Cheng Yu stood on the crooked locust tree of Zhang Baogu's house. When he heard the two old women teasing Zhang Baogu and talking about palace tofu, he had already concluded in his heart that this person was the tofu maker outside Qianjiang Prefecture.
Father Zhang’s nephew.
I originally thought that this boy was working as an errand at Prince Yu's house, and I planned to go into the inner city to look for him. Unexpectedly, I found him as soon as I arrived near the countryside of Gyeonggi.
It’s just that I don’t know why he is not in the palace of Prince Yu, but in this small village in the countryside.
Previously in Qianjiang Fucheng, Father Zhang had revealed that his nephew was good at everything except for his gambling addiction.
But Cheng Yu just saw it with his own eyes. Apart from that, this full grain seems to be in style...
This guy had previously turned down the invitation from two scoundrels to play tricks. Cheng Yu thought he was waiting for Madam Liu's private meeting, but then the person who came was obviously Zhang Baogu who was waiting for the rightful owner. p>
Moreover, when Zhang Baogu was entangled with Lady Liu in the courtyard, something fell from his body. He was so anxious that he left the petite lady alone and went to pick up the fallen object first.
Moreover, her behavior was obviously intended to block Madam Liu's sight, not wanting her to see her. Even Cheng Yu, who was standing high up, did not see her.
The place where he was at this time was quite far away from the Jia Fei stage, and he was unable to connect with his Qi and share Dharma eyesight.
Although his eyesight is much better than that of ordinary sparrows, the incident happened too suddenly and Zhang Baogu reacted quickly. Not only did it block Madam Liu's sight, but even Cheng Yu from above saw only a white square object flashing past.
, it can only be seen that the object is not much bigger than the thumb cap.
Now Cheng Yu left the Zhangbaogu courtyard, spread his wings and flew in mid-air to look down. The village below him was ordinary, and it seemed not as big as Qingluo Village.
The small courtyard where the Baogu is located can be regarded as one of the more spacious in the village. At least the main house is still a brick building.
Looking up into the distance, there is another Zhuangzi across from the stage where Jia Fei is sitting, which is already a small black dot.
Looking further west, there is a town not far away. At the intersection leading to the town outside the village, there is a small shed with a half-old cover at the door and the word "tea" written on it.
The man who had just found Zhang Baogu was sitting in the shed eating tea, looking around, showing that he was impatient with the wait.
After a stick of coarse incense, with a "squeak" sound, Mrs. Liu pushed open the door and twisted out.
His face was red, but he still had a look of anger. He was tying his skirt and mumbling.
Cheng Yu sounded as if he was complaining that Zhang Baogu was too busy to do his job and was in a hurry to deal with him, saying everything in half an hour.
Zhang Baogu wrapped his belt around his pants and ran out of the house with a playful smile. However, Madam Liu slapped her restless hand away and said sternly:
"I'm here today to inform you that yesterday my client who suffered from the plague sent back a letter saying that he will be back home in about ten days. From now on, you and I... let's stop this from now on...
I’ll leave you with a thought”
After speaking, Mrs. Liu raised her eyes and glanced at Zhang Fugu, raised her hand and threw a handkerchief on Zhang Fugu's face. She turned around and took a few steps to quietly open the courtyard door. Seeing no one outside the courtyard, she hid her face and hurried away.<
/p>
Zhang Baogu was stunned for a moment, hurriedly picked up the handkerchief, and then rushed out of the courtyard. He saw Mrs. Liu walking westward. He was about to catch up, but he saw the person who knocked on the door just now, also walking towards the west from the west side of the village.
I rushed here, but I couldn't wait at the tea shed and turned back.
Only then did Zhang Baogu remember that he still had something serious to do, so he put a handful of things into his pocket and returned to the house to put on a decent outerwear and tidy up.
After going out again, he changed from a common man in the village to an outsider.
Cheng Yu secretly smiled in his heart, as the ancients said, if a cook does not steal, he will not harvest the grain. This cook who has been a poor cook in the prince's family is indeed much more respectable than others.
When the visitor finally came closer, Zhang Baogu greeted him and, imitating a scholar, he also saluted:
"Brother Ge San has been waiting for a long time. Let's leave now."
The man named Ge Sange said displeasedly:
"Why does it take so long to put on a pair of trousers? Let's go quickly! Shopkeeper Song on the other side of the river came from the ferry early in the morning. We don't want to keep him waiting for a long time."
