Chapter 17: The Unstoppable (I)
The City God's Temple at night was indeed as the little monkey said, crowded with people inside and out.
Because the temple lord personally spoke, and the little monkey followed with a good eye, except for a few strong men with bad faces who glanced at the sister and brother at first, the others didn't seem to notice that there were two more strangers in the temple at all. Greetings, clichΓ©s, and conversations...... There are none of them, it's just that Shen Jiumei thinks too much.
In addition, the place chosen by the little monkey is ventilated and cool, and the various odors emitted from the people are also dispersed here. Therefore, this night, the sister and brother felt much more stable than expected.
The next day, when the sky was bright, people in the temple walked out one after another.
Shen Jiumei felt very much. The first person stood up straight, and she awoke. However, she saw that the little monkey was still asleep, so she squinted motionless and pretended to be asleep.
The thatch behind the temple is used for people to lay the ground. However, there are many people and little thatch, and it is completely insufficient. It seems that the rules of Miaogong are: first come, first served. Therefore, only the first two dozen people who paid the money received a bundle of thatch each. Not only are the people left behind not having thatched floors, but their sleeping places are getting worse and worse. Some can only curl up and sleep under the narrow eaves outside the temple.
The people who got up all cleaned up their sleeping places. The first thing the thatched people did was to put the thatch back together and send it back to the eaves behind the temple.
Shen Jiumei suddenly realized: No wonder during the day, the entire ruined temple is clean, and there is not even a single strip of rag or rotten grass on the ground. There is no need to guess, it must also be the rules set by the temple lord.
She secretly said to herself: There are so many capable people in the county. The patriarch's grandfather is the first capable person in Niutouao, whether he is dressed in a style or acting and speaking, he can't be compared with the temple lord at all.
When it was dark, the little monkey finally woke up. At this time, most of the people in the temple had already left.
A little slower than him, Shen Qiubao also woke up. Well, he actually woke up for a while. I've been pretending to be asleep.
"Are you all awake?" beckoned the little monkey with a yawn, "and put the thatch away first." The temple lord is a very particular person, and if anyone messes up the temple, he will definitely be kicked out. β
Sure enough, it's the rules of the temple lord. Shen Jiumei answered, pulling Shen Qiubao to do as she was told.
"Do you still have anything to eat?" the little monkey also put away the thatch by himself, took Shen Qiubao's hand, and asked quietly.
Shen Qiubao shook his head honestly.
"Then, the water in the bamboo tube, give me a sip. The little monkey stretched out his hand, "I saw you drink water just now."
Shen Qiubao untied the small bamboo tube on his waist and shook it in front of him.
There was no sound at all.
"I just finished my last sip. Shen Qiu Baofu tied the small bamboo tube back to his waist, and secretly smug in his heart: Hmph, bad guy, I won't give you water to drink!
The little monkey pursed his lips and asked Shen Jiumei again, "Ninth sister, shall we leave now?"
"Aren't you unable to walk for a day or two? You can't come back at night, do you want to talk to Lord Miaogong?" Lord Miaogong has a lot of rules, and Shen Jiumei is a little hesitant.
"Oh, I already reported to Miaogong yesterday. The little monkey smiled lightly, "Lord Miaogong has spoken, keep the place for me, no one dares to occupy my place." β
"That's good. Shen Jiumei also smiled, "Let's go." β
Out of the City God Temple, and then through the small miscellaneous woods under the slope, the little monkey saw that there was no one around, stood still, turned around and asked: "Ninth sister, Qingyun Mountain is dozens of miles away." Shall we go to the market and get some dry food? Also, I'm thirsty, I don't have water to drink, I can't walk. β
Shen Qiubao grimaced, took Shen Jiumei's hand, and scolded again in his heart.
"Let's go to the market and exchange for dry food. Shen Jiumei also untied the small bamboo tube and shook it at him, indicating that there was no water left in it, "I am also very thirsty." Is there a well in front of you? Otherwise, Brother Yun and I will go to the front to fetch you some water. β
The little monkey frowned: "There is something on the way to the market. It's a bit of a walk to get there. It's too time-consuming. Forget it, I'll put up with it for now. Now, he was sure that the two would not be separated easily.
So, the three of them went to the market.
He wasn't lying. The group walked for more than a quarter of an hour, and sure enough, they saw a well on the side of the road in front of them. There are quite a few people queuing up to fetch water.
After more than a dozen steps, the little monkey grabbed the sister and brother: "They are carrying water and selling." A load of water costs a lot of money. Early in the morning, there must be someone in them who hasn't opened yet, and when they see us, they will feel bad and want to beat people. When they're gone, we'll go back. β
What is the reason! Shen Qiubao was furious and clenched his little fists.
"Good. Let's rest here first. Shen Jiumei glanced at him and sat down on a big rock.
Shen Qiubao received a warning, so he had no choice but to press the injustice in his heart, follow along, and sit down with his empty stomach to wait.
Those people are fast. The three of them waited for less than half an hour, and the people who carried the water finished fetching water, shouted and walked away.
The little monkey hurriedly beckoned, "Let's go." Soon the next one will come. β
This is a load of water that can sell for a lot of money! Maybe it's as sweet as sugar water. The siblings had never drunk such expensive water in their lives. The two of them first lay on the platform of the well and took a big sip with both hands.
The results were disappointing. It's just ordinary well water......
After drinking the water and filling the bamboo tube, at the end of the road, a group of people carrying empty buckets appeared.
"Let's go. The little monkey jumped off the platform one by one.
So, the three of them ran to the other side of the road as if they were flying and continued to hurry.
They didn't go into the market. Shen Jiumei spent five dollars at an open-air stall on the edge of the market to buy ten mixed noodles and steamed buns. She explained that it was not appropriate to remove clothes. Because they apply for the Qingyun Martial Arts Pavilion, they must have decent clothes.
In this regard, the little monkey said that it did not matter. He just needs not to go hungry on the road. "It's a loss to go to the pawnshop to be clothes. If you have cash to buy steamed buns, who will take good clothes as a good one. After eating a mixed noodle steamed bun, he said happily, "Okay, there's still a long way to go." Steamed buns, we have to save some food. Hurry away after eating, don't delay. β
Why did this guy suddenly change his sex? Shen Qiubao couldn't react a little. This guy obviously looks like he has just put on the bottom, shouldn't he ask the ninth sister for a few more steamed buns, eat and drink enough? How could he be kind enough to save steamed buns for the two of them?
Shen Jiumei couldn't wait. Hearing this, he wrapped the remaining steamed buns with a smile, put them in a small package, and tied them back to the north: "Let's go." β
Along the way, the little monkey didn't say much, and he really led the way sincerely.
Shen Qiubao was suspicious in his heart, and he wanted to ask his own sister several times - what the hell is this guy doing!
Helplessly, the little monkey was inseparable from him. Until after noon, he didn't find a chance to talk to Shen Jiumei alone.
Could it be that the little monkey has already seen that the silver money is hidden on me? That's why he stared at me deadly? The more Shen Qiubao thought about it, the more frightened he became.