Chapter 59
Xu Yan can spend money, but he really can't play money.
The big wooden house at the end of the street is a gambling house with the name of a tea shop. The sound of shouting and shouting all day long. Mei Sanniang, who was really short of money, finally put her attention on the gambling house.
She was also desperate, had no money on her and couldn't do anything.
Instead of sitting there and eating up, it is better to take a chance. With the remaining twenty taels of silver, Mei Sanniang pulled the little Taoist priest into the gambling house.
As soon as I entered the door, the shouts almost overturned the roof.
"Buy it will be a sure move, buy it will be a sure move!"
"It's open! This one must be big!"
"Damn, I lost nine times in a row. If I don't believe this, I won't be able to get the money back!"
"Leopards take all!"
"That's right! I'm taking all my belongings?"
"Zhuang Laosi is ruthless. You can even drive a leopard. I will go home and sell my children!"
As soon as he entered the gambling house, Xu Yan felt a sour smell coming to his face. The people inside were bare-barred and stepped on the chair. Some of them lost their eyes and their eyes were red. They were still clamoring to use the last little money to make a profit. Some even pressed their clothes on, and they didn't know how to go out if they lost later.
There are many different ways in the world, and only gambling can best show the sinisterness of human nature. These gamblers lose their eyes and even their wives and children can be sold. Maybe if they lose, they will go out to kill and rob.
Xu Yan has never seen anyone who is playing money. There is also a small gambling house in Linshan Town for people to have fun in their spare time. He has never heard of anyone selling children for gambling debts.
The gambling workshop in Fengshan City is obviously much bigger than the small gambling workshop in Linshan Town. It is crowded with people, including men and women. No one cares when Xu Yan and Mei Sanniang come in.
"Sister I can't make money, I'll leave it to you."
After handing over the remaining twenty taels of silver to Xu Yan, Mei Sanniang ended up having a leisurely life. Without waiting for Xu Yan to object, she added: "If we lose all, we will be beggars."
Well, Xu Yan doesn't like being a beggar the most, so he bit the bullet and came to the gambling table with the most crowded people.
Taoist priests were not new to gambling. When a few gamblers next to him saw Xu Yan, they just joked. As soon as the dice sounded, the group of people forgot whether they were Taoist priests or monks around them, and their eyes were shining at the dice that was about to be dug.
After watching for a while, Xu Yan blinked and pushed all the money on the "big" with the banker's shouts, and gave it all out, which made Mei Sanniang frown.
Win or lose depends on this time. If you fight for one-time transactions, you will only fight for luck.
Mei Sanniang's worries turned into surprises the next moment. This move turned out to be big. Xu Yan won twice as much. At this time, there were enough forty taels of silver. In the next move, he pressed all the silver on the "small".
After winning five consecutive games, the Taoist priest's original twenty taels of silver was turned to more than six hundred taels. The gamblers around him turned red, and they scolded the boy for being so lucky, and the dealer's face became even more pale.
After a while, twenty taels turned into six hundred taels. Mei Sanniang was so happy that she had to stop, but she heard the banker's persuasion that she would definitely win.
Mei Sanniang didn't want to bet anymore, and she had no choice but to bring Xu Yan to the gambling house. Since she won so much money, it would be enough for her to decorate the dilapidated restaurant.
The little Taoist priest who realized how easy it is to make money for the first time did not want to stop at this time. He said with a smile and the last time, he bet all the money to the "small". Before the silver money was left, Xu Yan's ears moved slightly, and the six hundred taels of silver that were about to fall on the "small" side were moved to the "big" at a very fast speed.
Xu Yan doesn't know how to bet, but he will listen.
He knew the skills of dice in Linshan Town and often had a lot of fun with his friends. Of course, the bet was not money, but who lost the bullet.
Xu Yan has a very strong ears. If he couldn't practice listening to the wind and defending position, his flying stone would not be so accurate. He suddenly moved from childhood to adulthood because he heard a very small noise in the dice cup that was originally locked on the table.
Something touched the dice, thus changing the points.
Nine out of ten bets lost. Xu Yan didn't understand this simple truth, but this was the first time he encountered the conspiracy and tricks in the gambling game.
Fortunately, he had good ears and moved the silver at the critical moment. Otherwise, all of these silver would have been lost. Xu Yan was secretly frightened, and he also felt glad that he didn't like gambling. If Mei Sanniang hadn't had no choice this time, he wouldn't want to enter such a gambling shop.
Xu Yan really wanted to win, and this game required hundreds of silver taels, winning from twenty taels to thousands of taels. All the losses were from the gambling house. The dealer's face was pale, and there were screaming and yelling and dice-opening sounds. When no one noticed, a casino servant at the door hurriedly left the gambling house under the sign of the dealer's eyes.
"Open, what are you waiting for!"
"Zhuang Laosi, hurry up, I'm waiting for this to make a comeback."
"There are still bets? If not, open it!"
Zhuang Laosi, who was dicing, hurriedly shouted, but his eyes glanced straight at the door. His hands were very slow and he opened them bit by bit. At this time, it was the most urgent. The gamblers around him were staring with their eyes wide open, and they didn't dare to show up.
Bang!
The gate of the gambling house was kicked open, and three government runners wearing official uniforms rushed in.
"I heard that someone gathered to gamble, Zhuang Laosi, your tea shop doesn't want to open it anymore, right?"
"The government has long been clear about the fact that the gambling funds exceed ten taels of silver, and the responsibility is 30 big boards!"
The three yamen runners were big and thick. As soon as they entered the door, they immediately looked straight, and the leader curled their lips and raised their heads with disdain. The two yamen runners behind him were scolding each other. A group of gamblers saw the two hiding aside in shame, and they didn't even dare to ask for the money they had been plagued.
This is the yamen runner of Fengshan City government. The common people cannot afford to offend them. Moreover, Qi does have regulations that those who have more than ten taels of gambling will be punished for thirty. However, the people will not raise officials and do not take charge of them. There are many people who are playing money. There are not many people who are beaten to the board. Some restaurants and tea shops have people who are playing money. This big wooden house is covered with the guise of tea shops, but it is actually a real gambling shop.
"Yo, Mr. Chen!"
Zhuang Laosi, who was dicing, greeted with a smile: "Mr. Chen calmed down. We are all making small fuss, so we can be so big. Look, there are only a dozen copper coins on this table."
The gamblers were frightened by the official account and shrank one by one. As people turned around, the piles of silver on the gambling table disappeared without a trace like magic, leaving more than a dozen or twenty copper plates. I don’t know how those dealers practiced it, but they were so fast.
"Hmph, you are honest." The leader of Mr. Chen snorted and said, "Small gambling is fun, big gambling destroys the family, remember it for me."
"Yes, yes!" Zhuang Laosi always smiled and said with a smile: "The people who come to play with me are all small families, who can bet on the coffin?"
As he said that, Zhuang Laosi looked at the little Taoist priest in front of him, picked up two copper plates on the table with a smile, and said, "Boy, you are lucky. You won this. Look, take it to buy candy."
Chapter completed!