Nanshi is bustling with people and noisy pedestrians. The sudden cry of a child does not attract much attention.
However, the waiter at Ju'an Restaurant mistakenly thought that the little beggar was trying to pester the diners, so he waved a broom and tried to drive him away.
Yang Chaoxi glanced sideways, frightening the waiter to the point of panic. A chill ran down his back, causing his body to shiver, and then a layer of goosebumps appeared all over his body. But it never stopped.
Dare to take half a step forward.
"Where is Xiaodouzi now? Who is the murderer?!" Yang Zhaoxi stood up suddenly and said angrily. A pair of bamboo chopsticks slapped on the rough porcelain bowl, and the bowl suddenly cracked, the chopsticks broke, and the soup splashed everywhere.
"What's wrong? Senior Brother Chong Lingzi? This kid is..." Tan Qing's expression also changed. He was used to seeing the gentle and gentle Yang Zhaoxi, but suddenly seeing the murderous look on his face, an ominous premonition surged in his heart.
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"Woo! My sister has just been sent back to the yard. Her adoptive father and Director Qi are helping her remove the poisonous blood and asked us to come out and buy some golden sore medicine... The murderer is still wandering around the north of Nanshi. I don't know what his name is... Ah
My sister blocked the vicious dog for me, so... wuwuwu..." The little monkey was so sad and frightened that he was a little incoherent.
"Little monkey, don't cry! The master will help your sister heal her leg injury. Ask them to buy the golden sore medicine. You first take the master to find the murderer and the vicious dog! To cure the dog bite, you have to get it there.
On the vicious dog." Yang Zhaoxi said, turning to look at Tan Qing, "Junior sister Tan, something unexpected happened, and I can't hang out with you anymore..."
Qin Qing waved his hand: "Brother Chong Lingzi, there is no need to be polite! If nothing happens, I will go with you to see what the vicious dog looks like!" After saying that, he took out a silver collar and slapped it on the food table.
Left the restaurant.
Yang Zhaoxi was worried about Xiaodouzi's injury, and worried that if he arrived too late, the murderer and the vicious dog would run away. He stopped talking, grabbed the little monkey, and ran quickly to the north of Nanshi.
During the prosperous dynasty, from the palace to the people, there were many people who enjoyed music and dancing, polo, horse riding and shooting, acrobatics, cockfighting, Cuju and other refined and elegant things. Luoyang was known as the City of Gods, and these leisure activities were naturally comparable to those in the imperial capital of Chang'an.
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In the southern city of Luoyang, there were many shops, such as polo, Cuju, horse riding and shooting, which required a large venue for leisure activities. Therefore, officials, citizens and merchants turned to activities such as cockfighting, which occupied a small area and had a lot of prizes.
, take it as a model and never tire of it!
In the northeastern corner of Nan City, there are many businesses dealing in silk, porcelain, furs, spices and other goods. As for tea shops, wine shops, restaurants, prostitutes, restaurants and other places for food, accommodation and entertainment, they are all available! And many of the people who come and go are wearing rich clothes, jade belts and beautiful makeup.
Gorgeous clothes mean either wealth or nobility. When these people are busy and have spare money, they want to find some exciting things.
So every once in a while, in an open space in the northeast corner of Nanshi, a circle of young men, merchants, and libertines would gather in the northeastern corner of Nan City to enjoy cockfighting as a show and place bets with money. The winner of the bet could double the winnings.
to several times the amount of money; on the contrary, there are also those who lose a lot and lose all their belongings. It can be said that some families are happy and some are sad!
The sky was clear that day. In the open space in the northeast corner of Nanshi City, people used bamboo sticks and silk cloth to build a fence that was two feet high and one foot square. In the middle of the fence, two fighting cocks were fighting fiercely! Dust was everywhere.
, feather feathers are flying, angry chirping sounds are heard from time to time, and the unremitting fighting spirit has been ignited!
