Start at the pet store

"What kind of loss is that? As the old saying goes, loss is a blessing, you are blessed..." The bald landlord laughed.

For many people, it takes a long time to consider and study, but Lu Jingxing and his team settled it in one morning, which was very smooth.

Everyone was quite satisfied with the result, because it was still during the holidays. Regarding the signboard, the bald landlord promised to help them contact the urban management and community after the holiday.

Seeing that the bald landlord was leaving, Lu Jingxing stood up and shook hands with him: "As long as you help me, it's okay to be late. We will start the renovation in two days, and the signboard will definitely be put on the back."

"No problem, I will take care of this matter, you can rest assured, then, I will leave first, and call me if you have anything later." The bald landlord probably didn't expect it to be so smooth, and the smile on his face could not be hidden.

After seeing him off, Zhao Jingming looked at the time: "Okay, we've talked about almost everything. I won't care about the rest. We're in my territory now. Let's go. I've reserved a table. Let's go eat first."

Yang Pei laughed and said, "Let's go, let Mr. Zhao take us to see the world..."

So, several people drove two cars directly to the restaurant.

In the next two days, Lu Jingxing and Ji Ling made decoration drawings online, Xi Wenxin found a decoration team, and Yang Pei gave each cat in the store a physical examination to check whether they could adapt to long-distance travel. Everyone had a clear division of labor and time passed quickly.

Because Longan took an order that Xiao Liu and his team couldn't handle, after making arrangements here, Lu Jingxing prepared to return to Longan.

Most of the decoration matters were settled, but there still needed to be someone here to follow and take charge, so Pan Erdong stayed again, so that there was no need to bring all the cats back to Longan.

The final result of the discussion was that only a few cats with less healthy bodies would be brought back to Longan, and more than a dozen healthy ones would be left here.

Because the store plans to have a cat corner, similar to the cat cafe model, but the plan does not require many cats, so leaving a dozen is basically enough.

This time we set off in the afternoon.

Now there are three people taking turns to drive, so it feels more relaxed, but we have to observe the cats from time to time on the road, so we don’t drive faster than when we came.

When we were almost halfway, because the highway in front was closed for some unknown reason, after being stuck for half an hour, the traffic police came to direct the traffic.

Seeing that the cars in front had all gotten off the highway, Lu Jingxing couldn’t help but ask the traffic police standing in front what was going on.

“There is a serious car accident ahead. If you are in a hurry, get off the highway nearby. You can take the national highway ahead and get on at the next intersection. It won’t be much slower...” The traffic police whistled and gestured very professionally.

Lu Jingxing looked back at Yang Pei and Xi Wenxin: “What should I do, get off the highway or wait?”

“Get off, get off, it’s just time for dinner, go down to see if there is a restaurant, eat something before leaving.” Yang Pei said.

Xi Wenxin also nodded in agreement.

So, Lu Jingxing changed lanes and drove directly to the toll station.

After getting off the highway, the national highway here is quite wide. Not far away, we saw many restaurants on the roadside. Some people were holding signs to greet customers on the roadside, and they kept waving their signs when they saw cars passing by.

After walking for a while, everyone finally saw a restaurant that looked like it, so they stopped the car according to the guide's instructions.

This is a private two-story house. The first floor is a restaurant and the second floor is for accommodation. However, it still looks a bit special, and the environment is not bad.

The three of them found a seat by the window and sat down.

The boss was a woman in her thirties. When she saw the guests, she immediately came over with a smile on her face: "Young man, are you three?"

The three people smiled and nodded: "Yes..."

"Okay, here is the menu. Take a look at what you want to eat. We cook it fresh. It may take a little longer, but I guarantee that you will be satisfied..." The boss lady smiled like a spring breeze: "Three young men, do you like to eat dog meat? We have a specialty in making dog meat. Well, there is a dog slaughterer in the back. You can directly get fresh dog meat. It is also very fast."

The three people who were originally looking at the menu with interest raised their heads and looked at the boss lady at the same time. The expressions on their faces were exactly the same.

