The old lady of the Shi family clasped her hands together in a gesture of worship: "This is what I have been praying to for the past few days. I heard from my neighbors that you are a great benefactor and a good person with great supernatural powers, so I asked Deyi to ask you to find a way. This is really a necessity.”
Zhang Shaofei: "Where is your eldest son now?"
Mrs. Shi had an angry look on her face: "This Deren, since he swallowed Deyi's two jars of silver and handed over his two precious sons to me, he went out with his evil wife, saying they were traveling to the south. went."
Zhang Shaofei: "Where did he hide the money?"
The old lady of the Shi family said helplessly: "I don't know. Deyi and I searched for it for a long time but couldn't find it."
At this moment, two well-dressed boys, seven and five years old, ran in. They grabbed the old lady from the Shi family by her clothes and shouted, "Grandma, if there is anything else delicious, please bring it to us quickly."
The old lady of the Shi family said angrily: "You two gluttons have eaten glutinous rice and sugar water for less than half an hour, and now you are here again asking for food. No more!"
As soon as they heard that there was nothing to eat, the two children started crying "woo, woo".
Zhang Shaofei pointed to the two crying children and asked the old lady of the Shi family: "Are they your grandchildren?"
The old lady of the Shi family nodded: "Well, they are Deren's sons."
Shi Deyi: "Looking for my brother and my wife, they are very happy and happy. We are left with two naughty sons. My mother is so tired that I don't know how hard it is."
Looking at the two children, a ray of light flashed through Zhang Shaofei's mind. Zhang Shaofei suddenly had an idea and asked the old lady of the Shi family: "When will that Shi Deren come back?"
Old lady of the Shi family: "They said they would be away for about ten days before leaving. I think they should be back in these two days."
Zhang Shaofei comforted him: "Don't worry, I will find a way to make Shi Deren spit out the money he swallowed. If you know that Shi Deren is coming back, please inform me in advance."
Shi Deyi: "Okay."
Two days later, the sun set in the west, and a rouge-colored afterglow fell heavily on the Yunwu Mountain.
Shi Deyi found Liang Fuxing and informed Shi Deren that someone had sent a message saying that he would return home after this evening.
Liang Fuxing quickly took Shi Deyi to the straw shed south of Shimen to inform Zhang Shaofei.
Zhang Shaofei was playing with his two regular visitors - monkeys Zuo and You. After learning about this, he took the two monkeys and followed Shi Deyi down the mountain.
After arriving at Shi's house, Zhang Shaofei asked Mrs. Shi: "Where are Shi Deren's two sons?"
The old lady of the Shi family raised her finger and pointed to the west: "They are playing with her granddaughter at the second uncle's house at the end of the village."
Zhang Shaofei pointed to the two monkeys who were scratching next to him and said to the old lady of the Shi family: "Put your two grandsons in their daily clothes."
The old lady of the Shi family asked confusedly: "A Fei, what do you mean?"
Zhang Shaofei replied with a smile: "Let these two monkeys replace your two grandsons."
The old lady of the Shi family was confused after hearing this: "How could these monkeys get involved with my grandson?"
But Shi Deyi said with confidence: "Mother, you don't have to worry so much. Since A Fei told you to do this, you will definitely do it right."
The old lady of the Shi family thought for a moment: "Okay." After she finished speaking, she walked into her grandson's room, picked out two sets of clothes, and handed them to Zhang Shaofei.
Zhang Shaofei dressed the two monkeys.
The two monkeys were really obedient and allowed Zhang Shaofei to manipulate them. Zhang Shaofei quickly put on their clothes for them.
When the old lady of the Shi family and Shi Deyi saw the two monkeys wearing their grandson's clothes, they were puzzled and covered their mouths and laughed.
Zhang Shaofei then told his next move: "Go and ask your second uncle to take care of the two grandsons, and don't let them return to this house for the time being."
After hearing this, the old lady of the Shi family said to Zhang Shaofei, raised her thumb and praised: "This idea of yours is really brilliant. I think this time A Ren will not be able to use any more tricks."
