The disgraced official I took care of was actually Zhu Houcong's childhood friend.

That afternoon, Zhou Chu sent Sun Qiang to the government office to buy indentures for the two men.

Zhou Chu also specifically instructed Sun Qiang to buy indentures for two gamblers.

It is possible to issue a new indenture, but the new indenture cannot withstand scrutiny.

The past and experiences cannot be fabricated; they are all recorded in corresponding files.

Given Wang Cai's status, he would definitely investigate everyone who comes into contact with him.

Only a true identity and background can fool him.

After all, there were no photographs in this era.

The two indentures Sun Qiang bought were in the names of Zhao Hu and Ma Hong.

These are two gambling addicts who have long since lost everything and broken up their families because of gambling.

Moreover, these two gamblers left the capital three years ago, and their whereabouts are unknown.

Few people knew that the two of them were not in the capital.

The old beggar's people know.

These two candidates, chosen by the old beggar, couldn't be more suitable.

After all, no one would notice if two gamblers disappeared.

However, just to be on the safe side, Zhou Chu asked Xiao Dao to draw himself and Chu Liu as much as possible to resemble Zhao Hu.

Xiao Dao had seen these two gamblers before, so he naturally knew what they looked like.

As night fell, Zhou Chu, slightly tipsy after drinking some rice wine, staggered to the gambling den where Hu Wei and Wang Cai were gambling.

Holding a few pieces of silver in his hand and humming a brothel tune, he quickly arrived at Wang Cai's side.

Over the next few days, Zhou Chu spent his days firing glassware and his nights transforming into Zhao Hu, getting along very well with Wang Cai and Hu Wei.

They quickly became very close and even made a betting agreement.

Zhou Chu already had a plan for dealing with these two.

Adding the sixth day of the lunar new year, it makes a perfect four-person betting game.

This gamble needs to be played slowly and steadily.

He mainly won money from Hu Wei.

Wang Cai won the big prize.

Zhou Chu and Chu Liu had a win and a loss, respectively.

Overall, they won, but it wasn't really noticeable.

As a result, Wang Cai kept winning money, and in a great mood, coupled with Hu Weitian's shameless requests.

Wang Cai was generous and would casually reward Hu Wei with a lot of money, and would even reward Zhou Chu or Chu Liu with some money.

The betting continued, with Wang Cai consistently winning, while Zhou Chu and Chu Liu took turns winning and losing, but overall Wang Cai was winning.

As for Hu Wei, he mostly loses, only winning occasionally.

This creates a virtuous cycle.

Wang Cai won most of the money, but he didn't care about the amount. When he was happy, he would give the money to Hu Wei and Zhou Chu as a reward.

Then, without Zhou Chu realizing it, he gradually won over the spoils.

The four sometimes played mahjong, and sometimes dominoes.

When playing mahjong, Zhou Chu would often feed Wang Cai tiles.

This left Hu Wei angry but unable to speak out.

After all, Wang Cai was his biggest financial backer.

This brought Zhou Chu and Wang Cai closer together.

All are happy.

Of course, except for Hu Wei.

Hu Wei shamelessly kept asking Wang Cai for money. Although Wang Cai didn't care, he was also unhappy and gradually began to distance himself from him.

Time flies, and half a month has passed in the blink of an eye.

The restaurant's renovation is now complete.

The various glass lamps made by Zhou Chu were also hung on the roof of the restaurant's lobby.

In Zhou Chu's view, the glass exuded a cheap feel.

But to people of this era, it seemed like a dream, like a fairyland.

"These are so beautiful, how much do they cost?"

Sun Jiaojiao's heart trembled as she looked at the glass products that filled the restaurant.

These glass artifacts, even a single piece, would be priceless, let alone so many of them.

In this era, the value of glassware could far exceed that of top-quality porcelain.

"Can we afford these glass artifacts with our money?"

Chu Li couldn't take her eyes off the glass artifacts in front of her.

"Since we're doing business together, we can't just let you guys contribute the money. I'll cover the rest."

Zhou Chu made up a story off the top of his head.