The room went "mm," catching his eye and bringing a wide smile to his face, "Sister-in-law, it's still early, you can sleep a bit longer."
There was no response from inside, but that didn't dampen Song Tingfan's joy as he shouldered his basket and headed out. The big yellow dog in the village barked at him several times.
He was startled, then quickly picked up a stone from the ground to scare it off, "Get lost, or I'll hit you!"
The big yellow dog was notorious in the village for being mean. It didn't back off; instead, it barked a few more times, and Song Tingfan threw the stone, hitting it on the head.
The big yellow dog yelped in pain and quickly ran away.
The dog's owner happened to see it, "What's wrong with you! Why did you hit the dog? Weren't you taught by your parents?"
Song Tingfan lowered his head, feeling a bit wronged, and explained, "Grandpa, it tried to bite me. I tried to shoo it away, and only hit it when it wouldn't leave."
