My village can't be like this

Chapter 696 Stinky
In the afternoon, after Mr. Huang left, Zhang An did not go to the cherry orchard to help.

Instead, he stayed at home and took the little mink out of the cage.

After observing for a long time, Zhang An finally confirmed that this was a snow ferret cub, not a black sable that lived in the mountains.

Otherwise, no matter how much he liked it, he would not dare to think of taming it.

Sable, also known as purple sable, exists in this mountainous area. Although its number is not as large as that in the northeast area, it still exists.

Moreover, they are ferocious and quick in action, and can often hunt prey that are many times larger than themselves. Compared with weasels, they are much more powerful.

It’s just that their reproductive ability is not very strong, so their numbers are decreasing. They have become national first-class protected animals a long time ago.

So if this is a sable, Zhang An can only take it to find Zhu Yuliang.

You can't just keep a national first-class student if you want to, and he doesn't want to go there and eat the government's food for a few years.

Zhang An took the little thing out of the cage and placed it flat on the palm of his hand.

It was not very big, but rather thin, but it was quite long, about as long as Zhang An's palm from head to tail.

The fur color of the little snow ferret is not as white as the word "snow" in its name. Instead, it is a mixture of black and white, making it more like a spotted ferret.

Snow ferrets also belong to the mustelid family. In fact, they are relatives of weasels.

But in Zhang An's opinion, these two things give people completely different feelings.

There is something inherently evil about weasels, which can be seen from the way they stare at people.

As for other ferrets, whether they are snow ferrets, black sables, or spotted fox ferrets, they always give people a cute and adorable feeling.

Even though the sable gives people a somewhat fierce feeling, it is not as disgusting as the weasel.

Although the little snow ferret has fully grown hair, one can still tell that it is just a newborn.

Lying in Zhang An's palm, it would cry weakly from time to time, but it didn't show any attempt to escape. In addition, the furry and soft touch made Zhang An like it more and more.

If it hadn't kept its two little eyes open and stared at Zhang An while it was barking, Zhang An would have thought it hadn't opened its eyes yet.

"Dad, let me take a look."

When there is no tiger in the mountain, the monkey becomes king. When Su Ying is not at home, little Siqi is a real little bully.

So, as soon as he saw a new member in the family, he wanted to play with the new member.

"You can watch, but don't do anything. Got it?"

The little ferret is still young, so Zhang An is not worried that it might hurt his son.

On the contrary, he was quite worried that his son would hurt the little thing.

Because Xiao Siqi usually plays with Xiaohu and other big dogs, he doesn't know how to control the strength of his hands.

If he were to catch this little ferret, he would probably use too much force without realizing it, and the little thing would definitely not be able to withstand the abuse.

"I see. Let me see."

Little Siqi always has a great curiosity about new things.

After hearing Zhang An's words, he immediately nodded in agreement, just to see this little cutie earlier.

Hearing his son's clear and clear agreement, Zhang An squatted on the ground and put down his palm so that his son could see the little snow ferret in his palm.

"Dad, is this a little squirrel?"

When little Siqi saw the black and white ferret, he was very obedient and did not reach out to touch it. Instead, he tilted his head and asked Zhang An.

At home, the animal that was most similar to the ferret he had seen was the little squirrel named Qiuqiu.

But recently, no one knows what that little bastard Qiuqiu is doing. He acts mysterious and never comes home.

Fortunately, Xiao Siqi did not focus his attention on that little bastard Qiuqiu like he did before.

Otherwise, who knows what kind of trouble he would make if he couldn’t find the ball.

"It's a little ferret, not a little squirrel. A little squirrel has a big tail, but a little ferret doesn't. You can reach out and touch it."

Zhang An was very happy that his son could control his hands, so he immediately decided to reward him by letting him touch the little snow ferret.

After all, I have already decided to raise this little thing, and it will definitely play with my son often in the future, which is a good opportunity for the two of them to get familiar with each other.

When little Siqi heard what his father said, his eyes immediately lit up. He stretched out his chubby little hands and slowly covered the little ferret's body.

