Chapter 20: Guan Pu
"Hey, hey, Humpty Dumpty, Urnata Soy Sauce, did I tell you to go?"
Seeing Chu Fan's rough words, he pointed his finger over, and Liu Quan was furious.
He was really blinded! Among the things he was going to buy today was indeed soy sauce. But as a housekeeper, who in the market does not flatter, when has he been so contemptuous and scolded?
"What are you going to do with this white servant? You must know that when Shi Xiaozhutou saw my master, it was also respectful......
Liu Quan stopped and retorted angrily.
He is a man with a head and a face in this area, and if he is so gray, he is afraid that he will not be able to raise his head in the future.
If Liu Quan just leaves, Chu Fan is really not in a rut, and he can't stop beating him for no reason. Seeing that he stopped his great joy, for fear of running away, he immediately scolded without waiting for him to finish speaking:
"Phew! This son is a fast catcher, chasing thieves and chasing murderers, and keeping one party safe. You thief, a bird, a dog-like man, who eats by slapping his whiskers, licking his cheeks, licking his cheeks, and mixing a mouthful of gluttony, is but a servant servant, and he has such a big thorn in his face to talk to me? You don't have to look at people's faces all day long, snort at people, and breathe in a low voice......"
Good!
Watching the excitement is not afraid of big things, and a few young people in the crowd coaxed together. They had no intersection with Liu Quan in robes, and they were not afraid, and they felt that Chu Fan's words were really relieved, and they went to their hearts.
You, you, you......
Liu Quan stretched his face, and his face was purple and swollen, revealing some green, and the green was black, just like a pig's kidney that was about to rot. Seeing that the other party was tall and majestic, he wanted to step forward and fight, but he didn't dare. wanted to scold, but was robbed by a series of cannons, but he couldn't interject.
Chu Fan continued:
"Hahaha, you also moved your master out, laughing to death! The child moved his parents out after a fight, crying and crying. You're in your forties, and you're living like a dog. Didn't you just boast that you had money? Poor, pitiful, even a copper plate had to be pinched out of the water. Phew, Ben Gongzi has never seen a rich man like you! As long as you can get one tael of silver, Ben Gongzi will dare to gamble with you with ten taels of silver, and if you can't get it, you will get out. Haha, slap a swollen face and become fat, don't stain my son's eyes. You don't call it fat, you call it puffiness. ”
Chu Fan grabbed the silver ingot and put it on the table, glaring at Liu Quan with blazing eyes.
Liu Quan's mung bean eyes suddenly widened, emitting a scorching greedy light, and he reflexively pointed at Chu Fan and asked, "This is what you said?"
For Chu Fan, he had long noticed that Liu Quan's eyes were bloodshot, as if he had stayed up all night. At first, he stacked the copper plate on his left hand, picked it up and put it down with his right hand, and the movement of his neck leaning forward was very much like staring nervously at the gambling game, while subconsciously weighing the chips, guessing that he might be a gambler.
As for Liu Quan, when he saw a big ingot of silver at his fingertips, he was short of breath, and his heart was so itchy that he almost stretched out a hand in his throat.
This guy deceived Li Su and said that he had saved eighty or ninety taels of silver, but in fact, not only did he have no money, but he owed a lot of gambling debts. The creditors looked at the house, and although they did not ask for it, their faces gradually became less and less beautiful. The smaller his capital, the more fearful he is, and the faster he loses. I finally borrowed one or two or three coins of silver, and last night I was drifting again, and in the end I could only stand by like a stupid bird and watch others play.
The more he looked, the more he felt that Chu Fan was a ruined son with real gold, and here he put garlic in his nostrils and pretended to be an elephant to please Li Su. Otherwise, he only had these ten taels for all his family, and he deliberately took them out to hang around, so that the store could not find it so that he could take the opportunity to eat white food. Wealthy families are dilapidated, they are not poor in food and clothing, and they are often clean and smooth in gambling. If this were not the case, how could a good scholar become a white servant? Ordinary people are afraid of white servitude, but he Liu Quan is not afraid.
