In the early morning, when the sky was dimly lit, in a small room on the second floor of the inn——
"Meow……"
“Meow…!”
On the bed, Hua Shi was awakened by the loud cat meows. She opened her eyes in a daze, but the person who was supposed to be lying next to her had already run away.
Hua Shi turned over and touched the place next to him, which had been cold for who knows how long.
She turned over and sat up, sluggish for a moment.
"Meow……"
Xiao Hei's meow brought her back to her senses.
Look up when the flowers bloom.
Then she saw the black cat squatting on the table, sweeping its tail, standing on tiptoe, and peeking into the fish basket she had placed beside it. One of its paws openly reached in from the top opening of the basket.
Hua Shi was startled, and all the sleepyheads were frightened away by this scene.
"Xiao Hei?! Stop it!"
Realizing what was in the fish basket, Hua Shi jumped off the bed, ran to the table naked, grabbed the black cat by the scruff of the neck and lifted it up.
“Bang!——”
The fish basket was hooked by the black cat's claws, and as it struggled hard, it was overturned with one claw.
The water in the fish basket flowed out along the slanted opening...
"Meow……?"
The black cat stared at her with a blank look on its face, as if it had not yet realized what was happening.
"What are you doing? Didn't I tell you not to go after these two fish?" Hua Shi tapped its nose and asked in a low voice.
"Meow……"
The black cat lowered its eyes guiltily, not daring to look at her.
The cat, which is usually clever, now seems to be frightened by Hua Shi's behavior. It lowers its head and keeps avoiding Hua Shi's gaze.
Hua Shi released Xiao Hei's neck and put it down. He picked up the overturned fish basket and looked down. Seeing that the two fish inside were fine, still jumping around and wagging their tails, he breathed a sigh of relief and poured spring water into the basket again.
"Meow……"
Under her feet, the black cat wrapped around her legs and rubbed her coquettishly.
Hua Shi put the fish basket back in place, then squatted down and raised his hand to scratch the black cat's chin. "It was fine before, how come it's already set its sights on the fish in the basket after just one night?"
She asked somewhat curiously.
This was not something she said casually. It was true that during the past one or two days on the journey, Xiao Hei had stayed in her arms obediently and did not seem to be interested in the fish in the basket at all. How come he suddenly had his eyes on the fish after just one night?
"Meow……"
The black cat seemed not to understand what she said. It looked at her confusedly and let out a low cry.
"when."
After hearing footsteps in the corridor outside the house, the door was pushed open from the outside.
It was Xie Mingchi who walked in with a tray in his hand.
"Ashi, are you awake? I brought you breakfast."
Xie Mingchi's ears turned slightly red, and he looked at her with his bright dark eyes.
Hua Shi stood up, let go of the black cat that she was questioning, and her eyes fell on the breakfast in Xie Mingchi's hand.
It was a bowl of clear soup noodles and two meat buns.
"Aren't you going to eat?" Hua Shi asked when he saw there was only a bowl of noodles and a pair of chopsticks on the tray.
"I've eaten. We'll go out after we finish eating," said Xie Mingchi.
"Okay, what time is it now?" Hua Shi realized that he had slept for a long time. He glanced at the sky outside the window and asked casually.
"It's still early, the sky has just brightened."
Hua Shi quickly washed his face and rinsed his mouth before sitting down to finish the bowl of noodles.
The noodles must have been cooked for a long time, the texture was soft and fluffy, and it felt a bit like porridge when I put it in my mouth...
Xie Mingchi sat on the side, teasing the black cat with his hands and feeding it with dried meat. Xiao Hei also lay obediently on the table and leaned over to eat the dried meat in his hand.
The scene was quiet and harmonious for a while. After Hua Shi quickly finished his breakfast, he did not forget the purpose of his trip.
I was thinking about going out later, taking the fish basket with me, and finding the owner to negotiate. If we could reach an agreement, that would be great. If not, that would be fine too. The most important thing was to go to the clinic and find the most skilled doctor...
Hua Shi took all the silver and money, hugged the fish basket, and walked out of the inn with Xie Mingchi. Coming back to his senses, he turned his head to look at the person beside him and suddenly said, "By the way, didn't you say you had something important to deal with when you came to town this time? Will it delay us if you accompany me out now?"
She remembered that when Xie Mingchi heard that she was going to the town, he thought for a moment and said that he would follow her out, saying that there was something that needed to be handled in the town.
Although she still had doubts when she heard it, she wondered if Xie Mingchi was worried about her going out alone, so he made up this excuse...
However, no matter what she thought, Xie Mingchi did not say it clearly, so it was all her own random guess. She decided to ask him first.
After hearing her question, Xie Mingchi was very calm and just said that it had been handled.
"Oh, then let's go to the famous fish restaurant in town and ask?" Hua Shi said thoughtfully.
Although it was a spur-of-the-moment decision, Hua Shi did not miss any of the information he needed to find out.
There are said to be five or six most famous restaurants in Taohua Town, but the most distinctive one is the one called "Fish House" because it specializes in a variety of fish dishes.
This is also what the villagers mentioned. The only owner who would come to the village to buy the He family's fish also came from this fish restaurant.
Xie Mingchi's gaze fell on the fish basket in Hua Shi's hand. A hint of contemplation flashed across his eyes, and then he nodded.
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