Sun Xiaotie punched the table hard, causing the dice and cup to jump at the same time.
"This guy knew we couldn't afford so much money, so he did this on purpose! It's really hateful!"
The old fisherman advised: "Why are you in a hurry? Today we will discuss a code word. For example, the mouth is one, the nose is two, the left eye is three, the right eye is four, and the number of blinks represents several. In this way, it is not enough Are you going to make him spit out the money?"
Sun Xiaotie shook his head: "Judging from today's game, he may have doubts about us. This game can no longer be completed."
"Even if we discuss the code words today and he changes his game tomorrow, what will happen to you? The day after tomorrow he invites a few of his fellow gamblers, what will happen to you? After all, you will fall behind and be restrained by him."
The old fisherman sighed: "Forget it, we can only stop here. If we continue this, my old man will inevitably be injured. Forget it."
Zhang Yigu and the old fisherman left one after another. After much deliberation, Sun Xiaotie could only discuss the matter with Li Fu.
Sun Xiaotie naturally knew that Li Fu was in Liuxi Village. When he came out of his home and saw no one around, he left the city and went straight to Liuxi Village.
Liuxi Village was closer to Qinghe County than Zhoujia Village. Sun Xiaotie was walking with his head down and didn't even notice that Zhao Cheng was sitting under a tree on a small hill not far outside the city, looking at the official road from a distance.
In the late afternoon, Zhou Rushuang was reciting his lessons when he heard a knock on the door. When he opened the door, it was Zhao Cheng.
"Ah! Why did your husband come back so early today? I'll go cook right away." Zhou Rushuang was very happy.
"Ah, I'm not busy. I have to leave in a while. I have a few questions to ask Mr. Dong when I come back." Zhao Cheng said and entered the west wing and closed the door.
Zhou Rushuang felt that her husband was too attentive to studying and was much better than himself, so he went to all the trouble to come back and ask questions.
He also thought that if Zhao Cheng could stay at home for a little longer, he would play the flute for him. Recently, Rushuang had made great progress on the flute.
Zhao Cheng entered the west wing and asked straight to the point: "Were those gamblers brought by Li Dashan?"
Mr. Dong was sitting in the room writing. When he saw Zhao Cheng come in, he was surprised at first. He turned over the writing and put it on the table. He sighed after hearing Zhao Cheng's question.
He had been secretly paying attention to Zhou Rushuang, so he knew Li Fu's movements very well. He knew that Li Fu had gone to see Sun Xiaotie, and he also knew that Zhao Cheng was originally a gambler and even lost all his family property through gambling, so he had just Give words of advice.
But Zhao Cheng turned a deaf ear and kept betting against Sun Xiaotie in the next few days. Mr. Dong also knew these situations very well. Now that he heard that Zhao Chengdao revealed that the mastermind behind the scenes was Li Fu, he guessed that Zhao Cheng might have been involved in the game and was deceived. .
"What? Did the other party tell you that you lost the bet?"
Zhao Chengdao: "Mr. Dong misunderstood. I just felt a little strange, so I guessed that those gamblers were related to Li Dashan."
Mr. Dong nodded and said: "Yes, I did see Li Fu going to them, and then I saw these people approaching you deliberately. That's why I advised you not to gamble a few days ago to avoid being harmed."
"It turns out that Li Dashan is called Li Fu. Since Mr. Dong knows these things, why doesn't he tell him directly?" Zhao Cheng was a little puzzled.
Mr. Dong obviously knows a lot of things, and he chose to live in the west wing this time, obviously to protect Zhou Rushuang's safety. It must be because Li Fu almost ruined Zhou Rushuang's innocence last time, which made Mr. Dong very worried.
Mr. Dong thought for a while and said slowly: "Because I don't trust you either."
Zhao Cheng nodded. When he met Mr. Dong for the first time, he felt Mr. Dong's attitude towards him.
"Why?"
Mr. Dong said: "You were originally from the same village as Li Fu, and you were a rogue. You were penniless due to gambling debts. You were arrested and sent to a matchmaker to wait for an official match."
"So I think it wouldn't be surprising if you gamble again one day, even if you lose all your house again. Because in the eyes of a gambler like you, nothing is precious, right?"
Zhao Cheng smiled and said: "It turns out that this is how Mr. Dong sees me. It's normal to not trust me."
"Now that it's confirmed that those gamblers were indeed found by Li Fu, I know what to do."
Li Fu's only purpose was Zhou Rushuang. Zhao Cheng didn't say much and turned around and left the west wing.
Zhou Rushuang was waiting at the door with a flute. When she saw Zhao Cheng coming out, she quickly said, "Husband, would you like to hear me play a flute? I feel that I have made some progress in the past few days."
Zhao Cheng didn't have time to listen to her playing the flute. There were a lot of things waiting for him. He said in a hurry: "There are some things that I can't get rid of now. Let's talk about it when we get back in the evening."
"Oh." Zhou Rushuang was a little disappointed and watched Zhao Cheng leave.
Coming out of Fenghuang Lane and turning two streets, you will find Dashunzhai.
Zhao Cheng entered directly from the gate. The lobby on the first floor was already full of guests. The shop assistants were running upstairs and downstairs, sweating profusely from exhaustion.
Zhang Dashun stood behind the counter and turned his abacus, calculating the profit of each table of food and drinks.
After receiving a small can of MSG from Zhao Cheng, Dashunzhai's business gradually improved. At first, only one or two people came to eat once in a while, but they immediately tasted the unusual umami flavor in the dishes, so One spreads to ten, and ten spreads to a hundred.
After a few days of slow fermentation, until today, Dashun Zhai has become the most popular day. There has been an endless stream of diners since the morning, and the tables were full until the afternoon. They turned tables countless times a day, and Zhang Dashun was very happy. Not from ear to ear.
Zhao Cheng bowed his hand towards Zhang Dashun: "Congratulations to Shopkeeper Zhang on your prosperous business!"
Zhang Dashun said with a smile: "We are happy together. Oh, I can still keep the clouds clear and see the moonlight."
Zhao Cheng walked over and whispered a few words to Zhang Dashun. Zhang Dashun looked solemn at first, and then nodded.
The increasing number of diners in Dashunzhai in the past few days has attracted the attention of Hong Shengde opposite.
Hong Shengde's boss is Hong Baotou, the county government official. Although he is a subordinate, he is still one of the most powerful people in Qinghe County. He rarely comes to the store in normal times, but due to the popularity of Dashunzhai these days, Hong Baotou came out of the county government office and went straight to Hong Shengde.
"What's going on? Why did the one on the other side slow down again? Did they hire a new chef?"
Hong Captou asked in a stern voice.
The steward of the restaurant who was standing bowed across from him kept wiping the sweat from his forehead and said, "To tell you what I'm saying to you, there was no chef on the other side, it's still the same two cooks."
"If we didn't invite a chef, that means the cook has learned a new skill? Why is it suddenly so full?"
The restaurant steward replied: "We have sent people over to find out the news. The dishes opposite have suddenly improved by more than one level. They are obviously ordinary dishes, but they are extremely delicious in the mouth, so..."
