After watching for a while, seeing that the black spot still hadn't appeared, Xu Han couldn't sit still any longer. She got up and went to the kitchen to cook some brown sugar eggs for the black spot.
When Xu Han brought the eggs over again, Hei Dian had already given birth to two puppies. The others were not there, only Lu Chuan was watching from the side.
"She gave birth?"
Lu Chuan smiled and said, "They've been born, both are black."
Hearing this, Xu Han couldn't help but laugh. "Black Spot and Black Wind are both Wu-Black dogs, purebred. Do you really expect two Wu-Black dogs to produce a dog of any other color?"
Lu Chuan scratched his head sheepishly, "Haha, I just noticed that all our dogs are black, and I wanted a different color."
Xu Han bluntly retorted, "Then you should think about it."
The newborn puppies were very small, unable to stand steadily, and were soaking wet.
Black Spot was licking the puppies nearby. Before the two puppies were even clean, another one was born.
"There are already three, and judging by her belly, there should be more!"
The black dot lay motionless to the side. Lu Chuan touched the black dot's belly and said bluntly, "There's more. Let's wait and see."
Xu Han stood up and stomped her feet; her legs were numb from squatting. "Then you wait here for a bit, I'll go make dinner. It'll be dark soon, remember to light a fire nearby to light the way."
"Okay, go ahead and get busy."
As soon as Xu Han left, Grandpa Zhao and the Taoist priest arrived with their two children. When Grandpa Zhao saw that Xu Han wasn't there, he asked her what was wrong and found out that she had gone to make dinner. He hurriedly went to the kitchen to help Xu Han make dinner.
Before the two had even finished preparing dinner, Mu'er ran in excitedly and said to them, "Mommy, Grandpa Zhao, Daddy said Blackie had five puppies. They're all black, and so tiny and cute!"
As Xu Han cooked, she looked at her son who ran in and asked, "They had five kittens? That's so many. Are they all done yet?"
"Father said the baby is born and asked me to tell Mother."
"Haha, our family has a new member! Go tell Dad that dinner is ready, let's have a good meal to celebrate."
Upon hearing this, Mu'er ran off again, and when she returned, she was followed by a large group of people.
Blackie gave birth to puppies, and besides the two puppies themselves, Lu Chuan was overjoyed. Ever since Blackie gave birth, Lu Chuan couldn't suppress the smile on his face.
Xu Han looked at Lu Chuan with disdain, thinking to herself that anyone who didn't know better would think she was Lu Chuan's son.
However, Xu Han could understand why Lu Chuan was so happy. These two dogs had been with Lu Chuan since they were puppies, and over the years, whether in times of disaster or danger, they had always stayed by his side and never left. Lu Chuan also had a deep bond with Black Wind and Black Spot.
Lu Chuan was naturally overjoyed that Hei Feng and Hei Dian had a child. In addition, Lu Chuan himself loved dogs very much, and now that there were five more dogs in the house, how could he not be happy?
While she was happy, she also felt pressured. Five more mouths to feed were now in her family, and if she didn't work hard on the farm this year, Xu Han was afraid they wouldn't have enough to eat in the future.
However, the forests are slowly recovering, and in the near future, the dogs will be able to go into the mountains to find food on their own again, which will save the family a lot of food.
Xu Han thought about it for a moment and then understood. So what if there were five more mouths to feed? She could afford to support them.
Moreover, the dogs can now help with household chores, so it's not a waste of money to raise them. They can guard the house, do chores, and even hunt in the future. No matter how you look at it, it's a good deal.
During normal hunting trips, the prey caught by the dogs would be enough to feed them three meals a day, even if it were just white flour, and they wouldn't be able to finish it all. They even eat dark flour and mixed grains, so they certainly wouldn't go hungry. They are completely self-sufficient and can easily support themselves.
After everyone was seated, Lu Chuan probably noticed Xu Han's expression and blurted out, "I will work hard and try to grow more grain this year."
Xu Han took the chopsticks in her hand and knocked them down on Lu Chuan's head. "Eat your food. I didn't say I would ignore them. It's just five more mouths to feed. It's not like we're short of money or food. Is it really necessary to throw them away?"
Lu Chuan wasn't annoyed by Xu Han's slap; he just scratched his head innocently, which made the others burst out laughing.
While eating, the Taoist priest casually remarked, "If you ask me, these five dogs came at just the right time. Knowing we were short of help, Blackie immediately had five more puppies, as if afraid we wouldn't have enough. With these five dogs, the older dogs can go outside to help guard the chickens and ducks inside. This way, we'll have dogs to watch over the house, so isn't it just in time?"
Grandpa Zhao chimed in, “Yes, yes, that’s why black spots are the most comforting. Anyway, our family isn’t short of food, we can afford to feed them.”
Seeing that everyone was saying this, Lu Chuan finally felt at ease and happily began to eat dinner.
A few days later, the newborn puppies were all able to walk, but they were still very small and could not walk far, and they could not leave the black spots.
Whenever they have time, the two children in the family go to the backyard to see the puppies. However, this time Ze'er kept in mind what her mother said: "The puppies are too small to touch or hold. You can only do so when they grow up."
Because Heidian gave birth to five puppies this time, they were a bit smaller than in her previous litter. One of them was particularly thin and weak; Heidian considered abandoning it, but Lu Chuan picked it up.
The very intelligent black spot knew that its owner did not want it to abandon its puppy, and from then on it took better care of the thin puppy.
Because of this, Xu Han has been trying every day to make delicious food for Heidian and nourish him so that all five puppies can survive.
Under Xu Han's careful care, the puppies gradually became plump, even the smallest one grew quite chubby.
It seems that all five puppies should be able to survive.
The family was overjoyed and even gave the puppies new names. The puppies' names continued the tradition of using names like Peanut, Edamame, Rice Ball, and Tangyuan, still primarily based on food.
After discussing it for a long time, the family finally decided on the names "sweet potato, chestnut, pine nut, walnut and potato".
The puppy was very happy with its new name, circling around the group's feet and whimpering all the while.
Although a name has been chosen, there is still much debate about what the dog should be named.
Finally, Xu Han waved her hand and decided to let the puppies decide for themselves.
So we put food on name tags with their names written on them and let the puppies choose. After they chose, we hung the tags around their necks, since they were too small to tell them apart.
And so, the puppy's name was decided.
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