Daily Life of Jiang Liuniang

   Chapter 800 Sixteen Monkeys

  When Jiang Liu returned to Shifeng Lane by car, Hezhi had already finished the feng shui of his aunt's house and rushed back to Lingbao Temple. Jiang Liu turned around and saw that there was nothing wrong with his aunt's house, so he returned to Jiang's house. As soon as she entered the house, Chai Xiaoba jumped up, "Where is little sister Liu'er, let me find it easily."

   "I went to Jing'anfang, why did mynah come?" Today, the Jiang family married a concubine, and did not send an invitation to the Jiashun Palace. Chai Xiaoba came here at this time, it must be something.

Chai Xiaoba saw that the old housekeeper who was basking in the sun and dozing off in front of the shadow wall moved his head to his side, so he pulled Jiang Liu's sleeves a few steps to the side, and said in a low voice, "Liu'er sister. Haven't heard of it yet? The ice rink outside the West City will open tomorrow. Let's play together. I will teach you to step on the bamboo horse. "

   In the middle of winter, ice games are especially popular. The special ice rink is not on a river or lake, but finds a flat and wide area to dig a pit with a depth of more than a foot, and then pours half-inch water into the pit every day after the sky freezes, so that the pit freezes layer by layer. , until the ice surface is flush with the pit, before you can open the game and let people in.

   Tourists go to play on the ice, they can ride in a cart pulled by sheep or dogs, or they can skate on their own on a bamboo horse. The first time he saw ice skates made of bamboo, Jiang Liu was so shocked that his jaw almost dropped. However, under the strict supervision of her sister, Jiang Liu only rode in a dog-pulled car, and had no chance to step on a bamboo horse and run a few laps on the ice.

   Hearing the opening of the ice rink outside the city, Jiang Liu was indeed very tempted, but even if she wanted to go, she couldn't go with Chai Xiaoba. Jiang Liu smiled and said, "Mynah, go and play by yourself. My sister will come back the day after tomorrow. I still have things to do tomorrow."

  Chai Xiaoba said, "Then let's go together the day after tomorrow? If sister Liu'er finds it inconvenient, she can change into men's clothes. We haven't gone out together for a long time. Is sister Liu'er separated from me?"

   Whether it is tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, it is not the day when the academy is closed. Chai Xiaoba, you read like this, does your father know?

When Jiang Liu was thinking about how to reject Chai Xiaoba, Uncle Hou, the old housekeeper who was leaning against the wall of the shadow wall, opened his eyes and turned his head to ask loudly, "Big monkey? Where can there be a big monkey? Young master Chaiba, this old slave likes it. Watching monkeys."

here we go again! Chai Xiaoba reluctantly replied loudly, "There is no big monkey, you always hear it wrong."

Uncle Hou opened his shriveled lips and said in surprise, "In Meiyou? How far is the land boundary? This monkey player will not really know how to choose a place. If you want the old slave to tell me, the monkey player has to be in the East City and Nansan City. That's fine. Fifty-two years ago, the old slave followed the grandfather to Beijing to take the exam, and it was the first monkey show I saw in Dongshi. That monkey player has the ability to lead sixteen monkeys alone..."

  Chai Xiaoba didn't believe it, and said loudly, "This is impossible, no matter how powerful a monkey player is, he can't hold sixteen monkeys!"

Uncle Hou also got his head up, "It's not six, it's sixteen, the old slave can count them clearly. At that time, the old slave had ten pennies on him, and the little monkeys were holding wooden plates one by one. Go to the old slave to ask for money. The old slave gave one monkey to one, and the last five didn't get the reward, and one monkey gave the old slave a paw, scratching the old slave's clothes."

  Chai Xiaoba couldn't believe it anymore, "If there really were such a monkey, they would have been beaten to death long ago! Besides, you said that there were sixteen monkeys just now.

Uncle Hou didn't know if he heard these words clearly, but he still leaned against the shadow wall to recall the past, "Speaking of which, I blame the old slave for being stupid. As soon as the gong of the monkey juggler stopped, everyone in the circle stepped back, and the old slave was alone there. Poke and slap and applaud, who are the monkeys looking for if they don't ask the old slave for money?"

"Hahaha, hahaha!" Thinking of the scene at that time, Chai Xiaoba leaned back and forth while laughing while leaning against the shadow wall. When Jiang Liu, who was standing beside him, saw that he had nothing to do with him, he patted Chai Xiaoba on the shoulder and said, "Mynah, I have to answer my grandmother, go first?"

  Chai Xiaoba was out of breath with laughter, he just waved his hand and motioned Jiang Liujin to go in, he would arrive later.

  Jiang Liu walked inside cheerfully, knowing that he didn't have time to come in and play with himself today. Uncle Hou's stories one after another would definitely make him laugh until it was dark.

   Dad didn't come back after dark. After having dinner with his mother, sister and brother, Jiang Liu dragged his stick to the Renfu Yanwu Arena. After a little bit of movement of his arms and legs, he danced the stick like a tiger. Jiang Muyan, who came with her, jogged around the martial arts field for a few laps. Seeing that her sister still refused to stop, she raised her voice to persuade, "Sister, come here today, don't get tired."

  Jiang Liu finally stopped, gasping for breath.

   Jiang Muyan stepped forward to wipe the sweat from her forehead, and said distressedly, "What happened today?"

   "Sister, I'm fine, I just want to see how many times I can play this stick technique."

   Two months ago, after saving Brother Dalang from being ill, Jiang Liu realized that he should improve his physical fitness. But realizing it is one thing, and actually implementing it is another. I went to Bai Mansion today and saw Madam Bai's enthusiasm when she learned of the border war. For the first time, Jiang Liu felt the difference between a civilian and a military commander so strongly. Although she is not a military general, she was shocked when she heard Madam Bai's impassioned words, and a sense of urgency rose in her heart.

   "It doesn't matter how many times you play, you have to do everything according to your ability and do it in moderation, otherwise it will be counterproductive." Jiang Muyan touched her sister's hot little hand, distressed deeply, "Let's go back quickly, so as not to suffer from the cold."

   "Okay." Jiang Liu obediently followed his sister back, "Sister, after I wash up later, I want to wait for my brother to come back before going to bed. I have something to tell him."

  Jiang Muyan frowned, "He went to deliver the wedding for wedding wine, but he won't be back before Hai Shi. If you have something important, tell Uncle Qiu first, and if it's not important, tell Amber."

  Amber is the eldest maid of Ren's house. Jiang Liu patted her little head, why didn't she remember to let Amber pass the word.

   Early the next morning, Jiang Liu got up and went to the main courtyard, and found that his brother was already waiting under the peach tree.

   "Brother." Jiang Liu walked over quickly and asked cheerfully, "What time did you come back last night?"

   "It's half past the hour." Jiang Ling raised his hand to block the peach branch that was about to hang his sister's hair, and invited him, "I have sent someone to the Bai Mansion to answer, and I will ask Mrs. Bai at the racecourse for advice today. Would you like to go with me?"

   "Hmm!" Jiang Liuzheng had this in mind.

  Jiang Ling heard the words, and his eyes were full of joy, "When the competition is over, let's go to the ice rink outside Xicheng. Didn't you want to learn to skate last year? I'll teach you."

this…

  Jiang Liu blinked his eyes and whispered, "Mynah Chai came over yesterday and said he wanted to go to the ice rink together, but I already refused. Wouldn't it be embarrassing if we went and met him?"

   This is easy to handle. Jiang Ling said solemnly, "He has something to do today, so he doesn't have time to leave the city."

   (end of this chapter)