The cruise ship bound for Hankow has been drifting for three days, and the river is unusually calm. In the lobby of the first class, a game has been going on for three hours. Dressed in a military uniform, Xu Hu, the first fierce general under Sun Baldzi, is a soldier in the end, sweating profusely when he loses, and the buttons on his neck are not unfastened. On the side of the oily head is Zhang Yiwan, the only son of Zhang Xiao, who combed his oily hair in a suit. At this time, he was fanning Xu Hu with a fan, "General Xu is worthy of being born in the army, and on such a hot day, the military appearance and discipline remain unchanged at all." ”

"The young general laughed, I originally said that I don't gamble, for fear of sweeping away the interest of a few of you." Xu Hu took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his hairline.

"It's okay, it's just a few small dollars! If you lose, it's mine. "Zhang 10,000 put the cards on the table." Run! ”

"Major General, is this mocking our An army for having no money?" Xu Hu had a pair of tiger eyes, and he glared at Zhang Yiwan. "Black 50,000!"

The young general laughed, General Xu Hu's brand is so good, I believe that today will definitely be able to turn defeat into victory! My Lao Zhang is not losing or winning now, and I am willing to add to General Xu! Zhang Xiaoling took out 50,000 yuan and put it in the middle of the table. I'm also black five! ”

"Hahaha, just play a fried golden flower, as for so much?" Zhang Zhong put the cigarette in his hand on the ashtray. I picked up my cards and looked at them, but I couldn't see a trace of expression on my face. It's the face of a poker veteran, and it's never going to be happy. He puts down his cards. Pushed all the chips in front of him. "I'm all black!"

Zhang Xiaoling, who was still calm just now, hurriedly picked up the card in front of him when he heard this, and he looked at Zhang Zhong's cold face again, but he still couldn't read a trace of information. "Boss Zhang's luck tonight seems to have gone a little too far, so strong. Come on, I'm running. Zhang Xiaoling put the card on the table and sat next to Xu Hu. General Xu, it's all up to you. ”

Zhang Yiwan stretched his waist, "Ah, it's six o'clock, I'm really sleepy." You guys play. Zhang Yiwan left the hall, and four or five entourages outside the door waited for the young general to enter the box.

Xu Hu picked up the cards, three Ks, one night, and finally hacked a big hand. Xu Hu pretended to be calm and unbuttoned the button around his neck. "I don't believe you've been so lucky, I'll follow."

Zhang Zhong sneered, "General Xu, there are only 200,000 in and out of your pot, and I have more than 500,000 here!" ”

General Xu snapped his fingers, and an adjutant walked over. "Draw out 400,000 yuan of the money to buy the jade seal."

"Good guy, the money to buy the jade seal has been taken out, and you are not afraid of Sun Dashuai's blame. Let's show the cards! Zhang Zhong said.

General Xu laughed. "Lao Tzu's this one has finally turned over, three old Ks!" General Xu grabbed the chips on the table into his arms.

"Don't worry, General Xu, the praying mantis catches cicadas and yellow finches are behind." Zhang Zhong also opened the cards in front of him. "Three A's! Concession! ”

General Xu Hu sat on the stool. "It's impossible, where in the world is there such a coincidence. I'm going to kill you! General Xu took out a pistol and pointed it at Zhang Zhong.

Zhang Xiaoling also took out a gun and pointed it at General Xu's head. "General Xu, I praised you for your good brand just now, why don't you admit it when you lose now."

General Xu's entourage and Zhang Xiaoling's disciples all picked up guns and pointed them at each other.

"Zhang Xiaoling, what are you doing?" General Xu's face did not change.

"Our Wanli Gang has always liked to uphold justice, today's game is indeed that you lost, and if you don't admit it, you will shoot your opponent, you say that if Sun Dashuai knows, will it be shameful for you?"

General Xu glared at Zhang Zhong, who spread his hands with an innocent expression.