But before his palm got close, the little ferret cried out in fear.

This frightened little Siqi, and he immediately retracted his hand.

Seeing this, Zhang An immediately released some spatial aura to calm the nervous little thing.

Sure enough, the attraction of space to animals is beyond words. The little ferret that was trembling with fear just now was no longer afraid and stopped trembling.

Instead, he lay lazily in Zhang An's palm, enjoying the breath of space released by Zhang An.

"It's okay. If you touch it more, it won't be afraid of you anymore."

After calming the little snow ferret, Zhang An encouraged his son again.

"Yeah, I'll definitely do it gently."

Little Siqi plucked up his courage again and solemnly promised his father.

I saw him stretching out his little hand, moving closer to the little snow ferret little by little, and finally covering the little snow ferret.

At this time, the little snow ferret was still immersed in the wonderful atmosphere of space. Although he knew that he was met by a stranger again, he was no longer as scared as before.

This may also be related to the spatial aura that Xiao Siqi carries with him.

"Dad, look, I touched it, it's not afraid of me anymore."

Feeling the body temperature of the little snow ferret on his hand, Xiao Siqi said to Zhang An very excitedly.

His movements now were just as he had just said, without any effort at all, but rather very light.

"Then stretch out your hands and hold it and try."

Zhang An was very happy that the little ferret accepted Xiao Siqi as its little master so quickly.

Next, he wanted to let his son hold the little snow ferret by himself and try it out.

When little Siqi heard this, he obediently stretched out his hands and put them together. Only then did Zhang An put the little snow ferret in his hands.

Because it was a different person, the little ferret immediately became cautious. It was no longer as lazy as it had been in Zhang An's hand just now. From time to time, it rubbed Zhang An's palm with its neck.

The little thing just stared at Xiao Siqi for a while, and after sniffing it with its nose, it was no longer nervous and slowly let down its guard. At this point, Xiao Siqi finally got the recognition of the little ferret.

Holding the little ferret, little Siqi was very happy and even put it close to his eyes to stare at it.

So a scene of wide eyes staring at each other appeared.

"Dad, why does it stink?"

Because it was close to his nose, little Siqi could smell the scent of the little snow ferret, and said to Zhang An with a frown.

"It used to live outside and never had a bath, so it must be smelly. So you have to take a good bath next time, otherwise you will be smelly too."

Zhang An smiled and explained to his son, "Yes, I will definitely take a good shower and smell good. I won't stink at all."

Little Siqi is cute and clean now. When she heard this, she immediately nodded solemnly.

"Then its parents would give it a nice wash. My parents often wash me."

The little guy's attention has been completely diverted to taking a bath.

"Its parents don't know how to wash Xiangxiang, but later, Qiqi can wash it for it."

Since this little ferret is going to live at home, it must be bathed regularly.

Because no matter what kind of mink it is, it will produce an odor on its body, so in order to keep it clean, it is necessary to wash it frequently.

"Okay, okay. We will wash you nicely from now on."

Although little Siqi didn't like the stinky smell of the little ferret, he still spoke to the little thing happily.

"Qiqi, since the little ferret will live in our house in the future, let's give it a name. What do you think we should call it?"

Zhang An was not good at naming. When he was thinking about what name to give the little snow ferret, he asked his son a question.

When Xiao Siqi heard this, he immediately started thinking seriously.

"Well, I want to call it Stinky."

After a moment, he pouted and said.

"Oh? Why do you call it stinky?"

Zhang An originally just wanted to amuse his son, but he didn't expect that little Siqi would actually come up with an idea.

And the name Chouchou sounds okay too.

"Because it stinks, I've memorized it."

The little guy has his own logic and said it very affirmatively.

"Okay, from now on we'll call it Chouchou."

Zhang An couldn't think of a good name himself, so he agreed to the one his son came up with.

"Come on, let's go find something for Chouchou to eat."

A long time has passed since Mr. Huang brought it back, plus the time spent on the road, the little thing must have not eaten for a long time.

