After Shen Jiumei relieved herself, she turned around and greeted Shen Qiubao: "Qiubao, come here." "Dad said that there is a kind of person in the town called Paikako, who specializes in stealing children to sell. I think there are also flower shooters in the county. She didn't dare to let Qiu Bao stay too far away from her.

Shen Qiubao answered and ran over. I'm so excited, it's the first time in my life that I've encountered a thief who grabbed something! Even if the eldest sister doesn't say hello, when he slows down a little, he will run over.

The thief who was caught was dirty, as thin as a monkey, half a head taller than Shen Qiubao. He was very skinny, and after being caught, he gave up any resistance, spread his hands and feet, and lay on the ground with a big grin, posing as if he was going to fight and kill.

Just like this, he dares to come out and grab something! Shen Qiubao pursed his lips disdainfully.

Shen Jiumei pressed her toes lightly and asked, "What's your name, how old are you, why are you robbing our package?"

The thief rolled his eyelids and glanced at her with a hippie smile: "Good sister, my name is Little Monkey, I am ten years old this year, and I haven't eaten for two days." My sister is kind enough to enjoy a steamed bun to eat. Now, he was sure, there were no adults behind the two monkeys. That's undoubtedly good news – he shouldn't be beaten up next.

I've never seen such a faceless and skinless one! The sisters and brothers couldn't help but be stunned together.

"Where's your father and your mother?" Shen Qiubao couldn't help but ask. If it was him, without the help of others, my father and mother would have beaten him to death by myself, which is called "don't lose the face of the ancestors"!

The little monkey glanced at him and snorted: "Lao Tzu was born to raise him, where did he come from?"

It turned out to be an orphan too. Shen Jiumei sighed in her heart, let go of her feet, and said in a humming voice, "You get up." The ground is dirty. Seeing that the little monkey's lips were dry, she untied the small bamboo tube from her waist and handed it over, "Oh, drink saliva first." ”

The little monkey was slightly stunned, got up, unceremoniously scooped it up, opened the stopper, and poured it with a sigh: "It's so sweet!" After drinking it, he covered the plug again and threw it back to Shen Jiumei.

"Of course. This is the sweet mountain spring water that Uncle Hong specially took us. Shen Qiubao was very proud.

The little monkey looked them up and down: "Oh, so you are mountain people. ”

"What's wrong with the mountain people?" Hearing the contempt in his words, Shen Jiumei felt very unhappy.

"Not really. The little monkey patted the dirt on his buttocks and asked with a grin, "You've just entered the city and haven't found a place to stay, have you?"

Unexpectedly, he suddenly asked such a question, and Shen Jiumei was stunned again.

"What's the matter with you!" Shen Qiubao opened his mouth to retort.

"It's none of my business. The smile on the little monkey's face did not decrease, "However, who called me a little monkey to be righteous and never take advantage of others in vain?" I just drank your water, and I'll sell you one. In the county town, if you can't find a place to stay, you will be arrested by the immortal rune soldiers after the curfew, beaten badly, and sent to Beishan to mine and do hard labor for a lifetime. ”

"Ahh

"It's that after three quarters of the day, you are not allowed to go out again. ”

"You lie!" Hong Qiubao shouted sharply, "Uncle Hong didn't say that there was any curfew in the county. I didn't say that I went to Beishan to mine. ”

The little monkey shrugged: "Your Uncle Hong is also a mountain citizen, right? He must not have been in the city for some years." There was no curfew before. Five years ago, Xianfu found an ore in Beishan that could refine treasures. Since then, Kitayama has been enclosed as a mine. Later, there were several cases of stealing mining stones at night. Xianfu declared a curfew. ”

I see. Shen Jiumei couldn't help but look up at the sky. The sun hung lazily in the air, not yet in the middle.

At this time, the little monkey asked slowly, "Do you have a warrant?"

"What kind of guarantee?" Shen Jiumei's heart lifted.

"It's a note to vouch for you, to prove that you are keeping to yourself. The little monkey explained carefully, "There is a rule in the Xianfu that mountain people must show a guarantee to stay in the house. ”

"No ......," Shen Qiubao blurted out. It was really the first time he had heard of it.

Shen Jiumei wanted to stop him, but it was too late.

The little monkey shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands with a look of "that's really the case" on his face: "Then you, like me, can't live in a hotel in the city or work to make a living." ”

"How can I get the baojo?" asked Shen Jiumei with a twisted eyebrow.

"Get a baojo?" the little monkey crossed his waist and laughed, "How can it be so easy! Do you know a martial artist? The Xianfu stipulates that at least a junior martial artist can write a bao. ”

I've never seen a living martial artist at all, okay! Shen Jiumei bit her lip worriedly: "Do you have to be a martial artist?"

"It's okay for a Taoist. The little monkey laughed.

Shen Jiumei was desperate - in the mountains, everyone called the Taoist an immortal master. They are the embodiment of the gods, and they only appear in the drama......

"Then, what should I do?" Shen Qiubao was anxious. If you can't find a place to live, you will be arrested by the Immortal Rune Soldiers after curfew. He didn't want to be captured by the Immortal Fu Soldiers and used as a hard labor for a lifetime. He still wants to learn martial arts and avenge his father's mother.

