The Little Life of a Big Landlord

Chapter 94 Wolf Cub

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"You really have the nerve to steal credit from a dog? Aren't you afraid the puppies will find out and hurt their feelings..." Zhang Yang glanced at Yang Ming with disdain. "Let me tell you, I'll give you a chance to atone. Once our yard is built, you'll plant two peach trees in it..."

"Okay, okay, okay..." Yang Ming didn't expect that his first attempt at bragging would be exposed so quickly. He was feeling depressed when Zhang Yang asked for peach trees, and he immediately agreed. What are peach trees? He can have as many as he wants.

"Boss Yang, you guys go ahead with your work, I still have things to do..." The little girl Liu Nannan, having exposed Yang Ming's secrets, covered her mouth and giggled before trying to slip away.

"Stop..." Yang Ming was so angry at this little girl that he couldn't help but itch.

"What are you doing? She's a girl, you can't bully her..." Liu Nannan put on a pitiful look.

"Who has time to bully you? How's the thing I told you to do yesterday?" Yang Ming was a little amused and exasperated. When did this little girl become so mischievous?

"Uncle Da Bao said it's normal for wolves to sneak into the village; it would be abnormal if they couldn't," Liu Nannan said before running off.

"What exactly happened?" Zhang Yang asked curiously.

So Yang Ming told Zhang Yang what had happened yesterday.

"I see?" Zhang Yang rubbed his chin. "It seems that living in this mountain village really has its advantages and disadvantages. When we told my parents we wanted to live in the mountain village, my mom also said that there are many wild animals in the mountains and it's not safe, so..."

"What's wrong? Scared away?" Yang Ming laughed.

"What do you mean by 'scare them away'? Do you think I'm that kind of coward? I'm just thinking about getting a few dogs for our family." Zhang Yang said with a look of disdain.

"Don't even think about it, I'll give you nine Dalmatian dogs." Yang Ming waved his hand. Now, the pair of adult Dalmatian dogs in his farm space have had two litters, a total of 18.

"Okay, get me another one that's the leader, then it'll be a big black one." Zhang Yang laughed.

"Dream on. Aren't you afraid that at night, our Big Black will take your dog to our house?" Yang Ming said.

The two chatted and laughed as they sat down together by the stream.

"Zhang Yang, I heard from my mother-in-law that Fangfang was fired? What happened?" Yang Ming asked.

"Hey, it's nothing much, it's just that damn General Manager Longteng is giving Fangfang a hard time, making a mountain out of a molehill..." Zhang Yang would never tell anyone about the General Manager's ulterior motives towards his wife.

"And what about you? I heard you resigned too," Yang Ming asked again.

"It's nothing. Our company hasn't paid salaries for several months. I have a family to support. How could I afford to wait it out? I quit in a fit of anger, and they immediately paid me the wages they owed me," Zhang Yang said.

"I've noticed that you've become more serene and far-sighted; you've gained a lot of depth." Yang Ming clearly noticed Zhang Yang's change; this guy had obviously matured a lot and become much more composed.

"People don't grow up without experiencing things," Zhang Yang said with a smile.

"Sure, we'll be neighbors from now on. Just let me know if you need anything, and I'll definitely take care of you." Yang Ming patted Zhang Yang on the shoulder.

"Thank you so much..." Zhang Yang laughed.

"I got rid of Wang Quangen, and now the village chief's position is vacant. We plan to support Sister Liu as the village chief. The village chief election is in a few days," Yang Ming said.

"Hmm? What happened?" Zhang Yang asked curiously. He was certain that something must have happened in Zhengjia Village while they were away.

So, Yang Ming briefly told Zhang Yang about how Wang Dafang was bitten and crippled while spying on someone, which led to a series of events. After listening, Zhang Yang couldn't help but sigh. The world is truly unpredictable; things can change drastically in just a few days. Who would have thought that the smiling tiger-like village chief would be imprisoned in the blink of an eye?

hum...

Suddenly, a buzzing sound rang in Zhang Yang's ears. Thinking it was a fly, Zhang Yang casually grabbed it and found a fleshy thing in his hand. Just as he was about to proudly boast that he had mastered the Tianshan Plum Blossom Hand...

"Ouch..." Zhang Yang let out a miserable cry, shaking his hand violently to get rid of the 'fly' in his hand. It turned out that what he had caught was not a fly, but a small bee. However, the small bee was crushed by Zhang Yang's grab, and its stinger pierced his palm.

"A bee? What happened? Is your hand alright?" Yang Ming looked at the dead bee. It was just an ordinary wild bee, and its venom wasn't too strong, so he wasn't too worried.