Men and women dressed in various colors of robes and skirts surrounded the cockfighting ring. As the two chickens became red-faced and fought more and more bravely, everyone's emotions were aroused, sometimes screaming and sometimes cheering. Everyone was excited.
My voice was hoarse and I couldn't suppress my excitement. I wished I could jump in myself so that I could help.
Yang Zhaoxi, Tan Qing, and Little Monkey had already calmly squeezed into the excited crowd. Everyone's attention was focused on the cockfighting ring, and they chose to turn a blind eye to the sudden appearance of the three more people.
Among the crowd, a handsome young man with black hair, a green beaded robe, and black leather boots was looking around, paying attention to the fighting in the cockfighting ring. A rope as thick as a finger stretched out in his hand.
, a red and black Laizhou dog was tied to the end of the rope, squatting on the ground, shaking its huge tongue, and there were blood stains on the canine teeth.
The little monkey pointed quietly, and Yang Zhaoxi understood immediately and laughed softly: "Looking at the situation, in less than twenty breaths, the green chicken will definitely lose. Let's wait a moment and don't spoil everyone's enthusiasm."
The little monkey nodded and turned his attention to the two fighting cocks in the field. Half an hour ago, he wanted to watch the cockfighting because he was playful, so he accidentally bumped into the handsome man and was bitten by his dog.
If his sister hadn't blocked him with his body, he would have been lying in the courtyard crying.
However, the person in front of Yang Chaoxi seemed to have heard his judgment, turned his head suddenly, and said with an unhesitating expression: "The green chicken will definitely win! If you don't understand, don't... eh? Who do I think it is! It turns out it is
'Begin with chaos and end with abandonment' Young Master Yang! You are so leisurely and elegant today that you come here to bet on cockfights?!"
Yang Chaoxi also recognized this person. He was Wang Chuo, the number one dandy staff member of the Cui Mansion. This person had been beaten to the core by him, and now he dared to ridicule him. He was indeed a second-generation ancestor who cared about food and not about beatings.
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Wang Chuo made rude remarks, and Yang Chaoxi didn't bother to be polite to him, and directly confronted him: "I've always heard that Brother Wang fights cocks and horses, and sleeps on flowers and willows. He knows everything. I didn't believe it at first. When I saw him today, he was indeed a good-for-nothing but a loser.
Young Master..."
"You... hum! You are a sharp-tongued boy! The Japanese master has something to do today, so I won't care about you! If we bump into each other someday, I need you to look good!" After Wang Chuo finished shouting in a bluff, he squeezed to the other side, far away
He avoided Yang Chaoxi. He only glanced at Tan Qing from time to time with a pair of sly eyes and swallowed quietly.
Yang Chaoxi did not take this incident seriously, and continued to look at the cockfighting ring: two cockfighting cocks, one green and one red, with strong beaks and sharp claws, and a fierce fight was going on!
The green rooster's body is green and its back feathers are white. It is called "dark clouds and snow" by everyone. At this time, it is eyeing the red rooster. From time to time, it runs around the red rooster for a few steps, looking for its weak points. It is aggressive and provocative.
The shape is as fierce as a ferocious beast.
The red chicken has a broad chest, short feathers, and a small head with bright eyes. It is nicknamed "Liuhuo Xuanyi". Faced with the provocation of the green chicken, it straightens its head and looks up, calm and calm. When the green chicken can no longer hold back, it rushes forward.
It then flew up with its wings, its claws as sharp as hooks, and snatched away several green feathers in just a few strokes!
The green rooster was in pain and retreated decisively. However, his fighting spirit remained intact and he still ran around the red rooster, like two warriors fighting to the death.
For a moment when the two chickens were standing still, Yang Zhaoxi looked more carefully: the green and red chickens both had flower crowns on their heads and golden spurs on their claws. They were like generals in armor going into battle, majestic and high-spirited, neither willing to lose half a point in momentum.
