It was almost nightfall, and there would be no business to be done in such a small town at night, and most of the vendors on the road had already closed their stalls and gone home, except for three or two townspeople who were still on their way home. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

"Where to find that outlet. Tang Tian asked.

"Fortune Casino. "Little Knife Road.

"There is a gambling house in such a small town. Tang Tian felt a little incredible.

"There are good gamblers everywhere. The poorer some people are, the more they like to gamble. Knife said.

The two of them led their horses and walked down a somewhat gray street, when they saw a commotion coming from a small alley around the corner.

"No, thanks to a town like this, this gambling house is exceptionally easy to find. Knife said.

They tied their horses to a tree on the side, took their baggage, and went into the alley.

The more you walk, the louder the noise becomes, and the brighter the surroundings become.

Around the corner, a brightly lit gambling house appeared in front of them, which seemed to be another world, in stark contrast to the houses on both sides of the street in front of them.

The two thugs at the door, looking fierce, were pushing an old man who wanted to enter out.

One of them said: "Old man Ma, it's not that I won't let you in, look at your appearance, what do you have left? Your daughter has already been given to our Fan Boss, do you want silver? Or go home and teach your daughter how to serve my boss well in bed, maybe this will make more money than you came here." Hahahaha. ”

"Let me in, just take a gamble, and if you win, you will redeem your daughter. Ma Laohan's eyes widened and he said.

Tang Tian and Xiaodao walked over, and the two of them saw Tang Tian dressed in brocade and silk, like a rich lord, one of them glanced at the other, and the man immediately pushed Ma Laohan away again, and said while pushing back: "Go and go, don't come here to mess around, want to go in? Yes, bring the silver! I'm also for your good, don't lose another old lady, in case Fan Boss gives it to our two brothers, we can't bear it." ”

The other person took two steps forward, and said with a smile on his face: "This son, but you want to go in and play two?"

Tang Tian said: "Not bad. ”

"Look at the dust of your body, but you have just rushed here? not only can you kill all sides in our gambling house, but also have good wine and good food to entertain, even if you want a girl, there are also good rooms for you. The thug said.

"Oh, then it's complete, I've just passed by here, and my hands itch for a while, and it's so good here, it saves me a lot of effort. Tang Tian put on a look of a gentleman.

"You please, you please. The thug kept smiling, leading Tang Tian and the knife to walk inside.

Tang Tian and Xiaodao walked into the gambling hall to see, here is more luxurious than the outside, dozens of gambling plates, large and small, surrounded in the hall, surrounded by all kinds of people, some in tattered clothes, some in luxurious clothes, some like weak scholars, some like rich children, and there are men and women, but they don't care who they gamble with, a pair of eyes just staring at the gambling board, sometimes shouting happily, sometimes sighing and scolding their mother.

"Boy, do you want to have fun here, or do you want to go upstairs and have some more elegant fun? The thug asked.

"Oh, is that any difference?" Tang Tian asked.

"In this hall, there is no limit to the size, there are the most people, and you can bet on anything, like the old man at the door just now, he lost his daughter here, winning more and winning less in the atmosphere, but it was too noisy. The thug said.

"What about upstairs?" Tang Tian asked.

"If you want to go up on the second floor, one hundred and two, there are some exquisite lords on it, and the gambling is also big, this person is on a journey, maybe you go up, this road will not have to be so hard. The thug said.

"What about the third floor?" Tang Tian looked up.

"The third floor is even more expensive, if you want to go up, one thousand or two, there are more tricks to play there, what wine is drunk and fragrant, Dongting spring, rooster crowing, wine in the wine, those new and clever things, I guarantee that you have not even heard of it elsewhere." It's a coincidence that you're here today, and this well-known Chai Daguan and his fairy-like lady are playing there. You see you ... The thug said.

Xiaodao saw that there were a lot of doorways here, and I was afraid that he would not be at peace, so he still had to observe one or two first, and eat something to recover his strength first, so he said on the side: "Childe, you haven't eaten all the way, do you want to... ”

"You unruly thing, I think you're hungry. Tang Tian drank for a while, then looked at the thug and said, "But what my slave said is also right, just now you said that there is still good wine and good food here?

"Good, good. This son, please come here. The thug walked out of the side door of the hall with Tang Tian and a knife, walked through a small courtyard, and led them into a room.

It happened that a handyman who looked like a handyman was passing by, and the thug roared: "Ma Liu, go, let the kitchen make some good wine and good food and bring it in." ”

"Yes. The handyman who had been replaced by Ma Liu reluctantly agreed.

"Hey, don't be busy, what do you have here, just give my son-in-law this, and don't ask my son-in-law what he wants to eat?" said the knife with a fake displeasure.

"Yes, yes, you're right. The thug waved his hand at Ma Liu again and said, "Go and go, I'll call you later." ”

Ma Liuyi bent down and walked away.

