Chapter 513: Pluck… the Plucking One?

The lords, new and old alike, all had phones. This area would soon have a regional network, so in the future there would be many more opportunities for everyone to contact each other by phone. Xia Qing decided to ask Da Ya for help and switch her allies' phones to anti-wiretapping mode.

After the inspection team left, Xia Qing had been weeding in the greenhouse for over an hour when the phone in her pocket started beeping.

From the frequency of the beeping, Xia Qing knew without pulling it out that it was the broken-waisted wolf who liked doors. When other wolves entered her territory, they followed the alpha wolf over the wire-mesh wall; only the broken-waisted wolf liked to use the door, and repeatedly at that.

Sheep Boss rushed out first. By the time Xia Qing put away her hoe and followed, she found Sheep Boss already standing in front of a pack of wolves, head held high, strutting back and forth to show off its new clothes.

Seeing Xia Qing come out, the broken-leg wolf immediately darted over, leaping and bounding around her in excitement. The fierce broken-leg sister and Black Wolf bared their teeth at Xia Qing. The broken-waisted wolf stared thoughtfully at the clothes on Sheep Boss. The alpha wolf gazed calmly at Xia Qing, waiting for her to come over.

Xia Qing gave the broken-leg wolf's head a hard rub and went over to greet them. "Queen my lord, broken-waisted one, you guys came really fast, I… oh no!"

Xia Qing, whose body and home still hadn't lost the stench, was startled into retreating several steps by a small round-eared head peeking out trembling behind the alpha wolf. "Pluck… the plucking one?! Queen my lord, why did the plucking one come too?"

Xia Qing was genuinely afraid when she saw it.

Because she had given every evolved wolf new clothes except this evolved "weasel" wolf. Would it get angry later and release a stench in her own yard?

The stench of the toxic-gas evolved weasel wolf took half a month to dissipate, and she had special training in just five days. Xia Qing suspected Yan Long had scheduled it five days later on purpose, waiting for the stench on her to fade completely before starting the training.

If she got covered in a strong stench again today, would Yan Long still be willing to take her? She had been looking forward to this special training for a very long time.

The alpha wolf ignored Xia Qing and headed toward the house. The trembling plucking weasel wolf immediately followed. Only then did Xia Qing notice that behind the alpha wolf, the broken-waisted wolf, and Black Wolf, by the bushes, there were actually seven large wild pheasants lying there, their plumage either plain or gaudy!

Xia Qing asked the broken-waisted wolf, who hadn't gone with the pack. "Broken-waisted one, are all these pheasants for me?"

The broken-waisted wolf, who had been studying the door, turned its head and gazed thoughtfully at Xia Qing.

Xia Qing suddenly understood. "These pheasants are for the plucking one to pluck clean first, and then for me to roast and serve to Queen my lord?"

Only then did the broken-waisted wolf show its snow-white, adorable little fang tips and smile.

Xia Qing looked up at the sky, speechless. Damn it, she now suspected this pack of wolves could count. Otherwise, why would six wolves bring seven pheasants?

Sheep Boss ate grass, not pheasant, so the extra pheasant was probably for her. Would the plucking weasel wolf also stay for a meal?

Sick Wolf nuzzled Xia Qing's leg and looked up at her with a smile.

Xia Qing's heart instantly melted into a puddle. She rubbed Sick Wolf's head, her voice gentle. "Wolf Lao Er, you got Queen my lord and the others invited over so quickly—that's amazing. You're looking much better. Later, after I clean the pheasants, I'll give you some chicken breast, okay?"

Sick Wolf, who liked chicken breast and vegetable porridge, smiled even more happily.

Xia Qing carried the heavy wild pheasants and slowly made her way home with Sick Wolf, only to find the broken-leg wolf siblings playing with Sheep Boss—who was wearing clothes—in the yard, while Black Wolf squatted under the eaves watching the fun.

Queen my lord and the broken-waisted wolf, who had just run back?

