Volume 1, Young as Zhiyun Chapter 28, After the Snow Falls
The snow fell all day, but stopped at night.
Even in Feng Le Fang, there is rarely a noise in such an early morning, but today is different.
When the morning sun is thick, the alleys are all white, and the snow is in the curtains.
A horse-drawn carriage quietly drove into the archway, and after stopping in an inconspicuous corner, a young man in a black smock rushed directly into the gambling house located in the second place in the square.
It didn't take long for the sound of smashing to be heard, and even though the owner of the store had already ordered the doors and windows to be closed, the sound still stopped.
The black smock had already been thrown aside, and the young man was dressed in a military robe, his hair was scattered, and a pair of military boots were particularly eye-catching.
At this time, he was viciously kicking the gambling table, and as far as he could see, there were broken tables and chairs and worthless bottles and cans.
Someone making trouble in the gambling house? This is a common occurrence. Generally, each store will have a special thug here, or a few cultivators to deal with these trivial matters.
In fact, the moment the boy rushed into the store, several breaths rose in the store, but they were quickly suppressed by the owner.
The old shopkeeper raised his hand to stop the breath, and then stood aside with his hands behind his back, quietly watching the young man in front of him smash the storefront unreasonably.
Smash it, these are not worth much anyway, and with the money you lose, I will have another store like this, which is more than enough.
"Give money, everything is easy to say." The boy grinned.
The old shopkeeper shook his head.
"You don't know who I am?"
"Purple Shirt Annex." The old shopkeeper glanced at the military boots under his feet and continued: "But no matter who it is, the rules of the casino cannot be broken. ”
"Do you want to die?" The boy sneered.
The old shopkeeper still had his hands behind his back and did not speak.
"Cao Gongzi."
There is a lazy voice coming down leisurely.
"Rules are rules, and the rules of Yong'an City Casino have always been like this. I've never heard of it, and if you lose, you can still take the money and leave. At this point, even the Yu Law has an inscription. Wang Nanting, who had white jade hanging on his waist, slowly walked down from the upstairs, he came to the old shopkeeper, glanced at the mess all over the ground, and said with a smile: "If you smash it, you will smash it, and if you fall it, you should be angry with Cao Gongzi." But if you want to take away the money, I'm afraid that the criminal department behind Cao Gongzi can't know the law and break the law. ”
A chair was moved, and Wang Nanting sat leaning over.
"For businessmen, especially for businessmen who open casinos, what is more valuable than money?"
In a trance, the old shopkeeper suddenly understood why Wang Nanting wanted to set up such a meaningless gamble, which attracted unnecessary attention. It turned out that he was watching the fun, but in fact, he wanted to lead the gambling son of the Cao family to bet. If it doesn't work, go with the flow. If it does, then it is the desired result now.
The old shopkeeper waved his palm lightly, and he used his own cultivation to isolate a small world.
The relationship between the Criminal Department, a student of the Purple Shirt Affiliated Hospital, surnamed Cao. No matter how random a normal person guesses, he can guess that there are only these few layers of related people.
The only son of Cao Mi, the secretary of the Criminal Department, Cao Zhe.
Cao Zhe narrowed his eyes and asked in a deep voice with the young man who was older than himself, "What do you want?" ”
Wang Nanting gently stroked the jade pendant on his waist, motioned to the old shopkeeper to move a chair over, and said with a smile: "Sit down first, and then talk about business." ”
Cao Zhe thought for a moment, and suddenly sneered: "Why don't I know? The gambling building that occupies the second position in Feng Le Fang turned out to be the property of the Wang family. ”
Wang Nanting smiled silently.
Cao Zhe's face was frosty, and he said coldly: "Although money is important, what is it compared to life?" ”
The old shopkeeper, who had been behind him without speaking, suddenly spoke: "Life is very important, but what about Yew Garden?" ”
Cao Zhe didn't look at the old shopkeeper, but his expression was cloudy.
This bet was a must-win game in his opinion. The first Bai Jiu in the literary test, if it is a bet, the only winning point is Bai Jiu. If you press others, no matter who the result of this literary test is, as long as it is not in vain, it will be a win.
There is news from the gambling house, the multiplier is very interesting, and there is more money to fight for, and there is no small money if you don't fight for big money, so why not do it?
