The worst is the next cousin

Mao Xiaofei was bored in his room for several days, and Mu Canshang came twice, but he didn't see him.Mu Xingyun even came to him, saying that he didn't know how uncomfortable Mu Canshang was, and that Mu Canshang's injury was getting worse, and he had an inescapable responsibility for it.

Mao Xiaofei didn't refute, just quietly listened to him, and let the guests see him off.In fact, when Mu Xingyun was talking in front of Mao Xiaofei, he was distracted most of the time, and when no one was around, he tried his best to silently recite the inner strength method taught by Ye Jintian. He knew that he was emotionally abnormal and had trouble concentrating, but if he practiced a few times, It seems that there are fewer times when I want to participate in business with Mu.

This should be what he is best at. When he left Yan Ningrong, there were many sad things that he could forget.The only difference is that Mu Canshang flattered him in every possible way, the sweet time the two of them spent together, and those vows that made his ears turn red just thinking about them, which once gave him the courage to accept this relationship. Collapsing in deception.The more life and death we used to share without reservation, the more it seems like a joke when I think about it now, and it has all become cold knives pierced into my heart without mercy.

On the tenth day of the first lunar month, the sky completely cleared, the ice on the lake melted into slag, and the blue waves rippled slightly under the frosted glass surface of the lake.

Chen Song found Mao Xiaofei, and Fu Dong was also there, sitting on Mao Xiaofei's lap peeling longan, eating one to feed his father.

"No need to make arrangements, I'm all well. By the way, Uncle Chen, I want to go to the stables in the afternoon to see the horses we rode when we came. The horses on the road are a little tired. Bo Shanxi is very experienced in raising horses. He’s also a horse lover, so I’ll take him to have a look.”

Chen Song readily agreed, looked at Fu Dong for the next time, and said in a gentle voice, "This is the first time you have come here. After you leave, I'm afraid you won't come here again. The street has been very lively these days, why don't you go?" Let’s take a look around, maybe the young master is not interested, but the young master also wants to see it? Such opportunities to increase knowledge will not be common in the future.”

"Didn't your young master not allow me to go out? Uncle Chen can decide to let me go out?" Mao Xiaofei looked up at him.

Chen Songdao: "This is also the young master's order."

Mao Xiaofei smiled sarcastically: "That's right, how can you be the master?" He wanted to refuse at first, but Fu Dong's eyes were wide open, flashing with deep curiosity.

Fu Dong sensed his father's gaze, and quickly and resolutely stated: "Father doesn't want to go, so I won't go! Besides, what fun can there be? I don't want to play, I'm an adult, I'm not like a child who wants to play !" Immediately, the cheeks bulged up stiffly.

"Who pays the bill?"

Unexpectedly, Mao Xiaofei asked this, Chen Song hurriedly said: "It's all arranged by the young master, the young master will just bring someone with him."

"Can all my people take it?"

"What did you say, son, everyone in this mansion knows that you are the future master, and everyone in the mansion is yours." Chen Song's attitude became more and more respectful.

Mao Xiaofei sneered and said, "No need, I can't enjoy the blessings of so many people. What are the arrangements?"

"Well, you'll know it when you leave the mansion." Chen Song seemed inconvenient to say it directly.

Mao Xiaofei hooked Fu Dong's soft jaw with his finger: "Teach you, others insist on taking advantage of you, don't take advantage of it, learn from it."

This trip, not only Chen Song followed, but also more than a dozen masters from the Mu family, two of them had fought against Bo Shanxi, who was young and vigorous, with a dark face.

Chen Song was the best at observing words and expressions, so when he left the mansion, he asked the two men to stay in the mansion without him.

The carriage was already waiting outside, Fu Dong didn't ask anyone to hug him once he went out, he climbed into the carriage by himself and sat down first.

The morning market on the streets of the capital has been open for almost an hour. This is the first sunny day of the year. The sky is cloudless and there is not a trace of shadow.

The golden sun shone warmly on people, and there were all kinds of things for sale. The loud shouts and scattered gongs and drums were full of joy. It was still in the new year, and the paper-cut blessings pasted on the door of the shop were still bright.

Qingxi has a similar culture to Shangqi, and their robes are also very similar. On the streets of Qingxi, Mao Xiaofei was a little dazed.

This place is no different from Shangnan City. The New Year in Shangnan City is just as lively. Within two steps, there are children covering their ears to avoid firecrackers.

The Lantern Festival and Wonton stalls had the best business, and one stall had a particularly large number of people, at least hundreds of people were waiting on the three floors inside and outside.

Chen Song went up and gave the stall owner an ingot of gold, and then came back.

In less than a moment, all the people around dispersed, and a woman was heard complaining: "What's wrong with being rich? If you don't sell it, you won't sell it. My youngest son is just waiting for this sweet mouth. Boss, why are you so rich?" What's going on?"

Chen Song took the silver and went up: "Madam, there is a store selling Lantern Festival at the east bridge head ahead, see if it can be convenient for you."

Chen Song was dressed in a plain white gown, he was gentle and kind to others.

