The sky is getting darker, and the shops along the street are gradually lit up, and some of the gamblers in the Hongyun Gambling House are gradually dispersed, and some have just arrived. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 However, for those who have been in it all day, it's time to go back too. The birdbill already felt very hungry, and he watched the dice roll for a day, and his eyes felt a little dizzy.

He subconsciously reached into his sleeve pocket and touched the remaining dozen or so money, and sure enough, the cold corner felt very good as soon as his hand touched it. This made him feel reassured, after all, he still had a few dollars, and he could still eat a few full meals, and as for whether there were vegetables or not, it didn't matter at all.

He often said to himself, "When people are hungry, it is the best thing to have a full meal." ”

So, he followed the people who had left, like a dog who had been left out in the cold, and quietly walked out of the door of the Fortune Gambling House. Seeing him walk out of the door, the stone standing in the door in the middle of the north side of the hall showed a sneering smile on his face. At the same time, he glanced at Liu Wenfu, who was in a blue robe, and Lan Ning, who was in a green robe, and shook his head.

The two of them immediately looked at him knowingly, and then, they also nodded, and chased after the bird's beak. These two people, Liu Wenfu's weapon is a pair of crutches, and the weapon used by Lan Ning is a pair of cast iron bones; Liu Wenfu's crutches are inserted in the waists on both sides, covered by robes, and Lan Ning's cast iron bones are carried in the black cloth bag behind him.

The two of them followed behind the bird's beak, about thirty paces away, like the black and white impermanence of life, giving people an eerie and cold feeling. Especially at this time, when it is already dark, the shops and houses on both sides of the street are gradually lit up, and the orange lights are intertwined on the street, blending with the hazy light of the dusk. It is this background that submerges all colors and objects in its dim and hazy abyss, giving people an unbearable sense of oppression.

What's more, Birdbeak's heart is hungry and sad, and he is still being followed, what a sad sorrow it will be! Hongyun Restaurant is right in front of him, but when Birdbeak raised his head and looked at the row of red lanterns in front of the restaurant and the eye-catching restaurant signboard, he did not have a happy expression.

Lan Ning, who was following him, suddenly smiled mockingly at his back, and said to Liu Wenfu, who was walking with him: "This person is really interesting, he is so poor that he stinks, how can he still have the face to walk into Boss Shi's restaurant to eat!"

"Hmph!" Liu Wenfu also smiled, he said, "Could it be that he is counting on his good brother Boss Shi to give him a discount." I still hope that someone will give him a free dinner!" He sneered, his shoulders shaking, and shook his head in disbelief.

With a heavy heart, the bird's beak stepped on the stone steps of the Hongyun Restaurant and walked into the door of the restaurant. His expression was as sad as if he had walked into a memorial hall for the dead. However, Lan Ning and Liu Wenfu did not enter, they stood under the stone steps at the entrance of the "Xilaiwang" jewelry store more than 20 steps away from the gate of Hongyun Restaurant. Talking to Hongyun Restaurant, it is like two people who are ready to buy jewelry, because the price and style of jewelry make them undecided. Therefore, they stood under the stone steps in front of the jewelry store to discuss.

On the opposite side of the "Hongyun Restaurant" is a teahouse called "Mankouxiang Teahouse". At this time, the second floor of the teahouse, facing a window facing the "Fortune Restaurant", is completely open, and the guests sitting inside, as long as they stretch their necks a little and lean over, they can have a panoramic view of the situation on the street in front of the "Fortune Restaurant".

Just now, Birdbeak walked into the "Hongyun Restaurant" with his head down, and at the foot of the stone steps at the entrance of the "Xilaiwang" jewelry store more than 20 steps behind him, the two people who were standing and following him were also clearly seen by the three guests in the open window of the teahouse.

It is a spacious tea room with eight tea tables lined against the wall, and a two-foot-wide aisle in the middle, also with eight tea tables on the opposite side. Above each tea room, a pink oil-paper lantern is hung, making the whole tea room brightly lit and warm.

At this time, there are not many people who eat tea. On the first tea house on the right side of the staircase, two middle-aged men wearing hats and long robes sat on this tea house, and they had been arguing about some business matters for an afternoon, and they had not yet reached a consensus. Other than that, there were only the three guests on the opposite side of the aisle, under the window facing the street, when the sun was setting.

Of the three guests, sitting on the left side of the window was an old man disguised by the fortune teller Xu Quan, and sitting opposite him was a knife and a fathead fish who were tied with ropes on the side of the river in Fengqiao Town in the afternoon. Obviously, since they are now sitting in the same tea seat and drinking tea, that says it all. It also makes the explanation of everything seem redundant here.

Seeing that the bird's beak looked depressed and walked into the door of the "Hongyun Restaurant", the knife turned downward, and said softly to the old man: "Mr. Xu, this man who just walked in, he is the bird's beak." ”

The old man nodded, focusing on the young man in a gray cotton robe who had just walked in. His hesitant expression and slow movements made the old man feel that he was a very pitiful and lonely person.

"Did he win!" the old man still watched the bird's beak walk into the door of the "Fortune Restaurant", and he was on the right hand side of the entrance, at the table where no one sits, and sat down with his hands in his sleeves. Seeing this, the old man frowned and asked the knife, "Why did he go to the hotel to eat when he was dressed so shabby?"

Xiaodao laughed, and turned his face to look at the old man, "Mr. Xu, are you also surprised that he is doing this?"

The old man nodded.

"Actually, we, like you, feel so strange. Xiao Dao was about to speak, but the fathead fish sitting next to him said first, "He doesn't have much money on him at all, and he never dares to gamble. ”

"Moreover, he eats this meal all night," Xiaodao took over the conversation, "and he still eats at Boss Shi's 'Hongyun Restaurant'." What's even more interesting is that he never orders a meal, not a single dish. ”

Hearing the two of them say this, the old man nodded solemnly. His brow furrowed slightly, as if he was thinking about something very important. The knife and the fathead fish on the other side also fell silent.

At this moment, they saw that in the "Hongyun Restaurant", a large pot of rice ordered by the bird's beak had been served on the table. And the bird's beak never glanced at the second brother of the restaurant who served him the meal, but the old man and the knife in the teahouse here saw the little second brother of the restaurant, when he put the big pot of rice in his hand in front of the bird's beak, his face showed a sneer of disdain towards him.

The bird's beak didn't look at it, just stared at the steaming big pot of rice in front of him, reached out and put it in the chopstick holder in the middle of the table, took out a pair of chopsticks, pressed them against the table, and then buried himself in chewing on it.