"Deputy Commander Zhuang, Comrade Xiao Lu, are you two going out?"
"Comrade Xiao Lu, did you make this dress yourself? It looks really nice."
"Yes, Xiao Lu, your cooking is really good."
Under the birch trees at the entrance of the family compound, the women's eyes shone with admiration.
With Xiao Lu dressed up like this, they really felt a different way about her.
They had only ever seen dresses like this in the provincial capital; they had never seen anything like it in the Qilian Mountains.
"Xiao Lu, are you hiring at your farm? What do you think of me?"
Wang Meijun was in a hurry and stood up abruptly.
"Sister-in-law Meijun, our farm doesn't need any more people for now. We'll have to wait until later."
Lu Fangfang smiled at her sisters-in-law, then quickly pulled the little wild donkey away.
Behind him, Zhuang Mingcheng did the same, leading his chestnut horse and quickly catching up with his wife.
"Hey? Xiao Lu, next time you need more people, just come to me. I'm a quick worker and I'll definitely support your work."
After Wang Meijun finished shouting, she was still somewhat unwilling.
With a droopy face, she turned and walked towards Zhao Guilan.
"Hey? Why are you guys saying Xiao Lu is dressed so nicely? Where are he going with Deputy Commander Zhuang? Neither of them are from around here."
"Let's go to the county town, who knows?"
Ye Cuifen didn't care about that; she held the baby and started breastfeeding.
"Zhao Guilan!"
Wang Meijun's loud shout startled Zhao Guilan.
Holding a palm-leaf fan, she turned around and said angrily, "Wang Meijun, what did you say? You startled me."
“Zhao Guilan, it’s all your fault. If you hadn’t kept saying that the farm was unreliable, I would have gone in long ago. Zhao Lanying wouldn’t have snatched it away. Now she’s in the farm, and I don’t even have a job yet.”
Wang Meijun became increasingly agitated as she spoke, "Tell me, are you and Zhao Lanying related?"
"What nonsense are you talking about? I didn't stop you. Honestly, I'm not talking to you anymore."
Seeing that everyone was looking at her, Zhao Guilan looked a little embarrassed.
She picked up the stool, turned around, and left.
"You call this not stopping us? Zhao Guilan, if you talk nonsense again, I... I'll tear your mouth off."
Wang Meijun stomped her foot, filled with regret.
"Forget it, Meijun, we can't blame Guilan entirely. You're also at fault. Who told you not to trust Xiao Lu?"
"That's right, Xiao Lu said that he will be hiring more people in the future, Meijun, don't worry."
While her sisters-in-law verbally advised Wang Meijun, they secretly harbored their own thoughts.
...
Outside the family compound, on the main road.
Lu Fangfang took the reins, tied them to the back of the chestnut horse, then opened her arms and looked at Zhuang Mingcheng with a beaming smile.
"Cough cough."
Zhuang Mingcheng blushed slightly and looked around.
It was midday, and there was nobody around.
He grabbed his wife by the waist, lifted her up, and placed her on the chestnut horse.
This was really bad, so he quickly mounted his horse and then cracked his whip.
"Giddy up!"
The chestnut horse started running instantly.
The little wild donkey was being pulled by the reins, closely following behind the chestnut horse.
"Meow~"
"Awoo~"
Little Flower and Little Tibetan Fox immediately ran to catch up.
After crossing the bridge over the small river to the east, the chestnut horse galloped into the pasture, and Zhuang Mingcheng finally breathed a sigh of relief. He reached out and hugged his wife tightly around the waist.
"Commander Zhuang, what were you afraid of just now? We're a registered couple, and besides, it's not like we haven't ridden like this before."
Lu Fangfang turned around and glanced at him, then burst into laughter.
In just a short while, this man's forehead was covered in sweat.
"Comrade Lu Fangfang, you're dressed differently today. If others see this, it won't look good."
Zhuang Mingcheng rode on his horse, his body bobbing up and down.
He stretched his head forward and brought it close to his wife's face.
"Hey, stop fooling around. Ride the horse carefully, or I'll fall off. Let's go check on the Pallas's cat first."
"Comrade Lu Fangfang, you really underestimate me. Don't worry, even if I fall, I'll be your cushion."
Zhuang Mingcheng sniffed lightly, then lashed out with his whip, speeding up the pace.
The two men, a horse, a donkey, a leopard, and a Tibetan fox quickly reached Tubo Ridge.
"Whoa~"
Zhuang Mingcheng pulled on the reins and stopped.
Lu Fangfang sat in the front and looked around curiously.
She had heard her husband say that the groundhogs here had all had their burrows dug by bears.
But she never expected that the holes dug by the bear would be so big, they were all large pits.
More than half a month later, some of the pits were already overgrown with weeds.
"What a pity."
Lu Fangfang sighed. She used to come and see the groundhogs quite often, but she probably wouldn't see them anymore.
"Don't worry, there are plenty of these on the grassland. The bears can't eat them all. The remaining marmots have probably moved away. Look around, you should be able to find some."
Zhuang Mingcheng sat on his horse, a head taller than his wife, and looked around.
Behind her, Little Flower lay on the grass, breathing softly.
The little Tibetan fox was also quite exhausted, but it seemed to have smelled something, twitched its nose, and slowly walked towards a large pit.
"Awoo~"
"Awoo~"
Lu Fangfang was taken aback when she heard the cry, as the little Tibetan fox usually wouldn't make that sound.
Zhuang Mingcheng turned his head and couldn't help but laugh.
"Mingcheng, what's wrong with it?"
"Didn't I tell you last time? The pair of Tibetan foxes moved here. They must have found a new home."
Lu Fangfang couldn't help but laugh too.
She took Zhuang Mingcheng's arm and jumped off the horse.
In the pit not far away, the little Tibetan fox was still howling at the cave entrance when suddenly, an angry howl came from inside the cave.
"Aww~"
A large Tibetan fox emerged from the burrow.
It bared its teeth and hissed at the little Tibetan fox, continuing to move forward.
"Awoo~ Awoo~"
The little Tibetan fox slowly backed away, looking extremely aggrieved.
Only when they reached a safe distance did the large Tibetan fox turn around and call out once.
Soon, commotion came from inside the cave.
A Tibetan fox, smaller than a small yellow dog, emerged.
No... it's not just one.
Four little yellow dogs
"One, two, three, four."
Lu Fangfang looked on in surprise, and saw four small Tibetan foxes emerge from the cave entrance.
She quickly took out the camera hanging around her neck and snapped a picture of the four Tibetan fox cubs at the entrance of the cave.
"Click".
The little Tibetan fox was also bewildered when it saw the four little Tibetan foxes that had emerged.
"Awoo~"
After a while, it raised its head and cried out.
With its face drooping like a defeated rooster, it turned and went to seek comfort from Little Flower.
Seeing all this, Lu Fangfang laughed unkindly. She took out her camera and took another picture of the baby Tibetan fox and the adult Tibetan fox.
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