The woman's face turned red, and she nervously touched the corner of her mouth with her handkerchief: "Okay, I don't often quarrel with others on weekdays. Today, the children at home are arguing anxiously, which makes me anxious too."

Chen Song smiled understandingly.

The woman collected the money, twisted her waist, and followed the crowd carefully to the direction Chen Song said.

"This Lantern Festival stall is only available for a few days after the end of each year. The current stall owner is the eighth generation descendant. There are 28 flavors in total. The most common ones are sesame, peanut, rose, and brown sugar, which are the most popular. There are too many. Do you want to go and see, what kind of food to eat?"

Mao Xiaofei waved his hand, "The stall owner is best at it."

Mao Xiaofei knew that eating glutinous rice balls in the past few days was just for the sake of reunion, whether it is good or not is another matter.

Unexpectedly, the craftsmanship of the stall owner is really good. The glutinous rice balls are not always the same taste, either sweet or salty. The things sold by the small stalls are not as varied as those eaten by big restaurants or even princes and nobles. They are the simplest. The sugar filling has just the right amount of sweetness, with a slight hint of wine, the skin does not stick to the teeth, and it still lingers after swallowing.

Fu Dong was the most straightforward. He ate four bowls in a row. After eating the last bowl, Fu Dong suddenly wrinkled his face, pouted his mouth, and spat out a copper coin.

"Young master, you are lucky. Congratulations to the one who will make a fortune in the coming year." The stall owner smiled warmly.

Fu Dong was very happy, Chen Song asked someone to find a red colored rope, and hung it around Fu Dong's neck.Generally, money under ten taels would not come into Fu Dong's eyes, but this time he hung copper coins around his neck to show off in the market, and refused to stuff them into his clothes.

"Father, I want to make a fortune, so you have to raise me well."

Mao Xiaofei cast a sideways glance at his son, trying to force himself: "Why didn't you raise yourself well? If you raise it well, you'll become a pig."

"Your son is a pig, what are you?"

Mao Xiaofei couldn't say that the two of them were not biological, so he simply put him on the ground and told Fu Dong to walk on his two short legs.

Chen Song took them to try all the delicious and fun food on the street, and Fu Dong was very excited during the whole process.

In the beginning, Fu Dong ran away from the barbarians. After following him, he didn't have a few days to live in peace. This child was always placed with others. This was the first time after following him, he just played without any scruples.Mao Xiaofei secretly felt sore, Fu Dong has no teeth, one ear has always been a problem, and I don't know if the child has bad eyes, like a piece of brown sugar, no matter whether Mao Xiaofei treats him well or not, he always follows him obediently.

It was evening, and Fu Dong was a little tired from playing, so he huddled in Mao Xiaofei's arms when he got on the carriage, Mao Xiaofei held him firmly, lying in his arms with a meatball, filling Mao Xiaofei's empty heart.He looked at the child silently for a while, then kissed Fu Dong lightly on the forehead.

Mao Xiaofei didn't want to go in the future, but Chen Song insisted, and he had all the good things to say, and Mao Xiaofei didn't want to be dragged out again tomorrow.He planned to leave the day before Mu Canshang got married, of course he couldn't let Chen Song know, so he went to see the horses under the guise of Bo Shanxi, mainly to check the condition of those horses.

If there is really no chance on the 100th day, on the Lantern Festival, the eldest son of the Great General Zhen Guo and the eldest daughter of the Minister of the Ministry of War will get married, and it is also a marriage bestowed by the emperor. It is conceivable that the scene will not be small.In the old house of the Mu family, there are not many servants. Mao Xiaofei guessed that Mu Tingzhong was old and his behavior was cruel and harsh. Even if they don't help, that day is their boss's big day, they can use this excuse to let everyone out to watch the ceremony.

Mao Xiaofei's wishful thinking was crackling.

He was playing outside all day today, and Fu Dong was making a fuss in front of him. After sending Fu Dong back, when he came out again, he realized that he hadn't thought about Mu Canshang all day.

"Brother, it's late at night, where are we going?" Bo Shanxi glanced out from the gap in the car curtain, but didn't see the doorway. The streets and layout here are all unfamiliar to him, and Chen Song is so He was a serious man, and he couldn't think of any other entertainment he could arrange for the night.

"I don't know." Mao Xiaofei closed his eyes and took a nap for a while.

The carriage stopped suddenly, Chen Song opened the door, and said respectfully: "Here we are, young master, please get out of the carriage."

There is a big word "gambling" written on the canvas of the Half-National People's Congress, and the whole street is brightly lit. Before entering, you can hear the sound of boiling dice and the crazy roar of gamblers in the gambling house from a distance of more than ten meters.

Mao Xiaofei was stunned, those lanterns that were shaken by the wind but firmly tied to the pillars were reflected in his pupils one by one in disorder.

One after another, people walked into the gambling house, and one after another, they either came out full of bowls, or sat at the door crying and scolding their mothers, and were taken away by the thugs.

