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"Awoo awoo--" The little silver wolf whimpered, like it was replying to her words.
Du Xiao Li finally went to take care of the grape vines wrapped around it, carefully as to not injure the grape vines.
After she had the little silver wolf rescued out, she finally noticed that its hind leg was severely injured. The inner side that she didn't see earlier was already fleshy, and the bone could faintly be seen inside.
"This injury of yours needs to be taken care of quickly." Du Xiao Li said with her brows creased, "Since that's the case, let's go back first then."
She had the dagger put away back into her backpack. Afterwards, she had her backpack placed into the carrying basket, and carried the basket on her back. Then, she picked up the little silver wolf in her arms and prepared to head back.
"Awoo woo---" Du Xiao Li hadn't walked far when the little silver wolf cried out again. Du Xiao Li looked down and saw its eyes fixedly staring at those few clusters of ripe grapes.
Du Xiao Li remembered hearing in her past life that wolves had a fondness for grapes*. No wonder she would see it here. She saw the reluctance in the little silver wolf's eyes, and said, "Even more gluttonous than me!"
(*T/N: I have no idea how true this actually is.)
Finished saying this, she walked back again, and had the little sliver wolf placed on the ground. She went to the grape tree propped up by the tangerine tree, picked a bunch of grapes, and threw it before the little sliver wolf.
As soon as the little silver wolf saw the grapes, it completely forgot about the injury on its own hind leg. Its two front paws held onto the grapes as it began to eat. Very soon, the bunch of grapes was entirely eaten by it.
Du Xiao Li picked another bunch from above and threw half at it. Afterwards, she had all the ripe ones plucked and placed into her basket.
After it finished eating the grapes, the little silver wolf contently watched Du Xiao Li pick the grapes. It walked forward two steps, before crying out from the pain again.
Du Xiao Li picked up the back basket, walked over, and picked up the little silver wolf, saying: "Let's go back. Once I wrap it for you when we get back, it won't hurt anymore."
(Back Basket)
Returning home, Du Xiao Li first took care of the wound for the little silver wolf, and then made food afterwards. Right now, she couldn't afford to eat meat, and could only share half of her food with it.
The little silver wolf stood under the eaves. It looked to the back basket, and then to its treated hind leg. When Du Xiao Li came over with a bowl of food, it licked her hand.
Du Xiao Li felt a burst of happiness inside. This was considered willing to follow her now? She reached out and rubbed its back, saying: "In the future, just follow me, alright? I need to give you a name, yep, just going to call you Silver. Silver come over here. Silver quickly come. Hahah, not bad, not bad, in the future, you'll be called Silver."
(T/N: Silver as in the currency)
Silver cried out, unsure whether it was protesting this name or not.
T/N: Du Xiu Heng's screen-time is now replaced by a wolf pup lol
Ch. 024 – Eating Grapes but Not Grape Skin
Eating Grapes but Not Grape Skin
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In the afternoon, she used grapes as bait to let Silver slowly become familiar with its own name.
"Silver, you stay at home obediently. I'm going to go out for a while and will be back very soon." Du Xiao Li said as she ate a piece of grape and had the last grape fed into Silver's mouth.
Right now, the sun was about to set. The weather wasn't as hot as in the afternoon right now. She needed to have the medical ingredients she'd dug up a few days ago delivered to Niu Jing. Niu Jing had taken them to the medicine shop to sell a few time already, and they were very satisfied. Because the medical ingredients she dug up were rather valuable and were handled very well, they came to an agreement that as soon as there's supply to send them over as quickly as possible.
After she properly packed the ingredients, she also took two bunches of grapes, preparing to send it altogether too.
"Woowoo--" Silver came to Du Xiao Li's side and lifted its head, whimpering at her, with worry and fear in its eyes.
"Silver don't be scared, I'll be back very soon." Du Xiao Li thought perhaps being in a new environment and also having been injured, that's why it was scared.
"Woowoo--" Silver bit onto her trouser leg, just not allowing her to leave.
"Then you come with me too." Du Xiao Li picked up Silver in her arms, taking it together with her to Niu Jing's house.
