Chapter 154: Dragon and Phoenix
Because it is necessary to combine the shop and the pet store, Mengbao and Shen Nanzhu and Sang Zi have made some modifications to the drawings, and in recent days, they have been working in the shop in person, striving to achieve the desired effect in every place.
"Sister."
She was directing a few subordinates to move a table to the corner when a crisp and gentle girl's voice came from behind her.
Turning around, a girl of twelve or thirteen years old stood timidly at the door, looking at her from afar.
The girl's appearance is beautiful, and the appearance of the delicate concubine is not very clear even if she can't see it very clearly through the hat, she feels pitiful.
"The shop hasn't opened yet, what's the matter with my little sister coming over now?"
She asked softly.
The girl saw that she was not displeased to be disturbed, patted her chest and breathed a sigh of relief, and raised her hand to point to the birdcage hanging in the doorway.
"Didn't sister, this bird be lost a few days ago? How did you get it back? ”
"How do you know?"
Mengbao was a little surprised.
The parrot flew away not long after it hung up that day, but then the mulberry quickly recovered, so those who didn't know thought that the parrot had been here all along.
"I happened to be passing by here that day, and I saw this parrot and liked it very much, and I wanted to ask the man who was looking at the shop if he could sell it to me, but two people came before me."
"The people who watched the shop said that this is the master's pet and can't be sold, I'm quite disappointed, but I can't help it, it's not good to win people's love, so I'm ready to go."
"Who knew that the two of them were in a hurry when they heard that they were not selling, and smashed the cage when they turned around and went back to the store."
"I saw the parrot fly away with my own eyes, and I thought it was a pity at the time. I didn't expect to come back today and see it again. It can be seen that my sister found a way to get it back. ”
Mengbao listened to the girl's voice of lightness, loss or joy, and chuckled: "How do you know that I got it back?" It doesn't have to be me. ”
The girl pointed to the busy craftsmen in the shop. said: "All of them listen to your sister, that sister, you must be the master of the person who guarded the shop that day, and this parrot is naturally your sister." ”
Meng Bao smiled: "Then what do you want to do when you tell me this?" Still want to buy my parrot? ”
The girl nodded vigorously and hurriedly shook her head again.
"No, no, I'm not trying to buy it. Since this parrot is my sister's pet, how dare I have such a mind again. ”
"I want to...... I want to buy it for two days, and then return it to my sister. ”
"Don't tell my sister that I have a sister who is about the same age as you at home, and she is sick in bed all the year round. I've never been out, and we haven't even visited our own garden a few times, and our faces are always sullen. ”
"I thought she would be very happy if I could hang this parrot in front of her window to relieve her boredom, so I ......"
Mengbao knew it in his heart, and there was a trace of unbearability in his eyes.
But the parrot is not hers after all, and although Sangko has decided to open a pet shop with her, she is not sure if the parrot in front of her can be sold.
The girl was silent when she saw her. There was a look of disappointment on his face, as if he wanted to turn away, but he still wanted to try harder.
"Is my sister afraid that I will go back on my word and not return this parrot in two days?"
Mengbao shook his head: "No." It's just that this parrot is not mine, I can't be the master, and I have to ask its real owner first. ”
"Not yours?"
The girl's face was full of surprise.
"yes. This parrot is just hanging here to help us have fun on the day it opens, and I don't really know if I can sell it. You'll have to ask him if you want to. ”
She pointed to the mulberry on the other side, who was looking down and talking to the craftsman.
Although Sangzi was talking to others, he had been paying attention to the movements here. At this moment, when she heard her talk about herself, she looked up.
Mengbao pointed to the past just to meet his turning gaze, and smiled: "Oh, do you see, it's the white big brother, you have to ask him." ”
White and pure big brother......
Mulberry's face turned red, and he walked over with his feet raised.
"Miss." He called in a low voice, looking shy and embarrassed.
What's the matter, a pet raised by a subordinate, and said that he can't be the master.
A look of disdain flashed in the girl's eyes, and she immediately became clear and innocent.
