Li Mantian was amused by Ye Shuang's clever little face and looked in the direction she was pointing: "Oh, it's a puppy!"
Out of their sight, Ye Shuang rolled her eyes. These ordinary people were really clueless. This was clearly a wolf cub, and a wolf cub of the White Wolf King at that. It was such a waste to give it to them. If she kept it and raised it, it might be useful in the future.
Li Wenyi saw it too, and he wanted it very much, but if he were the one to ask, he figured his father wouldn't have reacted this way; he'd probably have slapped him.
Now, Li Mantian carried Ye Shuang to the stall. The little white wolf cub was barely alive in the simple wooden cage, as if it would fall silent at any moment. Li Mantian frowned: "Shuang'er, shall we look at something else?"
Finally someone was looking at the little creature, so how could the stall owner let it go? He quickly said, "Gentlemen, this little guy is perfectly fine. I just gave him some medicine to keep him from running away, but he's absolutely okay. Look at his paws and mouth. When he grows up, he'll not only be good at guarding the house, but he'll also be a great hunter in the mountains!"
Ye Shuang reached her hand through the gap in the cage and touched it. The stall owner hadn't lied; the little guy was still very energetic. She looked at Li Mantian and used her best trick now: "Daddy~ I want this. I promise, I don't want anything else but this!"
Li Mantian had already planned to give Ye Shuang a gift, so he had no reason to refuse now. However, if he couldn't raise the little brat after buying him, it would only make her sad: "How much?"
"Only twenty coins, very cheap." The stall owner was also frightened by the sickly-looking little cub that no one seemed willing to buy. Anyway, it was the only one left, so he would make a profit no matter how much he sold.
Li Mantian originally intended to refuse on the grounds that it was too expensive, but he did not expect that the stall owner would go too far and not even give him a chance to bargain.
He glanced at Ye Shuang's eyes, which were fixed intently on the puppy, and could only take out some money from his pocket and hand it to the stall owner. He let Li Wenyi hold the puppy and said to Ye Shuang, "This doesn't look too good. Don't cry if we can't raise it when we get back."
"Don't worry, Dad, I definitely won't cry!" Ye Shuang patted her chest and promised.
Li Mantian was amused by her and took her directly to the clothing store, while Li Wenyi went to the bookstore next door. The father and son split up and quickly finished what they needed to do at the market.
As the saying goes, "With money in one's pocket, one's heart is at ease." Li Mantian not only bought fabric for Ye Shuang to make new clothes, but also picked out a piece of new fabric for Li Shi and Li Wenyi. In the end, he chose a piece of grayish fabric from among the cheaply disposed old fabrics.
"Dad, why don't you pick out a good one for yourself?" Li Wenyi said with some heartache.
Li Mantian snorted coldly: "What do you know, kid?"
Ye Shuang didn't quite understand at first, but after thinking about Li Shi at home, she immediately realized what was going on and didn't say anything. On the contrary, it was Li Wenyi, that silly boy, who directly walked into the line of fire.
Li Mantian carried the cloth in one hand and Ye Shuang in the other as they returned to the oxcart. He took out a piece of candy from his pocket and handed it to Ye Shuang: "Shuang'er, we bought a lot of things today, so we can't go to the market anymore. How about Dad takes you there next time?"
Ye Shuang hugged the little wolf cub placed next to her tightly: "Daddy, I have enough with this."
Li Wenyi reached out and stroked the wolf cub's head; the fluffy texture felt quite nice. "We'll have to train it properly when we get back before it's useful. Shuang'er, are you willing to let it go?"
"I'm willing to part with it!" Ye Shuang pinched the wolf cub's ears and paws. "It will definitely be able to help its father hunt good things in the future."
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