The little monkey looked at them and rolled his eyes, and suddenly asked, "What are you doing when you enter the city?"

For a while, Shen Jiumei had no idea, so she had to answer truthfully: "Find a martial arts hall and learn martial arts." ”

"Learn martial arts?" the little monkey looked the two of them up and down in disbelief, "You two have been tested, and you both have bones?"

Shen Qiubao didn't understand at all, and looked up at the eldest sister. The latter shook his head blankly: "I haven't tested it." I don't know if there is. ”

"Do you have any money?" asked the little monkey.

"Huh?" In line with the principle of not revealing wealth, Shen Jiumei deliberately pretended to be confused.

"When you go to the martial arts hall to take the apprenticeship exam, you have to pay the exam fee first. That's a lot of silver. Seeing this, the little monkey looked disdainful. Hmph, a country monkey who doesn't know anything!

"Uncle Hong didn't say ......" Shen Jiumei lowered her head and replied weakly.

Shen Qiubao wondered in his heart: they never spit on Uncle Hong from beginning to end, saying that they were coming to the county to learn martial arts. Uncle Hong is not a worm in their stomach, how can he talk about the apprenticeship?

However, the fox is suspicious, but he didn't show it on his face at all, standing aside as a wooden stake. This is also the skill he has recently learned after leaving Niutouao Village -- see more and talk less! When he encounters something he doesn't understand, he closes his mouth, keeps his face blank, and quietly acts as a wooden stake.

"It seems that your Uncle Hong also doesn't understand anything. The little monkey rolled his eyes, and then, he patted his chest again, and snorted, "Fortunately, you two are blessed with great fortunes, and today you met the little monkey who knows everything and acts chivalrous!"

Just you, a weak-footed chicken who picked up something and was caught in three or two clicks! Shen Jiumei lowered her eyes, and the corners of her eyes twitched.

The little monkey's eyes were very sharp, and when he saw this, he pursed his lips and prepared to leave: "If you don't believe it, forget it." ”

"No, it's not. "I am not familiar with the place, so Shen Jiumei made up her mind to ask the little monkey about the situation of the martial arts hall in the county from the beginning. She hurriedly waved her hand and stopped the person, "Please tell us where to find the martial arts hall." There is also a martial arts hall to recruit apprentices, what is the charter. ”

The little monkey sighed: "You don't have any money, what kind of apprentice are you going to take." ”

How much silver do you want? We have some silver! Shen Qiubao raised his head and opened his mouth to say. No, beside him, Shen Jiumei hung her hands and secretly pinched his thighs. He swallowed the words that came to his lips in pain, and continued to be a wooden stake.

"I can cook and wash clothes on the fire, and I have a lot of strength, and I am used to collecting firewood and carrying water. Shen Jiumei's eyes widened, and she said, "Without silver, I can go to the Martial Arts Pavilion." I will work for them as silver. ”

"But you don't have a warrant. They won't let you work in the martial arts hall. The little monkey retorted.

"I can ask the martial artist to help write the guarantee!" Shen Jiumei said again, "I'm very diligent." Dad said that diligent people are good people. The martial artist is so powerful, he must recognize me as a good person at a glance. As long as I ask hard, there will be kind warriors to help us write the guarantee. ”

In broad daylight, the little monkey didn't dare to speak ill of the warrior. His eyes rolled, and he smiled: "The martial arts hall here recruits apprentices, as long as the baotiao and silver." If you can really get these two things together, I know that there is a martial arts gym where you can apply for the exam. ”

"Really?" Shen Qiubao was overjoyed, ignoring the suppression of the eldest sister, and asked out loud.

Shen Jiumei glanced at him and asked, "Which one is it?"

"Qingyun Martial Arts Pavilion. The little monkey raised his hand and pointed to the east, "Well, it's on Qingyun Mountain over there." ”

The siblings followed his fingers and looked into the distance, but they only saw a black roof.

"Oops, Qingyun Mountain is in the main city. This is the outer city, separated by dozens of miles, how can you see it with your naked eyes?" the little monkey rolled his eyes.

Shixiu County is very large, and it is divided into the main city and the outer city. Uncle Hong said it before. Shen Jiumei believed most of the time in her heart, and retracted her gaze stupidly: "Little monkey, can you take us there?"

"I'm fine anyway. If you believe me, I can take you there. The little monkey grinned and pointed to the small bamboo tube on her waist, "The water you brought is so sweet, can you give me another sip?"

It's just a sip of water. Shen Jiumei didn't believe that in the huge county town, she couldn't find clean water to drink. She generously untied the small bamboo tube and handed it over: "Oh, give it to you." ”

The little monkey took it, took a big sip, stuffed it again, and gave it back to her, praising it: "It's really sweet, no worse than a bowl of sweet water for a big dollar." ”

What do you mean? The first time the siblings heard that water could be sold for money, they couldn't help but look at each other.

"Anyway, Qingyun Mountain can't be arrived in a day or two. I'll take you to my place for the night. How to get to Qingyun Mountain, we have to discuss it carefully. The little monkey said cheerfully, "As you go, I will tell you some rules in the city, so that you don't know what is going on." ”

There seems to be no other choice. Looking at the black and thin little boy, Shen Jiumei pulled Shen Qiubao and said with a smile: "Thank you, little monkey." ”