start with a pet store

Chapter 980: Trouble on the Return Journey
"What loss are you suffering? As the old saying goes, suffering a loss is a blessing. You are blessed..." The bald landlord laughed.

For many people, this would take a long time to consider and study, but Lu Jingxing and his team were able to complete it in just one morning, and it went very smoothly.

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

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

"No problem, I'll take care of this, don't worry. Well, I'll leave first, and call me if you have any questions later." The bald landlord probably didn't expect that it would be so smooth, and he couldn't hide the smile on his face.

After seeing him off, Zhao Jingming checked the time and said, "Okay, we've talked about almost everything. I won't worry about the rest. We're at my place 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, a few people drove two cars directly to the restaurant.

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

Because Longan took on 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 have been settled, but someone is still needed to be in charge here, so Pan Erdong stayed again. In this way, there is no need to bring all the cats back to Long'an.

The final result of the discussion was to take only a few of the less healthy ones back to Longan, and leave a dozen healthy ones here.

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

This time we set off in the afternoon.

Now there were three of us taking turns driving, which made things feel more relaxed. However, we had to keep an eye on the cats from time to time on the road, so we didn't drive any faster than when we came here.

When we were almost halfway through the run, the highway ahead was closed for some unknown reason. After being stuck in traffic for half an hour, traffic police came to direct traffic.

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

"There is a serious traffic accident ahead. If you're in a hurry, please 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 turned around and looked at Yang Pei and Xi Wenxin: "What should we do? Get off the highway or wait?"

"Go ahead, go ahead. It's time for dinner. Let's go down and see if there is a restaurant and have something to eat before leaving." Yang Pei said.

Xi Wenxin also nodded in agreement.

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

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

After walking for a while, everyone finally saw a restaurant that looked decent, so they stopped the car following 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 quite unique and the environment is pretty good.

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 visitor, she immediately came over with a smile on her face and said, "Young man, are you three?"

The three of them smiled and nodded: "Yes..."

"Okay, here's the menu. Take a look at what you want to eat. We cook everything fresh. It may take a little longer, but I guarantee you'll be satisfied..." The lady boss smiled warmly, "Three guys, do you like dog meat? We have a specialty in cooking dog meat. The back is where they specialize in slaughtering dogs. You can get fresh dog meat directly from them, and it's cooked very quickly."

The three people who were originally looking at the menu with great interest raised their heads and looked at the proprietress at the same time, with the same expression on their faces.

“What’s wrong? You don’t eat dog meat? That’s okay. I just mentioned it casually. We don’t advocate eating dog meat either. It’s just that we are close to you. If you need us, we will go and get it…” The proprietress is really a smooth talker. As soon as she saw the expressions of the three people, she knew that they would definitely not eat dog meat.

She still understands that there are many dog ​​and cat lovers nowadays, but not everyone likes to eat dog meat. So, after encountering this situation more often, she changes her mind quickly.

After hearing what she said next, Lu Jingxing and the others did not show any other emotions. We love dogs and don't eat dogs, but after all, our words are powerless and we can't stop others from eating dogs, so we can only start with ourselves.

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

After she finished ordering, she brought a pot of tea to the three of them and said, "Three guys, please sit down for a while. The food will be served soon."

Lu Jingxing then asked, "Excuse me, Madam Boss, can we go and have a look at the dog slaughter place you mentioned?"

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

"Thank you, we are not from any law enforcement agency. 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 buy fresh dishes over there and take them home..." After saying that, the proprietress was stunned for a moment, then coughed lightly and said, "The fish and chicken have to be killed fresh. It will take about half an hour to serve. If you are interested, go and have a look."

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

Lu Jingxing always felt that this temporary decision today must have some significance, so he left as decisively as possible.

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

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 of them arrived at the place where the dogs were slaughtered.

The environment in this place is much worse.

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

However, the iron chain around its neck seemed to weigh at least several kilograms. No matter how strong it was, it could only make the chain clang, but it could not escape.

The butcher who heard the noise came out.

He was wearing a black leather apron, holding a dog leash in his hand, and squinting at the three people. The first impression of the butcher was that this person did not 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 feel that he was not cruel. It was a very awkward thing, but that was the feeling he gave people.