"I hope so." After Zhang Shaofei arranged everything, he took the two monkeys and the old lady of the Shi family to the next door for temporary shelter.
Shi Deyi stayed at home and waited for Shi Deren and his wife to return.
In less than a pack of cigarettes, Shi Deren and his wife returned happily from out of town. They knew that their two sons were usually very greedy, so they brought back a lot of delicious food.
Shi Deren's wife was short and fat, with a face like a round millstone. Since she did not have to work for a long time, she was exempted from the sun and rain. She spent all day huddled at home and enjoyed the happiness. Her skin was as white as if she had been coated with a layer of lime. . The bun on her head is so shiny that not even a yellow-haired ant can climb up it. When she entered the house, she was wearing the black Xiangyun gauze, which was the new clothes she bought for this outing. One look at her showed that this was a wealthy family.
As soon as Shi Deren's wife entered the door, she shouted loudly: "Ah Fu - Ah Gui -"
She called many times in succession, but there was no answer from the child.
He and his wife came in, looked around, and found something was missing.
It's not unusual for Shi Deren to have such a feeling, because in the past when he returned home from an outing, his two greedy sons would come up to him, tug on his trousers, yell and ask him what good food he had brought back. Stuff comes back. But today it was quiet, with no movement at all. Seeing Shi Deyi at home, he wiped the sweat from his forehead and asked, "Brother Deyi, where are my two sons?"
Shi Deyi pointed his finger outside: "Aniang took them outside to play."
Shi Deren asked: "How are they these days?"
"Okay, okay." Shi Deyi nodded, "My two nephews are both very good, and they have changed a lot."
Shi Deren: "Have you become fatter or taller?"
Shi Deren's wife also said anxiously: "Please tell us quickly."
"You'll know when you see them later. Now I'm going to call Ah Fu and Ah Gui back." After Shi Deyi finished speaking, he walked out of the gate and shouted loudly, "Auntie, Brother is back from other places. , you can bring Ah Fu and Ah Gui home."
"I know." An old reply came from the distance.
Not long after, the old lady of the Shi family appeared at the gate.
Following her was Zhang Shaofei, who came into the house with two monkeys with brown fur.
Shi Deren was a little surprised when he saw Zhang Shaofei coming to his home. He had suffered from him before. But seeing that he was bringing two monkeys with him, he seemed to understand something and said, "Ah, I thought you were doing something, but it turns out that you are a monkey showman."
Shi Deren's wife said to the old lady of the Shi family: "Ah, you know that when we came back today, we specially invited this wanderer to perform monkey tricks for us and our son."
Old Mrs. Shi said in her heart: "Joining the fun? Yes, you will definitely be very happy later."
Zhang Shaofei put the leaf in his mouth, blew it gently, and a melodious whistle sounded.
The two monkeys heard Zhang Shaofei's leaf whistle, screamed "Ouch, Ouch" several times, danced and trembled, and playfully did some somersaults in the hall, making Mr. and Mrs. Shi Deren laugh. Yang, overjoyed.
After saying that, Shi Deren asked, "Mom, Deyi just said that you took Ah Fu and Ah Gui to play outside. Why are they still missing? I'm really worried."
Shi Deren's wife raised the big bag of food in her hand: "This time we went out and bought a lot of delicious things for Ah Fu and Ah Guili."
"Deren, sister-in-law, you two have been thinking about your two precious sons as soon as you entered the house. You are such a good father and mother. Don't you see, I have brought them here."
"Bring it?" Shi Deren and his wife looked around, and finally they looked at me and I looked at you, but they couldn't find their son at all.
Shi Deren walked into several rooms in the house and looked around, then returned to the hall and scolded: "Auntie, have you become an old fool? You obviously didn't bring Ah Fu and Ah Gui in, but you actually said that you would Did they bring it?"
Shi Deren's wife asked in her voice: "Yes, you are so old and confused!"
