Chapter 119: Is There Still Time?

However, the three of them quickly realized that the ugly, injured wild chicken, which was losing feathers, actually nodded at Lu Qingqiang.

Then, step by step, it shuffled towards Lu Qingqiang.

Once it reached her, it stared at her with bright and alert eyes.

As it looked at her, it blinked with a hopeful expression.

With each blink, the alertness in its eyes turned into a look of flattery and longing.

Lu Qingqiang couldn’t help but reach out and give it a gentle pet.

Then, she quickly scratched under its chin with her fingers, as if she were teasing a cat.

Her actions left Master Zhao and the other two speechless: “…”

Hey, Director, have you forgotten why you entered the chicken coop?

Why are you so engrossed in playing with a wild chicken?

Fortunately, Lu Qingqiang knew her limits.

After satisfying her urge to pet it, she began to seriously examine the wild chicken’s injuries.

To be honest, its injuries were indeed somewhat serious.

However, it wasn’t a big problem; it wouldn’t die.

After disinfecting, applying medicine, and bandaging it, Lu Qingqiang stood up and walked out.

The wild chicken, seeing her about to leave, immediately reached out with its claws to grab her.

Lu Qingqiang glared at it and said, “Let go, I still need to take care of the injured little animals next door.”

“They’re so small and so badly injured, it’s really pitiful.”

“You go sit in the corner and reflect on yourself, and also take good care of your injuries.”

“Once you’re healed, hurry back to where you came from, got it?”

“Cluck, cluck, cluck~” The wild chicken, scolded by Lu Qingqiang, let out an incomprehensible cry.

However, from its expression, it seemed a bit aggrieved and unhappy.

The way it looked at Lu Qingqiang seemed to accuse her of being a heartless woman who abandoned it after showing affection.

(Voiceover: Pfft, you heartless woman, you used to call me sweetie, give me food, pet me, and take care of me so attentively. But now, you’ve turned your back on me and refuse to acknowledge me. Heartless! Unjust! Hmph!)

The cold and indifferent Lu Qingqiang couldn’t be bothered to pay it any more attention.

She turned and walked out of the chicken coop, heading to the one where the small animals were kept.

“Little darlings, come, let Big Sister see where you’re hurt.”

Upon entering, Lu Qingqiang used the same trick as before.

It proved that her method of offering water was very effective.

The two bowls of water she handed over successfully won the favor of the injured little animals.

The subsequent examination of injuries, wound treatment, medication, bandaging, and immobilization went smoothly.

As Zhang Haiping and the others had mentioned, two of the small animals had fractured bones, which was a bit more troublesome to handle.

They needed to be externally fixed with small branches.

Later, they would also need calcium supplements to boost their nutrition.

But overall, the little ones’ injuries were indeed not as severe as the wild chicken’s.

After finishing the bandaging, Lu Qingqiang came out and asked.

“Master Zhao, how’s it going? Did you capture everything on film?”

“Yes, yes, don’t worry, Director, I recorded the whole process.”

“That’s good.”

“Director, did you study veterinary medicine before?” Zhang Haiping asked curiously.

“No, I haven’t.”

“Then just now?”

“I’ve studied some medical skills. After examining them, I found they were all external injuries.”

“External injuries are relatively easy to handle. Clean the wounds, apply medicine, and bandage them. It’s not difficult.”

“…” Zhang Haiping Couple.

That’s not difficult?

Their family used to raise pigs.

When the pigs got sick, they always hired professionals to come and give them injections.

When injecting the pigs, they were particularly agitated and kept squealing.

If not handled properly, they could get gored by the pigs.

So, they had to be especially careful.

The person they hired once said they would teach them how to do it.

That way, if their pigs got sick again, they could directly mix the medicine and give the injections, saving them from the hassle.

But they never learned. (Mainly because they were afraid and didn’t dare.)

After all, the syringe for the pigs was super thick.

The needle itself looked terrifying.

They really couldn’t bring themselves to do it.

So in the end, they could only take extra care of the pigs, hoping they would eat well, sleep well, not get sick, and gain more weight.

But now they realized that what they didn’t dare to do, the Director dared.

The Director not only knew how to farm but also how to raise animals and treat their injuries.

The Director is truly amazing, an eternal legend!

“Director Lu, what should we do next?” Liu Shufen couldn’t help but ask.

“Let it stay here for a few days to recover. Once it’s almost healed, drive it away.”

“If it comes back, let me know, and I’ll call the police or the animal protection association to find a solution.”

“Alright, then for the next few days, we’ll keep it in the pen closest to the edge.”

“As for food, it can eat the same as the other chickens.”

“Yes, let’s do that for now.”

Since they were already on the mountain, Lu Qingqiang decided to take Master Zhao for a walk around.

When Master Zhao saw the bamboo house and the hot spring pool inside, he couldn’t help but exclaim.

“Director Lu, this place is wonderful, truly like a paradise.”

“Not only is the environment great, but it’s also very peaceful, perfect for health and wellness.”

“Isn’t it? When everyone has some free time, they can come up to the bamboo house for a visit, stay a while, soak in the hot springs.”

“I’ve also set up a tea room with a chessboard and a desk. You can drink tea, read books, and chat.”

“Yes, and later we can set up a projector, watch movies, and have barbecues or hot pot.”

“It’s not far from the animal farm, but we definitely won’t be disturbed by the animals.”

“Yes, yes, that’s what we need!” Master Zhao nodded repeatedly.

“Just missing some flowers.”

“My mom will come over with my second brother and a few others in a few days to plant flowers.”

“We’ll also plant some herbs in front of the bamboo house to repel mosquitoes.”

“That would be perfect! Director, you’re really amazing!” Master Zhao couldn’t help but give a thumbs up.

“You’re too kind, Master Zhao.”

“By the way, Director, since there’s a bamboo grove here, there must be winter bamboo shoots.”

“How about organizing everyone to go up the mountain to dig for bamboo shoots sometime?”

“Let me tell you, there are so many ways to eat winter bamboo shoots. If you make fresh meat buns with them, they’re especially delicious.”

“Moreover, stir-fried bamboo shoots with meat, braised pork trotters with bamboo shoots, bamboo shoot soup, and so on, are all incredibly tasty.”

“If nothing else, you can make your own dried bamboo shoots, sour bamboo shoots, pickled pepper bamboo shoots, and so forth.”

“Oh, right, you young people like to eat that snail noodle dish, don’t you?”

“Director, do you like it?”

“If you do, once we’ve dug up the winter bamboo shoots, I’ll try making it for everyone to taste.”

As expected, once the topic turned to food, Master Zhao became quite talkative.

“Sure, I quite like it. We can give it a try,” Lu Qingqiang didn’t dampen his enthusiasm.

Because when it comes to snail noodles, she really doesn’t dislike it.

Although it smells a bit strong, and many people can’t accept it.

But she can!

With pig trotters, fried eggs, romaine lettuce, fish balls, and other favorite ingredients added to the snail noodles, it’s incredibly satisfying to eat.

“Alright, I’ll go back and do some research. After I’ve figured it out, we’ll make it once we’ve dug up the bamboo shoots.”

“Sounds good. But Master Zhao, do you know how to dig for winter bamboo shoots? When exactly should we dig them up?”

“Should we wait until after our orphanage’s fun sports day to dig them up? Will that be too late?”