In March, Guangzhou, at night, an underground casino under Qilin Club was chaotic and noisy.
"Big!" "Big!" "Small!" "Big!" "..."
At a gambling table for big and small dice in a casino, a group of gamblers were crowded around. Their eyes were fixed on the dice cup on the table. They were divided into two groups, shouting and whispering to each other.
The voices of the gamblers became louder and louder. Most of them shouted until their faces turned red and their necks thickened. The veins on many people's foreheads popped out one by one. It looked like the inside of this dice cup.
The dice will be ignored depending on who shouts the big one. Many gamblers' eyes are red when they shout, and they look like they are crazy. Both sides of the gambling table are full of big bets and small bets.
bet.
"Ding——" At this time, the expert who rolled the dice also rang the bell, opened the dice cup, and announced: "Four, five, six, fifteen o'clock, big!"
"Haha! If I hit it, I'd say it must be a big one. I've already hit five big ones in a row. You still don't believe it!"
A middle-aged man with a thin face, dark skin, sunken eye sockets, bloodshot eyes and a smell of cigarettes all over his body immediately started shouting with joy. Several winners around him who had bet big like him were also smiling brightly, and from time to time
They show off to others around them, and the losers naturally raise their heads in despair, casting envious glances at the winners, and some even become furious.
"Damn it, it's so big again, I don't want to play anymore!"
A man who had lost everything cursed loudly and walked away.
There were also many people who had lost a lot like men, but they shook their heads in despair and turned around to leave. There were also many people who had almost lost everything but were unwilling to leave like this.
I stood aside and watched others continue to gamble. It seemed that even if I lost, I could get some comfort from watching others gamble.
When you see someone else losing, you feel schadenfreude, and you feel that you are not the only loser, which makes you feel better. When you see someone else win, you feel jealous, wondering why you are not the winner.
This is the most common mentality of gamblers. Nine out of ten gamblers lose, and one loses all his money and wants to jump off the building.
After a win or loss, the number of people at the gambling table still did not decrease. Although many people who had lost everything left, there were many new gamblers.
Among a group of gamblers, there is also a middle-aged couple, the man is Huang San and the woman is Li Feng. Both husband and wife are gamblers. They are lazy and want to make a fortune from gambling all day long. Whenever they have some spare money, they
I hang out in casinos, hoping to make a fortune. Sometimes I would rather go to the casino to gamble without eating for a whole day. I feel uncomfortable if I don't gamble for a whole day.
It was the same tonight. After receiving the wages for last month's work, the couple couldn't wait to come to the casino. However, their gambling luck was not good. They had lost five games in a row and the wages they had just received were also lost.
, but if they wanted to leave like this, the couple was a little unwilling and wanted to make a comeback. In the end, the couple looked at each other and made a joint decision.
"One more gamble!!!"
Snapped!
The couple once again took out the only piece of ocean they had and put it on the bet.
"Hey, I don't fucking believe it. I'll turn it on all the way tonight."
Huang San raised his neck and shouted angrily, staring at the man shaking the dice cup, but the latter's expression remained unchanged and he didn't even look at Huang San. He had seen this kind of gambler many times.
“Bet big, bet small, buy it and leave!”
As he said that, the dice cup in his hand shook again, and all the gamblers placed their bets again.
"Open! Four-four-six, fourteen o'clock, big!"
"Fuck it!"
"Fuck, it's big again!"
"I don't want to play anymore!"
"Grass!"
"Haha, I told you to buy a big one a long time ago, but I have opened so many big ones in a row and you still can't do it, haha!"
"..."
Suddenly, the losers' curses and the winners' cries of triumph rang out again.
Huang San and Li Feng also cursed angrily, and then walked out of the casino with their heads downcast.
"call--"
When I walked out of the casino, I was greeted by a cool breeze, but it was not cold. It was already March and the chill in Guangzhou had long since faded.
"Husband, what should I do now? I've lost all my money this month again. I haven't paid the landlord's rent yet. It's been three months. If I don't pay it this month, I will be kicked out and sleep on the street."
Li Feng looked at Huang San and said dejectedly, thinking about his own situation, the rent has not been paid for three months, and meeting the landlord now is like a mouse meeting a cat.
Do you regret it? It’s impossible to say that you don’t. Li Feng regretted it every time he lost everything. If he didn’t gamble, he would live an honest life. Although he would have a clean life, he wouldn’t be like now when he couldn’t pay the rent.
I have been hiding from the landlord every day, and I have been eating every meal. But every time I have money, I can't control myself and always think that I will win.
"What else can I do? Just keep hiding. Biying is still in the house. I don't believe that damn old woman has the heart to drive Biying out."
Huangshan was also in a irritable mood and had no good air.
Biying is his and Li Feng's son. He is eight years old now. His name is Huang Biying. Huang San chose it because he hopes that he will win every time he gambles in the future. But now it seems that his son's name has given him a lot of poison.