Now that it is a member of this family, we must not let it starve.

So, the father and son ran into the kitchen excitedly and rummaged through the pots and pans to find food for the little snow ferret Chouchou.

Although Chouchou is still young, his eyes have already opened. So he should no longer need to drink milk and can eat other foods.

Soon, Zhang An found a piece of fresh pork, which Wang Fang bought from Lin Youde in the morning. He ate half of it at noon, and the rest was enough for a meal in the evening.

Ferrets are carnivorous animals, so Chouchou can definitely eat pork.

But it was too small and Zhang An couldn't eat much, so he only cut a small piece.

Then he cut it into thin strips and brought it to the yard, ready to feed Chouchou.

Zhang An took the chopsticks and picked up thin strips of meat one by one and fed them to Chou Chou.

Because it's not yet tamed, I didn't use my bare hands. Although it's still a baby, its teeth are quite sharp.

When Chou Chou saw the thin strips of meat that Zhang An put in front of him, he immediately took it and started eating.

It looked like he was eating very deliciously. He must have been hungry just now.

But it's normal when you think about it, except that Mr. Huang has brought it here for such a long time.

I guess the people that Mr. Huang found didn't feed them properly.

After all, this little mink is not like the pet minks in later generations, which cost thousands of dollars each and are very valuable.

After eating more than a dozen thin strips of meat, Chou Chou finally stopped and lay lazily on Zhang An's palm. It seemed that he was full.

Being well-fed and well-drinking is a word. Since you are full, you certainly cannot do without drinking.

Zhang An found a small cup, poured a cup of space spring water, and let Chou Chou lick it and drink it himself.

It’s true, the spring water in this space is really good. The way Chou Chou drinks it tastes much more delicious than the meat he ate just now.

After eating and drinking, Chouchou, lying in Zhang An's hands, slowly closed his eyes.

Zhang An originally thought that it was just resting its eyes, but unexpectedly, he discovered that it was actually asleep and sleeping soundly.

But it's understandable that a baby who has just been born is suddenly away from his parents and must be extremely scared during this period of time.

Now that it felt that Zhang An had no ill will towards it, and having eaten and drunk its fill, it naturally needed to have a good rest.

Zhang An found a cardboard box and a towel, made a simple nest, and put it inside.

Afterwards, Zhang An found the tools and materials and prepared to make a real nest for the little thing.

After all, it is now a member of this family, so how could Zhang An just let it get by?

When Zhang An was making a nest for Chouchou, Xiao Siqi did not go to play with other things, but stayed by his side, sometimes watching Zhang An working, and sometimes looking at Chouchou who had fallen asleep.

The wooden nest is not small at all. Although Chouchou is just a small one now, it will grow up very quickly.

So he made it a little bigger so that he could live in it longer in the future. Zhang An didn't want to have to build a new one every now and then.

After it is done, it is slightly roasted over fire to remove the odor.

Then Zhang An found some dry and soft pine branches and built a small nest inside.

These pine branches were brought back from outside by Qiuqiu last year.

However, it dug out too much and finally couldn't use it in its nest, so it just stayed there. I didn't expect that it could be used today.

Not long after the nest was built, Chouchou woke up. Zhang An put it in the new nest and let it get familiar with its new home.

At first, it was a little uncomfortable, but after Zhang An stuffed it in a few times, it seemed to accept this new nest.

Then, while the sun was shining brightly, Zhang An planned to give the little thing a thorough cleaning.

Otherwise, just like my son said, it has a strong smell.

At home, Xiaohu and the others have to take a bath frequently, let alone this new one.

The little thing obviously had little contact with water. When Zhang An just put it into the water, it struggled a little.

However, swimming is the nature of the mink. It didn't take long for the little thing to adapt and actually had a lot of fun playing in the water.

However, Zhang An did not let it play. He just picked it up and started to brush it.

The little thing's reaction was like that of a novice who goes to a bath center for the first time. Not only did he not enjoy it, but he also struggled.

In the end, I found I couldn't break free and was forced to enjoy it.

(End of this chapter)