"Don't worry, don't you remember that the two of us used a big vat to cook those Lvgu? It took us three full days to make just a little bit." Zhao Cheng did not hide it from Zhou Rushuang.
"But this little bit has paid off my original debt, and there is still a lot left."
"My husband is really amazing!" Zhou Rushuang was still in shock.
She couldn't imagine that something like a small jar of salt could be sold for so much money, and she was also happy that Zhao Chengqing paid off his debt.
"I plan to buy a house in Qinghe County. After leaving Zhoujia Village, after having dinner, you and I will go look at the house."
After Zhou Rushuang ran away, Li Dashan chased him for a few steps but failed to catch up, so he returned to Liuxi Village holding his swollen head.
Liuxi Village is adjacent to Zhoujia Village. There is a stream surrounding the village, and the banks of the stream are full of weeping willows, hence the name Liuxi.
Li Dashan, whose real name is Li Fu, is a farmer in Liuxi Village. Because his family has extensive land, and during the Three Kings Rebellion more than ten years ago, Qinghe County was destroyed by thieves, and many of the owned fields became ownerless. Rich Li's house was surrounded by high walls and deep courtyards, and he recruited long-term tenant farmers to defend it to the death, thus saving the family business.
After the thieves' rebellion was settled, all the ownerless land became the land of the Li family. Anyway, the county's land account books were all destroyed and there was nowhere to check them.
From then on, Li Fu gradually became a big figure, and he donated alms extensively in the village, built roads and bridges, and pretended to be a good person to win reputation, so the name Li Dashan gradually spread.
Li Fu has no ambitions and does not like drinking or gambling. His only hobby is lust. In addition to his wife, the family has already married three concubines, which is not enough. She always wanted to have another teenage concubine, so under the influence of Matchmaker Wang, she fell in love with Zhou Rushuang from Zhoujiacun.
Before seeing Zhou Rushuang's true appearance, Li Fu was still picky, thinking that Zhou Rushuang was just average, with a poor figure, and the only advantage was that he was young.
After seeing Zhou Rushuang's true appearance, Li Fu was so haunted that he couldn't sleep well that night. As he lay on the bed, he tossed and turned and his mind was filled with Zhou Rushuang's peerless beauty.
He even thought that as long as he could marry Zhou Rushuang, he could divorce his wife.
But Li Fu also knew that Zhou Rushuang was already married. Some time ago, he went to a matchmaker to buy back a husband, who was Zhao Cheng from Liuxi Village.
They are all from Liuxi Village, and it can be said that Li Fu knows Zhao Cheng very well.
This Zhao Cheng has been a scoundrel since he was a child. When he grew up, he became even more despicable. He didn't associate with serious people, didn't read books, chased chickens and dogs every day, and after his parents were pissed off by him, he even went on to eat, drink and whore unscrupulously. Gambling, in just three years, the huge family property was completely destroyed, not even a piece of cloth was left.
No woman would dare to marry such a man, so when he reached the marriageable age, he still couldn't get a wife, and he couldn't pay five times the poll tax, so he was locked up by the matchmaker.
Li Fu was a little afraid of Zhao Cheng, just because he was afraid that he would blackmail him. Once he got into trouble with such a rogue, he would be like a dog-skin plaster that he couldn't get rid of.
But now Li Fu's mind has changed. Isn't it about money? As long as he could settle the matter with money, Li Fun would rather spend money, as long as he could marry Zhou Rushuang home.
He secretly thought: Zhao Cheng is addicted to gambling, so he might as well spend money to set up a game with the lowlifes in Qinghe County and lure him in. As long as the gambler loses his mind, he will dare to bet on anything.
When the time comes, forget about your wife, you can cut off your fingers and gamble.
The more Li Fu thought about it, the more confident he felt. The more he thought about it, the more he felt itchy and unbearable. He had been awake all night, and the east was about to dawn. He simply stopped sleeping and got up to get dressed.
His concubine was awakened and asked in a daze: "Master, where are you going so early?"
Li Fu chuckled: "Go to sleep, I have something to do when I go out."
After he left home, he went straight to Qinghe County.
Although Li Fu does not gamble, he has many contacts with the lower class in Qinghe County, because he is the head of Liuxi Village and holds power in his hands. The long-term tenants in his family are almost the same as servants, and he is considered a prominent figure.
Whenever the Qinghe County Lieutenant takes action to capture a big thief, he will lead the chiefs of each village and li. These chiefs will bring a few capable men, and together they will form a team of nearly a thousand people. underestimate.
Therefore, the lower-class people in Qinghe County, especially those who make money from the sidelines, will deliberately make friends with these people of some status in order to make some money from them.
So although Li Fu doesn't gamble, he knows a lot of crooks.
Sun Xiaotie was a con man. He met Li Fu several times and worked on things several times. His superb skills left a deep impression on Li Fu.
A violent knock on the door woke Sun Xiaotie up from his dream. He went to open the door cursingly, but he didn't expect it to be Li Fu.
Sun Xiaotie is such a shrewd person. When he saw someone like Li Fu coming to his door early in the morning, he must have something to do. He immediately softened his attitude and said with a smile: "It turns out to be Li Dashan. What's the point of visiting my humble house? "
Li Fu didn't need him to let him go, he sat down on the chair, picked up the teapot on the table and shook it. He felt that there was still some leftover tea, so he didn't take the cup, but directly poured all the cold tea into the spout. Drink it.
After drinking the tea, Li Fu wiped his mouth and said, "I want you to make a bet for me. You don't need many people, but the time can't be too fast, otherwise you will become suspicious."
"It's better to wait for ten days and a half and let him win first. At the last moment, I want him to lose completely and I want him to put his wife on the line!"
Sun Xiaotie glanced at Li Fu. He knew that Li Fu was lustful and most likely wanted to set up a game with him because he liked someone else's wife.
"Sure! I have no problem with that, but I'm short of money. In these ten and a half days of gambling, I have to have the support of a kind person."
Li Fu nodded and said, "That's natural. Even if you lose, as long as you can hold him back and keep playing with you, you can win as much as you want. As long as you use some tricks on the last day, you have to let him take what he won before." Spit it all out."
"As for Brother Xiao Tie, you will be responsible for this game. The hard work fee of five taels per day is not included in the gambling money."
"Brother Xiao Tie will be responsible for organizing the rest of the team. The hard work will cost three taels of silver a day. What do you think?"
Sun Xiaotie frowned and asked, "Of course I am serious about what the good man explained. I just don't know who my family name is and what my hobbies are."
For someone who has never gambled before, it is still very difficult to achieve this level in ten and a half days.
A smile appeared on Li Fu's lips: "Speaking of this person, Brother Xiaotie should recognize him. He is Zhao Cheng from Liuxi Village."
Sun Xiaotie clapped his hands: "It turns out it's him, it's done! Don't worry, the good man, this situation will definitely fulfill the good man's wishes."
Li Fu raised his head and laughed loudly: "Okay! Then I'll just wait for the good news!" As he said that, he took out two small gold ingots from his waist, put them on the table, stood up and left.
