Chapter 90 Raising a cub brings joy
Li Yan then asked: "Whose is this? Why is it partially black and partially white, like a monster? I've never seen anything like this before."
He Qianqian glared at him and said, "As a father, do you only have Xiaoqi in your eyes?
He is a giant panda cub that Lingye and I picked up in the forest.
Since it has the word 'cat' in its name, why don't we keep it at home?"
Li Yan looked at her in surprise, then at Ling Ye, and then at Ye Qianmu.
Lingye said: "If Qianqian likes it, just keep it."
Ye Qianmu said nothing. He didn't care at all. As long as Qianqian was happy, that was enough.
Seeing that they all agreed, Li Yan said helplessly:
"We have so many furry little cubs at home, don't you think it's not enough to hug?"
He Qianqian: "He is very pitiful. Touch him and you will see that he looks fat, but he is actually very thin."
Li Yan has to clean up the cubs all day long and has to get up several times in the middle of the night. He no longer cares about his cubs.
The female panda asked him to hold her, and he reluctantly held the panda cub in his arms.
The little guy immediately burrowed into his armpit.
She seemed to be very dependent on him and not shy at all.
Li Yan looked disgusted and had no choice but to touch him. As expected, he felt more bones than flesh.
Soon he compromised and said, "Then let's keep it. It's so pitiful."
Li Yue smiled, grabbed the giant panda and held it in her arms, saying:
"It's impossible to abandon a cub like this voluntarily. While his father and mother haven't come looking for him, if you like him, just raise him for a few days and enjoy the fun.
It is difficult for a female to carry a cub, let alone one that has been raised for several months, so it is even more difficult to throw it away. "
Qingyu also rubbed his hands: "Uncle Li, give me a hug."
"Okay, since you're a single animal, raising a cub will be good for you both physically and mentally."
Qingyu was stunned: "Uncle Li, you pity me?
Once my hair grows fully grown, I will no longer be single.
He's furry and cute, why don't you let me keep him for a few days and sleep in my tree house tonight."
He had this little idea. If Qianqian wanted to touch the panda, she must enter his tree house.
How could Li Yue not understand his thoughts? She smiled at him encouragingly at first, then refused:
"No, what if he falls from the tree in the middle of the night? I'd better take him home and take care of him for a few days."
He Qianqian quickly brought the panda over and said, "Dad, you don't sleep well. Let me take care of you."
Li Yue was helpless. She had wanted to lighten their burden, but they didn't want it.
He looked at He Qianqian and really liked her, so he didn't say anything else.
Every cub is extremely precious, and even the disabled ones are rarely abandoned.
Because the process of raising cubs has a soothing effect on high-ranking males.
Females, on the other hand, would be proud to have more cubs calling them "A-niang" and to be proud to raise cubs.
No matter whether they are your biological children or not, as long as you raise them, they are your children.
Li Yue guessed that maybe a stray orc stole someone's cub, and for some unknown reason, left it in the forest and couldn't take it away.
Li Yue was a little worried, fearing that he would provoke stray orcs like last time.
But he was quickly relieved.
The tribe has Ye Qianmu, Qingyu, Jianze and Hesen. With so many powerful orcs guarding it, what is there to be afraid of even if it involves stray orcs?
The overall defense strength of the Golden Cat Tribe has now been greatly enhanced. Can they still not provide protection for a panda cub?
A yard full of laughter.
The adults were divided into two groups.
One group surrounded the giant panda, taking turns to hold and play with it. Another group surrounded the seventh cub, He Xing.
He Xing became the most popular kid that night. No matter which face he faced, he would call her "Mom."
I can always make every big face smile.
Li Yan poked He Xing's beard and said sadly:
"My dear little Qi, you usually only ask your father to do the dirty, tiring and smelly work, for fear of making your mother stink.
How can you call me mother first and not father?"
He Xing trembled his lips and tried to call daddy.
But he soon became frustrated and finally let out an impatient "Meow--"
Seeing that He Xing was about to be confused by his father, He Qianqian quickly grabbed Xiao Qi:
"Don't force him. Take it slow, or he won't even be able to call mother."
"Is it so? How can I forget something I have already learned?" Jianze scratched his head and asked in confusion.
"Of course it's possible. Every time the cub tries and makes progress, you should encourage him and praise him more."
She touched He Xing's head and encouraged him, "He Xing is the first kitten that can talk. Mother is proud of you."
"Mother." He Xing was praised and looked at her with his bright cat eyes, which were full of admiration for her.
He even stretched out his cat paws to hold He Qianqian's face, leaned over to kiss the corner of her mouth, and rubbed his head against her face.
Acting coquettishly in her arms.
At this time, two figures came from outside the yard.
He Sen and Nian Nian walked into the yard hand in hand.
"What's going on?" Nian Nian asked.
"It's Xiaoqi. He can speak human language and call mommy now. You guys sit down first. I'll go cook."
After Li Yue finished speaking, she turned around and went to work in the kitchen.
He Sen followed him into the kitchen and started taking supplies out of the space.
Two large pieces of tender beef tenderloin, two lamb chops, two pork chops, a pile of beef ribs, and a pile of red fruits.
The chopping board was packed full.
Li Yue said quickly: "Don't take it, just focus on reading it first."
He Sen is now the captain of the hunting team. He is a capable person and he gets the most prey every day.
He would bring food to He Qianqian almost every day.
He Sen smiled and said, "My youngest sister likes to eat tenderloin and chops the most.
These are specifically for exchanging with other teammates, not every day.
Don't worry, I have enough at home."
Li Yue shook her head: "Qianqian has so many people taking care of her, but Niannian only has you, you should take care of your own family first.
Don't send me any more meat, or I'll have to send it back to you later."
"Uncle Li, Nian Nian's brothers are not idlers, they are also very capable."
"Having said that, don't give it to me. I'll ask you for it if I need it." Although Li Yue had a stern face, there was a gentle look in his eyes.
He Qianqian walked into the kitchen, looked around, and said crisply: "Today is a good day, let's have hot pot."
"Oh? What is hot pot?" Neither of the two males understood.
He Qianqian smiled and said, "Just follow my instructions. I guarantee you'll find it delicious."
The three of them were busy in the kitchen.
Boil chicken soup with large bones, prepare slices of various fish, beef, mutton, etc., as well as meatballs of various flavors, clean mushrooms, wild vegetables, potato chips, etc., as well as seasonings and dipping sauces.
Li Yan and several other males followed He Qianqian's instruction and carved lanterns out of bamboo.
Put a stone bowl inside, add lard and cotton rope, and it becomes an oil lamp.
Then hang lanterns on fences, trees and around the dining table.
The orange lantern illuminates the entire fenced courtyard.
It’s no longer like before, when we wouldn’t turn on the lights no matter how dark it was.
On every dark night in the past, without a single light on, there were ghostly figures with pairs of glowing animal eyes wandering or chatting in the fenced yard.
The yard felt eerie, as if it was haunted.
He Qianqian was extremely satisfied: This is the world of the living, a farmyard with the smell of fireworks.