Although there must be a reason for the abnormality, things that did not conform to logic could not be understood. It might be far-fetched to come up with an explanation, so it was better not to think about it. Famous raised a more reasonable possibility.
Famous proposed a more reasonable possibility. "We may be close to Peter Lee's nest. Maybe someone has a cat, and the cat ran out on its own?"
This was much more reasonable than a house cat running from the forest to the depths of the forest.
Zhang Zian didn't know how many fans Peter Lee had, and how many homeless and unhappy people had been deceived by Peter Lee's lies. It was likely that some of them had come with cats. When he wandered around downtown San Francisco to buy breakfast, he had seen a homeless man with a dog. Obviously, he didn't care about his appearance, and his clothes didn't cover his body, but he kept the dog clean. The way he walked the dog was like a decent gentleman.
In fact, many of these homeless people in San Francisco used to be decent gentlemen. They became homeless not because they were lazy and were fired from their companies, nor because they got involved in prostitution, gambling, and drugs and squandered all their assets. It was just because they got divorced.
The law of the United States provided comprehensive care for the weaker party in marriage, often the woman who was a full-time housewife. Even if the divorce was due to the woman's fault or infidelity, the man had to leave the house with nothing and pay a large amount of alimony every year until the woman remarried. If the woman did not remarry, emmmm …
Therefore, many American men were white-collar workers or even gold-collar workers who lived in high-end neighborhoods the day before. The next day, they might bring a few changes of underwear to sleep in a motel because their wives filed for divorce.
The long process of going to court made men who had to go to work every day physically and mentally exhausted. They could not complete the work assigned by their superiors and were laid off.
After the divorce ruling, the ex-wife got the children, the house, most of the property, and alimony. If there was still a trace of affection for the good old days, she might leave the dog to her ex-husband.
The unemployed ex-husband went bankrupt because he could not afford the alimony. One person and one dog wandered the world …
Of course, it was okay to change it to a cat.
It was normal for a homeless man to follow Peter Lee with his beloved cat.
As they moved forward, Zhang Zian told the elfins about the plight of American men as a joke to relieve their boredom.
The elfins were shocked when they heard this. No wonder some of the homeless people on the street looked very graceful. They would line up patiently when they received relief meals, and they would even discuss some esoteric academic issues with each other while waiting in line. Maybe they used to be Wall Street executives or university professors.
Richard patted his head with his wings and sighed, "Quack, Quack! Marriage is a mistake, and divorce is a realization. In order not to make mistakes, it's better to be single. What do you think? "
"Bullshit! I'm not getting married in America! Let the American men worry about this! "Zhang Zian waved his hand and chased it away from his shoulder.
Richard fluttered its wings and flew to the top of the backpack. It stood side by side with the spotted owl. Perhaps the sight of someone else's misery made it happy, for it hummed and sang.
"White Dragon Horse, its hooves face west. Carry me on your back and follow the brothers. There is no road on the West Coast. We will travel dozens of miles …"
"What black bear, what coyote, what Night Owl, what Wolf, what Wolf, what Forest Sea, what Electric Net, all of them can't stop me, the Lord with the Fiery Eyes of Truth, from escorting you to the west …"
"White Dragon Horse, the bell on its neck is urgent. Jolt me, trot to the brothers. It's not easy to walk on the West Coast. If it's easy, we won't be able to do big things …"
"What vicious enemy, we have the magic of the elfins. Eighty-one difficulties to block the way, seventy-two changes to defeat the enemy …"
"Idiot, follow us all the way. Evil can't beat justice!"
Although Pi was always blowing its own trumpet, with Pi waving a wooden stick in front of it to explore the way, the song was quite fitting. If it hadn't added the last sentence, "Go, go, go," Zhang Zian wouldn't have hit it with the climbing stick.
The good weather, coupled with Richard's nonsensical impromptu performance, made everyone temporarily forget about the previous problems. Although the road was rough, it was not boring to walk.
Famous walked in front, and from time to time, it was amused by the laughter behind it. However, it was getting more and more confused, because it smelled more than one cat. If the smell of the first cat was accidental, then how could the smell of the other cats be explained? How many cats did the tramps bring in?
Famous didn't want to spoil everyone's mood, so it didn't say this question clearly. However, looking at Fina and Old Time Tea's expressions, they seemed to be aware of this question, but for the same reason, they didn't say anything.
A day passed by quickly.
They followed the stream upstream, occasionally deviating from it. As they walked, they saw the stream again, but they weren't sure if it was the same stream.
In the evening, they camped by the stream as usual.
This time, Zhang Zian paid special attention to the deer. After drinking the stream water, the deer became a little nervous and looked upstream.
It seemed that there were still wild animals like coyotes nearby. Maybe it was the group from yesterday, maybe it wasn't. No one knew.
Famous also wanted to taste the stream water and judge the taste of the wild animals, but it was rejected by Zhang Zian because it was not necessary. God knew what dirty animals had waded through the stream. It would not be worth it if they drank the water and got diarrhea or got infected with parasites.
They had already encountered the most dangerous black bears and coyotes in the Mahogany Forest. What else could there be?
After setting up the tent, he spent more time collecting dead branches as firewood. Tonight, he had to keep the campfire going.
Famous and Pi also volunteered to help, picking up some dead branches for him. Although the total amount was not much, it was still a token of their appreciation. It was better than the few guys next to them.
After collecting enough firewood to burn until tomorrow morning, they fetched water, cleaned it, started a fire, boiled water, and cooked. Everything was the same as a few days ago.
After dinner, because they had woken up late that morning, he and the elfins were not sleepy yet. They sat around the campfire and chatted, mainly talking about home.
Home, of course, was the pet shop.
It had been almost half a month since they left the pet shop. It didn't sound like a long time, but a lot had happened during this time, so it felt like a long time.
This time, unlike in the Egyptian desert, where Peter Lee had provided them with a satellite phone to keep in touch with home. After entering the depths of the forest, communication was almost always cut off. The only time they had a chance to make a phone call was to call 911.
How was the situation at home?
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