"You think you'll be alright after getting stung by a bee?" Zhang Yang's face fell; he was so unlucky to have caught a bee like that.

"Come on, this bee is just a very common wild bee. It doesn't have much venom. Doctors usually use bees like this to prick acupoints to treat illnesses. You can consider this a free health treatment," Yang Ming said with a smile.

"..." Zhang Yang was about to say something when his phone rang. He glared at Yang Ming with displeasure, then took out his phone and answered, "What? The construction team has arrived?... Okay, okay, I'll be right there. Just so you know, keep an eye on things. You're not the manager of Longteng anymore, so be careful they don't try to fool you... Alright, alright, I'm hanging up now, I'm on my way back..."

"The construction team is here?" Yang Ming stood up.

"Okay! I'm going back now, Brother Qian, remember, I'm entrusting the bridge to you..." Zhang Yang grabbed Yang Ming's hand, putting on an expression of entrusting his son to someone on his deathbed, which gave Yang Ming goosebumps.

"Okay, okay... Go back now, I'll help you after I finish feeding the livestock." Yang Ming disgustedly pulled his hand away and rubbed it hard on his clothes: It was really disgusting. Just because of this, Zhang Yang's change was limited, at least his skin became thicker.

"Brother Yang, I heard what you were saying. Are Brother Zhang Yang and Sister Fangfang also moving to Zhengjia Village?" At this moment, the little girl Liu Nannan came out of the greenhouse and asked.

"Hmm!" Yang Ming nodded, glancing at the little girl. "You little brat, you dare to expose my secrets? You better watch out or I'll make things difficult for you."

Liu Nannan stuck out her tongue at him, made a face, and then dashed back into the greenhouse.

Yang Ming shook his head and chuckled. His gaze fell on the twenty-odd listless wolves inside the fence gate. An idea struck him, and he turned and disappeared into the ravine.

Zhang Yang's house is planned to be built opposite Yang Ming's house. It will also be a large house with a front and back yard. Since it is already late autumn and the Chinese New Year is just two or three months away, the house needs to be built as soon as possible, otherwise it will be delayed until next year. In fact, even if it is built this year, it will be difficult to renovate and move in until next year.

Of course, if the house can be built in half a month, then left to air out for half a month, and then renovated, it can definitely be moved into by the end of this year.

"Your land is pretty good. It's backed by a river, and to the south is a ravine. Although the road is difficult to travel, it leads to the township. If you build the road, and then your big house blocks the ravine, this road will become yours." Wei Qingqing and Sun Fangfang stood together on Sun Fangfang's farmland.

Actually, there is a bridge over the river that runs through Zhengjia Village, but it is made of wood. You can ride a bicycle, push a cart, and even let a car cross on it, but it gets worn out if you do it too often.

"This was recommended to us by Uncle Dabao. It used to be a wasteland, and the land ownership belongs to the brigade," Sun Fangfang said.

"Houses can't be built in winter. If you want to move into this house, you'll have to wait until next spring." Zheng Dabao strolled around the farmland with his hands behind his back.

"That's fine, as long as we can move in before May next year," Sun Fangfang said with a smile.

"That's absolutely no problem..." Zheng Dabao said with a smile.

Boom boom boom boom...

A sound like an earthquake was heard, and everyone felt the ground tremble slightly. This was construction workers operating a tamping machine to compact the soil.

"Fangfang, if you ask me, your house should have been built with more workers, working through the night. It would have been finished in three days, and you could have moved in before the end of the year..." The gossipy auntie strolled over, "Do you know how long it took Qingqing's family to build their big garden? Just one day..."

"A day?" Sun Fangfang glanced at the continuous wall with some surprise, and a thought suddenly occurred to her.

"Hey Auntie Pang, you're really funny. Our house is a wall, but theirs is a house where people live. How can they be the same?" Wei Qingqing was both amused and exasperated. This Auntie Pang was just that kind of person, always enjoying watching the drama unfold.

"What's wrong with that? Just let it air out..." Auntie Pang chuckled. "Once a house is built, it needs to be left to air out for a month or two before the interior decoration starts. Yours is made of concrete, so as long as the foundation is laid properly, it won't warp at all."

"You make it sound so easy. How much more money would that cost? Do you think our money comes from thin air?" Wei Qingqing thought this fat aunt was just there to join in the fun. In fact, this fat aunt really was just there to join in the fun.

"Hehe..." Auntie Pang chuckled, then stopped talking and stood with them, watching the construction workers work.

"Uncle Huang, we're not in a rush, we just need to ensure quality..." Zhang Yang and Foreman Huang said to each other as they inspected the construction site.

