The people watching the lively below had long ago cheered and cheered continuously. The Siamese walked to the end of the rope, took out a snow-white kitten from his arms, and placed it on the stigma.
The cat was no more than the size of a palm, and it was meowing and meowing. It was afraid of heights and did not dare to jump down.
At this time, the Siamese started chattering, and while he was talking, someone next to him spoke loudly in Western Liang dialect. It turned out that the Siamese said that he wanted to lift the bucket while walking, and the water in the bucket would not be enough. A drop leaked out.
Everyone gasped in shock. The Siamese really began to shake the bucket slightly. The water in the bucket was always eight or nine points full. He continued to speak, and the people next to him also loudly translated: Not only that, he One last whistle, the kitten into the bucket...
Hearing this, the princess couldn't help but jumped up anxiously and said, "There is so much water in that bucket, the kitten will drown!"
The Siamese was very proud of this. He put down the bucket, grabbed the kitten with one hand, and let everyone see clearly that it was a lively cat, and one cat's eyes were green and green, and the other cat's eyes were blue. The azure blue is a pair of mandarin duck eyes. This cat is a specialty of Siam and is very precious.
The Siamese said that if someone is willing to come up and try to walk the rope, if they catch the cat first, they will lose one hundred gold, and if they drown the cat with the bucket first, they will win one gold.
Hearing this, everyone was in an uproar. One hundred gold, even a businessman who was used to traveling in the Western Regions, who traveled thousands of miles with a camel caravan, would not be able to earn this amount of money.
The so-called heavy prize must have a brave man, not to mention that there is a hundred gold for winning, and only one gold for losing, which sounds like a good deal. Several people were eager to try, but the rope was tied in mid-air and looked tall and thin, making it a little timid. The princess was even more anxious. She was not anxious for a hundred gold, but was afraid that she would drown the cat. So she hurriedly shouted: "Don't bet on this cat, I'll give you ten gold, you can try something else!"
Even though this cat is extraordinarily rare and precious, it is not worth ten gold. The Siamese people see her in a hurry and refuse to let go. They only say that they will not sell it. Money, he grabbed the cat in his hand, and while deliberately showing her the cat's four claws, he shook his head, indicating that he was only gambling and not selling.
The princess stomped her feet in a hurry, and was about to take off her shoes and go up to compete with the Siamese when suddenly a figure flickered and she saw a person climbing the rope, it was the tea seller Gu Xiaowu.
The Ninth Princess' eyes widened, only to see Gu Xiaowu staggering on the walking rope, as if he could not stand firmly, the crowd of onlookers couldn't help but take a breath. I saw him tentatively taking two steps on the walking rope, then he swayed twice, and suddenly his body slanted and fell down. The princess was so frightened that she screamed, and the exclamations of the crowd did not stop, and he was already hooked on his toes. The walking rope turned out to be an upside-down golden hook, and when he reached out his hand and probed it lightly, he picked up the two water buckets in the ground, twisted his body, and climbed up the noose rope of his legs, he carried the two buckets of water and stood on the walking rope again. .
The Siamese saw that he was so skillful and knew that he had encountered a great enemy of the masters, so he immediately put the cat on the stigma at the end of the rope, and also picked up two buckets of water, and stopped in front of him.
The two went back and forth on the rope, trying to kick each other off the rope while advancing and retreating. The Siamese’s bucket was whirling, and he almost hit Li Cheng Yin several times, and everyone was screaming in surprise. , the nine princesses even carried a heart.
That Siamese made a rope walk, so naturally he had a layer of housekeeping skills. He saw that Li Cheng Yin was as steady as a rock, and he could not find any flaws in the long struggle. Really want to lose 100 gold, I feel anxious, so I resorted to the last stunt. He was carrying two buckets of water, suddenly his feet sank, and he jumped up into the air with the help of the elastic rope, and flipped a somersault backwards in the air. The crowd cheered, and the rope also bounced high because of his jump, and the Siamese held it. He swung up the bucket of water, and buckled it towards the cat on the stigma. As long as he scooped it back, the cat would be scooped into the bucket and drowned.
