Bloody
1058 Words
"I've been looking for you for half a day, Brother Achu," Tang Fachu had just returned to his earthen house when he saw Li Xiaomei anxiously calling out to him at the door.
Tang Fachu asked, "What's wrong?"
But Li Xiaomei was staring at the little wolf sleeping in his arms, twitching while sleeping. At fifteen, the age of curiosity, she exclaimed, "Wow, such a cute little dog!"
Tang Fachu smiled with narrowed eyes and went over to let her touch. Li Xiaomei touched it and exclaimed, "It's moving! Look, it's moving."
Tang Fachu intended to remind her, "Did you need something from me?"
With a sound of "Oh," Li Xiaomei patted her thigh and said, "My grandfather went to your house and refused to leave. You go and talk to him quickly."
Again!
Tang Fachu chuckled and said, "Got it, you go inside and wait, I'll be there in a moment."
Li Xiaomei grabbed her braids and pouted, saying, "I'm not going! If I go, he'll scold me again. I'll go in with you."
"How many times have I told you, use 'I' in the future?" Tang Fachu and Li Xiaomei walked towards the house. "The young masters in the city like it."
Li Xiaomei blushed, whispering quietly, "Yesterday, Second Brother Liu came to see his grandmother. I met him when I was buying sesame oil. He's quite handsome!"
Tang Fachu threw the box of herbs to the ground, lifted the curtain while holding the little wolf, and walked into the house, saying, "More handsome than me?"
Li Xiaomei quickly glanced into the house and whispered, "No one is as handsome as my Brother Achu... I mean, me!"
"What are you saying?" A gruff voice came from inside the house.
"Ah, nothing, Grandpa." Li Xiaomei quickly ran to Grandpa Li's side, "I was just joking with Brother Achu."
"What 'I' and 'not I'!" Grandpa Li picked up the small broom next to him and hit Li Xiaomei, "You've learned bad things from that stinky Achu! I'll beat you, you ungrateful brat!"
"Ouch!" Li Xiaomei covered her buttocks and ran to the side, looking aggrievedly at Tang Fachu and shouted, "Brother Achu, Brother Achu, say something quickly!"
"The old man has no other skills, but he's getting better at hitting his granddaughter," Tang Fachu pulled Li Xiaomei over, picked a small stool to sit on, spread his legs wide, and shouted, "What's the matter again? I'm going to stroll around the market, and you're already missing me?"
Grandpa Li stared with his deep-set eyes, his wrinkled face puffed up, his two curved eyebrows resembling Maitreya Buddha's, and said at this moment, "You... why are you staring at me?"
"Why am I staring at you? You tell me why!" Tang Fachu had walked all day and was tired, but being hit by him suddenly made him alert. It was impossible not to be angry. He stood up, pointed at Grandpa Li, and scolded, "You come to my house every other day, being my neighbor is the unluckiest thing in eight lifetimes for me! And you have the nerve to scold me? What haven't you borrowed from me, huh? When are you going to return the pot you borrowed from me? And the vinegar, sesame oil, soy sauce! You even borrow these small things?!"
Li Xiaomei picked at the wall and whispered, "I bought sesame oil..."
"Shut up!" Tang Fachu scolded, then turned around and scolded Grandpa Li again, "The older you get, the more shameless you become! I didn't see this side of you when I was a kid! It's only because of the friendship between my parents and you that I don't deserve you scolding me here! Go to hell, you old bastard!"
While Tang Fachu was scolding, the little wolf in his arms woke up completely. It looked around in confusion. When it met Grandpa Li's gaze, it was startled and let out a strange cry, "Ah! Wolf, wolf—"
Li Xiaomei was also startled, grabbing her floral shirt, "Brother Achu, is this a wolf—?"
As the grandfather and granddaughter each yelled, the little wolf suddenly bit Tang Fachu's hand. Tang Fachu, unprepared, jumped in pain, shouting and shaking his hand, but the wolf clung to it tightly, unwilling to let go. The wolf was still young and skinny, and finally let go after being shaken to the ground. It seemed to be in a lot of pain, whimpering and curling up in the corner.
Tang Fachu was also in pain, sitting down and looking at his hand, blood streaming down. Li Xiaomei quickly ran into the house to get herbs for him. Grandpa Li sat down with a smug look, fanning himself with the small broom, pretending to be deep, "Be careful, it's poisonous. To save your life, you better cut your hand off."
Tang Fachu was amused by him, walked up quickly, and wiped his bloody hand on his face. Grandpa Li shouted in surprise, retreating, while Li Xiaomei came out and shouted loudly, "Stop messing around!"
"Oh, Brother Achu." Li Xiaomei squatted down to wipe Tang Fachu's hand, "Does it hurt? It's quite a big wound."
"Damn it," Tang Fachu cursed with a dark face, staring at the little wolf in the corner.
The little wolf seemed to understand what they were saying. When it heard this, it stared fiercely at Tang Fachu and let out a low growl from its throat.
Li Xiaomei also noticed, she finished applying the herbs to Tang Fachu's hand and tentatively called out, "Little wolf?"
The little wolf growled back fiercely.
Grandpa Li laughed heartily, "Stupid wolf."
The little wolf suddenly glared at Grandpa Li, arching its back and baring its teeth.
Grandpa Li was scared and jumped up, pulling Li Xiaomei out, "Let's go, let's go, this place is cursed."
Li Xiaomei couldn't resist him and could only shout to Tang Fachu as she left, "I'll come back to play with you, Brother Achu!"
Tang Fachu acknowledged with a nod, then turned his head to rub his hands and looked at the little wolf in the corner.
He remembered what Fat Six had said. At night, young evolution wolves couldn't control themselves and would turn into human forms.
This was exciting. Tang Fachu squinted and licked his dry lips with his bright red tongue.
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