Shen Tang stepped into this gambling stall with the mentality of "getting rich and becoming well-off", and her pretty face was filled with a happy smile.
If the background of this world could be visualized...
There are probably pink flowers floating in her background right now...
You can tell her inner joy without even looking at it.
When Kang knew the inside story: "…"
How could he express to his master in a tactful way that this trip would not only not make him rich, but would make things worse? Would his already poor private treasury suffer a heavy blow
Kang Shi wanted to say it several times.
But he swallowed his words back several times because of some expectation.
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On second thought, if this trip can help the lord to completely quit gambling and truly understand the truth that "gambling is not a good deed", it would be a good thing. Kang Shi lowered his eyelids and looked at the ponytail of the lord's head swinging back and forth, thinking so.
It’s more like a small gambling house than a gambling stall.
The gambling stall is located in a simple house in a deep alley.
Kang Shi looked at his lord meaningfully.
Tsk tsk.
The location of this gambling stall is really hidden.
I don't know how my lord got to this position.
"My lord, wait a minute."
Kang Shi raised his hand to stop Shen Tang who wanted to enter.
"Let Shi explore it first."
After saying that, he raised his hand to lift the dirty, filthy, coarse cloth curtain, and pushed open the wooden door. Although the house was simple, it was not small. The hot air mixed with various smells rushed towards me, and there was a lot of noise in the house.
Shen Tang poked his head in and looked around.
He said, "There are so many people here."
He patted the tip of his nose with his fingers.
There were some wrinkles between his brows: "It smells strong too."
The residential area is not small, but with three or four low-legged gambling tables crammed in, with six or seven people sitting around each table, it seems quite crowded. There are also a few groups of people playing cockfighting, chess, and pot-tossing in the corner.
At a glance, there are all kinds of people in the house.
She still remembered some of the faces.
They are all “co-workers” on the construction site.
There are many people in the house and the air is not circulating well.
Some people were so excited that they even took off half of their sleeves, exposing their arms, and looked intently at the gambling tools on the table. Most people played dice, after all, this kind of gambling relies more on luck than IQ.
More friendly to common people with low cultural level.
"Big! Big! Big! Big!"
"Hey! Why is it small again?"
"This is the third time I've bet too little, it's time to go big!" A gambler cursed and took out a "cookie strip" to bet.
"Come again, come again!"
"That's right, aren't you still winning?"
"I will definitely win in the next round!" The gambler counted the "slips" in his arms, gritted his teeth, and threw out a card, "I'm betting on the big one! I don't believe you can get four small bets in a row! Wait! I'll shake it this time, your luck is as bad as your feet!"
A gambler laughed and teased: "Why? Have you smelled it?"
"Bah! That's what you said!"
The appearance of Shen Tang and the other man did not attract any attention.
There are many gamblers coming and going every day, including some who are well-dressed like Shen Tang and Kang Shi.
"Youli, what do you want to play?"
After entering the house, he no longer called Shen Tang "Master".
If his identity was exposed, the rumor that Shen Jun "lingered" at the gambling stall would spread in the streets before the next day. Not to mention how furious his cousin would be and how he would roar endlessly after hearing it, it would also have a negative guiding effect on the common people.
It's better to do this secretly.
Shen Tang wanted to play dice.
But there were too many people crammed into each table.
She considered her own body and the smell of the crowd and chose an "unpopular" event with fewer people.
"What are they playing at?"
Kang Shi glanced at it and said, "Tanqi."
The so-called "Tanqi" is that two people each hold a number of black and white chess pieces, place them on a corner of the chessboard, and then use their fingers to flick the other party's chess pieces until all of one person's chess pieces are hit and taken away, and then they lose. Onlookers can bet on the victory or defeat of the two people.
The winner gets to share the spoils of the loser.
Small gambling stalls cannot afford very good gambling equipment.
The so-called chess pieces are also quite simple and crude.
Kang Shi knew which side was going to lose after watching for a while, but he could not place bets or intervene. Once he intervened or placed bets, well, the result was not worth mentioning. His literary style once caused a gambler who was sure of winning to be overturned.
It’s hard to describe the feeling.
Shen Tang looked at it for a while to understand the rules of the game.
"Isn't this similar to Gong Xichou's marbles?" The difference is that Gong Xichou played pearls as big as longan, while these gamblers played black and white stones that were polished into different shapes and sizes. It's not as interesting as dice.
As for cockfighting and pot-throwing…
It's meaningless.
The latter is easy for people who practice martial arts, but the former will only make Shen Tang think of a hundred ways to cook chicken.
