Chapter 5: I am a Gambling Saint (I)
After only half an hour, Zhou Wu led Qian Long to the door of a two-story building.
In front of the gate, there are two lions carved from green jade, which are lifelike, so not domineering.
On both sides of the gate hangs a large red lantern, and directly above the door is a sign with gold powder scribble, on which the four big characters are square and neat, and the words are "Ho's Gambling House".
This He gambling house is the most gold-absorbing industry in the entire Huangping County, and behind it is the He family of the four major families in Huangping County. Everyone has a good gambling heart, and every day there are countless people who walk in from He's gambling house with thousands of scenery and glory, and they lose all the shame and come out, but there are also people who are full of red money and make a lot of money. Gambling has always been about losing more and winning less, but it is this small number of winners who have given countless people the motivation to gamble, making Ho's gambling house always overcrowded.
Although the third prince is usually not good at learning martial arts and reading literature, he has never been contaminated with any vices, why did he suddenly come to this He gambling house today. Qian Long was a little curious in his heart, but he knew the identity of his subordinates, so he didn't say much.
Zhou Wu condensed into a tiny blood and qi mass at the heart vein, moving according to the position of his previous memory, and soon, Zhou Wu found the place that had been obstructed by him before, and his consciousness entered the mysterious gate space again.
Zhou Wu focused his consciousness on the word "save", his spirit was in a trance, and the eyes of the auxiliary head on the left flickered slightly.
It's done!
It's time to go. Zhou Wu couldn't help but smile slightly.
"Wednesday Childe, what kind of wind is blowing you? ”
As soon as Zhou Wu entered the door, a steward immediately rushed up to greet him, with a smile on his face, as if he had seen a close friend he had made for many years.
Sure enough, the stewards of these big industries all recognized themselves, Zhou Wu thought secretly.
"Third son, what do you want to play today? Cockfighting, cricket fighting, dominoes, Liubo, Shuanglu, even if you bet on the size of the direct dice, we also have it. The steward enthusiastically introduced the gambling items one by one.
Fighting crickets, in Zhou Wu's previous life, there were many people who were obsessed with it, and there was even an emperor who was nicknamed "Cricket Emperor", and he even had a capital of ten thousand gold, and he paid a beak.
"Let's just play cricket. Zhou Wu replied.
Compared with other gambling fights, Ho's Gambling House did not directly participate, but just made a witness to take some commission, and this cricket fight is the bulk of Ho's Casino's income.
"Third son, it's a coincidence that you're here. This cricket fight is not always there, and at the end of the day, our Ho's gambling house can only open three games. In half an hour, today's last show will begin. Come with me on Wednesday, Childe. The steward led Zhou Wu to a separate courtyard, which was crowded with people.
But this group of people is all around a large table
Zhou Wu fixed his eyes and saw that there were ten small black bowls on this table, each bowl had a cricket with a round head and wide chest and thighs, each of which was a dragon spirit and a tiger, but the color and size were a little different, some were yellow-brown, some were black-brown, and some were pure black.
The label number on this bowl refers to these ten crickets, which are A, B, C, D, pente, hexagen, and non-dec. After a while, the ten crickets will be put together and fight each other until only the last one remains. The odds of these ten crickets are average, all of them are five to one, I don't know which one the third prince intends to bet on, how much to bet?"
"Then bet ......" Zhou Wu didn't finish speaking.
"This son, listen to me, bet on that Ding, I have gambled on crickets for five years, and I will make you a sure profit!" A white-haired old man actually pulled Zhou Wu's clothes directly and recommended crickets to Zhou Wu, obviously gambling into the devil.
"Don't pay attention to this crazy old man, I heard him bet a thousand taels of silver last time. A young man in black kindly reminded Zhou Wu on the side.
This man's face is like Fu powder, pure as fat, his skin is smooth and almost like a woman, and he wears a jade wrench finger on his hand, which has a warm and soft texture, fine craftsmanship, and the color and pulp are all natural, and it is not ordinary at first glance, even if it is ten thousand taels of gold, it is difficult to exchange.
Zhou Wu also knew in his heart that there was such a cheap thing, if he knew the result, it would be good to vote directly, why do you need to tell others.
"Bet on the first number, five thousand taels. Zhou Wu took out all the silver tickets in his arms.
Zhou Wu was just an ordinary person in his previous life, he didn't know anything about fighting crickets at all, and he couldn't see any way when he looked at these crickets.
"Little brother, don't look at this number A as if it looks fierce, but in fact, this kind of cricket with a large jaw is often not flexible, and the physical consumption when waving the jaw is also quite large, even if you kill a few crickets, you can't have the last laugh. I've never seen a cricket win like this in these games, and it's better for you to bet on this number A than the crazy old man's number D. The middle-aged man in black just now reminded Zhou Wu kindly.
"It's okay, it's A. Zhou Wu didn't bother to pay attention.
"The third prince is so generous, the first time he played, it was five thousand taels, but once this bet is placed, it can't be changed, and the third son must think about it. The steward took the silver ticket from Zhou Wu and reminded Zhou Wu.
"It's the first number, don't change it. ”
The kind man in black shook his head and said nothing more.
Soon half an hour was coming.
The steward took out a large terracotta basin from under the table, and in the center of the basin there was a small yellow square, and there was nothing but this small square, and then the steward put the crickets in the small bowls into the large basin.
"What is this square?" Zhou Wu asked with some curiosity.
"It's a spice called Weaving Xiang, which is said to be a spice, but people can't smell anything. But insects, especially crickets, smell the smell of this spice, and after a moment, they will immediately go berserk and attack wildly. The kind-hearted man in black patiently explained to Zhou Wu again, and a kind of pride inadvertently leaked out of his words. After that, he smiled at Zhou Wu again, thinking that he was grateful to Zhou Wu for giving him the opportunity to show his knowledge.
Sure enough, the crickets in the basin just entered the basin were all lying quietly in place, or walking slowly nearby, but after a short time they became violent, and the crickets fought desperately, but between four or five breaths, there were already six or seven severed limbs and legs in the basin.
Many gamblers excitedly shouted their cricket numbers and cheered them on.
"I'm sure you're the strongest to take them out!"
"Hide, wait for them to be defeated, and then you can go out!"
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Zhou Wu only felt that these people shouting and cheering were quite ridiculous.
Soon the first cricket died, and its head was bitten off, and it turned out to be the first number that Zhou Wu bet on.
"This son, I said a long time ago not to bet on No. A, you want to bet, buy a lesson for five thousand taels. ”
The man in black said proudly to Zhou Wu.
Zhou Wu just smiled faintly.
Seeing that Zhou Wu didn't make that kind of remorseful expression, the man in black was a little surprised, and the sentence just now felt like a punch on the cotton.
"You're so boring!" said the man in black, pouting.
The remaining nine crickets in the big basin were still fighting fiercely, and the surrounding crowd was watching with great interest, but Zhou Wu only lost interest after watching it for a while, after the baptism of the big data era in his previous life, he was difficult to arouse interest in this ancient game that was just a group of bugs fighting around.
"This brother, I am Zhou Wu, the third son of the Zhou family, dare to ask your surname. Zhou Wu was a little interested in the man in black.
"My surname is Liu, my name is Liu Hua, and I am the son of a merchant in a small town in the north. As soon as Zhou Wu heard it, he knew that the man in black was making up a story. Even the four major families of He, Zhou, Xia, and Zhao in the entire Huangping County have no son who can bring such a valuable jade wrench, let alone a small business in a small town.
After another half a ring, the cricket was finally finished.