On the first day, Mao Zi was actually quite well-behaved. He ate much, and his defecation was also very much, harming Xiao Yi into having to follow to scoop it up until weary and exhausted.
When night arrived, Yan Si permitted Mao Zi to sleep upon a clean pallet of blankets right beside his own bed; it thereupon howled throughout, causing him to be utterly incapable of resting in peace.
In the final analysis, he had to crawl up to come near it, scolding: "What are you howling for? Howling throughout the entire night, who can sleep? Silence right away."
Nonetheless, Mao Zi was in no way a compliant entity; hearing its master scold, it knew no fear, furthermore snapping and barking back sharply in argument, the sound even overwhelming the sound of its master.
Yan Si at that instant felt helpless, thus could only ignore it and then turn back toward the bed to lie down.
Catching sight of the person departing, Mao Zi generated boredom, again continuing to howl… more and more causing the person to be vexed and irritated...
Already six days had passed across, Yan Si truly saw himself as immensely uncomfortable and vexed; RongCheng tolerated not soothing for him, but conversely furthermore brought that piece of debt across to disrupt, truly annoying to death.
Yan Si clenched his teeth tightly, pulling the blanket to shroud completely over his head, and then strived to close his eyes; not long afterward, by reason of being excessively weary and exhausted, he step by step fell into a deep sleep.
The following morning, Yan Si awakened to see the blanket remained no longer but had completely fallen down upon the ground; Mao Zi curled its frame up to lie upon it.
Truly it was outrageous to the ultimate degree.
Yan Si stepped down from the bed, sitting before Mao Zi's face, intending to drag it up to scold it a single turn; even so, when looking closely back, he suddenly felt a short bit of being unable to bear it.
Looking at it sleeping truly peacefully, it looked how lovely and charming. Perhaps last night by reason of being excessively lonely and missing its mother, it thereupon only then howled continuously in such a manner. Thinking back, both were entirely solitary entities; his own self required to love and pity it a portion more to be right, scolding and blaming it conversely caused it to look pitiful.
Thinking thus, Yan Si thereupon embraced upon Mao Zi and picked the blanket up, permitting it to lie upon his own bed to continue to sleep soundly and deeply.
Not long afterward, Xiao Yi arrived to see it, thereupon losing his spirit, asking: "Master, why do you permit Mao Zi to lie upon the bed and upon the blanket in that manner?"
Yan Si shook his head, replying: "No matter, solely permit it to sleep in that manner."
Right afterward, Xiao Yi assisted Yan Si to don his garments again, then supported him toward the table to consume the breakfast.
Awaiting until when Mao Zi arose, Xiao Yi again shifted across to care for it, both having to bring milk to watch it drink, and following to scoop the feces… the entire day was exceptionally busy and occupied.
Again speaking, this Mao Zi was immensely active; except for the periods of sleeping, that was all, while during the periods of being awake, it was very disruptive; it continuously ran to this head and ran to that head, dragging and pulling to find people to play and jest, harming Yan Si into being busy along with it.
Verily correct as the words Shang Yuan had spoken, since possessing Mao Zi, Yan Si also possessed little time to follow to find RongCheng to disrupt; it caused him to possess not much mind further to concentrate and worry toward miscellaneous matters.
Each evening, Yan Si solely could know to look forward toward the promise of RongCheng; nonetheless, the frequency of appearance of the man had diminished in a clear and distinct manner; one month the man tolerated coming toward him around two or three times or something like that… and the time also was in no way regular.
Arriving until recent times, it must take up to more than half a month to only then see RongCheng appear; even so, Yan Si wishing to complain and chide was also not permitted, because the man always fabricated an excuse saying that his own self was busy with state affairs and was very weary and exhausted, possessing no time to come toward him.
In the final analysis, Yan Si solely knew to in silence swallow the bitterness and gulp the resentment into his interior.
Nearing four months passing across, Mao Zi grew rapidly as though blown by the wind, teeth and fangs fully equipped, together with disruptive destruction devoid of bounds. The legs of tables, legs of beds, legs of chairs, and legs of cabinets were bitten by it into complete devastation, remaining with nothing further; even the house itself was about to sway and shake by reason of it.
