It's a cat again.

“No wonder, she ran away as soon as she saw me.” Yuan Doudou said without a smile.

She could never laugh when it involved other people's misfortunes, yet she also believed in the truth that evil begets evil.

It's not that retribution won't come, it's just that the time hasn't arrived yet; this is used to advise others to do more good deeds.

"I've always disliked her. She's ugly and fat, yet she always acts like she's an absolute beauty. I don't know where she gets that confidence. The worst part is that she lost her virginity before she was even married. She's considered an unlucky person in the village. Who would marry a prostitute like her who seduces other men?"

As Qin Shi spoke, she became more and more agitated, and couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of saliva

Yuan Doudou didn't like this, so she made up an excuse to go back.

When they arrived home, Yuan Doudou closed the courtyard gate and went inside to check on Xiaobai, who was still curled up in bed sleeping.

It shouldn't be that cat; it's a sick cat and couldn't possibly have such abilities.

"Mommy, who do you think did it?" The little guy had been listening the whole way, but he wasn't scared; he was just curious.

Yuan Doudou gestured for silence and shook her head. "Anji, just live our own lives and don't worry about anything else."

If it really is a cat demon manifesting itself, then they must be even more careful and not do anything bad.

Xiao Bai pricked up his ears but quickly lowered them again: This woman is really timid.

All morning, Yuan Doudou was in the kitchen making strawberry jam, while Anji sat on the side eating strawberries.

Xiao Bai woke up and came over to eat together.

Xiaobai: Strawberries? Aren't they just wild berries from the mountains? How come these taste sweeter?

In no time, Xiaobai had eaten most of the strawberries on the plate.

Yuan Doudou freed her hand to pick up Xiaobai and patted its head, "Xiaobai, you can't, eating too much will give you diarrhea."

Xiao Bai: You stingy guy, he won't get diarrhea.

Angie, being soft-hearted, spoke up for it: "Mommy, it's okay. Let Xiaobai eat what it likes. I'll save mine for it."

Xiaobai: Anji is the best; he knows how to care for people.

Yuan Doudou said with a smile, "You're so good to Xiaobai, even I'm envious."

Angie said shyly, "Of course I like my mother better; Xiaobai can only be second."

He has no siblings, and Xiaobai is his emotional support.

Xiao Bai: He doesn't want to be second-in-command, he's a prince of the cat clan.

After the strawberry jam was cooked and cooled, it was poured into ten earthenware jars.

"Xiaobai, here, have a taste." Yuan Doudou took out a jar, picked out some with chopsticks, and held it to Xiaobai's mouth.

Little White stuck out its tongue and carefully licked it. Oh, not bad, it tastes pretty good, even sweeter than fresh strawberries.

Seeing Xiaobai eating with relish, Yuan Doudou smiled and said, "So Xiaobai is a gourmet too."

Little White meowed. Of course, he was a prince of the cat clan, and he had tasted all kinds of delicacies.

"Mommy, Xiaobai is very happy to hear your praise." Angie clapped his hands along with him, proud to have such a smart kitten.

Yuan Doudou also sensed it; Xiaobai seemed to understand her words.

Before lunch, Yuan Doudou brought a jar of strawberry jam to Zhang Aiju's house.

Zhang Aiju was grinding something in the yard.

"Auntie, this is strawberry jam I made. Have a taste."

Zhang Aiju took the strawberry jam and put it in the kitchen.

As soon as they came out, they saw Yuan Doudou pushing the millstone and said with a smile, "Girl, you're pushing it the wrong way, it'll be more tiring."

Zhang Aiju taught her how to push the millstone with less effort. Yuan Doudou learned very carefully. She got into the right posture and found the right point of force. Sure enough, she saved a lot of effort.

"I never knew there was so much to learn about grinding grain." Yuan Doudou couldn't help but admire the wisdom of the laborers.

After grinding the rice flour, Yuan Doudou took Anji back home.

"Stay for lunch," Zhang Aiju earnestly urged.

Yuan Doudou declined the invitation, citing her delivery to town. Having learned her lesson once, she dared not stay for a meal again.

"By the way, you said you were going to take the rabbits home to raise, did you forget because you were busy?" Zhang Aiju pointed to the rabbit cage, where the three rabbits had grown quite plump.

"I completely forgot. I'll take two with me and leave one for the old lady. I can't let her work go to waste." This was her plan beforehand. She would take one male and one female, and maybe they could reproduce again.

Zhang Aiju didn't stand on ceremony and grabbed two, one black and one white, and gave them to Yuan Doudou to carry.

When she got home, she took out the rabbit cage she had earlier and put it inside. Luckily, there was enough space.

Xiao Bai circled the rabbit cage several times, utterly disgusted. This woman was full of energy; raising one rabbit wasn't enough, she brought back two more. The smell was too strong, it was suffocating him.

"Anji, you stay here and play with the rabbit. I'm going to the village entrance to deliver goods." Today is the agreed-upon day to deliver ten kilograms of oyster mushrooms and five jars of strawberry jam to Haoqinglai.

She put the things in a bamboo basket, covered it, and tied it with a rope, making a tight knot.

When Yuan Doudou arrived at the village entrance, there were still quite a few people waiting for the bus.

They found Yuan Doudou rather strange, unlike their previous aloofness and disdain for her.

"DouDou, have you heard? There's a cat demon around here." Aunt Zhang was the one who was with Aunt Li getting mushrooms.

Yuan Doudou exclaimed in surprise, "No way, are there really monsters in this world?"

Seeing her great surprise, Aunt Zhang was very pleased.

"Of course, not everything written in these stories is false. There are demons and monsters, but we just can't see them."

The people next to them chimed in, "Yes, legend has it that there are good and bad demons. Good demons punish the wicked in the world. Look at what happened to those three bandits, and then look at Li Xueqing in our village."

"Li Xueqing didn't do anything bad, did she?" Yuan Doudou pretended to know nothing and understand nothing.

Aunt Zhang laughed at her: "You're still too young to understand. Li Xueqing first seduced that married man in Anping and they had an affair. Then she falsely accused you of encountering bandits. And you still say she's not bad?"

Is this girl stupid? She's already having such bad luck herself, yet she's still speaking up for others.

Yuan Doudou suddenly realized, "Could it really be the cat demon manifesting to punish evil and promote good?"

"That's right, we have to be careful from now on, so we don't get caught by the cat demon," Aunt Zhang kindly reminded us.

The people waiting for the bus nodded in agreement.

Only Yuan Doudou disagreed, believing there was more to the story. She thought there were no ghosts in the world, and that people were more terrifying than ghosts.

Perhaps it was done by a person, who dressed up as a cat and left cat-like traces.

Xiao Bai: Woman, you're still too green.

The carriage arrived from the next village. The driver was the same one from yesterday. When he saw Yuan Doudou, a hint of panic flashed in his eyes, but he quickly regained his composure.

"Master, this was delivered to Haoqing. I already told your manager this, this is the fare." Yuan Doudou slipped him twenty coins when no one was looking.

The driver noticed and wanted to refuse, but when he saw Yuan Doudou blink, he immediately understood.

She wanted to thank herself, but he felt guilty.

He woke up early in the morning and heard the news that the three bandits had been killed by a cat. He felt that he was not even as good as a cat.