When Du Xiao Li went over, Niu Jing was currently making dinner. Leng Yi and Leng Er were in the courtyard sparring. Han Ming Yi was lying on the guifei couch under the eaves, and Ji Liu Feng was also leaning against the couch. The two of them were watching Leng Yi and Leng Er spar.
"Silver, you can't go down right now, you have an injury on your leg. Wait until your injury is better, and I'll let you walk by yourself alright?"
Du Xiao Li's voice sounded. Leng Yi and Leng Er stopped, and the four of them looked towards the person talking outside of the courtyard.
"Leng Yi, Leng Er, don't stop, I was just getting excited from watching." Just now, Silver was struggling to get down. Du Xiao Li stroked its fur to coax it, and when she lifted her head again, she saw that Leng Yi and Leng Er had stopped, and hurried spoke.
Their sparring match just now was her first time seeing martial arts of ancient times. Wait no, the second time. The first time was when Leng Er showed her his qinggong. She discovered that these ancient martial arts moves didn't lose to the modern ones in the least. She could still properly learn some.
"Who were you talking to just now?" Leng Er asked.
Du Xiao Li pushed opened the courtyard door and walked in, saying: "Silver." With that said, she even had Silver lifted.
"Silver?" Leng Er saw the Silver in her arms and asked with a laugh, "That's the name you gave this wolf?"
"That's right." Du Xiao Li first had Silver placed on the ground. Afterwards, she took out the grapes, and then placed the medical ingredients inside an empty bamboo basket.
"You really are constantly embodying your true nature of loving money!" Leng Er said.
"Silver quickly come. Silver come over here. Look, such good implications. Under the skies, who doesn't love money. Even the monks who boast the four elements are vanity also like for others to give more incense money." Du Xiao Li said, and afterwards headed toward the kitchen, carrying two clusters of grapes.
(T/N: The word silver in ancient china means the same as money.)
"Grandpa Niu." Du Xiao Li directly placed the grapes into a basin and shouted towards Niu Jing who was making dinner inside.
Niu Jing saw the grapes in Du Xiao Li's hands and asked, "Came to deliver herbs again? What's this?"
"This is fruit I picked in the mountains. It tastes pretty good, so I brought some over for grandpa Niu." Du Xiao Li had the grapes plucked and cleaned, and then brought before Niu Jing, letting him try a piece.
Niu Jing ate one, sour and sweet, the flavor indeed quite good.
"Where did you discover this? Why have I never seen this before?" Niu Jing asked as he ate another piece.
"In the valley between the two mountains just behind Wild Goose Mountain." Du Xiao Li said.s
"You're just a child, how can you go to a place that far a away?" Niu Jing said, somewhat disapprovingly.
"That area I'm very familiar with, nothing will happen." Du Xiao Li said, "I even picked up a silver wolf there."
"You really are daring." Niu Jing helplessly looked to Du Xiao Li, "Just stay here for dinner tonight. You'd be too lazy to cook by yourself."
Du Xiao Li thought for moment, and then agreed, saying: "Then I'll take this out to let Leng Er and the others have a taste." With that said, she carried the washed grapes outside.
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br /> Du Xiao Li went out carrying the grapes. She carried it next to Han Ming Yi and Ji Liu Feng and said, "Big brother Yi, this is fruit I picked in the mountains today, do you want to try some?"
Han Ming Yi glanced at the grapes in the basin and faintly said, "No need."
Rather, Ji Liu Feng curiously picked up a piece and threw it into his mouth, saying: "What fruit is this?"
"I call it grapes." Du Xiao Li waited for him to take a few more, before carrying the grapes to Leng Yi and Leng Er's side, "Do you want to try some?"
Leng Yi and Leng Er both took a few. Du Xiao Li then placed the basin on a short stool under the eaves.
"Woowoo--" Smelling the grapes, Silver started crying out in the courtyard.
Du Xiao Li picked a few in her hands and stood one meter in front of Silver, saying: "Silver, open up." Afterwards, when Silver opened its mouth, she threw one in.
When Silver finished eating it, its two front paws started digging on the ground.
"Silver, if you stay here obediently and don't move, I'll give you grapes to eat. If you understand, call out once." Du Xiao Li put the grapes in her palm and said.
"You talking to it like this, how would it understand." Leng Er walked over and said.
