After Zhang Dahui was defeated, thousands of soldiers and civilians in Huaili City were excited and took to the streets to cheer for the hard-won victory and look forward to a stable life in the future.

The happiest thing is Nie Wentao. He ordered a big stove to be opened in the south of the city to have a sumptuous dinner, to welcome the triumphant soldiers and let the soldiers and civilians staying in the city celebrate.

Several business owners were also very interested, and moved out most of the wine cellars that they had finally piled up, making free contributions, adding icing on the cake to this dinner. Although it was just rice wine, it was very precious in this situation.

The Yong family army was the first to return and was welcomed very warmly.

Du Yong looked at the crowds who were waving enthusiastically on both sides of the street, and felt as if he had become the leader. He almost said hello to his comrades. He stopped his words and waved his hand to deal with it.

Qingyao and Lingling were both a little nervous, following Du Yong closely, lowering their heads slightly, hoping to get home soon.

Yang Jin and Pinyuren were still the same, clasping their fists to the left and right very skillfully and maintaining a kind smile.

Dahei and He Laosan are the most funny. They deliberately have a tense face and pretend to be very solemn. In fact, they have been happy in their hearts, and the slight trembling shows that they are all very excited.

The barefoot old ghost has a complicated look, and he has never experienced such a scene.

Du Yong came to the barefoot old ghost and laughed in a low voice: "What's wrong, it's so awkward?"

"Not awkward!"

The barefoot old ghost shook his head and sighed: "It's just strange, it seems like he won a lot of money in the casino."

Du Yong was very curious: "Is this the feeling of winning money?"

The barefoot old ghost spread his hands and chuckled: "My life is not good, and winning money is rare. The most important thing is that I rarely win money when I go to the casino."

Du Yong said oh and suggested, "Why do you want to form a game tonight and start a bet while drinking?"

The barefoot old ghost was a little moved and asked puzzled: "Is anyone betting in this city? I mean the kind of person who likes to bet on a regular basis. If others don't like gambling, I never force it."

"How can there be no one!"

Du Yong smiled and said with his fingers, "I, Yang Jin, Pinyu, Dahei, He Laosan, Gao Qian, Boss Qu, County Magistrate Nie, and a few business owners. Isn't it enough for more than a dozen people?"

The barefoot old ghost raised his eyebrows and chuckled: "Everyone else is easy to say. Does Nie Wentao also like to bet? I think he is serious and a standard workaholic."

Du Yong explained: "Mr. Nie County is actually very fond of drinking and gambling, but he is very restrained. He doesn't drink too much and gambling is not big. As for the workaholic you mentioned, he was not like this before. Because he experienced sad things a long time ago, he wanted to numb himself with work, and over time he became a habit."

"oh?"

The barefoot old ghost was obviously curious and asked, "What sad thing?"

Du Yong lowered his voice: "I didn't want to say it at first, but who made us sworn brothers? County Magistrate Nie was a bit in a bad mood for a while. His wife seemed to be a little unbearable, so he ran away from home. He was always worried. Many years have passed and he has not married another person. Some people around him saw that he was single for many years and wanted to introduce him to a partner, but he politely refused. These things were heard by me, and I did not ask County Magistrate Nie in person. Only he knew the specific details."

The barefoot old ghost then realized that he did not continue to worry about this issue.

Boss Qu and Gao Qian returned from dinner. In addition to various spoils, they also brought back two hundred prisoners.

According to the previous decision, all the prisoners were handed over to Nie Wentao for handling.

"I'll handle it?"

Nie Wentao looked at the more than 200 prisoners who were tied up tightly, and had a headache because he had never dealt with such a thing.

Seeing this, Boss Qu was a little gloating: "Who told you to be the top leader of Huailijun? Who would you deal with if you don't?"

Nie Wentao knocked his head and said distressedly: "There is a temporary cell now, but it can't be locked up so many people, and it's not a solution to keep it in jail. If you don't want a place to go, you will only waste food."

He paused and suggested, "How about recruiting? You have lost some troops, and I still have five hundred places here."

Boss Qu said in a deep voice: "You are the top leader. It's okay if you want to recruit someone, but I must remind you that Brother Du hates the people from the Fire Wolf Gang very much. After he caught the captives, he always disliked him, but for the sake of the overall situation, he endured and did not take action."

Gao Qian said lightly: "Not only Brother Du, I also hate the people from the Fire Wolf Gang."

"Then I won't be invited!"

Nie Wentao nodded, thought for a while, and said seriously: "According to the convention, prisoners either use them to do things or exchange them for prisoners. However, there is nothing to exchange now, otherwise do things?"

Gao Qian spread his hands: "The guards in Huaili City cannot even arrange the people, so how can they do prisoners?"

Boss Qu suggested: "Go to the brick kiln, it is both hard and dangerous, so it's just right for these prisoners to do it."

Nie Wentao immediately denied the proposal: "It is not appropriate to go to the brick kiln. After all, they have more than 200 people and have some martial arts. If a sudden riot occurs, it will cause great trouble. Our troops must suppress the Feizi Camp, so we can't be supervising workers, right?"

Boss Qu thought about it, and smiled bitterly, "What should I do? You can't let it go, right?"

Gao Qian thought carefully and suggested: "How about this, I will send them all to Qianzhou City and let General Nie handle it."

This proposal is neither good nor bad.

