My 1995 Small Farm.

It finally snowed heavily.

The happiest person wasn't Chen Ling, who was able to sell the vegetables at a high price.

It's not about the kids like Rui Rui.

Early in the morning, I went out to play in the snow with Xiao Lizi, Ya Ya, and Liu Nier.

Given the weather today, Rui Rui would normally be sleeping in late, as is her usual habit.

However, Liu Ni'er's dog is now well-behaved and obedient thanks to Wang Lixian's training.

Those puppies are all offspring of wild dogs and wolves from the mountains.

It can be considered an unconventional first-generation wolfhound.

It's rather special.

It's quite an achievement to train a dog like that to be obedient and affectionate.

What makes Wang Lixian even more proud is...

When they were training their wolfhound puppies, they didn't need Chen Ling's dogs to help them.

They trained them all themselves.

In Chen Ling's own words, it was about using true love to influence people.

Upon closer examination, there's nothing else to it.

That stray dog ​​mother seemed very protective of her puppies, but in reality, she was reluctant to let them nurse when they were just a month old.

Plus, the stray dogs are used to it.

Sometimes when I'm unhappy and feel that the puppy is too clingy, I might suddenly bite it.

The puppy howled in pain as it was bitten.

At this time, Wang Lixian and the others fed the wolfhound with the prepared food and various meat broths.

The puppy gradually began to recognize its owner and become tamed.

Normally, puppies that stay with their mothers for a long time and grow up drinking milk will recognize their owners very late.

More often than not, they not only acknowledge God late, but also refuse to let anyone touch or budge them.

They run away quickly when people approach.

Even trying to chain them up is difficult.

Therefore, in such situations, human intervention is generally required.

For example, give the puppy away as soon as possible, or take the mother dog to another place, away from the puppy's sight.

Once the puppies are deprived of their support, they will gradually and quickly recognize their owner.

As for the stray dog ​​mother in Wang Lixian's house, she didn't need anyone to take care of her; she started abusing her puppies on her own.

This gives others an opportunity to take advantage of the situation.

Wang Lixian told Chen Ling that he didn't know if it was because the wolf puppies had bigger appetites than ordinary puppies, but the five wolf puppies had scared the stray dog ​​mother away.

They won't let me drink any more breast milk.

Now, Chen Ling saw the five three-month-old wolfhounds in the snow and thought to himself that they were indeed wolfhound puppies.

As long as the meat supply is adequate, it grows much faster than a regular dog.

In just three months, it's almost the size of an average village dog.

In fact, there are also small wolves in wolf packs, which are 20 to 30 pounds lighter than the large wolf alpha.

In other words, not all wolves can grow to be so fierce and strong.

However, once a wolf and a dog are bred, this concern disappears immediately. The wolf-dog doesn't care about this or that; as long as it gets enough to eat, its size will increase rapidly.

"This reminds me of the puppies I picked up before the New Year. I wonder how Han Chuang is feeding them."

"That's when the lynx spoke."

Before the Lunar New Year, many stray dogs in the county town gave birth to puppies in the winter.

Although it didn't snow before the Lunar New Year, the weather has been quite warm.

However, the lack of food and water, coupled with the low temperatures in the early morning and evening, led to the deaths of many puppies.

The lynx discovered the situation of the puppies when Chen Lingjian was building those deer farms and cattle farms.

They took it very seriously.

Over several days, they found about twenty puppies.

Back then, the workers at the forestry site helped feed him every day. The leftover porridge was mixed with some meat broth.

Or it's just overcooked noodles or dried noodles mixed with some meat broth.

In short, no matter what it is, it must have meat broth in it, and it must have oil and water to quickly nourish those puppies.

At that time, they were raised in the small courtyard that Liang Yuemin bought.

Towards the end of the year, Chen Ling's side had a lot of people and a lot of things to do.

So the lynx was taken to Han Chuang's cannery. His place was not only big, but also had plenty of food and water, and those puppies couldn't stand being mistreated.

"Don't worry, Chuangzi will definitely take it to heart."

Even if Han Chuang doesn't have time to take care of the dogs Chen Ling sent over, his family won't ignore them.

"I know, what I mean is, I don't know what it will look like, and I don't know if I can find a good dog."

The lynx was quite looking forward to it.

"Forget about finding any bargains. They're all mixed breeds. At best, you might find a couple of tiger pelts with decent hunting qualities. Don't even think about anything else."

Chen Ling shook his head slightly.

He originally intended to keep those dogs inside the cave.

Later, they were used to crossbreed with wolves or wolf pups, basically for experimental purposes.

It's nominally an experiment, so of course we won't mistreat them.

Just stay here and rest in the cave.

But the lynx searched everywhere and found two more litters around the sand quarry, so the number of puppies suddenly became a bit too many.

The target was too big, so Chen Ling couldn't make a move.

Let's keep it outside for now.

"Hey, Fugui, you two stop talking about dogs and come see what your son found."

From the snow-covered wheat field not far away, Liang Hongyu waved and called out in their direction.

Wearing a tiger-head hat and bundled up like a little bear, Rui Rui also shouted, "Daddy, Daddy, come quick!"

"Uncle Fugui, come quick! We've found a pheasant!"

Liu Nier and the others were also extremely excited.

The dogs around them were excitedly watching the tail, barking and circling around incessantly.

"Wow, I've only ever heard of picking pheasants in the snow, this is the first time I've ever seen it."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yubao and the others rushed out excitedly.

Following Chen Ling and the others, they trudged through the snow-covered wheat field toward the group of children.

Upon closer inspection, it was a brightly colored male pheasant with its long tail sticking out. Its upper body was buried in the snow, motionless, as if it were dead.

"died!"

Rui Rui pointed at the pheasant and shouted.

"Uncle Fugui, there's another one over here, it's a female."

Liu Ni'er called out again. Her little wolfhound had made a new discovery. He used his paws to dig through the thick snow and revealed a frozen pheasant.

"Wow, there are still some left? It's so cold, why don't they go back to their nests? How silly of them!"

Little Chestnut was clearly confused, staring with her round, black eyes full of questions.

Liang Yuemin nodded: "Yes, I guess they didn't expect such heavy snow to fall so suddenly, and they were all stunned by the cold."

Chen Ling said, "Pheasants are stupid and don't build nests in winter, unless it's time to lay eggs. When I was a child, we would go to the haystacks at the threshing ground at night to ambush pheasants."

On snowy days like this, there are especially many pheasants and wild birds hiding in the haystacks.

"Really? Then let's go catch it!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Lizi was overjoyed. Her delighted expression reminded Chen Ling of Wang Zhenzhen.

"Don't rush. It's best to go at night with a flashlight."

Chen Ling smiled and patted her head: "This year, I reckon it won't just be hiding things in the straw stacks. Our greenhouse is so warm, I bet a lot of lazy, stupid guys who don't have a warm place to live will hide inside."

“Great! Let’s go out and look for them tonight. I’ve never caught a pheasant in the snow before.”

Liu Ni'er shouted, and then began to boast: "I've only ever blocked the old thieves on snowy days. Uncle Fugui said that pheasants are stupid, and the old thieves are also lazy and stupid. Besides taking over the swallows' nests, all they do is crawl into the cracks in the walls. In winter, there are so many old thieves in the cracks in my walls that I can stew a big pot of stew in one night."

The other children listened with great longing, dreaming of catching a whole pot of sparrows. (End of Chapter)