Murong Danyan said: "My father has rarely mentioned the affairs of the rivers and lakes over the years, I don't know what he is busy with every day, and I rarely see him practicing swords in the garden like before. On the contrary, my brother practiced very diligently, which made him unhappy, and often said that my brother was stubborn and unproductive. A few years ago, my father actually found a teacher and wanted my brother to study and make a name for himself. The two had a big fight, and if it hadn't been for my mother's persuasion, my father would have kicked him out of the house. ”

Li Qiufeng had heard Murong Danyan talk about Murong Qiushui and Murong Danqing before, and it was really incomprehensible in his heart. Hearing that Murong Qiushui actually wanted Murong Danqing to abandon martial arts and literature and go to the test for fame, he only felt that this world-famous martial arts master was really incredible.

Murong Danyan said again: "Alas, sometimes I'm really worried, if the things that this white-clothed demon woman said are true, if my mother knows, I'm afraid that I won't be willing to give up with my father." They've been arguing many times over my brother's affairs over the past few years......"

When Murong Danyan said this, he couldn't help but sigh, and his face was deeply worried.

Since Li Qiufeng knew her, he had never seen her so sad, so he had to be relieved: "The old man has the blessing of the old man, let's be the juniors, just don't let them worry." ”

Murong Danyan glanced at Li Qiufeng and said, "You mean I'm fooling around and worrying my father, aren't you?"

Li Qiufeng was stunned, his face showed embarrassment, and said: "The girl will be wrong, I don't have this intention......

Murong Danyan didn't answer, and only said after a while: "When I was in Murong Villa, everyone let me mess around. Every time my brother and they came back from outside, I pestered them to tell them some stories from the rivers and lakes. I thought that there were heroes of the rivers and lakes everywhere, but I didn't expect to sneak out this time, and when I encountered these things, every thing I thought about was terrifying......"

Li Qiufeng smiled bitterly and thought: You finally know that the rivers and lakes are not a joke. It's just that this sentence naturally can't be spoken, and I don't know how to comfort her for a while, so I have to be silent.

The group descended the mountain and soon arrived at a market. The group walked down a long street and stopped in front of a tea stall. The Zhuang Ding who led the way whispered to Li Qiufeng: "The third village master has instructed the villain to let us wait here. Mr. Li took his brother to wait here first, and I went to bring them over. ”

Li Qiufeng nodded and said, "The third village owner has thought about it thoroughly, you should go quickly." ”

Zhuang Ding, who led the way, hurried away. Li Qiufeng asked everyone to rest at the tea stall and ordered a tea snack for everyone. He sat down at a table with Murong Danyan, took a sip of tea, and said, "I can't imagine this small place, the tea is good." ”

Opposite the tea stall is a tavern, which is quite lively with people coming and going. Murong Danyan was a little strange, and said to Li Qiufeng: "It's not a meal at this time, why is this tavern so lively?"

Li Qiufeng turned his head and glanced at it a few times, listened to the sound of shouting inside, smiled slightly, and said, "This tavern is just selling dog meat on a sheep's head." ”

Murong Danyan's eyes widened, he looked the tavern up and down, left and right, and turned to Li Qiufeng and said, "Why didn't I see where the sheep's head hangs?"

Li Qiufeng almost squirted out a mouthful of hot tea, coughed a few times in a row, and then said in a low voice: "Although this shop is a tavern on the surface, it is actually a gambling house. ”

"Gambling house, where to gamble money?" Murong Danyan's eyes widened and he asked with some excitement.

Li Qiufeng nodded and said, "Yes." Has Miss Murong heard of the gambling house too?"

Murong Danyan said: "I heard that there are also gambling houses in Hangzhou Mansion. It's just that my father has set a rule that people in Murong Villa are absolutely not allowed to gamble. One year, Lao Wu, the porter, went to a gambling house in Moganshan to gamble money, and he didn't know how to let his father know, so he beat him for twenty boards. If it weren't for my mother's intercession, Lao Wu would have been miserable. ”

Li Qiufeng said: "Mr. Murong is already merciful to his subordinates, if this is known by the government, this old Wu is only afraid that it will be very bad." ”

Murong Danyan said: "Does the government still care about gambling money?"

