Martial arts-themed books are very popular in this world, perhaps because of the times.
Most people will seek spiritual pursuits when they have enough to eat and nothing to do. People’s highest spiritual pursuits can probably be summed up in two words—freedom.
I am not bound by the world, I am outside the world, I can do whatever I want.
But after all, there are only a few people who can work without farming. When they have nothing to do, they will naturally yearn for the pleasure and hatred in martial arts novels, and wanton and unrestrained.
Ancient books and works are only a few hundred thousand words long, and the book that the eldest brother gave me is only a few tens of thousands of words.
But copying these tens of thousands of words with bare hands is a pain in the ass. A brush is not like a ballpoint pen. If you require neat handwriting, you will lose 10,000 words in one day.
As for the price given by the elder brother, which is fifteen thousand words per thousand words, I know a lot about the ancient copying business. Even in big bookstores, the price is only about ten thousand words per thousand words.
The eldest brother’s move is more to motivate himself to do things down-to-earth in the future.
This afternoon, the two rarely sat at the same table and recalled their childhood memories.
It turns out that his younger brother has looked down on his elder brother since he can remember. How could this situation not make Chen Jianghe sigh with emotion?
Until the end of the afternoon, Chen Muxi thought that Liu Si had probably sold out all the dishes, so he took the original paper and pen to say goodbye to his brother.
At this time, there were not as many people in Yelang City as there were in the morning. When they arrived at the pre-arranged place, Su Huo used his hands to block the dazzling sunlight. From a distance, he saw Liu Si carrying an empty basket on his back at the corner of the street.
"All sold out?"
Liu Si wiped the sweat that started to form on his face and smiled with satisfaction: "When I went there in the morning, a rich family bought them all. It was originally thirty cents, but others saw that my food was good, so they gave me more.
Five cents!"
Hearing this, Chen Mupo looked at Liu Si in surprise: "You have been standing here until this morning?"
Liu Si took it for granted: "If I don't wait for you here, what will you do if you can't find me?"
Chen Mu was stunned for a moment, then looked at the sweaty little face, and his eyes couldn't help but turn red. He knew that it had been six or seven hours since the morning, and the room had been very hot and stuffy before.
"Don't you know how to come to Big Brother's place to find me?"
Liu Si smiled shyly: "I...have never seen my eldest brother. I'm embarrassed to go."
Chen Mu looked at the girl. In addition to feeling distressed, he was also very angry. After giving her an annoyed look, he took the backpack and walked out of the city.
As for Liu Si, looking at Chen Mu who left angrily, he couldn't figure it out. Did he not do anything wrong today?
Now Chen Mu has a total of more than 600 cash on him. After excluding foreign debts, there should be 400 cash.
Looking at the pork stall with few people on the street, Chen Mu felt fine. Liu Si beside him had already swallowed several mouthfuls of saliva unconsciously.
The ancients often said that you don't know the taste of meat after three years, but Liu Si took more than three years. In his memory, ever since he married himself, he has been dealing with the chaff of vegetables every day.
In Su Huo's previous life's values, it was impossible to allow his woman to be unable to satisfy even the most basic appetite.
But in ancient times, productivity was low, and livestock like these were not cheap. If you really want to indulge in meat, you will definitely not be able to get it without fifty or sixty cents today.
It was impossible for Chen Mu to buy it with the little money in his hand. He stood there and thought about it, and suddenly thought of a unique skill he had practiced during the time he was on the streets when he was young.
"Daughter-in-law, come with me."
With that said, Chen Mu pulled Liu Si and ran towards the city again.
"Hey! It's too late. All ten taels of silver are gone."
"No, I must win it back today. The boss, please give me a little more..."
The place where Chen Mu came was not anywhere else, but a gambling house.
The architecture of the building is nothing out of the ordinary. It just has a facade and is just like an ordinary small gambling house on the street. However, there are all kinds of pai gou and dice games, and the betting amount is generally not too high.
This place is a mixed bag, with almost everyone there.
Chen Mu looked at the words "Cai Lai Gambling House" on the plaque and couldn't help but smile. The name was chosen well, but it was clear that there were almost no winners in gambling.
Win points today, lose points tomorrow, and the cycle repeats.
Seeing Chen Mu walking slowly towards the gambling house, Liu Si was frightened and alerted him, saying, "Chen Mu, why are you going to the gambling house?"
Chen Muruo said nonchalantly: "Take the money."
Hearing this, Liu Si's face suddenly turned frightened. He worked hard every day and sold baskets of vegetables for every penny he earned. Although he had never been to a casino, how could he not have heard of it?
In all your life, have you ever heard of a gambler who made a fortune from gambling?
"How can it be so easy to get money in a gambling house? Chen Mu, let's go back quickly!"
Even though Liu Si was about to cry, Chen Mu ignored him and still led him towards the casino.
Compared with some big gambling houses in the city, small places like this are more crowded and more lively. There are mixed crowds and noisy shouts can be heard outside the door.
The gambling amount is basically between five cents and a hundred cents, which is not too high.
Although the two worlds are different, they are all human beings after all. Changing the soup does not change the medicine. Chen Mutai understands the thoughts of these people. Most of the people here are definitely poorer than him.
But it is because I am alone that I start gambling. After all, if I am lucky, I can gamble a dozen pennies and get hundreds of pennies back at once. The temptation is too great.
To be honest, Chen Mu didn't know how to gamble, but when it came to dice, he dared to say that almost no one could beat him without playing tricks.
Who in the world dares to say that gambling is a sure thing? But he, Chen Mujue, dares to say so.
After patrolling for a long time, I finally came to the dice table. Gambling like this is the simplest and most popular.
It's just that if you press the big one or the small one, the probability is around forty no matter which one you press. Although there are leopards of the same color, the probability is much lower after all.
By chance, one person just came here and lost all his money and left the table dejectedly.
When several people were thinking about whether to leave the table, Chen Mu came to them quietly, pretending to be shy and scratching his head: "Hey, um... can I play a few games?"
The three people at the table plus the banker looked at Chen Mu's young face and gray coat. They looked at each other and then grinned.
"Haha, I didn't expect Mr. Shu to be so good at it. Come on if you want."
Chen Mu pretended to be reserved and sat down at the table. The three of them looked at him like wolves, and they seemed to regard him as a fat sheep to be slaughtered.
As for Chen Mu, he kept sneering in his heart, knowing that this hunter always appears like his prey.
Even though the three dice were closer to death than in the previous life, Chen Mu still pretended not to know and asked again.
After everything was ready, the dealer began to shake the bamboo tube.
After Chen Mu remembered the faces of the dice, he was now watching the dealer's frequency and strength of sliding the bamboo tube in front of the table.
As for the purpose, it is to imagine and calculate the rolling angle of the dice in the bamboo tube and the number on the ground.