"What is that?"

Near the simple courtyard gate, a row of five dark animals squatted, blocking the road in front of the car. Qin Yi was startled, and his slight drowsiness vanished instantly.

He was a worldly man; leaning on the steering wheel and squinting, he felt a sense of surrealism.

"Is it a dog or a wolf?"

Lin Dongfang, in the passenger seat, sighed, then pushed open the door and got out of the car.

Why are they here again?

Those who had frequent contact with Jian had almost all seen the little wolf a few times. As for the four dogs, needless to say, who in the village didn't know that Jian, the educated youth, had raised four dogs?

That is to say, before they encountered the wolf cub, the villagers often saw it.

Little Huizhou excitedly reached out his hand as well.

"Daddy, Little Grey, Little Grey!"

Children don't know what fear is; in his eyes, this little wolf is his playmate.

After getting out of the car, Lin Dongfang walked a few steps forward and tentatively called over a few dogs. However, the dogs circled the car once, seemingly not finding the person they were looking for, and then walked away with downcast eyes towards the foot of the mountain. Lin Dongfang looked at them and felt that they seemed a little pitiful.

"Daddy, Little Grey is gone! Little Grey, come with us!"

Qin Yi finally confirmed that the large, gray-furred creature was indeed a wolf, and then looked at Lin Dongfang with admiration.

"You're amazing. You have this skill too. The most amazing person I've ever seen is my sister-in-law. She dared to kill a wolf. You're the second person who dared to look a wolf in the eye."

I'm truly impressed!

Lin Dongfang smirked.

"Is it possible that this wolf spared us only because of her?"

Qin Yi, unaware of what was going on, drove the car out of the village.

The vehicle was spacious, but it couldn't handle the large number of people: Lin Dongfang and his family of three, Tan Yajun (two adults), Lin Nan, Wen Yan, Su Hong, plus Qin Yi, the driver. It was definitely overloaded.

Fortunately, it was a good season and not cold. Apart from the two mothers sitting in the back with their children, the rest of us went into the carriage. Although it was open-air, it was all our own luggage. Being squeezed in the middle with our luggage, the bumpy ride wasn't too tiring. In fact, being in the sun made us all drowsy.

However, this peace only lasted until the county seat.

Lin Dongfang took the paperwork, which had been opened by the village and stamped by the commune, to the educated youth office in the county town to register. After coming out, he thought that he would still have several hours to go back, so he went to the state-run restaurant and bought several large bags of steamed buns. When he returned to the car, he thought he would share them with a few people. However, when he opened the oil paper package, before he had even woken up, he was met with several pairs of big eyes, which scared him so much that he almost threw the package away.

"Holy crap! Little Grey? You guys, when did you get up here?"

He was a little nervous about being in such close proximity all of a sudden, right?

The people in the carriage were so drowsy from the jolting that they didn't even notice the uninvited guests on board. Lin Dongfang didn't know what to say either. He had never heard of dogs and wolves voluntarily boarding trains and following humans. Had they suddenly become intelligent?

Seeing the large eyes fixed on his hand, he rolled his eyes, quickly handed over the oil paper package, and while they were looking down, he quickly nudged Liu Jiefang awake.

"Shh! Watch them carefully and don't make a sound. I'm going to make a phone call."

Liu Jiefang was also stunned, but there were only a few men in the car, and he couldn't just hide further back; his wife and children were still in the car.

"This is... Xiao Jian's?"

Achoo!

"What's wrong? You've sneezed several times. Daughter-in-law, have you caught a cold?"

Simply rub your nose.

"That can't be right, is someone insulting me?!"

Qin Qinghuai was still a little dazed after receiving the call.

"What did you say? Who followed us?"

"Brother Qinghuai, I wouldn't believe it if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes. I'm not sure if it's just a spur-of-the-moment decision or if they can really follow them there. You should tell her, just in case they really don't get off the bus."

He paused for a moment, then Qin Qinghuai began to have a headache.

"I understand. I'll head back now. You guys, be careful. When we get there, have Qin Yi let the sentry know so we can go out."

Cheng Chao was about to leave when he noticed the strange look on his face and casually asked,

"Who's here? Lin Dongfang and his wife are here. Who else is over there? It couldn't be Uncle and Uncle Lin who came in person, could it?"

Qin Qinghuai's expression was hard to decipher, but Cheng Chao felt it was a mix of wanting to laugh and frowning, which made him even more curious.

"No, what's wrong? The way you look, it's not like someone has sneaked in again, is it?"

"...No, it was those big dogs and that wolf that jumped onto the car and followed us."

"ha?"

Cheng Chao was dumbfounded.

"Are you crazy? You actually jumped into the car on your own? Do you think I'd believe that?"

I've seen those guys before. They're all dimwitted, just coming to Jian Dan asking for cooked meat and even bringing her game. But you're making it sound like they're sensible!"

Qin Qinghuai smirked.

"I also thought I was hallucinating,"

Seeing this attitude, Cheng Chao also stopped joking.

"Are you serious? Um, Little Grey Wolf is coming too?"

This is going to be really exciting!

Once back on the road, Qin Yi drove cautiously, Liu Jiefang was also tense, Lin Dongfang moved to the passenger compartment and let the women sit in the driver's seat. Su Hong patted her chest with a relieved expression, looking back through the rear window.

"Emma, ​​that scared me to death! I've never felt this creeped out by those dogs before!"

Tan Yajun also looked back, her eyes filled with worry.

"They won't really follow us all the way over there, will they?"

It should be said that Huizhou was the happiest person on the bus. He insisted on going to the carriage to play with Xiao Huihui. Mingzhu was still worried and had to persuade him to stay in the driver's seat. However, the child kept his eyes glued to the rear window the whole time, staring intently at the back.

"Mommy, Little Grey!"

Mingzhu was also helpless and didn't know what to say. Was this child just fearless like a newborn calf, or was he simply bold?

In truth, Lin Dongfang wasn't sure either. In the past, when he interacted with them, Jian Dan was usually present. After Jian Dan moved away, they rarely came down the mountain anymore. It's possible that they came down the mountain and returned to the courtyard without his knowledge. Now, facing them directly like this, his heart was pounding.

"Dongfang, are you alright?"

Lin Dongfang was suffering inside, but he couldn't say it; he could only force himself to remain calm.

"It's okay, if we don't provoke it, it usually won't attack people on its own."

They're talking about Little Grey. As for the other dogs, compared to wolves, they're much less dangerous.

Liu Jiefang was tense, and his voice trembled.

"I've been through all sorts of things in my life. My parents and brothers didn't treat me well, but I married a good wife and even got a child for free."

"He's no good at hunting, yet he managed to sit face-to-face with wolves in a carriage. Who would believe that?"

Lin Dongfang wanted to laugh, but was afraid that Little Grey would hear him, so he gritted his teeth and held it in, his expression somewhat distorted.

"Who can argue with that? They'll have plenty to brag about for the rest of their lives."