"I understand, Brother Qingbai. Let's go find Uncle Shouye now!"

"Okay, let's go!"

Zhuang Zhimeng and An Qingbai went up the mountain through the woods to the east. There was a house halfway up the mountain where An Shouye lived.

An Qingbai shouted into the house.

"Uncle Shouye, are you inside?"

Before An Shouye could reply, the dog started barking.

"Woof, woof!"

An Qingbai and Zhuang Zhimeng both heard the sound of scolding the dog coming from inside.

"Little Black, stop barking!"

Then he immediately responded to the door.

Who is it?

She shuffled out in her slippers.

"Uncle Shouye, it's us, An Laosan!"

An Shouye opened the door and looked at An Laosan and Zhuang Zhiqing.

"What brings you all here together?"

"We're planning to have some furniture made. Could you take a look and see if it's possible to cut it?"

"Okay, I happen to be free right now, so I'll go with you to take a look!"

Just as An Shouye was about to close the door, a black dog ran out.

An Shouye shouted at it.

"Little Black, go back!"

Little Black wagged its tail and ran around like it was playing hide-and-seek with An Shouye, but it wouldn't go home.

An Shouye looked at them helplessly.

"Look here, can I bring Xiao Hei along?"

Zhuang Zhimeng and An Qingbai both smiled and nodded.

"Hehe, Uncle Shouye, then take Xiao Hei with you!"

An Shouye shouted again.

"Little Black, let's go together!"

Little Black then happily followed.

Walking on the road, An Shouye asked Zhuang Zhimeng.

"Zhuang Zhiqing, how is the dog you took from me?"

"They're doing great. They gained weight a while ago, but I let them run and jump more, and now they've lost weight again!"

"By the way, Uncle Shouye, how can we prevent the female dog from getting pregnant? Our female dog has already given birth once, and we don't want her to keep having puppies!"

An Shouye shook his head.

"I don't know what to do, I can only try to limit its contact with male dogs, but there's nothing I can control anyway!"

Zhuang Zhimeng sighed.

"Sigh! I guess I'll just have to limit its contact with male dogs!"

When they arrived at the tree they had just chosen, An Qingbai pointed it out to An Shouye.

Is this alright for you?