Chapter 48: A Drink and a Peck

Carrying a bamboo cage containing two monkeys, there are leopards walking slowly along the street of the old official garden, and from time to time they also get close to the stalls selling all kinds of creatures to take a closer look, or chat with the small shopkeepers who squat behind the stalls, which is really very idle.

Generally speaking, the little shopkeepers who can set up stalls on the streets of Laoguanyuan to sell creatures have more or less spent some time in the animal taming business, and they also know a lot about the methods of various wild ways, and there are not a few people who play meat tricks on the creatures they sell!

It's like a puppy with a string of seeds, trimming the hair with scissors, changing the claws with a file, and then washing the body with a good potion, even if it blows open the pores on the dog's body, then you can only see a bright silver white, how to look at it, you can feel that this is a serious silver hairy Beijing bar, there is no twenty or thirty yuan in the pocket of the ocean dare not ask the price!

Besides, the thrush that had been trained to call his mouth found a secluded place to lift the curtain covering the bird's cage, and with a copper whistle, he listened to the thrush that had been trained to sing the movements of thirty-six different creatures, and then spent a lot of money to carry the cage and the bird home

But when I got home and lifted the curtain covering the bird cage, the thrush that was still singing gracefully just now either didn't make a sound, or opened its mouth or a series of dirty mouths erupted out, which can make people angry half to death! Only then did I understand that just after the curtain was put back on the birdcage, people had already come to a quick adjustment!

There is also the goldfish in the big glass fish tank, at first glance, it is swimming with its head and tail, and its body is also full of scales and armor, but it can be carefully carried home, and within twelve hours, the goldfish will also turn the belly white!

If you look at the expert again, you will understand that this goldfish has long been gone, and it is drugged in the water where the goldfish is raised, which can promote the goldfish to return to the light as if it were lively and abnormal. As soon as this medicinal property passes, the goldfish will naturally whine

Because there are more people playing meat tricks, a kind of tooth discipline sandwiched between the player buyer and the small shopkeeper naturally arises in the old official garden. If there is something that you can't get for yourself, but you really want it, you can spend money to invite a Yaji to come and take a look, and ordinary meat tricks will naturally not be able to hide from the eyes of Yaji.

And those little shopkeepers who set up stalls to sell creatures don't dare to easily offend these vicious-eyed Yaji. Especially those little shopkeepers who have more or less played some tricks, they have to pay some food and drink and pay tribute to those Yaji from time to time, and even have to allow Yaji to take some taps in the completed business!

Over time, the tooth discipline in the old official garden has almost become the real main character in the old official garden. Except for those stalls set up by people behind them and wealthy tigers, the other stalls have to listen to the call of the people in the Yaji line. On the fifteenth day of the new year, it is necessary to give the set monthly money to the gentlemen in the tooth discipline line according to the rules, so that their stalls can be put down steadily.

Otherwise, the men in the Yaji line don't have to do anything else, poke the two of them next to the stall, and when they saw a player customer coming over to ask the price, they immediately raised their voices and said: "Pay attention to the meat tricks"

After ten days and half a month, the business can't be opened, and even the gods have to bow their heads!

Maybe it was because he saw that Xiang Youbao had already visited several small stalls, and a few Yaji, who were walking back and forth on the streets of Lao Guanyuan, suddenly gathered to Xiang Youbao's side. One of them, Yaji, who had a paper fan stuck behind his neck and was still wearing a new gown, arched his hand towards Xiang Youbao, and said with a smile full of cigarette teeth: "This master, what are you looking for to go home and serve?" ”

With a shallow smile, Xiang Youbao put down the bamboo cage in his hand, and arched his hand towards Yaji, who came to the door to peddle business: "Just take a walk and take a look, beginner apprentices, if you don't understand, please ask the master for advice!" ”

