"It seems that there is no excitement today."

He Xiaoqiao shrugged his shoulders, and nodded with the handle of the fan against his chin with a little disappointment, and his small mouth pouted.

"It's okay, I'll come back tomorrow." Hong Fang said calmly, and at the same time, he comforted himself - anyway, he can come out at any time, but the huge sum of three hundred taels is a bit tangled.

"Okay, come back tomorrow." He Xiaoqiao gave a thumbs up to agree with his words, and put forward his own suggestion by the way, "Now let's go to the gambling house first." ”

Hong Fang and Bai Shou naturally had no objections.

The group was about to leave, but just as they were about to turn around, Bai Shou suddenly stopped, looked not far ahead, and then suddenly motioned for a few people to stand next to him first.

He Xiaoqiao followed his gaze and saw a familiar blue sedan chair slowly stopping in the alley diagonally opposite Yihong Courtyard, and the sedan curtain hung without moving.

After a long time, a slender palm that looked a little pale slowly opened the small window on the side of the sedan chair, and He Xiaoqiao was almost certain that the person sitting inside was Shangguan Yun, and he was now looking in the direction of Yihong Courtyard.

"Isn't this the big guy last time?" Hong Fang wrapped the long sword in his arms and glanced over with disdain, "What is he doing here?" Do you want to go in and grab the hydrangea too? ”

For a heartthrob like Shangguan Yun, who has a rich family background and excellent appearance, he has no other feelings except envy, jealousy and hatred.

"That's tomorrow." Bai Shou corrected him expressionlessly.

Hong Fang snorted, "Who knows if he wants to go over the wall and peek right now." ”

This time, it was He Xiaoqiao's turn to remind him, "That's what we're going to do tomorrow." ”

The corners of Hong Fang's mouth twitched, scratching his scalp and not speaking.

So the group continued to hide in the alley like fools, staring at the blue sedan chair where Shangguan Yun was, until two quarters of an hour later, the curtains of the sedan chair were lowered, and the sedan chair man lifted the sedan chair again and slowly left along the road from which he came.

Seeing the blue sedan chair walking away, He Xiaoqiao raised his eyebrows thoughtfully, rubbed his chin with his hand, and then glanced at Yihong Courtyard, which was still locked, and finally remembered the reason why he came here-with his infatuation with Miss Lanxin, it was strange to hear that she was going to openly 'recruit husbands' and not be crazy-

Well, he's not crazy, at least not now, it is estimated that he is here today to find an escape route, and is ready to rob his relatives on the spot tomorrow.

Thinking so, He Xiaoqiao became even more determined to come to the scene tomorrow to join in the fun.

This year's best infatuated man and woman love blockbuster is definitely not to be missed - especially with keywords such as 'Qinglou grievances lingering and tear-jerking', and it is also voted for the best handsome man and woman co-starring in Beijing, and a large number of powerful people follow to play soy sauce tricks.

Leaving from Zhilan Street, the group went to the Fugui Gambling House to have a look.

The gambling table designed by He Xiaoqiao has all been prepared and sent over, and the additional customized thin porcelain goblets will not be able to be made until the next year, because the craftsmen in the porcelain kiln have returned to their hometown for the New Year.

There are still six days left on Chinese New Year's Eve, and it is not a good idea to redecorate the gambling house at this time, but it is still possible to add a little stuff to it.

As early as a few days ago, He Xiaoqiao took two pairs of good playing cards to Liao Steward, and taught him and a few new recruits to be dealers along with the gameplay of Texas Playing Cards, and asked them to learn and promote this kind of thing as soon as possible, so that more people know that in addition to dice and mahjong pai gow in the rich gambling house, there are novelty gambling equipment they have never seen.

Although Liao Steward is middle-aged, but the shrewd memory is not covered, and he quickly mastered the tricks, and the guys are also quite flexible, although it is the first time to contact novelties, but when He Xiaoqiao passed over today, they have been able to control the rules of the cards and distinguish the size, as well as calculate the corresponding odds.

handed over the drawings of the playing cards to Steward Liao, and asked him to find Master Zheng from the Double Happiness Carpenter Shop to make a dozen or so pairs of spare, and He Xiaoqiao went to the backyard to take a look at the finished gaming tables.

The fan-shaped table top with an arc is bound with navy blue silk cloth, and the edges and corners of the table are painted black, although it looks a little weird, but it does not prevent He Xiaoqiao from watching them miss his previous life and miss all kinds of tears - there are mahjong, playing cards, dice, chips and special gaming tables, this is called a casino!

The plum wine in the cellar was almost ready, He Xiaoqiao opened a jar for everyone to try and asked, and after getting a positive answer, he told Steward Liao that he would come over to pay dividends at the end of the year in a few days, and then left with Hong Fang and them.

It was still early, and I didn't want to go back to the house too early, so the group habitually walked to Dongdajie - it is forgivable to grow fat to keep warm when it is cold.

He Xiaoqiao comforted himself like this, looking left and right, picking out those foods that could only be made and eaten freshly.

Hong Fang, who is also a carnivore, followed closely behind, and as for Bai Shou, who didn't know whether it was an ant or a bee, he only looked at the dessert stall.

"What's next?" After drinking the fresh and spicy fish soup noodles, He Xiaoqiao patted his stomach and asked Hong Fang, "I remember that there is a newly opened cake shop around the corner in front, I heard that it is a filling made with bacon and flowers, but it is so ......."

Before she finished speaking, He Xiaoqiao suddenly found that a golden 'wall' appeared on the road in front of her, and then a loud voice sounded above her head like thunder, "This son, can you lend me ten cents to buy buns?" ”

Bun?