It's too late to talk about it, Gu Xiaowu used the rope to flick, and he also used his toes to volley into the air, but he took a volley and the Siamese were doing somersaults. Luo Ren flew over on his belly and landed in front of him. He reached out with his arm, and the bucket flew off into the air. He had already grabbed the cat. He shoved it into his arms, and the ape arm lightly caught the bucket, and the bucket shook twice, but not a single drop of water leaked out.
The people below were stunned, and only then did they applaud desperately. Some people climbed onto the roof and blew the horn. When the Ninth Princess saw that he had caught the cat, she jumped up with joy and kept calling his name loudly: "Gu Xiao Five! Gu Xiaowu! Gu Xiaowu…”
When the Siamese saw that he had caught the cat, his heart was tragic, his hands were released, the bucket fell to the ground, and the water splashed on the ground. Laughing and scolding, making a scene.
Li Chengyin climbed down from the rope, and some people watching the lively recognized him as Gu Xiaowu, a tea dealer in the Central Plains, and gathered around him, congratulating him for winning a hundred gold. He looked back, and sure enough, he saw the Nine Princesses standing there.
Seeing that he rescued the kitten, Princess Ninth was naturally happy with a smile on her face, but she suddenly remembered about Aba, and turned her head angrily, only to pretend that she didn't see him.
Li Cheng Yin took out the kitten from his arms. The cat was only the size of a palm, with snow-white fur and two-colored mandarin duck eyes. It was indescribably petite and cute. Jiu Gongzhu couldn't help looking at Li Chengyin, he couldn't help but smile, raised his hand and handed the kitten to her: "Here it is."
The nine princesses cheered, and carefully reached out to take the cat, the kitten whispered softly, meowing, stretched out her pink tongue, and licked her fingers, she suddenly laughed happily: "It licks Me! It licks me! It's so itchy…”
Li Cheng Yin said, "You can't be angry anymore. If you are angry again, the cat won't be given to you anymore."
The Ninth Princess pouted and said, "You won a hundred gold, so rich, yet so stingy!"
Li Cheng Yin just laughed, the Siamese had slipped into the crowd long ago, not to mention a hundred gold, not even a single gold left.
The ninth princess hugged the cat and didn't care if she still had a hundred gold, but happily followed Li Chengyin all the way back to the warehouse. She hadn't come for a few days, and the two gerbils were fed even more fat by Li Chengyin. The nine princesses hugged the cage: "Aba, Axia, look, you have new friends."
When the two gerbils saw the cat, even if it was a kitten, they shivered in the cage and almost fainted. The princess murmured, talking to the gerbil there: "A-Xia, why are you so timid, and you, Aba, um, you look exactly like Aba, so you should have the same name as Aba... ' She said, with a bit of disappointment in her tone. He teased the gerbil, held his cheek in one hand, and gently poked the fat and soft belly of the new Abba with the other finger.
Seeing her gloomy, Li Chengyin knew that she remembered the original Aba, so he cut off his words and said, "Let's name the kitten."
The Ninth Princess thought for a while and said, "It looks so white, let's call it Snowflake! No, your name is Xiaowu, my name is Xiaofeng, it should be called Xiaoxue! That's it, it's called Xiaoxue!"
Xiaoxue is always naughty, and chases two gerbils every day. Although the two gerbils still eat a lot of beans, they gradually lose weight because they are chased by Xiaoxue all day. But Xiaoxue is still a very small cat, and catching up with the gerbils is nothing more than playing with them. Gradually, the two gerbils are no longer afraid of Xiaoxue, and they actively stretch out their paws to catch Xiaoxue and play with it across the cage.
Xiaoxue is very fond of the nine princesses, and she has to carry it wherever she goes. The two gerbils are used to staying in the warehouse, so they stay. This time, Gu Xiaowu has gained experience and has never raised any problems with the new Aba. Both gerbils have smooth skin and look very good. The princess came to play every day. Sometimes the two went out to the city to run horses, sometimes drinking with the caravan, and sometimes competing in camel races...
These days, they are happy and happy like a fairy.
Li Chengyin grew up in a deep palace. Since childhood, he has been walking on thin ice every day, taking one step and taking ten steps into consideration. It has never been so reckless and rambunctious all day long. I just feel that being with her is really carefree, free and easy, just like a child in the world, who doesn't need to work hard and spend all her energy. I only hope that these days will last longer, and if it lasts longer, the Central Plains, the Celestial Dynasty, and even the Eastern Palace will be left behind for the time being.
