country bumpkin

When Yunya woke up, she heard that the dog had gone through a life-or-death struggle the night before, and she rushed to see the dog in a panic.

She squatted on the ground, hugging the stray dog ​​and sobbing. Mu Shuyun quickly explained, "Yun, don't cry, the dog isn't dead yet, it's still alive!"

Yunya raised her arm and wiped away her tears with her sleeve, carefully looking at the stray dog. Seeing it open its eyes and look at her, its face lit up with joy, and it cried out, "Little Yellow, Little Yellow, are you alright?"

The dog, being intelligent, wearily raised its head, looked at its young master, and licked Yunya's hand with its tongue, indicating that it was reassured and had come back to life.

Overjoyed, Yunya hugged the dog's head, repeatedly saying, "Thank goodness, thank goodness, Xiao Huang is alright."

Yunya didn't leave the kitchen all morning; she stayed by the dog's side the whole time.

Mu Shuyun was worried that her legs would go numb from squatting, so she brought her a small stool to sit on and keep the dog company.

When Jianjun and Jianguo Caixia arrived, they learned that Gouzi had almost died the night before, and they were very saddened.

The children didn't play in the yard; instead, they sat in the kitchen with Yunya to keep the dog company.

The kitchen was cluttered with things, and with so many people, it was almost overflowing. Caixia, ever observant, went to the yard and came back to check on things every ten minutes or so.

Mu Shuyun cooked eggs for the dog and gave Jianjun money to run to the village store to buy two red ham sausages as a treat for the dog.

The dog ate a little something slowly, and its spirits lifted. Yunya stopped holding the dog, afraid of hurting its neck.

It wasn't until noon that the dog was able to stand up and move around a bit, but it was still weak and lay down to rest again.

The children cheered as they saw that the dog was much better.

Caixia said, "Yunya, let's let Xiaohuang rest for a while! Stop circling around it, it's probably sleepy now, why don't we let it sleep for a bit?"

Yunya thought Caixia was right. Just like people, when they get sick and their bodies are weak, they need to lie down and rest.

She called the children to go play in the yard, glancing at the kitchen every now and then.

After they all left, the dog really closed its eyes and fell asleep. It even started snoring, just like a human.

The children heard this and were relieved. They even laughed and said, "Little Huang is snoring, hahaha..."

The children continued to play outside, and when they got tired, they went back inside to sit and watch TV.

The dog woke up in the evening and was mostly recovered. Kong Tongming and Mu Shuyun discussed moving the doghouse to the kitchen doorway.

This way, it's far enough away from the gate and the wall that any bad people who want to throw things into the doghouse or dog bowl won't be able to reach it.

I won't leash the dog tonight; let it roam freely.

Mu Shuyun then gave the dog some instructions, telling it that if any bad people threw things, the dog should just bark to wake them up.

Whatever you do, don't smell meat or anything like that.

As if it understood, the dog barked twice in response.

Just before bedtime, Yunya ran to the kitchen worriedly to check on how the dog was recovering.

Seeing that it was in good spirits, she took out the remaining half of the sausage and fed it to it. After "Little Yellow" finished eating the half sausage in Yun Ya's palm, it licked her palm again.

It wagged its tail vigorously and barked twice. Seeing its tail wag, Yunya knew it had fully recovered.

Yunya patted its head before going inside to sleep.

Mu Shuyun asked her, "Yun, do you still want the puppy? If so, I'll go and see if any of the big dogs in the village have had puppies."

Yunya shook her head: "No need, Grandma. I still prefer Xiaohuang. It's been my little friend since I grew up!"

Mu Shuyun smiled indulgently and said, "Okay, whatever you say."

Yunya fell asleep almost immediately after lying in bed. In her dream, "Little Yellow" turned into a beautiful little girl who played games, ate meals, and chatted with Yunya.

The next day, Yunya woke up early. After getting dressed, she quickly went to see the dog. When the dog saw Yunya, it wagged its tail happily and jumped up onto Yunya's stomach. Yunya caught its paws with both hands and cuddled with it.

A moment later, Xiang Hong and Xiang Yang ran over. They had heard from Cai Xia that Gouzi had almost been poisoned to death by bad guys yesterday, so they rushed over to check on him today.

Seeing the dog doing well made me feel much better. After breakfast, Caixia came over, and she, Xiang Hongyun, and the other two girls whispered among themselves.

Jianjun, Jianguo, and Xiangyang, with a gossipy look on their faces, asked, "What are those girls talking about together?"

Jianguo and Xiangyang shook their heads and said in unison, "I don't know."

The three girls were having a great time talking when they suddenly heard the roar of a car engine.

Everyone curiously ran to the gate of the courtyard to look around, and saw a black sedan slowly drive up and stop outside the courtyard.

A well-dressed man with glasses stepped out of the car; he looked refined and cultured.

He looked around, his gaze finally settling on the mongrel. It turned out the man was a researcher from the city who had heard of a particularly intelligent mongrel and wanted to take it with him to study and observe.

Upon hearing this, Yunya became anxious and hugged the dog tightly, refusing to let go. Mu Shuyun also quickly stepped forward and said, "We won't sell this dog or let you take it away. It's the child's companion."

The man hurriedly explained that he was only taking it for some temporary testing and assured that it would be returned intact.

But the children strongly disagreed, especially Yunya, who cried her eyes out. The other children also gathered around, all voices expressing their opposition.

The man had no choice but to leave his contact information, saying that he could contact him anytime if he changed his mind.

After the commotion subsided, the children happily played with the stray dog ​​in the yard. The dog ran around joyfully, and the sunlight shone on them, creating a heartwarming scene.

Mu Shuyun suspected that this person might be in cahoots with the thieves who had stolen the dog before, so she was particularly cautious.

After waiting for several days without any further news, Mu Shuyun finally felt relieved.

She was really afraid that what happened last time would happen again, because the dog wouldn't be able to withstand that kind of torment.

When Zhou Caiyun heard about this, she felt it was her fault and came to apologize to Mu Shuyun and Yunya.

Mu Shuyun waved her hand, saying she didn't blame her and there was no need to take it to heart. Yunya also said understandingly, "Second Aunt, this is not your fault, it's just that these bad people are too bad."

Zhou Caiyun felt comforted and her guilt lessened considerably. She held her child and basked in the sun in the old house courtyard.

Yunya and several other children happily played games, including "Eagle Catches Chicks".

Little Qingsheng watched the older brothers and sisters making noises and giggling in the yard, and he also joined in with endless "hmm... wow! ah..." sounds.

When it's happy, it even flaps its little feet. It's so cute!