Lu Xiafan of the casino is very familiar, after all, as soon as the master disappears, nine times out of ten he will go to the casino, and one percent will be in the green building.

Of course, the probability of going to the latter is small, not because he gambles more, but when he can win, he always accounts for a minority.

The guards of the casino were also familiar with Xia Fan, and after asking him what he meant, they took him directly to the door of the owner's room.

"Oh, his master happens to be here, let him in. ”

The proprietor's voice came through the door.

The guard, who had received permission, stepped out of the way and made a gesture of please.

Xia Fan's heart tightened slightly, and instead of locking the debtor in a private prison, he took him to the owner's room...... Could it be that they are using violence to force debts?

He hurriedly pushed open the door and walked into the house quickly, "Stop, I brought the ransom money-"

Halfway through speaking, Xia Fan was suddenly dumbfounded.

I saw the casino proprietor and the master sitting facing each other, and there was a pot of boiled fish between the two, and the milky white soup was decorated with a little red pepper, which looked so delicious. There were also several empty wine jugs poured around, and judging from the fish bones stacked in front of them, it seemed that they had already drunk three rounds.

What is the situation? Why did the master, who owed money, become a guest at the casino after not seeing him for a month?

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Xia Fan would never have believed that this middle-aged uncle with a red face and an excellent complexion was his cheap master, Zhao Dahai.

"What are you doing, you kid drank too much, what nonsense are you talking about!" his master patted the mat at his feet, "Have you eaten dinner, come over and drink a bowl of fish soup first." ”

"Lao Zhao, is this your disciple who said that we should not touch you and promise to come to ransom people in a month?" hehe......" The owner looked at Xia Fan with a smile, "I just heard people mention it before, and I finally saw it today." Thirty taels of silver in a month, most people are afraid that they will flee far away, and you dare to come back, this alone is already commendable courage. Yes, it's really a hero from a teenager!"

"He might as well run away. The master stuffed a mouthful of fish meat into his mouth, "Apprentice, let me introduce you, this is the shopkeeper Xiao who runs the Spring Festival Street, and the shops we used to patronize were basically his property. ”

In other words, this person not only opened a casino, but also opened the green houses, teahouses and inns on the street?

In this way, Xia Fan's doubts in his heart were even worse, why did such a big boss mix with his master and seem to be talking and laughing happily?

"Hahaha...... It's not as complicated as you think. Shopkeeper Xiao seemed to see Xia Fan's puzzlement, and took the initiative to explain, "Daochang Zhao did owe a gambling money, but he also did me a great favor. I, Xiao, pay attention to debts and repay debts, and repay kindness, and when the two are offset, he still has kindness to the Xiao family. ”

After some detailed explanation, Xia Fan finally figured out what was going on - a green building was also opened on Lotus Street next door, called the Red Cherry Blossom Pavilion, which formed a competitive trend with the Xiao family's soft incense pavilion, and once overwhelmed the latter. The master happened to know a set of massage techniques, which were originally only used to relieve fatigue on the go, but when he proposed to teach these techniques to the women of the Soft Fragrance Pavilion and use them on the guests, the form was reversed in an instant. Nowadays, there are few customers in the Red Cherry Blossom Pavilion, and there are people waiting outside the Soft Fragrance Pavilion every day, and the income is naturally rising, and the thirty taels of debts are not worth mentioning compared to the income of the Spring Building.

After listening to this, Xia Fan only had one thought left in his mind: Is this TM okay?

"What, do you think I'm at the end of my rope and can only wait for you to come to my rescue?" Zhao Dazhi took a cup of smugness, "I have been wandering the rivers and lakes for decades, I have never seen any strong winds and waves, how can I be trapped by a little setback!"

"......" Xia Fan couldn't help twitching the corners of his mouth, he had imagined many scenes of redemption, some of them wept bitterly to express repentance, and some of them were stubborn and desperate to save face, but he didn't foresee such a situation.

Whether he can be admitted to the sergeant or not, it has no effect on the master.

Let him learn a lesson, and sure enough, he thinks too much.

"So...... Have you passed the exam?" Zhao Dahai suddenly asked.

"Yes. Xia Fan said weakly, "I thought that the master was suffering and the disciple couldn't sleep at night, and after obtaining the resettlement fee, he rushed back here day and night, but he didn't expect to be busy in vain." ”

"Phew, I don't know what your kid is thinking, it's good to think about being a teacher once a month. The master disagreed, "But since you came with the ransom money, you can count it as wholehearted, but you won't be able to accompany me all over the world in the future." ”

"You seem to enjoy wandering. Seeing that he didn't pretend in front of Shopkeeper Xiao, Xia Fan didn't bother to play any further, "When I was so hungry that I was about to faint, didn't I say that I was willing to cook anything for a meal? Now that I have become a priest of the Privy Council, I can make you no longer hungry." ”

"This time, this time, that time, can you believe the words when you are hungry and panic!" the other party glared at him, "Where are you going to take office?"

"I don't know yet. But no matter where you go, it's still okay for Master to find a place to live. ”

Zhao Dahai pondered for a moment and then shook his head, "No need, you can go alone in the future." ”

Xia Fan was stunned, "What do you mean?"