The good thing is that you can easily get rid of these more than 200 prisoners.

The bad side is that it caused trouble for Nie Qingyun, because Huaili City is now a military county. According to the rules, the prisoner's affairs must be handled by themselves. Unless the identity of the prisoner is particularly important, it needs to be handed over.

"All right!"

Nie Wentao nodded slightly. For him, there was really no other good way at the moment, so he could only cause trouble for Nie Qingyun.

I had a good meal in the evening and the military and civilians were having fun together.

After the meal, Du Yong invited some people to their homes and drink and start gambling.

The main thing is to play dice and Pai Jiu, because Nie Wentao is there, so he is not good at gamble too much. Each bet is at most a few taels, which is better than the lively.

As the master, Du Yong just played a few symbolically, and then brought Lingling and Qingyao to prepare food and drinks to make everyone have fun.

After finishing his work, Du Yong took a cup of hot tea and stood by and watched.

Lingling and Qingyao sat on the small table next to them and ate snacks.

After eating for a while, Lingling stopped, held her chin and stared at the gambling table in a daze.

Seeing this, Du Yong walked over and chuckled, "Lingling, do you want to play too?"

Lingling laughed and said, "I'm watching the silver thrown around. The scene is quite big and interesting."

Du Yong laughed and said, "This is how gambling is. The scene in the casino is even bigger. Not only do you bet on silver, but you bet on gold and jewelry, and sometimes you even bet on people."

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"Punisher?"

When Qingyao heard this, she was very curious: "Young Master, what does it mean to be a lie?"

Du Yong explained: "Some gamblers were anxious to lose. They bet on the money without money, so they bet on themselves. If they lose, they let the winner deal with it. Some people bet on their wives and children."

Lingling said in surprise: "Are the gambler so crazy?"

Du Yong sighed lightly: "Gambling is easy to make people addicted. After losing their minds, they can do everything. It is common to cheat relatives and friends of money. Even steal parents' coffin books. No matter how you persuade them, they will end up being betrayed by everyone."

Qingyao asked, "Young Master, for those kinds of gamblers, can the casino also let them in?"

Du Yong laughed in silence: "Casinos welcome gamblers who lose their minds the most. They even lend money to usury. If gamblers can't afford to pay it back, the casino will force them to steal, rob, or even kill people. I have never seen this, and these are what Brother Yang told me."

Lingling was a little angry: "Young master, the casino is so hateful, will the government ignore it?"

Du Yong sighed lightly: "The casinos and brothels are all gray areas, and the government cannot manage so many."

Lingling frowned and muttered, "Can't it be completely banned?"

Du Yong smiled and said, "Miss Ling, don't you be naive, are you banned in casinos and brothels? Even if the government explicitly prohibits it, black gambling houses and black kilns will develop rapidly."

Lingling was silent for a while before whispering: "Young Master, you should not stay in the casino in the future, so as not to get addicted to it."

Du Yong spread his hands: "If I want to bet, I will bet with my friends. It is impossible to be addicted to it."

He paused and said lightly: "In this world, there are not many things that can make me completely addicted to me."

Lingling and Qingyao felt that when Du Yong said this, he felt a sense of vicissitudes of being indescribable, as if a Taoist monk had long seen through the worldly love.

Du Yong continued: "I just want to live well, feel my existence, and work hard to explore the beauty of this world."

Lingling stood up and stared at Du Yong's eyes: "Young Master, why are you suddenly so unfathomable? You can't even understand."

"I don't understand it myself!"

Du Yong moved her head away and smiled: "But there is something next that interests me."

Lingling and Qingyao were immediately distracted and asked quickly: "What's the matter?"

Du Yong smiled and said, "Farming, the Fire Wolf Gang has been driven away, and our 3,000 acres of flutes can be active again. I decided to plant a few acres of land myself."

Speaking of farming, Lingling immediately raised her hand and said, "I want to help. I can grow vegetables and water them."

Qingyao was also eager to try it out, but she had never planted the fields before and said curiously: "Young master, can you farm?"

Du Yong nodded: "It's a little bit, even if it doesn't matter. Some old farmers can ask for advice."

Everyone bet until dawn that night.

The barefoot old ghost won the most. After breakfast, he took a shower and went to the guest room to rest with satisfaction.

Nie Wentao, Boss Qu, and Gao Qian were all Xiaoying. The three of them joined in and returned to the county government with leisurely steps.

Several business owners lost a lot, and each bet of only a few taels was lost by a few taels, which showed that they didn’t win a few dozen taels. However, Du Yong carefully observed that these bosses were intentionally letting go, so they were quite happy.

Yang Jin and Da Hei Xiao lost, He Lao San and Pin Yu Xiaozhuo had little relationship. They mainly had fun all night and were very happy.

Gambling is just an episode of taking a break from your busy schedule. Huaili County still has a lot to do.

The first thing is to deal with the prisoners. Gao Qian was responsible for this task. He escorted all more than 200 prisoners to Ganzhou City. When he came back, he escorted several caravans. In the future, the transportation line must be safe until Huaili County is self-sufficient.

The second is to continue to suppress the supply line of Feizi Camp. This is under the responsibility of Boss Qu, and it is mainly guerrilla warfare. Barefoot Old Ghost and Yang Jin and others were idle, so they followed them to play. Boss Qu is naturally very welcome. He even said that if he gets the spoils, he can take them at will.
To be continued...