This way, you can simply open the gate and push the snow out, then manually shovel away the snow in the corners and edges.

The two sped up. They finished in about an hour.

Feng Ran stood in the courtyard and looked up at the rooftop...

"Never mind. Let's be careful when we go out. Don't let the snow on the roof hit us. Let's check again tomorrow."

It's not safe to remove snow on a snowy day.

...

The Wang family here is also clearing snow.

The narrow opening had been blocked by snow.

However, to avoid attracting attention, the Wang family decided to only open a small path along the cave entrance. Just enough to walk on.

"Rabbit...rabbit..."

"What?"

Wang San San watched as her younger brother pointed to a spot and seemed to be spitting something out, but she didn't know what he was about to spit out.

"Rabbit! Bro! Rabbit!"

As soon as Wang Xiaosi finished speaking, he was about to pounce on the snow, but he forgot that they were shoveling snow. The snow was half a person high, and when he shoveled it, he was completely hidden from view.

No sooner said than done! Wang Sansan took over and ran towards the spot Wang Xiaosi pointed out. Despite the deep snow, he slowly made his way there.

And perhaps because the snow was too thick, the grayish rabbit got stuck in the snow and seemed unable to move.

"Gotcha!"

"Let me see, let me see! I knew it was a rabbit."

"The little rabbit is so skinny. It doesn't have much meat on it." Wang San San pinched the rabbit a few times. Suddenly, he stopped.

"It seems like she's pregnant..."

"Then, what should we do? We..." How could they possibly eat like this? They were both stuck in a dilemma. Eating... they really couldn't bring themselves to do it.

I can't bring myself to eat it... I just can't bring myself to do it...

Hello? Never mind, they don't have anything to eat themselves.

"How about we send it to that person?" Wang Xiaosi suggested.

“I think it’s a good idea! They always give us extra food, so let’s give them this rabbit as a thank you gift,” Wang San San agreed.

"Okay. Shall I send it over now?"

"Go... Take your gun. Go and come back soon. Also, don't ask for any food. Don't take it even if someone offers it to you."

"I know!"

...

"A rabbit! You caught it?"

“Yes, my brother and I saw it. And this rabbit already has babies. We can’t eat it… You can keep it as a pet?” Wang Xiaosi said.

Feng Ran sized up the rabbit.

Indeed, only she can raise it.

"Okay. I'll stay. I'll trade you some grain."

"No need! You can have it. Thank you for taking care of our family."

This time, Feng Ran accepted it without saying anything more.

If someone wants to thank you, you can't refuse their kindness.

Interpersonal relationships require give and take, don't they?

"White-faced guy, you can raise the rabbit. It's pregnant. Where do you think we should keep it?"

"There are empty rooms on the third floor. If you stay away from them, the smell won't spread."

"Okay. You decide. I'll go get you some vegetables."

There was only a little bit of carrot left in the space, which was from the old days when they grew vegetables. Fengran took out a basket of carrots and added some green vegetables.

When he returned, Bai Lian had already set up a stove in an empty room on the third floor. There was a tattered quilt on a cardboard box next to it.

Feng Ran put the food aside and then found another plate to put next to it.

Burning the stove dry is wasteful, so a big pot was placed on top of it to cook things like corn and taro.

I didn't realize this person had such strong execution skills.

"When do you think this rabbit will give birth?"

"A rabbit's gestation period is about 30 days, and it can give birth to baby rabbits after a month."

They give birth to 3 to 10 rabbits at a time. Each litter typically produces around 6 to 12 baby rabbits.

Judging by this belly, it's probably about a week along.

"So fast! So productive!"

"You want to raise it?"

"You could give it a try. Roasted rabbit meat, spicy rabbit head... it sounds delicious."

"Let's give it a try."

"Okay. This room is quite big. It's cold now, so we can keep them here. I'll get you some planks later, see if you can make a few cages."

"good."

A gust of wind swept through the space and brought out some wooden planks. There were also tools. But she also pulled out some barbed wire.

In one afternoon, Bai Lian was busy making a cage on the third floor, which was as big as an entire wall.

The space is divided into eight areas, each with a wire door.

It seems that raising rabbits is not a big burden.

I placed the mother rabbit on the first shelf closest to the stove, along with water and food. Then I took the pot of cooked corn downstairs.

In the evening, Fengran cooked mala tang (a spicy hot pot dish) in a pot on the first floor, and the two of them ate the mala tang and corn directly.

Feng Ran looked at the person across from her who was eating slowly and deliberately, and wondered if she should just let Jixiang come out.

Anyway, this guy already knows so many of my secrets. One more won't make a difference.

At worst, I'll just kill him to cover it up.

Therefore, Feng Ran went into the space that evening to discuss it with Ji Xiang. He didn't seem to mind. Although he said it was up to her, he had long wanted to go out.

"Okay! I think so. I'll introduce you to each other tomorrow. I'm not even thinking about whether there will be any leaks. If he betrays us, you can just kill him!"

"Why didn't you kill him yourself..."

"...Then I'll kill him!"

"Um."

...

"Clang—" In the rabbit room on the third floor, Bai Lian, who was feeding the rabbits, saw the long-haired handsome man suddenly appear in front of her and dropped the stainless steel bowl in her hand.

They didn't seem frightened; rather, they seemed amazed.

"Him?" Bai Lian looked at Feng Ran with an indescribable expression.

"Let me introduce you. This is Jixiang, and this is Bailian."

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