I heard this old gambler and thought he was drunk. But the other person didn't smell of alcohol, and he spoke clearly. Although a little flustered, I heard the meaning of his words clearly.
"What did you say to him?" I pointed to the corpse on the ground and asked, "You said he only sold a year of life?"
"Yes, life span of one year..."
Although I still don't understand what's going on, the two gamblers went to the cabin over there and turned around. I was afraid that someone would peep in the hut over there, so I said to the old gambler: "Get someone over there first. Does he have family?"
"The family has the fortune, the family is on the walls, where is the family." The old gambler burst into tears and helped his companion's body up.
I saw that he was weak and had difficulty carrying the corpse, so I helped him. There were no-man corners everywhere around the casino. We walked towards that side and then stopped. The old gambler's eyes are red, and they say that the gambler is ruthless, but most of the dead are his only friends. When he sees his old friend die suddenly, his heart is always sad anyway.
"Tell me, what's the matter?" As soon as I saw the death of a human being, I couldn't leave it alone. This is the site of Tsing Yi Tower in Tongchuan City anyway. If something like this happens, you must ask.
"Say, it's just for nothing..." The old gambler took out a pack of crumpled cigarettes, opened one, and squatted on the ground, saying a few words.
He and his dead companions were both locals in Tongchuan. They started to play in the casino a few years ago, but they were all surrounded by family members. A few days ago, there were some furniture such as tables, chairs and benches in the house that could be sold. When the furniture was sold out, there was absolutely no way.
As a result, the road to heaven is endless. Just when they were looking for money, someone suddenly told them that the hut next to the casino could be sold for life.
This kind of thing, no matter who has heard of it, thinks it is nonsense. But the two of them were bored, so they ran to ask. This is really the case, and the process is very simple, as long as you write your name and birth date, say how many years of life you sell, the other party will give you money.
When encountering such a good thing, they are overwhelmed with joy, and they are also very clear that the life span of young people is valuable, and they are worthless after a few years of age. Their life span can only be exchanged for two yuan a year. The two were in a hurry to turn over their books, wherever they managed so many, they each sold two years of life and tried them.
Sure enough, they each got two yuan. Moreover, these two oceans seem to have brought them good luck. They went to the casino to kill the Quartet, and they won some back. The two were so happy that they left the casino to eat and drink.
Such a good day lasted for about a month, and every day I could win money, and I continued to drink and drink. However, good luck failed to accompany them all the time. A few days ago, the two of them were jealous of losing at the casino, and all of a sudden they lost their profits.
Today, there is really no way, so I went to the hut to try again. The other party was still there. They sold one year's lifespan, but as soon as they turned around, their companions fell to the ground.
I was thinking about strange things every year, especially this year. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I really didn't know there was such a business.
"No, no
OK! "The old gambler smoked, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong: "People died at their door. I have to go to them for theory. "
I didn’t stop it. I’ve never been here before, and I don’t know the reality of that hut. Therefore, I don’t know the origin of that hut. If this old gambler goes to theory, I happen to take the opportunity to check it out and touch it. Touch each other's details.
The old gambler rubbed his eyes, stood up and walked over there, I followed behind, some distance apart. When the old gambler returned to the cabin, I hid aside.
The old gambler told the other party about the matter, and the other party did not show up, so he threw out a cold sentence through the small window: "He has reached the end of his life, and he may have less than one year of life left. Nian's life is sold, and it must be dead. What does it have to do with me?"
The old gambler is still theorizing, it seems that he wants the other party to pay more. But they ignored him so much, talked for a while, and directly closed the small window. The old gambler couldn't help himself, and the other party ignored him, and he couldn't help it.
The old gambler walked away slowly, he and his companion had only four oceans left, and he had to take care of his companion's funeral. I looked at his back and shook my head secretly.
After a while, I turned my head and looked at the small window. Now that I have encountered this matter, I have to ask and feel the details of the other party.
I walked over, knocked on the window, and the window opened sharply. A lean and thin middle-aged man was sitting at a table inside, drinking slowly. This man is very face-to-face, I haven't seen him before, anyway, looking at him, he is as thin as a monkey, his eyes are shining brightly.
"How many years have it been sold?" The Skinny Monkey glanced at me, thinking I had just come out of the casino, and said, "You are five yuan a year at your age."
"Two years."
"Name, write down the eight-character birthday."
