One year brought a great drought, the next year floods, and then, in a blink, a plague.
The Xu family fled from the north to the south, and then from the south back to the north.
Before...
In the morning, Xu Ning asked Baibaoxiang to set the alarm for her, and she got up obediently at noon.
Xu Ning simply washed up, put on his clothes and left the room when he heard voices in the yard.
"Is this a cat or a dog?"
"It's a cat, right? It looks just like a cat. Look how small it is. How can a dog look like that?"
"I don't think it looks like a cat. Cats aren't this big."
"Grandma, could it be a giant insect?"
"What the hell, it's a cat!"
"It's a dog." Xu Ning poked his head out from the crowd and gave everyone the correct answer.
"Come, Xiu Gou, come here." Xu Ning squatted down and waved to the gray puppy with its ears lying down. The cat-like dog looked around with its round eyes and took a few steps towards Xu Ning carefully.
Xu Ning took out a handful of dog food like magic, and the kitten and dog's wet eyes lit up. Xu Ning spread out his palm, and the kitten and dog walked closer, but it still didn't dare to eat the food directly from Xu Ning's palm.
Xu Ning found a clean floor and sprinkled the dog food in his hand on it. The puppy wagged its tail and ate happily.
"Woof woof" the puppy barks after taking two bites. The sound is very small, like a child acting coquettishly, but it also proves its species.
"It really is a dog. This dog looks so strange, it actually looks like a cat." Xu An was surprised. He looked at Old Man Xu, and Old Man Xu stroked his beard.
"Maybe a puppy."
"No, sir, it's an adult dog, trained by someone. You see, it didn't bark at us on its own initiative, and didn't dare to come over to eat." This is a pet dog, and a mixed breed at that.
Xu Ning had never raised a dog before, but he had seen many videos of pet dogs and could identify them based on their habits.
Dogs are more friendly than cats. If it were a cat, it would have run away before the Xu family came over.
"Daya, what should we do with this dog?" Xu Da squatted down and stroked it tentatively. Seeing that the puppy didn't react, he couldn't let go and stroked it several times.
"Just keep it. Cats bring wealth and dogs bring prosperity. This dog looks like a cat among cats. Who knows, it might actually bring wealth to our family!" Xu Ning raised an eyebrow. Having a dog wouldn't affect the Xu family at the moment, so they had no objections. Besides, they believed in gods. Who knows, this dog that came here on its own might actually have followed the instructions of the gods?!
"That makes sense! Isn't the first day of the Lunar New Year the day to welcome the God of Wealth? This dog happened to come to our house, which means it brings wealth! Otherwise, let's call it Wangcai!" Xu Da was open-minded. Seeing that the puppy had finished eating, he picked it up from the ground without even minding the mess on its body.
"Dad, dogs everywhere are named Wangcai. There's nothing original about it." Before Xu Ning could say anything, Xu Feng was the first to object.
Xu Ning noticed that the puppy was so well behaved that he didn't move at all, letting Xu Da hold him. He was quite satisfied with the dog and asked, "What's your name?"
"How about calling him Chuyi? How about it?" Xu Feng asked with sparkling eyes and anticipation.
"As long as you're happy, but this dog had an owner before, so it's not possible for it to have any other names. Do you think it's appropriate to call it Chuyi?"
"The first day of the new year? The first day of the new year, the first day of the new year!" Xu Feng shouted several times.
"Woof!" The dog in Xu Da's arms saw Xu Feng staring at it and barking, so it responded to him out of courtesy.
"Second sister, look! It agreed!" Xu Feng danced with joy, and the Xu family also agreed to let the dog stay.
"Xiaobao, let's be frank first. If Chuyi's owner comes looking for us, we will return him to him." Old Mrs. Xu touched Xu Feng's head. Xu Feng carefully touched Chuyi in Xu Da's arms and nodded.
"Grandma, let's talk about it when the time comes. Look at this dog, it's so skinny from hunger. It's hard to say what the owner's condition is. If the owner wants to go back, just let the dog choose." Xu Ning was not that interested in dogs. She only agreed to keep it because Xu Feng liked it.
"We'll talk about it later, Xiaobao, Boss, hurry up and wash your hands and have breakfast. After breakfast, you can give it a bath!"
"Let's make a nest after washing." Xu Ning suggested. The main reason was that they were not very familiar with the place yet, and Xu Ning was afraid that Xu Feng would want to sleep with the dog in his arms.
"Second sister, it can sleep with me!" As expected, what you worry about will come true.
"No!" Zhang's voice of objection was the first to be heard, followed by Old Lady Xu, then Xu Ning, and finally Xu Feng no longer dared to have any ideas.