Chapter 124 How can the poor be at a loss when they are rich?

Looking at Wen Qi in his hand, thinking that the man in blue shirt actually left a gambling shop for him quietly. Ning Que was shocked, and felt a little unfamiliar warmth in his chest, and asked, "Where is he now?"

"When he received his last letter, he said he would go to Mount Tai to watch the sunrise." Mr. Qi Si replied.

Wen Nuan's shock gradually subsided. Ning Que thought of Qi Si's previous sarcasm, and thought that he cheated money and actually cheated into his own gambling house. His cheeks felt a little hot. After all, he was a young man, so how could he bear such a loss. The person suffered a loss. In order to resolve the embarrassment, he said ashamed: "No one from the Yulong Gang informed me of this."

Master Qi raised his eyebrows and stared at him and said annoyedly, "Before leaving, my brother took us to Linsiqi Lane to face you. He said at that time that you can come and find me if you have any problems or not." It's been a few months now. When have you ever looked for me? You have that identity on your body now. How can I take the initiative to look for you? "

Ning Que only remembered his other identity at this time. The commander Xu Chongshan met him and threw him a black wooden sign, but never contacted him again. He had long forgotten that he was still the secret guard of the empire. .

He was sighing and silenced and concealed his shame, but Master Qi thought of a strange thing in this matter. His eyebrows, which had just calmed down, suddenly raised, looked at the boy in shock and said, "Are you... a practitioner? I I know you are a good guy who is good at killing, but when did you actually practice and enter the real world?"

"It happened just two days ago, but it was just a first-time level of knowledge. It was still a thousand miles away from the reality." Ning Que didn't know the talisman and gold layer in the black dice cup in the Gouxing Gambling House, and answered honestly. : "I originally thought of taking advantage of the great opportunity that no one knew and earned more silver. Although I can't make it now, please help keep it confidential."

The Fourth Master Qi's voice became sharp and worried: "You won Gou Xing more than 10,000 taels of silver. How can this matter be kept secret? Although Chang'an City is big, there are not many people running away with a little black charcoal maid. You can find out after a little inquiry."

Ning Que smiled and said gently: "You are the boss in Chang'an City now. Isn't this kind of small thing you just let go of the original matter? Do Gouxing Gambling dare to continue to investigate me against your wishes?"

Master Qi was so arrogant that he could not refuse by his slight and serious flattery. He frowned and thought about it, and said, "It's not difficult to hide it, but what does it mean to conceal the identity of a cultivator? Is it possible that he would be able to hide it from it? Do you still expect this matter to become bigger and you will finally make some name for you in the empire? If that's the case, I advise you not to think so. Chang'an City is not a countryside after all, and you can find thousands of people at will at will. If eight hundred practitioners come out, you can't be too conspicuous. From my perspective, you might as well explain to the academy honestly that it is more important to get some real benefits."

Ning Que thought about the second floor of the academy that might be opened next year, thinking about General Xiahou, who was building territory for the empire at this time, was silent for a moment and replied with a smile: "Just because I know I am too ordinary, So why bother to say it and cause trouble? One day in the future, you can walk more steadily and further along this road, and it doesn't matter if you say it."

"You are not from my Yulong Gang. You can do whatever you want. But since you rarely meet you today, you still have to finish the procedures quickly."

Master Qi Si stretched out his slender finger, clicked the land deed document in front of him, and said, "There is a transfer agreement that requires you to sign. From now on, this gambling house will be transferred to you. I will no longer have to waste my energy on your behalf. Tube."

Ning Que thought this was not OK. He wanted to open a gambling shop and ask for money and background. He wanted to study in a college. It was impossible for Xiao Sangsang to wear a dealer uniform to see the dozen gambling tables, his eyes slightly accented. He turned around and said with a shy smile: "Good brother, just spend some energy and control me. I really don't have this ability and don't have this time."

After a dispute, Master Qi Si was unable to defeat Ning Que's consecutive flattery and slutty spirit, and he could not help but agree to his conditions. The gambling house was still Ning Que, but under the Yulong Gang, Ning There is nothing to do, just get dividends every month according to the agreed ratio between the two parties.

After the discussion, he did not eat midnight snacks or call the girl to come and play. Ning Que took Sangsang away from the newly opened gambling house in Xicheng as soon as possible. He left so anxiously, as if he was running away, and even When I returned to my home in Linsushiqi Lane, I remembered that I didn't even remember the name of the gambling house.

Sangsang took out the thick stack of silver notes from his belt, put them in the box and spread them flat, looking around at the simple bedroom. The eyes of Willow Leaf's eyes kept wandering in the beams and pillars and mouse holes, and his mind kept wandering. , if she wanted to find out where she should be placed, she finally lifted the bed board according to the old method and carefully hid the box.

Looking back, she saw Ning Que sitting on the chair in a daze. The expression on his face was very complicated and wonderful, as if he was smashed by the treasure pot in the sky, and as if he was hit too hard and wanted to cry.

