Seeing that Dou Wang still wanted to bring Little Spot the pheasant, Lin Chunnuan was a little reluctant to let Little Spot suffer, so she quickly urged him to go.
"Hurry up and feed him with some meat of deer, otherwise, he'll be in a hurry with you. Who's still willing to eat raw after eating something delicious?"
Dou Wang was still unwilling to let Lin Chunnuan eat too little, so he didn't want to give Little Spot the meat of deer to eat.
Seeing that Dou Wang was so anxious, Lin Chunnuan immediately started to eat the cake. Only then did Dou Wang manage to comfortably feed Little Spot and also give the Great cheetah a bit of food, letting it taste the taste. As expected, after the Great cheetah finished a small mouthful, it started to use its strength on the oilcake and the meat of deer.
"Look, Great cheetah likes to eat too."
Dou Wang touched the Great cheetah's head. It was a pity.
"I only brought this much today, you won't be able to eat anymore. When you go down the mountain one day, I'll cook for you at home."
Lin Chunnuan laughed out loud.
"It was clearly made by my mother, yet you made it for her. Can you make it so delicious?"
While speaking, he held up the meat of deer and shook it. Little Spot immediately smelled it, and started chirping away. Dou Wang quickly gave it a mouthful.
"You should eat some too, don't feed it all."
Lin Chunnuan looked at the meat of deer that was about to run out, grabbed a piece and stuffed it into Dou Wang's mouth. Dou Wang was chewing the meat in his mouth happily.
He wanted to let himself know that he was no longer alone in his life. With an aunt to cook and clean the house for him everyday, all he had to do was work hard to make money and support his family. There was also Chun Jiao, Chun Xiao and the little leopard that he played with every day.
The great leopard also seemed to know a little, after poking its head out a few times, it stopped meddling in the matter. Seeing its appearance, Lin Chunnuan could not bear to do anything, however, as there was only one or two pieces of meat left, Lin Chunnuan gave another piece to Dou Wang.
There was nothing Lin Chunnuan could do about it, she took out an oilcake and fed it to the Great cheetah, who knew that the Great cheetah would actually give it quite a bit of face, and actually look as if it was eating it very sweetly, perhaps because it was covered with meat, or because the oilcake itself suited its taste.
"Wangzhige, after you feed the little leopard, quickly eat your own food. Otherwise, you won't even have any gas pancakes left, the great leopard will like it."
Lin Chunnuan poured some water into her water bag to wash her hands. She patted Dou Wang's shoulder and went to pick some tea leaves.
Seeing that Warm Spring had already got up to gather tea, Dou Wang quickly fed the last piece of meat to Little Spot while wolfing down the scallion pancakes. He also washed his hands and went to help Warm Spring gather tea.
Although they had eaten their lunch a little late, and grappled with the big and small leopards for a while, the speed at which they picked tea was extremely fast. In just two hours, the new tea was already filled to the brim with wicker basket.
"Alright, Wangzhige, we won't be able to contain more. Let's pack it up and go back."
The two of them walked out of the teahouse. Lin Chunnuan carefully covered the tea leaves with a cloth and checked if they couldn't drop them before putting the basket on her back. The two of them carried the tea leaves on their backs one after the other.
He put the water bag and the three pheasants into the basket. Little Spots was lying on top of the pheasant, which saved him a lot of trouble. Dou Wang held the basket in one hand and Chun Wen in the other, afraid that she would fall down.
On the other hand, Lin Chunnuan was holding onto one hand while holding onto Dou Wang's small machete with the other. This was used for self-defense, so no matter how inconvenient it was, she had to bring it along. Just in case, the Great cheetah was still following by the side like last time, but Lin Chunnuan released her hand that was held tightly with Dou Wang's, smoothing the hair on the Great cheetah's body.
great leopard, don't follow me down the mountain, it is better that you don't walk as much as you want. When your injuries are healed, you can come to our house anytime, but it is best if you don't follow us now. Going up the mountain and down the mountain is tiring, I still need to come up with Wangzhige in two days.
It stuck out its tongue and licked Lin Chunnuan's hand. Then, it took a small step back and stopped Lin Chunnuan from moving any further and after that, Lin Chunnuan felt that the touch on its soft and smooth skin was extremely sticky to the point that she almost choked in fear.
In her previous life, she didn't like cats and dogs, so she didn't expect to meet big or small leopards in her current life. Because leopards weren't like those that were raised in families, Lin Chunnuan had some interest in them, not to mention that they were so human.
