In the early morning, the golden rooster crows.

Dressed in a pale skirt, she removed the latch, pushed open the two thin wooden doors, and carried a bucket of water across the threshold, walking to the black-background plaque with the three golden characters of 'Rainbow Carp Pavilion'.

The warm sunlight splashed on the face that was only slightly pale and beautiful.

She turned, scooped a spoonful of water from the bucket with a long wooden spoon, and sprinkled it lightly under the sign, in front of the threshold. This is what Bai Xiucai taught her, saying that what kind of occult feng shui can make wealth come continuously, which is very auspicious. As the shopkeeper, although she didn't ask for money, since Bai Xiucai said it well, she did it with a smile.

She has rolled up her sleeves and sprinkled water, her posture is graceful, especially better than half-aged, and she is good-looking.

The white-clothed man sitting behind the counter smiled faintly when he saw this scene.

That occult feng shui didn't lie to her, but if it was only someone who was not a strange person to do so, it would only be more auspicious. But what's wrong with more auspiciousness?

Furthermore, good-looking is good-looking.

Sensing his gaze, she squinted slightly.

Bai Xiucai immediately lowered his head and flipped through the account book on the table.

Hey, don't say it, this occult feng shui may be really useful.

He raised the corners of his lips slightly, dipped the yellowish wolf's quill pen in some freshly sharpened ink, and wrote on a new page of the ledger = at the top of the ledger 'Summer, August 20'. After a slight pause, he thought about it and wrote the words 'Gengchen Day'.

It is said that the True Dragon Dynasty 300 years ago did not use the current December Gregorian calendar, but used a calendar called the 'Sixty Weeks of the Sexagenary Branch'. This calendar originates from the observation of celestial phenomena, with the ten heavenly stems and the twelve earthly branches matching in turn to form sixty basic units, and one cycle is sixty units, which is called a jiazi. And the basic method of recording the day is also written in the form of 'Gengxu year Xin Chou month Bingyin day'. The length of one month is not fixed, and it is all determined by the movement of the sun, and it is a very true dragon method. One hundred and thirty years ago, the Great Dream Dynasty unified the world. And in order to facilitate the management of the empire, Emperor Dameng implemented the December Gregorian calendar, which originated in the Guxian Empire. Although the December Gregorian calendar also originated from the observation of the sun, the number of months in a year, the number of days in a month, the number of hours in a day, the number of minutes in a minute, and the number of minutes and seconds in its calendar are all fixed.

Since the Great Dream, because of the difficulty of converting between the two calendars, fewer and fewer people have used the 60 cycles of the sexagenary branch, and this calendar has gradually died out and fallen silent—however, it can still be seen often in many ancient books and secret books of Qimen that exist today.

And Bai Xiucai is also fortunate to learn a thing or two.

Xiao Er, who was yawning, raised his foot and stepped over the threshold, and walked into the restaurant through the open courtyard door: "Morning." ”

Bai Xiucai smiled at him, "Early." ”

Xiao Er scratched his chest, walked to the account desk, and skillfully threw the gray rag on his shoulder: "Have you eaten?"

"There are also two big white steamed buns in the kitchen, which the shopkeeper just steamed this morning. Bai Xiucai nodded, glancing at the empty courtyard gate, "What about them?"

"Hey, still snoring. Xiao Er waved his hand, looked at the shopkeeper outside the door, and whispered in front of the account, "After you left last night, several of them gambled until they were ugly." ”

Bai Xiucai smiled helplessly. Just like other people in the market, the guys in the rainbow carp hall will also play cards and gamble for money to find some excitement and pass the time in their spare time. However, although it is a small bet, sometimes I forget about that time when I gamble. He glanced at her at the door, and whispered, "Who won in the end?"

"I went back to the house last night to sleep, and when I walked, I took the lead in the left running hall and won two coins. ”

"Left Running Hall is still amazing. ”

"That's it. Xiao Er shrugged his shoulders and yawned, "Whether it's leaf play or dice rolling, cricket fighting or rooster fighting, I haven't seen him lose...... To be honest, I think it's a bit overkill to let him run a hall with us. ”

"Xiao Er, who are you talking about?"