"Young Master, you are a little weird today." Sangsang looked at him and asked curiously, "Just this was just now. When he left the gambling house, he seemed to have owed someone eight hundred taels of silver, and he was in a very embarrassing situation."

"How can I not be embarrassed? I am so embarrassed today. I have never done such a dumb thing in my life." Ning Que replied annoyedly, suddenly thinking about the box of silver under the bed, with a shame on his face. Zhise was immediately replaced by happy color: "But if I could earn so much money every time, I would be willing to let me keep pushing me."

After saying this, he lowered his smile on his face, reached out to signal Sangsang to sit on the small stool in front of him, and said in a very serious tone: "I think it is necessary to hold a family meeting."

For Ning Que, family meetings are one of the most heartfelt and uncomfortable experiences in his previous life. Perhaps it was severely affected in his subconscious mind. Although he and Sangsang's master and servant were always the only ones in this small family. But whether it is in the grass residence in Minshan or the courtyard of Weicheng, he often asks for family meetings.

Sangsang knew that the young master was about to start talking nonsense again. He experienced it and first got the sewing bag, then changed into a pair of comfortable slippers made of cotton, and then sat on the small stool in front of him, waiting respectfully for the speech. .

"In the middle of the windows of each library in the college, there are some famous sayings of predecessors. Although I think the words are not well written, the meaning of those famous sayings is not too wrong."

Sangsang lowered his head and focused on the insole. After listening to this sentence, he did not raise his head, but just uttered lightly with his little nose, indicating that he had heard it and asked the young master to continue. Ning Que looked at her and shook her head. She had this style every time she held a family meeting over the years. He said it many times but it didn't work. There was no way to deal with her. I ignored her and continued to do it. Just talk, just ask the only listener not to slip away.

"In fact, there is a sentence that says this - the environment changes people's temperament, and the support changes people's physique. What does this sentence mean? It tells us that when you have two thousand taels of silver in your hand, you can't do things like it. He is as stingy and stingy when he is only twenty taels of silver, and he cannot always eat leftovers..."

Hearing this, Sangsang looked up at him, his face full of grievance and dissatisfaction.

"Okay, frugality is indeed a virtue, but you have to think about it. We are really not short of money now. We have more than 10,000 taels of silver in our hands. The gambling house will also send dividends to us every month. We can't If you live with a poor mindset, you should not see a way to make money like you are so anxious and crazy. "

Ning Que sighed and said with emotion: "In other words, the affairs of scholars are the affairs of scholars, and the affairs of practitioners are the affairs of practitioners. You must be more proud and proud. Don't always think about making money through these things. That makes people feel that it always has a bit of a loss... So I decided not to cheat in the casino in the future and win money. I was worried that the academy teachers would be angry when they knew it. At the same time, I decided to put all my masterpieces in front from tomorrow to the front As for business, I will collect some cheap books from poor scholars from Xiangfang to sell them, and just earn some difference."

Sangsang passed the needle and thread through the end of the insole, pulled it hard, opened his mouth and bit the thread and broke it, and then asked with his puzzled eyes: "No one is sold? Young Master, will this look a little The poor are suddenly rich?"

Ning Que was stunned by her words, coughed twice, and said, "The adjective you used is not very prepared. This is not called poor people being rich at first, it should be called small wealth... Of course, poor people being rich at first, they are not good-looking, small wealth It's not advisable, so I'd better hang a few pairs of my characters in the front shop, but the price should be raised, and it's not allowed to be sold for a thousand gold coins."

Sangsang thought to himself, the most expensive one, you only sold twenty taels of silver in the middle hall, and the expensive one was sold. That day, you specifically told me to stew the pot of braised pork to celebrate and finally kill a surrender. Now you say that your books cannot be sold without a daughter. Although Chang'an City is indeed stupid and has a lot of money, how can there be so many suckers?

Looking at the strong confusion in the little girl's black eyes, Ning Que smiled and explained, "Remember, we are too rich now, it's not that bad. Even if you buy horse bones with a daughter, you can get better. Famous."

According to his intention, Sangsang removed most of the books he wrote from Lao Bizhai the next day, and then went to Xiangfang to buy a lot of new works by calligraphers, and met a customer who was interested in what Ning Que wrote. When the book is inquired about the price, she will honestly tell the other party: the writing written by the owner is extremely precious, so a thousand gold is worth no less.

The development of the situation is different from what Ning Que guessed. It did not make Lao Bizhai's reputation soar. Instead, the business in the shop became worse and worse, and in addition to gaining more There is nothing else to find out except for a lot of sarcasm like "Is the boss of this shop crazy?"

However, now the master and servant suddenly turned from poor people to too rich people. It was really a bit of a poor person who was suddenly rich. Even Sangsang didn't care much about Lao Bizhai's income, and Ning Que was busy in the academy every day While reviewing his homework, he was busy climbing up to the old bookstore to ask that friend for the many methods in the world of practice, and he ignored them.