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Chapter 504: Chapter 507: Sleep with Me_1
Qiao Duo’er soon fell into a deep sleep and had a peaceful night.
"Mmm, don’t move." Qiao Duo’er tried to swat away the feather that was gently teasing her face.
She was sleeping so well at the moment and didn’t want to move at all.
Tan Zhenghong said with a light chuckle, "Little Lazy Pig, you better let go of me, I need to get up and work."
From the first day Qiao Duo’er had come, they had been sharing the same bed.
At first, Qiao Duo’er would sleep on her back all night, maintaining the same position, then occasionally she’d sleep on her side and turn over once or twice, and later on, she liked to burrow into his arms and cling onto him.
This showed that she was gradually trusting him more, but it also made getting out of bed very difficult for him.
"Stay with me a little longer." Qiao Duo’er murmured.
"I need to feed the animals in the backyard and cook breakfast. Can you sleep by yourself?"
Qiao Duo’er tightened her grip, "No, it’s cold sleeping alone."
Tan Zhenghong could only indulge Qiao Duo’er, and by the time she was fully awake, it was already two hours later.
Qiao Duo’er rubbed her eyes and suddenly realized she had been holding them up; she quickly put on her clothes, hurriedly washed up, and joined Tan Zhenghong in the backyard.
The backyard was in total chaos, a cacophony of different animal calls merged together, causing headaches to anyone listening, probably because they were all starving.
Qiao Duo’er said weakly, "How about we feed them separately? It’ll be faster that way."
"Don’t worry, it won’t matter if we take a little longer, you start with the hay, I’ll mix the bean dregs with the bran."
The two worked together and it wasn’t long before the pitiful screams in the backyard subsided somewhat.
As they got to feeding the mountain muntjac, Qiao Duo’er noticed something off.
The first mountain muntjac that Tan Zhenghong had hunted was always docile; it would approach them for a pet whenever someone came to feed it.
But today, it kept on crashing against the fence, acting as if it wanted to escape.
"What’s wrong with it?" Qiao Duo’er asked with concern.
Tan Zhenghong looked towards another den of musk deer, where they were engaged in discordant activities early in the morning. This one was lonely and could only watch in frustration from the side. It would be odd if it wasn’t acting crazy!
Qiao Duo’er followed his gaze and instantly understood the situation.
Well... she should have snatched a mate for it back then.
"Do you think it could find a doe if we took it up the mountain?"
Female animals in heat emit a particular scent or make special calls, and the males would then find them.
In other words, they might be able to find a female mountain muntjac by following this male.
Tan Zhenghong shook his head, "Animals are too frenzied when in heat, it’s better not to rashly take them into the mountains. However, the musk deer have been active lately, so we can try our luck."
"I’ll go get ready then, and we’ll head to the mountains in a bit."
Qiao Duo’er was eager to try, as if she could already see a flourishing musk deer farm taking shape.
"No," seeing Qiao Duo’er’s reluctance, Tan Zhenghong explained further, "The mountain is colder than the base— it’s easy for you to catch a cold there. And Erhu is about to propose soon, you should go shopping with him for the occasion."
Qiao Duo’er spoke seriously, "It’s not appropriate for me and Erhu to be alone together as a man and a woman."
So she might as well go to the mountain.
"You think you can hide your little schemes from me? Girls are most vulnerable to the damp and cold of the mountains. Wait till the weather warms up, and I’ll take you up there to run wild," said Tan Zhenghong as he ruffled Qiao Duo’er’s hair. He could indulge her in other matters, but when it came to her health, she had to listen to him.
"Then you be careful, and come back early in the evening," Qiao Duo’er pouted.
Tan Zhenghong nodded, "I’ll be home before dark, in time to have dinner with you."
