Border Cook

I am Wu Jin.

When I was a puppy, I found that I was different from other puppies in many ways.

Compared with ordinary puppies, I can understand human speech, have a very keen sense of smell, and can often detect changes in people's emotions and the implicit meaning behind their words.

I even seem to have something that people call "thoughts".

I was a little scared at first and felt out of place among the other dogs.

But then I felt happy because this way, as a stray dog, I would have a lot of conveniences.

It is easier for me to find families who are willing to feed their puppies, and it is also easier for me to please children and get more food.

Because of these things, even though I was just a puppy, I became the boss of all the dogs in the area.

They regard me as a god and obey me without hesitation.

But I don’t like this kind of life with so many people following me. I just want to live a free and easy life as I please.

So I left the familiar place and traveled around.

Soon, I was being targeted.

The man's surname was Yin. He was a doctor and had an apprentice who was as strong as a wall. The two old men were very interested in me. They took me home and tried to adopt me.

At first, I didn't like the idea of ​​adoption, after all, I don't like the concept of owner.

But Doctor Yin and his apprentice lived a very wealthy life and treated me very well. They gave me three meals a day, including white flour, meat, bones, and soup...

The food was delicious, and I was a little reluctant to live like this, so I didn't refuse and stayed here.

And in return, I did some housework within my ability.

For example, when you go out hunting, you can bring back a pheasant to eat at home, or when it rains, you can collect clothes in the yard to prevent them from getting wet...

I originally thought that these were just very ordinary things, but they seemed to have caused great shock to Master Yin and his apprentice.

Doctor Yin was a little excited. He thought I was a unique dog and wanted to train me to be smarter.

Not only did he often start reading books and reading to me, he also prepared many so-called medicinal foods for me and asked me to eat them all, saying that they were good for my body.

These medicinal foods all looked strange. I thought they were new at first, but when I ate them, the taste was really...

Indescribable!

It's simply a torment!
I really can't eat any more, and I can't stay in this house for another day.

I thought about running away from home.

But thinking that at least I had been treated well during the time I had lived here, I went to the mountains to hunt several pheasants to give the master and disciple a snack, and then I left with peace of mind.

I resumed my wandering life.

I looked for leftovers in the village, hunted chickens and raised birds, and managed to get by.

One day, I sneaked into the county town.

Before coming here, many dogs told me that the county town was the most dangerous place. They were ridiculed by children during the day and driven away by yamen runners at night. Even the domestic dogs raised in the county town were more ferocious than those in the villages.

But when I arrived in the county, I found that it was a little different from what they said.

The county town is very good. During the day, you just need to hide in a corner and keep quiet. At night, you can stay away from the yamen runners and don't yell at will, and you will be fine.

There are wooden barrels for manure at the door of every household, and you can find a lot of food here. If you are lucky, you can even eat meat. You can eat your fill.

The only bad thing is that the sewage doesn't taste very good.

But compared to those medicinal foods that taste even more terrible, it is still eatable.

Moreover, I soon found a good place. In an alley, there was a wooden barrel with not much slop stored every day, but it tasted really good, better than other people's slop.

And it’s several times better!
I come here every night and start looking forward to what the leftovers will be.

One night, when I came here as usual, I found the wooden barrel empty, without any food.

I suddenly felt very lost.

I felt that the family might have forgotten, so they just waited at the door.

This wait lasted a whole night.

In the early morning, the door opened and I saw a young lady coming out of the yard.

The young lady has a beautiful face and looks very gentle, like a kind person.

I liked this young lady a little, and she was also very interested in me. She reached out and touched my head and asked me if I was hungry.

I ripped the wooden barrel and told the lady that I wanted to eat. The lady was very straightforward. She took me home, gave me delicious food, and gave me a name, Wu Jin.

Wu Jin, what a nice name. It sounds much more noble than the previous Xiao Hei.

I like this name and I like this little lady.

So I stayed at the young lady's house.

The young lady is an excellent cook. The food she makes is always the most delicious I have ever eaten. The young lady is very considerate of me and always prepares food with less oil and salt. She takes good care of me.

I guarded the house every day, helped her catch thieves who intended to steal, looked after the living things in the house for her, and did everything I could...

The young lady's name is Xia Mingyue.

The bright summer moon is clear and bright, illuminating all the darkness.

I think she is a great person, this family is great, and I want to stay here forever.

but……

No matter how good a place is, there are always annoying people.

There is a conspicuous person in the house, he is Xia Mingyue’s husband, named Lu Qiyan.

He didn't go home often, but whenever he did, he would try his best to show off in front of everyone.

He had to be conspicuous when eating, patrolling the courtyard, and even in the early morning, he had to use his annoying boxing skills to show off his damn charm...

Yue!
How annoying!

But even though I hate them, I can see that Lu Qiyan likes Xia Mingyue, and Xia Mingyue also likes Lu Qiyan. When they see each other, their hearts and faces are filled with smiles, so much that they are almost overflowing.

Whatever, as long as the owner likes it, I will accept it!

Later, the house gradually became lively and there were more things to do.

Business, bandits, Madam He, the prince, Xia Yunji, the noble lady...

Things happened one after another, each one was very serious, but in the end they were all resolved perfectly by the owner.

I have accompanied my master day after day, year after year, and have gone through ups and downs with her, witnessing her grow from a beautiful young lady to an even more beautiful lady today.

I am very happy to see that everyone has come together from all over, each has their own destination, and their lives are prosperous. They all treat me as a family member.

Happy from the bottom of my heart.

I hope that I can be as happy as this for the rest of my life.

What do you think? (End of this chapter)