Zhang Baoer is no stranger to Tiantong Gambling House, but Li Si came in for the first time, he watched the people coming and going, all kinds of houses were brilliant, and his eyes were straight. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Who said I can't afford to gamble!" Suddenly, an arrogant voice came from a gaming table.

Zhang Baoer followed the prestige, only to see a gambler who seemed to lose red eyes, he stepped on the chair, opened his trouser leg, pulled out a knife and cut off a piece of meat on his leg, and threw it on the table bloodily: "It's worth fifty taels of silver, I'll bet big!" ”

The gamblers were terrified and didn't know what to do.

I don't know where the shopkeeper suddenly came out, he said quietly: "Come on, give medicine to this friend." ”

Immediately, someone came with a small cloth bag and covered the gambler's wound with the medicine inside.

Zhang Baoer saw it clearly, what kind of "medicine" is this, it is clearly salt foam.

"Whew!" The gambler grinned in pain and couldn't help but howl.

Shopkeeper Hu smiled coldly: "Fork out!" ”

Zhang Baoer shook her head after seeing it.

There is no good relationship with those who open gambling houses, and it is not easy to get a piece of the pie from the gambling houses.

Zhang Baoer has also been mixed in the gambling house, and she has seen a lot of troublemakers.

Most of these people rushed into the gambling house single-handedly, scolding and even causing trouble. Every now and then, the thugs who are fed by the gambling house will rush up and beat them up.

The ability of the gangster is to insert his hands, hug the back of his head, protect his temples with his elbows, twist the scissors of his two legs, clamp his lower body, and fall down on his side, just stopping the door of the gambling house, and then let the thugs beat him and not fight back, and his mouth is scolding non-stop, even if the skin is open and the blood flows all over the body, there can be no moaning, let alone begging for mercy.

If this stalemate continues, if it can hold on, someone in the gambling house will arrange for the beaten person to be carried home to recuperate. After the injury is recovered, the gambling house will give some silver every month, called "take the hanging money". The identity of this bastard can be regarded as "mixed".

The gambler just now, the salt powder covered the wound, grinned and shouted in pain, so he naturally wanted to fork out the door, which is called "planting". Those who are capable, talk and laugh freely, do not show a little pain, and when the gambling house meets this kind of person, they will also give them "hanging money".

Li Si had never seen such a scene, his legs were already trembling with fright, but Zhang Bao'er was calm.

Seeing that the gambler was forked out, Shopkeeper Hu glanced at Zhang Bao'er intentionally or unintentionally, turned around and went back to the house.

Zhang Baoer was about to find a gambling table with a lot of people to place bets, but saw a gambling house pouring tea and a small servant coming over, and saluted Zhang Bao'er and said: "This guest officer, we have an invitation to the shopkeeper!" ”

"Excuse me?" Zhang Bao'er was stunned: "What do you ask me to do?" ”

"Little ones don't know! Please come with me! ”

Zhang Baoer was a little hesitant, but she still pulled Li Si, followed behind the little girl, and walked towards the room on the side.

The little servant led Zhang Baoer into the shopkeeper Hu's house, covered the door and went out.

The house was well insulated, and when the door was closed, the noise outside the house was suddenly inaudible.

At this moment, Shopkeeper Hu is sitting at the table, playing alone with the dice.

Shopkeeper Hu glanced at Zhang Bao'er, put the bowl on the table, and pointed to the chair opposite the table: "Sit!" ”

Zhang Bao'er was not polite, nodded and sat down.

Li Si was a little overwhelmed, so he had to stand behind Zhang Baoer.

Shopkeeper Hu looked at Zhang Baoer and said nothing.

Zhang Baoer also looked at the shopkeeper Hu.

Shopkeeper Hu is over the age of sixteen, his face looks weather-beaten, his two deep-set eyes are deep and bright, his hands are the size of a small thin fan, each finger is so thick that it seems to be unable to bend, and his skin is wrinkled, a bit like tree bark.

Of course, Zhang Baoer would not know that thirty years ago, Shopkeeper Hu was a famous gambling king in Chang'an City, otherwise he would not be qualified to be the shopkeeper of Tiantong Gambling House.

Shopkeeper Hu's eyes were sharp, as if he wanted to see Zhang Baoer's heart.

Zhang Baoer was a little frightened in his heart, but he knew that he must not show weakness at this time, otherwise he would definitely be looked down upon by Shopkeeper Hu.

Although he was apprehensive in his heart, his face was not shocked, and there was a hint of a smile on his face. Zhang Baoer has made up her mind, no matter what the intentions of the shopkeeper Hu are, she will not change everything.

"I don't know what the guest officer is called?" Shopkeeper Hu finally spoke first.

"Zhang Bao'er!" Zhang Baoer answered cleanly.

Only then did Li Si know that this broom star was called Zhang Bao'er, and he recited it silently twice and kept this name firmly in his heart.

"Oh, it turned out to be Zhang Gongzi!" Shopkeeper Hu suddenly asked, "Can Zhang Gongzi know dice?" ”

How could Zhang Baoer not understand dice, the chapter on gambling in "Mind Reading" specifically introduced the origin of dice.

Zhang Baoer said loudly: "According to legend, the dice were invented by Cao Cao's son Cao Zhi during the Three Kingdoms period, when jade materials were used, which were artificially ground into a boxy. In the past, the dots of the dice were all black. Later, some people divided it into red and black, which was very beautiful, so they called the dice 'dice', which means color. Later, some people called 'dice' 'dice'. Dice were originally just divination instruments, and then gradually evolved into gambling equipment......"

Hearing Zhang Bao'er speak so fluently, Shopkeeper Hu showed an appreciative look. Especially when Zhang Baoer said the word "dice", a strange light flashed in her eyes, and she couldn't help but have a good impression of Zhang Baoer in her heart.

Shopkeeper Hu asked again: "Zhang Gongzi, what do you think of the dice?" ”

Like an experienced gambler, Zhang Baoer said eloquently: "Dice are the same as other gambling techniques, even if they are ever-changing, they are all changes in the number of points. When shaking the bowl, the hand should be ruthless, and the bowl should be waved; When the bowl is stopped, it is necessary to work the word 'stability'. When the gamblers are focused on the bowl, the bowl is gently lifted and the bottom number is revealed......"

Zhang Baoer spoke like an old dealer.

Shopkeeper Hu pushed the copper bowl and dice on the table in front of Zhang Baoer: "You come and try!" ”

Zhang Baoer picked up the copper bowl and dice from the case and stared at the shopkeeper.

"Shake it first!"

After Zhang Baoer shook it, the unveiling bowl was three "ones".

Shopkeeper Hu was silent: "Shake big!" ”

Zhang Baoer did as she said.

Shopkeeper Hu stared at the three "sixes" in front of the case, and did not speak for a long time.

Zhang Baoer didn't know why the shopkeeper Hu didn't speak, and stood quietly aside, without speaking.

"Who did you learn this gambling from?" Shopkeeper Hu asked.

Zhang Bao'er's mind flashed the shadow of the old flower, he didn't want the shopkeeper Hu to know that the old flower was called, so he said casually: "I practiced it blindly!" ”

Shopkeeper Hu didn't doubt it, looked at Zhang Bao'er, and said with a complicated expression: "It's really the back waves of the Yangtze River pushing the front waves, looking at you, I think of myself when I was young, you are really good!" ”

Zhang Baoer said politely: "Shopkeeper Hu has won the award, the younger generation is just getting started, please give Shopkeeper Hu more advice!" ”

Shopkeeper Hu was silent, and he didn't know what he was thinking when he lowered his head.