Chapter 54: The Four Seas Gambling House

Although Yue Fei had already poured out more than half of it, on average, each of the brothers still had to share a large bowl of bitter and spicy noodles made by Jiang Da Fat Man.

It is worthy of "the bitter sea is boundless, purgatory is reborn", this meal of bitter and spicy noodles of Coptis chinensis has eaten the brothers to the ground, miserable, the sea is dry and rotten, and the desire for immortals is dying. Among them, the tragedy is evidenced by the poem:

Poor brothers,

Like an amorphous riverside bone;

Drunk and lying on the battlefield, Jun Mo smiled,

In ancient times, a few people came back to fight.

The brothers finally finished eating the noodles and hurried downstairs to scatter the birds and beasts. Each finds a way to get rid of the bitterness in the mouth.

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The next morning, the Yue Fei brothers went up to the second floor, Jiang Zhenzi was drinking tea, and there was an eleven or twelve-year-old boy next to him.

Jiang Zhenzi beckoned the brothers to sit down and introduced: "This is my newly adopted godson, named Zhang Xiaobao, who has been learning kung fu from me for half a year. He knows all kinds of tricks and tricks and all kinds of incisions in Bianliang City. The most important thing is that he has not yet officially become a master, and the connoisseurs don't know him, so he will lead the way, and you can see the real thing. If I lead the team, it wouldn't be nice for those bunnies to put everything away. ”

Ladies and gentlemen, in the Song Dynasty, all kinds of jargon and black words were called incisions.

That Zhang Xiaobao is a clever person, as soon as Jiang Zhenzi's words fell, he bowed to the brothers, and said: "Big brother, take care of it, and tell you anything at will." ”

Yue Fei called Zhang Xiaobao over and rewarded him with the usual copper coins. Zhang Xiaobao knew that the person who was waiting for him was a bold lord, and he stood aside happily.

Jiang Zhenzi continued: "To teach you the art of deception, there are two good places in Bianliang City: one is the Fengyue place; The second is the casino. Fengyue place is deceitful, it should be the best place to go, but the disadvantage is that it takes time to get the good. The tricks in the casino are mainly fast and short, which is suitable for your training this time. This time, Xiaobao will take you to the largest 'Four Seas Gambling House' in Bianliang City, and each person is limited to ten copper coins to enter, and I will tell you when I come back in the evening. ”

The Four Seas Gambling House is very close to Wufu Street, just a few streets away, Zhang Xiaobao led the brothers on foot.

After only walking two streets, Yue Fei suddenly felt that most of the people on the street were young women, so he asked Xiaobao. Xiaobao explained that this is a women's market, and most of the shops deal in women's products, such as rouge gouache and various women's red, miscellaneous goods, and so on.

While walking, Xiaobao suddenly said to Yue Fei; "Aren't you going to learn the art of deception? Or I'll show you one. ”

The brothers applauded.

Xiaobao asked Yue Fei and a few people to stand under the eaves of a shop and watch. He walked out of the city and searched for his goal.

After a while, Xiaobao saw a nanny in front of a stall on the side of the street, buying rouge gouache while coaxing a little boy a few years old behind her. The boy wore a large silver collar around his neck.

Xiaobao walked over, bent down and teased the child, saying, "Come, call brother." ”

The nanny turned her head and saw that it was a handsome teenager, so she also patted the child's face and said, "Call brother, baby." Then go back and try those rouge gouaches.

The child twisted and did not speak.

Xiaobao said: "Don't call me brother, but I want to take your collar." As he spoke, he took the collar off the child's head as if he were amused.

Although Xiaobao was kind, after all, the child was still reluctant to speak.

Xiaobao said again: "Don't call it again, my brother can take away the baby's collar." Then he took a few steps back.

Seeing that the child's eyes only moved a few times, he still did not speak.

Xiaobao continued: "The baby is really naughty, my brother really took it." ”

After saying that, he turned around and left......

The nanny didn't look back, complaining about the child, "I don't even call my brother, I always make the adults angry." ”

"I haven't seen this man." The boy spoke.

The babysitter thought for a moment, "Yo." He shouted, hurriedly turned around, and looked around, the handsome descendant had already disappeared in the flow of people.

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Zhang Xiaobao came back with the silver collar, and Niu Gao, Wang Gui and others all praised Xiaobao for being amazing. Tang Huai asked, "How do you know who can deceive?" ”

Zhang Xiaobao blinked his eyes and said, "Fat daddy taught that there are three kinds of people who are most easily deceived: greedy people, lazy people and stupid people. The nanny just now was a typical lazy person, so she was fooled all of a sudden. ”

Yue Fei frowned and asked Xiaobao, "Is this kind of deception against the peace of heaven?" ”

Zhang Xiaobao smiled and said to Yue Fei: "Brother Yue, you can rest assured. There are three things we do not deceive: the lonely and widowed do not deceive; Loyal and kind people do not deceive; Don't cheat money. Nowadays, who is not a rich person in Bianliang City who is not ruthless and does all kinds of evil? Fat Daddy said that lying to them is really good. ”

When Yue Fei heard Xiaobao's words, he also felt reasonable, so he continued to follow Xiaobao forward, and after about a cup of tea, he had already seen the "Four Seas Gambling House".

Gambling was very popular in the Song Dynasty. As the leading boss, the "Four Seas Gambling House" is even more prominent. From a distance, the "Four Seas Gambling House" looks like a birdcage, and every gambler who enters the venue seems to have become a caged bird. The roof of the casino is surrounded by many sickle-shaped sharp weapons, slashing in all directions, and gamblers seem to become caged birds to be slaughtered. There are many small balls and some big balls on the top of the "Four Seas Gambling Hall", and there is a white round edge below, which seems to be a white jade plate, so from a distance, it seems to be a "big bead and small bead falling jade plate", and the dealer is always the big winner.

The most powerful feng shui design of the Four Seas Casino is on the door. Among them, the main gate is built in the shape of a lion's mouth, and the back door is like a tiger's mouth. Gamblers enter the casino as if they have fallen into the mouths of lions and tigers, and gamblers are easily "eaten" by lions and tigers. Because the lion is the king of all beasts, it has the effect of attracting wealth in feng shui; Tigers are ferocious beasts that serve as treasurers and housekeepers. Therefore, no matter which door the gambler enters the casino from, it is "sending the sheep into the tiger's mouth".

After listening to Zhang Xiaobao's introduction, the brothers felt very curious, so they asked Xiaobao: "Since the feng shui design of the Four Seas Casino is so unfavorable to gamblers, why do so many people go to gamble?" ”

Xiaobao replied: "Because the Four Seas Gambling House is extremely reputable. If you go out and are found by the guests, you will immediately lose five times, unequivocally. Other gambling houses have a small cost, and even if they are found by the guests, they will not lose much, and they are not good for claiming. Therefore, the business of the Four Seas Casino is getting better and better. ”

Wang Gui asked, "What do you mean by going on a trip?" ”

Xiaobao replied: "To go out is to deceive people with a thousand tricks." ”

Niu Gao said: "Can the gambling hall still go out?" ”

Xiaobao smiled and replied, "Of course. Not only gambling halls, but also gamblers also have trips, depending on who is fast and whose moves are smart. ”

Zhang Xian also interjected and said, "In this way, if my hand is fast enough, wouldn't I even be able to win his gambling house?" ”

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As he spoke, he had already arrived at the main entrance of the Lion's Mouth --- the Four Seas Gambling House.