"Oh...ah..."
The little wild donkey paced back and forth, braying loudly at them.
"Donkey~"
"Donkey~"
Egg and Green excitedly jumped off the motorcycle, ran up to it, and hugged it tightly.
They cried so much last night, their eyes are still swollen.
The little wild donkey sniffed the two little ones, then looked at Lu Fangfang with dissatisfaction.
"You damn donkey, where have you been these past two days?!"
Lu Fangfang stopped her motorcycle and stared at it blankly.
That big fool worried her to death; she thought the little wild donkey wanted to return to the grasslands.
"Oh...ah..."
The little wild donkey seemed to realize it had done something wrong, and its braying gradually weakened.
"Never mind, it's good that you're back, it's good that you're back."
Lu Fangfang opened her arms, hugged the donkey's head, and rubbed it vigorously.
"Oh...ah..."
The little wild donkey let out a pitiful cry and quickly broke free from Lu Fangfang's embrace.
"What's wrong?"
Lu Fangfang was startled.
She quickly grabbed the donkey's head, parted its fur to examine it, and discovered that the little wild donkey had several wounds on its head.
Not only its head, but also the little wild donkey's neck, back, and belly had marks from being kicked and beaten, and some places were even swollen.
"You idiot, who did you get into a fight with?"
Lu Fangfang felt heartbroken. She touched herself and realized she didn't have any medicine with her.
Across from it, the little wild donkey grinned, a hint of smugness in its expression; it was experiencing both pain and pleasure.
As Lu Fangfang was wondering about its appearance, she heard the braying of donkeys coming from the distant grassland.
Turning my head, I saw three or four Tibetan wild donkeys braying in this direction from the grassland a few hundred meters to the northwest.
Lu Fangfang looked at them suspiciously, then turned to look at the little wild donkey.
"Oh...ah..."
"Oh...ah..."
...
The little wild donkey snorted and didn't turn around no matter how much the Tibetan wild donkeys on the grassland brayed.
Seeing Lu Fangfang staring at it, it quickly reached into Lu Fangfang's cloth bag.
"Oh...ah..."
Seeing something inside, it urged Lu Fangfang to eat.
"You big gluttonous donkey, have you done something bad?"
Lu Fangfang took out a few pieces of candy, peeled off the wrappers, stuffed them into the donkey's mouth, and then looked towards the northwest.
After a while, several Tibetan wild donkeys brayed, and then a burly lead donkey came out.
It drove several Tibetan wild asses northwestward.
Seeing that the little wild donkey didn't turn back, the Tibetan wild donkeys left with regret.
Soon, they disappeared from the grassland.
The little donkey stood in front of Lu Fangfang, still carelessly nudging her cloth bag.
"Smack."
"You heartless bastard, you didn't even bring her back."
As Lu Fangfang watched a herd of Tibetan wild donkeys depart, a whirlwind of love, hate, and grudges began to play out in her mind.
That stubborn little donkey must have gotten into a fight with the lead donkey in that herd.
Judging from the little wild donkey's appearance, it must have won the fight and also won the favor of several female Tibetan wild donkeys.
"Oh...ah..."
The little wild donkey brayed in dissatisfaction as it received another slap on the head.
Seeing Da Niu standing beside her, it stretched its head and snuggled closer to her.
"Alright, Egg and Green, hurry up and go upstairs, let's go."
Lu Fangfang looked around again, then got back onto the motorcycle.
With her three little ones on the back, she continued riding towards the county town.
The little wild donkey yawned and hurried after them.
“Auntie, go east. I rented a small house near the school.”
Da Niu directed Lu Fangfang to walk to a small courtyard.
Seeing that the little wild donkey was tired from running, Lu Fangfang led her daughter, son, and eldest daughter into the yard, intending to take a look around.
Da Niu rented a room in the east wing. As soon as she entered, she saw that the room was full of paintings.
The desk in the room was covered with thick sheets of drawing paper.
"Hey girl, how much does your rent cost per month?"
"I need one dollar and fifty cents, Auntie. Come and see my drawing."
The young woman happily handed a stack of drawing paper to Lu Fangfang.
"That's alright. The house isn't expensive. Living here is much better than at home."
Lu Fangfang nodded. She knew that her daughter had earned all the money for her schooling and rent. Wang Haibing was now the deputy political commissar in the regiment, but he was still the same as before and could not be relied on at all.
Born into such a family, the only option was to strive for self-improvement.
After looking through all of Da Niu's drawings, she nodded and praised, "They're very well drawn, Da Niu. You draw animals very well. You should take on more animal illustrations for publishing houses in the future."
Beside her, the young woman happily agreed.
She now spends all her time drawing, except when she is studying at school.
She was a newcomer, and the provincial publishing house offered her two yuan per illustration.
She has already painted more than thirty this year, which is enough for her to support herself.
"Huh? Sister, is this a drawing of little yellow dogs? Why are they fighting with groundhogs?"
Qingqing leaned over the desk and curiously picked up a piece of drawing paper.
Lu Fangfang turned her head to look and couldn't help but laugh.
She recognized the three Tibetan foxes in the painting; they were the little yellow dog and the child with a tuft of hair.
"Yes, I saw them last month on the grass field north of the family compound. The three of them were hunting a groundhog. They were really good at it. I happened to have some drawing paper with me, so I drew it."
Qingqing's eyes lit up with excitement.
She hadn't even had a chance to see them since she secretly ran away this time.
"Big Sister, could you give me this painting?"
"Take it, I've drawn a lot more."
Lu Fangfang looked at the two girls with a smile on her face.
After staying a while longer, she prepared to go back.
Before leaving, Lu Fangfang went to see the landlord again and asked her to take good care of Da Niu.
"Boom!"
After leaving the county town and running for more than half an hour, Lu Fangfang noticed that the little wild donkey couldn't keep up.
Looking back, the little wild donkey was yawning, looking listless.
Lu Fangfang had no choice but to stop the motorcycle and wait for it for a while.
"You stubborn little donkey, can you still run?"
"Oh...ah..."
The little wild donkey brayed weakly.
"Egg, Qingqing, you two sit behind me and give the sidecar to Little Stubborn Donkey."
Lu Fangfang let the two children out, and then pressed the little wild donkey into the sidecar.
"Oh...ah..."
The little wild donkey was lying on its back, looking very uncomfortable.
"Okay, just bear with it, we'll be home soon, or you can come down and run."
Lu Fangfang took out a rope and secured it again.
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