Chapter Forty-Eight: The Undercurrent Is Turbulent

Tianxianglou is the largest restaurant in Jinyang City, today the building cabinet is lively, from time to time there is talk and laughter, the restaurant owner is not as happy as usual, just because today is Wei Yan Wei Wei's fiftieth birthday, he chartered the whole restaurant to do a birthday banquet, although it is a package, the silver that can be given, even the food money is not enough, he must also use the best wine and food to entertain them, serve wholeheartedly, lest he offend this group of officials, the future life will not be easy, this Jinyang left behind although it is Xie Yun, But the people who came to Jinyang these days also understood that Xie Yun was not very in charge of affairs, and almost all of the affairs were decided by Wei Yanbiao and Feng Kun, they were used to being rampant and domineering in Jinyang, who did not dare to offend them, and the officials of Jinyang Prefecture and County were also in a hurry to flatter, no, but a deputy stayed behind for his birthday, and those officials rushed to participate, making it as if Xie Yun was celebrating his birthday. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

The boss sighed lowly, and saw that people were coming down one after another upstairs, knowing that they had eaten and drunk well, he hurriedly stepped forward and said with a smile: "Lord Wei, today is still fun in this Tianxianglou." ”

Wei Yanbiao smashed his mouth, smiled and patted the boss's shoulder: "It's not bad, don't worry, I will introduce you to more customers." ”

The boss slandered in his heart, this world has been fighting a few times, the business of this restaurant is getting more and more difficult day by day, he may return to Chang'an one day, what customers can he introduce to him, but there is a smile on his face: "Then Lord Lao Wei will take care of it in the future." ”

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say." Wei Yan smiled, took the people out of the restaurant, and got into the carriage outside the restaurant, now it was still early, they planned to go to Xunfang Pavilion to have a lively time, I heard that there were a few new good girls there, he was also a little itchy.

Feng Kun was naturally in the same carriage as Wei Yanbiao, he looked out from the gap in the curtain, and suddenly his expression froze, he opened the window of the car, and said to Wei Yanbiao: "Brother Wei, I seem to have seen Xie Ronghua just now." ”

"I saw it, I saw it, he was already in Jinyang, what's so strange about seeing him." Wei Yanbiao said disapprerovingly.

"No, he seems to have just entered Jucaiju, when did the second son of the Xie family learn to gamble." Feng Kun said strangely. Jucaiju is the casino of Jinyang, although it is not as famous as Changle Fang in Chang'an, there is no rule that you must carry 50,000 taels of silver to enter, but it is also famous in Jinyang, those businessmen with low status like to linger there, the children of the nobles of the family have always been very scruples about going to the casino because of their status, even if they want to go, they will generally dress up in disguise, try to avoid being recognized, but he looks at Xie Ronghua's white clothes and ordinary unintentional, as long as he has seen him, I am afraid that no one will not recognize him, It was unusual for him to go in and out of the casino so blatantly.

Wei Yanbiao sneered when he heard his words, and said with a smile: "Brother Feng went back to Chang'an a few days ago, and it is natural not to know, now Jinyang, a good gambler, I am afraid that no one does not know Xie Ronghua, after this Xie Ronghua came to Jinyang, he has no official position, he is idle all day long, isn't he always mixed with a group of Jianghu warlocks before, at the beginning, he was still drinking and telling stories in the restaurant, and then somehow, he went to Jucaiju, you know, gambling on this thing, sometimes more attractive than women, I went once, Xie Ergongzi became addicted to gambling, and he seized the opportunity to run to Jucaiju every day, and the Ergongzi Xie, who was both civil and military, was afraid that he would be ruined by this Jucaiju. ”

Feng Kun was a little surprised when he heard this, and said, "Xie Yun didn't care about his son? ”

"Why didn't you care, when I went to see him, I heard him scolding Xie Ronghua more than once, but what does it do, you saw it just now, he didn't even bother to disguise his identity, too, who in Jinyang doesn't know that our Lord Xie's son is addicted to gambling, so why hide his ears and steal the bell." Wei Yan gloated and said, "But then again, life in the world is nothing more than eating, drinking, prostituting and gambling, Xie Ronghua now has filial piety, so he naturally doesn't dare to go against the grain to do that 'prostitution', then he can only find fun in the remaining three." ”

The carriage became farther and farther away from Jucaiju in the sound of the two talking, and galloped towards the Xunfang Pavilion at the end of the long street.

Jucaiju is full of large and small gambling tables, each gambling table is surrounded by people, those who throw color, where they call and drink six, where the money digging is called back, there is no place not noisy, Xie Ronghua is dressed in white, it is particularly conspicuous in these crowds, he is a distinguished guest of Jucaiju, as soon as he comes, he is welcomed as a guest, there are especially many people gathered at this table, almost all gamblers want to gamble with Xie Ronghua, there is no other reason, just because Xie Ronghua loses nine times out of ten in this Jucaiju, he came, and the gamblers were like seeing the God of Wealth. It's the same today, but after a few games, the silver in front of Xie Ronghua lost more than half. He sighed and said, "It looks like I'm going to lose all my money again today." ”

"Where is Childe, this casino is like a battlefield, until the last moment, where can you say who loses and who wins, the remaining silver in Childe's hand is enough to turn the tables." A strong man looked at the silver in front of Xie Ronghua, his eyes lit up.

