Chapter 9 Thirty-six buttons

Kasper and Zoebel were very happy because the matter with Huo Zhenbo went smoothly.Huo Zhenbo will completely hook the empty bottle communication, the two of them have no doubts about this matter. The two asked their grandma to lock them up where the fire pump was placed.Where the fire pump is located, the door can only be locked from the outside, so it is necessary to do so.When grandma pulled the key out of the keyhole, she prayed for the success of the two: "Be careful not to do anything wrong! That person can do anything. However, you have a very beautiful plan, and I am not worried."

But in fact, grandma was very worried about these two people, but she didn't show it on the surface. In order to forget this worry, grandma visited the wife of Mr. Mai Ah, the neighbor, when she went back.Mrs. McArby invited her to tea and snacks.The two old women chattered.They chatter about as much, and no one feels bored. Time passed like flying, and when grandma finally left, it was already very late. There was a light on in Grandma's living room, and Mr. Ding Beimo, the Minister of Police, sat on the sofa there, wrapped in a quilt, and seemed to be in a bad mood. "Where have you been all this time?"

"What's the matter?" Grandma asked. "If you'd just come back from the fire pump station soon, I'd be on duty a long time ago! Here, look at that!" On the cabinet next to the sofa, there are freshly washed and ironed uniforms. "As soon as you went out..." said Mr. Dingbermore, "the bell rang at the gate. Go out and look, and there is a laundromat boy standing outside with a bundle under his arm. He said, because it is my clothes, That's why I worked overtime to fix it, and said that the master also said hello." "Look!" cried Grandma, "isn't that wonderful! Wouldn't it be all right if you held on a little bit? But I don't see why you're always half naked like this? Don't you want to wear a uniform?"

Mr. Ding Beimo looked at grandma sadly.  "Button it!" he shrugged. "The laundromats have been taken down."—he pointed to the paper bag next to the uniform—if, I knew where you keep your sewing supplies, I would have nailed them myself. on..." Grandma took a needle-bag, a thimble, and a bundle of strong black thread, and fastened thirty-six buttons to Mr. Dingbermore's uniform.Button the trousers first, then the jacket.The jacket has buttons on the chest, pockets, sleeves, collar and epaulettes. This took quite a long time.Because grandma hates not doing a good job.

"I try to sew as fast as possible, and I try to sew well," said grandma. "No matter how tight it is, it can't be faster than this." Finally nailed the thirty-sixth button. Mr. Ding Beimo breathed a sigh of relief.Then, he hurriedly put on his clothes, put on his helmet, and hung up his saber. "Old lady!" he said, twisting his beard, "you don't know how much I thank you! I think I'm a man again." "Then, I'll hurry to the fire pump! I hope Kasper and Zobel don't make mistakes. Catching thieves, as you know, is not the same thing as playing with children!"

Mr. Ding Beimo strode out, at the gate, got on his bicycle, and was about to leave - at this moment, grandma ran out of the house. "Mr. Police Minister!" cried Granny, "Mr. Police Minister!" "What's the matter? You know I'm busy! "Key, Mr. Minister of Police! Won't you take the key?" "What is the key?" "The key to where the fire pump is!" "Why didn't you say so sooner? Well, come here! A second is precious." "Go ahead, Mr. Police Minister! Please do your job!" Grandma stood at the gate and kept watching until the red light behind the bicycle disappeared into the darkness of night. 

"I'm really relieved that he can rush to help Kasper and Zobel!"