Chapter 158: The Dust Settles (Part II)
Leaving the sword mound and bidding farewell to the sword slave, Zhao Zheng then went to the next place to go. Today is the first day he has recovered and gone out, and there are many places to go and many people to meet. Of course, we should go from place to place according to the degree of importance, and see each person one by one.
The first place he went was the sword mound, and the first thing he did was to bury the two swords of yesteryear. In his opinion, this is the most important thing to do first, and the rest can be put aside first.
The second place he went to was the casino, a makeshift casino.
A few days ago, the casino was bustling with people, but now it's deserted and rarely populated. The reason why the contrast is so big is only because the ring match has ended, ninety percent of the guests in the villa have left, and most of the gambling accounts have been settled.
There is no gambling in this temporary casino, and naturally no one wants to come to the casino without gambling.
Zhao Zheng came, he came to get the money.
Lu Youfa was originally throwing dice with his subordinates to relieve boredom, and he was able to throw the leopard if he threw it, but when he saw Zhao Zheng coming, he hurriedly put down the dice and greeted him. The dice made several turns in the white porcelain bowl, and when it stopped, it showed two, four, five, three points that were not in a row. Lu Youfa's subordinates are precise and will never go on a business trip, only when he is distracted.
He can be distracted by Zhao Zheng, which shows how much he attaches importance to Zhao Zheng.
"Zhao Shaoxia, I finally looked forward to you, I was going to visit before, but I was afraid that it would disturb your rest and recuperate, so I didn't leave for a long time. It's great that you're here on your own. Lu Youfa was full of spring breeze and arched his hand. Not seen for a few days. He's a little fatter than before. A merry heart makes a cheerful countenance. Naturally, the amount of food will also increase.
"Hehe, I don't know what Boss Lu said is good?" Zhao Zheng returned the salute with a smile.
"There are two good things, first, you can walk over and prove that you have recovered, as your friend, of course, I hope you can recover; Secondly, when you come, I will be able to give you the money that belongs to you. But it's a matter of heart. ”
"Boss Lu is so concerned about my body, and he still wants to stuff money into my hand, which is really grateful."
"Haha, it's the first time I've wanted to give away the money in my pocket to someone else, which has never happened before."
"You're happy to give me that money just because I've helped you make a lot more money than that."
"That's right!" Lu Youfa showed an excited look and clapped his fists and high-fives, "Thanks to you, I made a lot of money this time, even if the gambling money of more than four million taels cannot be counted." can also earn more than 3 million taels. It's the biggest bet I've made in years. ”
"More than three million taels, that's a dizzying astronomical number. Those losers are just afraid that they will cry for their fathers and mothers. Zhao Zheng smiled bitterly.
"Haha, someone is going to cry, among the people who participated in the gambling this time, there are a few good gamblers who bet their whole belongings on Kong Yunjie, who would have thought that the dignified Kong Yunjie would lose in your hands!" Lu Youfa laughed again, he often laughs these days, this is a hearty laugh, a winner's laugh.
"Wouldn't it be miserable to lose all your belongings?" Zhao Zheng frowned.
"Gambling has always been the bait of the willing, and no one else is to blame no matter how miserable they are. If it was me who lost, I would have to admit defeat and obediently give the bet. ”
"That being said, it still feels pitiful."
Zhao Shaoxia is really warm-hearted, and he even worries about those gamblers. But don't worry, I'm not killing them all, and for those gamblers who lose too badly, I'm all open to the net, and I don't charge some less money, so that they don't lose all their pants. ”
"As it should be, it won't do you any good if you drive those gamblers to the end of the road." Zhao Zheng nodded.
"That's right, if you force all the gamblers to jump into the river, who will I make in the future, right?" After Lu Youfa finished speaking, he smiled again.
After talking and laughing, Lu Youfa took out a stack of silver tickets from his body and gave them to Zhao Zheng with both hands, adding up to a total of 300,000 taels. Among these money, 180,000 taels are gambling money, 100,000 taels are the bonuses agreed before, and the remaining 20,000 taels are made up by Lu Youfa with kindness, in order to make up a whole number. He did this, firstly, because he was happy after winning too much money, and secondly, he also wanted to make friends with Zhao Zheng.
Zhao Zheng didn't want to ask for the extra 20,000 taels, but he couldn't refuse, so he could only accept it.
300,000 taels of silver, not to mention the exchange of real money, even the paper silver tickets have a thick pile, which makes people feel particularly comfortable in their hands.
During the previous period of recuperation, Zhao Zheng had already planned the use of the money, and planned to divide it into three, one part of it was kept for his own use, part was given to relatives and friends, and the rest were all dispersed.
If you are poor, you will be good to yourself, and if you are rich, you will help the world.
For Zhao Zheng, being able to help more people with this money is far happier than carrying it in his pocket. The daughter is scattered and comes back, with his current strength and identity, it is not difficult to make money, and there is really no need to be too stingy with this money.
Leaving the casino, Zhao Zheng went to the residence of the Mandarin Duck Chasing Family, intending to visit and thank him.
Before the official convening of the ring match, Li Yuanzhan had done him a great favor, personally instructed him in swordsmanship, and mobilized friends to show their abilities, teaching him Pegasus swordsmanship and pointing out the acupoints on his body. The reason why he was able to win consecutive battles was inseparable from the help of these people.
To be a man, you have to be grateful for your kindness, and after he wins, of course, he will come to thank others. It's just that I don't know if Wang Chao, Dongfang Chu, and Bao Cheng have left Sword Casting Villa, and if they haven't left, they have to go and thank them in person.
Although the great grace is not grateful, but if you don't even say thank you, you can't say it.
Coming to the familiar courtyard door, Zhao Zheng knocked on the door, and it didn't take long for there to be a response from inside the door.
"Who's knocking?" Li Yuanzhan's rough voice came out, and the sound was like a war drum on the battlefield.
"It's me, Zhao Zheng."
"Haha, it turned out that you were here, I'll come over and open the door for you right away."
Zhao Zheng stopped and waited for a few breaths, and the door opened faster than expected.
The person who opened the door was Li Yuanzhan, who was as energetic as usual today, wearing a grab on his head, a big belt tied around his waist, fast boots on his feet, a brocade hero on his back, and a male sword in the mandarin duck sword hanging from his waist. As soon as he saw Zhao Zheng, he immediately smiled on his broad face.
"Good boy, the injuries on your body are finally healed, I can't wait for you for so many days." Li Yuanzhan said with a smile.
"Uncle has been waiting for me?" Zhao Zheng listened to this tone and guessed that the other party seemed to have something important to find him.
"That's right, I've been waiting for you to recover, so I can tell you something, and if it weren't for this, I would have gotten up and left long ago."
"What does Uncle want to tell me?"
"A happy event, a great happy event, you come in first, this is not a place to speak, let's go inside and talk slowly." Li Yuanzhan grabbed Zhao Zheng's arm as he spoke, and pulled him into the courtyard, looking impatient. (To be continued......)