The sun in winter will also stay on your bed.
After eight o'clock in the morning, the morning light began to appear on the horizon.
Xifa, who was sitting on a boulder by the stream, exhaled a puff of white smoke and slowly opened his eyes.
Facing the forest with bare branches, Xifa raised his head and started to mentally plan the activities for this morning.
Last night, Elise and Luna heard that they were going hunting. They were so surprised that they bothered Xifa all night, and finally got Xifa to let go.
It was about time for them to arrive. Xifa jumped off the stone surface with all his strength. His cowhide boots stepped hard on the bare frozen soil. The strong vibration caused a few pebbles to collapse, and they rolled and slid down the slope to the bottom.
Ice has formed on both sides of the creek, and there is only a small channel in the middle where a trickle of water flows.
Just as Xifa watched the pebbles slide across the ice and fall into the water.
"Xifa!"
A loud shout interrupted Xifa's little self-amusement.
"Daddy Buck!"
A friendly and familiar voice came from behind. Regardless of whether the pebbles really fell into the water, Xifa immediately turned around and waved hello.
The boy is handsome, and even his simple clothes cannot hide his polite temperament. He has black hair and black eyes, and the little exposed skin looks fairer against the dark old-toned clothes.
I heard the boy say half a year ago that he was admitted to one of the top schools in the country. Judging from his performance these days, even after not seeing him for many days, the boy still has the same original intention for the slum where he was raised.
The old hunter Buck narrowed his eyes. It was not an illusion, Xifa had just grown a lot taller. He couldn't help feeling that time flew by so fast. In the blink of an eye, Xifa, who had been away from home for half a year, was back.
Raising his head and responding to Xifa's greeting, Old Buck weighed the hunting gear on his body, squeezed out a smile on his face, strode forward, and came to Xifa.
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Old Buck once lost his fertility during a hunting trip. He was a simple man and did not like to please others. Year-round hunting gave him a slightly murderous aura. Therefore, no woman in this town is willing to marry him.
According to the 'brothers and sisters' who left the orphanage, Lady Mary was hurt by love when she was young, so she vowed never to marry and only adopted children to raise them.
Naturally, one woman cannot support the entire orphanage, so Old Buck from next door comes back from time to time to help enthusiastically.
Lady Mary and Old Buck have always maintained a strange tacit understanding. They are like husband and wife, but also like strangers. Probably this wonderful relationship, for them, is the distance that suits them best.
Therefore, for every orphan who comes out of the orphanage, if there is no note of name left at birth, the boy's surname will be Buck, and the girl's surname will be Mary...
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When Buck came to her side, Xifa also noticed that Buck had become shorter, oh no, she had become taller... However, compared with Xifa, Buck was still a burly man! Visually, Buck may be taller than Professor Dumbledore...
Xifa just said hello to Buck this morning. He wanted to go hunting. He did not explain to Buck that he would need to bring two oil bottles with him for hunting today. '
"Woof -" "Woof -" Two hounds, one large and one small, rushed out of the bushes in the distance.
"Big Tom! Little Tom!"
Xifa leaned down and reached out to affectionately touch the two hounds rolling and coquettishly at his feet. Obviously, after not seeing each other for half a year, not only have they not forgotten us, but they have become closer to us.
After appeasing him for a long time, the two dogs were still circling around him.
Xifa gave up and let them sway her trouser legs, and she swayed accordingly and said to Buck.
"Dad Buck, when I come back this time, my friends also came back with me for vacation. They also want to go hunting with us."
"Them?" Old Buck was very surprised.
"Yes, my friend, they just have no hunting experience, and their physical fitness is much better than mine now!" Xifa said quickly when she saw that Old Buck was hesitant.
"What's better than you?" Buck raised his eyebrows, stretched out his rough and strong hand and squeezed Xifa's forearm.
"It hurts, it hurts—" Xifa screamed.
"Going to school is so hard, and your body has become like this after half a year?" Buck couldn't help but blame him, but judging from his tone, he sounded more concerned than blamed.
"No, I saved a classmate's life and got a little injured. These six months are not suitable for strenuous exercise."
"It's not suitable for sports, but you still have to hunt!" When Old Buck saw Xifa's eyes dodge, he knew that he didn't want him to know the truth, and he didn't want to lie to himself, so he changed the topic.
"It's just fun anyway! We brought back a lot of food, and there's been no shortage of meat in the past few days."
In this case, Buck sighed, just pretend that he didn't get anything today.
If Xifa hadn't brought meat, the prey he hunted would have been the only source of meat for the orphanage group.
Seeing that Old Buck agreed, Xifa breathed a sigh of relief and quickly took the equipment from Buck.
So, two people, one large and one small, and two dogs, one large and one small, inspected the protective gear and weapons.
In fact, whether to check or not is not a big problem, not to mention that Buck usually takes good care of these equipment.
Just looking at this forest, there are very few large prey, just pheasants, wild birds, hares and the like. If there is something wrong with the equipment, the worst result would be to let the prey go. These things are tough on big game.
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"Xifa~~"
There was nothing to be found, but when Xifa was squatting on the ground and was bored enough to watch Old Buck playing a bone-picking game with two Toms.
Elise's sunny and energetic shout floated in the distance. Xifa heard the sound and looked up, and it turned out that Elise and Luna were coming together.
At this time, they no longer wore the same noble clothes as in London, but wore clothes left by their 'sister' in the orphanage.
Although they looked a little old, Mrs. Mary washed them cleanly and wore them on both of them. The two of them also changed from noble princesses to approachable girls next door.
"Are they your friends?" Seeing that the steps of the two women were not frivolous, Buck was very satisfied and asked Xifa casually.
"Yes!" Xifa answered without hesitation.
The two girls came to Xifa, and Xifa introduced Buck to them. They said hello to Buck, who nodded in response.
"Come on, take these with you. Hunting here is different from hunting in school."
When Buck wasn't paying attention, Xifa secretly gestured with her wand.
The two girls nodded and said they would take it with them, and Elise even showed off her small satchel that had been transformed into a cloth bag.
After the inspection, they set off, with Buck leading the way, followed by the three of them, and their figures were gradually swallowed up by the forest.
Along the way, two hounds wandered back and forth around the two women. They were very curious about the new members. The key was that the smell on their bodies was very familiar.
"Muggle bitch..."
The two hounds are obviously not as spiritual as the magical pets in the wizarding world, but this does not prevent them from being keen to please their master and his friends. They may even enjoy it.
"Do they have names?" Luna suddenly asked.
"Yes, the older one is called Big Tom, and the younger one is called Little Tom."
There was a rustling sound when the feet stepped on the fallen leaves, and in the quiet forest there was the sound of dead branches and leaves breaking under their feet due to stepping on them.
"Xifa, I know why Tom is always against you?" After a long silence, Elise suddenly said.
"Riddle? What? I didn't take the initiative to provoke him." Xifa said innocently.
"No, you may have accidentally looked at our Riddle classmate the same way you looked at them..." Luna said in a faint tone on the side.
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