The two turtles were placed in two wooden troughs respectively, and the two wooden troughs were coded with "one" and "two" respectively. A small wooden board was used as a small door to separate the two old turtles, which were as big as ocean bowls. You cannot move in the wooden trough. During the competition, if you open the small doors in the two wooden troughs at the same time, the hungry turtles will crawl forward desperately. Participants in the competition will smear fish and shrimp paste on their fingers and put them on the trough. Reach into the small hole in the wooden groove.
Sikong Zhaiyue was even dumbfounded after figuring out how to judge the outcome of a competition.
It turns out that the turtles participating in the competition are starved for several days in advance. When the small door is opened, they will smell the smell of fish and shrimp on their fingers, and then they will crawl forward desperately. The turtle that eats the food first wins. , if anyone is afraid of being bitten and retracts his finger midway, he will give up, and abandoning the game will be considered a loss.
As for the bets, both parties can agree in advance, and everyone onlookers can participate in the game. They can compete directly with the banker, or they can invite bets on their own, but the banker has to charge a certain commission based on the ratio.
Who the hell invented this gambling method? It seems not only fun, but also fair.
Sikong Zhaiyue was ready to move, but he was a little worried. After all, this toy could bite people. It would not be fun if it regarded its fingers as food and refused to let go.
As we all know, soft-shell turtles and turtles are both soft-shelled turtles, but soft-shell turtles are more aggressive.
The man seemed to notice his worry and said with a smile: "Don't worry, sir. Of course we can't just put our fingers in and let this beast bite us. We have to wear these finger gloves during the competition." He had already seen that Sikong Zhaiyue was She really wanted to participate in the competition, so she stopped being angry and instead explained the rules of gambling to Sikong Zhaiyue with a smile on her face.
Only then did Sikong Zhaiyue see that he was holding several iron cylinders in his hands. The thickness was about the same as a human finger. Moreover, the cylinders could be thicker or thinner. Contestants could choose a suitable iron cylinder according to the thickness of their fingers.
No one knows whether the old turtle will bite the iron cylinder in half, and no one knows whether the one in slot "1" is faster or the one in slot "2" is faster. Only when there is uncertainty can one Arouse people's gambling mentality. The person who can come up with this kind of gambling must be an interesting person, Sikong Zhaiyue thought.
At the beginning, everyone just waited and watched, and then the dealer personally demonstrated once. Everyone saw with their own eyes that his finger was bitten hard by the turtle in the "2" slot. Amidst the screams of the crowd, The dealer laughed and took off the iron tube on his finger, but his finger was not bitten off. After that, one or two brave people gradually participated in the game.
After the participants in the competition were over, they were surrounded by spectators asking whether the bite of that thing hurt.
How can you explain something like pain clearly? Only when you experience it yourself can you understand the extent of pain. Therefore, even though they know that the thing will not bite their fingers off, some people still scream and give up at the last moment. Both the spectators and the gamblers found it happy and exciting, but no one cared about winning or losing.
The bets are not very big either. Some bet a few taels of silver, some bet a few strings of money, and some only bet between friends over a meal and a meal. Although everyone didn't bet big, they had a lot of fun, and after a few rounds, the dealer was a little dissatisfied.
Sikong Zhiyue came later. He didn't know whether everyone's bets were big or small. He never thought about this issue at all. He never cared about the size of the bets. The more he gambled, the more he gambled, and the more he gambled. He only cared about whether the process was fun or not. .
"Whoever dares to bet with me, I don't have to wear this iron tube. If he wins, the banknote will belong to him. If he loses, it doesn't matter. I don't want his money, as long as he stands on the street and shouts three "Hey, what's going on? Does anyone dare to give it a try?" Sikong Zhiyue took out a large stack of banknotes from his arms and randomly picked out one, which was the denomination of two hundred taels. Some sharp-eyed people also saw that the banknotes had a denomination of two hundred taels. The words "Shanxi Datong Bank" are written on it.
And such good things? If you lose, you won’t be given any money, but if you win, you won’t be given any money?
If this person is not crazy, he must have a grudge against Yinzi. This is the conclusion everyone has drawn about Sikong Zhaiyue.
But the banknote is so real and eye-catching.
Sikong Zhaiyue put the banknote in the hands of the banker and said with a smile: "You are the boss, you are the referee."
The man seemed a little confused, because the gambling method Sikong Zhaiyue mentioned was almost like giving money to others, which made even him want to gamble.