Listening to Xiang Youbao's words, several Yaji who surrounded him suddenly dispersed again, leaving only Yaji with a paper fan inserted behind the collar of his neck, and arched his hand towards Xiangyoubao again: "There are people who serve things in Sijiu City, and there is only one family who dares to say that there is only one who opens the museum and teaches apprentices, are you the master in the main gate of Huo, aren't you?" ”

Returning the salute again, Xiang Youbao politely said to Na Yaji: "Don't dare to be a master, it's the apprentice in the main gate of the fire!" ”

With three points of vigilance, Na Yaji's face was smiling very warmly: "The master in the main gate of the fire is idle, let's go to the door to ask for advice!" On the street of this old official garden, if you want to talk about the vision of all living beings, it has to be regarded as the master of the main gate of the fire who can determine the situation at a glance! ”

Hanging his hands, Xiang Youbao is also polite: "The tailor doesn't nail the button, and the blacksmith doesn't mend the pot!" The world can earn endless money, make more friends and race gold and silver! The rules on the scene, the main gate of the fire will naturally not be corrupted! In the future, if you go to the old official garden to find some things in the main gate of the fire, you have to ask you to take care of it! ”

As soon as he heard the words of Xiang Youbao, the main gate of the fire would not be mixed with the things on the scene of the old official garden, and Na Yaji suddenly gave his hand again and again: "This is thanks to the master in the main gate of the fire for eating!" I don't have to say, master, you are at your own convenience! If you really see something, you can take it, and it's all our tooth discipline! ”

Glancing down at the bamboo cage that Xiang Youbao had just lifted in his hand, Na Yaji hesitated for a moment, but he bowed his hand to Xiang Youbao again and said: "I don't know the depth of the mouth here - I'm afraid that the two monkeys in your hand haven't been weaned yet, and I'm afraid that they won't survive seven days when they are taken back."

Lifting the bamboo cage in his hand slightly, Xiang Youbao pointed back to the street where the half-grown child was fighting with others: "I found it from a half-old child there, and I didn't plan to train these two monkeys out, so I thought it was just a reward for the child's food!" ”

gave a thumbs up to Xiang Youbao, and Na Yaji praised sincerely: "Master benevolence and righteousness!" The half-grown children often come to the old official garden, and they can always pick up some things that people don't want from the little shopkeepers who sell creatures from outside, and exchange them for a few meals outside the old official garden. Because this kid knows the rules and never opens on the streets of Laoguanyuan, let's let him find something to eat."

Before the words fell, the half-grown child had already panted and ran back to the corner of the street where Fang had just happened, jumped to his feet and looked around with his eyes, and saw the leopard who was talking to Na Yaji from a distance.

Holding a few tickets and a handful of big sons in his hand, the half-grown child quickly rushed to Xiang Youbao's side, and stretched out his small fist holding the tickets and the eldest son to Xiang Youbao's eyes: "This lord, you just helped me support the scene, it is said that I should give these two monkeys to you!" But there is still a group of bitter buddies waiting to eat at home, and they can only accept your reward of half of the ocean with a shy face! The rest, no matter what you have to accept, can be regarded as a reward for my nine monkeys! ”

Looking at the serious adult appearance of the Nine Monkeys, Xiang Youbao couldn't help laughing and took a few tickets and a handful of big sons from the Nine Monkeys: "Since you are so particular, then we will not be polite to you, but we will really accept it!" ”

As soon as the words fell, a child who was slightly younger than the Nine Monkeys suddenly rushed over from the entrance of the Old Guanyuan Street, and shouted at the Nine Monkeys with a sharp voice: "Brother Jiu, why are you still rubbing here?!" Someone smashed Sister Yinghe's field, but the brothers have all passed, just waiting for you to come and talk to your ideas! ”

With round eyes, the nine monkeys suddenly jumped up: "Smash Sister Yinghe's field?!" It's worth it."