"Well, you're right, but I'm too unlucky today, so let's try it with Qin Luo." He turned his head and instructed Qin Luo: "You continue to play with them, if you lose, it will be mine, if you win back, I will divide half of the silver with you." ”

Qin Luo happily took his place and said, "Thank you, Childe." ”

The gamblers were immersed in the pleasure of gambling, and no one noticed that Xie Ronghua quietly left and went to the backyard of Jucaiju.

The owner of Jucaiju is named Qian Yuejin, a middle-aged man with a thin figure and bright eyes, he has been waiting in the backyard for a long time, and when he saw Xie Ronghua coming in, he hurriedly stepped forward and bowed down and said, "Son." ”

"No need to be polite, Boss Qian, are they here?" Xie Ronghua raised his hand and stopped his salutation.

"Childe comes with me." Qian Yuejin led Xie Ronghua to a small road, and Xie Ronghua apologized as he walked on the road; "I'm sorry, I'm afraid I lost a lot of money today, and the boss's money went out."

"Where is the childe, the silver is lost to them, and the wealth can be retrieved from them at any time, and being able to do things for the son is a blessing that Qian Mou has cultivated in three lives, and the son does not dislike Qian Mou for opening a casino, and Qian Mou is already grateful." Qian Yuejin said, he met Xie Ronghua by chance, opening a casino, he actually didn't want to do it for a long time, he earned enough silver, but others talked about him behind his back, either disdain or curse, and made friends with the lowest businessmen in the Shinong industry, even if the nobles of the family came to the casino once in a while, it was just to play, for befriending his kind of people, he never disdained it, he didn't expect that Xie Ronghua was willing to make friends with him, after several contacts with Xie Ronghua, when one day Xie Ronghua asked him, When he wanted to change his identity and status, he agreed almost without hesitation, and he still remembered that Xie Ronghua said to him with a smile at that time: "You don't have to answer me so quickly, this requires you to pay all your money, that is to say, all the benefits of Jucaiju must be used by me, so are you willing?" ”

The opportunity is fleeting, he knows that if he misses it, Xie Ronghua is afraid that he will not have anything to do with him again, although he does not have an official position, but he is the son of Xie Yun, these decisions can never be Xie Ronghua alone, he also knows that the court is now suppressing the Xie family very much, they need help, now find him, if he agrees, it will be a charcoal in the snow, if he is the Xie family flying on the day, he will not forget his kindness, thinking of these, he decisively agreed, since then, Although Jucaiju is still in his management, his master has become Xie Ronghua, and he is completely dependent on the Xie family.

In addition to managing Jucaiju, Qian Yuejin is also responsible for recommending businessmen who are as eager for fame and fortune as Xie Ronghua as he is, if anyone wants to see Xie Ronghua, he will find a way to inform him, he will come to the casino to play with the gamblers in the casino for a while, and then look for opportunities to meet them, so as to hide people's eyes.

While paying attention to the movement on the gambling table, Qin Luo observed the surroundings, and saw that the chips on the table were getting fewer and fewer, but Xie Ronghua had not come back yet, he was a little worried, and he was distracted for a while.

"Brother Qin, are you betting big or small, seeing that you haven't moved for so long, it's because you are about to lose all the silver and lose your son-in-law's face." A strong man grinned.

His words made the others come back to their senses, and one person looked around, and couldn't help but wonder: "Hey, where did Gongzi Xie go?" ”

"What did I bet on?" Seeing this, Qin Luo hurriedly shouted, lest they ask about Xie Ronghua's whereabouts.

"Look at you, the one who bet on you is big, and the result is two, three, four small, you can forget this." The strong man who laughed at him before said.

"Then my remand is big, I don't believe it, it can be small every time." Qin Luo said loudly, when he interrupted, everyone forgot to ask Xie Ronghua about his whereabouts, and turned their attention back to the gambling table, seeing that he bet big, and the rest of them bet small.

"One, two, three, small." When the result came out, there was a lot of laughter around, and everyone rushed to take out the silver in front of Qin Luo in front of them, and coaxed: "Little Brother Qin, thank you." ”

Qin Luo looked at the empty tray in front of him, his face was green, he originally thought that he would win a few handfuls of so many handfuls, and he could buy more time for Xie Ronghua, but he didn't expect to lose every handful, and he lost all the silver so quickly, he wanted to cry without tears, and everyone gloated: "Little Brother Qin's face is so ugly, he lost all the silver, do you still gamble?" ”

Xie Ronghua hasn't come back yet, he has to continue gambling without silver, he thought about it, took off his coat, and said, "Bet, I lost this clothes to you." ”

When Xie Ronghua came back, he saw Qin Luo gambling shirtless, and couldn't help but smile and said: "I didn't come back with a breath, why didn't you not lose all the money, but even the clothes were exported." ”

"Childe, I'm ......" Qin Luo's face was full of grievances, Xie Ronghua took his place, and said with a smile: "Today, Ronghua's money has been lost to you, it seems that the luck is really not increased, today will end here, if it continues, I am afraid that not only Qin Luo, but also my clothes will be taken by you." ”

Those gamblers have won a lot of money, so naturally they will not embarrass them, and said with a smile: "Okay, well, remember to come to play with us when Gongzi Xie is rich, gambling with Gongzi Xie is a great joy in life." ”

"It's natural, I still want to win back what I lost." Xie Ronghua said with a smile, borrowed a cloak from the guy and handed it to Qin Luo, Qin Luo quickly put it on, and left Jucaiju with Xie Ronghua in disgrace.

The next day, the rumor that the second son of the Xie family not only lost all his money in Jucaiju, but also lost the clothes of the little maid quickly spread all over the streets and alleys of Jinyang.