The Magic Thief Chapter 2:

For Faying, this free day is the most relaxing vacation he has ever spent.

Nangang is definitely a heavenly place for a person who has leisure and leisure mood.

In the early morning, the pier of Nangang is a wonderful view that must not be missed. At that time, the ships have not yet docked at the pier, and the porters have not yet started work. Walking, standing, and sitting on the pier are those waiting to watch the sunrise. People. Most of them are people who have some money but are not so wealthy. Like French and British brothers, they will never let go of the enjoyment of Nangang that does not cost money.

The Nangang Wharf in the early morning is also lively.

It can be seen everywhere, small stalls full of fresh fish and shrimps.

The servants of the rich, the housewives of ordinary people, and the guys in the restaurant were all around there to bargain.

The noisy crowd on the docks dispersed when the sun rose high and dock workers started to work.

Nangang at midday is the most energetic time of the day. The shops open one after another, and the restaurants are already ready to welcome the first batch of guests in the morning.

In Nangang, the morning meal is not expensive. Brother Faying counted the money in his pocket, except for the stagecoach money when he returned to Lai, what was left was enough to get away with.

Therefore, without a word, French and English found a restaurant near the pier.

For French and British brothers who rarely eat seafood, this meal is definitely a top delicacy.

Faying, who is satisfied with his mouth, plans to satisfy his eyes.

Nangang has many things that you can enjoy without spending money.

Walking on the road is one of them, but the busiest time of the streets in Nangang is in the afternoon, and it is a little too early now.

There was a good pastime in the morning. From the advertising leaflets distributed by children on the street, Brother Faying saw that the largest silk shops in Nangang were holding singing and dancing performances.

Brother Faying heard from the old man that those silk and satin merchants often held such performances. They found some pretty girls, dressed in luxurious silk clothes all over, and sang and danced on the stage.

Those songs and dances are not very good, but the ones that are really worth admiring are the new and unique silk clothes.

Sing and dance performances can also be watched without spending money, and sometimes you may get gifts.

Brother France and Britain will not miss such a new thing.

All morning, French and English spent time in this singing and dancing performance.

Although Faying didn't get any gifts at the end, he was quite satisfied.

After a random lunch, the real biggest pastime in Nangang began.

For Brother Faying, yesterday because he needed to find new people, he focused his attention on the young shop assistants.

He doesn't need to think about these things today.

When you arrive in Nangang, it is a pity that you don’t want to take a look at those strange and rare commodities.

These things can also be seen in Nangang, because the five parties here gather, all the goods are shipped from faraway shores, from overseas countries, and you can't see them anywhere else.

From this store to that store, to take a closer look at the most prosperous streets in Nangang, it also took the French and British brothers half a day.

When the evening came, Faying came to a place near the pier under the guidance of passers-by.

There is an indispensable place in every big city.

In a narrow alley, there are voices of five and six, and everywhere are the prostitutes dressed in splendid clothes and rich makeup.

Faying is familiar with this kind of place.

Brother Faying didn't come to find a prostitute. The old man told him that playing this game in Nangang is easy to get sick, and it is an incurable disease.

Brother Faying came for those casinos.

For someone who relies on his fingers to eat all day, gambling is really good.

Faying likes to roll dice the most. He decides winning or losing quickly. At the same time, he is quite confident in his skills. You must know that he is the boss of the cheat sheet.

In the casino, Faying specifically looked for gamblers who were eccentrically dressed and coming from overseas. They didn't gamble much each time, but he always made him win so much.

When he came out of a casino, his pocket was already bulging.

Brother Francois pondered, it was quite profitable to do this ticket sale in Nangang.

Maybe after the nests are sorted, they will move to Nangang and stop doing their jobs. It is not bad to swindle the foreigners' money.

Coming out of a casino does not mean that Brother Faying is going to stop there. He wandered into another casino.

When I came out of the alley, it was already dead at night.

Brother Faying, who is full of money in his pocket, is not going to return to the dilapidated hotel.

He found a decent hotel near the pier to stay.

The charges here are much more expensive, but Brother Francis has a lot of money now and doesn't care about this small amount of money at all.

After spending a little money in exchange for quite satisfying enjoyment, Faying went back to the room to rest.

The happy holiday is over.

