The years when I was an old man

Lirui, a small border town.

When the four of us drove here, it was already afternoon.

The streets of the small town give people a lazy and gray feeling.

The low-rise buildings are mixed with Burmese-style buildings from time to time.It does give people an exotic feeling.

Most of the plaques in the shops are written in Chinese and Dai.

On the side of the road, I often see a metal display board with the words "Smuggling is illegal and fined [-]".

Master Hong asked me while driving the car:

"Little Sixth Master, where are we going now?"

I took out my mobile phone and dialed the number Fang Chukai gave me.

After a few rings, the other party hung up the phone.

I continued to call again, and after a while, an impatient voice came from the opposite side.

"Hang up and keep hitting, are you in a hurry to reincarnate?"

Fang Chukai told me before that this Uncle Wang has a weird temper.

But I didn't expect that he would be so quick-tempered that he would curse at others when he opened his mouth.

But I hastened to say:

"Hello, Uncle Wang. I am a friend of Mr. Fang Chukai Fang. This time he came to Lirui, he specially asked me to visit you!"

I tried my best to speak tactfully, and at the same time lifted Fang Chukai out.

"It must not be a good thing if the surname Fang asked you to come!"

Uncle Wang didn't seem to buy it, he muttered dissatisfiedly, but immediately said:

"I'm at the entrance of the sand gold and jade market. Just come here and let's take a look, don't bother me with the ghost things outside..."

I feel embarrassed.

Uncle Wang obviously already knew that it must be no good for me to come to him.

Needless to say, he issued an order to evict guests in advance.

Putting down our phones, we drove straight to the jade market.

When we got to the gate, we didn't wait to stop.

I saw a large group of people surrounded by blackness in front of me.

A few of us got out of the car and walked towards the crowd.

When I got to the front, I found that a group of people were surrounding a big rock, commenting there.

I have heard that stone gambling is popular here.

But I don't know anything about this line, and I'm not in a hurry.

Just stood aside, watching the excitement.

Among the crowd, there were three men in their fifties.Smoking a cigarette and wearing slippers.

Holding a flashlight, shine it back and forth on the stone.

After a while, one of them said to a thin man with smoked yellow fingers between his fingers:

"Uncle Wang, how are you? Would you like to have a knife?"

This smoker-like person is Uncle Wang.

Master Hong listened, and whispered beside him:

"I thought Uncle Wang was a gangster, but I didn't expect him to be an old gambler..."

I was mentally prepared for this.

Because Fang Chu was open to friends, he never cared about his status.

He has friends in all kinds of teachings, nine streams, and all kinds of schools.

Uncle Wang squinted one eye, took a flashlight and took a picture on the stone again.

Then, he looked up at a middle-aged man next to him who looked like a boss, and said:

"Ah Gui, this stone is risky, I'll open it if it's cheaper!"

The boss bared his yellow and black teeth, shook his head and said:

"One knife is poor, one knife is rich, and one knife lives in a villa. My stone is half a pine flower and half a python. Anyone who plays with stones knows that this is a good product. If it goes down, it will definitely increase. Someone gave me 22 a few days ago. Out. You are all regular customers, so it’s cheap to give you [-]..."

Master Hong and I looked at each other.Who would have thought that such a stone was worth so much money.

I can feel that Uncle Wang is still hesitant.

The cigarette holder he was holding was almost torn apart by him.

Seeing that Uncle Wang was still hesitating, the man said just now:

"Uncle Wang, if you don't open it, I will open it? It's rare to see such a good stone..."

Uncle Wang thought for a while, looked up at the man, and discussed:

"Either we two work together? How about?"

Without even thinking about it, the man immediately shook his head.

"No, I just like to play by myself. It's not exciting to play with others!"

As soon as the voice fell, another person followed up and said:

"Uncle Wang, is it because you have no money to start a business that has collapsed recently? Or just forget it and leave it to someone else..."

No money?

Lord Hong glanced at me again.

Uncle Wang used to be a capable person on the border, but now it seems that he should be a little bit down.

But I am most interested in these two people who advised Uncle Wang.

If my guess is correct, these two should be the boss's babysitters.

The purpose is to persuade people like Uncle Wang to gamble with stones.

"Pfft" sound.

Uncle Wang spat the cigarette butt from the corner of his mouth onto the ground, wiped his mouth, and said to the boss:

"Ah Gui, I will open this stone. I will give you 12 first, and I will give you the remaining [-] tomorrow. Come on, get on the machine!"

As Uncle Wang said, he picked up a green schoolbag beside him and handed it to the boss.

The boss took the schoolbag, opened it and looked at it.

Then he shook his head and said:

"Uncle Wang, how about this. The [-] is a deposit, and I'll keep the stone for you. I won't sell anyone. You bring the money here tomorrow, and we can open it on the spot..."

Uncle Wang was suddenly speechless.

He didn't expect that the other party didn't give him any face.

And the crowd watching were whispering.

"I didn't expect Uncle Wang to be in such a miserable state. I can't even get this little money out!"

"Yeah, how glorious it was once, how desolate it is now!"