In the early morning, Yang Fan was woken up by a scream and he sat up.
Lin Yueru and Xiao Niangpi also sat up quickly.
"Ah! Ah!..." Chunxiang screamed from below, mixed with her girl's shouts. There were also sounds of running around and things being knocked over.
"Run here, run here." Xia Xiang's anxious voice came up.
"Ah, my feet..." Qiuxiang also shouted in horror. It seemed like something ran over her feet.
Because Yang Fan and his wives live on the second floor of the polar RV. On the first floor are maids, female drivers, and female chefs.
Yang Fan didn't know what happened. He quickly got out of bed, put on his clothes, and walked down the stairs. As soon as Yang Fan came down, he saw the girls on the first floor, screaming and running. Dongxiang jumped on the table with quick hands and feet.
A little furry thing was running around in terror on the ground.
Aunt Mei grabbed a broom with trembling hands and was chasing her. The little guy stared at a pair of small black eyes. As he ran, he turned back and bared his teeth at Aunt Mei. He squeaked and quickly rushed into a small basket of dried mushrooms.
inside.
Yang Fan smiled bitterly, it was just a Jerry early in the morning. As for that.
At this time, Xiao Niangpi and Lin Yueru also put on their clothes and came down. Chen Xi and Mei Xiang also wiped their eyes, covered their mouths with their little hands, and yawned. They were wearing suspender nightgowns, with bare white feet, stepping on black walnut wood decoration
Walked down the stairs.
"Master, what happened?" Xiao Niangpi didn't understand the situation. She looked at the group of shivering young ladies below and asked in confusion.
"It's okay, a mouse ran in." Yang Fan shrugged and said nonchalantly.
"Rat? Ah! Rat, it's a rat, ah!" Xiao Niangpi and the others were immediately frightened, turned around and ran upstairs.
Yang Fan was stunned. What's the matter? He just saw a very small Jerry. It was fluffy and quite cute. It was about the size of a chicken.
Yang Fan had no choice but to walk down and come to the mushroom basket. Immediately, the maids downstairs were so frightened that they hid behind Yang Fan, grabbing brooms, spoons, spatulas and other weapons in their hands.
Yang Fan put his hand into the dried mushrooms, dug for a long time, and finally pinched the back of Jerry's neck and took it out.
The little guy's eyes widened in horror, looking at the human in front of him. His heart beat like a drum. Yang Fan couldn't help but touch its soft belly with his fingers. It felt like it was scared to death, and its heartbeat was very fast.
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"How to deal with it? You can't just stew it and drink it." Yang Fan looked at Jerry's pitiful appearance and murmured.
"No, don't stew the soup." A little girl's voice came from the stairs.
A few of them were hiding at the top of the stairs, holding various improvised weapons. Xiao Niangpi was holding an inkstone, Lin Yueru was holding a paperweight, and Mei Xiang was hiding behind and shivering. Chen Xi was so scared that he almost cried with his hands on his chest.
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Yang Fan sighed. This Jerry was obviously a baby rat and would most likely freeze to death if thrown out. However, there was no cage to keep it, and they were still scared.
This little thing must have been the offspring of a rat in the warehouse in Vladivostok. It was brought here when they were delivering things and packing supplies.
In this day and age, it is quite normal to have rats in warehouses. Even modern warehouses require rat poison.
Yang Fan opened the door, and a gust of cold wind blew in. Yang Fan, who was only wearing pajamas, shivered immediately. Although it was past the coldest period in the Northeast, the cold wind in the morning was still very strong.
Yang Fan had no choice but to hand over little Jerry to a female soldier and ask her to find a hole in the ground and throw it away. It would only save his life. Whether he could survive in the hole until spring depended on Jerry's fate.
Yang Fan quickly closed the door and went to wash his hands.
"Come down, it's okay, throw it out." Yang Fan called them to come down.
Then they ran down from upstairs, took out soap, and helped Yang Fan wash his hands over and over again.
