Chapter 106: Need to buy a local dog?
After giving the javelin's drawings to the blacksmith, Zhang Ze actually had the idea of a harpoon flashing through his mind.
He had played fishing and hunting, and was very interested in the sport.
People are young now, so he can actually use bait to attract valuable fish, and then hunt them with a spear gun. By then, he could probably make a fortune just by selling sea grouper.
Although the number of sea red grouper is small, that is compared with other fish. If he fishes alone, he can catch hundreds of kilograms a day.
Now it’s not a problem if he doesn’t have a speargun, he can make one himself using wooden ones.
But after thinking about the great white shark, Zhang Ze gave up the idea. It was not the right time yet.
Just with his more than 100 pounds of meat, he should be able to make the great white shark burp.
Not to mention a six-meter great white shark, even a three-meter one would be dangerous.
After explaining the matter with the javelin, Zhang Ze returned to the village. There was one more very important thing to do, which was to find a suitable dog to watch the boat for him.
Some well-off families in Qinghe Village would store some food in a warehouse, and in order to prevent the food from being stolen at night, they would raise a local dog.
Local dogs are easy to raise, just feed them some bran or something like that.
But they are very loyal to their duties and can guard the house very well.
As Zhang Ze remembers, with the development of the country, the living conditions of most people in the village improved after a few years because everyone had the habit of storing food.
But at the same time, the scoundrels in the village will never disappear, and there are quite a few who steal at night.
In addition, the restrictions on raising chickens and ducks had been lifted at that time. Many families in rural areas raised these animals, and they needed dogs to guard them to prevent weasels from stealing their chickens. Therefore, more and more families raised dogs.
But just because conditions have improved a little doesn’t mean that keeping a dog is free of cost.
Some families' dogs are not full, so they look for food everywhere, and gradually become stray dogs, and more bite incidents occur.
Then the dog beating incident happened. Zhang Ze did not participate at the time, but he saw several times the dog beaters fighting with the dog-raising villagers.
Later, there were fewer dogs in the village, and the beating of dogs no longer happened.
Most native dogs, that is, Chinese pastoral dogs, have a strong sense of territory and may bark wildly when strangers pass by the gate of the yard.
The kind of pastoral dogs that smile when they see strangers in later generations seem to be hard to come by now.
This style is too fierce, and Zhang Ze feels that it is not suitable for him.
He wanted to find a smart local dog with a better personality, so that it could remind them of any situation on the boat and not bite people at will.
According to his memory, Zhang Ze arrived at the gate of a small courtyard.
There was a woman in her forties or fifties drying sweet potatoes in the yard. Next to her was a local dog, a big yellow dog, lying down to rest.
It was very alert. When it noticed a stranger outside the door, it raised its head and stared at him, being wary but not showing any hostility for the time being.
Zhang Ze smiled. His target this time was this big rhubarb, mainly because this big rhubarb left a deep impression on him.
In his previous life, he often saw this big yellow dog taking care of children. Sometimes, when the owner forgot to bring something, he would just tell it and it would immediately go home and bring it back. It would even jump into the river to catch fish when it was hungry.
It is a very smart pastoral dog and has the potential to become an Internet celebrity dog in the future.
Of course, it doesn’t matter to Zhang Ze whether the dog is an internet celebrity or not. What he wants is that the dog is smart enough.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have come here on purpose. Wouldn't he have just caught a stray dog on the street?
At least they are all the same in terms of loyalty! "Are you Aze?" He was so big standing at the gate of the yard, it was impossible for the middle-aged woman in the yard not to see him.
"It's me, Aunt Ye." Zhang Ze nodded with a smile.
Ye is another common surname in the village.
Qinghe Village is mainly composed of people with the surnames Zhang, Ye and Wang.
In fact, these three surnames also make up the majority of the people in other surrounding villages, but there are also surnames such as Nan, Chen, and Zhao.
"Hey, come in, come in, why are you standing at the door?" Ye Fang warmly invited him into the house.
When the big yellow dog saw his owner's attitude, he lay down again, but looked at him from time to time, obviously curious about him.
Zhang Ze entered the yard and after a few words of small talk, he stated his purpose: "Aunt Ye, I came here this time just to discuss with you, can you sell this big yellow dog to me?"
"Dahuang?" Ye Fang was actually trying to guess why he came, but she could never imagine that he came to buy a local dog that could be found everywhere in the countryside. She was filled with astonishment for a moment.
When he heard his name, Dahuang's ears immediately stood up. He stood up and moved to her legs, wagging his tail.
But this time it was Zhang Ze's turn to be surprised, because he found that there was something wrong with Dahuang's stomach. It seemed like she had just given birth and was still breastfeeding?
Ye Fang looked at the rhubarb that was trying to please her, and said that she wanted to sell it, and there was really no reluctance in her eyes.
In her eyes, Dahuang’s only role is to guard the house, and any dog can replace him.
She was simply amazed that someone would offer to sell a dog. After all, if you wanted a dog, just give a stray dog some food and it would come over on its own.
But Zhang Ze doesn't choose stray dogs. In fact, there is another reason why he is afraid that they may carry various viruses that may affect people, and he is even more afraid of rabies.
"Really? Do you really want to buy our rhubarb?"
Zhang Ze smiled and nodded, confirming again: "Of course it's true. I've met your dog Da Huang several times before and saw it catch fish in the water. I need a dog to watch over the fishing boats. I need a dog that is good at swimming, and Da Huang is quite suitable."
"I'm willing to pay five dollars for the rhubarb. Aunt Ye, if you're willing, I can pay you now."
