A courtyard house, equipped with a fishing system, living in an era.

Is Uncle Tian home?

Old Master Tian's courtyard has a mud wall that is half a person high.

It was only half a person's height, which was enough to block Xu Fang and the others' view.

Only Xu Ping'an, being tall and strong, could peek into the yard.

As the group approached, several of Old Man Tian's dogs growled threateningly.

After Xu Pingan asked the question, the courtyard fell silent.

Hearing the noise from their dog, Xu Ping'an secretly admired how well-trained it was...

"Ping An, wait a minute! I'll open the door for you."

Boss Tian's attire is very similar to Xu Ping'an's.

He wore a coarse linen shirt and shorts, was barefoot, and was holding a pipe.

"Have you had dinner yet? If not, I'll just grab a bite at my place!"

"Uncle Tian, ​​please don't stand on ceremony. My siblings and I have already had dinner before coming!"

Old Tian nodded and let the three siblings in.

Judging from this, they were clearly having dinner.

Xu Pingan didn't want to disturb their meal, so he simply got straight to the point.

"Uncle Tian, ​​I heard you're not planning to keep this litter of puppies anymore?"

Old Tian raised his head slightly and looked up at Xu Ping'an.

"What? Ping An, you want to get a dog?"

"That's right, Uncle Tian, ​​I want to catch two dogs to take home. How about we trade them?"

Old Tian tapped his pipe on the earthen wall next to him, wrapped the pipe around his pipe twice, and spoke in a more serious tone.

"Ping An, we're from the same village, we know each other inside and out, I won't beat around the bush with you!"

"People have grown attached to their dogs; if you take one home and raise it, the old man definitely won't accept anything from you."

"But if you want to catch it and eat it, I wouldn't trade it for any amount of money!"

Xu Pingan was delighted upon hearing this.

That's definitely a straightforward person!

Xu Ping'an was definitely a generous person, but unfortunately he was currently short of money.

After sorting through my memories, I realized that my home was indeed completely bare!

I did have some things in my backpack, but none of them were presentable.

No problem, I'll just go out and fish for him when I have some free time.

After all, his mortal fishing is a system skill, and as long as he fishes, he will definitely reap a reward.

"Uncle Tian, ​​don't worry. Although our two families live a bit far apart, we're from the same village. You don't even need to go to check if the dog is there or not; you can tell just by its voice, can't you?"

Uncle Tian was all smiles, but then he suddenly remembered something unpleasant.

He snorted coldly!

"Hmph, even if I find out you're gone, do you think I'll come looking for you to pay with my life?"

After a brief recollection, Xu Pingan knew what he was referring to.

Last winter, Uncle Tian's family also had a litter of puppies.

Ma Ergou came over and exchanged two pairs for him.

Before winter was even over, the two dogs disappeared.

He said he gave it to a friend...

But who would believe that?

According to the villagers, the dog was raised for two or three months, and when it got a little bigger, it was killed and eaten by Ma Ergou.

"But you two siblings are indeed good children, and I believe in you!"

He walked over to the doghouse and patted the head of the female dog, who was looking in his direction, soothingly.

This dog seems quite intelligent; it even knows what Xu Ping'an and the others are here for.

There was no barking; he simply bent down and licked each of the puppies beside him.

"Ping An, do you want to choose two yourself, or should I pick two for you?"

"Thank you, Uncle Tian. I'll choose the dog I want to raise myself!"

Logically speaking, the dog chosen by Old Tian should definitely be better.

However, Xu Ping'an does possess the [Basic Hunting Mastery] skill.

They were experts in hunting and also had some knowledge of training hunting dogs!

When it came time to choose a dog, Xu Fang and Xu Lian got really excited.

Xu Lian nestled in Xu Ping'an's arms, trying to get down.

"Big brother, big brother, let me choose, let me choose."

Xu Fang stood to the side, not saying a word, but her eyes were filled with longing.

If they just wanted to keep a dog to guard the house, Xu Ping'an would have let them do it.

The problem is that he got these two dogs to keep as pets and use for hunting in the mountains when he had free time.

"Okay, no problem. How about this: you pick four, and I'll choose two from those four. Is that alright?"

Xu Pingan glanced at the doghouse.

Inside, several puppies that had just opened their eyes were nudging each other back and forth.

He combined his hunting knowledge with his observations of their appearance.

Xu Pingan roughly knew which ones his two younger sisters would likely choose!

With Xu Ping'an's approval, Xu Fang and Xu Lian excitedly went over to him.

To put it another way, Boss Tian is a professional hunter.

No matter how reluctant his dog was, it obeyed its owner's command and made way for the two girls to pick and choose.

The commotion drew the attention of the other three hunting dogs behind Old Tian's house.

The tail stopped wagging, and the dog just watched the Xu sisters choose a dog with reluctance.

"Big brother, we've made our choices!"

Xu Pingan walked over, and as he expected, the two dogs he wanted were inside!

One of the yellow dogs caught Xu Pingan's eye.

There are two yellow spots above the eyes, commonly known as "four eyes".

In the hunting knowledge in my mind, this kind of dog is big, smart, steady and strong, and loyal to its owner!

Moreover, it is very humane.

The two sisters were overjoyed to have chosen this one!

The other one didn't quite fit their aesthetic preferences.

The other one Xu Pingan chose had a long, pointed mouth, a flat forehead, and eyes that exuded a wildness.

Although this dog doesn't look as good as Big Yellow, it's still the best of the worst among the remaining dogs!

Seeing Xu Ping'an choose these two dogs, Boss Tian clicked his tongue in amazement!

His family currently has five hunting dogs, and they simply can't afford to keep any more.

Moreover, every hunting dog needs to be trained from a young age.

Normally, a new dog is only bred to take its place when one of the dogs gets too old to hunt.

Old Tian's dogs are clearly not old enough to retire.

"Uncle Tian, ​​how about this, I'll bring some food over later, and you could ask your dog... to take care of them for another month!"

Xu Pingan didn't know the name of Old Man Tian's female dog either, so he raised his chin and gestured.

"You even know anything about dogs?"

Old Master Tian was genuinely surprised this time.

The two dogs that Xu Pingan chose were already the two best dogs in the litter.

Even if he were to choose, he could only choose these two dogs.

After making the selection, they even knew to let the old dog take care of them for two or three months...

"Okay, but these two dogs were originally meant for you. You can just take them back, and we won't have any problems. Leave them here for a month or so, but you should bring some food for their mother too!"

"Of course, no problem!"

What good food can dogs in the countryside eat these days?

Let alone the dogs in the countryside, even people don't have much good food to eat.

If there's flatbread, eat flatbread; if there are bones, gnaw on bones.

Even the dogs kept by hunters only eat scraps like chicken butts and rabbit heads after they've caught their prey.

For Xu Ping'an, who has access to cheat codes, this is no big deal!