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Yu Jihui: “A Stinking Old Ninth – A Tale of the Coal Capital” (updated on July 2020)

listened to her and was determined to study hard for

myself, as well as for her.

While I was studying hard there at night, I often

saw a woman about thirty years old who would come

to see Cock. She would come after 8pm and knock

on the door gently. Cock would crack the door open

for her only slightly to let her slip in. She would stay

in his house for at least one hour. What were they

doing there? I told Xi Si the story. She seemed

curious about it. I told her the woman would come

and go secretly. Cock never came out to see her off.

Their relationship was not normal.

Xi Si thought for a moment and then said,

“You’d better consult with Monkey King. He may

have a good idea.”

So I one day told Monkey King the story. After

he heard it, he uttered a cry of surprise and said, “He

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