“Xiao Hua and Xiao Huang Gou are receiving allowances from the group, so they'll definitely have to put in the effort. But Ming Cheng, be careful when you lead the team.”

Hearing that they were going to hunt wild animals, Lu Fangfang breathed a sigh of relief.

Wild animals are much easier to deal with than humans, as long as you don't go after spies.

"By the way, are the people in the second team alright? Do you know what kind of wild animal injured the sheep?"

"No one was hurt. They attacked the sheepfold at night; it seems to be a pack of wolves."

Zhuang Mingcheng shook his head. He had led a team to fight wolves once in the summer, and now they were facing them again.

On this vast grassland, wolves are the most common cause of attacks on people and livestock; there are simply too many to kill.

Beside her, Lu Fangfang was completely relieved. As long as it was a wolf, there was nothing to worry about. In the face of firearms, no matter how many wolves there were, they were useless.

"By the way, I also have something to tell you. President Sun from the provincial capital wrote to me saying that they want to adapt the major spy case from back then into a comic book, and they want me to be the main illustrator."

As she spoke, she seemed a little embarrassed, feeling that drawing herself was somewhat like boasting.

Beside him, Zhuang Mingcheng affixed a stamp, put down the letter in his hand, and laughed when he heard this.

"Wife, you'd better draw me nicely."

Lu Fangfang couldn't help but roll her eyes.

Seeing that her husband didn't object, she made up her mind: she would paint it herself, because it was always better than having someone else paint it.

After writing more than ten letters to the children, she started writing to President Sun.

This matter involves the military and several departments, and any changes would require approval from higher-ups; otherwise, she didn't want to make a mistake.

"Wife, why is there a beard in this paper?"

"It was dropped by Xiaohua. This young reader likes snow leopards, so I put it in the letter."

Zhuang Mingcheng listened with considerable curiosity.

He unfolded the letter, glanced at it, then smiled, put on his beard, and put it back in the envelope.

More than ten letters were sent, and the family used up all the envelopes at home.

He figured he should buy more new envelopes, because there would definitely be a lot of letters his young readers would send to his wife in the future.

"Mingcheng, you should mail it out tomorrow."

Lu Fangfang wrote down the last address and then handed the letter to her husband.

These dozen or so letters are mostly from the provincial capital. They will be mailed out tomorrow and will arrive soon.

She has more than ten letters left, and she plans to finish writing them tomorrow, then draw the illustrations and send them out to the young readers.

"Sister, brother-in-law, dinner is ready."

"They're here."

Zhuang Mingcheng put down the letter, helped his wife up, and went to the outer room.

...

The next day.

Zhuang Mingcheng got up very early in the morning.

Today, besides sending a letter to his wife, he also had to lead a team to search for the wild beasts that were harassing the second team, so he was very busy.

"Little Flower, Little Yellow Dog, we have a new mission. You two will be with me today. Get up now."

On the double wooden bed, Xiao Hua and Xiao Tibetan Fox were startled for a moment, then became excited.

"Meow~"

"Awoo~"

The two little ones cried out, jumped off the wooden bed, and ran to Zhuang Mingcheng.

Since winter began, the two of them have had nothing to do and have been very bored. Now they finally have a new task.

"Little yellow dog, today we're relying on your nose."

Zhuang Mingcheng bent down and touched the little Tibetan fox's head, then touched Xiao Hua's.

He put on his military overcoat, took the two little ones, and turned to leave.

"Mingcheng, when you pass by the farm, take Little Stubborn Donkey with you."

Lu Fangfang called out to her husband.

That lazy little donkey has been eating and sleeping all day, and has gotten quite fat.

Since there was no danger following the troops anyway, she planned to let the little wild donkey go on a trip and give it some exercise.

"Bringing the little wild donkey? Okay."

Zhuang Mingcheng was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and nodded.

He strode away with the two little ones in his arms.

After breakfast, Lu Fangfang took Xiuxiu to the breeding farm.

Looking around the yard, she noticed the little wild donkey was gone; it must have been called away by Zhuang Mingcheng. With her hands tucked in her sleeves, she turned and went into the storeroom.

By this time, Sister Shufen had already arrived, and Sister Lanying, who had just switched to the night shift, hadn't left either.

"Sister Shufen, sister-in-law, how many quail eggs were there in total yesterday?"

"Forty-one jin and three liang, Xiao Lu, I think we can gather the eight hundred jin of mission eggs for the provincial military region in less than twenty days."

Wang Shufen said happily.

Upon hearing this, Lu Fangfang smiled.

In just a few days, the quails' egg production increased significantly. If you take good care of the quails, they really do lay eggs.

It seems the military region's mission will be completed soon.

I took a stroll around the shed, and the quails were chirping and looked very healthy.

Now that she was heavily pregnant and unable to do anything else, she went to the storeroom outside and started writing the remaining dozen or so replies.

She was still a little unaccustomed to the absence of Little Flower, Little Tibetan Fox, and Little Wild Donkey.

By the afternoon, she had finished writing more than ten replies, which also included pictures of the small animals.

She would draw whatever animal a young reader mentioned liking in their letter.

A young reader said she liked pikas, so Lu Fangfang fulfilled her wish by drawing a picture of several pikas and putting it in the folder.

As for those who didn't say anything, she just drew a random picture.

"Xiuxiu, is the little one back yet?"

"They haven't come back."

Xiuxiu shook her head; the little ones weren't here today, and she wasn't in much spirits.

Lu Fangfang waited a while longer, and seeing that the person still hadn't returned, she took Xiuxiu home.

She took the letter to the inner room, and just as she affixed the stamp, she heard the little ones chirping outside.

However, besides the cries of the little flower and the little Tibetan fox, she also heard the whimpering of another animal.

She put down the letter and went outside out of curiosity.

...

"Fangfang, Fangfang, come quick."

Zhuang Mingcheng, wearing a military overcoat and holding the baby in his arms, pushed open the door and strode into the house.

"Meow~"

"Awoo~"

Little Flower and Little Tibetan Fox followed him closely, and even Little Wild Donkey squeezed into the house.

The three little ones seemed very unhappy, barking warily at the things in Zhuang Mingcheng's arms.

This was the scene that Lu Fangfang saw when she came out of the inner room.

"Mingcheng, what's that in your arms? What's making them so unhappy?"

Lu Fangfang comforted the three little ones, still somewhat curious about what Zhuang Mingcheng was holding.

"Hey, Red Dog's little brat."

Zhuang Mingcheng lifted his military overcoat, revealing three trembling red puppies inside.

They have long ears and bushy tails that look like brooms.

"Meow~"

"Awoo~"

Upon seeing them, Little Flower and the little Tibetan fox howled even more fiercely.

Even the usually lazy little wild donkey stared at them with wide eyes and an unfriendly expression.