Chapter 55 Chapter 55
The next morning when she went out, Yumi unexpectedly found a group of chicks on the farm!
Not only was he surprised, but Lin En's group of guys were also excitedly circling around the chicks, carefully poking their yellow fur with their fingertips. Seeing Yumi coming, Lin En immediately picked up one and put it in his arms: "Teacher Ye Xi said that An Xius bought this when he passed by the market last night. Did you ask him to buy it?"
Yumi held the chick in his arms and shook his head. The lively little creature in his arms made him dare not move at all: "No."
After saying that, he remembered that he had recently talked about raising chickens, and immediately said, "Maybe he bought them for me..."
Ansius was drying meat in the distance, and Yumi didn't see any sign of the truck. He remembered that the other party said the car broke down last night, and looked at the group of chickens with a puzzled look.
When he came back last night, he was carrying a heavy box and a cake. His hands must have been occupied. Could it be that he carried such a large group of chicks on his back? How could he carry a basket of chicks? While thinking, he found a large cloth bag covered with fluff on the ground not far away.
Yumi: That's it!
Lin En and the others followed his gaze and immediately imagined the following scene:
The huge monster was hurrying along with a bag of chirping chicks hanging around its neck.
“…”
Over there, Ansius had finished drying the meat and came over. His eyes were always on Yumi, as if he was trying to see if he liked these little chicks.
Yumi quickly put down the chick in her arms and went over to whisper, "Anxius, you can buy chicks anytime, but it's not safe to stay outside for too long at night. Don't do that again."
"Well, I won't do that again." Anxius promised him without hesitation. He regretted it when he saw Yumi leaning on the bed last night. In his impression, Yumi would go to bed on time. Sometimes when he came out after taking a shower, Yumi would be asleep in bed... If he knew that Yumi would be waiting for him, he would definitely speed up after buying the chicks.
Fortunately, Yumi can't read minds, otherwise she would be so scared that she would buy Ansius quick-acting heart pills to prevent him from having heart problems someday.
Once you have chicks, you need to provide them with a proper home. There are many old chicken coops on the farm. After cleaning them and padded with hay, they can serve as a home for the chicks.
It was the first time for Youmi to raise chickens. She was afraid that the chicks would feel uncomfortable, so she ran back to the house and found some of her old clothes to pad them.
He is a big boss now, and these are just some old clothes, nothing to be reluctant about, but Ansius can't bear to part with them! He took advantage of Yumi's inattention and quickly stole Yumi's pajamas from the chicken coop, and then replaced them with an old piece of his own clothes made of similar fabric.
Chickens: ???
No one doesn’t like the furry appearance of chicks, and Yumi is one of them. When he was a child, he watched other people’s chicks at his grandma’s house and he was so envious. Now he can finally raise his own chicks.
After breakfast that day, Yumi rushed out to see the chicks. The chicks were hungry, so he mixed some leftover rice into feed, put some in the food bowl, and fed the rest to the chicks with his hands. He would cheer them up when he felt the chicks pecking at his hands, "Eat more, you're awesome, eat more..."
Lynn, A Luo and a few others also went over to feed the chickens to join in the fun, but rather than watching the chickens eat feed, they preferred to watch Yumi feed the chickens with great care.
Just like a small animal raising its cubs...
As Mei Kai was feeding them, he had a business idea: "When they grow up, will we not need to buy eggs anymore? If we can't finish eating them, can we sell them as tea eggs?"
Yumi nodded slightly, then shook her head: "I don't know how many I can raise..."
I remember that there was a chicken farm near my grandma's house, and the mortality rate of chicks was quite high. Every year, chicks died due to inadequate disease prevention and being squeezed.
Lin En joked, "It's okay. We can buy some more later. When the chickens grow up, they can lay eggs and hatch them. Then there will be chicks. When the chicks grow up, they can lay eggs and hatch them... Then we will have endless chickens and eggs to eat!"
Yumi was not comforted by his joke, because he quickly found a few sick chicks among the flock and raised them separately in a small area.
However, that afternoon, some strong little chicks jumped into the sickly chick area and wildly snatched their food. They almost ate up all the food with their butts sticking out!
Fortunately, Yumi discovered the problem early. He caught the healthy chicks and put homemade feed and water in front of the sick chicks. As he was comforting the poor sick chicks, Antheus, who had heard about the situation in the chicken coop, came.
He took some wooden boards and made a fence on the spot. After the fence was completed, he removed the boards that were previously used to separate the sick chickens... The fence was high and solid. Now, let alone the chicks, even Yumi would have to lift his legs high if he wanted to get through!
