All the money was emptied on the way to exile, and there was too much money to spend

"Third brother..."

It’s not convenient to call Xie Lin’s name directly in public, so Xia Chan always calls him brother.

"Do you think that looks like a human?"

She pulled on his sleeve and pointed to the two monkeys on the upper shelf.

Xie Lin lowered his eyes and nodded.

“There are people inside.”

His eyes are more poisonous than those of a summer cicada.

You can tell at a glance that the two monkeys performing on the upper shelf are actually two people.

They wore monkey skins, imitated the monkeys' movements, and performed on them.

Because the imitation was so realistic, the people watching didn't realize that there was a human under the monkey's skin.

Speaking of monkeys, Xie Lin couldn't help but think of Xie Wenhao from his eldest brother's family and Xie Wenjun from his second brother's family.

When these two children lived in the mansion, they were often complained by their mother and the eldest and second sisters-in-law that they were like monkeys.

They said they were wearing monkey skins to perform monkey shows, and no one could recognize them...

If these brothers were still alive, they would probably be no less agile than the two 'monkeys' on the shelf.

The people around him suddenly became depressed. Xia Chan raised his head and looked at Xie Lin in confusion.

I don't know what he was thinking.

She reached out and squeezed his fingers beneath his wide sleeves.

Although she didn't say anything, her silent encouragement clearly told Xie Lin that she would always be by his side.

No matter what happened to him.

Xie Lin put away the fleeting disappointment and nodded to Xia Chan with a smile.

"Chanchan, let's go."

"it is good."

After knowing that the monkey was played by a human, Xia Chan lost interest in watching it.

No, it should be said that even if this was a real monkey, Xia Chan would not be very interested in watching it.

The two walked along North Street and found that it was indeed very lively here.

There were many vendors doing business on the street. When they saw Xia Chan and Xie Lin together, they kept shouting at Xie Lin to buy something for his wife.

No matter what era it is, there are always people who are good at doing business with a silver tongue.

The methods they use to attract customers are so varied that it is overwhelming to keep up.

Xie Lin was harassed by a flower seller, who asked him to buy flowers for Xia Chan.

"Madam is so beautiful, why don't you buy her some flowers?"

"As the saying goes, flowers go with beauties, and swords go with heroes. The peony in my hand is a perfect match for my lady!"

With a faint smile on his face, Xie Lin picked up the bamboo basket containing peonies.

"how much is it?"

The boss originally only wanted to sell one flower.

After all, this flower is not edible, and if you don’t know how to take care of it, it will wither soon.

Who would spend a lot of money to buy so much?

So when Xie Lin asked how much a bamboo basket cost, the boss was stunned.

Xie Lin asked again.

The boss quickly replied.

"Thirty cents."

"Thirty cents guest."

"If you want all of them, I'll give you two cents less."

Twenty-eight cents to buy a bamboo basket of flowers is not cheap.

The boss wasn't very confident and was sure that Xie Lin would want it.

But I can only say that the boss is a little lucky.

Without any hesitation, Xie Lin took out twenty-eight copper coins and handed them to the boss. He picked up the bamboo basket in one hand and left holding Xia Chan's hand with the other.

Blending into the crowd of people shopping.

In the evening, Xie Lin bought a lot of things for Xia Chan.

As long as she looks at it for a second, Xie Lin will buy it.

This made Xia Chan laugh a little.

"Buy so much?"

I didn’t realize Xie Lin was so good at spending money!

Xie Lin nodded and said, "I can only buy some small things for Chanchan now. When I have the ability in the future, I will buy a big house for Chanchan."

Xia Chan hummed, "It's the same if you build me a big house."

"Okay, we'll build it when we get back."

"Ah."

The two chatted and laughed while walking and eating.

They returned to the inn just before curfew.

When the curfew was approaching, most people on the street had already left.

The two 'monkeys' who had been performing on the shelf all night finally came down from the shelf.

A short, fat, middle-aged man walked over from the side.

There was a big smile on his greasy face.

He walked to the cash box, reached out and patted it, and smiled at the two "monkeys" that had just come down from the shelf.

"Well done, continue tomorrow."

As he spoke he glanced to the side and immediately a servant ran up and helped to lift the heavy cash box.

Business was still good tonight, and Boss Qian made a lot of money.

When he is in a good mood, the people who follow him will be treated better accordingly.

But this is only limited to those who follow him.

Those two 'monkeys' are not considered human beings.

However, Boss Qian was counting on them to make money, so he was not too harsh on them. Although he didn't allow them to eat and drink like him, they still had two cold noodles and steamed buns.

The two "monkeys" that had finished their performance were put into a cage, covered with a black curtain, and someone came and threw two steamed buns in.

"Eat quickly, you little bastard."

Just two cold noodle buns, nothing more.

The two people who played the monkeys kept climbing on the shelves during the day, and it was inevitable that they would bump into things.

But no one cared to give them medicine.

Oh, that’s not right. Even if Boss Qian was really kind enough to give them the medicine, they couldn’t use it.

Because the monkey skin on these two people was not put on, but branded on by Boss Qian with a branding iron.

It is branded tightly onto the body, blending in with the original human skin.

Now their outer skin is the fur of monkeys.

After more than a month of intensive training, the two men are now able to move like monkeys.

Plus, they can't talk while performing, so at the end of the day, they are almost completely transformed into monkeys.

"elder brother……"

The younger one picked up one of the buns with his hairy hands and handed it to the person next to him who was taking a nap against the cage.

"It's time to eat..."

His mouth was glued with some monkey skin, so his speech was a little unclear.

But I can vaguely understand the meaning.

The man who dozed off with his eyes closed slowly opened his monkey eyes.

"Jundi..."

He didn't take the bun, but asked, "Do you want to leave?"

"elder brother?"

The one calling Jundi was so excited that his voice was even louder.

Fortunately, the sound of horse hooves was heard outside, so I couldn't hear any noise inside.

Otherwise, if the conversation between the two brothers was heard by other people, they would definitely be beaten up.

The eldest brother who suggested leaving took out a small hidden key from under his monkey skin.

My brother's eyes lit up immediately.

"elder brother…"

The two brothers huddled together, slowly organizing their plans for leaving.

Early morning is when everyone sleeps the soundest.

Boss Qian drank a little wine in the evening and went to Yihonglou to find his lover.

After making love, Boss Qian fell into a deep sleep while hugging his lover.

In the dead of night, two nimble figures came to the back alley of Yihong Building. With the cooperation, they quickly climbed up to Yihong Building.

One person climbed up, and the other stood guard in the alley below.

In Yihong Building, Boss Qian woke up thirsty.

He dazedly saw a dark figure standing in front of the window. He opened his mouth but said nothing.

A dazzling cold light flashed before my eyes!