The water in the bowl looks clear and pure.

But with a strong earthy smell.

The old man frowned slightly, looking at me with murderous intent.

Ding Xiaoyan kicked me lightly.

I understood, held the bowl, held my breath, and poured the water into my mouth in a big gulp.

The old man's expression returned to normal.

While I was drinking water, I took a look at the layout of the old house.

The old house has two floors.

On the lower floor is an ordinary-looking chess and card room.

It was crowded inside, but no sound could be heard.

The second floor should be a resting room.

Each window is framed with purple wood and surrounded by opals, giving off a warm and elegant atmosphere.

The exterior walls of the old house are made of gray masonry.

The wind and rain carved traces of time on the bricks and stones, which looked particularly simple.

The old man coughed lightly, and then motioned for me and Ding Xiaoyan to go with him.

Between the octagonal pavilion and the side house, there is a path paved with black pebbles.

Enter the side room.

What catches your eye is an old-fashioned wooden table and a few chairs.

The surface of the wooden table has been polished to a certain shine.

There is a tea set on it, and a pot of steaming tea on the tea tray is slowly emerging.

"You two may be seated!"

The old man asked me and Ding Xiaoyan to sit at the table, poured us tea, pointed to a calligraphy and painting on the wall, and said, "What is posted on it is some rules after entering the ancient mansion." After the two of them know it by heart, they can go directly to the field. ”

I looked in the direction the old man was pointing, and sure enough, there was a piece of paper on the wall, and it was densely covered with words.

After the old man finished speaking, he walked out of the side room.

I just wanted to step forward to read those words, but Ding Xiaoyan waved his hand at me: "It's nothing to look at, it's just some warnings like being willing to gamble and losing, and not being able to play tricks." The seniors brought us over just to go through the process. ”

"You seem to be familiar with the old mansion, you know that this is a hidden casino, and you know the rules of the casino."

I looked at Ding Xiaoyan and smiled.

Ding Xiaoyan leaned into my ear and whispered, "I sneaked in two days ago and walked around, and I was almost discovered. Later, I hid here, and only then did I find a chance to escape...... Alright, let's hurry up and get inside. ”

I will be skeptical.

The person has been dragged into the casino by Ding Xiaoyan.

It's weird.

The door is open.

But as long as a person is outside the door, he cannot hear the slightest sound inside.

When I entered, it was full of people, full of tables of various shapes and gamblers of different states.

The sound of betting, shouting and scolding, one after another, endlessly.

These are also very different from what you see outside the door.

The field is not very big, but there are a lot of tricks to play.

Push pai gow, fried golden flowers, shake dice...... There is also "serving hot pot", which I played very well with when I was a child.

As soon as I entered the door, someone guided Ding Xiaoyan and I to the table to place bets.

When you play here, you don't have to change chips before you can play at the table, as you would in other games.

This field is simply a cash bet.

Ding Xiaoyan and I found a gambling table to play "end hot pot" and sat down, planning to try our luck first.

"Duan hot pot" is called differently in different places.

But the gameplay and rules are basically the same.

First of all, the gambler of the hand must place an ante bet first.

The ante bets are different for each hand, depending on the dealer and the casino's limit requirements.

The minimum bet here is 500 per person, with a maximum of 10,000.

After the gambler has placed an ante bet, the dealer begins to deal the cards in turn.

Each person is dealt two cards face up.

Then according to the number of points of these two cards, to determine the next card to be dealt, how high the probability of the point in the middle of these two cards.

The higher the probability, the greater the bet can be.

However, the maximum amount of the ante bet on the board cannot be exceeded.

In this game, the dealer dealt the cards was a thin and tall bald man.

The cards dealt to me were 3 and 9.

Then the value of the next card, as long as it is between 3 and 9, wins.

Between 3 and 9 there are five faces: 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8.

The probability of winning is relatively high.

I glanced at the bald man and placed a bet of three hundred.

Ding Xiaoyan's cards are 5 and 7.

