Shopkeeper Hu showed an appreciative gaze, and when Lu Xiaoxian said the word "dice", a strange light flashed in his eyes, which made him feel like a fellow traveler in his heart.

Shopkeeper Hu asked again: "Master Lu, what do you think of shaking dice?" ”

Lu Xiaoxian said: "Dice are the same as other gambling techniques, even if they are ever-changing, they are all changes in the number of sub-points. When shaking the bowl, the hand should be ruthless, and the bowl should be waved; When the bowl is stopped, it is necessary to work the word 'stability'. When the gamblers are focused on the bowl, the bowl is gently lifted and the bottom number is revealed......"

Lu Xiaoxian spoke up, like an old dealer.

Shopkeeper Hu pushed the copper bowl and dice on the table in front of Lu Xiaoxian: "You come and try!" ”

Lu Xiaoxian picked up the copper bowl and dice from the case and stared at the shopkeeper Hu.

"Shake it first!"

Lu Xiaoxian didn't look at it, and after shaking it casually, the bowl was three "ones".

Shopkeeper Hu was silent: "Shake big!" ”

Lu Xiaoxian did as he said.

Shopkeeper Hu stared at the three "sixes" in front of the case, and did not speak for a long time.

Lu Xiaoxian didn't know why the shopkeeper Hu didn't speak, he stood quietly aside, and didn't speak.

"Who did you learn your gambling skills from?" Shopkeeper Hu asked.

The shadow of the immoral ghost flashed in Lu Xiaoxian's mind, of course he couldn't expose his details, and said casually: "It's my own blind practice!" ”

Shopkeeper Hu could hear that Lu Xiaoxian was perfunctory, and he didn't ask anymore, but just sighed and said with a complicated expression: "When I saw you, I couldn't help but think of me when I was young, you were really good!" ”

Lu Xiaoxian said politely: "Shopkeeper Hu has won the award, the juniors are just getting started, and I ask Shopkeeper Hu to give me more advice!" ”

Shopkeeper Hu was silent, and he didn't know what he was thinking when he lowered his head.

After a pause, Shopkeeper Hu said bluntly: "I want to invite Mr. Lu to join Tiantong Casino, I don't know what Mr. Lu wants?" ”

Lu Xiaoxian finally understood the intention of the shopkeeper Hu, and after turning so many corners, it turned out that he wanted to recruit himself to work for him.

Settling down in Tiantong Gambling House is also a good choice for Lu Xiaoxian, and mixing in the gambling house is a piece of cake for him.

However, Lu Xiaoxian was not in a hurry to answer Shopkeeper Hu, he smiled slightly: "Shopkeeper Hu, can I think about it for a few days before replying?" ”

Who in Chang'an City doesn't know the fame of Tiantong Gambling House, and Tiantong Gambling House is paid much more than other gambling houses, such a good thing has changed others, and it is too late to be happy, but Lu Xiaoxian still has to think about it.

Li Si behind him also felt sorry and anxious for Lu Xiaoxian, and couldn't wait to answer this errand directly for him.

Lu Xiaoxian's answer was beyond the expectations of Shopkeeper Hu, but he was so calm at a young age, which made Shopkeeper Hu even more appreciative, and he nodded slightly: "Of course you can, then I'll wait for good news!" ”

Lu Xiaoxian got up, pointed outside, and asked Shopkeeper Hu: "After the matter here is discussed, then I'll go play a few games, Shopkeeper Hu won't stop him, right?" ”

"Before joining Tiantong Casino, Mr. Lu, you are a guest, how can the casino refuse guests to gamble? Childe, please! Shopkeeper Hu smiled slightly.

Walking to the door, Lu Xiaoxian suddenly stopped, and he said to Li Si: "You go out first and wait for me for a while!" ”

Watching Li Si go out, Lu Xiaoxian came to Shopkeeper Hu again: "I have something to discuss with Shopkeeper Hu, I don't know if it's okay?" ”

Although Shopkeeper Hu felt strange, he still nodded quietly and said, "Son, please speak!" ”

After listening to Lu Xiaoxian's speech, Shopkeeper Hu's face changed a little, and he said after a long time: "Let me think about this matter!" ”

"Of course, then I'll wait for good news!" Lu Xiaoxian returned to him what Shopkeeper Hu had just said.

Now that it has been clarified, Lu Xiaoxian no longer hides and pretends to be dressed, and with only one pillar of incense, he won a hundred taels of silver cleanly.

Putting the silver in his arms, Lu Xiaoxian glanced at the stunned Li Si beside him, and waved his hand: "We can go!" ”

Out of the Tiantong Gambling House, Lu Xiaoxian took out a silver ingot, which looked like twenty taels, and handed the silver to Li Si: "Take it, I will compensate you, enough for you to pay the money!" ”

Li Si took the silver and looked at Lu Xiaoxian in a daze, as if in a dream.

"That's it!" Lu Xiaoxian patted Li Si on the shoulder: "Let's clear the two of us, say goodbye!" ”

With that, Lu Xiaoxian turned around and left.

Lu Xiaoxian took a few steps, Li Si came back to his senses, and hurriedly chased after him and shouted, "Wait! ”

Lu Xiaoxian turned his head and stared at Li Si: "What, is there anything else?" ”

Li Si didn't know how to answer, licked his lips, and said incoherently: "I want to invite you to my house to sit down!" ”

"Come to your house and sit?" Lu Xiaoxian looked at Li Si inexplicably: "What do you mean?" ”

"You have done me such a great favor, and going to the house to drink saliva is also a piece of my heart!" Li Si pleaded, "My home is in Yonghefang, not far from Yiyangfang, just a few steps!" 123 Literary Network

Looking at Li Si's expectant gaze, Lu Xiaoxian couldn't bear to refuse, so he nodded and said, "Okay!" Then go sit down! ”

Lu Xiaoxian followed Li Si, passed seven squares, walked half of Suzaku Street, and spent more than an hour before arriving at Yonghefang, where Li Si lived.

