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The four young men of the Tang family stood around the gate of the courtyard, staring at the rabbits, squirrels and bamboo rats on the ground, their eyes gleaming green, looking just like a few hungry little wolves.

The family hadn't eaten meat in a long time, and the last time they had pheasant, the children still couldn't forget it, staring at the prey with their mouths watering.

Tang Susu bent down and picked up Yang Dabai, gently stroking its fur, and softly asked, "Dabai, would you like to stay by my side and live with us?"

Yang Dabai whimpered and kept burying his head in her arms, his face full of reluctance, and he gently licked the back of her hand with his tongue.

Tang Susu smiled and rubbed its head, agreeing, "Okay, then you can stay. These prey are a thank you for saving me and for raising you. Let's have a treat today."

She immediately turned around and assigned tasks to everyone: "Gousheng and Lifu, you two hurry up and deliver the goods, don't be late; Dafu, you stay here and deal with these wild animals."

After a pause, she added, "Remember to cook a bamboo rat, a rabbit, and a pheasant to nourish Yulan. She's pregnant and needs to take good care of herself. Save the other pheasant for tomorrow, and salt and dry the rest of the meat to eat later."

Tang Dafu nodded quickly, obediently picked up his tools, and squatted down to begin processing the wild animals.

Yang Xiaobao was full of energy. While herding the ducks to the fields, he shouted to his friends by the roadside, passionately recounting his thrilling experience of encountering wolves at home the night before.

Yang Xiaobao, herding ducks, boasted to everyone he met, puffing out his little chest and loudly proclaiming, "Do you know what? Our Yang Dabai isn't a dog at all, it's a very fierce wild wolf!"

"Last night, its mother came looking for it, and this morning she brought so much wild game. We'll be able to eat delicious meat soon, and I'm not exaggerating!"

Yang Dabai usually stays with Yang Dahuang, and looks and acts much like an ordinary dog.

One of my friends glanced at it casually and questioned, "You're just bragging. Yang Dabai is clearly a dog, not some fierce wolf. I think you're just showing off."

As they were talking, the friend reached out to tease Yang Dabai, but accidentally let go. Yang Dabai fell to the ground with a "thud," rolled around, and winced in pain, letting out a low growl—not the bark of a dog, but the howl of a wolf.

The children were instantly shocked, their eyes widening in surprise; they had never heard a dog bark like that before.

The children gathered around, scrutinizing Yang Dabai. The more they looked, the more they felt it was different: its expression was fiercer than Yang Dahuang's, its tail was sharper, its fur was denser, and it exuded a wild energy.

Yang Dahuang, who was standing nearby, lay down on the ground like Yang Dabai and barked twice. The other children were so frightened that they immediately started screaming and ran away in the blink of an eye.

Tang Susu stood at the gate of the courtyard, watching this scene without any worry.

On the contrary, she felt that the villagers would be safer knowing that they were keeping a wolf, and from then on, no one would dare to easily come to their homes to cause trouble or make a fuss.

Before we knew it, it was lunchtime. Tang Susu brought out the prepared food, including a large pot of chicken soup that had been simmering until tender. The rich aroma filled the entire courtyard, making everyone's mouths water.

She pretended to put on a stern face, looked at the drooling boys, and instructed them: "Remember this, all of you, give more of this meat soup to Yulan. She's pregnant and needs to nourish herself. You're not allowed to be greedy, and you're not allowed to take it from the pregnant woman."

Miao Yulan sat to the side, looking a little awkward. She quickly waved her hand and said, "Sister Su, there's no need for that. I'll just eat a little. Let's all eat together."

Tang Susu retorted, "That won't do. If you don't eat, the baby in your belly will have to eat too."

She added gently, "But you don't need to eat too much at once. Just eat it in several small meals. We can't let our little baby go hungry."

As she spoke, she first served Miao Yulan a bowl, which contained both tender bamboo rat meat and stewed rabbit meat, filling it to the brim.

Then, Tang Susu filled a bowl with meat and handed it to Yang Xiaobao, instructing him, "Xiaobao, take this bowl of meat to the old house for Grandpa and Grandma. Come back quickly after you've delivered it, and we'll eat meat together."

The family enjoyed a lively meal, devouring a large, fat bamboo rat, a large, fat rabbit, and a stewed pheasant until they were all stuffed.

