The six-eared macaque went to the first floor and let the back kitchen stir-fry. Sun Xiaosheng said to Mei Zheren:

"Why did you stop me just now? Didn't you keep saying that you want to protect animals, why don't you let me save the little monkey now? ”

"Madame, I'm not not going to let you save the monkey." Mei Zheren said.

Before Mei Zheren finished speaking, Sun Xiaosheng picked up the long stick and wanted to go out. Mei Zheren hurriedly stood up and said:

"Madame, wait."

"Didn't you tell me to save the monkeys?" Sun Xiaosheng said.

"Everybody heard, what I'm saying is that I'm not going to let you save the monkey." Mei Zheren said.

"That's what Mistress Mei said." Wang Chao said.

"Yes, that's what I said." Ma Khan said.

"What Mei-sama means is that the monkey needs to be saved." Mo Zhenming said.

"But not now." Mo Zhenshi said.

"Mo Zhenming, Mo Zhenshi, the IQ of the two of you has suddenly increased!" Mei Zheren said to the Baume & Mercier brothers.

"Thank you for the compliment." Mo Zhenming said.

"Now that our IQ has improved, can we spare the matter of copying the Tao Te Ching?" Mo Zhenshi said.

"Okay, then I won't let you copy the Tao Te Ching." Mei Zheren said.

"Thank you, sir." Baume & Mercier brothers said together.

"Don't copy the Tao Te Ching, let you copy the entire Analects." Mei Zheren said.

"How many words are in the Analects?" Wang Chao asked Mei Zheren.

"Not much, just more than 10,000 words." Mei Zheren said.

"Mo Zhenming, Mo Zhenshi, you can make a lot of money now." Wang Chao said to the Baume & Mercier brothers.

"Master Mei wants to train the two of you to become writers, calligraphers, and real celebrities." Ma Khan also said with a smile.

"You two don't have a backache when you stand and talk, otherwise you can write with us." Mo Zhenming said.

"That's a good idea." Mo Zhenshi said.

"Mo Zhenming, Mo Zhenshi, it's okay if you two don't copy the Tao Te Ching, then follow Ma Khan to practice running. It doesn't take much, just ten days. Mei Zheren said.

"Ma Khan runs at least more than 20 miles a day, let alone ten days, and I can't hold on for two days." Mo Zhenming said.

"Let's copy the book, at least we can still sit." Mo Zhenshi said.

"Don't talk about writing, copying books, or whatever, for a long time, you didn't say a word seriously. Monkeys, saving monkeys is the right thing to do. Sun Xiaosheng said to Mei Zheren.

"Madame, be quiet, be careful that the wall has ears. This time, we went to Huaguo Mountain to investigate. After a while, after we have eaten, we will go up the mountain, and then we will find an opportunity to save the monkeys and monkeys who have defeated the Buddha. Mei Zheren said.

As soon as Mei Zheren finished speaking, there was a sound of footsteps downstairs, it was a six-eared macaque coming to serve the food, and sure enough, it was all some homely things.

Without drinking, the six of them quickly finished eating. When it was time to settle the bill, Mei Zheren asked the six-eared macaque:

"How much is it?"

"Ten taels of silver in all." The six-eared macaque said.

Wang Chao was drinking water, and when he heard ten taels of silver, he squirted out the water. The six-eared macaque said to the king's nest:

"Why is this guest so excited?"

"Am I excited? I'm scared of you! How much did you just say? Wang Chao said.

"It's ten taels of silver." The six-eared macaque repeated.

"Ten taels of silver, just a few eggplants, radish, tofu and the like, it costs ten taels of silver. You can just rob it. Wang Chao said.

"It's not for me to say that you should really go up to the mountains and be robbers." Ma Khan also said to the six-eared macaque.

The two guests laughed. We are serious business, how can we rob? The six-eared macaque said.

"Six-eared macaque, let me ask you, how did these ten taels of silver be calculated? Just these dishes, in other places, a tael of silver may not be used. Even if this is a scenic area, it is more expensive, and three taels of silver should be enough. Mei Zheren said.

