The horse lamp was always on, and the woman's dexterous figure swayed happily in the dim light.

To be honest, she's not that old.

Perhaps it was the old outfit, and the hardships of the years, that made her look much older than she really was.

A burst of pungent meat fragrance pulled Xiangzi back from the reverie of the ape.

The dementia-burning lantern has been permeated with a strong scent of steam.

Inside, it was even darker and more blurry.

"It's a big night, why are you still boiling meat." It was a voice from the back room.

Shoko hurriedly got up and went over, and the woman then carried the lantern into the door.

Said happily: "Your head burned so hard that you were talking nonsense, and the wound on your leg was ulcerated."

It's this brother who is passing by, who treats your injuries and gives you medicine. ”

The man on the kang sat up hurriedly and said, "Thanks to you, I don't know what to say." ”

Xiangzi hurriedly waved his hand and said, "It's nothing, I met you." ”

The woman fiddled with the clothes on the kang for a while, and twisted the small table to the kang neatly.

He also hung the lantern on a wooden hook hanging from the roof.

Suddenly, the small table was shrouded in light.

The woman, with a lively expression on her face, said, "I'm stuffy with dried meat potstickers, just talk."

I'll go to my second father's house to look for a bottle of wine, and you can accompany your brother to drink a few cups. ”

Xiangzi was just about to stop it, but the woman's footsteps had already sounded outside the house.

Xiangzi glanced at the man suspiciously, and asked tentatively, "Why don't you let the wolf talk about it?" ”

The man, with a long sigh of despair, said, "unlucky, I went hunting that day, and I saw a wolf lying on the cliff.

Thinking about getting a wolf's skin mattress, he shot at the wolf.

Unbeknownst to him, there was still smoke on the gun, and three wolves sprang out from the stone cliff.

I didn't have time to load the gun, and when I saw that the stubble was wrong, I ran away.

Before he turned around, a wolf pounced on him and gave him a grin, and before he could stand firmly, he rolled down the cliff.

It was a big loss and landed on the top of the old elm tree. Otherwise, you have to fall to your death. ”

Shoko smiled mildly and said, "I heard that wolves are all gregarious, so it's easy not to come out alone. ”

The man slapped his thigh in remorse and said, "Hi! It's me who is careless.

I've been hunting for a few years, but I haven't eaten this loss. ”

Xiangzi said to him with relief: "Your injuries are fine, I'll leave you some medicine."

If it scabs, leave it alone. If it is itchy and watery, wash it with wine and then sprinkle it with medicine.

If you have ten days and a half months, you can work. ”

The man smiled at him and said, "Thanks to you, I will stay longer, right?" ”

Xiangzi smiled gently and said, "I'm in a hurry, and there are still more than a hundred kilometers to go." ”

The man stuck out his tongue in surprise and whispered, "Mom, go so far." ”

At the sound of footsteps, the woman carried two bottles of wine, followed by a middle-aged man called the second father.

After the greetings were seated, a plate of stewed meat and a plate of corn potstickers were served steamingly.

It turned out that the woman said that the dried meat stuffy potstickers. It is to stuff the air-dried meat, green onion, ginger and garlic seasoning in a large pot, and then paste the corn tortillas along the side of the pot. The meat was soft, and the bread was cooked.

Not to mention, it tastes really good.

Xiangzi couldn't stand the persuasion of his second father, so he drank a few more glasses.

When he fell, he didn't even hear the rooster crow.

When I opened my eyes, the sun was already shining through the door.

Illuminate the flat ground white.

By the time Xiangzi entered the main room, the woman had already placed the hot corn porridge and a few potstickers on the small table.

Xiangzi hurriedly hula to fill his stomach, and when he said goodbye to the man on the kang, he quietly stuffed two silver dollars into the quilt.

I picked up my luggage and went out the door.

Yesterday's dog, lazily guarding outside the fence wall, peeked at Shoko.

After confirming that he had not taken his belongings, he was relieved to bask in the sun.

At noon, the fiery sun clasped overhead like a brazier.

The weeds on the side of the road drooped their heads.

Stones of all colors, glowing with a faint light.

In the wilderness in the distance, there is a layer of water waves, floating faintly on the barren land.

Shoko swallowed a trace of liquid with difficulty, and her throat was hot and uncomfortable.

He was thinking about the tree not far ahead, resting and drinking water.

Suddenly, not far away, there was a faint * sound.

He couldn't help but stop and listened quietly for a while.

After confirming the direction, he walked over with a full of doubts.