The other party brought a pen and paper, and after I took it, I would definitely not give him the true birth date. One more thing, my true birthday, I actually don't even know about it.
"Write." The thin monkey looked at me holding the pen and paper, and urged: "Don't waste time."
"I don't know how to write."
"If you don't know how to read, what are you doing for a long time?" The thin monkey took the pen and paper back in angrily, and said: "Then just report your name and birth date."
"The last name is Bao, it's Bao Xiaoer..." I uttered my name and birthdate indiscriminately, just to see what the other party would do next.
The thin monkey repeated it, then turned his head and said to the inside of the room: "Try it."
Inside the room, a rustling sound suddenly sounded. The room was very dark, and only an oil lamp was lit on the small table. It was not until the skinny monkey said that I saw an old man sitting in a corner of the room. The old man seemed to be blind, lowered his head, rolled his eyelids, and fumbled back and forth on a stone as smooth as a mirror in front of him.
In a blink of an eye, the old man stopped his hand and said hoarsely: "This name does not match the eight characters, it is fake."
"You're full!" The skinny monkey was very annoyed, turned his head and glared at me: "If you have nothing to do, report your fake name here!"
"I… "
"Hurry up! If you make trouble again, just throw you out of the city to feed the wolves!"
Snapped!
Without a word, the skinny monkey closed the window, seemingly not wanting
Do my business. I stood outside and thought about it, but I was surprised. How did they know the pseudonym I reported? I saw the blind old man groping on the smooth stone, and then figured out that what I said was false, it seemed that they were indeed a little out of the way.
I didn't say anything, and didn't continue to pester the other party. This matter should be investigated carefully. I turned around and walked towards the path.
By the time I walked back, the sky was already late, and except for the occasional hurried pedestrians passing by, there were hardly any other sights on the long street. I knew that the iron camel was following in secret, so I didn't panic in my heart, and walked slowly to the Liyuan stage.
I asked someone in the stage and asked if Fang Xiaohe was here. Coincidentally, Fang Xiaohe has been planning to jointly open the bank with Jin Yutang these days. These things are simple to say, but in fact they are trivial, and all aspects must be handled well. Therefore, for several days, Fang Xiaohe and the hall master below have been discussing matters very late every day. At this time, she had just finished talking to the eleven mother, and the two of them ate supper inside.
When I arrived at the Chamber, I saw Fang Xiaohe and Shi Niang talking. After arriving in Tongchuan for so long, I also learned a little about Eleven. This old woman is actually not as abhorrent as I thought before. She is a member of Tsing Yi Tower, and she must be considerate of the interests of Tsing Yi Tower. Although she is cold and ruthless to outsiders, she still takes care of Tsing Yi Tower's own people. So I didn't conceal the eleven mothers, and recounted what I saw today.
"Is there such a thing?" Xi Niang and Fang Xiaohe were shocked.
"I didn't see it with my own eyes. Am I daring to talk nonsense in front of you?" I smiled bitterly: "Some people have been looking for opportunities to trouble me.
"This thing is strange." Xi Niang frowned slightly. Tsing Yi Tower has a lot of eyeliner in Tongchuan. However, the casino side is relatively biased, and there are no shops nearby, so Tsing Yi Tower usually treats that. The side does not pay attention. After a long time, when other people saw that Tsing Yi Tower did not want this site, they preempted it. Now, that site is in charge of a person called Laodao.
There is only one casino on that site, and no other business, so Lao Dao just draws a little money from the casino. Tsing Yi Building didn't take this money into consideration. Another thing, Fang Xiaohe didn't want to get involved in the casino business, so she and Xi Niang didn't know much about the casino side.
Having said that, even though Eleven Niang and others don't pay attention to the matter over there, if this matter has been going on for a long time, the wind will be heard anyway, and it will reach the ears of Tsing Yi Tower. Nothing has happened so far, which means that the small house has not been operating for a long time. It is estimated that it is the same as the old gambler said, which is about a period of less than two months.
However, this happened in the city of Tongchuan after all. If the hut continues to operate without interference, people who are desperate in Tongchuan city and the outside world may come to sell their lives. At that time, maybe even more. What's causing trouble.
"Send someone to check it tomorrow."
"Why do I always feel that this is not a good thing?" Xi Niang put down the tea cup in her hand, glanced at me, and said, "Tomorrow you will lead the way, and I will go with you."
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