When Brother Faying woke up the next day, he knew that it was time to work.

Brother Franco and Ying had breakfast, so he walked to the shop.

When he passed by a shop specializing in toys, Brother Faying entered the shop and took out a silver coin to buy a small bag of crystal clear glass beads.

He had seen this thing play with the little cubs of rich people, and when he was a child he could only use mud to make small mud **** to play with.

This bag of glass beads can be regarded as a wish from childhood, Faying thought to himself.

When he came to the door of the store, Faying walked into the store.

There are no customers in the shop. The boy is hanging a blanket on the wall, and the hunched second shopkeeper is staring at the boy with slanting eyes.

Brother Faying was afraid of being discovered, so he didn't dare to act rashly. He pretended to admire those expensive goods there.

After a while, three or five customers came into the store, looking like they wanted to buy something.

The second shopkeeper hurriedly stepped forward to greet the guests, and the young man slapped on the side.

Brother Faying took this opportunity to take out three glass beads from his pocket, stuff them quickly and carefully under the ceramic plate, and then turned and walked out of the shop.

For Faying, the next thing to do is to wait. Although he knew this was a stupid way, although he could not guarantee when the expensive porcelain plate would fall and break, although he didn't know if the hapless boy would be the boy, but Brother Faying knew that, This is the best way he can think of.

Waiting is nothing for a golden finger. They often wait for a long time for a chance to start.

Brother Faying sat down on the bench by the diagonally opposite flower bed.

The time has passed a little bit, and Brother Faying is still staring at the store closely.

In Nangang, as long as you have money in your pocket, you will not feel bored even if you sit still. From time to time, you will pass by one or two small vendors pushing carts full of various goods.

In those cars, there is no shortage of food and play.

Brother Faying took out a few silver coins and exchanged them for a bunch of gadgets to kill time and a lot of copper he found.

As for the food, Brother Faying never stopped, and in the end his stomach couldn't stand it.

As time goes by, the sun gradually rises above the head, the crowd on the street gradually increases, and the golden hour of the day for the shops has arrived.

Suddenly, Faying heard a "ping pong" sound from the shop, and he knew that the glass beads had finally worked.

Immediately afterwards, an angry voice came from the shop: "Damn, you are so damn, if you broke such an expensive porcelain, you have to pay, you have to pay for all of these things, even if you have been working for a lifetime. I can’t pay for it."

As soon as I heard this, the door of the shop suddenly opened, and the young man escaped from the shop crying and ran to the backstreet.

Behind him came roars: "You run away, I see where you run, I'm going to denounce you, put you in jail, you should be hanged!"

With the sound of cursing, the hunched second shopkeeper rushed out of the shop, and saw his face full of anger, dancing with his fists, as if looking for someone to swallow it alive.

When Brother Faying saw that his arrangement had been successful, he rolled up the pile of pastimes and wrapped it into a ball, then left the bench and pursued him in the direction of the boy's escape.

When he chased him to a secluded place, Faying threw the miscellaneous things in his hands into the corner where no one noticed.

In Nangang, it is not easy to find someone.

However, Faying guessed that the teenager should have nowhere to go, he could only run to his own house. This is a person's natural reaction-once something happens, the first refuge place that people think of is their own home. That is the place where I am most familiar and think the safest.

Brother Faying followed the road in memory.

Sure enough, it didn't take long to see the teenager walking while crying.

The boy stopped and went, obviously he had no ideas.

Brother Faying took two quick steps and slapped the young man behind his back.

The boy jumped up suddenly, which frightened Brother Faying.

Seeing the boy's panic-stricken eyes open, his pale and bloodless face tightened with fear, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly from fear.

Brother Faying knows that now this young man is terribly scared.

In order to let this young man follow him obediently, Faying intends to further scare the young man.

He said: "I saw you run out of a shop just now, what did you do? After I saw you run away, a guy immediately called a sheriff, and several sheriffs came all at once. What did you do? Did you steal from that shop? If so, you have to go to the sheriff with me, and I can get one-fifth of the reward."

"No, no, I didn't steal anything, I didn't steal anything. Please, let me go." At this point the boy burst into tears.

Brother Faying looked at the young man and found it very interesting. He cried at every turn when he was such a big man. He remembered that he had forgotten how to cry before he followed the old man.