Yonghe Fang, like other workshops in Chang'an, is surrounded by tall walls and is built of rammed earth slabs. The square is generally opened up east, west, north and south cross streets, and a gate is opened on each side. The stone pavement was covered with moss, and the water left behind by the rain dripped from the eaves, and it was slippery to walk on, and the shoes were covered with mud.

"How far is it?" Lu Xiaoxian had a feeling of being deceived.

"It's not far, it's coming soon!" Li Si pointed ahead.

"Not far?" Lu Xiaoxian couldn't cry or laugh, "I've walked most of Chang'an City, isn't this far away?" ”

Li Si scratched his head and said embarrassedly: "I'm afraid to say it directly, you won't come if you're too far away!" ”

Lu Xiaoxian was speechless for a moment.

The wooden door of Li Si's house was tattered and not locked, and with a slight push, it opened with a "creak".

Lu Xiaoxian stared at him in surprise, and Li Si explained embarrassedly: "The family is poor, there is nothing worth stealing, and it is the same whether the door is locked or not!" ”

Lu Xiaoxian looked at the narrow courtyard, the courtyard wall was made of stone under the courtyard wall, and the earth wall was above, the stone was already a little blackened, and the earth wall was mottled, as if telling the age of time.

Two low tiled houses are facing the courtyard gate, and there are several black holes in the windows, without window paper, like a pair of wide-open eyes staring at Lu Xiaoxian. The roof tiles are one in the east and one in the west. Some are good, some are bad.

There was no vitality in the whole courtyard, it looked gray, and even the water under the eaves was yellow and black. The only thing that made Lu Xiaoxian's eyes shine was that the bamboo poles at the base of the wall were covered with flower vines, and the dense green leaves were lined with purple-red flowers, which were delicate and bright. The branches and vines are entangled with the cold, all over the wall, and they stubbornly guard this courtyard with their own bodies.

Lu Xiaoxian followed Li Si into the house.

The room was dark and damp, the walls had long since peeled off, and the walls were uneven. The roof was exposed to the sky, and the walls had cracks, the largest of which had been plugged with rags and straw.

The furnishings in the house are even more shabby.

On the stinking and dirty bed lay a torn pillow, and the quilt with tattered cotton wool exposed, was crumpled haphazardly. Next to the bed was a wooden table with several holes, a bowl broken with several chips, two plates stained with debris, and a pair of short, thin chopsticks.

To the right of the wooden table was a cabinet with rotten wood. Other than that, there is nothing else.

"You live here?" Lu Xiaoxian frowned and glanced at Li Si.

"It's a little shabby, and it makes you smile!" Li Si said with a smile.

What do you mean by being a little rudimentary? It's just too simple, and it's not too much to say that it's a family with four walls.

Lu Xiaoxian couldn't understand how Li Si could live like this.

"There's no one else in your house?" Lu Xiaoxian asked again.

Li Si nodded and didn't speak, but his eyes were red.

Looking at Li Si's appearance, Lu Xiaoxian suddenly realized that he was only a thirteen or fourteen-year-old child. If you put it in the next life, you will still be spoiled in the arms of your parents. Now, letting him live alone is indeed a bit difficult for him.

Thinking of this, Lu Xiaoxian felt a little sympathetic to Li Si, and sat on the edge of the bed and chatted with him.

It turned out that the owner of the house in this courtyard was an old man surnamed Li, Li Laohan was a widower, Li Si was adopted by Li Laohan, and took Li Laohan's surname, and the two depended on each other.

Although the life of the Li family and the grandfather was difficult, it could be regarded as happy, and Li Laohan did not let Li Si suffer anything.

There are unforeseen circumstances, and a few days ago, Li Laohan suddenly fell seriously ill and died.

Li Si, who is ignorant of the world, is completely stupid, and the death of Li Laohan is no different from the sky falling for Li Si.

With the help of neighbors, Li Si buried Li Laohan. Since then, he has been supporting himself.

"How old are you?" Lu Xiaoxian asked.

"Fourteen!"

Lu Xiaoxian asked with concern, "Is your illness healing?" ”

Li Si smiled: "Speaking of which, I am also blessed, I had a fever a few days ago, and I couldn't move, and if someone else else died on the kang." A man came to my door to diagnose and grab medicine, and he didn't charge a penny after curing the disease! ”

"Is there such a good thing?" Lu Xiaoxian said strangely: "Why does this Lang Zhong want to treat you?" ”

"I asked, and Lang Zhong told me that a father-in-law in the palace paid for the consultation and asked him to come to see me at the door. I asked him what his father-in-law's name was, and Lang Zhong said that he didn't know either, and the bus left after the consultation fee! ”

"Father-in-law in the palace?" Lu Xiaoxian became more and more surprised: "Do you still recognize the father-in-law in the palace?" ”

"How do I know the father-in-law in the palace!" Li Si sneered and said, "I've been thinking about this too, either it's the old man my adoptive father knew before, or God took pity on me and sent a god to save me!" Anyway, I escaped and survived again! ”

Li Si is a poor man, Lu Xiaoxian was thinking about how to help him, but saw Li Si plop down and fall to the ground: "I want to worship you as a teacher, please accept me!" ”

Lu Xiaoxian's behavior in Tiantong Gambling House gave Li Si a great shock.