1 is open, looking through the door to the pulpit. Seeing that there were many sedan chairs parked in Wujia of the courtyard, there was a faint sound of playing cards and shaking treasures from Bi'erzhou Xiaobu. It was obvious that they were gathering for gambling. There are many small vendors selling cooked food, extending from the outside to the inside of the door. It seems that there are them in the second courtyard. The characters coming in and out are from three religions and nine streams, a mixture of dragons and snakes.
"This? Open gambling?" Mou Tianxiong was a little surprised.
You are wrong. Ai's lover is the head of the county torture chamber. There are many benefits. "
Xiao Zhanfeng said: This gambling house pays about 10,000 yuan to several gentlemen in the county every year, so no one has ever cared about it.
Looking through the door, there were several tables of gambling inside. Mou Tianxiong asked, "Anyone can enter."
"Yes. Yes. You can come and go as you please in the first place, and you can gamble as you like, and the bets are not big. Regular customers can come to the back, but they must be introduced by someone."
Yu walked in and took a look. There were Pai Gow and Fan Tan. Mou Tianxiong entered the country to inquire about the customs, intending to observe the environment without taking any action. Needless to say for Zhou Shizhai, gambling is a taboo for escorts. It went around in a circle like this. Xiao Zhanfeng whispered: "He is usually within the second gate."
"How to get in?"
"It needs to be recommended by regular customers."
"Do you want to introduce us?"
"I'm not a regular customer." Xiao Zhanfeng said, "Follow me. Let's go out first."
Come out. Entering from a side path, Xiao Zhanfeng knocked on the door a few times, and a middle-aged woman came out. The rough-and-tumble man seemed to be quite familiar with Xiao Zhanfeng. He said a few words with a smile, and Xiao Zhanfeng said: "This is my relative Aunt Liu."
I don’t know which way this Aunt Liu is considered a distant relative. On weekdays, when Xiao Zhanfeng couldn't survive and couldn't afford three meals a day. Just sneak here to have a casual meal. Fortunately, there are people staying here day and night, and there is always a fire on the stove. Food and snacks are endless. So as long as someone is willing to take care of you, it will always be no problem to make enough money.
Xiao Zhanfeng and his aunt spoke a few words in native dialect, then turned around and said, "You guys come in first. Lin and Xiao Jinxiu hung out until midnight last night and haven't gotten up yet." He spat with great disdain. "I'll eat something to fill it up first.
It turned out that he hadn't had breakfast himself and was planning to come here to have a meal.
"how much longer?"
"It's almost here. We just brought the wash water in. We'll wait for him in the hall later." Xiao Zhanfeng said, taking them to a remote place in the lower room. After a while, Aunt Liu brought a steamer with a steamer inside. There is a basket full of various kinds of snacks, both sweet and salty. It is like steaming the leftover snacks that the guests have eaten together.
"You two want some too?" Xiao Zhanfeng said, grabbing a crispy bun and stuffing it into his mouth. He swallowed quickly, and he swallowed a little. Aunt Liu quickly brought him another bowl of tea. He drank it all in a gulp, picked up another shrimp dumpling and swallowed it.
"No. We all ate it early in the morning." Qi Tianxiong thought that this scholar had no taboo at all about eating the prostitute's leftover food.
Xiao Zhanfeng guessed what they were thinking, and said vaguely while eating: "You must be laughing at me as a scholar. I am reduced to a beggar and a prostitute."
Kan Tianxiong wanted to say something, and searched desperately for any examples of a good man when he was down and out. He thought of an allusion about Fu Xin being humiliated from the crotch, but Xiao Zhanfeng smiled bitterly and said: "A man is poor but his ambition is short, and a horse is thin and has long hair. When a person is ruined, he just needs to have food to eat. What else is there to say about his dignity?" After saying this, he shook his head.
There was quite a bit of grumbling in his words. It is even better if you are dissatisfied with your personal relationships and will be dissatisfied with society.
Waiting for him to finish his breakfast here, Aunt Liu led them quietly through the woodshed. We arrived at a moon cave door.
"You two. You are within the second gate after entering here." Xiao Zhanfeng whispered, "After you two enter, just look and talk. As usual, you are not allowed to inquire about other people's affairs here. When Linzhuang comes out, we will go directly to talk to you. He talks."
There is no objection to this, and the two of them are currently led by Xiao Zhanfeng. He walked through the moon cave door and came to a hall.
It was more lively here than outside, and the gambling items were similar to those outside, but there was no cash on the table. They were all exquisite ivory picks. Mou Tianxiong had very good eyesight and could see various characters engraved on them with fine workmanship. Nothing more than heaven, earth, humans and the like. About password
Mou Tianxiong whispered: "There are many people here and it will be difficult if Hai Yitang finds out about his appearance here."
