she chopped off the squirrel's head and internal organs and threw them to the hero of the day.

If it weren't for Xiaohua today, she might not have been able to catch this little wild donkey. She should reward it.

After watching for a while, Mrs. Zhuang couldn't bear it any longer, so she turned around and quickly went back into the house.

"Meow~"

After Xiaohua finished eating, she squeezed through the door and went into the inner room.

Having found its little nest, it lay down and fell asleep. In all its life, this was the first time it had ever been so tired.

Lu Fangfang was also exhausted, but she was even craving something sweeter.

She washed the Three Squirrels and then chopped it on the cutting board.

Just then, the rice in the pot was cooked, and she stir-fried the squirrel meat with butter before eagerly eating it.

As she ate her rice, she glanced at Mrs. Zhuang across from her.

The old lady held her chopsticks but didn't eat a single bite of the squirrel meat she had stir-fried.

Thinking of the gentian violet that Zhuang's mother had, Lu Fangfang picked up a piece of squirrel meat and put it in Zhuang's mother's bowl.

"Comrade Zhou, give it a try, it tastes pretty good."

Mrs. Zhuang frowned and put down the bowl.

She stopped eating rice and started drinking malted milk powder instead.

Lu Fangfang: "..."

Well, Mrs. Zhuang is still the same Mrs. Zhuang. She lowered her head and continued to eat her rice.

After eating three squirrels, two bowls of rice, and drinking a whole enamel mug of water, Lu Fangfang finally felt full.

It was getting late, so she soaked her feet and went back to the inner room.

In the corner, Xiaohua was fast asleep, lying on Zhuang Mingcheng's old clothes.

Lu Fangfang patted Xiaohua's head and yawned.

She climbed onto the kang (a heated brick bed), and fell asleep the moment her head hit the pillow.

When I woke up again, it was already broad daylight.

She got dressed and went to the outer room, only to find that her mother-in-law was not there, and she had no idea where the old lady had gone.

Feeling a little strange, she thought for a moment that Xiao Ting and Xu Jinbu should have already made a ruckus in their wedding night, so even if Zhuang's mother wanted to cause trouble, she wouldn't have anyone to choose from for the time being.

Lu Fangfang felt slightly relieved.

After eating, she fed the quail, chickens, and ducks at home, and then went to the yard to look at the little wild donkey.

After a night, the little wild donkey looked much more energetic. She reached out to touch it, and the stubborn donkey no longer flinched.

Calling out to Xiaohua, she led the little wild donkey, preparing to go to the wasteland on the riverbank.

Along the way, Lu Fangfang encountered several women who were incredibly curious about the little wild donkey.

"Comrade Xiao Lu, where did you get this donkey? It's really beautiful."

"I was lucky; I caught a wild donkey outside."

Such a big thing couldn't be hidden, so Lu Fangfang didn't intend to keep it a secret.

"A wild donkey? Little Lu, you're really lucky. You even managed to catch a donkey. Where did you catch it?"

"Yes, yes, where is the herd of donkeys? I'll have my family go again. Donkey meat is delicious. Our regiment hunted a herd two years ago, and I still crave it now."

"Yes, this donkey meat is the best."

"Oh...ah..."

The little wild donkey suddenly brayed.

When Lu Fangfang saw that her sisters-in-law had all gathered around, she said a few perfunctory words and quickly pulled the wild donkey away.

When she reached the wasteland on the riverbank, she found a large rock and tied the little wild donkey to it.

The rope she tied was long enough so it wouldn't get in the way of the little wild donkey grazing.

I told Xiaohua to go play nearby, and she took a hoe and went to the field.

More than half a month has passed, and the weeds in the field have grown wildly, almost covering the seedlings. Today she has some time, so she'll take the opportunity to hoe them.

Xiao Hua glanced at Lu Fangfang, who was busy at work, and then looked back at the wild donkey munching on the tender grass.

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