Chapter 3 Gambling

The fable of "Qing Tianshui" will soon be confirmed by the townspeople, and they will become more brave when it rains at night. Although it was the water in the soap pipe that made people lose their ability to hear, but Erge Shan could hear a man beating the board of the gate with his fist very clearly.He also heard Luo Luo's voice. However, he deliberately pretended to be deaf. "Er Xiandi, at the bottom of the river, please persuade me..." He deliberately raised his singing voice, not afraid that Luo Luo, who was standing outside the door under the heavy rain, would be anxious.

"Open the door, open the door, second brother, stop joking! Don't you see that the water from the eaves is bullying people like buckets poured down!" Luo Luo was already soaked like a boiled chicken. It's not that the second brother couldn't hear the voice of begging for forgiveness, but he continued to sing alone. "Hurry up, second brother, I really can't stand it!" "Here we come, we come, don't break my door!" It makes people angry, and Yu Xin is always restless, so the second brother finally responded, but he still pretended to be awakened.

"Who is it? In the middle of the night..." It sounded like a voice lying in a big urn. "Who else is coming to knock on the door at this time? My brother, if you don't want to open it, I will—" "Ah! My brother, brother, don't be angry! My ears are going to turn up lately." This voice was clearly crawling in the urn mouth. Now he deliberately prolongs the time to open the door. Although there is no malice in the second brother, such a prank is enough to embarrass people.I don't know how many times the second brother did to Luo Luo. Hearing the sound of him picking up those two shoes, it can be seen that he can still maintain his usual calm attitude.

"Brother, don't Master Du's wife eat chicken legs, ye a little bit." "What are you panicking about? Don't you get a lot of money?" "It's good to have an umbrella. At the beginning, it didn't fall, and it didn't come down until halfway—the whole body was soaked. If this ghostly rain falls overnight, you will have to 'take a firewood boat into the city gate!" Tight—" When the second brother pulled the latch, he was still leisurely. When he raised the Mobil lamp in his left hand, the light shot out from the opening of the door and hit Luo Luo.At this time, there were two big eaves rushing fiercely behind Luo Luo.Head and body are really wet.There are also some drops of water hanging from the eyebrows.The short green cloth jacket on his body is tightly attached to his body.In the eyes of the second brother, Luo Luo seems to be a little smaller than usual, almost like a drowned chicken.

"Haha, the mouse has become a water mouse today." The second brother is used to mocking people with this trick, and when he wants to stop him, there is no other way but to stuff his mouth with a piece of dry horse dung. Luo Luo ignored him, stood outside the door and wiped the water off his clothes with his hands. "Please!" The second brother spread out his hands as a gesture of welcome, and Luo Luo pushed his way through the door. The second brother relied on his experience, and after changing hands to hold the lamp, he stretched out his left hand again. "Brother, take this bastard old official." The iron wire of the porcelain pot was hooked on the second brother's finger.

"Why do you like to put a big cloak there and don't take it? I am always greedy for cheap, thinking that I haven't bathed in half a year, and the greasy dirt is more than three and a half catties, so let the water from the eaves be washed away, so that it will keep dripping." come on, eh?" "Brother, you're here again! In fact, you don't leave first." Luo Luo stood up from his chair before changing into his little clothes, and suddenly saluted a soldier. "Brother, I didn't offend you in any way, why didn't I open the door, and sang "Fishing and Killing House" alone in the room?"

The second brother just laughed, obviously very happy. Luo Luo repeatedly sat down and took off the socks. "Brother, I was afraid that if I waited too long for you, I wouldn't be able to fall asleep if I didn't enjoy myself, so I ran back with all my strength. Otherwise, Song Xiazi kept me overnight again and again, did I not agree to him?" "The people in Blind Song's house will keep you but not you!" "Brother, you are here again! Others are talking to you seriously, salivating those two faces and just talking nonsense. The people in the blind man's house are not blind women, who cares about me? After the first scene tonight, there are still many characters in the blind man's house Don’t go, everyone is willing to stay overnight. (counting with fingers) There is Jiang Tailor from the Three Temples——brother, I have played poker with him many times, but I don’t know his name.—Song Laoyao is also there There. Master Wang Man, and the two adjutants of the headquarters. The blind man himself agreed to play a dime too. It was agreed that the eligibility was 10 cents, and Huisi played 2 yuan a piece. The winners and losers are notified, and they only look at the cards when the money is on the table. Brother, what do you think? , Am I still afraid of this kind of situation? After all, this adjutant Liang thinks it's too small, and he wants to exchange five yuan for five yuan. In fact, I'm not afraid of it being bigger, but you know brother (voice suddenly quiets down), Mr. Song I have seen people who come in a big battle, so it doesn't matter. What if the loser falls on the blind man himself or the tailor? You are naked, even if you start with four cobbler's shoe splints (A), others say 'Put the money on the table and discard the cards!' As a result, at most, you can only get a few qualifications. Because all the money in your pocket is exhausted, you can't stand against someone with your good cards. Brother, look, are you angry?  … The tailor came in a few times today, and he was not afraid of anything. He had the ambition to grab a machine gun. If he lost, he only had a needle bag at home. What would you do if he didn’t give it to you? But if the winner is an adjutant, he will let it go. Do you need it? So I made an excuse to say that you were sick, so I sneaked in."

