Chapter 36: Pretty boy, he looks pretty good
About half a quarter of an hour later, Li Dequan, who had left earlier, returned to the shop holding something wrapped in fine cloth in his hands.
Looking at Li Dequan who had returned, Chu Qinghe leisurely returned to his previous seat and sat down.
As soon as Chu Qinghe sat down, Li Dequan gently placed the things in his hand on the table.
After spreading the fine cloth to reveal an intricately carved wooden box inside, Li Dequan said, "Inside the box is something that Mr. Chu customized."
As he spoke, Li Dequan took a step back as usual, put his hands in front of him and bowed slightly.
Hearing this, Chu Qinghe raised one hand.
As Chu Qinghe slowly opened the wooden box on the table, the golden pages inside, which were made of gold and other metals, suddenly came into Chu Qinghe's sight.
And on this golden page, there are corresponding patterns carved.
If someone from Chu Qinghe's previous life was here at this moment, he would definitely be able to recognize what was in the box at the first moment.
It turned out to be a playing card made of metal.
During this period of time, Chu Qinghe had become bored with the game of Gobang.
The most important thing is that Qu Feiyan and Dongfang Bubai’s chess skills began to improve rapidly during this period of time.
Moreover, without the guarantee of taking the initiative, Chu Qinghe's current Go experience makes it difficult for him to win every battle.
Especially last night, whether facing Qu Feiyan or Dongfang Bubai, Chu Qinghe almost failed several times.
Considering that he and the two kids at home often raised the stakes, Chu Qinghe felt that it was time to teach them something new.
Poker is a simple game with many ways to play.
Play Landlord today, catch the turtle tomorrow, and play Golden Flower the day after tomorrow .
There are more varieties, so it is naturally more suitable.
So, a few days ago, when Chu Qinghe went out, he took the drawn pattern to find Li Dequan.
As Chu Qinghe picked up the playing cards from the wooden box, the texture of metal instantly came from his hands.
And the weight of the entire set of golden playing cards is obviously a little heavier than the paper ones.
After checking these specially customized golden playing cards one by one , Chu Qinghe divided the cards into two parts and shuffled them twice.
Feeling the texture of the golden playing cards in his hand while shuffling them, which did not seem to be bent at all, Chu Qinghe nodded slightly.
"good!"
Papermaking in this life is not as mature as in the previous life.
Ordinary paper, even if made into playing cards, is soft and cannot be shuffled.
After much thought, the most appropriate thing to do is to make it out of gold.
Although it is softer due to its texture, it would be fine if it were thicker and there would be no major problems in using it.
Li Dequan, who was standing next to him, looked at Chu Qinghe's satisfied expression and said, "Master Chu, are you satisfied with this thing?"
Facing Li Dequan's question, Chu Qinghe chuckled and said, "Yes, Shopkeeper Li is indeed a famous craftsman in Yushui City. His craftsmanship is indeed very good."
Li Dequan smiled and said, "As long as Master Chu is satisfied."
After taking the cards in his hand, Chu Qinghe suddenly focused his eyes on Li Dequan's right face, and asked, "But Shopkeeper Li, what's this face of yours?"
Hearing what Chu Qinghe asked, Li Dequan subconsciously raised his hands to cover his face.
Then he laughed dryly and said, "I accidentally knocked it down last night. I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, sir."
Hearing this, Chu Qinghe smiled and said, "Is that so! Shopkeeper Li is really unlucky."
Li Dequan sighed and said, "Yeah! Bad luck!"
After saying that, he shook his head and when he looked at Chu Qinghe, an inexplicable expression unconsciously appeared on his face.
Like guilt, like worry.
But it also seems helpless.
After taking in Li Dequan's expression without leaving a trace, Chu Qinghe lowered his head slightly.
When his fingers gently flicked one end of the golden poker card, Chu Qinghe was able to determine the weight of the golden poker card in his hand through the weight he felt with his left hand.
Although it is not as heavy as the gold given to Li Dequan at that time, the difference is not too big.
This is the normal level of loss during production.
"Oh, the weight is not much different, it's not a small amount, so we can rule out the possibility of him being tempted by money?"
As his thoughts flowed, Chu Qinghe glanced at the bruises on Li Dequan's face again.
With Chu Qinghe's medical skills, he could tell at a glance that the wound on Li Dequan's face should have been there for three days.
And if it was just a collision, the shape would be completely wrong.
The shape of the bruise was getting heavier as it went diagonally downwards, and it was obvious that it was caused by a blunt object.
In addition, from the moment he entered the door, Li Dequan's reaction and expression were a bit excessive.
If Chu Qinghe couldn't even notice the problem, then he must have been crazy in those decades in his previous life.
Then, as his thoughts flowed, Chu Qinghe's mind emerged with the two Green Snake Gang disciples who seemed to be waiting deliberately across the street.
After a moment, Chu Qinghe couldn't help but sigh.
"Can this cause trouble?"
Here, Li Dequan had no idea what Chu Qinghe was thinking at the moment.
After sighing unconsciously, Li Dequan forced a smile on his face and said, "Master Chu, do you think there are any adjustments or revisions to these gold pages?"
Chu Qinghe smiled and said, "The craftsmanship of Shopkeeper Li is well known throughout Yushui City. The products produced by Shopkeeper Li are naturally top-quality. How could I have any objection?"
As he spoke, Chu Qinghe took out a silver ingot from his pocket and handed it to Li Dequan. It was the remaining balance for the custom-made gold poker set.
Li Dequan took the silver and took a look at it in his hand, then looked at Chu Qinghe, the guilt and reluctance in his eyes became more intense.
However, at this moment, the sound of footsteps suddenly came into Chu Qinghe's ears.
It came from the back door of this shop.
A moment later, a man who looked to be in his twenties, but with a haggard face and obviously suffering from insufficient kidney energy, entered the shop.
When he saw this man, Li Dequan's expression suddenly changed, and he lowered his head subconsciously, with obvious fear on his face.
On the other hand, the man's eyes moved between Li Dequan and Chu Qinghe for a while, then he looked at Chu Qinghe's face with a hint of surprise.
But immediately, envy appeared in his eyes, and then turned into jealousy.
He couldn't help but curse under his breath.
"Damn, this pretty boy is pretty good-looking."
Then, the man from the Green Snake Gang shifted his gaze slightly.
When his eyes fell on the golden playing cards in Chu Qinghe's hand, his eyes lit up.
Then, the Green Snake Gang disciple quickly put his hand into his mouth and whistled.
As the voice came out, several rustling footsteps were heard quickly.
Two of them came from outside the shop, and the other one came from outside the back door of the shop.
The three people who came later were all dressed in the uniforms of Green Snake Gang disciples and held long swords in their hands.
Two of them were the two Green Snake Gang disciples that Chu Qinghe had seen across the street earlier.
After the two disciples at the door entered the shop, they glanced at Chu Qinghe and Li Dequan, then closed the shop door and bolted it.
