Chapter 244: Adopting a little wolf

Ah Jian grinned: “I think it should be fine, right?”

“Really?”

“Okay!”

“That’s great!” Lian Fang Zhou clapped her hands and laughed, waving her hands: “All three of you sit down so we can talk about it!”

Lian Ze hesitated while Third Aunt blinked: What was wrong with this girl?

When Lian Fang Zhou explained that the furry little puppy was actually a wolf, Third Aunt almost fell off her stool with a scream.

Lian Ze’s expression clearly showed ‘didn’t I say it looked weird’ while Lian Fang Qing and Lian Che’s eyes were bright with excitement, very interested.

Hearing that the wolf cub would be raised at their house, Third Aunt firmly opposed: Could wolves even be raised? It would eat people when it grew up! She was already old, she couldn’t stand the fear every day!

Anyways, even if it looked as honest as a dog now, a wolf was a wolf. It couldn’t become a dog, no matter how you raised it! According to her, the best option was to put it into a sack and beat it to death!

As soon as she said this, Lian Fang Qing and Lian Che immediately looked at her distrustfully.

Lian Ze had no opinion.

In the end, the wolf pup stayed after Third Aunt repeatedly asked Ah Jian for guarantees. Eventually, she retreated unwillingly.

Actually, what moved her the most was Lian Che’s words. Lian Che said: “When the little wolf grows up, he will look after our house like a dog! It will be very prestigious! We will treat him like a dog, naturally he will be obedient! Since it is so small, it won’t hurt us while it get’s close to us!”

As a result, the little wolf pup officially became part of the family.

Lian Fang Qing and Lian Che were very happy and immediately wanted to get busy making a nest and preparing food for him.

Lian Fang Zhou coughed lightly at this time, her face slightly solemn as she said: “Don’t leave just yet, I have something else… I want to talk about. I don’t know how to say it…”

She wanted to explain the matter with Yang Huai Shan.

It didn’t make sense not to tell them, it wasn’t good for outsiders to know but not her own family. Especially in case someone came over to chat and brought it up, it would be bad if they heard it from someone else first.

Seeing that her expression was not joking, Lian Ze and Third Aunt were surprised and the little ones were uncomfortable, so they all agreed to sit down again.

When the words came to her lips, Lian Fang Zhou felt that they were a little hard to say and didn’t know how to start. After considering it for a while, she spoke slowly.

The expressions on her family members’ faces were all extremely rich. First, they were shocked, then they were filled with gratitude. Their eyes looked at Lian Fang Zhou with cherishment.

Thinking that she might have never seen this sister alive again, the hearts of the three younger siblings jumped. Lian Fang Qing threw herself into her sister’s arms and acted like a baby.

Third Aunt chanted the Buddha scripture and said: “Finally, the Yang family has a bit of conscience and knew to save you! No matter, this time the two families are even. From now on, I won’t hate him anymore!”

Lian Fang Zhou: “…”

Lian Ze was silent a moment, then he said: “I don’t hate him anymore. I did not expect that he was a courageous person, not to mention…” Lian Ze had said many bad things about him previous.

Lian Fang Zhou said: “The villagers know about this so I have to tell you the truth. If someone talks to you about it, just say that our family is very grateful, don’t say anything else! Also, when you meet someone from the Hua or Yang family, be careful and watch out!”

“You mean—” Third Aunt’s eyes lit up.

Helplessly, Lian Fang Zhou said: “You don’t need to think about it, the people of the Hua and Yang families must hate me to death! However, because Ah Jian saved the entire village and Uncle Li Zhen has spoken, they don’t dare to do anything. Who knows if they will do anything secretly, however! Especially the two mother-in-laws and the daughter-in-law.”

Ah Jian also nodded: “Your sister is right to remind you that you have to be defensive. The Hua family feels that Hua Xiao Hua has been wronged and Old Madam Hua has a temper. It’s really hard to predict!”

This made sense and Lian Ze and the others quickly agreed.

Although it was said that the Lantern Festival was over after the 15th of the first lunar mouth, few villagers would really be idle until that time.

Basically, after the fifth day and no later than the sixth or seventh day, most of the relatives had returned to their own homes and people had rested enough, ready to start being busy.

Two of the main jobs on a farm was to cut firewood, which was inconvenient unless there was a lot of spring rain, and to prepare the fields for plowing.

On the eighth day of the first month, all the doors, windows, and various furniture, tools, and utensils for the compound had been completed. On this day, the carpenter shop sent someone to install them.

With Qin Feng and Su Zi Ji, Lian Fang Zhou was much more relaxed and there was no need to look to Ah Jian all day.

At the same time, Lian Fang Zhou asked Li Shu, Li Sanhe, Carpenter Zhang, and a few others to help build a temporary house on Xiaohuaguo Mountain, which was arranged for Sun Zhang Xing and his wife.

On the top of Xiaohuaguo mountain, Lian Fang Zhou specially set aside a place to build a small villa in the future. At this time, the structure was only temporary, so they did not use bricks, only wood beams and planks with cedar bark on the roof.

This small wooden house was designed with three rooms and a smaller wing room separated by wooden boards, for Sun Ming to stay in when he returned from the academy.

Round wooden beams and columns were built with brackets and thick wooden boards were nailed down to form four walls, with two windows in each room.

To prevent drafts, a layer of sturdy oiled cloth was nailed to the four walls and covered with a yellow wallpaper. All the beds, cabinets, tables, and chairs were newly made. Although the wood was common and the style simple, it was very neat.

There was also a small stove built in if they wanted to cook for themselves and not go to the cafeteria to eat. If they wanted to cook, it would be easy to get their share of the rice and vegetables from the cafeteria.

The house was half a meter above the ground with wooden stairs going up and down. This was to prevent mosquitoes breeding in the damp ground after the rain and discourage centipedes and ants.

Lian Fang Zhou told Hunter Sun that he could plant some flowers, mint, and wormwood around the house in the spring. This would drive away snakes and insects.

It took less than three days to build it, with Sun Zhang Xing and his wife also helping. Seeing that the new house was clean, tidy, and bright, and many times better than their dilapidated and battered shack, their hearts were full of joy. Fortunately, they had decided to accept her offer, otherwise how could they still live in that shack?

There was no need for a guard here but Sun Zhang Xing and his wife undoubtably regarded this as ‘their’ home and they told Lian Fang Zhou that after Sun Ming went to the academy on the fifteenth, they would move in.

Lian Fang Zhou said that they should do what they wanted.

Seeing that the first month was about to end, Lian Fang Zhou took Lian Che Linjia village.

There was no school in Dafang and the nearest one was in Linjia, so this was were Lian Che would go to school.

Schools generally started after the fifteenth, so it was time to sign up now.

TN: I hope this doesn’t have to be mentioned, but please be careful when adopting dogs with a high percentage of wolf. They have different requirements than pure dogs and depending on where you live, there can be heavy restrictions. Also, just because the seller says they are a wolfdog, doesn’t mean that they are so be careful when you see people advertising ‘wolfdog crosses’. Do your research and be prepared for any new pet but especially animals that are not domesticated.