"Dad, what's wrong?" Li Lin looked at Li Xiao in confusion. He didn't know it was just a manor. Moreover, Huniu still spent money and officially bought it from the Yamen.

"I just talked with your fourth uncle that the area from Tongzhou to Tianjin Wei will be planned as an industrial zone in the future.

Huniu's manor is sandwiched between factories, and it smokes all day long...! It's not suitable!

You tell Huniu that the manor should be taken back by the government. How much money she spent can be compensated by the government at a discount.

Let him look to the north, towards Miyun. In the future, that area will be planned as a reservoir, and there will be no factories nearby. The scenery is also good!"

Li Xiao took a sip of the tea poured by his son and said with a smile.

"Oh, that manor Hu Niu didn't spend much money. It was built by our fifth master in the capital!"

"Fifth master? In front of us men, does anyone dare to call him master?" Of course Li Xiao knew who Li Lin was talking about.

It's just that he doesn't understand. In Li Lin's mouth, he was just the fifth brother before. Why has he become the fifth master today?

"Oh! It's Lao Wu who builds a house in the capital. He had some festivals when he returned to the capital last time."

"Celebrating the holidays? With you? Is he crazy?" Li Xiao looked at Li Lin in surprise.

Although he is called the Marshal and has not ascended the throne as the Emperor, no one in the world knows that there is only one title between him and the Emperor.

Someone actually dares to offend his own son, and it’s that bastard Lao Wu. No matter how you think about it, that bastard definitely doesn’t have the courage.

If Li Lin really let him be bullied, haha...!

"It's over. Five...Lao Wu, I have already apologized on the spot. Now I have paid for Huniu to buy a manor in Xianghe to express my sincerity in making amends."

"Did he pay for it?" Li Xiao put down the tea cup and picked up the cigar again.

"Yes!" Li Lin nodded, keenly feeling that there was a murderous aura emanating from his father.

"Give it back!

If our family wants a manor, is it his turn to give it to us? He deserves it too!

You go find Huniu now and say it was me who said it. You are not allowed to take the manor and give it back to that bullshit Fifth Master.

I'll build a new one for her over there in Miyun."

"Promise!" Seeing Li Xiao's unkind tone, Li Lin quickly agreed and prepared to leave quickly.

"Wait a minute...!" Li Xiao shouted coldly, and Li Lin quickly stopped and stood in front of the coffee table with his head bowed.

"Why have you gotten so close to Lao Wu recently? Did you get a manor as a gift?"

"No...! No!"

"Then it's a gift for a woman?" Li Xiao's tone became even more unkind.

"Yeah!" Li Xiao blushed and nodded.

"Oh, you go back. Let Hu Niu return the manor. Not everyone can give gifts to our family, you know?" Li Xiao waved his hand.

Li Lin walked out as if he was being pardoned. For some reason, a layer of sweat broke out on his back.

There seemed to be a hint of... murderous intent in Dad's last words.

There’s no need to think about why, let’s tell Huniu about the manor first. Alas... it’s a pity about that manor, it’s a nice manor.

Huniu was still thinking about holding her wedding there.

There is no way, Zhao Liangdong's family background is too poor. If he is allowed to buy a house, Huniu will have to live in the capital.

Winter is coming soon, and people in the capital are rushing to buy autumn vegetables.

In the vegetable market, cabbages, radishes and green onions more than one meter long are piled as high as a hill.

Although greenhouse vegetables are already available in winter, it is winter after all, and the price of greenhouse vegetables is much higher than that of cabbage and radishes.

People who are accustomed to living a tight life are still accustomed to buying a lot of storable vegetables such as radish, cabbage, and potatoes in autumn as winter vegetables.

The place where autumn vegetables are sold is actually just a road on weekdays. Every autumn, it will be designated by the government as a vegetable trading market. This kind of market is called a big vegetable market.

Li Xiao took Shunzi and a few guards and walked in the vegetable market. He looked at the cabbage, radishes, and potatoes sold on the roadside, and stopped to ask about the prices from time to time.

The vegetable farmers from the suburbs were shouting hard. The voices of hawkers kept coming and going, and the whole vegetable market was very lively.

Li Xiao is not wearing military uniform today, which is very rare. At least Shunzi, who has been with Li Xiao for a long time, rarely sees Li Xiao in casual clothes.

On a normal day, even in the inner hall, Li Xiao wears a military shirt. Or the vest and shorts issued by the army. There are not even a few casual clothes in Li Xiao's wardrobe.

Wearing a member's hat on his head, he wears a pure black long gown with hidden flowers with the word "Fu" on his body. On his feet are authentic Neilian round-top cloth shoes.

In this outfit, from a distance, he looks like a landowner from the countryside.