"Don't worry, I wouldn't dare cheat you. You guys are so close to my old man. If I cheat you, how will my old man get along with you? He'll probably whip me with a belt!" Foreman Huang said quite honestly.

"From what you're saying, it seems you've cheated someone before..." Zhang Yang's wicked side was revealed.

"..." Foreman Huang was speechless for a long time before shaking his head and laughing, pointing at Zhang Yang with his finger: "You little rascal..."

"Hehehe, just kidding, just kidding..." Zhang Yang laughed mischievously.

"You've gone too far with this joke. This is damaging my reputation. Tell me, how are you going to compensate me?" Foreman Huang rubbed his fingers together with Zhang Yang.

"Hehe, what's the big deal? Our house is two stories high with lots of rooms. If Grandpa Huang goes to the village to catch birds again, we'll let him stay at our house. He'll have three meals a day and we won't charge him rent..." Zhang Yang said with a wicked smile.

"..." Foreman Huang awkwardly rubbed his nose. "You're quite clever, aren't you..."

"Oh no! Oh no! A puppy has fallen into a wolf's den! The wolf is going to eat it and skin it..." Just then, Liu Nannan came running out of the back garden in a panic, shouting and yelling.

"what?"

Hearing Liu Nannan's shout, everyone was startled. Except for Huang the foreman and the construction worker, everyone rushed over. Even Zhang Yingning and Xue Hua, who were trying on Hanfu at Liu's house, ran out. Liu's wife was still wearing her slippers.

"What happened? Which dog was it? The black dog, the yellow dog, or the spotted dog?" Wei Qingqing asked anxiously.

To be honest, Wei Qingqing was quite fond of the puppies. After all, they were the ones who kept watch over her every night before she went to sleep. When she came back from outside, they would greet her like family, clinging to her affectionately. If one or two of them died, it would really be heartbreaking. (When I was a child, in the 90s, I don't know what happened, but no matter how much I raised them, they just wouldn't grow big and would always die of dysentery. Seeing the puppies die was really painful.)

"It's...no...it's not a black dog, it's not a yellow dog, it's not a spotted dog...it's a gray dog, a little bit big..." Liu Nannan was panting, gesturing with her small hands, actually indicating a size of half a foot.

"A gray dog?" Wei Qingqing was a little confused. She didn't think her dog was gray, let alone half a foot long.

"Oh, who cares what it is? Let's go take a look..." Xue Hua said, running towards the back garden. She really liked those cute puppies. Of course, this liking wasn't because they were cute, but because they protected her daughter and son-in-law day and night.

Xue Hua rushed over first, followed by Zhang Yang and Zheng Dabao, then Zhang Yingning and Sun Fangfang. Aunt Liu and her niece Liu Nannan also followed closely behind. Aunt Pang, panting, also ran to see what was going on. Wei Qingqing, however, was reluctant to go. Gray? Could it be a new species released by Yang Ming? What if everyone saw it? She wanted to call out to everyone, but found that she couldn't find a reason to do so. In the end, she could only follow along helplessly.

When Wei Qingqing arrived at the wolf den, a group of people were all loitering outside the iron fence, and no one made a sound.

"What's wrong? Which dog is it?" Wei Qingqing asked cautiously.

"It's not a dog, it's a wolf... a mother wolf gave birth to a wolf cub..." Sun Fangfang said.

"She gave birth to a wolf cub?" Wei Qingqing was extremely surprised, but her heart was relieved. She turned to look at Liu Nannan, only to see the little girl blushing and pointing with her fingers.

"Of course! What Nan Nan is talking about, skinning, is the mother wolf peeling the placenta off her cubs," Zhang Yingning explained.

"They don't know..." Liu Nannan's little face was flushed red, almost dripping blood.

Wei Qingqing approached and saw a mother wolf lying lazily on the ground in the center, with a grayish wolf cub nursing under its belly.

"This wolf cub is quite good. If it's tamed properly, it'll be a great hunter. Ugly Sister, can I have it?" Zhang Yang said.

"It's best not to raise them! Purebred wolves, even if raised from puppies, are not easy to tame. It's best to have a cross between a wolf and a dog," Zheng Dabao advised.

"Really? Raised from a puppy, shouldn't it be no different from a dog? I remember the wild wolves in the zoo are just like domestic dogs..." Zhang Yang was somewhat skeptical.

"There's definitely a difference. Wolfish instincts are ingrained in their bones. Unless you keep them chained up and prevent them from meeting any other wolf, any other wolf that comes out can lure them away. The wolves in the zoo you mentioned have been domesticated for generations, and even so, they still bite people," Zheng Dabao said.