Yang Xiaobao carried the meat and ran quickly to the Yang family's old house.

At this time, the Yang family had just finished lunch, and the dishes on the table had not yet been cleaned up.

When Old Mrs. Yang saw the bowl full of meat in Yang Xiaobao's hand, her eyes lit up instantly. She asked in surprise, "Xiaobao, where did this meat come from? Did your mother send you to bring it?"

Yang Xiaobao nodded vigorously and recounted the whole story, loudly confirming, "Yes, Grandma, this is wild animal brought by Da Bai's mother. Da Bai isn't a dog, it's a wolf. Its mother even came to our house looking for it last night!"

After saying that, afraid of being late for getting home to eat meat, he took off running back, leaving the Yang family standing there dumbfounded.

Old Mrs. Yang's face changed drastically. She grabbed Old Mr. Yang's arm and said worriedly, "What are we going to do? Wolves eat people! How can Su Su not be afraid at all? She even keeps a wolf at home. What if it goes berserk one day and hurts the children?"

She looked puzzled and said, "And she actually cooked and ate the meat that the wolf brought her without any qualms. That's incredibly audacious."

Yang Dafu stared wide-eyed at the bowl of meat, reaching out to grab it while pleading, "Grandma, I want some, please let me try a piece, just one."

Old Mrs. Yang slapped his hand away and said irritably, "We just had lunch, what are you going to eat? Save it for dinner, save it!"

After saying that, she turned and went into the kitchen, poured the meat from the bowl into her own basin, carefully took it back to the house, and locked it in the cupboard.

Yang Dafu was in great agony, staring longingly at the locked cabinet. The aroma of meat kept wafting into his nose, and his mouth watered, but he could only endure it and wait until evening to eat. His face was full of grievance, but he dared not beg any more.

Old Mrs. Yang stood in front of the cabinet, sighed softly, and said with emotion, "Even though Fu Jun is gone, he still thinks about his family. I just don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing to let Da Bai stay with Su Su."

Peach Blossom, standing to the side, was also staring intently at the cabinet containing meat. Her eyes were fixed on it, and she felt like a little glutton was scratching at her heart, wishing she could open the cabinet immediately and secretly taste a piece.

Peach Blossom's eyes darted around, and a clever idea struck her. Staring at the empty bowl beside her, she put on a well-behaved and sensible look and whispered to Old Lady Yang, "Grandma, I'll go and return the bowl to Third Aunt, otherwise she'll get worried."

Old Mrs. Yang didn't think much of it and nodded: "Go ahead, come back early, and don't wander around outside."

Peach Blossom immediately picked up the empty bowl, drooling, and ran quickly to Tang Susu's house.

At this time, Tang Susu's family was still eating, and there was still some meat left on the table.

Tang Susu picked up half a bowl of meat, looked at Yang Dabai and Yang Dahuang beside her, and asked with a smile, "Do you think Dabai can eat meat?"

With his mouth full of meat, Yang Xiaobao mumbled, "Mom, the meat was brought by Da Bai's mother. Of course Da Bai can eat it; it did a good job too!"

Tang Susu smiled and poured the meat from her bowl into the dog's bowl.

Yang Dahuang immediately rushed forward and wolfed down the food; Yang Dabai whimpered and tried to grab it too, but it was too small and couldn't squeeze past Yang Dahuang, so it could only growl anxiously from the side.

Seeing this, Tang Susu picked up some more meat, put it in another clean bowl, pushed it in front of Yang Dabai, and said with a smile, "Dabai, eat up, this is all yours, don't let Dahuang take it away."

The two little ones each held a bowl of meat and enjoyed it contentedly, their faces full of satisfaction.

Peach Blossom stood at the courtyard gate and saw this scene. Her eyes instantly reddened, and her heart was filled with grievance and resentment. She hadn't even been able to eat a bite of meat, and Tang Susu had actually given the meat to the dog. What a waste!

She clutched the hem of her clothes, lowered her head, and said softly, "Third Aunt, Grandma asked me to return the bowl to you."

Tang Susu took the bowl and thanked her with a smile, "Thank you for your hard work, Peach Blossom. Please come in and sit down."

Peach Blossom swallowed hard, looked up, and tentatively asked, "Third Aunt, are you eating meat? It smells so good..."

