Great Sui Storyteller

Chapter 168 167. Only deep but not shallow
Monkeys cannot tell age.

But the young man's clothes were really shabby.

There is no fur to keep out the cold, and the clothes look like a few single clothes stacked together.

The little monkey was beating the gong, trying to attract the guests, while the young man was standing in front of two bamboo poles fixed to the ground.

There is also a black-looking stick pinned to his waist.

Monkey show has a long history and can be traced back to the Han Dynasty.

The so-called "wearing the monkey and crowning it" refers to the fact that the monkey jugglers put the monkeys in official uniforms and played around with them to amuse the people who were still oppressed by some corrupt officials.

And sure enough, as the little monkey was beating the gong, a group of people immediately surrounded him.

He couldn't see it.

Seeing this, Li Zhen looked away.

He continued to turn his head to deal with the mutton soup in front of him.

Then there was a gangster chatting with the boss about Pegasus City.

A bowl of soup, two taels of meat, three cakes, and a small half jar of bitter cabbage stalks that made the boss speechless before leaving.

Seeing the boss's expression, Li Zhen was happy.

Wiping his mouth, watching the excitement over there, he walked over directly.

It had been a long time since he had seen a monkey.

Even the last time he saw a monkey closest to his memory was when he went to his buddy Lao Yu's racecourse in his previous life and looked at a monkey over there.

It was old Yu who was full of love. When he went to the market, he saw the owner beating a monkey and beat it until it screamed.

But I don't know, you have to fight monkeys.

You have to let it know that you are its father.

It has to be afraid of you so that it doesn't dare to bully you.

And once it feels like it's done, it will ride on your head immediately.

Li Zhen went to play that time.

The monkey at Old Yu's house was very noisy. He went to feed the peanuts, but the monkey hit him with the peanuts.

How can our old Li be a spoiled child?
Pulling the water gun that Lao Yu used to water the flowers at home, he barked at the monkey.

He even barked at his nose, but the monkey was stunned.

After that, as long as Li Zhen went, the monkey would hide.

Seeing Li Zhen holding the water pipe made me scared.

Thinking of this, he was filled with emotion for a moment.

Sitting in the racecourse on Midsummer Night, drinking and chatting with three or five friends, and singing a few high-pitched operas when the excitement comes, there is no need to be ashamed to break the sound, but it will attract waves of applause...

After all, there is no going back.

"Ugh……"

With a long sigh, he squeezed into the crowd.

I saw that young man in tattered clothes was holding a stick in his hand, teaching monkeys to walk the tightrope there.

It is said to be steel wire, but it is actually hemp rope.

The hemp rope is tied to two bamboo poles, and the bamboo poles are...

Li Zhen's eyes narrowed instantly when he saw how the bamboo pole was inserted into the road.

Bamboo poles are inserted straight into the bluestone road from top to bottom.

As I said before, the road in Pegasus City is very good.One is wide, and the other is exquisiteness.

Although it should be dirty after it snows, but in normal times, there is no dirt on the surface, and there is no mud.

The roads in this city are all paved with blue bricks and white stones.

Extremely smooth.

But at this moment, two bamboo poles directly pierced the green bricks on the pavement, and Li Zhen even saw cracks on the green bricks.

What does this mean?
It shows that the two bamboo poles were not inserted through the hole with some kind of tool first, but were directly pierced through the green brick with force and inserted into it.

Then the problem is coming.

The person who did this... who is it?

His eyes fell on the young man who was teasing the monkey.

The monkey walks the "tight wire" quite safely.But the young man couldn't help but hit the rope with a stick for a while, and hit the monkey's red butt for a while.

The little monkey was extremely annoyed at being beaten, but in order to maintain its balance, it swayed from side to side.

Funny and fun.

Suddenly bursts of laughter sounded from the crowd.

After finishing the tightrope walk, the monkey suddenly pulled a dung ball and threw it at the young man while the young man clasped hands with the audience.

It hit him right on the back of the head.

Seeing this, the audience laughed even more happily.

The young man's eyes were full of anger, he held up the black stick and tried to hit him, but he couldn't hit it, the little monkey was just playing around with him.

The audience was bursts of laughter after bursts of laughter.

But when it was lively, suddenly, there were a few movements outside the crowd:

"What are you doing? Get out of the way."

"Get out of the way."

Li Zhen looked at the reputation and recognized Shang Nian at a glance.

There are also a few unfamiliar faces around him.

Why is Shangnian here?

He froze for a moment, but Shang Nian didn't notice him. After squeezing into the crowd, at some point, the little monkey had already landed on the young man's shoulder.

Shang Nian glanced at him, and his eyes fell on the two bamboo poles.

From above, see below.

After also seeing the appearance of the bottom of the blue brick, he nodded:

"That's right, it should be you. Destroy the paving bricks and stones of Pegasus City without authorization, and pay according to the price. There are two bricks in total, four taels of silver. According to the regulations, five sticks. Take the money."

"..."

Don't talk about young people.

Li Zhen was stunned.

This... all punishment?

But if you think about it carefully...it makes sense.

This road is not a dirt road.

This masonry is not unusual either.

They were all made of silver.

The bamboo pole was pierced through, and two good bricks were damaged... If no one saw it, it would be fine.But listening to Shang Nian's words, it was obvious that someone had reported it...

And the voice of the young man also sounded:

"This... my lord... I didn't destroy it... I just poked two holes..."

The young man didn't look angry, but rather uncomfortably timid.

"It's a good brick and stone road. You poked a couple of holes and it's not called destruction? Hurry up, I still have work to do, and if I pay the money, you will be spared the responsibility for the battle. Don't delay."

Shang Nian rolled his eyes and urged.

The young man was also dumbfounded.

"But...but I have no money..."

As soon as these words came out, the people behind Shang Nian immediately surrounded him.

Shang Nian seemed to be the one giving orders. After surrounding the young man, several people were waiting for Shang Nian's order.

And Shangnian said:

"No money? It doesn't matter. Two months of corvee is paid for. Just tie it up."

"Yes!"

Several people responded, and someone immediately pulled out the rope from his waist.

But when someone pulled out the rope, the little monkey on the young man's shoulders suddenly bared its teeth. Although the two fangs were not long, it seemed that as long as someone came forward, there must be some biting.

Seeing this, Shang Nian's eyes turned cold:
"You'd better take care of you bastard. If you scratch my brothers, the consequences will not be two months of corvee."

Hearing this, the young man squeezed his fist...

But just when Li Zhen thought he would resist, he heard a voice:
"Liu'er, don't move."

When the little monkey heard it, he stopped immediately.

And the young man didn't resist, just said:

"My lords, I'll go with you, so my monkey doesn't need to be tied up. It listens to me very well."

"Ah."

Shang Nian responded, and those people tied up the young man.

It's not a big deal either.

Seeing that he had a good attitude, he tied his hands and pulled out a rope.The other two began to pull bamboo poles.

Standing in the crowd, Li Zhen saw the depth of the bamboo pole at a glance.The forearm distance of a full adult.

This is winter.

This depth...is not shallow.

Seeing this, the two who pulled out the pole also took a look at Shangnian.

Shangnian didn't speak, but just nodded.

Seeing that there was no excitement watching, the onlookers started to disperse.

At this time, Li Zhen coughed lightly:
"Cough cough."

Shang Nian subconsciously turned his head, was taken aback when he saw Li Zhen, and then a smile appeared on his face:
"Daoist?"

(End of this chapter)