Chapter 127 126. Five Rascals

There was a couple in Magery City who had a son.The young man was a bum, and always took the things in the house to pawnshops for money, or simply sold them.He was always hanging out at night too.In a word, this is a prodigal son, and the old couple can't stand it anymore.One evening the wife said, "Honey, this kid is going to drive us to death. I think we'll scrape together some money and get him out of the house." The next day, my father bought a horse and borrowed another hundred ducats.When the son came home at noon, the father said, "My son, you can't mess around like this anymore. Here is a hundred ducats and a horse. You can take it outside and earn a living independently."

"Well," said the son, "I'm going to Naples." He rode off.He walked a long way and a long way, and when he saw a man crawling in the ground, he asked, "Well, handsome boy, what are you doing there? What's your name?" "My name is Scud." "How to choose such a name?" "Because I run fast, I specialize in chasing rabbits." After finishing the sentence, a rabbit happened to pass by here, and the young man chased after him, and caught the rabbit within a few steps. "God!" Magli's boy said, "I have an idea, you go to Naples with me. I have ten hundred ducats with me." Scud was eager to go with him, and the two set off.One of them rode and the other walked.

Not far away, they met another young man. "What's your name?" "Archer." "What does the name mean?" Before the boy could explain, a flock of crows flew over their heads, and an eagle followed closely behind. "Let's see what you can do?" "I can shoot the eagle's left eye, shoot it down." After that, he drew his bow and set an arrow, and only heard a "swish", the eagle fell to the ground, and the arrow really hit the eagle's left eye. "Friend, will you come with us?" "Of course. Let's go."

They came to the city of Brindisi.At the port, a hundred porters were working, one of them was as strong as an ox, and carried a lot, and he walked with ease. "Look at that porter!" exclaimed the three companions. "Let's go and find out his name." "What's your name?" asked the Magery. "Hercules." "Hey, guess what I want to say to you? We want you to come with us. I have a hundred ducats in my pocket, enough for the four of us. When I run out of money, there will be no food. When it's time to eat, you can take care of my food."

The other porters were understandably upset when they heard that Hercules was leaving, for he was the leader of the gang! They all begged, "If you stay with us, we'll give you more." Fourpence! If you don't go, we'll give you another fourpence!!" "No, I'm going!" said Hercules. "I'm happy to be entertained. Eat, drink, and wander about!" The four friends walked together towards Naples.On the way, they rested in a tavern, ate and drank a lot, and then continued on their way.They had just walked five or six miles when they suddenly met a man with his ears on the ground.

"What are you doing? What's your name?" "My name is Shunfeng Er," the young man replied. "I can hear everyone in the world, whether it's a king, a minister, or a couple of lovers, I can hear them when they talk." "Well, let's see if you're telling the truth," said the Magery youth. "Pick up your ears and listen carefully to what the family opposite the big column in Magery is talking about." "Wait a minute," Shunfeng Er said.He put his ears to the ground. "I heard two old people sitting by the fire talking. The old woman said to the old man: 'My wife, you're in debt, but you got rid of that prodigal son, and the family is at peace. It's worth it, thank you very much. God."

"Yes, you're not making it up," said the Makgeolli, "the two old men who said that must be my father and mother." Shunfeng Er went with them.They came to a place where many masons were working.Under the scorching sun, the masons were all sweating. "How can you poor wretches work when it's so hot?" "How can we still work? Someone blows the air for us, and we still feel very cool." They looked around and saw a man blowing on the masons with his mouth. "Hoo! Hoo!" "What's your name?" they asked. "My name is a blower." The young man replied, "I can blow all kinds of wind. Huh! This is the north wind. Huh! This is the southeast wind. Huh! This is the east wind." He imitated the whistling of various winds Noisy, bulging cheeks, blowing non-stop. "If you let me blow the storm, I can blow it too." He puffed up his cheeks and blew vigorously.Suddenly, there was a strong wind, flying sand and stones, and trees were blown off, as if the gods in the sky were angry.

