Chapter 27 Bamboo Blue Skillfully Fetches Water (3)

Author: Han Xuefei

Chapter 27 Bamboo Blue Skillfully Fetches Water (3)

Maple Leaf Town was even more lively than during the Chinese New Year. People were crowded in front of the Zhu Mansion, waiting for a huge gambling event to begin.

At this moment, Gu Buquan was still in the coffin shop, holding a bowl of frog eggs that she had kneaded and ground. This was the harvest of her and Ling An's hard work all night.

The frog eggs had been grinded until they were clear and transparent, spread out as thin as cicada wings, but she was not satisfied, looked at them, and continued to rub them.

Ling An was leaning on the coffin board and playing enthusiastically with Sun Xiaokong.

Hua Yangling broke in: "Silly man, you are here as expected, come with me quickly, this shabby coffin shop is about to be demolished. If you don't care, I advise you to go out and hide for a while, and wait until the storm is over.

return."

While shouting, he stretched out his hand to pull, but Ling An sat still as firm as a pine tree, looking at the work in his hands without paying attention.

Hua Yangling was anxious: "Idiot, you don't even listen to what I say?"

He didn't stop his hands or raise his head, he just smiled calmly: "Why should I hide?"

"Our class leader has set up a bet. Now the people who buy you win and lose are almost evenly split. If you don't go, I will lose money by buying the half you win. Not to mention demolishing your coffin shop, I will beat you to death."

Possible."

Hua Rattle tilted her head and said, "When the time comes, you and Qiaoer will feed the wild dogs together."

Gu Buquan then raised his eyes and looked at the flower ringing bell: "Hey, when did the ringing bell girl become so concerned about me?"

Hua Yaoling was startled, and raised her eyebrows: "What does it matter? I'm afraid that you will burden the idiot. He has a few punches and kicks, but he may not be able to cope with so many people."

"This is quite the truth, but why do you think I will definitely lose?"

Gu Buquan chuckled, "Looking at the fact that we have been fighting for so many years since childhood, I will give you a piece of advice. Bet on me. You won't lose, but you will still make money."

As he spoke, he twirled his fingers and found that the frog eggs were moderately sticky. He nodded and said, "It's done."

He greeted Sun Xiaokong, turned around and left.

Ling An followed closely behind without saying a word.

Hua Yangling was confused, thought for a while, and ran out of the coffin shop.

When Gu Buquan and the other two arrived at the gate of Zhu's Mansion, the bell of Chen Shi had just rang.

Li Zheng held up the transfer letter for the coffin shop that he had prepared in front of Wu Fang, with a proud look on his face. Just now, he also bought it and won. This was like making a lot of money while lying down. From the bottom of his heart, he felt that it was a coincidence.

My son's death was worth it.

Gu Buquan glanced at the transfer letter. The transferee was square and the guarantor Zhang Dashanren and Mr. Wu had already drawn up the document and were waiting for Gu Buquan to sign it.

She smiled and walked around in front of everyone with her bamboo basket in hand.

"Let me count first, how many holes does this bamboo basket have?"

The bamboo basket is not big, with half-finger-width rattan woven squarely, ten vertically and ten horizontally and three inches high. While counting the holes, he plucks his hands hard in the bamboo basket and spreads the frog eggs evenly.

flat.

"Stop dawdling and get water." Satomasa urged impatiently.

"I have discussed with Mr. Zhang Dashan. For the sake of fairness, I will allow you to fetch water three times." Elder Wu said.

"Wait a minute." Hua Yaoling held the personal money she had quietly saved over the years. After hesitating for a long time, she finally bet on Li Zheng.

Gu Buquan regretfully shook his head at the flower rattle and said, "It's hard to persuade a damn ghost with good words."

Without further ado, just lift the basket into the vat.

A handful of water was poured on the head of the coffin.

The second load of water was poured at the end of the coffin.

After Santi carried the water around in front of everyone, he turned around and quietly uncovered the frog eggs and hid them in his sleeve pocket. A basket of water poured right onto Li Zheng's shoes.

Li Zheng was unwilling to give in, so he grabbed the bamboo basket and fetched water into the water tank. As soon as he lifted it, it was all in vain.

The eyes of the black and white Wu Chang on the roof were all widened, and he said: "Incredible, incredible."

The man in the cloak was deep in thought and hurried away without saying a word.

"The Lord of Hell has appeared."

The crowd went from stunned to excited.

Then the winner laughed and the loser howled and chaos ensued. Not only did the banker Qi Liuhai lose all his money, but Li Zheng and his son not only lost the money and store they had not taken care of, but also lost a large sum of gambling money. They stomped away in anger.

