Chapter 35 Paying Off(1/2)
After Da Zhuang and A Hua ate the red date cake, A Hua praised that the cake was soft, glutinous, sweet and delicious. Da Zhuang saw A Hua eating happily, and he also became happy. But for some reason, he was eating the cake.
He will think of his Uncle Ah. In fact, he doesn’t blame Ah Da and the others, he just hates himself for being incompetent.
Ahua looked at Da Zhuang in a daze and asked, "What are you thinking about?"
Da Zhuang said with a silly smile: "I miss my uncle. I couldn't buy this cake at first. It's only thanks to his ability that I bought it."
Ahua said: "Then we should invite that uncle over for a drink when we get married."
Da Zhuang was confused: "Uncle is going to a far away place. I'm afraid he won't have a chance to drink our wedding wine."
Ahua regretfully said: "Okay."
Da Zhuang no longer thought about it, and after eating the cake, he and A Hua went to the Baiyao Hall in the town. Seeing that it was Da Zhuang who was here, the shopkeeper of Baiyao Hall hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Da Zhuang, the freight has arrived?
"
Da Zhuang said with a smile: "Shopkeeper Li, the shipment has arrived. Take a look at this car of Angelica dahurica. If there is no problem, move the goods into storage."
After hearing this, shopkeeper Li came over to the truck, opened the linen cloth and inspected the truck. He reached out and took a piece of Angelica dahurica in the middle of the truck, then squeezed it with his hand, tasted a small part of it in his mouth, and finally nodded and said: "This truck
Angelica dahurica is good."
When Da Zhuang heard this, he felt at ease. Shopkeeper Li continued: "Based on our previous price, how about two or eight cents of silver?"
Before Da Zhuang could speak, A Hua stood up and said, "Shopkeeper Li, Brother Da Zhuang's truck of Angelica dahurica is a very good product. What's more, he transported it from Taiping Town, so long-distance transportation is still risky."
Shopkeeper Li also knew about their affairs. After thinking about it, he took out three or six dollars of silver from his pocket and said, "Okay, okay, since you said so, Ah Hua, this much silver will be regarded as my congratulatory money."
, don’t forget to treat me to a wedding drink when you get married.”
Da Zhuang hurriedly accepted the money and thanked him: "Thank you, shopkeeper Li! Thank you, shopkeeper Li!" After saying that, he followed the Baiyaotang clerk to move the Angelica dahurica to the Baiyaotang warehouse.
Ahua watched Da Zhuang move the goods with a happy face. She felt that there was hope for being with Da Zhuang, and their life would definitely get better and better after they got married.
Unexpectedly, at the gambling house, her father, who had already lost his sight, was signing and deeding the house and Ahua to Xu Fu.
Originally, Chen Youfa wanted to mortgage his house and Ahua to the gambling house, but Liang Feihu refused directly. He said that Chen Youfa's house and daughter were not worth fifty taels.
Just when Chen Youfa was unwilling to give up, Zhang Laizi stood up and said: "Chen Zizi, you don't have any money anymore, otherwise you would be here today." With that, he started to put away the money on the table and prepared to leave.
Already.
Chen Youfa said anxiously: "Zhang Laizi, what do you mean, just run away if you win!"
Zhang Laizi chuckled and said, "But you have no money now."
Chen Youfa thought for a while and said, "Then I'll put the house and daughter in your brother's name. Anyway, he has face. Do you dare to help him take it over?"
Zhang Laizi touched his chin, as if wondering whether the deal was worthwhile.
Chen Youfa was afraid that Zhang Laizi would not harvest, so he asked the general: "Zhang Laizi, have you finished planting?"
Zhang Laizi slapped the gambling table and said, "What I hate the most in my life is people saying that I don't have any seeds! Just take it. You write the receipt and sign it. Managers, please record the receipt and the loaned money in Mr. Xu's account."
Liang Feihu looked troubled, and after thinking for a while, he finally agreed: "Okay."
As a result, Chen Youfa put the house and daughter in Xu Fu's name under the witness of everyone, and then returned from the gambling house in exchange for fifty taels of silver.
After getting the money, Chen Youfa was radiant again. This time he was more adventurous and gambled fifty taels of silver directly.