"What do you want us to shout on the street if we lose?" Someone couldn't help it anymore and asked Sikong Zhaiyue with a smile. Although the two hundred taels seemed to be easy to earn, it was better to ask clearly, just in case. It means that they will lose money if they scold some people in the street who cannot be scolded. For example, officials in the court or local powerful people cannot be considered.
Sikong Zhaiyue had noticed their doubts and said with a smile: "If you lose accidentally, you only need to shout three times on the street, 'Xuanyuan is not just a bastard'. You can rest assured that this person is just a bastard." A rotten gambler is not a murderous demon. If anyone dares to cause trouble for you, I will pay you double the money."
Double the amount of silver is four hundred taels, which is not a small sum, and it looks like a business that is guaranteed to be worthless.
"I'll give it a try with you." A big man who looked like a butcher came to Sikong Zhaiyue.
This butcher seemed to be taller than Xuanyuan. He looked at the frail Sikong Zhaiyue and thought to himself, if I win, I'm not afraid of you daring to cheat. If I lose, it doesn't matter. He had rough skin and thick flesh, so he was not afraid of being bitten by the old turtle. Besides, he was wearing an iron tube to protect his fingers.
"Come on, come on," Sikong Zhaiyue laughed.
The butcher picked a finger cot from the dealer's hand and put it on. There was a bowl on the table with a paste made from fish and shrimp. He and Sikong Zhaiyue each took a brush from the table and brushed their fingers on it. Fish sauce, stick into the small hole in the wooden trough.
Sikong Zhaiyue is the "one" slot, and the big butcher is the "two" slot.
When the game started, the dealer man shouted loudly and opened the two small doors in the wooden trough at the same time.
The crowd of onlookers suddenly became quiet, for fear of scaring the two old turtles.
The two old turtles had been hungry for several days. Now they suddenly smelled the smell of fresh fish and shrimp, and they immediately became excited. The width of the wooden trough is designed so that the old turtle cannot turn around inside.
At the beginning, the two old turtles were slow to climb, but when they were almost halfway up, the old turtle in the "No. 1" slot suddenly accelerated its pace. It seemed to have seen Sikong Zhaiyue's slightly waving fingers. In its eyes, it was food that exuded delicious flavor. When the butcher saw it, he became anxious and imitated Sikong Zhaiyue, wagging his fingers vigorously.
The old turtle in the "Two" slot was about to catch up with the "One" in front. The distance between the two turtles was only a fist. Sikong Zhaiyue had a proud smile on his face, while the butcher was panting heavily. gas.
This game is fairer than most gambling equipment, because those participating in the game cannot control the speed of the two old turtles at all. The only thing they can do is to brush a little more fish sauce on their fingers to make the smell on their fingers stronger. Thereby stimulating the hungry old turtle.
Both parties are betting on luck.
The saying that nine times out of ten is cheating is never wrong.
Although this kind of gambling cannot be used to cheat, you can at least think of some ways to add something.
What Sikong Zhaiyue adds is courage, and courage sometimes requires a little wisdom.
Although the iron tube on the finger can bring psychological security to the participants, it has disadvantages. The surface of the iron tube is smooth, so only a thin layer of fish sauce can be brushed on the iron tube. A small layer, and the fingers are rough and warm, so they can naturally apply several layers of fish sauce, and the fingers are highly sensitive. In the eyes of the old turtle, they are like living creatures. After the hungry old man saw it, he naturally crawled Gotta go fast.
The old turtle in slot "1" opened his mouth and bit Sikong Zhaiyue's finger fiercely. Sikong Zhaiyue's finger suddenly retracted, just in time for the beak of the old turtle's upper jaw to touch his finger. The fish paste on your finger retracted like lightning as soon as you scraped it on the turtle's beak.
Sikong Zhaiyue was wiping the fish sauce on his fingers. The old turtle in the "Two" slot had just arrived late. The butcher saw that he had lost and hurriedly retracted his fingers. He didn't want to be whitewashed by the old turtle. Take a bite.
"You lost." Sikong Zhaiyue said with a smile. Even though it was easy for him to win, in fact, the move he just made was extremely particular, requiring extremely high eyesight and hand speed.
"I'll do it, I'll do it"
"I want one too"
Among the crowd of onlookers, eager people rushed to bet with Sikong Zhaiyue. They all seemed to think that the banknote should be theirs.
