Richard heard the noise and turned to see Pi climbing down the tree. "You're down? Have you planted cornel before? "
Pi: "????"
Richard shook his head regretfully. "You can't be taught! Rotten wood can't be carved!"
Fu Tao was surprised to see the black and white kitten and monkey come back together. He thought they wouldn't come back after running away. He had rested enough and wanted to take over from Zhang Zian. "Take a break. I'll do it."
"It's okay, I'm not tired."
Zhang Zian wasn't pretending to be cool. He really wasn't tired.
Fu Tao saw that Zhang Zian didn't seem to be lying, so he didn't force him. He took off his white gloves and threw them to Zhang Zian. "Put these on. Be careful of blisters."
Zhang Zian stuck the shovel into the ground and put on the gloves. His palms were indeed slightly red from the rubbing.
While Zhang Zian was working, Famous was the only one who had been obediently squatting next to him. At this time, it ran under the tree and brought the thermos cup that Zhang Zian had brought over to him.
The thermos cup was filled with hot tea, which had been brewed at the pet shop.
Zhang Zian poured a cup of hot tea and slowly drank it.
"Master Fu, would you like a cup?" he asked Fu Tao politely.
"What is it? Tea or wine? "Fu Tao stretched his neck and looked into the cup.
"Uh … tea," Zhang Zian replied.
Fu Tao shook his head in disappointment. "Forget about the tea. I'm not thirsty. I just drank water."
"This dog is well trained. It understands human nature." He pointed at Famous and said, "It even knows how to get you water."
"It's okay." Zhang Zian laughed and handed the thermos back to Famous. Famous then took the thermos back to the tree.
"The dog Zhan Tian I took from you is not bad either," he said as he continued to dig with the shovel.
Fu Tao thought about Zhan Tian and said uninterestedly, "That dog is too cowardly. Maybe it's only suitable as a pet dog."
"That's not right," Zhang Zian corrected him. "If it weren't for Zhan Tian, Ning Lan wouldn't have been able to find her dog."
What he meant was that if Ning Lan couldn't find her dog, she wouldn't have come here with her classmates to help.
"What?" Fu Tao was stunned. "What's going on?"
"Didn't Ning Lan tell you?" Zhang Zian asked.
Fu Tao recalled, "She did mention it, but I didn't know that Warsky was the one who found it for her …"
"Hehe, Warsky is very powerful now." While digging, Zhang Zian told him how Zhan Tian had tracked the scent all the way to the location of the dog-trappers, and how Zhan Tian had rushed into the driver's seat to stop them when they were trying to escape. Some of the details were exaggerated, but bragging was not illegal.
"Really?"
Fu Tao asked suspiciously after listening to the story.
"You can ask Ning Lan about the details when you have time. She can explain it better than me." Zhang Zian smiled and stopped to point at the deep pit under his feet. "Are we still digging?"
Fu Tao also jumped into the pit. He looked around and stepped on the soil. "That's enough. There's no need to dig anymore."
The pit was nearly one meter deep. If they dug too shallow, nearby rodents might dig into the pit.
The two of them jumped out of the pit and stuck the shovel aside. They held the dead police dog's front leg and hind leg respectively, lifted it out of the wheelbarrow, and wrapped the body with a plastic sheet to prevent it from being eaten by insects and ants. Then, they carefully laid it flat in the pit.
Fu Tao stood outside the pit and stared at it silently for a while. Then, he picked up the shovel and shoveled the soil back into the pit.
Every time the soil hit the plastic sheet, it would make a crashing sound.
With every shovel, a part of the police dog's body disappeared under the soil, starting from its tail, limbs, abdomen, chest, head, and finally its mouth and nose. It was as if it had been covered with a thick blanket. In the cold winter, it could sleep peacefully and warmly. It no longer needed to train or be on duty.
Fu Tao's movements were very slow, but when the soil covered its head and nose, he suddenly sped up, as if he was afraid that if he hesitated, he would dig up the soil again to see if it was still breathing.
Zhang Zian rubbed his red palms and watched quietly. He didn't offer to help. It was enough for him to accompany Fu Tao on his journey.
"Quack!" Richard muttered. "If I didn't know better, I would have thought that you were killing someone and dumping the body."
A mound of soil gradually rose. It was not much different from the other mounds nearby, but the color of the soil was slightly different. It was obviously new soil.
Fu Tao patted the mound of soil firmly with the shovel. Then, he exhaled heavily and wiped the sweat off his forehead. He stood in front of the mound of soil with the shovel and said to himself, "I'll plant trees in the spring. It'll be hard to plant them now."
Famous took out the large bouquet of light yellow carnations from the wheelbarrow, ran over, and placed it in front of the mound. It used its claws to grab a few small stones to press down on the flower stems of the carnations to prevent them from being blown away by the wind.
"Tsk tsk! This dog is really … "
Fu Tao stood still for a while and was once again surprised by Famous's actions. However, his level of education was not high, so he couldn't find the right words to describe what he was thinking.
"Master Fu, you're sweating a lot. Do you want to put on my coat?" Zhang Zian reminded him. "Be careful not to catch a cold."
"You're right. If I fall sick, who will take care of the dogs?" Fu Tao threw the shovel back into the wheelbarrow. "It's cold standing here. Let's go back! If we don't go back, the dumplings will get cold. They must be anxious. "
He refused to put on Zhang Zian's coat and pushed the wheelbarrow back. Zhang Zian had to put it on himself.
"Are we finally going back? I'm freezing to death. I have to move my mouth to keep warm, "Richard said from the hood of its coat. Said Richard, in his cowl, with a dignified excuse for his noise.
"You make it sound like you don't talk when you're not cold." Zhang Zian didn't believe it.
"Quack!"
Zhang Zian called out to the other elfins. "Let's go. Everyone, keep up."
Half of the sun had fallen below the horizon. In the sparse forest, the light became very dim. Only the crown of the trees was still covered by the sun.
"Quack! I'm in a good mood today. How about I sing a song for everyone for free? "
Richard didn't know if it had sensed the sadness in the atmosphere, but it was especially lively and talkative today. Without waiting for everyone to agree, it began to sing.
"The sun is setting in the west, and the red clouds are flying. Let's go home with the firecrackers …"
The unpleasant voice of a male duck spread far and wide. Even the night birds in the forest were startled.
After walking for a while, Zhang Zian looked back. In the dark forest, only the yellow carnations were still eye-catching.
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