As soon as he heard the name Yinghe, Xiang Youbao stretched out his hand violently and grabbed the nine monkeys who were running wildly: "Yinghe? Is it Xiahou Yinghe?! Is someone going to smash the field of Yinghe Garden?! ”

Mu Leng grimaced, and the nine monkeys stared at Xiang Youbao and shouted, "This master, you also know Sister Yinghe?!" ”

Letting go of the slap on the arm of the nine monkeys, Xiang Youbao raised his leg and walked towards the entrance of Laoguanyuan Street: "Let's take a look!" ”

The feet are speeding up, and the nine monkeys are leading the way through some shortcuts, but it is only a pot of tea, and the leopard can already see the big gourd hanging high in front of the door of Yinghe Garden.

In front of the door of Yinghe Garden, more than a dozen and a half children all fell to the ground and cried and scolded. And at the door of Yinghe Garden, seven or eight guys who were obviously green-skinned gangsters were blocking the gate of Yinghe Garden with their waists crossed and their arms open, shouting foul language in their mouths, and posing as a complete scoundrel!

As soon as he saw that his companions were all knocked to the ground, the nine monkeys who came all the way suddenly had red eyes, reached out and pulled out the small pouch from his waist, and roared and rushed towards those green-skinned gangsters: "Brother who dares to beat the master, the master will fight with you."

grabbed the collar of the nine monkeys, and Xiang Youbao casually pulled the struggling nine monkeys behind him, and then handed the bamboo cage in his hand to the hands of the nine monkeys, and then raised his legs and walked towards the door of Yinghe Garden.

Seeing that there was a block, the green-skinned gangsters who were blocking the door of Yinghe Garden suddenly shouted: "Yo, this girl who sells fake drugs is really young and old, and the little cub who has not grown all the hair is not enough to have a nest, and he still has a strong man?" ”

"Where did you get the mallet? Isn't it owed? ”

Staring at the small pouches pulled out of the waists of a few green-skinned thugs, there was a leopard with a gloomy face, and the spiky-looking guy shook out of the right sleeve, and pointed at the green-skinned thugs who came out and shouted: "Tell your master to come out and speak!" ”

Spit disdainfully on the ground, the green-skinned gangster who was shouting at the head fiddled with the small bag in his hand, and shouted at Xiangyoubao in a loud voice: "You are also worthy of seeing our master?!" Don't say that the master bullied you with a mallet, you can understand - the master is on the pole, the brother in the pole of Sai Qinqiong! ”

With a sneer, Xiang Youbao stood still, and shouted coldly at the green-skinned gangster who was shouting: "Brother in the pole of Sai Qin Qiong? Then you must have heard of my fire gate and the big money guy, right?! What's the matter, do you plan to let your main person come out and speak, or do I put on a scene with the brothers in Saiye's pole in the main gate of the fire again?! ”

As soon as he heard the name of Huo Zhengmen, the green-skinned gangster who was shouting suddenly changed his face, and shouted with a strong voice: "Sensei pretend to be a big clove of garlic with me here, and the brothers in the Saiye pole will not be cowardly when they see the emperor!" Camel master, camel master, hey in the way"

With the shouting of the green-skinned gangsters, the green-skinned gangsters who were gathered in front of the door of Yinghe Garden walked out of the passage on both sides and staggered out of the passage with squinting eyes and hunchbacks, and shouted with a strong face: "Is there a block?" Come and come closer, tell you to take a closer look, to see which crotch is not clamped, revealing such a thing? ”

Bent down to the ear of the hunchbacked middle-aged man, and under the whisper of the green-skinned gangster who was shouting, the hunchbacked middle-aged man called the hunchback man suddenly changed his face, and looked at Xiang Youbao with a raised face and shouted: "Hey, the people in the main gate of the fire, don't close the door to train things, but go to the street to block the cross?" Don't you know the rules?! The little ladies in this Yinghe Garden sell fake medicines, and they drugged a Persian cat to death, and the camel master came to find justice, what is in the way of your fire? ”

As soon as the words fell, several children who had just gotten up from the ground were already shouting: "You are a slanderer! That's the wildcat you killed! ”

"Not really! Every shop on this street has told you to do this! If you kill a wild cat and throw it in someone's storefront, you will make people lose money."