"That's right, the price of the meal is three taels of silver." The six-eared macaque said.

"Then why did you charge us ten taels of silver?" Mo Zhenming said.

"Do you look down on our people in the country of Guahha, or what?" Mo Zhenshi said.

"We people in Guahha are not easy to mess with. Seeing that I don't have this stick, let alone a six-eared macaque, even a sixty-eared macaque, it can't withstand my stick. Sun Xiaosheng said.

"Listen to me, the food is indeed three taels of silver, and the other seven taels of silver is the private room fee for this private room." The six-eared macaque said.

"The private room also needs money, and it will pay back seven taels of silver!" Wang Chao said.

"I think, you're crazy about making money in this store." Ma Khan said.

"Listen to me, you're all in the government. We will take you ten taels of silver, and I may give you a receipt of fifty denarii. If you go back for reimbursement, won't you still earn forty taels? The six-eared macaque said.

"It makes sense, it's a win-win situation. We came out of the ten taels of silver. Mei Zheren said.

"Are we really going to come out?" Sun Xiaosheng said to Mei Zheren.

Mei Zheren smiled and said to Sun Xiaosheng: "Of course it comes out, we can get a lot of silver." Then he said to the six-eared macaque, "I don't want a receipt of fifty taels of silver, but I want a receipt of a hundred denarii." ”

"This master, you are still amazing, admire and admire!" The six-eared macaque said to the Meizhe people.

Mei Zheren said to the six-eared macaque: "You're polite, learn from each other." Then he glanced at the king's nest and said, "Wangchao, give the six-eared macaque ten taels of silver." ”

The silver brought by Mei Zheren and his party was both in a bag and kept by the king's nest. Wang Chao took out ten taels of silver from his burden and gave it to the six-eared macaque. The six-eared macaque said to the Meizhe people:

"I'll go and give you a receipt for one hundred taels."

The six-eared macaque went downstairs, and Sun Xiaosheng said to Mei Zheren:

"I really don't see it, you're still a corrupt official, you can hide it deep enough."

"Madam, wronged, how can I be a corrupt official? I'm just going to stabilize them first, or we'll be exposed now, and how can we lurk next? Mei Zheren said.

"Oh, it's lurking, I like it." Sun Xiaosheng said.

As he spoke, the six-eared macaque came up with a receipt. Mei Zheren accepted the receipt and said:

"It's a pleasure to work with."

"It's a pleasure to work with." The six-eared macaque said.

"Six-eared macaque, let me inquire, how many monkeys do you have in this store?" Mei Zheren said.

"There are dozens of them. Someone catches it every day. The six-eared macaque said.

"Where are the monkeys now, can you take us to see them?" Mei Zheren said.

"I like monkeys and want to see them." Sun Xiaosheng said.

"It doesn't have to be. You are about to go up the mountain, and when you arrive at Huaguo Mountain, are you afraid that you won't see monkeys? The six-eared macaque said.

"Well, let's buy a monkey." Mei Zheren said.

"You want to eat monkey heads?" The six-eared macaque said.

"We don't eat monkey heads, a few of us are from the country of Guahha and like to watch monkeys." Mei Zheren said.

"It's the first time we've come to Huaguo Mountain, and we don't know the road. The monkeys here are all native monkeys. We were short of a guide, so we just bought a monkey to lead the way. Sun Xiaosheng said.

"I've heard of monkeys. It's the first time I've heard of monkeys as tour guides. Can you understand what the monkey is saying? The six-eared macaque said.

"Then you don't have to worry about it, we just give you money." Mei Zheren said.

"That's just as well. In our place, it is twenty taels of silver to eat a monkey's head raw, and you are buying it alive, and you don't need oil, so give fifteen taels. The six-eared macaque said.

"Give us another receipt for one hundred taels." Mei Zheren said.

"It's really ruthless for you to make money! We are ashamed of ourselves. The six-eared macaque said.

