lcionline Chapter 42 White Wolf Cub
Chapter 42 White Wolf Cub
"By the way, I saw a few people came to your house. Are they your relatives?" Aunt Lin asked, thinking about the few people Song Jiaojiao had never met before.
“I hired him as a long-term laborer. He fled from a distant place. I heard that there was a snow disaster in the north, and many people fled. I thought that his family had a hard time, and since there were few people in his family and they needed people in the barren mountains behind, I brought him back.”
Song Jiaojiao thought about what they had heard about the snow disaster in the north in town yesterday, so she just made up an excuse. It was still too high-profile now, after all, people's hearts are unpredictable.
"Oh, I thought it was one of your relatives. But it's definitely colder this year than usual. Maybe it'll even snow." Aunt Lin thought that the temperature was indeed lower this year. She remembered that a few years ago, Qingshui Village rarely saw snow, but it did snow once. Although it wasn't much, it was still a rare thing for southerners who rarely see snow.
Before Song Jiaojiao could speak, Aunt Lin continued, "Alright, Jiaojiao, I'm not going to chat with you anymore. It's getting late, I need to hurry up and help out."
Watching Aunt Lin's retreating figure, Song Jiaojiao smiled and shook her head, thinking that she still had a lot of things to do, so she carried her basket up the mountain.
This time, Song Jiaojiao didn't head towards the village. Instead, she went towards the back mountain. Not many people usually come to this barren mountain that Song Jiaojiao bought. The back of the mountain connects to Qingshui Mountain, and it is said that wolf howls have been heard on this mountain, so few people come. This is why the village chief tried to dissuade Song Jiaojiao from buying this land.
Song Jiaojiao walked with her head down, only wanting to find a warm place, preferably one with hot springs, but Qingshui Mountain didn't look like it would have a volcano, so she could only say she had to try her luck.
Just as Song Jiaojiao was feeling too tired and wanted to stop to rest and have a drink of water, she suddenly heard a wolf howl. Without thinking, Song Jiaojiao quickly found a nearby tree that was not small and climbed up. As soon as she sat down in the tree, she saw a wolf being chased by a group of wild boars.
The gray wolf was covered in red blood, and a huge boar with long tusks was constantly ramming into it.
Wolves are supposed to be social animals, so why haven't any other wolves come over for so long? Before she could think any further, the gray wolf and the wild boar were almost at Song Jiaojiao's feet. Song Jiaojiao, who didn't dare to breathe, didn't dare to move at all on the tree.
Finally, the blood-covered gray wolf collapsed under Song Jiaojiao's tree. Seeing that the gray wolf was no longer a threat, the wild boar led the other wild boars away, grunting and squealing.
Song Jiaojiao dared not be careless. She stayed in the tree for another quarter of an hour until she was sure there was no danger. She slowly climbed down the tree, held a long branch, and stood far away to hold the gray wolf. She saw that it was not moving, but just had its eyes open and was panting weakly. Judging from the gray wolf's appearance, it probably wouldn't live much longer.
Only then did Song Jiaojiao realize that she was covered in sweat and her legs felt weak. Ignoring whether the ground was clean or not, she plopped down on her bottom.
She took out water from her spatial storage and drank it in large gulps. After resting enough, Song Jiaojiao turned her head to look at the gray wolf in the distance, which was barely breathing. She picked up her wood-chopping knife, ready to give it a good beating, when she suddenly saw white milk flowing from the gray wolf's belly.
Song Jiaojiao stared wide-eyed in disbelief. Milk? Was it a mother wolf, or did she have cubs? She just didn't know how big the cubs were.
Seeing this, Song Jiaojiao stopped attacking and followed the traces of the fight between the mother wolf and the wild boar. After searching for about fifteen minutes, she finally saw a damaged cave. The marks looked like they were made by the wild boar, but she didn't know if it was earlier or later.
Looking at the four lifeless cubs inside, Song Jiaojiao decided to take out her basket and put them with the mother wolf. Suddenly, a white figure deep in the cave caught her eye.
There was another one. The spot was so low that it just barely fit the little white wolf cub. It was probably too low, because the wild boar couldn't reach it and managed to escape. Song Jiaojiao had to use a lot of effort to get the little white wolf cub out.
It was a small, snow-white wolf cub, trembling, and looked no bigger than a puppy that had just been weaned.
Song Jiaojiao held the white wolf in front of her and carried the lifeless cubs back to the mother wolf. When Song Jiaojiao arrived at the mother wolf, she was already dead, but her body was still warm to the touch. She placed the white wolf in her arms on its belly. Perhaps sensing the familiar scent, the starving wolf cubs drank its last mouthful of milk from their mother.
After putting the white wolf down, Song Jiaojiao found a soft spot nearby. She dug a large pit with a machete, and after the white wolf finished drinking its milk, she buried the mother wolf and the dead wolf cub together.
Song Jiaojiao carried the white wolf and headed home. She thought that there were wild boars around, so it was too dangerous. She would think about planting green peppers later. She could just go to the mountains every other day. But she should be able to try to grow them at home.
Thinking of this, Song Jiaojiao took out her basket, filled it with green peppers, and headed home.
When they got home, everyone had already packed up and gone home. Song Jiaojiao rubbed her stomach, which was cramping from hunger. When Xu Da saw Song Jiaojiao return, he quickly put down what he was doing and helped her take down the basket.
As soon as Song Jiaojiao sat down, Xu Fang took out the food that had been reserved for her.
Seeing the exhausted Song Jiaojiao, Mu Xue, despite being curious about the white, dog-like thing her mother had brought back, did not disturb Song Jiaojiao's meal.
After Song Jiaojiao finished eating, Xu Fang took the bowl away. At this moment, Mu Xue came over with Xu An carrying the white wolf cub.
"Mom, what is this? It's so cute. Can we keep it as a pet?" Mu Xue asked Song Jiaojiao with wide, pleading eyes.
Song Jiaojiao patted Mu Xue's head. "Is this... um... the little white dog cuter, or your little bunny?" Song Jiaojiao thought she should just raise this wolf as a dog.
Mu Xue looked at the dog in her arms, thought for a moment and said, "Little rabbits are cute when they're young, but they're not cute when they grow up, so Little White is cute now."
Looking at the white wolf that Mu Xue had even named, Song Jiaojiao thought of the rabbits Mu Xue raised. She wondered if Mu Xue had fed them too well, as they had grown up in just one month.
"If you've already chosen a name, then I can't even let you keep it. But taking care of it will be your responsibility from now on. You also need to continue taking care of your rabbit. You can't forget about your rabbit just because you have Xiaobai, okay?"
"Okay, I knew Mother was the best, she would definitely agree. Mother, don't worry, I will take good care of Xiaobai, and Sister An will help me too." Mu Xue said with a beaming smile.
"Madam, I will do my best to help the Second Miss," Xu An's weak voice came.
"I told you, don't call me Miss, you can call me Sister Xue." Mu Xue wrinkled her nose and corrected Xu An when she heard his words. No matter how many times she said it, Xu An just wouldn't change his ways.
Xu An just smiled and didn't say anything. Her mother had said that their family was not separated because of the kindness of the madam. In addition, she was not in good health and always caught colds, so the madam made her follow behind the second young lady. It was said to be to do chores, but there was not much to do. On the contrary, following the young lady around all day made her health much better.