An Qing stood on the balcony and looked down at the racecourse. This place was carefully designed so that not only could people have a clear view of the entire racecourse, but it also allowed other people, even those in the next room, not to be able to see what was on the balcony at all. people.
Han Du slowly walked to An Qing and glanced down.
The racecourse was already buzzing with people, and the ring-shaped viewing seats were filled with people holding pieces of paper in their hands. Moreover, these people kept waving the pieces of paper in their hands and making loud noises, as if they were trying to disperse the clouds in the sky.
"What are they doing?" An Qing saw such a grand scene for the first time and didn't know why the people below were so excited.
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Han Du glanced at it, turned back to An Qing with a smile and said, "They are betting on horses."
"What is horse racing? Is it the same as betting on dice?" An Qing asked curiously.
Han Du smiled, "Absolutely, but it's different from gambling on dice. Gambling houses that gamble on dice basically rely on crooks to defraud people's money, but betting on horses is different. The horses are running in the racecourse, who can It’s clear who came first. Did you see the pieces of paper in their hands? That’s the certificate of which horse they bet on. It records the horse they bet on, the money they bet on, and the odds.”
An Qing was stunned when he heard this, looked at Han Du in confusion, and asked: "But in this case, good horses are born to run faster than ordinary horses. Doesn't that mean the good horses will definitely win? What about those people below? Aren’t they fools? Didn’t they just put their money on a good horse and win?”
Han Du shook his head slightly and said with a smile: "How can there be a horse that can definitely win? Although there are some differences between these horses, it is definitely not very big. And there are odds. Horses with a high chance of winning have odds. The odds are low, and conversely, the odds are high for horses that have little chance of winning. This way, everyone can participate.”
Indeed, people’s hearts change. If there is too obvious a gap between the horses, then any fool will know which horse to bet on. But at the same time, the speed of the horses cannot be exactly the same. At this time, odds come in handy. Using odds to once again balance the strength gap between horses can prevent more people from focusing on the best. on the horse.
After patiently explaining to her what odds were, An Qing finally understood what the rules of horse racing were.
After listening to Han Du's explanation, An Qing looked at him with a smile and said, "A husband is a husband, and he can even follow the rules of horse racing perfectly."
When Han Du saw it, he immediately smiled. I wanted to explain that I didn't think of this, but when I saw the look of admiration on An Qing's face, I swallowed my explanation. Being able to be admired by An Qing is not a bad thing for him. Whenever Han Du makes some excessive demands at this time, An Qing will shyly agree, for example, hehe...
An Qing understood what horse racing was about, and he was eager to place a bet and have some fun.
Han Du naturally had no objection at all to this. He raised his finger and pointed to a handle next to him and said: "This is a bell. As long as you pull it a few times, the bell outside will ring. When the people waiting outside hear it, they will come in to wait. .”
"Really?" An Qing smiled and stretched out his hand twice without hesitation.
After a few breaths, the maid outside opened the door and came in. He walked up to An Qing, knelt down respectfully, and said in greeting: "May I ask what your orders are?"
An Qing couldn't help but be surprised when he saw that every move of this maid was very well-behaved and she could see that she had received strict training.
You must know that the cost of such etiquette training is not small, and ordinary people's families simply cannot afford it. And ordinary people will not spend such unnecessary money to let their children learn these things. Even if people are rich, their first choice is to let their sons go to school. Everything is inferior, only reading is superior. This is a saying that is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
Could it be that this maid is a young lady from a wealthy family? But this is simply impossible.
An Qing glanced at Han Du slightly and was not in a hurry to ask. Instead, he turned back to the maid and said, "What if you want to place a bet?"
The maid kept her posture motionless, lowered her head slightly and replied: "If you want to place a bet, there is a post in this wing. Please let me bring it to you."
"Okay." An Qing nodded.
The maid stood up from the ground, walked to a nearby wooden cabinet, opened the top layer, and took out a wooden plate from inside. The wooden plate contains posts one after another. The front is the horse's number and name, and the back of the post is an introduction to the horse's characteristics and odds.
The maid turned around and presented the wooden plate in front of An Qing, and whispered how to place the bet.
"You only need to choose the horse you like and then place your bet."
An Qing glanced at it and said, "Ah, do each of these horses have a name?"
Picking up a post at random, "Dark clouds treading snow, is this the name of this horse? What does it mean?"
