Chapter 28

Lin Zhao finished cooking, but Gu Da Cai and Ercai hadn't returned.

She wasn't in a hurry, let the twins play in the yard, and returned to the room, sitting by the window.

The two obedient cubs could see their mother when they looked up and didn't make a fuss, squatting on the ground to play.

Lin Zhao thought that the meat at home was finished, leaving only eggs. Dogs couldn't eat the fine grains at home; if the villagers knew, they would poke her spine for a lifetime, so she still had to find a way to get some coarse grains.

How to find a way?

Of course, rely on the lottery wheel.

She absolutely wouldn't admit that it was because she hadn't drawn a lottery for a few days and her hands were a bit itchy.

Draw three times.

Just draw three times!

If she draws it, it's good luck; if she doesn't, she won't draw more, Lin Zhao swore in her heart.

The first draw, the luck was okay, she drew food.

【Shrimp Crispy Candy x 1 bag (50 pieces)】

【Milk Powder x 1 bag】

【Meat Sauce x 2 bottles】

【Portable Small Mirror x 3】

【Pork Ribs x 2 pounds】

Just like that, 10 points were gone.

Lin Zhao was still satisfied.

Next was the second draw.

What she drew was a heat-relief gift package.

【Green-skinned, red-fleshed big watermelon x 5】

【Mung beans x 1 pound】

【Green tea x 1 can】

【Lemon x 2】

Still nothing the dog could eat.

Lin Zhao calculated in her heart that if she didn't draw it in three times, she would exchange it for coarse grains at the old house.

Immediately after, the last draw.

"Must draw coarse grains, draw coarse grains." All her knowledge that transcended the era came from the original book. Things not mentioned in the original book, like dog food, she didn't know.

After she finished muttering, she clicked the lottery.

The luck was not bad.

She drew a "Dog Raising Package."

【Deodorant x 1 bottle】

【Internal and external deworming medicine for dogs x 1 box】

【Dog food x 100 pounds】

Dog food, as the name suggests, food for dogs. 100 pounds, it should be enough for the dog to eat for a long time, right?

Having drawn what she wanted, Lin Zhao was satisfied.

The points became 250, but it was worth it.

Seeing that the twins didn't notice, she hid all the newly drawn things in the cabinet. It was fortunate that the cabinet was large, otherwise it would have been full long ago.

Lin Zhao walked out of the room, and just at this moment, Gu Da Cai and Ercai ran home.

Ercai was holding a skinny little yellow dog in his arms, and behind them, the dog mother was secretly following from far away.

The skinny Seeing Seeing Da Huang didn't enter the door, hiding on one side of the Lin family's gate, cautiously poking its head to look inside. It hoped its child would have a home, but was also worried its child would be disliked.

Ercai put down the little yellow one and reached out to touch its neck.

Gu Da Cai said happily: "Mom, we found the little yellow one, it and Seeing Seeing Da Huang were eating trash at the entrance of the village, it seems hungry, is there anything at home that can feed it?"

The little dog was skinny, its fur wasn't oily and bright, the fur on its body was dirty and knotted, its eyes were wet, revealing cleverness. It seemed to know that Lin Zhao was the one who made the decisions, its tail wagging like a propeller, circling around her.

Lin Zhao could almost see the fleas on its body.

"Must give it a bath first."

Gu Da Cai immediately said: "Should we boil hot water?"

"It's such a hot day, no need," Lin Zhao said.

Ercai squatted on the ground teasing the dog, and upon hearing this, raised his little head and said with a smile: "Mom boils water when giving us a bath."

The cubs couldn't understand things like sterilization, so Lin Zhao could only say: "Who let you be my obedient cubs? Hot water is comfortable to wash with, it's fine if I'm a bit troubled."

The two cubs were coaxed by their mother, and the smile on the corners of their mouths couldn't go away for a long time.

Mom is really good to them!

Gu Da Cai and Ercai didn't let their mother do it, brought the little yellow one to the water outlet in the yard, Gu Da Cai scooped water, and Ercai rubbed the fur on its body.

