Volume 7 Chapter 9 Wanli Gambling House
Hua Ping slept until three o'clock the next day, and Su Zhuo was already sitting in front of the window, making a pot of tea, pouring himself a drink, and enjoying himself. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
Hua Ping complained: "Su Zhuo, why didn't you wake me up earlier? Wouldn't it be a pity to miss the boat to Junshan?"
Su Zhuo was not in a hurry, stretched out his hand from the window and pointed downstairs, and said: "What's the hurry, most people have just gotten up, I'm afraid that the boat won't leave until noon, and we can still catch up." ”
Hua Ping breathed a sigh of relief, busily dressed and washed, packed everything, and pulled Su Zhuo out of the door. The two of them went straight to the dock outside the city. It was already crowded with people, lining up to get on the boat. There were two boats moored by the river, and they were still the kind of big boats that Su Zhuo saw when he first came to Yuezhou that day.
The people of the Wei Mansion were greeting guests at the dock, but they didn't see Wei Xiu. Su Zhuo suddenly felt an inexplicable loss, and followed the martial arts heroes on one of the ships, and the other was full of dignitaries and literati. Except for Shaolin, Emei and other family members, almost all of yesterday's guests came.
The big ship was full of people, slowly. The boat took a turn in Dongting Lake for everyone to enjoy the lake and mountains. Su Zhuo and Hua Ping stood on the side of the boat, looking out at the lake. In the distance, Yueyang Tower towers, very spectacular. The lake breeze blows slowly, which makes people feel refreshed.
Su Zhuo suddenly asked thoughtlessly: "Huaping, do you remember the two big ships you saw when you first arrived in Yuezhou that day?"
Hua Ping nodded and said, "Those two ships are the same as the two now, and they are also from the Wei family." ”
Su Zhuo said: "Do you remember, the two ships that day, one set sail and the other returned." The ship offshore had a deep draft and went very slowly. But the one that returned was as brisk as flying. ”
Hua Ping sneered and said, "What's strange about this, the ship that sails is full of goods, and it naturally goes slowly." And the unloaded cargo that returns to the ship will go faster. ”
Su Zhuo frowned and said: "But this wharf is not a cargo wharf, and the Wei family's ship is also a sightseeing building ship, how can it transport goods?
Hua Ping asked rhetorically: "Then what do you say is going on?"
Su Shu said: "If you think about it, the ship is also moving slowly, because the ship is full of gold and silver gambling books. ”
Hua Ping was taken aback and said, "According to what you say, isn't the returning ship so brisk, isn't it all lost, and there is nothing left?"
Su Zhuo stroked his palm and smiled: "I didn't expect Brother Hua to finally figure it out, so this trip may not be as good as everyone thinks." Don't forget, you still have our entanglement in your book, so save a little!"
Hua Ping snorted twice and scolded: "Bad luck! I see that you Su Zhuo is a wise man with a thousand thoughts, and he will say some depressing words!"
Su Zhuo didn't care, shook his head and smiled bitterly. Suddenly, the two behind him shouted: "Isn't this Brother Hua?
Hua Ping turned his head to look at it and said with a smile: "It turned out to be Brother Zhao and Brother Wu!"
Su Zhuo was strange, I don't know how Hua Ping met friends here. However, the next sentence of a few people made him suddenly realize.
The surnamed Zhao said: "Brother Hua, you won a lot of silver from me yesterday, and you have to spit it out obediently today!"
Hua Ping smiled: "Then let's see if you have this luck, brother!"
Several people laughed, and Su Zhuo was also laughing secretly in his heart: I didn't expect to be a friend at the gambling table, it's really strange. The two seemed to turn a blind eye to Su Zhuo, and pulled Hua Ping and said, "Let's go, I'll introduce you to another rich man, he is stupid and has a lot of money, so it's better to slaughter him together today!"
Hua Ping glanced at Su Zhuo, dropped a sentence: "I'll go back when I go!" and walked away with the two of them holding arms.
Su Zhuo smiled, and inadvertently caught a glimpse of the arms of the two people with their sleeves rolled up, each with an identical skeleton tattoo. A trace of doubt passed through his heart: "What kind of mark is that? How can two people have the same tattoo?"
He didn't pay too much attention to it, turned his head, and suddenly glanced at the stern of the boat out of the corner of his eye, only to see a gray-clothed figure flash in the corner, and he glanced outward, just in time to meet Su Zhuo's gaze. The man was slightly stunned, hurriedly retracted and hid.
At this glance, Su Zhuo had already recognized that the person was Liu Fei. He couldn't help but let out a "huh" and thought to himself, "What, he hasn't left yet?" He also arrived on the ship, is he still thinking about making a fortune?"
The road to Junshan is not far, and it will dock at noon. Junshan and Yueyang Tower echo each other in the distance, the island is lush and green, and the scenery is very good. There are also all kinds of wine shops in Walan, which are all the industries of Louwan. When you arrive on the island, as long as you have silver, you can find any kind of enjoyment.
Lou Wan had already set up a banquet for everyone, but many people had already eaten their stomachs on the boat, and as soon as they got ashore, they went straight to the casino. Su Zhuo followed at the end of the crowd, looking left and right, but he didn't see Hua Ping's figure.
Wanli Casino is the largest building on the island, and the entire courtyard is four or five acres wide. The two sturdy men at the door stood straight without squinting. Su Zhuo had just walked into the lobby, and it was already very lively. The gambling game has already begun, and the voices are ridiculed. Su Zhuo walked through one of the passages, which was really eye-opening.
There are not only dice and pai gow and other gambling games here, but also many strange things. He looked up and saw that there was no one on the second floor, and it was very quiet, so he paced upstairs. As soon as I arrived at the staircase, I saw four strong men, generally tall, short, fat and thin, with the same bare heads, completely blocking the road.
Su Zhuo was stunned for a moment, and said, "Excuse me!"
Who knew that those people seemed to be deaf and dumb, they didn't move, and their faces were expressionless. Su Zhuo looked through the gap between several people, and saw Lou Wan's fat body with his back to him. He bowed and nodded. After a while, he straightened his back and turned and walked downstairs.
The four strong men were not deaf and dumb, and when they heard the footsteps behind them, they parted their bodies to the sides and made way for a road. Lou Wan ignored Su Zhuo and went straight downstairs. Su Zhuo frowned slightly, looked upstairs again, and actually saw Wei Xiu sitting in Fang Cai's position, smiling at himself.
Wei Xiu said lightly: "Let him come up!"
The four of them really listened to the order, stood on both sides, and let Su Zhuo pass. Su Zhuo glanced around, only to see that there were only some tea tables on the second floor, and there was no one else.
Wei Xiu was washing the tea set, and water was boiling on a small stove beside him. She didn't look back, and said, "If Master Su is interested, you might as well sit down and drink a cup of tea." ”
Su Zhuo didn't shirk either, sat opposite Wei Xiu, and said with a smile: "I accidentally saw Boss Lou bowing down to Miss Wei just now, I didn't expect that the famous Wanli Gambling House on the rivers and lakes, the big boss behind it was actually Miss Wei!"
Wei Xiu smiled indifferently, noncommittal, slowly and methodically dialed the tea leaves into the teapot, lifted the boiling kettle, and slowly poured the boiling water into the teapot.
Su Zhuo looked at it with interest, and he didn't expect her to be so elegant. Neither of them spoke, until Wei Xiu poured a cup of tea for Su Zhuo and brought it to him, then he asked, "Why is Su Gongzi alone? What about that old brother Hua? Haven't you always been focused on Meng, Meng is not out of focus?"