Zhang Laizi was also surprised when he saw it. He gave a thumbs up and said: "Master Chen, you are so heroic!"
The maid next to Chen Youfa also exclaimed: "Master, you are so prosperous, this one must be turned up!"
Chen Youfa was also full of confidence after hearing this. He asked Zhang Laizi to place the bet quickly, for fear that Zhang Laizi would not dare to follow and take the money and run away.
Zhang Laizi hesitated and said: "Master Chen, how about we gamble another day?"
Chen Youfa was not willing to let him leave. He limped over and grabbed Zhang Laizi's collar and said, "I can bear anything. I just can't bear it and I will run away if I win money. If you don't have money, you can win my money."
Spit it all out!”
Zhang Laizi became angry when he heard this, shook off Chen Youfa's hand and said, "Just bet, I'm afraid of you!" After saying that, Zhang Laizi threw fifty taels of silver to the small one.
Chen Youfa then returned to his chair, took a piece of pastry and ate it, saying, "This is just right." Then he waved his hand and asked the banker to start shaking the cup.
Seeing this situation, the dealer knew that this game was going to depend on real skill. He rolled up his sleeves and shook the dice cup up and down. He couldn't use the previous small movements for this one, because he knew that such small movements once would be enough, but if he did more, they would be useless.
It was easy to be discovered. He kept listening to the number in the dice cup. When he confirmed the number in the dice cup, he stopped and was about to open the cup when Chen Youfa grabbed his right hand.
Chen Youfa glanced at it and saw that there was nothing wrong with the dealer's hands. He smiled and said, "I want the beautiful woman next to me to help me open this one."
The banker looked at Chen Youfa with a calm expression, stepped back and said: "Please."
After that, Chen Youfa asked the maid next to him to open the dice cup. He believed what the maid said, and he also believed that he was so prosperous today!
But when the dice cup was opened, three dices with one point pointing upwards were slapped on his face like three slaps, and he was completely confused. He immediately went up, picked up the dice and said: "This
There must be something weird about the dice!" After that, he started to hit the dice with the crutch beside him, but he could hit it however he wanted, until the dice was reduced to sawdust without any weirdness. This was just an ordinary dice. Chen Youfa was completely convinced.
Cool, if the previous one fell from the sky to the ground, then this one will fall directly from the ground to the eighteenth level of hell.
Chen Youfa slapped his head in annoyance. He rushed out immediately to snatch the papers back, but Liang Feihu had already left. He looked around, running around in various rooms like a madman looking for someone. Other gamblers who were disturbed
When the guest saw such a lame man barging into his private room, he quickly asked the guards to chase him out.
The guard who was still calling him "Master" just now broke his crutch without mercy, beat him severely and threw him out of the gambling house. There were many cheating gamblers who were thrown out of the gambling house.
After he went there, passers-by on the street looked at Chen Youfa lying on the ground like a puddle of mud as if it were a joke.
In the casino box, Liang Feihu threw fifty taels of silver to Zhang Laizi, who was waiting respectfully there, and said in a cold voice: "Nothing happened today. Just leave and don't come back within two years. If you are caught,
If my people see you still appearing nearby, then you should stay alive."
How dare Zhang Laizi not listen? He almost got beaten to death when he owed twenty taels of silver to a gambling house. Just now, when Liang Feihu asked someone to come to him, he thought he was asking him to pay back the money, but he didn't expect that he was actually asking him to deal with Chen Laizi.
. He usually couldn't stand Chen Laizi's bragging. This matter was simply a bad thing for him. That's why he just lured Chen Laizi into gambling addiction again and again, and finally signed a letter. However,
He still didn't understand why the dignified Lei Xingshan Third Master had to go to such great lengths to deal with a useless Chen Laizi. Zhang Laizi didn't think about it anymore, took the money, nodded and walked out of the back door of the gambling house with a humble face.
We went straight to the inn and rented a carriage heading to the capital of the Jin Kingdom in the northwest.
Liang Feihu looked at the piece of paper in his hand and sighed: "That's the first step. Next, it's time to wait for the onlookers to come."
