"Donkey, be careful, don't let anyone steal your money."
Qingqing was still a little worried and gave the little wild donkey some instructions.
"Oh...ah..."
The little wild donkey stretched its head, nudging the two children and urging them to hurry into the school.
"Donkey, don't forget to pick us up this afternoon."
Egg waved and pulled his sister into the school.
The little wild donkey grinned happily again when it saw the two children go inside.
The task is complete; now it's time to spend the money.
Turning around, it trotted off to the street next to the school.
Smelling the aroma wafting from not far away, it swallowed hard and ran happily to the state-run breakfast stall.
"Hey, Comrade Donkey's here! Comrade Donkey, what would you like to eat today?"
A man in his forties stood behind the breakfast stall, watching the little wild donkey with a smile.
The little wild donkey looked at the fried dough sticks on the stall, then at the steamed buns, dumplings, and fried cakes. It hesitated for a moment, wanting to eat them all. The white soy milk also made it linger.
"Old Liu, get me two fried dough sticks and a serving of soy milk. Where did this donkey come from?"
A customer was standing in front of the stall buying breakfast.
He turned to look at the little wild donkey, full of curiosity.
"Okay, here you go."
The sales clerk picked out two fried dough sticks, placed them in a small enamel bowl, and said with great seriousness:
"This donkey isn't just any donkey; it comes from the military region next to the train station. It's a military donkey, and it's incredibly intelligent. Look at the cloth bag hanging around its neck—that's a military bag. I heard it even kicked a high-ranking officer in the army..."
"Oh...ah..."
At this point, the little wild donkey had made up its mind.
It called out to each of the hot fried dough sticks, golden fried cakes, steamed buns, and mantou, and finally glanced at the soy milk.
Nearby, a customer who had bought fried dough sticks didn't leave either; he stood aside, watching the commotion with curiosity.
Not only him, but also five or six other people standing around him were watching with amusement.
"Oh my, Comrade Donkey, you want one of everything? You have quite the appetite."
"That's what the salesperson said jokingly."
He peeked at the cloth bag around the little wild donkey's neck and said with a smile, "Comrade Donkey, let me check if you have enough money and food coupons. Don't bite me."
The salesperson tentatively reached out, and seeing that the little wild donkey didn't move, she then confidently reached inside.
This military donkey is incredibly intelligent. Last year, a scoundrel tried to steal money from the military bag, but as soon as he reached in, the donkey bit him.
The donkey only let go when the police arrived, and the hoodlum's arm was almost broken.
From then on, word spread, and people on the street dared not provoke it easily.
"Alright, Comrade Donkey, you have a total of five cents and five ounces of grain coupons. I'll give them to you in combination, how does that sound?"
"Oh...ah..."
The little wild donkey leaned closer to take a look, then looked up and brayed.
The salesperson smiled, taking it as an agreement.
He reached into the military bag on the donkey's neck, took out a small enamel basin, and then put two large fried dough sticks into it.
"Fried dough sticks, six cents, one tael of grain coupons."
"A big steamed bun costs three cents, and a grain coupon costs one tael."
"A large steamed bun, four cents each, plus one tael of grain coupons..."
"Oh...ah..."
The little wild donkey nudged the salesperson in dissatisfaction.
"Hmm? Comrade Donkey, you want meat?"
"Oh...ah..."
"Okay."
The sales clerk put down the vegetable buns, picked up a large meat bun, and placed it in the enamel basin.
"Hey, this donkey is amazing!"
"Who can argue with that? It can even understand human speech."
"Look at this bowl of food, you're eating better than I am."
Those around them were laughing uncontrollably.
It's just that people don't pay attention to this now. If it were a few years ago, they would have said it was a donkey demon. It's really strange.
The salesperson picked up the items from the stall, filled the enamel basin, and then placed it on the ground.
"Comrade Donkey, this totals two mao and seven fen, five liang of grain coupons, plus a three-cent soy milk, here's your change of two mao."
The sales clerk took the two cents and stuffed it back into the soldier's bag.
"Oh...ah..."
The little wild donkey tilted its head, looking at him suspiciously.
"Hey, Comrade Donkey, I'm not lying to you. Don't underestimate my small stall; it's state-owned. I would never do anything to cheat people... or even donkeys."
The sales clerk suppressed a laugh and said, "Besides, we've known each other for a long time. Don't you trust me?"
"Comrade Donkey, the amount of money is correct, I'm definitely not lying to you."
"Yes, yes."
The onlookers around also laughed and made noise.
"Oh...ah..."
The little wild donkey glanced at the salesperson, then at the people around it.
Only then did it wag its little tail, approach the bowl, and excitedly begin to eat.
After finishing the fried dough sticks, fried rice cakes, steamed buns, and large meat buns, the salesperson gave them a serving of soy milk.
The little wild donkey didn't waste anything, licking the bowl clean.
After eating and drinking its fill, it let out a burp, chewed on its enamel bowl, wagged its little tail, and walked away.
The onlookers, satisfied, finally dispersed.
...
The little wild donkey, biting its small bowl, wasn't in a hurry to go to the farm.
It looked around, darting east and west, and went wherever there was excitement. After wandering around for most of the day, it finally went into a vegetable market on its own.
"Hey, you stubborn little donkey, why are you so late today?"
In the market, a woman in her thirties walked up to the little wild donkey with a smile and reached out to pat its big head.
This is a military wife living in the military compound. She works as a saleswoman in the vegetable market and has long been acquainted with Xiao Yelu.
"Oh...ah..."
The little wild donkey lowered its head, put down the basin, snuggled into the woman's arms, and then turned its head to look at the vegetables on the stall.
"Little wild donkey, what would you like to eat today?"
The sister-in-law reached into the cloth bag and pulled out two cents.
The little wild donkey walked up to the stall, looked at each item, and finally brayed at a pile of carrots.
"A pound of carrots costs three cents."
My sister-in-law picked out a few clean ones, weighed them, and put them in the enamel basin on the ground.
"Oh...ah..."
The little wild donkey wagged its tail and lowered its head to nibble on its food.
"Xiao Lu said this morning she wanted two pounds of cucumbers and a pound of tomatoes, which I've already saved for her. The chili peppers are good today too, so I'll add a few more for you..."
As she spoke, her sister-in-law put the vegetables into the cloth bag under the little wild donkey's neck.
"That's 15 cents in total. I'll put the remaining 5 cents in your bag."
"Little wild donkey, no need to rush, eat your fill before you go back."
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