When he spoke the last sentence, he lowered his voice a lot, to prevent anyone nearby from hearing it.
Otherwise he was afraid that before he could even leave the house, a bunch of people would come with dogs to sell to him.
"Five dollars!!!" Ye Fang was shocked again.
Is the local dog valuable? Not worth a penny.
Even if you kill it and eat its meat, dog meat needs to be heavy, otherwise it won’t taste good.
Of course, for the villagers, free dog meat is just another meaning, just buy it.
Ye Fang's breathing was a little rapid, and she almost didn't agree. In the countryside, their family didn't earn much money a year, and five yuan was already a lot for them.
At this moment, the voices of several puppies were heard in the house, which immediately dispelled her emotions.
Zhang Ze had already made some judgment based on Dahuang's appearance, and now when he heard the puppy's voice, he was immediately sure that Dahuang had indeed given birth.
He was impressed by Dahuang's intelligence, but it was impossible for him to keep an eye on a dog all the time, so he naturally didn't know whether it had given birth or not.
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Ye Fang showed an embarrassed look after hearing the puppy's voice: "Aze, if you want to buy Dahuang, you have to take the puppies from my home with you, otherwise Dahuang won't follow you."
After saying this, she looked a little uneasy.
The puppy was noisy and it was annoying to hear it howling early in the morning every day, so she wasn't sure if the other party still wanted the dog.
"How many puppies are there?" Zhang Ze did not answer her question, but asked curiously.
If there are too many puppies, he really won't want them. Basically no one will want them if he gives them away, and he can't throw them away.
There is more than one smart and docile dog, but I was more impressed by it, so I chose it first.
"Not many, not many, just two. There were originally five, and the other three died." Ye Fang hurriedly led him into the house, and then Zhang Ze saw two little puppies that seemed to have just opened their eyes, crawling on the ground, their limbs unable to stand.
One is yellow, and the other one is actually a four-eyed golden-eyed cat, a kind of pastoral dog very similar to a Rottweiler, but when it grows up it will be smaller than a Rottweiler and not as strong.
At this time, Dahuang also followed in, touched the cub with his mouth, and then lay on his side to feed the child.
"There are only two, that's no problem." Zhang Ze said as he took out five dollars from his pocket and handed it to her.
Seeing that he really took out five dollars to buy a dog, Ye Fang suddenly realized and immediately believed most of the rumors in the village. This kid Zhang Ze is really rich. He spent five dollars to buy a dog without blinking an eye.
The surprise of five dollars was suddenly diluted for some reason.
An idea suddenly occurred to her, so she didn't take the money, but said, "Aze, can you wait for Auntie? I still need to tell your uncle Ye about selling the dog."
Zhang Ze was stunned, not understanding why she suddenly changed her mind, but he nodded in understanding: "Okay, then I'll take care of other things first and come back later."
It was impossible to prepare only one dog, he also needed to prepare one for his elder brother-in-law and his family, and it also had to be docile.
He also bought the other dog from someone else. He let the other person name the price himself, and the other person only asked for three dollars.
Just when he was speechless about whether the price he offered for rhubarb was too high, the other party thought that he disliked the high price and took the initiative to lower it by one yuan.
So he finally spent two dollars to buy a newly-adult spotted native dog. The dog's personality was also relatively docile. Zhang Ze took it to Zhang Qinghe's house and kept it there for the time being.
On the other side, Ye Fang hurried out and found her man and two sons who were working.
She told them that Zhang Ze came to buy a dog today and then she suddenly had an idea.
After hearing this, Ye Fang's two sons looked at each other. Her eldest son couldn't help but ask, "Mom, do you know what Zhang Ze is doing outside? Why do you let us follow him? What if he does something speculative?"
Ye Fang's man, Ye Luping shook his head when he heard this: "Didn't someone in the village report it before, but he is still fine? The captain's youngest son is currently working with Zhang Ze. If something happens, will the captain let his beloved youngest son follow him?"
"Following Aze is definitely better than farming in the village."
Although Ye Luping is just a farmer, it doesn't mean he is stupid.
The captain has let his son follow others, so why shouldn’t they follow if they have the opportunity? It doesn’t matter what they do as long as they can make money.
His eldest son, Ye Nanteng, is already old enough to get married, and his youngest son is already seventeen years old. Given their family's situation, marrying off their eldest son would probably drain the family's savings.
By that time, when there are more people in the family and I want to find a wife for my youngest son, I don’t know how many years of accumulation it will take, but it will definitely delay my youngest son’s marriage.
After he spoke, Ye Nanteng had no objection. Who would want to do farm work every day if they could make a lot of money with others? So, when Zhang Ze came back after a while, he was a little stunned when he heard that Ye Luping wanted his two sons to follow him.
The Ye family are authentic farmers. The two sons are hardworking and have good personalities. Later, they got married and raised their families with peace of mind. They were very good to their wives and children. He had never heard any messy gossip about their family in his previous life. They were just an ordinary peasant family.
He was just a little bit surprised that the other party would suddenly bring up such a thing, so he asked tentatively: "Uncle Ye, do you know what I am doing now?"
Ye Luping shook his head and smiled, "Of course I don't know. I just heard that you are doing well outside. I think that since the captain is confident in handing over his youngest son to you, you will definitely not be doing speculation as some people in the village say."
"If you still need help, I hope you can give priority to my two sons. As for Da Huang, you can take him away anytime you want."
Zhang Ze nodded in understanding. This family really had some courage.
With two less laborers in the family, their harvest this year will definitely be affected.
But he still seized the opportunity to leave the countryside without hesitation.
(End of this chapter)
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