Xiao Ming took Su Cai'er to bump into someone else, and hurriedly apologized, the other party didn't care, chuckled and said, "It's okay" and turned to leave, Su Cai'er waited until the person walked far away, and then said to Xiao Ming: "That person just now is definitely not Han!" ”

Xiao Mingqi said: "Why? ”

Su Caier said: "There is a smell of mutton on his body!" It must be a Hu person! ”

Xiao Ming said: "But is he obviously dressed as a Han person?" Don't Han people eat mutton? ”

Su Caier said: "How can the Han people eat beef and mutton every day, this person is obviously the smell of the years, there must be no doubt that he is a Hu person, but I followed my father to the Western Regions to sell cloth, and I met a lot of Hu people."

"Oh, the Silk Road in the Western Regions," Xiao Ming said.

Su Caier said: "The Road to the Western Regions is indeed called the Silk Road, the northern barbarians and the various ethnic groups in the Western Regions are very fond of silk forging, but after the rise of the Great Liao and Western Xia, this road was broken, only the Liao State got silk every year through the annual tribute and border markets, and their own imitations can be sold all over the Western Regions."

Xiao Ming nodded and said, "That person just now may also be from Liao, right?" ”

Su Caier said: "There is also this possibility"

Compared with the flowers and green willows in Jiangnan and other places, this kind of atmosphere of seeing chrysanthemums in Tokyo, Xiao and Su both felt that it was not interesting, and after they turned around, their interest was greatly reduced, so they went back.

The two of them came by car, and when they returned to the south gate in the ox cart, they met a tiger guard who wanted to find Xiao Ming.

"Mr. Xiao! Vice President Qian has an accident."

"Mr. Xiao" is Xiao Ming's new title, Gu Shouzhen is not good at how to manage the three iron industries brought about by the rapid development of Gu's refinery: Gu's refinery, Hangzhou Chengxi Iron Works, and Tieping Iron Works, so he listened to Xiao Ming's management, and gave Xiao Ming the title from archdeacon to chief deacon.

His approach is really leisurely, which makes Su Caier very envious, and Xiao Ming's title becomes: Chief Deacon Xiao! shouted weirdly, so it became "Mr. Xiao". It's not that he has a bad taste, it's just that he doesn't want to disrupt the current business model too quickly.

The Qian deputy head in the mouth of the tiger guard is Qian Baguang, Xiao Ming promoted Qian Baguang to a deputy head, with fifty tiger guards, this time the ten tiger guards who entered Beijing were headed by him, this guy heard that Xiao Ming was going to see the chrysanthemum spring meeting this morning, and he shouted that it was boring, and he was willing to practice martial arts with the tiger guards in the courtyard.

Xiao Ming instructed them not to leave the Yuelai Inn, although they chartered a cross-courtyard of the inn alone as a stay, but in order to prevent the money from being pulled out for gambling, Xiao Ming always had to be by his side.

How do you know that this kid, after practicing with Zhonghuwei, is very boring, and his good brother Hao Stick did not come with him in Xuzhou, so he and Zhonghuwei began to drink, after drinking to a certain extent, Qian Baguang finally succeeded in saving everyone to go out with him to have fun, and this time he naturally entered the casino .......

Originally, the gambling products of Qian Baguang were very good, and they would not be cheated if they lost, but when the Pi of the Beijing casino saw a few Kaizi from other places, how could they let it go easily, so they secretly set up a trick, cheated the money on the money on the Qian Baguang body, and owed a large amount of gambling debts, and asked his lord to come to redeem people!

Xiao Ming's anger was not in one place, and he said in his heart that this time he must give this kid a complete illness, and those who don't change their gambling nature can't do anything big, maybe they don't need money to pull out the light to do anything big, but Xiao Ming doesn't allow anyone around him to do anything.

Arrange for the coachman to send Su Caier back to Xixi Building, Xiao Ming took the tiger guard to the casino to fish for people, maybe it was in later generations, he watched a lot of movies and gambling movies, Xiao Ming is no stranger to casinos, he knows that ten gambles and nine cheats, once the fraud of the casino master is exposed, he will definitely use violence to dispose of the people who demolish the table, so this gang will definitely have an umbrella, so he asked the tiger guard next to him if he knows the details of the other party.

The tiger guard disobeyed Xiao Ming's instructions, and was feeling uneasy, claiming that he didn't know the details of the other party, and it was Qian Baguang who took them there.

Following the tiger guard Xiao Ming to a casino in Dongcheng District, there were the remaining nine tiger guards standing outside the venue, waiting for Xiao Ming to arrive, and after seeing Xiao Ming, everyone bowed down and said: "Mr. Xiao!" Xiao Ming's face sank and snorted coldly.

"How's it going?" Xiao Ming asked.

"Mr. Xiao, the deputy head is still inside, and the other party won't let go if he doesn't see the silver!" A tiger guard bowed and replied.

"How much money do you owe?" Xiao Ming asked.