She paused, then added with a wronged expression, "Third Aunt, the meat you sent to the old house was locked up by Grandma. I didn't get to taste a single bit. I want to eat meat too."

Tang Susu replied calmly, "That meat was specially reserved for your grandparents. They are your elders, so it's understandable that you didn't get to taste it. Juniors should know how to be filial to their elders."

Yang Xiaobao, who was standing nearby, quickly nodded in agreement: "That's right, Sister Taohua. Grandpa and Grandma are our elders. We can't compete with them for meat. We should be filial to them."

Peach Blossom's eyes reddened as she listened to what he said. Her lips moved, but she didn't know what to say in response. Her eyes remained fixed on the meat in the bowl on the table, refusing to look away.

Tang Susu sighed softly, thinking to herself: Peach Blossom and Lan Xia are really different. Lan Xia is stubborn and won't accept things easily, but Peach Blossom's behavior is far too impolite.

Ultimately, it was her mother's fault for not raising her properly, but they were just children, so she couldn't be bothered to dwell on it too much.

Tang Susu looked at Tao Hua gently and said, "Don't feel wronged. I sent a lot of meat to the old house. You'll be able to eat it for dinner. Be good, go home now."

She had her own plans: she had already given out quite a lot of meat, and if someone came and ate a bite, the meat at home wouldn't be enough for her children, so she had to be careful with it.

In the time it took to say just a few words, the two bowls of meat on the Tang family's table were completely devoured by the boys.

Yang Xiaobao ate with the most gusto, licking the bottom of the bowl clean, leaving not a drop of soup behind.

Peach Blossom stood to the side, looking at the empty basin, her eyes red, as if she had suffered a great injustice and was full of resentment, but she had no reason to stay, so she could only turn around and walk towards the old house in a huff.

In the old Yang family house, the whole family was busy doing odd jobs—some were twisting hemp ropes, some were chopping firewood, and after finishing these, they had to go to Tang Susu's house to work and earn copper coins.

Recently, they have been earning more than ten copper coins a day. In addition, Grandpa Yang earned two hundred copper coins from doing abacus work. For the Yang family, this is a huge income, and the whole family is very happy.

Old Mrs. Yang sat under the eaves, holding a needle and thread, mending Old Mr. Yang's old trousers. She was thinking: In a couple of days, I'll go to Tang Susu's house again and see if I can get some more meat so that the children at home can have a good treat.

Just then, Peach Blossom, her eyes red and sobbing, walked into the courtyard.

Seeing her daughter's state, Madam Shen (Peach Blossom's mother) immediately put down her work, jumped up excitedly, rushed forward, grabbed Peach Blossom's hand, and asked anxiously, "Peach Blossom, my dear daughter, what's wrong? Did someone bully you? Tell your mother quickly, and I'll stand up for you!"

Peach Blossom said in a muffled voice, her face full of grievance, as she sobbed, "Mother, no one bullied me, it's just... it's just that at my third aunt's house, I saw her feeding meat to the dog but not to me. I wanted to eat meat too, but my third aunt just wouldn't give me any. I felt so sad."

Upon hearing this, Madam Shen instantly exploded, screaming in a shrill voice, her face full of anger: "What? Tang Susu has gone too far! She actually fed perfectly good meat to the dogs instead of feeding it to you, her own niece! Does she even have any respect for the Yang family?"

She stubbornly retorted, "This is outrageous! They give meat to the dogs but not to people! Is she doing this on purpose?!"

Old Mrs. Yang raised her eyes and coldly rebuked, "Shut your mouth! What are you shouting about? Aren't you ashamed?"

She put down her needlework and said in a deep voice, "That meat was sent by Yang Dabai's mother. It wasn't originally ours. Even if Tang Susu gave it all to Yang Dabai, it would be perfectly reasonable. It's not your place to criticize or pick and choose!"

Madam Shen, unconvinced, frowned and continued to argue, "Mother, how can you compare a dog to a person? There's no reason to feed the livestock first and then worry about the people!"

She became increasingly agitated as she spoke, and accused, "I think she did it on purpose, deliberately not letting Taohua eat meat. She doesn't consider Taohua family at all! Ever since Fujun passed away, she's become more and more outrageous, not treating us as members of the Yang family, and never thinking of us when good things happen!"