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Chapter 75 Sweet Harbor 00 Little Persuasion
The door was open. Looking through the door, I saw many sedan chairs parked in the yard. There was a faint sound of playing cards and shaking treasures in the hall, which was obviously a gathering of people gambling. Read the full text. There are many 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.
"Gambling is open here" Chen Tianxiong was a little surprised.
"Yes, Ai Ai's best friend 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. Chen Tianxiong asked, "Anyone can come in."
"Okay, okay. You can come and go as you please in the first place. You can gamble as you like, and the stakes aren't big. Regular customers can come to the back, but someone has to introduce you."
So I went in and took a look, and there was Pai Gow and Fan Tan. Chen Tianxiong came to the country to inquire about the customs, intending to observe the environment and not take action. Needless to say, Zhou Shizhai, gambling is a taboo for bodyguards. 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 recommend us to go in?"
"I'm not a regular customer." Xiao Zhanfeng said, "Follow me, let's go out first."
After getting out of the door, he entered from a side path. Xiao Zhanfeng knocked on the door a few times. A middle-aged woman with big hands and feet came out. She seemed to be quite familiar with Xiao Zhanfeng. She smiled and said a few words. 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, he would sneak here to have a casual meal. Fortunately, there are people staying here day and night, there is always a fire on the stove, and there is an endless supply of meals and snacks. 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 dialect, then turned around and said, "You guys come in first, Lin and Xiao Jinxiu hung out until midnight last night, and they haven't gotten up yet." He spat with contempt, "I'll go first. Eat something to fill it up."
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, have some too," Xiao Zhanfeng said, grabbing a crispy bun and stuffing it into his mouth. He swallowed quickly and was a little bit choked. 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." Chen Tianxiong thought that this scholar was not taboo at all about eating leftover food from prostitutes.
Xiao Zhanfeng guessed what they were thinking, and said vaguely while eating: "You must be laughing at me, a scholar, for being reduced to a beggar and a prostitute."
Chen Tianxiong was just about to say something, and he was desperately searching for any examples of heroes when they were down and out. Just as he thought of an allusion about Han Xin being humiliated by his crotch, Xiao Zhanfeng smiled bitterly and said: "A man is poor but has short ambitions, and a horse is thin and has long hair. People are ruined. As long as they have food to eat, there is no dignity left." After saying this, he shook his head.
There was quite a bit of grumbling in his words. If you are dissatisfied with your personal circumstances, you will be dissatisfied with society, which is even better.
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 door 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."
Naturally, there was no objection to this. Now the two of them were led by Xiao Zhanfeng, and they 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. Chen Tianxiong had very good eyesight and could see that there were various characters engraved on them, nothing more than heaven and earth. , people and the like. About password
Chen 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." While Chen Tianxiong was still looking around, 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 Chen 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, Chen 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 an ordinary square table. The four corners are inlaid with marble borders, and each side is inlaid with marble dots the size of 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. Chen Tianxiong looked at it very carefully and found that there were many ways to bet in this gambling stall, and the entry and exit were huge. He also gradually saw the value of the ivory chips. A chip with a sky character is one hundred taels, and the value of the chips is 100 taels. Fifty in Chinese characters, twelve in human characters, and about one in plain noodles. The gambling capital on this table is nearly five thousand taels. This is a small sugar industry in Xuwen County. The wealth brought to this place is indeed beyond imagination.
The banker's luck was quite strong, and the underdog came and went. Like the waves behind the Yangtze River pushing against the waves ahead, Chen Tianxiong was pushed from behind to the front, changing from standing to sitting down. In order not to attract attention, Chen 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.
Unexpectedly, over time, he won a lot of money from his random bets. In the blink of an eye, the chips in front of him were piled up. After making a rough estimate, the banker actually won more than a 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 Chen Tianxiong who keeps winning money by betting casually without any rules in the casino. This made the whole audience look at him. Since Chen Tianxiong was a stranger, and seeing that he had a relaxed demeanor and was extremely casual when placing bets, the more mysterious and unsympathetic he seemed to be, the more curious he became.