"Don't worry," Xiao Zhanfeng said firmly, "This is the county town, not Hai'an Street. It's not their turn to point fingers. These sugar dogs have never come here."
"That's good." Mou Tianxiong was still looking around, and Xiao Zhanfeng whispered: "Don't look around. This is the most taboo thing here." Come with me. "
Xiao Zhanfeng knew that Lin Zhuang liked to gamble on "Fan Tan" the most, so he took Mou Tianxiong and quietly stood behind a table at the Fan Tan, watching through the clusters of heads, waiting for Lin Zhuang to come out to gamble.
Because no one had come out yet, Mou Tianxiong focused his attention on the gambling table. He has rich social experience and has been in various casinos, but he has never seen this kind of gambling.
The table is specially used for swing stalls. The hardwood top is one size larger than the ordinary square table, and the four corners are inlaid with marble borders. Each side is inlaid with marble dots as big as teacups. The banker has one point, the opposite door has three points, the right is two, the left is four, the green dragon on the left, and the white tiger on the right.
The dealer shakes the sieve with a shaking cylinder three times, then opens the shaking cylinder to see the points. Each point has a different explanation. The onlookers placed bets on each door of the table according to their own choices and gambling methods. Mou Tianxiong looked at it very carefully and felt that there were many ways to make bets in this gambling stall, and the in and outs were huge.
He also gradually saw the value of the ivory chips. A chip with a sky character is one hundred taels, a chip with a ground character is fifty, a chip with a human character is ten taels, and a plain chip is about one tael. The gambling capital on this table is nearly five thousand taels. This is a small Xuwen County! The wealth that the sugar industry has brought here is indeed beyond imagination.
The dealer's luck is quite strong, and the loser comes and goes. Like the waves in front of the Yangtze River, the back waves pushed Mou Tianxiong from behind to the front, from standing to sitting down. In order not to attract attention, Mou Tianxiong also bought a small chip worth ten taels of silver and placed bets at will. He planned to retreat to the back and wait if he lost all his money.
Unexpectedly, over time, he won a lot of money from his random bets. In the blink of an eye, the chips were piled up in front of him. After making a rough estimate, Shangbanzhuang actually won more than one hundred taels of silver.
There are so-called "ways" in the lottery, which are the ways in which each person places bets. There are many different names for street stalls, such as big roads, small roads, meat roads, and plain roads. This set of things sounds logical and very sophisticated, but in fact everyone believes in his own. I have never seen someone like Kan Tianxiong who keeps winning money by betting casually without any rules in the casino. This made the whole audience look at him. Because of their embarrassment, they met strangers one by one. And look at how comfortable he is. When placing bets, I was extremely casual and free-spirited. I felt sorry for the mystery of this person, so I became more and more curious.
Under the scrutiny of dozens of eyes, his luck remained intact in the second half of the village. Although there were also offers for companionship, the chances of winning were still greater than the chances of losing. At the end of this village, Wu Tianxiong had netted more than two hundred taels. Everyone at the table looked at him with surprise, envy, anger, and chagrin. Everything is finished.
Kan Tianxiong himself is not immune
Baoguan was trying to win over the gamblers and expressed his admiration. Kan Tianxiong, the "big money maker" who stood at the "Green Dragon Corner" to give him free money, remained calm. He stood up slowly and said with cupped hands: "lucky!"
The first penny is a lot. Still throwing it to the "Green Dragon Corner", this move was quite beautiful and gave the casino enough face.
But there is no need to continue gambling. He, Mou Tianxiong, came to Linzhuang, not to gamble, nor to get involved in the world of Xuwen. Seeing that almost an hour had passed and Lin Zhuang still didn't show up, he couldn't help but feel a little anxious.
Xiao Zhanfeng was very excited and whispered: "Shopkeeper Mou, I didn't expect that your hands are really beautiful."
"Where are the people from Linzhuang, why haven't you come yet?"
"Already here. But it's just when you're lucky, so don't dare to disturb me."
Mou Tianxiong couldn't laugh or cry. Xiao Zhanfeng indicated with his eyes: That is Lin Zhuang.
I saw a man in his thirties sitting next to the fantan table. He had thick hands and feet, and there were many scars left by burning on his hands. He looks like a typical working man, but his face is gloomy. The mood is very heavy and the eyes are empty. Kan Tianxiong is well-informed and knows that this is what it looks like after excessive drinking and sex.
Although he was sitting at the table, he didn't have many chips in his hand. This time Baoguan came out. With the word "four", all three gates failed, and the chips were taken away by the dealer. I couldn't help but sigh. When he wanted to shake the treasure again, he didn't hit any of them, he hesitated and held a few chips.
"Old Lin! Why don't you place a bet?" asked the dealer, "It's about to shake!"
"Save a few dollars and go down! You will be out of luck." Someone advised.
