"Tayun, faster, faster..." Listening to Yu Weiwei's nervous encouragement, Hua Zhi looked at the two horses almost walking side by side from afar and guessed that the other horse should be Jifeng.
"Ah, we won, we won, Tayun won!" Yu Weiwei excitedly grabbed Hua Zhi's arm and shook it vigorously, turning back to look at the girl from the Zhu family with a smug look on her face.
The girl from the Zhu family was very well-mannered. She just smiled and said nothing.
"Weiwei, how much did you bet?" a girl in front turned around and asked.
"Total?"
"Yes, inside and out."
Yu Weiwei made a twelve gesture and said, "I took out all the money I had saved. If I lose, I will definitely ask my cousin to compensate me."
Hua Zhi showed a curious expression, but did not ask much. Yu Weiwei saw it but did not explain, just smiled and said: "I saw you wrote two hundred taels just now?"
"I don't have much money on me."
"It's just a small play. Two hundred taels is enough. Madam Wu, it doesn't matter if we settle the account slowly. Give Miss Hua her share first."
The woman who first opened the market handed over two silver bills and said, "Small plates, easy to close, but I lost a lot today."
"You just gave up a little bit of what you won last time." Yu Weiwei glanced at the banknotes and stuffed one of them into Hua Zhi's hand, "Buy some candy."
Hua Zhi looked down and saw that it was said that the money was two hundred taels, but she didn't pay a penny. In a moment, she won back the real two hundred taels. Those who won wanted to continue, and those who lost wanted to get their money back. This is what makes gambling attractive.
"I'm going to go check on my horse, do you want to come?"
"Your own horse?"
"Yes." Yu Weiwei could not hide her pride. "My father bought me a mare. I have been feeding her since she was little. Later, when she grew up, I brought her to the stable. The place is big here and Xiaobao is happier."
Seeing her talking and gesturing at the same time, Hua Zhi nodded in agreement. She was not a suitable person to chat with, but she was a good listener. Yu Weiwei was very satisfied with her and pushed her out, "Let's go, let's go see my little treasure."
"Please wait a moment, Miss Yu. I will tell my younger brother something."
At this time, Zeng Xiangyan and his men were walking towards this side. Yu Weiwei went to meet them, and said arrogantly, "Cousin, Miss Hua and I are going to see Xiaobao. You must treat Mr. Hua well."
Zeng Xiangyan understood his cousin's fickle personality. When he turned to look at Hua Zhi, he thought that she would help others out if she was the slightest bit unwilling. But when he really saw it, he was stunned. The girl didn't look reluctant.
Hua Zhi said gently: "If it is inconvenient for Master Zeng..."
"It's not inconvenient. Don't worry, leave my little brother to me." Zeng Xiangyan hugged Xiaoliu, "I'll take him to see Stepping Clouds. My cousin knows where to find us. Have fun."
"Do I need you to tell me that?" Yu Weiwei glanced back and forth between the two of them inconspicuously, then took Hua Zhi's arm and walked towards the stands.
When the two walked away, someone whispered, "Brother Zeng, do you know that the Zhu family intends to propose marriage to the Yu family?"
Zeng Xiangyan frowned. He was too lazy to pay attention to those messy things. Anyway, he had a capable elder brother to support the family. But this did not mean that he did not understand. The Zeng family and the Yu family were in the same boat, but the Zhu family and the Zeng family had never eaten from the same pot. What was the Zhu family trying to do
"Mr. Zeng." The gentle voice brought Zeng Xiangyan back to his senses. Seeing that it was the girl from the Zhu family, he returned a slight salute.
"Congratulations to Tayun for winning the first prize again."
"Thank you." Zeng Xiangyan bowed distantly, "I'll go to see Tayun now, Miss Zhu, please do as you please."
After getting off the stands, Dou Qingyang leaned in and whispered, "Is this Zhu family interested in you?"
Zeng Xiangyan subconsciously looked back and saw the girl from the Zhu family standing there without moving.
"See, I don't believe you anymore when you say I don't have that kind of feelings for you." Dou Qingyang gave him a crutch, "You're in trouble."
And it's no small inconvenience.
The two men looked at each other, without saying anything more, and called their friends to go to Tayun's stable.
Xiaoliu was a man of few words, and behaved like a good younger brother. His attitude was not offensive, so no one rejected him. After he showed off a little more and competed with others with his good riding skills, he basically integrated into their small circle.
It was already dusk when we returned from the racecourse.
Yu Weiwei stuck her head out of the carriage and asked, "Hua Ling, how many days will you stay in Jinyang?"
Hua Zhi didn't say anything definite, "I'll stay for a few more days."
"Then let's play together tomorrow?" Yu Weiwei motioned her to come closer and whispered, "I'll take you to a nice place."
Zeng Xiangyan gave his little cousin a slap on the head, "Do you think Hua Girl is as fun as you are?"
"Today's experience is very new to me. If Miss Yu says it's fun, then it must be fun. If Miss Yu doesn't think I'm boring, I'd be happy to go."
Yu Weiwei's eyes lit up and she looked at her cousin provocatively. She said, this Hua Ling is the best to talk to, otherwise she wouldn't invite her to join them even though she knew that their personalities are not the same!
"It's settled then. I'll come see you tomorrow."
Hua Zhi smiled and nodded, then bowed to Zeng Xiangyan, turned and walked into the lobby.
Xiaoliu was not in a hurry to leave. "I can't follow my elder sister either. Why don't you take me out to play tomorrow?"
Zeng Xiangyan smiled carefreely, "Okay, I'll take you out to play, but..."
After thinking about it, Zeng Xiangyan still suggested, "Bring some silver with you tomorrow. You don't need to bring too much. Just join in the fun."
Xiaoliu deliberately leaned closer and asked, "Is it the game you guys played several times at the racecourse today?"
"Yes, the people of Jinyang love to play this. It's harmless as long as you don't overdo it. It's okay if you're not used to it."
"No, I think it's fun. If I hadn't brought any money with me, I would have played along today."
Zeng Xiangyan patted his shoulder happily and said, "Okay, I'll go back first."
"Thank you, Brother Zeng, for today."
Zeng Xiangyan waved his hand casually, jumped on his horse and rode away.
In the courtyard behind the inn, Yu Mu and Jia Yang were already waiting. Just as they were about to report, Hua Zhi stopped them, "Don't worry, let me sort out what I learned today first."
Xiaoliu walked quickly, and although he was delayed for a while, he entered the house right away. "Sister Hua, I really learned a lot today. In just one day, they gambled eleven times at the racecourse."
Hua Zhi motioned him to sit down, "I gambled six times with Yu Weiwei and the others. At the most, I won 1,200 taels, but in the end, I lost 400 taels."
"That's still good. Zeng Xiangyan's luck wasn't so good today. He lost 2,800 taels. The most he lost was over 5,000 taels."
The two looked at each other, their hearts sinking. Gambling has never been a good thing. Even if it is covered with an elegant appearance, it cannot change the fact that it is gambling.