The fence was very effective this time, and Yumi loves the new chick ward! To warn other chicks not to come over, he put a "No Chick Visiting" sign on it. It doesn't matter if you can't read the words, Yumi even drew a stick figure of an eagle on it!
Looking at the chickens in the two completely different areas, Yumi couldn't help but sigh.
All he could do was to minimize the number of chicks that died.
After checking the condition of the patients in the chicken ward, Yumi, who was filled with sorrow, left with her hands behind her back under Ansius's gaze. Only when you raise chickens do you know how hard it is. As she walked, Yumi chanted a poem in her heart:
Raising chickens is difficult, raising chickens is difficult, there are many casualties, is it still happening today?
When you grow up, you will lay eggs, and serve them on the table to satisfy your stomach... I'm sorry, Li Bai!
Antheus: ...cute.
There are not enough chicks. Considering the survival rate, if you want to own a chicken farm, you have to buy more chicks.
Early the next morning, Yumi, Ansius, and the team of lamb chefs went to the market.
When they arrived, Mei Kai and his friends went to set up their stalls, while Yumi and the human-shaped Anxius went to find a stall selling chicks.
When passing by the Lamb Clothing Store, Yumi found that the spring capes were selling particularly well, which made her quite pleased.
The Lamb Chef Team has long been famous. In addition to locals, people from faraway places would also come here to taste the legendary delicacies. As a result, with more customers, stall owners from other markets would also flock here to sell their goods. Some stall owners who were oppressed and bullied in other markets also came here after hearing that they could sell goods freely here and that fighting and making trouble were strictly prohibited.
In a virtuous cycle, more and more vendors gather here, more goods are available, and the number of customers naturally increases exponentially...
The market now is much more lively than before. Some things that were not available before can now be bought. It has become the most prosperous market in the surrounding area.
Yumi hadn't been to the market for a long time, so he found everything new and interesting. As he was walking, he actually saw someone selling wolves!
To be precise, it was a little wolf cub. At first glance he thought it was a puppy, but when he heard the stall owner shouting, he realized it was a wolf.
Yumi looked around curiously for several times, but when she was distracted, she was pushed away by the crowd behind her.
Looking up, Yumi found that Ansius, who was in front of him, was gone. He was very anxious. It was not because he was afraid, but because he was worried about him. Ansius was only about 20 centimeters taller than him. He was afraid that Ansius would be knocked down and stepped on. He was so anxious that he was about to shout when he heard a familiar voice: "I'm here!"
It's Antheus.
Ansius was in front, and the figure separated by the crowd was trying to get closer to him.
Yumi was anxious, and Ansius was even more anxious than him, but the road was badly blocked and his human form had no advantage in front of those garbage aliens. Seeing Yumi also squeezing in here, he immediately shouted at him not to move.
Even though he is small in stature, he is very strong and others cannot knock him down easily. But it is different for Yumi. A strong wind can blow her crookedly. If Yumi is knocked down by someone, he will not be able to bear it.
Yumi didn't try to be brave and started jumping up and down on the spot, saying, "Please make way, please make way... My friend is in front!"
A kind-hearted garbage alien noticed him, gazed at the little man lovingly for a moment, and was about to lend a hand to help him get through the crowd... At this moment, Ansius rushed over with all his might. He took the lead and hugged Yumi in his arms. He quickly glanced at the other's body to see that he was okay, then he stood in front of Yumi and glared at the garbage alien monster next to him who was extending his "evil" hand.
"It's okay, he wanted to help me." Yumi could feel the man's kindness. He smiled and got down from Anxius' arms, but was afraid of being separated again, so he clung to his body and looked at the man, "Thank you."
The monster smiled and nodded at him, then left with the basket.
Yumi refused to let him hold her, so Ansius held his hand tightly. They avoided the crowd and soon found the place where chicks were sold.
When they reached the open ground, Ansius instantly changed back to his huge original form, and put Yumi into a brand new cloth bag, hanging it in front of his chest within sight.
Yumi: "... Isn't it?"
Antheus shook his head, but his ears turned a little red.
Every time the little man twisted his chest, his heart would beat wildly as if it were exploding.
When Ansius was secretly watching Yumi distracted by this, Yumi, with only his head sticking out of the bag, had already negotiated the price with the boss and bought all those baskets of chicks.
The boss told him the total price, and Yumi lowered her head to take out her wallet. When she looked up, Ansius had already paid.
Yumi had no choice but to look up at him with her wallet in hand: "Carry me down, and let the chicken sit on the bag. I'll go buy some daily necessities."
