My 1995 Small Farm.

Chapter 531 The Puppies Gave Birth
"Nurse, nurse, nurse..."

Inside the cave, three small badgers, illuminated by the bright beam of a flashlight, listened to the deafening barking outside and emitted strange cries of fear and panic.

They huddled together at the end of the cave, heads tucked in, their chubby bodies twisting and turning, trembling with nervousness.

Hearing the cub's cries, the two adult badgers went into a frenzy, struggling violently against their bound bodies, baring their sharp teeth and hissing. Even though their sharp claws were tied with wire rope, they still tried to kick their limbs, using all their strength to rub and scratch the ground, making a mess of the surrounding weeds and vines.

Fortunately, it was tied with a steel wire rope.

If you use hemp rope or something, you really can't bind them.

It opened with a simple bite.

Seeing this, Chen Ling kicked him: "Don't move, or I'll boil your whole family alive."

The people around him burst into laughter.

They weren't afraid anymore.

Some of the women even squatted down and poked them with sticks, saying, "Goodness, we're not going to eat you, and we'll let you go."

Provoked and enraged, the badger snapped the stick in two or three bites.

They were so frightened that they retreated repeatedly.

"Wow, that's fierce! Can we really keep this at home, Brother Ling?"

"sure."

Chen Ling squatted at the entrance of the badger's burrow, afraid of hurting the eyes of the little badgers inside. So he used an iron hook to swing back and forth in the burrow to scare them and look for opportunities to hook their legs.

He added, "You haven't seen a hog badger. Those things are much fiercer than this. Even the old hunters here don't dare to mess with them unless they have a few dogs... Although this hog badger is also fierce, most people can still take it down."

As he spoke, Chen Ling's hands moved quickly, hooking the front leg of a small badger and pulling it outwards.

Good guy.

With this pull...

I don't know how, but all three little ones were brought out in one go.

When they reached the cave entrance, they realized what was happening and struggled to run away.

Chen Ling was quick; with a tug, he pulled out a small badger.

We grabbed the remaining two directly.

He reached out and grabbed the two little creatures by the neck.

He pulled them outwards and lifted them into the air. No matter how much they cried out, puffed out gasps, struggled, and thrashed their short legs, they couldn't escape his grasp.

The first small one had already been pinned to the ground by the dog.

"Hey, these three badgers are so small, they look like hedgehogs that have grown bigger without their quills. They're so cute, no wonder you want to raise them for your child."

Chen Ling hummed in agreement and smiled, "Actually, I'm not exactly small anymore; I'm still a bit chubby."

Badgers are badgers after all, much like hog badgers.

Except for winter and early spring when they first hatch, they are always chubby and round, covered in meat.

The smaller one is no exception.

It's probably been three or four months.

It was only about two sizes bigger than a cat, but much fatter.

They struggled with considerable force.

But it's still in its infancy, too immature.

With Chen Ling gripping the back of her neck, she could only desperately rely on her instincts to struggle, not knowing how to fight back.

"Hmm? Do you want some?"

Upon hearing Chen Ling say that there was quite a bit of meat, someone subconsciously added, "..."

"Eat my ass! This stuff is a real pain to prepare, and it's not easy to do in hot weather. It's better to stew it in winter."

Chen Ling shook his head, tied the three little creatures up with steel wire rope, and carried them down the mountain with a flashlight.

When they reached the foot of the mountain, Rui Rui really liked it. He had never seen this before, and he excitedly jumped and cheered as he surrounded it.

Chen Ling locked the badger family in an iron cage and had Rui Rui watch over them. He then poked a chopstick into the cage, but the chopstick was immediately bitten off by the angry and impatient badger.

"Don't stick your finger out, understand? Or I'll bite your hand."

Chen Ling saw the brat staring blankly at the badger in the iron cage and knew that he had realized the danger of the creature.

But I've never seen this before.

He still found it quite novel and fun.

Pointing to the cage, she looked up at Chen Ling and said, "Dad, Mom, look."

"Yes, we'll take it back to show Mom tomorrow, and we'll bring it to the county town for you guys to play with."

Chen Ling smiled and patted his head.

It looks like it might rain.

Chen Ling himself is fine, but there's nothing he can do with a baby. If he can't go back, he'll have to stay home overnight and won't rush back to the city.

Those at the provincial radio station also noticed the change in the weather.

At this moment, the newly replaced crew members came over from the backyard to discuss how to proceed with tonight's filming.

When they got over there, they saw Chen Ling and his son playing around a badger in an iron cage under the eaves, so they came over to look: "Hey, what is this thing? It looks like a big rat... Brother Ling, I heard from the boss that you trapped a nest of 'bastards' that Mr. Lu Xun talked about on the mountain. This doesn't look like one at all."

