Chapter 140: Chapter 140: Is This Sheep Showing Gratitude?

Xu Ying listened to the young employee’s tone and quietly asked the gray-clothed uncle leading her: “Uncle, is this young man Bao Sufen’s cousin’s son-in-law?”

The gray-clothed uncle’s family seemed to be troubled by a termite infestation and was concentrating on listening to the Tai Lin Biological employee’s “whole house treatment.”

He heard Xu Ying’s question and casually responded, “Yes, Tian Lang is a good lad. He’s very warm-hearted to the people in our village and always lends a hand when he sees something happening.”

Through the uncle’s words, Xu Ying learned that this young employee named Tian Lang was indeed Bao Sufen’s cousin Bao Qian’s son-in-law.

The uncle spoke highly of Tian Lang, pointing to the sheep leisurely walking behind him: “The other day, one of my sheep got lost, and Little Tian helped me find it overnight. I tried to give him a red envelope, but he wouldn’t accept it.”

He looked both admiring and wistful: “Oh, such a good young man, if only he were my son-in-law!”

Xu Ying raised an eyebrow, but didn’t say anything.

In front of a villager auntie’s house, the older employee known as “Brother Deng” seemed to be unable to resist Tian Lang’s plea and relented, saying to the villager aunt: “Aunt Li, let me and Little Tian make a call to the boss to negotiate.”

Saying this, the two of them walked under a poplar tree to the side, typing away on their phones, seemingly seriously negotiating on Aunt Li’s behalf.

During this time, many villagers gathered in front of Aunt Li’s house. Some were there to buy termite extermination liquid from Tai Lin Biological, while others came after hearing gossip about what this flashy-motorbike-riding animal rescuer wanted with Bao Sufen.

The villagers chatted with Aunt Li and learned the price for whole house termite extermination, then buzzed with discussion.

“I hope Little Tian can bring the price down.”

“Forty thousand yuan is really too expensive.”

“Little Tian is such a good person; he’ll definitely try to help us, with so many of us gathered here.”

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Xu Ying listened to all the compliments for Tian Lang, indicating that the villagers of Da Huyang Village had a very favorable impression of him and trusted him greatly.

No wonder Aunt Bao was at a disadvantage in this situation.

Xu Ying chuckled and said, “Is this Tian Lang a celebrity in your Da Huyang Village?”

Someone immediately responded: “Of course, the whole village knows, this young man Tian Lang is helpful to others and not greedy.”

Aunt Li chimed in, saying to Xu Ying: “Wasn’t it Little Tian who found this uncle’s lost sheep right beside you?”

Aunt Li pointed to the chicken pen beside her house. “Four of my chickens went missing one by one, and I didn’t plan to look for them.”

“In the end, Little Tian found out that they were taken by Big Black, Bao Sufen’s dog. When I went to Bao Sufen’s house, there were still chicken feathers in the dog’s bowl.”

Aunt Li got more and more indignant as she spoke: “I went to confront Bao Sufen, but she refused to admit it or pay compensation no matter what.”

“In the end, it was Little Tian who quietly paid out of his own pocket to cover it for Bao Sufen and asked me not to spread it around, to understand her a bit.”

Aunt Li shook her head and sighed: “Little Tian is really honorable, taking responsibility for the errors of his mother-in-law’s cousin.”

“But look at Bao Sufen, really… forget it. Her son is gone, I won’t care about it with her.”

The villagers echoed in agreement.

“Ah, those to be pitied must have their own detestable aspects.”

“Maybe Bao Sufen didn’t want to spend money and ordered her Big Black dog to steal the chickens and make chicken soup to nourish her grandchildren.”

Xu Ying listened to the villagers, frowning, intending to visit Aunt Bao’s house to ask about what really happened with Big Black.

During her interactions with Aunt Bao, she felt that Aunt Bao didn’t seem like someone who would play petty tricks or commit minor theft.

After Aunt Li finished speaking, her eyeballs rolled as she shifted her gaze to Xu Ying and changed the subject: “By the way, what business do you have with Bao Sufen here, rescuer?”

She raised her thick eyebrows and lowered her voice: “Did Bao Sufen do something wrong at work, and did your headquarters send you here to cause trouble for her?”

The villagers’ gossip-fueled gazes focused on Xu Ying.

Xu Ying, somewhat sweaty, shook her head with an embarrassed smile: “No, no, Aunt Bao left something important at the cafeteria, and I’m just helping to bring it over.”

The villagers, realizing there was no gossip to hear, quickly lost interest.

At that moment, Tian Lang returned with Brother Deng.

Before he could speak, the sheep belonging to the gray-clothed uncle suddenly trotted over to bleat at Tian Lang, one even grabbing his clothing with its mouth, startling Tian Lang.

The villagers were surprised by the sudden behavior of the two sheep.

Tian Lang struggled to pull the hem of his clothing out of the sheep’s mouth, but another sheep kept bleating at him, spraying him with saliva. He quickly raised a hand to shield his face.

Healthy sheep saliva isn’t foul but has a grassy odor, yet these two sheep had saliva with a rotted stench.

Earlier at the village entrance, Xu Ying noticed the abnormal condition of these two sheep’s coats, and now she was even more certain they might be sick.

Being tangled with the sheep, Tian Lang was struggling, so the gray-clothed uncle quickly led the sheep away.

To ease the awkwardness, he quickly remarked, “These two sheep remember you, Little Tian!”

“They remember you brought them back to me, and now they just want to get close to you. Little Tian, don’t mind them.”

Tian Lang shook his head, forcing a smile as he said, “Why would I mind? These two little cuties are familiar with me too.”

“They must be thanking me for finding them when they were lost in the desert, almost starving and dehydrated, and for feeding them.”

The other villagers also felt amazed and wondered:

“Are they bleating to express gratitude and thanks?”

“They must be, look how much these two sheep adore Tian Lang, they can’t bear to let him go.”

“Little Tian is such a good person, not only liked by people but also by sheep!”

Xu Ying, looking at the abnormal behavior of the two sheep handled by the gray-clothed uncle, couldn’t help but be curious. Does this mean the two sheep are so sentient, bleating to thank Tian Lang for saving them?

Since dealing with cattle and sheep in the desert area is unavoidable in the future, Xu Ying exchanged for the skill to understand the bleating language.

The “Bleating Language Mastery” skill quickly took effect and the excited calls of the two sheep became comprehensible in Xu Ying’s ears.

[You big meanie, led me away from the pen and tethered me outside all night, I almost froze to death!]

[I had diarrhea when I got back! Then in the day, you led me back to my owner, are you bored? Taking us out just to freeze overnight!]

[If it weren’t for the fear of the owner giving us to you, baa, I’d want to give you a good kick.]

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