Hua Yangling sat down on the ground: "It's over, it's all over."

Only Zhang Dashanren's housekeeper was overjoyed.

"Thanks to the master's shrewdness, he bet half of the money on both sides, and he made a lot of money after conversion. No, my slave also made some money by following you, hahaha."

Zhang Dashanren stroked his short beard on his chin, smiled, stroked Ah Huan's head, and walked away in a swagger.

"Fight with me? Don't even think about who my master is!"

Gu Buquan pouted and muttered, and slowly put all the money back into the bamboo basket. Not to mention how much money needed to be packed away.

As early as Gu Buquan's childhood, her master taught her various interesting "spells", and the trick of drawing water with a bamboo basket was one of them.

At that time, she always felt that Master was so miraculous. He explained clearly that the bamboo basket was covered with a transparent gelatinous substance mixed with frog eggs.

The most important thing is to be quick in order to avoid being spotted. Counting how many holes there are in the bamboo basket is the best way to hide it.

Gu Buquan's speed has been improved to the point where he can avoid his master's dazzling eyes.

But her pride was soon frightened away by the surging crowd. The winning people were elated. The gamblers who lost their eyes blamed her for their "bad luck", and their families even blamed her for their "bad luck".

If you don't care enough, you will be regarded as a monster.

"This is a witchcraft, and it is the scourge of our Maple Leaf Town. Beat this witch and skin her."

Someone shouted, and the gambler's family members swarmed towards Gu Buquan.

She clutched a basket of money and tried to run away but it was too late, and she couldn't break out of the encirclement even if she ran rampant.

Ling An was at a loss for a moment. It was easy to fight them off with his kung fu, but at the moment he was facing old, weak, women and children, and he couldn't punch or kick them.

In desperation, he had no choice but to hug Gu Wequan, protect her under him, and let the fists and feet of the women and children hit him.

"Throw the silver, quickly."

Hearing Gu Buquan's cry, Ling An reached out and grabbed a handful of broken silver from the bamboo basket and threw it out.

Before the women could react, Ling An threw in a second handful of silver.

"Let's pick up some silver."

Someone shouted loudly, and the women no longer cared about everything, and rushed forward to grab the money.

Ling An wanted to throw in a third handful of silver, but Gu Buquan stopped him: "You should leave some for me."

Get up, pull Ling An and run away.

I ran all the way to the coast, then stopped and gasped for air, pointing at the only ingot of silver left in the bamboo basket and laughing.

"Thank you for taking another beating for me."

After laughing, she looked at him, and these words came from the bottom of her heart.

He suddenly felt embarrassed, touched his bruised forehead, and grinned.

She sat side by side with him on the reef, looking at the boundless sea.

Gu Buquan said: "There will be a storm in the afternoon."

"Why?" Ling An was very confused.

At this time, the sky was clear, the sea was calm, the waves were gently lapping on the beach, and there was no sign of an imminent storm.

"Everyone who makes a living at sea knows that there are often hidden turbulences under the calm sea. The calmer it is, the more it cannot be taken lightly. Just like..."

She said with some worry, "I feel like Maple Leaf Town is a bit like the sea before a storm."

Ling An was thoughtful, his eyes gradually became confused, and his expression was in a trance, as if he was floating in the turbulent waves, with a Zhurong mask looming among the scattered peach blossoms.

He felt a splitting headache and waved his hands.

"Idiot, idiot."

Hearing Gu Buquan's call, he woke up with a start, saw her face bathed in the sun, and gradually calmed down.

"You still can't remember how you got here?"

"Yeah." He nodded dejectedly.

"It doesn't matter, just let everything take its course."

She patted him on the shoulder boldly, "I don't know where I came from. Master said he picked me up in front of the coffin shop. I smiled at him, and he left me in a flash. And he raised me up."

"I don't know whose child I am, haven't I grown up well?"

"Yes." He nodded again and quietly raised his eyes to look at her face, which was bright, translucent and flawless.

"Sure enough, I'm hiding here." Hua Yangling roared from the ground, startling the two of them, and rolled directly off the rocks into the sand.

"If you don't take care of everything, you pay me money!"

Hua Yangling lost all her personal money, and couldn't grab any of the money she had just scattered. She was so angry that she didn't care enough, and she put her hands on her hips and screamed.

Ling An handed the only silver coin left in the bamboo basket to her hand. Before she could even smile, he was snatched away by Gu Buquan.

"Mine." Gu Buquan said domineeringly.
Chapter completed!