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

His voice was a little hoarse and he seemed to be lacking in energy.

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

When the butcher heard that they were here to buy dog ​​meat, he glanced at them and turned away: "We don't have any left today. We won't start slaughtering dogs until after 4pm. We're cleaning up now."

Generally, outsiders are not allowed to enter such places. I don’t know why the boss allows people to come in casually. This makes Lu Jingxing very confused.

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

The butcher looked back at them again and said, "Look, there are only two left today. We are all meat dogs. We won't go out and beat dogs, so you can look at them however you want."

So that's how it is. Lu Jingxing nodded in understanding.

But the three of them still walked inside.

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 lying on the ground with water oozing out: "The dog room is over there..." The butcher was kind enough to point to the innermost several partitioned single rooms and showed them to them.

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

There was a dog barking inside, not very loud, but still clearly audible when standing inside the bungalow.

Standing on tiptoe and trying to keep their feet on clean ground, the three of them soon arrived at the place where the butcher said the dogs were kept.

"Woof woof...mmmm..." As they got closer, 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 to be of medium build.

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

Lu Jingxing nodded and continued walking inside.

There was a Labrador lying on the ground in the aisle, with its limbs tied up with straps and a muzzle on its mouth. When it saw the people coming, it immediately wagged its tail and moved towards them with force. Its look of trying to survive was really heartbreaking.

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

At this time, the boss walked in and said, "So it wasn't killed. There's another one inside..." He pointed to another separate enclosure with a railing inside.

The men quickened their pace and walked around Labrador to the inner room.

I saw a Samoyed lying in the corner. When it saw the people coming, it wagged its tail weakly, raised its head and looked at them innocently.

There were three puppies in front of it. The three little guys were motionless and looked like they were born not long ago and were thrown on the ground casually.

There was straw under the Samoyed's body, and the rest of the ground was covered with mud instead of cement, which looked a little damp. In such an environment, even if the puppies didn't die, they would probably be half dead.

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

At present, there is no unified national law on dog management, only local management policies and regulations! This is the most helpless point for Lu Jingxing and others.

"So they have been here for the past few days. I have been keeping 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 adopted it. It was lucky that when we were about to slaughter it, we found out it was pregnant, so we let it give birth. However, we can't keep it, and there is no way we can deal with it now." The butcher said helplessly.

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

“Well…” The butcher took off his gloves and scratched his back. “Someone gave it to us. We paid him, but he said he raised it himself and didn’t want to raise it anymore. That’s what he said anyway. It’ll be boring if we say more.”

The three of them looked at each other. The meaning was too obvious. However, this was not the place for them to cause trouble. After all, they were unfamiliar with the place and might not win if they got into an argument with someone.

Sometimes, life is just so helpless.

"Then what will you do with them?" Lu Jingxing pointed at the four cubs inside and the Labrador outside.

"Well, the ones that gave birth to cubs will not be dealt with for the time being. We'll deal with them later. As for these two, alas, I have kept them for a few days, but I'm afraid I can't keep them anymore. I'm just a worker and I can't make the decision." The butcher sighed.

"You're not the boss?" Yang Pei asked with some disbelief.

The butcher smiled at everyone and said nothing.

Lu Jingxing looked around and found that there were no other dogs inside, but several people drove a car over, so it would still be difficult to rescue them all.

He asked, "Shall we 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 pay a price equivalent to its weight and take it away. We don't want to kill a pregnant dog. This is a taboo for us. But if I don't charge you, 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 as meat dogs?" Lu Jingxing asked after Yang Pei left.

The butcher said nothing, nor did he object to this statement.

Xi Wenxin sighed softly: "Lu, can you please take them with you? Especially this Labrador. Look at it, it seems like it knows everything. When it saw us coming, its desire to survive was really unbearable..."

How could Lu Jingxing not understand? Lala was a smart dog. Letting it watch its companions being killed here every day, not knowing when the knife would fall on its own head, if it were a human, it would have been depressed long ago.

However, the Labrador, which had a glimmer in its eyes just now, was now half lying down, looking ahead as if it had accepted its fate.

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

(End of this chapter)