After all, I think I might as well play dice.
"Do you two want to play anything?" Shen Tang and his partner stood out among the rough gamblers. The gambling stall attendant showed a mouthful of badly worn yellow teeth and smiled as he approached them. "We have everything here. Do you want to play a few rounds?"
Whether it is a gambling house or a gambling stall, they are targeting the gamblers' money. Gamblers are their bread and butter. The difference lies in whether they play big or small. Of course, if the gamblers can't control themselves, the final outcome is the same.
He lost everything, sold his children, and even became a brothel owner, forcing his wife to work as a prostitute to earn money to pay off his debts...
Shen Tang asked Kang Shi: "What do you think?"
Kang Shi: "Small gambling can make you happy, but big gambling can hurt your body. Play a few times and then leave. Going back too late will make your cousins worry."
Shen Tang nodded and rolled up his sleeves.
Led by the servant, the two went to a gambling table with fewer people, where they also played dice. There were three dice in a dice cup, and the dealer shook them and opened them to calculate the points. Gamblers only needed to place a bet on the size of the dice, and it was purely a matter of luck.
The probability of big and small is half and half, getting rich depends on fate.
Of course, that's what they say.
As for what the trick is, the gamblers don’t know, or they are not capable enough to discover it.
Shen Tang crossed his arms, leaned forward slightly, and looked at the opened dice cup, in which three shiny dice were quietly lying. When the result came out, the gamblers at the table were naturally happy and sad.
She turned around and invited Kang Shi to come down the table and play too.
hey-hey-
This guy always loses every time he gambles.
As long as you do the opposite, you will win every bet!
The two of them will be able to sweep the casino together and be invincible!
Shen Tang seemed to have seen all the copper coins in the gamblers' pockets flying into her pocket, and she waved at Kang Shi enthusiastically.
Kang Shi smiled helplessly and took out two coins.
Shen Tang said: "You are too stingy."
What can you do with two coins
The servant was also a little disappointed.
His salary is linked to the revenue of each table.
This young man in a scholar's robe looked noble, and he should have at least a few pieces of silver, if not one or two taels of silver. He searched for a long time before he found two copper coins, which really disappointed his expectations. So he turned his eyes to Shen Tang.
Judging from what Shen Tang said, this person should be a wealthy man.
What's the result
Shen Tang also took out two copper coins.
Bet on the opposite place.
Oddler: “…”
These two are dressed like decent people, but they are actually poor! Today's prize money is gone.
The gameplay of Dice Size is very simple.
Four to ten o'clock is small.
Eleven to seventeen o'clock is the best.
If three or eighteen points are shaken out, the dealer wins.
In the eyes of many people, the probability of big or small is 50-50, so you keep betting big or small. Even if you lose a few times before, as long as the amount bet is smaller, you will not suffer a serious loss. If you lose a few times, you can increase the bet again and turn the tables.
Even if you don't make a big profit, you won't lose a big loss either.
Just like the gambler who was determined to bet on "big" just now, he lost five or six "cake sticks" before, and just now the "big" came, he happened to bet on three "cake sticks", and got back half of his money in one go, so he bet on four "cake sticks" in the next hand.
Amid the cheers of the gamblers, the dice cup opened.
Three points, the dealer takes it all.
Shen Tang: “???”
Kang Shi: “???”
Watching the dealer taking away their copper coins, Shen Tang felt something was wrong, but he didn't complain.
After all, this is considered as "every time you gamble, you will lose". Kang Shi did lose, but the copper coins she bet were also eaten up.
Kang Shi resisted the urge to hold his forehead.
"Still playing?"
Shen Tang asked back: "Why don't you play?"
She took Kang Shi to the gambling stall in order to "get rich and live a well-off life", not to give the gambling stall owner a turnover.
"Let me bet first this time, and then you bet."
A new round of betting is about to begin.
Shen Tang was quick to bet on "small".
After the bet was over, he angrily stuck out his tongue towards "Da".
Kang Shi: “…”
He also had a vague sense of foreboding.
But he still did as he was told, but this time he was more stingy.
He only took out a small copper coin.
Shen Tang clenched his fists expectantly.
The other gamblers shouted their choices at the top of their lungs, and she also murmured in a low voice. As a result, when the dealer opened the lid of the dice cup, three neat "sixes" were almost shocking. Shen Tang was so shocked that her mouth opened slightly, and she was speechless for a long time.
"Last time it was three ones, this time it was three sixes???"
Is this a beaver
Very un-beaver!!!