"Five hundred taels!"

Xiao Ming gasped, secretly saying so much! The purchasing power of the currency in the Central Plains is stronger, and a thousand Wen can be combined with one or two silver, but silver is always the last means of settlement, a tiger guard only has five dollars a month, less than one tael, and the arrears of five hundred taels can be described as a huge gambling debt!

Xiao Ming glanced at the tiger guards with an angry face, everyone was frightened, he was the founder of the tiger guards, and he had unparalleled authority in this team, seeing him angry, the tiger guards were not afraid, and they were worried that they didn't know what punishment they were going to receive.

Xiao Ming stabilized his emotions and said to the tiger guards: "Go, follow me in to catch people, have you brought all the guys?" ”

Everyone nodded excitedly when they heard this, and the crossbows and sabers of the tiger guards were all left in the inn, but each of them had the standard weapon that Xiao Ming had given them, a dagger with serrated teeth on the back. When the tiger guards heard that they were going to move, they immediately took out the dagger from their arms, "I can fight with Mr. Xiao!" Okay——! ”

This is called "Hengyuan Gambling Square" casino, the area is not too large, but the gambling is complete, there are many gamblers, every day from morning to night is bustling, the business in the capital is developed, the people's income is small, there are many people who are good at gambling, the whole casino is smoky, life is boiling, the crowd naturally shuttles all kinds of waiters, hawkers, liars, pickpockets, etc.

The big boss of the casino is called Zheng Niu, who was originally holding a straw stick every day, Mimi Jue, but today he was annoyed enough, this morning, there were few gamblers in the casino, who knows, came a big Kaizi, he was cheated out of the money by a little trick, and owed a lot of money, but people are also single, let the companions go to find someone to get money, and they are like an uncle in the casino.

One will want to drink, one will want to roast chicken to eat, one will find a fan to listen to a little song, the first few requirements are just that, eat and drink, when the time comes, a piece will be counted in the arrears, who knows that now he actually thinks that the casino is a promising industry, relying on Zheng Niu to learn how to be a dealer in the casino! Where is this gambling person, he is simply a creditor!

When Xiao Ming came in, he sent someone to deliver a message to him, saying that he wanted to fish people, and the casino fished people that was jargon, anyone who was pressed in the casino to ask for money, the owner always had to be skinned in the end, I heard that someone came to fish people, Zheng Niu was quite happy, so he rushed out!

Xiao Ming stood there, his aura was very great, because there was a tiger guard around him, and the idle people in the casino couldn't get close. Zheng Niu was observing in the dark before he came out, and he also had to touch the details of the visitor, but after seeing Xiao Ming dressed as a scholar in a green shirt, it didn't matter.

It's not that he despises scholars, but Xiao Ming intuitively gives him the feeling that he is like a rich son, with a group of family members, this kind of person is generally a rich man, the family has money, and he can knock a sum of money, Zheng Niu is not afraid of making trouble at all, his background is hard enough, and no one in the capital can do anything to him.

So he came out with a group of subordinates in a cotton jacket, and when he got closer, he didn't open his eyes and didn't look at Xiao Ming, and angrily scolded one of his subordinates, who understood, straightened his waist and said, "Who are you fishing for?" ”

A tiger guard who followed Qian Baguang stepped forward and said: "The one who owes money in the morning, the man surnamed Qian, is my master's subordinate, you can release him now!" ”

"Did you bring the money?"

"Release people first, the money will not be less for you," Xiao Ming said suddenly.

"Yo ho! You put it simply, what should you do if you are released and then you repay the debt? ”

Hearing this, Zheng Niu was unhappy, glanced at the subordinate angrily, and reprimanded: "Do you dare to rely on Lao Tzu here?" Who's that, how do you speak? Don't give Lao Tzu a long face? "The people under him are only silent.

Zheng Niu looked at Xiao Ming, and said with his nostrils facing the sky: "People can let it go, forgive you and don't dare to repay the account here, but you can see it clearly, this is an owe bill, the time has passed for an hour, and now the profit is a total of eight hundred taels, and this guy has tea here to eat and drink, we don't want much, just take a thousand taels of silver!" ”

Hu Wei said angrily: "It's only five hundred taels just now, and you will make a profit before a day passes, you are simply robbers!" ”

When Zheng Niu heard this, his eyebrows were about to attack, and the subordinates behind him were also gearing up.

Xiao Ming smiled, stopped Hu Wei and said, "One thousand taels, it's a little meaning!" Let the people go first, the silver Lao Tzu has it"

When Zheng Niu heard this, he was happy in his heart, it seems that he has hit the fortune star today, and this time he will enter the account with one thousand taels, catching up with the income of the casino for half a year, looking at Xiao Ming and nodding and saying: "You are still open, sensible, the rivers and lakes are talking about righteousness, and I am also open, who is that, go and bring people"

Qian Baguang was brought, after seeing Xiao Ming, he suddenly felt afraid, his old face turned red, and he muttered to Xiao Ming, Xiao Mingle looked at him, and suddenly said to Zheng Niu: "I'm sorry, my family, I'll say a few words first" and then looked at Qian Baguang with a smile.

