Chapter 2 The second review Taoist
The green cloth wine strokes raised high with bamboo poles have been washed white, and there are three big characters flying and flying on it.
It is the three words Gu Daoren.
"Gu Daoren" is actually the name of a tavern.
The tavern was nothing more than three boarded-up huts, dark and dank, filled with wine vats.
Under the bamboo shed in front of the wooden house, there are also large wine vats covered with white wooden blocks. Even if they are drinking tables, the guests sit on the small benches beside them to drink.
There are many cold hotels in Hangzhou, and they all look like this.
The hotel here only sells cold wine, there are no hot dishes, and at most they only prepare some boiled peanuts, salted green beans, and dried small beans to accompany the wine, so most of the people who come here are old customers who can drink.
As long as this kind of person has a drink, it doesn't matter where or when, so although it's still morning, the tables in this hotel have already been set up.
A squint-eyed little scab was taking out a large pot of edamame boiled in salt water and placed it on the counter.Already two rosacea-nosed old men were drinking.
Hua Huafeng and Duan Yu had sat down and waited for a long time, when the little mangy came over to say hello.
Duan Yu tentatively asked, "Are you the boss here?"
Xiao Diarrhea rolled his eyes and said, "If I were the boss here, this place should be called Xiao Diarrhea."
Duan Yu said: "Who is the boss?"
Little Mandiarrhea pointed at the wine and said, "You don't know how to read."
Duan Yu said with a smile: "It turns out that there really is a Taoist surnamed Gu in this place."
Little Diarrhea glared at him with squinting eyes, and said, "Do you drink alcohol or not?"
Hua Huafeng stared, and said, "Why don't you drink?"
Little Mandiarrhea asked, "How much wine do you want?"
Hua Huafeng went on to say, "Twenty bowls of Huadiao come first, and put them in a tube."
Little Diarrhea glared at her again with squinting eyes, and only then did a little good color appear on his face.
There is only one kind of person who is popular and respected here, and that is a person who can drink well.
Outside the dark counter, there are actually couplets hanging.
"The hungry rice cup is small,
Wide fish sausage wine. "
Duan Yu couldn't help but asked again: "The vinegar fish is also sold here?"
Little Mandiarrhea said: "Not for sale."
Duan Yu said: "But this couplet..."
Xiao Diarrhea said: "A couplet is a couplet, and a fish is a fish."
He rolled his eyes and walked away, as if he didn't even bother to look at Duan Yu.
Duan Yu smiled wryly: "This brat looks like he wants to fight with someone when he opens his mouth. I don't know who offended him."
Hua Huafeng couldn't help laughing and said, "This kind of person is quite rare."
Duan Yu blinked and said, "But I have seen one."
Hua Huafeng asked, "Who?"
Duan Yu stopped talking, just laughed.
Hua Huafeng stared at him, bit his lip and said, "If you dare to say it's me, I'll really poison you to death."
Then she laughed too.
Although they met for the first time, they suddenly felt like friends for many years.
At this time, the little mangy dysentery had finally delivered five barrels of wine, and with a "bang", he put it on the wine jar, turned his head and left.
There were several empty bowls on the wine tank.
Duan Yu poured two bowls of wine and just wanted to drink it.
Hua Huafeng suddenly pressed his hand and said, "Wait a minute."
Duan Yu said: "What are you waiting for?"
Hua Huafeng said: "Of course I don't really want to poison you to death, but what about others?"
Duan Yu said with a smile: "Although that brat doesn't like me, at least he won't want my life."
Hua Huafeng didn't smile, and said with a straight face: "Did you forget who you came here for?"
Duan Yu said: "I'm not drunk yet."
Hua Huafeng said: "If you are really in danger of killing yourself, how can a fake Taoist who sells wine save you?"
Duan Yu said: "Maybe he just used wine to cover up his identity."
Hua Huafeng said: "So he is likely to be an anonymous martial arts master."
Duan Yu said: "Not bad."
Hua Huafeng said: "So his martial arts may be very high."
Duan Yu said: "Not bad."
Hua Huafeng said: "Is he also likely to poison?"
Since the boatman could not drown Duan Yu, he asked his accomplice to poison Duan Yu to death.
This is of course very possible. It seems that Hua Huafeng is not only more thoughtful than Duan Yu, but also really cares about him.
Duan Yu didn't say what he wanted to say, because he suddenly found someone looking at them.
No matter who sees this person, they can't help but take a few more glances.
This person is of course a woman, of course a very beautiful woman, not only beautiful, but also graceful, and very good at dressing up.A woman who can dress up does not necessarily have to be heavily makeup.
This woman has a white duck egg face with no makeup at all.
But she was very well dressed, a tight-fitting dark green shirt and a pleated skirt that stretched to the floor. Not only were the materials noble, but the workmanship was exquisite, and the colors matched well.
Wearing clothes is also a kind of knowledge, and it is not easy to understand this kind of knowledge.
She looked obviously no longer young, but more mature and beautiful.
A woman of this age is like a blooming flower, with the most alluring charm.
Duan Yu looked at her with a look of admiration unconsciously in his eyes.
Hua Huafeng was looking at him, apparently from his eyes, he had noticed that he was looking at this woman.
So she turned around too.
She happened to see the woman's smile.A mature and beautiful smile.
Only a woman of her age knows how to smile like this.
Hua Huafeng's face immediately stiffened, lowered his voice, and said, "Who is this woman?"
Duan Yu said: "I don't know."
Hua Huafeng said: "You don't recognize her?"
Duan Yu shook his head.
Hua Huafeng said: "Since you don't recognize her, why does she look at you and smile?"
Duan Yu said lightly: "Someone is born to like to laugh, at least it is better than someone who is born to like to make trouble."
Hua Huafeng stared and said, "Are you looking for trouble with me now?"
Duan Yu didn't answer, because the woman had actually walked towards them now.
Her walking posture was also very beautiful, she walked in front of them with a smile, and said, "You two seem to have come from afar."
Hua Huafeng immediately rushed to ask: "What does this have to do with you?"