Chu Fan Huoran stood up, lifted the hem of his robe, stepped on the stool with his left foot, slapped his chest with his right palm, and shouted loudly:
"There are gods in the head. If this is said and the water spilled out, can it still be taken back? A certain person in Chu ran a horse on his arm, supported a boat in his stomach, stood up to the sky and the earth, and said the same thing. Do you think it's a shrunken turtle like you, a birdman? Some, Yang Wu County Bai Gong Chu Fan, is willing to pay ten taels of silver and one or two silver of this birdman, win or lose by fate, and never regret it. ”
Rumble...... The scene exploded.
Guan Pu is gambling.
There is not much entertainment in this era, and Guan Pu is a popular activity for both the elegant and the vulgar. Not only are low-level laborers keen on gambling, but even literati are also happy to do so. There are often stories about servants and shopkeepers who fight and finally win not only the shop, but also the proprietress in the end. The eyebrows of those who say it are dancing, and the people who listen are leisurely fascinated. After the tea and dinner, it was a relish and widely spread.
But gambling with someone for ten taels of silver is unheard of. I'm afraid it's not money that is betting, it's a breath, it depends on whether the other party dares to accept it.
The young men began to make noise again. Seeing Chu Fan's arrogance, they scolded the robed guest who he usually called the master, and he was a white servant, so he wanted to have fun.
"Tut-tut, one or two against ten taels, and those with birds in the crotch will get on. ”
"How do you know if there are any birds, and maybe turn around and scare the birds away?"
"It's so cheap, fools know how to earn!"
......
Chu Fan saw the crowd rushing inside, and hurriedly said:
"Old and young masters, borrow a light, don't crush other people's shops. Let's go outside...... Let the annoyance go. ”
He immediately shoved the silver ingot into his mouth and raised an empty table next to him with both hands.
Li Su knew that he was standing up for himself, and tears rolled in his eyes. Suddenly, seeing that the situation had taken a turn for the worse, he was inexplicable, and hurriedly pulled Chu Fan's sleeve, the corners of his eyes and eyebrows were worried, and he asked urgently: "You, what are you doing......?
Chu Fan had silver in his mouth and it was inconvenient to speak, so he turned around and squeezed his eyes at her, full of smiles.
The woman's flustered heart immediately calmed down, and then she paused and shouted at her back:
"The wonton stew is not delicious when it is cold, so I will put the box away first. When you're done, cook again. ”
Chu Fan raised the table and put it down in the middle of the street, and those who had good deeds immediately dragged over a few benches. Liu Quan was surrounded by the crowd and sat down opposite, and asked provocatively, "How to gamble?"
Right now, he doesn't care about anything, only silver.
Chu Fan slapped the white flower and silver ingot to the center of the table, glared and asked:
"You birdman, you don't even have a tael of silver, what do you bet with me? If you have money, you will gamble, if you don't have money, you will get out, what do you ask?"
watched the lively show just start with the gong, how could I be reluctant to stop like this, and they all clamored and urged.
In the solemn attention of everyone, Liu Quan slowly took out a small silver coin from his wide cuffs and slowly put it on the table.
The tall scholar's face changed slightly, and he involuntarily stretched out his hand, as if he wanted to get his silver ingot back, but he forcibly held back halfway.
Liu Quan took all these details into account, and became more and more sure that the other party was a second colt in the market, and the little chick in the field was settled, and he raised his chin arrogantly, and said:
"The silver is here, you can do it. But let's speak first, according to the rules of Guan Pu. First, a priori silver. Second, the so-called gambling is not a loss. As long as there is still capital, you can't stop it. ”
In addition to procurement, he also had an errand today, and he paid off the vegetables, vegetables, and meat money owed in the first three months of the house, so he brought eighteen taels of silver with him. With one or two against ten taels, there is no reason to lose. I'm afraid that after the other party wins the first game, he suddenly wakes up and stops playing.
The scholar's face stiffened, and he didn't speak for a long time.