In normal times, for the crying person, Faying would never do the second thing besides laughing at him, but now he has to find a way to comfort the newcomer in front of him.

"If you didn't steal from the shop, then even if I drag you to the government, I won't get any remuneration. Hey, what a pity, what a pity!" With these words, Faying took a peek Look at that boy.

Sure enough, when he heard that he would not be sent to see the sheriff, the boy felt a little relieved.

Brother Faying knew it was time to get the boy hooked. He said, "However, I think it will be a matter of time before you get arrested. Just now I heard that person tell the sheriff that you will definitely escape to your own home. Go, he asked the sheriff to come directly to your house and wait to catch you."

"What should I do? What should I do?" the boy cried to himself, crying.

Seeing that the young man was panicked, as if he was about to cry again, Brother Faying took the opportunity to say: "Why don't you go to some place outside for a while, wait for the limelight to pass and then come back."

"But I have nowhere to go." The boy still cried, and he said as he cried.

"Do you know how to write? Can you settle accounts? If you know this, I can take you to my boss." Brother Faying said.

"Yes, I will, I can write some words, even decorative characters. I am responsible for copying all the price catalogs in the store, and I will settle the accounts. My arithmetic is very good, even Decimals. I know how to calculate fractions, I can recite the pi, and I can even make profit analysis statistics..."

Faying knows nothing about the ornamental body that the teenager said about the pi. His knowledge was taught by the old man. He can understand the notices and can add, subtract, multiply and divide. The golden fingers handed in the harvest. Don't make a mistake, this kind of learning in the lair is already quite remarkable.

What the young man said, don't say he didn't understand, he hadn't even heard of it.

But this has no effect on Faying, he nodded and said: "Yes, yes, you should be useful, but I still have some things to do. In the evening, I will return to Lai and if you Going to follow me, then you wait at the stagecoach, and I will meet you there in the evening."

Speaking, Faying patted the young boy on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, you will be fine when you arrive in Lai."

"I'm afraid the family will be worried, but I dare not go home, you...can you...?" the boy said nervously.

"Who are there in your family?" Faying asked knowingly.

"Aunt Betty is not my real aunt, but we are as close as a family," the boy said.

"In that case, I can send you a message after finishing the business and tell me the address." Brother Faying said.

The boy thought for a while, but there was no other better way. He told Faying the address in detail, and even told him how to go.

Faying agreed.

Leaving the boy, Faying slipped out of an alley, turned a big circle and returned to the original place, quietly following behind the boy, carefully observing the boy's actions.

I saw that the young man was still hesitating, took two steps and then backed up two steps, and after a while he lifted his feet and wanted to go to his own home. But he withdrew his steps hesitantly. After wandering there for a long time, the young man made up his mind to walk to the stagecoach in the suburbs.

Seeing this scene, Brother Faying was relieved. He quietly followed the boy to the stage carriage waiting area, and waited until he saw the boy sitting down on a **** next to the waiting area, silently When I was thinking hard, a big rock in Brother Faying's heart finally fell to the ground.

He turned around and walked towards the center of the town. There is still a long time before the evening, and now he can enjoy himself.

Brother Faying didn't forget to take a look at that shop.

I saw an old man with white hair standing in the shop, and a slender young man followed him. The fat shopkeeper and the second shopkeeper must stand respectfully there. There are also several customers who are obviously watching the excitement. Such unexpected events sometimes attract the attention of pedestrians.

I saw the young man pick up a glass bead from the fragments of porcelain and gave it to the old man to watch.

"It looks like someone deliberately made trouble." The old man sighed and said.

"Nothing like this has ever happened. How could it be?" the young man asked.

"Yeah, who would do such an unreasonable thing?" the shopkeeper asked.

"You go back to the public security meeting. It's best to let everyone know about this kind of thing. Everyone has to be careful. It seems that Nangang is a little bit uneasy." The old man said to the young man.

"Father, don't worry, I will take care of it," the young man replied.

The old man nodded, turned around and said to the shopkeeper and the second shopkeeper: "I know, you can’t be blamed for this matter, don’t worry, you don’t have to worry about it, and the kid, go find Find him and tell him that it’s okay. But in the future, you should pay more attention. Some people want to make trouble in Nangang, and you must be careful about everything."