"I'm used to being at ease and don't want to stay in one place for long. Taking a step back, it's better to live here with you, there is no shortage of eating, drinking, and having fun, and the girl in the soft fragrance pavilion wishes I would go over every day, how comfortable and comfortable I want to be......"

"I can testify that your master is telling the truth. Shopkeeper Xiao said with a smile.

"You...... Seriously?" Xia Fan frowned.

"Seriously, absolutely seriously!"

"In that case, then I won't say anything more. He shook his head helplessly, "But after the appointment and dismissal order comes down, I will tell you where I went." If Master regrets it one day and can't eat enough, he can come to me at any time. Then, the disciple retired. ”

"Go, go, go. Zhao Dahai waved his hand.

Xia Fan had no choice but to leave the room.

After he left, Shopkeeper Xiao looked at Zhao Dahai with a sigh, "It's the first time I've seen a master and apprentice like you." Not to mention being a teacher and being as steady as a mountain, if not others, will at least pretend to be like that...... The rivers and lakes have to burn three sticks of incense. ”

"What's the use of pretending to be a master-apprentice friendship?" Zhao Dahai sneered, "The day before was still a close peer, and the day after that, I stabbed a knife in the back for a little bit of petty profit, and I have seen a lot of it-it looks like it is too much, and sometimes it will paralyze itself, so it's better not to start at the beginning." You should be familiar with this principle. ”

"Hahaha...... It does make sense. Shopkeeper Xiao filled the wine glasses of the two and said, "But your apprentice has finally been admitted to the Fang Shi, and it will be a great joy to be a court official in the future." If you put it in another house, you must beat gongs and drums, and wear red and hang colors, why do I think you don't seem to care too much? Could it be ...... Do you think the disciple is lying?"

"Not really, from the moment he offered to take the taxi exam, I knew that sooner or later it would be the day. Zhao Dahai's voice suddenly sank a little, "To be honest, I don't really want him to go down this path...... Become a Privy Councillor. ”

"What's wrong with honoring the ancestors? Others who want to take this path are not qualified. ”

"He's different...... This kid scares me a little. ”

"Scared?" shopkeeper Xiao smiled dumbly, "Lao Zhao, you drank too much." ”

"Drink too much? It's still early! You haven't been with him for a long time, it's normal to not know, I've been with him for more than ten years, so I naturally know the details of this kid. Zhao Dahai waved his hand, as if he wanted to vomit quickly, but he swallowed and vomited halfway through, "The more I teach him, the more I can feel the gap between myself and him." You don't understand the feeling, it's like, it's like—" He couldn't describe it after a long time.

"I understand, the blue is better than the blue, he has become a monk, aren't you still 'Zhao Daochang'......"

"It has nothing to do with that!" he interrupted, "I can't stand the rules of the Privy Council, so I'm this wandering monk. I've seen a lot of people who claim to be geniuses, but that kid is different. ”

"What's the difference?"

This time Zhao Dahai was silent for a longer time, "Have you ever seen someone who was born to know?"

Sure enough, after drinking too much, Shopkeeper Xiao smiled, "Do you want to say that your disciple is?"

"I don't know. He took his glass and drank it down, "But if there were, he would be almost the same." I was only three years old when I picked up that kid, and it was rare for me to be able to perceive qi at this age, and most of the disciples of the family began to learn to feel qi at the age of four or five. But he was able to draw talismans at the age of five, and at the age of six, he performed a complete technique, and in two years he mastered what others could only learn in five to six years. ”

"And when he said that when he drew qi, it was as if he saw the stars in the sky, what the hell was that! Shouldn't he not see anything but dimly notice that there was an extra layer of tulle around him? But he did introduce qi into his body, and I had to pretend that it was supposed to be like this. ”

"This ...... It seems to be a bit exaggerated. ”

"If only that's it. He found a scrap ledger out of nowhere, and he wrote and drew on the back every day, and then I stumbled upon something he remembered much earlier than he had spoken. Zhao Dahai said faster and faster, "This is equivalent to him deliberately slowing down, so as not to seem to be learning too fast—would ordinary people do such things? Since then, I have been paying more attention, and I have found that this kid has more and more problems." The other party's abnormal obsession with art, extreme self-control when practicing, and doing things in an orderly manner are no longer simply summarized by natural powers. ”

"Isn't that talent more suitable for the Privy Council?"

"How can a place like the Privy Council be able to be smooth sailing by virtue of talent? With the nature of my apprentice, I will either fold in it or ...... will become part of the Privy Council. He sighed, "If it's the latter, the higher the talent, the greater the harm caused......

Privy Council...... Those monks are at most a little more arrogant, but then again, which official with a little power in his hands is not like this?

Shopkeeper Xiao found that the topic was getting more and more outrageous, so he simply gave up asking, "Okay, I don't know much about these ways of Fang Shi, since you don't want him to join the Privy Council, why didn't you stop him from taking the Shi Examination at that time?"

This is the contradiction of the human heart. Zhao Dahai smiled bitterly, "My talent is ordinary, and the upper limit of my life stops here, but the more ordinary I am, the more I want to see what kind of heights a truly talented person can reach." There are only a handful of things I can teach, and the only place where he can be fully developed is the Privy Council. ”