Lao Wu has a very recognizable appearance. He had injured his forehead when he was a child, leaving a long, thin groove. Ah Man had only seen him once, but he recognized at a glance that this dark-skinned guy with a scar on his forehead was the villain who was knocked to the ground by Jian Ning last time.

She stood up and opened her arms to block him from coming up.

Lao Wu had already stepped onto the carriage when a girl suddenly appeared and stopped him. Just as he was about to attack, the Grand Tutor snorted coldly, "Since the little barbarian said you are a villain, please get off."

Meixiang also recognized Lao Wu at this time. "He is Brother Ding's brother. They split up, and the whole family went to Brother Ding's house to make trouble. Later, he was arrested and taken to the government office for beating Captain Ma. I think he was released just now."

"Fifth brother!" The second brother was afraid that he would do something wrong, so he stepped forward and pulled him away.

"That girl is a nobleman who has been fostered here. She belongs to Ding Youtian's family. She is not someone we can afford to offend. We must not cause any more trouble. Let's leave now."

Hearing him say this, Lao Wu vaguely remembered the scene when Huo Jincheng brought his men that night, and there were many powerful-looking followers around him.

"Bah! What bad luck! It turns out you're the guest of that cowardly wimp, and I wouldn't even want to sit down even though you asked me to!"

He kicked the carriage wheel. Lu Huaian was an honest man and did not dare to say anything. Lai Xi wanted to jump out of the carriage to argue with him, but was stopped by the Taifu.

As Lao Wu passed by Huoyan in a sullen manner, Huoyan suddenly kicked him with his hoof, kicking him several meters away. He fell to the side of the road and screamed.

When Lu Huaian saw this, he whipped his horse whip and drove away with the carriage.

"I'll fuck your ancestors!"

Lao Wu jumped up and yelled at the departing carriage. He was just venting his anger. Last time, Jian Ning beat him down and broke both of his arms. He was too stupid to remember anything and didn't dare to go to Jian Ning's house to cause trouble.

"Fifth brother..."

At the fork in the road ahead, the right path led to Fang's natal village, and the left path led to Lu's natal village. The second son patted the fifth son on the shoulder and said, "Remember what Dad said. When you get there, talk to your sister-in-law and bring her and her daughter back home. This will give Dad and Mom some peace of mind, okay?"

The second brother gave the fifth brother some instructions and went to the narrow path on the right.

Lao Wu watched him walk away, then swung his arms and strode towards the town.

"Fifth brother, you're here." Tu Yidao saw Lao Wu coming forward and greeted him warmly. Lao Wu smiled foolishly and expressed his intention to borrow money hesitantly.

"No problem. My fifth brother is here and wants to play a game. It's a piece of cake. I'll take you to the counter and withdraw a tael of silver. If you win, you can pay it back. I won't ask for any interest."

Lao Wu didn't think about what to do if he lost, or whether he would make a profit if he paid it back the next day, because he never thought that he would lose.

He followed Tu Yidao to the counter and withdrew one or two taels of silver. He was thinking in his heart that Tu Yidao was really a good friend. Just like last time, he didn't even ask for an IOU. How righteous!

In the evening, the casino was bustling with activity, filled with even more people. The sounds of dice rolling and Pai Gow playing were endless, and Lao Wu felt like his life had reached a new height, agitated and excited.

"Come on, come on, buy big, buy small, and put your bets aside!" the dealer shouted loudly while shaking the dice.

Lao Wu first bet ten coins, then thought about it and bet another ten coins. Then he shouted at the top of his voice with the other gamblers: "Big! Big! Big!"

After the dealer opened the market, Lao Wu looked around and saw two chickens and a crab.

Fish, red, a little.

Shrimp, green, two dots.

Gourd, blue, three dots.

Copper coin, blue, four o'clock.

Crab, green, five spots.

Chicken, red, six o'clock.

It was indeed a big one. Lao Wu slapped his thigh and regretted it. He should have bet all the silver coins on it. The payout for betting on a big one was two to one. If he had bet all, he would have two taels of silver in his hand, and he would have paid one tael to the counter, and the remaining one tael would be his own.

Regret it!

But when he bet again, he still only bet twenty cents, so that if he lost, he would still make twenty cents.

This time he bet big again, and it came out big again. Within an hour or so, a small mountain of money had formed in front of him. He bet big, but it came out big; he bet small, but it came out small. Seeing his good luck, several people in the casino followed his lead. Two of them even praised him with all sorts of flattery, as if they had truly been blessed with great fortune and were the unrivaled God of Gamblers!

After winning a few more times, Lao Wu was ready to call it a day, but the two men refused to stop and continued to play, so he just watched from the sidelines. Without him at the helm, the two men lost again and again, their heads shaking with defeat. He rolled up his sleeves and started playing again.

But perhaps because he stopped for a moment, his luck also stopped. He bet big and got small, bet small and got big, and soon he had lost all his winnings, including the one or two ounces of silver he had borrowed.

Lao Wu went to find Tu Yidao and took out another tael of silver from the counter to make up for his losses. After a while, he went to take out another tael of silver. The more he lost, the more anxious he was to make up for it. He had no money to pay off his debts, so he could only hope to win back and settle the account.

As the night deepened, Lao Wu, who had lost a lot of money, was still roaring in the casino. Ding Youtian came back from Liu the Blind's class. When he entered the yard, he saw that the lights in the east room and the main room were on. Dabao and Dajun were still studying under the lights. He went in and told them to go to bed early.

Dajun sleeps with Dabao at night.

Both of them agreed.

Ding Youtian returned to the main house. When he pushed the door open, he thought of the scene at noon and felt happy. When he went in and saw Jian Ning sitting under the lamp making dolls, he felt a little moved.

"My wife~"

Maybe he got used to calling her that during the day, but he blurted out "wife" again, and he called her that over and over again. Jane Ning blushed and gave him a coquettish look.

He touched his nose and didn't try to explain that he called out the wrong name, because Jian Ning didn't scold him, but just glared at him. He suddenly became bolder and walked to the table. He saw a piece of paper on the table, glanced at it, and then picked it up.

This is a photo of Jian Ning, taken when she put on her police uniform the year she graduated from the police academy. In the photo, Jian Ning, in her early twenties, has bright eyes and white teeth, a face full of collagen, and a slightly raised corner of her lips. Her eyes stare at Ding Youtian as if they can speak.

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