"Last night you only said that he was a buyer from the state next door across the river, so where did Shopkeeper Song come from?"
"Shopkeeper Song is exactly what you asked for. He is not an insider, but he is also a real buyer who can afford the price."
Zhang Baogu nodded silently, causing Brother Ge San next to him to continue:
"Shopkeeper Song has always kept a low profile. If it weren't for my old face and my words, and you said you had some top-notch talent in your hands, how could you convince him to come? Eh? Your hands are empty.
Where are the things?"
As if Zhang Baogu knew that the other party would ask this question eventually, he looked at Ge Sange meaningfully and said:
"Let's go, third brother. I'll show it to Shopkeeper Song when we get here."
Ge Sange looked like he was just a broker, so he didn't ask any more questions. Zhang Baogu turned around to lock the courtyard door, and Ge Sange behind him asked again:
"Eh? Why do you smell like powder on your body?"
After Ge Sange sniffed, he couldn't help but stretched his head and looked into the Zhangbagu courtyard.
"Go, go, go, under the emperor's feet, don't talk nonsense."
Zhang Baogu pushed Ge Sange and after a few casual remarks, the two of them walked west side by side.
Cheng Yufei flew to a high place and looked around. Not long after they left the village, they walked to the nearby town.
The town is much smaller than Jiangkou Town in Qingchuan County. There is only one main road in the middle, with several small roads branching off to the left and right like leaf veins on both sides.
There was a two-story building on the main road. There was a sign embroidered with the word "wine" at the door. Zhang Baogu and Ge Sange hurried in.
Cheng Yu landed on the eaves of an open window on the second floor and looked inside the room. He saw that there was a small private room inside. An old man in his fifties or so was sitting in the guest seat next to him. He was dressed in simple colors.
It's low-key, but the materials look quite luxurious.
Next to him, there was a middle-aged man who looked like a steward standing with his hands down. After whispering a few words to the waiter downstairs, Ge Sange signaled Zhang Baogu to wait a moment and went upstairs first to chat with shopkeeper Song upstairs.
, and then called up Zhang Baogu who was waiting below.
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Zhang Baogu did not have stage fright. He came upstairs and first sang a promise to shopkeeper Song. After everyone had greeted each other, the broker Ge Sange and the manager left the private room. At this moment, there were only two people facing each other in the room.
Sit.
"Executive member Zhang, please!"
As Shopkeeper Song spoke, he naturally stretched out his hand to make a greeting gesture. Zhang Baogu heard that the other party did not have a Gyeonggi accent, so he nodded invisibly, but subconsciously looked back at the closed wooden door of the private room behind him, and then turned his head again.
Look out the window.
This small town is small, and the two-story building is considered a landmark building. There are green trees in the distance outside the window, but there is a sparrow standing on the eaves of the nearby window, staring at me...
Zhang Baogu shivered unexpectedly and touched the collar of the back of his neck. After realizing that he was a little out of sorts, he raised his hand and saluted Shopkeeper Song, and then slowly took out a package of handkerchiefs from his pocket.
There was still a scent of powder on the handkerchief, which turned out to be a memory that Madam Liu had left for Zhang Baogu when she said goodbye.
I saw him slowly opening the veil one layer on the left and one on the right. Shopkeeper Song opposite saw this and couldn't help but narrowed his eyes slightly, but the light in his eyes gradually became brighter, and even his sitting posture was no longer the same as before.
Natural.
The entire veil was spread out on Zhang Baogu's palm, with only the last corner left unopened. There seemed to be a square object the size of a thumb cap covered underneath. At this time, shopkeeper Song quietly leaned his upper body forward, as if he was holding back.
Turn your head to find out.
After Zhang Baogu glanced at the other party, he finally reached out and picked up the last corner of the handkerchief.
"Pulling!"
Suddenly, there was a soft flapping sound outside the window. It turned out that Cheng Yu had flown to the other side of the window, choosing a better angle to watch, which startled the two people in the room.
At this time, Cheng Yu had vaguely seen the object in the handkerchief from the side. It turned out to be a white jade-like dice.
This full grain...
He is indeed a gambling addict.
At a loss of whether to laugh or cry, Cheng Yu had some questions: Why is a dice so mysteriously adjusted?
From the time when the dice was accidentally dropped on the ground in Zhang Baogu Courtyard, this guy has been nervous while operating.
