One hundred and sixty eighth chapter dredging the bottom
Chapter 168: Drawing fire from under the cauldron
Chapter 168: Drawing fire from under the cauldron
For several days, Lihua always saw a triumphant look on Yao Rengui's face. When she asked him what was going on, she just smiled and didn't answer, looking mysterious. Lihua thought he was because his leg injury was getting better.
He was so happy that he didn't think much about it. He and Zhuzhu went to the market to sell and sing to save money for traveling to Huizhou. Yao Rengui didn't expect that money was so easy to earn in this world. In a few days, he had already won more than a hundred taels.
It's a lot faster than pear blossom singing.
Yao Rengui was also afraid that Lihua would find out that he was not doing his job properly, so he kept it secret from Lihua, and secretly planned to give them a surprise. As usual, Xiaotong was doing housework in the wooden house, and Yao Rengui was already waiting early.
In the pear forest. From gambling with the three of them during this period, Yao Rengui also learned that they were all shopkeepers of a fruit shop in Yicheng. The thin man's surname was Chen. The other five guys in Jiahang called him Chen Wu Ge. In addition,
The two men, one named Ma Zong and the other Wen Da, were businessmen from wealthy families. It was almost noon when I saw the three of them walking slowly over carrying bamboo baskets on their backs.
Brother Chen Wu saw Yao Rengui from a distance and said with a smile: "Brother, you are coming earlier and earlier. The three of us just picked some pears, so you have been kept waiting. We also picked pears on this mountain.
It’s almost time to go back and make wine and wait until the end of the year, it will be a hugely profitable business.”
Wen Da, who was beside him, flattered him and said: "Brother Chen Wu's fruit wine shop is famous not only in Yicheng, but even the royal family and nobles in Lin'an City come to buy it. The pears are so old this year."
Fifth brother wants to make a lot of money again."
Ma Zong unloaded the bamboo basket and said: "We will finish picking pears in a few days, so we won't go up the mountain anymore. It's better to seize the time and play more. Come on, come on, come on. I lost miserably yesterday."
Brother Chen Wu scolded: "You're a worthless thing. I just lost a few hundred taels of silver and you're here crying. I'm not afraid of the jokes of the Yao brothers. You can win big money only if you have a lot of silver with you. Like you who brought a few hundred taels of silver."
It’s a joke that you still want to win money.”
Ma Zong was speechless by Brother Chen Wu and murmured to himself: "Who is as wealthy as you, who always carries so much money when he goes out."
The words of Ma Zong and Brother Chen Wu made Yao Rengui hesitate for a long time. He only brought a small amount of money every day, and if he won, he would only have a dozen or so taels. If he had put all his money in, wouldn't he have become rich a long time ago? The more he thought about it,
I thought it made sense, and hurriedly greeted the three of them, saying that I didn't bring enough money with me today, so I went back to get the money and come back. Brother Chen Wu smiled and said: "Brother, you can do it yourself, let's just play for a while."
"Yao Rengui used crutches to go to the foot of a pear tree outside the wooden house, dug up the soil, took out all the money he had won, and hurried back...
When Yao Rengui arrived at the pear forest, he heard Ma Da and Brother Chen Wu arguing about something. It seemed that Ma Zong was furious after losing the money and was vying to be the banker.
When Brother Chen Wu saw Yao Rengui coming, he smiled and said: "Look at how bearish he is. He will show off as a monster after losing a little money. I'm not afraid of making Brother Yao laugh. If you want to be a banker, then you can do it."
After Yao Rengui saw Ma Da playing the banker, he slapped a 500-tael silver note on the ground. Yao Rengui held the more than 100 taels of silver in his sleeve and did not dare to bet easily. After the three of them played a few games,
I found that Ma Zong, the banker, had really done everything he could. He lost all his five hundred taels of silver notes in a short time, so he shamelessly borrowed money from Brother Chen Wu. Brother Chen Wu generously gave Ma Da a thousand dollars.