No need to ask—they had definitely gone inside.

The plucking one? She didn't dare think about it, afraid the truth would be too cruel to bear.

Xia Qing pushed the door open and went inside, finding the alpha wolf and the broken-waisted wolf had already washed their feet and were lying on the brand-new grass mat by the fireplace, resting.

A brand-new grass mat? No need to ask—the broken-waisted wolf must have gone to the tool shed and gotten it itself. Xia Qing carefully looked around and, not finding the plucking weasel wolf, finally relaxed and put the pheasants down in the yard.

Just as she had expected, no sooner had the pheasants been put down than the plucking weasel wolf appeared, and feathers began flying all over the yard.

Xia Qing inspected the wild pheasants, took out the only two with green lights, carried them inside, put them in a basin, scalded them with boiling water, and started plucking.

Sick Wolf also ran off to play with the broken-leg wolf siblings. The broken-waisted wolf squatted at the kitchen door, watching Xia Qing pluck. Suddenly, Xia Qing felt she looked a lot like the weasel wolf in the yard being stared at by Black Wolf while it plucked.

Thanks to the hot water and her hands being bigger than the weasel wolf's, she quickly turned the two wild pheasants into plucked, naked chickens.

Seeing Xia Qing finish so quickly, the broken-waisted wolf went back to the yard, fetched two more in its mouth, and dropped them by the basin.

Xia Qing, who had just been about to wash her hands…

Broken-waisted one, thank you so much, I really don't want to compete with the weasel wolf for work. If the weasel wolf was willing to work for the wolf pack, it must have been paid "wages." If Xia Qing did its work, whose wages would count?

Seeing there was no more work, the weasel wolf scurried off. The broken-waisted wolf then brought the pheasants the weasel wolf had plucked—still covered in messy little down feathers—over to Xia Qing's basin as well.

Life is not easy. Xia Qing sighed.

"Broken-waisted one, I've never seen you guys be this particular before."

The broken-waisted wolf didn't understand and gazed thoughtfully at Xia Qing.

Xia Qing smiled too. Holding up the naked chickens, she gestured and explained, "After these pheasants are washed clean, should we stuff them into the living room fireplace and roast them before eating?"

The broken-waisted wolf sprang into action. It walked over to the living room fireplace, turned its head, and smiled very adorably at Xia Qing.

"Got it, understood."

Xia Qing gutted all seven pheasants, put the innards in the food basin the broken-waisted wolf had used, and set it in the yard. She didn't even need to call—the alpha wolf, which had been warming itself by the fireplace, came out on its own to eat.

The alpha wolf ate for a while and then left, then the broken-waisted wolf went to eat. After the broken-waisted wolf had a few bites, surprisingly it was the broken-leg sister's turn, and then the broken-leg wolf's. Black Wolf didn't get a turn, because the broken-leg wolf had even licked the basin clean.

Why had the broken-leg sister's eating order moved up? Xia Qing was a little curious.

After adjusting the grill to the hook style, Xia Qing hooked all seven onto the hooks and put them in to roast slowly. Then she went upstairs to the storage room and brought down the five wolves' high-collar, fully enclosing snakeskin protective suits, and took a damp cloth from the first-floor bathroom. "Queen my lord, let me wipe your mouth and put a new suit on you?"

She had to wipe them. This pack of wolves had just eaten innards, and their mouths were filthy.

The alpha wolf turned its head to the other side, silently refusing. The broken-waisted wolf trotted over to Xia Qing.

It didn't matter to Xia Qing which wolf got dressed first. She nimbly wiped the dirt from the broken-waisted wolf's mouth, slipped the protective suit on, zipped it up, and earnestly praised it. "Handsome wolf brother looks absolutely amazing in this protective suit! This way, when you go fight bears or pythons, you definitely won't get smacked around and lose fur."

After praising the broken-waisted wolf, Xia Qing began to negotiate. "Handsome wolf brother, want to look in the full-length mirror?"