Chapter 927: A Super Effective Method

Realizing that Wang An wasn't lying, Wang Dazhu and Liu Guilan couldn't help but exchange a glance. Then, with a face full of curiosity, Wang Dazhu asked Wang An

"What exactly is going on? Did you become a security guard?"

Wang An stopped showing off and said with a beaming smile

"I'm barely a security guard; I'm a company defense member now, hehehehe."

As he spoke, Wang An pulled out his company defense member certificate and continued smiling

"Look, this is my ID. It's a document that works no matter where you go."

After Wang Dazhu took it, Liu Guilan immediately leaned her head in to look at it with him.

After seeing the certificate, both Liu Guilan and Wang Dazhu had looks of utter disbelief on their faces.

However, immediately afterward, Liu Guilan said very happily

"My eldest son really has the guts! He's become a man of the state, hahahaha..."

As she spoke, Liu Guilan handed the certificate back to Wang An.

It was clear that Liu Guilan was genuinely happy, and from her tone, one could tell she felt proud of Wang An.

After all, in this era, becoming a "man of the state" was in itself a great honor and a powerful guarantee of security.

Of course, as for this "powerful guarantee," it was the same in later generations; countless people spent day after day studying after graduation, attending innumerable civil service exam classes just for this "iron rice bowl."

Wang An took the certificate and put it in his pocket, then said to the couple

"I'll tell you the details when I get back. Right now, I have to go coax those four dogs back."

The word "coax" (douchi) was local dialect; in this context, it meant to trick or lure, though more often it meant to "tease" or "play with."

Hearing this, Liu Guilan was stunned for a moment, then immediately dropped her smile and said with great dissatisfaction

"You're still going back for more dogs? Our house already has a pack of them, and those four wolf-cubs will be grown soon. Between the wolves and the dogs, there are twelve of them—isn't that enough for you to use?"

To put it bluntly, Liu Guilan's words were completely correct.

In those days, families that raised dogs usually kept a maximum of four to six, and even then, only a truly impressive hunter could afford to do so.

Families with two or three dogs were already very few, and over ninety-nine percent of them were hunters.

For ordinary commoners, being able to keep a single guard dog was already quite a feat.

There was no helping it; in an era where people couldn't even feed themselves, what on earth were they supposed to feed a dog?

As for a household raising eight dogs, there probably wasn't a second family in the entire DJ County besides Wang An's.

The reason Wang An's grain reserves were consumed so quickly was that besides the mules, horses, donkeys, sheep, deer, roe deer, and wild boars that needed grain, the dogs needed it too.

If they weren't fed dried meat and bones, a single dog would eat two catties of cornmeal a day.

With so many dogs in the house, the consumption rate was truly terrifying.

Of course, after the autumn harvest, they could mix in some potatoes or pumpkins to feed them.

But it must be noted that in this era, potatoes and pumpkins were also considered grain.

Wang An wasn't going to argue with his mother, so he said with a chuckle

"It's fine, Mom. I bought over ten thousand catties of grain today; it's all stored in the granary now. It's all set, don't worry, hehehehe..."

Upon hearing that Wang An had ten thousand catties of grain, Wang Dazhu immediately said in shock

"Ten thousand catties? Oh my goodness, where did you get so much grain?"

Wang An looked at his watch and said with some urgency

"I'll tell you all about it when I get back. It'll be dark soon."

With that, Wang An turned and walked toward the dog kennel where Da Hei and the others were.

Indeed, the "brilliant method" Wang An had come up with was to let Da Hei, Er Hei, San Hei, and Xiao Hei act as negotiators to coax those four dogs back.

If that didn't work, he'd let the four of them fight those four dogs. Wang An believed those four would definitely be no match for Da Hei and his crew.

If nothing else, their size and weight were on entirely different levels.

Walking up to Da Hei, Wang An muttered to him

"Da Hei, there are four dogs who aren't listening to me. I told them to come to our house, but they won't. Now, come with me to deal with them. You must make them listen to you. If it doesn't work, just beat them up, you hear me?"

As he spoke, Wang An patted Da Hei on the head.

Da Hei looked at Wang An with a confused expression, then let out a few short barks.

Wang An knew this meant Da Hei understood.

Then, Wang An smoothed the fur on Da Hei's body before going to lead Er Hei and the others.

To be honest, looking at Da Hei and his crew after seeing those other four dogs was like looking at dogs from two completely different worlds.

Mainly, Da Hei and the others were all plump and round, and their fur looked glossy and smooth.

One had to admit that the saying "comparing people leads to death, comparing goods leads to throwing them away" could be applied to anything.

When leading Xiao Hei, Wang An repeated the same words he had said to Da Hei.

However, perhaps because Xiao Hei had never experienced such a thing, or perhaps because his intelligence wasn't quite as high, Xiao Hei didn't seem to understand much. He just stared at Wang An with a bewildered look and didn't bark once.

But Wang An didn't mind; after all, Xiao Hei was not even a year old.

After tying Da Hei and the other three dogs to the sidecar, Wang An thought for a moment and went back inside to grab a few steamed buns before riding the sidecar back toward the village.

Mainly, those four dogs looked too thin; Wang An worried they wouldn't be able to make the trip back if he didn't feed them something.

A few minutes later, Wang An arrived at the courtyard again.

Seeing that Wang An had not only returned but had brought several dogs with him, the four dogs clearly felt as if they were facing a great enemy.

Their barking sounded shaky.

Leading the dogs up to the one that had been stubborn, Wang An said to Da Hei

"Da Hei, this is the one who isn't listening. Ask him if he's willing to listen to us in everything."

As he spoke, Wang An released Da Hei and the other three.

After Da Hei barked a few times, Er Hei, San Hei, and Xiao Hei followed him and ran over.

It must be said that Da Hei and his crew were very intimidating. As soon as they approached, the dog that had previously been stubborn lay down and exposed its belly.

Clearly, this dog was showing submission to Da Hei and the others.

Then, Da Hei barked at the dog a few more times, and only then did the dog dare to stand up.

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