Chapter 2 — The House of Animals

Early the next morning, I stopped by to see if I was still breathing. 【What are you doing poking my nose?】 The white peacock... is awake. 5 【Are you a bird from the Northeast?】 I blurted out and asked. No wonder the fur is so white, it must have been frozen solid in the Northeast. But… how did it get all the way here? 【Whatever happens between the East and the North, I am the master! It's a job! It's merit! Did you really save me?】 It looked at me with somewhat wary eyes. I nodded: 【Yes, my dog saw you lying down on the mountain so he dragged you back. I saw that she was about to "sleep" so I poured water to feed her eggs.】 【I don't know where she came from, but now that she's healthy again, she can go wherever she wants. I'm willing to sponsor some dry food for the journey.】 Actually, I'm a bit afraid of it, it reminds me of the villain peacock in the movie "Kungfu Panda"... 【I'll definitely go if I go, but I'll decide when I go. You don't have to worry about money.】 The white peacock replied coldly. But having said that, it... doesn't go anymore. I immediately built him a new house, everyone called him Old Bach. Gradually, more and more animals in the area came. Including but not limited to: • The red fox comes to steal fish when I go fishing. • The hedgehog family dug up my potatoes and nibbled them. • Gray rabbits sneak into the vegetable garden every day as if they were eating a buffet. Once the kids arrived... they didn't want to leave. Some of them even ran back to call relatives to come stay! Spring and fall have come, and I have lived with the children on this land for more than a year. • 17 cats all have their own nest in the tree, living like local people. • Yellow Dog and Black Dog take on the role of protecting regional security. • 6 Japanese carp spawn one generation after another, making the whole pond glow bright red. • The baby turtle is still single and has not found a mate. The wild chicken family now has up to 118 chickens, the coop is not enough to accommodate them, I have to move them to the fields and build an entire row of dormitories. Dai Kim Nha plays very closely with the cats, Lao Bach (white peacock) is getting more and more... white. Every day I work in the fields at sunrise and rest when it gets dark. Farming and fishing during the day, reading books and feeding the chickens at night. Even though I don't have Wi-Fi or sometimes no phone signal, I have water, electricity, enough food, and surrounded by children, I live very happily. I used to think, days like this would last forever... Until someone appeared. 6 【Hello, I'm a student here to get documents, but got lost... Can you give me some water to drink?】 In the afternoon, while I was taking a nap in a hammock under a tree, a girl suddenly appeared. Over the past year, other than the time the electrician came to fix the electricity, I've hardly seen anyone. So suddenly seeing a fellow human being, I... was a bit emotional. 【No problem! Come on, follow me into the house.】 I warmly welcomed the girl in and filled a glass of water for her. The girl drank it all in one gulp, then asked for another cup - looking really thirsty. 【Huh, is this a wild zoo? Why are there so many cute animals!】 After drinking, the girl's eyes lit up when she saw all the animals roaming everywhere. Thinking back, it's true - this place is now like a zoo, and I'm also a "resident" here! 【Then let me show you around!】 I excitedly invited her. 【Okay, okay!】 I took her to the pond: 【This place originally only had 6 Japanese carp Okay, I can't count anymore.】 【Oh my god! Your carp looks like a deep-sea submarine! Each one is as fat as... chicken wings stuffed with rice!】 The girl shouted loudly. 【This person looks pretty but speaks without any charm! Who would curse fish like that?!】 【But I heard that "chicken wings stuffed with rice" is delicious...】 【Deep-sea submarines are very powerful!】 The carp were whispering under the water. After that, I took her to the front of Lao Bach's house - the white peacock. I'm sure this girl, like me before, has never seen a white peacock in real life. 【Oh my god~ This is… a white turkey, right? First time I see it! This one must be over 50 kilograms!】 The girl covered her mouth in surprise. Old Bach was so angry that he spread his tail out: 【Tell it! I am a peacock! Not a turkey!】 I quickly pulled her away. 【And this is a wild chicken, a red wild chicken, isn't it beautiful?】 An entire field of bright red chickens, looking like a burning sea of fire - truly breathtaking. 【Sister, can I take a photo? This place is even more interesting than the zoos in the city. Feeling familiar like at home! The animals were well taken care of by her, they looked very happy.】 I of course nodded, not only allowed them to take pictures but also modeled them myself. The girl took pictures for two hours, then hugged the cat for another half an hour. It was getting dark, she hesitated for a long time before letting me lead her to the main road to leave. I thought it was just a small part of my "laying still and ignoring life" life, but I didn't expect it to completely change my current life. 7 The next day at noon, I had just finished lunch and was lying on my back by the lake fishing for lobsters, when I heard a bustling noise from afar. When the sound got closer, I saw clearly: a group of more than a dozen students, the one in the front was the girl from yesterday! 【Sister, I'm here again! These are my classmates, can we come in and see the animals?】 They were very polite, so of course I couldn't refuse. I immediately took out the speaker and shouted: 【A guest is coming! There's a guest coming! Everyone, don't sleep anymore, move up, move up!】 【Remember - be enthusiastic, generous, whoever calls you must come out!】 The students burst out laughing: 【This girl is so cute, she can even make jokes!】 But I'm not joking - I'm serious! 【This is a relative of the capybara family - beaver mouse, just call it Dai Kim Nha.】 【And this is the porcupine family - 21 porcupines, 8 males and 13 females, full genome.】 【This red fox I met while fishing - it stole my fish, then... joined the group.】 I introduced each "family member" clearly. drop. After hearing this, we all became even more excited, taking photos endlessly, checking in endlessly, and taking selfies non-stop. When I was about to leave, someone secretly slipped 500 yuan into my hand. 【Sister, today was so fun. I don't know how much your place charges for tickets, so I'll send you some as a thank you. I hope you don't criticize me too much.] Of course I absolutely refuse to accept it. Today the children came to play, I was very happy. The animals were very excited when they heard people praise them. So happy and warm, the sentimental value is already full, how can you still accept money? 【Sister, actually I think you should collect the ticket. This way we can have money to take better care of the animals and let more people know about this place - and be close to nature. Just playing with animals, it's more fun than the commercial zoos in the city.】 The girl yesterday seriously suggested. After they left, I began to ponder. That's right... I also came to this place to "retreat" because the pressure was too great. But really, living among nature and children like this really makes me feel very happy. Why not share this place with people who are just like me? If I had more income, I could adopt more animals. Just this year, I picked up 27 more stray cats. I need money to sterilize them. Right now I can still handle it, but if it continues like this, I'll definitely be exhausted. The children seemed to sense the concern in my heart. 【Mom, I think that sister was right today. We can't let mom take care of us forever, we have to work to take care of her!】 Black Dog rubbed my hand and said seriously. The white-blue fat cat nodded repeatedly: 【I see it too! Mom, I haven't eaten cat pate for a long time... If I earn money, will I be able to eat it again?】 【Pss~】 The remaining cats simultaneously glared at it, but right after that... they all swallowed their saliva. That's right — since coming here, I've always cooked for them myself, rarely buying commercial snacks. Even me, thinking about milk tea, fried chicken, grilled food, spicy lobster... makes my mouth water.