And now it is tightly wrapped with three layers on the left and three layers on the right.
What’s so special about this dice?
Zhang Baogu finally lifted the last corner of the veil, and the object in his palm revealed its true identity. It turned out to be a dice.
Shopkeeper Song on the other side was stunned for a moment at first, then rubbed his eyes. When he saw that what the other party was trying to do was just a small dice, a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes.
After he said "Ah" softly, he slowly sat back down, his face looking very cold.
It turns out that this world is the same as Cheng Yu's previous life, and even the gambling equipment is difficult to decorate.
Wealthy people, or people who consider themselves to be of the upper class, all look down upon this.
Shopkeeper Song glanced towards the door of the private room resentfully, then picked up a bowl of tea on the table and took a sip. Then he raised his eyes and glanced at the dice in Zhang Baogu's palm, shook his head slightly and smiled bitterly, and said slowly:
"I woke up very early today, but I didn't expect it... Ha! Well, now that you're here, what price do you want, eldest brother of the Zhang family, for a top-notch beauty like you?"
Seeing that shopkeeper Song's title to Zhang Baogu was demoted from Zhang Yuanwai to the eldest brother of the Zhang family, with a condescending attitude, Zhang Baogu
The corners of his mouth are slightly raised.
He always held the dice in his hand and stared at the opposite side motionless, like a hunter waiting for his prey to take the bait.
Hmm?
Shopkeeper Song's reaction was also quite sharp. He noticed that Zhang Baogu was quite confident, but he was elusive for a moment. After thinking for a while, he raised his hand and extended a single index finger.
Unexpectedly, the corners of Zhang Bangu's mouth became more and more unrestrained. He actually wrapped the dice back in a handkerchief and held it tightly in his hand. He stood up and walked to the window, closing the window gently.
This restaurant is located on the side facing away from the sun. Once the windows are closed, the room becomes much darker.
Zhang Baogu closed the window and took a few steps back to the table. However, he didn't notice that the little sparrow outside the window just now stood silently on the beam above his head, looking down with a pair of shining eyes.
Two people at your feet.
"You..."
Shopkeeper Song didn't know why, and just when he was about to ask, he saw that the dice between Zhang Baogu's fingers were actually shining.
"Hiss..."
Shopkeeper Song let out a soft sigh, leaned forward again, no longer daring to lift himself up, and frowned to look closely.
At this time, Cheng Yu, who was standing above the two men, also saw that this dice was different. It was actually luminous.
Cheng Yu knew in his heart that this world was different from his previous life, and anything that could emit luminous light must be extraordinary.
At this moment, in the dim room under his feet, the handkerchief in Zhang Baogu's palm glowed with a faint blue light, reflecting the surprised eyes of Shopkeeper Song opposite.
"This...could it be a dice carved from night-glow pearls?"
Shopkeeper Song asked in confusion, because he didn't believe that someone could waste such a waste of natural resources and carve a priceless luminous pearl into a gambling tool.
Zhang Baogu gently lifted the veil again, shook his head and said with a smile:
"No, the Night Pearl is too ordinary..."
"Um..."
Zhang Baogu's words were so unusual that he completely choked his opponent. He continued with a proud look on his face:
"This object is polished from the tail bone of a strange beast."
"A strange beast? What kind of strange beast can actually glow in the dark?"
"Where is the southeast of Kyushu?"
Zhang Baogu asked proudly.
"Southeast...could it be the East China Sea?"
"Exactly, there is a strange species deep in the East China Sea. People call it the lantern fish. It is more than seven feet long. Only the last section of the tail bone can emit blue light in the night.
This is just because the fish is found in the extreme abyss of the East China Sea, and if you want to make a dice of this size, you have to have a big fish that is about ten feet long.
Lantern fish are rare in the first place, and large fish that are more than ten feet long are rare to see in a hundred years, so..."
When Zhang Baogu said this, he smiled at Shopkeeper Song, imitated Shopkeeper Song, raised a finger, and said in a low voice:
"You always say, is this thing worth the price?"
When Shopkeeper Song saw this, he sat back in his chair with a gloomy expression. He knew that although both of them were holding out a finger, the price of the item at this time was higher than what he had just paid, and he didn't know how many more he would have to add later.
Zero.
"In that case, Zhang, please move this thing further forward. I will take a closer look and give you a fair price."
Hearing this, Zhang Baogu held the object with a faint blue light in his hand and held it forward three inches before stopping.