Sighting thus, Yan Si let out a sigh, speaking toward Xiao Yi: "According to this momentum, there remains no table further to eat rice, and the bed as well is gnawed by it until remaining with nothing; scolding it, it furthermore deigns not to listen, what must be performed...?"
Xiao Yi also in helplessness let out a sigh: "Or pray you speak toward his Highness to exchange for new furniture items; beds, cabinets, tables, and chairs swaying and shaking in such a manner, this servant sees it as excessively dangerous."
Approximating around two months already, RongCheng had not come to this place. The nearest turn meeting the man was also at the villa in the outer suburbs, but at that time he looked truly weary and exhausted, clearly in no way enthusiastic like former days. Thinking toward it, Yan Si shook his head, saying: "These minor matters, ought not to disrupt him; a short bit later, I will lead it outside to stroll for a bit."
Hearing so, Xiao Yi possessed a short bit of unease, asking: "In such a manner, it is feared it is not good, Master."
Yan Si furrowed his brows, asking: "Solely leading a dog to stroll, what is there that is not good? You continuously perform your own work, leave it for me."
At this time, what further could Xiao Yi say? He could only nod his head to comply and follow.
In the afternoon, Yan Si led Mao Zi outside to stroll, thinking it would be normal identical to the dogs of other people's houses, who expected that conversely he was dragged by it to run until incapable of breathing...
"Mao Zi, stop! Rapidly stop!" Yan Si strived to restrain the leash to rein it back, yet it could in no way be achieved. The strength of Mao Zi was conversely immensely robust; in no time it had already in reverse controlled its master, dragging him to run for his life: "Ah... ah... stop, Mao Zi… Mao Zi…"
Yan Si, being dragged to run past his strength, unintentionally slipped upon slippery leaves, falling down a single impact, smashing entire wholes of his face, bleeding even his tooth-blood…
In the meantime, catching sight of its master falling, Mao Zi deigned not to turn its head back to look a single glance, instantly stretching its legs to fly high and run far away.
Just recovering his spirit after the dizzying fall, Yan Si hurriedly sat up, extending his hand following to call loudly: "Ah, Mao Zi, turn back… turn back here straight away… where are you running to!? Turn back here!!!"
Defying the sharp and panicked calling of its master, Mao Zi was similar to a horse escaping its stable, in no time running away until its form vanished completely.
Incapable of believing, what category of dog was that…? Yan Si in bewilderment looked following it, dazed identical to a foolish person.
RongCheng from afar beholding it, indeed was also thoroughly devoid of words; he rapidly stepped toward to support Yan Si up, right after that permitting people to chase following to seek and capture Mao Zi.
The period of looking toward Yan Si's face, RongCheng instantly could not restrain from laughing; witnessing that, Yan Si added a portion of anger, asking: "What are you laughing at? What are you laughing at?"
"Where is there..." RongCheng strived to repress his surge of laughter down, stroking Yan Si's back, comforting: "Let us see, are you afflicted with anything or not? Pitiful yet, face and countenance scratched and scraped, bleeding even your tooth-blood already."
Thinking toward it, Yan Si added a portion of grievance, asking: "Why did you state it was very obedient? Obedient in what place? Pray you come to my place to examine, the house, residence, and furniture are entirely devastated, ruined, and broken down in entirety; I will rear it no longer, pray you bring it back."
RongCheng thought Yan Si spoke excessively; how could there be a matter like that? Nonetheless, the period of witnessing it with his own eyes, he all the more was incapable of believing it.
The furniture items of the imperial palace entire wholes were made of categories of timber extremely precious and rare, termites and woodworms furthermore could not intrude into them, yet now before his eyes, every single thing was completely devastated…
Mao Zi each day bit a short bit, having been beaten, it nonetheless again bit; taking advantage of the periods when its master departed and was absent, it all the more bit with enthusiasm; in the final analysis, it became this state here.
RongCheng let out a sigh, saying: "No matter, I will tell people to exchange and bring other furniture items to you; this turn, govern Mao Zi a short bit better."
If it could be governed, then truly he had no requirement to lament and sigh for what.