"Will the two from your family bully Maomao if we are locked up together?" Ningxia said with some worry in her tone.

Before comparing her own Maomao with the two horses from Mu Yuanqing's family, she also thought that Maomao was tall and majestic, not much different from the horses before Chuya.

Compared to the two big guys at Mu Yuanqing's house, Maomao looked like a middle school student. Although mules and horses were related to some extent, they were different species after all. They wouldn't discriminate against Maomao and bully him, would they?

Mu Yuanqing couldn't help laughing, "No! Besides, we are watching them! It will be warmer for the three of them to stay together."

"Okay, I'll prepare the fodder and send it over together with Maomao in a while. I'll also take care of the fodder for the two kids in your family." There's no reason to take advantage of others for nothing.

"Okay then. Let Xixi teach you to recognize some kinds of grass. Try to collect some of them and cook them in the way they like." Mu Yuanqing didn't hesitate to be polite with her.

But for her two horses, a little girl from Ningxia would probably work herself to death to feed them, so she would just take a symbolic amount when the time comes.

"cook?"

"What? You haven't fed your Maomao clinker yet?"

Ningxia shook her head blankly. Boiling grass to feed mules and the like really touched upon her blind spots in knowledge.

"Then let's give it a try at our house this winter. I'll ask Xixi to add some herbs to it later. It's so cold, and eating hot cooked food every two days will help them feel better."

The meal was a delight for both host and guest. Ningxia and Sangsang both tucked into generous portions of chicken soup and ginseng. Lin Yi, the other two siblings, had a large bowl of mixed-grain rice, while the others didn't touch a single grain of rice.

"Don't see me off, we're leaving. Master, let's meet at the pine forest at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning." After dinner, the three of them played for a while and then said goodbye.

Liu Ximu hugged Qingtian and nodded.

"If you're worried about the child tomorrow, leave him with me."

Ningxia felt a little embarrassed.

"It's just right for them to watch the sunny day for me, and I have something to do!"

Ningxia then nodded in agreement.

"Pack your own bags. You'll be staying at your aunt's house all day tomorrow."

Lin Yi had not returned to the children's room yet, and was still sitting on the bed in the master bedroom playing with Sangsang.

Ningxia put the handkerchief she had just soaked in hot water on Sangsang's face and rubbed it hard, deforming the child's face.

Now that the weather is getting colder, when the fire at home is not burning, she will boil some hot water and put it in the thermos bucket and thermos pot for the brother and sister to wash, for fear that they will catch a cold.

"Sister Xia Xia, give it to me. I need to wash too."

Upon hearing this, Ningxia handed the handkerchief she had used to wipe Sangsang's face and hands to Lin Yi, and lay down on the bed with peace of mind.

She propped her head up with one hand, watching Sangsang happily playing with the plastic dinosaur with drooping eyelids. She hadn't seen her get tired of it in the past few months.

"Sister Xia Xia! Sister Xia Xia, come quickly!" Lin Yi's loud shout came from outside the door, startling Ning Xia so much that she jumped out of bed and ran out.

"What's wrong?!"

Sangsang, who was staying in bed, blinked blankly, got out of bed with Dinosaur in his arms, and went out in his slippers.

"Sister Xia Xia, look!"

Lin Yi bent over and stood by the stove in the kitchen, jumping and dancing and waving at Ningxia.

"What's wrong?" Ning Xia finally felt relieved when she saw that Lin Yi was fine. Then she thought of something and walked over quickly. "Did it break out?"

"Yeah!" Lin Yi nodded, his little face full of excitement.

I saw an egg broken at the edge of the basket next to the stove. A tiny head with a mouth poked out and made a barely perceptible sound.

The sudden appearance of new life caught the three of them off guard.

"Wow~" Sangsang also squatted down and looked at the little cutie in the basket with joy.

Ningxia quickly reached out and moved the eggs around it so that it could drill out smoothly.

Then she got up and found a big box, put a lot of hay at the bottom, and placed it next to the warm stove. She carefully picked up the little chick and put it in.

They came out safely, and the chicks' voices were much louder. Their wet fur stuck to their bodies, which really didn't look good.

"Xia Xia! This baby is about to come out!" Sangsang pointed at an egg that was about to move in surprise.

The three of them didn't dare to breathe, but stared at the egg quietly, listening carefully to the movements coming from the egg.

“It’s out!”

Another little head popped out of the eggshell, and the three siblings were overjoyed.

After the chick chirped several times and slowly opened its eyes after adapting, Ningxia reached out and moved it to the big box next to it.

She had given up hope, but she didn't expect it to actually come out! There were more than ten eggs, even if there were only these two, it would be enough to surprise her!

"Lin Yi, go to the stairwell and get a bowl of broken rice. Sangsang, go get the plush pillowcase on the sofa."

The temperature was low at night, and Ningxia was afraid that they would freeze, so not only did he lay a thick layer of hay, he also planned to sacrifice a coral fleece pillowcase.

The fur on the two little ones was dried by the stove in a short while. They were two fluffy balls, so adorable.

Unlike the bright yellow domestic chickens, these two are brown, yellow and white. Their short fur and chirping sounds are not noisy at all, but just incredibly cute.

Ningxia breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that they were willing to eat broken rice.

The two chicks pecked at a few crumbs of rice, then sat down on the edge of the big box, cuddling each other. The three of them watched for a long time, and when they saw no more movement in the basket, they got up and went back to their room.

"Little chicken, little chicken, little chicken~ I love little chickens~ La la la~" Sangsang sang the song she made up. She was still excited even after taking off her shoes and going to bed.

Lin Yi also replied to his children. The birth of the chicks even made him not care about making a rabbit fur vest. He just lay on the bed and laughed foolishly.

"Stop singing! Don't you have to go to your aunt's house to play with Qingtian tomorrow?"

"Xia Xia, can I take the chicken with me?"

"Of course not! They're still young and afraid of the cold. They'll die if you take them outside. Wait a few days until their fur grows back a bit before you take them out to play."

"Hehe, okay~"

The three of them fell into a wonderful dream.

Thinking about the two cubs by the stove, Ningxia woke up before dawn and went into the kitchen with a flashlight.

Before I even walked in, I heard a 'chirping' sound, which sounded much stronger than last night.

Another cub came out of the basket. No one knew when it came out. The mucus on its body had dried up, and its color and pattern were the same as the other two.

Ningxia, as usual, placed it in the plush fabric of the big box next to her and sprinkled a handful of broken rice on it. The three heads pressed together and pecked at it, and her ears finally became quiet for a moment.

Ningxia stood there and watched for a long time before getting some water to wash up. Lin Yi in the house also came out rubbing his eyes.

"Sister Xia Xia, another one came out?"

"Well, I don't know when it came out after we fell asleep. When I woke up, its fur was dry and it was already standing up. Are you used to sleeping alone?" Ningxia asked Lin Yi who was squatting by the stove.

Lin Yi reached out and stroked the chick's feathers, "I'm used to it."

Nowadays, who still has the pretentious habit of being particular about their bed?