Liu Quan became more and more proud, for fear that the other party would be a scoundrel and shirk, so he deliberately pursed his lips and said to himself:
"Hmph, I don't know who the hollow boss is. Slap a swollen face and become fat, eat white food, and make a silver-like pewter head...... Say what arms run horses in the belly to support the boat, stand up to the sky, and say the same......"
The crowd was silent.
Someone kindly reminded:
"Chu Zhu, forget it, don't fight for a while. Ten taels against one tael, there is no such reason in the world. ”
Others shouted:
"If you have the ability, you can fight to win or lose, ten taels against ten taels ......"
"Phew, use one tael of silver to deceive people for ten taels and humiliate the ancestors!"
Chu Fan seemed to be stimulated by these words, his face turned red and white, and finally bit his cheek fiercely, clasped his fists, and said:
"Thank you for your kindness...... But a manly man, once he says it, the horse is difficult to chase. Ten taels of silver, how big is it? The short and fat man who beats soy sauce, whatever you say is what you say. Winning or losing is predestined. Chu gave up his life to accompany the villain today and fought with you to the end. ”
Yan Bixiong pushed the silver ingot in front of Liu Quan, but he didn't look at the little silver ingot, and he didn't test it.
Liu Quancai didn't care what his face was, grabbed the silver ingot and carefully weighed it, bit it with his teeth, and then pushed it back to the center of the table.
Chu Fan said: "Which one has a copper plate, please borrow it." ”
Gold and silver are rare, but copper plates are abundant, and someone on the side immediately handed one to the heavens.
Chu Fan looked at both sides of the copper plate, raised it and gestured, and said:
"There is no fluttering equipment at the moment, so let's use this copper plate to decide whether we win or lose. ...... like this"
He tossed the silver ingot back in front of him, pinched the two sides of the copper plate with his left and right hands, and put it in the center of the table and spun it, and the copper coin rotated like a wheel of yellow light. Even if you break your eyes, it's impossible to see clearly.
Bang, Chu Fan covered the copper coin with one palm, and continued:
"It's like this, it's fairest to guess right or wrong. I turn him to guess, he turns me to guess. A game is won or lost, if you guess right, you win, and if you guess wrong, you lose. The copper coin has a word on the front and a moire on the back. Just say whether the upward side is a word or a pattern. ”
After speaking, he retracted his hand and looked at Liu Quandao: "What do you think?"
Liu Quan couldn't wait for this, nodded, grabbed the copper coin, and said, "You guess first." ”
This copper coin guesses the pros and cons, and it is the easiest to pounce.
Liu Quan asked Chu Fan to guess first, and he couldn't think of taking advantage of some psychological advantages.
The opponent only has one chance, and he is bound to be nervous, and the more nervous he is, the more panicked he becomes. Guess the wrong cost, chicken flying eggs, guess right, only one or two, to no avail. And he hung slowly behind to wait for work, and guessed once and liquidated.
There was an immediate boo.
In gambling games, such as dice, pamper, liubo, go, etc., in addition to luck, skill accounts for a considerable part. And this simple game of guessing heads and tails is purely based on luck, and whoever wins and who loses is half against half.
Eighteen taels of silver can afford to lose eighteen times, and the opponent only needs to lose once and it will be over, and the victory will be assured.
Liu Quan thinks so, which makes perfect sense.
However, there is a hidden trap hidden here.
If you guess enough times, let's say 10,000 times, you will lose and win almost half of the equation. With eighteen chances against one chance, unless the gods get in the way, they will win. But in every contest, the chances of losing and winning are still half against half, and 18 shots are not more advantageous. Just like after the copper coin has been "worded" ten times in a row, the possibility of the next "line" face will not be greater.
One or two against ten taels, the advantage is not to win or lose each game, but to expand the value. The cost of winning increases tenfold, while the opponent wins only one-tenth, which is a hundredfold advantage.
Of course Chu Fan knew this.
But to deal with Liu Quan, he doesn't need to use such a profound probability science, and there are methods.