Han Du took a look and said with a smile: "It means that this is a black horse with white mane on the four hooves. Such characteristics will make the horse very obvious when racing. You can You can see at a glance where the horse you have bet on is running. You can even cheer for it. The loud voices of the people below were all cheering for the horse they bet on."
"I see. No wonder everyone was yelling at the top of their lungs as if they were crazy." An Qing shook his head and dismissed such an idea. She was the princess of the dynasty, how could she do such a disgraceful thing?
"But I don't like the black horse." An Qing then put the piece of paper back into the wooden tray and picked up another one, "What about this one? This one is called Chai Feng White Rabbit. Is it a white horse?"
Han Du nodded and extended his thumb towards An Qing, "Sure enough, Bingxue is smart."
"The white one is not bad, so that's it." An Qing made a decision immediately, "Let's play a hundred guan."
Ordinary people bet on horse racing based on their own eyes, even if the horse has the potential to win. After all, even the best horse will deviate due to various conditions. For example, the horses were not fed enough fodder and water, the horses were disturbed at night and did not get a good rest, etc.
Many horse racing masters observe the condition of all horses one by one so that they can measure the one most likely to win.
Fortunately for Anqing, she made her bet based on the horse's eyes.
"Yes." The maid had no expression on her face and took the piece of paper respectfully.
For ordinary people, one hundred guan is the cost for a family of five for at least two years. But on this racecourse, especially in the VIP room, it can only be regarded as an ordinary bet, not even a large amount.
After An Qing finished speaking, he turned and looked at Han Du.
Han Du smiled and had no choice but to take out a stack of treasure notes from his arms and hand them to the maid, one hundred in total.
The maid took the treasure money and exited the door, going to help An Qing place a bet.
Soon, the maid returned and presented a piece of paper to An Qing with the amount of the bet written on it and stamped with a bright red seal. "Please keep it, noble man. I wish you great success and immediate success!"
"Go down." An Qing took the piece of paper and waved his hand casually to let the maid leave.
Then he turned the piece of paper over and over again? Sighing: "Just such a piece of paper, is it worth a hundred coins?"
Han Du smiled and said, "That's not all. If you win, it's not just worth a hundred coins. Let's see what the odds are..."
After taking a look, Han Du said with a smile: "If you win, it is worth two hundred and forty coins."
This amount of money is simply a drop in the bucket for Anqing. But for some reason, after listening to Han Du's words, she had a strong desire to win.
"By the way, that's the horse I bet on. Where is it?"
Han Du's face was full of helplessness, and he quickly turned pale, just like An Qing. He dared to place a bet without even seeing the horse he was betting on. I'm afraid only An Qing could do this.
But since I was originally taking Anqing out for fun today, it would be fine as long as she was happy.
Han Du held up the binoculars and looked towards the racecourse. In just a few breaths, Han Du found the horse An Qing bet on. "It's over there, number eleven, right next to the pillar."
"Let me see, let me see..." An Qing immediately grabbed the telescope from Han Du and looked for it for a moment.
Han Du looked at An Qing and smiled suddenly, knowing that she had seen it.
"I saw it, I saw it. It's all white and its eyes are red like a rabbit. No wonder it's called Chasing the Wind White Rabbit."
Just when Anqing watched with relish for a moment and put down the binoculars, the horse racing officially started.
A horse, under the control of its rider, stands at the front of a wooden fence. With an order, the wooden fence was opened instantly. The rider suddenly shook the reins, and the horse rushed out of the fence and galloped forward.
At the beginning, Anqing was relatively quiet. The open-air stands below were already full of people, each cheering for the horses they were betting on. Anqing remained motionless, sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai.
But as lap after lap was completed, the gap between the horses gradually widened, and the white rabbit chasing the wind began to be overtaken by the dark clouds and snow. An Qing suddenly became nervous, his little face tightened, and even his bare hands clenched into fists.
An Qing's suppressed face gradually turned red. He turned to look at Han Du and asked, "Husband, if I shout here, people outside won't see it, right?"
Han Du immediately understood what An Qing wanted to do, smiled and nodded and explained: "Don't worry, the rooms here are all uniquely designed to ensure that no matter what you do here, no one will see it outside."
As soon as Han Du finished speaking, An Qing's long-suppressed voice suddenly burst out, shouting crazily at the horse racing below: "Chasing the white rabbit, rush up, Feng white rabbit rush up..."