At noon, Da Zhuang and A Hua went to the shop to choose two pieces of good-looking fabric and helped A Hua tailor two new clothes. Originally A Hua said one piece was enough, but Da Zhuang thought that another piece of cloth could be made.
A Hua's clothes would definitely look good on her, so I ordered them together. In addition, the owner of the tailor shop also knew A Hua, so even though she was cheaper.
The two walked sweetly. On the way, Da Zhuang wanted to buy some food and wine to send back to Chen You. A Hua quickly stopped him. He would not allow Da Zhuang to spend any more money on her father, saying it was not worth it.
Da Zhuang couldn't resist her, so he had to agree. Ahua smiled and told Da Zhuang that she would go back and cook for Da Zhuang. Da Zhuang nodded happily after hearing this.
When passing by a stall selling jewelry, Ahua saw a vermilion hairpin with a pendant, and inadvertently took a second look. Seeing this, Ahua immediately asked the stall owner how much the hairpin cost.
The stall owner was an elderly mother-in-law, and she bid: "One penny."
Ah Hua felt it was too expensive, so she pulled Da Zhuang's sleeves and said, "Brother Da Zhuang, I'm hungry. Let's go back and cook."
After hearing this, Da Zhuang really thought that Ah Hua was hungry, so he nodded and said, "Then let's go back after buying it." After saying that, he handed the mother-in-law a penny of silver without even counter-offering.
The stall owner's mother-in-law smiled so much that her eyes narrowed, and she hurriedly said something nice: "This hairpin will definitely look good on the girl. It's not just an old lady's fault. The old lady's jewelry is worthy of being on the table even at weddings."
These words really touched Da Zhuang's heart. He didn't care how A Hua pinched him, and directly put the scarlet pendant hairpin on A Hua's head. Looking at A Hua's cute and slightly annoyed look, Da Zhuang felt
I was so fascinated by it.
Ahua's face turned red and her heart skipped a beat when he saw her, and she said angrily: "Go back and cook!" After saying that, she ran away in embarrassment.
The stall owner's mother-in-law looked at the loving young man and woman and smiled knowingly.
Back home, Ahua didn't let Da Zhuang help, so she started cooking alone. Da Zhuang sat in the room to rest. In fact, he didn't get much rest in the past two days. He just sat and slept on the table.
Caught. He had a dream in a daze, dreaming that Uncle A was holding a person, and brother Xiao Wu was still crying over there. He wanted to go up to say hello, but found that the bloody person that Uncle A was holding,
It was him! Da Zhuang suddenly woke up from his dream, startling A Hua who was bringing the food.
Ahua brought two plates of vegetarian dishes to the table, steamed three large white steamed buns, and filled two bowls of porridge, one large and one small.
Ahua saw Da Zhuang sweating profusely and asked, "Brother Da Zhuang, what's wrong with you?"
Da Zhuang was in shock, wiped his sweat and said: "I...I had a nightmare."
Ahua smiled and said: "Brother Da Zhuang, dreams are reversed. You must be hungry. Eat quickly."
Da Zhuang took a deep breath after hearing this, then picked up the bowls and chopsticks and started eating with A Hua. While eating, he asked: "Why don't we wait for Uncle Chen to eat together?"
A-hua shook her head and said, "Don't expect him to come back now. He won't know where his home is until it gets dark."
After hearing this, Da Zhuang ignored him and started eating. But for some reason, he kept thinking about that dream, and the more he thought about it, the more frightened he became. He could only comfort himself and said: "Ahua said that dreams are reverses, it's okay."
,It's fine."
Ahua saw that he was mumbling, it must be because of the nightmare just now, she advised: "Brother Da Zhuang, don't think about it. You can go to my dad's bed to sleep in and have a good rest."
Da Zhuang hurriedly refused and said, "No, it's already difficult for you to eat here. I can just go to sleep in the car later." Da Zhuang didn't want A Hua to be gossiped about, so he paid attention to etiquette in everything.
Ahua covered her mouth and smiled: "Brother Da Zhuang, why are you so cute?"
Da Zhuang touched his head and said with a silly smile: "Really?"
Ahua hummed and said, "Brother Da Zhuang is the cutest person in the world to me."
Da Zhuang happily went up and hugged A Hua, then quickly let go and started eating happily.
To be continued...