provincial capital.
As December arrived, the provincial capital gradually began to feel the festive atmosphere of the Lunar New Year.
There's still more than a month until the Spring Festival, but most families in the provincial capital have already started stocking up on New Year's goods.
Every weekend, long queues form early at every grocery store.
As the year draws to a close, even parents are giving their children more pocket money.
The Xinhua Bookstore near Dongfanghong Square is very lively every weekend.
In this era, people's spiritual entertainment is too scarce. Everyone reads and loves to read. Even a book that teaches people how to cook can be read with great interest.
The comic book counter in the bookstore was packed with people, including children, young people, and adults, all gathered together looking at the comic books.
"Tiger, look at the snow leopard in this book, it's so heroic."
"That's right. I read the rest of the book, and it says that people call it the King of Snow Mountains."
"King of the Snow Mountains? That's incredible."
In front of the children's book counter, a little boy named Hongbing muttered to himself, lost in his own fantasy.
How impressive it would be if it kept a king of the snow mountain and went to school with it!
"Red Soldier, hurry up and turn the page! I still want to see Cat Tyrant. Snow Leopard is bad, and he's bullying Cat Tyrant."
"The snow leopard isn't bad at all. The cat tyrant couldn't beat it, so why do you say it's bad?"
The soldier panicked and quickly began to defend the King of the Snow Mountain.
"It's bad! It bullied the Cat Tyrant and almost ate the five kittens the Cat Tyrant gave birth to!"
Two little kids started arguing in front of the counter over a story in a book.
Behind the counter, the sales clerk felt her head buzzing.
"Bang, bang, bang!"
"Are you two going to buy it or not? If not, put it down. You've made the book dirty."
Hongbing and Huzi stopped arguing and hurriedly flipped through a couple more pages.
While looking at the items, they kept saying, "Buy, definitely buy, but we need to try them out before we buy."
"That's right, that's right, we should try it."
The sales clerk rolled his eyes, then stepped over the counter and snatched it away, saying, "Go away, if you're not buying, don't cause trouble here."
He closed the comic book and put it back on the wooden shelf behind him.
At this moment, the entire wooden shelf was filled with comic books.
There are stories like "Chicken Feather Letter" and "Little Hero of the Eighth Route Army," as well as ancient tales like "The Legend of Yue Fei" and "Romance of the Three Kingdoms." In addition, there are mythological stories like "Havoc in Heaven," which is dazzling.
However, this book, "The Story of the Pallas's Cat," is still easy to spot at a glance.
There's no way around it; among the many comic book covers featuring human figures, the Pallas's rabbit, snow leopard, Tibetan fox, and Tibetan wild ass are simply too eye-catching.
Especially the Tibetan fox with its triangular head and melancholy expression, it's such a conspicuous creature that it's hard to miss.
As a result, the sales clerk has been taking down a lot of books these past few days for others to try out; he's almost tired of it.
"It's all your fault, why did you argue with me? Now there's nothing to watch."
"Who told you to speak ill of the snow leopard?"
Hongbing pouted and couldn't help but look at the story of the Pallas's cat on the shelf again.
He took out the money on his pocket, counted it, and found he only had six cents. He was four cents short of the money he wanted to buy it.
"Tiger, how about we chip in and buy that comic book?"
"No, I want to save up money to buy 'Heroic Little Eighth Route Army Soldier,' I heard it's really good."
Tiger said that, but he still couldn't help but look at the Cat Overlord on the bookshelf.
He took out the coins from his pocket, counted them, and found he had exactly eight cents. If he saved two more cents, he could buy the Little Hero Eighth Route Army soldier.
But looking at the story of the Pallas's cat that he was about to get his hands on, he hesitated again.
"Tiger, go ahead and buy it. I want to see what happens next. Don't you want to see Cat Overlord anymore? Maybe it'll get eaten by the snow leopard."
"Pah, you're talking nonsense!"
Tiger couldn't stand the provocation, so he immediately took out five cents and bought a comic book with him, which they then took aside to read.
Next to the counter, an adult who was reading "The Story of Yue Fei" looked rather curious.
He glanced at the two little kids and asked the clerk behind the counter, "Comrade, that picture book by Cat King... is it a new release?"
"Yes, it was just printed this month, and it was printed by a publishing house in our provincial capital."
Hearing this, he became even more curious.
He pulled a dime from his pocket, quickly bought the Cat King's book, and started flipping through it.
"Hey, when did this place appear in Gansu? Why are there so many strange-looking animals here?"
Those around glanced at it curiously and couldn't help but marvel.
This fox looks really... I don't know how to describe it. Its head and body are disproportionate, and it looks very old. Anyway, it's the kind of fox that you'll remember at a glance.
The cat is good-looking and quite imposing.
The snow leopard is also quite handsome, and the wild donkey is strong and capable of working.
"This fox is called Tibetan fox, and the cat king is called Pallas's cat. They can be found in the high-altitude grasslands south of Zhangye. There are not only many animals there, but also some snow-capped mountains. It is a very beautiful place."
An officer in military uniform couldn't help but explain.
The distance between east and west in Gansu is too long, more than 1,600 kilometers, which is longer than the distance between Shanghai and Beijing.
Many people who have always lived in the provincial capital are hearing about this place for the first time.
The little kids nearby also perked up their ears, eager to learn something new.
As for Hongbing and Huzi, the two little brats were huddled together, watching to see if the cat overlord had been eaten by the snow leopard.
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The next day, Hongbing and Huzi brought the story of the Pallas's cat to the school again.
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