Chapter 481 Advice
Shi Xiaoen rubbed his face in distress and didn't intend to pay any more attention to the two people. Who knew that the little girl actually sat down next to him and let out a sigh.
Shi Xiaoen couldn't help but look at her, and then he recognized her, "Oh, it's Friday's little sister."
Manbao nodded and asked, "Is your father okay?"
Shi Xiaoen was stunned for a while before he understood what she meant. He replied slowly, "What could happen to him?"
"Your father is really generous."
Zhou Silang also sat down next to Manbao and said, "Your father has a really good temper."
Shi Xiaoen: ...
Manbao sighed again and said, "Brother Shi, you should quit gambling. In this world, nine out of ten gamblers lose more than they win and end up bankrupt. The other one quits gambling. I hope you can be that one."
Shi Xiaoen frowned, never expecting a kid to dare teach him a lesson. He'd been navigating the casinos for years, and only in the past two years had he been unlucky, losing more than winning. If he was given enough money, he could easily make a comeback, or even a fortune...
As soon as they saw his expression, Manbao and his sister knew that he didn't listen.
Manbao stopped trying to persuade her and stood up to leave.
Zhou Silang reached out and patted him on the shoulder, saying, "Uncle Shi, I've gambled before, too. Not only did I lose everything I had, I even ended up in debt. My sister's words weren't very pleasant to hear, but they made sense. There aren't many good people in this casino, and even fewer who gamble have a good ending. You should quit."
Zhou Silang judged others by his own experience and said, "Even if it's not for yourself, it's for your family. At your age, you must have a wife and children, and your father must be old too. Your family is not short of money, so why bother hanging out in the casino?"
Zhou Silang originally came to the county town to pay grain taxes. While wandering around with his own private money, he stumbled into a casino and saw people inside winning huge amounts of money.
In addition, the casino clerk who was soliciting business outside persuaded him and he went in.
Looking back now, he still finds it incredible. He just wanted to make some money so that he could buy a lot of meat...
At the beginning, he had good luck and won several times. He wanted to leave, but he couldn't move his feet, so he continued to gamble. In the end, he not only lost the money he had won, but also lost his previous money.
He was even more reluctant to leave, so when someone from the casino came up to him and offered to lend him some money temporarily, he agreed.
Then, unknowingly, the money was gone, with wins and losses, and fifteen taels were gone in one go.
Thinking back, Zhou Silang couldn't help swallowing his saliva and said again earnestly: "Uncle Shi, your family is not short of money. If you quit gambling and work hard, you can earn it back. But if you lose everything, it will be difficult to earn it back."
Shi Xiaoen was very unhappy, so he glanced at Zhou Silang sideways. Who is this person?
Can just anyone teach him a lesson?
Seeing this, the shopkeeper who had been paying attention to this side immediately stepped forward to stop Shi Xiaoen and smiled gratefully at Zhou Silang.
Zhou Silang has always been smart, so he naturally understands Shi Xiaoen's emotions.
Originally, he was trying to put others in his shoes, thinking that they both had similar experiences, so he said these profound words despite their brief acquaintance.
Now it seems that I really shouldn’t have said it.
Zhou Silang nodded to the shopkeeper, and without caring whether Shi Xiaoen could understand him or not, he took Manbao and said goodbye.
But after taking a few steps, Zhou Silang couldn't help but turn back and said, "Uncle Shi, if you want to sell the shop again in the future, you can come to our family. You know my fifth brother. Although we don't have much money, we won't do such a thing as going back on our word."
Shi Xiaoen was so angry that his eyes stood up. With his ability, maybe his luck would turn around tomorrow, so why would he still sell the shop?
This person is clearly cursing him!
After Zhou Silang and his sister walked away, the shopkeeper who was holding Shi Xiaoen couldn't help but persuade with tears in his eyes, "Master, they say that bystanders can see more clearly. I think what this young man said is very good. Please listen to his advice."
Shi Xiaoen pushed his hand away and said, "Stop nagging. Does my family need the money I need to play with? It's just that Dad doesn't want to give me the money..."
The shopkeeper was speechless. Although the landlord had surplus food, if he gambled like this, all the surplus food would be consumed.
Obviously, Shi Xiaoen didn't realize this, especially when he wanted to sell the shop today, didn't his father still send someone with money to help him pay off his debts?
It was obvious that his family was not short of money, they just didn't give him any to spend.
Zhou Silang walked while shaking his head and sighing.
Manbao had already forgotten about Shi Xiaoen. In her opinion, Uncle Shi was just a familiar stranger, and it was just a pity that he gambled with her.
In terms of familiarity, he is not as familiar as their next-door neighbor, the beggar.
If she felt sad every time someone she knew gambled, she would probably feel sad a lot.
So not long after leaving the shop, Manbao looked around excitedly, and then pulled Zhou Silang into a shop.
She saw someone selling bronze mirrors inside.
Zhou Silang saw her spend money to buy three mirrors, and couldn't help but say: "Actually, Miss Chengsheng is quite nice, she's always willing to accept gifts."
Manbao thought about it and realized that it was true. It seemed that she was so busy buying gifts for her sister-in-law and Daya that she forgot to buy some for her brothers and nephews.
But what should I give to a boy?
Manbao thought about it, and finally his eyes lit up, and he said, "Fourth brother, let's go buy some meat and an iron pot, and then go back and ask sister-in-law to make us a delicious meal."
She said, "Since you don't have any gifts, I'm willing to buy an extra piece of meat and ask my sister-in-law to cook it for you."
Zhou Silang: ...
But he was speechless for a moment before he immediately picked up the things she had bought and turned to leave. "Let's go and look at the iron pot first."
Thanks to Manbao, Zhou Silang not only ate dishes cooked in an iron pot, but also saw the big iron pot in the Bai family's kitchen. It was really...
He didn't dare put so much iron on the farm tools at home.
When they went to the blacksmith shop and asked, they found out that iron pots are not made entirely of iron, but they are also very expensive, more expensive than their farm tools.
Zhou Silang asked the price, turned around, pulled Manbao and was about to leave.
Manbao thought of the various delicious dishes at Bai Shanbao's house, and thought that if their family bought an iron pot, then his sister-in-law would be able to cook them, so he was reluctant to leave.
The blacksmith couldn't help laughing when he saw the little girl holding onto the pillar. He wiped the sweat off his neck with a towel and said with a smile, "Boy, if your sister wants to buy one, just buy her one."
Zhou Silang muttered, "This is too expensive."
"Don't you see how much iron is in it?" the blacksmith said. "It's cheap now. Eight or nine years ago, when there was still war at the border, you couldn't buy it even if you wanted to."
Manbao looked up at her fourth brother, holding the pillar and unwilling to leave, "Fourth brother, buy it, buy it."
Zhou Silang said gloomily, "I'm afraid my father will beat me if I buy it back."
"No, let's buy some meat and ask my sister-in-law to cook it deliciously, then Dad won't be angry."
I have to go out today, so I will update the rest in the evening when I come back. I can already feel that my draft box misses me, and I miss it very much too.
(End of this chapter)
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