Not far from the road, under the stump, there is a cluster of luxuriant wild roses.

The flowers are defeated, but they are full of fruits with small mouths.

The sound comes from there.

Shoko went around to the gentle place and went down to the bottom.

Following the sound, he slowly moved over.

Behind the wild rose, Shoko sees a scene that makes his heart tremble.

A she-wolf giving birth. Weak body, lying on his side on the ground.

Two newborn wolf cubs, wrapped in cytoplasm that had not yet been licked dry, closed their eyes slightly, staggering to find something.

Under the tail of the she-wolf, there is a wolf cub with only its head exposed and the front scratch.

Looks like he's dead.

One of the she-wolf's hind legs, fur pulled to the side, revealing half of the bloody leg shaft.

Moreover, it can be seen that the peeling area is discounted by the wolf clip.

The she-wolf spotted Shoko, raised her head in a struggle, and with a fierce face, she stomped at him with her white teeth.

In his throat, there was a dull sound.

Shoko slowly put down her luggage, and while moving carefully towards the she-wolf, she muttered, "Don't be afraid, I'm here to help you." ”

The she-wolf seemed to understand something, and gradually put away her hostility.

His head fell weakly to the ground, panting weakly.

Shoko took the water bag and poured a little water in front of the she-wolf.

Then, slowly lift it to the top of the she-wolf's head and slowly flow the water into the she-wolf's mouth.

The she-wolf seemed a little nervous at first, but when a wisp of cool water fell into her mouth, she swallowed it desperately.

After drinking half a pot of water, the she-wolf's swallowing slowed down.

Shoko took the water bag, took out the beef jerky, and threw it in the mouth of the she-wolf.

The she-wolf sniffed warily and hesitantly for a moment, then stretched out her mouth to bite a piece and chewed it slowly.

It may be the salty taste of the jerky that the she-wolf is not used to.

Seeing that it grinned and chewed for a while, it still swallowed with great effort, but it did not mean to eat the second piece.

Sticking out her pink tongue and licking her mouth, she looked at Shoko with a pair of deep and melancholy eyes.

Shoko twisted around and broke off a sac, took a bite of herself, and put a small piece on the side of the she-wolf's mouth.

The she-wolf sniffed for a while, took the naan in her mouth in confusion, and slowly spit it out.

Only then did Shoko confirm that the wolf only eats meat and not dry food.

He didn't have anything to do for a while, so he had to deal with the wolf's injured leg first.

So he twisted and cut a wrist-thick live elm from the slope. Peel off a thick section of bark and divide it into two pieces.

Peel off a few more thin skins and remove a few slender branches.

Ready to stop, he slowly crouched behind the she-wolf's tail.

At first, with some hesitation, he reached out and pulled out half of the dead wolf cub.

The she-wolf snorted, turned her head with great difficulty, and licked the lifeless cub with tears of sorrow in her eyes.

Xiangzi's heart was sour, and he said with a sincere expression: "I want to treat your leg injury, you have to endure the pain." ”

The she-wolf glanced at Shoko with a dull gaze, and licked the wolf cub unhurriedly.

Shoko first sprinkled the wound with medicinal powder, and then gently returned the torn fur to its original position.

Wrap evenly with a thin layer of sticky bark. Then, buckle the thick bark at the break.

Then use thin branches, tightly wound and strong, and the operation is considered a complete success.

This is all taught to him by Master Huang Xing, using the bark does not stick to the wound, and using the branch is because the branch is broken and falling off, and the injury will be healed.

The she-wolf's leg was injured by a wolf clip.

The wolf clip, once the wolf's leg is clamped, the steel teeth will bite hard, deep into the flesh.

Strong elasticity, it is easy to break the leg bones of wolves.

The wolf that is caught cannot escape.

However, the she-wolf in front of her miraculously escaped.

It's not because of luck or the poor quality of the wolf clip, it's because of the cubs in the womb waiting to give birth.

The she-wolf understands that if it is caught by hunters, the cubs in its womb will also die with it.

So, he endured the pain, tore the flesh alive, dragged the broken leg back to the wolf's den, and used his last bit of strength to give birth to the wolf cub.

Looking at the she-wolf licking her cubs with her heart, Shoko couldn't help but think of her mother.

The mother just risked death to push herself down the trench, but the mother was shot and lay in the cold trench forever.

In the end, not even the bones remained.

Thinking of this, Xiangzi only felt that his heart was hot, and two warm tears fell like a spring.

What kind of magical power is maternal love?

Whether it is a human or an animal, why can she always erupt unimaginable magic in times of crisis?