People in the vegetable market were crowded with each other, and many people were pulling carts. Sitting on the cart in front was a little girl wearing a flowered jacket and having a clear nose.

At this moment, he was sitting on the cart, holding an orange carrot and gnawing it like a rabbit.

Seeing Li Xiao looking at her and baring his teeth, she gave Li Xiao a big smile.

He wiped his nose with his fleshy little hand, leaving a long and shiny trail of snot on his sleeve.

"Hahaha!" Seeing this little appearance, Li Xiao laughed out loud.

"Go away, go away, you stupid thing. Park the car in front of me and seek death. Do you know whose business this is?" A man in black attire kicked the cart.

The little girl who was chewing carrots immediately fell off the carriage shaft.

His mouth hit the ground, and in addition to chewing a mouthful of dirt, he also lost two front teeth.

"Wow...!" The little girl opened her mouth full of blood and howled loudly. Her teeth, which were not completely chipped, were now even more chipped. A large piece of skin was scratched on her face.

"You guys, why are there so many trucks parked in front of your house? Take a look, there are trucks everywhere here. Where else can they park if they don't stop here."

Although the man pulling the cart was strong, he looked very honest. He followed the woman pulling the cart and picked up the little girl on the ground. Looking at the bleeding mouth, she shed tears of distress.

"What a fool! Do you know whose business this is? It's the fifth master's business in the capital, the fifth master's business, and you dare to block the door?"

If you are sensible, get out of here, or you will be broken." The man in black waved his hand impatiently, as if to shoo away flies.

"You...!" The strong man was so angry that he jumped off the carriage and rushed to argue.

"Hey young...! Young man, don't be impulsive. This Fifth Master is a man who stomps his feet and makes the capital tremble. This Jufa Casino is the Fifth Master's business.

Don't cause trouble, otherwise someone will come out soon and your legs will be really broken.

At your age, there are old people and young people, so how can you be disabled? Listen to the little old man's advice, take some losses if you suffer, and leave quickly." An old man with white beard and hair wanted to take action when he saw the strong man.

, hurriedly walked over to stop him.

"The fifth master is so arrogant, and the government doesn't care when his subordinates beat others?" Li Xiao walked over and looked at this large facade.

This is a three-story building with a very grand facade. In the center is a signboard with gold characters on a black background and the words "Jufa Gambling House" in large characters.

It turns out that this is a gambling house.

There were four big men in black clothes in front of the door, looking sideways at the people in front of the door. They seemed like four vicious dogs that would pounce on them at any time.

"Official, this Fifth Master is very powerful. He has been with the Marshal for a long time. Many people in the government were promoted by him.

Not to mention breaking the young man's legs, even if he actually killed someone, it wouldn't be considered a big deal.

Even in the Jufa Casino, people often have their hands and feet broken and thrown out.

If no one sues, you can't win even if you sue. We ordinary people can't fight against others, forget it! Forget it!

For a moment, the sea and the sky will be brighter, and the sea will be calmer by taking a step back."

After the white-haired old man finished speaking, he cupped his hands and left, as if he was afraid of the four casino thugs in front of the door.

Li Xiao glanced at the four thugs in front of the casino and casually slapped a silver dollar to the young man.

"Since you can't afford to offend her, let's forget it and take the child to see a doctor quickly. Don't delay. What a good little girl. It's not good to have scars on her face." Li Xiao patted the young man on the shoulder.

The young man's knuckles holding the whip turned white, but looking at his wife and little girl, he could only swish the whip fiercely and drive away on the donkey-drawn cart. He didn't even take the silver dollar in Li Xiao's hand. He just looked at it.

Li Xiao cupped his hand as a thank you!

Seeing the young man leaving, Li Xiao strolled into the Jufa Casino.

The four thugs watched Li Xiao and his entourage walk into the gambling house, but they didn't take it seriously.

There are a lot of places to gamble in the black and white streets of Beijing, but no one dares to cause trouble in Master Wu's gambling house.

If you dare to cause trouble here, your hands and feet will be broken at the slightest risk.

It's serious...! It's not uncommon to beat him to death directly!

As soon as I walked into the second door, I heard a huge noise. It was even noisier inside than in the big vegetable market outside.

Li Xiao took a look and saw that the first floor was empty. There were more than ten gaming tables in the spacious lobby.

As far as gambling is concerned, the projects here are really comprehensive.

Poker, roulette, dice, and Pai Gow are all available. Look inside the amp on the left, it's a cockfighting ring.

"The Point Guard Is Here"

Inside the larger wing on the right is a dog fighting ring.

At this time, there were two ferocious mastiff dogs, biting each other desperately in the dog fighting ring.
To be continued...