"Is that so?" Zhang Yang's idea of ​​raising wolves was thus dispelled.

"Qingqing...you have to keep a close eye on them. These wolves are very clever. Be careful that one sneaks in at night and carries the wolf cubs away. Although adult wolves can't get out through this fence, the wolf cubs can. If they howl at night, it means they're calling for their companions," Zheng Dabao warned again.

"Okay, thank you Uncle Da Bao," Wei Qingqing quickly replied.

"Don't mention it. Speaking of which, I have a favor to ask of you. In a couple of days, I'll bring over a female dog so your wild wolf can have some offspring," Zheng Dabao said with a smile.

"What's the big deal? We're just raising these wolves for fun anyway. But if they have puppies, you have to give us one," Wei Qingqing said with a smile.

Speaking of which, Yang Ming's family had a puppy that was a cross between a wolf and a dog. The little guy was strong and chubby and looked very cute.

However, no one noticed that when Zheng Dabao mentioned "borrowing sperm," Liu Sao's face turned unusually pale and unsightly.

"Okay, okay, it's settled then..." Zheng Dabao nodded hurriedly.

"What? It's settled like that? Uncle Da Bao is being unfair! He bypassed me, the male owner, and spoke directly to the female owner. Hmph..." Yang Ming's voice rang out.

"Hahaha, you little rascal, you're getting more and more deserving of a beating..." Zheng Dabao laughed heartily.

"What on earth happened?" Yang Ming approached the gate and peered inside, then gasped in surprise: "Wolf cubs were born? I remember that among these twenty or so wolves, there was a female wolf, and she was pregnant??? Could this be the legendary buy-one-get-one-free deal?"

"Where did you go? How did you crawl out from over there?" Wei Qingqing asked.

"Me? I'm going to check that thing... to see if there are any loopholes, and to fix them in time... so that no more wolves can sneak in," Yang Ming said.

"Brother, this place is really nice. I heard from your mother-in-law that you raise quite a few livestock, right?" Zhang Yingning said with a smile.

"Hehe, I just keep him as a pet. Qingqing loves donkey meat sandwiches, so..." Yang Ming chuckled, only to be met with a big eye roll from Wei Qingqing: "Don't talk nonsense! You don't like them?"

"You're really something, raising livestock just to kill them for meat?" Zheng Dabao was a farmer, and when he heard that Yang Ming was raising livestock just to eat meat, he immediately felt sorry for him and became very angry.

"What else can we do? Our farm tools are all mechanized. At most, we have a donkey cart, which we pull with a tractor..." Yang Ming said.

"You...you...I...I..." Zheng Dabao blinked, unable to speak.

"Let me tell you," Aunt Liu interjected, "you shouldn't kill these animals. If our village develops agritourism in the future, it would be perfect to add a project where people drive donkey carts to the market."

"That's right, livestock are good things, we must not kill them..." Zheng Dabao finally said what he had been holding in.

"What's wrong? Are you planning to start a rural tourism business in the village?" Zhang Yingning asked in a loud voice.

"Yes, we did have that idea. Aunt Zhang, what's wrong?" Wei Qingqing asked, puzzled by Zhang Yingning's strong reaction.

"Hmph," Zhang Yingning said with a sour expression, "So how did you arrange the accommodations?"

"So you'll live on the kang (heated brick bed) in each family's spare room?" Wei Qingqing was even more puzzled.

"Is there a charge?"

"Of course we have to accept it..."

"Fine, fine, we won't come anymore. You guys are doing this because you think we're always coming to your house..." Zhang Yingning's face turned even uglier.

"Look at what you're saying, as if we owe you for your lodging. From now on, we won't charge anyone who stays at our house, okay?" Wei Qingqing was both amused and exasperated. Of course, she knew in her heart that Zhang Yingning was just teasing her.

"That's more like it," Zhang Yingning said with a smile.

Seeing the two of them joking around, everyone burst into laughter.

"Aunt Zhang, you're so stingy! You're practically penniless now," Wei Qingqing complained, clinging to Zhang Yingning's arm.

"Hmph, let me tell you... you have to be careful when it comes to living..." Zhang Yingning's words were somewhat meaningful.

Yang Ming suddenly realized that Zhang Yingning was trying to persuade him in a roundabout way. Perhaps she had been somewhat dissatisfied with him ever since the couple and Xiao Bao returned from their trip to Beidaihe.

"Aunt Zhang, we understand," Yang Ming said solemnly, even though his boat only cost 10 jin of soybeans...

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