Chapter 120 Squirrel: Master Qingtang! I won't live any longer. I'll hang myself for you to see.
It skillfully found a place, put its neck in, and lay motionless, waiting to be hanged.
In the middle of the night, I always feel a dark shadow, swaying in front of my eyes: "?"
I opened my eyes a little dizzily and squinted to look out. I saw a suspicious creature swaying left and right in front of the window with the wind.
In an instant, Wen Ran's sleepiness disappeared.
“Oh my god!”
When she shouted like that, everyone was startled awake, "What happened?"
Wen Ran's hands were shaking. "Look..."
Xiao Chenye thought it was some danger and rushed over first.
As a result, a suspicious creature was seen.
"Wait," Xiao Chenye quickly put on his clothes, walked out and grabbed the thing hanging under the eaves.
Mother Xiao hurriedly asked, "What is it?"
Xiao Chenye: “…It’s a squirrel.”
Wen Ran swallowed his saliva and asked, "How did I offend it?"
Whose squirrel is this? It hangs itself in the middle of the night to scare people.
At this time, Xiao's mother slapped her thigh and said, "Oh! I remembered now. I said that the things you brought back today were not right. That was not a pika's nest at all.
You must have dug up a squirrel nest today."
Wen Ran: “?”
Her theoretical knowledge was a little lacking. "But shouldn't squirrels live in trees in the mountains and forests? Or run to the grass and dig holes?"
"Well, this little creature is very clever, storing its food in different places for the winter, even if one or two of its food storage places are destroyed by a storm.
The remaining food will also allow them to survive the cold winter."
Mother Xiao took the squirrel from Xiao Chenye's hand and smiled, "Besides, this little thing is intelligent and has a bad temper. If the stored food is taken away, it will be so angry that it will hang itself."
Everyone: “…”
How should I put it, the truth is out, but there is a kind of helpless and fucked-up feeling.
Wen Ran scratched his head and said, "Then I'll compensate it."
The little squirrel is not dead, but is pretending to be dead.
Wen Ran got off the kang, picked up two chestnuts, and took a pine cone and placed them in front of the little squirrel.
He stood still as a mountain. Wen Ran took the little squirrel and, when no one was paying attention, dripped a drop of spring water into its mouth.
It's a compensation.
There was no way. The food that was taken out from the squirrel hole had been eaten. I wanted to compensate, but I was powerless, unless I could compensate with something else.
squirrel:"!"
It stopped pretending to be dead and jumped up, almost scaring the Xiao family to death.
He held the chestnuts Wen Ran gave him and started to chew them with a crunching sound.
Mother Xiao stroked her chest, her face full of lingering fear, "This, you can't hang yourself again."
"Probably not."
Looking at its fluffy big tail, Wen Ran couldn't help but touch it twice. It was smooth and slippery, and it just brushed across his face, making him itchy.
The little squirrel impatiently pulled out its tail, raised its butt, and sat its big tail under its butt.
The Xiao family yawned, looked at each other, listened to the sound of squirrels chewing fruit, and went back to sleep.
Early the next morning, Wen Ran and Xiao Chenye walked down the forest with food in their hands.
"Well, we left the food here for you as compensation."
The original place had been filled with soil by them, and they didn't go back.
Putting the little squirrel on the ground, Wen Ran apologized sincerely, "I'm sorry, don't be angry."
The little squirrel looked at Wen Ran and squeaked twice.
Wen Ran let out a long sigh of relief. Well, let's just consider it as it forgiving me.
otherwise……
What else can I do?
This cross-species conversation is fucked up.
After completing their mission, the two of them went back.
The squirrel looked at Wen Ran, then looked at the bag of food on the ground, and quickly scurried up the mountain.
…
The Xiao family was already bustling with activity, and Hongguo was also urged to write the word "Fu".
Just as I was holding the brush tremblingly, at a loss as to what to do, Wen Ran came.
"Sister!" Hong Guo seemed to have seen a savior, "Sister, I can't!"
"Why can't I do this?" Xiao Chenxing directly blocked Wen Ran's line of sight and put his hands on his hips. "It's the same as the sun, moon, mountains and rivers you usually write!"
Hong Guo cried, "This is different!"
There are many strokes and the structure is complex.
"I write it once, and you write it again. You can always copy it if you do it the same way!"
Xiao Chenxing picked up the brush and started working. Although the word "Fu" he wrote was crooked and strong, he looked like he wanted to kill someone with one punch.
But, it was written after all.
Xiao Chenxing put down his pen and looked at the ugly words he had written. He said proudly, "How is it?"
Hong Guo: “…”
Although she doesn't know this word, she still has the most basic aesthetic sense.
After hesitating for a moment, Hong Guo changed his mind and said, "Then I'll give it a try."
It doesn't seem that difficult at all.
Hongguo took the brush and practiced for a while, then he wrote the word "Fu" (meaning "Fu") right away.
How should I put it? As expected, he studied with Xiao Chenxing. The handwritings of both of them are equally ugly.
Wen Ran praised it verbally, but he had already made a note of it in his little notebook.
I'll have to trouble Chen Wan to get her some calligraphy practice later. The handwriting is really bad.
Putting these minor issues aside, the Xiao family had a very fulfilling day.
Busy from morning to night.
When you come here, you can't help but do as the locals do.
There were many cows at home, so Xiao Chenyue led one out and asked Gula to slaughter it. Xiao's mother was already excited and was waiting to make dumplings with the fresh beef.