The next card can only win if it is a 6.

She chose to fold.

Once you fold, you can't get your initial ante back.

In addition to Ding Xiaoyan, there were two other gamblers on the table who also folded.

After a round of betting, the dealer begins to deal a third card.

There were a total of 4,000 antes on the table, and after all the followers had bet, there were more than 1,000 dollars left in the ante.

It can be streamed to the next round.

The dealer continues to deal cards to everyone.

It may be that the ante bets are relatively small, and the people who play don't care much, so they are very casual.

My third card is a 7, and I get back the 300 dollars I just played, as well as the 300 that won the ante.

The biggest bet in this game was a long-haired woman, who directly bet a thousand.

Follow the rules.

At the beginning of a new hand, she deals the cards.

"It's not fun to play so small, so why don't you raise the ante."

The long-haired woman glanced at the gamblers on the gambling table, and said with a charming smile: "If everyone doesn't speak, I'll take it as a tacit acquiescence...... In this game, the ante bet is 2,000. ”

An ante of 2,000 is not particularly large.

None of the dozen or so gamblers sitting around the table left.

However, in the end, only eight people participated in the game.

Everyone else has chosen to wait and see.

Eight people placed an ante bet, there are 16,000, plus more than 1,000 from the previous game, there are almost 20,000 yuan on the table.

The amount of the call is significantly higher in this hand.

The long-haired woman directly asked for an ante of 5,000.

My face-up cards are 3 and 6, and there are only 4 and 5 in the middle, which is risky.

Ding Xiaoyan was more lucky, the cards were 7 and 8, and there was no chance to even call.

I hesitated for a moment and placed a bet of three thousand.

Ding Xiaoyan grabbed my arm and said a little nervously: "Can you play, this kind of card is still under three thousand?" ”

I smiled and said, "Gambling is both gambling and gambling...... Give it a go, and turn a bicycle into a motorcycle. ”

Someone next to him laughed.

Ding Xiaoyan glared at me fiercely, leaned into my ear, and said, "If we lose this one, we won't have the money to fight later, are you sure you want to continue to play so much?" ”

I nodded, motioning for the long-haired woman to deal the cards.

"Young man, if you think about it carefully, you can't go back on it."

The long-haired woman glanced at me and said slowly: "It's not easy for the old man to save some money, don't be impulsive and ruined by you." ”

In and out of the words, there was a meaning to persuade me to give up.

I deliberately glanced at the money on the gambling table, and then as if I made up my mind, I slapped the table, gritted my teeth and said: "You are down for 5,000, I have nothing to regret for 3,000, deal cards." ”

"Alas......" The long-haired woman sighed, and said as she dealt the cards: "Young people nowadays are too ignorant, and they don't know how distressed they are to squander the old man's money." ”

I clutched the cards tightly and blurred them little by little.

Ding Xiaoyan simply didn't look at it, and was about to leave the gambling table.

I'm a little nervous too.

After all, Ding Xiaoyan and I only have the three thousand yuan left.

In case of losing, it is really like what Ding Xiaoyan said, so she can only leave here in disgrace.

I slowly turned over the cards, and it was a five.

Won.

Ding Xiaoyan let out a "wow", grabbed my arm, and shook it vigorously a few times.

Both pleasantly surprised and excited.

I just didn't jump up.

In this game, the biggest call is the long-haired woman.

So after the start of a new round of cards, she will continue to be the banker.

This time she raised her ante to five thousand.

I only have enough money on me to place an ante bet for one person.

Ding Xiaoyan gave up decisively.

The long-haired woman starts with two cards face-up.

My face-up cards are 2 and Jack, and there are a lot of cards in between.

Ding Xiaoyan took out all the money on her body, and counted the money in front of me, just 10,000.

"The probability of winning this one is extremely high, so let's go down all of them."

Ding Xiaoyan's voice was a little excited, and she looked at me with burning eyes.

I shook my head and folded.

Then.

Everyone's eyes fell on me.