Xingyi Fang is the largest gambling house in Xiangxue Ju, the master craftsman Yang Quanzong carefully set up, in the shape of five petals of apricot blossoms, five buildings resemble petals, and the arch protects eight high-rise buildings like stamens in the middle. Between the petals with a corridor through, on both sides of the pool rockery, flowers and trees, five halls are gorgeously furnished, furnished with a variety of gambling equipment, can accommodate two or three hundred gamblers, beautiful maids shuttle back and forth, red and green clothes add a bit of spring.

Tian Shaoqiu, who was sitting in the casino, no longer appeared, and the casino was handed over to his granddaughter Tian Zhi and grandson-in-law Chen Ankai to take care of, and he himself concentrated on educating his grandsons Chen Zhiyuan and Chen Zhilin, Chen Zhilin was born to Tian Zhi and Chen Ankai in the fifth year of Jianwu. When Jiang Anyi was transferred back to the capital, Chen Ankai did not follow, but was hired by Guo Huaili as the chief guard of Xiangxueju, everyone has their own ambitions, Chen Ankai feels that he has a salary of 20,000 taels a year, and he can be with his family, which is better than running around in officialdom.

Shi Chongren and Xu Chong met in front of the gambling hall and stepped into the workshop under the guidance of the maid. The time is still early, there are not many gamblers in the gambling house, Xu Chong introduced on the side: "Xingyi Square is divided into five courtyards, with the name of Xinghuatian, Xinghuayu, Xinghuafeng, Xinghuayan and Xinghuaxue, here is Xinghuatian." ”

"It's a very elegant name, let's go to Xinghuaxue to have a look." Shi Chongren is not careless. Xu Chong squinted to the left, saw the sixth child speeding up and left, knowing that the news had been sent.

The apricot blossom snow hall is named after the apricot blossom pattern decorated on the wall, and the petals fluttering are really like an apricot blossom snow, and the maid stepped forward to greet the guests and asked softly: "How many uncles have an appointment?" ”

Xu Chong said: "We want to find someone to gamble privately, but there is a suitable table." Xu Chong introduced to Shi Chongren that the VIP room can make an appointment with people to gamble, or you can set up people at will, and those who intend to gather at the table at will can enter and wait first, and the maid will pass it on for them.

Hearing that the visitor was about to enter the VIP room, the maid's eyes lit up, she leaned over with a smile, grabbed Shi Chongren's arm with her hand, squeezed it with the bulge on her chest intentionally or unintentionally, and said coquettishly: "It just so happened that several masters came, and there happened to be an uncle in the T-shaped room, do you want to go and see." ”

There is a commission to invite guests into the VIP room, and the commission is worth ten days of hard work in the hall, not to mention that the people who can enter the VIP room to gamble are rich uncles.

Shi Chongren laughed, stretched out his hand to wrap his arms around the maid's waist, hugged the maid tightly in his arms, felt the bulging and swollen, Shi Chongren said: "Lead the way." ”

The maid's waist is twisted like a water snake, I can't stick to Shi Chongren's body, the son in front of me is handsome, young and golden, if he can be fancied, he will be lucky, there are often sisters who are favored by high rollers, and when they meet again, they are full of pearls, as if they have become a noblewoman, and they heard the magpie outside the house when they got up early this morning, and it should not be this son.

Yan Shengsen snorted coldly, hearing a chill in the maid's ears, his body stiffened, and he couldn't help but stay away from Shi Chongren. Xu Chong's heart was shocked, this He Gongzi's guard was so good, and he didn't know if the boss would be able to hold him at that time.

The maid lifted the bead curtain, and Shi Chongren stepped into the house first. The room is three feet square, and there is a gambling table in the middle, which is very spacious. There were several tables and chairs on the side of the window, and an old man was quietly sipping tea under the service of the maid, and when he saw Shi Chongren entering the house, the old man raised the teacup in his hand to signal.

Shi Chongren generously sat down opposite the old man, Xu Chong glanced at the boss, pretended not to know, and sat down. The maid served fragrant tea, Shi Chongren took a sip, and praised: "Good tea, I didn't expect that Qingwu tea from Lizhou is also available in Huazhou." ”

The old man smiled faintly: "Huazhou is a place where merchants gather, and the goods going to the Western Regions pass through here, not to mention the Qingwu tea in Lizhou, which is the pearls and coconut oil of the South Seas, and the goods here are more complete than the east and west markets of the capital." ”

"If you don't see it with your own eyes, I can't believe that this land of fetters and battles will become so rich." Shi Chongren sighed, picked up the tea and took another sip.

The three of them made a little noise and introduced their identities, Shi Chongren is the rich He Gongzi of Duanzhou, the old man is Wu Tianci, an official of Qingzhou Zhishi, Xu Chong is a down-and-out businessman, the three of them have their own ghosts, and after waiting for a while, a rich businessman from the Western Regions came in, and the four of them began to play pai gow at a table.

The maid brought a jade pai gow and put it on the table, showed it to the four people, and took out dozens of dice for the four to choose from, at least the casino did not fake it. Pai Gow was shuffled and stacked neatly in the dealer's hands, and according to Xu Chong's instructions, Shi Chongren memorized the position of several key cards. Throwing dice is the key, Xu Chong sits in Zhuang first throws, the dice play everyone to take the cards, the jade pai gow collision makes a light and crisp "crackling" sound, the first game Shi Chongren eats Zhuang, the other two are eaten by Zhuang, one hundred taels of silver are easy to hand.