"Yes, Mr. Lu Xun said that the badger looks like a puppy. At first glance, it looks like a few big rats. No, it also looks like a hedgehog, except that it has no thorns on its body, but it has a hunched back, its back and belly are so fat, and its head is so pointed and long."

And also, their legs are so short.

From a distance, it looks like a giant hedgehog.

It's a badger, not the hog badger with the pig-nose.

Just looking at its little triangular head, you wouldn't believe it, if you don't look closely, it really does look like a hedgehog.

The little gray thing with three white vertical stripes on its head is quite cute.

"You could say it looks like a hedgehog or a mouse. It's a mustard, and it does look a bit like some minks."

Everyone marveled at this.

"..."

"Lingzi, stop letting Rui Rui play with that thing. It's time to eat. If you can get back after eating, then hurry back."

The brother-in-law shouted from the backyard.

No one came over; we only heard voices.

Wang Qingwen was naturally worried because only Wang Susu and her daughter were in the city.

We want them to get back as soon as possible.

Chen Ling hurriedly ate a couple of bites of food while holding his son, then picked up the iron cage and rode back to the city.

Dark as ink.

There was no one on the mountain road.

Chen Ling used a headlamp to light the way.

It started raining halfway there, so he quickly put on his raincoat to protect himself and his son.

Of course, the main priority is to protect the baby in front of him.

Traveling at night and encountering rain is a terrible experience.

But with the raincoat protecting her from the wind and rain, and since the rain didn't get on her body, and the raincoat was dark, Rui Rui found it quite fun to curl up inside.

I had even considered turning around to look at the badgers in the iron cage.

Now he's stopped making a fuss and is just standing in front of Chen Ling, holding onto the saddle, shaking his head and chattering happily.

Underneath the raincoat.

The dark, enclosed little space was his own little world.

He was very happy.

He was having a good time playing around, and he even chuckled to himself, thinking about tickling Chen Ling and being mischievous.

They thought that by blocking Chen Ling, they could no longer see him.

Chen Ling had no idea what it was like to be a baby.

Seeing that the rain was getting heavier, we were only focused on getting on our way. Fortunately, the little blue horse did not disappoint, galloping all the way, and the heavier the rain, the more joyfully it ran. Soon we arrived at the county town.

Under the headlamp's light, the rain was very dense on the cement road, splashing up small bubbles as it fell into the puddles.

In the rain, people were chatting and watching the rain from their doorways in the houses on both sides of the road, or using shovels to drain the water. Seeing this, the little blue horse slowed down and splashed through the water as it walked in the rain.

Crossing the road and over the bridge, Xinling Middle School is right in front of me, and my home is also in sight.

"Moo~"

A cow mooed in the rain.

If you listen carefully, you can also hear dogs barking.

"Are you asleep, Rui Rui? We're home."

Chen Ling lifted his raincoat, and the little baby, who was having a great time playing in the darkness, suddenly felt that the world had brightened up, with a warm, dim yellow light.

Looking up, I saw two familiar figures standing at the door: my mother and grandmother, with a big white cow and two large, soaking wet dogs behind them.

"Mother."

The little one's eyes lit up, and he excitedly cried out, opening his little arms for a hug.

"You still let your mother hold you, how insensible."

Chen Ling stretched out an arm and casually pulled him down, then took the iron cage off with one hand as well.

Rui Rui ran over to Wang Susu first, grinned at his mother and grandmother, then ran around the little white cow and the black baby, reaching out his little hand to pat each of the three of them.

The cow and two dogs simply watched him gently, twitching their ears and wagging their tails.

At this moment, seeing Chen Ling put down the iron cage containing the badgers, the brat ran back to Wang Susu and pointed at the badger family like a treasure, saying, "Mom, look, look, big yellow one, fierce."

"Oh, bigger and fiercer than Huanghuang, is that right?"

Wang Susu and her son were already used to the boy's precocious intelligence and his ability to automatically understand what he was saying.

The mother and daughter smiled at each other. The old lady led the little blue horse over, and Wang Susu led Rui Rui over, walking up to them: "Why did you bring a whole litter of these over? Aren't you afraid they'll dig holes all over the yard?"

"Hey, let them go after playing with them for a while. The little moorhens are gone, so we have to find some toys for the brat so he won't keep trying to run outside."

Chen Lingchong's wife smiled and said, "Besides, Zhenzhen will be back soon."

"Hmph, that crazy girl must have been playing around at home."

Wang Susu snorted, a smile appearing on her lips.

……

It rained for two days in a row. Gao Xiulan said that if she had known it would rain, Chen Ling and the others wouldn't have had to stay in the cornfield watering the plants.

Chen Ling simply said that watering more corn would be beneficial, as the corn cobs would grow bigger eventually.

On the third day, the rain stopped.

The weather was cool, and in the morning, Chen Ling's family was making flatbread in the kitchen.