"You still take the dead cat back and eat it!"

In the chaotic shouting, Xiang Youbao reached out and took out two pieces of ocean from his pocket, and played a trick between his fingers: "This camel master, this cat is already dead, and you don't have to worry about it!" There are two oceans here, no more or less, and it can be regarded as a loss for you! That's it for now, how's that? ”

With a wave of his hand, the two oceans held by the leopard shot out violently, hitting the small piece held by a green-skinned gangster with precision! With a strange cry from the green-skinned gangster, the two oceans had already fallen to the ground with the little stick, and there were a few crisp sounds!

After looking at the deformed ocean, the camel master's eyes that were red from wine opened suddenly, and then he raised his head and arched his hand towards Xiang Youbao: "For the sake of the face of the main gate of the fire, this matter is like this today!" It's kind of cheap, little."

Stretched out his hand to pick up the two pieces of the ocean that had been deformed, and then slapped it on the leg of the local green-skinned thug who was still holding his wrist in a daze, and the camel master raised his voice and scolded: "Don't you clean up your family and leave?" Fuck don't go to the secret door at night, and the guy who eats can't hold anything."

Coldly watched the camel master walk away with a group of gangsters, and the leopard took the spiky-looking guy into his sleeve, and then raised his legs and walked towards the Yinghe Garden, which was wide open.

asked Fang Cai's gang of gangsters to stir up, and Yinghe Garden, which was originally cleaned up, had already become a mess. And at the door leading to the inner room, Xiahou Yinghe, who was flushed with anger, was holding a scalpel the size of a little finger and holding the door to the inner room.

Rubbing the leopard's side, the nine monkeys slid into the house like a small loach, and shouted at Xiahou Yinghe in a thin voice: "Sister Yinghe, are you okay?" ”

Obviously having recognized Xiangyoubao, Xiahou Yinghe lowered the scalpel in his hand, but said angrily to the nine monkeys: "What are you doing here?" Is this something you kid can get involved with?! ”

Without waiting for the nine monkeys to speak, Xiahou Yinghe had already said in harmony with Xiang Youbao who was standing at the door: "Thank you in advance!" If you hadn't gotten that hunchback out, I'd have been"

Arching his hand towards Xiahou Yinghe, Xiang Youbao looked around at the messy house, and smiled at Xiahou Yinghe in a harmonious voice: "This is also a coincidence!" Besides, you saved my uncle's family last time, and I've been busy these days, and I haven't had time to thank you! It's better to catch up with this stubble! ”

Staring back and forth at Xiangyoubao and Xiahou Yinghe, the nine monkeys were a little surprised and shouted: "This master has been making trouble for a long time, you already know Sister Yinghe?" ”

Raising his hand to pick up an overturned chair, Xiang Youbao squeezed his eyes at the nine monkeys: "Not only do you know, the shopkeeper of this Yinghe Garden is my life-saving benefactor in the main gate of the fire!" I said, Master Nine Monkeys, did we help Xiahou's shopkeeper clean up the house first? ”

Picking up the pen holder that had fallen to the ground, the nine monkeys nodded and shouted at the children who had just poured into the house: "There is a little bit of neatness under your hands!" On weekdays, I ate so much food from Sister Yinghe, and no one is allowed to be lazy at this time! ”

In the chaotic sound of agreement, a group of ragged children suddenly became busy, but they squeezed Xiang Youbao and Xiahou Yinghe aside, and they couldn't intervene at all.

Arching his hand towards Xiahou Yinghe, Xiang Youbao looked at the nine monkeys who were standing in the middle of the room shouting and drinking, supporting the group of children to be busy, and smiled at Xiahou Yinghe: "Xiahou is really a kind-hearted person!" I look at this group of children, I'm afraid that they are all bitter children who no one cares about on weekdays, and I hear that you have something to do here, and all of them are coming here, but I'm afraid that on weekdays, Xiahou's shopkeeper doesn't take care of these children, right? ”

There was still a slight flush on her round face, and Xiahou Yinghe replied with some embarrassment: "Don't be the old shopkeeper, the shopkeeper shouts, I'm just a small scene selling medicine here, I don't deserve to be called that!" But Xiangye, you are anxious and righteous, I really have to thank you here."

