Chapter 30: Buying Dogs Once Song Daya finished talking with Ergouzi about the rattan canes, she went inside to speak with her father about raising a dog. "Dad, Ergouzi said someone's dog in the next village had a litter of puppies. Why don't we go get one?" Before Song Dalang could reply, Mei-Shi spoke up first. "Dalang, I think that's a fine idea. As the saying goes, a thief can plot for a thousand days, but you can't guard against a thief for a thousand days. Our family crossed Scabby Lao…