With Xu Ningyan's approval, Jiang Zhiyuan and Jiang Yuan secretly looked for suitable job opportunities for her, but that's another story.
They said that Xu Ningyan's health was gradually improving, so she no longer needed Aunt Wang from next door to come and help cook every day.
Anyway, she only needs to cook for two people. Occasionally, when Jiang Yuan and Jiang Zhixing come over on weekends, she cooks for two more.
Jiang Yuan and Jiang Zhixing are not the kind of people who just wait to be fed. Every time they come, they bring large bags of ingredients that are hard to buy at the supply store on weekdays, and they also fight to help out.
Since Jiang Yuan and Jiang Zhixing usually eat in the cafeteria, Xu Ningyan would make some sauces and side dishes for them to take home when she had nothing else to do.
In Jiang Yuan and Jiang Zhixing's hearts, this daughter-in-law (elder sister-in-law) is now absolutely number one, and even their son (elder brother) has to take a backseat.
Xu Ningyan's daily routine: he gets up in the morning, eats the breakfast that Jiang Zhiyuan bought, and then goes to work. Xu Ningyan, along with his lackey, Aunt Wang, and other aunties in the alley, goes to buy groceries.
When I got back, I did laundry, picked vegetables, and listened to the older women chatting and gossiping.
Then he cooks. If Jiang Zhiyuan isn't busy, he'll rush back for lunch. After lunch, Jiang Zhiyuan cleans up the dishes, rests for a bit, and then goes back to work.
After taking a nap, Xu Ningyan studied and read.
When the children get out of school, they come to visit the dog's henchman, and she helps the children with their homework.
I'm making dinner and waiting for Jiang Zhiyuan to come home so we can eat together.
After eating, the two would take their dog for a walk in the neighborhood.
Over time, many people in the alley would follow along with their families for a stroll after dinner if it was still early.
At this time of day, there are not many cars on the road after get off work, so there is not much to worry about when the children are running around and playing.
What's more, there were henchmen following them. If some children ran too far or went to the ditch, the henchmen would follow behind, grabbing the children's clothes and trouser legs and dragging them back.
So often a group of children would run ahead, while the lackeys would keep a close eye on them from behind. If any child ran out of the roadside area, the lackeys would chase them back onto the road.
Xu Ningyan, Jiang Zhiyuan, and the other adults in the alley followed behind, chatting and laughing.
In Xu Ningyan's opinion, the lackey had a bit of a sheepdog feel to him.
However, the other person is a shepherd, while this one is just a shepherd.
Xu Ningyan was quite happy for the lackey. After all, not only in the Unity Brigade, but also in the mountains behind it, the lackey was his territory. In Jingshan County, the dogs in the entire county probably all recognized him as their boss. He could walk sideways without fear.
Once we get to the capital, it's not like we're in Jingshan County anymore. If we go out and are seen and reported by someone with ill intentions, it will definitely cause trouble.
So at first, they only dared to keep the dog in the yard. Only when Jiang Zhiyuan came home from get off work did they dare to take it out for a walk.
Fortunately, the lackey was intelligent and didn't cause any trouble even when locked in the yard during the day.
Later, he gradually became familiar with the people in the alley, and the children liked him. After everyone slowly accepted the lackey, they dared to let him run wild in the alley.
She only gave the instructions to the lackey once, and the lackey never left the alley area.
Now everyone in the neighborhood knows that there is a very intelligent and kind dog in Cat Alley that can help watch children. People can see it on weekdays, and their fear has gradually subsided.
Not long after, Xu Ningyan went out to buy groceries with his lackeys. After they finished shopping, someone stole money from the old lady in front of him while he was queuing.
After being discovered, he pushed the person and ran away.
In the blink of an eye, the henchman pounced and tackled the man to the ground, and five or six wallets fell out of the thief's arms.
The thief cursed angrily, then turned around and saw a gaping, blood-red mouth staring at him. He was so scared that he wet himself on the spot.
The people who caught up from behind were amazed, especially since the lackey didn't bite the thief. It just sat on the thief's back, and whenever the thief moved, it would let out a low bark, and then the thief wouldn't dare to move.
The woman who lost her money, along with others, gathered around and saw the five or six wallets.
Some people recognized the wallet, and when they checked their own pockets, they realized that their wallets had mysteriously disappeared and ended up in the thief's arms.
The crowd was immediately enraged, and everyone surrounded him, ready to argue, but some hesitated to approach when they saw the lackey.
Xu Ningyan saw this from outside, gave a whistle, and the lackey slowly got up, strolled to the side, and then turned back to signal, as if to say, "The person you wanted to beat up is now available for you."
No one cared about anything else; they just wanted to beat people up first.
The thief was given a good beating, and the police from the local station arrived to rescue him.
The thief was bruised and battered; even his own parents probably wouldn't recognize him.
When the police questioned them, everyone gave their accounts of what had happened, and then they remembered the meritorious lackey.
Xu Ningyan had already successfully retired with his lackeys.
Fortunately, everyone knew that the lackey was from Mao'er Hutong, so the police found out and came knocking on his door.
Even the lackeys were full of praise.
You have to understand that there are many people in the capital. Even though educated youth are sent to the countryside every year, there are still many underage kids who don't go to school, wander around, and steal chickens and dogs.
These kids are young but incredibly bold, and they lack any legal awareness. They steal things and fight all the time, which puts a lot of pressure on the parents.
The area around Mao'er Hutong has always been relatively safe because most of the residents here are government workers with formal jobs, good family conditions, and strict discipline towards their children.
In other places, this kind of thing happens countless times every day.
Not to mention the areas near train and bus stations, which are hotspots for all kinds of crimes.
So when they saw that the lackeys could catch thieves and didn't bite, it was similar to the police and military dogs they had heard about.
If they didn't know Jiang Zhiyuan's identity, they would have shamelessly taken the lackey to the police station to work as a police dog.
But now all we can do is look on and sigh.
Still unwilling to give up, the police at the local station suggested that they take their henchmen for a walk around the neighborhood every day as a form of deterrence.
If you encounter petty theft again, just send your henchmen to tackle the person, and they will take them directly to the police station.
For this, the police station is willing to issue a certificate of merit to Gou Tuizi and Xu Ningyan, issue a certificate to Gou Tuizi proving that it is a dog that the police station and the neighborhood have agreed to keep, and also give Gou Tuizi a spot as an unofficial police dog of the police station, with a monthly salary of five yuan.
Xu Ningyan didn't care about the salary, but she did care about the spot as an unofficial police dog and the certificate.
After all, in this era, without the backing of the neighborhood committee and the police station, even with Jiang Zhiyuan around, there's a fear that his opponents might use this as an excuse to deal with his lackeys.
She couldn't bear to let her lackey become a police dog. Let alone the fact that many people weren't eating well at this time, even a police dog would probably be eating even worse.
Xu Ningyan treats his lackeys like family. No matter how tiring or hard the police dogs work, they always have to be the first to rush to the front lines when something happens.
It's not like she can't afford to support her lackeys, so she won't let them suffer like this.
Don't think she's selfish and lacks a sense of the bigger picture. The world doesn't stop turning just because it's missing a lackey or a dog.
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