"So fast?" Su Tang was pleasantly surprised; she thought it would take several days!

"Oh, right, I brought back the thin vines you mentioned, brother."

Su Tang took the vines that Xiao Fu had carried back.

The two turned around and started fiddling with the cat tree.

Daqing followed curiously behind, as he always liked to join in on any excitement.

Su Jianyuan stared dumbfounded at the three people's retreating figures: "??"

That's it?

You didn't react like this when Daqing came back from catching prey yesterday!

Su Jianyuan was so frustrated that he almost vomited blood. What was the point of him going through all that trouble to bring back a wild boar weighing over a thousand pounds?

That big green thing stole everyone's attention the moment it arrived at his house! How awful! Absolutely awful!

Su Shiwei had drawn the structural diagram of the cat tree on the sand beforehand and made the wooden boards for each part separately. Now all that was needed was to assemble them.

Su Tang watched as Su Shiwei skillfully joined the different wooden planks together. In no time, the loose pieces of wood were firmly joined together.

A cat tree that is over one meter tall has been initially completed.

"Brother, you're amazing! Just a few pieces of wood, and now they've turned into a cat tree!" Su Tang exclaimed in amazement as she looked at the half-finished cat tree.

Her brother really has a pair of skillful hands!

She couldn't even understand it, so how did her brother make it?

Su Shi smiled and said, "It's easy to assemble once it's cut into the right shape. A friend of mine bought one before and asked me to help him assemble it, so I took the opportunity to study it."

Su Tang rubbed her hands together, and seeing that there were still vines that hadn't been installed, she was eager to try as well.

"Brother, how do we get the vines? I'd like to try too."

It's something her cubs will need, after all; how can she not use it at all?

Upon hearing this, Su Shiwei stepped aside and began to teach Su Tang step by step.

"Just tie the vines to these support posts, and weave a few kitten nests in the open ground. Cats like to sharpen their claws, so this will also allow them to climb."

Su Tang didn't know how to knit a cat bed, so she had to ask her mom for help.

This all-around amazing mom is no joke; when she heard that Su Tang wanted to knit a cat bed, she agreed without hesitation.

Following Su Shiwei's instructions, Su Tang wrapped the vines around and around, and by the time she finished, Lin Xia's two cat houses were also ready.

Su Tang secured the cat bed to the cat tree.

The cat tree has three tiers, with a few green leaves at the top and dark green vines growing on the yellowish-brown trunk, making it look like a castle covered in vegetation.

At first glance, her looks are surprisingly good.

"Brother, you're amazing! I'll go catch the cub and see what happens!"

Su Tang couldn't wait to bring the cub over.

Five little ones were playing a game of whack-a-mole with Lin Xia, outsmarting each other.

The cub's spirits have been getting better lately, and it's sleeping less. When it's not sleepy, it's always fussing and playing.

Even Lin Xia was having a headache.

The kittens were placed under the cat tree by Su Tang, as if they had entered a new world.

First, it peeked around cautiously, while the smaller cubs huddled behind, too afraid to approach. The largest and boldest of them all walked in front, sniffing and looking around.

It walked up to the stake, rubbed its head against it a couple of times, and then started scratching it with its claws, making a "crunching" scratching sound.

Su Tang looked delighted; it seemed this little rascal was really interested in the cat tree.

“Go over there and play too.” She poked the little bottoms of the cubs behind her with her finger.

The little kitten was pushed forward a few steps. At this age, the kittens' bodies are not yet very sensitive, and their attention is entirely focused on their older brother and the cat tree.

Seeing this, they all gradually gathered around.

Before long, several kittens sprouted on the castle.

The little ones were having a blast climbing, as if they were in an amusement park. Even if they accidentally fell down, they would shake their heads and happily continue climbing.

Seeing their claws gripping the cat tree, Su Tang felt a chill run down her spine, remembering how the kittens had climbed on her before.

Thank goodness there's a cat tree, otherwise her body would be the one suffering in the future!

"Brother, thank you. The cubs seem to like it very much."

Su Tang gratefully thanked Su Shiwei, thanking her brother for saving her.

Su Shiwei smiled and said, "Why are you being so polite with your brother? Just tell him what you want in the future."

He only has one younger sister, so he has to do everything he can to fulfill her every wish.

Daqing, standing to the side, looked puzzled, scratched his head, and asked:

"Isn't this just like a tree? Why not let the cubs climb the tree directly?"

Su Tang was stunned; now that she thought about it, it seemed to make some sense.

But since she had already done it, how could she admit that it wasn't as effective as a tree?

“This is a cat tree, and a tree is a tree. Of course, the two are different,” Su Tang said firmly.

"Oh." If A-Tang says it's different, then it's different. Anyway, he doesn't understand.

As they were talking, Lin Xia took out a stack of animal hides from the thatched shed.

"Tangtang, look how sweaty you are. Go wash up by the river. Your mother made you a new dress today. Go try it on."

Su Tang took the animal skin, unfolded it, and saw that it was a loose-fitting long dress with short sleeves and two belts at the waist to adjust the waistline.

The skirt was made of deerskin, and the light brown fabric was decorated with plum blossom-like patterns, making it very beautiful.

"Mother, how did you make this? Where did you get the needle and thread?" Su Tang asked in surprise. Although the stitches were a bit rough, it couldn't have been made without a needle and thread.

Lin Xia put her hands on her hips, looking quite smug, and said, "There's nothing in this world that your mother can't do."

“The needle was made from cow bone, and the thread was made from fibrous material that your father found in the forest. I made this at home while you were out today.”

Lin Xia is a typical person who can't sit still.

Once you have free time, you have to find something to do.

The steps sounded daunting, and Su Tang couldn't even imagine how her mother had done it. Touched, she hugged Lin Xia's arm and kissed her on the cheek.

"Mom, you're so kind!"

"How old are you? Why are you still acting like a child? I've boiled a bucket of hot water for you. Go wash up and change. Let me see if it fits." Lin Xia urged her, but her face was beaming with joy.

Su Tang readily agreed with a smile and quickly carried the hot water to the river to bathe.

Right now, the kittens are playing on the cat tree, with Daqing watching over them, so they don't need anyone to take care of them.

Su Tang planned to go to the river to finish quickly, since she couldn't take a proper bath under the current conditions, so she could only take a quick shower.

Arriving at the riverbank, Su Tang mixed some hot water with river water. When the temperature was just right, she took off her greasy animal skin clothes, squatted by the river, and used a ladle to scoop water from the bucket to wash herself.

It's called taking a bath, but there's no way there's any shower gel or anything like that; it's just rinsing off the sweat with water.

Su Tang symbolically rubbed the dirt off her body, rinsed off the water in the bucket, dried herself off, and prepared to get dressed.

At this time.

Suddenly, the sound of rustling leaves underfoot came from the grass behind me.