This little dog wasn't afraid at all, letting them do whatever they wanted, sticking out its tender pink tongue from time to time to lick Gu Da Cai and Ercai's hands, causing the two children to laugh loudly.

The brothers were playing, and the twins also leaned forward, but before they could grab it, the two little ones were held by Gu Da Cai by their little shoulders.

"Don't touch, unwashed dogs have bacteria, right Mom?" He asked Lin Zhao who came out of the room.

"Right. Gu Da Cai, take your younger brother and sister further away," Lin Zhao ordered.

Gu Da Cai set his face and took his younger brother and sister to the corner of the wall.

The twins liked their big brother and stopped clamoring to play with water.

Lin Zhao used deodorant and dewormer on the little yellow one.

"Mom, what is this?" Ercai asked blankly.

"Deodorant and deworming medicine," Lin Zhao said.

"Where did it come from?" He asked again, but before Lin Zhao could explain, Ercai nodded as if he understood: "I know, it must have been bought in the county."

He seemed to have caught some handle, his eyes shining brightly, grinning: "So Mom likes dogs too."

Lin Zhao: "..."

Okay, no need to find a reason.

"Right, I've wanted to raise a dog for a long time."

Ercai's eyes shone even brighter.

Happy because he had the same likes as his mother.

Lin Zhao put her hair up, put on patched clothes, squatted down, and used deodorant and deworming medicine on the little yellow one. The fur on its body was stuck in a ball and couldn't be opened at all.

"The fur on the dog is hard to comb open, Ercai, help Mom get the scissors, I'll cut the knotted fur first."

Ercai ran into the room, found the scissors, and ran back quickly.

Still squatting by Lin Zhao's side.

"Mom, be gentle, don't cut the little yellow one's meat, it will hurt," the kind-hearted child didn't forget to remind her.

"... I know," Lin Zhao replied.

Cutting off the knotted fur on the little yellow one, the little puppy looked much fresher.

Ercai blurted out: "So ugly."

Lin Zhao took off her old clothes, put them aside, and washed her hands with face soap.

Hearing Ercai's words, she slanted her eyes at him: "Not polite, dogs also have face. Besides, where is it ugly? Don't you think it's very cute? It will be even more beautiful when the fur grows out. There are no ugly Chinese rural dogs."

Ercai widened his eyes: "Hmm."

"What is a Chinese rural dog?"

Fell down.

You don't know anything, why are you saying "hmm" as if you understand?

"A Chinese rural dog is a type of dog. The little yellow one and its mother are both Chinese rural dogs," Lin Zhao explained patiently.

"Hungry? If you're hungry, I'll go cook meatball soup."

Ercai's little stomach growled a few times: "Hungry."

Gu Da Cai also said: "I'm hungry too."

Could they not be hungry? They hadn't eaten anything since they got up.

"Wait, I'll go make it."

Lin Zhao turned and entered the kitchen.

Ercai played with the little yellow one, thought of something, ran out of the house, went straight to the old house, found Gu Mu, and said: "Grandma, I want to borrow your comb."

Gu Mu glanced at his smooth head, thought Lin Zhao wanted to use it, and didn't ask much: "It's on the cabinet, go get it."

"Oh!" Ercai replied in a crisp voice, ran into his grandparents' room to get the comb, and ran back to his own house like a gust of wind.

"Brother, shall we comb the little yellow one's fur?" He invited Gu Da Cai.

Gu Da Cai: "Okay."

The two children combed the fur for the new member of the family.

The twins wanted to participate but were fiercely rejected. The two little ones could only retract their restless claws and look on with their faces in their hands.

After a while, Lin Zhao's voice calling for dinner came from the kitchen.

"Gu Da Cai, Ercai, dinner is ready. Wash your hands quickly, wash them clean!"

The two cubs washed their hands busily, washed them twice, and smelled each other; they had to smell the fragrance to pass.

Ercai rushed into the kitchen, smelled the meat, and his eyes were full of fine smiles: "Mom, it's the smell of meat."