Beef and green onions, just one bite makes me salivate with just the thought.
On New Year's Eve, everyone puts up window decorations, auspicious characters, and does a thorough cleaning...
They started preparing the New Year's Eve dinner in the afternoon. If Xiao Chenyue hadn't stopped her, Xiao's mother would have prepared all the dumpling skins for the next day that same day.
"Yueyue, call Gula over, and we'll have a reunion dinner together tonight."
"OK."
How should I put it? Seeing that her daughter had found a place to stay in this place, Xiao's mother was also happy, but she just warned, "From now on, you are not allowed to report good news but not bad news to your family.
"Nagula looks good now, but if he treats you badly in the future, write a letter home, okay? Even if they are far away, your parents will come to you to take charge."
"Um!"
Love is something that changes rapidly.
Someone who loved you madly three years ago may not be abandoned three years later.
Thinking of this, Xiao's mother suddenly thought of Wen Ran's words and felt that they made a lot of sense.
"Do you know what Ranran said to that kid Chen Ye?"
"Ah?" Xiao Chenyue smiled, "What did she say again?"
"She said, 'You can do whatever you want, I don't care, but if you treat me badly, I have legs and I can run away by myself.'"
Xiao Chenyue was stunned for a moment, then came to her senses and kept laughing, "This is something Ranran can say."
"So," Xiao's mother said seriously, "no matter what, don't let yourself be wronged."
"Mom, don't worry, I won't let myself be wronged again."
There were no other relatives in Gula's family, so when Xiao Chenyue called them, they followed him. However, they did not come empty-handed, as they brought with them a slaughtered yellow sheep.
Xiao's mother was stunned, "Why are you slaughtering sheep again?"
Gula said succinctly, "If you don't finish the food you hunt, it won't go bad if you leave it outside."
Well, I got it by my own ability, Xiao’s mother had nothing else to say.
The yellow sheep is a bit old, so we have to add water and stew it now, otherwise the meat will not be stewed thoroughly and will be difficult to chew.
Wen Ran held Minmin in his arms to bask in the sun, and did not forget to pull Xiao Chenye to play crickets, "What do you think of your brother-in-law?"
Xiao Chenye said calmly, "Not bad, he's a decent person."
"Tested?"
"Um."
That's fine.
"Oh, by the way," Wen Ran remembered, "Have we bought our tickets?"
"I've bought it. I'll leave on the second day of the New Year."
The second day of the Chinese New Year, which is the day after tomorrow.
Time flies so fast.
…
The New Year’s Eve dinner was quite sumptuous, and Saihan and Bayin also sent gifts home.
Saihan delivered a huge plate of braised fish. After delivering the dish, he ran away and could not be stopped even by shouting. In the end, Xiao Chenyue asked Xiao Chenye to pack a portion of mutton and send it back.
The Bayin family gave a lot more, including three wool scarves and two large jars of jam.
The wool scarf is thick and beautiful, and the jam made from small indigo fruits is sweet and sour and very appetizing.
Xiao Chenyue handed over two beef ribs.
There is give and take, no need to ask about the relationship, it's definitely a good one.
At the end of the meal, my stomach was full, but my mouth said, "I want two more bites."
Hong Guo leaned in front of Wen Ran and said, "Sister~"
Her eyes sparkled, "Happy New Year. I'm so happy to celebrate the New Year with you."
"I am very happy too, Happy New Year."
"It's over. These two girls are so confused that they're already wishing you a Happy New Year before it's even the New Year."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone burst into laughter.
Just when everyone was getting ready to pack up and go to bed, the squirrel came uninvited.
He walked into the house with a swagger, got on the kang and lay on top of Wen Ran's head. He took out a big chestnut from somewhere and started eating it after squatting down.
“Crack, crack~”
I am very good at peeling chestnuts.
When Xiao's mother saw this little thing, she was very surprised and asked, "Does this mean I understand human nature?"
Wen Ran narrowed his eyes, ruthlessly grabbed the little squirrel's fluffy tail and hung it upside down, "You're a bit noisy."
Little squirrel: “Chichi~”
It blinked its black eyes the size of green beans and called innocently.
Mother Xiao looked at it as if she saw pitiful Minmin, "Oh, it looks so pitiful, let it stay in the house, I guess it's cold outside, so it came here to warm up."
“It’s too loud.”
Xiao's mother pinched her fists, "What's the big deal? I'll just split the chestnuts and stop making a fuss."
Sure enough, after the chestnut was split open, it held it and chewed it, and the rustling noise was much less.
Wen Ran had no choice but to go to bed.
When he woke up the next day, Wen Ran, with his messy hair, saw Minmin in his arms, with Xiao Chenxing and Hong Guo lying beside him, and of course, a squirrel sleeping on its back above his head.
Ah~
Life is pretty comfortable and carefree.
There was movement from Wen Ran's side. Hong Guo turned over, rubbed his eyes, and said vaguely, "Sister?"
"Um, did I wake you?"
"No," Hong Guo yawned, "It's time to wake up."
Minmin woke up a long time ago. Children go to bed early and wake up early too. She nestled obediently in Wenran's arms, not crying or making a fuss. When she found Wenran woke up, she giggled with joy.
Xiao Chenyue, who was kneading dough nearby, laughed, "I don't know who this child takes after. He smiles whenever he sees Ranran."
Xiao Chenye came in with firewood and said simply, "Like me."
Everyone: “…”
Pooh!
Don't be shameless~
(End of this chapter)
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