Yes, the reason why the couple was not evicted by the landlord even though they were in arrears with rent for more than three months during this period is all due to Huang Biying.
The landlord is an old woman in her fifties. Huang San and Li Feng hide away every time they collect rent, leaving Huang Biying alone at home. After all, the landlord is not a hard-hearted person. Every time he looks at Huang Biying,
Biying, a seven or eight-year-old child, was all alone at home, and he couldn't do anything to chase people away, so Huang San and Li Feng kept dragging him.
“Bi Ying hasn’t eaten yet.”
After a pause, Li Feng suddenly said again, although he likes gambling, he still has a son in his heart.
Huang San touched his pocket when he heard this, then realized that the couple had just lost everything in the casino, and said irritably.
"You won't starve to death even if you don't eat. Go back first. I'll figure out the rest tomorrow."
"Drink...puff..."
After saying that, Huang San spit out another mouthful of thick phlegm and walked forward, and Li Feng had no choice but to follow closely.
"Both of you, looking at your looks, you seem to be in a bad mood. Could you please help me figure it out?"
After walking about a hundred meters out of the casino and passing through the alley, the couple was stopped again. When they turned around, they saw an old man who looked to be in his sixties or seventies and was setting up a fortune-telling stall.
"Get out! Get out! Get out! Old bastard, get out of here and leave me alone."
When Huang Sanyi looked at the old man, he immediately shouted impatiently and started to leave.
"Sir, why are you doing this? Believe it or not, why don't you sit down and listen before you make a decision. From the looks of your faces, it's obvious that you are not in good financial luck, but you just lost money."
The old man was not angry at all, but smiled.
Upon hearing this, Huang San immediately paused, looked at the old man suspiciously, and then said.
"We don't have any money right now."
"We are destined to meet each other. If you two are willing to listen, it doesn't matter if I give you two a look today for free."
The old man continued to smile, as if he really didn't care about money.
Li Feng still looked at the old man. She didn't know why, but when she looked at the old man, she immediately thought of a sentence - there is never a free lunch in the world.
He immediately pulled Huang Sandao.
"Forget it, husband, these quacks and magicians all like to play tricks. Let's go back. I'm not worried about Biying being alone at home. Let's go back quickly."
Huang San's eyes lit up when he heard that he didn't want any money, and he immediately said after hearing Li Feng's words.
"What's the rush? It doesn't cost money anyway, so let's just listen to what he has to say."
After saying that, Huang San immediately walked to the old man's stall, sat on the stool in front of the stall, looked at the old man and said.
"Okay, then you can help me take a look. I want to see if you are really capable. If you are really capable, if I become prosperous in the future, I will definitely benefit from you."
The old man smiled and looked at Huang Sandao.
"Take out your palm and show me."
Huang San extended his palm according to the words.
"Judging from your palm reading, you should have been born into a wealthy family. Before the age of thirty, you had no worries about food and clothing and lived the life of a young master. However, after the age of thirty, your parents should have passed away at this time, and you have also
After that, it all went downhill. Today, you must be in poverty, and you are addicted to gambling, but your financial luck is extremely poor, and you almost always lose when you gamble..."
"I don't know, am I right?"
The old man said with a smile, while Huang San was shocked because what the old man said was actually accurate.
"Are you confused?!"
Li Feng also looked stunned, looking at the old man with some surprise.
The old man's expression did not change when he heard this, and he looked at Li Fengdao again.
"You were born into a distinguished family. If nothing else, you should have come from a wealthy family. However, your parents died young. If nothing else, you should have died when you were twenty..."
"And you two are probably not locals."
Li Feng was also shocked, because what the old man said about her situation was actually accurate.
She and Huang San were both born at the same age, and they were not locals in Guangzhou. Although their families were not wealthy, they were quite well off and could be considered a small fortune. However, both parents passed away early. After the death of both parents,
, both of them also became addicted to gambling. In just a few years, they lost all their property and owed a lot of debt. They were forced to leave their hometown overnight and came to Guangzhou.
"Gudong!"
The couple looked at each other, swallowed their saliva, and saw the twinkling look in each other's eyes.
At this moment, the couple began to believe in the old man's ability.
"That Taoist priest... is wrong, Master! Look at the fate of us husband and wife, what will happen next?"
Huang San couldn't help but ask, his tone suddenly became respectful and flattering.
"The fortunes of you two have declined. If nothing else happens, you will be in poverty from now on for the rest of your life."
The old man gave eight words without hesitation.
The expressions of the couple immediately changed, and Huang San asked immediately.
"Then master, is there any way, for example, any way to change the financial fortune of us husband and wife, so that we can win every bet."
Li Feng also looked at the old man with a fixed gaze. Both husband and wife were gamblers, and they thought about winning every time they gambled, almost every day.
"There is a way, but do you dare?"
The old man smiled.
"any solution?"
The couple looked at each other, then looked at the old man and asked.