Strange Life of a Cat

Zheng Tan was not interested at all in the thin and small cat running towards him with its tail erect. Although he was a little curious about how this leopard cat ended up in this situation, he was just curious for a moment. No matter what happens, everyone has his or her own fate, and every cat has his or her own life.

Raising his foot to push away the cat cub that jumped over, Zheng Tan turned around and prepared to leave. Before leaving, Zheng Tan heard the voice of a child.

“Dahua—Dahua, where are you?!”

big flower?

Zheng Tan, who had turned around, looked back at the leopard cat whose ears moved and was no longer so nervous. Was "Big Flower" calling it?

Hearing the footsteps getting closer, Zheng Tan left quickly, but stopped at the corner, jumped onto the bumpy red brick wall, and looked back over there.

A child of seven or eight years old ran over, and behind him there was an old man walking over with a flashlight. After seeing the big leopard-print cat, the child was obviously relieved, and then ran over to pick up the little kitten, and touched the big leopard-print cat's head, "Dahua, it's too late, please." You’re running around, go back.”

"Big Flower" seems to be its new name, and its reputation sounds quite popular.

Zheng Tan watched the two people and two cats leave, thought for a while, and followed behind to take a look.

That family was among the last batch of relocated households, and their original family conditions were probably not very good. How could such a family raise this big leopard-print cat?

The big leopard-print cat looks much thinner than before, and even the kitten is also thin. It is estimated that there is not much milk to feed the kitten. This family is no better than that guy Ermao.

Zheng Tan didn't stay here long before he went back. In the next two days, Zheng Tan would also go for a walk in the old building area at night, and take a look at the current life of the big leopard cat.

Although it is not as luxurious as the previous life, at least the current life is guaranteed. Moreover, the two children in that family are very good at leopard-print cats. The father of the two children drove back after delivering the goods and brought two with him. They gave them big braised chicken legs, and they also saved some meat for the big leopard cat. Although food with too strong smell is not good for pet cats and dogs, sometimes, it is good to have something to eat. You can't pay attention to that, and this family is the same. Whatever the people eat, the cats eat. It is estimated that the big leopard cat has not fully adapted. It has lost so much weight, and even the kittens are not growing well.

One time when Zheng Tan passed by, he saw the two children sleeping with a leopard-print cat in their arms. The leopard-print cat leaned against them docilely, occasionally licking it and helping to comb the messy hair of the two children. Look. It looks like an ordinary house cat.

Zheng Tan learned about the reason why the leopard cat fell into such a fate from Er Mao. Zheng Tan was going to go downstairs for a walk that day, and happened to see Er Mao cleaning at home. He had just finished giving Hei Mi a bath, and there were people on the floor. Wet cat human footprints.

After mopping the floor, Er Mao sat on the sofa to rest. He despised Zheng Tan for being idle all day, and by the way, he mentioned the leopard cat to Zheng Tan.

It turned out that something happened to the second owner of the leopard cat, and there was a big mistake in the business. Last month, he was very busy due to debt problems, and no one at home paid attention to the leopard cat. Later, a relative of that family Seeing this, he got the idea of ​​fighting cats, so he took the big leopard-print cat to bet on cats with others. It was their new hobby. He originally thought that the leopard-print cat was very cool, but he didn't expect to win after a few wins. After the game, he was defeated by a wild cat, and his ears were bitten off. He also had many wounds on his body from several bite fights. He was also beaten because of his subsequent defeats.

"Later on, he was probably sold to some cat meat restaurant." Er Mao said, with strong contempt and disgust for those people in his tone.

Zheng Tan thought that the big leopard cat was still alive. Although it was not a good life now, it was better than being eaten.

In fact, Zheng Tan felt that if the leopard cat remained in the same state as when he first saw it, even if it was taken to fight cats, it might not fail. The key is that it was tamed by the second owner. Cats are difficult to tame, and their wild temperament is deeply ingrained. Therefore, if the cat trainer wants to sharpen its temperament in a short period of time, he will probably adopt some extreme methods. The second time Zheng Tan saw the big leopard cat, it was indeed a lot softer. If he fought in that state, even with his size advantage, he might not be able to win every time against those who survived fighting in the wild. s cat.

On this day, Zheng Tan walked to the old building area again after dinner. Thinking of what Er Mao said, Zheng Tan sympathized with the leopard cat. As a pet, it is really a blessing to meet a good owner. In contrast, Zheng Tan felt more and more that it was best to stay in the Jiao family.

Just as he was thinking about it, Zheng Tan looked up and looked ahead. The leopard cat was squatting there. When he saw Zheng Tan, he stood up immediately. Instead of showing a vigilant look like last time, he turned around and ran away.

Zheng Tan: "..." Does he look so scary?

That leopard cat is really getting less and less courageous. Zheng Tan complained in his heart.

He was planning to go over to that house to take a look. Unexpectedly, Zheng Tan noticed that the big leopard-print cat had gone and returned before he had taken a few steps. The difference from before was that it still had one in its mouth. It's that little cat.

Zheng Tan was very surprised. What was this guy doing here with the cat cub in his mouth?

The big leopard-print cat approached Zheng Tan. At first, the big leopard-print cat was a little hesitant. It moved slowly step by step. It found that Zheng Tan did not show any intention to attack or show any malice, so the steps were smooth. Get up quickly.

