After masturbating with eucommia in the mountains for a day, Li Shiqiang returned home with his brothers-in-law Tong Shunqiang and Xu Sheng.
The three people carried baskets on their backs full of Eucommia ulmoides, and in their hands they also carried fragrant deer seeds and a few pheasants. The pheasants were shot on the way down the mountain.
Coupled with the two clams dug by Li Shiqiang, it can be said that it was his biggest harvest since entering the mountain.
I thought I would just simply plant a tree, but in the end I unexpectedly gained so much.
On the way home, the three of them had smiles full of gains on their faces.
When Li Shiqiang returned home, he found that there was an unexpected surprise at home.
In the yard, my brothers and sisters were milling around three little puppies, looking at them with curiosity.
Li Shiqiang walked over and took a look, and couldn't help shouting excitedly: "Linshui dog? Where did this come from?"
Linshui Dog, also known as Sichuan Eastern Hound and Huishan Dog, originated from the Linshui area in eastern Sichuan. It has a brave character, is very aggressive, and is extremely loyal to its owner.
During the Han Dynasty, some nobles took it out hunting.
From ancient times to the present, this kind of dog has been one of the most excellent hound breeds in China. In rural areas, it is often used for guarding or hunting.
But unfortunately, due to some other reasons, after the 1970s, the number of these Linshui dogs became less and less. By that time in later generations, it would be difficult to see a purebred Linshui dog anymore.
"Erguo, it was the old man who brought him back." Xiao Xuemei raised her head and said with a happy face, and put a finger in front of the three little guys.
The three little guys, one black and two yellow, looked as if they had just been born a week ago. Not only were they not weaned, but their eyes were not even opened.
"Youngest, don't touch him."
Seeing that the youngest Li Shijun was naughtily trying to catch a puppy, he quickly picked up the bamboo basket containing the puppy and walked towards his house.
"Second brother, play with me for a while." Seeing the little puppy being taken away, the youngest stood up in a hurry and shouted.
"This is not for you!"
Li Shiqiang turned around and glared, then turned to look at the third child, Li Shiping, and said: "Second child, make me a bowl of malted milk."
No one in the family knew how much a can of malted milk cost, so no one said anything.
He walked into the house and took a look, quickly found some dry straw and put it in a corner of the house, barely building a doghouse, and then placed the three little guys in the nest one after another.
When Li Shiqiang was staring at them happily, Xiao Hua suddenly walked into the nest and lay down.
Just when he was a little worried, he found that Xiaohua completely ignored the little guys and just found a comfortable position for himself.
"What? Are you still jealous?"
Li Shiqiang suddenly smiled and reached out to rub Xiaohua's head.
Since Xiaohua followed him home, she hasn't made much of a nest, and usually sleeps directly on the ground.
Seeing Li Shiqiang's precious few little ones today, it was inevitable that they would be a little tasteful.
Xiaohua first opened her mouth and licked his hand, and finally licked the three little guys a few times.
The three little guys seemed to have found their mother. They hummed and twisted into Xiaohua's arms. They kept poking their heads as if they were looking for something.
Unfortunately, although Xiaohua is a female dog, she has no milk at all now.
Fortunately, at this time the third child, Li Shiping, had already come in with a bowl of malted milk.
Following beside him was his mother, Chen Xianglan.
"Just feed me some rice soup, why feed me this?"
Chen Xianglan also drank malted milk twice and felt that feeding it to dogs was not worth it.
Li Shiqiang held the bowl and handed it over. The three little guys also seemed to smell the smell. They quickly turned around, plunged into the bowl, and began to cook.
While feeding them dry food, he said: "Look at how they look, they are full with just rice soup. The old man is holding this cub, why don't he wait until the others are weaned before carrying him over?"
"Who knows, I suddenly brought him back this afternoon. I never heard him say that before." Chen Xianglan also said with a look of disgust when mentioning this.
"Ha ha..."
Li Shiqiang laughed happily. He didn't expect that the old man would surprise him.
When Xiaohua wanted to follow him home, the old man was the first to stop him, but now he quietly brought back three dogs, and they were also Linshui dogs that were good at hunting.
If the dog grows up, it will be much easier for him to hunt or dig herbs in the mountains.
"Where is the old man?" Thinking of the old man's silent care for him, he asked quickly.
"When the dog came back, he said he was going to have a drink with someone. He was probably discussing building a house with someone. You haven't eaten yet, so finish your meal first."
"OK."
The three little guys had already licked the malted milk in the bowl clean, and were huddled in Xiaohua's arms, humming.
He turned to look at the fourth and youngest who had followed in, and said again: "Don't touch them. They are not toys. They will follow me into the mountains in the future. If you want to play together, wait until they grow up."
After listening to Li Shiqiang's words, the fourth child Xiao Xuemei immediately patted her chest and promised: "Don't worry, Erguo, I will definitely help you take good care of them."
The youngest Li Shijun on the side still had some reluctance in his eyes, staring straight at the three squishy little guys.
But seeing Xiaohua next to him, he still didn't dare to get close.
Because in this family, Xiaohua was only close to Li Shiqiang, and even Chen Xianglan, who usually poured leftovers to her, ignored her at all.
When Li Shiqiang and the three of them were having dinner, Chen Xianglan said excitedly: "Why are you so lucky today? You caught another fragrant deer?"
The family is about to start building a house now, and it is a time when money is urgently needed.
What Chen Xianglan saw from the fragrant deer was not the precious musk, but the bricks and tiles that the Li family would buy in the future.
At the end of her words, she said with a bit of happiness and worry: "We can't finish the meat at home, so why don't you hunt some pheasants?"
After saying these words, Chen Xianglan still had a look of disbelief on her face.
Who would have expected that not long ago, their family was counting on eating meat during the Chinese New Year, but now they are beginning to worry because there is too much meat at home.
"Hahaha..."
Li Shiqiang held the chopsticks and shook his head with a smile and said: "Mom, I brought that pheasant back, not for the head of the house."
Chen Xianglan's expression froze: "Who is it for?"
"Grandpa's family, and Gouwazi's family. The wolf meat last time was not delicious, and the two elderly people may not be used to eating it. This time I specially shot pheasants and gave them to them."
Upon hearing this, Chen Xianglan became angry.