Before He Xiaoqiao could react to what was going on, Hong Fang and Bai Shou had already picked up their weapons very quickly and blocked them in front of her, and Bai Shou shouted with a calm face, "Stay away!" ”

"Don't worry, I'm not a bad person, I'm just a little hungry." The blonde man with a cyan beard on his face raised his hands innocently to express goodwill, and then stretched out his hand and pointed to the small shop selling steamed buns not far away, "The boss over there said that if you don't buy steamed buns, don't block him from doing business, I want to buy steamed buns, but I can't find my money." ”

The man gestured and gestured, indicating that he seemed a little embarrassed, but more anxious.

He Xiaoqiao looked up at him carefully, and when he first saw the short hair that was brighter than gold, he thought it was a foreign friend. Unexpectedly, when I looked down, I found that this blonde man who was definitely more than two meters tall and tower-like actually had an absolutely oriental face.

This is really unusual, is there a hair coloring technique now?

Reaching out and pressing Bai Shou's arm, signaling them not to get excited, He Xiaoqiao stepped forward and looked up at him curiously, "Is your hair born like this?" ”

"Hair?" The tall man wearing the weird chest armor subconsciously reached out and grabbed the messy short hair, obviously not realizing that He Xiaoqiao was asking about the color of his hair, and replied with a strange look, "I'm not used to tying my hair up, it's too troublesome, so my fiancée helped me cut my hair like this." ”

He Xiaoqiao was happy at the moment, "Your fiancée's skills are good." ”

This is the model of fashion-leading trends!

The man smiled when he heard this, looking quite proud, "I think so too." ”

"My name is He Xiaoqiao, what about you?" It's rare to meet someone with a personality similar to himself, He Xiaoqiao has a good impression of the blonde man who suddenly appeared, "What's your name?" ”

"They all call me Black Knife." The blonde man grinned and habitually grabbed his hair again.

He Xiaoqiao realized that he seemed to be carrying a very large thing behind his back, wrapped in black cloth, extending to the back of his knees, and there was a gap at the end of the tail, which looked like some kind of weapon.

Out of the corner of his eye, seeing the heavily guarded official wandering not far away, He Xiaoqiao raised his eyebrows, retracted his gaze and looked at the black knife.

"Didn't you say you wanted to eat steamed buns?" beckoned to him, He Xiaoqiao took the lead in raising his feet and walked to the bun shop, "Let's go, I'll invite you." ”

A group of four people sat down in the steamed bun shop, and the shopkeeper, who had despised the black knife before, walked over with a slightly unpleasant face, "What kind of buns do you want to eat?" ”

"What do you have here?" He Xiaoqiao asked back, "How to calculate the price?" ”

"Thin noodle steamed buns are two cents each, vegetarian buns are three cents each, pork buns are five cents for two, and mixed noodle steamed buns are the cheapest, which is one penny." The shopkeeper quoted the price smoothly.

He Xiaoqiao glanced at the black knife, and estimated that this guy's appetite should not be small, so he shouted to the boss casually, "Twenty pork ones, plus ten vegetarian buns." ”

"Okay, wait a minute, I'll be here soon!" The shopkeeper responded happily, quickly opened the lid of the steamer, and quickly picked up thirty buns and sent them to the table, "The buns are here, please use them slowly." ”

He Xiaoqiao touched a piece of broken silver of about one tael and threw it to him, "Please ask the boss to help us call some wonton noodles and two roast chickens, and we don't need to look for the rest." ”

The meaning of not having to look for it is that the rest of the money is spent – or legwork fees.

The shopkeeper didn't expect to encounter such a good thing, and after thanking He Xiaoqiao, he smiled toothlessly and went to buy wonton noodles and roast chicken next door.

"Eat." Pushing the bun in front of the black knife, He Xiaoqiao smiled and made a gesture of please.

"Thank you, Brother He!" Since he lost the silver, the black knife has not eaten for a whole day, and when he saw the steaming food at this moment, he was not polite to He Xiaoqiao, grabbed one with one hand and stuffed it into his mouth, and said while eating, "Wait for me, when I find my fiancée and get the silver back, I will definitely treat you to a big meal." ”

"Your fiancée is here?" He Xiaoqiao also grabbed a bun and gnawed it slowly, and asked curiously, "You are not from here, are you?" ”

Black Knife shook his head, "We came from far away, and the master asked us to come out and travel to see the world. After finishing a bun in three or two, he took a bowl and poured a large sip of tea, and added, "We have been out for several years, and when we find Mimi, we will leave for home." ”

"Mimi is your fiancée?"

"yes." The black knife grinned, and his eyes were full of nostalgia, "The master said, when I go home after the Chinese New Year this time, I will be able to marry Mimi." ”

"Really? Congratulations, that's a good thing. ”

The proprietress of the stall next door neatly brought up the wonton noodles, He Xiaoqiao immediately gave up the bun and picked up the spoon to drink the soup, looking at the black knife with a smile, "By the way, I seem to have heard you say that you and your fiancée were separated halfway, how do you know that she is here?" ”

Don't tell her that this is the so-called 'body without colorful phoenix wings, and the heart is a little clear', and the two people who really love each other will have a more accurate telepathy than radar positioning? Don't be funny!

"You can't be wrong, my instincts have always been accurate." The black knife put down the half-eaten bun, his eyes were quite determined, "And I can smell the smell of rice, although it is very light, but she is in this city, she must not be wrong." ”