Strange Life of a Cat

The vegetable market that old man Lan mentioned was not the one near Chuhua University, and he had to ride a bicycle to walk a little distance.

In the car, the puppy in the cage seemed not to adapt to the unfamiliar environment, and there was no familiar atmosphere around it. It was not as energetic as before. It hummed a few times, and when it saw Zheng Tan, it moved its nose and mouth It sticks out from the gap in the cage's iron net, bites the iron wire, and stretches out its claws to scratch a few times.

Zheng Tan watched the pup gnawing on the wire and playing with it, raised his hand and patted its protruding nose, unexpectedly, the little guy opened his mouth to bite. Zheng Tan had nothing to do, so he patted the pup's nose to play, the pup's reaction was not fast, the speed could not keep up, no matter how hard he bit, he couldn't bite Zheng Tan.

The puppies opened their mouths to bite, not that it wanted to bite something, it was just playing.

The reason why Zheng Tan chose this dog was not as good as the old man Lan thought. Zheng Tan couldn't see anything good about this little dog. In fact, the main reason was to look at this dog. This dog has the biggest mouth. Zheng Tan carefully compared it just now. Compared with its three brothers, this dog cub has a slightly bigger mouth. Finally found a difference, Zheng Tan ordered this one.

Twenty minutes later, Old Man Lan rode his bicycle to a vegetable market and pushed the bicycle into it. At this time, the morning rush hour was over in the vegetable market, and there were not many people there.

Going to the vegetable market to buy dogs, generally young people will not do this. First, it will give people a feeling that they don’t love dogs. Second, the vegetable market basically only sells native dog puppies. Young people don’t like it, so come here to buy Most of the dogs are middle-aged and elderly people. Old man Lan only knew that there were local dog puppies sold here, and he had no such experience before.

After asking, old man Lan walked in the direction pointed by others, there was a dog seller over there.

The dogs sold in the vegetable market are either specially harvested and sold to cook for people, or they are originally selling vegetables, and if there are puppies in the family, they will be sold by the way.

Old man Lan looked at two of them, and the dogs of those two were a little older, about three or four months old. Old man Lan thinks that it is better to raise a dog from a young age, and he has a deep affection. Before the puppy's temperament is fully developed, he can correct it by himself, so this time he plans to buy two one-to-two-month-old dogs at once. It is more effective to raise puppies from a young age and put them in a small flower garden. It is also for this reason that he also rejected the good intentions of several friends to send dogs. The big dogs also have no feelings for him when they are sent here. It is not easy to cultivate feelings, so forget it.

Probably because of the sound of some big dogs and puppies in the vegetable market, the puppies in the cages on the car stopped playing with Zheng Tan, and squatted there listening carefully, looking around.

Zheng Tan was looking around from the side of the car, those dogs in cages, he felt a little sad, it reminded him of that bad experience. These are not bred as meat dogs, but local dogs that the street vendors bought from some farmers at a low price and used to be used as housekeepers. You can tell by looking at them.

Not to mention these dogs, even now, countless cats are being shipped to the south.

Change?

Society is like this and cannot be changed.

Just as he was thinking, Zheng Tan heard a discussion not far ahead, and craned his neck to look over. Zheng Tan saw a variegated dog with a basket in its mouth and followed them all the way to a vegetable stall. There is a puppy, which looks a little smaller than the one in Old Lan's car. Because of the angle, Zheng Tan couldn't see how many of them were there, he could only see half of one pup's head, and couldn't see the others.

Because of this, many people gathered around to watch.

Old man Lan also pushed the cart and walked over. Fortunately, there were not many people in the vegetable market at this time, otherwise the car would really not be able to push in.

"Is this dog for sale?" someone asked.

"Sell, my dog ​​is very obedient, we let it hold the basket, and it came over." The stall owner said.

"This bitch doesn't know she wants to sell puppies, does she? Hey, it looks so pitiful."

Although some people were pitiful, those who surrounded him were just talking. However, there are still people who want to buy a dog.

One is a person who runs a nearby restaurant. He is not yet at work. That person is chatting with someone in the vegetable market. After seeing a dog, he wants to raise it. Thieves must always be guarded against in restaurants, and it also acts as a deterrent to those who want to make trouble.

"This dog is not bad, this one has a long waist." The restaurant owner looked at the bitch with the basket just now, his eyes lit up. Over the years he has opened a restaurant, he has also raised many dogs, so he has a bit of eyesight.

"What's the matter? Boss Liu, is there such a thing about native dogs? Tell me, if you're interested, let's buy one too. My warehouse really needs a dog to guard it." Another middle-aged man came over and said.

"Hey, Boss Wang, why are you here?" Boss Liu, who runs the restaurant, didn't ask any further questions, and started talking when he saw that everyone around him was looking at him.

"This local dog is not as lowly as others say, it can hunt and guard the house..."

Boss Liu was spitting and talking about the dogs he had raised in the past. The people around him were fine at the moment, and they all came to listen to the story. Old Lan also listened with interest, but because he was pushing the cart, he couldn't rely on it. It was too close, and the female dog squatting next to it could only be seen from the gap between the people in front.

In fact, Zheng Tan listened to what Boss Wang said. This person may not really know much about dogs. It's still okay to bluff.

"...The man also said that the dog he raised is good. Oh, hey, I laughed at that time. It is obviously a hunting dog. I am embarrassed to say that the dog is like a pig. It’s far from the short-legged dog that my family used to raise, our dog can jump three or four meters away, and it can be sold for tens of thousands in some places!”

The people around couldn't help being amazed when they heard this.