They all have mysophobia. When they were at home, every night, they had to wash Yang Fan clean and smell good in the huge bathtub before letting him go to bed. After a long time, Yang Fan gave up resisting and let them do whatever they wanted.
"Master, why are there rats? It's so scary." Xiao Niangpi said with lingering fear.
"What's so scary about rats? They should have been brought here by allocating supplies from the warehouse in Vladivostok."
Lin Yueru asked: "Master, will there be any more rats in the future?"
"It's okay. I'll ask them to check it carefully and there won't be any more." Yang Fan comforted.
"What if I didn't see it? Could I have gotten under the quilt?" Mei Xiang said in horror.
Xiao Niangpi and Lin Yueru had a cold war, and almost jumped up when they thought of that little furry thing getting under the quilt.
Seeing that they were scared, Yang Fan said, "Why don't we raise a cat? In the nearby castle, I saw a female cat gave birth to a litter of kittens, which were one month old. Why don't we pick one up and put it in the car?
Keep it inside, and if there are any mice, they will be caught by the kittens. You can sleep peacefully."
Yesterday we captured a castle and the army was camping next to it.
The wives nodded together and said this was a good idea.
In fact, it was just to eliminate the shadows in their hearts. Yang Fan didn't expect that the neurotic little girl was actually afraid of mice. It was really baffling. However, considering their mental health problems, they should not become neurotic. I still planned to give them a reassurance.
"Master, this is a good idea. There is a cat downstairs, so I can sleep peacefully." Xiao Niangpi patted her chest and said. She let out a long breath.
"Master, that's great, we're going to prepare a cat gift right now." Mei Xiang also said.
"What, getting a cat and asking for a betrothal gift." Yang Fan was stunned, what was going on.
The young lady gave Yang Fan a white look and said: "Master, if you want to take away the baby of a female cat, there is no reason to do it empty-handed. You must bring some small fish or something to the female cat as a betrothal gift. Besides, what does it mean to be naughty?
I’m a cat. How about I call him a cat?”
Yang Fan was dumbfounded. The Ming Dynasty still had such rules. There were still procedures to go through when picking up a kitten.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! However, Yang Fan also lamented the sense of ritual in ancient China. The ancients were very serious in doing things, and the kitten became a member of the family after being picked up. So,
Pay great attention to the cat-betrothal gift.
The cat-betrothal gift is a traditional ceremony for cat owners in ancient China. Its core is to express respect and love for cats through a series of rituals and betrothal gifts.
The custom of cat-betrothal gifts was especially popular during the Song Dynasty. The betrothal gifts at that time usually included salt, fish and other items. Salt here has a homophonic sound for "fate", which means the fate between you and the cat.
Yang Fan discovered that the ancients liked cats very much, especially ladies and ladies. Many important figures in history were cat slaves and shit collectors. Didn’t he see that Lin Yueru’s nickname for his daughter was “Sanhua Jade-faced Little Raccoon”
"Slave"? It's called Li slave for short, and Yang Fan is called Ah Li.
In fact, Yang Fan doesn't like cats very much. Cats are too willful and moody. When they want to get close to you, they will rub against you. You want to treat them sparingly, hold them for a while and they get annoyed, then they leave and bite people. It's inexplicable.
When you are angry, you still have to coax her. She is just like your girlfriend when you are unreasonable.
For example, Lu You mentioned in his poem "Wrapped in salt to welcome a little raccoon slave", indicating that he used salt as a betrothal gift to welcome a kitten. Huang Tingjian's poem "Buying a fish to wear a willow and wearing a cicada in its title" indicates that he chose small fish
Gan is used as a betrothal gift. Cicada is also a pet name for cats.
In addition to material betrothal gifts, the ancients would also choose an auspicious day, invite deities such as the Queen Mother of the West and the Emperor of Donghua as witnesses, and sign the so-called "cat contract" to formally incorporate cats into their homes. This ceremony not only reflects the importance that the ancients attached to cats.
, also increases the sense of ritual of raising a cat.
Well, Yang Fan had no choice but to leave it all to his wives and let them take charge.