"Yes, who let there be a greedy cub in the family," Lin Zhao teased him.

Ercai knew the greedy cub his mother was talking about was him, and the smile on the corner of his mouth increased: "Mom doesn't dislike me."

Gu Da Cai didn't say much and helped his mother get the rice.

Lin Zhao didn't let him move and said: "There is soup in the bowl, be careful not to get burned, I'll get the rice, you two wash the dishes later."

"Okay," Gu Da Cai replied.

There was a breeze in the yard today, so Lin Zhao set the table outside early, and the family of five ate outside.

The third and fourth cubs also had meat to eat, and the two little milk balls smiled, revealing their millet teeth.

In the small wooden bowl, the meatballs were mashed so they wouldn't choke.

Ercai took a look and said: "The third and fourth have it too?"

"It's fine to eat it once in a while," otherwise the two little ones would have to fake cry again.

In the meatball soup, there were round meatballs, mushrooms, and finely chopped green onions, delicious and refreshing.

Besides the meatball soup, there was also a dish of sugar-mixed tomatoes, sour and sweet, super delicious to eat in summer.

Gu Da Cai and Ercai ate without lifting their heads.

The little yellow one circled around the two brothers' feet, its tail wagging rapidly, barking from time to time.

"Mom, the little yellow one has no food," Gu Da Cai said.

"Forgot about it," Lin Zhao put down her chopsticks and went into the room, estimated some dog food, and put it in front of the puppy.

The little yellow dog buried its head in the bowl and ate it in big mouthfuls. It was just eating, but it had the momentum of a whale swallowing.

"Mom, the little yellow one is starving," Gu Da Cai's eyes were sympathetic.

He and Ercai were also this hungry before, but since their mother took care of them, they had never been hungry again, and were full every day.

The child looked at Lin Zhao with admiration, the light in his eyes making one's heart soften.

"Coming to our house, it won't be hungry again in the future," Lin Zhao quite liked furry children, especially dogs, loyal and capable, who wouldn't like them?

"Mom, can you give the little yellow one a name?" Gu Da Cai teased the puppy, looked up at his mother pleadingly.

"I take it? Why let me take it?" Lin Zhao asked with a smile.

Gu Da Cai's little face was serious: "Mom is the biggest in the family, our names were taken by Mom, the new member's name must also be taken by Mom."

Wrong.

The cubs' names weren't taken by her, they were taken by Gu Mu.

Looking at her son's bright eyes, Lin Zhao couldn't bear to say it, and a trace of sourness welled up in her heart.

She didn't participate in taking their nicknames, so she must think carefully about their formal names.

"Okay, Mom will take it," Lin Zhao looked down at the dog whose little tail was wagging, its eyes were bright and clear, like beautiful amber, and she said: "Call it Xiao Xiao Hu Po, the dog is called Xiao Xiao Hu Po."

"Sounds good!" Gu Da Cai didn't even know how to write these two characters or what they meant, but he still gave face and praised it.

Ercai asked: "Mom, what is amber?"

Lin Zhao didn't know either.

In the original book, someone picked up a stone, which was discovered to be precious amber a long time later, and Su Yuxian said a lot of ugly things in private.

"Wait until your father comes back, ask your father."

Ercai was very open-minded and never made things difficult for himself. If he didn't know, he didn't know. He didn't delve into it, picked up his bowl, did an Asian squat, and squatted halfway to eat with the new member of the family.

Gu Da Cai kept this in his heart, planning to ask his father when he came back.

Lin Zhao remembered the dog mother and asked the two cubs: "You went to find the little yellow one, did you see Seeing Seeing Da Huang?"

"Mom, don't call it little yellow, the dog is called Xiao Xiao Hu Po," Gu Da Cai corrected his mother, then added: "Saw Seeing Seeing Da Huang, it was Seeing Seeing Da Huang who gave Xiao Xiao Hu Po to us."

Lin Zhao thought that since there was so much dog food, there was no pressure to raise another big dog, and said: "Do you want to raise Seeing Seeing Da Huang?"