Yao Rengui secretly praised Brother Chen Wu for being such a loyal man.
Wen Da picked his teeth with a pear tree branch and said: "Throw it quickly, throw it quickly. If Zhuang Zhuang doesn't place a bet, he deserves to be poor for the rest of his life!"
After Ma Zong got the one thousand taels of silver, his luck was completely different. He swallowed up the two families' silver, and he won as much as he could play outside. After playing three dices, except for the five hundred taels of silver he lost before, he won back.
, and won hundreds of taels, the silver ingot shone in front of Ma Zong, making Yao Rengui dizzy...
"Haha, I knew I could make a fortune by borrowing your brother Chen Wu's money. Brother Wu, this is your thousand taels, and this is the interest for you. Let's settle it, make a bet, make a bet
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Yao Rengui was excited by the money they had just placed. It turns out that getting rich is so easy. He put fifty taels of silver on his hand, picked up the dice, blew on them, threw them into the bowl, and shouted, "Leopard, one loss."
Six..." Yao Rengui placed a heavy bet of fifty taels for the first time. He almost knocked over the bowl while rolling the dice nervously. Ma Zong casually supported the bowl with his hand, and when the three dice stopped, it turned out to be three.
Leopard at two o'clock. Ma Zong stopped rolling the dice and took three hundred taels of silver ingots from the ground with a grimace. Six ingots of fifty taels of silver ingots were piled in front of Yao Rengui, which surprised Yao Rengui.
I regret it. I really should have pledged all my money so that I could buy a decent house in Huizhou and live with Sister Lihua.
Perhaps because of his timidity, Yao Rengui felt that his luck was getting worse and worse. Soon he lost all the money he had brought and returned to the cabin dejected. When Lihua came back in the evening, he saw Yao Rengui's sad face and thought
He was worried about himself. He comforted himself and said, "Brother Rengui, don't worry. I calculated that if we sing for a few more days, we will have enough money to travel to Huizhou and live. Let's eat first.
The doctor said that you should eat more to strengthen your health now, and I bought you a fat chicken. This is today's money, please keep it."
Yao Rengui took the few taels of silver and put it into a small earthenware jar under the bedside. He was extremely annoyed while holding the heavy earthenware jar. If he hadn't been timid for a moment, his luck would not have deteriorated, and the money would not have been lost.
The second one was clean. Suddenly, an idea flashed in Yao Rengui's mind. Isn't the money he was holding in his hand a silver? He will use the money to make money tomorrow. As long as he can win back the money he lost today, Sister Lihua won't have to worry about singing.
, the family can go to Huizhou the day after tomorrow...
Yao Rengui thought about it all night on the broken bed. As soon as Lihua and Zhuzhu went out after dawn, he secretly took a look at Xiaotong who was still sleeping in the earthen jar and quietly went to the pear forest. Not long after, Brother Chen Wu and the others
Yao Rengui also came, and Yao Rengui tightened the earthen pot in his arms, praying that he could kill everyone today and win back the money. Yao Rengui walked up on a crutch and said bluntly: "Brother Chen Wu, today I want to be a banker."
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Brother Chen Wu glanced at the earthen jar in Yao Rengui's hand and said with a smile: "Since it was Brother Yao who made the decision, let's let you be the banker."
Ma Zong placed a bowl and dice on the ground, and Yao Rengui picked up the dice and threw it into the bowl. Yao Rengui felt that today was a particularly evil day. The dice he rolled were smaller than theirs. The broken silver in the earthen jar
After playing two games, he lost. Cold sweat dripped down Yao Rengui's forehead. The broken silver in the jar was earned by Lihua from getting up early and working hard at night. Now that he has lost everything, how will he explain to Lihua when she comes back?
ah……
Yao Rengui wished he could have smashed himself to death with a clay pot. His whole body felt like his spine had been whipped and he collapsed to the ground. Brother Chen Wu always said with a smile on his face: "Brother Yao, the bet is uncertain.
If you lose now, you may win later if the timing works out."