A clear female voice sounded behind him, but he shuddered with fright.

Xiao Er hurriedly turned around and looked at the mature beauty who was carrying an empty wooden barrel and walking slowly.

"Palm, shopkeeper!what, what is overkill......" Xiao Er's eyes rolled, and he hurriedly said, "Hey, I mean eat big white steamed buns in the morning, some overkill, hahahaha......"

"Oh, there's actually some rice bran in the kitchen, so go cook porridge and eat it." ”

“...... Alas. ”

Xiao Er, who couldn't wait to pump his big mouth, had to bow his head and answer, and without blinking his eyes, he moved towards the kitchen step by step.

Seeing his discouraged appearance, the shopkeeper put down the wooden barrel, shook the pu fan gently, and smiled: "Ah, I just remembered that the rice bran was used by me to feed the chickens this morning, so you should just go down, 'overkill'." ”

Xiao Er's eyes suddenly lit up, and he hurriedly said the "thank you shopkeeper!" several times, and then ran into the kitchen, picked up a big white steamed bun from the steamer, and didn't care whether it was hot or not, and quickly stuffed it into his mouth, as if he was afraid that the shopkeeper would regret it.

Bai Xiucai, who saw Xiao Er, also looked like he couldn't help laughing, but when he saw the shopkeeper put down the bucket, pulled out a chair, and sat in front of the account table face to face, he suddenly restrained his smile.

The shopkeeper put his arms on the table casually, closed the slightly yellowed ledger, squinted his eyes, looked directly at his eyes, and said in a soft voice: "Last night, you gambled with them again?"

Bai Xiucai panicked in his heart, and immediately wanted to deny it.

Although in this magnificent country, there is no explicit provision prohibiting gambling for fun or making profits, nor does it prohibit it privately. Whether it is those small gambling stalls on the street or those large gambling houses with carved beams, as long as you are willing to pay taxes to the local yamen on time, you will ensure that your business is prosperous. In a sense, this is also in line with the extravagant national style of Yonghua - after all, what is more proud in this world than spending a lot of money?

However, in this rainbow carp pavilion, which is the number one signboard of Pingshui County, the yamen does not count, and the shopkeeper has the final say.

And the shopkeeper, very unfortunately, didn't like it very much. Listening to the big-tongued storyteller, when the shopkeeper traveled around the rivers and lakes with the first emperor, he was caught by the Jinyi guard because of his chivalrous deeds in a gambling house. Although the brocade guard may have been with the two of them for a long time, the owner of the gambling house seemed to have known the news that the brocade was coming, but he did not remind them. But after all, it is the Jinyi Guard who is a holy eagle dog, and this matter can't be relied on by the owner of the gambling house who is just a common man - but the shopkeeper and the gambling Liang Zi ended up in this way.

Although the shopkeeper will not be so arrogant that he is not allowed to play that leaf play or anything...... But the guys' wages are all paid from her. If you are deducted two or three dollars, who can you talk to?

Bai Xiucai swallowed her saliva, looked at her meaningful eyes, and finally didn't dare to lie.

"Yes, yes. ”

The shopkeeper raised the corners of his mouth slightly: "Did you win or lose?"

"No, no, no loss, no win...... I'm just playing. ”

"Oh?" she turned her face sideways, looked at his weak look, and played with the taste: "Is it true that you didn't lose or win, or is it because you spent all the money in that 'Manyan Courtyard' and you don't have any spare money on hand?"

Bai Xiucai was silent.

Seeing that he was silent, the shopkeeper smiled, shook his head slightly, took out a few shiny pieces of broken silver from the money bag on his waist, and put them on the ledger.

He suddenly wondered: "Shopkeeper, ...... are you?"

"It's autumn soon, and the store will have a day off in two days, so go get some clothes." She smiled lightly and narrowed her eyes, glancing at the white robe on his body that was no longer known to be true white, or the white robe that had been washed off when he was washed, "This single piece on your body should also be changed." ”

Bai Xiucai was stunned for a moment and hurriedly thanked him.

