Tiger is a little male kitten, actually only five months old.

Qin Hanshu inquired and learned that male cats usually only want to find a girlfriend when they reach adulthood, and it takes at least six to eight months if they are young.

I don't know why, but the little tiger is so precocious! It's been making strange noises every day these past few days and it's been peeing everywhere.

So, Qin Hanshu made a decision.

In rural areas, if a family has livestock such as horses or donkeys that need gelding, they usually go to the commune's animal husbandry station to find someone to come to their home to do the work.

Since the tiger cub was small, Qin Hanshu decided to carry it directly to the commune.

In that case, it would be impossible to ride a bicycle.

After inquiring about the tractor in the team, I learned that it was going to the commune to sell wool, so I decided to hitch a ride on it.

Qin Hanshu was afraid that the tiger would resent her after discovering her intentions, so she carefully concealed her actions.

She clapped her hands at the tiger, smiling kindly, "Little tiger, let's go out and play, Mommy!"

Tiger usually loves to run around, but it's quite fat, and Qin Hanshu is afraid it will be caught and made into cat soup, so she usually doesn't let it go out alone.

When she has free time, she will take it out for a walk.

Although tigers are fierce, they are very obedient. As long as Qin Hanshu gives the order, they won't run away even if they're not on a leash.

Very spiritual.

Therefore, Qin Hanshu was also worried that her purpose would be exposed once they arrived at the livestock station.

What if the tiger gets angry and stops recognizing her altogether?

When the tiger heard Qin Hanshu say that she would take it out to play, it was very happy and pounced into Qin Hanshu's arms, meowing sweetly.

cough.

Qin Hanshu guiltily looked away.

However, her will remained firm.

The problem is that she has nowhere to find a female kitten for it, and she can't stand its antics. Besides, the older folks in the village say that castrated livestock are healthier and live longer.

Those who keep pet cats and dogs in later generations will all have them spayed or neutered.

When Ma Chaoyang saw Qin Hanshu holding the tiger, he asked her where she was going, and Qin Hanshu still said she was going out to play.

Ma Chaoyang wanted to follow, but Qin Hanshu immediately stopped him with a look, then quickly grabbed the tiger and ran away.

By the time Ma Chaoyang realized what was happening, Qin Hanshu had already disappeared.

Ma Chaoyang was very frustrated. He fed the tiger delicious food every day, but he didn't even get the chance to play with it! It was too much!

Qin Hanshu, in a fit of rage, arrived at the team headquarters. The tractor was parked in the team headquarters' courtyard, and several women were packing wool in the team headquarters' warehouse.

—After the educated youth settlement was established, the two cave dwellings where Zhang Yao and Xue Xinrui lived were returned to the team headquarters and used as warehouses, just like before.

Qin Hanshu first placed the tiger on the truck bed, told it not to move, and then joined the team packing wool.

Qin Hanshu doesn't do much work when she's on duty, but she usually lends a hand when she encounters this kind of work, since it doesn't take much effort anyway.

Therefore, she gives the impression of being sensible and hardworking, and has a good reputation among the locals.

When the two women saw her, they nodded in a friendly manner and even struck up a conversation with her.

"Xiao Qin, are you going to the market at the commune?"

"Then you're too late! You have to go to the market early, it's almost noon now!"

The commune holds a large market on the 1st, 4th, and 7th of each month, and today happens to be one of those days.

Qin Hanshu didn't deny it, "I was just browsing around."

"You educated youth had such a carefree life, always going to the market whenever you had free time!"

Qin Hanshu smiled and didn't say anything more.

The autumn wool was sheared a bit late this year. It was only sheared, washed, and dried a few days ago, and today it was taken to the commune's purchasing station to be sold.

The purchasing stations collected the wool and then allocated it to textile factories for spinning and weaving. Therefore, in addition to paying money, the purchasing stations would also give the production teams some cloth coupons.

The production team's cloth coupons and meat coupons were obtained in this way, but the sources were too few, and each year only a small amount was distributed to the commune members.

While they were loading wool inside, the oxen driving the tractor outside were also in place.

His tractor skills are getting better and better, and now he and Niu Erdan each drive one tractor a day.

Just as Niu Quangen was about to go into the warehouse to move wool, he saw Zhou Weiguang walking over.

He greeted him, "Isn't the Party Secretary going to sell wool today?"

Zhou Weiguang approached and said, "I'll go."

Zhou Weiguang was wearing a shirt and military trousers, the fabric of which was brand new and stretched, making him look very presentable.

Niu Quangen couldn't help but feel a surge of envy, saying, "You've really made something of yourself now, look at how smug you are..."

Niu Quangen was about a year or two older than Zhou Weili, the second son of the Zhou family. They were playmates when they were young. Zhou Weiguang was much younger than them and often chased after them with snot running down his face.

At that time, Niu Quangen was the oldest and the leader of the group; even Zhou Weili had to listen to him.

But at some point, the gap between people began to widen.

Zhou Weili became a high-ranking official in the county, but he was still worse off than when he was a child, struggling even to put on a pair of unfinished trousers.

Even Zhou Weiguang, who used to have a snotty nose and stumble when he walked, is now worlds apart from him.

Niu Quangen sighed inwardly, but smiled sheepishly to hide his inferiority complex.

“Brother Quangen,” Zhou Weiguang greeted him warmly, just like when they were children, “I heard you remarried, congratulations.”

When this was mentioned, Niu Quangen finally regained some confidence.

Zhao Ru is a former educated youth from a big city. She is cultured and beautiful, and is now the village's broadcaster! Marrying Zhao Ru not only boosted his social standing, but also increased the family's income!

Since getting married, everyone who sees him praises his good fortune.

Niu Quangen chuckled twice and puffed out his chest.

"Weiguang, you're not getting any younger, it's time to think about getting married!"

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