After a round of Zhuang sitting, Shi Chongren received two hundred taels of silver, Xu Chong entered seven hundred taels, and Wu Tianci and Mo Lei lost four hundred and five hundred taels respectively. In the second round, Morey sat in the village, his luck was not good, he was rich and arrogant, and he received all the money he bet on, and as a result, after a round of Zhuang, Morey lost 2,300 taels of silver, and Shi Chongren received another 600 taels. Looking at the thick stack of silver tickets, even if he knew that this was a game, Shi Chongren's heart couldn't help but be hot, gambling can instantly make people rich, and it can also make people's families ruined, which makes people want to stop and indulge in it.

After a round of Zhuang, Shi Chongren had two thousand two hundred taels of silver in front of him, Wu Tianci was equal, Xu Chong had the best luck, and won three thousand six hundred taels, all of which were lost by Morey. Losing nearly six thousand taels of silver, Morey's face remained unchanged, and he took out a thick stack from his body and slapped it on the table, and said fiercely: "This is 10,000 taels, Lao Tzu doesn't believe in luck and carries it so much, I sit in the village, and I collect as much as I want." ”

The atmosphere was hot, the dealer got Shi Chongren and Xu Chong each a hundred taels of red, shuffling hands and feet became more and more numb, and the two maids who were waiting for tea on the side also won a reward of one hundred taels. Next, Morey's hand style improved, and after a game, Shi Chongren sent out 1,400 taels, the old man surnamed Wu lost more, 2,600 taels changed the main family, Xu Chong had good luck, and he received another 800 taels.

Shi Chongren knew that he had started to slaughter sheep, but he didn't know if there would be anyone else besides himself for this fat sheep. After a lap, Shi Chongren not only lost the winning money, but also owed 900 taels. Betting all the remaining silver tickets in his arms on the table, Shi Chongren smiled: "I will also open a bank, and I can bet as much as I want." ”

This Shi Chongren's luck is good, and he ate four hundred taels each from Wu Tianci and Xu Chong, and paid Mo Lei on the opposite seat. Morey laughed playfully: "Thank you Gongzi He, it's a total of twenty thousand and six hundred taels." ”

Shi Chongren was stunned for a moment, and asked in surprise, "How much?" ”

Morey pushed the silver ticket on the table to Shi Chongren for a look, and there were two large tickets issued by Zhengyuan Money Bank, one with a face value of "10,000 taels", plus six silver tickets of 100 taels was 20,000 taels and 600 taels.

"Are you yin me?" Shi Chongren said angrily, don't ask, these people are all in a gang, and they have joined forces to deceive themselves. The dealer had obviously seen too much of this situation, and had nothing to do with himself, so he quietly retreated, and hid in the corner with the two maids to watch the excitement.

Morupi said with a smile: "He Gongzi, how do you say this, you yourself say how much you bet, I bet 20,000 and 600 taels, if you win the money is yours, but you can't admit it if you lose." If you are willing to lose the bet, He Gongzi will pay for it. ”

Shi Chongren calmed down and said, "I don't have any money." ”

Mo Lei sneered: "He Gongzi, this is Xingyi Fang, not Duanzhou He Mansion, if you can't get the silver, don't blame me for sending you to the official mansion." The business of Xingyi Gambling House is approved by the government, and if you pay taxes and silver on a monthly basis, you want to make trouble here, and ask the Lord if he agrees. ”

Shi Chongren's eyebrows jumped, this Xiangxueju is nominally owned by Guo Huaili and Li Tong'er and others, but everyone in the world knows that Jiang Anyi is their backer, and Xingyifang is directly under the name of the Li family, with Jiang Anyi and the Li family as the backstage, so they don't dare to make trouble here easily if they change the court officials.

Xu Chong stood up, came to Shi Chongren's side and persuaded softly: "He Gongzi, a good man doesn't suffer immediate losses, this gambling game is watched by people from Xingyifang, there should be no thousands, only blame Gongzi's bad luck." Either the son pays the money first, and let's play again. ”

Shi Chongren glanced at Xu Chong and said, "I only have 5,000 taels of silver by my side, and the price on my body is only 10,000 taels, so I can't afford to pay it, so I should call the government to deal with it." ”

Wu Tianci stroked his beard and said: "If you report to the official, it will inevitably alarm the son's family, and the old man will also be affected." The old man doesn't want to get involved in the matter between you, so he takes his leave. ”

As he spoke, Wu Tianci stood up and wanted to leave. Xu Chong hurriedly said: "Master Wu, you are highly respected, please be a witness to today's events." He Gongzi, otherwise, you will compensate Mo Ye for the silver and prices on your body, and give me an IOU for the insufficient part, and I will lend you all the silver tickets in my hand, Mo Ye, you don't want to kill them all, forget the rest of the money. ”

Shi Chongren calculated, the silver on his body plus the price is worth 10,000 taels, Xu Chong has more than 6,000 taels in his hand, and this game has taken away more than 16,000 taels of silver.

"Yan Shengsen, when I went out, the old lady told you to protect me, what do you say?" Shi Chongren said calmly.

Yan Shengsen took a step forward, stared at Morey and said, "When he took the cards just now, this person made a trick and used his little finger to change the cards. ”

Wu Tianci, Xu Chong, and Mo Lei were all stunned, why didn't He Gongzi's guards expose the cheating when they saw it, and waited for the gambling game to end. Wu Tianci's eyes shrank, and his gaze fell on Shi Chongren's face again, seeing that this young man had a lazy smile on his face, he clearly didn't take the matter in front of him to heart. It's not good, this surname is not good stubble, isn't it the eagle claw of the government? Or are you on the road, ready to eat black and eat black? Wu Tianci's thoughts were racing, thinking of a way to get out.

The gambling hall was eerily quiet, and for a moment everyone forgot to speak.