She tilted her head slightly, but just smiled.

The shopkeeper stood up, put the chair back in place, and gently brushed off his dress, "I'm going to wake up Xiaoli, if they get up in the hall in a while, remember to count them a few times for me." ”

"Hey, okay. ”

Bai Xiucai nodded in response. After watching the shopkeeper walk up the stairs, he picked up the broken silver and put it in his very shriveled purse.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the shopkeeper walked away, four heads sneakily poked out of the backyard gate.

The four heads were big and small, long and short, and few were the same—except for the exact same dark circles.

Bai Xiucai panicked again, and couldn't help but clench the money bag on his waist.

Luckily, those four just happened to be real.

Seeing the shopkeeper go up the stairs, they walked into the store one by one and yawned at Bai Xiucai—they were going to say 'morning', but as soon as they opened their mouths, it became a round yawn.

Bai Xiucai nodded with a smile and said 'good morning' to the four of them. Then he turned his face sideways and looked at the left running hall: "Running hall, how much did you end up in your purse last night?"

Zuo Runtang yawned and held out three fingers triumphantly.

The big kitchen on the side scratched his head unconvinced, "His grandmother, why do you always gamble so well." Even drawing three decks of cards is nine, right?"

"You, you, you! How can you question my character! If you lose, you lose! You have to be convinced!"

"Hey, no, I'm not convinced, I'm not convinced! I don't believe I can't win the bet against you, come back tonight!"

Xiao Er, who happened to walk out of the kitchen, nibbled on steamed buns in his mouth, and said vaguely: "Ah, come back tonight, you four really don't sleep?"

The four shook their heads in unison.

Bai Xiucai sighed lightly, "Everyone, there is a saying that I don't know if you have heard of it, a small bet, a big bet-"

"Gotta get it, Bai Xiucai, don't. If you hadn't really left your pockets last night, you still owe me a penny!"

Bai Xiucai coughed twice in a row, feeling slightly embarrassed.

"Well, anyway, the shopkeeper has spoken, if you still gamble—"

"Good morning, everyone!"

The immature and energetic female voice made everyone feel energetic all at once.

Looking up, the little one with the braids jumped up and down, so cute.

"Morning! Brother Bai!"

As she walked down the stairs, she smiled sweetly at him.

"Morning, little carp. He smiled back with a gentle smile, "Did you sleep well last night?"

"Okay! Little Carp dreams at night!"

The crowd poked their heads out curiously, "Oh, what kind of dreams?"

"Hmm...... I can't remember the specifics, but it seems to be something about the little carp when he grows up. Xiao Budian raised his head and puffed up his chest proudly, "Listen to me, listen to me, I am old and good-looking in my dreams!

Everyone laughed, and hurriedly echoed, "That's natural", "The little carp is the best-looking", "The little carp will definitely look better than the four beauties in the future", Yunyun.

And Bai Xiucai, while smiling and agreeing, somehow flashed the appearance of the girl in his head.

The beautiful girl who met him on a rainy night.

It's been almost a week, and I don't know where she and Captain Rong are now.

"Yo, are you up?"

Before the thoughts were broken, a clear female voice came into my ears

The four of them shuddered in unison.

They raised their heads and looked at her who was following Xiao Li, with a slight smile on her face.

"The ...... of the Boss and the Shopkeeper"

"Yo, all of them have dark circles under their eyes, staring at me for what?" she shook her thin fan lightly, "If you don't eat steamed buns, you'll be hungry for a while?"

"Hey, hey!"

The four of them immediately ran into the kitchen like foxes with their tails between them.

The shopkeeper walked down the stairs, glanced at Bai Xiucai, touched Xiao Li's head, and fell on Xiao Er, who swallowed the steamed bun.

"Little Er, prepare to open the door to welcome guests. ”

"Yes!"

......

Pingshui County's number one gold-lettered signboard, the rainbow carp hall, opened the store since the time of Chen, and closed the door when it was closed, and there were few times when the door was full of birds.