When Yao Rengui heard what Brother Chen Wu said, a glimmer of hope flashed in his eyes and he said hurriedly: "Brother Chen Wu, please lend me some money. I will pay you back after you turn over the book. I earned this money from my unmarried daughter-in-law."
, I can’t afford to lose!”
Wen Da jumped up from the ground and cursed: "What? Can't you just lose your money? Why didn't you take it when you won the money a few days ago? Could it be that your money is silver and our money is not?
Silver?"
Brother Chen Wu chuckled and said, "It's not that I don't want to lend you money, it's just that we don't know each other very well. If you borrow the money and run away, where will I find you?"
Yao Rengui hurriedly said: "Brother Chen Wu, don't worry. I don't have any money now, and I can't run away even if I want to! I will pay you back the money immediately after I win it. Brother Chen Wu, you must help me."
Brother Chen Wu smiled and said, "Then how much do you want to borrow?"
Yao Rengui was embarrassed and said: "I want to borrow... I want to borrow one hundred taels."
Ma Zong glanced sideways at Yao Rengui and said, "Fifth brother, this guy doesn't know his origins. If you want to lend him money, you must at least ask him to write a note. We brothers will settle the accounts clearly and pay back the money immediately after we borrow it."
If you want to clear things up, you'll need to add 10% interest. If you can't clear things up, you'll have to settle the loan shark with him."
Brother Chen Wu smiled and said, "Yes, Brother Yao, we are friends, and we still have to abide by the rules."
Yao Rengui nodded and said: "Of course, I will write an IOU for the amount of money I lend you."
Wen Da took out a pen and paper from his sleeve, wrote the IOU and handed it to Yao Rengui. Yao Rengui had never borrowed money from anyone in his life, so he signed and pledged it after a cursory look. Chen Wu Ge was very happy.
He gave Yao Rengui two ingots of silver ingots, but the one hundred taels of silver was gone after a short time. Yao Rengui's face turned the color of pig liver and he shouted anxiously: "Brother Chen Wu, please lend me another five hundred taels!"
"Haha, it's easy for Brother Yao to borrow money. Just write an IOU." Yao Rengui added another five hundred taels to the IOU just now.
Ma Zong said displeasedly: "Young man, stop crying and looking sad. I will just bet these five hundred taels. If you win, you will get your money back. Where can you find a good person like me?"
Ma Zong threw the five hundred taels of silver notes on the ground. Yao Rengui looked at the silver notes on the ground tremblingly. If he wins, he has everything, but if he loses, what can he do to repay Brother Chen Wu's money?
To gamble or not to gamble? After thinking for a long time, Yao Rengui decided to play with his luck. He took the dice in the bowl, closed his eyes and prayed for a long time before throwing it into the bowl. "Five, six, six. Haha..."
Yao Rengui pointed at the dice and laughed, his face regained its vitality.
Ma Zong sighed helplessly when he saw the big number Yao Rengui rolled, picked up the three dice and threw them into the bowl. Yao Rengui stared at the changing three dice. When the three dice stopped at three sixes, Yao Rengui
His face turned pale with fright. Ma Zong roared loudly and said: "Leopard pays six to one, bring me three thousand taels of silver quickly."
"Three thousand...three thousand taels...silver..., I...I..." Yao Rengui's head suddenly went blank.
Brother Chen Wu smiled at Yao Rengui and said, "Brother Yao, look at this three thousand taels of silver. It's not a small amount."
Yao Rengui looked at the three dice in the bowl in a daze, and said with a cry: "Brother Chen Wu, I don't know what to do anymore?"
"Haha, let me see it this way. You owe two creditors rather than one person. I advanced his three thousand taels of silver to you first. You can change the IOU. I also know that you have no money now. Shan
The pears are almost gone, so we’ll come see you again in a while!”
Yao Rengui walked towards the wooden house in despair. Ma Zong looked at his back with a sneer and said to Brother Chen Wu: "Fourth Master, are you really not afraid of that kid running away?..."