Gentlemen, listen to the sword chant

Chapter 40

It's winter in Guangling, and Vientiane is renewed to welcome the new year.

Early in the morning, when the eaves of the window were pushed open, a raccoon cat called lazily, and then ran into the house. The princess yawned, and Chen Ci gently stretched out her arms and pulled her into her arms behind her.After getting along day and night for more than half a year, the princess's reliance on the statement became stronger and stronger, and her feelings heated up, to the point where they were inseparable.The princess looked at the snow. She has been in the south for half a year. She has always heard that it is difficult to snow in the south. It is just that there are many rainy seasons, but today it is rare to see snow. ... How will the old gentleman who was always begging at the door of our restaurant spend this winter?"

Hearing this, Chen Ci thought of that old lunatic in his mind. The past was vivid in his mind. You have to blame yourself." The princess has a kind heart and sympathizes with the sufferings of the world.

Seeing that the princess was unhappy, he obviously didn't listen, Chen Ci sighed, and put a little more strength on his arms around the princess, so he comforted him, "Then let's go take a look?"

The princess smiled and opened her white teeth lightly: "Okay."

Let's go, at this time it is still snowing heavily, and the snowflakes are falling from the sky, like goose feathers, falling on people, like a veil, accumulating but not melting.The princess was wearing a jacket, and after hesitating, she called a servant to fetch another jacket. Chen Ci shook her head helplessly, thinking that a simple girl like the princess would have been fooled by rotten people in his time. , but Chen Ci is happy to see the princess's love.

Out of the yard, came to the door of the restaurant.

as predicted.

The old lunatic was dressed in ragged clothes, squatting under the eaves, holding a pack of steaming steamed buns, grinning his teeth: "Oh, it's so fucking hot..."

Today, the store waiter opened the door and was about to open for business, but he saw the old lunatic taking a nap under the blizzard. The store waiter is not hard-hearted, he was also raised by his father and mother. The other day, the old lunatic was lying at the door in such thin clothes, thinking he was frozen to death, but when he stepped forward to see, the old lunatic was still snoring.The waiter was taken aback, sighed, went back and made some meat buns, and woke up the old lunatic.

The old lunatic saw Chen Ci and the princess approaching, his eyes lit up, he narrowed his eyes, rubbed the dirty buns in his hands, and showed a row of rhubarb teeth: "Little Bodhisattva, have you brought warmth to the old man again?"

The statement was full of black lines.

The princess smiled warmly, stepped forward and handed the jacket to the old lunatic, and said softly: "Old man, it's cold, you take it and put it on... Oh, by the way, don't you have a home? It's the end of the year and you won't go back Are you with your family?"

The old lunatic was not polite, he took the jacket and put it on, feeling: "Don't say it, it fits pretty well." Then he curled his lips, wiped the jacket with his dark hands, and wiped off the bright-colored clothes all at once. The jacket was wiped dirty, and he curled his lips and said, "Home? I am a member of the rivers and lakes, and I regard the world as my home."

With a livid face, Chen Ci sarcastically said: "I think he is a homeless man, and his home is everywhere?"

The old lunatic didn't take it seriously, and didn't pay attention to the statement at all, but it made the statement feel like he had punched the cotton. The old lunatic looked at the princess with a smile and said, "Little Bodhisattva, kindness will be rewarded, thank you for your jacket." ,Hahaha."

After finishing speaking, the old lunatic hummed a little tune and walked away.

Chen Ci secretly scolded the old lunatic.

Today, Chen Ci and Fan Chu routinely went to the gambling house to check the bills in the afternoon. It may be because the gambling house has become bigger and stronger recently. Many people in the army like to come here to gamble and win money. After having a delicious meal in the restaurant next door, after eating and drinking enough, I went to the brothel operated by Chen Ci to find sex, which was very pleasant.On the contrary, Hitoshi Tanaka from the Little Chiba Kendo Gym came once and won gold, but never came again, which made Chen Ci very disappointed.

"My son-in-law..."

"Oh, let me see the bill."

"No." The boy hurried to the counter to get the bill.

Chen Ci got the bill, flipped through it, and soon found a name. The note showed that the person's surname was Liu Mingfeng. He was the admiral of the Guangling Legion's patrolling army stationed at the Beiguan City Gate. He had borrowed a total of 800 taels of silver and had not yet returned it. , It’s fine if you haven’t paid off the loan, the key is that this guy comes every day, like a dog’s plaster, he clings to other gamblers when he has no money, borrows twice, and uses his own saber and token, which symbolizes military rank, as collateral .Over the past few days, the interest rate has turned over a thousand pieces of silver.

"Tsk, if you don't pay it back, it's really an amount he can't afford." Chen Ci actually didn't want to deal with the military. After all, he was doing gray business, so it was inevitable that he would have contacts with the government. If you want to collect debts, if you get stuck and things get serious, you will inevitably go to Wu Wang's mansion. At that time, Wu Wang will know that you are getting angry for such a small profit, and it is not good.

But it's even worse if you don't pay back the money you owe.

"Today, I'll meet Liu Feng for a while."

"promise."

In the evening, Liu Feng arrived as scheduled.

He was wearing a heavy armor with a red jacket around his neck. He rubbed his hands as soon as he entered the door. He came to the counter and said with a smile: "brother, it's cold. Let's get half a tael of shredded tobacco to taste. After a busy day, wait Take this bite."

The boy rolled his eyes, glanced at the statement not far away, and said with a bad face on purpose: "General Liu, it's not that I'm stingy with the shredded tobacco. You come here for a few days. It's really the little shop's son-in-law who made the rules." , the running water is not up to the standard, and there is no gift of shredded tobacco, General Zhang must make it difficult for others to be small."

Liu Feng's complexion changed slightly, and he looked a little ugly. He put one hand on the counter and said, "Damn it, I lost more than 1000 taels of silver with you back and forth, and now I'm cautious, so I asked you to ask for a whole shop of shredded tobacco." Addiction, is this still stingy?"

The servant showed a helpless expression.

"Fuck me, that's the case, lend me another 100 taels, and tonight I will give you a hard time to save your money, and then I will pay back your money with interest." Liu Feng was very excited. Speech generously.

The little servant smiled and said, "Then General Liu, what are you planning to mortgage this time?"

Liu Feng was speechless.

He looked at the empty scabbard around his waist, and was afraid of being underestimated by the servant, so he said bravely, "I owe you first, I am the admiral of Guangling city patrol, can I still run away?"

The boy shook his head, "That won't work. Although my gambling shop is small, it always pays attention to the rules. Oh, and, General Liu, you borrowed 800 taels of horse money from me, and you haven't paid back the money on time these few days. Now even The interest on the principal has risen to 900 taels, so let me advise General Liu to pay back the money as soon as possible, otherwise you won’t be able to take out that much money after the New Year’s Eve.”

"what?"

"How many?"

"Ten taels?"

Liu Feng was stunned, and then annoyed, he slapped his big hand hard, and with a "pop", the counter shook violently, perhaps because the sound was too loud, and many gamblers on the first floor all looked sideways.

He looked angry and furious: "Ge Laozi, what kind of black shops do you have, I only borrowed it for three or five days, and I increased the interest by 100 taels?"

(End of this chapter)