According to the general routine of gambling stalls, shouldn't they wait for the fat sheep to get emotional and spend money recklessly before swindling the customers? Shen Tang looked around and saw no other "fat sheep" who matched the bill, except for the two of them, and his face turned pale.
Other gamblers also followed suit and cheered the dealer.
"What's going on?"
"What are you doing? How could this be such a coincidence?"
Little did they know that the dealer was also confused.
It's not that he can't shake out three or eighteen points, but the chance of success is not high, and it often takes several attempts to hit it by luck. He didn't use his hard-trained gambling skills twice just now, he just shook it casually, how come he won everything
I could only smile awkwardly: "Surprise! What a surprise!"
Shen Tang said: "Let's play another round!"
The other gamblers followed suit and said, "One more round!"
"Yes, don't delay, open it again!" It's not uncommon to win twice in a row in the past. In addition, this group of old gamblers are well-informed, and there is also the atmosphere of gambling stalls inserted into the crowd, so everyone muttered a few words and then let it go.
Shen Tang rolled up his sleeves again.
He slapped down the three copper coins with a heroic gesture.
Kang Shi shook his head helplessly.
He can already see the result.
But I still followed this game.
I thought this round would be a dramatic three or eighteen points, but it turned out to be "big", and the lord bet on "small" this time, and Kang Shi won. He took the compensation from the dealer and turned to look at the lord whose expression was almost cracked.
Whispered: "Why don't you go?"
Shen Tang lowered his head and counted the half of the copper coins that were left.
He said angrily: "Don't do it this time, I'll do it!"
Kang Shi nodded slightly guilty.
"Okay, as you say."
Shen Tang still bet on “small” in this round.
As a result, the dealer hit eighteen points again.
Shen Tang's face turned pale. She continued to play several rounds, betting on "small" for each round, a copper coin, but the dealer either got "three points" or "big". Listening to the chatter of other gamblers, she felt so aggrieved that she almost burst out.
The purse is empty.
Kang Shi coughed softly and whispered in her ear, "It's time to go. It will be too late to go back. It will be hard to answer if others ask about it."
Especially Qi Shan and Chu Yao, who like to get to the bottom of things when it comes to questions about their lord, are even harder to fool. Kang Shi doesn't want to be targeted by Qi Shan and tripped up.
Shen Tang clutched his purse into a ball.
Take a deep breath and suppress those emotions.
Said: "Let's go, let's go. Today everything is not going well."
I started to murmur in my heart.
Is my luck really that bad
Even Kangshi Casino's magic trick of "losing every time you gamble" couldn't help her? Not only did she fail to become rich and well-off, she also lost the copper coins she borrowed from Li Li.
Shen Tang was so angry that he opened the curtain of the gambling stall without even looking back.
Kang Shi looked at her back and followed her.
After leaving the house where the gambling stall was hidden, Shen Tang frowned at first, then relaxed her brows, replaced by a look of determination. She calmly instructed Kang Shi.
"Ji Shou, take your men and overturn this gambling stall!"
Kang Shi: “???”
Shen Tang continued to patch things up as if to cover up his mistake.
"I'm not being petty and seeking revenge, but Ji Shou and Yuan Liang are right about what they said, gambling is not a good thing. Many of these gamblers are common people who work in the southwest corner during the day. They rely on heavy physical labor to earn enough to eat and wear for a day or two, and they have some extra money saved up, so why not do anything else but lose it here! Such evil trends must not be encouraged! They must be severely cracked down on and eliminated! Ji Shou, don't you think this is the truth?"
She turned her words over and over in her mind.
Um-
What I said makes sense.
She did all this to save these gamblers who were bewitched by gambling! It is never too late to mend the fold!
It’s not because I was hit by my bad luck.
"Well, my lord, what you said makes sense."
Kang Shi nodded again.
“That makes perfect sense!”
Although the street was not as warm as the gambling stall, the air that rushed into Shen Tang's nose was fresh, and the coolness cooled down Shen Tang's swollen brain. She frowned and looked at the empty purse.
Why is there any effort in worrying
It's not that she didn't have money. As long as she asked, she could get some pocket money from the government office. But Shen Tang felt unhappy. She always felt that the money was not hers because it was not earned by her own hands. The reconstruction of Fugu City required money everywhere. Even if it was a dozen copper coins, she was reluctant to embezzle it.
As for covering the strips, is it still a bit too much
This is even worse.
Common people think that notes are valuable.
But she knew how much this thing was worth.
"Hey, Jishou."
"What's the matter, my lord?"
“I want to find a side job.”
For example, picking up old business
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