"Okay, you have a kind. Brethren, let's go! General Xu left the hall with his entourage.

Zhang Xiaoling looked at Zhang Zhong with a smile, "Okay, there are two hits, and you can win with three Ks!" ”

Zhang Zhong politely replied, "Gambling cards rely on skill and luck, and I used to have so many black hands, in order to push luck to the end." General Xu's heart is too heavy, so he will naturally lose Jingzhou carelessly. However, just now, I still have to thank Master Zhang for his righteous action. ”

"Well, if I have another chance, I will go to you again to ask for advice." Zhang Xiaoling left the hall with his brothers. The dealer who dealt the cards saw that everyone was gone and said to Zhang Zhong, "How about it, Master Zhang, the cards are good for you!" ”

Zhang Zhong nodded repeatedly, and he took a bottle of red wine and two glasses. "Yes, then it's still the same old rules."

"Today's game is very dangerous, all of them are guns with guns, I also put my life on the line, you just give me thirty percent, no matter what, it has to be halved!" The dealer pulled the bow tie in front of his neck with his hand.

"Cheng, you have a point. You've done a lot of work today, and it's up to you. Let's celebrate the victory with a glass of wine. Hey, is there a corkscrew? ”

The dealer was happy to hear that Zhang Zhong was willing to share it with him, so he ran to the wine cabinet to find the corkscrew. Zhang Zhong squinted, secretly took out a black medicine bottle from his pocket, and sprinkled a little powder from it into a goblet. Then he put away the medicine bottle again.

"It's a pleasure to work with." Zhang Zhong drank it all first. The dealer did not suspect that there was fraud, and he drank with his mouth. After drinking, the two of them began to collect the money on the table. While cleaning up Zhang Zhong, he asked the dealer. "How old are you?"

"28 years old, what do you ask me to do?" The dealer was a little puzzled.

"Oh, that's 31." Zhang Zhong muttered to himself.

"31 years old, I'm obviously 28 years old, why do you say I'm 28 years old!"

"As soon as a person is born, the sky increases by one year, the earth grows by one year, and the pregnancy is ten months, which is another year old, and the underworld is like this to record the age, and when you look back and see Lord Yama, don't report the wrong age." Zhang Zhong smiled slyly.

"What do you mean?" The dealer was shocked into a cold sweat, and suddenly the whole person convulsed, and foamed at the mouth with a mouth. Zhang Zhong threw him out of the window into the river. "So greedy at a young age."

Zhang Zhong also walked out of the hall with a box of money, went to the deck to breathe, this night was very fruitful, and he must find a bathhouse to relieve his fatigue when he got off the boat.

On the third deck, an old man and a young man wore long shirts, and their mouths were full of words. The old one's name is Dou Zhenhai, and he is a cross talk artist who runs the rivers and lakes, and next to him is the little apprentice he just accepted called Rui'er. Rui'er is young and greedy, and she was pulled up by her master early in the morning to practice, and she kept fighting.

"I'll tell you boy, do what we do, remember one word, diligence. Practice diligently, run errands diligently, and listen to the master diligently. Did the master teach you to memorize the name of the dish? ”

"Almost, I invite you to eat steamed lamb and steamed bear's paws, uh, um."

"Uh-huh, huh? What about the ones behind the steamed bear's paws? ”

"Well, fish-flavored shredded pork, back pot meat, braised eggplant, elbow, two bowls of Yangchun noodles, a big bowl for the master, and a small bowl for me."

Dou Zhenhai flicked a brain melon on Rui'er's head. "Hundreds of years of traditional jokes, to your kid is still new."

"No, Master, didn't you tell me that you will eventually feel shallow on paper, and you must do it if you know it! I haven't eaten any steamed lamb with bear's paws, you take me to eat it again, and I will definitely recite it word for word. ”

"Get out of the way, if I can eat all these things, why do I still say cross talk?"