"How would it not understand? Our family's Silver is very smart. Right, Silver?" Du Xiao Li placed Silver on a stool and rubbed its head.
Silver cried out twice and ate the grapes in Du Xiao Li's hand. Afterwards, it really did lie on top the stool motionlessly.
"Dinnertime. Li girl, come over and help me." Niu Jing stuck his body out from the kitchen and said.
"Okay." Du Xiao Li rubbed Silver again and said, "Obediently stay here, okay?" Afterwards, she finally got up and went to the kitchen.
While Du Xiao Li went to the kitchen, Ji Liu Feng went over, got the grapes, and placed it on the stool next to himself. He said to Han Ming Yi, "You really don't want to try one? It really does taste quite good. It tastes different from the fruits in the past." As he spoke, he even had the skin peeled off, placing only the meat in his mouth.
Have to say, this Ji Liu Feng was born with a good mouth and knew how to eat things. Having only eaten a few, he already knew to eat by directly peeling off the skin.
Han Ming Yi looked to Ji Liu Feng and still shook his head. Ji Liu Feng picked up a relatively darker one, and after peeling the skin, directly put it by Han Ming Yi's mouth, saying: "Look, good brother, I don't eat alone."
Ch. 025 – Du Xiao Tian Stealing Silver
Du Xiao Tian Stealing Silver
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Han Ming Yi looked to Ji Liu Feng and reluctantly had the fruit put into his mouth.
"How is it? Taste quite good right?" Ji Liu Feng said, pleased with himself.
Han Ming Yi flitted a glance at Ji Liu Feng and said, "So-so."
Ji Liu Feng mischievously laughed. For Han Ming Yi to say 'so-so', then it was really not bad. Looking to the grapes that were about to be finished by him very soon, he regretfully said, "It's a shame there's too little. Don't know where sound found them."
"Won't you know if you ask her?" Han Ming Yi said.
"I noticed that girl is quite fun! More fun than those young ladies in the capital." Ji Liu Feng said.
Han Ming Yi glanced to Ji Liu Feng and didn't say anything. Fun?
After Du Xiao Li ate her meal at Niu Jing's house, she carried Silver back home.
"Hey, stop right there!" When Du Xiao Li arrived below the mountain, she was stopped in her path by Du Xiao Tian.
Du Xiao Li watched his fat little hands spread open, blocking herself, "What do you want?"
Du Xiao Tian looked to Silver in her arms and arrogantly said, "I've taken a fancy to this dog of yours, give it to me."
Du Xiao Tian didn't recognize that Silver was a wolf, only treating it as an ordinary puppy.
"Based on what? It's mine." Du Xiao Li said.
She very much liked Silver, feeling it was very intelligent. Furthermore, she also intended, in the future when she plants tangerines, to let it guard the orchard for her. How could she be willing to give it to someone else?
Besides, just based on the fact that she met it under the grape tree, she won't give Silver away.
"I don't care, I want it! Are you going to give or not?" Du Xiao Tian saw Du Xiao Li not giving it to him, so he lunged over at once, wanting to snatch Silver. Du Xiao Li turned her body, and Du Xiao Tian was thus empty-handed.
"You actually even dared dodge? Watch me tear you to pieces!" Du Xiao Tian was fuming inside. He roared at Du Xiao Li, and then lunged towards her once again. With his entire body of fat, if crushed by him, she would definitely be hurting inside and out.
Du Xiao Li dodged a few times, but Du Xiao Tian kept pursuing closely, not giving up. She started to feel annoyed inside. When he pounced over again, she reached out and grabbed his arm, pulling him forward, and then extending her foot to trip him. Du Xiao Tian's chubby body fell flat onto the ground. However, Du Xiao Li had picked the spot, letting Du Xiao Tian fall on top of a grass patch, so as to not injure him.
"Silver is mine, I won't give to you. Just give up this idea!" After saying this, she walked off, carrying Silver away.
Du Xiao Tian had been raised pampered by Cui-shi since he was small. When has he ever fallen like this before? He was momentarily scared silly. After Du Xiao Li left, he finally returned to his sense, and immediately started bawling. He crawled up from the ground, and then sat there on his butt, crying with all his might.