"Stop blowing it!" People hurriedly stopped him, and he stopped. "My friend," said the Magali to the blower, "I have a hundred ducats in my pocket, will you come with me?" "Okay," replied the nozzle.In this way, the Magli and the five of them walked together lively, you tell a story, I brag about it, and unknowingly arrived in Naples.Naturally, the first thing was to go to dinner, then to get a haircut, and then each bought a gorgeous suit, dressed up like a rich young man, and walked around the streets.In three days, the hundred ducats were almost spent."My friends," said the Magli, "I don't like Naples, let's go to Paris, it's better there than here."

They went on and on, and at last they came to Paris.A notice was posted at the gate of the city, which read: Who is willing to race against the princess, the winner will marry the princess, and the loser will be killed. "Scud, now is the time for you to show your skills," said the Makwolli. Then he went to the palace and said to the steward: "My lord, I am a traveler and a pleasure-seeker. When I entered the city this morning , Seeing the letter of challenge put forward by the princess, I want to try my luck." "My child," said the steward, "I can only tell you in private: she's crazy. She doesn't want to marry at all, but she's always trying to figure out how to get people to die. Seeing that you fell for her too." Treacherous trick, I feel very sad."

"Don't talk too much! Go and tell her and tell her to set a date for the game, and I'm ready." The game day is set for Sunday.The Makwolli came out of the palace, went back to his companions and said, "Guess what? The game is on Sunday!" They went into an inn, had a good meal, and then discussed their strategy.Scud said, "Have you figured out a way? Here's how I see it: You wrote me a note on Saturday night, saying that you had a high fever and couldn't compete, so you sent me to replace you. If I won, the princess would Marry you; and if I lose, you should die in my place."