"What's wrong, you don't eat dog meat, that's fine, I just mentioned it casually, we don't advocate eating dog meat, it's just that we are close, we are close to the water, if you need it, we will go and get it..." The boss lady is really a smooth talker. As soon as she saw the expressions of the three people, she knew that the three people would definitely not eat dog meat.

She still understands that there are many dog ​​and cat lovers now, but not everyone likes to eat dog meat. Therefore, she has encountered this situation many times and she changes her mind quickly.

After listening to her later words, Lu Jingxing and the others did not show any other emotions. We love dogs and do not eat dogs, but after all, we are powerless and cannot stop others from eating dogs. We can only start from ourselves.

The three of them silently ordered a few signature dishes, and the proprietress happily agreed.

After she ordered, she brought a pot of tea to the three of them: "Three guys, please sit for a while, the dishes will be served as soon as possible."

Lu Jingxing asked at this time: "Excuse me, proprietress, can we go and see the place where you slaughtered dogs?"

The proprietress looked up and down at the few people and nodded: "Of course, the boss has also obtained a certificate, you can go and see it. It's not far, go from the back of my yard, and walk about 300 meters forward..."

"Thank you, we are not from any law enforcement department, don't worry, we are just going to take a look." Yang Pei said.

"It's okay, we don't serve dishes that fast here, customers often say so, sometimes customers like it, they buy fresh ones there and take them back..." After saying that, the proprietress was stunned for a moment, then coughed lightly: "The fish and chicken must be killed now, and the dishes can be served in about half an hour. If you are interested, go and have a look."

The three thanked, and then stood up at the same time: "Let's go, take a look..."

Lu Jingxing always felt that this temporary decision today must have some meaning, so he left the most straightforward.

After leaving the backyard and walking about a hundred meters, you can hear the barking of dogs.

There are not many houses in this area, and the backyard is not close to the road, so the barking of dogs is particularly clear.

Without any effort, the three came to the place where dogs were slaughtered.

The environment here is much worse.

The house was a large bungalow built with red bricks, with a big iron gate outside. A big black dog was tied to the iron gate. When it heard footsteps, it barked loudly.

However, the iron chain on its neck seemed to weigh at least a few pounds. No matter how strong it was, it could only hit the iron chain and make a clanging sound, but it couldn't run out.

The butcher came out after hearing the noise.

He wore a black leather apron, held a dog chain in his hand, and squinted at the three people.

The first impression of the butcher was that this person didn't look like a particularly vicious person. It was that you knew that what he did was something that made people feel very uncomfortable, but at first glance you would think that he was not cruel. It was a very awkward thing, but it gave people the feeling that way.

"What are you doing?" The butcher shouted when he saw the three people.

His voice was a little hoarse, and his breath seemed to be insufficient.

Lu Jingxing took the lead and walked in: "Oh, we passed by and ate at the restaurant in front. The boss lady said there was dog meat here, so we came to take a look."

The butcher heard that they were here to buy dog ​​meat, looked at a few people and turned around: "There is no dog meat today. We will not start slaughtering after 4 o'clock in the evening. We are cleaning now."

Generally, such places will not allow outsiders to come in and see. I don't know why the boss allowed people to come in casually. This made Lu Jingxing very confused.

"Then can we come in and take a look?" Lu Jingxing asked.

The butcher looked back at them again: "Look, there are only two today. We are all meat dogs. We won't go out to beat dogs, so you can take a look at it."

So that's the case. Lu Jingxing nodded in understanding.

But the three of them still walked in.

The whole bungalow was about 200 square meters. The boss was just cleaning, but there was still a strong smell inside. The floor in front was very wet, and there was a black water pipe on the ground with water flowing out: "The dog room is over there..." The butcher was kind enough to point to the single rooms separated from the innermost one.

The three of them looked at each other and walked over directly.

There was a dog barking inside, not very loud, but it was still clear to hear from inside the bungalow.

Standing on tiptoe and trying to step on clean places, the three of them soon came to the place where the butcher said the dog was kept.

