The years when I was an old man

Although the store looks inconspicuous, the business is very good.

Even the grease-stained tables at the door were full of people.

Everyone was drinking hot pot while drinking and punching.

The noisy sound can be heard clearly in the streets and alleys.

I originally wanted to change to another one, but the boss said there was still room upstairs.

Follow the boss to the second floor, where there is a spacious box.

Although you couldn't see who was inside, you could tell from the noisy sounds inside that the people inside were gambling.

We found a box to sit down, and Mr. Hong was in charge of ordering.

I sat at the door, smoking a cigarette and looking out of the room.

This is my habit, and it was also taught by Master Liu.

Whenever you go to a strange place, you must first observe the environment.

If there is an accident, think about how to escape in the first place.

The hot pot was served soon, and everyone began to eat.

While eating, he suddenly heard cursing in the corridor.

I looked back curiously, and saw a man in a black minority costume, complaining to the people around him.

I didn't quite understand what he said, the Miao dialect was mixed with Mandarin.

But there is one sentence that I can hear clearly.

"If you want to lose again, just put some Gu on him and poison him to death..."

As soon as the words fell, Master Hong and I looked at each other.

I nodded, and we immediately put down our chopsticks and went out at the same time.

At the top of the stairs, a man with a turban on his head was about to go downstairs.

"Dude, wait a minute!"

Master Hong spoke first, Miao Nan turned his head and gave us a strange look.

The two of us walked up, Master Hong took out a cigarette and handed one to the other.

The other party didn't even think about it, and immediately refused.

"Is something wrong?"

Master Hong smiled and replied:

"Dude, are you from the Miao nationality?"

The other party was still a little wary, and gave a blunt hum to Master Hong.

Master Hong changed the subject and asked again:

"How about playing cards next door? How much did you lose?"

"What the hell do you want to do?"

Although Miao Nan's Mandarin is blunt, he speaks it fluently.

Seeing that the other party was too defensive, Master Hong deliberately said:

"We brothers also love to play cards, but we don't know them. They probably won't let us play. Brother, you can see if this is okay. You take us to play, and we win half of us, and we lose. How about it?"

Whenever a gambler encounters this situation, 90.00% of them will agree.

But the Miao man in front of him shook his head and said:

"How can there be such a good thing in the world. Just tell me, what do you want me to do?"

The other party was actually very smart, and directly saw our other intentions.

At this time, there is no need to go around in circles.

Looking at Miao Nan, I said directly:

"Brother, we came here to learn more about the Gu culture of the Miao people. I just heard that you know how to play Gu, so I wanted to make friends with you. But I was afraid that you would think too much, so I proposed this method..."

Miao Nan and the man beside him looked at each other, and before they could speak, Master Hong asked:

"Do you understand Gu?"

The man didn't speak, but the person next to him said:

"Of course he understands, his parents are both born seedlings. Do you think he understands Gu?"

After finishing speaking, the person next to him said to Miao Nan again:

"Show them your stuff..."

Miao Nan hesitated and looked around.

Seeing that there was no one else, he reached into his clothes.

After fumbling for a long time, I took out a porcelain bottle the size of a thumb.

As soon as the porcelain bottle was taken out, there was a smell of herbs.

Master Hong was a little excited, and immediately asked:

"Is there a Gu worm inside?"

Miao Nan shook his head and said:

"The time is not up yet, it takes 49 [-] days to become a Gu. Now it has just turned [-] days, it's still early..."

Master Hong and I looked at each other, both of us were full of joy.

This may mean that there is no place to find if you break through the iron shoes, and you will get it without any effort.

As soon as I arrived in Wenshan, I found someone who knew Gu.

"Brother, let's find a place to talk?"

Miao Nan shook his head again and said:

"No, I've lost all the money I borrowed from others. I'll find a way to pay it back. We Miao people always keep our word..."

With that said, he turned his head and was about to leave.

Master Hong hurriedly called to stop the other party, and asked:

"How much did you lose?"

Miao Nan stretched out three fingers, Master Hong asked:

"Thirty thousand?"

At this moment, I could clearly feel that the other party's eyes slightly opened.

But he nodded immediately and said:

"Almost, some of them are my own, and some are borrowed!"

"please wait a moment!"

Master Hong quickly returned to the box and took out his handbag.

He took out three wads of money from it, handed it to the other party, and said:

"Brother, this is 3 yuan. You take it first, we have no other intentions, just want to chat with you about Gu..."

Miao Nan hesitated for a moment, but Master Hong handed over the money to him again.

"Take it, you don't need to pay it back. Just tell us everything you know!"

Only then did Miao Nan take the money, and said to Lord Hong:

"Wait for me, I'll pay back the money, and I'll come back to you. Don't worry, we Miao people always keep our word!"

We left each other on the phone, and we went back to the box.

After we were full with wine and food, more than an hour had passed.But there was no sign of the Miao man for a long time.

When Master Hong was about to call the other party, the boss came in to deliver water.

Lord Hong asked the boss:

"Boss, did that Miao man come here often?"

"Which one?"

"It's just a man with a turban on his head, a smell of herbs, and a red scar on his neck?"

"I don't come here often, I come here once or twice. What's the matter?"

The boss asked curiously.

"Isn't he from the Miao nationality? Doesn't he know Gu?"

"insanity?"

The boss gave Master Hong a strange look, and said:

"He knows his ass! He is not from the Miao nationality at all, he is from the Han nationality. Wearing a Miao costume to pretend to be a fool here, he has deceived many outsiders. He will not deceive you too, will he?"

what?

Master Hong opened his mouth wide, with an expression of disbelief.