The dealer called the fourth brother went for a long time.

From the moment he slipped through the door, everyone in the room fell silent. The games at the other six tables were stopped because no one was betting, and all eyes were on the half-hidden door.

Zhao Rang took this opportunity to scan the people and games in the hall again, but no matter who was standing at the table, they were basically very young, and none of them were old. The old gentleman that the child said, Zhao Rang didn't see the figure.

Zhang San was also helping Zhao Rang find it, but without Zhao Rang's instructions, it was difficult for him to ask the people next to him directly, so as not to disrupt Zhao Rang's plan and be self-defeating.

Gradually, the hall was no longer quiet, and people began to get agitated. The whispering grew louder and louder, and in an instant it became a human voice.

All kinds of words filled Zhao Rang's ears, and they were all words he didn't understand. It's a really uncomfortable feeling, especially when you know that everyone is actually talking about you and you don't understand a word.

The discussion of the crowd came to an abrupt end with the return of the fourth brother.

"What's the noise? Still want to play? ”

The first thing the fourth brother did when he came out of the door was to shake his majesty.

yelled at the crowd, and they immediately lowered their heads and began to fiddle with the loose money in front of them. The six tables presiding over the game also began to lazily continue to start, urging everyone to place bets.

Zhao Rang saw that the fourth brother had his hands on his hips, like an emperor inspecting his territory and subjects, and walked around the hall for a while before he came to Zhao Rang, put a smile on his face, and said:

"The table here is small, the house is broken, and the play is small, if you really want to come to the two hands, let's change places?"

Zhao Rang thought about it, took out a piece of the silver ingot that he had just used the black steel knife to divide it into, threw it to the fourth brother, and asked:

"What's inside?"

The fourth brother felt that the fish had been hooked, and Zhao made this "idea" ironclad, so he explained:

"Of course, you like it!"

For such an ambiguous answer, Zhao Rang must be very dissatisfied.

Seeing that the fourth brother had not yet put away the small piece of silver that Zhao Rang threw to him, Zhao Rang immediately reached out and pressed it.

"Alas, alas! Don't worry! ”

The fourth brother panicked, leaned over from across the table, and whispered in Zhao Rang's ear for a while before straightening up.

"Well, that sounds good! Let's go! ”

After Zhao Rang finished speaking, he got up and walked towards the side door.

Zhang San put away the remaining three small silver ingots on the table, followed behind Zhao Rang, and walked together.

The fourth brother wanted to stop it, but Zhao Rang glared at him sideways, so he put down the hand he had just raised.

Zhang San is a local, although he has never been to Lotus Lane, but it is better than Zhao to make this out-and-out foreigner familiar with the story here. With him by his side, it will definitely affect them to deceive them.

With the experience of the fourth brother and the people behind him, it is not enough to see the details of Zhao Rang, but he also knows that he will definitely not simply come to gamble.

As for what he's going to do, it doesn't really matter. Whether you are looking for someone or asking about something, as long as the money is in place, all roads are open.

The fourth brother even estimated the silver that Zhao Rang carried, and felt that if he could earn it all and get his share, it would not be a problem to buy a house and marry a daughter-in-law in this part of the Northwest Market.

Thinking that he could still live such a life, the fourth brother was full of energy!

The door frame was a little low, and Zhao Rang had to keep his head down to get in.

However, the corridor behind the door is quite spacious, and Zhao Rang and the fourth brother are walking side by side, and there is still room on both sides.

From the moment you enter the door, the environment in the corridor is completely different from that in the outer hall.

The wooden planks used for the walls are very neat, and the raw edges are carefully polished. And it has to be a lot brighter, and the smell is almost invisible.

Walking to two-thirds of the way through the corridor, the fourth brother stopped, and Zhao Rangcai saw a door on the wooden board on the right-hand side that fit very well.

"Master, you give way to this side a little!"

Zhao Rang turned sideways, and the fourth brother knocked on the door, and then pulled the door open.

The room was a little glaringly bright.

Not the light of the lamps, but the opening of several skylights on the roof, like the lattice of a chessboard.

Behind the door, on the left and on the right, there are two spacious couches, which are very soft at first glance.

Zhao Rang saw at a glance that this couch was a strong style of the previous dynasty, and it should have been brought out from the palace by the group of eunuchs at the beginning. It's just that some of them are too plain, and I think they fled all the way west, and all the decorations that can be exchanged for money have been removed.

"Coming?"

A voice that is neither male nor female came slowly, and Zhao Rang had goosebumps when he heard it......

"Little Four, let the guests sit quickly, why are you standing stupidly!"

In the depths of the room was a splendid table, carved out of a whole stout camphor tree, which looked extremely magnificent.

The person who was neither male nor female was sitting behind the table, facing Zhao Rang. There were three people in front of him, all of whom turned their heads to look at him.

One on the far right was a thin old man, dressed in gray and black cloth trousers. It's a little old, but it's spotlessly washed, and it's very upright to wear it on the body.