The corners of the two children's eyes lifted slightly, as if starlight was flickering in their pupils.

"Can we?" Gu Da Cai asked expectantly.

Ercai also said: "I want to call Seeing Seeing Da Huang, I'm afraid Mom will think raising two big dogs is a waste of food."

Lin Zhao thought to herself, if there wasn't a mysterious lottery wheel, she certainly wouldn't raise it, but with the treasure bestowed by heaven, what's wrong with raising another dog? And that was Seeing Seeing Da Huang.

"It is a waste of food, but Seeing Seeing Da Huang can watch the house and protect you. If we raise it, I'll be at ease when I go to work."

The stray dog Seeing Seeing Da Huang in the village was the descendant of a hero, with high IQ, loyal and capable; it wasn't a loss to raise it.

Gu Da Cai hugged Lin Zhao, the roots of his ears flushed, leaving a sentence: "Mom is really good."

He ran out of the house quickly to look for Seeing Seeing Da Huang.

For the first time, Ercai didn't follow his brother, finished the last sip of soup, put down the bowl, and continued to comb the puppy's fur.

Lin Zhao saw the comb in his hand, and she was sure it wasn't hers.

"Where did your comb come from?"

It looked a bit like the cubs' grandmother's.

Ercai said: "Grandma's!"

"..." Lin Zhao pinched her eyebrows: "You took Grandma's comb to comb the dog's fur!?"

You really are your grandmother's good grandson.

Ercai's expression was puzzled: "Grandma let me take it."

"Did you tell Grandma you wanted to comb the dog's fur?" Lin Zhao asked.

Ercai shook his head: "No."

"Tell your grandmother yourself," Lin Zhao had a big head. If this were her comb, she wouldn't use it again.

"... Oh," Ercai replied, still brazenly combing the dog's fur.

Lin Zhao only felt she couldn't bear to look.

She was a bit curious why Ercai didn't take his own comb and asked one more question: "Why didn't you take my comb?"

Ercai tilted his head, his eyes full of confusion: "Doesn't Mom dislike others touching your things?"

As he spoke, he performed a face change on the spot, changing from confused to excited with incomparable smoothness: "Can I use Mom's things in the future?"

If you keep saying "in the future," I won't nod.

"No!"

Ercai wasn't pestering, looking indifferent.

Lin Zhao admired him.

This mentality completely crushed many adults; he never had internal friction.

Awesome.

Three minutes later.

Gu Da Cai brought Seeing Seeing Da Huang back.

The Seeing Seeing Da Huang dog didn't rush to enter the door, lowered its head, and stood at the gate. It was dirty all over, had no meat on its body, and its fur was dim and knotted.

Xiao Xiao Hu Po saw it, barked a few times, and ran toward it quickly, its tail turning like a propeller, jumping and running, looking very cute.

"Go home," Gu Da Cai urged Seeing Seeing Da Huang.

Seeing Seeing Da Huang looked up at Lin Zhao and Ercai, and seeing them beckon, it brought its child in.

"Mom, should we give Seeing Seeing Da Huang a bath and kill insects?" Ercai asked excitedly.

"Of course." Seeing Seeing Da Huang needed insect killing and bathing even more than its child.

The insects on its body must be countless.

Still the same process.

Lin Zhao put on old clothes, used deodorant and deworming medicine on Seeing Seeing Da Huang, and used scissors to cut off the knotted fur on its body.

This big dog was really spiritual, as if it knew all her actions were for its own good, cooperating very well, not even panting.

"Very good," Lin Zhao fell in love with Seeing Seeing Da Huang from the bottom of her heart.

After washing, she returned to the room to get dog food.

Seeing Seeing Da Huang didn't rush to eat, used its front paws to push the basin toward Xiao Xiao Hu Po. Little Xiao Xiao Hu Po ate a few more mouthfuls, barked twice, as if it knew it was full, and then the dog mother ate in big mouthfuls.

People in this era were bitter, and dogs were bitter too. Since birth, it had never eaten a full meal.

(End of chapter)