After saying this, the old man lowered his head and glanced at the smashed piece of porcelain, shook his head and sighed: "It's a pity that's a good thing."

Hearing the old man's treatment, Faying nodded secretly. No wonder this old man can make such a big fortune. There is indeed some truth in this.

Looking at the gratitude of the shopkeeper and the second shopkeeper, no matter what happens in the future, these two people will definitely be loyal. A broken plate and a helpless fact can still be of such great use, clever. The businessman is really not easy.

When will I be able to mix up to this point, Faying thought to himself.

Leaving the shop, Faying rushed to the terminal as quickly as possible. He wanted to try his luck in those casinos.

To do what you like to do, time always flies quickly.

Fortunately, French and British always remember that he must feel the stagecoach before the evening.

When he came out of the casino, Faying was really satisfied. Unlike yesterday, he has to rush back to Lai and how long will it take to come to Nangang again. I don't know how long he can come to Nangang again, so I don't need to keep a hand at all.

Today's Faying is like a greedy gambler, sweeping frantically at the gaming table. His pile of money makes the fierce light in his opponent's eyes more and more obvious. However, Faying pretends not to see.

In the casino, the gamblers and bodyguards who watched the scene looked at Brother Faying with the eyes of the dead.

Because they know that they are too prestigious in the casino, such unscrupulous guys often float on the shore by the dock the next day, waiting to be picked up by others.

When Brother Faying walked out of the casino, behind him was already followed by a string of gamblers who lost their lives and looked fierce.

Brother Faying carried all his property. In the casino, all his money was exchanged for more than one hundred and fifty gold coins. Although the money still can’t afford a carriage, he still has a horse. With the addition of four horse legs, Faying is already quite satisfied with such a harvest in three days.

All he has to do now is to find a way to get rid of the gamblers who are staring behind him.

For a golden finger who was preparing to escape all day, it couldn't be easier to get rid of a few guys whose goals were obvious and whose heads had already been dazzled by anger.

Brother Faying simply caused the men with fierce faces to attract the attention of one or two sheriffs in plain clothes, and smoothly got rid of the stalkers behind him.

With the greatest wealth of his life in his arms, Brother Faying returned to the stage coach waiting area.

From a distance, I saw the young man walking around nervously.

Brother Faying could even clearly see that when the teenager saw him, his expression suddenly relaxed, his face was no longer so tight, and the corners of his mouth even had a slight smile.

"You are here, I... I originally thought you would not be here. Did you tell Aunt Betty that I was going to travel with you?" the boy asked urgently.

"Don't worry, don't worry, of course I did it. The road where you live is really hard to walk, the ground is full of mud, and the smell is really unpleasant. It's strange how you can live in such a place for so long. "Brother Faying said nonsense.

However, the young man believed in these remarks, because they proved that Faying had indeed been to his house.

There was a stagecoach parked on the station, and Brother Faying and the boy got on it.

To be honest, it was the first time in his life that Faying had been sitting in the car. It was more comfortable to sit in the car than to hang behind the luggage rack.

Brother Faying sat leaning on the window, and the boy sat across from him. The car was not full, and two places were empty. Because there was no full load, the coachman did not intend to set off. There was an old lady sitting next to Faying, who closed her eyes and rested her mind. The middle-aged man who was diagonally opposite was obviously a little impatient. He just listened to him constantly complaining about why the carriage has not been opened, and how much time has been waiting. , And so on. Leaning on the door of the carriage, a young couple sat there, whispering quietly.

"I don't have any money with me, am I..." the boy said nervously.

"It doesn't matter, I'll put it on first, you can pay me back in the future." Brother Faying whispered.

He thought for a while and then asked: "Presumably you should be hungry. I haven't eaten yet. I'm not familiar with it here. Go buy some." As he said, Brother Faying took out a gold coin and handed it to the boy. .

"It doesn't need that much." The teenager was obviously frightened by such generous shots.

"There is no way, I only have gold coins." Brother Faying took out the money in his arms and brightened.

Seeing so much money, the boy turned pale in fright. He said, "Be careful, what if I get stolen?"

