nucmednet Chapter 416: 1 in 5 nest
Chapter 416: 1 in 5 nest
After watching for a while, they saw that Heidian still hadn't come out. Xu Han couldn't sit still anymore, so she got up and went to the kitchen to cook some brown sugar eggs for Heidian.
When Xu Han brought the eggs over again, Heidian had already given birth to two puppies. The others were not there, only Lu Chuan was watching.
"Give birth?"
Lu Chuan smiled and said, "Yes, they are both black."
Xu Han couldn't help but laugh when she heard this, "Heidian and Heifeng are both five-black dogs, and their breeds are very pure. How can you expect to give birth to a dog of other colors from two five-black dogs?"
Lu Chuan scratched his head embarrassedly, "Hahaha, I just saw that all the dogs in our house are black, so I want one of another color?"
Xu Han hit him bluntly, "Then think about it."
The newborn puppies were very small, unable to stand steadily, and were soaked all over.
Black Spot was licking the puppies, and before the two puppies were clean, another one was born.
"Three already, and judging by the belly there should be more!"
Black Spot was lying motionless on the side. Lu Chuan touched Black Spot's belly and said bluntly, "There's more. Let's wait and see."
Xu Han stood up and stamped her feet, her legs numb from squatting. "Then you wait here for a while, I'll go make dinner. It's going to get dark soon, remember to light a fire nearby to illuminate the surroundings."
"Okay, go and do your work."
As soon as Xu Han left, Grandpa Zhao and the Taoist priest came over with their two children. Grandpa Zhao saw that Xu Han was not there, and after asking, he found out that she had gone to cook dinner. He hurried to the kitchen to help Xu Han cook dinner.
Before they finished dinner, Mu'er came running in and said excitedly, "Mom, Grandpa Zhao, Daddy said Heidian gave birth to five puppies. All of them are black, small and cute."
While Xu Han was cooking, she looked at her son who ran in and said, "Five babies were born? That's so many. Are you done?"
"Daddy said the birth is over and asked me to tell mom."
"Hahaha, our family has a new member. Go tell Daddy that dinner is ready. Let's have a good meal to celebrate today."
Upon hearing this, Mu'er ran away again, and when she came back, she was followed by a large group of people.
Heidian gave birth to puppies. Besides the two children, Lu Chuan was the happiest. Ever since Heidian gave birth, Lu Chuan couldn't suppress the corners of his mouth.
Xu Han looked at Lu Chuan with disdain, thinking that if someone didn't know, they would think he was Lu Chuan's kid.
However, Xu Han could understand why Lu Chuan was so happy. These two dogs had been with Lu Chuan since they were young. Over the years, no matter in times of disaster or danger, they had always been by his side and had never left. Lu Chuan and Heifeng Heidian also had a deep relationship.
Lu Chuan was of course very happy that Heifeng and Heidian had a child. Besides, Lu Chuan himself loved dogs very much. Now there were five more dogs in the family. How could he not be happy?
Although she was happy, she was also under pressure. There were five more mouths to feed at home. If she didn't farm well this year, Xu Han was really afraid that she would not have enough to eat in the future.
However, the forests are now slowly recovering, and in the near future, the dogs will be able to go into the mountains to find food by themselves as before, and the family will be able to save some food.
Xu Han thought about it and figured it out. Isn't it just five more mouths to feed? She can afford it.
Moreover, now the dogs can help with housework, so it is not in vain to raise them. They can guard the house, do work, and hunt in the future. It is cost-effective no matter how you look at it.
During normal hunting, the prey caught by several dogs is enough for them to eat three meals a day if it is replaced with white flour, and they may not even finish it, not to mention that they eat black flour and grains, which will not starve them at all. They can also be self-sufficient and can feed themselves.
After they sat down, Lu Chuan probably saw Xu Han's expression and said without thinking, "I will work hard and try to grow more food this year."
Xu Han took the chopsticks in her hand and knocked on Lu Chuan's head. "Eat your meal. I didn't say to ignore them. Aren't they just five more mouths to feed? It's not like the family is without money or food. Is it necessary to throw them away?"
Lu Chuan was not angry after being hit by Xu Han. He just patted his head in a naive manner. The others couldn't help laughing when they saw this.
While eating, the Taoist priest said casually, "If you ask me, these five dogs came just in time. Knowing that our family is in need of help, Heidian immediately gave birth to five more puppies, fearing that we would not have enough. With these five dogs, the bigger dogs can also go outside to help look after the chickens and ducks at home. In this way, we will have dogs to watch over the house. Isn't it just in time?"
Grandpa Zhao agreed, "Yes, yes, that's right. It's said that Heidian is the most considerate. Anyway, our family is not short of food, so we can afford to feed him."
Seeing that everyone said this, Lu Chuan finally calmed down and started to eat dinner happily.
After a few days, the newborn puppies were able to walk, but they were still very small and could not walk far, and could not leave the black spot.
Whenever the two children have time, they will go to the backyard to see the puppies. However, this time, Ze'er firmly remembered what his mother said: "The puppies are still too young. You can't touch or hold them. You have to wait until they grow up."
Because this time Heidian gave birth to five puppies, the puppies were still a little small compared to the previous litter. And one of them was particularly thin. Heidian wanted to throw it away, but Lu Chuan picked it up again.
The smart Black Spot knew that its owner did not want it to abandon its child, so from then on it took better care of the skinny puppy.
Because of this incident, Xu Han has been trying to make delicious food for Heidian every day recently, to nourish Heidian well, and to try to make all five puppies survive.
Under Xu Han's careful care, the puppies became plumper and plumper, and even the smallest one became chubby.
It seems that all five puppies can be saved at this point.
The family was very happy about this and gave the puppies new names. The puppies were named after peanuts, edamame, rice balls, and glutinous rice balls, still based on food.
The family discussed for a long time and finally decided on the name "Sweet Potato, Chestnut, Pine Nut, Walnut and Potato."
The puppy was very satisfied with the new name. He kept circling around the people's feet and humming.
Although the name has been chosen, there is still a lot of controversy about what the dog should be called.
Finally, Xu Han waved his hand and decided to let the puppies decide for themselves.
So I put food on name tags with their names written on them and let the puppies choose for themselves. After they made their choice, I hung the food directly around their necks. But they are still too small to be easily distinguished.
In this way, the puppy's name was decided.