C14 (1/2)
These six people were sworn brothers of the line, among them the name Gan Xing Yi; the second name Qu Lu Ping; the third name Zou Ren Sheng; the fourth, Zhao Yonggang; the fifth, Yang Dazhi; and the sixth, Zhang Ming. Everyone recognized a few words and knew how to read the ”Three Character Classic” and ”The Family Name”.
Among them, there were many who were wily and wily. No matter what they did, they would always listen to him. Zhang Tingxiao's character was also quite good when compared to those five people.
Today, when they first arrived at the Supreme White House, the brothers were still quite cautious. Zhang Tingxiao brought Zhao Yonggang and Yang Dazhang to check out the room first. Thus, they all became careless.
Eunuch Liu had just left when the old man selling bananas continued to shout, ”Sweet and fragrant bananas! There isn't much left, come and buy! If you don't come to buy, this old man will get hungry and close the stall. ” The greedy Zhao Yonggang said first, ”Don't let the old man scream all the time. Let's go and give him some food to eat.” The others looked at Zhang Tingxiao.
Zhang Tingxiao was afraid of causing trouble, so he hesitated for a moment before deciding not to go. Zhao Yonggang pulled him up and said, ”Sixth Brother, what are you hesitating for? We've looked inside, and there's no hidden danger. In such a desolate place, there were few passers-by. Nothing would happen to him. Besides, the Japanese had not come yet. It won't take long for us to eat a few bananas. Let's go together. ”Average payment.”
Yang Dazhi also said, ”Yes, eating bananas at this time is also our blessing. Fourth brother was right. Sixth brother was too cautious. ”Let's go with Fourth Bro.” He also went forward to entangle Zhang Tingxiao.
Thus, the two of them pulled Zhang Tingxiao, and the six of them laughed and laughed merrily as they arrived in front of the banana stand. They saw that the bananas were in bad color and looked as if they were rotting. Some were black, some were yellow, and some were mottled.
Zhang Tinghua said to the old man, ”Shopkeeper, most of your bananas are broken. On the scale, we are not worth it. We don't want the rotten bananas for free. You don't have much left. Let's just do this: let's pick out the food from it, finish it, and pay you some capital. You throw it away. What do you think? ”
Zhao Yonggang was anxious to eat it, and seeing the old man shake his head in disagreement, he added, ”Old man, it's settled. Only goods are good for the heart. Don't make a mistake, you haven't had a buyer for a long time. Are you afraid that we will not pay you back for free? ”
As he spoke, he patted his pockets a few times. Immediately, the sound of coins being paid could be heard. Without waiting for the old man's permission, he first picked up a yellow one, peeled off its skin and ate it. The others also began to make their selection one after another. The booth was soon in chaos.
Seeing that he was going to be unlucky if he did not agree, the old man begged, ”Masters, you can eat whatever you want, but please forgive me. Nowadays, it's not easy to support a family, and it's even harder to do small businesses. I can't make money, but don't let me lose it. I still have to buy and sell. ”
The six of them did not listen to him as they rummaged through their stalls, rummaged through their baskets, and threw bananas on the ground. If anything went wrong, they would be pushed aside and thrown away. The six of them fought to be the first to eat while simultaneously choosing, afraid that they would eat less.
Yuan Shikai and Liu Gonggong had just called for someone at the door, but the old man heard and did not dare to tell them, afraid that they would run away in a panic and not pay. The slap that Eunuch Liu had just made was precisely on Zhao Yonggang. Because of his sorry state, he had also hit him right. It was all because of him that he made such a mistake.
As for the six people, they chased after the monk for a long distance. They only saw a few Taoists on their way, but they did not see the monk. All the way out of the street, the six of them were stunned. He saw that they had reached the intersection. The six of them stopped and looked around, not knowing where the monk had fled to. He wanted to ask someone, but there was no one from the other side. Zhang Tingxiao said anxiously, ”There's no need to ask anyone. That monk won't be able to run far. We'll split up and chase after him.” If the time is wasted, then that monk will run far away. ”
Due to the urgency of the matter, they were not allowed to stop. The six of them immediately agreed. Gan Xingyi and Kuang Lu Ping chased after them. Zou Rensheng and Yang Dazhu chased after them. Zhang Tinghua and Zhao Yonggang then passed through Hengduan and hurried to chase after him to the north. The three groups of people were on their way, chasing after him with all their might. They scared the pedestrians out of their wits and wondered why they were running so fast. The three groups of people did not care to ask, only chasing after the monks, chasing after the pedestrians one after another. Seeing that they were not monks, they continued to chase after them. In the end, they were too tired to run anymore.
Zhang Tinghua sat on the ground and gasped, ”This is the first time in my life I've run like this. I really can't run anymore. ”
Zhao Yonggang also said, ”I've never run like this before. I can't run anymore.”
Zhang Tingxiao said doubtfully, ”The direction we are going in may be wrong. How could that monk be so fast? What happened between the front and back! Even if we cannot catch up to him, we should at least be able to see his figure. ”
He thought for a while and said, ”Let's not chase them for now. We should ask the people on the other side first.”
The two of them gazed into the distance as they fell into their trap. He saw a middle-aged man walking towards them with a donkey in his hand.
Zhang Xianhua stood up and greeted, ”Big Brother, may I ask if you've met a fat monk with a black bag on his back on your way here?”
The man did not pay much attention, he turned around and pointed, ”I did. The monk was not far down the slope ahead. However, I didn't see what he was holding. It seems like he was holding something with his hands empty. ”