The woman still smiled and said, "It doesn't matter."
Hua Huafeng said: "Since it doesn't matter, what are you asking?"
The woman said: "It's just a random question."
Hua Huafeng said: "What is there to ask?"
The woman said: "Because people who come to this place are always regular customers, and it is rare to see two strangers like this."
Hua Huafeng said: "What kind of guest from this place has anything to do with you?"
The woman smiled and said, "It has something to do with it."
Hua Huafeng said: "Oh."
The woman said sweetly: "That's why I said that the girl must have come from far away, otherwise how could she not know who I am?"
It turns out that she has also seen that Hua Huafeng is a woman disguised as a man.
Hua Huafeng became even angrier, and sneered, "Is there anything special about you?"
The woman said: "Speaking of it, it's really a bit special."
Hua Huafeng said: "What's special about it?"
The woman smiled and said, "Not every woman can marry a Taoist priest, don't you think so?"
Hua Huafeng said in astonishment, "What did you say?"
The woman said: "My husband is Taoist Gu here, so many people here are calling me Taoist priest behind my back. They are still afraid that I will know, but I actually like this name very much." She smiled, and continued: "I If you don't like Taoist priests, how can you marry Taoist priests?"
Hua Huafeng finally had nothing to say this time.In any case, there are not many women who can marry Taoist priests.
Duan Yu laughed.
He suddenly found that this female Taoist priest was not only beautiful, but also very interesting.
Seeing the expression on his face, Hua Huafeng became even more angry, suddenly picked up the bowl of wine in front of him, and drank it in one gulp.
The female Taoist said: "Girls also drink?"
Hua Huafeng said: "Can't I drink?"
The female Taoist said with a smile: "I just feel strange, why is the girl not afraid of poison in the wine all of a sudden?"
It turns out that she not only has sharp eyes, but also has long ears.
Hua Huafeng's face turned blue.
Fortunately, the female Taoist priest changed the subject and said, "People like you two, of course they don't come here to drink."
Duan Yu smiled and said, "I really want to visit Gu Daoren."
The female Taoist said: "Do you recognize him?"
Duan Yu said: "I haven't known Jing yet."
The female Taoist said: "Then, did someone call you here?"
Duan Yu said: "Not bad."
The female Taoist said, "Who told you to come?"
Duan Yu said: "I don't know that man either."
The female Taoist priest also seemed to think that this matter was interesting, she blinked and said, "What kind of person is he?"
Duan Yu said: "He is a big brother who rocks the boat."
The female Taoist said: "The one who rocked the boat?"
Duan Yu said: "Maybe he wasn't originally, but when I saw him, he was rocking a boat." He smiled, and continued: "No matter who wants to dress up as a boatman, it's not too difficult."
The female Taoist asked, "What does he look like?"
Duan Yu said: "He has a black face, he is not too old, his eyes are bright, and his water quality is also high." He smiled wryly and continued: "If I got into the water, I might have been drowned by him now."
The female Taoist suddenly sighed and said, "I knew it must be him again."
Duan Yu said: "Who is he?"
The female Taoist said with a smile: "This man's surname is Qiao. I'm afraid there is no one in the world who likes to meddle in other people's business more than him."
Duan Yu smiled and said, "I agree."
The female Taoist priest looked at him for a long time before asking, "Did he really ask you to come here?"
Duan Yu said: "Yes."
The female Taoist said: "Did you kill someone?"
Duan Yu couldn't help laughing again, this smile was tantamount to denying.No matter who killed someone, they would never smile so innocently like him.
The female Taoist said sweetly: "I don't think you look like someone who killed someone." She seemed to be relieved, but quickly asked: "Did you commit a big case recently?"
Duan Yu shook his head and said with a smile, "I look like a robber?"
The female Taoist said: "Is there an enemy chasing you?"
Duan Yu said: "No."
The female Taoist said: "Do you have red goods on you, someone is trying to trick you?"
Duan Yu said: "Red goods?"
The female Taoist priest explained: "Honghuo means very valuable jewelry."
Duan Yu said: "Not at all."
The female Taoist frowned and said, "Then what trouble did you cause?"
Duan Yu said: "It seems to be a little troublesome."
The female Taoist said: "I'm afraid it's more than a little bit, otherwise Qiao Laosan wouldn't have asked you to come."
Duan Yu said: "I just hit a few people."
The female Taoist said: "Who are you beating?"
Duan Yu said: "A few monks."
The female Taoist said: "Monk? What kind of monk?"
Duan Yu said: "A few very fierce monks don't seem to speak the accent here."
The female Taoist said: "Are you a monk who knows martial arts?"
Duan Yu nodded and said, "They seem to be using Shaolin boxing."
The female Taoist frowned again, and said: "When you went out, didn't someone tell you that it is best not to have any grudges with monks, Taoists and beggars when walking in the rivers and lakes?"
Duan Yu smiled bitterly: "Someone told me, but unfortunately I suddenly forgot at that time."
The female Taoist priest sighed softly and said, "So you are also a very impulsive person."
Duan Yu said: "But my attack was not heavy, I never hurt them, I just knocked them into the water."
The female Taoist said: "For what?"
Duan Yu said: "I can't see them bullying people."
The female Taoist asked, "Who did they bully?"
Duan Yu said: "It's... a woman."
The female Taoist said with a smile: "I also thought it must be a woman...is she very beautiful?"
Duan Yu's face was a little red, and he said slowly: "It's not ugly."
The female Taoist said, "What's your name?"
Duan Yu said: "She herself said that she called Hua Yelai."
The female Taoist frowned for the third time, and it was very tight. After a long time, she asked, "You didn't know her before?"
Duan Yu said: "I haven't even seen it."
The female Taoist said: "You only saw those few monks bullying her, and you threw them into the water without even asking them clearly?"
Duan Yu said: "They also didn't let me speak at all."
The female Taoist said: "And then?"
Duan Yu blushed, and replied: "Then she must buy me a drink."
The female Taoist stared at his face and asked, "Did you drink a lot?"
