Chapter 88 Reluctance to Part

After thinking for a long time, I finally spoke.

“If you really need it, I can agree, but I have a few requirements.”

Upon hearing what I said, the male owner realized that exchanging the dog was a possibility, and quickly nodded in agreement.

"Girl, what are your requirements?"

"Don't keep the puppy on a leash all the time. If you're worried about it getting lost, keep it in the yard. In winter, it's too cold, so let it sleep inside at night. My dog ​​hasn't suffered much, and it's not very strong. If I leave it outside for a few days, it might freeze to death."

After I finished speaking, the pig farmer thought about it carefully and nodded firmly.

“I can do it. This puppy is very precious to us. We will take it home and care for it like family. We are not a cruel family and we will not let it suffer.”

The man looked sincere, so I chose to believe him.

I nodded and turned to walk into the courtyard.

I've always believed in the character of the family that sold the pigs, and given how precious dogs are in the apocalypse, I figured they wouldn't mistreat them.

Four little bundles of joy were tilting their heads and looking outside in the yard, and I felt a little reluctant to leave any of them.

After much hesitation, I steeled myself and took out the first and second babies.

Xiao Di has never been wary of me, and didn't react much when I took the two dogs out.

The two babies, one male and one female, can reproduce in the future.

Of course, this is based on my acceptance of unethical relationships.

When the pig farmer saw me come out, he was overjoyed to see two furry, round pigs in his arms.

"Oh my, girl, there are two? That's great!"

The male homeowner smiled as he reached out to take it.

"These are a male and a female. If you take good care of them, they can have puppies. Once they have puppies, give them to kind and wealthy families so they don't suffer."

I gave him all the necessary instructions before handing over the two dogs.

"They've all grown so big! They're so chubby, they look easy to take care of. You've taken good care of them, girl."

The male owner held the puppy and began to examine it closely.

The two puppies had never seen anyone other than me before, and when they saw the male owner who raised pigs, they weren't particularly afraid; their little tails wagged back and forth.

The male owner picked up the dogs, and the two little guys immediately licked his hands.

Seeing this made me feel a little relieved. It seems the dogs really like him and probably won't miss home too much.

"Thank you so much, sister. I will take good care of them. I will just bark at any sound I hear while I sleep in the house at night. I won't tie them up in the yard and make them suffer."

Hearing the man say that, I felt that the two little ones wouldn't suffer much.

The man then pulled me to the back of the tricycle and told me to take all the things off the vehicle.

I was already feeling pretty bad about giving the two dogs away, so I had no desire to take their things.

But then I thought, if they accept these things, they'll remember that the dogs were bought with a lot of supplies and were hard-won. Perhaps then they'll cherish the dogs even more and take better care of them.

So I didn't hesitate to take everything from the car.

A sack of millet, four dried rabbits, and two fresh pig legs.

It seems they were worried about having too high a demand for a dog and not being able to reach an agreement, so they brought quite a lot of things with them.

Now I readily gave him the two puppies, and the male owner didn't haggle either, readily giving me all the supplies.

When Taozi helped me put my things in the car at the gate of the yard, I watched as the male owner of the pig farm got into the car with his puppy in his arms.

Sang Biao and Xiao Gua were so anxious when they saw the male owner carrying the two dogs into the car that they stomped their feet.

But seeing that I didn't react, they didn't do anything excessive.

Feeling at ease is one thing, being reluctant to part with something is another.

I'm easily moved to tears, and I felt tears welling up in my eyes and my nose stinging.

I was very reluctant to leave, but I felt I should do it.

Now that the apocalypse is over, the outside world is short of dogs, so it's a good thing to continue spreading the dog species.

I won't be unable to afford to raise a large group of dogs.

Rationally speaking, this is killing two birds with one stone.

As I comforted myself with these thoughts, I watched the two puppies wagging their heads and licking their male owner's hands.

Taozi stood next to me, looking down at me as I looked at the dog.

"Sister, don't be too sad. We're in this together. I'll keep an eye on them for you. If they dare to mistreat these two puppies, I'll steal them out tonight and bring them back to you."

Taozi scratched his head, trying to comfort me.

He's such a sunny, cheerful, and kind-hearted little boy.

"Thank you, Taozi."

I tilted my head back and replied with a smile.

"Sister, do you know my name?"

He seemed pleasantly surprised when I called his name.

"Yes, that's what the person who came last time called you, so I remembered it."

I patiently answered his questions.

At that moment, the sound of the tricycle starting its engine rang out.

"Sister, I'll be going now. I'll come visit you again when I have time."

He ran backwards towards the tricycle, smiling and waving at me.

Seeing his optimistic and sunny smile, I smiled and waved back.

They moved the dried rabbit, pork knuckle, and other items piled up at the doorway into the house.

Cut off a large piece of pork hock, then finely cut it into small pieces.

Carrying the braised pork knuckle to Xiao Di and Xiao Gua, Xiao Gua, seeing the meat, no longer looked anxious and began to wolf it down.

Xiao Di sniffed it and then slowly began to eat.

"I'm sorry, Xiaodi, we have too many dogs. Xiaoyi and Xiaoer can live a good life with other people."

I stroked Xiaodi's head as I rambled on.

Although Little Earth doesn't understand my language, I hope it won't be too sad.

But later I realized that my worries weren't really necessary.

In the following days, Xiao Di did not seem particularly anxious or look for the two puppies.

Hopefully, the dog really is forgetful; that would be a good thing for it.

I'm having some trouble finding two pork knuckles at home. They're both quite big, each weighing over 20 kilograms.

There was simply no room left for freezers and refrigerators.

The outdoor temperature isn't high right now, so I can only rub two pork knuckles with salt and put them on the shelf in the back room to dry.

Hopefully it won't break.

All the outdoor activities that needed to be done are now complete, and we're just waiting to hibernate.

Hibernation is simply about keeping the house warm and cozy, and aside from a few basic chores, just eating, drinking, and sleeping at home.

I've now stepped into the winter hibernation phase, and the last step is to pickle sauerkraut and salted vegetables.

I pickled sauerkraut once last year, so it wasn't difficult for me.

Coat each head of cabbage with salt, put it in a water vat, and weigh it down with a large stone. After a while, you'll have crisp and refreshing pickled cabbage ready to eat.

This year's vegetable harvest was plentiful, and I kept a lot of fresh vegetables specifically for pickling.