The next day.

As soon as it was light, Xiaohua woke up.

It looked up and saw that Lu Fangfang was still asleep, so it carefully lay down again.

It nestled closer, and Little Flower, no longer sleepy, lay there with its eyes open, quietly watching Lu Fangfang.

In the yard, the little wild donkey lay under the shed, its head resting on the bamboo cage, and drool dripped from the corner of its mouth into the cage below.

A quail curiously pecked at it, then shook its head and spat it out.

"Chirp chirp~"

"Chirp chirp~"

The little wild donkey's ears twitched, and it slowly opened its eyes.

Looking at its surroundings, it was still a little confused.

Normally, it sleeps standing up at the farm; it only relaxes like this at home.

Looking down at the quail eggs in the bamboo cage, it stuck out its tongue and licked the cage, drool dripping down its face.

It rested its head back on the bamboo cage, closed its eyes, and fell asleep again with its mouth moving.

After a while, sunlight filled the courtyard, and suddenly someone knocked on the gate.

"Bang, bang, bang..."

"Oh...ah..."

Inside the house, Lu Fangfang was awakened by knocking on the door and the sound of a donkey braying.

As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw the little flower in front of her and instinctively reached out to pluck it.

Thinking of the claw marks on Xiaohua's face, she quickly stopped and gently stroked her.

Why did you wake up so early?

"Meow~"

Little Flower stared at her with her big eyes wide open.

Looking at its obedient appearance, Lu Fangfang couldn't help but sigh again.

The knocking continued in the courtyard, so she quickly put on her clothes and went out.

"They're here, they're here."

She walked quickly to the courtyard gate, opened it, and saw Sister Shufen standing outside with an anxious expression.

She felt a little disappointed; she had thought it was her husband who had returned.

"Hey sis, I heard Xiaohua got hurt? How is she?"

"Sister Shufen, don't worry, it's alright. I had Dr. Meng apply the medicine yesterday, and it will get better with some rest."

Lu Fangfang welcomed Wang Shufen into the house and then led her into the inner room.

"My goodness, what hurt her?"

Seeing the wounds on Xiaohua's body, Wang Shufen felt extremely distressed.

She quickly went to the head of the kang (a heated brick bed) and bent down to examine it closely.

This little guy was pitiful from a young age. He lost his mother while still nursing. By the time the girl found him, his brothers were gone too, frozen stiff.

The little guy barely survived, and was pampered by the girl until he was all smooth and healthy. Now he's been injured like this, his fur covered in claw marks.

Wang Shufen looked at Xiaohua, her eyes welling up with tears. This child had truly suffered so much.

"Meow~"

As if sensing something, Xiaohua licked Wang Shufen's hand, then stretched out her head and nuzzled against it.

"Good boy, good boy, little sister, Xiaohua, what... what hurt you?"

"I don't know either, it was like this as soon as it came back."

Lu Fangfang stood to the side, feeling a pang of sadness at Shufen's actions.

"Oh dear, my poor little flower, why is life so unlucky for her?"

Wang Shufen touched Xiaohua's front paws, feeling extremely distressed.

Seeing a claw mark on Xiaohua's face, she leaned closer to take a closer look, then breathed a sigh of relief.

"Luckily, the injury wasn't deep. If it had gone any deeper, it would have definitely disfigured her. Girl, you mustn't let Xiaohua get wet. Her face needs to be well cared for, or it will look terrible. Xiaohua is so pretty, we need to let her hair grow back."

Lu Fangfang was taken aback.

She took two steps forward and hurriedly asked, "Sister Shufen, will the claw marks on Xiaohua's face... will they heal completely?"

“I think it should grow back. When I was in my hometown, I had a big black cat. It went out to fight every day and its head was bald several times, but it always grew back.”

"But my big black cat isn't injured as badly, and Little Flower... Little Flower should be able to make it too."

As she spoke, Wang Shufen hesitated again.

Lu Fangfang understood, but she was still very excited, as long as there was hope.

These days, I must give Xiaohua some good nourishment.

Wang Shufen stayed in the room for a while, gave Lu Fangfang a few more instructions, and then sighed and left.

A while later, Lu Fangfang was cooking in the yard when she heard someone knocking on her gate again.

When I opened the door, I saw Daya and Tiedan leading a group of children standing outside.

"Auntie, how is Xiaohua?"

"Auntie, we heard that Little Flower is injured, and we want to see it."

"Auntie, who hurt Xiaohua? Tell us, and we'll avenge Xiaohua."

The little ones raised their fists, each one looking very serious.

They often chased after the little flower to play on the meadow; the little flower was their friend.

Forehead……

Lu Fangfang gave a bitter smile.

She opened her mouth, but then simply led the children inside to see Xiaohua.

"Meow~"

When Little Flower saw a group of dolls coming towards it, its furry face immediately drooped.

"Little Flower, Little Flower, we're here."

"Little Flower, who hurt you? We'll avenge you."

...

While the little children played with Xiaohua, Lu Fangfang turned around and went back to the yard.

"Xiao Hua is much more popular than me."

She glanced inside and couldn't help but shake her head again.

The little wild donkey was curious, so it walked to the doorway and peeked inside.

Inside the house, Little Flower, with one front paw tucked in her sleeve, was surrounded by a group of little ones and looked somewhat worried.

Seeing the little wild donkey approaching, it quickly brayed, "Meow~"

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