Country Maiden: Fields and Fortune-Chapter 132

131, Villagers Attack (Part 1)

It truly was as if one word had set off a thousand waves.

The once peaceful little mountain village suddenly boiled over with activity as people, not bothering with too much thought, grabbed sticks and clubs and rushed out.

“Where’s the wolf?”

“It’s, it’s near Miss Xie’s house, together with Miss Xie’s dog!”

“Let’s go have a look!”

Xie Zhinuan was also startled awake, her heartbeat racing.

Remembering the scream and thinking of the wolf, she hurriedly dressed and put on her shoes, then ran a hand through her hair and went out to call for Routuan.

Routuan returned with the wolf, and Dahuang followed behind, looking somewhat displeased.

Before Zhinuan could say anything, the villagers quickly arrived.

“There, the wolf is right there!”

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Many people were genuinely frightened.

The wolf, with its gray-white coat, looked fierce, and they didn’t dare to make a rash move.

They all turned to Zhinuan, “Miss Xie, this wolf… ”

Zhinuan took a deep breath, “This wolf followed Routuan home. I thought about driving it away, but as you can see, it won’t leave. No matter how much I shoo it, look…”

Go ahead and hit it.

The villagers didn’t dare to strike.

But not hitting, not driving away…

“The Village Head is here!”

The Village Head hurried over, with disheveled hair and without his usual respectable appearance.

He looked at the wolf, then at Zhinuan, “Miss Xie, how do you plan to deal with this wolf?”

“How about we drive it back to the mountains?” Zhinuan tentatively asked.

But no sooner had she said this than Routuan and the wolf became unsettled.

The wolf ran into the courtyard, and Routuan barked at the villagers, clearly understanding what was said.

The villagers were so shocked they were rendered speechless for a moment.

“…”

The Village Head pondered for a bit.

He really didn’t dare to offend Zhinuan.

As for the gentleman living across from her, others might not know his origins, but the Village Head had made inquiries and learned a little bit-his status was indeed unspeakably high, and Zhinuan was hired to cook for this noble young master.

Now she had even purchased a servant, and it was said she was about to open a shop in town; she certainly had money.

With money and a backer, she was not someone a mere Village Head could afford to offend.

“Miss Xie, although this wolf is just a beast, it seems to have intelligence. Why don’t you keep it, but you must keep a close watch on it. Don’t let it bite anyone. If it bites someone, not only will you have to pay, but the wolf is likely to be killed!”

Anyway, the responsibility had been passed on to Zhinuan to deal with.

Zhinuan thought about it. Really, driving it away wouldn’t work, so she might as well keep it well, train it properly. In the future, it could also serve to deter bad people. It was killing several birds with one stone.

“Village Head, rest assured, I will teach it well and won’t let it stray far. I’ll even get a chain, and I’ll leash it when we go out!”

“That’s good, that’s good!”

The villagers felt uneasy.

This was a wolf, not a dog-it could eat people.

But since the Village Head had agreed, what could they do? Did they still want to sell things to Zhinuan in the future? If they offended her, they wouldn’t be able to continue with their business-the loss outweighed the gain.

As they left, someone still worried, “Miss Xie, you must really keep a close watch on it!”

Zhinuan nodded.

After seeing the villagers off, she went back to find the wolf, only to see it pitifully huddled in a corner.

“Come out, I’m not chasing you away,” Zhinuan said helplessly.

The wolf crept out cautiously, looking at Zhinuan. She took a deep breath, “But we must set some rules. You cannot bite people, you cannot randomly attack livestock, and you must obey my commands. I’ll also give you a name-let’s call you Grey Wolf!”

Grey Wolf nuzzled Zhinuan’s hand, showing it understood.

With an additional wolf at home, Zhinuan thought of its nature, “If you behave, I’ll feed you tasty food every day and give you water!”

Chapter 133