Chapter 282 Yellow Dog Wet Nurse
For children, they have never seen a mountain king and do not know how majestic a tiger is.
To them, this fluffy little creature looked just like a cat; it was incredibly cute.
Sheng Yunfang, Sheng Yunfei, Sheng Xitai, and Chen Feng, the four children all found the little guy amusing, and the four of them took turns holding him.
"That's a tiger cub, born with a wild nature."
"Hey, stop rubbing it so much, or it might get angry and scratch you."
Seeing this, Sheng Xiping felt utterly helpless. Where was his dignity, the mighty mountain bandit king being treated like a pet by a bunch of children?
Sheng Xiping hurriedly went outside and found a large flower basket and a burlap sack, then placed the little tiger on them.
"I'm warning you, you're not allowed to rub it anymore. We'll have to put it back in the forest eventually."
This thing is, after all, a wild animal; too much contact with humans is bad for it.
Sheng Xiping knew that all his talk was in vain; what child doesn't like fluffy little animals?
Even the dogs at home couldn't escape the clutches of a few children, let alone such a tiny tiger cub.
Qin Qiuyan cut off a piece that weighed about seven or eight jin (approximately 3.5-4 catties), threaded it with a rope, and carried it away.
Zhang Shuzhen already disliked dogs, and now she has to rely on Dahuang to feed the tiger cubs, which shows how much she cares for Dahuang.
"I came back yesterday morning. I was planning to visit my master and mistress this afternoon, but Haining and I woke you up early this morning and you went down the mountain."
Qin Qiuyan spent half a day shopping in the provincial capital and bought a lot of things, including that piece of dark green corduroy fabric, which Zhang Shuzhen didn't even own.
Forget it, let's worry about the immediate problem first. It's just that we used to hunt less in the mountains, what else can we do?
Back at the Sheng family home, Qin Qiuyan untied Dahuang's rope and placed Dahuang and its two puppies, along with Dahu cub, outside the small flower basket.
They left the tiger bones and other valuables at the Sheng family's house, and the eight of them went out together and headed straight for the store.
If that's the case, why don't he try sending the tiger cubs to his master to be fed?
"If that's the case, you can bring the tiger cubs back. Who would dare mess with that thing?" Tao Ronglin explained with a smile.
Dahuang was very familiar with Qin Qiuyan and was protective of its cubs. Tao Ronglin, with the dog on one hand and the basket in the other, bid farewell to the Liu family and hurried home.
"If they're trained badly in the future, they might even help with hunting outside the house, which would be quite mischievous." Sheng Liancheng chimed in.
"Sister-in-law is busy." As soon as she stepped out of the kitchen, she saw the two sisters-in-law from the Liu family cooking, and Qin Qiuyan quickly greeted them.
In those days, finding a baby bottle was a real challenge. Even if someone didn't have one, they would keep it for feeding their baby. How could Qin Qiuyan possibly use it to feed a tiger?
Qin Qiuyan didn't come to borrow the dog. Since Sheng Xiping hasn't agreed yet, and it's still early, I need to hurry back.
“Master’s wife, if he gives you money, he’ll be slapping you in the face.”
What can we do? We've already brought our son back, so even if I say something, it's not of any use. He's such a small creature; if we threw him out of the mountains, he would surely die.
Back then, lighters were scarce. Even the ones that came out were the kind that used kerosene and flint, and they were quite expensive. They were only used in special circumstances.
Sheng Xiping and his wife tried to persuade Qin Qiuyan to stay, but she insisted on leaving. Sheng Xiping had no choice but to entrust his grandson to Liu Changde's care and then go to the fields.
"Those two things must cost a lot of money. He's already married, so he needs to know how to save money."
He just got back from a meeting? When did he get back?
"It's not that this thing is hard to raise; it's drinking milk now, but it'll be eating meat later. Can we afford to raise it?"
Seeing the harmonious scene outside the flower basket, Zhang Shuzhen couldn't help but say something.
I've been home recently, but my parents didn't mention it once last night, so I just remembered it.
"Mom, is there still no meat? Cut off a piece to feed Big Yellow. It needs to feed two dogs and a tiger, so it needs to get enough nutrition."
If you bring a tiger cub home, you have to feed it, because this thing won't eat cornmeal.
"Huh? Yeah, how did he manage to grab the tiger cubs? Did he steal them? That's bad, he's really in trouble."
"Hey, how much did that cost? Just give him the money, consider it something he brought back for you two. It's fine as long as he didn't mean any harm, but it's bad that he spent so little."
There's a way. Even if Qin Qiuyan knew how to milk goats, what would I feed the tiger with?
What a coincidence! I shot a brown bear today, it was quite small, and it's bringing over a piece of meat.
"Okay, then he can take all eight of Big Yellow Mother's puppies with him, right? That's perfect, since neither of his two puppies are outside. He can just leave one of them here later."
Qin Qiuyan's words made the old couple feel incredibly comforted.
The news that Tao Ronglin had been selected as an outstanding representative of educated youth and was going to a meeting outside the province had long been known throughout the forest farm and Xiaojianchang.
Right now it's drinking milk, but in a few months it'll be eating meat.
As Qin Qiuyan was speaking, she was about to leave when Wang Jianshe and Chen Weiguo were also about to go.
As for watches, Sheng Xiping doesn't own any anymore, except for that leather strap, which Tao Ronglin has been wanting to buy for a long time.
When we arrived at the Liu family's house, they were busy cooking.
When I asked at the store, they said they didn't have any milk powder. They said it was too expensive and the forest farm sold it, so there was a lot of demand.
You heard from outsiders that our dog, Big Yellow, had two puppies?
Some special dogs can have seven puppies, but Da Huang only had two. If there's enough milk, some can be shared with the big tiger to raise it into a cub.
Upon hearing this, Sheng Xiping's eyes narrowed. "I've been hunting all my life. I've killed tigers, but I've encountered tiger cubs, let alone caught one."
After eating two pieces of meat, Dahuang was satisfied and went back to its den to lie down, hugging the tiger cubs and the two puppies tightly in its arms.
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