"Xiao Lu, comrades from the military region's propaganda department are coming. Shouldn't we give our farm a thorough cleaning?"

Zhao Lanying was quite excited when she heard that people from the military region were coming.

The last time Liu Wenhui came, she was on night shift and didn't run into anyone, which she regretted for a long time.

In this residential compound, everyone envies Xiao Lu for making it into the newspaper.

With the comrades from the publicity department coming this time, she might have a chance.

Thinking of this, Zhao Lanying didn't wait for Xiao Lu's reply and immediately grabbed a broom and shovel to start cleaning.

"Sister-in-law, no need. Comrade Wenhui is just here to take a look. It doesn't need to be so clean."

"Xiao Lu, it's okay. I'm just sitting here anyway. You should go out now, this room is full of dirt."

Zhao Lanying waved her hand, put on a cloth mask, and immediately resumed scanning.

Seeing this, Lu Fangfang had no choice but to go to the storage room outside.

The weather was nice today, a bright and sunny day. She picked up her military overcoat, put it on, and went out to look around the yard.

"Xiuxiu?"

"Little Flower? Little Yellow Dog? Little Wild Donkey?"

I called out to everyone, but there was no response.

She took out the silver whistle from her pocket, just about to blow it, when she heard Xiao Hua's chirping coming from outside the courtyard.

"Meow~"

Lu Fangfang went out curiously and saw Xiao Hua standing on the east bank of the river, calling out to them.

Not only was Xiaohua there, but her stubborn little donkey and little Tibetan fox were also gathered on the shore.

She vaguely saw Xiuxiu, who was leading a group of little kids busy doing something in the river.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

Hearing a heavy knocking sound, Lu Fangfang became even more curious and quickly walked over.

In the past two weeks, the temperature in Qilian has risen, and most of the snow on the grasslands has melted, leaving only some remnants of snow and ice.

The little wild donkey was unhappy for several days because it couldn't pull the sled to earn food.

"Xiuxiu, what are you doing in the river?"

Lu Fangfang carefully walked to the riverbank and saw Xiuxiu holding an iron pickaxe, smashing it hard on the ice.

Beside her, she had already dug a large pit, and Daya, Tiedan, and the others were picking something out of the ice pit.

"Sister, don't come down, it's slippery on the ice. I'm leading them to collect fish."

"Collecting fish?"

Lu Fangfang was taken aback.

"Yes, Auntie, we're picking up fish."

Daya lay in the ice pit, holding two palm-sized fish, and happily raised them up.

Beside her, the little wild donkey wagged its tail and immediately came close to Daya, nuzzling into her hands.

"Little donkey, you can't eat this fish, it has bones, fish bones."

Daya patted the donkey's head, pushed the little wild donkey away, and then threw two palm-sized fish to Xiaohua and the little Tibetan fox.

Kittens can eat fish; they are not afraid of fish bones.

"Oh...ah..."

The little wild donkey looked at Little Flower, Little Tibetan Fox, and then at Daya, and immediately became unhappy.

It kept calling out, as if sobbing, and ran to Lu Fangfang, seeking comfort.

"Oh dear, didn't Da Ya say she was afraid you'd get a fish bone stuck in your throat, that's why she wouldn't give you any?"

Lu Fangfang held the donkey's head, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

She quickly rubbed it and comforted the little wild donkey.

She patted her pockets and realized she hadn't brought any sunflower seeds with her today. The thought made her a little angry again.

The sunflower seeds we grow at home are meant to supplement her nutrition, but over the course of autumn and winter, the little wild donkey has eaten almost more than she has.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but slap the little wild donkey twice.

"Oh...ah..."

The little wild donkey looked up at her suspiciously.

"Cough cough, it's alright, it's alright. I'll give you something good to eat when we get back."

Lu Fangfang coughed twice, then subtly rubbed the donkey's head.

This time, the little wild donkey no longer doubted anything and lowered its head to whimper again.

"Little donkey, you're really shameless! I won't give you fish, so you go to your auntie. Look what I have in my hand!"

The little wild donkey lowered its head, no longer wanting to pay attention to the big girl in the river.

Lu Fangfang couldn't stop laughing; this stubborn little mule was just like a child.

She bent the donkey's neck, letting the little wild donkey see what Daya was holding.

"Oh...ah..."

The little wild donkey's eyes lit up. It wagged its tail, ignoring Lu Fangfang, and excitedly headed towards Daya.

It was a bit slippery on the ice, so it walked very carefully.

When it got to Daya, it immediately nuzzled her in a fawning manner.

"Auntie, can we feed these shrimp to the little donkey?"

Daya held the various small shrimp she had just picked up from the ice cave, still hesitant, unsure whether she should feed them to the little wild donkey.

bass!

The little wild donkey immediately turned around and stared intently at Lu Fangfang on the shore.

"Go ahead and feed it, it's its stomach that's suffering anyway."

Lu Fangfang said irritably, she couldn't be bothered to deal with this gluttonous donkey anymore.

In those days, the river was clean, so she wasn't worried about the little wild donkey getting into trouble; at most, it might eat too much ice and get an upset stomach.

She slowly bent down and looked again at the little fish in the mouths of the little flower and the little Tibetan fox.

At this moment, the two little guys were lying on the ground, licking two palm-sized fish.

She leaned close to the little flower's mouth, touched the little fish, and found that the little fish was still frozen and felt hard to the touch.

It's so cold here at night, and the river has long since frozen over. It seems these fish are still quite fresh and haven't spoiled.

"Meow~"

Xiao Hua looked down at the fish under her paws, then glanced at Lu Fangfang.

Without hesitation, it raised its paw and pushed the fish in front of Lu Fangfang, then called out to her.

"Oh, my sweet little flower, you should eat it, I can't eat this."

Seeing this, Lu Fangfang felt incredibly warm inside; her little flower was nothing like that greedy donkey.

She reached out and gently patted Xiaohua's head. "Don't eat too much, or you'll get an upset stomach. I'll grill some fish for you later."

"Meow~"

Xiao Hua nuzzled against her hand, then hugged the little fish and started licking it, just like she was licking an ice pop.

At this moment, the little wild donkey also gathered in front of Daya, eating frozen shrimp.

It wagged its tail and made a crunching sound as if it were eating crushed ice.

The shrimp that Daya picked were of all sizes, some as small as the tip of her little finger. The little wild donkey didn't mind at all and stuck out his tongue to roll them all into his mouth.

These shrimp are great in every way, except they're a bit too cold.

The little wild donkey chewed with grimace, wanting to spit it out but reluctant, and then quickly swallowed it.

"You good-for-nothing glutton."

Lu Fangfang looked on helplessly.