Xu Nuo followed Zhu Shang into the private room, and was greeted by congratulations and compliments. Before she could realize what was going on, she received a pile of gifts. When she counted them later, she found that the pile was as high as her.
The small private room was crowded with big croupiers from all the gambling houses in Suzhou, all of whom came to give gifts to her, the chief croupier.
No wonder Tang Qi had a dark face just now, it turned out to be because of this matter.
Could it be that the second senior brother Hu Ling suddenly showed up yesterday and revealed that she had a jade pendant to help Hu Ling meet Zhu Shang, just to lure her over to meet these big dealers?
Zhu Shang planned all this, but pretended not to know!
Xunuo hated being schemed by people she trusted, so she turned to question Zhu Shang, but found that he was no longer around. Looking at the group of croupiers smiling obsequiously in front of her, she hurriedly exited and let the few little ones who were getting gifts He was able to escape only after blocking the door.
When we arrived at the elegant room in Xitang, there was no one there.
Going to the private room next door, the house was in a mess. There had obviously been a fierce fight. There were whip marks everywhere. You can imagine the intensity of the fight just now.
Sure enough, as Hu Ling said, she and her second senior brother had bad tempers, and they would fight when they met.
Where did Hu Ling go?
Xu Nuo searched twice in Tiansheng Casino but couldn't find her. After waiting for two cups of tea in the elegant room of Xitang, they decided to go to the place where they parked the carriage first. When they were about to leave, Zhu Shang suddenly appeared, and several boys brought over the gifts they had received earlier.
"She's gone." Zhu Shang squinted his eyes, and the smile on his face was a little weak.
"Where have they gone?" Xu Nuo looked at him angrily, glanced at the gifts, and found that most of them were for men.
Zhu Shang twitched the corner of his mouth, picked up a luminous pearl in the gift, played with it, and raised his voice: "Bianjing."
Although he is not a good person, he is very reliable in what he says and does, and he will not lie to others. Xu Nuo believed her at that time, and was startled. Could it be that Hu Ling caught her second senior brother and stopped him from looking for her senior brother? Did you leave because your goal was achieved?
Hu Ling was a skilled martial artist and promised not to worry about her safety. He just felt that it was not interesting not to say hello before she left, and he did not feel sad about parting. Pointing to the pile of gifts, he said, "Why did you find those people without my permission? Return these things."
Zhu Shang coughed and put his hand on his chest: "It is a custom for the chief croupier to meet the chief croupier. It is longer than the custom of tea fighting held by your family this year. These gifts cannot be refunded. If you don't come again, they will come every day I'm here to find you, but my shop can't be opened, so I'm trying a little trick to let you come."
Xu Nuo remembered that Hu Ling said that every time he went to Tiansheng Casino, he would meet a few well-dressed people carrying expensive gifts. They went to the second floor and came downstairs after a while, with the gifts in their hands. I think this was it. Big dealer.
Zhu Shang's plan was helpless. Xu Nuo felt more comfortable and said, "I'll sell these things to you."
Zhu Shang's eyes lit up. If these things were sold by him, the price could easily increase several times. Then he waved his hand and said disdainfully: "I took these things. If anyone sees them, they must not think that I am greedy for you."
Xu Nuo sneered at Zhu Shang's acting skills: "If you want it, just say it. Don't push it half-heartedly. Just be careful that I don't sell it to you. Just give me a price." When she brought these things back to the Xu Mansion, could it be said that she picked them up? It can only be sold on the spot.
"Sixth lady is so refreshing, two hundred coins." Zhu Shang touched his chin with his index finger and turned his eyes around the thing several times before finally giving the price.
Xu Nuo didn't expect that he would pay such a high price. Two hundred dollars was more than a county magistrate's annual income, and could buy several acres of fertile land.
"No, you can find a bookkeeper to come up and let him estimate the price." Although Xu Nuo didn't think that Zhu Shang would raise the price to make a loss-making business, he still couldn't help but confirm whether these things were worth two hundred coins?
Zhu Shang didn't say anything and asked for a settler to come over.
The accountant was a bit old, and he was calculating with trembling hands. After a long time, he said: "One hundred and ninety-nine dollars." After saying this, he ignored everyone and walked away with the abacus in hand.
Xu Nuo was a little surprised. Zhu Shang only glanced at it a few times before quoting the same price as the abacus calculated. The last one was obviously to round up the price. As expected of a business wizard, she suddenly felt that her temptation was too naive.
She took the handover and was about to leave, but Zhu Shang called her out: "Those croupiers are waiting outside the gate to invite you to drink tea. Aren't you asking for trouble by going out like this? Come here."
Xu Nuo felt justified and followed Zhu Shang, and finally went to his room.
I thought that Zhu Shang's house must be extremely luxurious, but I never expected that it was very simple. Apart from the necessities of daily life, there were no superfluous things and no antiques. There was only a banner hanging on the wall with the words "Calm down" written on it. .
There was an extremely narrow and steep staircase in Zhu Shang's house that led to the first floor. Xu Nuo followed him down. He opened the secret door and turned around, and Xu Nuo left. During the whole process, the two of them did not say a word.
After watching Xu Nuo leave, Zhu Shang climbed up the narrow stairs and closed the secret door. Just as he stood up, someone tapped his shoulder: "Did you anger her when you let her pass? I was almost whipped to death."
Zhu Shang chuckled and pushed down the hand on his shoulder: "Didn't you win?"
The man behind him muttered: "It's a shame to win."
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Xu Nuo walked quickly to the trouble and met Chun Tang on July 2, and the three of them returned to Xu Mansion together.
As soon as she returned, April sent a note to Xunuo. Xunuo and Hu Ling had been together for more than ten days and had not seen her words. Unexpectedly, she turned out to be both square and round.
"I had a fight with the second senior brother and lost. He said that the senior brother was not in Suzhou but had returned to Bianjing. He also said that if I didn't go back first, he would go back to capture the senior brother. He had to say goodbye in a hurry. Zhu Shang, is Mine, you are not allowed to move, and no one else is allowed to, help me watch him. See you in Kaifeng Mansion, I will go find you when you come."
The simple and domineering words he spoke were indeed Hu Ling's style.
Hu Nuo was stunned for a while, then put away the note, found the box where Hu Ling's money was kept, and prepared to put the note in it. When he opened it, he found that all the money was gone.
Xu Nuo, who had been keeping a sullen face, finally laughed out loud and said silently in his heart: Bon voyage.
Her father went abroad to serve as an official in order to find her. She has been back for more than a year now. I am afraid that her father will return to Beijing to take up a post soon.
She would eventually go to Kaifeng Mansion, Hu Ling was right.
At noon, I ate my meal quietly alone, without Hu Ling, and without the bustle of the previous days.
Today is a holiday for the clan school. As usual, Chun Tang is making clothes with needlework, and Xu Nuo is playing chess with her hands. Halfway through the game, Xu Qian, who has not been in since Zhang Xian's incident, suddenly arrives.
Seeing her chess records next to Xu Nuo, Xu Qian's eyes flashed with displeasure, and then she asked with a smile: "Liu Niang, have you thought about what to wear when you go to enjoy the flowers in a few days?"
Xu Nuo dressed up very nicely when she went to Ding's house. If everyone hadn't paid attention to the rumors of her unfilial piety at that time, she would have become a beautiful sight.
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ps: I don’t know why, but when I wrote the dialogue between Zhu Shang and others, I kept getting stuck. I was stuck for a long time in the morning. I revised and revised that chapter for three hours, and then uploaded it again in the afternoon. This chapter is stuck again. Don't stop me, I'm going to scratch his face!
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