"Little Flower, come here."
"Meow~"
When Xiao Hua saw that Lu Fangfang was holding a handful of grass sprouts, she immediately shouted in disgust.
"Little Flower, listen to me, it's okay. It will be gone in a few days after you apply it. I'm not lying to you. Come here quickly."
The little guy looked up at her, hesitated for a moment, and then slowly walked over.
When they reached Lu Fangfang's side, Xiaohua suddenly collapsed onto her lap.
Lu Fangfang rubbed the grass sprouts, squeezed out the grass juice, and then applied it to Xiaohua's body.
Old Xu is a rightist, so his place isn't entirely safe either. He still needs to cover up and have Xiao Hua pretend to be an ordinary cat.
"Sigh, if only you were grown up, I could put you in the snowy mountains and no one would be able to find you."
Lu Fangfang rubbed Xiaohua's head, which was painted a bright green leopard head.
Little Flower lay in her arms, utterly despondent, not even wanting to open her eyes.
After applying the paint, Lu Fangfang looked at the little flower and felt a little better. No one could tell that it was a little snow leopard anymore.
"Okay, okay, don't be sad."
She patted Xiaohua's head and stood up.
While there was still some time, she took out a slingshot from her cloth bag and started hunting pikas on the grassland.
As evening approached, seeing that it was almost time, Lu Fangfang led the little wild donkey and carried a string of pikas towards the sixth team.
When she reached the village entrance, she looked into the horse pen, but it was empty; Old Xu, the herder, hadn't returned yet.
Fortunately, Old Xu's stone courtyard was very simple. She pushed open the wooden gate, led the little wild donkey into the courtyard.
She was already very familiar with Old Xu's place. Leading the little wild donkey to the horse pen on the east side, she found an empty spot and tied the wild donkey inside.
"Stubborn donkey, you can stay here for the next few days. I'll come back and take you back in a few days."
"Oh...ah...oh...ah..."
Lu Fangfang frowned; the donkey's braying was truly awful.
She rubbed the stubborn donkey's head and turned to leave.
In the yard, Xiao Hua looked around, then walked to the window of the mud-brick house, smelled the small flowers of the tomato seedlings, and then collapsed.
After a while, the sound of galloping hooves came from afar.
Lu Fangfang stood in the yard and looked around. When she saw that it was Old Xu driving the horse back, she quickly opened the yard gate and helped Old Xu drive the horse into the stable.
"Neigh~"
Upon seeing the familiar little red horse, Lu Fangfang took the initiative to go forward and hug it.
Seeing this scene, the little wild donkey immediately raised its head and brayed, "Oh...ah..."
"What is that?"
Xu Huayun was startled by the sound.
He turned around with the whip in hand and saw the handsome little wild donkey in the stable.
"Old Xu, this is a little wild donkey I caught in the wild. It's not convenient to stay at the family compound for the time being, so can I keep it with you for now?"
Seeing the doubt on Xu Huayun's face, Lu Fangfang said a little more.
However, she didn't mention the whistleblowing, only that someone from above was going to come down.
After listening, Xu Huayun fell silent.
After a moment, he nodded and said, "Put it here. This little wild donkey is about the same size as a pony. I'll take it with me when I herd the horses."
Xu Huayun stepped forward and stroked the little wild donkey.
When he was herding horses, he saw herds of wild donkeys. These guys were very wary and ran just as fast as horses. It was the first time he had ever seen someone catch a live wild donkey, and he couldn't help but admire Comrade Lu.
"Thanks, Lao Xu."
Lu Fangfang felt slightly relieved.
She was a little surprised to see Old Xu carrying a bamboo basket.
She tiptoed and peered into the basket, where she found two chicks.
Lu Fangfang immediately laughed, "Old Xu, you really listened to advice and actually became a chicken herder?"
Xu Huayun scratched his head, put down the basket, and took out the two chicks inside.
“When I was herding horses, I had nothing better to do, so I would catch some insects for them to eat. They would find their own food on the grassland, and look how fast they grow.”
"Chirp chirp..."
The two chicks flapped their wings and ran into the yard.
Lu Fangfang took a look and found that the two chicks Old Xu was raising were indeed growing fast, and they looked a little bigger than her own.
"Old Xu, you've taken good care of it. In another two months, it will be able to lay eggs."
After leaving the stables, Lu Fangfang told Lao Xu about fostering the snow leopard cub.
"Little Flower? No problem."
Xu Huayun's eyes lit up, and she immediately agreed.
He glanced around the yard and saw Xiaohua leaning against the window. He quickly walked over, squatted down, and stroked her.
"Meow."
Xiaohua also recognized Lao Xu and let him touch her.
"Comrade Lu, what happened to Xiaohua?"
Xu Huayun looked at the snow leopard cub's bluish-green leopard spots with some curiosity.
"I applied it with grass juice so as not to disturb your horses, Old Xu. If anyone asks, just say you have a big cat."
Lu Fangfang walked over, opened her cloth bag, and took out Xiaohua's snacks.
"These are some dried small fish and dried pikas that I dried. You can use these to feed Xiaohua."
"By the way, this is the pika I caught this afternoon. It's still fresh. You can feed it this first."
Xu Huayun: "..."
Seven or eight pikas were strung together on a rope, which made Old Xu's scalp tingle.
He was familiar with these pikas; he often saw them while herding horses. But a string of them like this was really... really frightening.
"Comrade Lu, you...you..."
Lu Fangfang also noticed that Lao Xu's expression was off.
After thinking for a moment, she took off the pikas and placed them one by one on the window.
"Old Xu, give these to Xiao Hua tomorrow morning. They'll be enough for her to eat for a day."
She took out a slingshot and pellets from the cloth bag and handed them to Xu Huayun.
"Old Xu, this is a slingshot I made and the pellets I rolled. If you see a pika while you're herding horses, try shooting it."
"The pikas we catch can be used to feed Xiaohua and the chickens, and I often bring them over as well."
Xu Huayun glanced at the slingshot in her hand and knew that Lu Fangfang was worried about Xiaohua.
"Comrade Lu, don't worry, I will definitely take good care of Xiaohua for you, I promise."
"Thanks, Lao Xu."
It was getting late, so Lu Fangfang bent down and vigorously rubbed Xiaohua's head.
"Little Flower, you can stay at Uncle Xu's house for the next few days. I'll come to pick you up in a few days. You must be good."
Lu Fangfang sighed, nodded to Lao Xu, and turned to leave.
"Meow~"
Little Flower called out, and seeing that the figure ahead didn't seem to be waiting for it, it quickly got up to chase after it.
Seeing this, Xu Huayun quickly pulled it back.
"Little Flower, Uncle will take good care of you."
"Meow...woo..."
Xiao Hua turned her head and bared her teeth at Lao Xu, baring her teeth threateningly.
Xu Huayun was startled; the little guy's angry look was quite frightening.
He opened the door of the mud-brick house and quickly put the little flower inside.
"Meow...woof~"
"Meow...woof~"
Little Flower scratched at the wooden door, screaming pitifully.
Xu Huayun stood outside the door, listening with a sense of pity.
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