When Li Yueniang sent the message to Wang Fang, she knew that Qin Xiangxiang would not have an easy time, but she did not expect Wang Fang to be so efficient and ruthless in her actions.
Su Qingci and Song Jingzhou were bored out of their minds these past two days and wandered around aimlessly, thoroughly exploring both the city center and the two black markets in the suburbs of Kyoto.
Unlike other people these days who think about saving money, this couple doesn't want to eat as much as they have.
While browsing the black market, Song Jingzhou stole a piece of meat, while Su Qingci had already found an opportunity to get a chicken in her left hand, a duck in her right, and dozens of eggs on her back from the farm.
The piece of meat Song Jingzhou was holding suddenly lost its appeal. "Where did you buy this? I can't believe I found such good stuff."
Su Qingci glanced around and said, "I just met a woman who said she raised them herself and was selling them to raise money for her children's weddings. She gave them all to me."
Song Jingzhou tossed the meat in his hand into Su Qingci's basket, took the basket and carried it on his own back, then reached out and took the chicken and duck from Su Qingci's hands.
"Let's go, do you want to take another look?"
Su Qingci shook her head, "That's enough. With so much stuff, let's go home!"
The two walked out with their heads down, passing a stall where the owner was selling puppies.
The puppy, about the size of an adult's palm, is so cute and cuddly.
Song Jingzhou's gaze lingered on Su Qingci for a moment before he asked, "Should I pick one?"
Su Qingci squatted down and reached out to stroke the puppy's head. The puppy stuck out its tongue and licked her palm. As if she had thought of something, she shook her head despite her obvious liking for the puppy. "Let's not do it!"
Seeing that a customer had finally arrived, the stall owner hurriedly tried to sell, "Young lady, she's just a month old and very healthy. Pick one out. It's a crossbreed of a hunting dog and a country dog. It'll be perfect for guarding the house."
"It's not picky about food, easy to raise, and very loyal and protective of its owner."
"Look, they're all so well-behaved. If it weren't for the fact that there were six or seven kittens in one litter and I really couldn't raise them all, I wouldn't be selling them."
Seeing that Su Qingci was constantly playing with the dog with a tuft of black fur on its forehead in the basket, Song Jingzhou also advised her to stop.
“If you like it, bring one. When we go to the army, Jin Dong will go too, and Grandma will be all alone at home.”
"It would be good for her to keep him company."
Su Qingci paused for a moment, then said, "Let's take one, so Grandma can have one as a companion."
"Uncle, how do I change this?"
The honest-looking man scratched his head. "I just saw that you have a lot of eggs in your basket. How about you give me twenty eggs?"
Su Qingci lifted the puppy by the neck and weighed it in her hands; it weighed a little over a pound but less than two pounds.
Twenty eggs cost about a dollar, which isn't expensive, but they're still worth a dime each on the black market.
The uncle knew that eggs were a precious commodity, and he looked at Su Qingci with some trepidation. If she tried to bargain, he would ask for two fewer eggs, or he could accept 15.
"Alright," Su Qingci nodded, and told Song Jingzhou to put down his basket and pick up twenty eggs for him.
The other person was beaming with excitement and kept expressing their gratitude.
Seeing Su Qingci holding the puppy with a smile on her face but with disgust in her eyes, Song Jingzhou couldn't help but ask, "Have you ever owned a puppy before?"
Su Qingci's lips twitched. She had not only raised them, she had raised them twice.
The first time was in high school. I got a Corgi. I bought it for 2000 yuan, paid 1800 yuan for vaccinations, and 6000 yuan for training. When I brought it home, it pooped everywhere, so Su Qingci beat it up to teach it a lesson. But she probably hit it too hard and traumatized it. The second time it pooped, that idiot ate it...
She was so angry that she immediately called the pet shop owner to come and pick it up.
Later, during a trip to college, she met a beautiful and lively Shiba Inu in a small town. She liked it very much and bought it for 1,500 yuan. The next day, she spent more than 3,000 yuan on dog food and a dog bed. The third day, she spent more than 1,000 yuan on dog shampoo, toys, treats, and so on.
I was bitten by it on the fourth day, and the vaccine cost 3,200 yuan. On the fifth day, I took it to the gym, and it got lost...
She was so angry she almost exploded, and threw everything out of the house on the spot. But the things that were thrown out came back by themselves the next day...
When Su Qingci looked at that Shiba Inu, she felt that the most intense emotional fluctuations she had experienced in nearly twenty years had occurred in just a few days. In order to prevent her from having a heart attack at such a young age, she had no choice but to give the Shiba Inu to her university professor at the time. The professor's wife was a well-known dog lover, and she saw him a few more times afterward. He was doing very well.
"Qing porcelain?"
Seeing that Su Qingci did not respond, Song Jingzhou called her again.
Su Qingci looked up and smiled. "No, I've never owned one. When I was little, I was bitten by a dog at Uncle Ada's house at the east end of the alley. I'm terrified of dogs."
Song Jingzhou's eyes darkened. "What's going on?"
Su Qingci recalled the original owner's memories and said helplessly, "It should be when I was eight or nine years old. Uncle Ada's dog gave birth to four beautiful puppies. Guo Wenjing, Su Jindong and I went to his house to play after school."
“The mother dog wasn’t home at the time. We were all gathered around the den watching the puppies. I was holding one of them and playing with it when the mother dog came back.”
"They chased me from the east side of the alley to the west side; I was so scared I almost lost my mind."
Song Jingzhou asked with concern, "What happened next? Did it bite you?"
Su Qingci nodded, "Yes, it bit my foot and I stomped on it. My grandma was so scared that she quickly grabbed some copper coins to scrape it off. If I hadn't tripped and dropped the puppy I was carrying, things would probably have been even worse..."
Song Jingzhou's lips twitched. "So, you were being chased the whole way and you still didn't put down that guy's dog son?"
"I was so scared, I didn't even remember anything!"
"Hurry up, push the bicycle out, let's go home and slaughter the chickens and ducks!"
Su Qingci's palate had become too picky; after coming back and eating steamed buns and mantou for two days, she really couldn't get used to it.
For Li Yueniang and Su Jindong, those white flour buns and steamed breads were already rare delicacies, but for Su Qingci, they were utterly bland and tasteless.
I haven't eaten meat for two days, and my mouth is practically tasteless.
As soon as she got home, Su Qingci twisted the neck of the lively, quacking duck right at the door.
Otherwise, Li Yueniang will definitely ask to raise it later.
"Grandma, Grandma, I'm back!"
"Oh, Aunt Wang Fang?"
Wang Fang came out of the house and turned back to Li Yueniang politely, "Sister Li, don't bother seeing me off, don't bother seeing me off."
"When you have time to shop at the Friendship Store, come and sit at my place."
Li Yueniang said warmly, "Okay, okay, Sister Wang is very busy, so I won't keep you any longer. Come over for tea when you have time."
Watching Wang Fang's departing figure, Su Qingci couldn't help but ask, "Grandma, why did she come?"
A glint of shrewdness flashed in Li Yueniang's deep-set eyes. "You're just a child, don't meddle in adult matters."
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