Duan Yu said: "Not too little."
The female Taoist said: "And then?"
Duan Yu said: "Then...then I left."
The female Taoist said: "Is it that simple?"
Duan Yu said: "Yes."
The female Taoist said: "Don't you suffer any disadvantages?"
Duan Yu smiled and said, "That's not true."
The female Taoist priest showed her face and said: "It seems that if you are not very smart, you must be very lucky."
Duan Yu couldn't help asking: "What kind of person is she? Does she often make others suffer?"
The female Taoist priest sighed and said, "Don't you really know that she is the most famous lone female thief south of the Yangtze River?"
Duan Yu was stunned.
The female Taoist said again: "After you broke up with her, you met Qiao's third son?"
Duan Yu nodded and said, "It was just dawn at that time."
The female Taoist said: "At that time, you didn't know what kind of person he was?"
Duan Yu smiled wryly: "I only know that he not only wants me to take out everything on my body, but also invites me to go to the lake to take a bath."
The female Taoist said: "Were you on his boat at that time?"
Duan Yu sighed, "Now that boat has sunk."
The female Taoist laughed and said, "But you don't look like you have been in the water at all."
Duan Yu said: "The boat sank, but I didn't." He couldn't help smiling, and continued: "Maybe it's just because I'm really lucky."
The female Taoist priest sighed and said, "Maybe it's just because of your bad luck."
Duan Yu was startled, and said: "Why?"
The female Taoist said: "If you are really invited by him to take a dip in the water, you may have less trouble in the future."
Duan Yu said: "I don't understand."
The female Taoist said: "Haven't you heard of 'Monk King' Tie Shui?"
Duan Yu said: "No."
The female Taoist priest said: "This person is originally a disciple of Shaolin, but he is not used to the discipline of Shaolin Temple. Recently, for some reason, he broke away from Shaolin sect in anger and proclaimed himself a monk king. Shaolin Temple has nothing to do with him. From this point you You can imagine what kind of person he is."
Duan Yu said with emotion: "It seems that this person is not only a monster, but also courageous."
The female Taoist said: "He is also like his name. Sometimes he is fierce and violent, and sometimes he is very reasonable. No one can understand his temper."
Duan Yu said: "He dared to defy the Shaolin sect openly, of course his martial arts are also very high."
The female Taoist said: "It is said that his martial arts can be regarded as the number one master of Shaolin sect, but because of his bad temper, his status in Shaolin Temple has always been very low."
Duan Yu said: "It must be because of this reason that he left Shaolin."
The female Taoist said: "In fact, he can't be considered a bad person, but he is very arrogant and headstrong. He is more unreasonable than reasonable. No matter who offends him, he will never have a good life." She sighed, He continued: "He has only been in Jiangnan for two or three months, but already seven or eight well-known martial arts masters have been injured by his men. It is said that if he makes a move, the opponent will at least have a broken leg even if he does not die." Wuhu Dahao Fang Gang was only punched by him, and he vomited blood for two months, and finally died on the bed."
Duan Yu said: "The Fang Gang you are talking about, is that the senior who has practiced golden bell jars and iron cloth shirts?"
The female Taoist sighed: "That's right. Even those who have practiced the golden bell can't stand his punch, let alone others."
Duan Yu pondered, and said: "The four monks I beat, could it be his disciples?"
The female Taoist nodded and said: "After he left Shaolin Temple, he recruited many disciples. Anyone who wants to join his sect has to shave his head and become a monk first. But once he enters his sect, he will no longer be afraid of being bullied." , so now he probably has more apprentices than Shaolin Temple." She sighed again: "Think about it, if you offended such a person, isn't it a big trouble for you?"
Duan Yu didn't speak.
The female Taoist said again: "Besides, it's not him who is wrong in this matter, it's you."
Duan Yu said: "Is it me?"
The female Taoist priest said: "In the martial arts world in the south of the Yangtze River, there are countless people who have suffered a great loss from the night of flowers. Even if the molten iron kills her, it is a matter of justice. If you fight against injustice for this kind of person, aren't you just asking for trouble? "
Duan Yu smiled wryly, "It seems that I can't admit my mistake."
The female Taoist said: "Now Iron Water must have identified you as Hua Yelai's accomplice, so I will definitely not let you go."
Duan Wudao: "I can explain."
The female Taoist said: "Have you forgotten that he is usually a very unreasonable person?"
Duan Yu smiled wryly, "So I have no other choice but to be beaten to death by him?"
The female Taoist said: "Maybe you still have a way to go."
Duan Yu said: "Which way?"
The female Taoist priest stretched out her green and slender hand and pointed forward.
She points to a door.
This door is behind the counter with peanuts and dried beans in the dark and narrow hotel.
There is a greasy blue cloth curtain hanging on the door, and there are also three large characters on it: "Gu Daoren."
Duan Yu said: "The Taoist is still lying high?"
The female Taoist said: "He has been gambling since yesterday, and he hasn't slept at all."
Duan Yu said with a smile: "The Taoist's pride is not shallow."
The female Taoist Tu Yanran said: "Although he is a gambler and a drunkard, no matter what kind of troubles, he can always think of some weird ways to solve them, Qiao Laosan didn't tell you to find the wrong person. "
Duan Yu said: "Can I go in and find him now?"
The female Taoist said with a smile: "Qiao Laosan's friend is our friend, you can go in anytime, but..." She sighed, with a helpless expression on her face, and then said: "This gambler is gambling!" When the sky is falling, he will not look up."
Duan Yu said with a smile: "I can wait by the side, watching people gamble is also very interesting."
The female Taoist priest looked at him and smiled again: "You seem to be very interested in everything."
Before Duan Yu could speak, Hua Huafeng suddenly said coldly: "That's a good sentence. Even if someone sells him, he will still find it very interesting."
She sat and listened the whole time, as if she was angry all the time.
Duan Yu smiled and said: "Don't worry, even if someone wants to sell me, I'm afraid no one will buy it."
