It was not only the audience who came, but also the props.
Li Du had been in America for some time, but he had not attended many parties. He did not have any friends in school, so he did not have the opportunity to attend parties.
Therefore, he was not familiar with the common activities of American parties, much less the mud monkey competition.
However, when the props arrived, he could roughly guess what the competition was about.
Someone brought a large air bag swimming pool, the kind that was commonly seen in American dramas. It was filled with water and placed in the backyard to be used as a swimming pool.
An ordinary family's air bag swimming pool was smaller, but this one was very large, at least 40 to 50 square feet.
After inflating the pool, people poured water in, a pickup truck drove over, and someone shoveled soil in. After some stirring, the pool became a quagmire.
Seeing this, Li Du took a deep breath and said, "I say, this game is not about people fighting inside, is it?"
Sophie's reaction made him feel more at ease. She shook her head vigorously and said, "How is that possible? Fighting is not good. Everyone is just fighting for the ball inside. "
"Ah?!" Li Du was stunned.
Sophie explained, "Later, the participants will go and draw lots. The person who draws the monkey will jump in, and then someone will tease him with the ball until he grabs the ball."
Li Du smiled bitterly. The Americans were really boring.
After the quagmire was deployed, the doctors and nurses of the hospital arrived at the backyard, so the party could start.
As this was a fundraising event for the medical conditions in Bones Community, the doctors and nurses had to participate in the program, and the participants were mainly them.
According to the requirements, all the doctors and nurses had to draw lots, including the ladies.
The game was divided into a few waves, and each wave had four mud monkeys. In the middle of the quagmire was a tall wooden chair, a little like the referee's chair in a tennis match.
At that time, there would be someone sitting on the chair controlling the ball, and the mud monkeys would fight for the ball.
Li Du understood the rules and waited at the side for the game to start.
The scale of the hospital was large, and there were many workers. There were more than 60 people participating in the event. Like drawing a lottery, they reached into the box and pulled out a piece of paper. The person with a monkey on it was the mud monkey.
After Sophie touched a piece of paper, she nervously ran over to Li Du and said, "Help me look at the picture."
Li Du took the paper and teased, "Why, you don't dare to read it?"
Sophie's long eyelashes fluttered, and she said uneasily, "I dare to look, but I don't want to. God bless me, I don't want to be a mud monkey."
With that, she drew a cross on her plump chest.
Li Du opened it and took a look. Then, with a shocked expression, he looked at Sophie with pity.
The female doctor's pretty face suddenly turned red. She panted hard and said dejectedly, "No! Am I that unlucky? He got a Mud Monkey in the first round? "
Li Du said, "Smile."
Sophie shook her head. "I can't laugh."
"Smile, I'll give you a surprise."
Hearing this, Sophie subconsciously laughed. "I'm not a mud monkey? Are you kidding me? "
Li Du flipped the piece of paper, but there was nothing on it. "A girl who likes to smile has good luck. Look, your luck isn't that bad."
The four people who drew the Mud Monkey walked out. There were two men and two women.
One of the women's husband replaced her, and the others said, "Russell, you're a traitor Mud Monkey now!"
The man laughed. "No problem, let me deal with you all alone."
Li Du asked, "What's a traitor Mud Monkey?"
Sophie explained, "It's supposed to be a fair competition between four Mud Monkeys. If someone replaces them, they'll be regarded as a traitor Mud Monkey, and the other three can join forces to deal with them."
The doctor who drew the referee's symbol sat on a wooden chair. He was holding a fishing rod, and an elastic rope connected the rod to a small rubber ball.
Sophie held Li Du's hand and said, "Let's go forward and watch. It's very interesting."
Her little hand was warm and smooth, but it was a little cold. Li Du felt his body tremble slightly.
Speaking of which, this was the first time in Mr. Li's adult life that he had held hands with a girl. Looking back, it was when he and his female classmates played the game of throwing handkerchiefs.
Seeing the two of them squeezing to the side of the pool, Thompson, who was holding a big camera to take pictures, had a cold look in his eyes.
The four of them struggled in the quagmire. The referee controlled the fishing rod like he was fishing. The ball flew around in the quagmire, and the four of them tried to snatch it.
Two of them stopped Russell and let the nurse snatch it first. The referee did not make things difficult for her. After playing with her for a while, he lowered the fishing rod and the nurse snatched the ball.
The game continued. Another person tried to stop Russell, and the two of them fought in the quagmire. Another person tried to snatch the ball.
When there were only two people left, the game became more interesting. The two of them wrestled, pulled, and tripped. Not only did they have to snatch the ball themselves, but they also had to stop the other person from snatching it.
Russell had a good physique. In the end, he managed to snatch the ball. The last person fought for a while before getting the ball.
Sophie said, "There's a punishment in this game. Today, the last person to snatch the ball has to fork out 200 dollars for charity."
The second round of drawing began. This time, it was four men. Sophie crossed herself and said, "God bless me. Next time, I won't be a mud monkey."
The competition between the four men was much more intense than the previous round. They wrestled and chased each other in the quagmire, and the crowd laughed incessantly.
The third round of drawing began. Sophie drew a piece of paper and gave it to Li Du. Then she flashed a bright and pretty smile.
Li Du also smiled, but it was a bitter smile. He turned the piece of paper, and a monkey made a face at Sophie.
Seeing this, the smile on the nurse's face disappeared immediately. She almost cried.
Dr. Hamilton saw this and laughed, "Our Sophie is a mud monkey this time."
Thompson snatched the paper from the person next to him and said, "What a coincidence. This time, I'm a mud monkey too …"
Li Du looked at Sophie's depressed face, took the paper from her, and winked at her. "Come on, I'll be the traitor monkey."
Hamilton whistled and said, "Wow, this time there are two traitor monkeys."
Seeing this, Thompson's face changed. He stuffed the paper back into the hands of the person next to him and said, "I was just joking. Haha, Ronnie is the mud monkey."
The male nurse next to him rolled his eyes and stood far away from him.
Sophie said sheepishly, "That's not good, Li. Let me go."
Li Du said, "Leave it to me. This kind of thing is too easy for me."
Sophie still wanted to say something, but he smiled and waved his hand to indicate that it was okay. He went to the changing room to change into his swimming trunks and walked out into the quagmire.
However, when he looked up, he was a little stunned. This time, the referee was Thompson.
The other three people were also stunned when they came out. "Dr. Thompson, why is it you?"
Thompson laughed, "Of course, I'm an expert in the mud monkey game. Everyone wants to see an exciting game."
As he spoke, he shook the fishing rod vigorously. The small ball flew past Li Du at a speed that was too fast for anyone to react to.
"Too fast," Sophie shouted from below. "Dr. Thompson, slow down …"
Before she could finish her sentence, the small ball flew over again. Li Du silently said, "Time Deceleration," and the trajectory of the small ball suddenly slowed down.
Li Du jumped up and reached out to pluck the small ball, as fast as lightning!
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