Li Chiying still stood there blankly.

Li Nunu pulled Li Chiying and whispered: "Let's go!"

Li Chiying was almost dragged out of the gambling house by Li Nunu.

Lu Xiaoxian put his hands behind his hands and looked at Li Chiying: "I have said all this, and I have no other meaning. You are different from others. As long as Tiantong Casino exists for a day, you can come and gamble. They don't dare to treat you as a pig.

But there’s one thing you may never realize!”

"What?" Li Chiying asked subconsciously.

"If you gamble for a long time, human nature will change. Whatever you do, you will consider it with a gambling mentality. Where to go, you think about it yourself! If you want to stop, it's still too late. If you don't want to, it doesn't matter!" Lu Xiaoxian said

Li Chiying smiled slightly and said, "Okay, I'm done!"

After saying that, Lu Xiaoxian left a few people behind and walked towards the gambling house.

"Wait!" Li Chiying called to Lu Xiaoxian.

Lu Xiaoxian turned around.

Li Chiying stared at Lu Xiaoxian and said nothing. Lu Xiaoxian could see that Li Chiying was having a fierce internal struggle.

Li Chiying had always thought that the gambling house was just a place for recreation, but this was the first time she heard that it had so many tricks. Lu Xiaoxian shocked her tonight much more than the time she outsmarted the blue-shirted young man.

Thinking about coming to the casino every day and being teased like those pigs, Li Chiying suddenly lost interest. But she was unwilling to give up like this, and she didn't know what to use to fill this void.

As if he had guessed Li Chiying's thoughts, Lu Xiaoxian said mysteriously: "Let's make a deal. If you are willing to give up, you will bet for the last time tonight. I will give you a chance to win every game and kill everyone."

How does it feel?"

Li Chiying thought for a moment and smiled: "Okay, deal!"

"Let's agree first, the limit is one thousand taels of silver!" Lu Xiaoxian warned.

Lu Xiaoxian knew that when Li Chiying came to gamble, it was customary for Tiantong Casino to give her one thousand taels of silver every time, so he limited his winnings to one thousand taels of silver.

"No problem!" Li Chiying agreed happily.

Sure enough, when Li Chiying entered the casino again, the cashier had already prepared money for her.

Li Chiying glanced at the accountant: "No, I brought the money!"

Under the surprised gaze of the cashier, Li Chiying first came to the dice gaming table.

Li Chiying was indeed extraordinary. Like a divine help, he bet 100 taels of silver on each hand and won nine games in a row.

On the tenth hand, Li Chiying thought for a moment and instead of betting another hundred taels, she only bet ten taels. She enjoyed the feeling of winning so much that she changed her bet to ten taels of silver, which was equivalent to an extra ten taels.

chance to win.

Lu Xiaoxian, who was watching on the sidelines, couldn't help but shake his head. He had already said that the winnings were limited to one thousand taels, but now it has not reached one thousand taels, so he could only continue to help her.

The banker was sweating profusely. He had been a banker in a gambling house for so long, and his luck had never been so bad. He actually didn't win a single hand.

After the dealer rolled the dice again, Lu Xiaoxian made a gesture to Uncle Liu next to him, and Uncle Liu glanced at Li Nunu, who then whispered to Li Chiying. The several people passed the news to each other, and the cooperation was flawless.

.

"I bet big!" Li Chiying dropped ten taels of silver.

The banker revealed his bowl, and it turned out to be a big one.

Li Chiying jumped for joy, as happy as a child.

But the banker was not happy at all and his face turned green.

After a while, Li Chiying won nine more games in a row.

Just when Lu Xiaoxian thought she had the last hand left, Li Chiying changed her tactics again, and she only bet one or two silver coins.

Lu Xiaoxian's teeth were itching with hatred, wasn't this just making fun of himself?

But Li Chiying still didn't violate their agreement, so Lu Xiaoxian could only be patient and continue gambling with her.

Finally, Li Chiying won ten games in a row again.

When she was still not ready to place a bet, Li Nunu said in her ear: "Yingying, it's already a thousand taels, he's gone!"

Li Chiying came back to her senses and looked up, and sure enough, Lu Xiaoxian was gone. She handed the money to Uncle Liu to exchange for banknotes, and hurriedly chased outside the gambling house with Li Nunu.

There is a wonton stall on the street opposite the entrance of Tiantong Casino, which is specially prepared for gamblers. Gamblers who can eat a bowl of wontons here are lucky, at least they still have the copper coins to eat wontons.

And some gamblers can only look at the steaming big iron pot, swallow their saliva and stagger away. There is no doubt that such gamblers are penniless.

It is said to be a wonton stall, but in fact it is just a wooden burden that can carry all the household items around.

At one end of the burden is a stove with a strong fire and an iron pot filled with water. At the other end is a three-layered drawer. One layer contains the mixed meat fillings and prepared wonton wrappers, and the other layer contains bowls.

