sbdcsierra Chapter 164 Saved a Cat
Chapter 164 Saved a Cat
Said that Cao Cao Cao Cao arrived.
Not long after Tong Yiyi left, the Autumnal Equinox came again. She was anxious and her eyes were filled with tears.
"Girl, what should we do? It's dying." The voice was choked with sobs and collapse.
An Qiao rolled over and said, "What's wrong? Don't worry, don't worry!"
She was holding a shivering little orange cat in her arms. "I picked up a little cat at the door. Look at it. It looks so pitiful, as if it is about to die."
An Qiao walked forward and caught the kitten, which was about a month old. "It's too cold and it's frozen to death." An Qiao picked up a blanket and wrapped the kitten, placing it where it had just been lying.
The temperature here is warm enough but won't burn it.
"On the Autumnal Equinox, go to the kitchen and get some milk, boil it and bring it back." Actually, I should have given it some goat milk powder, but this was in ancient times when conditions were poor, so it just drank whatever was available, and there was no other choice.
The shivering kitten's wet fur slowly dried under the heat of the fireplace, and it no longer shivered as before, but it still couldn't open its eyes and looked weak.
Not long after, Qiufen came in with milk.
"My dear, it's a little hot now."
"Put it on the porch first and bring it in when it cools down."
Qiufen agreed very crisply. Even though it was so cold, he didn't come in again. He just squatted aside to guard the milk.
"Qiufen, why are you guarding the milk all the time? Why don't you go out and get it later?" An Qiao had no choice but to go out because she was afraid of scaring the kitten that had just recovered a little.
"This milk is good stuff. The young lady is kind-hearted and willing to give it to the cat, but other cats might also want to drink it. I'd better focus on the cat that is dying first." Qiufen stared at the bowl motionlessly.
"Bring it in, it will cool down for a while." An Qiao called out to Qiufen and went back into the house. She was afraid of the cold and really didn't want to go out.
In the Dayan Dynasty, almost all the wealthy families kept cats. They thought cats were new and interesting, so they bought them and kept them.
But cats naturally like to climb trees and walls, and many cats get lost. Most families would choose to buy another one, as they are meant to amuse children, so they don’t bother looking for them. As a result, there are indeed quite a lot of stray cats in Kyoto Prefecture.
Although An Qiao had never made cat food, she had some knowledge about it. She could buy some chicken breast and chicken offal and make them into food, then put it under the wall of the yard, in case a cat could survive.
It's freezing cold, but it won't cost much.
As soon as the milk was brought to feed the kitten, the kitten was barely breathing. An Qiao was afraid of choking it, so she could only feed it little by little with a small spoon.
The two of them worked themselves into a sweat before they finally gave up.
The kitten was finally no longer so stiff.
"Young lady, what should we do with this cat?" Qiufen realized that this cat also needed to eat, and continued, "You can deduct its food from my monthly salary. If we let it out, it will definitely die."
"I can't afford to keep a cat anymore. It's okay, you can leave it here. When you miss it, just come to this yard to see it. I have a cat, so it doesn't matter if there is one more or one less." After saying this, An Qiao pointed to the foot of the wall, where two mastiffs were sleeping with their legs spread out in the dark.
Qiufen nodded, "Then my dear, I will leave now and will not disturb you any more."
"Wait." An Qiao suddenly thought of Tong Yiyi. She had been busy with this for quite some time and almost forgot about it.
"Huh? What's the matter?" Qiufen seemed to be relieved and was not as cautious as before.
"Have you ever thought about getting married?" The moment An Qiao said this, she felt that she was being too reckless.
"Ah? What are you talking about, young lady?" Qiufen blushed immediately and stuttered a little.
"That is, do you have someone you like?" An Qiao asked tentatively again.
Qiufen blushed, "Don't joke with me, little lady, I...I...I have something else to do."
After saying that, he left in a hurry.
An Qiao smiled. As expected, the child was still very young. He became so shy after being asked a few questions.
But now An Qiao was not sure whether she had someone she liked. She didn't know whether she was shy about the person she liked or An Qiao.
Forget it, let's just let things take their own course. The two children aren't really that old anyway.
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A few days later, the auction.
An Qiao took Qi Tao to see the world, and should have brought Koi along, but today was the first day of school at his academy, so An Qiao dropped him off at the academy early.
The restaurants are busy again. Ever since the New Year’s Eve dinner, Kyoto restaurants have become famous in Kyoto Prefecture, and many people want to try them.
An Qiao has been very busy these days, and she managed to take some time off today.
The Dali Temple specially booked an entire theater building and originally wanted to hold the ceremony in Anqiao's restaurant, but Gu Qingyun said it too late, and the tables in the restaurant had already been booked, so the ceremony could not be held in the restaurant.
Gu Qingyun also said that next time he must book a table one month in advance.
But this theater is not bad, there are a lot of snacks on each table, melon seeds, peanuts, and some fruits, you can see that some thought was put into it.
No one who entered the venue wore a mask. Perhaps Gu Qingyun thought that the people he invited were all well-known and prominent, and many people had died here, so he was not afraid of any ambushes.
"Welcome all distinguished guests to the auction house in Dali Temple." Gu Qingyun stood on the stage and nodded slightly to everyone.
Auctions were often held during the Dayan Dynasty, and even the royal family would occasionally put some houses up for auction, with the highest bidder winning.
This is also a good solution when the treasury is not full.
"Today we have prepared a lot of houses, real estate, and shops. There are also some scattered items that are all high-quality. I hope everyone can buy what they like." Gu Qingyun stepped aside.
After Zhao Huaiqing took out a pile of land deeds, he said, "What you see in front of you are the land deeds that have been confiscated in the past three years. Some belong to farms, houses, and shops. I will show them to you one by one now."
An Qiao intends to buy a shop to sell soap, and she is also very interested in houses like Huguang House. If the price is good, she would like to buy it.
In the past, she had sold some shops and properties, mostly outside the city. An Qiao had no great interest in the areas outside the city, so she felt a little bored.
Until Gu Qingyun said, "The shop below is also outside the city, but the location is very good."
He spread out the deed, "This shop is in a market outside the south of the city. Many people don't want to spend money to go into the city, so they trade there. Business is quite prosperous. And the original owner of this deed didn't commit any big mistakes. He just couldn't pay back the money from gambling, so this deed was taken to the Dali Temple."
As soon as he finished speaking, An Qiao saw that many people were eager to make a move. This location was great, and An Qiao thought it was extremely good.
She would pass by this market every time she went to the village. If she bought this piece of land, it would be closer to the village and it would be easier to sell things.