"Woof woof... um um..." As the few people approached, they saw a black and white dog standing at the door of the first compartment, wagging its tail at them. The little guy was about half a meter tall and looked like a medium-sized dog.

"This doesn't look like a meat dog, it should be a skewers." Yang Pei frowned and said.

Lu Jingxing nodded and continued to walk inside.

A Labrador was lying on the ground in the corridor, with its limbs tied up with bandages and a muzzle on its mouth. When it saw the people coming, it immediately wagged its tail and moved towards the people with all its might. It looked like it was begging for life, which made people feel very sorry.

"This is a Labrador, and it's not a meat dog..." Yang Pei whispered again.

At this time, the boss followed in: "So it wasn't killed, there's another one inside..." He pointed to another separate fence inside.

Several people quickened their pace and walked around the Labrador to the inner room.

I saw a Samoyed lying in the corner. When he saw the people coming, he gently wagged his tail with a little weakness, raised his head and looked at the people with an innocent face.

In front of it were three little puppies. The three little guys were motionless. It seemed that they were just born not long ago and were thrown on the ground casually.

There was straw under the Samoyed, and the ground was not cemented but mud, which looked a little damp. In this environment, even if the puppies didn't die, they would probably be half dead.

"Boss, didn't you say that you only kill meat dogs? They are not..." Yang Pei couldn't help asking.

At present, there is no unified national law on the management of dogs, only a local management policy and regulations! This is the most helpless point for Lu Jingxing and his team.

"So they have been here for a few days, and I have been raising them, but I am not doing charity, especially the one inside. Although we are cruel, we never kill pregnant dogs. We didn't know it was pregnant before we took it in. It was also lucky that when we were about to slaughter it, we found that it was pregnant, so we let it give birth, but we can't raise it, and now we can't deal with it." The butcher said helplessly.

Lu Jingxing couldn't help frowning: "Where did it come from?"

"This..." The butcher took off his gloves and scratched his back: "Someone else sent it here, and we paid him. He said he raised it himself and didn't want to raise it anymore. Anyway, that's what he said. It's boring if we say too much."

The three looked at each other. The meaning was too obvious, but this was not the place for them to cause trouble. After all, they were unfamiliar with the place, and they might not be able to win the argument.

Sometimes, life is so helpless.

"Then how will you deal with them?" Lu Jingxing pointed at the four-niang cub inside and the Labrador outside.

"This, the cubs will not be dealt with for the time being, and we will talk about it later. These two, alas, I have kept them for a few days, but I am afraid I can't keep them. I am just a worker, and I can't make the decision." The butcher sighed.

"Aren't you the boss?" Yang Pei asked with some disbelief.

The butcher smiled at everyone and said nothing.

Lu Jingxing looked at it and found that there were no other dogs inside, but several people drove a car here. It was still difficult to save them all.

He asked, "Let's buy this bitch, how much?"

The butcher smiled and said, "Actually, I knew you would buy it when I saw you. Otherwise, I wouldn't let you in. So, you can take it away for the price of its weight. We don't want to kill pregnant dogs, which is a taboo for us. But if I don't charge, I will lose money."

"Okay, Yang, go get a cage from the car and take it away..." Lu Jingxing said to Yang Pei.

"Okay..." Yang Pei nodded without hesitation and turned to walk out.

"Do you mean to kill these two dogs as meat dogs?" Lu Jingxing asked after Yang Pei left.

The butcher didn't say anything, nor did he object to this statement.

Xi Wenxin sighed lightly: "Lu, can you take them with you, especially this Labrador? Look at it, it seems to know everything. When it sees us coming, its desire to survive is really unbearable..."

How could Lu Jingxing not understand? Labrador is a smart dog. If it were a human, it would have been depressed long ago if it watched its companions being killed here every day and didn't know when the knife would fall on its head.

However, the Labrador, which had a little light in its eyes just now, was half lying down and looking forward as if it had accepted its fate.

"What about them? Otherwise, you might as well give them to me all at a cheaper price. We can't keep so many, but we just can't bear to see them being killed." Lu Jingxing said pretending to be strong.