When he was not on serious business, Mao Xiaofei liked the gambling house very much. Here he can see all kinds of things in the world. No matter how proud people are, there are times when they lose with envy, and even beggars who have nothing can get rich overnight.Casinos are a possibility, for better or for worse.

Mao Xiaofei gave Chen Song a puzzled look: "You want to take me to gamble?"

"The young master said he mentioned it to you."

"I mentioned that one of his friends runs a casino, but I don't like it now."

"The place here is very clean. I don't like the smoky and smoky environment. There are also elegant rooms. Even the dignified court officials rarely come here. You can go in if you don't want to gamble." Chen Song insisted.

"I don't understand people's language. The eldest brother said he doesn't want to go." Bo Shanxi rubbed his itchy fingers, but still followed Mao Xiaofei's words.

"I didn't bring any money." Mao Xiaofei said indifferently.

"Don't worry about the money, the young master has already ordered someone to prepare it."

"Where's the money?"

Chen Song was taken aback, surprised that Mao Xiaofei would be so direct, and said: "In the venue."

"how many?"

"For the time being, only 10 taels of chips have been exchanged." Chen Song lowered his eyes.

"It's all changed."

"All the 300 million taels of silver bills have been exchanged for chips?" Chen Song was surprised, and asked Mao Xiaofei for instructions.

"Change." Mao Xiaofei said impatiently, "Can't bear it? Can't bear to go back now." As he spoke, he made a gesture to go back to the carriage.

Chen Song couldn't figure out what Mao Xiaofei meant, so he had to ask someone to exchange chips, and took Mao Xiaofei into the casino himself.

All the people in the gambling house had fun that night, and no one thought that such a big mistake would come.Mao Xiaofei made a big move and bet 10 taels. In the first two rounds, some people saw him so boldly and thought he was a master of the middle. They rushed to call, for fear of missing a good opportunity to make money.

Seeing that Mao Xiaofei lost two rounds in a row, he didn't change his face, and the shot was still [-]. After five rounds, everyone found the way, as long as they bet against him, the God of Wealth fell from the sky for nothing.

After thirty rounds, Mao Xiaofei yawned, and the croupier indicated that it was time to place bets.

Everyone in the arena looked at Mao Xiaofei eagerly, to see which side he would bet on this time.

Mao Xiaofei looked at Chen Song, and Chen Song's face was livid.

"Is there any more?" Mao Xiaofei asked.

"If you want to continue, my lord, I'll go get it." Chen Song lowered his head and quickly regained his composure. Mao Xiaofei was deliberately trying to make things difficult for their young master.

"No, I'm going to bed, what else is there to arrange? We're going to go together, I don't want to go out tomorrow." Mao Xiaofei sneered in his heart, exporting 300 million taels without blinking, the pleasure of cutting flesh and bloodletting is beyond use verbally described.He looked up, wandered around the venue, and finally settled on Chen Song's face: "I think there should be some arrangements? Are we going to drink, or go to Huajie and Liuxiang?"

Chen Song subconsciously looked towards a dark window, he was paying attention, Mao Xiaofei was not looking at him, he had already stepped out, as if he just wanted to hurry up and go where he should go, so as to end this impatient one day.

Chen Song couldn't help but think of Mu Canshang's unconcealed guilt and nervousness on that face that never showed any extraneous expressions when he arranged these things.There was never anyone Mu Canshang wanted to curry favor with, he was so nervous that he clenched his fists tightly, and when he let go, his fists were covered in sweat.

Mu Canshang's cautious voice echoed in Chen Song's ears: "He said he likes these, Uncle Chen, do you think he will like them if you like them so much?" His eyes had never looked at Chen Song so intently, and Chen Song also became nervous.

It wasn't until Chen Song uttered the three words "surely", that Mu Canshang returned to his indifferent and alienated demeanor.

And now.

Chen Song walked out of the casino with Mao Xiaofei, he glanced back and saw two familiar figures, he felt settled.

"Young master, this way please, get in the car first."

Mao Xiaofei raised his eyebrows, and with a sneer at the corner of his mouth, he got into the carriage obediently.

"What's the matter, brother, you are so unlucky, 300 million taels, 3000 taels is too much, if you bet [-] taels, you can play for a while longer." Bo Shanxi was full of regret, full of Suspicion, no matter how unlucky a person is, it is impossible to miss all bets, which is harder than winning all bets.

Mao Xiaofei didn't answer, he closed his eyes.

The carriage shook again, and Mao Xiaofei was in a trance. He lost Mu Canshang's 300 million taels of silver so directly, and it was considered the price he negotiated with him.From the acquaintance to the present, the number of times the two have slept together is not too many, so counting, he is even more famous than Lichunfang's number one.

Mao Xiaofei smiled self-deprecatingly, as if he had let go of his past.This life-and-death relationship was a scam from the beginning, or he was stupid or wishful thinking, and easily believed that such a young enemy general would really be a lifelong husband and wife with him.

By pulling away from the past a little bit, Mao Xiaofei can see more clearly, and when his heart becomes numb, he can put his past self in the dust and bury it tightly.