Chapter 3: Incredible Oriental Tricks

Yelena frowned and thought for a moment and said; "Let me think about it, in the novel "La Traviata" by the French writer Alexandre Dumas, I read that there is a magical profession called magician in the European city-states, which can change unbelievable scenes, do you think this oriental boy looks like it?"

"I remembered you when you said that, it's really like it."

"Is he a magician, then?"

"Wouldn't you just ask?" Yelena raised her white chin haughtily, coughed lightly, and the gentlemen standing next to her gentlemanly gave way, and she stepped forward and asked; "I'm sorry sir, I'm Yelena and I want to ask ......"

"My name is Li Fushou, this young and beautiful young lady, you can call me; Plum. ”

"Lee, are you a magician?"

Li Fushou took the silver shilling handed over by his companion and put it in his pocket with a smile, his pocket was now bulging with silver coins, and he had gained a lot.

He looked Yelena and her companions up and down, and saw that the three beautiful young women were dressed in expensive dresses, and they were obviously big fat sheep from wealthy families, and their smiles became even kinder; "The East is a mystical world that is completely different from the West, and the gods we believe in are blessed with magical powers, and that's what you see."

"Is it an illusion?"

"Huh...... Not exactly, after applying the Oriental Divine Technique, you can understand it as a mischievous little ball ball, depending on whether you can catch it. ”

"Oh God! I found it really interesting......"

It's a little bit of work

Li Fushou's accumulated property was close to 22 pounds, and the fellow villagers He Shoutian, Fan Asheng, and Liu Xuan, who helped him collect money and maintain order, were very busy, and admired this tall young fellow villager in their hearts.

can let foreign devils take the initiative to send money, this is a big skill.

Although they were fellow villagers who arrived on a boat, in fact, everyone was not familiar with each other before they boarded the ship in Hong Kong, and these fellow villagers had never seen the trick of "Three Immortals Returning to the Cave", and they had never even heard of it.

In this era, information is blocked, and very few people know about the ancient local trick of "Three Immortals Returning to the Cave", which brings better results.

Li Fushou's hand not only shocked the foreigners, but also shocked the fellow villagers who crossed the ocean and arrived in Australia on the same boat.

Don't forget, people in the age of steam are very superstitious.

All things that cannot be explained by common sense can be attributed to gods, ghosts, foxes, and immortals, and those who can show this extraordinary ability are powerful people who are worthy of worship by all living beings.

If it weren't for the shyness in the pocket, the fellow onlookers from afar would also want to come up and try their skills.

Yelena was not completely satisfied with Li Fushou's answer, she looked at the three bowls and three small balls on the bluestone platform with her eyes inquiringly, stepped forward to check it curiously, and found nothing unusual.

God, what the hell is going on?

Yelena exchanged glances with the two companions, then looked at Li Fushou and said; "I think I understand something, and I want to try it too."

"It's a great pleasure to be very welcome."

"Hmm...... I suspect you'll hide the ball in your sleeve, so I ask you to roll it up, and I'll give a pound if the gentleman agrees. ”

The big fish is hooked!

Li Fushou politely bowed and said unhurriedly; "Beautiful Miss Elena, thank you very much for your trust, I accept your proposal in its entirety, and declare; If you get it right, you'll win a one-off £30 prize, and you'll need a little luck and a bit of eyesight to hopefully be as smart as you are. ”

30 pounds?

The crowd of onlookers around them let out a cry of surprise, 30 pounds is not a small number, which is extremely tempting for everyone.

The recently published novel "Wuthering Heights" is popular all over the world, and the heroine Catherine works as a governess in Wuthering Heights, earning £30 a year, which is a leisurely and lucrative job.

Seamstresses in London can earn 6~7 pounds a year, ordinary sailors in the British Imperial Navy can earn 8 pounds 3 shillings, and experienced junior non-commissioned officers can earn 12 pounds 2 shillings, which is almost 1 pound 4 pence a month, of course, this is the peacetime income of imperial soldiers.

In Australia, seamstresses can only earn 3~4 pounds per year.

According to the British Empire's egg-wrenching exchange rate, £1 = 20 shillings, one shilling = 12 pence.

The value of one pound sterling is equal to 1 pound of silver (370 grams), which is converted to about 1.15 pounds sterling = 3 shillings according to the old system of the Manchu Empire of 16 taels per catty

In today's world's gold standard financial system, the pound sterling is the strongest currency in the world, and the currencies of other European powers are pegged to the pound.

