The hamster looks small, but it actually weighs about seven or eight kilograms, and its size is not much different from that of an adult rural cat before the disaster.
The boy was already thin and small, and he had been seriously injured before. The little hamster tossed him around in his arms, and a layer of dense sweat instantly seeped out of his forehead, and even his breathing became heavy.
Zhou Yiyang gasped at the pain of his wound tearing open. He frowned slightly and whispered to the little hamster named Tuantuan in his arms, "Tuantuan, stop making trouble! I'll be angry if you continue! Why are you always so disobedient? Why do you sneak into other people's rooms so late at night...?"
Under the pressure of everyone's gaze, Zhou Yiyang's face flushed with embarrassment. Perhaps he felt that the word "stealing" was too embarrassing and shameful... The little boy really didn't want to utter these words.
After hearing Zhou Yiyang's low shout, the little hamster immediately stopped moving, as if it was frightened, and started chirping.
Yang Fan and his companions, including Zhou Yiyang, all breathed a sigh of relief. However, when Xia Ruanruan heard the squeaking sound, it turned into another sound... It was completely different from what others imagined, that she was frightened by the little boy's scolding.
“Squeak, s ...
"Squeak, squeak, squeak!" (Yangyang, you have to go next door quickly and find the one in white clothes to treat your wound!)
The little hamster's cries of concern for its owner carried through the air into Xia Ruanruan's ears. Faced with such a loyal little hamster, Xia Ruanruan didn't even think of blaming it. She felt that there would be no problem in using the most beautiful words to describe this little hamster.
Hamsters are small in size. Even if the virus breaks out and the animals mutate and grow in size, the enemy's base number is still there. No matter what, it is impossible for them to turn into a three or four meter tall cat like an egg yolk.
This small animal, which weighs only about seven or eight kilograms and is timid and lives in the dark, probably thought of a way to help its owner, which is to secretly find some food from other people in the middle of the night.
It’s a pity that this little hamster used the wrong method and often committed crimes in the shelter, which only made Zhou Yiyang’s situation more and more embarrassing.
There is no way for humans and animals to communicate, and information asymmetry often turns good intentions into bad results.
The little girl's eyes rolled slightly. Although she couldn't directly tell Zhou Yiyang that she could understand Tuan Tuan's words, she could guide the man and the mouse to understand each other's intentions.
"I'm sorry! ... I was wrong today. I scared you so late at night. I'm really sorry..."
Zhou Yiyang took two steps forward, holding Tuantuan in his arms, and bowed solemnly to Xia Ruanruan to apologize. "I'll teach Tuantuan a lesson when we get home tonight. I'm sorry."
"Little brother, why do you go back so late at night to teach Tuantuan a lesson? Although Tuantuan did something wrong tonight, I think it seems to want to find food for you. It wants to find food for you, but you still teach it a lesson. Isn't that too pitiful?" The little girl tilted her head back, her soft voice full of confusion.
Zhou Yiyang was slightly stunned, but subconsciously muttered, "But I never asked Tuantuan to help me find food... I even told it several times not to bring anything back from the house... Stealing things from other people's rooms... is wrong..."
At the end of his words, the little boy's voice seemed to be tinged with a hint of grievance.
In fact, Zhou Yiyang had been able to sense for the past two years that Tuantuan was trying to steal food for him. Even after he repeatedly told her he didn't want it, Tuantuan still kept doing what he wanted, secretly bringing food from other people's rooms and piling it in front of Zhou Yiyang.
Because of this, not only does he sometimes have to compensate others with more food, he is also often looked down upon and treated coldly by many people. Everyone thinks he is a bad boy who lets mutant beasts steal things.
"Hamsters aren't as smart as cats and dogs. They have poor memories... They might not understand if I just tell them. I have to teach them personally... If they don't understand once, try again. If they don't understand twice, try again ten times... As long as I teach them well, I believe Tuantuan will learn it in a few days!"
A little girl of three or four years old, puffed out her cheeks and put her hands on her hips like a little adult, speaking in a baby voice.
"Before, when 666 was fighting with the other mutant birds, I thought it was a bad, belligerent bird. But I didn't realize 666 was actually looking for food for me. It was fighting with the other birds to protect me and help me... So, although fighting is wrong, in my opinion, 666 is the best bird in the world. The same goes for Tuantuan! So, little brother, you can't just teach it a lesson. You have to reason with it!"