"Confused? I'm not confused at all." The old lady of the Shi family pointed at the two monkeys that were tickling with her hands and said, "Look, these are not your two sons, that is, my two good grandsons - Ah Fu With Agui?"
Shi Deren didn't expect his mother to say such words, and his eyes were as round as dragon eyes in shock: "What? They are my two sons?!"
Zhang Shaofei winked at the two monkeys. The two monkeys walked up to Shi Deren and his wife very obediently and saluted. After shouting "Ouch, Ouch", they stepped forward and pulled him violently. They almost pulled off the pants of Shi Deren and his wife.
Shi Deren and his wife were startled, and their feet were trembling. They wanted to pull the monkey pulling his pants away with their hands, but they retracted their hands, fearing that the monkey's sharp claws would scratch them. They looked at Zhang Shaofei with a mournful face. He begged: "Brother, please tell this monkey to let go."
When Zhang Shaofei saw the embarrassed look of Shi Deren and his wife, he suppressed his laughter and blew a short whistle. After hearing the instruction, the two monkeys immediately let go of their hands and screamed "Ouch, Ouch" at the feet of Shi Deren and his wife.
Zhang Shaofei saw two monkeys shouting and deliberately asked Shi Deren and his wife: "Hey, what are they talking to you?"
Shi Deren threw his hand down angrily: "They are monkeys, and I am a human. How can I understand their chirping sounds?"
Shi Deren's wife agreed: "Yes, it's worse than a chicken and a duck."
The old lady of the Shi family saw this opportunity and jumped in: "You can't understand, but I can. My two good grandchildren said they were hungry just now after they went out to play. Now they see their parents come home and call you Bring them something good to eat."
At this moment, Shi Deren was so angry that his face was livid, and he was gasping for breath, but he couldn't find the words to fight back.
Shi Deyi stood aside and saw that the expressions of Shi Deren and his wife changed drastically. He knew that this move had hit their vital point and said, "Yes. Didn't I tell you just now that your two sons have changed? Look, Now he has become like this monkey."
Shi Deren's wife stared with her toad eyes: "What? My two sons have turned into monkeys now?"
"Yes, A Ren, this is your eldest son A Fu." The old lady of the Shi family pointed to the slightly larger monkey, and then pointed to the smaller monkey, introducing her in a mocking manner, "He is Your little son Agui."
Zhang Shaofei deliberately praised Shi Deren: "Oh, your two sons have become extremely cute."
Facing the two jumping monkeys, Shi Deren couldn't laugh or cry, his triangular eyes widened: "Auntie, are you kidding me?"
"A-Ren, your mother-in-law always talks like carrying a bamboo pole into an alley - straight forward. You know my temper, how could I joke with you?" The old lady of the Shi family seemed serious when she spoke.
Shi Deren: "I have only been out for less than half a month. How could my son turn into a monkey?"
Shi Deren’s wife: “No matter what you say, it won’t make sense.”
Old lady of the Shi family: "People say that women change their lives after they grow up. I never imagined that in such a short period of time, how could two good grandsons become like this?"
Shi Deren waved his hands and said firmly: "My son is a human, and these two are monkeys."
Shi Deren's wife also spoke up: "Children can only grow older, and adults can only grow old and ugly. How can they turn into monkeys?"
When they were arguing fiercely, the old lady of the Shi family pretended to be ignorant: "Yes, I have been very confused these days. My two grandsons have always been good. How can I raise them so well that they have such a problem?" There is a lot of yellow hair, buttocks become red, cheeks become pointed and thin, nose becomes flat and collapsed, but the nostrils are as big as chimneys, alas..."
Shi Deyi hit the snake with a stick and said: "Yes, I looked at it at the time, and I felt very strange. How could my two nephews grow so much yellow hair, and it kept getting longer and longer. The yellower it becomes. The mouth protrudes forward. Oh, it grows, it grows, and it becomes what it is now."
Zhang Shaofei pretended: "Ah, it's really strange that people can change like this."
