Orchard Daily Life

[This was a transition chapter before the races continued, otherwise it might get too tiring to read.

Thanks to 873 for the many tips, arigato Thanks♪(･ω･)ﾉ]

As time passed, the weather grew colder and colder, making people unwilling to leave their warm beds.

Wrapped in a thick cotton coat, Zhang Jun sat beneath the plum tree in the orchard courtyard, cradling a cup of hot tea in his hands.

The three puppies played with a ball in the yard. Peaceful Prosperity was the liveliest, carrying the ball in his mouth as he ran all around the courtyard. Health and Peace chased after him, while Peaceful Prosperity lunged at him with all his might and knocked him down. The three puppies rolled into a tangled heap.

Lasting Peace squatted by Zhang Jun's feet, tilting his head as he watched his three brothers fool around.

Many of the plum tree's leaves had already fallen, leaving it looking empty and bare. Its naked branches stretched toward the gray sky, where several sparrows perched and chirped noisily, as though complaining about the damp cold weather.

Zhang Jun breathed out, watching the white mist disperse before his eyes, and felt a wave of contentment.

Ever since moving to the orchard, he had been woken every morning by crowing chickens and barking dogs—though he did not actually keep chickens.

Still, the four puppies were simply too energetic. Before dawn even broke, they would already be raising a ruckus in the yard.

At first, Zhang Jun had not been used to it, but gradually, he realized this was the kind of life he liked—comfortable and warm.

Peaceful Prosperity ran until his tongue hung crookedly from his mouth. Panting, he carried the ball back and placed it at Zhang Jun's feet, his tail spinning like a windmill.

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