The next day, Zhuang Mingcheng got up early.
He packed his luggage and then kissed his wife and two children.
Unsure how the border conflict in Northeast China would develop, he was filled with reluctance. But soldiers take it upon themselves to protect their country, so he didn't wake his wife and strode to his regiment with his belongings.
...
"Hmm..."
When Lu Fangfang woke up, her husband was already gone.
She got up and rubbed her eyes, only to find that the two children had been awake for a while and were playing with Xiaohua.
"Mommy, Mommy, the sun is already high in the sky, shame on me, shame on me."
"Qingqing, come here."
Lu Fangfang called to her daughter, gave her a big kiss, and then got dressed.
After having breakfast, she went to the troupe again, only to find out that everyone in the troupe had left early.
She was quite disappointed and could only go to the breeding farm first.
A few more days passed, and there was still no news from the troupe about her return. She could only take care of her two children and wait patiently.
...
That noon, Lu Fangfang was busy in the breeding shed for a while, then went to the yard.
Looking up at the birch tree, there were more than a dozen chubby little chicks standing on the branches, preening their feathers.
In front of the birdhouse, Big White glared at them with a huff.
Lu Fangfang watched, and couldn't stop laughing.
In the past two years, Big White and Little White have hatched more than ten little chubby chicks, none of which have flown away and all live in the breeding farm.
The rows of chubby little birds are the cutest when it snows in winter.
"Hey sis, where are Dan'er and Qingqing?"
Wang Shufen came out of the house and was a little surprised to find that the two children were not in the yard.
"Let's do it on the grass outside."
With Xiao Hua around, Lu Fangfang wasn't worried.
Turning her head to look south, she suddenly noticed a wisp of smoke rising from the grassland outside.
She was startled and walked out out of curiosity.
...
Outside the farm, on the pasture, Egg and Green sat on a rock, busy with something.
Little Flower and Little Tibetan Fox were also with them.
The little wild donkey was stretching its head out from between the two children.
Lu Fangfang walked up curiously and asked, "Dan'er? Qingqing? What are you two doing?"
"Mom, you're here."
Egg, wearing a tiger hat, turned around happily.
His mouth and lips were covered in plant ash, and his face was also black.
"Pfft, Egg, what happened to you?"
Lu Fangfang found it amusing.
The son's face is now covered in graffiti.
"Mom, come quick, come grill some meat for us."
Qingqing waved her hands, her little face covered in black soot.
"Meat?"
Lu Fangfang went closer to take a look and saw that the two children had somehow propped up a thin stone slab and were burning dry grass underneath it.
Beside the stone slab, there was a dead rabbit and a pile of withered grass.
She turned to look at Xiaohua, only to see that Xiaohua was also looking at her.
Alright, no need to think, Xiao Hua must have caught this rabbit.
"Mom, come quick, come quick!"
Qingqing called out anxiously.
Lu Fangfang smiled and shook her head. She walked between the two children and plopped down on her seat.
She stretched out her hand and placed it above the stone slab to test it; her hand quickly warmed up, indicating that the stone slab had been heated for a while.
Looking at the two children, she felt a little helpless. How old were these two little ones? They already knew how to start a fire.
"Egg, Qingqing, you can't just start fires anymore. This is all grassland, and if it burns somewhere else, it'll be ruined. From now on, if you two want something to eat, just tell me..."
Lu Fangfang took out a dagger, and while instructing the child, she skinned the rabbit.
She used a dagger to cut off some of the rabbit's fat and then wiped it on the bluestone slab.
After it thawed, she cut off a few slices of rabbit meat and placed them on the bluestone slab.
"Sizzle~"
The aroma of rabbit meat immediately wafted out.
Egg and Green's eyes lit up, and they stared intently at the rabbit meat on the bluestone slab.
The little wild donkey was the same, standing to the side constantly craning its big head.
"Donkey, move aside, don't drool."
Qingqing pushed the donkey's head away forcefully, then reached out her hand to protect it on the bluestone slab.
"Oh...ah..."
The little wild donkey brayed at Qingqing in dissatisfaction.
"Okay, it's not cooked yet."
Lu Fangfang took the dagger and flipped the rabbit meat over.
After a while, when the rabbit meat was almost cooked, she took a dagger and moved the meat aside.
There were no chopsticks here, so Dandan and Qingqing ate with their hands.
"Be careful, it's hot. How does it taste?"
"Mom, it's delicious."
"Delicious, delicious."
The two children chewed it with gusto, as if they were eating something delicious.
Some of the meat slices were still hot, so the two children stuck them on tree branches to let the cold wind blow on them for a while before stuffing them into their mouths.
When their hands got hot, they would put them on the ground to cool them down.
Fearing the fire under the stone slab would burn out, Egg and Green kept stuffing dry grass underneath.
Looking at their smeared faces, Lu Fangfang couldn't help but laugh.
Holding the dagger, she picked up a piece of rabbit meat and tasted it. She found it to be a little bland because it lacked salt, but it was still acceptable.
"Little Flower, open your mouth."
"Meow~"
"Little yellow dog, open your mouth."
"Awoo~"
Lu Fangfang picked up another piece of rabbit meat.
Before she could even speak, the little wild donkey had already opened its mouth wide and leaned close to her.
Seeing this, Lu Fangfang laughed and threw it into the donkey's mouth.
"Mommy, Mommy, I want one too, I want one too."
"Okay, I'll bake them for you right away."
The rabbit that Xiaohua caught was quite big. Lu Fangfang took a dagger and sliced it into pieces, which she then placed on the bluestone slab.
Egg and Green helped turn the rabbit meat over with tree branches.
In the dead of winter, the grassland was a barren, yellow expanse.
Apart from them having a barbecue, the meadow was very quiet.
Suddenly, a furry little head popped out of a rabbit hole.
It looked into the distance, as if it had discovered something, and quickly ran over.
"Squeak~"
"Little Huang?"
Lu Fangfang was very happy and reached out to pick up the little weasel.
Five or six weasels were already living on the grassland in front of the farm, but she still recognized Little Yellow at a glance.
She picked up a piece of rabbit meat, blew on it, and handed it to Little Yellow.
"Squeak~"
The little weasel rubbed its hands together, took the rabbit meat, and began to gnaw on it.
Beside it, Egg and Green looked at it with bright, sparkling eyes.
"Mom, can I touch it?"
"Of course, Xiao Huang has known you since you were born."
Upon hearing this, the two children immediately got up and went to their mother.
They carefully reached out and touched the little weasel's head.
Little Huang didn't mind and focused on eating the rabbit meat in his hand.
It is very small and can only hunt pikas; it cannot hunt animals like rabbits.
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