Seeing that it was getting late, Xu Qi stood up and said, "It's bad luck! I'm so lucky today, I'll lose everything!"
The gambler on the side heard this and said: "My brother runs a big workshop, and I don't know how much money he brings in every day. What does it mean to lose two guan of money a day? I heard someone said that there is a painting boat on the Han River, and you can get thousands of guan in a night." If you win or lose, that’s gambling!”
Xu Qidao: "If you gamble too much, the government will arrest you. We are good, law-abiding citizens. How can we get to a place like that?"
Several gamblers laughed together. It is said that Xu Qi's business is so big, but his courage is very small.
After leaving the gambling place, Xu Qi was walking on the road alone. Thinking of what everyone said just now, he couldn't help but feel moved. I have loved gambling since I was a child, but I have never gambled big. There was no money before, but now the government is too strict. Small casinos like these in the factory area are open to the public and have a limit on bets. As long as the limit is exceeded, someone will report it soon, and the government will come to arrest the person. If you get it once, not only the gamblers will be locked up, but the casino operators will also be unable to escape. And not only will they be imprisoned for a few days, but they will also be fined a large amount of money. Especially if you open a casino, the fines often go up. Casinos make a lot of money, but who can bear such a heavy fine? It won't take long for those who run the casinos to learn the lesson.
Looking at the red sun setting in the western sky, Xu Qi sighed: "I think I have never gambled once in my life. What a waste of time! As long as I can gamble happily, I am willing to go bankrupt!"
While shaking his head, he walked forward. Not far away, there was a mint water stall in front of me. I sat down and ordered a bowl of mint water.
Before he finished the bowl of water, he saw Ning Erlang walking over in a hurry. Seeing Xu Qi, he hurriedly said hello.
Xu Qidao: "It's such a hot weather, brother, come over and drink a bowl of mint water! Escape from the heat and do things again!"
Ning Erlang shook his head and said: "Thank you for your kindness, brother. I have something to do here, so I can't delay."
Xu Qidao: "You are so stingy! I treat you today without your having to pay for it!"
After hearing this, Ning Erlang hesitated for a while and sat down at the stall. The host brought mint water and sat there drinking it with Xu Qi.
After taking a few sips, Xu Qi said: "Looking at the way you are in a hurry, where are you going? Is there anything going on in the field?"
Ning Erlang shook his head: "There is nothing going on here. I have other things to do."
Xu Qidao: "What's the matter? Let's talk about it."
"Can't say, can't say." Ning Erlang shook his head repeatedly and said not a word.
The more Ning Erlang didn't say anything, the more curious Xu Qi became, feeling like a cat scratching his head. Move the stool to Ningjiro and ask him to speak.
Unable to be beaten by Xu Qi, Ning Erlang turned around and looked around, then whispered: "Like my brother, I have been fond of gambling since I was a child——"
Xu Qi smiled and said: "How many people in this world are not good at gambling? It's just that some people don't have money and can't gamble."
Ning Erlang said: "That's what my brother said. Since last year, my brother and I have opened several businesses to make cotton weaving machines. My brother knows that, and I have made a lot of money. In my free time, I go to Ge's dad's place with my brother. Gambling money, always twice a day, is not a big deal. I heard someone say two days ago that someone opened a gambling boat on the Hanshui Painting Boat, and easily made thousands of money. And there was always cash there, and there was never any debt. I was tempted and asked about it. This place, let’s have fun tonight! If you’re lucky and win a few hundred coins, I’ll treat my brother to a drink tomorrow!”
Xu Qi listened and said: "Is there such a place? The government is so strict about it, who dares to do such a thing?"
Ning Erlang leaned into Xu Qi's ear and said: "I heard clearly that the people who drive gambling boats are not ordinary people. I heard that there are people from the Xiangyang County Government, people from the Inspection Department, and senior officials from the Department of Envoys Participate in it. If not, who would dare to drive a gambling boat on the Han River!"
"So powerful?" Xu Qi couldn't help but feel excited after hearing this. I just couldn't believe Ning Erlang's words for a moment.
After a while, he asked: "How much money did you bring with you to go to a place like this?"
Ning Erlang whispered: "My business is small, and I only bring 600 guan. Brother, this is all my wealth, please don't tell anyone."
Xu Qi said disdainfully: "Langlang Qiankun, are you still here to rob you! Can you really get off that gambling boat after winning money? I heard people say that these people who run casinos are the most evil. If you lose money, they will eat it. Drink. But if you win money, you can’t leave!"
Ning Erlang said: "Brother, this is a big business! In the past few days, many people have visited our factory here."
After hearing this, how could Xu Qi not be moved? After thinking about it for a while, he gritted his teeth and said: "In that case, how about you take me there? Spend a few hundred dollars and have a good night! If you are lucky enough to win, the factory can rest for a few months!"
Ning Erlang shook his head: "How can you bring people into a place like this? I met Tan Sanlang who was from there. He only gave me a sign after he got familiar with it. Without a sign, you can't get on the boat. go."
"What should I do?" If it's not easy to get up, Xu Qi will become more and more itchy.
At this moment, Ning Erlang pointed to a man walking on the road and said, "Look, that's Tan Sanlang."
Xu Qi took a closer look and found that he looked familiar. After thinking about it, I often see him when Dad Ge is gambling in the past few days. It's just that the two of them were far apart and didn't speak.
Now that they have met, how can Xu Qi let him go? He hurriedly said to Ning Erlang: "We just happened to meet him. My brother invited him to drink a bowl of mint water."
Ning Erlang was urged to do nothing, so he had to shout: "Brother Tan, where are you going? The weather is hot. Come and drink a bowl of water to quench your thirst. When the heat subsides, we will go to the city together."
"It turns out that my brother is also here, which is just the right time." Tan Sanlang said as he walked over. Halfway through, I looked at Xu Qi sitting on the side and felt secretly happy.
In this kind of boat gambling business, everyone who gets on board cannot lose everything. You need to choose your target carefully, which one is to help you promote yourself and which one is a fat sheep waiting to be slaughtered. Those who choose to help promote themselves should make small wins and not lose money. Don't be polite when you are a fat sheep waiting to be slaughtered. You must be steady, accurate and ruthless to win everything in one go. Only in this way can business continue for a long time. If not, who would dare to come and play on a gambling boat? Tan Sanlang wandered around here for a while and took his sights on Xu Qi. Today Ning Erlang also arranged it himself to lure Xu Qi into a trap, but Ning Erlang himself didn't know it. When he showed up at this time, Tan Sanlang sent a sign to Xu Qi.
After sitting down and introducing each other, Xu Qi got straight to the point and asked about the brand.
Tan Sanlang was a little embarrassed. He said: "To be honest with you brother, the government is very strict about gambling. If you are not very trustworthy, how can you dare to let people go up? Just like the Ning family brother, I have known me for many days before I dared to give him a sign."
Xu Qidao: "I often gamble in Ge's shop, and you should have seen that. In this industrial zone, although my factory is not big, it is not too small either. Ask Ning Erlang, why can't I do it in a year? Make a thousand bucks——”
Tan Sanlang said: "Whoever runs a factory here doesn't have money? What I'm worried about is that he doesn't speak strictly and tells the truth."
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. Who here doesn't know that I, Xu Qi, have the strictest mouth!" Xu Qi slapped his chest repeatedly.
Tan Sanlang said to Ning Erlang: "Brother, is this really so? This is not a trivial matter, don't harm me!"
Ning Erlang said: "Don't worry, Xu Qi is the most cautious person in doing things, so just don't worry."
