Chapter 40 The Kindest Wolf

Grandma Shen told Grandpa Shen and the others about the white wolf saving Chen Sanshui. When they learned that the white wolf had done such a thing, Grandpa Shen was astonished, and the guards from the Wan family were also in disbelief.

A wolf saving a person?

Could this ferocious beast have such a kind side?

The four guards were suspicious, they protected Wan Baocai behind them and surrounded the white wolf, looking at it.

Wan Baocai pushed them away forcefully: “Don’t block my view of Mantou.”

One guard said: “Young Master, we’re afraid that this wolf will hurt you.”

“Get out of my way, it won’t hurt me if I’m hurt. The wolf that Nian Nian protects is the kindest. You have the time to worry about this, you might as well go and help Zhao Uncle make roast duck! I’m telling you, you guys made me order the roast duck, if I don’t get to eat Zhao Uncle’s roast duck today, I’ll hold you accountable!”

The four guards: “…” The young master is being unreasonable again!

The four guards went to Zhao Uncle’s side. Seeing that the white wolf wasn’t dead, Zhao Uncle stopped crying and worked even harder, plucking the duck feathers with great strength.

The villagers were still surrounding the white wolf. Chen Liang worriedly said: “Will Mantou be alright? I think it looks quite painful, shouldn’t we find Doctor Liu to take a look?”

“Don’t, Doctor Liu can treat people, but he can’t treat wild animals. He’ll be scared and run away when he sees a wolf.” One villager said.

Grandpa Shen touched the white wolf’s stomach: “It’s not bleeding, there are no external wounds, it should be fine. Let it rest for a while and then take a look. If it’s still not good, then we’ll call a doctor for it.”

Chen Liang nodded: “I’ll carry Doctor Liu on my back if I have to.”

A villager laughed: “Then Doctor Liu will definitely beat you up.”

The white wolf was carried to a wooden shed in the courtyard. After a while, it gradually became more energetic. Seeing this, Chen Liang and the others were relieved and dispersed, going back to the mountain to carry firewood.

Chen Sanshui and the other children were taken away by their parents. When they left the Shen family’s gate, Chen Liang kept pulling Chen Sanshui’s ears: “You have no memory, last year you almost broke your leg. I told you not to climb trees recklessly, but you wouldn’t listen. Now you’ve hurt Mantou. If it wasn’t for Mantou, you wouldn’t be standing here now. You little rascal, I must give you a good lesson today.”

“Father, Father, go easy, my ears are going to fall off! They’re going to fall off!”

The villagers all left. While Grandpa and Grandma were in the house, Wan Baocai went to watch Zhao Uncle pluck duck feathers. Shen Nian walked to the white wolf’s side, examined it carefully, and looked at it speechlessly: “You’re really good at pretending.”

The white wolf whimpered weakly.

Shen Nian rolled her eyes: “You’re perfectly fine.”

The white wolf buried its head in the ground: “Awoooo!”

It doesn’t understand what you’re saying, its stomach hurts.

Shen Nian reached out and rubbed its head: “You really went all out to stay here. But I still have to thank you for saving that little rascal Sanshui. Congratulations on staying here, no one will drive you away anymore, you can play freely in the village.”

“Ninth Brother will be very happy to see you when he comes back.”

After the incident with the white wolf, everyone except Shen Xi and Jiang Shi from the third family stayed at home and didn’t go to work in the fields. Shen Nian stayed by the white wolf’s side. Wan Baocai jumped around Zhao Uncle for a while, then found it boring and came to keep Shen Nian company.

At first, he didn’t dare to get too close to the white wolf, but seeing Shen Nian squatting beside the white wolf and even touching it with her little hand, he was moved. Curiosity gave him courage, he moved over cautiously and reached out to touch the white wolf.

Before he could touch the white wolf, he was glared at by the white wolf. The look was fierce, scaring Wan Baocai to quickly withdraw his hand.

The white wolf looked at him unkindly: “Awoooo!”

It bared its sharp white fangs.

What are you, you dare to touch this wolf king? This wolf king is discerning, if anyone can touch it, what’s the point of the wolf king’s dignity?

Wan Baocai didn’t understand what the white wolf meant, but he was scared and didn’t dare to touch it anymore.

Her brothers would come back for lunch. On their way home from school, Shen Feng heard the villagers talking.

