Chapter 201 Yingtai Sunset (8-1)

"Master, you should go back to your residence quickly! The old man is in such a hurry. Won't you come to Tianjin to talk if you have something to say?" "Hey, Cuixi, you don't understand!" Zai Zhen was worried and anxious, "Just now I was sympathetic to you. I said that I would come to Tianjin to see you in a few days. In fact, I can only arrive in Tianjin on that day? You know, we You are more free than anyone else in your actions, and you can’t leave Beijing unless you obey the order. At this time, think about it for me, what reason should I use to tell my superiors that I want to go to Tianjin?”

Zaizhen was in such a mess that he couldn't do anything except worry and worry.At this time, a man came, the official worshiped the right counselor of the Ministry of Agriculture and Industry, his surname was Yuan, his name was Keding, and his style name was Yuntai. He was the eldest son of Yuan Shikai.He is Zai Zhen's subordinate, but he is called "adult" on the scene, and "uncle" in private.When Zai Zhen saw it was him, he relieved his worries, and took his hand to talk in a secluded place. "Uncle!" Yuan Keding said: "My father already knew about this. There is a telegram. Please don't worry, my lord and uncle. Although the storm is big, it will dissipate quickly, so it won't be a big deal!"

"Oh," Zai Zhen asked, "Who is the telegram for?" "Called Yang Xingcheng. He's gone to the middle hall right now, and will come back later. There must be a proper solution." Hearing this, Zai Zhen calmed down, his melancholy lessened but his anger increased, and he said angrily: "People's hearts are too dangerous! Yuntai, we are just going to say, 'Everything is prosperous, and every time is dry'. You Seeing this situation, I'm afraid there will be some unfavorable actions for your father." "Yes! 'Every prosperity is prosperous, and everything is dry'. My father treats the matter of the prince and uncle as his own. The good thing is that the people who need to be investigated are all in Tianjin, so we are more or less sure."

Zai Zhen asked him to remind him, and immediately lifted his spirits, "That's right! Everyone is in Tianjin, and I'm afraid that I may escape your father's palm." He said: "Let's discuss it carefully when Xing Cheng comes, and we must handle things well." Clean and neat." Just at this point, the servant came to report: "Master Yang is here." Then I saw Yang Shiqi strolling in at a leisurely pace, greeted each other, and changed to Zai Zhen's study for a secret talk. "Auntie, please prepare quickly, someone will escort her to Tianjin later. You can't dress up, it's better to dress up in rough clothes. However, it's hard to cover people's eyes and ears." Yang Shiqi read a Tang poem: "Naturally beautiful, it's hard to give up."

Zai Zhen couldn't help but laugh, "When is this, Xing Cheng," he said with a wry smile, "You still have the mood to joke!" "You have to be in a joking mood to save yourself from danger. Yugong, please go in and take care of your aunt first, check your clothes and wait there, leave as soon as you say, don't delay for a moment." "It was already prepared." Zai Zhen suddenly remembered, and shouted loudly: "Come on!" The one who came was a handsome servant, Xiao Fu, Zai Zhen's personal attendant. He first greeted Yang Shiqi and Yuan Keding before he went to obey his master.

"Go in and tell your aunt and grandma not to wear jewelry, especially the ring that is the most eye-catching. You have to watch and let her unload. " "Yes!" Xiao Fu agreed, turned around and left. "Xingcheng, I need to know, Cuixi arrived in Tianjin, how to settle her down?" "Only settle down with Wang Yisun." "Settled with him?" Zai Zhen couldn't help but muttered in his heart, "Can't it be settled elsewhere?" "No! There is a plan to emulate the past, and it must be Wang Yisun's name." "Is it really just a name?"

Yang Shiqi couldn't answer this question. "Hey, Yugong!" He said disapprovingly, "How much do you care about at this time?" "Uncle," Yuan Keding said bluntly, "I'm afraid the disaster will go away quickly, so why bother yourself." "Okay." Zai Zhen turned his face away and waved his hand, as if Yang Cuixi was right in front of his eyes. "Yu Gong," Yang Shiqi said again: "Of course, King Chun and Old Xie cannot go to Tianjin to investigate in person. Two people have already been dispatched. One is Zhenghongqi Manchuria Printing Counselor Enzhi, and the other is Cabinet Attendant Runchang. Don't worry about Enzhi, Runchang should say hello. Can you give me a business card, and I will send someone to pass on Yugong's words to pay tribute to him?"

