"You don’t like it?" Xiu Xi had completely ignored the words of the Ruanlin family, his gaze solely fixed on Ruan Jiaojiao. Having seen her joyful demeanor before, he naturally knew her current expression was far from pleased, the light in her eyes dimming.
Could it be... that all his skills amounted to nothing here?
The little villain hung his head, sagging dejectedly; Ruan Jiaojiao couldn’t stand it and reached out to take his hand, shaking her head and saying, "Brother Xiu, it’s not that I don’t like it, it’s just..."
She pointed to the Changchong still twisting its neck outside, as if it wished to perform a 360-degree turn: "We can’t keep that kind at home, nor those either, they would frighten people."
Which family would dare to keep a lion or tiger at home nowadays? Wouldn’t that scare someone to death?
"You don’t dislike them?" Xiu Xi was skeptical, staring intently into her eyes as if to determine whether she was lying.
Ruan Jiaojiao nodded earnestly, her small face serious.
Finally, Xiu Xi’s heart eased.
"Those you don’t like, go. Those you like, stay."
Xiu Xi pointed at several red-bottomed monkeys behind him. The monkeys approached timidly, each cradling an abundance of fruit, and under Xiu Xi’s direction, carefully placed it near the back door.
The Ruanlin family was startled by the arrival of the monkeys, instinctively pulling Ruan Jiaojiao to the front, fearing they had come to kidnap her.
But once the monkeys put down the fruit, they turned and darted out of the backyard in a flash, climbing the large tree behind the mountain and vanishing, as if a ghost was chasing them.
"..." The Ruanlin family member didn’t know if it was her imagination, but why did she feel that these monkeys were even more scared than her? Especially the smaller ones, whose legs were trembling!
Xiu Xi then turned his gaze to several of the Ferocious Beasts such as tigers and wolves. Acknowledging his stare, they too turned around and leapt onto the mountain behind them, disappearing.
"..." the Ruanlin family member.
The Changchong seemed somewhat reluctant to leave, strenuously contorting its enchanting body, hoping to appeal to Ruan Jiaojiao, but she truly felt indifferent to such creatures, silently pursing her small lips.
The Changchong, a bit dejected, let its pointed head droop, listlessly turning to leave, but not before looking back at Ruan Jiaojiao one last time, its triangular eyes beseeching. Seeing no response from her, it finally awkwardly slithered away, its figure somewhat forlorn...
In the end, the yard was left with only some harmless animals. The Ruanlin family roughly counted them: two wild oxen, three goats, a hundred or so rabbits and pheasants, and various animal eggs heaped in the chicken coop they had built.
Nevertheless, even these were extraordinary!
The Ruanlin family knew that the two children before her were somewhat unusual, but she never expected them to be unusual to this extent.
She was both shocked and worried.
There was no joy in having acquired so many livestock for nothing.
After all, with so many, they couldn’t possibly hide them! What would happen if others saw this?!
"Mom... why haven’t you gone to bed so late..." As the Ruanlin family member was feeling troubled, Ruan Jianguo from the neighboring room, hearing some noise, came over in confusion.
Although a large number of the Ferocious Beasts had already left, he was still stunned by the sight of the livestock that had suddenly appeared in the backyard.
"How did so many... What on earth is going on?" Ruan Jianguo’s eyes were wide with amazement, and it took him a long while to gather his senses.