Puppy Bread
"Hello everyone, welcome to the Northeast Weather Forecast. Today is Sunday, December 15, 2024. ...Affected by a cold front, snowfall will continue in most areas of Heilongjiang and Jilin Provinces. Heavy snow will occur in Ice City, Spring City, Crane City, and Snow City over the next two days. We urge all citizens to stay safe. Please see the specific city weather forecasts below..."
"Why isn't this over yet?" A guest who was having dinner in a restaurant happened to see the evening weather forecast and couldn't help feeling a little annoyed.
"It's so beautiful when it snows. Don't you local people like it?" A tourist nearby asked curiously after hearing him say that.
"Girl, where are you from?" Several middle-aged men sitting in the lobby looked at the girl and asked.
At first glance, a few burly men sitting there drinking, and the little girl said something and they asked her in a rough voice, which was really a bit scary. The girl was really scared by them and didn't dare to speak, thinking that she had said something wrong.
"What are you doing? My girl just asked a question, and you look so scared!" The aunt from Xuecheng at the other table shouted directly. After hearing her words, the men also realized that the girl was a little scared. They said embarrassedly, "Sorry, girl, we were a little loud."
"Ah... No, it's okay." The girl came to the Ice City with three other girls. She saw the video of her aunt urging her to get married on the short video platform, and she bought a ticket and came to the Snow City on impulse.
"Hey! You, you are the aunt in the video, right?" A girl with sharp eyes exclaimed in surprise.
"What video?" Auntie was a little confused.
"This is it. You want to introduce a girl to Boss Li." The girls clicked on the collected video and showed it to the aunt.
"Oh my! Xiao Huo did a pretty good job." This aunt was also a member of the party that day. She didn't usually play this game and had only vaguely heard rumors about it. She never thought of herself at all.
"Hey, girl, what is this? I want to make one too." Auntie looked at the phone downloading contentedly and asked the previous question again, "Where are you from?"
"My family is from Guangcheng.", "Haicheng", "Hangcheng", "Yangcheng."
"Oh my! You've all run quite far! You're all in college, right?" Seeing the girls nod, her aunt sighed, "Young people these days are amazing. They can walk such great distances."
"We are all from the south and want to see the snow." The girl who asked the question just now seemed to be the bravest one among them.
"Ah..." Auntie sighed and looked out at the falling snow. "You southern kids are different from us Northeastern kids."
"Normally, a couple of snowfalls wouldn't be a big deal, but if it keeps snowing, it'll be a disaster..."
"Snow disaster?" The tourists also listened to their conversation attentively.
Auntie took a sip from her wine glass and said, "Yeah, it's the snowstorm."
"It's been better these past two years. A few years ago, when it snowed heavily, all the roads had to be closed, and the highways and trains all stopped. Cars couldn't get in, and vegetable prices were getting higher and higher every day. That's not a big deal. The key is that coal can't be transported in. People living in the villages can still heat their kangs, but for those living in the city, just look at them. If the power is out for a whole time, everyone is freezing to death." The uncle over there continued.
The tourists looked at each other in confusion. They had only heard of snowstorms but had never experienced one.
"Come on, stop talking! It's better to live in the village. Why don't you talk about that time when the door couldn't be opened after a heavy snowfall?" Another uncle at the table glared at him. "Girl, it's okay. Don't be afraid. Life is better now, and heavy snow isn't that scary anymore."
"Wu Fei! Say hello to your aunt. I've brought the food!"
Li Xingzang heard the noise and walked out from the kitchen, looking at him in surprise, "Brother, why are you here at this time? I'm not in a hurry." The last batch of goods arrived the day before yesterday, and the store was still full of dishes.
"The highway is closed. I don't know when it will be open again, so I sent it to you earlier."
"What? The highway is closed?" The tourists screamed when they heard this, but the locals who were frowning just now continued to drink and eat calmly.
"The plane has also stopped." "Ah? We won't be trapped here, will we?" Some timid people had countless suspense horror movies flashing through their minds, and even their voices began to tremble.
"Auntie, what should we do?" The girls asked worriedly while checking the news and train information on their phones.
"What should I do? Whatever I have to do," my aunt laughed heartily. "It's nothing. Every year when it snows, the highway is closed for two days. Just clear the snow and it'll be fine."
"Yeah, there's the government." The older brothers and uncles over there also laughed and said, "It's just that you might find it a little noisy tonight."
"Why?"
Li Xingzang finally understood what was going on and asked Shi Er to serve snacks to each table. "The noise from the snow clearing truck will be a bit loud at night."
"Hey, Zang'er, aren't these limited editions?" An older brother asked with a smile while looking at the snacks.
"You're relying on my customers." Li Xingzang rolled his eyes deliberately. "If you eat me, you'll be limited."
"Look, there's still discrimination!" A burst of laughter broke out in the hall. The tourists who were originally a little scared were relieved to see that they didn't care about the road closure.
