Tao family.

In Uncle Tao's main room, he and Second Master Tao were talking to a few people.

"This is the third time that the Huo family has done something to us, and from what we know, they have indeed been in contact with outsiders. A man said.

"What about the mine?" asked Second Master Tao.

"The third master is sitting over there, and it's okay at the moment, but the people who have followed us a few times, it is estimated that it won't be long before they will touch the place!"

Second Master Tao and Uncle Tao glanced at each other, and there was also a look of worry in their eyes.

As I said before, after Zhou Tian came back from Qinling, he accompanied Tao Xiaoshu to the south, but after such a long time, Zhou Tian has not come back, and the news has not come back at all.

Not long ago, the news that Liu Shun brought to the Tao family made them feel that the Li family's plan was not small, but they just didn't know what it meant for them to go over there and get involved with the Huo family.

However, those people who suddenly attacked that night sounded the alarm bell for the Tao family and everyone again, the Li family wanted that book, and that book was very important!

"Xiaoshu, is there any news over there on Sunday?" Uncle Tao asked when he looked up at Tao Xiaoshu who was standing next to him.

"There was no news on the phone yesterday, and today ...... Why don't I try again?" Tao Xiaoshu said.

"It's too late, let's talk about it tomorrow! If there is any news, when he comes back, let him come over as soon as possible to discuss the affairs of the south!"

Uncle Tao waved his hand, "No, it's not just Zhou Tian now, Xiaoshu! You go to the Liu family tomorrow, go and confirm with the Buddha in person, and when Zhou Tian comes back, make an appointment and make an appointment with the Song family, and the three of us will have a good discussion!"

"I see!" Tao Xiaoshu agreed.

......

On the border of Yun Province, a place called Wenxian, this small county town is very special, starting from the middle of the road, each side belongs to two countries, and in the middle of a two-level step high, is decorated with red bricks on the platform, there is a boundary monument.

But the people here seem to be accustomed to this boundary monument, there are many merchants and tourists on both sides of the road, and some people will take pictures here, and more of them, they are free to walk the streets.

The shops here are not so many souvenir shops and clothing stores, but more shops selling all kinds of stones and antiques.

Not far from this boundary monument, there is a large storefront, and the doors and houses are placed with various stones of different colors, large and small, and some of the stones have windows on them, revealing the green or red colors inside, which shine seductively in the sunlight.

There were a few people in the shop who were holding stones and looking carefully, talking to the people next to them from time to time, and in the innermost place, there was a dark brown tea table, and a young man who looked to be in his twenties was leisurely drinking tea.

He wears a white shirt and black shorts with two extraordinarily large pockets on either side of the shorts.

This person is not fat or thin, and he looks a little ruffian when he tilts his head and pours tea, but when he smiles, he bends his eyes and looks very similar to Tao Xiaoshu.

This person is none other than Tao Xiaoshi, the long-term principal of the Tao family in the south, the son of the second master of the Tao family, and Tao Xiaoshu's cousin.

"Boss Xiao Tao!" a guest shouted loudly, Tao Xiaoshi looked for prestige, and it was the customer who did not give up.

That person is a businessman, and he used to play with others, but he suddenly fell in love with gambling stones, and he ran here from time to time.

"It's here!" Tao Xiaoshi took a sip of tea and stood up slowly, "I said Boss Yao, I just gambled yesterday and didn't rest for a few days, but today I came again, I don't think I have a lot of money, but I have a good relationship with you, just persuade me more, just buy two yuan to play!

Boss Yao is in his forties, with a big gold chain and a big gold watch, and at first glance, he thought it was a coal boss from somewhere, but in fact, he was doing cross-trade.

From the domestic upside down clothing, shoes, bicycles to the other side to sell, and then from the other side to come in all kinds of fruits back.

After a long time, he has his own factories and shops on both sides, and his business is getting better and better, and with money in his hands, he has a lot of things he wants to play.

Gambling stone is a game that he thinks is much more enjoyable than playing on the table mountain, and it is also higher than table gambling.

"Boss Xiao Tao, I already knew that you were a good person, brother, I have been here for so many years, so I think you alone are a friend to make. Boss Yao said, the five short statures that are one head shorter than Tao Xiaoshi gave birth to a trace of pride for no reason.

"Okay! you weigh it yourself, take it easy, don't lose all your money by then!" Tao Xiaoshi said, turning his head and beckoning to the two guys next to him, "Push Boss Yao's original stone to the back!"

"Brother, Boss Xiao Tao, then I'll go over!" Boss Yao grinned and followed the two guys pushing the trolley to the back.

The storefront was quiet again, and only a few people were silently watching the stones pick.

But then there was a different scene.

Behind the storefront, there is a very large yard with more stones piled up against the wall.

In the middle of the place was a shed, surrounded by a group of people, shouting to the hum of the stone cutter.

"Up!"

"Up!"

"Up!"

"It's up!haha! I'm sending it!" a man laughed, and immediately someone gathered around him.

"Brother, do you want to make a move? I'll give five million!"

"Go, go, it's only five million, you're embarrassed to say it, I'll give eight million!" said the other man at once.

"I'll give 10 million, brother, give it to me!"

A few people pulled the man who had just cut the price aside and talked about the price.

