Chapter 14 Ren Xiaoxiao still has to gamble
This morning, many people are a little looking forward to it.
The gambling game of the royal jewelry store will be won and lost today. Everyone was looking forward to seeing the shopkeeper Wang take out a treasure casually, and hit the countrymen with their heads and running away. But apparently they will be disappointed.
The king's shopkeeper won, and the win was unexpected.
The rednecks didn't show up at all. They were scared and coaxed. I heard that I set a fire, and the baby burned down.
Bianliang people feel that winning is a bit unpleasant. The ladies felt even more so.
They excitedly called friends to come to the Wang family jewelry store early in the morning, and crowded the spacious shop, just to see the countrymen eat deflated, who knew that a punch was in the vacancy, and Ren Xiaoxiao did not show up at all.
Seeing that it was almost noon, Ren Xiaoxiao had not yet appeared, and only the shopkeeper Wang kept chatting and laughing with you.
It seems that the news is true, and the countrymen are afraid of losing, so they would rather set fire to their homes and find an excuse not to show up, rather than to be embarrassed.
But a gamble is a gamble. There are no fathers and sons in the casino, and there are no excuses.
Otherwise, what else to bet on. Today you say you have a headache tomorrow he says his butt hurts, and people don't show up, if there is no point of restraint, isn't it playing with the bettors?
After three o'clock in the afternoon, Jia Hongxian stood up from his chair and announced loudly: "In view of the fact that one of the two sides of the bet did not come forward, the Wang family jewelry store won this gamble." β
The ladies were all at once chattering.
"I've known for a long time that these countrymen don't have the guts."
"That's it, she dares to come to the capital to spread wild, I don't know who gave her the guts."
"If you haven't seen the countrymen eat with your own eyes, you won't be happy."
"If she dares to show up, I have to let her see what a real treasure is."
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Jia Hongxian waited patiently. After a while, the voices gradually subsided, and she spoke: "Congratulations, now we will return the principal and distribute dividends." β
Although it's only ten to one, it's also a lottery.
So the ladies all happily got their share of the lottery.
After finishing his work, the shopkeeper Wang led Jia Hongxian to the hospitality hut. It's quiet. There are also accounts to be reconciled between him and Jia Hongxian.
Jia Hongxian's bracelet was pressed in the store, and Wang Tai's knife was also in the store, and he mortgaged 6,400 yuan, which had to be given to Jia Hongxian.
"Shopkeeper Wang, congratulations." Jia Hongxian politely smiled and complimented Wang Mazi.
"Mrs. Shi, you're welcome." Shopkeeper Wang didn't call Jia Hongxian by name, but called her Shitai.
Jia Hongxian is not surprised. She has been a monk in the White Crane Nunnery outside the city since she was a child, but she is only practicing with her hair and has not shaved her head. When he grew up, he lived in the city, and he was actually a lay disciple of the White Crane Temple.
Speaking of which, it is like the Beijing offices in various places in later generations, and she is the representative of the Baihean office in Bianliang.
Shopkeeper Wang didn't know her, but since there was a gambling game, Wang Mazi would never fail to figure out the details of all aspects, so he quickly learned about Jia Honghong's identity.
If the dealer is unreliable and wants to empty the gloves of the white wolf, wouldn't Wang Mazi capsize in the gutter? How could a character like him make such a childish mistake.
Jia Hongxian has a net worth status, so she can't run, so the shopkeeper Wang is relieved that she will sit in the village.
"This is Mrs. Shi's bracelet, and there are 6,400 pieces, please take care of Mrs. Shi." Shopkeeper Wang handed it over casually and said, "Speaking of which, this time Mrs. Shi is the real winner. We're just watching the show. β
The shopkeeper Wang said that he didn't laugh.
In this gamble, from an economic point of view, the shopkeeper Wang didn't make a penny, and the noblewomen took a total of more than 600 yuan, and the real big one was taken by Jia Hongxian.