Anxius would never let anyone else sit in Yumi's cloth bag, let alone the chick. The cloth bag was given to him by the owner who sold the chicks. He carried the chicks on his way for convenience, but now it was not for convenience. Yumi was safe and comfortable sitting in the cloth bag, and the chicks could forget about it!
He picked up all the baskets on the spot, bought the daily necessities on Yumi's list on the way, and loaded them back into the car they drove when they came.
"Anything else you want to buy?" Antheus asked him.
Somehow, Yumi thought of the little wolf cub.
"Well... let's go back again and see if there's anything I need."
The sun was shining brightly, and Ansius took him back to the market. After visiting several stalls, Yumi saw the wolf cub that was being sold as he wished.
The little wolf cub was lying in the cage. One of its legs seemed to be lame. When it went to drink water from the bowl, it had to drag that leg. After just a few sips, it fell down and looked dying.
Some of the Garbage Aliens raise wolves to help with hunting or guarding the house.
There were so many people at the market, but no one bought the little wolf cub.
Yumi stared at the little wolf cub silently. He had never thought of raising a pet...
Ansius went over, asked the stall owner a few questions, and then bought the wolf cub.
Yumi was stunned. He didn't expect Ansius to have the same idea as him!
Of course, Ansius didn't have the same idea as him. Ansius just thought that he wanted a pet.
The stall owner was extremely surprised. He had thought that the wolf cub would be unsaleable, but now someone not only bought it but also offered to buy it at a lower price. Naturally, he thought that the two people had not noticed the wolf cub's lame leg, so he quickly picked it up and covered its hind legs with a rag and handed it over: "You really have good taste. This is a local mountain wolf. When it grows up, it will grow very large, comparable to the rain dragons of Sna Star. If you raise it from a young age, it can protect you from thieves and thefts. You won't lose out!"
"How did its leg get injured?" Yumi took away the rag and placed the wolf cub in the bag next to herself.
The stall owner was embarrassed immediately, but seeing that they had no intention of going back on their word, and obviously knowing that they still bought it despite its lame leg, he did not hide the truth: "It was probably bitten by a wild animal. My wife and I found it when we were hunting wild boars yesterday. The little wolf cub was hiding in a small ditch at the time. It was obvious that it was stolen by other wild animals and was about to be eaten. There was blood all around it, so more than one must have been stolen. But this one was lucky. It fell down and escaped, and happened to be stuck in the ditch, but its hind legs were bitten... There is not much meat on the wolf cub, so I thought of bringing it to the market to see if anyone is willing to buy it and keep it..."
Yumi knew that he was not lying. Even if the local garbage aliens wanted to hunt, they would not hunt wild animal cubs. Most of them would let go of an obviously pregnant wild animal even if they managed to catch it. They relied on wild animals for survival, so they would not just care about the moment.
What's more, domesticated mountain wolves have reproduced in larger numbers and are easier to tame, so mountain wolves are basically no longer on everyone's hunting list.
Yumi asked about the forest where the wolf cub was originally from, and soon came up with an idea.
After the wolf cub's leg injury heals, he can try to find the forest and release the wolf cub. If it doesn't heal, he will just keep it.
Before going back, Yumi couldn't help but carry the little wolf cub to the chef team to show it to her friends.
Mei Kai took one glance and thought he was being cheated: "You won't live long after seeing this. Who is this stall owner? How dare he cheat you!"
Yumi shook her head: "His front legs are strong enough to survive."
Seeing that Yumi liked it, Mei Kai didn't say anything. However, after everyone left, he and Javiaro agreed that the little wolf cub would not survive more than a week.
Such a small wolf cub, and injured, might not survive even if it were sent back to its mother wolf's den.
Yumi, however, firmly believed that it could work. He got into the car, holding the wolf cub, who looked like a puppy, and happily asked Anxius, who was driving, "Do you want to give it a name?"
Pets all have names, and Ansius nodded.
Yumi thought about it carefully and decided that Jianming was easy to raise, and what the little wolf cub needed most now was “easy to raise”.
"Gousheng...let's call him Gousheng!" Yumi looked at the little wolf in her arms and immediately decided on his name.
Antheus: “It sounds good.”
Yumi: “…”
He smiled and continued to look at Gousheng. The little wolf cub now really looked like a puppy. As the temporary owner, Yumi himself was very small. He did not expect Gousheng to grow as tall as his peers in the future. As long as he was healthy, it didn't matter if he was as small as a puppy.
Come on, Gousheng.
After arriving home, Youmi asked Ye Xi to help check on Gousheng's injured hind leg.
Ye Xi is not a veterinarian, but he has had some experience with mountain wolves. After taking a closer look at the wolf cub, he felt that the situation was not good.