"Then why not?" Said, Zai Zhen personally found out a business card and handed it to Yang Shiqi. "There's one more thing," Yang Shiqi said, "I'm conveying the meaning of Zhongtang. Even if the truth of this case comes to light, it's all falsehood, but Yugong seems to have to express it!" "Show?" Zai Zhen was stunned: "What do you mean?" "There should be a sign of thinking behind closed doors." Zai Zhen thought about it for a while, and said calmly, "Do you want me to resign?" "Yes! You will resign if you are short."

"This!" Zai Zhen asked, "What did the old man say?" "My lord's meaning, uncle," Yuan Keding interjected, "You should have figured it out." "There is an idiom called 'Father and son are required to go into battle'," Yang Shiqi went on to say: "Yu Gong, imagine father and son going into battle, who will be the first?" Zai Zhen suddenly realized!Father and son were impeached at the same time, if they can't have both, then of course he is the one who retreats.After experiencing this, I feel relieved!Because he knew very well that he was the one who "sinned deeply" and caused his father to suffer, so he never dared to return home.Now that I have the merit of protecting my father, I can reduce the crime of unfilial piety and suffer less scolding, so I am naturally happy to obey.

"Xingcheng, it's very good to do this way. The problem is the wording of this script, so I have to spend a lot of money, how about it?" "I should serve you." Yang Shiqi said consolingly: "Grand Yu, don't worry about the temporary setback. The so-called intertwining is a sharp weapon. As long as the loving family is still there, they will be able to recover within three to two years." "That's for the future." Zai Zhen said calmly, "Anyway, as long as this turmoil is suppressed, there is nothing we can do." ※ ※ ※ When Zhenghongqi Manchuria Printing Counselor Enzhi and Cabinet Attendant Runchang took the first-class train to Tianjin, they were greeted by an alternate magistrate sent by the Beiyang Yamen.This man's name is Shishou, and he is a friend of Runchang Tongqi.Because of Enzhi and Runchang, they were appointed by Wang Zaifeng of Fengchun and Sun Jianai, a scholar, to visit Tianjin privately.In order to cover people's eyes and ears, it is inconvenient to openly greet and see off from the capital or the first county, so Zhong Shishou was specially selected to take the overall responsibility for the reception.

