Almost half a quarter of an hour later, Li Dequan, who had left before, returned to the shop holding something wrapped in fine cloth in both hands.
Seeing Li Dequan coming back, Chu Qinghe returned to his previous position and sat down.
When Chu Qinghe just sat down, Li Dequan gently put the things in his hands on the table.
After spreading the fine cloth to reveal a finely carved wooden box inside, Li Dequan said: "The box contains something customized by Mr. Chu."
As he spoke, Li Dequan took a step back habitually, put his hands in front of him and bowed slightly.
Hearing this, Chu Qinghe raised one hand.
As the wooden box on the table was slowly opened by Chu Qinghe, the golden pages made of pure gold inside suddenly came into Chu Qinghe's sight.
And on this golden page, there are corresponding patterns carved on it.
If anyone from the previous life of Chu Qinghe was here at this moment, they would definitely be able to recognize the contents of this box immediately.
It was a deck of playing cards made of pure gold.
During this period of time, Chu Qinghe was already tired of backgammon.
The most important thing is that the chess skills of Qu Feiyan and Dongfang Bubai began to skyrocket during this period of time.
Chu Qinghe's current backgammon experience has made it difficult to win every battle.
Especially last night, whether facing Qu Feiyan or Dongfang Bubai, Chu Qinghe almost overturned several times.
Considering that he and the two at home would usually increase their bets, Chu Qinghe felt that it was time to teach them something new to play.
Poker, on the other hand, is simple and has many ways to play.
Fight landlords today, catch turtles tomorrow, and make golden flowers the day after tomorrow.
There are more tricks, so it is naturally more suitable.
Therefore, when Chu Qinghe went out a few days ago, he approached Li Dequan with the painted pattern.
As Chu Qinghe picked up the playing cards in the wooden box, the texture of metal instantly came from his hands.
And the weight of the entire gold playing card is obviously a little heavier than the paper one.
After checking these specially customized gold playing cards one by one, Chu Qinghe divided the cards into two parts and washed them twice.
Feeling the texture of the golden playing card in his hand during the shuffle and its rapid rebound and straightness without bending at all, Chu Qinghe nodded lightly.
"good!"
Papermaking in this life is not as mature as in the previous life.
Ordinary paper, even when turned into playing cards, is soft and cannot be shuffled.
Poker cards that cannot be shuffled have no soul.
After thinking about it, the most suitable thing is to make it out of gold.
Although it is a little heavier, according to Li Dequan, if gold is mixed with other metals to make a gold page, it will be soft in texture and good in resilience.
Now it seems that Li Dequan was right.
Now that I have tried it, except for the slight difference in weight and feel, it is indeed not much different from playing cards.
Li Dequan, who was standing next to him, looked at Chu Qinghe's satisfied look and said, "Master Chu, are you satisfied with this thing?"
Facing Li Dequan's inquiry, Chu Qinghe chuckled and said, "Yes, Shopkeeper Li is indeed a famous craftsman in Yushui City, and his craftsmanship is indeed very good."
Li Dequan smiled and said, "As long as Mr. Chu is satisfied."
After holding the card in his hand, Chu Qinghe suddenly focused his eyes on Li Dequan's right face, and asked in a different direction: "But Shopkeeper Li, what is your face like?"
Hearing Chu Qinghe's question, Li Dequan subconsciously raised his hand to cover his face.
Then he laughed dryly and said: "I accidentally knocked him down last night, which made the young master laugh."
Hearing this, Chu Qinghe smiled and said, "That's it! Shopkeeper Li is unlucky."
Li Dequan sighed and said, "Yes! Bad luck!"
After finishing speaking, he shook his head and looked at Chu Qinghe, with an inexplicable expression on his face unconsciously.
Like guilt, like worry.
But it seems helpless.
After taking Li Dequan's expression into his eyes without any trace, Chu Qinghe lowered his head slightly.
When his fingers gently moved one end of the golden playing card, Chu Qinghe was able to determine the weight of the golden playing card in his hand through the weight he felt with his left hand.
Although it is not as heavy as the gold given to Li Dequan at that time, the difference is not too big.
This is a normal level of wear and tear during production.
"Oh, the weight is not much different. It doesn't mean that I am missing a few pounds. But I can rule it out that I am motivated by wealth?"
As his thoughts flowed, Chu Qinghe glanced at the bruises on Li Dequan's face again.
With Chu Qinghe's medical skills, he could naturally tell at a glance that the injury on Li Dequan's face should be three days old.
And if it hits, the shape will be completely wrong.
The shape of the bruise was getting heavier and heavier diagonally downwards. At first glance, it looked like it had been hit with a blunt object.
In addition, Li Dequan's reaction and expression from the moment he entered the door were a bit excessive.
If Chu Qinghe couldn't detect the problem now, he might have been too smart during the decades in his previous life.
Then, as thoughts flowed in his mind, Chu Qinghe's mind flashed to the two Green Snake Gang disciples who were across the street before, who seemed to be waiting on purpose.
After a while, Chu Qinghe couldn't help but sigh.
"Can this cause trouble?"
Here, Li De had no idea what Chu Qinghe was thinking at this time.
After sighing unconsciously, Li Dequan forced a smile on his face and said, "Mr. Chu, do you think there is anything that needs to be adjusted or modified in these gold pages?"
Chu Qinghe smiled and said: "Shopkeeper Li's craftsmanship is known throughout Yushui City. What comes out of Shopkeeper Li's hands is naturally high-quality. How can I have any objections?"
While talking, Chu Qinghe took out a piece of silver from his pocket and handed it to Li Dequan, which was the remaining balance of the custom-made gold poker.
Li Dequan, who took the silver, glanced at the silver in his hand, and then looked at Chu Qinghe. The guilt and intolerance in his eyes became more intense.
However, at this moment, the sound of footsteps suddenly reached Chu Qinghe's ears.
It was coming from outside the back door of this shop.
After a while, a man who looked to be in his twenties but had a haggard face and appeared to have insufficient kidney energy entered the shop.
Seeing this man, Li Dequan's expression suddenly changed, and his head lowered subconsciously, with a hint of fear evident on his face.
On the other hand, after the man's eyes wandered on Li Dequan and Chu Qinghe for a while, the man's eyes focused on Chu Qinghe's face, and he felt surprised at first.
But immediately, envy appeared in his eyes, and then turned from envy to jealousy.
He couldn't help but curse in his mouth.
"Made, pretty boy, quite good-looking."
Then, the man from the Green Snake Gang moved his eyes slightly.
When his eyes fell on the golden playing cards in Chu Qinghe's hand, his eyes lit up.
Immediately afterwards, the Green Snake Gang disciple quickly put his hand into his mouth and whistled.
As soon as the voice came out, several more rustling footsteps sounded quickly.
Two of them came from outside the shop, and the other one came from outside the back door of the shop.
The next three people were all dressed in the costumes of Green Snake Gang disciples and holding long knives.
Two of them were the two disciples of the Green Snake Gang that Chu Qinghe had seen across the street.
After the two disciples entered the shop, they glanced at Chu Qinghe and Li Dequan, then closed the shop door and locked the door bolt.