Hua Huafeng sneered and said, "This sentence is not wrong, who would buy an idiot?"
Duan Yu said: "Do I really look like an idiot?"
Hua Huafeng said: "You really want to go in?"
Duan Yu replied: "I originally came here to visit Gu Daoren."
Hua Huafeng asked: "No matter what others say, do you believe everything?"
Duan Yu sighed and said, "If you don't trust others, how can others trust you?"
Hua Huafeng stood up suddenly, and said with a straight face: "Okay, if you want to go, go."
Duan Yu said: "What about you?"
Hua Huafeng sneered and said, "I'm not interested in watching other people gamble, nor do I want to accompany an idiot to die. I still have my own business."
She didn't look at Duan Yu again, turned her head and left.
Duan Yu actually watched her go, and she actually left.
The female Taoist blinked and said, "Aren't you going to hold her?"
Duan Yu sighed and said: "If a woman really wants to leave, no one can stop her."
The female Taoist said: "Maybe she doesn't really want to leave."
Duan Yu said lightly: "If I didn't really want to leave, why should I pull her?"
The female Taoist laughed again, and said: "You are really interesting. Sometimes even I think you are a bit stupid, but sometimes I think what you say is very reasonable."
Duan Yu smiled bitterly: "Now I only hope that I am really lucky."
The female Taoist priest suddenly said seriously: "But I still want to advise you on one thing."
Duan Yu said: "I'm listening."
The female Taoist said: "After you go in, don't gamble with them, otherwise you may really lose everyone."
Of course Duan Yu would not gamble, this is exactly what his father taught him.
"Ten bets and nine cheats. There are charlatans everywhere. The more people think they are smart at gambling, the more they lose. Before you find out the details of others, you must not gamble, absolutely not."
Duan Yu is not the kind of person who would risk his life to gamble, how could he gamble.
A room at the back is full of wine vats and wine jars, one on top of the other, piled high, leaving only a narrow alley in the middle.
Passing through the alley, there is another door, and the sound of throwing dice can be heard outside the door.
There was only the sound of throwing dice, and the people inside were betting very quietly.
Four people are betting and one is watching.All four of them sat on wine jars, surrounded by a large wine vat, which was also covered with wooden boards.
They gambled on Pai Gow, and the dealer was a one-armed Taoist man, wearing a blue sermon robe that had been washed white, with high cheekbones and piercing eyes. He stacked cards with one hand faster than others with two hands. .
Duan Yu knew that he must be Gu Daoren, the boss of this place.
The other three people, one is a thin, withered old man with a vigorous face, and on his hands with long nails, he wears a jasper ring as big as a thumb.
He bet on Tianmen.
Shangjia was a middle-aged man with a sick face, covering his mouth with a white silk scarf in his hand and coughing lightly from time to time.Don't use the silk scarf after you've used it twice, and the person watching the cards next to you will give him a brand new one immediately.It seems that this person not only pays attention to the things he uses, but also likes to clean them very much.
But this place is very dirty, he sat here to gamble, and he has been gambling all day and all night.
People who like to gamble, as long as they have something to gamble, even if they sit on the side of the road, they will still gamble vigorously.
A man from the next family is tall, with a big beard, and he looks majestic and majestic while looking around, but his hands are very thick, and the five fingers are almost the same length. not bad.
The clothes of these three people are all very gorgeous, and their style seems to be not small. It is obvious that they are people of great status and status.But what they gambled was nothing more than dozens of chips cut out of cardboard.The three words "Gu Daoren" are also written on the chip, which is written in a flying style, as if it is Gu Daoren's own monogram.People who like to gamble, as long as they have something to gamble, they don't care about the size of the win or loss.So all four of them gambled intently.The faces of the four people were all pale, and none of them spoke.
The big man who had practiced iron sand palm just won four chips, his forehead was already sweating, and his hands that would not even tremble when killing people seemed to tremble slightly at this moment. Gritting his teeth, he finally pushed four more chips go out.The middle-aged man with a sickly face pondered, and bet four chips.
Now only Tianmen has not been charged.
The thin, well-dressed old man was slowly counting the chips, and suddenly let out a long breath, saying: "I didn't win or lose today."
The bearded man immediately frowned and said, "What are we talking about winning or losing now? Does Zhi Weng want to stop?"
The old man nodded, stood up slowly, cocked his mouth with a half-smile, and said: "You three can still play more, I have something to do, I have to say goodbye."
The bearded man changed his face and said, "There are only three people left, what are you playing? Can't Zhi Weng stay a little longer?"
The old man had already raised the curtain and walked out without looking back.
The bearded man gritted his teeth, and said bitterly, "This old fox is a better bet than a ghost. We'll bet on the three of us."
The middle-aged man with a sick face was also counting the chips in front of him, coughing lightly, and said, "How about betting with only three people left? I think it's better to accept it today."
The big bearded man said anxiously: "What can I do now, I have already lost more than a dozen coins."
It turns out that a bargaining chip is nothing more than a penny.
This curly bearded man must be born with a competitive temper, unwilling to admit defeat, otherwise why would he care about these ten coins.
Daoren Gu seemed to be unsatisfied, only then did he realize that there was another person in the room, he looked up at Duan Yu, smiled and said, "Does this friend want to join us?"
Duan Yugang wanted to say "no", but the big bearded man rushed to say: "Xiao Wanwan, it's okay, I'll buy you a drink after the bet."
Their wins and losses are really small.
Duan Yu pondered and said: "Since you have something to come to find someone, how can you be ashamed to spoil them? It doesn't matter if you lose a little." Thinking of this, Duan Yu smiled and said: "Okay, I will come to play with the three of you For a while, except that I'm not very good at gambling."
The bearded man immediately revealed his color, and said with a smile: "This friend is still interesting enough."
Daoren Gu also looked at Duan Yu with his piercing eyes, and said with a smile, "From my friend's accent, it seems that he came from the north."
Duan Yu said: "Yes, I am from the Central Plains."
Gu Daoren said: "What's your surname?"