After getting off the train and getting on the carriage, I was taken to a western-style hotel in the British Concession called "Astor", where I lived in a special suite with a bedroom, a living room, and a bathroom, which cost 16 yuan a day.When you open the window, you will see the park, which is open and bright, and it is much better than the old-style inn. But Enzhi couldn't get used to it, "Brother Shi," he said, "two people occupy six rooms, it's too bad, besides, I'm not used to this foreign toilet that sits and pulls. You have to go to the latrine and squat there. What’s the matter, Brother Shi, why don’t you go to another family?” Shishou and Runchang both laughed and laughed at it, but there was no reason to say that the only way to settle down was to change to the Leli House on Xu Street in the Japanese Concession. "Brother Shi," Enzhi said again: "I have a list here, please write down the address and send a servant to lead me and Erye Run's family to check tomorrow." This made Shishou and Runchang more surprised than he did not want to live in Shunde. The two looked at each other, unable to speak for a long time. "What's the matter? Second Master Run," Enzhi asked, "Is what I said wrong?" "There, there!" Runchang argued hastily: "Let's have dinner first." When we got out of the restaurant, we saw that Runchang kept persuading Enzhi to drink. Shishou knew it in his heart and helped Yinqin persuade him, after all, he got drunk.When I was sent back to the hotel, I was already snoring loudly, and I couldn't even wake up from the thunder. "Come and sit in my room!" Shishou followed into Runchang's room, cooking tea for each other, Shishou frowned and pointed to the wall in a low voice: "Why did you send such an ignorant person here?" "There is a master like Xiaojun Wang, and there is a servant like 'that'. Let's ignore him, tell me, what should we do with this business?" "Second brother Run, this trip is a good errand. To tell you the truth, I have been greatly honored by you. As soon as this case is settled, the superiors promised to send me an errand that the Tongyuan Bureau will handle. So, second brother Run If you have something to say, just say it, and I will do my best to do it for you.” "Tell me! I'm not an ugly person." Shishou pondered for a while and replied: "The disaster was caused by Duan Xiangyan. He is willing to take 10,000 silver, and Marshal Yuan will also give Cheng Yi. I heard that it is 400 taels. Brother Run, I have a lot of money." Now, it’s an old friend again, and I will return nothing to the public.” "That's not necessary! Friendship is friendship, and doing things is doing things. Everyone follows the rules, and you must get a 28 bucks. However, buying a kiln sister is 12,000 taels. Could it be that the two of us are not even worth this amount?" "I need to add two thousand taels, probably..." "No, no! I'm making an analogy." "Then, Second Master Run, make an offer! "It's hard to say! Look at your face, come here!" Saying this, Runchang stretched out two fingers. "He has it too?" Shishou pointed to the compartment. "You don't have to worry about him, it's up to me to speak." "Yes! Yes!" Shishou said with a smile: "Second brother Run, I can't refute your old face, how about this, I will save my 28 bucks, and you will bring 16,000 silver back to Beijing tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. Jianbi That one is up to you to arrange, and I won't say a word." Runchang thought about it, and replied generously: "Okay, Third Master Shi, I'll just say that for your sake. You don't have to give me 16,000, 15,000 will do! Ordinarily, I'm from Beijing, I should bring some more for you to eat and use, just because you are in a hurry and don’t have time to prepare, the one thousand silver will be considered dry. As for whether you wear a hat or not, it’s all up to you.” "I don't wear a hat, I don't wear a hat, I still want to stay behind in my own affairs, so who am I?" Shishou said immediately: "What about business? What is Second Brother Run going to do?" "Anything is fine. However, I have to tell you clearly that those who are related to the case have to go to Beijing in two days." Shishou was taken aback, "What?" He asked, "I still have to go to court?" "What interrogation? Chun Wang and Sun Zhongtang will meet with everyone and ask a few words casually. Don't panic. Anyway, everything is up to me." "Okay, okay! Please." Shishou thought for a while and said, "Tomorrow morning, I will send a car to pick him up. Please ask Second Master Run to come alone." ※ ※ ※ On the second day of arrival, Enzhi was unable to get up because of his unresolved pain, and Runchang happened to go to the appointment alone. The meeting place was in a restaurant.The waiter lifted the curtain, and saw there was a stranger inside besides the owner. After being introduced by Shishou, he realized that it was Wang Xiying. Wang Xiying's face is full of spring breeze, and when she smiles, there are two deep crow's feet in the corners of her eyes, which is a lucky face.Of course, he flattered Runchang in every possible way, but his words were not righteous, and Shishou waited until he excused himself to leave before talking about business. "Second Brother Run, order some!" Shishou put a bulging red envelope in front of Runchang, and added, "You're welcome, just order some!" This is a large sum of money that Bi Runchang has never handled before, so it is natural to check it.There are fifteen silver bills in total, one thousand taels each, not bad at all. "If there is anything else, please take a look at it, Brother Run." Runchang took it over and took a look, and it said: "After the humble job arrives in Tianjin, I will visit Yang Cuixi, a singing girl..." "It turned out that