Cui-shi heard Du Xiao Tian's crying and hurriedly came out from the house, seeing Du Xiao Tian sitting on the ground crying in the distant. She quickly ran over and pulled him up, saying: "The sky's already dark, instead of coming home, sitting here crying, what are you crying for!?"
"Wuuwuuu, mother, Du Xiao Li won't give me doggy, and even tripped me. Wuuwuu...." Du Xiao Tian told Cui-shi while crying.
"She tripped you? Quick, let mother see if you're hurt anywhere." As soon as Cui-shi heard that her precious son had fallen, her blame immediately turned into concern, looking over her own son left and right.
Du Xiao Tian extended his chubby palms, his palms were a bit red, having been scraped against the dry grass. "Mother, my hands hurt! Wuuwuu, you need to sort out that darn girl for me!"
Cui-shi worryingly looked to her precious son's palms, cursing: "That brat actually dared to hurt you? Just see how I skin her! Wait until tomorrow morning, we'll go find her to settle the score and let her pay your medical fees!"
"Wuuwuu, mother, I also want that doggy." Du Xiao Tiao added.
"What doggy?" Cui-shi asked.
"That one in that darn girl's arms. It's really cute." Du Xiao Tian said.
"Alright, tomorrow I'll go bring that dog back. Right now, let's go home first." Cui-shi dragged Du Xiao Tian back home, preparing to go find Du Xiao Li the next morning to settle the score.
The morning of the next day, Du Xiao Li got up, tied herself two self-made sandbags, and ran along the mountain path twice. Afterwards, she made breakfast for herself and Silver. Just when she picked up the broom to clean the courtyard, Cui-shi came with Du Xiao Tian.
At a glance, Du Xiao Li already knew what they came for. Ignoring them, she continued to clean.
Cui-shi, seeing Du Xiao Li see her but still pretends to not notice, forcibly pushed open the bamboo gate. Because her strength was too big, she even broke the gate.
"Dead brat, you hit my son yesterday?" As soon as Cui-shi entered, she began interrogating.
Du Xiao Li shook her head and said, "I didn't hit your son."
"You're lying!" Du Xiao Tian, seeing Du Xiao Li not admitting to it, loudly screamed.
"What am I lying about?" Du Xiao Li looked to Du Xiao Tian and said, "I ran into a bandit yesterday, wanting to snatch my family's Silver. I only pulled him once."
"Look at what you did to your big brother. His hands were red all night." Cui-shi said, "
As your eldest aunt, I won't say I'm going to drag you to court, just give two taels of silver to your big brother as medical expense. Afterwards, give that dog to him too, and this matter will be let go of."
Du Xiao Li heard Cui-shi's words and amusingly said, "He wants to steal my things, and then fell down on his own. You want me to give you two taels of silver, and even want to steal my family's Silver? Heheh, eldest aunt, isn't this calculation of yours too good?! Besides, who hit him?"
"What, you hit your big brother, even admitting to it yourself, but now want to take back your word?" Cui-shi said.
Du Xiao Li stomped the broom on the ground and said, "You said I hit him, what proof do you have? Where is he injured? Did anyone see? Is there anything that can prove he was hit by me? Eldest aunt, why don't you tell me."
"You...." Cui-shi was immediately tongue-tied.
Du Xiao Tian's hand originally were just a bit red. After a night, it has already reduced in color, how can they still say it was done by Du Xiao Li anymore.
"And when older cousin was trying to steal my doggy, several people saw. You say you won't report me for injuring him, how I see it, I rather want to report older cousin for stealing my things!" Du Xiao Li mockingly said.
T/N: The reason Cui-shi calls Du Xiao Tian, Du Xiao Li's 'big brother', is because they're cousins with the same surname. Patrillineal cousins in Chinese culture are referred to like siblings.
Ch. 026 – Escalating Conflict
Escalating Conflict
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"You dare!" Cui-shi, having gotten counterattacked by Du Xiao Li, said, "You dare report your big brother, I'll let you......"
"You'll let me what? Let me have no home to return to again? Steal our house again? Or, steal our family's land again?" Du Xiao Li mockingly looked to Cui-shi and said, "Our family didn't borrow your money this time, what other ways do you have? Eldest aunt, I need to sweep, so just please return."