Qian Baguang had already regretted it, and suddenly fell to his knees: "Old Qian knows that he is wrong, please punish the lord"

Xiao Ming said: "Oh? How to be punished? ”

Qian Baguang was stunned, this is really not good, he bowed his head and didn't dare to say anything.

Xiao Ming suddenly turned to the tiger guards and said: "I really didn't add this article to the military regulations of the Tiger Guard Battalion, that is, gambling should be punished, don't be afraid of losing gambling money, what I'm afraid of is embarrassing here, it seems that I need to add this article, in the future, the Tiger Guard Camp will definitely ban gambling, that violation, cut off the little finger!" Did you hear it all? “

The tiger guards bowed and said, "Yes! ”

Xiao Ming said: "Then what are you waiting for?" ”

The order has been given, the long-term training has made the tiger guards have formed the habit of immediate obedience, after hearing Xiao Ming's words, the ten tiger guards took out the dagger with a brush, and cut off a little finger as soon as they gritted their teeth, the movements were uniform, the blood splashed, the severed fingers fell to the ground, the ten fingers connected the heart, and the pain drilled the heart, but the tiger guards did not say a word.

Seeing the scene in front of him, Qian Baguang's eyes turned red, and he suddenly said loudly: "They came with me, since they want to be punished, Lao Qian will cut off four fingers!" ”

Xiao Ming said: "Since you are a member of the Tiger Guard Battalion, the rewards and punishments are all the same, whoever wants you to cut off three more fingers, one finger should be punished, do it"

Qian Baguang nodded and said, "Yes, my lord" also cut off a little finger at the moment.

Everything in front of him made Zheng Niu and his subordinates stunned, and everyone in the casino was also chaotic when they saw this scene, and the moment they saw the blood, Zheng Niu knew that today's things would not be good.

Sure enough, Xiao Ming looked at a pile of severed fingers on the ground, and still said to Zheng Niu with a smile: "One finger is one hundred taels of silver, here are eleven pieces, you take it, find me a fraction of one hundred taels."

Zheng Niu squinted his eyes and looked Xiao Ming up and down, and the anger in his heart also rose: "Stranger, are you here to entertain Lao Tzu today?" Today, I don't think any of you want to leave, that one, tell someone to close the door and the guy! ”

Xiao Ming turned his head and said, "Hit me, smash me!" Lao Tzu didn't want to see anyone standing," he said and rushed towards Zheng Niu......

Zheng Niu didn't give it for nothing, he could open a casino in the capital, mix the turf, how could he have some real skills, the straw stick in his mouth spit out, and a black tiger went straight to Xiao Ming's chest.

But as soon as he saw a flower, the other party was gone, and suddenly someone patted him on the shoulder in the left back, as soon as he turned his head, he saw Xiao Ming's hateful smiling face, Xiao Ming stretched out his hand, crossed his five fingers, and had a big mouth! Xiao Ming found that if he crossed his five fingers and hit someone, he could reduce the damage.

Just listen to a crunch! Zheng Niu's whole person had been fanned up, he only felt that there was a thunder in his ears, and then the person flew up, and his head seemed to have been kicked by a donkey's hooves, and his eyes were full of golden flowers and stars.

There was a big mess in the casino, the two gangs of people launched a full martial arts, table legs, benches flew wildly, dice and dominoes also flew into the sky from time to time, the gamblers cried and fled to the door, ten tiger guards plus money to pull out the light, a fist and foot of the casino bodyguards to beat the courtyard of the ghost crying wolf howl, these people are basically some of the market mixed hooligans, usually when the battle is bullying, under the black hand, really start to move, there is the tiger guard opponent who trains all day long.

What's more, these guards have all killed people on the battlefield, and one is more than the other, although there are twenty or thirty people in the casino, and after a while, they are all lying on the ground, and Qian pulled out the light and grabbed people's heads and hit the wall, and knocked five of them out.

After Xiao Ming fanned Zheng Niu away, he didn't do anything, but watched the excitement on the sidelines, waiting for the tiger guards to knock everyone down, before shaking his head and saying, "Slow!" It's too slow, you're too slow! ”

He walked up to Zheng Niu, squatted down and said, "I'm sorry, you owe me a hundred taels of silver, if you force me to be rude, don't you want us to leave now?" ”

Zheng Niu spit out the blood and teeth in his mouth, he had long lost his temper just now, and said in a muffled voice: "Don't dare"

Xiao Ming stood up and said to the tiger guards: "Go and pick up a hundred taels of broken silver on the ground, we still need medical expenses, we can't take more!" We are honest people, and we can only take what others owe."

The tiger guards suddenly agreed, happily pulled out some broken silver from the messy ground, and no one counted it, anyway, it was more than one hundred taels, and followed Xiao Ming out of the casino with a swagger.