"I used a few less on Xiao Jinxiu yesterday, but today I have none!"
Lin Zhuang stared blankly for a long time, still unable to make up his mind. If he lost the last few taels of silver and lost again, he would be penniless. Although Sister Ai's place is not a yamen, it is still "don't come in if you don't have money". Even though he was reluctant to part with her, especially the little Jin Xiu who looked like a turtle to the bone, even though more than half of the money he received from Third Master Zhu was spent on her, she still had to be kicked out immediately.
I want to win another one, but the hundreds of people in front of the monk's temple will have no food today. Without money, there will be no rice. If you want to ask Mr. Zhu for money again, the fastest thing you have to do is burn incense and swear an oath to him. Linzhuang knew that those workers had long been dissatisfied with him. If there was no rice delivered this time, he was afraid that the burning of incense would be ruined.
I thought about it for a long time. It’s better to stand up and give way to others. I shrank to one side and asked for a pot of tea. He didn't have much money on hand, so he naturally refused to open small accounts. The people in the hall turned against each other very quickly. It took a long time to bring a pot of tea, but it was still too cold.
"What a ruthless bitch." Lin Zhuang muttered in a low voice, thinking about how to go back and tell the workers to make more noise when burning incense tomorrow, so that they could ask Mr. Zhu for a sum of money.
Thinking about it. Suddenly someone tapped him on the shoulder and shouted: "Master Lin!"
Linzhuang didn't know someone was staring at him. Hearing the voice, he turned around and saw Zhou Shizhai looking at him with a smile, and asked, "Did you call me?"
"Yes! Aren't you Master Lin Zhuanglin?"
"Yes, it's me." His eyes wandered around Zhou Shizhai, as if he was trying hard to find out if there was such a person in his memory.
Seeing that this man was dressed in neither expensive nor cheap clothes, his equipment was dignified, and his gestures were quite graceful. I know he is not someone to be trifled with. He asked very politely: "Brother, do you want to see me for something?"
"I don't want to make friends with you." Zhou Shizhai said with a smile on his face.
"Who is your boss? It's not like you admitted the wrong person..."
"I'm definitely not admitting my mistake." Zhou Shizhai lowered his voice, "Our boss's house is in the Nuan Pavilion. Please take a few steps to move the bottle. He has something to say to you."
Lin Zhuang became alert in vain. He has been hanging out with three religions and nine streams for a long time. I know some of the weirdness in it. Recently, I followed Mr. Zhu to deal with the South China Sugar Factory, which is quite wealthy. Fighting with gods. The common people take medicine. If Huanan found someone to deal with him, it would be too late for him to shout for help, and no one would listen! This is not Hai'an Street, and Hai Yitang cannot eat. What's more, Ai Ai's place is a place where black eyes can only recognize silver.
If the other party gets his money, he will become a "walker" on the street at midnight today!
He responded quickly and hurriedly declined: "I appreciate Guidong's kindness, but I have to do some errands soon. I will come to visit as soon as the things are done."
The words were not finished. One of Zhou Shizhai's hands had already grasped his wrist.
"Master Lin. It's better to invite him now. Changdong is very busy!" Zhou Shicheng had a smile on his face, but his eyes were cold.
Lin Zhuang was shocked. He wanted to struggle, but there was a sharp pain in his wrist, and half of his body was numb.
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"please!"
Lin Zhuang was forced into Nuan Pavilion. Mou Tianxiong was worried that Xiao Zhanfeng was a local and it was inconvenient to show up, so he asked him to wait next door. He sat with his backlight so that Lin Zhuang couldn't see his face, but he could see the other person's face clearly.
"This is our master." Zhou Shizhai escorted him in and introduced him.
After all, Lin Zhuang was half a Jianghu person. He knew that the current situation was not good, so he was not surprised by the courtesy, so he quickly knelt down and kowtowed.
"Get up." Mou Tianxiong said in a deep voice.
"Yes, Master Xie Mou." Lin Zhuang stood up and stood aside carefully, seeing the man who escorted him in guarding the door. I secretly complained in my heart, thinking that I might have to suffer a lot today.
Mou Tianxiong said straight to the point: "I am entrusted by my employer in South China. I come to say a few words to you! The matter of Haiyi Hall and South China Factory has nothing to do with you, the workers of Tangsuo. , I advise you not to do unnecessary things. Otherwise, you will hurt your harmony!"
"Don't dare. Don't dare." When Lin Zhuang heard that he was indeed from South China, his legs and feet suddenly went weak, and he knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly. Everyone in Xuwen knew that he was meddling with Third Master Zhu, and his opponents might not dare to touch Third Master Zhu. But squeezing this little fire worker to death was a matter of raising a hand. Who knows if they are going to use themselves as the "chicken" of that proud monkey! ~!