The Meizhe people said to the six-eared macaque, "Learn from each other, learn from each other." Then he said to Wang Chao, "Give money." ”

Wang Chao took fifteen taels of silver and gave it to the six-eared macaque. The six-eared macaque said:

"Well, come with me to pick a monkey. Whichever one you like, take it away. ”

"Okay." Mei Zheren said.

The six-eared macaque took Mei Zheren and his party out of the private room and went to the counter on the first floor. The six-eared macaque said to the shopkeeper:

"Shopkeeper, these guest officers want to buy a monkey as a tour guide. This is fifteen taels of silver, and you can give a receipt of fifty taels. ”

"I haven't heard of buying monkeys as tour guides." The shopkeeper said.

"Our customs in Guahha are different from those here, don't you also use dogs to lead the way, we use monkeys to lead the way." Mei Zheren said.

"The monkey is smart, understands human nature, and defeats the Buddha in a fight, isn't it just a monkey." Sun Xiaosheng said.

The shopkeeper said to Mei Zheren and Sun Xiaosheng: "That's what you said. Then he said to the six-eared macaque, "Six-eared macaque, take a few guests to pick a monkey." ”

"Come with me, a few guest officers." The six-eared macaque said.

"And a receipt for a hundred taels of silver." Mei Zheren said to the shopkeeper.

"It's not bad, when you come back after picking the monkeys, I'll drive it. This guest officer, you are not tall, but you will not let go of any opportunity to make money. What kind of official are you in Guahaha? The shopkeeper said.

"I, yes—" Mei Zheren deliberately lowered his voice and said, "Shh, this can't be said, keep it secret." If someone catches the handle and loses the official, how can I make money? ”

"It's a bit careful, but it's okay to be careful. Be careful to sail the ship of ten thousand years. The shopkeeper said.

Mei Zheren and others followed the six-eared macaque to the backyard to select monkeys. There are dozens of cages in an empty room, some with monkeys and some with empty cages. The six-eared macaque said to Mei Zheren and others:

"The monkeys are all here, and there are more than twenty of them, so you can pick them."

"I'll have to pick and choose which one is the most beautiful." Sun Xiaosheng said.

"Yes, you can pick it, I can't see which one is pretty. All the monkeys, I look the same. The six-eared macaque said.

Sun Xiaosheng looked at the monkeys one by one, and Mei Zheren, Wang Chao, Ma Khan, and the Mingshi brothers also came over to watch. Wang Chao deliberately listened to the conversation of the monkeys.

Eventually, Sun Xiaosheng pointed to the smallest monkey and said:

"That's it."

"This one is so small, when you keep a pet, it's okay to coax the child, let it lead the way, it's enough to choke, right?" The six-eared macaque said.

"Six-eared macaque, you don't understand this. I ask you, if a person has no children and wants to adopt one, you say, is it better for this person to adopt a big one or a small one? The Meizhe people said to the six-eared macaque.

"Of course, the smaller the better." The six-eared macaque said.

"Don't talk about children, it's just raising dogs and cats, is the small one raised to be obedient, or the big one is obedient?" Mei Zheren said again.

"That's naturally buying a small one, and raising it yourself to be obedient." The six-eared macaque said.

"Isn't this enough, we Guahha people, we also buy the smallest monkeys, and we raise them to cultivate feelings." Mei Zheren said.

"That's right, it's to buy it back and slowly cultivate feelings. If you really want to buy a six-eared macaque as big as you, you will be disobedient. Sun Xiaosheng said to the six-eared macaque.

"That being said, if you really want to buy a monkey my size, you don't have anywhere to buy it. Without further ado, do you really want to buy this smallest monkey? The six-eared macaque said.

"That's it. As soon as I saw it, I felt like I was in love. Sun Xiaosheng said.

"Just buy it." Mei Zheren said.

The six-eared macaque opened the cage and tied a rope to the monkey.

Wang Chao could understand the animal's speech, and the Meizhe people led the monkey to him, and at the same time gave the burden to Ma Khan's back.