“I heard that the white wolf is called Mantou, it’s the wolf that injured Cao Chen Shi three years ago. It’s so powerful, mighty, and domineering!”

“It flew under Sanshui and caught him steadily. To save someone, it didn’t care about its own safety and hurt itself. What a kind wolf!”

Shen Feng: “…”

Her brothers: “…”

What’s going on? Who are the villagers talking about? Mantou?

Some villagers saw Shen Feng and immediately surrounded him.

“Shen Feng, your Mantou is a great hero, you must treat him well from now on.”

“You can take him out for walks often, but you must keep a close eye on him and not let him bite anyone.”

“Go, go, go, how could a kind wolf like Mantou bite people randomly!”

“Ninth Son, this piece of meat is for you, take it back and give it to Mantou to eat. This is our Chen family’s way of thanking him for saving Sanshui!” Chen Liang stuffed a piece of meat into Shen Feng’s hand. This was the meat they bought the day before yesterday, the adults had been reluctant to eat it, they only kept it for the children.

Shen Feng: “…”

His brothers were even more confused.

When they got home, they saw Mantou and heard the two elders tell them about Mantou saving the day, Shen Feng and the others finally understood. No wonder the villagers were so strange, it turned out that the white wolf had done such a selfless act in front of everyone.

His brothers were very impressed by the white wolf and praised it a lot.

Shen Feng, however, was speechless.

This guy is acting again!

Knowing the white wolf as he did, he knew that it would never do something that was more trouble than it was worth and would harm itself. It saved Chen Sanshui for a purpose, which was to make the villagers grateful for it, accept it, and stay at the Shen family openly, without having to sneak around all the time.

As soon as his brothers left, the white wolf got up from the ground, not looking injured at all.

It winked playfully at Shen Feng and even excitedly spun around twice.

Shen Feng stroked its head: “I know, you’re happy, I’m happy too, but don’t do that again. What if you really get hurt?”

It could have used its back to catch the person, but it deliberately used its stomach as a cushion, pretending to be seriously injured to gain sympathy.

What a cunning wolf!

Since they had Zhao Uncle’s roast duck to eat in the afternoon, they didn’t keep the roast ducks that Wan Baocai brought. Everyone ate duck together at noon.

Wan Baocai was originally looking forward to Zhao Uncle’s roast duck, but after eating the roast duck he brought, he thought about eating duck again at night, and he was sick of it.

After lunch, Shen Cai didn’t want to go to the private school. It was rare for Zhao Uncle to make roast duck, he wanted to stay and learn, he didn’t want to miss this opportunity.

The two elders knew Shen Cai’s preferences and abilities, so they didn’t stop him. Anyway, Shen Cai’s tuition was only paid until the beginning of May, when the time came, he wouldn’t have to go to school anymore, they would let him focus on doing what he wanted to do.

Shen Feng and his other brothers had to go back to the private school to continue their classes. Thinking that they hadn’t been to the private school for a long time and had fallen behind in their studies recently because of reclaiming the wasteland, Shen Nian also had to go with them.

Seeing that Shen Nian was going to the private school, Wan Baocai refused: “What’s so fun about reading? It’s boring. It’s better to go to the mountain to dig wild vegetables! Nian Nian, let’s not go, okay? I don’t like reading at all. Let’s go catch crickets and fight crickets, okay?”

Although his father was a businessman, he hoped that his family could produce a learned and talented scholar who would achieve great success in his career. So he hired many teachers for him and his brother, hoping that he and his brother could become successful people.

His brother loved reading but had no talent. He had studied for seven years and taken the county exam three times, but he failed each time. This year, his brother took the county exam again. The first time he met Shen Nian was when he sent his brother to take the exam. It’s estimated that his brother will fail the county exam again this time.

His brother had studied for many years without achieving anything, and he had become a bookworm, always talking about Confucius and Mencius, it was annoying. He didn’t want to become like that, he wasn’t interested in reading at all, he just wanted to spend his father’s money, so he never listened carefully in class or attended classes. He drove away one teacher after another.

He hadn’t been able to come to Lanhua Village for the past two days because he was entangled with the new teacher. Last night, he finally drove the teacher away, and today he could come here to play freely. He hadn’t had enough fun yet, and he had to go to the private school with Shen Nian. He refused!