The commotion outside woke the Old Lady too. She had always been a light sleeper, and the dogs had already disturbed her earlier, but she had thought stray dogs were passing by.
People in their village habitually dumped their rubbish on the beach so the waves could wash it away, which also made the shore a frequent haunt for stray cats and dogs.
It was perfectly normal to hear barking approach and then fade into the distance from time to time. Besides, A-Dong was home, so she felt completely at ease.
But the voices now made her curious enough to get up and see who had come to the door.
"Oh? So many people?"
"Why did you get up?"
"I heard the noise and got up to take a look. Why aren't you moving the dried fish?"
After some thought, Ye Yaodong told the Old Lady what had just happened. There was another person standing in the corner; she had missed him in the darkness, but she would notice him soon enough.
He would have to explain anyway.
The Old Lady was angry when she heard it. "Goodness, these dogs of ours are so well behaved. How could this man be so wicked? He even sneaked over here to put down rat poison. Can't he bear to see anyone else doing well? Thank goodness our dogs get pork, chicken, and duck bones every few days. They're picky eaters and don't just swallow anything."
Ye Yaodong was thankful too. Luckily, they often fed their dogs bones, so they knew what normal bones tasted like and weren't foolish enough to be tricked.
When they went outside and found things, they would only sniff them, not eat them. Though... he didn't know whether they ate shit. He had never watched closely.
At that