Everyone was busy in the inn, and those eating in the lobby wanted to have a look even if they didn't participate. Only the people in the corner were sipping tea and never moved at all.
If Mr. Zheng hadn't spoken, no one would have noticed him. Everyone looked closely and saw that it was a young man, wearing a narrow-sleeved light blue gown. The tea cup in his hand had just left his lips. When he heard the voice, he raised his eyes and held the candle. Under the shadow, the young man has gentle eyes and a modest smile on his face, which makes people feel a bit close to him.
The young man nodded, and in everyone's eyes, it seemed like he was greeting them.
Somehow, it makes people feel like one of their own family, at least there is no evil intention.
Zhao Luoyang said: "Brothers, please have fun while I am here to listen to the excitement."
Master Zheng waved his hand: "What's the point of sitting so far away? Come here, no one cares about winning or losing, we just have fun."
"That's right, come here!"
Everyone invited him like this, and Zhao Luoyang had to get up and walk over.
The businessman next to Mr. Zheng was in his twenties. He felt that he was similar in age to Zhao Luoyang, so he smiled and chatted: "Where does this little brother come from?"
Zhao Luoyang said: "I am from Jingzhao Mansion, but I have been moving around these years."
Zhao Luoyang could learn Jingzhaofu's accent, and it was not easy to make mistakes. She didn't care what Sui Ji said, she was Sui Ji now.
"Jingzhao Mansion is a good place," Mr. Zheng said. "The spices sold there are good. I must know this."
Zhao Luoyang raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a confident smile, but still said: "I don't know much." He took a piece of silver and put it on the table.
Zhao Luoyang then continued: "Just for fun, I'll watch from the sidelines."
"How can that be done?" Mr. Zheng had already seen the smile that the young man just had no time to hide. "There is no reason to add extravagance casually."
Zhao Luoyang did not argue, but turned to look at the two people standing at the table. The two were competing with each other in high spirits.
Zhao Luoyang seemed to point at someone casually and said: "Well, if he wins this game with this big brother, how about I win the game? It's not much. I only get one or two silvers as a reward. If I lose, Come on, of my two liang, one liang will be lost to the opponent, and one liang will go into the sea as a bonus."
"That's a good idea."
"Yes, this way, we don't have to watch the fun."
"that's all."
"I'll follow him too. I'll beat him to win."
"I'll come too..."
Everyone applauded.
After such a fuss, there was immediately more money on the table.
Zhao Luoyang calculated in his mind that the two taels of silver would now lead to at least seven taels. If there were a few more rounds, there might be even more left on the table.
As long as someone can guess the most expensive spice before she does.
In his mind, Shi Jiu said: "Do you think that person will win?"
Zhao Luoyang said: "When the game started, he stood aside and watched, obviously very cautious. Every time the shopkeeper came to reveal the results, he was very concerned about Mr. Zheng's expression, for fear that Mr. Zheng and the shopkeeper would have some trouble. Now, only after you are sure that there is no problem, will you come to the end. When choosing spices, don’t be impatient and it looks like you have some ability.”
"But I might be wrong, but it doesn't matter. If he wins, I will just smile. Mr. Zheng will think that I have seen the clues a long time ago and will definitely not let me go. He wants to test my depth."
"If he loses, I will take advantage of the chaos to retreat and pretend to run away. In the eyes of Mr. Zheng, he will suspect that I deliberately hide my clumsiness in order to escape as soon as possible so as not to attract attention. Anyway, no matter what
, it just depends on how I do it.”
Zhao Luoyang paused and continued: "I didn't expect that so many people would follow me after I led them away. Look at the money on the table. These people are more generous than the bandits and Tan Zheng."
Shi Jiu said: "Actually, the first things are not important. What is important is the money on the table, right?" Sun Ji must have never imagined that Zhao Luoyang's move was just for the money on the table.
Zhao Luoyang admitted: "A gentleman loves money and has a right way to get it. I have found a good way."
Zhao Luoyang often did this, and Shi Jiu had gained a lot of experience, and now he subconsciously felt that what she said was right.
The two people at the table each chose a bottle of spices and returned.
The shopkeeper revealed the result with a smile.
The merchant Zhao Luoyang was holding was more valuable in terms of spices. He won this game, but his bottle of spices was not the most expensive, so he couldn't take away all the money on the table.
The merchants all shook their heads: "This bottle is not the most expensive. It's really strange. Brother Zheng's bottle of spices is really hard to choose."
Just a few bottles of spices can kill a room full of people.
At first, everyone thought it was very simple, but they all failed. After losing many times, everyone was even more eager to try and insist on getting a result.
The first person to reveal the result will definitely be envied and admired. He has really won both money and face.
Besides, it was just a small gamble for fun before, but now the money on the table is more than sixty or seventy taels, which is not a fortune, but it is still a small gain.
Mr. Zheng stroked his beard and looked at the kind-faced young man. After the man he was crushing on won, the look of anticipation flashed through his eyes.