Shi Deren waved his hands in disbelief: "My two sons are humans, and these two are monkeys. No matter how my two sons change, they will never become so outrageous."
Shi Deren’s wife: “Are you working together to deceive our parents-in-law?”
Old lady of the Shi family: "I am your mother, how could I even lie to my son?"
Shi Deyi: "Brother, what you said is just a slap in the face. Didn't you say earlier that everything in the world is changing?"
Zhang Shaofei: "Yes, things in the world are changing all the time."
Seeing Zhang Shaofei nod to her, the old lady of the Shi family knew that the time was ripe, so she said bluntly: "Yes, what Deyi deposited with you is obviously the two jars of white money left by his father when he died. After a while, when you returned it to him, it turned into two jars of rocks."
Hearing these words from the old lady of the Shi family, Shi Deren was not a stupid person. He listened from beginning to end and knew that she was referring to the two jars of silver that he had annexed from his younger brother. He closed his mouth and thought.
Zhang Shaofei raised his voice: "Since silver can turn into stone for no reason, it makes sense for your two sons to turn into two monkeys!"
Shi Deren had suffered a lot from Zhang Shaofei about the bet, and he was unhappy. His triangular eyes widened, and he asked Zhang Shaofei, "This is my family matter. There is no need for an outsider like you to interfere!"
The old lady of the Shi family didn't wait for Zhang Shaofei's answer and jumped into the conversation: "He didn't come to intervene, but Deyi and I invited him here."
Zhang Shaofei replied tepidly: "Earlier, when you made a bet with Liang Fuxing in Taipingwei, didn't you once praise me in public for understanding things and upholding justice? Didn't you also say that you like people like me the most?"
Indeed, these words were spoken by Shi Deren himself at the time, and now they were used by Zhang Shaofei to deal with him. Therefore, being treated by such a general as Zhang Shaofei, he could only be anxious, his sharp face turned red from suppressing it, but he had no words to refute Zhang Shaofei, he could only hesitantly say: "I...I..."
Shi Deyi pointed at Zhang Shaofei and said to Shi Deren: "Brother, what he said does make sense."
Zhang Shaofei: "Shovel the road and help with big things. This is how things and principles in the world are."
Shi Deren knew that he had shot himself in the foot. With a sad face, he begged the old lady of the Shi family: "Auntie, I am your biological son. For the sake of family ties, please stop playing tricks on me. I Please give me back my two sons."
Shi Deren's wife cried and beat her chest: "Ah Fu and Ah Gui are my darlings. If they have any winter melon and tofu, I don't want to live anymore. I beg you, Sir, to be merciful and return my son to the motherland." Let’s.”
The old lady of the Shi family vomited out all the bitterness that had been accumulating in her stomach: "Aren, sister-in-law, are you talking about family affection now? If you really regard me as your mother, you two won't use it. Such despicable means were used to defraud Deyi of his money. You are trying every possible means to find those ill-gotten gains. But Deyi is different from you. He is an honest man. Before your father died, he was fair and divided some of the family property and money. Make two shares, each of you brothers will have one share. You already have a son in your family. And the money from Deyi is to pay the bride price for marrying a wife, and also to use it to start a small business and support me. You use his little money I also lied to him, do you think that after I die, he will have no one to rely on in his life?"
Zhang Shaofei: "Your mother is right."
Shi Deren: "It doesn't make much sense to talk more now. The most important thing is to return the two sons to me."
Shi Deren's wife: "Yes, Ayi, even if your brother and I couldn't stand you in the past, my two sons are your nephews after all!"
Zhang Shaofei gave Shi Deren a step to get down: "Shi Deren, your transformation method is clever. Since you can turn your brother's silver into stone, you should be able to turn the stone back into silver, right?"
Shi Deren: "This..."
Shi Deren's wife pushed Shi Deren, pointed at the two clay pots containing stones in the corner, and gave him an angry look: "What are you still doing here pushing and pushing? This time, there is no oil and you can't throw the blame away. You will be righteous." Let’s get those two pots of silver back.”