Smoke curled from the chimney, and the dogs and cows in the yard drank the accumulated rainwater. Under the eaves, a little baby wearing open-crotch pants, his two little bottoms sticking out, was teasing the badgers with a small iron shovel.

The area outside the courtyard soon became lively again, just like the events of the previous two days; the matter of the Turtle Prince was not yet over.

It is said that the Turtle King came out, saved several people, and even brought rain, which was a sign of what kind of omen.

In short, everything is attributed to the old turtle.

As Wang Susu's belly grew bigger day by day, her emotions became more easily agitated than during her first pregnancy...

Chen Ling was too lazy to bother with those strange fish and water monsters.

Anyway, Garlic and the others have already appeared in front of people many times, and they are also paying attention to that strange fish. In that case, let's wait until my wife gives birth before dealing with it.

This is really... just like the Wild Boar King incident.

When this thing grows to a certain size, whether it's in the water or on land, it becomes incredibly slippery and difficult to deal with. The more it learns, the smarter it becomes, and its ability to save its life is top-notch.

Chen Ling no longer had the mind to care about it.

People often visit her home.

In the small courtyard in the county town, several groups of people come every day.

They were all from out of town, from the city, the provincial capital, or even further afield.

Among them were those who had been rescued by Garlic and the others a few days ago and had excitedly kowtowed to the giant turtles.

Ask him the Turtle King, ask him the Wild Boar King...

I guess I heard it from the residents of the county town.

In any case, within a short period of time, many people in the county knew that he had moved here.

Even Liang Jinke, who works as a gatekeeper at Lingzhong High School, was Chen Ling's former math teacher when he was in school. He would often bring his grandson over for a visit.

Let's not even mention Qin Qiumei and the others.

The news spread far and wide; if it hadn't rained for a few days, it probably would have reached Fenglei Town and Wangbacheng long ago.

It's pretty much the same now; at least everyone in the surrounding area knows about it.

When there are many people, it's fine with these familiar friends, they keep Wang Susu company and help her pass the time, but Chen Ling finds the other strangers annoying.

So we simply closed the gate and told no one to come in.

Alternatively, they could have Heiwa and the other two guard the door, and outsiders wouldn't dare to knock.

Some immature and hot-tempered young people even tried to throw stones into the yard.

They cursed and swore, saying that Chen Ling was acting all high and mighty, a country bumpkin who thought he was someone important.

As a result, Xiao Jin let out a howl, and without them even having to do anything, a whole bunch of dogs from the neighborhood came running out to chase and bite them, leaving their arms, legs, and buttocks covered in cuts that were oozing blood.

This time everyone behaved themselves.

I know that Chen Ling's reputation is well-deserved, not just hype.

Some locals gloated, happy to see outsiders suffer.

Because of the miraculous appearance of the Turtle King, they have recently become reluctant to utter even foul language, for fear of losing merit and good fortune.

Besides, they knew that Chen Ling's family wasn't just known for their powerful dogs.

That big white ox is quite formidable.

It is said that in the past, people were killed by this bull in the sand mining area. It is also said that when it gets angry, it can even topple stone walls, and it would be a piece of cake for eight or ten people.

The rumors surrounding Chen Ling are quite mysterious. In addition, he can fight leopards and recently killed a wild boar king. The locals dare not provoke him or openly offend him.

……

"Fugui, Fugui, open the door quickly! Your dog has had puppies and won't let anyone near. Even Qingwen's two puppies won't let anyone in, and Erhei's help is useless. The mother dog is protective of her puppies and wants to bite people. You'd better go back right away."

"What? The puppies finally gave birth?"

"She gave birth. Most dogs have one puppy in their first litter, but your dog had three."

Three? Goodness, that's impressive!

Chen Ling was overjoyed upon hearing this, and without even paying attention to his son, he went to fetch the little blue horse.

"It's true what they say, last night Lao Zhong and I stayed with Qingwen to keep watch, and those people from the provincial TV station were even recording us."

"Haha, you guys have such a leisurely time. What's so interesting about puppies?"

Although Chen Ling said that, he was actually very happy. He couldn't wait to see the puppies. These were the first batch of puppies that he had bred himself.

After all, Erhei and the others were brought back from the mountains.

It doesn't count.

Therefore, it is of great significance.

"Dad, dad~"

Rui Rui rubbed his eyes and chased after her with his short legs.

Gao Xiulan and two large dogs followed closely behind him, afraid that he would fall.

"Go back with Grandma. Dad will be back soon and will bring you a puppy."

Overjoyed, Chen Ling didn't care how to bring back the newborn puppy with its eyes still closed. He casually tossed out a sentence and rode off at breakneck speed.

The brat was left staring blankly at his grandmother, muttering things like "puppy" and "pig".

(End of this chapter)