it was planned for us, the official business of reinstatement." "By the way, if there is something wrong, let's discuss it again." So, Runchang concentrated his attention on it, read it softly while reading: "At that time, people in Tianjin said that Yang Cuixi bought it for Wang Yisun. Immediately interviewed Wang Yisun, named Wang Xiying, and he was an alternate doctor of the Ministry of War. He bought it on Rong Street, Tianjin on the tenth day of February. Yang Li's adopted daughter named Cuixi is a servant girl, the price is 3,500 yuan, and there is written evidence. After repeated questioning, according to Wang Xiying, she is currently serving at home..." After reading this, Runchang raised his eyes and asked, "Is Yang Cuixi really in the Wang family?" "Yes, at Wang's house!" Shishou replied, "Wang Yisun took advantage of it." "That……." "Second Brother Run," Shishou hurriedly stopped him, "Wang Yisun is not a person who is not enlightened, he has already told me, and there is another little meaning. Second Brother Run, take care of me." Runchang fell silent, and then looked down: "According to Yang Cuixi, he sang an opera in the Tianxian tea garden first, and in early February, after the consent of Furen Liang Ersheng's parents, he sold himself to Wang Yisun named Xiying to serve as a maid. According to Yang Cuixi's parents and Fu Furen Liang Er and others, Yang Cuixi, the adopted daughter of Yi, is in the house of Wang Yisun Ming Xiying, and is now acting as a maid, etc." "Yeah, yum!" Run Chang pondered for a while and said: "They must remember this clearly, otherwise, they will show their feet when they arrive in Beijing." "Of course, of course!" "You still have to let me see you." "Should, should. Brother Run, read on." This manuscript is divided into two sections, the first section is to cleanse Zaizhen of his romantic crimes, and the second section is to clarify the matter of accepting a bribe of 100,000 gold for Yikuang.Before Runchang left Beijing, he had been instructed by Sun Jianai that the father and son were involved in the same case, but the severity was different, and whether there was any bribery should be investigated carefully.So he felt that he couldn't just rely on Shishou to send such a manuscript and reply it easily. "I have no other intentions, just to get things done." Runchang explained eagerly: "I have already told my brother that the witnesses in the case will be brought to Beijing for interrogation. Yang Cuixi and her adoptive mother, The higher-ups don't ask too many questions, and if they ask, what they say is not quite right, and it doesn't matter. As for King Qing's important public case, the situation is different. They will definitely ask very carefully, and even though he is a businessman, he is still an official. One sentence is one sentence, one word does not match, and there is a big discrepancy! Therefore, I think the form must still be done." The so-called "the form must be done" means that the relevant witnesses must be found and questioned.This is just a little more troublesome, and it doesn't matter much. It's just that there is one thing that I have to figure out. "Second Master Run, do you need someone to ask, one person or two?" "How about one person asking? How about two people asking?" "If Er Master Run is asking you alone, then you have nothing to say. If you ask En Canling together, I'm afraid he won't be on the way and we won't be able to get close to each other. Wouldn't it be bad?" "It's nothing!" Runchang replied: "First, he didn't ask the question on the way. As long as the answerer has a certain opinion, he will answer if he is sure. , 'I don't know', it's all right!" Shishou listened carefully to his words, fully understood, nodded and said: "Okay! I'll arrange it." "Secondly, you can rest assured that you can't close it. Where can En Canling pick up a pen? I will submit it in the future. It is my main manuscript. Of course I will ask it to be closed. Besides, you have a ready-made manuscript here. Here, I only ask questions according to what you wrote above, and if the answer is good, I will use this manuscript to copy and send it up, why can't it be closed?" "That's it!" Shishou happily asked, "When do you think they will come?" "Tomorrow morning! Today I have to work hard on Encanling. If I can convince him, it would be the best if I just listen and don't speak." ※ ※ ※ Back at the hotel, I saw Enzhi wearing a small padded jacket, wrapped and leaning against the bed rail.A veil was tied on his head, and two small squares of headache ointment were pasted on his temples, and he was very depressed. "Good guy!" He said as soon as he saw Runchang, "What kind of wine is that? It's so powerful!" "The wine is not strong, it's because I drank too much." Runchang asked with concern: "Do you want to invite a doctor to take a look?" "No need." Enzhi replied, "I'm half bored. I don't know where you've been. I haven't done business yet, and I can't go out. If I can go out, I don't know what to do?" Hearing his helplessness, Runchang couldn't help laughing, "So, you have to lie on the bed and pretend to be sick! Come on, come on, get up!" He went to lift his quilt, "I have to drink a little wine after washing my face and eating. This name is called 'sobering up with wine'." As he said that, Runchang ordered four dishes and one soup for him, and brought a bottle of rose water. En Zhiqiang cheered up, sat down and drank two sips of vinegar pepper fish soup, feeling very good, and his appetite slowly increased. "You are welcome, I came back from dinner, and I will sit with you." Runchang asked: "You are here, how did King Chun tell you to come?" This made it difficult for Eunji to answer.It turned out that he was a guard under Prince Jin's