"What do you want to eat, this boy? The thug asked.

"What do you have here? Tang Tian asked.

"Delicacies from the mountains and seas, swallow abalone wings, as long as you think of it, we have it. The thug said.

"Oh, I've been running all the way, and I'm tired now, I can't think of so much, so you can just order the kitchen to cook some good wine and food. Tang Tian said impatiently.

"This... The thug was annoyed in his chest at the moment, but he could only hold back and dare not attack.

Seeing that the thug's face was wrong, Xiao Dao naturally understood in his heart, took out a grain of broken silver from his arms and threw it at him, saying, "Don't worry, my son-in-law has silver, hurry up and do it, be quick." ”

"Yes, yes, the little one is going out. The thug stepped back and slowly closed the door. Then he walked to the kitchen, and scolded as he walked: "You weren't happy to serve you some food just now, you had to order food, and now you won't order it, isn't this playing with me." ”

It happened that he saw Na Ma Liu coming back again, and the thug grabbed him and said, "Go, tell the kitchen, make some good wine and good food for the master of the house just now, and send it quickly." ”

"Didn't that master just order some dishes, don't you need to do something special?" Ma Liu said resignedly.

"Hey, if you want to go, you can go, I said why is your kid's mouth so broken, your skin is itchy, don't you want me to teach you another lesson. The thug roared and raised his hand.

"Don't dare, don't dare, the little one will go. Ma Liu covered his head and hurriedly ran in the direction of the back kitchen.

The knife walked to the door in the room and listened to it, making sure that there was no one else around, and thought Tang Tian signaled.

"You didn't mean to. Tang Tian said.

"That dog looks like a man, don't teach me how to do it. I said that you are a boy who pretends to be enough to think, and you will teach me a lesson at every turn. Knife said with a smile.

"Isn't this also to avoid revealing your identity, or when you come back, you will be the son, and I will be the slave. Tang Tian said with a smile.

"That's pretty much it. "Little Knife Road.

"But seriously, what are you going to do in a while?" Tang Tian asked.

"This thousands of miles of road has just begun, we have been targeted, the enemy is in the dark, we are in the light, if we don't want to find a way to dump them, this treasure will be lost sooner or later. Knife said.

"How much silver do you have with you? Tang Tian changed his words and asked.

"Why? You don't really want to go upstairs. As soon as Xiao Dao heard Tang Tian ask Yinzi, he knew what kind of brains he was moving.

"Didn't you also say that we were going to find a way to get rid of them, and now there is a well-known Chai official upstairs? This kind of rich man must have a guard, and if we have a guard, we can keep us safe, and if we get in touch with him, maybe we will be safe on this way." So tell me quickly, how much silver did you bring?" Tang Tian continued to ask.

"Some broken silver, one thousand two or twenty silver tickets with the Rongyuan ticket number. Knife said.

"I said, where did you get so much money? Tang Tian asked in surprise.

"Can you manage it? Part of it was given by the cabinet master to the account office, and part of it was saved by me over the years. How many did you bring?" asked Knife.

"Some broken silver. Two or three hundred taels of tickets. Tang Tian said.

"I knew that I was destined to break the fortune with you all the way. Knife shook his head and said.

"By the way, aren't we here to find that tuyere Ding San? Tang Tian asked.

"It's just that now this gambling house is not as simple as it seems, and we need to be cautious. Knife said.

"Then you don't understand, money can make ghosts grind, let alone in this gambling house, which is where hundreds of ghosts are rampant. Don't you know, at this gambling table, as long as you are willing to give silver, even if his wife steals someone and cuckolds, it will be said to you clearly. I've learned from experience. Tang Tian said proudly.

"Do you have any experience in losing money?" said the knife.

"How to speak. That's called grace. "Tang Tiandao.

"Knock knock. There was a knock on the knife and Tang Tian's door.

"Come in. Tang Tian was a lazy young master's tone again.

The door was pushed open, and there was a large plate in Namaliu's hand, on which were six or seven dishes. When Xiaodao and Tang Tian looked at it, they couldn't help but let out a "wow".

Ma Liu put the plate on the table and took it out one by one.

"Two masters, this is sweet and sour carp, this is steamed white eel, this is purple crispy meat, this is mullet egg soup, this is a double cake fire, a cage of fried buns, and there are some seasonal freshness, these are my cook's specialty dishes, you two can taste it." Ma Liu honestly took out a name and said it.

Seeing that this person is very honest, Xiaodao is also skilled in serving dishes with one hand, and he is even more familiar with the name of this dish, guessing that this person's days here must not be short, and he may be able to put a sentence or two on him. So the knife gently closed the door and said to him politely: "Your name is Ma Liu." ”

"Yes, yes, the small one is Ma Liu. Ma Liu bowed his head and said.