Mo Hu sent someone to propose marriage to Xiliang, and the Ninth Princess was very displeased, so she sneaked out of the palace that night to see Aba and Axia.
Li Chengyin was accustomed to seeing her coming, and seeing her standing alone in front of the table, he quietly approached from behind, just wanting to stretch out his hand to cover her eyes and startle her, suddenly he heard her sigh, and stopped his hand unconsciously. .
The princess was dejected and said to Aba and Axia, "What should I do? I don't want to marry King Mohu, an old man with a white beard who is older than my father." She pouted, "I don't want to marry either. The prince of the celestial dynasty, I heard that the men of the celestial dynasty can't even draw the bow, they can only read and write... Marrying a husband who can't even draw the bow is too bad..."
She muttered there, and suddenly heard someone behind her say, "Do you want to get married so much?"
When she looked back and saw that it was Gu Xiaowu, she was annoyed and said, "Yes, it's hard to marry!"
Li Chengyin teased her: "Since we're going to get married, return Xiaoxue to me. This is my cat, not your dowry."
The Ninth Princess was angry and annoyed, and said, "Even if I want to get married, I will not be separated from Xiaoxue! Xiaofeng and Xiaoxue will not be separated."
She felt extremely aggrieved, and turned around and left after saying that.
She had walked a long way to the street, and when she looked back, in the empty market, only the moonlight made her shadow long and long, and even the warehouse was already dark. Gu Xiaowu must have closed the warehouse door and turned off the lights. , went to sleep on his own.
She felt sour in her heart, hugged Xiaoxue, and left without looking back.
Even she herself didn't understand why she felt so wronged in her heart. About every time they quarrel, Gu Xiaowu refuses to let him go, not only refuses to let him, but even refuses to coax him a little, if he chases after him, he might marry him, anyway, marry him It's better than marrying King Mohu or the Crown Prince of the Central Plains.
She stomped her feet, a little annoyed, annoyed at what she was thinking about, she didn't want to marry Gu Xiaowu!
Sadly, she decided to run away from the marriage and escaped to Jiexuo, only A Weng loved her the most.
She packed her luggage, took Xiaoxue, and ran away from the marriage.
The people under Pei Zhao were in charge of monitoring the Ninth Princess, and they could see every move clearly, not to mention the big event that she escaped from the royal city and left. So it was divided into two groups, one group quietly followed the princess's whereabouts, and the other group came back to report to Pei Zhao.
He went to see Li Chengyin alone. Li Chengyin heard that the Ninth Princess had escaped from the marriage, but he was not in a hurry. He just said, "Is there someone behind me? I'll catch up later."
Pei Zhao couldn't help but said, "The princess didn't bring anything, she just brought dry food, water, and the cat."
Li Cheng Yin smiled and said, "It's okay to run away from the marriage, why do you have to bring Xiaoxue?"
After saying this, he was stunned for a moment, because he suddenly remembered that the night before yesterday, he jokingly asked her if she wanted to marry King Mohu, and the Ninth Princess was suddenly very unhappy and said, "Xiaofeng and Xiaoxue, will they be separated? ."
When she was done, she turned away.
Because she often makes trouble with such petty temperament, he doesn't pay attention to it, and just treats her as an unruly princess having a temper tantrum. But when she said that, she seemed really angry.
Pei Zhao saw some clues early, and seeing his dazed expression, he called out again, "Your Highness."
Li Chengyin said, "It's really a childish temper."
He got up and took his sword: "Get your horse ready, I'll go after her. She's going too far in a while, I'm afraid she won't be able to catch up."
But Pei Zhao was unexpected, and suddenly reached out and held the sword on the table, and said, "Your Highness, have you thought about it?"
He spoke almost every word, and the flame of the oil lamp on the table swayed slightly, which made Li Chengyin's expression blurred. He didn't say anything. Pei Zhao knew that he understood what he meant, so he slowed down his voice and repeated : "Have you ever thought about it, Your Highness?"
Li Cheng Yin didn't speak, picked up the sword on the table, and went out by himself.