Duan Yu said: "My surname is Duan, and my name is Duan Yu."
Daoist Gu's eyes seemed to be brighter, and he said with a smile, "How about friend Duan betting on Tianmen?"
Duan Yu said: "OK."
There is also a stack of chips left by the old man on Tianmen, which seems to have forty or fifty.
Gu Daoren said: "We only settle accounts after gambling here. It doesn't matter if you are temporarily inconvenient, friend."
Duan Yu smiled and said, "I still have some on me."
The middle-aged man with a sickly face was also staring at him, and suddenly said: "I don't know how much you bet my friend?"
Duan Yu nodded the stack of chips left by the old man, and said, "That's all for now, let's talk about it after we lose it all."
The bearded man smiled and said, "Okay, this is the only way to gamble for fun. I, Wang Fei, have made you my friend today."
The middle-aged man also showed a smile on his face, and said: "My surname is Lu Xingjiu, and my friends call me Lu Jiu."
Duan Yu smiled and said, "It's a pleasure to meet you."
So he also bet four chips up.Daoren Gu rolled the dice at seven, and Tianmen took the first set, which was a pair of clubs with three and six.
What the dealer got was a piece of silk.
Duan Yu lost.
The second banker is seven o'clock, and Tianmen is six o'clock.
Duan Yu lost again.
The third banker is bad, but Tianmen is bad.
In the end, the banker beat the tiger, and unexpectedly ordered another pair of miscellaneous five pairs.
In this hand, Duan Yu has already lost sixteen chips.
Of course he didn't change his face.
Even if these sixteen chips are one hundred and sixty taels of silver, Mr. Duan can still afford to lose.
In the second hand, Duan Yu actually lost four more games in a row.Another sixteen chips were lost.
Of course he didn't change his face.
Lu Jiu and Wang Fei looked at him with expressions of surprise and admiration.
Wang Fei has recovered a little bit, and obviously has a good impression of this generous young man, he couldn't help but said: "Brother, you are not playing well, you should bet less on these two hands."
Duan Yu smiled and said, "It doesn't matter."
This time he bet eight chips.He just wanted to lose everything quickly, to end the game quickly, so that he could discuss business with Daoren Gu.
He didn't care about losing some money, and he didn't seem afraid of the "monk king" molten iron.But he really didn't want to cause trouble, and he was even more afraid that his father would know that he had caused trouble outside.
If this Gu Taoist can make this big thing into a small one, and make him rush to Baozhu Villa earlier, even if he loses a little more, he will still be very happy.
Unexpectedly, starting from the third hand, he changed his luck.He took a point in the first deck of cards, but the dealer turned out to be a bad ten.
So eight chips became sixteen.
He bet all sixteen chips, and he actually got a pair of natural cards in this deck.
Of course he was also very happy, so he bet thirty-two chips on this bet, just wanting to lose it all at once.
Gu Daoren, who is always calm about winning and losing, seems to be a little moved this time.
Lu Jiu and Wang Fei also looked more surprised and admired.
Wang Fei said: "Brother, why bother to bet so much all at once, let's keep it and gamble slowly."
Duan Yu smiled and said, "It's okay."
Wang Fei looked at him, suddenly raised his thumb, and said, "Okay, brother, you are really kind."
Duan Yu smiled, thinking it was amused, even a little funny.The left and right are just thirty-two broken chips. Why do these people take it so seriously?He didn't care, he didn't care at all.So he won again, two hands in a row, and the thirty-two chips had become one hundred and twenty-eight.
Daoist Gu ate two doors and lost money to Tianmen, beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.
Duan Yu smiled and bet all one hundred and twenty-eight chips on it.
Daoren Gu moved, "You really bet so much?"
Duan Yu smiled and said, "That's all."
Daoren Gu looked at Lu Jiu, then at Wang Fei, suddenly pushed the card away, and sighed, "Okay, I'm convinced."
Duan Yu was very surprised and said, "You don't push anymore?"
Daoren Gu said with a wry smile, "I have surrendered today."
Duan Yu looked at Lu Jiu, then at Wang Fei, but this time Wang Fei didn't speak.
Duan Yu smiled and said: "It's fine to accept it now, I'll treat the three of you to a drink."
He casually picked up two chips, stuffed them into the hands of the young man who was watching the cards, and said, "This one is for you."
The young man's face turned pale all of a sudden, and he stammered, "This... how dare you do that."
Duan Yu smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, you just take it and drink outside, and the bill will be mine."
The young man was trembling all over with chips in his hand, jumped up suddenly, turned around and ran out, only to burst out laughing when he ran outside the door, and he couldn't stop laughing.
Lu Jiu sighed: "No wonder blind Zhao calculated that Xiao Pan will get rich this year, this lesson is really accurate."
Wang Fei patted Duan Yu's shoulder hard, and said, "Brother, you are so imposing, and I am convinced by you."
Duan Yu has already started to feel a little confused, and has faintly realized that this bargaining chip is definitely more than a penny.
It was only at this moment that Daoren Gu regained his composure, and said, "First calculate how much you won?"
Duan Yu said: "Don't forget it." Except for the capital, he pushed all the eighty or ninety chips over, and said with a smile: "These count as today's wine money, I invite everyone to drink."
Daoren Gu's face changed color again, he didn't know whether it was surprise or joy, and after a while, he said slowly, "I can't take it."
Duan Yu said: "Why?"
Gu Daoren said: "This is too much."
Duan Yu thought for a while and said with a smile: "Okay, I'll take ten back as red money, and you must accept the rest, otherwise you will look down on me and don't want to make me a friend."
Daoren Gu looked at him, and after a long time, he sighed and said, "You will definitely have many friends in the future..."
Wang Fei also raised his thumb and praised: "Brother, for a good friend who is as bold and generous as you, I dare say that Jiangnan will not find another one."
Lu Jiudao: "If you are free another day, please come to 'Saiyun Village' to have a chat."
Duan Yudao: "Saiyunzhuang? Could it be that your Excellency is the old man Lu Saiyunlu who is known as the 'Wonderful Hand Vimo'?"
