In the south of Chongyang Street in the inner city, there are two parallel commercial streets with Xizhi Street, the east side is called Xingye Street, the main shop storefront, the west side is called Baiye Street, mainly the entertainment industry, the four major sales of the capital gold nest: paper gold building, Laixian Pavilion, Sang Ri Xuan, Pian Dance Workshop are located in this long street. Of course, it is indispensable to come and go to the gambling hall quickly, large and small gambling halls are all over the streets and alleys of the inner city, among which the most famous is the Xiangxing gambling house of Baiye Street, only because the Xiangxing gambling house occupies a large area of luxury decoration, all kinds of gambling methods have, as long as there are four people, there will be dealers to come up to play with you, and the hospitality is warm, only recognize the money and do not recognize people, even if you are a beggar holding silver in your hand, you are the uncle, the guy will nod and invite you to enter, if it is a guest with wide hands and feet, will always stay by your side, earn some tips.

Xiangxing Casino has a variety of gambling styles, as long as you have money to play, how exciting it is, Xiangxing Casino will meet your requirements. Of course, there are also its requirements, at least ten taels of silver to start, there is no upper limit, as long as the two sides agree on it, that is, the two sides bet, Xiangxing Casino is also willing to be the middleman, that is to draw five percent of the commission. Xiangxing Gambling House is the most high-end gambling house in the capital and is very famous in the whole territory of Dazhou.

Xiangxing gambling house is so good, the background behind it is very hard. There are two proverbs about the forces of the rivers and lakes in the capital: the inner city is in charge, and the outer city is full of sky. The owner of Xiangxing Gambling House is Fang Zi Guan, Fang Zi Guan is not a person's name, but a family force, the current head is Guan Jingchang, Fang Zi is of course a prescription, the housekeeper used to open a pharmacy, and now nearly half of the pharmacy shops in the capital are housekeepers. Guan Jingchang's great-grandfather started at that time, backed by the Geng family of Song Guogong, with the pharmacy as a stronghold, controlling the Jianghu forces in the capital.

The paper gold building is paid by Song Guogong, and Fang Ziguan is in management, as for how it is divided, outsiders cannot know. Guan Jingchang relies on the funds and connections of the Geng family of Song Guogong, and he must also have a good relationship with the government, otherwise stepping on you will be like stepping on an ant. Fang Ziguan is well-known in the inner city of the capital, and ordinary people can't afford to offend.

Xiangxing gambling house is popular in a kind of gambling called Bochai, is a kind of competition guess the result, the dealer lists the person or team of the competition, gives the odds, as long as the buy will give the corresponding winning money, the money that is not guessed is naturally put into the pocket by the banker. Even the imperial examination did not let go, guessing the first and third places and the first place in the second class. This time, the lower yuan festival bow competition is also among them, and even the competition between the four heroes of Qingyuan and the four heroes of Yunyang was listed in the lobby of the Xiangxing Casino at noon the next day, waiting for Bochai lovers to bet.

When it was about to get dark, the lobby of Xiangxing Casino was full of people. At this time, someone shouted: "Second son Xiong, you are here!", and with the voice, a group of men accompanied by smiling faces.

"I heard that the odds of the bow match have changed again?".

The guy hurriedly explained, "The day before yesterday, the Yunyang Hou team swept the Song Guo Gong team, and the Yunyang Hou team won the championship is a certainty, and the odds have dropped sharply. Now only the Qi Guogong team has not played, but he can still bet on the match with the Song Guogong team.".

Known as Xiong Ergongzi, it is Xiong Qiwen, the second prince of Xiong Daoyun, the head of Hubu Shangshu, who ranks fifth among the nine sons of the capital. I didn't look at him squarely, but walked forward. Coming to the front of the odds list, the odds of the Yunyang Hou team are one to one, but fortunately, they are sold at one to one, and they are secretly proud.

"Brother Bear! Thanks to listening to you last time, otherwise I would have lost badly!", at this time, a voice came from behind Xiong Qiwen.

Xiong Qiwen looked back and saw that it was Qin Shengkun, the eldest son of Qin Zhixuan, the right side of the Ministry of Industry, a famous prodigal in the capital, who would not know anything except eating, drinking and having fun, and people gave him the nickname Three Bastards.

