On October 16th, the cold wind blew into my arms on the Qingshui River.
Zhao Cheng held a volume of "Shang Shu Zhengyi" in his hand, which is part of the "Five Classics of Zhengyi", with a total of twenty volumes. In fact, it is equivalent to the explanation and elucidation of "Shang Shu".
He was reading a passage, "The day and night are one hundred quarters, the day is sixty quarters long, and the night is forty quarters short. The day is forty quarters short, and the night is sixty quarters long. There are fifty quarters in the day, and fifty quarters in the night. Melt. This statement is based on the sight of the rising sun. The day and night of the sky are divided into the sun's coming and going, and the day and night of human beings are limited to the twilight."
This passage is about the increase and decrease of time in the calendar. It explains that "The emperor said: "Consultation! Ruxi cum and. There are six days in the period of three hundred, and the leap month is used to determine the four o'clock, and the year comes into being. He was allowed to have hundreds of works, and the common people achieved Xianxi. "This sentence.
Zhao Cheng found it interesting and thought to himself that it turned out that Emperor Yao had already set the calendar as three hundred and sixty-six days. Suddenly he heard the boatman's whistle and knew that the ferry was about to dock, so he temporarily gathered his thoughts and prepared Get on board.
Qingshui River is wide. Except for a bridge at the narrowest point, crossing the river mostly relies on ferries, so ferries on the river come and go frequently.
There were more than a dozen people boarding the ship with Zhao Cheng, including men, women and children, all crowded into a small cabin.
After everyone was seated, the boatman used his strength to hold up the long bamboo pole and push the boat away from the shore.
Sun Xiaotie has been waiting on the other side for a long time, and today is the day to attack Zhao Cheng. He must lose so much that his wife must be put on the line.
In Li Fu's planning, this process would take more than ten days to avoid arousing Zhao Cheng's suspicion.
However, according to Sun Xiaotie's observation, Zhao Cheng was already addicted to playing. Every day when he crossed the border, Sun Xiaotie didn't need to worry about it. Zhao Cheng would take the initiative to find him.
Sure enough, it was the same today. Just as Sun Xiaotie was thinking, he heard a greeting from far away. When he looked up, he saw Zhao Chengzheng smiling and waving, and seemed to be holding a book in his hand.
"Come on, come on! The old fisherman and Zhang Yigu have been waiting for a long time today and their hands are itching." Sun Xiaotie took Zhao Cheng and went straight to his home.
Sun Xiaotie glanced at the book in Zhao Cheng's hand and asked with a smile: "Why are you still holding the book today? Are you suddenly going to change your mind and study?"
Zhao Cheng smiled and said: "Read it when you have nothing to do. Isn't it said that there is a golden house in the book?"
Sun Xiaotie laughed, but felt very contempt in his heart. Gamblers hate the word "book" the most because it has the same pronunciation as "lose", so they often avoid it. However, Zhao Cheng took the initiative to bring a book. Wouldn't it be a good match for today's pig killing plate? ?
The two arrived at Sun Xiaotie's home, where the old fisherman and Zhang Yigu were already waiting.
Sun Xiaotie winked at the two people and shouted: "Come on, today we must get back all the wins and losses in the past!"
Without saying too much nonsense, the few people immediately took a throwing tube and started rolling the dice.
Many of the gambling equipment in Sun Xiaotie's family have been manipulated so that they can control winning and losing. When they want to lose, the points they play must be small.
It was by relying on these gambling tools that Sun Xiaotie controlled the rhythm of winning and losing for several days in a row, allowing Zhao Cheng to win and lose money sometimes, constantly stimulating his gambling habit.
If it was the original Zhao Cheng, after these few days of deliberate targeting, he would have been out of control long ago. Not to mention his wife, he would have dared to risk his own life.
But now this Zhao Cheng saw through Sun Xiaotie's thoughts from the first day he met him. He seemed to be gambling heartily every day, but in fact he was always preparing, waiting for Sun Xiaotie to reveal his trump card.
After a few rounds, Zhao Cheng almost lost. The old fisherman still generously donated his money: "Take these five taels of silver to make up for the losses. If you win, you can return it to me."
In the past, this kind of borrowing money was the norm in gambling. Often after taking the money, your luck would immediately turn around and you would kill everyone.
But today is the pig-killing game, and it is destined to lose or not win. Zhao Cheng will only lose more and more. In the end, he will bet all the houses, fields and ladies on it, which is considered a pig-killing.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Cheng was uncharacteristic today and did not accept the money from the old fisherman. Instead, he threw away the throwing tube and said, "I'm not lucky today. I won't play anymore. It's boring to throw dice all the time."
Sun Xiaotie and the other three looked at each other, wondering what was happening to Zhao Cheng. If he had his usual temper, shouldn't he just accept the money and make persistent efforts? Why don't you play today?
If the reason why Zhao Cheng quit midway was because he was wary, then it would not be so easy to kill this "pig" again. It can be said that Sun Xiaotie's game was broken.
The matter has come to an end, how can Sun Xiaotie allow anything to go wrong? If the soft one doesn't work, he can only use the hard one to force Zhao Cheng to continue playing.
"Why don't you stop playing? That's not possible. These days, you have been winning more than ten taels or even dozens of taels every day. You just lost three or five taels today and you want to leave? Brother, what you are doing is a bit unethical, isn't it? ?”
Zhao Cheng said: "It's no fun to compete all the time. Let's change the game. Do you dare to follow?"
Sun Xiaotie said gloomily: "What kind of gameplay do you want?"
Zhao Cheng laughed and said, "Let's play bragging!"
"Bragging? How do you do it? Never heard of it." The old fisherman and Zhang Yigu looked at each other, then turned to Sun Xiaotie.
As the leader among these people, Sun Xiaotie is a frequent visitor to the casino. He is extremely proficient in all kinds of games, but he has never heard of bragging.
The bragging that Zhao Cheng mentioned was a common form of entertainment in bars in later generations, used for gambling and drinking.
The process is to roll the dice first. Each person has five dice. After shaking them, you can look at your own points. Don't move after watching.
Then the first person calls "a few numbers", such as "5 4". The first 5 is the number, and the second 4 is the point. This means that among all the dice on the field, there are at least five four points.
After the first person calls out, the second person has to say "believe it or not". If you believe it, just increase the number based on the first person's call. Either add a number, add a point, or add both. If you add more, the points can be reduced.
If you don't believe it, just throw a toss and see who loses and drinks.
This rule was simply modified by Zhao Cheng, turning drinking into a bet, and the winner divided the money bet by the loser.
This gameplay is indeed refreshing to a few people, and they have never played this kind of game before.
Sun Xiaotie thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "It sounds interesting, but it's a pity that there are not enough dice."
He has to throw the mercury-filled dice with his hands, and use special techniques to get the results he wants on the dice. If it is held with a cup or something and shaken on the table, no matter how powerful he is in Qianju, he will not be able to control the points.
Zhao Cheng reached out and took off a small bag from his waist, and poured out seventeen or eighteen dice: "I just happened to bring it, you can choose as you like."
