Chapter 15: Life History
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"Shopkeeper Chen can recognize this richest man in Chang'an?" Zhang Baoer looked envious.
"There have been several faces, but there are no deep friendships!"
"Shopkeeper Chen, why is this Wang Hu Feng so rich?" Zhang Baoer's curiosity was stimulated by Chen Song.
Wu Gongzi is not a businessman, he is not interested in what Chen Song said, he stared at Zhang Bao'er with a smile: "Little brother, you poured wine for the two of us, but you only let us see and not let you drink, how can Shopkeeper Chen be in the mood to tell you what Wang Hufeng is?" ā
Zhang Bao'er patted her head embarrassedly, and hurriedly picked up her wine glass: "Two, look at my memory, patronize and speak, is it mine, come on, come, I toast you two with a glass!" ā
Chen Song picked up the glass and asked, "Little brother shouldn't be shallow in drinking, right?" ā
Hearing Chen Song's question, Zhang Baoer shook his head with a wry smile. If he had drunk a lot of alcohol, he would have managed to drink with Lu Zhutou a long time ago, and he wouldn't need to have a headache about this matter.
Zhang Baoer said embarrassedly: "I'm still young, so naturally I can't accompany the two of you when I drink, just have fun with the two of you!" ā
The three of them ate food and drank wine, and after a while, they became acquainted.
"Little brother, we don't know each other, but I thank you for spending so much money for the two of us...... Come, I'll borrow flowers and offer a cup of Buddha to you! Chen Song was a little overhead, and he didn't speak very well.
Zhang Bao'er drank it all, put down the wine glass, and said to Chen Song: "Shopkeeper Chen, you don't have to be polite, if you and Wu Gongzi can look down on me, you can just call me Bao'er in the future!" ā
Chen Song nodded.
Wu Gongzi asked on the side, "Bao'er, is your family from Chenzhou?" ā
Zhang Bao'er raised her eyebrows slightly, and said lightly: "I don't have a home!" ā
"No home?" Wu Gongzi was very surprised: "What's going on?" ā
"When I was three years old, my hometown was hit by a flood that had not been seen in a century, and my parents took me out to flee in order to survive. As soon as he arrived in Chenzhou, his father and mother passed away one after another because of the plague. After so many years, I can't remember where my hometown is, and I can't even remember what my father and mother looked like when they were alive. ā
Zhang Baoer said these words very indifferently while recalling, as if she was talking about something that had nothing to do with her. In fact, he relied on his memories to tell the life experience of the previous Zhang Baoer, of course, it has nothing to do with him.
"Alas! Another orphan! Chen Song sighed in his heart, he seemed to see his own shadow from Zhang Bao'er's body.
Wu Gongzi stopped talking.
Seeing that the two were silent, Zhang Baoer couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?" Did I say something wrong? ā
Chen Song shook his head: "Bao'er, speaking of which, we really have some sympathy for each other, I can remember my hometown, just in this Chenzhou City, and I can also remember the appearance of my parents, but what can I do?" ā
The shopkeeper Chen is from Chenzhou, which Zhang Baoer didn't expect.
Chen Song's eyes were a little confused, as if he was talking to himself: "Our Chen family was originally a big family in Chenzhou City, and the family had a lot of wealth, and I was also a rich son when I was a child. However, no one could have imagined that this huge family property would become a talisman for the Chen family. One dark night, a gang of strongmen came into my house and kidnapped everyone for torture. In the end, they robbed the Chen family of money and property, and did not forget to set a fire when they left. It's also my fate, that **** happened to live in the home of a classmate, and escaped this catastrophe, and I was the only one in the entire Chen family who survived. One of my father's close friends found out about this and made a special trip from Chang'an to Chenzhou, where he took me to Chang'an, and I have lived with this uncle ever since. Later, before my uncle died, he left the Yonghe Building he ran to me, and it has been more than 30 years since I left Chenzhou City! ā
Zhang Baoer didn't expect that Chen Song would have such a bizarre life experience.
Along the way, Chen Song did not talk about his life to Wu Gongzi, and he was embarrassed to hear it at this time.
"So, Shopkeeper Chen came back this time?" Zhang Baoer asked.
"That's not it, I'm going to run errands elsewhere, and I just happened to pass through Chenzhou, so I stopped by the way to take a look." Chen Song pointed at Wu Gongzi: "No, having Wu Gongzi as a companion along the way also exempts you from the loneliness of the journey!" ā
"Shopkeeper Chen, have you been to your previous home?" Zhang Baoer asked with concern.
"Go, time has passed, and the former Chen Mansion is long gone!" Speaking of this, a smile suddenly appeared on Chen Song's face: "Although the Chen Mansion is gone, however, in that place, I met you!" ā
"Won't it?" Zhang Bao'er's eyes widened: "Shopkeeper Chen, do you mean that the current location of the Good Luck Gambling House is the former Chen Mansion?" ā
Chen Song's voice was a little indescribable and unclear: "That's right, the former home has now become a gambling house, which is probably a portrayal of the ups and downs of life." ā
Wu Gongzi persuaded on the side: "Shopkeeper Chen, life is unsatisfactory nine times out of ten, no matter what, it is a blessing to meet Brother Bao'er in your former home today, and it is worth our trip!" ā
Listening to Wu Gongzi's words, Zhang Bao'er was very grateful, he picked up his wine glass and said to the two of them proudly: "Wu Gongzi is right, I am just a flower child, but the two of them don't dislike it, Bao'er has thanked the two of them here." Come, I'll give you a glass! ā
After that, Zhang Baoer drank it all.
Chen Song drank the wine, put down the wine glass, stared at Zhang Bao'er and asked with some puzzlement: "Bao'er, how old are you, how can you have good gambling skills?" ā
"Master's discipline is very strict, and I have to practice gambling for at least seven or eight hours every day, day after day, and in this way, it has been a full five years before I have today."
Chen Song said with emotion: "You still have talent, if you change to an ordinary person, don't say five years, even if you have twenty years, you will not have such perfect gambling skills." You've developed such a good skill, why do you want to be a beggar! ā
Zhang Baoer did not hide it, and explained the rules set by Lao Zhaohua to the two of them in detail.
Wu Gongzi nodded and said, "Your master is right to do this, it can be seen that he is a master!" ā
Zhang Bao'er had long seen that Wu Gongzi was not an ordinary person, and when he interjected at this moment, he took the opportunity to ask: "Wu Gongzi, are you traveling this time to do business or play?" ā
Although Chen Song has been with Wu Gongzi all the way for so long, he has never heard Wu Gongzi mention the purpose of this trip, and it is difficult for Wu Gongzi to inquire if he doesn't say it. At this moment, Zhang Baoer asked about this, and he also wanted to know the answer, so he set his eyes on Wu Gongzi.
"Me?" Wu Gongzi hesitated, not knowing how to answer.
Zhang Bao'er said deliberately: "It's inconvenient for Wu Gongzi to say it, forget it, I just asked casually, don't mind!" ā
Seeing this scene, Wu Gongzi was a little embarrassed, he sighed and said: "Don't hide it from the two of you, I left Chang'an this time to find someone!" ā
"Who?" Zhang Baoer and Chen Song asked in unison.