And so it was settled.On Sunday morning, the street was swept clean without any dust, and people watching the excitement stood on both sides of the street.When the time for the scheduled competition came, the princess dressed up like a dancer, walked out of the palace, and stood beside the scud.People are watching with wide eyes.As soon as the starting signal sounded, the princess rushed out like a rabbit; however, the scud hopped three times and overtook the princess, leaving her behind by more than a hundred paces.Immediately, cheers and cheers rang out.People shouted loudly: "Italian boy, come on! That crazy woman, she has finally met her match! Let her know how good it is!" The princess returned to the palace dejectedly.The king said, "What good does it do you if you are the one who proposed this game and now you are angry?" Let's not talk about the princess, let's talk about the scud later.He went back to the inn and had a feast with his companions.After drinking for three rounds, Shunfeng Er suddenly let out a "hush", and then put his ears on the ground. "Trouble is coming. The princess said that she will not marry you no matter what. She also said that this competition does not count and that there will be another competition. Now, she is seeking advice from a female magician to find a way to win you. Female The magician said that she was going to cast a spell on a jewel and put the jewel in the ring. Before the match, the princess will give you the ring. Once you put it on your finger, you can never take it off again. I can't move my two legs." "It's up to me," said the archer. "Before the game, you raise your hand, and I'll shoot the jewel off the ring. Then, let's see what the princess can do." Son!" "It's wonderful! It's wonderful!" The Makri and the five friends cheered, and they didn't worry anymore. The next day, the princess wrote a letter to the "sick" Makgeolli, congratulating his friend on his victory for having such a stunt; It's next Sunday. Come Sunday, the streets are packed with more people than there were for the first game.As soon as the scheduled match time came, the princess walked out of the palace with her bare legs like an acrobat.She walked up to Scud and said, "Brave boy, you are the fastest runner! As your friend's fiancée, I give you this ring as a souvenir." She put the ring on Scud's finger.In an instant, his legs trembled and he could hardly stand.The Archer had been staring at him, when he called out, "Hands up!" and Scud raised his hand slowly with great difficulty.At this moment, the trumpet sounded to start the game, and the princess rushed out with a stride, and pulled him down a long way.The skilled archer drew his bow fully and hit the jewel with one arrow.Scud caught up with the princess like lightning, and jumped over her head while holding her shoulders as if playing a game of jumping back. Hey, it's worth seeing the people watching the fun! There was thunderous cheers in the street, and hats were thrown into the sky. What a wonderful scene! Scud defeated the proud princess. They were so happy that they carried him around the city , to celebrate the victory. In the end, the Muggles and the five rascals gathered together, and they embraced so warmly that you punched me and I punched you with joy. "We're rich!" said the Makgeolli. "Tomorrow I'll be king. Tell me what title you want me to give you." "I'm the Imperial Superintendent!" said one. "I'm Minister!" said another. "I'm a general!" said the third. At this time, Shunfeng Er suddenly made a gesture to them, telling them to be quiet. "There is news!" He lay on the ground and sounded.In the court, they were discussing to pay a large sum of money to settle the matter, and not to marry the princess to the Magery. "It's time for me to show my skills," said Hercules. "I will carry so much gold and silver that it will scare their souls out of their bodies." In the morning of the next day, the Magalis put on luxurious clothes and entered the palace.At the gate of the palace, he met a privy minister. "My child, I am an old man, and would you like my advice? If you marry that mad woman, you will bring home a bane. I think you will ask the king for a fortune." Gold, silver and treasure, as much as you want, and then you will leave here safely." "Thank you for your kindness," replied the Makgeolli, "but I don't like to say a specific figure. Let's settle it like this: I will send a friend, and you will put on his shoulders as much gold and silver as he can carry." How much to put;" Thus Hercules entered the palace with fifty large sacks, each of which could hold a hundred pounds.He said, "My friends have called me here, and you will fill me with gold and silver treasures." Everyone in the court looked at each other, thinking that a lunatic had come. "No joke," he urged, "pack it!" They went into the treasury and began filling a pocket with gold.It took twenty men to lift it when it was full.They lifted the shoulders of the strong man and asked, "Can you carry it?" "No kidding," he said, "this thing is as light as a thin straw to me." They kept filling their pockets, and after the gold was filled, they filled the silver; the silver was also filled, and even the copper was filled, which was not enough for a strong man to carry.Finally, they stuffed the candlesticks and tableware into their pockets and put them on the shoulders of the strong man, but the strong man carried these things without bending his waist. "How?" they asked. "I can even carry this palace. If you don't believe me, how about we make a bet?" At this time, all his companions came to the gate of the palace.They saw a big mountain walking by itself, and under the mountain were two little feet.They left the city happily together. They had just walked five or six miles, lying on the ground from time to time to listen to the sound of the wind. Then said: "Friends, there is a meeting in the palace. Guess what the Privy Councilor said? 'Sir, are we going to let these scoundrels ruin us? We have no money to buy a piece of bread. They put All our possessions are gone! Quickly, send a troop of cavalry after them, and smash them to pieces!'” "If that's the case, we're all doomed," said the Magery. "We've made it through the past few levels, but how can we deal with these cavalry now?" "What a fool!" said the nozzle loudly. "I can blow up a storm and blow them upside down. Don't you forget? Go ahead and watch me deal with them!" At this time, the sound of horseshoes clucking approached from a distance.When the pursuers approached, the blower nozzle began to blow: at first, it blew softly, "Hoo! Hoo!" Then it blew hard, "Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!" He blew the dust billowingly, and the soldiers couldn't open their eyes. Finally, he puffed up his cheeks and blew desperately, "Hoo! Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!" The cavalrymen were blown off their horses, the trees were uprooted, the city walls collapsed instantly, and the cannons whirled and danced in the air! When the blower was convinced that the king's soldiers had been blown into meat paste, he stopped blowing and caught up with his companions.He said: 'The king of France never dreamed of such a result! Let him remember this lesson and warn his descendants!' By God's grace they returned to Magorley, and divided the gold and silver treasure, and divided four million dollars each.Later, whenever they got together, they always said: "The king of France and his crazy daughter are really disgraced!" (Otranto area)