Hearing these words, Brother Faying almost laughed, thinking to himself, Lao Tzu is a veteran in stealing, and which thief in the entire south does not know? Is there any thief who doesn't know himself? 

But these words can't be said to this young man who doesn't understand the world.

Brother Faying comforted: "Don't worry, no one sitting in the car looks like a thief and can't get anything out of it."

"It's better to be careful. By the way, why do you have so much money?" the boy asked curiously.

"Oh, I'm here to collect debts. Our boss asks me to come to Nangang to settle the bill once a month. Today is not going well, I only received less than 30%."

"Thirty percent? I think it's about one hundred twenty thirty. With nearly four hundred income a month, what does the owner do? Is the money collected for goods or interest?" the boy asked.

Faying heard the young man ask so carefully, for fear of showing his feet, he pretended to be impatient and said: "What are you asking for?"

"No, no, I didn’t mean it. I have this problem. I like to ask questions. Aunt Betty also said that my problem is not good. I want to correct it, but I always can’t. Aunt Betty said, if it is People of money, this is called learning, they will be very promising, but we don’t have the money, we don’t have the ability to go to school, and always ask questions, which makes people feel bored. Actually, I don’t mean it. You don’t mind, don’t worry about it. ……"

Listening to the young man's noise, Faying turned his head and looked out the window. He thought to himself, this kid is too wordy, crying and wordy, just like a lady, did he find the wrong person? Is this kind of guy right or wrong to be a newcomer? 

Faying hesitated.

The young man also closed his mouth interestingly. He jumped out of the carriage and ran quickly towards the far alley, and soon returned with a basket.

Jumping into the car and returning to his seat, the boy pushed the basket in front of Brother Faying, holding a handful of silver coins in his left hand.

"These should be enough, I'll buy it if it's not enough." As he said, the young man stuffed the money he found into Brother Faying.

For a clever golden finger like Faying, just hold a hand to know the amount of money in his hand.

Brother Faying was quite surprised that such a basket of food actually cost only two silver coins, which is cheaper than the food in the cheap hotel where he stayed the first day.

Seeing the puzzled expression on Faying’s face, the boy said in a panic: "I definitely didn’t swallow a copper..."

The frightened look of the young man made Faying brother very funny, he quickly comforted: "Don't worry, don't worry, I don't doubt your meaning, this basket of things seems to be a bit too cheap."

Hearing that there is such a place like this, the young man relieved his heart and explained: "Here, the prices of different things vary greatly when they are different. The ones I bought are all ready for sale in the morning. The best dim sums that can’t be dropped. If those big stores can’t sell them at this time, they will all be dumped. Therefore, I went to buy them and they sold them to me very cheaply. People will want snacks."

"Then what about this basket? The basket should be thrown away too?" Brother Faying was extremely surprised.

"Oh, baskets, any snacks sold in those big stores will give you baskets. If you have more items, you will get large baskets. If there are few items, there are also exquisite small baskets. Usually these snacks add up to at least ten Seven or eight silver coins, the money in the basket is already included in it," the boy said.

"Seventeen and eighteen silver coins," Brother Faying screamed when he heard the value, and he sighed: "Today, I want to taste the dim sum of seventeen and eighteen silver coins."

Brother Faying opened the basket casually and took out the snacks neatly wrapped in the cardboard box, and tasted everything.

The boy was obviously a little hungry too. He picked the snacks that French and Ying had used, and ate them.

"Yes, yes, what is this?" Faying asked.

"Eel grilled, a famous specialty in Nangang, would be more delicious if it was eaten hot," the boy explained.

"I think this is pretty good, so what is this? It's actually better than eel grill."

"That is, the famous steamed bun with crab meat in Nangang, using sea crab meat as the filling, the most delicious."

"Yes, that's right, delicious, so what about this? I tasted no worse than crab buns."

"It's curry beef rolls. The beef is nothing great, but it uses a precious spice called curry. It was shipped from the far east and is very expensive."

"Extremely expensive, um, worth it, quite worth it, and seventeen or eight silver coins are also worth it."

Brother Faying was full of praise while eating snacks. If he had known such a cheap good thing, he would have eaten this good thing every day for the past three days, how beautiful it would be.

