Listen to this article77第二天天刚亮,韦小宝与徐天川等人分了手径向五台山方向走去,双儿背着两个包袱跟在身后。其时大雨已止,但山间溪水湍急。走出数十步,回首向那大屋望去,只见水气弥漫,什么都看不到了。
At dawn the next day, Wei Xiaobao, Xu Tianchuan and others parted hands and walked in the direction of Mount Wutai, with Shuang Er carrying two bags behind. At that time, the heavy rain had stopped, but the mountain stream was turbulent. After taking dozens of steps, I looked back at the big house and saw that the water was filled with air and nothing could be seen.
78行出数里,来到一个市集,两人到一家面店去吃面。韦小宝一碗面还只吃得几筷,便见三个西藏喇嘛走进店来,靠街座了,大嚷:“拿面来!”两名喇嘛警见双儿颈中那串明珠,目不转睛地打量着。
After a few miles, they came to a market and went to a noodle shop to eat noodles. Wei Xiaobao could only eat a few chopsticks from a bowl of noodles when he saw three Tibetan lamas coming into the shop, leaning against the street seat, and shouting, “Bring noodles!” The two lama policemen looked at the pearl in their necks.
79韦小宝心道:“不好,这三个家伙想拦路打劫。”匆匆吃完面,雇了一辆大车朝西快跑。三名喇嘛纵马追来,拦在车前。
Wei Xiaobao said, “No, these three guys want to block the way and rob.” After finishing the noodles in a hurry, he hired a cart to run west. Three lamas ran up and stopped in front of the car.
80韦小宝向双儿道:“那三个恶人要抢你的珠子,给他们算了。”双儿答应一声,将明珠出车外,说道:“相公说给了你们,那就拿去吧!”一名胖喇嘛伸出大手却不接珠子,抓住双儿手腕,向外便拉。
Wei Xiaobao said to Shuanger, “Those three villains want to grab your bead, and give it to them.” Shuanger agreed, took the pearl out of the car, and said, “My husband told me to give it to you, then take it!” A fat lama stretched out his big hand, but did not take the bead, grabbed Shuanger’s wrist, and pulled out.
81韦小宝急道:“要钱还有,不可动粗!”话音未落,却见那喇嘛飞身而起,跃入半空,波的一声,头下脚上地陷入了泥沼,双足乱舞,另外两个喇嘛抢过去抓住他身子,将他从烂泥中拔了出来。
Wei Xiaobao said hastily, “If you want more money, don’t be rude!” Before his voice fell, he saw the lama fly up and jump into the air. With a wave, his head and feet fell into the mud, and his feet danced wildly. The other two lamas grabbed him and pulled him out of the mud.
82韦小宝哈哈大笑,双儿提着手中的珠子,问道:“相公,这珠子还给不给他们?”韦小宝尚末回答,却见三名喇嘛各从腰间拔出钢刀,恶狠狠的扑将上来。
Wei Xiaobao laughed, and the twins held the beads in their hands and asked, “My husband, will you give them the beads back?” Before Wei Xiaobao answered, he saw the three lamas pull out steel knives from their waists and pounce fiercely.
83双儿从车夫手中接过鞭子,向外甩出,卷住了一名喇嘛手中钢刀,鞭子回缩,左手将刀接住,右手又将鞭子甩了出去,将第二名喇嘛手中钢刀也夺了过来。鞭子第三次甩出,却卷住了第三名喇嘛的头颈。
83 Shuang’er took the whip from the driver’s hand and threw it out, and caught the steel knife in the hand of one lama. The whip retracted, the left hand caught the knife, and the right hand threw the whip out again, and grabbed the steel knife in the hand of the second lama. The whip was thrown out for the third time, but it curled the head and neck of the third lama.
84韦小宝喜欢之极,道:“早知这样,我也不用担这半天心事了。”跳下车来在一名喇嘛身上踢了脚,问道:“你们干甚么的?”一名喇嘛递上一个油布小包,双儿剪开来,发现是一封用藏文写的信。
Wei Xiaobao was very fond of it and said, “If I had known this, I wouldn’t have to worry about it for a long time.” He jumped out of the car and kicked a monk. “What are you doing?” A monk handed a small oilcloth bag, cut it out, and found it was a letter written in Tibetan.
85韦小宝和双儿都不识藏文,把信交给那三个喇嘛,让他们念,一个喇嘛颤声道:“信中说…要找的那个人,一定不在五台山。哎哟,你杀了我们吧,倘若说了信中言语,我们三个都活不成….“
Neither Wei Xiaobao nor Shuang’er knew Tibetan, so they handed the letter to the three lamas and asked them to read it. One lama said in a trembling voice, “The letter says that the person you are looking for must not be in Mount Wutai. Ouch, kill us. If you say the words in the letter, none of us will survive“
86丟下那三个喇嘛制，韦小宝和双儿来到十座大市镇投宿,双儿买了衣衫回店,穿着起来,扮作了一个俊俏的小书僮。
After leaving the three lamas, Wei Xiaobao and Shuanger went to ten big towns for lodging. Shuanger bought clothes and went back to the store. Dressed up, they dressed up as a handsome little bookboy.
