Chapter 56: Holding on to the Tail



This move was cheered by the crowd.

"Zhi Niang, you should stay and have dinner too," said Aunt Li.

"No, auntie. I've been away for a few days. Qingbao must be missing me. I have to go back early."

"Okay, next time you come back, I'll make you something delicious."

Aunt Li stood there and watched her ride away on her green donkey.

Thinking about her previous words and actions, I always felt that she was very different from before. Although she was still the same person, the spirit and energy in her looked completely different from before.

But who cares? As long as Zhi Niang is still Zhi Niang, there is no reason for her to worry so much. She can just help her manage the meals on the construction site.

Shen Yizhi couldn't wait to rush back, thinking that Qingbao would definitely miss him a lot during his absence, and might even cry loudly when she couldn't find him.

Thinking of this, she felt even more eager to go home, and she wished she could grow a pair of wings and fly back directly.

However, what she didn't know was that Qing Bao was indeed sad for a while because of her leaving at the beginning, but was soon coaxed by Gu Xueting and Su Chaiyu.

At this moment, Gu Xueting was walking around the market with Qingbao in his arms, and Su Chaiyu was working tirelessly to carry things for him.

It's all about eating, drinking and having fun.

There was no other way. Who could have told Gu Xueting that he was a man with plenty of money and who doted on Qing Bao infinitely? He would buy anything that Qing Bao looked at for a second.

But it was hard for Su Chaiyu, who followed behind, as he went from being Qingbao's playmate to being a porter.

But looking at Qingbao's adorable appearance, he was also very happy.

"Oh—good!"

There was a thunderous cheering and applause from the front.

As expected, Qing Bao's attention was attracted, and Gu Xueting walked over there with his long legs without him asking him to do anything.

It turned out that the place surrounded by the crowd was a circus stall.

Under the encouragement of the stall owner, a nimble and cute little monkey performed various difficult movements between the fire ring and the thin rope, which made people cheer continuously.

Qingbao also clapped his hands and kicked his legs excitedly.

Halfway through the tightrope walk, the little monkey seemed to be tired and squatted on the rope, panting. Its movements and demeanor were exactly the same as those of a human, and everyone was amazed.

The stall owner spread his hands helplessly and threw a copper coin over. The little monkey immediately jumped up, grabbed the copper coin, and put it into a cloth bag hanging around its neck.

After getting the copper coin, the little monkey became lively again. He caught the plate thrown by the stall owner and tossed it up flexibly.

At first there were only two, but soon they became three and then four.

Walking on a tightrope is not difficult for monkeys, but throwing four plates out on the rope is very challenging.

However, when the stall owner wanted to continue throwing plates up, the little monkey refused to do so and climbed up the pole and went on strike.

The stall owner said, "As you can see, my monkey is obsessed with money. If you don't pay, you can't make him do anything. If you still want to watch him perform tricks, please give him some money."

This way of asking for rewards was really novel. The audience wanted to continue watching and see how many plates the little monkey could catch, so they opened their money bags and took out rewards.

The little monkey slid down from the pole nimbly, took the reward money from the crowd and put it into his own purse.

This money-grubbing look caused everyone to laugh again.

When the little monkey arrived in front of Gu Xueting, he was frightened when he saw him. He didn't even want the reward money and wanted to run away. However, his tail was held tightly in Qing Bao's hand.

The little monkey screamed in pain, turned around and bared its teeth at Qing Bao, threatening him to let go of his tail.

Unfortunately, Qing Bao was not afraid at all. He grabbed his tail and dragged him over, touching his face with curiosity: "Brother?"

The little monkey was stunned for a moment. No way? This little kid actually recognized him? What is his relationship with his great uncle? The little monkey was surprised and struggled even harder, fearing that he would be caught by Gu Xueting.

Gu Xueting was afraid that it would hurt Qingbao, so he quickly stretched out his arm to block Qingbao, "Baby, let go."

Unfortunately, Qingbao set his sights on the little monkey and refused to let go.

The stall owner came over and said, "Hey, what's wrong with your child? Why is he holding on to my monkey? I won't be responsible if he gets scratched."

Gu Xueting tried to pry Qing Bao's hands apart, but Qing Bao's hands were very strong and he was afraid that if he used too much force he would hurt him, so he was in a dilemma.

At this time, Su Chaiyu, who had finally squeezed in, saw this situation and immediately said, "Stall owner, are you going to sell this monkey? Since our child likes it so much, you can sell it to us. Name your price."

The stall owner looked at him and then at Gu Xueting. It was obvious that these two men were rich people. He could buy another monkey if he sold it, but there was no reason to miss this business that came to his door.

With the idea of ​​taking advantage of the opportunity to make a killing, he pretended to be embarrassed: "This monkey has been with me for two or three years. I raised it from the size of a fist to its current size -"

Little monkey: Bah! I've only been with you for a little over a month! "Fifty taels, will you sell it?" Su Chaiyu raised the price calmly.

The stall owner's heart skipped a beat. This is a big fat sheep! "I can't just give up the relationship I've had for the past two or three years. I have no parents, no children, and this monkey is like my child. Tell me, can I sell my child?"

"One hundred taels." Su Chaiyu leisurely shook the folding fan in his hand.

The onlookers around couldn't help but gasp.

Looking at Su Chaiyu's eyes: Isn't this a fool?

A monkey would cost at most three taels of silver, but he actually spent dozens of times that amount to buy it? Did he have too much money to spend? Su Chaiyu really didn't care about the mere one hundred taels.

All the things that were bought for Qing Bao before were paid for by Gu Xueting. He wanted to snatch them but failed, which was a pity.

Now he finally found a chance to spend a fortune on Qing Bao! The stall owner heard the sound of a hundred taels, which was like a thunderclap in his ears. He became more determined to make a fortune.

Especially seeing that Su Chaiyu looked like he would not give up until he bought the monkey.

It would be a shame not to slaughter a fat sheep that comes right to your door.

Just as he was about to say a few more sentimental words, the beads on his wrist suddenly began to heat up! Those were the Yin-Yang beads given to him by the sect master, used to find people. Whoever could make them heat up was the person he was looking for.

The stall owner held the monkey and approached Gu Xueting and the other two calmly, and finally locked on his target - the little fat kid who was holding the monkey's tail!

Compared with the tasks assigned by the sect leader, money and other things are nothing but clouds.

The stall owner was afraid that something might happen if he was too late, so he stopped pretending and changed the subject: "But I am a wanderer, living in the open air all day long, and I can't give it a good life. It has suffered with me for the past two years."

He stroked the little monkey's head affectionately, and regardless of its struggle, he forcibly held it in his arms, as if he was going to separate flesh and blood from it.


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