She looked up at the boy and asked with a serious face, "Big brother, is this parrot yours?" That...... Can you sell it...... No, no, no, rent it to me for two days? It's just two days, and I'll get it back in two days! ”
She pursed her lips and frowned slightly, looking very sincere.
The young man, who was very shy and shy when facing the woman in the hood, turned his head and looked over, his black and white eyes were clear and clear, but the girl felt a chill inexplicably, as if these clear eyes could go straight to her heart, peeling away the real thoughts in her heart layer by layer, revealing her true face.
She subconsciously took half a step back, the young man looked at her condescendingly, and said coldly: "I can sell it directly to you, two hundred taels." ”
Two...... Two hundred taels?
The girl obviously didn't speak, but she felt like she had a stumble.
A broken bird! Two hundred taels! Where did she carry so much silver!
"I ...... I don't have enough money with me, so I don't know if I can ...... Can you ......?"
"You can't rent it, you can only sell it, and if you don't have enough money, go back and get the money first. I gave you two hundred taels for the sake of the young lady's face, otherwise it would not be this price. ”
He said coldly.
The girl chuckled in her heart and felt a little creepy.
Can this man really see if she has a point? It's also too ...... It's terrible.
Two hundred taels, although Mengbao also thinks that it may be more expensive for this girl, but after all, this is raised by Mulberry, and she doesn't understand this thing, the two of them said early on that the price and so on are all decided by Mulberry herself, so she is naturally not good at interfering.
You can't see who feels pitiful in the future and lower the price or don't have money to give things to others, she opened a shop and not a good hall.
The girl nodded: "Okay! I'll go back and get the money. But I want to make sure first, if this parrot accidentally flies away, can it really fly back? I bought it back for two hundred taels. If you accidentally fly away, wouldn't it be a loss? ”
Mengbao looked at the girl's budget-conscious appearance. Some of them couldn't laugh or cry, and turned their heads to look at the mulberry.
Sangko nodded, walked with her to the door, turned around and took off the birdcage, opened the cage, beckoned the parrot to his hand, and set the cage aside.
With a wave of his arm, the parrot fluttered its wings and flew into the air, and disappeared in a short time.
The girl covered her mouth with a loud voice: "You can't really fly away, right?" ”
Mengbao was unheard. Looking at the direction in which the parrot disappeared, he smiled lightly, and his face was full of determination.
Mulberry looked at her confident appearance, as if she also felt her trust in herself, and a shy smile appeared on her lips.
"It's all right, miss."
After a moment, he said to Mengbao.
Mengbao nodded, took out a slender whistle from her sleeve, put it to her mouth, and blew a short and long whistle according to the method that Mulberry taught her.
The whistle sounded, and not long after the southwest direction, a white parrot flew in, and it did not hesitate to come in the direction of Mengbao.
There was already a crowd of onlookers around. At this time, they couldn't help but let out a burst of exclamations.
It wasn't until the parrot landed firmly on the boy's shoulder that the crowd erupted into a warm cheer.
The girl was dumbfounded, and when she came back to her senses, her eyes flashed with burning excitement.
"Since this whistle can get the parrot back, it should be given to me when I pay the money, right? Otherwise, who knows if you will sell me the parrot on your front foot. And use this whistle to call back the parrot and sell it to others? ”
Mengbao nodded: "Don't worry, my cute pet pavilion will make a special mark on each pet to ensure that the pet that is sold will never be found back for secondary sale." For pets that everyone buys from us, we will provide free care for a month. If any problem arises within a month, you can come to my pet club to enjoy free treatment and consultation. On the day of the opening of the cute pet pavilion. I hope you will have a lot of cheers, thank you, thank you. ”
Although it was the girl who asked, Mengbao's answer was to everyone on the lookers.
She knew that most of the people standing here didn't actually buy any pets to take home, and that these expensive pets, no matter how flattering, were not as cost-effective as one of their own watchdogs that only knew how to bark.
However, the people she originally wanted to target were not them, but those dignitaries.
Although these ordinary people in front of them will not pay for their pets, they are very interested in this kind of anecdote, and it is easiest to reply that it spreads and spreads the effect of publicity.
Today's seemingly casual action is just enough to beat the reputation of the shop.
