Watching Liu Zhiyuan's carriage getting further and further away, at this moment, two people were sitting next to the window on the second floor of the teahouse. A man in a white shirt said to the other man in a gray shirt, "Can you see clearly?"

The man in gray shirt said: "See clearly. What do you want me to do?"

The man in the white shirt smiled slightly, leaned close to the man in the gray shirt, whispered something, and said, "Hey, do you know what to do?"

The man in gray shirt nodded and said, "Okay! I will do as you ask, but when the matter is accomplished, you will not be less than a penny!"

The man in the white shirt laughed and said: "As long as you do everything well, the money will naturally be yours. But if you don't do it well, huh, although Brother Wu is kind-hearted, he is not a money-splitting boy." , you know all his methods."

The man in the gray shirt changed his face slightly and snorted coldly: "Huh, I understand all this. As long as you keep your word, I will make this deal with you." After that, you also got close to the man in the white shirt and lowered your head. He said in a loud voice: "Also, could you please ask Brother Wu, when can I return to Changguo?"

The man in the white shirt replied: "Go back to Changguo? Okay, when I get some time, I will ask Brother Wu to see what he means. As long as you do things for Brother Wu with peace of mind, Brother Wu will naturally remember you." That's good. It's been many years, has Brother Wu ever treated you badly?"

The man in the white shirt didn't wait for the man in the gray shirt to speak. He picked up the tea cup and said, "Okay, okay, you just need to do things beautifully, and the other Brother Wu will take care of them. Come on, let's take this tea cup first." After having tea, think about how to do things. I will take care of the rest!"

Liu San patted his bloated belly, feeling quite happy. He hurriedly finished his breakfast and walked out of the stable. When he saw a young boy carrying a plate of sliced ​​melons out of the main room, he hurriedly stepped forward. , quickly took out two pieces of melon from the plate, and the boy said anxiously: "What are you doing! This belongs to Mr. Erlang! If you steal his food, you won't be afraid of having his legs broken!"

Liu San smiled and said: "What are you talking about? You just came out of Erlangjun's main room. Just pretend I didn't see you. Besides, Erlangjun doesn't like to eat these sweet and greasy things, so I won't even take them out for you." I’m giving you an advantage. Hey, why, I can’t eat a few pieces. Go, go, go back to the kitchen! Stop being an eyesore in front of me!”

The young boy stared angrily, but he knew that his status in the Liu family was far inferior to that of Liu San, so he had to hold a plate and spat on Liu San from a distance, which was considered to relieve the bad breath in his chest.

Liu San was quite proud, eating the melon in his hand and wandering around. After wandering around, he walked out of Liu's house and into the back alley. He was bored and thought that since he was out, he would go for a walk outside. Mr. Erlang had nothing to do today, so he probably wouldn't go out. Thinking of this, he swallowed half a piece of melon in his hand, wiped his hands on his waist, and entered the back alley.

He turned out of the back alley and bypassed West Street. When he passed a house, the sound of dice rolling suddenly came from the house.

Liu San suddenly stopped. The sound of the dice was like a cat scratching, scratching his heart and making him feel itchy. He touched the two strings of money hanging on his waist, thinking that he already owed He was in debt, and he went to gamble again. With his amazing luck, he was afraid that he would owe more and more. He sighed, shook his head, turned around and left.

The door of the house was suddenly pushed open, and a man in a gray gown came out. When he saw Liu San, he quickly grabbed him and said with a wide smile: "Hey, who did I think was standing at the door in a daze? It turned out to be Third brother, why do you have time to come to my place to play today?"

The person who spoke was Du Ren, the shopkeeper of Du Ren Gambling House. In the Great Chu Dynasty, gambling was against the law, so gambling was not allowed in the open, so the gambling house was also in the dark. Liu San usually liked to gamble. , so he is also a frequent visitor to this gambling house.

Liu Sanben didn't want to gamble, let alone let the people in the gambling house see him. He sighed in his heart, said something bad to himself, turned around, and said with a smile: "It's Brother Du, oh, today The weather is nice, so I went out for a walk. Unfortunately, I happened to come to your place. Haha."

Du Ren still smiled and said: "Hey, third brother, you can come to my place even if you are wandering around. This is also the fate between you and me. You are here, what are you doing outside, come in and play for a while? Hey, maybe I’ll win a few coins and go back, maybe I’ll buy a few dimes of wine and make two side dishes to eat.”

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However, he was so enthusiastic that he only had two coins with him. Even if he lost, he wouldn't lose much. He could just play for a while, and at worst, he would lose both coins. He gritted his teeth and gave up his original intention to quit gambling. Putting everything behind, he followed Du Ren into his gambling house.

The place is dark and there are many gamblers. In addition to dice players, there are also horse-drawing players and pai-gow pushers. Liu San has become accustomed to this. He doesn't like horse-drawing and pai-gow, but he has a special liking for dice. He walked through the crowd and walked to the dice table in a familiar manner. The boy playing dice recognized him and said with a smile: "Oh, it's the third brother. What kind of wind is blowing today? It’s blowing.”

Liu San rolled her eyes at him, took off a lot of money from her waist, threw it on the table, and said, "Stop talking nonsense, I'll throw the leopard! Fast, fast, fast!" Liu San is very addicted to gambling, which is different from ordinary people. As soon as he got started, he played a big game.

Du Ren, who was accompanying Liu San, winked slightly at the young man. The young man understood and breathed happily into his fists, closed the lid, held the dice cup in both hands, and raised it in the air. He cast three times in a row, then put down the dice cup and shouted: "If you buy it, leave it! If you buy it, leave it!"

