Chapter 29: Hooked on the Golden Flower
'Sleep until you wake up naturally, count the money until your hands cramp', this is Zhao Changsi's life goal. The first half of the sentence is really done, there is nothing to do in the morning, he can sleep as long as he wants. After the noon business was done, there was no one to care how he wanted to sleep.
As for counting money, although it has not yet reached the point where it can make him cramp, the daily turnover is not small. Speaking of which, this profit is also very good. The elder brothers didn't mention the matter of sharing the money, and all the money earned was kept in the bank by Zhao Changsi.
Every night, he would take a good look at the little passbook under the light. Cool, how long has the restaurant been open, and the number on the passbook has entered five figures. If we continue to develop at this rate, it won't be long before several of our brothers will become 10,000 households. From this point of view, Zhao Changsi has basically achieved his life goal. Of course, you will feel that your little day is easy and chic.
Zhao Changsi's small life is nourishing, and there is another important reason, that is, Lu Xiaomei often helps him clean. Let the clothes on his body be clean and neat in front of customers every day. The home is not as sloppy and messy as it used to be. At the very least, there will be no more bad smell after running into the house.
Zhao Changsi pedaled the bicycle briskly, and arrived at the door of his house after a while. He didn't enter his house, but shouted in a big throat: "Yuan Mei, Yuan Mei, hurry up." ”
This Yuan Mei is his neighbor and a small cadre at the epidemic prevention station of the Health Bureau. Last time, in order to help Pi Xiaolei snatch the 'flavor restaurant', he was very popular. At the end of the day, he was dismissed. I don't know when these two rivals began, and the two became good friends again.
"What to quarrel with, what to quarrel with!" Yuan Mei didn't shout, but instead called a fat woman out of the house. While running, he patted the dust on his body with the loincloth in his hand. The fat woman was not idle, and accused loudly: "Zhao Changsi, let me tell you, don't call my Yuan Mei to gamble in the future." ”
The fat woman has a big throat and attracts the attention of quite a few neighbors. This time, Zhao Changsi made a big red face, and he muttered in a low voice: "If you don't go, you won't go, what's the noise!" At the beginning, wasn't it also your Yuan Mei who called me to gamble? ”
"Can our family compare to you as the boss? You're a rich man, and you don't care if you lose. We are poor and cannot afford to lose. Neighbors, do you think that's the truth? The fat woman didn't answer Zhao Changsi's words at all, and still shouted loudly.
Seeing that Yuan Mei's wife was getting bigger and bigger the throat the more she talked, Zhao Changsi's face was also a little unbearable. I got on my bicycle and left, still muttering, "If you don't go, you won't go, and it's not that I can't recognize the road." Didn't Brother Tian say that he died as a butcher and didn't eat mixed pigs. Leaving your Yuan Mei, can I still stop playing? When I win the money, I'll spoil you stupid woman with no culture. ”
Zhao Changsi and Yuan Mei are neighbors, and Yuan Mei lost his official position because of the last 'flavor restaurant'. For a long time, the two families didn't even say a word. This is in line with the old saying that "chickens and dogs hear each other, and old and dead do not get along". If you don't come and go, you won't come and go, and Zhao Changsi doesn't care. If you have money in your hands, you will have friends wherever you go.
Last Sunday, Yuan Mei ran into Zhao Changsi, who had just come home from the hotel to rest. According to the habit, both sides kept their faces tight, passed by and did not speak. This time, Yuan Mei unexpectedly took the initiative to say hello, and greeted with a smile: "Changsi, are you busy with everything in the store?" Go home so early to rest. ”
"Yes, Brother Yuan. There was nothing big in the store, and as soon as everyone raised their hands, the thing was done. Brother Yuan, where are you going in such a hurry? "Zhao Changsi's theory is that 'people respect me for a foot, and I respect people for a foot'. Since Yuan Mei took the initiative to talk to him, he replied politely.
"Hehe, it's to play cards. On Sunday, there was nothing to do. How about you, are you going to have a handful? Yuan Mei warmly extended an invitation and said. Looking at him like that, it seems that the person who helped Pi Xiaolei make trouble at the beginning will definitely not be the person named Yuan Mei in front of him.
"What kind of cards to play, I don't know if it's going to be a good deal?" Hearing that it was playing cards, Zhao Changsi was also a little excited. Now don't worry about the things in life, the things to do, that is, just be busy for a noon and night. The rest of the time, it's a bit boring.
He was a good card player, and when the brothers got together, they played a game from time to time. Of course, the amount is also small, just a smile. In Ren Xiaotian's words, it is a small gamble that hurts the body. Hearing Yuan Mei mention this, he immediately felt a little itchy in his hands.
"If you go and take a look, you'll find out. Let's go, let's go, big man, don't grind. Come, I'll take you. Yuan Mei pulled Zhao Changsi's bicycle faucet into his arms, and he stepped onto the bicycle. In this way, of course, Zhao Changsi is not good to refuse. Anyway, when I went home, I was sleeping, so I sat on the bag rack at the back, and let Yuan Mei take him to the card field.
When he arrived at the place where he was playing cards, Zhao Changsi's eyes widened, wow, there were so many people! It turned out that it was not playing cards, but gambling money. Indeed, as Yuan Mei said, it is very simple, and the game is 'Fraud Golden Flower'. The technique is not complicated, and it will be learned as soon as you learn it.
