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Chapter 193: Chapter 195 Turning into a Mangy Dog_1
Qiao Duo’er suddenly saw bloodstains at the corner of the Mountain Muntjac’s mouth. She shivered, could it be that this creature didn’t just eat grass?
"I’ve seen it eat poisonous snakes and mice."
Tan Zhenghong suddenly said something that changed the way Qiao Duo’er looked at the Mountain Muntjac. An animal that even ate poisonous snakes was not cute at all! n𝚘𝚟𝚙𝚞𝚋.𝚌o𝚖
But she was never one to give up halfway. Since she had decided to raise it, she would do it well.
Once they were in the mountains, Qiao Duo’er specifically asked Tan Zhenghong to set traps in the bamboo forest.
She still remembered the Mountain Muntjac eating mice and wouldn’t mind bringing back a snake if they encountered any.
Qiao Duo’er was being insincere. She had stopped finding the Mountain Muntjac cute, yet she still cared about its food.
After Tan Zhenghong set the traps, the two of them headed to the riverbank.
Qiao Duo’er was responsible for spearing fish, while Tan Zhenghong took care of harvesting chicken rice crops from the pond.
The chicken rice crop looked similar to a lotus, but it was covered with thorns, and the farm households called it Thorny Lotus Root.
If one was not careful, getting pricked by the thorny lotus root would hurt for days, and most people would stay far away from it.
Tan Zhenghong had never thought of eating this thing, but since his Qiao Duo had spoken, he would of course follow through.
He tied the sickles to a tree trunk, extended it underwater to cut, then used the sickles to hook the Thorny Lotus Root closer. After that, he used tongs for cleaning out furnace ash to clip the Thorny Lotus Root into the basket.
Having cut that patch of Thorny Lotus Root, he went to catch eels.
In fact, he wanted to help his wife spear fish, but his aim was not as good as Qiao Duo’er’s, and he had been thoroughly scorned for it.
When both of their bamboo baskets were filled to the brim, Tan Zhenghong told Qiao Duo’er to rest while he went to check the snares.
Today’s haul wasn’t bad: There were wild pigeons, wild rabbits, and wild ducks. The traps in the bamboo forest had caught three fat bamboo rats.
Now, not only did they have to carry the heavy bamboo baskets, but they also had to hold their game, yet they felt secure.
In this era, farmers had no security and depended entirely on the whims of nature for their sustenance; they had to save up whenever times were good.
Just as they reached their doorway, Fat Fat and Fatty, two little creatures, came to greet them.
But Qiao Duo’er was not as pleased to see them as before.
The reason was simple: Their fur had been cut, and the two little creatures now looked like two scabby dogs.
Once inside the yard, Qiao Duo’er put down the baskets and beckoned Fat Fat and Fatty to come over.
Upon closer inspection, the two creatures looked even more pitiful, truly the Sharp Brothers of the dog world.
"Dammit, who did this to you?"
Qiao Duo’er was very annoyed.
Unfortunately, the two little creatures didn’t understand her mood and lay on their backs on the ground, asking to be petted.
Qiao Duo’er expressed her disdain. How could these fools, looking so miserable, still be so foolishly happy?
Tan Zhenghong also felt his teeth itch with irritation. Dammit, wasn’t this blatant bullying?
The Li Clan always loved to stir trouble. Seeing Qiao Duo’er’s disgruntled face, she said with a smile, "Oh, aren’t your dogs sick? Their fur is all gone, and they look so ugly!"
Qiao Duo’er glared at the Li Clan, at that moment she just wanted to tear her mouth apart.
With a light snort, the Li Clan said, "What are you glaring at me for? I don’t have the time to cut the hair of your mongrels."
"You’d better not be the one," Tan Zhenghong warned with a serious voice.
The Li Clan stroked her belly, "Fourth Boss, you’re a man after all. What’s the point of always meddling in women’s affairs?"
With that comment, Tan Zhenghong’s face turned red, and he was at a loss for words.
"Why can’t my man hate to see me bullied?"
Qiao Duo immediately retorted, which was the best way to deal with the Li Clan.