Boss Yao came with two guys, and many people here know him.

"Yo, Boss Yao, here again, which stone do you fancy today?" someone asked mockingly.

"This one!" said Boss Yao, patting the half-human-high stone on the cart indifferently.

"This is not a small one! it must be bullish today!" said the man with a smile again.

Almost everyone here knows that when Boss Yao comes, it would be good to be bullish once out of ten, and the only bullish time seems to be about the same as the price of stones, and he is almost here to send money to Boss Tao.

Some people are flexible, just behind Boss Yao, as long as he doesn't like whichever piece, he will buy which, even if it doesn't rise much, it is much stronger than Boss Tao's cut.

"Borrow your auspicious words, bullish?" Boss Yao smiled.

"Bullish!"

"Okay!

The man laboriously lifted the stone onto the stone cutter, and the people around him immediately gathered around him.

"Up, up, up!" Boss Yao stared at the stone cutter excitedly, ignoring the scattered dust, with an excited face.

As the sound of the stone cutter gradually stopped, the stone solver took water and washed off the stone powder in the cut part, revealing the flat place inside.

"It's up!" someone shouted.

"It's really up!" Boss Yao stared blankly at the exposed place.

It turned out to be a rare glutinous green floating flower.

"Boss Yao! Congratulations!" someone smiled and patted Boss Yao, he suddenly woke up from his stunned state, and his face showed ecstasy.

"Hahaha! I finally cut up!haha......" Boss Yao laughed, and kept pointing to the stone with the person next to him.

"Boss Yao!" At this time, someone immediately came up, "I'll give 10 million, give it to me!"

"Boss Yao......"

"Boss Yao......" The people who had been watching the excitement outside before immediately pulled Boss Yao aside and talked about the price.

"No, no, I must keep this piece for myself! The first time I cut it, I kept it myself!" Boss Yao refused with a smile, and then took out a cigarette and sent it around, "Come on, everyone come! Who said that my hands are wasted, isn't this just cut up?" Come on, you're welcome!"

The atmosphere in the backyard spread to the front yard, and Tao Xiaoshi only smiled slightly when he heard it, and continued to drink his own tea.

People are sometimes like this, greed is not enough to swallow elephants, and Boss Yao's gambling is too big!

If he sells the stone now, there may not be any follow-up matters, but he has already spent a lot of money to gamble on the stone before, and now this piece is also a rough stone bought for three million.

He felt that this time he would not only be able to return to his original capital, but maybe he would also be able to make a lot of money.

"You don't do this either, just cut it up, it's useless for you to keep it yourself, isn't it?" someone advised.

There are also people next to him who disagree, "If you untie all the stones, maybe it will rise even more!" Boss Yao will probably have to walk with the wind in the future!"

This remark has been agreed by many people, whether it is hoping that Boss Yao's luck is finally good, or wanting to continue to watch the excitement.

"Don't cut it, you can make a move!" persuaded a familiar fellow next to him.

Boss Yao took a puff of the cigarette butt vigorously, and the cigarette butt was thrown on the ground fiercely, "Continue to solve!"

Once it continues to rise, then he will really make a lot of money, but it will not be the price of 10 million or 20 million just now, and it is worth the risk!

"Good!"

The guy shook his head and turned back, and after whispering a few words to Tao Xiaoshi, he went to greet the guests.

Tao Xiaoshi remained silent and changed the pot of tea.

After the stone solver turned on the machine, he began to continue cutting stones.

After the knife went down, to everyone's amazement, the plane exposed by the one-third of the cut stone turned out to be a white flowered stone.

Boss Yao's forehead was sweating, and someone next to him persuaded: "Forget it, Boss Yao, I'm still 10 million, give it to me now!"

There are also people who continue to wait and see, and they all want to see the result.

Boss Yao stared at the place where the stone was cut and took a deep breath, "Go on!"

As a result, for the second knife, the stone solver directly made another knife vertically along the place where he had previously cut.

"Boss Yao!" someone quickly helped Boss Yao who had fainted, and helped him to the chair on the side.

"It's a pity!" someone said.

"I didn't expect it to be a piece!"

"Just shoot before!"

"It's a good thing he didn't agree, otherwise I would have lost a lot!"

The people around were talking to each other, Boss Yao closed his eyes tightly, lying on the chair, and Tao Xiaoshu, who heard the news, walked over from the front.

Seeing this, he immediately called the man to take him to a nearby room, put him on the bed, and then smoothed him down and fed him some water.

After a long time, Boss Yao finally woke up, but his eyes were blank and he stared at the top with some dementia.

"Collapsed...... he muttered, "Collapsed again......"

Tao Xiaoshu stood by and watched, took a glass of water on the table and handed it over, "Boss Yao, drink some water!"

Boss Yao's eyes slowly moved over and fell on Tao Xiaoshi's face.

"Brother, my brother should listen to you!" he said.

Tao Xiaoshi didn't know how to cut down a piece of rough stone, and Boss Yao became like this, he had been cut down before, and he didn't see him like the sky was falling.

"Brother, no! It's just a stone, it's just bad luck!" Tao Xiaoshi persuaded.

"You don't know......" Boss Yao's eyes turned red.