Chapter 7: Stealing Chickens
It's just that with the chicken soup in his hand, the monkey still can't eat it.
Grandpa didn't urge, sighed and shook his head.
Suddenly, there was a commotion outside.
The monkey helped Grandpa to the outside of the house.
A gorgeously dressed middle-aged fat man with a big belly led the way, surrounded by more than a dozen whispering villagers.
"Old man, when you're old, you're still doing some things like stealing chickens and dogs, are you ashamed?" the middle-aged fat man made a accusation when he saw Grandpa.
Grandpa was stunned: "Village Chief Yang, do you make it clear?"
Their fishing village is located in the middle of nowhere, about 20 miles from the nearest big city, and it is obviously unrealistic for the fishermen to pick up the fish they catch and sell them at the market. In the whole fishing village, only Yang Fatzi's family has a horse-drawn carriage, so the fishermen have no choice but to sell it to Yang Fatzi at half of the market price, and Yang Fatzi will pull down the market and resell it.
In the entire fishing village, the richest is Yang Fatzi's family.
Fishermen know they are being exploited, but they have to be exploited, and ironically, they even have to beg others to exploit them.
Yang Fatzi had money, and he pinched a monopoly power, so he made himself the official of the village head.
Fat Yang put one hand on his waist and pointed to a pile of chicken feathers on the ground: "Old man, pretend to be stupid, right? My family just lost a chicken last night, and it was very unfortunate that I found a pile of chicken feathers in front of your house today." ”
"I bought it with the money I earned yesterday when I took the monkey to the market to perform and performed. Grandpa explained.
"I know, you see, the chickens you bought aren't sitting in the coop. Fat Yang pointed to the chicken coop on the other side, and the two big roosters in it clucked twice.
"I bought three, and yesterday I met a kind person who gave me a little more money. Grandpa said excitedly.
"Oh, who can testify?" Yang Fat raised his eyebrows.
Grandpa was embarrassed, this time he traveled thirty or forty miles back and forth, and it was already dark when he got home, and no one could really testify.
......Seeing that Grandpa was being bullied, the monkey jumped in front of everyone and grinned at Yang Fatzi, with a fierce face.
Fat Yang was frightened and took several steps back.
Grandpa hurriedly summoned the monkey back to appease.
The monkey reluctantly retreated behind Grandpa.
Grandpa swept the crowd back and forth a few times, and the monkey also took a closer look, but unfortunately found the little boy who couldn't steal the chicken last night, hiding behind the crowd, with a weak look of being a thief. The monkey thought in his heart, if Yang Fatzi's family really lost the chicken, it was most likely the little boy's doing.
"Ah Ah ......" The monkey tapped Grandpa's shoulder and pointed to the little boy behind him.
"I see. Grandpa patted the monkey's back and soothed.
The monkey doesn't know if Grandpa knows or not.
Grandpa sighed helplessly and said, "Forget it, after all, the matter of selling fish still depends on you, and there are two chickens in the chicken coop, so I will pay you one." ”
As soon as Grandpa said this, the villagers suddenly began to whisper and point.
At the beginning, they didn't believe that Grandpa would steal Yang Fatzi's chickens, but Grandpa's admission was unexpected.
"How can there be such a cheap thing? If a thief is caught, how can there be such a simple thing as paying one?" Yang Fat said arrogantly: "At least one pays ten." ”
The crowd was in an uproar.
Grandpa was very angry: "You, you scoundrel." ”
Yang Fatzi changed his words: "Of course, you don't have ten chickens." I don't embarrass you, you mortgage your cow to me first, and when you have ten chickens, I won't be too late to return the cow to you. ”
At this point, Grandpa finally understood, that Yang Fat Man coveted their old cow, and as for the chicken, it was just an excuse.
"You're dreaming. "Grandpa is categorical.
Grandpa regarded the old man in their family as a family heirloom, and even if his wife was seriously ill, he was reluctant to sell the old cow. The village has heard of it for a long time.
Yang Fatzi had also proposed to Grandpa several times before to buy cattle, but was rejected by Grandpa without exception.
Yang Fatzi had some points in his heart, temporarily suppressed his thoughts about the old cow, and retreated: "Since the old man is reluctant to treasure the cow's head, then otherwise, it is okay to mortgage the monkey behind you." ”
Grandpa glared, he almost regarded the monkey as his own half son, and it was absolutely impossible to hand over the monkey.
I just wanted to open my mouth to refute, but I didn't want the monkey behind me to suddenly jump out and come to Yang Fatzi's side, smiling and dancing.
Grandpa was in a hurry: "Monkey, come back quickly." ”
This time, the monkey ignored Grandpa.
Yang Fatzi's eyebrows suddenly fluttered: "Look, it's what it wants to do with me, and I didn't force it." Sure enough, it is a spirit monkey who understands human nature. You monkey has vision, don't worry, in the future, follow me to eat fragrant and drink spicy, which is 10,000 times stronger than with the old man. ”
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"Don't be angry, hurry up and finish the soup, don't waste it. Grandpa comforted Grandma.
Grandma couldn't swallow her breath: "You said you didn't steal, you didn't steal, why do you want to admit it?"
Grandpa sighed and said, "Alas, I saw Xu Xiaoloach hiding behind the villagers, looking restless. ”
"Xu Xiao Loach?" Grandma thought for a while and said, "Xu Xiao Loach, who just died of his father and his mother is seriously ill?"
"Yes. Grandpa nodded worriedly.
"Him. Grandma thought for a long time, sighed heavily, and sighed.
"It's just that, how could the monkey follow Fat Yang?"
"Don't worry, it's fine. This monkey in our family, he is not an ordinary monkey, he is purer and kinder than other monkeys, even more than us humans. At the same time, he is also a monkey. Wait, look at this monkey, what kind of fame is going to be?"