Lu Jiu smiled and said, "I think you must be Duan Feixiong's eldest son, brother."
Wang Fei clapped his hands and said, "By the way, except for the son of the Duan family, who else has such a big shot?"
Duan Yu was stunned.
Lu Jiuye, the owner of Saiyun Villa, is a great merchant for generations. He was originally a famous son in the south of the Yangtze River.But everyone in the world knows that he is best at gambling.Given his status, of course he would never gamble on Pai Gow with tens of pennies to win or lose.So how much is a chip?
Gu Daoren said: "I don't know what Mr. Duan is going to exchange for the remaining ten chips?"
Duan Yu said, "Whatever you want."
Gu Daoren said: "Is it okay to exchange it with red gold?"
Duan Yu said, "Whatever you want."
He smiled, trying to control himself so as not to look too surprised.
Gu Daoren had already lifted the wine jar he was sitting on, put it on the table, opened the mud seal, and the jar was actually full of red gold scorpions.
Gu Daoren said: "Here is eight hundred and fifty taels of red gold. It is converted into silver. It happens to be 80,000 taels. Please take it, Mr. Duan."
Duan Yu was stunned again.
This bargaining chip was actually a whole thousand taels of silver.
Just now he casually bet one hundred thousand taels of silver.
Mr. Duan's family education has always been very strict, because he hoped to train his only son to be an upright and useful person, and he didn't want his son to be a philanderer who spends money like water.So Duan Yu didn't start to have the stipulated pocket money until he was twelve years old. At the beginning, it was one tael a month. When he was fourteen, it was increased to twenty taels. When he was sixteen, it was his mother who interceded. , only gave him twelve taels.This situation continued until he was eighteen years old.When he went out this time, although Old Master Duan gave him ten brand new one hundred taels of banknotes, he still reminded him repeatedly not to spend them all.This one thousand taels of silver bill is also the greatest wealth that Duan Yu has owned in his life.Although he is not shabby, he is very careful; as for the gold leaves that his mother gave him in private as an emergency, he is not going to use them at all.
He felt that if a man was going to spend money, he should spend what he had earned.
He has always looked down on those prodigal sons who squandered the previous generation's money at will.
In fact, he never squandered a tael of silver at all.
But just now he casually gave two thousand to that young servant, and another six hundred thousand to Gu Daoren.
Duan Yu took a deep breath, sat down slowly, and looked at the pot of gold in front of him.He had never had so much money in his life.Now that he has 10,000 taels of silver, he can do many things that he wanted to do but could not do before.
Alcoholic wine, beauties, he can have whatever he wants, at least he doesn't have to restrain himself desperately, at least he can go to a carnival for a few days first, and enjoy the joy he has never enjoyed before.For a young man just out of the house, this is indeed an irresistible temptation!Even for an old man, isn't this a great temptation?
Daoren Gu stared at him, and said with a smile, "With a hundred thousand taels around your waist, ride a crane down to Yangzhou. With so much money, no matter where you are, you can spend it happily for a while."
Wang Fei laughed and said, "Besides, the money was earned, so it doesn't matter if you spend it all."
顾道人道：“其实杭州也有很多有趣的地方，杭州的美人一向是名闻天下的，段公子年少多金，到了这里正该去享受温柔的滋味。”
