I pondered: Even if the mysterious person contacts the thin monkey, he will only ask if he has poured glue on Ding Fei's head, and he will not meet the thin monkey again in the near future. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

So, I said, "Skinny monkey, you follow me tomorrow to do something." ”

"What's the matter?" asked the thin monkey curiously.

"Skinny monkey, I have a friend who passed away not long ago, and he had a wish before his death, which is to help my mother build three big tiled houses, and I want to fulfill him. ”

"Oh. Brother Zhang, I have a little experience in building a house. Skinny Monkey said.

"Good. Tomorrow, we'll set off, and when we get there, I'll stay for a day or two, find a good construction team, and leave. As for you, stay there and build a house. Come back when the house is finished. I commanded.

"Okay, I'll listen to Brother Zhang. The thin monkey agreed.

"Thin monkey, what about you, from today onwards, even if you are my secretary, I will give you a salary of 10,000 yuan a month. "I know: the skinny monkey has no financial resources, and his uncle needs a lot of money to see a doctor.

"Ah, thank you so much, Brother Zhang. Skinny Monkey said excitedly. He hesitated for a moment and asked, "Brother Zhang, can you afford to give me a salary of 10,000 yuan a month?"

"Skinny monkey, don't worry about this, although I'm not a big money, I can still afford it. In a word: I have something to eat, and I won't starve you. ”

"Brother Zhang, I'm glad I met you, otherwise, I would have eaten a meal and a sad meal. Now, I seem to be living a happy life. Skinny Monkey said heartily.

"Thin monkey, the news of my friend's death has to be hidden from his mother, and he can't reveal the slightest wind, otherwise, the old man will not be able to bear the bad news. I confessed.

"I know, Brother Zhang, I'll keep my mouth shut. ”

Early the next morning, I rushed to the hometown of Liu Jian, a headless male corpse, with the thin monkey.

At about three o'clock in the afternoon, the car drove into the small mountain village.

Liu Jian's mother lives in two dilapidated grass huts, and judging by her appearance, her old man's mental state is not very good.

"Hello, aunt. We are friends of Liu Jian, and today, we have come to visit you. I said cautiously.

Mother Liu squinted at me and the thin monkey, and asked suspiciously: "Jian'er hasn't heard from him for more than half a year, he... What the hell is wrong with him?"

"Oh, Liu Jian went abroad to work, and he was in too much of a hurry to inform you. After arriving in a foreign country, it is not convenient to contact each other. I explained.

"Isn't it even convenient to make a phone call?" Liu's mother was skeptical of my explanation.

"Liu Jian is going to an African country, and he is very backward, let alone a telephone, and there is not even a post office. I lied.

"Gone to Africa?" Liu Mu looked at me fixedly, a pair of cloudy eyes, full of doubts.

"Yes. There is a need for skilled workers. I said firmly.

"Did Jian'er ask you to come and visit me?" asked Liu's mother.

"Yes, Liu Jian not only let us come to visit you, but he also brought back 100,000 yuan and asked us to help you build three big tiled houses. I said cheerfully.

"Jian'er brought back 100,000 yuan?" Liu's mother widened her eyes.

"That's right. Liu Jian said that the grass house in his hometown is too broken, and he has to build three large tiled houses to let you spend your old age in peace. I said with added vinegar.

A trace of panic flashed in Liu's mother's eyes, although it was only for a moment, but I caught it.

"Sit, you two sit. Liu's mother said, "I'll go to my own place to pick some vegetables and come back, and cook dinner for the two of you." ”

"Auntie, we'll go to town for dinner later, so don't be busy. I discouraged.

"You are rare guests, how can you not even eat a meal. Mother Liu said and hurriedly walked out the door.

I shook my head at the skinny monkey and said, "Well, I'm so embarrassed to let her old man have dinner." ”

"Brother Zhang, don't be too polite, if you don't eat a meal, the old man will not be happy. Skinny Monkey persuaded.

"Okay. I looked at the furnishings in the house. In the small hall, there was nothing except a dilapidated table of eight immortals and four benches.

I sighed, shook my head and said, "It's so poor, it's so poor." ”

"Brother Zhang, why is your friend's family so poor? Didn't your friend send money to the family?" asked the thin monkey suspiciously.

"Don't mention it. I sighed. I thought: Regarding the headless male corpse Liu Jian, it is better to tell the thin monkey less, otherwise, he will get into trouble if he leaks his mouth.

"Brother Zhang, I think his family is poor, I'm afraid he can't take care of our food. Why didn't the old lady go and borrow rice?" the thin monkey looked around and said, "I'll go to her kitchen and have a look, and if there's no rice, then let's go out of the way." ”

After the thin monkey finished speaking, he walked out of the hall and entered a small side room on the side of the house. Perhaps, the skinny monkey judged that it was the kitchen.

Within a minute, the thin monkey rushed out of the small side room, and he said in a fuss: "Brother Zhang, there are only two or three catties of rice left in the jar." ”

"Alas, let's go to town for dinner, and don't embarrass the old lady. I said and stood up.

Before I went out, I saw a white-bearded old man coming with a smile.

"Rare guest!" he greeted us, stroking his beard.

"Hello!" I replied.

"Sit down. The old man went into the house and sat down on the bench.

The thin monkey took out a cigarette and handed it to the old man.

Skinny monkeys are not addicted to smoking, so they smoke one when they are fine. It turned out that he had no spare money in his hands, so he quit smoking. Lately, I've given him a lot of money, and when I have a lot of money, I'll occasionally draw one.

The old man waved his hand and said, "I'm not used to smoking foreign cigarettes, it's too small." As he spoke, he pulled out the dry tobacco pot from his waist, rubbed it in the dry tobacco bag for a while, and then took it out and pressed it with his hand.

The thin monkey quickly took out a lighter and helped the old man light the dry smoke pot.

The old man took a big puff with relish and let out a choking puff of smoke.

"I heard that you two are good friends of Liu Jian. The old man asked faintly.

"Yes, we're iron buddies. The skinny monkey replied quickly.

"I heard that Liu Jian went abroad to work?" the old man took another puff, and the smoke that came out was even thicker.

I think something is wrong, this old man is not like an ordinary person, looking at the way he speaks, it seems that he is a relatively senior authority in the village.

"Yes, I went to Africa to work, although it was a little hotter there, but I made a lot of money. ”

The skinny monkey seemed to have become a spokesman, rushing to answer the old man's questions.

"Which country in Africa?" asked the old man, staring at the thin monkey.

"This ......" the thin monkey couldn't answer, and he looked at me for help.

"It's Mauritius. "I casually made up a country.

"I've heard that Mauritius is richer than China. The old man turned his face and stared into my eyes and said.

I froze all of a sudden, I never thought that in this small mountain village, there would be an old man who is familiar with the world.

"Really?" I pretended. Because, I am not familiar with Mauritius at all, and I have never cared about this small country.