mansion, and he was quite cautious when he was on errand, Zaifeng specially sent him this errand, saying it was to "adjust and adjust" him.Zaifeng's speech, of course, often did not express his meaning, and Enzhi was too honest, he didn't even understand the word "adjustment", so he had to ask his colleagues for advice. His colleague told him that this was a good job picked by King Chun to investigate the case. No matter who came to receive him, he would definitely give him a red envelope.As for the size of the red envelope, it depends on his own practice.The colleague also taught him to make things difficult and make people feel that he is difficult to deal with, so he will naturally give him a big red envelope. However, Enzhi didn't know how to make things difficult, so he had to stick to his purpose and make troubles. It was inconvenient to say this to Runchang, but he felt that he was a good person and couldn't bear to bully him.After much deliberation, I had no choice but to tell the truth. "The lord said that sending me out this time is to 'adjust' me." Hearing this, Runchang was delighted, and asked calmly on the surface: "So, what amount do you plan to ask for?" "I don't know." Enzhi replied, "There must be a thousand children, there must be!" Runchang was overjoyed, and became more calm. After thinking for a while, he said: "Let's open the skylight and speak frankly. The superior sent me this job to adjust me, but it's not enough." "How much do you want?" "I want him five thousand silver, and we will share it equally." Enzhi was very excited, but hesitantly asked: "Is it okay?" "Sure, maybe I can give you a few more words. But, you have to listen to me." "Okay!" Enzhi agreed, taking a deep sip of his wine. In this way, Enzhi was easily manipulated into submission.The next morning, the two were accompanied by Shishou to the Bureau of Commerce, and Runchang came out to deal with them alone. There were three people on the other side, all wearing plain clothes, but they all had a bright future when asked.Wang Zhulin is an alternate Taoist of Sanpin, who acts as the general office of the Bureau of Commerce, and is considered to be in charge of a yamen in Zhili, so Runchang politely invited him to sit down and talk to him. "Who is Bamboo Weng's name?" "A virtuous guest." Wang Zhulin replied, "A sage is a virtuous guest, and a guest is a guest." "Where is Bamboo Weng's job?" "Make salt." "Changlu salt merchants are very rich..." "No, no!" Wang Zhulin argued hastily: "Now it's not as good as it used to be, it's just making ends meet." "You're welcome!" Runchang asked again: "Do you have any contact with Duan Xiangyan?" "Knowledge, no contact." "Then, how can you say that you raised 100,000 silver for him, and gave it to King Qing as a birthday present?" "That's the master of the class. He is full of food and has nothing to do, so he spread rumors." Wang Zhulin replied, "The annual income of this bureau is only more than 7,000 silver, which is barely enough for expenses, and it can raise 100,000 silver to give away. What's more, I am not the only one responsible for public expenses." "Who else?" "There are seven commercial directors in this bureau." "Is it all here?" "The business directors come only for meetings, and only Ning Shifu, who is also an assistant manager, is here." "Then ask Assistant Manager Ning to talk about it." This Ning Shifu donated an alternate magistrate, in terms of official position, he is higher than Runchang, but since he came in plain clothes, he is considered a businessman.His attitude was very humble, and he could speak. When he mentioned one hundred thousand silver, he had a very surprised expression on his face. "One hundred thousand silver?" He said, "Not only have I never seen it, I have never even heard of it." "Maybe you don't know." "No! Mr. Wang has to discuss everything with me. Besides, the one hundred thousand silver is neither paid by me nor by Mr. Wang, so it must be shared by the merchant. Please ask Mr. Run carefully, it's not difficult The truth came out." "Yes, I want to inquire carefully." "Here!" Ning Shifu pointed to the outside and said, "Just now, the guy surnamed Zheng opened a bank, specializing in exchanging money, with a daily deposit and withdrawal of 70,000 to 80,000 yuan, which is a big deal. Second Master Run might as well ask him first." "Okay!" Runchang said: "Let me ask a question first, Fu Weng, your business directors in the bureau may jointly vouch for it." "Of course!" Ning Shifu asked, "How do you write this knot?" "Just say that there is no matter of raising 100,000 gold for Duan XX, that's enough." "That's good! I'll do it right away." So, while Ning Shifu was the witness, Runchang asked Zheng Jinding, a pre-arranged money merchant, to ask questions. The answers were similar to what Wang Zhulin and Ning Shifu said. "It's nothing, can you make a knot?" Runchang said, "It's not you alone, the big businessmen in Tianjin will make a knot together." "This..." Zheng Jinding hesitated, with a look of embarrassment on his face. "Yes, yes!" Wang Zhulin quickly picked up and said, "I'm the director of the Bureau of Commerce, and the matter is directly related to me. I'm here to make arrangements with various merchants." It is very convenient to recognise. The Bureau of Commerce usually engraves a large number of stamps for various businesses to apply for, or to do reimbursement.The trouble was that witnesses in the case had to go to Beijing to be interviewed. Among them, Yang Cuixi suddenly became timid and refused to show her face. The matter became a stalemate. "It doesn't matter!" Shishou patted his chest and assured Runchang, "The two of you must have done the job well." "It's not a matter of whether we can pay the job or