Lin Chunnuan immediately had the urge to wash her hands, but she resisted the urge. She didn't want to embarrass the great leopard in front of the great leopard, so she knew that the great leopard was trying to show her good will. She couldn't get used to this kind of intimacy.
Dou Wang wanted to hold Lin Chunnuan's hand, but was dodged by Lin Chunnuan. Dou Wang immediately realized that he had overstepped his bounds, being eight years old in the morning, and holding hands with her in this way wasn't too good. It was just that he had been dodged so obviously, and his face was still red.
In fact, when he went to hold hands with her, he only subconsciously reacted. He was afraid that if she was small, she would carry two baskets on her back and be unable to see the way down the mountain from the front and back. Furthermore, going down the mountain was more dangerous than going up the mountain from the start, so to protect her, he naturally wanted to lead her and make her safer.
"The great leopard can't see us anymore, right?"
Just as Dou Wang was feeling awkward, he heard Lin Chunnuan talk to him in a low voice. Dou Wang turned his head to look at him, then returned.
"Oh, I can't see it."
"Quick, quick, quick, get me some water to wash my hands."
Lin Chunnuan anxiously asked Dou Wang to pour her water. It was probably due to psychological effects, but up until now, Lin Chunnuan still felt that the back of her hand was slippery.
"What's wrong? Didn't you wash it when you finished picking the tea?"
Dou Wang put down the basket, picked up the wicker basket, and asked Lin Chunnuan while holding the water bag. He didn't know why Lin Chunnuan was in a hurry to wash her hands, and thought that she had grabbed onto something when she went down the mountain in order to keep her balance.
"It's the great leopard. It just licked my hand."
Lin Chunnuan stretched out his right hand, practically wanting to throw it as far away as possible.
"What's the use of licking a great leopard? It only likes you when it's close to you. It wouldn't lick people it doesn't like, and it would bite straight on."
Dou Wang tried to coax her while he watered the spring water.
"In the future, the great leopard will lick you again, and Little Spot, if it lives in our house, it will definitely get closer to you. You have to treat it like Chun Xiao, or else you won't be afraid."
Seeing Chun Wen turn her head away in disgust, Dou Wang could only rub it hard for her and then pour water over it again. Only then did he finish.
"I know he likes me, but I can't stand it either."
Lin Chunnuan made a decision in his heart. She had to slowly learn to overcome it and get closer to each other. Maybe she would no longer have that feeling of shadow in his heart and she might just be not used to it.
"If you have the time, just hug Spotty."
After saying this, Dou Wang suddenly noticed that Lin Chunnuan was not usually very intimate with Little Spot, but she would occasionally move along with the fur on its back.
I've never raised any small animals before, so I'm not used to these hairy and tongue-stuck animals. However, I still like Little Spot very much, and I'll practice getting close to him in the future. In any case, I live in the same yard.
Little Spot laid on the basket honestly, not understanding Warm Spring's words at all. He only looked at her without blinking, and when Warm Spring turned his head, he just so happened to catch sight of it. His pitch black eyes were very focused, causing Lin Chunnuan's heart to soften immediately.
"Then let's hurry up and go. If this goes on, we won't be able to return home for dinner."
The two of them had gotten up early, but there were always things that had to be delayed. They picked an extra basket of mint, so they didn't go home early like last time.
Both of them were shocked when they saw the house from a distance. Was this their home? There were many people entering and exiting the house from the side. They looked at each other and quickened their pace. Soon, they arrived at the door.
"Yo, good brothers Wang and Miss Warm Spring are back. Hurry and rest inside."
Dou Zi saw Dou Wang and Lin Chunnuan first and quickly came over to pick the wicker basket in front of them. An Zi also came over to help.
"Good brother Wang, I'm sorry for the last time."
This was the first time An Zi saw Dou Wang looking rather awkward after the robbery. He didn't expect that the person who was almost robbed by him had now become his own boss.
"It's all in the past now, so don't bring it up again. We won't be doing that anymore. We should continue on the right path in the future."
After Dou Wang found out about Ming Zi's group's background, he sympathized with them a lot, but he didn't support what they were doing.
Only Dou Wang knew how difficult life was, but he survived without giving up himself. He also knew how important it was to be honest and be a person, and if he lived his life out of line, perhaps he would want to live in peace. The villagers had already chased him out of the village.