At that time, the streets and alleys will talk about today's anecdotes, and there is no need to worry that those prominent and powerful people will not hear the news and then come to hear the wind.
Even if this parrot is bought today and cannot be hung at the door on the opening day to attract attention, it has actually achieved the best effect and attracted the most attention.
The crowd shouted and cheered lively, and then dispersed.
The girl's eyes glanced at the direction of the street corner, and when the crowd was about to disperse, she snatched the whistle from Mengbao's hand, and her calf suddenly exerted force, even if she was about to run into the crowd.
"Ahh
Two exclamations sounded at the same time, one was Mengbao who was robbed of the whistle, and the other was the girl who snatched the whistle.
Almost as she snatched the whistle, the gentle and harmless-looking white boy suddenly grabbed her wrist, his fingers pinched her wrist bone at a strange speed and angle, and his clear and bright eyes became extremely sharp, emitting a devouring light like a beast.
There was a piercing pain, and the girl let go of her hand with a scream, and the whistle fell to the ground with a clatter, and the bones rolled out.
Meng Bao came back to his senses and was full of surprise: "You ......"
Before the words were spoken, a boy about the same age as the girl suddenly burst out of the crowd, quickly bent down to pick up the whistle, and quickly disappeared into the crowd, but in the blink of an eye, it disappeared like a gust of wind.
There were three short and one long whistles from the crowd, and the parrot on the mulberry's shoulder got up and flew towards the crowd.
"Muli! You bastard! ”
The girl screamed, her voice cutting through the crowd.
She wanted to catch up and kick the man hard, but the pain in her wrist kept her from moving.
She knew that the person restraining her hadn't used any strength at the moment, but if she dared to run away, he would immediately let her wrist bones shatter into a pile of slag that was difficult to put together.
The young man who had already disappeared into the crowd heard her shout, revealed half of his figure, raised the whistle in his hand, smiled proudly, turned around and ran forward again.
Mengbao saw the young man's face and was speechless in surprise.
Unexpectedly...... Same!
This pair of young men and women turned out to be twin sons! Dragon and phoenix fetuse!
Just as she was surprised, Mulberry put her other hand to her mouth and blew a string of whistles that were three short and one long.
The parrot, which had already flown towards the crowd, suddenly flapped its wings and turned its direction and flew in their direction.
The boy who snatched the whistle snorted, stopped, and blew the whistle again.
But as if he hadn't heard, the parrot flew straight to the boy's side, entered the cage himself, and picked up the small bolt on the cage with his sharp beak, and closed the cage himself with a click!
The people who had already dispersed exclaimed again and again in this series of changes, and the young men and women were completely dumbfounded, one forgot the pain in his hands, and the other forgot the steps of escape.
The crowd erupted in a roaring cheer, which shook Mengbao's ears and hurt.
She was also shocked by this scene and didn't know what to do, so she could only nod slightly, and then turned back to the shop.
The girl was naturally brought in, and the boy who escaped could not get rid of the fate of being captured, and was thrown in by Mo Chou with his clothes.
The shop was full of craftsmen, so naturally it was not a place to talk, so Mengbao led the two into the backyard behind the shop.
"You two are the ones who smashed the cage and caused the parrot to fly away that day, aren't you?"
The girl in front of her has long since lost her coquettish and timid appearance, but her expression is unruly, and there is a heroic spirit between her eyebrows.
If she changes her clothes and stands with the young man next to her, as long as she doesn't open her mouth to speak, I'm afraid everyone will think that these are two brothers.
The person who came to send a message to Mengbao that day said that it was two teenagers who broke the cage, and now looking at the two people in front of him, it is estimated that they are not far from ten.
The person guarding the shop was negligent at that time, although Mengbao didn't punish him, but Shen Nanzhu didn't let him continue to work in the shop, because no one recognized them today, and almost let them take advantage of the loophole.
The young man and woman were unaware of her questioning, and turned their heads away with disdain.
Turning his head, he found that he was facing each other, and immediately snorted coldly at each other, and at the same time turned his head in the other direction, with a posture that no one knew anyone. (To be continued......)