Under the watchful eyes of dozens of eyes, his luck remained unabated in the second half of the bank. Although there were also offers for companionship, the chances of winning were still greater than the chances of losing. By the end of the bank, Chen Tianxiong had gained more than two hundred taels. The people at the table were surprised, envious, angry, and annoyed. Their eyes were all focused on him.
Chen Tianxiong himself is not immune
Baoguan won over the gamblers, expressed his admiration, and told the dealer standing at the "Green Dragon Corner" to waive his "first money." Chen Tianxiong, however, remained calm. He stood up slowly, cupped his hands and said, "It's a fluke."
The first coin was quite a penny, but he still threw it into the "Green Dragon Corner". This move was quite beautiful and gave the casino a lot of face.
But there is no need to continue gambling. He, Chen Tianxiong, came to Linzhuang, not to gamble, nor to plan to hang out in 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 Chen, I didn't expect your hands to be really beautiful."
"Where are the people from Linzhuang, why haven't you come yet?"
"I'm already here, but it's just when you're lucky, so don't dare to disturb me."
Chen 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, his eyes are weak, and he is very tired. Chen 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. At this time, Baoguan's draw was a "four", and 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 time to shake."
"Save a few dollars and go down. You may be out of luck." Someone advised.
"Yesterday I used a few less on Xiao Jinxiu, but today I have none."
Lin Zhuang looked at it blankly for a long time, but still couldn't 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 with Xiao Jinxiu's charming appearance, more than half of the money he received from Mr. Zhu was spent on her - he still had to be kicked out immediately.
I want to win again, but the hundreds of people in front of Monk Zou'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.
After thinking for a long time, he stood up and abdicated. 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 develop 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.
Just as he was thinking about it, someone suddenly tapped him on the shoulder and called: "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, "You called me?"
"Yes, aren't you Master Lin Zhuang Lin?"
"Yes, it's me," his eyes wandered around Zhou Shizhai, as if he was trying hard to search for 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. Knowing that he was not someone to be trifled with, he asked politely: "Brother, I have something to do with you."
"I don't want to make friends with you." Zhou Shizhai said with a smile on his face.
"Who is your boss? You must have admitted the wrong person, right?"
"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 suddenly became alert. He has been hanging out with the three religions and nine streams for a long time, and he is quite aware of some of the weirdness in them. Recently, I followed Mr. Zhu to deal with the South China Sugar Factory, which is quite wealthy. Gods fight with each other, while ordinary 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 even hear that this was not Hai'an Street, and Hai Yitang would not be able to survive. What's more, Ai Ai's place is a place where black eyes can only recognize silver. The other party's money has been used, and I will become a "passenger" 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."
Before he finished speaking, Zhou Shizhai's hand had already grasped his wrist.
"Master Lin, please invite me now. We are very busy." Zhou Shizhai smiled, but his eyes were cold.
Lin Zhuang was shocked. Just as he was about to struggle, he felt a sharp pain on his wrist and half of his body was already numb.
"please"
Lin Zhuang was forced into Nuan Pavilion. Chen Tianxiong was worried that Xiao Zhanfeng was a local, so he asked him to wait next door if it was inconvenient to show up. 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 Chen." 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." Chen Tianxiong said in a deep voice.
"Yes, thank you, Master Chen." Lin Zhuang stood up and stood aside carefully. Seeing the man who escorted him in, guarding the door, he groaned secretly, thinking that he was going to suffer a lot today.
Chen Tianxiong said straight to the point: "I have been entrusted by my employer in South China to tell you a few words about Haiyi Tang and the South China Factory. Bridges lead to bridges, roads lead to roads. I have nothing to do with you, the workers of the sugar factory. I advise you not to do unnecessary things so as not to hurt the 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 on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly. Everyone in Xuwen knew that he was meddling with Third Master Zhu. His opponents might not dare to touch Third Master Zhu, but pinching him, a little fire worker, to death was a matter of raising their hands. I don't know if they want to use themselves as the "chicken" to scare the monkey. ,.
