It was lunchtime, and people in the neighborhood were eating.
Someone passing by the door saw Ah Li's seven husbands standing in a row and shook their head, muttering, "They're starting to make things difficult for people again. What a waste."
"Go get your food and eat."
Ali picked up the bowl and chopsticks and started eating.
The seven people looked at each other but made no move.
Ahri slammed her hand on the table. "Didn't you see there's too much rice today? If you don't finish it, I'll kick you all out!"
The seven people's expressions changed, and Qingmo was the first to take a step forward.
Soon, everyone got a bowl of rice and started eating while standing.
Ahri seemed too lazy to say much. After finishing her meal and eating a few more bites of meat, she wiped her mouth and left.
"Leave the door open for me tonight. Also, finish everything on the table, no leftovers, or else... hmph."
Ahri tossed her money bag around and left without looking back.
After Ah Li left, Qing Mo groped his way to sit on a chair and said, "This person seems different today."
“It’s different, so it is. Anyway, I don’t believe she will change.” The person who spoke was Cheng Zheng, who was also the second son.
Instead of sitting down, Lao Qi Yan Tian picked up a chicken leg and started eating it, saying as he ate, "We've worked ourselves to the bone to earn so much money for her, so why not have this meat today?"
"There's only rice, no soup. She just wants us to choke!" Lin Shun, the fourth brother, started eating as soon as everyone else had started.
The eldest brother, Qin Bai, silently took out a bottle of osmanthus wine from the corner and placed it on the table, along with the four steamed buns he had just brought back.
"Boss, is this the osmanthus wine you brought back?" Fifth Brother Li Xin looked at his boss in great shock.
The eldest brother shook his head, meaning no.
That night, he encountered danger. When the woman suddenly collapsed, he smelled the aroma of osmanthus wine.
Although he didn't recognize who it was, he smelled the same osmanthus wine scent when his wife walked past him.
So, she must have saved him.
Qin Bai silently pondered his own affairs and began to eat.
The third brother, Lin De, sat down next to Qin Bai, took a steamed bun, and put a piece of meat on it. He said, "I heard that someone from Huadu is coming over recently. They say they want to investigate who is a couple in name only. If they find out, they may be punished for deceiving the emperor."
"That's that woman's problem. She just doesn't want to talk about it and only wants us to make money!" Lin Shun, the fourth brother, shouted, and then went back to eating his meal.
The second brother, Cheng Zheng, asked the third brother, Lin De, "Where did you hear that from?"
“I heard it from where I work,” the third brother, Lind, replied.
He worked in a small theater near the border, doing odd jobs on a regular basis.
There are quite a few people in the theater, and they are better informed.
Everyone ate their meal in silence. The seven of them and the wife were all in name only. If an investigation were to be launched, none of the seven of them would be able to escape.
Moreover, the woman at the border was a deputy general, and she was the only one in the army camp with seven husbands.
If they really have to investigate, they'll definitely investigate her first!
After the seven of them finished eating, the seventh brother, Yan Tian, said, "How about you try going to her room tonight, eldest brother?"
"Seventh Brother!"
Everyone else looked at the seventh brother, Yan Tian, with displeasure.
The seventh brother, Yan Tian, said directly, "Or are we just going to sit here and wait to die? Wait for people from Huadu to come and investigate us, and arrest us all?"
In the end, no one spoke.
The eldest brother also kept his head down and did not respond.
Soon, it got dark.
Ah Li sauntered out of the casino, patting his purse full of money, still humming a little tune, and bought roast chicken, roast duck, and osmanthus wine.
Inside the casino, someone asked, "Did you notice the deputy general losing money today?"
"You lost, didn't you see? She only put out a few coins to bet on big or small, didn't she?"
"But I just felt something was wrong."
"Nothing seems wrong. We'll keep a closer eye on it later."
Ah Li said that as long as no one is cheating, she can easily tell if someone is betting on big or small with her sharp ears.
After returning home, Ali didn't go back to the house first. Instead, he boiled water, took a quick shower, and then went back inside.
However, when Ahri stepped into her room, she sensed that someone was inside.
Who discovered she had won money and came to her place intending to steal it?
Ahri squeezed her money pouch, pretending not to know anyone was there, and continued humming a little tune as she went to bed.
The person was hiding in Ahri's bed, and Ahri was about to throw the money bag at him.
However, she noticed the shoes on the ground.
The shoe has many patches on its surface, and it looks somewhat familiar; it belongs to one of those seven husbands.
What is this person trying to do?
Ahri silently put down the money bag, slowly lay down, and then tugged at her blanket.
The eldest brother, Qin Bai, had already turned red in the face. He was very nervous, and his body was trembling.
However, he still moved closer to Ah Li.
Before Ahri could react, someone kissed her on the lips.
Ah Li quickly pushed the person away, then got out of bed barefoot, took out a tinderbox, and lit the oil lamp.
The oil lamp was lit, and Ali turned her head and saw Qin Bai with his eyes closed, and his hands tightly gripping the quilt.
Ahri still smelled of osmanthus wine on her lips; this person had been drinking osmanthus wine.
So, did he come in drunk?
Ahri coughed lightly, walked to the bedside, put on her shoes, then stood at the head of the bed and said expressionlessly, "Are you drunk?"
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