Enter Chang Xiangsi and help Jingzhai fight

After an unknown amount of time, there was a knock on the door. He seemed to wake up from a dream and let go of her hand.

I immediately withdrew my fingers, but the warmth still remained on them. I twisted my fingers and went to open the door.

"Young Master, Miss, I am sorry to bother you. Changbao has something to report."

I saw a burly man standing outside the door. It was Changbao, the man with thick eyebrows and big eyes who was steady in his work. I thought he had finished his work and ran back to Chenyi City to wait for orders. I didn't know what important matter he was so anxious to report, so I quickly stepped aside to make room for him and invited him in.

As soon as he entered the room, he bowed and said solemnly, "Young Master, I was on a mission a few days ago and passed by Tangge Town. There is a big casino in that town. After finishing the mission, some brothers got itchy hands and secretly went to play a few games with me. They said they saw -"

After saying that, he turned his head slightly and glanced at me. Seeing this, Tu Shanjing raised his hand and said, "It's okay, you don't have to carry her on your back, just continue."

Changbao bowed to me again, and then said, "He met the eldest son, and spent a lot of money in the casino. He lost 100,000 taels of silver, and even pawned the jade pendant that the lady had given him in the casino. He lost everything and still owed the eldest son Fan 50,000 taels of silver. Only then did he stop."

Tu Shanjing's expression remained unchanged, but he clenched his hands, which were originally placed on his knees, and I saw it secretly.

The older one is out there spending his money on wine and women and gambling, while the younger one is out there drinking and doing business. They are brothers, but they are busy in different ways. Who wouldn't frown when hearing this?

He took a deep breath and asked, "Where is he now?"

Chang Bao said in a deep voice, "It is said that Master Fan invited him to stay in the local restaurant of Master Fan's family. He did not go out for a few days, but invited some singing girls and dancing girls to come to his house and have a good time. Master Fan did not urge him to pay back the money. He always treated him politely with good food and wine, and served him in the top room. I guess he did it for the sake of our Tushan Mansion and was sure that we would not default on the debt."

Tu Shanjing frowned slightly and said, "Fan Li is a cunning and notorious person who never gets up early without profit. He wanted to do the wine business with me before, but I didn't agree two or three times. Since then, we have been enemies. But he has always been perfunctory on the surface and has not torn his face to make trouble. Why is he suddenly getting involved with Big Brother now?"

Chang Bao thought for a moment and replied, "Young Master, I have thought about it over and over again, but I have no clue. Since this person is so untrustworthy, I will have someone keep a close eye on their restaurant. Don't let the eldest master be careless and spend more money."

Tu Shanjing looked up at him and said, "It doesn't matter how much money he has, let him spend it. But Fan Li is also a disciple of Yue Liang, I'm afraid he will get involved in other things and have trouble getting out of it, and suddenly get into trouble. You go back and get the money to redeem the jade pendant first, and then report to me if there is any trouble. I will go there in person after I finish the things on hand."

Changbao received the order, bowed, said "yes", and was about to go out.

Tu Shanjing stopped him and said, "Wait, there is one more thing."

Changbao turned to look at him, and Tu Shanjing said, "Those gamblers, go back and give them ten strokes of the cane each, to punish them for breaking the rule of not allowing gambling. After that, give each of them fifty taels of silver as a reward for finding out the news."

Changbao moved his lips as if he wanted to beg for mercy, but no words came out.

Tu Shanjing said sternly, "Those who lost want to get their money back, so they gamble on luck and keep playing one round after another. And those who won naturally want to win more and can't stop. However, there is no gambling game in the world where you can always win. After a long time, the final outcome is still a loss. Those who have lost don't believe in evil and want to continue, and those who have won don't believe in fate and want to take advantage of the favorable wind. They gamble to the point of being crazy and in debt, and they are willing to do anything. A thousand-mile dam can be breached by an ant hole. I believe you can understand this principle of governance."

Chang Bao bowed deeply and said, "Hearing your words is worth more than ten years of reading. Thank you for your advice, Young Master. Chang Bao has taken note of it and will follow your advice when he returns. Tell the brothers to behave themselves and not get involved!"

After saying this, he bowed to me, then strode out in a hurry.

I saw him walking away, closed the door, and turned back to look at Tu Shanjing who was in deep thought.

I asked thoughtfully, "Sir, how far is that Tangge Town from our Tushan Prefecture?"

His brows relaxed a little, and he replied, "Some distances are far, and if you take a carriage, it will take more than ten days."

I muttered, "So far?! Why didn't the young master go to play near home and run all the way here just to have a few big bets?"

He laughed and said, "I was wondering too, is he afraid that there are too many eyes and ears around the house, and if it gets to grandma's ears, she'll punish him?"

I pouted and said, "He really doesn't mind the trouble! Moreover, he doesn't care about the money at all! Young Master is busy running around and taking great risks to deliver this shipment, but he lost all his money in one night. Maybe the money we earned on this trip is not as much as what he lost."

Tu Shanjing sighed and said, "Alas, I also felt that it was inappropriate at first, but then I thought about the pain he had suffered over the years, and I felt that it would be better for him to have some fun, relax, and relieve his boredom, rather than letting him vent his anger on others at home."

I hurried over to him and said, "Young Master! Who just said something so serious that you can't gamble and will lose if you gamble for a long time? Why is it that when it comes to your family members, it becomes so strange?"

Tu Shanjing held his forehead with his hand and said, "You don't know, he was obsessed with collecting treasure maps a while ago, and sent people to search for a bunch of tattered paper maps everywhere, even the half-page treasure map was not spared. When the news spread, a large group of people came, and he asked for a high price for the newly drawn map, making it look old. Compared with this, the little money he betted is still small! If I wasn't afraid that he would get into trouble, I would rather let him gamble, it would cost much less than buying those illusory tattered papers."

I was greatly surprised when I heard this. I didn't expect that this Tushan Hou, who looked like a decent human being with a straight head, was actually so crazy behind the scenes. Could it be that he was actually a little stupid?

I swallowed my saliva, a little tempted, thinking about asking Xiao Hui to draw a few pictures on kraft paper, and see if he will buy them when I bring them to Tushan Hou. This is worse than Xiao Hui and I working hard to write books. After all, it is Tushan Mansion's money, so it's better to give it to me than to those fake Taoist priests and sorcerers outside. I will save it for Tushan Jing, and buy him some chicken and stew soup to nourish him, and I will buy some snacks for myself...

My thoughts were a bit far-fetched, so I stopped thinking, shook my head, and tentatively asked what I really wanted to ask: "Sir, then...then how far is the Fengfeng Mansion from here?"