Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Casino Scene
The summer sun is very good, so Hua Xiyan's mood is also very good, she walks slowly on the street, walking briskly.
"Don't make a fuss about whatever I do for a while." Hua Xiyan told Xia who walked beside him.
Wen Xia nodded vigorously, indicating that he had listened.
It was morning, but there were already a lot of people on the street. There are vendors who sell goods at stalls, students who are in a hurry, and Miss Childe who is ready to go to the countryside to play and hang out.
From this point of view, Yixian is really a rich place.
Hua Xiyan took Wen Xia to the main street of Yi County, this street is much more prosperous than just now, there are many restaurants and inns, and the incense buildings are listed in the columns, from time to time I see a beautiful woman leaning out from the high attic and waving the handkerchief in her hand, when someone looks up, she hides her face with a champa, revealing a hazy and delicate style, which is extremely eye-catching.
Someone on the street recognized Huaxiyan and whispered from time to time, it was nothing more than three things: the guest came to the house to retire from the marriage, the first banquet to ask for money, and the Huaxian County ordered the supervisor to have an accident.
There are even people who are still whispering, saying that their father is still locked up in prison, but she has this leisure to wander the streets, such an unfilial child, what a misfortune for the family.
In fact, Hua Xiyan was still very speechless, looking at the middle-aged ladies who pointed at her, she thought that it was possible that she had a sad face every day, washed her face with tears, and cried in advance for Hua Xiyan who had not yet had an accident, this is great filial piety? Or will this be the case if the Huaxian Decree can go to the prefect's prison and come out?
Thinking of this, the bad eyes glanced at the long-tongued women very helplessly, thinking that there must be such a group of people in the world who inexplicably evaluate your behavior, and most of these evaluations are derogatory.
Thinking of this, Hua Xiyan smiled indifferently and didn't care.
Originally, Wen Xia was worried that his young lady would not be able to stand these gossip, but when he saw that Hua Xiyan was still calm and light, and did not look like a trace, he was slightly relieved.
In fact, she was also very curious about why Hua Xiyan was not in a hurry about Hua Xian Ling's affairs at all, Hua Xian Ling was now in prison, shouldn't Miss be extremely worried? But then he thought that Hua Xiyan had always been extremely assertive and must be measured, so he also tried to suppress the doubts in his heart and no longer disturbed himself.
After walking for a long time, Hua Xiyan finally stopped, looked up, and carefully looked at the building in front of him.
This is a very quaint building, compared to the golden and brilliant fragrant incense building just seen. Although the door of the store is wide open, there is no matchmaker clerk at the door to attract customers.
Through the open door, I saw nothing but darkness inside, and nothing else, as if it were a black whirlpool, attracting people to involuntarily walk inside.
When Hua Xiyan took a step, Wen Xia's little face was already pale, and he couldn't help but pull Hua Xiyan, swallow his saliva, and stumbled and asked, "Xiao ...... Miss, what are you...... Is this going to go inside? ”
Hua Xiyan nodded, brushed away Wen Xia's hand that was holding his arm, and then took a step.
"Miss ......" asked Xia ran forward, stopped in front of Huaxiyan, and said anxiously, "I can't go to this place!" ”
Because of many things before, people have begun to point fingers at the young lady, and if you go to this place again today, this reputation is really not necessary!
"If you don't go in, wait for me outside, or you can go back first." Hua Xiyan opened her mouth lightly, her eyes stared at Wen Xia tightly, extremely quiet, and she could see the panicked look on her face.
"I can't help it, miss!" Wen Xia pursed her lips and pleaded, almost crying urgently.
"I am the master, you are a servant, come out with me and listen to me, otherwise you will change hands!" Hua Xiyan is not a person who likes to use his identity to oppress people, but for a person with solid eyes like Wen Xia, techniques such as reasoning will not work. Directly raise the identity, simple and rude.
Sure enough, Wen Xia Wenyan's face turned a little paler, and the hand he was holding was put down, and he hung his head and stopped talking.
Hua Xiyan stopped looking at her, and strode in directly bypassing her.
Wen Xia turned his head, saw that the corner of Huaxi Yanluo's skirt had disappeared without a trace, and then looked up at the plaque hanging on it with "Juyuan Gambling House" written on it, and his heart was horizontal, and he stomped his heel in.
Inside is a huge hall, there are five tables, each table is crowded with people, everyone is cautiously staring at the few small dice in the middle of the table, the sound of "pressing big and small" is endless, cheers and lamentations come and go, the sound of shaking and betting is endless, and the atmosphere in the whole gambling house is extremely prosperous.
"Yo! Here comes a beauty! Someone noticed Huaxi Yan, whistled loudly, and said locally.
Hearing this, everyone turned their heads, looked at Huaxi Yan, and all kinds of shouts sounded.
There was no shortage of people like market pawns present, and the words they said were not vulgar.
"What a handsome little lady! Haha......"
"What does Little Beauty bet on? Take yourself? ”
"What if I lose and play with my brother?"
