Why it never ends

Chapter 1071 Which Fox Doesn’t Open

The girl didn't answer. She squatted there and looked at Hesta, curiously looking at this not-so-strange visitor. The two looked at each other like this until the mother's threatening voice came from the house. The girl immediately got up with the basket and ran home.

Hesta watched her leave. When the girl was about to step into her own room, another little girl of the same age opened the door. The two children held hands and disappeared behind the door together.

Hesta was still leaning against the fence in a daze. After a while, the girl's mother pushed the door open and came out. She was holding a large bucket in her arms and walked straight to the well in the yard.

"...What are you doing there?" The middle-aged man looked at Hesta.

"It's okay," Hesta also greeted him, "Walk around... Uh, we are planning to build a new school on the farm, did you know?"

"What kind of school?"

"They recruit children under 14 years old." Hesta said, "I have told many people along the way--"

"We have no money—"

"for free."

"Ah?" The woman turned around and looked at Hesta with some caution. "What do you want?"

"Anyone who works on the farm can send their children here," Hesta said. "They can go to school as a day student or stay with us. The new school building will start construction tomorrow, right next to my house."

The woman turned her back and threw the wooden bucket from the well into the well: "...Our child has already been registered in the town."

"That's fine," Hesta said. "I'll just let you know. If you have friends who need this kind of service, you can help pass on the message. We'll start school as soon as the school building is built. By the way, we'll also set up a school clinic. Next week there will be a physical examination for children under 14 years old, and two experienced pediatricians will take turns to come -"

The woman turned around and asked: "Can all the children go?"

"Yes." Hesta said.

"...You don't charge money?"

"No." Hesta took out a pen and paper from his pocket, "Come?"

The woman came closer and wiped her hands. She took the notebook handed to her by Hesta. On it were the names of more than ten people and the specific dates on which they brought their children to visit. The woman knew every name - it seemed that Hesta had already spread the news to many people this morning.

"...This isn't good," the woman signed and glanced at Hesta again, "How about I bring you some food?"

"No need. You can come over and help out when you have time." Hesta said, "There will be many places where we will need your help in the future."

"Okay." The woman retracted her gaze. "I'll go over and take a look this afternoon."

……

Hesta walked around the east side of the farm for the whole morning and returned to her main house near noon. She wanted to find Pakat to tell him about what she had seen that morning, but when she got there, she found that Pakat was not there. Instead, Eleven and Kiki were squatting outside the chicken coop, chatting happily.

Hesta went downstairs and walked to the backyard. As soon as she greeted the two children, she found that they were each holding a puppy - no, a fox - in their arms.

"Teacher Tiexi gave it to us this morning," Qiqi said. "She said we can raise—"

Hesta frowned slightly: "Have you been vaccinated?"

The two children looked at each other, not understanding what Hesta was talking about.

Hesta held out his hand: "Give it to me."

"Impossible!" Eleven ran around the field holding his fox, "No one can take my fox away from me!"

Before he could finish his words, Eleven was picked up from behind by Hesta. Hesta was full of questions: "...your what?" "It's the name we gave the fox." Qiqi also hugged the pet tightly in her arms, "Her name is 'Nahu'."

"What about yours?" Hesta asked.

"The fox won't open." Kiki replied.

"Because it's no use talking about a fox--" Eleven said hastily. While Hesta was digesting this proverb, she broke free from Hesta's hand and pushed the fox in her arms into Kiki's arms.

Then Eleven immediately turned around and hugged Hesta's thighs tightly.

Hesta looked down with a sullen look on his face: "What are you doing, Eleven?"

"Qiqi, run!"

Qiqi looked at the struggling Eleven with some embarrassment, then looked at Hesta, and finally took the initiative to walk over and picked up Nahu and Hubukai: "...Can you please not take our friends away? We have already promised Teacher Tiexi to take good care of them."

"…Give me the fox first."

"Qiqi!" Eleven was mentioned elsewhere by Hesta again. She thrashed her legs angrily, "Qiqi! What's wrong with you——"

"I won't steal your things," Hesta said, "I need to take them to find Tiexi to confirm their origins and whether they are healthy-"

"And will you return them?" Kiki asked immediately.

"Of course." Hesta said, "Only if there is nothing wrong with these two foxes."

"There must be no problem," Qiqi looked into Hesta's eyes, "Teacher Tiexi was a veterinarian. She has already checked it out."

"… Veterinarian? Her?"

"Eleven and I will be waiting for you here," Qiqi put her hands behind her back and looked at Hesta very seriously, "Please go and come back soon, okay?"

Hesta let go of Eleven. She glanced at the two young foxes lying on her right arm and nodded seriously to Qiqi: "Yes."

……

Tiexi lived behind a small woods near the horse farm.

Her house is a large open space, square and about 50 square meters, with simple functional divisions made by some soft partitions, and the overall layout is clear at a glance. The sunny side is the work area. When working at the desk, you only need to look up to see the layers of green forest outside the window. The middle of the room is both a living room and a study. A black metal exercise stool is placed between two wooden stools. Tiexi usually exercises here. When friends come, a tray is placed on it, which becomes a temporary coffee table.

When Hesta entered the room, Pacat happened to look up.

"Oh, you're here too." Hesta said, "What a coincidence, I was looking for you."

"What a coincidence," Tiexi looked at her, "I don't have a third stool here."

"I'm not going to sit down for long. I came here to ask you something." Hesta pointed at the two foxes in his arms, "Are these for Eleven and Qiqi?"

"Yes," Tiexi replied, "The other one was given to Eucalyptus. She was worried that she couldn't take care of it well, so she temporarily left it with Stella. She can go and touch it when she's free—"

"Where did this fox come from?"

"Oh, oh, oh... I don't really like your attitude," Tiexi stood up, "Are you questioning me?"

"This isn't a common pet," Hesta looked at her. "You didn't just dig a fox hole in the wild and give the cubs to the children and Eucalyptus - what if they are sick?"