Chapter 4 (I)
In the evening, the rose garden community gradually comes alive.
The breeze blows away the heat that has gathered during the day, leaving a cool place to rest and play.
The inhabitants who had been hiding all daytime were like ghosts, floating out of their caves and wandering in the twilight.
The aunts gathered together, chatting loudly, singing and dancing in front of the external speakers;
Children ride bikes, rollers or skateboards, screaming and jumping on the trails;
Middle-aged people either jump rope or play badminton in an attempt to get rid of the fat on their stomachs.
On the central lawn, a group of dog walkers gathered, who unleashed their leashes and let the dogs chase and play happily and freely.
After a day at home, the dogs are happily urinating on the lawn, and this is the time to consume their excess energy, even if they are tired and panting, and their tongues are mopping the floor, because they know that it will not be long before they will be called back by their owners, put on a leash again, and dragged home reluctantly and exhausted, and have a drooling dream in their own den or enclosure.
Somewhere not far away, a pair of eyes were staring indifferently at all this.
They focus on those dogs. Beneath these eyes, a white-gloved hand clutches a razor-sharp utility knife. After a while, the mysterious man quietly left.
Those who love dogs are unaware of this.
All they know is that at noon today, a dog was thrown from the sky and killed a passerby.
They thought it was incredible.
Later, someone said that the dog had been abused inhumanely before his death, which made everyone suddenly nervous, and they called back their dogs and went home.
Not long after they left, Li Weiwei, who had finished doing housework, came out of the house, came to the pet store on the first floor of the next unit, pushed open the door and walked in.
The pet shop, called Three Corgis, is run by three young men in their twenties.
According to rumors, they were once college classmates majoring in Chinese language and literature, but after graduation, they found that they could not find a job in society for this major.
After struggling for a while, I felt that it was not a way to go on like this, so I asked my family to make some money and opened this pet shop in the community, which is considered a business, in addition to selling some dog food and pet utensils, I also help people take care of pets on weekdays, including custody and dog walking business.
Due to the lack of manpower, they arranged the latter item to Li Weiwei, who often went to her house for breakfast.
Although Li Weiwei is only twelve years old, she is very pet-like, and many dogs are obedient to her hands, so they can rest assured that this not too easy job will be handed over to her to do.
For Li Weiwei, this is a good opportunity to earn some money to subsidize the family. Walking the dog once can earn twenty yuan, which is a lot of income for a twelve-year-old child.
"Why is it a little late today?"
It was Yan Ping, one of the pet store owners, who spoke. Yan Ping is tall and thin, wears a pair of glasses, and looks very Sven, and he is mainly responsible for reception and cashier work in the store.
"Help my mom get the night's skewers." Li Weiwei replied, "What about the two elder brothers, Datou and Mamba?" ”
Big Head and Mamba are the other two owners of the shop, and they are said to be a pair of cousins, but Li Weiwei feels that they don't look alike at all, and she only knows their nicknames, not their real names.
"Divide the dog food in the back. Go ahead, the kids are suffocating. ”
Li Weiwei led the dogs out of the cage one by one.
There are five in total, all of which are fostered here by residents of the community.
As soon as they saw that they could go out to play, they were all so excited, wagging their tails and jumping again, until Li Weiwei gave a "quiet" command, they gradually calmed down, obediently huddled together, waiting to go.
Li Weiwei grabbed five ropes and was about to go out.
"Weiwei, wait a minute."
Li turned his head slightly, and saw that the big head didn't know when it came out, and took a black plastic bag in his hand.
"This is a call from the customer, please help me send it by the way." The address is written on the bag. ”
Li Weiwei took it, opened it and took a look, and there was an unopened pack of small dog teeth cleaning biscuits inside.
In addition to walking the dog, she often picks up some dog food or pet supplies that customers have ordered.
Out of the pet store, Li Weiwei led five dog leashes and wandered slowly around the community.
However, in the eyes of others, it is better to say that she is walking the dog, than that the five dogs are walking her.
The dogs walked in front of her, side by side, like five ponies pulling forward, while the emaciated she tried to keep her strength up to match the dogs.
Luckily, these are small dogs – two corgis, a schnauzer, a VIP and a bigg, otherwise it would have been a bit difficult to hold them with her one-meter-and-a-half, less than 70-pound body.