not. It's about her own misfortune." Runchang said again: "As it is, there is another thing we can't let go of." "consult!" "Yang Cuixi is disobedient like this. When King Dechun asks Sun Zhongtang, if she doesn't speak according to the negotiated statement, then there will be a big mistake!" "No, no! She can't make things difficult for herself. All in all, the errands of the two of you will be paid from here! Go shopping in Tianjin, have fun for a day or two, and return to Beijing comfortably." Hearing this, Runchang felt more at ease.Back at the inn, he took out three thousand taels of silver bills and handed them over to Enzhi. He received 12,000 taels in real time, and won Enzhi's repeated thanks. He was very proud of himself! "Have some fun?" he said to Eun-ji. "It's said that Hou's house in Tianjin is like the Eight Great Alleys in Beijing." Enzhi shrank his neck and said with a smile, "Let's take a look!" "Then someone has to lead the way..." "No need, no need!" Enzhi is very honest in his work, but Huajie Liuxiang is very expert, "It's not fun if someone takes it, it's fun to touch it by yourself." Runchang agreed without hesitation.It was only when I walked out of the room that I realized that it was very dangerous to visit a kiln with more than 10,000 silver bills on my body.In case the scissors picked it up, no one would believe it. If you want to ask where such a large sum of money came from?It is even more speechless. "Wait!" Runchang returned to his room, opened the box, and stuffed the whole handful of silver bills at the bottom of the box. He only brought a hundred taels of silver with him, but he was confident that he would be a wealthy guest after arriving at Hou's house. Walking in the car, asking all the way, strolling all the way, after easily finding Hou's house, it was indeed very lively, but if it can be compared with the Eight Great Hutongs, it may not be. However, there is one trick that the Bada Hutong does not have, and there is a treasure game for open gambling.When Runchang heard the sound of the dice, his palms itch. "Wait a minute!" He grabbed Enzhi, "Wait for me to go in and take a look!" "Forget it, forget it!" Enzhi was not interested in this, and refused to go in, "I have already made a fortune, and there will be no second one. Let's go!" "No!" Runchang looked up, and there was a brothel named "Pear Fragrance Court" on the opposite side, and he pointed with his finger, "You go to 'open the plate' first, and I will be here in a while." Eun-chi had no choice but to "single whoring".Runchang went straight in full of energy.When I first entered the hall, there was a mass of people's heads in the dark, and I didn't understand the situation yet.After standing for a while, he figured out that there was one table of treasure and two tables of Pai Gow. Without thinking about it, he walked towards the table of Pai Gow. The pusher was a big fat man, wearing a shiny satin jacket, with a gold watch chain as thick as a little finger on his chest, and a pile of banknotes and silver dollars in front of him, just shouting: "Quickly, quickly, No mushrooms!" Seeing this situation, Runchang didn't make a move. After watching it twice, he felt that the door was not bad.As soon as I thought about it, I thought of the 12,000 silver, and suddenly I felt courageous. I took a big bag into my pocket, copied all the bank notes in my hand, squeezed it tightly and threw it down the door, saying in my mouth: "Spring does not open the way!" This is a high-roller. Everyone looked up, but Runchang remained calm and only looked at the banker. The banker moved the banknote a little bit, without saying a word, threw the dice on the table, it was nine o'clock, picked up the first card, and turned it out, it was pitch black, and immediately aroused laughter. "Black devils resist foreign guns!" Someone came to the door and said, "If you have a little money, you have money." It turned out to be eight o'clock and two o'clock in Tianmen. The person who went down to check the cards was not very straightforward. First he turned over one card, which was Zhang Changsan, and then turned over another card, which was Zhang Chang2.Now it's the dealer's turn to laugh! "Don't eat don't!" He said: "With this note of 'spring does not ask the way', it is more than enough." Runchang's face was embarrassing, he couldn't help it, he turned around and left, he was a little unconvinced after thinking about it, when he arrived at Lixiangyuan, he turned back to the inn, opened the box and took a thousand taels of silver notes to gamble again. The more he gambled, the bigger the fire, and every time he was close to making money and was about to stop, he would lose three bets in a row. Back to the inn for the fifth time, just as I was opening the box, I heard someone at the door saying: "My old man, what's the matter with you?" Turning around, he saw that it was Enzhi. He was impatient waiting in Lixiangyuan, but he couldn't find Runchang when he arrived at Baoju. He was very worried, so he rushed back, and he found him. "What did I think happened?" Enzhi looked at his hand and said, "What's the matter, you still want to gamble?" "I'll go again." "How much did you lose?" "I lost..." Runchang suddenly realized that he couldn't tell the truth, "I didn't lose, I didn't lose. It's only one hundred taels of silver, and I played for a long time." "It's fine if you don't lose. Why come here after all the hard work?" Runchang couldn't hold on any longer, so he cut off the idea of ​​gambling, and put the banknotes back into the box. When it's time to go to bed, close the door and count carefully. It just so happens that there are not more, no less, exactly three thousand taels. "Fate! Luck!" Runchang fell asleep instead.