Republic of China: Guandong Ginseng King

Chapter 34 The Colorful World Fascinates the Eyes

Qu Shaoyang was alone, with no worries and nothing to buy, so he followed Shui Laowu around.

Shui Laowu was obviously in a good mood today. He went to the silk shop and bought two pieces of high-quality fabrics, and then went to the jewelry store and bought a silver hairpin.

Qu Shaoyang was watching from the side and couldn't help but laugh. It seemed that his master and Shopkeeper Lin were about to have good news.

As he was smiling, Qu Shaoyang's attention was attracted by the mother-of-pearl combs on a stall.

The rosewood comb is inlaid with mother-of-pearl patterns in various styles and is exquisitely crafted.

Somehow, Qu Shaoyang's mind suddenly appeared with the lively and pretty face of Chen Xiuyun. He couldn't help but be moved and started to choose from the stalls.

When the vendor saw that Qu Shaoyang was dressed quite nicely, he introduced him to the store enthusiastically.

"Is this guy buying this for his sweetheart? Lotus, acacia plum, or lily are all good choices."

"I don't have a sweetheart. I just bought it for my sister at home." Qu Shaoyang explained with a smile.

How old is Chen Xiuyun? A girl of about fourteen or fifteen years old. In Qu Shaoyang's eyes, she is just a little girl.

During the time when Qu Shaoyang was suffering from Yan Wang Nose Infection, Chen Xiuyun took good care of him. Every time she saw him, she would carefully change his bandages.

Qu Shaoyang wanted to give money, but the other party refused.

It's never nice to owe someone a favor, so Qu Shaoyang thought about buying something for her as a thank you gift.

Qu Shaoyang had no idea what girls liked. He just thought these combs were delicate and beautiful, and thought Chen Xiuyun might like them.

As for the patterns recommended by the vendor, he thought they were not good and could easily cause misunderstandings.

Qu Shaoyang stood in front of the stall, carefully selected, and finally picked one with a pattern of persimmons and ruyi.

"This is good, this is good, it means good luck, and it's perfect as a gift. You have good taste, and you know how to choose things."

The peddler only wanted to sell his goods, so no matter what kind of comb Qu Shaoyang chose, he would compliment him.

Qu Shaoyang smiled and nodded, paid the money, and put the comb in his arms.

After shopping for a while, they bought everything they needed. At noon, Shui Laowu treated everyone to a nice restaurant and ordered a table full of delicious food and wine.

There were the sea cucumber stewed with pig trotter and giant snapper that we had been craving for, as well as Andong’s famous dish, pot-fried whitebait and braised prawns, etc. A total of ten dishes were ordered.

When the food was served, Shui Laowu asked the waiter to prepare a food box, put some of the dishes in it, and take it back to Wang Changliang later.

Wang Changliang's body has not recovered yet, so he did not come out with them. It's impossible for them to eat and drink outside while Wang Changliang lies in the inn and starve, right?
We are all brothers who came together, so we have to take care of each other.

"Come on, everyone has worked hard on the journey. Today I'm treating you all. Eat and drink as much as you want. If it's not enough, order more."

The water crow smiled and invited everyone to eat.

"Thank you so much, you have been in trouble along the way. We will not be polite to you." Everyone laughed.

The group of people didn't hold back and ate and drank to their heart's content, gobbling up all the dishes on the table and drinking several pots of wine.

By the end of the drinking, everyone's tongue was stiff and they were staggering.

When I was walking back after dinner, I happened to pass by the intersection of Fireworks Street.

At first glance, this street is different from other places. There is a plaque hanging on the door of each house, with words like Jinyuyuan, Yihonglou, Lichunge, etc.

There are couplets posted on the doors of every house, some of which read "Spring is always here in Yuchun Tower, and the moon is always full in front of the Moon Pavilion."

Some wrote, "Mandarin ducks play in the spring water, kites smile and fly in the March sky."

The women, dressed up beautifully, were enthusiastically soliciting customers, and their sweet voices were enough to make people's bones go soft.

From a long distance away, one could smell the fragrance of powder. Cui Fugui and the others were drunkenly attracted by the scene in front of them, and walked towards the women as if their legs were out of control.

"Hey, where are you from? Are you a woodworker?
You must have worked hard on this journey. Come on, go inside and I’ll help you relax your muscles and relieve your fatigue.”

One of them was smart and immediately came forward, put his arms around Cui Fugui's neck, and coaxed him with soft words.

Cui Fugui was like being possessed by a ghost. He could not hear anything and the only thing in his eyes was the woman in his arms. He followed the woman into Yuchun Tower.

The other guys in the platoon were all similar, and for some unknown reason they followed the woman.

Dazhuizi and Ermaozi were young and didn't drink much during the meal, so at least they were still sober.

However, Dazhuzi's eyes were also fixed on him, but he just didn't dare to follow him.

"Ahem, what's so good about this place? Let's go."

The water crow coughed, waking up Dazhuzi, then led the three younger ones and quickly left the place.

As for Cui Fugui and others, Shui Laowu was too lazy to care about them.

On the raft, the old crow is the leader and everyone has to listen to him. Once on shore, who cares about those things? Everyone has his own way of life.

How does the saying go? If you are not a fish, how can you know the joy of a fish?

Everyone has a different attitude towards life. Some people just want to live a carefree life, spend money when they have it, and earn more after spending it.

Money is a bastard anyway. If you don’t spend it yourself, why keep it for others to spend?

As for whether you will regret it in the future, it has nothing to do with Shui Laowu.

Some people need to suffer a few losses and learn a lesson before they will remember it.

Unexpectedly, I had not walked far when a few more people came over.

"Brother, want to play a few rounds? You raft pilots are lucky and have good luck, so you will definitely win money."

Needless to say, this was arranged by the casino to recruit people.

"I don't want to play. I don't know how." Qu Shaoyang refused with a cold face.

“The first time is new, the second time is familiar. It doesn’t matter if you can’t do it. It all depends on your luck.

I can see that you must be lucky." The other party did not give up and continued to persuade.

"Ignore them, let's go back to the inn." Shui Laowu said coldly to Qu Shaoyang and the others and left.

It was not until three days later that Cui Fugui and his companions returned to the inn with unsteady steps.

As it happened, Qu Shaoyang saw it and was delighted.

"Oh, the wind and waves on land are no smaller than those on the raft. I watched you walking, and you were swaying with every step.
How are you doing? Have you been enjoying yourself these days? Have you spent most of your money? Don’t let others kick you out.”

Several people looked dazed, with no expression on their faces. They ignored Qu Shaoyang and went straight back to their rooms and fell asleep.

After sleeping for a day and a night, I woke up and went out to eat and drink a lot.

Then he wiped the oil off his lips and thought, this won't do, the little money he had is not enough.

As it happened, they met some people from the casino who were trying to recruit them. After being fooled by those people, several people followed them to the casino.

In fact, they also know in their hearts that betting on Haitai will result in nine losses out of ten. It would be strange if no one is playing dirty.

But it felt like a hundred little hands had grown out of my heart and were scratching, and I just couldn’t help it.

(End of this chapter)