"Is... is that so?..." Although Zhou Yiyang looked stern before, he was actually still just a child of eight or nine years old. Being educated by this child who was even younger than him, Zhou Yiyang was a little confused.
"That must be the case!"
The little girl said it with determination. She trotted a few steps and ran directly to the small table next to her in front of everyone. She picked up a small biscuit and handed it to Tuantuan.
The little hamster looked confused, but its short furry paws instinctively held the biscuit. It didn't know why this cute-looking little cub was giving it food... It only knew that the cub opposite seemed to be discussing itself with Yangyang just now.
Hey! Whatever they were talking about, this cookie smells so good!
"Squeak, squeak, squeak! Squeak~!" (Yangyang, look, look, there's a cookie~! This cookie is for you. Eat it and you'll get better soon~!)
A group of people, including Zhou Yiyang, all saw the hamster that had just received a biscuit. After receiving the biscuit, the hamster did not put it into its mouth immediately. Instead, it held it high up and handed it directly to Zhou Yiyang's mouth, squeaking and urging him to eat quickly. The happy and eager expression on its face made it clear to the people around it, even if they did not understand the hamster language.
This moment——
The whole room was a little quiet. Yang Fan had an expression of relief that was hard to conceal on his face, while Huang Haichao's expression froze for a moment, but he was more amazed that this little hamster actually loved its owner so much.
Zhou Yiyang looked at the little hamster with a complicated expression. Seeing Tuantuan's anxious movements, he gently took a small bite of the biscuit and said in a hoarse voice, "You can eat the rest... I'm not hungry."
"Squeak, squeak, squeak!" (Yangyang, eat quickly! These cookies are so delicious! You'll feel better after eating them!)
Seeing his owner pushing the biscuit towards him, Tuantuan tilted his head, confused for a moment, then turned around and raised the biscuit higher, continuing to urge Zhou Yiyang to eat the biscuit quickly.
"Look, little brother! I knew Tuantuan was looking for food for you! He must have known you were seriously injured today, so he wanted to bring some food back to replenish your body." Xia Ruanruan smiled and reminded him, "Hamsters have a very sensitive sense of smell. Although your wound was bandaged in the infirmary, it must have smelled of blood, which must have worried him."
Zhou Yiyang: “…”
Zhou Yiyang didn't say anything, just stood there with his lips pursed, but the ups and downs of his chest showed that he was not at peace at the moment.
At this moment, Yang Fan, who was standing next to him, seemed to have suddenly realized something. He clapped his hands and said, "Ah!... Xiao Zhou, speaking of this, the last time Tuan Tuan came to your room at night, I remember that your arm was injured! The time before that when we went to Haichao's room, it seemed that you were also injured..."
"Oh, I didn't expect that Tuantuan went to other people's rooms just because he saw that you were injured and wanted to find you something to eat... It seems that Tuantuan is really worried about you." Yang Fan sighed and reached out to touch Zhou Yiyang's head.
"Patta—Patta—"
The little boy's tears were like a flood, rolling down his face drop by drop and hitting the little hamster's furry head.
The boy said in a hoarse voice, "I'm sorry... I made everyone worry... Tuantuan is also sorry... I shouldn't have been so fierce before... I will try my best to avoid getting hurt in the future... I'm sorry, Tuantuan..."
“Squeak…?”
The little hamster was suddenly hit on the head by his owner's tears. He was a little panicked for a moment, but when he saw Zhou Yiyang was still standing there well and there was no other injury or bleeding, he calmed down again.
"I'm sorry, Xiaoxia... and..." The boy's eyes were red, and he bowed to Xia Ruanruan again and said, "Thank you very much for what you did today."
"You must behave well from now on... Even if your master is injured... You can't just run into other people's rooms casually, understand?" Xia Ruanruan stroked the hamster's fur, which was slightly cold from tears but still soft, and said in a language the hamster could understand, "As long as you stay by his side, he will be very happy..."
“Squeak…?” (I don’t know why, but I can feel that Yangyang seems very happy. Thank you~!)
"Squeak, squeak, squeak?" (Did Yangyang cry just now because I went to someone else's room? But if I didn't go to someone else's room, how would Yangyang have food? He would be hungry without food...)
The little hamster looked at Xia Ruanruan with some distress.
"Every day, many people here go out to look for food, so even if he gets injured in the future, you don't have to worry about Brother Yangyang not being able to find food."
"Squeak, squeak, squeak..."