"Snowplow? Is it the one in the video?" a tourist asked while holding his mobile phone.
"Yes, that's it. It's very noisy. When it snows, it rumbles at night. If you're afraid of the noise, wear earplugs."
"Then...can we go watch the snowplows clear the snow?"
The people of Snow City were amused by the tourists' renewed interest. "What's so good about this thing? If you want to see it, just stay indoors and watch it. Don't go outside. It's very cold."
In the evening, Yu Sishi came back from the backyard and habitually went to his dessert cabinet to get a midnight snack.
"Boss Li, where's my dessert?"
"I gave it away." Li Xingzang looked at the civil service exam question in his hand without looking up, "This is all that's left."
Yu Sishi walked over with a clattering sound. With the previous experience of the dog food version of the nut cake in mind, he was a little skeptical about the food that Boss Li personally handed to him.
I sniffed it lightly and found no strange smell, but rather the sweetness of red dates.
Li Xingzang looked at his actions with amusement, "Why, are you afraid that I will fool you with dog food again? Am I that kind of person?"
Yu Sishi also felt that Boss Li was a man of his words. Although he had lied to him before, it was only to get him to excrete the medicine sooner. Later, he made so many desserts for him. He must have been mean-spirited.
The white wolf bit forward hesitantly with its big mouth, "Ding", Li Xingzang seemed to see two small green light bulbs light up.
"Well, I didn't lie to you, did I?"
Yu Sishi licked the corner of his mouth. A few days ago, he was emo because of his animalistic nature of licking his hands, but in the past two days, he has completely adapted well and seems to have completely turned into a big white dog with a somewhat fierce look.
"There are red dates, milk, and maybe raisins..." Although he is a kitchen killer, he is also a sweet connoisseur after all, so he can still taste the ingredients.
"What kind of cake is this?"
"Puppy bread." Li Xingzang answered casually.
…
"Boss Li, I'm serious." Yu Sishi felt a little helpless. When he first met Li Xingzang, he thought she was calm and brave, but after getting to know her, he found that she could really make jokes at any time.
"I'm serious," Li Xingzang said innocently. "These are all the ingredients left in the store. I even went to Aunt Guan's to get some whole wheat flour. I made bread specifically for the puppy, so it's called puppy bread."
Um?
Li Xingzang felt a little cold under the table. He looked down and felt amused but speechless. "Officer Yu, I know you like sweet food, but you don't have to do this. You're fanning me so hard that my legs are cold." His big tail was spinning like a fan, whining.
Yu Shishi's body stiffened slightly, and he tried hard to control his tail. Seeing that she was just saying it casually and lowered her head to do the questions, he lay down at the edge of the table. Although his tail was still spinning, it was not as violent.
"Why are you lying here?" Li Xingzang asked curiously, "The floor heating downstairs is quite good, aren't you hot?"
"Not bad." Yu Sishi lazily looked out the window at the frost falling all over the sky. In fact, he wanted to say that it was comfortable to be with you, but just thinking of the disgusted expression that Boss Li would have after he said this, he decided to swallow his words.
Take your time.
"That's right, I have a question I don't quite understand."
In Japanese legend, there's a figure called the Snow Woman, who controls ice and snow but is associated with human men. The legends often feature children like the 'Snow Boy'. Question: What's the real-life origin of the Snow Woman legend?
A. Women who died tragically due to men's infidelity
B. Images of women who suffer because of their children
C. Women who froze to death due to heavy snow
D. All of the above
I chose D, but the answer is C. Officer Yu, please help me explain.
Yu Sishi remained silent. Li Xingzang looked down at him curiously, "Officer Yu?"
"Hmm... I haven't come into contact with this kind of monsters much, so I don't know the answer to this question."
"Aren't you from the Special Investigations Division? What if you're tasked with investigating the criminal's behavior and run into her while investigating a case?"
Officer Yu thought about it carefully and asked, "Does this even require some logical analysis?"
"What nonsense are you talking about?!" Li Xingzang looked at him speechlessly. "You're a police officer, so of course you want to know the suspect's motive for committing a crime. Don't tell me you never investigate this."
"How is that possible!" Yu Sishi stood up suddenly. "I always follow procedures and rules."
"Really?" Li Xingzang was clearly skeptical, his folded fingers pointing at his shoulders. "Then tell me, what would you do if you met the Snow Girl?"
"Well, first, check to see if there are any victims. If she hasn't harmed anyone, she'll be imprisoned for thought reform. If there are victims, she'll be imprisoned for labor and thought reform. The length of time will be determined based on the severity of the crime."
“…Gone?”
"That's all." Yu Sishi blinked. Seeing Li Xingzang looking at him in a daze, he pondered and added, "Well... if the humans she hurt were bad people, that can be taken into consideration..."
"Then tell me..." Li Xingzang raised his chin and looked behind him, "How should she be sentenced?"
His wolf eyes suddenly became sharp. He turned around and looked. A tall, snow-white figure was gradually emerging by the hotel window.
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