The amount of food bought with two silver coins is indeed quite sufficient. Before half of the food was eaten, Brother Faying was full. After he stuffed two pieces of curry beef rolls into his stomach, he couldn't eat anything anymore. As for the teenager, his appetite was much smaller than that of Faying.

Look at the half basket of snacks left. Faying is wondering how to prevent the evil wolves from discovering after returning. Such good things must be kept for their own enjoyment. At most, they can give two yuan to the old man and pat the old man. The flattery.

While Faying was thinking about these things, the last two passengers arrived, and the stagecoach started to move slowly.

Sitting in the carriage and looking at the outside of the window leisurely, this feeling was something that French and British had never experienced before, and he had a different feeling in his heart.

In the evening, the sky was dim, and there was nothing to see in the distance. There was only a faint shadow, and the trees and fields nearby were also shrouded in a dim and lifeless sunset. To be honest, the scenery outside the window is not very good.

But Brother Faying still watched with gusto. When he was traveling behind a carriage, any scenery seemed so thrilling with the sound of wind whizzing past his ears. Now sitting in the carriage, Faying feels To travel turned out to be such a relaxed and leisurely enjoyment.

Running across the road in the field, the carriage swayed gently, just like sleeping in a cradle as a child, being gently swayed by someone, it feels really comfortable and cozy.

Standing on a screen window, the night wind blowing into the carriage was not as harsh as it was outside, but on the contrary, it came with the fragrance of trees.

French and British really like this kind of enjoyment.

The distance from Nangang to Lai is not very far, at most two hours' journey. When the carriage stopped at the gate of Lai'er, Faying was still immersed in the enjoyment of the journey, on the contrary It was the boy who pushed him and reminded him to get out of the car.

Getting out of the car, the sky is completely dark, and I can only find a night road in the dim moonlight.

For Faying, this city is really familiar, even if there is no light, he will not get lost.

However, the boy was completely different. The boy stumbled behind Faying and almost tripped over the uneven road several times.

Brother Faying secretly rejoiced that he had the foresight, the basket of snacks did not let this kid carry in his hands, or else I really don’t know how much good stuff I would waste.

Feeling the night road, Brother Faying took the boy to the lair. Before he walked into the alley, Brother Faying said to the boy softly, "It's getting pretty late today. I'll take you to see me tomorrow. Your boss, you live with me tonight, don’t talk to anyone."

Brother Faying heard a response from someone behind him in the dark. He took off his jacket and wrapped the remaining snacks into a ball. As for the basket, Brother Faying threw it out of the alley.

Bringing the boy through the alley, Faying walked towards the lair.

The golden fingers in the lair saw their boss greet them one after another, but Brother Faying ignored them at all and took the young man straight to his room upstairs.

For the boss's abnormal behavior today, the cheaters felt a little bit baffled. Those who were quick-headed saw a new face behind the boss, and they understood something in their hearts.

But there are still one or two who don't know much about things, and they even come up to show their courtesy.

When Brother Faying was embarrassed, and seeing the young boy's face gradually showing a suspicious look, there was an old voice from upstairs: "Brother Faying, are you back?"

Following the sound, the little old man walked downstairs. He glanced at the young man behind Faying and said, "You have worked hard. The journey should be quite exhausting. You will have a lot of work when you get up tomorrow morning. To do it, hurry up and take your kid to rest."

"Yes, the boss is still waiting for me to reply tomorrow. I should rest early." Brother Faying said.

When the old man heard what French and British brother said inexplicably, he immediately guessed the general situation. He smiled and said: "Yeah, yeah, the boss is waiting anxiously. You have been there for so long. The boss will see you tomorrow morning. Go and rest. As for this kid, I will live in my room tonight. It’s done inside. Your room is so dirty that it’s not convenient to receive guests."

Hearing the old man's arrangement, Faying took the boy upstairs.

Seeing that the young man left, the old man turned his head and said to all the cheaters: "Everyone has worked hard today. Rest early. I will start work tomorrow morning."

Hearing the old man's order, the quick-brained golden fingers were immediately taken away. Of course, there were also a few who really didn't understand the direction of the wind. As soon as the old man finished speaking, those guys shouted five and six and started playing around.

Seeing these ignorant guys, the old man slowly walked up to them, and the clever and well-behaved cheaters had already avoided.