Xiong Qiwen looks down on people like him from the bottom of his heart, and he is still looking at the odds, and he is very calm." Brother Bear! Lan Tingshu and Chen Dingxian, who do you buy?".

"Lan Tingshu won't fight, who do you say will win the big face?", Xiong Qiwen couldn't help it, and didn't forget to be angry.

"Brother Xiong, don't be deceived, both sides are four people who can fight, and it will be difficult to say then.", Qin Shengkun didn't see Xiong Qiwen's disdain for him at all, and said his opinion.

Xiong Qiwen thought about it, didn't Lan Tingshu want to win? But he can't show his inadequacy." Do you see that?".

Qin Shengkun couldn't help but be complacent when he heard this, and immediately said, "Then buy Lan Tingshu!", Xiong Qiwen just smiled casually and didn't respond.

At this time, I walked into a very inconspicuous, middle-aged man in his fifties, who looked like a master or something, and even the guy guarding the door didn't care, and guessed that he was looking for a master or young master who was addicted to gambling.

After coming in, this person went straight to the front of the Bochai list, standing between Xiong Qiwen and Qin Shengkun, ignoring the two of them, and looking at them seriously. Suddenly shouted loudly: "Why is there no sign of Lan Tingshu?", and the two couldn't help but look back at him.

Seeing that no one came to support, he shouted again: "Why is there no sign of Lan Tingshu?", the voice became louder, Xiong Qiwen and Qin Shengkun couldn't help but attack, glaring at him angrily. The master didn't think so, and his eyes were still fixed on the Bochai list." It's coming!", at this time a voice came, and the two of them couldn't help but turn around.

Xiao Er, who was waiting for a guest next to the betting table, hurriedly trotted over when he heard the first answer. With a smiling face, he said: "Guest officer, please tell me if you have any requirements.", spoke very gently, and answered questions at any time.

The person who looked like the master didn't look at him squarely, and it was as if he hadn't heard it, his voice was still very loud, and it was still the same sentence, "Why don't you have Lan Tingshu's brand?".

At this time, Xiao Er was a little puzzled, obviously talking to him but not hearing it, maybe his ears were not dexterous, so he spoke very loudly, and couldn't help but tear down his sleeve, and when he turned around, "Guest officer!" Please tell me something!".

At this time, the master was a little overwhelmed, and his face changed a little, but he quickly calmed down." I want to buy Lan Tingshu lose and Yunyang Sijie lose, why not?".

Xiao Er has seen a lot of people, this person has a special taste when he speaks, what is wrong in the end, he can't say it for a while, and he no longer wants to explain in a hurry, "Lan Xiaohou personally said that he would not participate in this competition, all without his odds, the guest officer please buy Qingyuan Sixiong to win.".

The man turned around and looked at Xiao Er angrily, "I'm happy to have money that is hard to buy, isn't Xiangxing Casino responsive?".

After all, Xiao Er has a lot of experience, and he does things and speaks very measuredly, "I don't know how small the guest officer wants to bet?".

I saw that the man quickly took out a 5,000 taels of Hengtong ticket and shook it in front of Xiao Er, "I'll buy them all!".

I have seen a lot of small two Hengtong tickets, and at first glance it is an authentic Hengtong silver ticket. Immediately turned to the teahouse and shouted, "A pot of high-quality Biluochun!", turned around and stretched out his hand to the man and said, "The guest officer, please come here to drink tea!", and waited for the man to sit down and the tea came up. Xiao Er said very politely: "Guest officer, please wait a moment, I'll go and invite the shopkeeper.", and left with a smile on his face.

This is an anomaly, Xiong Qiwen put away the anger in his heart, and got closer to see how he bought the law, Qin Shengkun also felt the same way, and couldn't help but follow.

It didn't take long for the shopkeeper to come, accompanied by a smiling face, "Guest officer! Do you want to buy Lan Gongzi to lose the battle and Qingyuan Sixiong to win?", with a very flattering look, he took a fancy to the five thousand taels of silver tickets.

The man was very upset when he heard this, and corrected: "No! It's Yunyang Sijie who loses, and I want to hear Lan Tingshu lose!"

Whatever the guest said, the shopkeeper immediately corrected it, "Is it to buy five thousand taels of Lan Gongzi to lose the battle and Yunyang Sijie to lose?"

This time the man smiled, and his mood was much brighter, "Yes! The brand is written like this, I don't know what the odds are?".

