Chapter 162:
Amidst Old Master Mu’s constant complaints, Yun Jiao was grabbed by the collar and placed in front of Shen Yunlian like a chick.
“Look at your child, picking lice off that big black dog. Hurry and take her to get washed.”
Otherwise, this child will be unusable.
Hearing this, Shen Yunlian stared at Yun Jiao.
Yun Jiao looked at her with innocent eyes.
So, Yun Jiao was brought home, and Shen Yunlian heated a basin of warm water, stripped her completely, and placed her in the basin.
The hands needed special attention.
Her hair was washed too.
“Mom, the soap got in my eyes.”
Yun Jiao protested, opening one eye and closing the other.
Shen Yunlian wiped her face: “I told you not to touch everything with your hands.”
Yun Jiao tilted her beautiful and innocent little face up.
“But Big Black had bugs on him.”
“Mom, do you have more hot water? Jiaojiao will give Big Dog a bath.”
Shen Yunlian: “Just bathing won’t do; we need to buy some medicine to kill the bugs given their condition.”
“Can we buy medicine after eating?”
Their town has a clinic; they should have medicine there.
Shen Yunlian nodded: “We’ll go to town after eating to ask.”
After Yun Jiao was washed and smelled nice, and changed into her clothes, Shen Yunlian dried her hair.
After all that, Yun Jiao had successfully transformed into a little lion with frizzy hair.
However, her hair was soft, black, and shiny, and it smoothed out after a few strokes with a comb.
It wasn’t dry, so she left it loose and went to Old Man Mu’s house.
Big Black dog had already been chased outside by Old Man Mu due to his dislike.
“I’ll bathe you tomorrow; don’t come in for now.”
Old Mu didn’t leave either; he sat on a stool by the doorway, smoking his pipe and rambling to Big Black.
“Good dogs love to be clean. With your size, don’t those lice on you feel itchy? After we get rid of the lice, remember to be clean and bathe in water when you have time. You don’t fear water…”
He also placed the two puppies next to Big Black. They yipped along with Old Mu’s voice, creating a lively scene.
Big Black dog wasn’t actually raised by Old Man Mu; he had simply fed it a few meals before, so it occasionally came to Old Man Mu’s.
Big Black’s home was in Sifang; it could live anywhere.
It was unclear how long it had been since it last bathed, which is why it had lice.
In those days, even people had lice on their heads, let alone cats and dogs.
The two chubby puppies wagged their tails and trotted happily behind Big Black dog.
Puppies this age were the most annoying, and having someone talk endlessly made Big Black almost irritable.
Seeing Yun Jiao arrive, Big Black’s eyes lit up. He grabbed the white one in his mouth and ran to Yun Jiao, dropping the chubby puppy. Then, he nudged the other one with his paw and ran off at full speed.
Yun Jiao: “…Does Big Black not want to raise the pups?”
Shen Yunlian: Isn’t it obvious?
Old Mu shook his head: “This dog dad isn’t good.”
In the end, the two chubby puppies were abandoned by their father and returned to Yun Jiao.
The two little ones didn’t mind that their father had run off at all; they circled Yun Jiao, yelping and wagging their tails enthusiastically.
During dinner, Old Man Mu moved a table directly into the courtyard.
A large table of dishes was then placed on it.
Old Man Mu brought out many of his stored goods, including a chicken.
The old hen was stewed with mushrooms, the wild boar leg meat was stewed with pickled vegetables, and the other dishes were common seafood dishes, like stir-fried clams, and razor clams that Yun family brought.
Old Man Mu sniffed the aroma happily; this was so much more delicious than what he made himself.
He took out the bottle of Maotai liquor and opened it.
“Let’s eat, let’s eat, old brother, let’s have a toast.”
Since it was opened, it naturally had to be drunk.
Most women didn’t drink, and Yun Chenbei was still young and had never drunk alcohol.
Old Man Mu poured him a little.
“Want to try some?”
Yun Chenbei hesitated for less than two seconds, holding his small cup and taking a shallow sip under Yun Jiao’s watchful eyes.
“Brother, what does it taste like? Give me a taste.”
The wine smelled quite fragrant.
Yun Chenbei frowned: “It doesn’t taste good.”
“You’re young; you can’t drink.”
Yun Jiao held up her little finger: “Just a tiny bit.”
Yun Chenbei couldn’t stand her eager eyes anymore and dipped a chopstick in a little for her to taste.
Everyone at the table watched and smiled: “How does it taste?”
Yun Jiao shook her head and stopped bothering Yun Chenbei, sitting properly in her seat.
“It’s not as good as soda.”
“Hahaha…”
Laughter filled the dining table.
Everyone ate and drank, but it didn’t stop them from chatting.
Coincidentally, they were talking about Yun Dafu’s family matters.
Yun Jiao had already heard about it that morning.
But she was still listening with great interest.
“Has Yun Dafu returned? Is he okay?”
Granny Yun hadn’t heard about this yet.
Yun Linhai: “He’s back. Just some flesh wounds; nothing serious.”
“They still haven’t found the thief?”
“No, I heard they even reported it to the police station, and two public security comrades are investigating.”
“Losing three thousand yuan just like that is truly sinful.”
As they talked, the conversation shifted to other places.
Yun Jiao threw a small chicken bone she had eaten to the two chubby puppies under the table.
Then she discovered that those two little ones were happily gnawing on a piece of chicken.
Who gave it to them?
After observing secretly, she spotted Grandpa Mu sneakily doing it.
Yun Jiao: Stare~
Old Man Mu threw a piece of pork under the table and looked up, discovering Yun Jiao staring at him.
Old Man Mu: …………
What are you looking at? I just gave them a piece of pork I don’t like, so what!
Yun Jiao muttered: “Earlier, you said you were going to drive the puppies away.”
After the meal, some dishes were left, and there was a pile of chicken bones and pork bones on the table.
These bones were not wasted; Granny Yun put them in a plastic bag.
“Jiaojiao, take these bones back for our tabby cat, or for Big White to eat.”
Yun Jiao nodded: “Cat Leader doesn’t eat this; I’ll take it for Big White.”
Cat Leader is capable enough to catch wild chickens and rabbits on its own; it would dislike these bones.
Old Master Mu came out with two earthenware bowls containing leftover rice soaked in chicken soup.
“Slurp slurp slurp…”
He placed the bowls on the ground and called out to the two little fat dogs.
Dogs can’t resist this sound and immediately trotted over.
The puppies ate quite fiercely when they ate, gobbling them up quickly with little yelps.
As soon as they finished eating, Yun Jiao prepared to go to Grandma Liu’s house with the two little ones.
“Cough… you’re taking them back?”
Yun Jiao nodded: “Yes, does Grandpa Mu need anything else?”
“There are still some leftovers. Take these back with you, and take this soup back for that big dog too. Eat more, good pups.”
In the blink of an eye, Big White’s food supply increased significantly.
“Okay, then I’ll thank Grandpa Mu on behalf of Big White.”
“Grandpa Mu, you really like dogs.”
“Nonsense!”
Old Mu retorted: “I don’t like them at all. Dogs eat a lot and are hard to raise. Most importantly, they have lice on them.”
Yun Jiao didn’t believe him; this old man clearly liked them a lot, even secretly giving the puppies extra food.
When Yun Xiaowu and the others returned from school in the afternoon, there was no food.
Grandma made them noodles and opened a meat can for an extra meal.
With the canned food, Yun Xiaowu and the others had no complaints.