Suddenly the old man squeezed the throat of one of the most vigorous guys, and the lightning-like movements didn't look like such an old man could do.

The old man still has that very natural smile on his face, but the blue veins, dry, old but extremely strong fingers look so calm, and then he looks at his face swollen like pig liver, with white eyes straight up. Poor bug, no one would still feel that the old man is a amiable character.

"You young people always don’t know how to control, don’t know how to cherish your body, and go to bed early. This is for your good and for your health." The child spoke to all the cheaters in a caring and chattering tone.

After saying this, the old man gently released his fingers, allowing the guy whose throat was pinched to fill the head with blood slowly flowing back to the heart, letting the air in his lungs slowly exhale, so as not to cause A violent cough.

In fact, the strange smile of the old man made everyone afraid to make any noises, including the guy who had suffered so hard.

As the old man waved his hand, all the golden fingers went back to their bedroom quietly. There was no sound in the whole hall immediately, even if someone coughed once or twice occasionally, they would immediately Let the thick quilt cut off, only some slight and dull sound came out.

For such obvious effect, the old man showed a knowing smile, and it seemed that he was still in his prestige.

Glanced at his room upstairs, the old man walked up.

Pushing open the door of Brother Faying, I saw that this slippery kid was lying on the bed and eating snacks, and there were piles of such good things on the table next to the bed.

"Crab steamed buns, you went to Nangang to harvest a lot this time. You actually bought such expensive dim sum." The old man was a little surprised at the dim sum that French and British brother was eating. You have a gold coin." The old man stretched out his hand as he said.

Faying pretended to be confused and took a piece of fish cake from the table and stuffed it into the old man's hand.

"Don't pretend to be confused, and take out the gains from your trip to Nangang this time." The old man said slowly, still with that smile on his face.

"I didn't get much, don't be suspicious, these things are not worth much, a total of two silver coins have been converted."

"Two silver coins? The crab meat buns in your mouth are more than two silver coins. If you put together a big basket and make a 30% discount, twenty silver coins are about the same." The old man said.

"So you know about the basket, but you never told me, and never invited me to eat." Faying said a little bit angrily.

"Oh, then you bought a basket? Really rich."

"The basket was thrown out of the alley, but it really only takes two silver coins. If you don't believe me, ask the newcomer. He bought it. There are tricks in it." Brother Faying said triumphantly.

The old man glanced at Brother Faying, then nodded and said, "Then when you go to Nangang, bring me a little bit. What's the matter with that newcomer? You tell me well, don't wait. After a while, I was showing my feet." The old man said.

I heard that the old man no longer mentioned the harvest from Nangang. Don’t mention how happy Brother Faying was. He told the old man in detail about Nangang. Of course, the two purses he stole and What he did in the casino would definitely not be confessed to the old man.

"I'm glad to hear this. It seems that you are now gradually knowing how to use strategies. This is good, so I can rest assured." The old man said.

"What do you mean? What are you talking about?" Faying asked in confusion.

"I'm old and should be retired. I plan to let you come to pick up my class. Tomorrow you have to meet the boss with me and rest early." After that, the old man walked out of Brother Faying's room.

Leaving only the dazed Faying brother, he never thought that one day he would be able to sit in the position of the old man. This is great news, and Faying was very excited about it.

Walking out of Brother Faying’s small and dark bedroom, the old man returned to his room.

What's interesting to him is that the young man sat under the lamp and read the books he decorated the facade with relish.

"Do you like reading?" the old man asked.

Apparently the teenager who hadn’t noticed that someone walked into the room was startled by the sudden sound. He was immersed in an extremely nervous state all day today. This little shock was for him now, It's definitely not a small excitement.

Looking at the pale and bloodless face and the panicked eyes, the old man felt that it was time to comfort the child. He smiled and said, "Don't worry, you can read as much as you like if you like, I I am glad that some people here are interested in reading, which is quite rare."

"Thank you, there are so many books here." The boy obviously recovered and said sincerely.

"Not bad, by the way, do you like reading so much?" The old man pretended to be a little curious and asked, wanting to take the opportunity to learn more about this young man.