Chopsticks, and a layer of seasonings.

The stall owner's broth is very particular. It is stewed with pork bones. The aroma is so fragrant that it makes people salivate from afar. But when you look closer, it is as clear as white water without any oily splash.

"Uncle He, have a bowl of wontons!" Lu Xiaoxian was very familiar with the stall owner.

"Okay!" Old Man He agreed readily.

"Wait a minute!" Li Nunu pulled Li Chiying over and said to Mr. He, "There are still us, let's have three bowls!"

Lu Xiaoxian smiled slightly, pointed to Ma Zha next to him, and motioned for the two of them to sit down.

Uncle He was a simple and honest man who worked quickly. He grabbed three handfuls of wontons and threw them into the boiling pot. A handful of wontons was just enough for a bowl. He stirred it gently with a spoon, and the soup was clear and white smoke curled up.

Cover the pot, place three large bowls in a row, pour the homemade condiments into them, and use a spoon to scoop out a spoonful of solidified lard.

Then open the lid of the pot where the soup is boiling, and a ladle of hot soup pours down, washing up the seasonings at the bottom of the bowl, and the solidified lard instantly turns into fragrant fat.

With the stove on high, the wontons in the boiling water are ready to be taken out of the pot. Use a slotted spoon to pick up the wontons, drain them, and put them into the soup.

In an instant, the soup is white, green onions, red sauce, fresh bone broth, fragrant lard and small wontons, a bowl of steaming hot and fragrant wontons is done.

Lu Xiaoxian was already salivating. He had a bowl of wontons in his hand and saw that the meat stuffing wrapped in the thin wonton wrappers was faintly revealed. He couldn't wait for it to cool down, so he couldn't wait to pick one up with a spoon and put it into his mouth while blowing it. It was delicious.

Fragrant and tender, soft and smooth in the mouth.

After a while, the wontons went into my stomach, and the bottom of the bowl was turned upside down. Even the soup was completely wiped out, not a drop was left!

After eating, Lu Xiaoxian looked at Li Chiying with a smile: "How do you feel?"

Li Chiying didn't know whether Lu Xiaoxian asked about gambling money or eating wontons, so she nodded obediently: "It feels good!"

"Wait for me at the entrance of the gambling house tomorrow morning. There is something even better!"

After saying that, Lu Xiaoxian stood up, took out a handful of copper coins from his arms, and handed them to Uncle He without counting them: "Check out!"

"I'll do it!" Li Chiying seemed a little regretful.

"No need!" After saying that, Lu Xiaoxian hummed a ditty and left.

Looking at Lu Xiaoxian's back, Li Chiying and Li Nunu had complicated expressions on their faces.

…

The next day, Li Chiying, Li Nunu and Liu Bo arrived at the entrance of the gambling house as promised. Lu Xiaoxian was already waiting for them.

"Come with me!" Lu Xiaoxian waved towards the people and said.

The three of them didn't know what Lu Xiaoxian was going to do, but no one asked any questions and followed Lu Xiaoxian.

It’s still the same teahouse.

It's still that elegant room.

The tea is ready.

People sit still.

Lu Xiaoxian drank tea and said nothing.

The three of them looked at Lu Xiaoxian blankly.

After a while, Li Chiying asked weakly: "You asked us to come, are you just going to sit here like this?"

Lu Xiaoxian smiled: "Let me tell you a story first!"

"Tell a story?" Li Chiying and Li Nunu were confused.

"Once upon a time, there was a woman named Zhu Yingtai. She disguised herself as a man and went to study. On the way, she met Liang Shanbo..."

Lu Xiaoxian was talking about "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai", one of the four great folk legends of later generations. The plot of the story was so exciting and exciting that Li Chiying and Li Nunu couldn't stop listening to it.

After the story was told, the scenes of throwing themselves into graves and turning into butterflies still seemed to be swirling in the minds of Li Chiying and Li Nunu, who had already burst into tears.

Lu Xiaoxian suddenly sang: "The green grass and blue flowers are in full bloom, and the colorful butterflies are lingering for a long time. Deep love has been praised throughout the ages, and Shan Bo will always be in love with Zhu Yingtai. The classmates have been reading together for three years, and we have been side by side. We have no idea how to send each other on the eighteenth day.

We are deeply in love, but who would have known that when we say goodbye on the balcony, our hatred is like the sea, tears stain our wings, and we turn into colorful butterflies and flutter towards us. The true love remains through all the hardships, and we will never be apart..."

Li Chiying and Li Nunu sat silently at the table, excited and still in the loneliness.

Their hearts have been wandering through the ages with the singing, passing by the balcony, the west window, and the flowers, and are stuck in the myth of the graceful flying together, and the gentle melody.

They didn't dare to make a sound for fear of disturbing Die'er who was whispering love words.

Li Chiying shed tears!
To be continued...