Dou Zhenhai sighed, faced forward, took a deep breath, cleared his throat, and with a "poof", a mouthful of thick phlegm sprayed out of the air, drawing a beautiful arc, and the phlegm returned to the sea.

"Master, what kind of skill are you!" Rui'er looked at Master curiously.

This is called a spout, saying that the plosive sound of the mouth of the cross talk is very important, concentrating the qi of the entire dantian in the mouth, using the pressure of the mouth to push the phlegm out, and when the phlegm is in the air, it will not spread out because of the force, and it will go straight to the target. You try it! ”

Rui'er squeezed a mouthful of phlegm to protrude hard, and the phlegm was so loose that it squirted to the ground as soon as it came out of her mouth.

"What a spout you are, you're a shower! Look at the master, use the power of the dantian, and wrap the phlegm in the mouth. Dou Zhenhai's phlegm spurted out again, this time not as far as just now, and flew towards the next deck.

At this time, Zhang Zhong leaned his back against the armrest, raised his head and snorted heavily, but he didn't expect that as soon as he opened his mouth, a mouthful of old phlegm shot in, and it happened to be stuck in his throat. Zhang Zhong clutched his neck and struggled.

Rui'er took Master's hand and asked, "Master, you won't be a heart, will you?" ”

"Nonsense, I'm just a heart, and I can't spit out so accurately." Dou Zhenhai pulled his apprentice and hurriedly went downstairs, and when he saw Zhang Zhong, he hurriedly made amends. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't have an accident."

Zhang Zhong was speechless from the phlegm, and his hands fluttered. "Water Water"

Dou Zhenhai was also frightened, "There's no water here!" Where's your room, I'll take you back. ”

Zhang Zhong squeezed out a sentence of 302 and couldn't make a sound anymore. Dou Zhenhai carried Zhang Zhong, Rui'er followed with a hard time, and the three of them stumbled into 302. As soon as he entered the house, Zhang Zhong collapsed on the ground, and the black medicine bottle in his pocket also slipped out. Dou Zhenhai searched all over the house and didn't have a water cup. "It's first class, and I don't even have a water cup. There is water in the pipe, what can you hold? ”

Rui'er found the black bottle next to Zhang Zhong, unscrewed the lid and looked inside. "Master, the bottom is seen here, and there is only a layer of white powder at the bottom of the bottle."

Dou Zhenhai snatched it over, "I can't care so much, let's fill him with water." Dou Zhenhai poured water into the black medicine bottle and poured it into Zhang Zhong's mouth, and the water pushed the phlegm into it. Zhang Zhong's breath can be regarded as a pant.

Dou Zhenhai wiped the sweat from his forehead with his hand.

"Master, it's really good to live in this first-class cabin." Rui'er walked over to the bed and jumped on it. "Master, this bed is so soft. Much more comfortable than the wooden bed we slept on. ”

"So let you recite the name of the dish, if you become famous and famous, a thousand oceans in a church, you can live such a life."

"Master, why haven't you made it to the end?" Rui'er said a word to Dou Zhenhai speechless.

At this time, Zhang Zhong's body suddenly twitched, foaming at the mouth. Dou Zhenhai saw it and hurried over to check. Rui'er asked Master, "Didn't you just spit out a mouthful of phlegm?" Why did he spit out so much? ”

Dou Zhenhai probed Zhang Zhong's nose with his fingers, "He's dead, what can I do?" If others find out, they will definitely think that we killed it! ”

"Master, he's still carrying a box in his hand! Will there be contact information for his family? Rui pointed to the box.

Dou Zhenhai opened the box, "Money, it's all dollars!" ”

"Master, with so much money, can we eat all the dishes on the list of dishes?"

Dou Zhenhai crawled to Zhang Zhong's side and took out his wallet from Zhang Zhong. There is a name card of the hotel inside, with Zhang Zhong's name written on it, and the check-in date is this morning.

The "woo woo" cruise ship docked, and a whistle interrupted Dou Zhenhai's thoughts. He picked up the apprentice with the box and ran out.