Good luck every time

Li Ershi's sudden visit with Li Ruyi made his in-laws a little overwhelmed.

However, after hearing the purpose of the visit, his uncle still took Li Ruyi to see the cats.

There were so many cats that when the warehouse door was opened, cat hair was flying everywhere.

There were at least twenty of them lying on the beams and hiding behind haystacks.

Li Ruyi turned to look at Li Ershi and asked him with his eyes, this number doesn't match what you said!

As soon as Uncle Li Ershi entered, many cats surrounded him and meowed.

He explained to Li Ruyi.

"Two of the cats Twenty mentioned were given away, and the remaining two raccoon cats are still kept. They are either black cats or raccoon cats."

He gently kicked away the cat that was acting coquettishly at his feet and pulled out a half-grown kitten from behind a sack.

I saw that the cat had fewer spots than the tabby cat, it was a mixture of black and gray, but the look in its eyes when it looked at Li Ruyi was very vigilant.

This is definitely not a black cat.

Li Ruyi did not feel disappointed, as she had heard that civet cats were the best at catching mice.

"All right. I want to put them in the barn to catch mice. It doesn't matter what color they are. My family won't say anything."

Uncle Li Nian had already heard some things about Li Ruyi from Li Nian's parents.

Seeing that she acted with moderation and came in a donkey cart carrying gifts, it was obvious that she was not the kind of person who would act rashly without considering the consequences.

My uncle suddenly had an idea and pointed at the kitten that was sticking its head out from the beam.

"I don't know about twenty. My cat gave birth to another litter later. This time there are six of them. It's been a month and a half. If you don't mind, you can raise two more."

"Don't you know that kittens need companions? Otherwise, they will run around."

Li Ruyi didn't say anything. She was thinking whether she should help Han Shian adopt two more cats. The house over there is almost becoming a rat's nest. Especially in the cold winter, the rats sometimes crawl into the thatched roof and are very arrogant.

Li Er looked at his uncle who usually looked down on everyone with his bulging belly, and now carefully advised Li Ruyi to raise two more pigs. He felt sad and speechless.

He could see through his uncle's fabricated words, let alone Li Ruyi!

However, Li Ruyi didn't care about those things. The final choice was in her hands. No matter what means the other party used, she would make the decision after weighing her own situation.

She didn't care about her uncle's little calculations. How could this be uglier than the way the shopkeeper got so angry that he cursed at her when she went to the shop to bargain? ?

After hesitating for a moment, Li Ruyi thought it would be a good idea to raise a few more, preferably ones whose parents are not closely related so that they can be kept together to give birth to kittens in the future.

She told her uncle Li Er about this idea.

"Uncle, I also think it's good to have two more. Besides my family, my neighbor next door also wants to keep two, but I want two litters that are not closely related so that I can breed kittens in the future."

The life span of farm kittens is not long. Some of them were killed by poison after eating something outside, some died while giving birth, and some were killed while fighting with something...

It is not easy to live for five or six years. If there is an old cat that lives for more than ten years at home, it will be a legend in the village.

Li Ruyi knew a little about raising cats, but it was only what he had heard in the backyard when he was in the capital.

However, the cats in the backyard are even more miserable. They enjoy a life of luxury, but at critical moments, they have to risk their lives to risk the fate of harming each other.

Sometimes, they are even skinned and stripped just to provoke the owner's anger.

Li Ruyi didn't dare to raise him at that time, because she could not afford any separation.

Uncle Li Er was so happy when he heard this that he stuffed the cat in his hand into Li Ruyi's arms.

The cat was unfamiliar with Li Ruyi's scent and was very resistant to it. It meowed and wanted to run away.

Its claws got caught on Li Ruyi's clothes. Li Ruyi was afraid that her clothes would get caught on the willow branches, so she reached out and pinched the skin on the back of its neck and lifted it off her body.

The skin on the back of the neck was probably enough to seal a cat. The kitten that was showing its teeth and claws just now suddenly stopped and tucked its tail between its legs.

Li Ruyi went to see Uncle Li Nian, worried that her actions would make Uncle Li Nian unhappy.

As a result, I saw the other party like a big cat, catching cats everywhere in the warehouse.

Finally, he caught a big cat and five kittens for Li Ruyi.

"This big one is a male, very fierce. With him around, the kittens don't like to run around."

"And the raccoon cat in your hand is also a male. This raccoon cat and that raccoon cat are from the same litter. These ones are from the same litter. This one is also a male... The rest are all female. If you don't want them to give birth, find a pig butcher to castrate the male one!"

"But you have to be on guard against other people's male cats coming over. In my opinion, it's better to find your own male cat. At least you know when the cat will give birth."

Li Ruyi was wearing men's clothes, so her uncle Li Er treated her as a boy and talked nonsense. Li Er's blood rushed to his head, but he did not dare to interrupt his uncle.

After talking about giving birth to kittens, Uncle Li Ershi started talking about raising cats.

"This greedy cat is really greedy. Cats are the greediest. If you feed the dogs cornmeal mixed with cold water, they will be happy. But if you feed the cats like this, they will run away in two days."

Li Ruyi was silent for a moment and then said.

"My dog ​​also needs to be fed meat, but it's mostly offal and the like."

A plate of pig offal is enough to eat for several days, and it doesn’t need to be washed too clean, and no seasoning is needed.

Uncle Li Ershi was suddenly speechless.

He looked at his cat and then at Li Ruyi.

"Then...then if you feed it meat, then there's nothing to say."

Li Ruyi nodded.

"Can I drink raw eggs?"

Uncle Li: ...

Li Ruyi suddenly remembered something.

"By the way, can I drink goat milk?"

She was really fed up with the smell of goat's milk, but the goat had not yet stopped producing milk. Her eldest sister was always worried about her health, so she not only let her drink it every day, but also always gave her the biggest bowl.

Uncle Li: ...

"How about I catch two more for you? Otherwise the bloodline will be messed up in a few generations, and the kittens born won't like to live."

When Li Ruyi came out of his uncle Li Ershi's house, he was carrying two large baskets with nine cats in them, three big ones and six small ones.

When Uncle Li Er saw them off, he also gave Li Er some instructions.

"Please help your uncle keep an eye on it. If he doesn't take good care of the cat, you can bring it back."

Li Er looked at the patches on his uncle's body and thought to himself, you can hardly eat, and you still care about the cat!

He doesn't understand.

"Don't worry, uncle, we are relatives! I will definitely help you. When my family prepares for a wedding, you can also go to our village to take a look. Her family lives a decent life and keeps their word."

Li Er added another sentence in his heart.

But whether there are loopholes is up to you to judge.

Uncle Li Ershi felt much more relieved.

"If the cat gives birth, you can help me keep an eye on it. If I can't take good care of it, come and tell uncle and I can go over and take care of it."

Li Er's gaze moved from his uncle's clothes to his uncle's face.

He was even more speechless!

Uncle, you didn’t even take care of my aunt during her confinement period, and now you want to take care of the cat during her confinement period. Does my aunt know?

"Okay, I'll tell you if there's anything going on."

Li Er's aunt was also very happy, and even his grandparents were particularly happy. They spoke nice words to Li Ruyi, fearing that this sucker would send the cat back again.

Of course, they admired the man who could make Uncle Li Er give up his love and give away nine cats at the same time.

Several people were worried that Li Ruyi would return the cat, so they all tried to say nice things to her. Some even wanted to return Li Ruyi's gift and give her something else.