His two hands were on his lap, and they were shrouded in shadows under the table, and Zhao Rang couldn't see clearly. The other was on the edge of the table, and the light from the skylight shone just on it.

The old man's hands were frighteningly white as if they had never been in the sun. Zhao Rang had never seen anyone with such fair skin, and even Yuan Kexin was much worse in comparison.

The only blemish on the hands was a tiny drop of ink stained on the joint. If it weren't for Zhao Rang's good eyesight, he wouldn't be able to see at all.

The knuckle of the index finger is where the pen is held, and the identity of this old man is already coming out. Zhao Rang can basically conclude that he is the old gentleman that the child said!

"Okay Mr. Li!"

The fourth brother agreed, so he took Zhao Rang to the table, took a chair, and invited him to sit down.

There are chairs with cushions on them, which are more than a little more comfortable than the benches outside!

Manager Li smiled at Zhao Rang and nodded, the skin and fat on his face were all hanging down, and if he moved slightly, he would dangle around, and Zhao Rang was disgusted for a while......

However, he still held back and nodded in return, but he couldn't laugh anyway...... His laughter must be worse than crying.

Fortunately, Manager Li didn't care, but picked up a purple clay pot on the tea table next to him and poured Zhao Rang a cup of tea.

"This teapot, but it is a tribute to the eight classics, it has been passed down to three emperors in the Qinzheng Palace alone, and even my godfather doesn't know how many years it has been in the palace."

"You see, there is no tea in it at all, as long as you pour hot water into it, you can come out with tea fragrance and tea soup!"

Manager Li said slowly, and when he poured the tea, he still cocked his orchid fingers.

"Please."

This purple clay pot has a big belly and a small spout. The small teacup took a long time to fill.

If it was elsewhere, Zhao Rang would never want to drink this cup of tea......

The identity of this Chief Manager Li is definitely a eunuch of the previous dynasty. As for whether it is the manager, Zhao Rang thinks that it is not, and it is estimated that he likes this name, so he let others shout like this. Anyway, here, being rich is a master, and a person like the fourth brother can do anything to survive, let alone just a title, maybe he himself doesn't know what the manager is, so he can call it whatever he wants.

However, the godfather that Manager Li said is likely to be the real manager.

Zhao Rang knew that the great eunuchs of the previous dynasty had the habit of accepting righteous sons. However, it is rare for eunuchs to receive eunuchs. Those nine thousand years old who leaned towards the government and the opposition, even Shangshu and the general had to be on the pole, if they really accepted a little eunuch as a righteous son, it means that this little eunuch must have something extraordinary.

"Mr. Li is polite!"

Zhao Rang took a deep breath, made sufficient preparations, and took the teacup and drank it all.

But this attracted the disgust of Manager Li, and he frowned and said:

"Oops! How can you drink tea like this? Can you still taste it? ”

After all, it was to refill another cup for Zhao Rang.

Zhao Rang didn't say anything, this time he picked up the teacup with both hands, smelled its aroma first, then smacked it shallowly, and then let out a refreshed sound from his throat.

Manager Li didn't know that Zhao Rang didn't pant at all when he smelled it, and he only wet his lips slightly when he drank it.

"Well, not bad! The young man knows the courtesy, and he will be productive! I heard that your knife is good, surnamed Zhao? ”

Manager Li said unhurriedly.

Zhao let the goosebumps go down, but he was shocked into a cold sweat!

Just now, I thought that this old eunuch could live until now, and he still lived so nourishingly, he must have some ability. But he didn't expect that he could guess that he was the Zhao family just by using his knife well!

Whether he said it casually and hit it crookedly, or did he really see it, Zhao Rang couldn't be sure, so he pretended to be shocked and said:

"It's just a quick knife in the bottom, it's nothing."

"The knife made of black steel is indeed fast! It seems that your Zhao family really got a lot of treasures at the beginning! ”

Manager Li said meaningfully.

In and out of the words, it has been determined that he is the Zhao family.

"Don't be hard-mouthed, young man, wait!"

Manager Li saw that Zhao Rang still didn't want to admit it, supported the table with both hands, and his fat body slowly stood up, and then walked to the side of the cabinet.

The eunuch walked with his legs spread apart, and Manager Li looked even stranger because he was fat. And in order to cover the smell on his body, he pinned at least a dozen sachets to his thick waist, some jasmine and some rose, mixed together, but it was even stranger than his walking posture!

Manager Li came to the cabinet slowly, panted and said:

"Little Four, lift the cover!"

Just a few steps were already a great load on his body. Manager Li was so tired that he didn't even have the strength to stretch out his hand, and his voice was a little hoarse. However, when he spoke like this, he still looked a little like a man, and the goosebumps on Zhao Rang's body were much better.

There was no dust on the cover cloth once, and it seemed that it was cleaned frequently. This not only shows that Mr. Li is a person who loves cleanliness, but also shows that the things in the cabinet under the cover cloth are extremely important.

"Fire!"

Mr. Li's breathing stabilized, and his voice changed again.

As soon as a word came out, the fourth brother was already standing beside him with his hand to protect the candle flame.