Li Qiufeng said: "This is naturally in charge." When Taizu of this dynasty was there, some noble children in the capital often got together to gamble and drink. When the Jinyi guard reported to the palace, Emperor Taizu thought that the wind of gambling money would make the people lazy, so he issued an order to strictly prohibit gambling. It's just that these gentlemen are used to being idle, and they don't gamble on the surface, but they still gamble secretly. Emperor Taizu heard the secret report, and ordered Jinyiwei to build a Xiaoyao Building north of Huaiqing Bridge in Nanjing. These people were originally happy, but after less than three days, they could no longer gamble. It's just that it's easy to get in, but it's even harder to get out than to climb to the sky, and many people end up going crazy. Therefore, this Xiaoyao Building is called 'Xiaoyao Prison', which is more terrible than the Heavenly Prison. ”

Murong Danyan's eyes widened, and he said in surprise: "Is there such a thing? Sometimes when I get into trouble, my father will lock me in the building in the back garden and think about it, and I will be bored for a day and I can't stand it." It's not surprising that these people are locked up in the building, and they are crazy. ”

Li Qiufeng said: "After Emperor Chengzu ascended the throne, he hated gambling money even more, and ordered that if anyone caught gambling money, he would be severely punished. Even if someone plays chess or backgammon, they will be punished with a 'broken hand'. Emperor Chengzu also made a rule that anyone who commits the crime of gambling will be dismissed from his post as a civilian official and a military attache as a soldier. ”

Murong Danyan said: "When I was at home, I often fought with them, and I didn't expect that there was a risk of breaking my hand. Hee-hee. ”

Speaking of this, she looked at the tavern and whispered to Li Qiufeng: "Since the punishment is so harsh, why do these people dare to gamble so blatantly, aren't they afraid of the government?"

Li Qiufeng said: "Since becoming an ancestor, the imperial court's control over private gambling has become more and more relaxed. Officials in the imperial court also secretly played some gambling games. The upward and downward effects, the magistrates are too lazy to take care of it, and it is the trend of folk gambling that has risen again. Some people see that it is profitable, so they open gambling houses and draw red from them. It's just that the imperial decree is still there, and this matter doesn't dare to be too public, so they use taverns and teahouses as covers, but behind their backs they solicit gamblers and earn benefits. It's just that the people who dare to do this business are all related to the government, and if ordinary people open gambling houses, they will inevitably report to people, and disaster will inevitably come. ”

The two talked about it, Murong Danyan had very little experience in the rivers and lakes, and he listened to it with fascination, and when he heard the excitement, he couldn't help but reach out and grab Li Qiufeng's left hand and said, "Brother Li, you will take me to the rivers and lakes in the future, okay?"

Li Qiufeng's left hand was held by her, and she was stunned, and she couldn't help but blush. Murong Danyan was shocked at this time, hurriedly let go of his hand, and hurriedly picked up the teacup and took a sip, but he didn't know what it was like in his mouth.

When the two were embarrassed, they suddenly heard a voice like a broken gong say, "...... What's the big deal? When I get paid, I'll come and gamble with you!"

Li Qiufeng was quite familiar with this voice, and immediately turned his head to look, only to see an old man in ragged clothes standing at the door of the tavern, shouting at the door indignantly.

Li Qiufeng's face changed, and he had already recognized that this person was the old man surnamed Shou who lived in the wing room of the Kangling Palace.

This person also appeared in the lama temple, his whereabouts are strange, but his martial arts are not weak. Li Qiufeng didn't expect to meet this person here, only to hear him scolding loudly at the door of the tavern, and finally a few casino thugs dressed as Xiao Er came out and pushed him aside, and then he scolded and walked to the tea stall, asked for a cup of tea, and sat down to drink it angrily.

At this moment, a few soldiers turned around from the corner of the street, and also walked to the tea stall, sat down and ordered tea snacks. The soldier at the head was a bearded man, and when he saw Lao Shou sitting aside drinking tea, he immediately laughed and said, "Lao Shou, could it be that you lost another clean slip?"

The old man glanced at him and said, "What if you lose?

The bearded man smiled: "Naturally, I don't win every time, but I don't lose every time." ”

Lao Shou snorted, stood up and said to the tea stall owner: "The tea money will be recorded in the account first, and I will pay it back next time." ”

The boss's face was full of joy, and he nodded vigorously and said yes. Lao Shou carried a burden on his shoulder, turned his head and left. The bearded man smiled and said: "Old Shou, you are a lot old, what's the point of playing with these? Save a little money as soon as possible, and marry a wife to warm the bed." ”

The old man turned around the corner without looking back, and disappeared into the crowd in an instant.

The bearded man turned his head and said to several soldiers at the same table: "This old man is also in his fifties, he just plays poorly every day, and all the hard-earned money is given to the gambling house, and he is his parents and children, which is really not cultivated in his previous life!"