At the entrance of Letong Village, a woman wearing a flower hairpin stopped He Yan and said softly, "Young Master, this is a gambling house."
"I know." He Yan nodded, took out a piece of silver from his sleeve and shook it in front of her, "I'm here to gamble."
The woman was stunned, and before she could speak, He Yan had already walked in.
The woman standing outside the casino is a gambling prostitute. Letongzhuang is a wealthy family, and the money is worthless, so she also learned to watch people eat. There are those who don't seem to be very wealthy, and they persuade them to retire. As soon as the poor family walked around in it, it was not very good-looking and stepped on the embroidered carpet. Second, poor people care about money and cannot afford to lose.
He Yan's clothes that were washed and worn out definitely didn't look like the young master of a rich family. It's a pity that the gambling prostitute has not had time to stop her, she has already entered uninvited.
There was a lot of people in the casino, and everyone was red-faced. Those who won were naturally satisfied, and those who lost were unwilling. They took out a stack of silver notes from their arms and shouted, "Come again!"
He Yan walked and looked at it, thinking to himself, it turns out that what others said about the casino's brothel selling the gold cave is true.
Today, after she taught Wang Jiugui a lesson, she asked Wang Jiugui a question, which is the biggest casino in the capital. A street gangster like Wang Jiugui must not be ignorant. Sure enough, Wang Jiugui told her about Letong Village.
He Yan has never been to a casino. Before she joined the Yue Army, because of her special status, the more people there are, the less she can go to, let alone the casino. After joining the Fuyue Army, winning the battle and returning to Beijing, He Yunsheng came back again. She became the second lady of the He family's second room, and she couldn't go to such a place where there are three religions. So she didn't even know where the gambling house was. This was the first time.
Letongzhuang has everything, Pai Gow, playing chess, chess, grass fighting, cockfighting... She was dazzled by the sight, she was amazed at the same time, but also a little pity, she did not know any of these.
Some people are guessing the dice, put the dice in the bowl to guess the number, this is the easiest, and the most people onlookers participate. After a stream of money rushing down, He Yan's eyes were blinded, and a smile finally broke out from the corner of He Yan's mouth.
The He family was really poor, but He Yunsheng had to go to the martial arts hall. When the jewelry can not be exchanged for a few dollars, it is still far from being repaired. It takes a long time to save up a lot of cakes to sell. After thinking about it, He Yan can only think of going to a casino. Money makes money.
"Hey brother, what are you doing here, don't stand here if you don't bet." The people around him shoved He Yan with a trace of disdain in their eyes.
If you don't have money to go to any casino, can't you buy a good dress with money? It's really unpalatable.
He Yan said, "Betting."
The people around here are all dressed in gold and silver, and if they are not rich, they are expensive. Suddenly, a poor boy came in, and they couldn't help but look over. He Yan took out the only two pieces of silver from his sleeve and put them on the table.
Someone laughed and said: "Boy, you can think clearly, this is not a joke. I don't think you have any other money on you, or don't gamble, you really lose and cry, others will not give the money back. you!"
It's not like this happened. Gambling is addictive. The more you lose, the more you gamble. The more you gamble, the more you lose. Some people lose the land deed, their wives and children, and finally regret that they failed, and they were kicked out by the people of Letongzhuang. It happens here and there.
They looked at He Yan with pity, and the poor had no way out in Letong Village.
He Yan smiled slightly: "It's okay, just bet and play."
Everyone "coaxed" into a loud laugh. No one knew whether the laughter was benevolent or just watching the fun.
The dice were put into the bowl and turned upside down. The dealer swayed from side to side. The sound of the dice was clear and crisp, one after another, accompanied by the lively voices like music, and it seemed that a rough man could be heard talking and laughing loudly.
He Yan remembered those years in the barracks.
She entered the barracks, from soldier to lieutenant general, from lieutenant general to general, without any relationship with the He family, she earned it entirely by her own flesh and blood.
In the bitter cold of the frontier, there is no other entertainment. The men in the barracks couldn't hold back, so they secretly gambled money in private.
Every time He Yan saw it, he would be punished by military orders. He couldn't hold back their jubilation in private gambling, and He Yan was helpless. In the end, he had to stipulate that he could not gamble with money, but could gamble on other things, a chicken leg, a piece of dry food, or a piece of fur.
They didn't really want to gamble, they were just bored. Apart from training and fighting, this was probably the only fun, and He Yan couldn't bear to take it away. They let He Yan go together. Sometimes, wherever He Yan was happy, he would follow him for a round or two, and each time it was a big defeat.
Almost all the gadgets on her body were lost, but she was not annoyed, but she felt that Guozhen specialized in art, and not everyone knew how to gamble.
The crisp sound of the dice stopped abruptly, and the dealer dropped the bowl and looked at her.
"Big." He Yan said.
"open-"
The bowl was opened, and two dice were lying quietly on the table. Everyone held their breath and looked over. The two dice, one five and one six, were indeed big.
Everyone was a little surprised. For a moment, the man who had just laughed at He Yan laughed and said, "You're lucky, take this money and go get some good clothes!"
Some scattered silver and banknotes were piled up in front of He Yan.
He Yan pushed the silver out again.
Everyone looked at her.
"Come again." She smiled.
Someone couldn't help it and said, "Hey, this kid, he's a little arrogant!"
"Brother, you'd better accept it as soon as you see it, it's good if you win." This is a kind-hearted persuasion.
"Do you really think that you will always be so lucky? Hahaha, children are naive!"
The sound of ridicule, persuasion, and lively voices filled his ears. There were so many people, but He Yan only had those two dice in his eyes.
He Yunsheng went to school and the military officers needed to be repaired. Qingmei's servant could not do all the work, so the He family should add a little servant. In a few months, it will be summer, and the rainy season will come. There are some missing tiles on the gatehouse of He's house, which will definitely leak... Inside and outside, money is needed.
She wanted to inquire about Xu Zhiheng and He Rufei, and she also needed money.
It is not necessary to have a lot of silver, but it is absolutely necessary. Otherwise, when you can't move an inch, you know that life is difficult.
"Have you made up your mind?" The middle-aged man shaking the dice stroked his beard with a kind and gentle smile.
He Yan also gave him a polite smile.
"Come again."