A little boy around eight or nine years old who sat beside bamboo baskets containing a tiny yellow puppy and two kittens (one long-haired black-and-white cow cat, one fluffy orange cat). His family could not afford to keep the pets anymore. His parents had told him to throw them away but he brought them to the market instead. He wanted three yuan and three pounds of grain for the three animals. He had never seen grain coupons before and was ecstatic when Qiao Zhenzhu paid with them. His parents were nearby at a stall.