The little kitten was a little confused and looked very innocent, not knowing what its mother was going to do.

Seeing the cat getting closer and closer, Zheng Tan had a bad premonition in his heart and wanted to turn around and run away.

Before Zheng Tan moved his feet to run away, the leopard cat stopped half a meter away from Zheng Tan and put down the kitten in its mouth.

After landing on the ground, the kitten shrank and looked around. It must have smelled the familiar scent of its mother, and it became bolder again. Ni Wai was next to the leopard cat, but the leopard cat pointed its head in the direction of Zheng Tan. Light top.

Zheng Tan: "!!" It can't be what he thinks...

The little kitten hadn't realized what his mother was up to, so his resistance was futile and he was pushed towards Zheng Tan. When the little kitten saw Zheng Tan, he immediately ran over with his tail raised to play with Zheng Tan's palm. The teeth were long, but he didn't have much strength when biting them. Zheng Tan didn't feel any pain.

Zheng Tan looked at the kitten flapping in his hand, and when he looked at the leopard cat, he found that the leopard cat had already walked back.

Hey, your son forgot his bag!

Zheng Tan watched the leopard cat walking faster and faster. After the pace became faster, he noticed something wrong with his hind legs. He was not very balanced and looked lame when he ran.

This is not the point!

The point is, the big cat grabbed the kitten and ran away on its own! !

Zheng Tan pushed back the little kitten that was playing without even noticing that it had been abandoned by its mother. The little kitten thought Zheng Tan was playing with it and flapping around even more vigorously. When it looked back, it saw that its mother was running further and further away. At that moment, the little kitten meowed a few times and chased it over there. Unfortunately, its little arms and legs were still underdeveloped, and it rolled over after running two steps.

When the little kitten meowed, the big cat stopped and looked back, then turned around and continued running. The little kitten couldn't keep up with the speed. Soon the little kitten found that its mother was missing, and it also chased her. He sat there, looking at the dark alley in the distance, and whispered "meow".

Zheng Tan now understood that the big cat wanted him to help take care of the child! !

I don't want to help other people raise their children! Its mother doesn't care about it, I only care about it!

Zheng Tan turned around and planned to leave.

The little cat finally remembered that there was a cat here, and looked in the direction of Zheng Tan, then got up and chased after it, ran two steps, rolled in a circle, got up and continued running. Unfortunately, the little cat is a kitten after all. How could the cub be faster than the big cat? What's more, Zheng Tan could no longer see his shadow within a few seconds.

Zheng Tan ran to the fork, listened to the cry of the kitten, stopped and squatted there to think, then returned to the corner with light feet, carefully poked his head out from there, and looked at the building that was already covered with building bricks. In the alley of waste.

The little kitten stopped meowing loudly and was squatting on the spot in confusion, not knowing what to do and making a gentle meowing sound.

Zheng Tan retracted his neck, thought for a while, and then stuck his head out to look over there. After struggling for a while, he raised his foot and kicked a small stone next to him. The stone was kicked out, and the sound of rolling down shook the little cat's head. Attracting its attention, it also saw Zheng Tan at the corner.

Under the only streetlight in the alley, in the dim light, the furry ball walked towards Zheng Tan.

Snap!

Tick ​​tock!

The falling raindrops made a sound as they hit some glass bottles and metal plates.

Zheng Tan looked at the sky and cursed in his heart: Paralyzing weather forecast! What about the promised sunny week? ! ! Did you say it's suitable to go out? ! ! Didn't it make people take a pleasant walk? !

The raindrops were falling more and more quickly. Looking at the kitten rolling every two steps, Zheng Tan quickly took a few steps to pick it up, stood upright, and ran into the dark alley without lights on his two legs. Anyway, there is almost no one around here, and even if there is someone, you can't see it.

At this time, there should be a lot of people at Chuhua University. It would not be good to run there like this. Zheng Tan thought for a while, then turned and ran towards the villa by the lake. Anyway, it is not far from there. The important thing is Yes, there aren't many people there right now.

Zheng Tan specially found an unobtrusive path and a place with more shelters. When he reached the villas, Zheng Tan jumped over a bush. When he landed, his soles slipped and he almost fell over. , Zheng Tan simply stopped to take a breath, but found that at the entrance of a shop not far ahead, under a big umbrella, a child stood there looking at Zheng Tan.

The child was holding a drink and blowing bubbles into the bottle. Suddenly seeing this scene, he blew the drink out of the cup in excitement. The child didn't pay attention to the drink and blinked. Staring at Zheng Tan without blinking.

Zheng Tan realized that he was just a big kid, so he didn't care anymore. After checking the route, he picked up the kitten and ran into the green belt woods two steps away, and continued running to the villa by the lake.

After Zheng Tan ran away, the child's mother walked out of the store, picked up the child, opened the umbrella, and prepared to go home.

"What are you looking at?" the child's mother asked.

"A big cat hugged a kitten, and it ran away..." The child bent an arm to demonstrate.

The child's mother looked around and saw two cat toys, one large and one small, displayed in the window of the toy store across the street. She smiled and continued to listen to the child. She felt that children's imagination So rich.

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