段玉沉吟着，忽然道：“这一万两银子我也不能收。”
顾道人皱眉道：“为什么？”
段玉叹了口气，苦笑道：“我根本就不知道这筹码是一千两银子一个的。”他不让别人开口，很快地接着又道：“若是知道，我根本就不会赌，因为我若输了，也根本拿不出这么多银子来。”
顾道人道：“但你现在并没有输。”
段玉道：“既然输不起，赢了就不能拿。”
顾道人道：“你若不说，也没有人知道你输不起。”
段玉道：“可是我自己知道。我可以骗别人，但没有法子骗自己，所以我若拿了这些银子，晚上一定会睡不着觉。”
顾道人笑了。
他微笑着看了看王飞，又看了看卢九，道：“你们见过这么笨的年轻人没有？”
卢九摇了摇头：“没有。”
王飞叹了口气，道：“这年头的年轻人，的确已一个比一个聪明了。”
段玉红着脸，道：“我也许并不聪明，但却还知道什么东西是该拿的，什么是不该拿的。”
王飞又看了看段玉和卢九，道：“这些银子是不是偷来的？”
卢九道：“不是。”
王飞笑道：“江湖中都知道，顾老道也许有点来历不明，但却决不是强盗小偷。”
顾道人道：“我们赌得有没有假？”
王飞道：“无论谁都知道，这里赌得最硬了，否则杭州城里到处都可以赌，我们为什么偏偏喜欢到这破地方来。”
顾道人这才回过头，瞪着段玉，道：“这银子既不是偷来的，赌得又不假，你既然赢了，为什么不能拿走？”
段玉急得脸更红，吃吃道：“我……我……”
顾道人道：“你输了也许拿不出，但你又没有输，因为你的运气好，所以你就应该赢别人的钱，就应该比别人过得舒服。”
王飞笑道：“一点也不错，运气好的人，走在路上都会踢着大元宝。”
段玉微笑道：“世上的确再也没有什么比这种运气更好的事了。”
王飞接着道：“世上有这种好运气的人也并不多。”
顾道人道：“何况你不但运气很好，而且很诚实，老天对你这种人，本就是特别照顾的，也许这些银子本就该你所有，你若不拿走，我们都要倒霉的。”
段玉道：“可是我……”
顾道人打断了他的话，沉下脸道：“你若再推诿客气，就表示你不愿交我们这些朋友了。”
段玉迟疑着，终于叹了口气，道：“既然如此，我就收下。”他红着脸苦笑道：“老实说，我也并不是真不想要，只不过我这一辈子从未有过这么多银子，我真不知道应该怎么花才好。”
顾道人笑了，道：“这点你倒不必着急，我保证你以后一定能学会的。”
王飞也笑了道：“一个男人可以不随便花钱，但却决不能不懂得花钱。”
顾道人笑道：“不懂得花钱的男人，一定是个没用的男人。”
王飞道：“因为你一定要先懂得花，才会懂得怎么去赚。”
段玉也笑了，道：“我保证以后一定会用心去学的。”
王飞道：“我也可以保证，学起这种事来，不但比学别的事快得多，也愉快得多。”
段玉道：“我相信。”
卢九一直在仔细观察着他，忽然问道：“你本不是来赌钱的？”
段玉道：“不是。”
卢九道：“那么，你是不是有了麻烦？”
段玉怔了怔，道：“前辈怎么知道？”
卢九微笑道：“若不是有了麻烦，谁会来找这邋遢道人？”
王飞抢着道：“现在我们既然已经是朋友，无论你有什么麻烦都可以说出来。”
顾道人笑说道：“你也许还不知道这个人的来头。”
段玉道：“请教。”
顾道人接着道：“说起来这人的来头倒真不小。江南有个以火器名震江南的霹雳堂，你总该知道。”
段玉道：“久闻大名了。”
顾道人道：“他就是霹雳堂现任的堂主，江湖人称霹雳火。”
王飞拍着胸，道：“所以，你的麻烦若连我们三个人都没法替你解决，江南只怕就没有人能替你解决了。”
段玉叹了口气，道：“其实，我只不过在无意中得罪了一个人。”
王飞道：“得罪了谁？”
段玉道：“听说他叫做'僧王'铁水。”
王飞皱眉道：“你怎么得罪他的？”
段玉的脸红了红，道：“也是为了一个人。”
王飞道：“为了谁？”
段玉道：“听说她叫做花夜来。”
王飞道：“是不是那女贼花夜来？”
段玉道：“大概是的。”
王飞立刻沉下了脸，道：“她跟你有什么关系？是你的什么人？”
段玉苦笑道：“我根本不认得她。”
王飞道：“但你却不惜为了她而得罪了僧王铁水。”
段玉叹道：“我根本也不知道那四个和尚是他的徒弟。”
王飞道：“四个和尚？”
段玉道：“也不知为了什么，铁水要他门下的四个和尚去找花夜来，当时我既不知道他们的来历，也不知道花夜来是女贼，只觉得这四个和尚凶得很。”
王飞道：“所以你不分青红皂白，就去打抱不平了。”
段玉红着脸，道：“我的确太鲁莽了些，但那四个和尚也实在太凶。”
顾道人叹了口气，道：“铁水本就是个蛮不讲理的人，他手下的徒弟当然也跟他差不多，但是你……你什么事不好做，为什么偏偏要去管花夜来的闲事？”
卢九一直很注意地听着，此刻忽然道：“你可知道铁水是为了什么去找花夜来的？”
段玉摇了摇头。
卢九换了条新丝巾，轻轻咳嗽了几声，才缓缓道：“他是为了我。”
段玉又怔住。
卢九道：“我有个儿子，叫卢子云。”
段玉道：“我听说过。”
卢九道：“哦，你一向在中原，怎么会听说过他？”
段玉讷讷的道：“因为家父告诉过我，说我一定会在宝珠山庄里遇见他，还叫我在他面前问候你老人家。”
他并没有说谎，却也没有完全说实话。
其实段老爷子是叫他特别提防卢小云，因为到宝珠山庄去求亲的少年人中，只有两三个是他的劲敌，卢小云就是其中之一。
卢九却完全相信了他的话，慢慢地点了点头，道：“不错，这次我就是要他到宝珠山庄去拜寿的。你想必也是为了这缘故，才到江南来？”
段玉道：“是。”
卢九道：“但他到了杭州之后，却突然间失踪了。”
段玉诧道：“失踪了？前辈怎么知道他失踪了呢？”
卢九道：“这次本是我陪他一起来的，因为我要来会铁水。可是四天之前，这孩子出门之后，就没有再回去过。”他又咳嗽了几声，才接着道：“就在那天，有人看到他跟花夜来那女贼在一起。”
段玉道：“铁水叫人去找花夜来，为的就是要追问令郎的下落？”
卢九道：“不错。”
段玉说不出话来。
卢九忽又问道：“你可知道我为什么要到这里来找顾道人？”
段玉道：“不是为了赌钱？”
卢九道：“除了赌钱外，还有一个更大的原因。”
段玉道：“什么原因？”
卢九道：“为了找你。”
段玉又一次怔住。
卢九道：“昨天我听说有个不明来历的少年人，帮着花夜来，将铁水的四个和尚全都打下了水，然后这少年就跟花夜来一起走了，下落不明。”
顾道人道：“所以你就来找我打听这少年的行踪来历？”
卢九道：“这一带地面上的事，还有谁比你更清楚的？”
顾道人道：“但你为什么一直投有开口呢？”
卢九笑了笑，道：“无论谁都知道，要来求你的人，好歹都得先陪你赌个痛快。”
顾道人也笑了，道：“想不到我这赌鬼的名声，竟已传到赛云庄了。”
卢九凝视着段玉，轻轻地咳嗽着，道：“你刚才若没有跟我们赌钱，现在我只怕早已对你出手了，就因为赌钱时最容易看出一个人的人品，所以，我才相信你是个很诚实的年轻人，所以我才相信你决不会说谎。”
段玉苦笑道：“想不到赌钱也有好处的。”他沉吟着，忽然又问道：“令郎是在四天之前就已失踪了的？”
卢九道：“不错。”
段玉道：“这四天来，前辈一直没有找到花夜来？”
卢九冷冷道：“她行踪本就一向很飘忽，否则又怎能活到现在。”
段玉道：“但昨天她却忽然出现了。”
卢九道：“就连我都从未想到，这女贼居然也敢去游湖。”
段玉叹道：“昨天我刚来，她就出现了，这倒实在巧得很。”
顾道人也叹了口气，道：“天下凑巧的事本就很多。”
王飞道：“也许这就叫无巧不成书。”
段玉道：“直到现在为止，卢公子还是连一点消息都没有？”
卢九默然道：“完全没有。”
段玉道：“所以这件事还是没有解决。”
卢九沉吟着，道：“但我却可替你去向铁水解释，因为我信任你，铁水却信任我。”他笑了笑，接着道：“这人在世上假如还有一个朋友，恐怕就是我了。”
段玉苦笑道：“只不过，这件事既然因我而起，我总也不能置身事外的。”
王飞立刻道：“不错，你至少应该替卢九爷找出花夜来这女贼来。”
段玉垂首道：“昨天晚上，我的确是跟她在一起的。”
王飞道：“在什么地方？”
段玉道：“在湖边一栋小房子里。”
王飞道：“现在你还能不能找到那地方？”
段玉道：“我可以去试试看。”
王飞跳起来，道：“我们现在就去。”
段玉忽又抬起头，道：“不知道这些东西是不是卢大哥身上带着的？”
他说话的时候，已取出了那串珍珠和玉牌。
卢九动容道：“这是哪里来的？”
段玉道：“在一个花盆里。”
卢九皱眉道：“在花盆里？”
段玉红着脸，吞吞吐吐的，终于还是将昨夜的事全都说了出来。
卢九每个字都听得很仔细，听完了长长叹了口气，忽然拍了拍段玉的肩，道：“你的确是个好孩子，不但敢说实话，而且勇于认错。我在你这种年纪时，就未必敢将这种事说出来。”他叹息着，又道：“现在我就算找到犬子，也不会再叫他到宝珠山庄去了。”
Duan Yu couldn't help asking: "Why?"