That is, each person is dealt three cards, and then the rank is compared. The so-called big and small is to divide the three cards into leopard, straight, straight, pair and miscellaneous cards. For cards of the same rank, whoever draws first loses. So when playing, it's also about everyone's psychological quality.
Those who are afraid of losing can open their cards in advance, and the result will of course be different. You may lose less, or you may regret winning too little. On the face of it, this gambling thing is all about luck. Of course, there are also people with good psychological quality, who are so scared that other people's big cards dare not open the cards and give up directly.
Under Yuan Mei's guidance, it didn't take long for Zhao Changsi to figure out the rules of the game. The bottom money is 2 yuan per family, 2 yuan for the mask, 5 yuan for the cards, 10 yuan for the cards. A card is played, and the win or loss is also around dozens of yuan.
From a modern point of view, it's not a big gamble. But if you look at the proportion of income between 30 years, it is equivalent to thousands of yuan for each win or loss. What's more, the speed of 'swindling gold flowers' is particularly fast, and a lot of money changes hands, and it is only in the blink of an eye. No matter how much money you have, you can lose. Of course, there are also people who are winning a lot of money.
The loser panics, the winner beats, and the onlookers are excited. Throughout the casino, there was a lively atmosphere. Without the persuasion of others, Zhao Changsi looked at a few cards on the side, and went directly to the game. At first, he looked at the cards carefully, and if the situation was not right, he immediately threw away the cards and left.
After trying a few handfuls, he found that his luck was particularly good. I grabbed the 'Leopard' card several times in a row, killed all sides, and piled up the banknotes in front of me. Later, his courage gradually grew.
After the cards were dealt, he was an old god and didn't look at it, just smoking a cigarette and waiting for others to speak. No matter how much others shout, he always follows it. People with slightly worse psychological quality are immediately defeated in the face of such momentum.
Of course, there will be people who disagree with this evil and insist on winning or losing with Zhao Changsi. Anyone who thinks like this has a blue nose and swollen face. The cards in Zhao Changsi's hand are either 'leopard' or 'shunjin'. Some people say that Zhao Changsi is possessed by the God of Wealth. No matter what you do, it's a lot of money rolling home.
Zhao Chang thought about his recent experience, and it was indeed the same thing. Running your own restaurant has never made as much money as it does now. Let's talk about the dance hall, which also has a lot of money in my pocket. You see, even gambling money is the same. It's stupid not to make money if you have money, and you have to make a little more anyway. It's better if Yuan Mei doesn't come today, so I'll make more money and let him regret it.
For three consecutive days, Zhao Changsi went to this underground casino every day to gamble, and he was winning a lot of money every day. The less is more than 300 yuan, and the more is more than 600 yuan. Zhao Changsi was so happy that he was grinning.
If you open a restaurant for a day, you can only earn such a number. Hehe, make money at the restaurant at noon and night, and at the card table in the afternoon and night. It seems that the God of Wealth is married to me Zhao Changsi!
Compared with Zhao Changsi, Yuan Mei's financial luck is too bad and too poor. I lose money every day, although it's not too much, it's just a few tens of yuan. However, for people who live on wages, it has already reached the red warning line. No wonder his wife refuses her husband to play cards today, hehe, or my Zhao Changsi's financial luck is good.
The warm autumn breeze blew on his body, and Zhao Changsi felt particularly refreshing. The frenzy of the fat woman in Yuan Mei's family did not affect his good mood at all. It's okay if Yuan Mei doesn't come, so as not to be affected by him. However, the next time I meet, I have to humiliate this kid, I can't even control a wife, what kind of big man is he!
"Hello Boss Zhao." "Zhao Caishen, congratulations on making a fortune today." As soon as Zhao Changsi entered the scope of the casino, those thugs who were letting off the wind on the periphery said good things one by one. In the past few days, everyone has heard that there is a 'Zhao God of Wealth' in the casino, and every gamble will win.
Entering the hall, Zhao Changsi still sat in the old seat where he often sits. Without further ado, I slapped the cigarette in my pocket on the table. With the money, his smoking standards have also improved significantly. In the past, there were only 'economy' cigarettes that smoked a pack of eight cents. Now it's different, don't say it's 'economic' cigarettes, even 'Pegasus' and 'Grand Canal' can't be looked down upon. The cigarette that is smoked normally is the 'big front door' cigarette on the table.
"Boss Zhao, let's play a little bigger today, okay. How's that, do you have the guts? A skinny man with a little dark skin challenged. When Zhao Changsi heard the other party say this, he felt a little funny. He knew that this black African man's surname was Wu, and he was also a boss. For a few days, this man lost a lot of money to himself. It seems that he is a little unconvinced, and he wants to go it alone with himself.
Who's afraid of whom! Since experiencing the turmoil in the hotel, Zhao Changsi's courage is particularly strong. Even the son of the police chief was lost his job. He and Sister Hong were caught sleeping in the hotel, and the security captain had to be careful with himself in turn. On this side of the seaside city, do you still need to be afraid of anything?
How was Zhao Changsi's gambling luck? Will he continue to kill in all directions, or will he let the family pull the money?