"I can't be the master of this matter for a while, I don't know what the guest officer wants?", the shopkeeper spoke very cautiously, and there was a young owner behind him, so he didn't dare to make a decision alone.

The man spoke very straightforwardly, "You see that the odds of Ju Qingyuanhou winning are all eight with you, my one is much more difficult than this, even I don't dare to be sure that Lan Tingshu will fight, I just buy a heartache, one to twelve, less don't talk about it!".

The shopkeeper asked very curiously, "Why does the guest officer hate Lan Tingshu Lan Gongzi so much?".

When the man heard this, he opened his mouth and scolded, "What bullshit Lan Gongzi, isn't it just younger, I was much more handsome than him when I was young, not only my daughter was obsessed with him, but even my mother-in-law was drooling, I just couldn't see him winning, so I wanted to buy him to lose!".

The shopkeeper understood that it was a vinegar jar. How could he let go of the money sent to the door, and immediately accompanied the smiling face to flatter, "The guest officer will sit for a meeting, I will go to the young owner to discuss this matter.", and shouted to the tea room when he left: "Add water!".

The man also shouted to the shopkeeper, "One to twelve, or I'll leave!", the shopkeeper nodded and left with a smile.

Xiong Qiwen couldn't help but shake his head again and again after hearing this, where did such a fool come from. Five thousand taels of silver were thrown away just for a breath in my heart. In addition to shaking his head, Qin Shengkun sighed, "How good it is to buy Yunyang Sijie with so much silver!".

After a while, the shopkeeper came to the side of the man in the lobby and said with a smile: "Our young owner has agreed to the request of the guest officer, and it will be listed immediately, please follow me to go through the formalities!".

Unexpectedly, the man was not in a hurry, he was still drinking tea with his head stuffy, and the shopkeeper was not worried about him changing his hexagram, and the door of Xiangxing Gambling House was not easy to get in or out. The man looked at the shopkeeper suddenly, "I still want to buy the Qingyuan Hou team to win the first place.".

The shopkeeper didn't understand and wanted to confirm again, "Do you want to buy Bochai again?".

"I mean to use the money won by the 5,000 taels bet to buy the Qingyuan Hou team to win the championship, can't you?".

The shopkeeper not only understood, but his heart was simply happy, how could there be such a stupid person, suppressing the joyful mood, "Okay! I can call the shots in this matter!", the man got up and went to the shopkeeper to go through the formalities.

After completing the formalities, the man seemed to believe that he would really win, and happily asked, "If I win, how much will I get?".

The shopkeeper was laughing at him in his heart, this person was really stupid and still daydreaming. But don't show it. He replied with a smile: "Five thousand taels are ninety-six times multiplied, that is, four hundred and eighty thousand taels!".

It's a lot of silver, but it's just a number. Qin Shengkun couldn't help but come up and tease, "That's right! I didn't lie to you, it's 480,000 yuan, you're rich!", after finishing speaking, he covered his mouth and coughed lightly, Qin Shengkun also pretended to be a gesture, "Congratulations!".

I was very happy to get it. Suddenly thinking of so much silver, the man not only became worried, but asked with suspicion, "How much silver is that?" You're not going to give it then, are you?".

It is really a person from a poor mountain and a bad water, who actually said such a thing, which makes people look down on Xiangxing Casino, the shopkeeper patted his chest, and swore that "our Xiangxing Gambling House will have millions of taels of money a year, and we will not rely on you for this money!", with disdain in his tone, but his face did not show it.

After completing the formalities, the man suddenly waved the bill and shouted, "I am rich!" I'm rich!".

Suddenly heard someone shouting like this, someone must have won the jackpot, many people heard the sound and gathered around, everyone asked about it, and they all let out bursts of ridicule. The man was unmoved, still looking at the bill, and when more and more people came, the man waved the bill, "You have to testify to me, I'm afraid I won't be able to take this money away!"

Qin Shengkun laughed and mocked, "Don't worry! We will testify to you!", laughing as he spoke, and everyone laughed along.

The man also smiled to himself, shook his head helplessly, hid the bill, and walked out of the Xiangxing gambling house vigilantly. The shopkeeper who was still laughing at him just now saw that man making such a fuss, and everyone knew about it, and suddenly realized that this person was not simple, so he immediately sent someone to keep an eye on him to see where he lived.