But when I found out that the person didn't choose the most expensive spice, I felt a little curious and eager to try it.
It can be seen that young people understand spices.
Master Zheng couldn't help but feel a little nervous when he thought of this. Master Sun asked him to come look for Sui Ji. After knowing that Sui Ji had moved in, he followed Master Sun's wishes and came to test.
Anyone who dares to do business with foreigners must know about war horses and spices. War horses cannot be exposed to others, but spices can.
So this game was set up for Sui Ji, but Sui Ji had always been patient and just watched from the side, as if the excitement here had nothing to do with him.
He had no choice but to invite Sui Ji.
Sui Ji is here now. He can't let Sui Ji leave like this. This game has to continue before he can return to life like Mr. Sun.
"This little brother knows spices very well," Mr. Zheng looked at Zhao Luoyang with a smile, "otherwise he wouldn't be able to suppress the right person."
Zhao Luoyang smiled and said, "It's just my luck that I made my brother laugh."
Master Zheng suddenly reached out to hug Zhao Luoyang's shoulders.
The strange man suddenly approached, and Zhao Luoyang subconsciously wanted to dodge. Shi Jiu in her mind suddenly frowned, but neither of them moved, and allowed Mr. Zheng to put his arm on Zhao Luoyang's shoulder.
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Mr. Zheng's smile deepened: "Brother, do you think you don't like this game? Don't you want to have fun with us?"
Master Zheng examined Zhao Luoyang, looking directly at her neck and body. Zhao Luoyang knew that he wanted to see clearly her identity, whether she was a man or a woman.
Zhao Luoyang's expression did not change at all, he just bowed: "I'm afraid of making everyone laugh."
"That's wrong," Master Zheng said. "So many people have lost. Are we laughing?"
Zhao Luoyang felt annoyed for a moment and regretted that he had said the wrong thing.
Mr. Zheng continued: "I see what I'm capable of. I think I can only find the most expensive spice today. If I guess it right, how about I give you another ten taels of silver?"
Master Zheng wanted to add more money, and everyone looked over.
People like to watch the fun, even though this matter has little to do with them, they all started making noises.
"Then let's play a game."
"Yeah, it's okay if you play a game, little brother. You've been watching our excitement for a long time, so you should also let us see your excitement."
"Yes, yes, that's it."
Zhao Luoyang seemed to have lost his patience due to being entangled, and coupled with everyone's encouragement, there was a bit of competitiveness in his eyes.
Master Zheng half-joked: "Look, if you don't play, you won't be able to leave."
Zhao Luoyang took a deep breath: "It's not that I don't play, but there are rules in the family and you can't play casually."
"How do you want to play?" Master Zheng said, "Everyone just follows."
Zhao Luoyang frowned slightly, Master Zheng's hand slowly moved down her shoulders, maybe to get rid of Master Zheng, she suddenly agreed: "Okay, let's change the method."
With that said, Zhao Luoyang took a few steps forward and just happened to shake off Mr. Zheng's hand.
This is just right, so no one can see any clues.
Zhao Luoyang's eyes flashed slightly, and Master Zheng felt happy. It seemed that Sui was already angry with him and wanted to frustrate him.
Women are women, and their temperament is small. How can they tolerate someone touching them? However, this Sui is already powerful enough. If he hadn't given him strong drugs one after another, Sui would not have taken the bait.
Zhao Luoyang looked at Master Zheng: "Since Brother Zheng has invited you again and again, I will play this game with Brother Zheng."
Everyone immediately became interested when they heard this.
Mr. Zheng said: "I know the spices I brought best. You must have suffered a loss."
"Don't play like this," Zhao Luoyang said, "I don't know much about spices. My family is afraid that I will go out to play with incense, so I have set a rule that I can't tell if it's the incense at home. I don't dare to disobey the elders in the family."
Mr. Zheng did not make a sound.
Zhao Luoyang continued: "Brother Zheng randomly selected the spices for me and asked me to sort them according to the price of the spices. Of course, every bottle of spices given to me by Brother Zheng will be counted as a gift to me, since it is mine.
I can naturally identify the fragrance of spices, even if they are at home."
"When I arrange all the spices and everything is correct, Brother Zheng's spices and the money on the table will all belong to me."
Master Zheng said: "What if you make a mistake?"
Zhao Luoyang said: "Then even if I lose in this gambling, I will compensate Brother Zheng, twice the market price of these spices, and the money on the table will also belong to Brother Zheng, how about that?"
Everyone finally understood.
If the little brother wins, he will take away all the spices and the money on the table.
If you lose, you won't lose even a little bit of money.
This is fun.
"good idea."
"Have courage."
Zhao Luoyang looked at everyone: "Everyone can continue to press us to win or lose. It's still the same old rule, press two liang, and give one liang if you win."
The atmosphere finally came to a head, and everyone was jealous and their hearts were beating.
The merchants all looked at Master Zheng: "Master Zheng is playing with this little brother."