As soon as the last sentence came out, a commotion sounded, and everyone looked like they were watching the show.
The shallow smile on Hua Xiyan's lips has not gone down since he first came in, and now he still has an expression that does not move, and his eyes are not shocked, looking at the coaxing people with an outsider attitude.
There was no expected embarrassment and consternation, and the voices of the crowd gradually became quieter.
"Everyone is here to entertain me, and so am I!" Huaxi Yan walked in slowly, and his tone was soothing and low, giving people a sense of charm.
"Besides, there's no law that says women can't come to the gambling house, right?" Hua Xiyan then added, and said with a smile, "I don't know who is interested in betting with me?" ”
"Lao Tzu has gambled so much, and the mother has never gambled with a woman! It's fun too! Come here! A large man with a screwed beard at a table shouted.
This person has lost a lot today, and he is depressed, and he can't help but be happy when he sees Hua Xiyan coming, thinking about winning some money from this woman.
"What does Little Beauty want to bet on?" The big man stared at Hua Xiyan and asked in a rough voice.
Hua Xiyan turned a blind eye to everyone's posture of watching a good show, and said clearly: "Whatever! ”
"Yo he! Still a master! Hahaha......"
Everyone laughed again, as if they were laughing at Hua Xiyan's arrogance and ignorance.
"Let's just press the most basic dice, how about it?" The big man touched his chin and raised his eyebrows at Hua Xiyan.
"Good!" Hua Xiyan nodded, took out two copper plates from his sleeve and put them on the table.
"Just two copper plates?" The big man pointed to the pitiful money on the table and yelled dissatisfiedly.
Hua Xiyan hooked his lips and smiled, his eyebrows and eyes softened a little, and the raised tails of his eyes almost hooked everyone's souls, and everyone was stunned, only to hear the voice full of charm sound again: "This is just an appetizer for you, a bigger note...... ...... in the back"
The end of these words drew a meaningful arc, and everyone present was enthusiastic when they heard the words. A delicate beauty said that the big bet is behind, what is this big bet, you can imagine......
As a result, everyone looked at Hua Xiyan's eyes and became more unscrupulous.
Hua Xiyan was wearing a very thick dress today, covering himself tightly from the soles of his neck and feet, and those people couldn't see any flesh and skin other than their faces, so they couldn't help but be even more impatient.
"Good! Lord bets with you! The big man proudly put a piece of broken silver on the table, slapped the table, and yelled at the dealer on the side, "Start!" ”
The dealer picked up the cup and shook it skillfully, and the people next to him began to place bets.
Hua Xiyan also bet, perhaps because her gambling was too bad, and she had lost nearly ten taels of silver in a short period of time.
Wen Xia next to him was already sweating profusely, thinking about this situation of losing more and winning less, losing big and winning small, no matter how much silver he had, he couldn't afford to squander it like this.
"Miss......" asked Xia tugging on Hua Xiyan's sleeve and reminded in a low voice.
"Nothing! Bring the silver! Hua Xi shook his sleeves and stretched out his hand at Wen Xia.
Ask Xia knew that his young lady had the same temperament, so he took out the money bag and put it in Hua Xiyan's hand, thinking that he would lose all the hundred taels of gold he got yesterday.
"How about we change the way we play?" Hua Xiyan seemed to feel that the pressure point was not satisfied, and proposed.
Everyone felt that Hua Xiyan was generous, and her gambling skills were really poor, so they stepped forward to bet, and the stakes were getting bigger and bigger, and they also let her all kinds of gambling methods come to her.
I don't know how long it has been, Hua Xiyan has almost played the gambling methods he knows, and at the same time lost all the time.
"It's really a disadvantage...... Hua Xiyan stood up and moved, shook his head and said helplessly.
"This little beauty still wants to play? Is there any silver to play with? The big man on the other side asked with a grinning and a hippie smile.
"Play!" Hua Xiyan said without hesitation, "I have lost so much, so naturally it is appropriate to return some books!" ”
The casino was originally like a bottomless pit, as long as you were unlucky, no matter how much money you put into it, it would be useless, but in a panic, the more you lose, the more you lose, obviously now Hua Xiyan is in this state, but she herself didn't realize it.
"Girl, give you a word of advice, let's go quickly!" The dealer next to him didn't seem to be able to stand it anymore, and kindly persuaded Hua Xiyan.
"Nothing! I have money! Hua Xiyan took out two ingots of gold from his arms and threw them on the table, a piece of golden light that almost blinded everyone's eyes.
"I wonder if the girl has any new ways to play?" One of them spoke, looking at them with interest at the God of Wealth today.
Hua Xiyan lowered his eyelashes and said with a faint smile: "I don't know everyone, are you interested in that pai gow?" ”
Obviously, I didn't expect that this year's women would know the art of pai gow, and people were shocked and couldn't help but be a little more interested. Xu was carried away by the previous victory, and these people did not notice the sharp edge of calculation in Huaxi's bright eyes like stars.