The black cat felt a little frightened when he stared at it, and screamed twice in a shrill voice, as if it was suddenly irritated.
Hua Shi looked at Xie Mingchi's expression, a hint of laughter appeared in his eyes. He suppressed his laughter and said, "I picked it up from the alley. I don't know where it came from. I checked all around and didn't see any trace of the female cat."
This time it was good, I bought two people and picked up a litter of cats...
Not long after the two people and the cat left the alley entrance, a large light orange cat appeared at the other end. It walked slowly into the alley, and when it took a closer look, the whole litter of kittens that it had worked so hard to bring back were gone?!
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After finding Xiao Hei, the group got back on the ox cart. The wobbly ox cart slowly drove out of the city gate and headed towards the suburbs, getting away from the bustling town little by little.
It took quite a while. Not long after the ox cart drove out, it was dark. The journey home at dusk was long and arduous.
The driver lit an oil lamp, hung it in front, and continued driving the rickshaw with no intention of stopping.
The ox cart we rented this time was agreed to travel at night, so we didn't rest at night and kept traveling. If we go fast, we estimate we will be able to get home by tomorrow night.
The car moved away from Taohua Town little by little, and Hua Shi's heart, which had been tense, slowly relaxed.
Now that we're far away, the tiger can't possibly follow the scent and find us again...
I don’t know if it was because I had been thinking so much all day, but when the night fell completely dark and the cool night breeze blew, Hua Shi gradually felt tired. She tilted her head, leaned on Xie Mingchi’s warm shoulder, and fell into a deep sleep.
Before falling asleep, she couldn't help but wonder why Xie Mingchi was always warm, like a hand warmer...
The next day, Hua Shi was awakened by the bumpy ox cart. When she opened her eyes, she found herself almost curled up in Xie Mingchi's arms, and it was already dawn.
"Ashi...are you awake?"
Xie Mingchi had just woken up, and a hoarse voice came from above his head.
"Um."
Hua Shi sat up straight, touched her hands, then her neck. Even though they were a short distance apart, the scorching heat beside her still reached through, making her feel a little uncomfortable.
In contrast, Hua Song and Hua Zhu, who were sitting opposite, seemed out of place. There was a long distance between them. Hua Song hunched his hands and feet, buried his head, almost into his shoulders, and every move he made seemed timid.
Hua Zhu curled up into a ball, lying on his knees with his head buried, and seemed to be still asleep.
In the middle, the kittens in that litter were wrapped in cloth strips by Hua Shi and curled up into a ball. The black cat was lying on the edge, huddled beside the nest and taking a nap.
The sky was completely bright, and with the wide view, Hua Shi noticed the litter of kittens. The five cats looked different and their fur was completely different: yellow and white, black and white, black and yellow... Although they were all mottled, they were obviously not the same color.
Although kittens born from the same litter will not look exactly the same, their fur is mixed and none of them are similar, so they should not be from the same mother cat.
If you look closely, the black and white kittens and the black and yellow kittens curled up on both sides are obviously larger than the three curled up in the middle. This also shows that this litter of kittens is not born from the same birth.
Xie Mingchi's voice rang out from beside his ear, "This cat is born a little strange."
"Strange? What's strange?" Hua Shi looked at it in confusion.
Xie Mingchi paused, then continued, "They probably weren't born from the same litter. Their fur colors and body shapes are different."
How could such a tiny, still-weaned kitten appear in an unknown alleyway...
“Kacha! Dach!”
The ox cart was suddenly hit by a stone on the road, making a dull sound.
"Sit tight when you wake up!"
The driver's voice rang out for a moment, and then he waved the whip. The ox pulling the cart let out a cry, and the ox cart, which had been moving slowly all night, suddenly picked up speed and galloped forward.
Early in the morning, out of nowhere, the driver suddenly sped up. He must have seen something...
When Hua Shi looked up, he saw long lines of people appearing on both sides of the empty tunnel in front of him. They were carrying bags on their shoulders, wearing tattered clothes, and looking haggard and tired.
There were men and women, young and old, all dressed like refugees fleeing from nowhere...
The sound of the wheels of the oxcart driving over attracted the hunched-backed refugees who were hurrying on their way. They all turned their heads and looked over here.
Hua Shi clearly saw the tired looks on their faces and their pairs of dark, empty eyes, staring straight at the ox cart, or rather, at the cargo on the ox cart.
The greedy and longing look that was unconsciously revealed was clearly seen by Hua Shi.
The ox cart sped past quickly, soon leaving the group of fleeing people behind.
"Who are those people?" Hua Shi asked in confusion as he saw for the first time such a large group of people fleeing with luggage on their backs.
Xie Mingchi paused for a moment before saying, "They should be refugees."
The driver driving the cart in front did not stop driving, but kept his eyes and ears on all sides. The words of the two people were carried into his ears by a gust of wind.
He groaned and said in a loud voice, "How come you don't even know this?! Oh, you're from Shoushan Village. It's so far and remote, it's normal that you don't know."
When the driver's half-understood words came out, Hua Shi knew that he must have some news that they didn't know, so he asked casually, "What do you know?"
The driver spoke frankly, "Those are refugees from other places. They started arriving here in the winter months, saying their villages were plagued by famine and famine, and they couldn't afford to live there anymore. They moved their families from south to north, fleeing all the way up here."
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