卢九道：“因为他实在不如你；我若是朱二爷，也一定要把女儿嫁给你。”
这一带虽较荒僻，却更幽静。湖滨零星的建筑有一些很精致的小房子，绿瓦红墙，带着小小的庭园，远远看过去就像是图画一样。
走过柳阴时，段玉忍不住道：“我就是在这里遇见乔三爷的。”
王飞道：“你见过乔三？”
段玉道：“若不是他的指点，我又怎么会找到顾道人那里去？”
顾道人道：“想不到他居然对你不错，这人脾气一向很古怪的。”
段玉苦笑道：“这点我倒也同意，本来他几乎要把我淹死的。”
顾道人笑道：“那也许只因为他知道铁水大师的脾气，先让你吃些苦头后，铁水大师看到你也跟他徒弟一样下过水，火气也许就会少些了。”
段玉道：“但他又怎么会知道这件事的呢？”
顾道人微笑道：“这一带湖面上的事，他不知道的很少。”
王飞也笑道：“难道你从未听说过，西湖也有两条龙，一条是这老道，一条就是乔三。”
顾道人大笑道：“龙是不敢当的，只不过是两条地头蛇而已。”
卢九用丝巾掩着嘴，轻轻咳嗽着，道：“你从那房子出来后，就遇见了乔三？”
段玉道：“我还是走了一段路。”
卢九道：“走了多久？”
段玉沉吟着，道：“不太久。我出来的时候，天已亮了，走到这里，太阳还没有升起。”
卢九道：“你走得快不快？”
段玉道：“也不快，那时……那时我正想着心事。”
卢九道：“这样说来，那屋子离这里一定并不太远。”
段玉道：“好像是不太远。”
卢九道：“现在你不妨再想想心事，用早上那种速度，再沿着这条路走回去。”
段玉点点头，他忽然发现这种老江湖做事，的确有些他比不上的地方。
于是他就又开始想心事了。
What are you thinking?
他想得很多，想得很乱，后来竟不知不觉忽然想起了华华凤。
这大眼睛的小姑娘现在到哪里去了？
她在这件事里，究竟是个什么样的角色呢？
仔细想起来，她出现得很巧，好像一直在跟着段玉似的。
难道她也有什么目的？
但无论如何，她对段玉总算还不错，她甚至已经会为段玉吃醋了。
一个女人若已开始为男人吃醋，那就表示她对这男人至少并不厌恶。
想到这里，段玉嘴角不禁露出了微笑。
也就在这时，他看见了那道墙头上还种着花草的矮墙。
墙头上种着含羞草和蔷薇，沿着墙脚走过去，就可以看到一扇朱红的窄门，这当然是后门。
段玉也记不清是不是从这扇门走进去的，但却记得的确是从这道墙上跳出来的，他的赤脚还仿佛碰到了蔷薇的刺。
他在门外停下脚步，观望着。他并没有十分的把握。
那时他走得很匆忙，也没有再回到这里来的意思。
只不过在墙头上还种着花草的人家并不多，这点他至少还很有把握。
卢九道：“就在这里？”
段玉沉吟着，道：“大概是的。”
卢九看着他，苍白的脸上忽然露出种很奇怪的表情。
段玉并没有注意到他的表情，迟疑了片刻，终于举手拍门。
无论如何，光天化日之下，他总不能就这样闯入别人家里去。
他也没有想到，里面居然很快就有人来开门了。
开门的是个豆蔻年华的垂髫少女，穿着身月白轻衫，长得很美，笑得也很甜。
杭州果然是个出美人的地方。
段玉正迟疑着，不知道该怎么说，谁知这少女既没有问他是谁，也没有问他是来找谁的。
她根本什么话都没有问，只抬起头来嫣然一笑，就又转身走了进去。
这少女莫非就是花夜来的贴身丫鬟？莫非认得段玉？
但段玉却已记不得自己是不是见过她了，只好跟着她走进去。
门里面是个小小的花园，有条铺着青石板的小路。
段玉记得今天早上正是从这条小路走出来的，那时路上还有很冷的露水。现在他就算还没有十分的把握，至少已经有八九分了。现在他只希望花夜来还留在这里，等着他将东西送回来，这并不是没有可能。
花夜来一直将他当做个老实人，老实人当然决不会占了别人这种便宜，就一去不回的。
那少女的身形已消失在花丛中。
月季花和红蔷薇都开得正艳。
暮春午后的阳光，正懒洋洋地照在花上。这种天气，