As he spoke, Zhang Xiaobao went into a nearby shop that sold dry goods. Wang Juan stood at the door in a daze for a while. Zhang Xiaobao came out again. He had changed into a slightly oversized shop assistant's clothes, and there was an extra load on his shoulder.
In the front of the load were jujubes, and behind it were walnuts. His shoes were also a size bigger. Wang Juan didn't know how Zhang Xiaobao rubbed his face, but it was darker than before and there were wrinkles on it.
"Miss, make way. Do you want to buy jujubes? Don't look at the jujubes from last year. They're sweet. It's good to eat them directly. It's also good to steam them with water. " Zhang Xiaobao followed the undulation of the load and walked step by step to Wang Juan's side. His voice had changed, and he felt that he had aged more than ten years. It wasn't like before, when he could still speak with a little childish voice.
Wang Juan looked at Zhang Xiaobao in surprise and shook her head reflexively.
"Forget it if you don't want to buy it. Selling jujubes, sweet jujubes, walnuts, walnuts, walnuts with thin skin and fragrant walnuts." Zhang Xiaobao no longer talked to Wang Juan. He shouted and quickly chased after Takeshita Junichiro, who had walked a distance away.
Wang Juan moved to the side of the road and followed behind Zhang Xiaobao. She was more than ten steps behind him, and she lowered her head and walked forward. She couldn't let Takeshita Junichiro recognize her.
Occasionally, she would look at Zhang Xiaobao's slightly hunchbacked figure and the steady way he walked. It was as if she had discovered a new continent. She muttered to herself, "When did he learn how to walk like this? I actually didn't notice it after being together for so long. "
Zhang Xiaobao didn't think about what Wang Juan was thinking. He quickened his pace and caught up with Takeshita Junichiro while shouting. When he reached behind him, he wasn't in a hurry to rush forward. Instead, he followed behind and shouted from time to time. His voice was sometimes loud and sometimes soft, giving people the feeling that it was sometimes far and sometimes close.
After walking for a while, a carriage came in front of them. It wasn't fast, and it was convertible. This kind of carriage was popular nowadays. It didn't have a complete hood, and it was supported by a translucent gauze to block the sun.
At this time, there were three people, one big and two small, sitting in the carriage. The coachman coiled the whip around his neck, looking very relaxed.
The carriage approached bit by bit, but it couldn't touch Takeshita Junichiro directly. Zhang Xiaobao quickened his pace and came to the right side of Takeshita Junichiro. He was still shouting, "Jujubes, sweet jujubes." Then, as if he had just seen the carriage, he hurriedly rushed from the right side of Takeshita Junichiro to the left. As he walked, he shouted at the carriage, "Walnuts, selling walnuts, thin walnuts. Buy a few pounds of walnuts for the child."
When others saw this, they would think that the person selling walnuts and dried dates wanted to buy from the people in the carriage, so they didn't think much of it. However, Takeshita Junichiro felt different. Zhang Xiaobao was in the position in front of him, so the walnut basket behind him inevitably hit him. It was too late for him to stop, so he knocked the basket askew.
With the basket askew, Zhang Xiaobao had no choice but to move sideways in order to not drop the carrying pole. When he moved, he happened to hit Takeshita Junichiro. Now, the basket in front of him was askew as well.
In a short moment, what others saw was that the person selling walnuts and dates adjusted his body at the fastest speed. His reaction was good, but a lot of dates and walnuts still fell out and rolled on the ground.
"Aiya, my dates and walnuts. I'm sorry, I'm sorry." Zhang Xiaobao cried out with heartache. The carrying pole was still on his shoulders. He wanted to pick up the dates and walnuts, but he felt that it was inappropriate. He helped Takeshita Junichiro adjust his clothes and apologized repeatedly.
Takeshita Junichiro frowned and took two steps back. He sighed, "How do you walk? Do you only think about making money? Forget it, forget it. "
After saying this, Takeshita Junichiro left.
Zhang Xiaobao didn't have time to promote to the people on the bus. He put down the pole and picked up the walnuts and dates one by one. His hands moved very quickly. It was obvious that he often came into contact with the things he was selling.
He put the walnuts he picked up back and kept the dates on his body. He couldn't continue to sell them. Otherwise, who would buy dates that were stained with mud?
Wang Juan stood ten steps behind and didn't go forward. She looked at the distant Takeshita Junichiro and then looked at Zhang Xiaobao who was still skillfully picking the dates. She shook her head, "No wonder so many people couldn't catch you. You can even adjust the pupils of your eyes and the corners of your eyes. If I give you more time to disguise yourself, I won't be able to recognize you."
At this time, a kind-hearted person came to help him pick up the walnuts. Xiaobao thanked him profusely, and when he was done, he gave the person a handful of walnuts no matter what. When the person accepted, he turned around and continued to peddle his wares as he walked towards the store he just came out of.
When Zhang Xiaobao came out again, Wang Juan quickly approached and asked, "What did you feel?"
"Feel? En! I felt. There was a lot of money inside. Judging by the size of the hand, they were all 1000 strings. According to the thickness, there should be about 121 to 123 strings. There was also an envelope. Here, it's this. "
Zhang Xiaobao replied to Wang Juan's words. He took out an envelope from his arms and handed it to Wang Juan.
Wang Juan opened her mouth in surprise. She didn't take the envelope. Instead, she pointed at Zhang Xiaobao, "You … you just … took the things out of his body? And you know how much money is inside? Isn't this the legendary empty-handed hand? "
"That won't do. If I don't practice, I'll be rusty and the opportunity won't be good either. If there's a commotion and he's watching, I won't have to bring the envelope over. I'll read what's written inside and return it to him. But if I just cut the envelope and only took the letter, he'll definitely know that it was stolen. Now, he'll suspect that he forgot to take it or dropped it somewhere.
Zhang Xiaobao shook his head regretfully. His hand passed over the edge of the envelope, and the envelope was neatly separated. Looking at the marks, it was obvious that it was cut by a sharp knife.
Wang Juan still didn't touch the envelope. Instead, she grabbed Zhang Xiaobao's hand that had just cut the envelope. She opened his fingers and looked carefully. Then she looked up and asked doubtfully, "Where's the knife?"
"I put it away. How can a knife be seen casually? Don't look for it. It's in my sleeve. I'll show you the knife elsewhere. Ah ~!" Zhang Xiaobao stopped Wang Juan's actions. He opened his mouth and his tongue moved inside. Two thin blades appeared beside his mouth. One was narrow and long, and the other was wide and short.
Looking at the blades, Wang Juan nodded blankly, "When did you learn this?"
"I learned it a long time ago, but I only stole from ordinary people twice. At that time, I was short of money and hungry, so I stole some to buy food. At that time, I found several masters, but it wasn't easy to practice. My hands and mouth were cut countless times. I can use my toes to play a few tricks. If you want to learn, I'll teach you."
Zhang Xiaobao's tongue moved and the blades disappeared. It didn't affect his speech at all.
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