After Luo Luo changed his underwear on the bed, he placed the porcelain pot on the table next to Second Brother Shan, which had already been picked up and kissed four or five times by Second Brother Shan! "Brother, do you think this wine is good? Both the blind man and them said it was good." "Mum——" the second brother's eyes were attracted by the fact that Luo Luo took off the bulging belly from his waist, so he could only "Mum". "Brother, do you think it will be okay?" "Mmm—" The second brother's eyes were just as Luo Luo untied the bulging belly from his waist. Luo Luo knew that the second brother was daydreaming about the things in his belly.

"I asked the blind man to get some more, but the pot is too small, barely enough to hold fourteen taels. Brother, you don't think it tastes bad. I'll take the gourd on the wall and make a full gourd tomorrow." The second brother thought: "Speaking so generously is more proof that I have made a lot of money today." Although he was eager to know the exact number of entries, he couldn't think of a way to find out. Because for this matter, the second brother hit a few snags.Many times, you ask, "Luo Luo, did you get some money?" He always answers, "Keep your money, keep your money."If it is really only "guaranteed to the basics", where is the money coming from such a day of eating and spending, making a three-foot-two crepe head scarf, and wearing gold earrings to give to a good woman?Not to mention anything else, if it wasn't for the two and a half catties of bread that the second brother cooks every night, it would not be easy to continue if he didn't rely on poker to get a few.

"As long as there is alcohol to drink, let him do what he wants..." Every time I asked, I couldn't get a result, so the second brother's outlook on life had to be like this. Speaking of the gourd on the wall, it reminds people of everything in the second brother's house.In fact, just pasting it on the wall like a gourd to decorate the second brother's room is enough to make people bend their fingers!And counting from the gourd, on the left side of the gourd that looks like a big yellow fat man's stomach, there is a rattan tablet that suddenly looks like a big brown silk cloak, and on the left side of the rattan tablet is a large wooden waist knife. The waist knife is a pair of copper stirrups, look around, this side is even more powerful!There are not many things on the wall here, just two red front-loading rifles: judging from the shape of the guns, they are probably "Guangzhuzi".Rifle's entourage, box of cartridges, powder-horn bottle--not a single thing was wanting.Although the rattan waist knife has not been able to scare people away recently, but from this, plus two firearms with complete accessories, it can be seen what kind of person the second brother was twenty years ago.There is also a big blue feather hat in a big log box on the top of the bed, which we can't see; there are also servants in this place except for the third-rank soldiers. ...But what kind of life is the second brother at this time?

I get eight yuan and forty cents a month, three buckets and six liters of rice, and I don’t have to go to work or do exercises. I was sent by my superiors to this desolate teaching ground to guard the flood season. The name is still used ten years ago. total". If the green battalion of this remnant system is withdrawn according to the provincial constitution, the second brother will also be deprived of the living expenses of more than eight yuan and three buckets of rice.If it is now that Emperor Xuantong is enthroned, why not come anyway?The second elder brother was not long ago the chief executive, guarding,... he was promoted one by one, and there was nothing he could do to enjoy the blessings. Speaking of the fate of the second brother, it was all because of some revolutionary parties who got rid of him.Of course, the appearance of the Son of Destiny will one day come true as the second brother hoped. As soon as the real emperor came out, the second elder brother was "promoted and made a fortune", and the luck of being kicked out by the revolutionary party will definitely be reversed at that time.But in this anticipation, is there any way to make the second elder brother settle himself with Baogu shochu? Fortunately, Luo Luo, who lived with him, was a person who would go to the gambling field to get two to keep the flagon full.Otherwise, with only eight yuan and forty cents and three buckets of rice, it may not be easy to settle yourself with wine! "I thought my brother wouldn't come, so—" The spout of the pot touched his own again, and the second brother's eyes were still slanted, thinking about the belly-hugging Zhu Luoluo next to the pillow on the bed, as if he was trying to settle accounts . I couldn't help it anymore, "Brother, will you catch some more today?" As usual, it is another "guarantee to this". "Back to the money? My brother's hand of cards is all--" "Today, I really got the money. I played six or seven yuan in the game, if it wasn't for the four umbrella handles (J) Rebelled against that young adjutant again and again, broke some money, and almost couldn't drink wine--" "Long live the umbrella handle!" The second brother heard the four princes meeting with the A-shaped tiger, and choked on a strong drink cough. "Slow down, brother, no one will compete with you!" Because of Luo Luo's joke, the second elder brother hugged the jug in his arms without hesitation. "Congratulate the four princes! Younger brother, younger brother, why shouldn't you celebrate? If it wasn't for that tiger with the letter A, wouldn't you have caught it for nothing?" The pot was already half empty, and the second brother hissed the air in the pot. "Brother, take a sip too." Although the pot was still lying in the arms of the second brother, the spout of the pot was already facing Luo Luo who was on the bed. Luo Luo, who was sitting cross-legged on the bed, was lowering her head to play with her pale feet soaked in water.Maybe it's because I'm studying the crumpled form of the ten thumbs, so I can't be distracted to accept the politeness of my second brother. Luo Luo didn't even mum, so the second brother had no choice but to kiss the spout again. The rain outside has not stopped.