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As expected, the blue and red chickens must have been dotted with fox ointment on their heads, and a layer of mustard powder must have been applied to their wings. These methods of increasing the fighting power of cockfighting are, for those who often participate in cockfighting,
It's not a secret. As long as the chicken you bet on can win, any method will work!
At this moment, the green chicken rushed forward, then flapped its wings and took advantage of the wind, trying to scratch the red chicken's neck with its sharp claws. The red chicken was dumbfounded and did not even dodge! The green chicken was allowed to be in its neck,
Catch some blood stains.
Just when the green chicken's claws left and was about to reach the ground, the red chicken suddenly flicked its neck and pecked one of the green chicken's eyes with lightning speed. Immediately, black beads burst out and blood flowed.
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The green chicken whined, already unstable, and stumbled away to the side. The red chicken had already revealed its fierce look, fluttered its wings, and flew down like an eagle! A pair of sharp claws were accurate and accurate, and once again caught the green chicken on the head.
, the corolla was immediately caught off, and there were drops of blood on the comb.
The most fatal thing is that the other eye of the green chicken was also blinded. At this time, he could no longer stand steadily and hit his head on the ground. His humiliating and angry wings picked up a burst of dust and wrapped it up. It seemed to be able to withstand some redness.
Chicken's offensive.
The red rooster nimbly dodged the rising dust. He seemed to be watching indifferently. When the green rooster ran out of strength, his wings stopped flapping and flew up again! With just a scratch and a peck, he carved several holes in the green rooster's neck.
A bloody hole.
The black and sticky chicken blood spattered out, speckled on the ground and mixed into the soil... The green chicken's wings trembled slightly, and after kicking five or six times with its claws, it calmed down and saw that it was no longer alive.
"Okay, okay! 'Liuhuo Xuanyi' wins! I made a profit today!"
"Alas! I made a mistake! 'Dark Clouds Covering Snow' has always been brave, but today I met my nemesis..."
"You raised this 'Flowing Fire Xuanyi', right? Not bad, not bad! Let me know next time you go to battle, and I will remand you!"
"It must be a scam! How could 'Dark Clouds Covering Snow' lose?! Give me back the money. I won't bet any more today..."
"I'm willing to admit defeat! If you keep yelling randomly, be careful to get punched!"
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Life and death, the outcome is decided! Some people outside the field were ecstatic, some were dejected, some were scolding, some were laughing without saying a word...
The libertine in charge of watching the game stepped into the arena, rang the bell, and loudly announced the obvious result, and the cockfight was truly over.
Wang Chuo, who was a hundred times more confident just now, walked out of the crowd with a sad face. It was obvious that he had lost all his money. Otherwise, with his temper, he would definitely bet on the next game so that he could repay the lost money with his own money.
The profit will be won back.
Tan Qing pressed the little monkey's shoulder with one hand and clenched the other into a fist. He was also affected by the atmosphere on the field. He was excited about the victory of the red rooster, but also felt sorry for the defeat of the green rooster. A slightly desolate sentence could not help but rise in his heart.
Judgment: If the earthen pot is not broken outside the well, the general will inevitably die in battle.
Just as he was about to turn around and talk to Yang Chaoxi, he saw that he had already walked two feet away. With a smile on his face, he clasped his fists towards the handsomely dressed young man and said, "Congratulations, dear brother, on winning the bet! I have something to tell you."
Shang, I also hope that my dear friend can help me generously and help this matter come true!"
The richly dressed young man was overjoyed after taking the money he won back. Suddenly he heard someone congratulating him, and he naturally agreed. When he heard that Yang Chaoxi said that he had something to discuss, most of the smile on his face had faded: "Who are you?
?Does this young master recognize you? Get out of the way quickly, don’t block this young master’s fortune in the next game!”
Yang Zhaoxi also suppressed her smile and said coldly: "You don't recognize me, but your dog does. Doesn't that mean you are worse than a dog?"