The little hamster seemed to understand and raised its little paws to bow to Xia Ruanruan.
“Squeak, squeak…” (My favorite human right now is Yangyang~! But you’re my second favorite~, thank you for telling me this… otherwise I still wouldn’t know why Yangyang was crying~)
…
This farce that happened late at night made Xia Runrun feel quite emotional. Although the other party was just a little hamster, its sincerity in protecting its master was no less than that of other animals.
Subconsciously, she remembered the [Zootopia Infrastructure Atlas] that she had forgotten about after a busy day. Touching the thick atlas above her head, Xia Ranran leaned next to Dan Huang and directly opened the red atlas.
Pages 1 and 2 still had the familiar images, unchanged. However, on page 3, the white dog head with pork belly was clearly visible on the page. Only on page 4...
A picture of a gray hamster, looking quite pitiful.
Xia Runrun was stunned and subconsciously looked at the text below in the direction of the illustration.
Written clearly below the text was: [Hamster (Normal Level, No Stars): Because it has already recognized its owner, the changes are too serious, and it is uncertain whether it can become a resident of Zootopia.]
Xia Ruanruan: “????”
Good job!
Now she didn't know whether to feel sorry for Huang Haichao, as Huskies could really betray her at will, or whether she should be happy for Zhou Yiyang, as Tuantuan really liked her!
only……
Xia Runrun always felt that a bad premonition was quietly arising in her heart.
666, egg yolk, pork belly, and Tuantuan’s illustrations are all here... why is Xiaobai’s still missing?
Xia Ruanruan: QAQ~!
Although, although she doesn't plan to build anything messy in Zootopia, why isn't there any illustrations of Xiaobai? Does she not like her?
…
Early the next morning, Xia Runrun, who was shocked by Xiaobai, got up from the ground in frustration, thinking that she must bring back more quilts to cover the entire room.
As a result, when I put on my clothes and opened the door, I saw a delicate little iron box with body temperature being suddenly stuffed into my arms.
Zhou Yiyang's slightly hoarse voice suddenly rang out: "These are cookies. I give them to you as an apology... and thank you so much for yesterday..."
After the little boy said this, he ran away as fast as if a dog was chasing him, and Xia Runrun didn't even get a chance to say a word.
Xia Ruanruan: "..."
Are all kids this shy these days?
At this time, Yang Fan, who had just opened the door, took two steps to Xia Ruanruan's side, looked down at the small iron box in the little girl's hand, smiled and said, "The child secretly came to me last night and told me that he would try to reduce the number of times he goes out in the future. He plans to help in the cafeteria starting today... I guess Tuantuan won't worry so much anymore..."
"Uncle Yang...why didn't he want to help in the cafeteria before?" Xia Runrun was a little confused.
Helping out in the cafeteria, while the food wasn't particularly good, it was enough to fill you up three times a day. Compared to the survivors who had mutant pets, their life was definitely not as good... but compared to the survivors who had to risk their lives to find food, this kind of life was considered average, and most importantly, there was no danger involved.
"well……"
Yang Fan sighed, glanced at the little girl, and said after a while: "I shouldn't talk too much about other people's family affairs, but since something like that happened last night... I'll tell you about it."
"Zhou Yiyang has been running away for the past two years. Actually, I want to find a powerful mutant pet and bring him back to his parents. This child isn't from our area; he was sent here from the neighboring city to attend boarding school."
It was precisely because the local boarding school in Xingyue City was so famous, and the Zhou family's parents were eager for their son to succeed, that they went to great lengths to send their child there. Unexpectedly, the virus spread rapidly, closing the school and the highway. After the widespread disaster, the two sides lost contact.
"By the way...Uncle Yang, I have something to tell you today!"
Yang Fan squatted down, trying to make his eyes level with the little girl and said, "You came to the shelter yesterday, and I wanted you to rest, so I didn't tell you... But it should start today..."
"?" The little girl's chubby face was full of confusion.
"Those of us who own mutant animals in our shelter are assigned tasks once or twice a week... The carrots have ripened in the past two days, and we need to dig them up and store them in the cellar..."
"But carrots taste good, and accidents always happen when harvesting carrots. So after breakfast, you have to go with Uncle Yang to the fields and wait for the others to dig up all the carrots and return them to the shelter... As a reward, you and the mutants' food will be provided by the base today."
“????”
Plants are said to be everywhere, so why would an accident happen when pulling out a carrot?
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