One pound sterling = 20 German gold marks = 33 Spanish silver pesos = 5 US dollars

It can be seen from this that 30 pounds is a large unit of value, equivalent to 199 taels of silver.

As long as you guess the trick, you can get it.

Li Fushou watched the atmosphere of the scene become warm again, and this group of blonde and blue-eyed Tulaoao looked eager to try, and his heart was secretly happy.

I'm a good girl, they're all big fat sheep!

He slowly rolled up his sleeves above his elbows, revealing his young, fair arms, his skin exuding a healthy and youthful glow, smooth as a baby's skin, without the disgusting yellow arm hair.

The three young women standing at the front stared at his smooth arm as if admiring a fine work of art, with a look of eagerness in their eyes.

Li Fushou saw all this in his eyes, and couldn't help but cough a little embarrassed, and the woman's eyes attracted to the trick;

What's the matter with these foreign women?

One, two, three, are all squinting, is Tuao so enthusiastic and open now, master, I don't sell my body, but I am not an easy person.

Li Fushou showed everyone his smooth and slippery arms to show that he was not hiding his secrets, and then slowed down his movements as much as possible so that Miss Yelena could see more clearly.

There are not many such big fat sheep, and catching one is one, and maintaining suspense is the key to it.

The first two bowls are empty lids, and the three small red balls are placed in the third bowl, which is true.

Yelena looked at it without blinking, and pointed to the third bowl in a determined tone; "The balls are all in this bowl, there are three of them."

"Really?" Li Fushou quietly and slowly opened the bowl, there were only two small balls in this bowl, this time Yelena guessed wrong.

"I guess...... The remaining ball is definitely in this middle bowl. Elena spoke in a very affirmative tone.

"I'm sorry, miss, but you need to pay another pound."

"Hmph, there's £13 in this purse, now I can guess it, right?" Miss Elena was in high spirits, and money was not a problem at all, so she casually threw over a heavy embroidered money bag, which contained glittering gold pounds and gold coins.

Li Fushou held back the ecstasy in his heart, pretending to be helpless with his hands and arms, the real ball was in the palm of his hand, and it could be put into any bowl at any time.

These Australians are straightforward, one intestine leads to the end, and their brains hardly bend, which is really not a bit challenging.

"You can open the middle bowl and take a look at it yourself."

"Oh...... That's great. ”

Yelena opened the middle bowl with great interest, and the trick she participated in made her very interested, but she found that there was nothing in the bowl, and her face became very exciting.

She thought for a moment;

Now that two bowls have been opened, one bowl has two small balls and the other has not, and the remaining small ball is definitely in the 3rd bowl.

"I guess the last ball must be in this bowl."

"Uh...... It would cost an extra pound to confirm the speculation, if it were confirmed...... You can open it yourself and take a look, and then please help me cover the bowl. ”

Yelena opened the last bowl with great confidence, but it turned out to be empty, and her pretty face was stunned.

In the blink of an eye, three pounds was spent, and I didn't guess right once.

She looked at Li Fushou with a puzzled expression and asked; "I've seen all three bowls, and there's a little ball?"

Li Fushou stretched out his hand to open the first small bowl, and there were three small red balls in it, and he said teasingly; "Beautiful Miss Elena, I'm afraid you've just missed one, and lo and behold, isn't the ball in this bowl?"

After speaking, he slowly covered the small bowl again.

The moment he withdrew his hand, all three small balls were caught in his palm.

The ancient game of Three Immortals is very interesting, and it is a trick to play.

If you guess there is, there is nothing in the bowl, and if you guess there is none, then there is.

No matter how much you guess, it's all wrong anyway.

In the trick of the Three Immortals Returning to the Cave, you must not believe what you see in your eyes, and you will never guess it.

It didn't take long for the three rich ladies to lose cleanly and slippery, and they were still confused.

They didn't understand what was going on, they couldn't understand what they were seeing, and they could only fuss and shout "God" with a look of disbelief.

During the time of waiting for the four-wheeled carriage of the gold field, Li Fushou had already earned dozens of pounds, and when the carriage arrived, he and his companions quickly put away their stalls and left, leaving so suddenly, without the slightest nostalgia.