It has been lame recently, and there are bite marks on its legs from wild animals. Fortunately, the bite marks are not deep. If the situation is good, it is possible to recover... But the leg injury is secondary. In addition to the legs, the body of this mountain wolf has also been bitten by wild animals! There are scars and blood scabs on the belly, and there may be injuries inside! In this case, there is almost no possibility of survival, especially the condition of the little wolf cub is also very poor, it does not look like it can create a miracle.
But Ye Xi did not say these words. If death could not be changed, he did not want to let Yumi bear such negative emotions in advance. Yumi held the wolf cub and asked him attentively and concernedly. It was obvious that she had regarded the wolf cub as her own pet.
He only said: "The wolf cub is not in good condition at the moment, let's wait and see in a few days."
Yumi nodded. It was normal for Gousheng to be in a bad state after being kept in a cage at the market for a long time! He only noticed the relieved look in Ye Xi's eyes when he checked Gousheng's lameness, which meant that the lameness was not serious, so he was greatly relieved about Gousheng's future.
In Youmi's eyes, Gousheng is now just a little puppy, and he is injured. His kennel is placed in the bedroom so that he can be looked after at any time.
He asked his roommate Ansius for his opinion, but he had no opinion.
After learning about the wolf cub's situation from Ye Xi, Anxius felt a little regretful. He shouldn't have bought this pet that might make Yumi cry.
Once the arrow is shot, there is no turning back. All he can do now is to help Yumi raise this little wolf cub who is unlikely to survive.
The two of them made a small nest for the mountain wolf together. After they were done, Youmi pasted a piece of paper on the nest: Gousheng is in the inpatient department.
The hospitalized chick is in much better condition, and I believe Gousheng can do the same.
The little wolf cub lay in the den, looking at the two figures, one big and one small, with its cloudy eyes. The whole wolf did not look very lively, but when Yumi touched it, it would try its best to raise its head and rub against the other's hand weakly.
On the first day that the critically ill wolf cub moved into the bedroom, Ansius was ready to deal with the feces of Yumi, the little pet.
The strange thing is that Gousheng has never peed in the bedroom!
On the first day, no one was surprised. Youmi thought that Gousheng had nothing in his stomach. But on the second day, Gousheng, who had already eaten several pieces of dried meat, still did not leave a single drop in the bedroom.
Yumi was extremely worried. He thought that Gousheng had a problem with his digestive system and was so anxious that he was running around in circles. Gousheng tilted his head back and begged for jerky, but he refused to give it to him. How could he give it to him? It was too scary that Gousheng could only take in but not give out!
Fortunately, Ansius went to town to buy animal medicine today. I hope Gousheng can survive!
Yumi first took the little wolf cub outside to bask in the sun, then brought him back into the house with a melancholy look on his face.
As if he could see Yumi's worry, Gousheng, who was curled up in the nest, slowly stood up and limped towards the bathroom.
Yumi was stunned: "Dog leftovers? There's nothing to eat there!"
Gousheng looked back at him, then continued walking forward stubbornly, pushed the door open, and walked inside.
Yumi quickly followed in, and saw the little wolf cub walk to the squat toilet, aim at the pit, and start peeing.
Yumi: “…”
After peeing, he even remembered to press the flush button...there was no sign of it being used by the wolf cub at all.
...So strong and smart!
Looking at the strong Gousheng who limped out, Youmi sighed with her mouth open.
In the evening, when Ansius rushed home with various animal medicines, before he opened the door, he heard Yumi playing house with the wolf cub inside.
"Dad hasn't come home yet. We have to wait for him to eat together."
“Ooooooooooo!”
"Okay, I'll give you one piece. Eat it first while Mommy goes to see if Daddy is back."
Antheus froze, then suddenly realized something, and his spine trembled uncontrollably.
He is the father and Yumi is the mother…
After a burst of pacing inside, a strange telephone ringtone suddenly rang out - Yumi simulated it herself.
"Hello, how are you? Don't come to see me! I'm already married."
"I don't believe it! He won't die."
"I've already made up my mind, please let me go!"
...It's still a bloody plot!
If he hadn't smelled no one else inside, he would have rushed in long ago.
His heart felt like it was on a roller coaster. Anxius's breathing was unstable and his thin lips were tightly pursed. For a moment, he didn't know whether he should go in.
Fortunately, the bloody plot stopped after a few seconds, but the old voice of actor Yumi was heard again: "Gousheng, don't wait, Dad is busy and won't be back, let's eat."
"Ooooooooooo?"
"Busy, everyone is busy..."
Antheus: “…”
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