The young man did not suspect him, and said: "Yes, Mr. Madilde also has a lot of books. Ah, yes, Mr. Madilde is my original young boss, he is a very knowledgeable person, Madil Mr. Eard said that only knowledge is the only wealth that cannot be lost or lost value, and books are the treasure house of knowledge. Mr. Madild has a large number of books, most of which I can’t understand. I find it very interesting."

"Which books are interesting?" the old man asked calmly.

"A lot, about all kinds of plants and animals, about all parts of the world, about sailing, oh, yes, especially about sailing, I like books in this area the most." The boy said enthusiastically.

"So are there any novels? What kind of novels do you like?" the old man asked.

"No novels? No novels. There are no novels in Mr. Madilde’s books. There are a lot of poetry collections. There are also books about myths, legends, and religions. I don’t understand them, but I don’t I remember there are novels."

"Have you never owned a book yourself?" the old man asked.

The boy said with an embarrassed expression: "That is too expensive. I have no money. Although Aunt Betty once said that she can lend me money to buy books, but I can't let Aunt Betty spend so much money. Taking care of me has been quite hard."

"Aunt Betty? Is she nice to you?"

"Yes, just like my mother, Aunt Betty took care of me from the time I was sensible. Father and Uncle Kaul were both sailors, but then my father fell ill and died, a terrible disease. It will be contagious. I didn't even see my father the last time, and didn't even leave the ashes." The boy said sadly.

"Is it the plague seven years ago?" the old man asked. In fact, Lai, near Nangang, is still fresh in the memory of the plague. During those days, it was simply living in hell. Every day, many people died. The incineration field outside the city was full of flames and smog all day long. Even the air was full of the rancid smell of burnt corpses. The clothing and bedding worn by the dead were thrown on the street and burned. Even in some places where the plague was severe, the entire street was burned.

"Yes, Aunt Betty and Uncle Kaul also lost their relatives. They only joined together later." The boy's tone was full of sadness. This is only possible after experiencing the disaster. The deep feeling of sadness.

The old man knew from the young man’s words that the young man lived in a family that had been reorganized after bereaved because of the plague, which was of great value to the old man. Because for everyone, different experiences and methods of controlling them are completely different.

The old man is quite satisfied with the results of these words. He touched the boy's head and comforted: "I'm sorry to mention these unpleasant things for you. You must be quite tired today. Go rest soon. You can sleep on the sofa in the outside room and in the closet. There are blankets and pillows."

"I want to read the book for a while," the boy said.

"You can pick a few of these books, even if it is a gift from me, but you have to go to bed early, and I will take you to see your boss tomorrow morning."

"Just look at it for a while. Anyway, the lamp oil is running out. Let me see the oil lamp go out." The boy pleaded.

"Okay, then I'm going to rest, don't go to bed too late." The old man ordered.

After speaking, he returned to his bedroom, but he did not completely close the door of the study, leaving a gap. Once there is any movement, it is easier to be alert.

Through the gap, the old man can see that the light of the oil lamp is obviously set very small and dim, so that the oil can last longer.

The old man shook his head and smiled bitterly, thinking that Eckert should be interested in the newcomer he found. Such a studious student has never before.

The lair at night is extremely quiet, but no one can sleep. Those cheaters were ordered to rest early. They didn't dare to disobey the old man's meaning, but for them who usually make trouble late at night, how can they fall asleep so early? 

As for Brother Faying, he was quite tired, but because of what the old man told him, he couldn't sleep at all.

"The old man is going to retire?" Brother Faying has been thinking about this.

For him, the retirement of the old man was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to rise to a position he had never imagined.

For him, who grew up in a slum and later became a golden finger who spends his days in the street, the old man’s seat is already at the top of his life, and he is only the leader above.

Maybe Eckert will replace the boss in the future, after all, the boss is already old. Eckert has a good relationship with himself, and he should be able to mix well with him.

Sit in the seat of the old man, money shouldn't be a problem.

Although the old man has much property, Faying is not clear. However, he knew that the old man owned at least one manor in France, which was already a small rich man.

What would you do if you had such a sum of money? Brother Faying started to ponder there.

He wouldn't be a landlord as securely as the old man.

Learn from those merchants in Nangang. Maybe you can make more money by investing in business. After you make money, you can invest again, so that your assets will become bigger and bigger like a snowball, and you will become a rich person. People.

French and British are immersed in the vision of the future.