A man next to him took out more than a dozen copper coins, flicked them on the word "big", and shouted: "I opened seven small ones in a row. I don't believe I can open another small one. I will press the big one this time!" Dozens of people responded and placed their copper coins on the word "big".

The boy looked around at the crowd and shouted "Three, two, one". He pressed his hands on the wooden cover but did not open it. Everyone stretched their heads and crowded around the dice cup. The boy shouted "Open!" " He quickly opened the wooden cover with both hands. When everyone saw the idea inside, they howled all over the place. The boy shouted again: "Three to one, leopard! Little!" The man at the end who threw the copper coins yelled: "What a thief! Why are you so young again! Damn it! Is this even justified?"

Liu San was stunned and muttered: "Leopard? Leopard?! Leopard!" It wasn't until he shouted the last "leopard" that Liu San realized that he had eaten them all.

Du Ren happily hugged Liu San's shoulders and said in surprise: "Third brother is awesome! He takes everything in the first move. Even for me, the banker, it is difficult to do that!"

Liu San laughed wildly in his heart and thought: "Hahahaha, I, Liu San, am also like this! God, you are not treating me poorly!"

Du Ren called a boy, threaded the money Liu San won from gambling, and said to Liu San: "Today, my third brother has won. I am really happy and congratulated. I have been running this gambling shop for many years, and I still haven't lost it."

No one says they can fight off a leopard in the first fight. Third brother, you are the first! Someone, give Third Brother a jar of good wine!"

Liu San was overjoyed in his heart, but he still said shyly: "Brother Du, you are too polite." Even though he said that, he was not polite about the wine the waiter brought him. He grabbed it and put it in his mouth.

It seems that if you don’t drink more good wine, you will suffer a loss.

The boy who was wearing the money put on the money and said to Du Ren and Liu San: "My boss, there are eight strings and three hundred and twenty coins in total here. Please check it, my boss."

Du Ren waved his hand and said with a smile: "Don't give this money to me, give it to Third Brother, it belongs to Third Brother." Then he held his hand to Liu Sangong and said: "Except for the usual capital, Third Brother has made a profit this time.

Seven dollars!"

Liu San was holding the money, feeling happy. He loved gambling, and occasionally won some, usually dozens or hundreds of coins, but he had never made as much as he does today.

Du Ren poured another bowl of wine for Liu San and persuaded him: "Third brother, your luck is so good today, why not play a few more games? If you win another seven or eight games, you can't tell."

Liu San had some intention of giving up. He held the money and said hesitantly: "But, but..."

How could Du Ren let him go? He quickly said: "What else? It would be a pity to let him go with such a strong luck. I say third brother, if you give him two more, you will bring back more than eight dollars."

, maybe eighty strings..."

Liu San was moved by what he said. He shouted and said, "Okay! Brother Du is right! You are so lucky, it would be a pity to let it go!" After that, he put the money in his hand.

They all focused on the word "big" and said, "This will make me bigger!"

Du Ren winked at the boy who was throwing the dice again, and the boy smiled and said to everyone: "Okay, okay!" He was like before,

After throwing the dice three times, he shouted loudly: "If you buy it, leave it! If you buy it, leave it!"

This time, Liu San had a big red hand, and everyone followed like a flock of ducks and pressed on the word "big", hoping to get the banker to compensate.

When the lid was lifted, all the gamblers howled, and Liu San himself was stunned. The boy glanced at it, laughed secretly, and shouted: "Three three! Leopard! Little!"

Du Ren shouted "Ouch", slapped his thigh, and said angrily: "How could this happen! Third brother! What, what should I do?"

Liu San was stunned. He only had one of the two he brought, and he lost all the money he won. He had mixed feelings in his heart and didn't know how to deal with it. He could only say: "Brother Du, I,

I've lost everything, hey, I'll just go back."

How could Du Ren let him go and said, "Third brother, one more game, maybe I can win it all back." After that, he took off the five strings of money from his waist, handed it to Liu San, and said:

"I have five strings of money here. Third brother, feel free to use it. If you lose, it's mine. If you win, it's all to third brother!"

Liu San's heart was greatly moved, and the gamblers on the side were booing him. He took heart and said, "Okay! Come again!"...

About two hours later, Liu San, with his head hanging down, entered the second-floor pavilion of the gambling house with Du Ren.

Du Ren sat in front of the case, without any expression on his face, and said to Liu San: "Third brother, there is some trouble now."

Liu San lamented: "Hey, I will pay back all this money. Brother Du, just give me some time. I will definitely find a way to raise money!"

Du Ren was a little confused: "I'll give you my money, and I won't say no. But of the seventy coins you lost today, sixty-five of them were borrowed from this pawn shop.

According to the rules of the pawn shop, the money must be paid off within a month, and there is nothing I can do about it."

Liu San said anxiously: "Then what should I do? Sixty-five pieces, even if I try to rob or steal them, I won't be able to raise all the funds for a while! Brother Du, just think of a way and help me."

Come on! Even if it means being a cow or a horse, I’m willing to do it.”

Du Ren glanced at Liu San, pretending to be dubious and said: "Oh? Are you serious about what you said?"

Liu San hurriedly said: "It's really true, of course it's true!"

Du Ren curled his lips and said, "Okay!" After that, he leaned close to Liu San and whispered in a cold tone: "I want to ask you something, your Erlangjun..."


Chapter completed!