Haha, Xiang Youbao reached out and touched his cheek: "Then do you also scream at Xiangye?" I, a twenty-year-old person, was stunned to call you so loud that you became Cao Cao! ”

With a sneer, Xiahou Yinghe hurriedly stretched out her hand to cover her lips, and quickly changed the topic: "These children are really bitter children, and the adults in the family are gone, and they live under the eaves of the broken temple on weekdays." I really can't look at it, and when I can reach out, I will help. I really didn't expect these children to be so sensible."

As if thinking of something embarrassing, Xiahou Yinghe sighed unconsciously: "But when I look at the sky, it's cold to speak, and when the snow falls, how can I survive under the eaves of the broken temple?" I want to get all these children here, but you can see it, I have such a big scene here, where can I live with these twenty or so children? ”

Frowning slightly, Xiang Youbao looked back and forth at the children who were shouting and busy in the house, and shouted to the nine monkeys standing in the middle of the room: "Master Nine Monkeys, discuss something with you?" ”

Turning his head very arrogantly, the nine monkeys arched their hands towards Xiang Youbao decently: "Xiangye, you commanded?" ”

Holding back the smile in his heart, Xiang Youbao said to the Nine Monkeys seriously: "My Huo Zhengmen has just poked the flag and set up a name, and the people are not prosperous, I want to ask the Nine Monkeys to introduce a few of your brothers to my Huo Zhengmen as an apprentice!" The main entrance of our fire is a small number, and on weekdays, we can only manage three meals and one night for apprentices, take out two clothes a year, and have a few pocket money during the New Year's Festival. If the Nine Monkeys Master thinks it's okay, help my brother with this? ”

Looking at Xiang Youbao in disbelief, the nine monkeys snorted for a long time before they held back a sentence from their throats: "Xiangye, are you teasing me?!" ”

Stretching out his hand and patting the head of the nine monkeys lightly, Xiahou Yinghe said to the nine monkeys with fake disgust: "Who has the heart to tease you?" Xiangye, this is to look at your group of children pitiful, find you a place to eat and learn crafts, why don't you hurry up Thank you, Xiangye? ”

simply knelt in front of Xiang Youbao, and the nine monkeys kowtowed their heads steadily: "Nine monkeys Xie Xiangye took in my little brothers, and I kowtowed to you for them!" ”

dragged the nine monkeys up, and the leopard smiled at the nine monkeys: "Don't kowtow to me!" I'm also an apprentice in the main gate of the fire, and I can't stand your kowtow! When I go back and tell the elders in the main gate of Huo, they will be able to accept your kowtow and worship the teacher! According to the seniority, you and I are equals, at most you call me Senior Brother! ”

Hehe smirked, and the nine monkeys nodded busily in response: "That's a good feeling!" I just thought, you should be the same generation as my sister Yinghe, then if I become your apprentice, won't Sister Yinghe become my aunt's generation in the future? It's good that this is not messed up, you are my senior brother, Sister Yinghe is the same as my own sister, don't delay! ”

Haha laughed, Xiang Youbao stretched out his hand and pointed at the nine monkeys, turned his head to Xiahou Yinghe and said, "Look at our nine monkeys, the thoughts in this stomach are really turning a thousand times!" ”

Pursing her lips and chuckling, Xiahou Yinghe bowed slightly to Xiang Youbao: "Since the nine monkeys all said so, then I will call you brother in the future!" What's going on in Yinghe Garden in the future, and you have to rely on your brother to take care of it? ”

Learning from the arrogant appearance of the nine monkeys, Xiang Youbao waved his hand with a big grin: "My own sister, I didn't say that!" ”