The knife took out a grain of broken silver and handed it to Ma Liu. Ma Liu waved his hand and said, "No, no, no, I can't ask for this, I can't ask for this." ”

"Why can't you ask for it, I'll give it to you, and you can take it. Knife said.

Ma Liu looked at the knife and then at Tang Tian. Tang Tian had already picked up the chopsticks and ate them, and when he saw him looking over, he pointed at the silver with the chopsticks and said, "I'll take it for you, why are you still so twisted and pinched, not like a gentleman." ”

Ma Liu took the silver at this time, as if he was afraid of being seen, and stuffed it into his pocket little by little.

Ma Liu looked at Tang Tian again and said, "Those two masters eat slowly, and the younger ones retreat first." ”

As soon as he turned around, he found that the door was closed, and saw that the knife was blocking the door, and his hand pointed to the door with some trembling hands, and said, "This... ”

"Don't be busy, you sit down for a while, my son has something to ask you. Knife said.

"Huh?" Tang Tian had already stuffed his mouth to the brim.

The knife looked at Tang Tian, and his eyes slanted to Ma Liu.

Tang Tian understood, and swallowed a few mouthfuls before emptying his mouth.

"Let me ask you, who was that person just now, it seems to be very majestic. Tang Tian said.

"Oh, he, he's Wang Ren and his brother Wang Yi working as thugs in this Caiyuan Gambling House, and occasionally taking care of guests. ”

Ma Liu said.

"Then why are you so afraid of him, does he have any background?" Tang Tian asked.

"Actually, it's not, their thugs are already above us, I don't have any skills as a handyman, here is our most useless, if I could play a trick, I wouldn't have done this a long time ago. Ma Liu said.

"And who else is above him? Tang Tian asked.

"This... This man, why are you asking this? I'm just a handyman. Ma Liu felt that something was wrong, and the previous guests did not have these problems.

"Since I'm the master, then what do I ask you, don't you hurry up to answer? What's more, don't you also accept the silver?" Tang Tian said.

"Ah, this, this, this. Ma Liu knelt on the ground in fright, took the silver out of his pocket at once, held it in his hand, and said, "That villain, return this silver to the uncle." ”

"Is it as simple as getting the money back?" asked Knife.

"That, that... How about a small one?" asked Ma Liu, tremblingly.

"Don't be so afraid, my son-in-law first came here, and he will go out to play a few games for a while, seeing that this gambling house seems to have some doorways, I am afraid of other people's ways, I see that you are so skilled, and the time here should not be short, so I want to ask you about it, I am afraid that I will inadvertently offend someone." You should also understand that sometimes some money cannot be earned, and it is not as real as having multiple friends. Right. Xiaodao said with a smile.

Although Ma Liu is honest, he is not stupid, and he also understands the truth in this. I have seen many relatives who gambled in it before, and they offended others, and they were knifed when they went out. Hearing what the knife said, he also felt very reasonable, so he raised his head and said: "Yes, yes, so Ma Liu understands, the two masters treat me so well, I can ask whatever I want, and Ma Liu will answer what he knows." ”

"Let me ask you, how many thugs are there?" Tang Tian asked.

"This wealth source gambling house, up and down three floors, there are dozens of people standing in front of people inside and outside, how many specifically, I haven't counted, but there are some staying in a room, in case there is something, an order will all come out, there may be a total of a hundred people, then the cook will use hundreds of catties of meat to cook for them every day." Ma Liu said.

"Hey, that's a lot, but who's in charge here?" asked Knife.

"This gambling house belongs to Uncle Fan, and there are Second Master Li and Third Master Ding below. The second master is in charge of those thugs, and the third master is in the account. The uncle is not here on weekdays, he stays in the house, and at the beginning and end of the month or when there is a nobleman at this time, the uncle will come and go. Ma Liu said.

"Well, I understand a little, but what are those masters, you can also tell me, in case you meet me, it will be polite. Tang Tian said.

"Uncle is the most recognizable, every time he comes here, he wears a gold coat and a golden hat, and every time I see him, my eyes are shaken and hurt. The second master has a scar on the left side of his face, and his slender face should be easy to recognize. The third master rarely comes out, and most often stays in the account room, if he sees someone who looks like a book manager, it should be him. Ma Liu said.

"Okay, that's all. Go down. Tang Tian said.

After the knife helped Ma Liu up, he stuffed another grain of broken silver into his hand and said, "Good answer, my son-in-law is very satisfied." ”

Ma Liu was not polite this time, and after taking it, he stuffed the broken silver into his pocket.

"The two masters eat slowly, and the little ones retire. After Ma Liu finished speaking, he opened the door and walked out.

"It seems that it has basically been figured out, and the bookkeeper should be Ding San. The knife pondered for a moment and said.

"En. Tang Tian snorted twice.

The knife looked over, Tang Tian's mouth kept on his head, and there were not many dishes left on this table.