Sixteen thousand four hundred yuan is the money that Qin Mu and Wang Tai invested in Ren Xiaoxiao, and now there is no one left, all of them belong to Jia Hongxian. Whoever let Ren Xiaoxiao not come, the gamble will naturally lose.
16,000 yuan, in two days, Jia Hongxian earned it. Even if she is used to seeing the world like the shopkeeper Wang, she feels that it is too easy for her to make money.
At that time, it was just the fighting spirit between Shopkeeper Wang and Ren Xiaoxiao, which had nothing to do with Jia Hongxian, but she didn't expect her to decisively set up a gambling game, almost like a white wolf with empty gloves, and snatched 16,000 yuan.
Talent!
Jia Hongxian picked up his bracelet and put it on his wrist, and went to withdraw the money.
Shopkeeper Wang was a little puzzled and looked at Jia Hongxian.
"Shopkeeper Wang," Jia Hongxian said with a faint smile on his face, "That day, I remember that Wang Tai was betting on a knife. β
She doesn't want money, she wants knives.
What is money, that knife is the real treasure.
Wang Mazi's face suddenly sank.
Don't be embarrassed.
Wang Tai took out the knife that day, but he only wanted to mortgage 6,400 yuan, not the knife.
The knife is still valued by himself, everyone has seen this, and now Jia Hongxian wants a knife and no money, which is not authentic.
If it is an ordinary treasure knife, it will be given to her, and the Wang family's shop has a big business, and it will not care about some small things, so as not to spread it and affect its reputation. But this knife is not ordinary, and the young owner has already taken it.
Jia Hongxian asked for a knife, but he was obviously bullying him a little bit Wang Mazi.
What's the matter, the tiger doesn't wield power when I'm an eggplant? It's easy to pinch, right?
"Mrs. Shi," Wang Mazi pushed the money in front of Jia Hongxian: "On that day, Wang Tai bet 6,400 yuan, but it was money, not a knife." This knife is just used to exchange money with a small shop. β
Wang Mazi just wanted to end the matter quickly, so he explained to Jia Hongxian very politely. He didn't want this idea to hurt the business.
However, Wang Tai did take out a knife, not money. He just asked the shopkeeper Wang to give an estimate, whether it was worth 6,400 yuan. Jia Hongxian did not flinch.
Yesterday's fire was set by four lockers.
Bianliang City has a perfect fire protection system, there is a "fire watchtower" in the city, there is a barracks downstairs, and there are fire fighters stationed in later generations. If there is a fire in the city, they will immediately go out with professional fire extinguishing equipment to extinguish the fire.
Because of this, the lock four made a plan.
After the fire got up, he changed into the clothes of the submarine fire team members, hid nearby, and when the submarine fire team came, he took advantage of the chaos and darkness to rush into Ren's shop together, and successfully got two watches.
When the watch arrived, it had already made the lock four discover what was special about it. This is obviously something that the entire Great Song Dynasty does not have, so I am also very interested in other things that Ren Xiaoxiao and his gang came up with.
That knife, he wanted too. So Jia Hongxian doesn't want money, just a knife.
Wang Mazi was angry.
How to give a shameless face. First, a countryman flaunted his might in the store, and now a nun dares to steal things from him. Could it be that the name of the Sanhuai royal family is so unbright?
"Mrs. Shi," Wang Mazi didn't look at Jia Hongxian, and seemed to speak into the air: "There was a fire in the east of the city last night, I heard, it doesn't look like a guy accidentally made it, there is news that it seems that someone deliberately set the fire." In the Great Song Dynasty, I don't know what arson is. Do you want to eat knives? β
Lock four and a gang think they are doing secrets, but Wang Mazi is a fine person. How can you hide it from his eyes?
Wang Mazi is just because he opened a store and pays attention to harmony and wealth, so he will not use these subordinate methods, just let Wudutou find a way to stop Ren Xiaoxiao, and it will not hurt people, let alone hurt his life.