Hearing everyone's compliments, Boss Liu, who runs the restaurant, was even more proud. He coughed, restrained his smile, and said with a professional look: "However, if you want to use it as a hunting dog, what kind of dog should you choose?" It still depends on the terrain and the place. Do you want to fight on the plains or on the hills? On the hills or on the mountains? The terrain is different, and the hunting dogs are different. Big dogs like Castro and others come out, but if you use a mountain dog to catch foxes and hares in the plains, it may not be able to outrun it... But then again, in fact, this dog, you just need to use it well.”

Then a bunch of people around agreed with "yes yes yes".

"Boss Liu, what is a fine dog?" someone asked the vegetable seller at the back booth.

Boss Liu sat on the chair given by the stall owner, crossed his legs, and answered slowly, "Small dog, just like its name, is slender and streamlined, and the speed when it runs, tsk tsk, is like an arrow shot The thin dog is the traditional hunting dog of our country, do you know the roaring dog of Erlang God in the myth? That is originally a thin dog."

There was another burst of exclamation "Oh", which satisfied Boss Liu's vanity.

Feeling that it was almost done, Boss Liu didn't say any more, got up and patted the inconspicuous dust on his legs, and said: "But now it's hard to find a good dog. Good dog, it's hard."

After talking, Boss Liu went to the booth of the person who was selling puppies, and the bitch who was squatting next to him had already been taken away by the hostess. If selling dogs, it is not good for the bitch to stay here, as it is easy to cause trouble. Although the bitch came here with the basket in her mouth, she may not know that the puppies in the basket are going to be sold. To be on the safe side, it is better to take them away.

"How do you sell your dog?" Boss Liu asked the stall owner, "Don't sell it for eight thousand because of what I just said, then I won't do it."

This dog will not suddenly rise to tens of thousands of yuan just because of what Boss Liu said just now. How much does this dog sell for? Heh, some people around couldn't help laughing in their hearts, whoever bought it was an idiot. No one would buy it for hundreds of dollars.

Just listen to the story. As an experienced vendor, these people around you won't be fooled by Boss Liu's words and two stories. How can you sell vegetables without the brains in the vegetable market?

The stall owner smiled honestly when he heard Boss Liu's words, "How can it be, we plan to sell this dog for one hundred and eighty yuan." In fact, they only planned to sell it for thirty or forty yuan. Out, take this opportunity to raise the price a little.

"Hey, if I give you a pole, you can climb along it. The price of those next door is the price of a big dog. However, we only like the waist of your dog. It costs eighty yuan. This dog is worth it. Take it away." Boss Liu pointed to the pup in the basket that was almost the same color as the bitch, and said. In fact, if you really want to lower the price too low, Boss Liu can't bear it. Anyway, that female dog is the one he praised just now, and the price of the pup must be higher than other dogs, and it is precisely because of this, He didn't counter-offer much after hearing the offer from the stall owner.

"Hey, okay, this dog is sure to be much better than my bitch." The vendor took out the little dog in the basket that was on the edge of the bamboo basket and handed it to Boss Liu.

After Boss Liu gave the money, he looked at the pup, probably because it was going to be sold. The vendor did a simple cleaning for the pup, and it didn’t look too dirty, so Boss Liu carried it and left.

After Boss Liu left, the Boss Wang who said he wanted to buy a dog to guard the warehouse pointed to the dog in the basket with mostly black hair and white limbs, "I like this kind of dog that walks on the snow with four hooves, this is the only one." , Pack a bag."

The people around listened happily, thinking it was buying a box lunch, and "packing a bag".

The stall owner managed to find a snakeskin bag and put it in a dog and handed it over with a smile.

When the two of them left, the people around them also dispersed. The stall owner looked at the remaining dog in the basket and sighed. Sure enough, it was the hardest to sell. However, the price of those two had exceeded expectations, which was a consolation. Forget it, or sell it to those who take it for meat dogs, he doesn't have much food to feed if he keeps it.

Old man Lan was also sighing. He had actually taken a fancy to the "four-hoofed snow" dog from the beginning. Although it was not a pure four-hoofed snow-trooper, it looked better than the last remaining dog. Even if you can't buy this one, old man Lan still wanted to buy the flowery one before, but he didn't expect that the little flowery dog ​​was the first to be bought, and then he was also one step ahead of the four hooves on the snow. There were only three dogs, old man Lan I couldn't buy the two I liked, and as for the remaining one...

Old man Lan frowned, feeling like he didn't like it.

Not only did Old Lan look down on him, but so did the people around him.

In fact, as long as the coat color changes, some people are still willing to buy it, but the problem is that many people dislike this coat color now, and the one in the remaining basket looks less energetic than the first two, squatting quietly in the basket, It didn't move when the two dogs were making a fuss just now.

The hair color is not good, the spirit is not good, who wants to buy it, although it is only a few dozen yuan, but the people in the vegetable market are not willing to spend it in vain. For them, it is better to buy a few more packs of cigarettes.

"I know a dog with this coat color. When it grows up, the coat color looks like it has a skin disease. It's so ugly." A pork stall owner said not far away.

"I don't like watching it." Another stall owner followed.

"It's really not very pretty, Miscellaneous." Someone around echoed.

Old man Lan didn't want to buy it after hearing it. First, he didn't like the color of fur. Maybe because of the reason of growing flowers, he prefers a little more pure color. How do you like this kind of miscellaneous hair? Just like what a stall owner said just now, a dog of this color looks like he has a skin disease when he grows up. Second, this is left over from other people's picks, and with the words of those around you, it always feels like a low-quality product.

Old man Lan was about to push the cart to leave, but when he turned around, he saw the cat on the cart jumped off and walked to the edge of the bamboo basket.

Although others don't like it, Zheng Tan thinks that this dog looks pretty good.

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