However, the tens of thousands of silver taels were not Cao Zhe's personal money, but the official fees privately handed over between the Purple Shirt Attached Hospital and the Criminal Department.
Cao Zhe finally didn't sit down, but asked, "What do you really want?" ”
Wang Nanting said with a smile: "It's just news. ”
Cao Zhe thought for a moment, and didn't ask what the news was, but sneered: "Do you know that even if I give you the news you want, what kind of impression you will leave in the Criminal Department from now on." ”
Wang Nanting was still calm and relaxed, and said, "No matter what, I just hope that I can make this friend with Cao Gongzi." ”
In a room in the corner of the gambling house.
An ordinary-looking man in a white shirt sat quietly at the table.
On the table was an old umbrella and a bottle of wine from nowhere.
Listening to the occasional conversation outside the door, the man did not drink, but quietly tapped on the handle of the umbrella.
He could hear all the voices outside the house, including the conversation between Wang Nanting and Cao Zhe.
Or it can be said that this conversation was originally for him to listen to.
There is a prison in the palace, and the willows are bright? I see.
.......
Early in the morning, Bai Jiu led a horse out of Qingfeng Temple.
He waited for Ouyang Luo at the head of Qishui Bridge for a while, and after a while, Ouyang Luo walked out of the courtyard gate.
She was wearing a thinner shirt today, not the white jacket, but a very simple thin jacket.
Between the morning light and the snow, she is the third person, and it is a stunning color.
A green hill is located next to Yong'an City, full of green bamboos, and the forest sea is like waves.
Zhushan is located on the east side of Yong'an City, standing near the moat water, the moat passes through the foot of the mountain, and does not freeze all year round. Perhaps it is for this reason that Zhushan is evergreen all year round, like a spring breeze.
Heavy snow covers the mountains, and the wind blows, sweeping away the remaining thin snow on the bamboo branches to reveal the verdant inside, snow and bamboo, white and green, a unique taste.
Maybe the world doesn't know, standing on the top of the mountain and looking down on the entire Yong'an City, that kind of scenery is better than the Shu brocade in the south.
Snow and bamboo, at this time of year, Zhushan is always quiet.
What is Takeyama? The world's understanding of it is the place where Bunsheng taught his disciples. And how many disciples are there in Lord Wensheng? Few people know about this matter, and there are rumors of 3,000 disciples in the world, but only a few big people really know.
If you want to know the answer, why not check it out.
For countless years, many people have been to Zhushan. Some people have the attitude of apprenticeship, some people have the attitude of playing, and some people have the attitude of finding out...... A lot of people. And yet? None of them succeeded.
As one of the most mysterious places in the world, the reason why Zhushan is mysterious is because you can't go up at all.
Those dense and verdant long bamboos are the best natural barriers, and when these long bamboos are arranged in a regular form, or maybe they are part of the formation themselves?
A great array is natural.
In the 100 years since the founding of the People's Republic of China, Dayu has never had to go to Zhushan.
Bai Jiu said that when he went to Zhushan, he could only be at the foot of the mountain.
The white dragon horse is running on the wide streets of Yong'an City, and the snowflakes are like horseshoe prints like a red claw.
Walking along the bank of the Qi River, I passed through many places, and Wanghe Tower is also one of them. At the beginning, Ouyang Luo just sat firmly on the horse's back, disdainfully feeling the cold wind blowing on both sides, and after a period of time, he could no longer control the speed of the dragon horse, so he could only hug Bai Jiu tightly.
Feeling the pressure coming from behind him, although I can't feel the softness, the feeling is still hot. Bai Jiu felt very comfortable, his lowered eyebrows and eyes seemed to be open, and he was in a good mood.
Quickly drove through the city gate that had just been opened in the early morning, looking at the river surrounding the moat, Bai Jiu sighed with emotion, watching.
The moat that does not freeze all the year round comes from Tianshui, which is its largest branch, and the waves of Tianshui are also self-evident, as the largest branch, it naturally has its momentum. It's just that Yong'an City is located in the plain, and it can't feel its surging river.
And the reference to this branch is a story from a very long time ago.
At the time of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, it was also the time when the city of Chang'an, which was famous.