But just because Wang Mazi won't use violent means doesn't mean he doesn't understand this.
Wudu Tou reported to him early in the morning that Ren's shop was on fire, and the fire started quickly, which felt strange.
Wang Mazi immediately understood. Now that Jia Hongxian wants this knife, Wang Mazi can't help but despise it in his heart. Appetite is a little too big.
Jia Hongxian was surprised.
She thought she was very secretive about last night's fire, but she didn't expect it to be seen by someone with a heart. This kind of thing doesn't need evidence at all, as long as he wants to, as long as he's a big guy, that's evidence.
Although Wang Mazi is not a big man, the one standing behind him is definitely a big man.
Jia Hongxian wanted to mix it up, but it seemed that he had underestimated Wang Mazi.
"The slave also heard about it. Ren's shop caught fire, Ren Niangzi didn't know what to do, if it weren't for the concern about this matter, the slave should have gone to see it a long time ago. I heard," Jia Hongxian lowered his voice, as if he was confiding a secret: "The Ren family provoked the big people in Bianliang City, alas, it's really a headache for the little lady." β
As she spoke, she collected the money, didn't mention the knife, got up and said, "Since the matter is over, the slave will go to see Little Lady Ren." β
Wang Mazi looked at the back of Jia Hongxian leaving, and sneered.
Ren's shop is a mess.
The area of the yard that was overburned was not large, and none of the sleeping houses were on fire, so fortunately there were no casualties, but the warehouse and the faΓ§ade were burned down.
The shopkeeper roughly estimated that the loss was nearly 10,000. Such a big incident has happened, and he must quickly inform the staff.
The shopkeeper Ren was about to send someone to deliver a letter to Ren Yuanwai, but he didn't expect Ren Yuanwai to come by himself.
After Ren Yuanwai understood clearly in Wujiazhuang, he immediately set off to Bianliang, and he was only one day away from Ren Ying.
He is not all for Qin Mu's business, but more importantly because of his own business.
The problem of the Hancheng wharf was solved by building a new wharf in Wujiazhuang, but the wharf on the Beijing side had problems again. This is even more fatal, he has no strong relationship in the capital, and it is not easy to solve it.
It's not easy, but it has to be solved! The boxes of fresh fruit on the ship can't wait.
Ren Waiwai came to Bianliang at noon, and when he arrived in Bianliang, he saw the miserable appearance of the store, which was burning, and he almost couldn't recognize it as his own store.
The shopkeeper Ren let Ren outside the house, reported the matter clearly in 1510, and even Ren Xiaoxiao did not hide the bet with others.
The strangeness of this fire, Ren's shopkeeper has been sophisticated for a long time, and he faintly feels that it is inseparable from Ren Xiaoxiao's gambling game, so he deliberately pointed it out to the owner.
Ren's shop has been open in the capital for decades, and even though the shopping mall is constantly fighting, no one has yet used such means as burning shops to attack opponents. This is pure unruly.
After listening, he didn't speak, just closed his eyes and thought.
He also agreed with what the shopkeeper Ren said, this fire came inexplicably. The big family in the city wants to eat the meat of the Ren family, but he doesn't want to smash the Ren family. What's in it for him to smash? They certainly wouldn't have done such a thing as arson.
According to the shopkeeper, there were no injuries in the fire, and no money was lost, and the only thing that was lost was the Ren family's two watches.
Isn't this lice on a bald head, obviously?
Ren couldn't help but be very angry with Ren Xiaoxiao. Asked you to come to accompany Qin Mu to buy porcelain, who let you go to gamble.
It doesn't matter if it's gambling, but you also have to know something, who you provoked, and who you can't touch. I don't understand this, do you still dare to walk in Bianliang?
He was angry here, but when he saw Ren Xiaoxiao pushing the door in, he cried and said, "Daddy, you give me the flashlight, I'm going to gamble with them!" β