In the southwest corner of Nanzhao City, there is a large area of low-rise houses, and most of the people who live in this area are foreigners and slightly poorer people who make a living in Nanzhao City. The low houses, damp floors and shady alleys here also reflect the environment faced by the people who live here.

In the center of this large house, there is a large courtyard that looks no different from other houses, and unlike other houses, this courtyard generally rarely sees its owner, and every day in and out of the courtyard is like a market, and there are well-dressed rich businessmen and even officials, and there are also people in ragged clothes who do not have enough food and clothes every day. But no matter who they are, they all have a common characteristic, every time they go in, they go in happily, and when they come out, they all sigh with sad faces, and they are even more indignant.

A small, sturdy middle-aged man walked through several alleys and went straight to the door of the compound, where he seemed to be familiar with the road. knocked on the door, two strong men opened the door to welcome the general, and the middle-aged man walked inside with one of the big men.

The big man squinted his eyes and asked a little sneeringly: "Second Master Xu, why are you free to come here today? Aren't you afraid that your gang leader will find out and break your legs?"

Second Master Xu stomped his feet, suddenly became anxious, pointed at the man and said, "Rabbit cub, take a good look at your door, and when the master wins the money, you will naturally be indispensable." Don't be noisy and poor here, I had a dream last night, and the interpreter said that I have a windfall today. ”

The big man instantly smiled, nodded and said, "Yes, yes, second master, you will definitely have good luck today, but don't forget the small one when the time comes." ”

Following the guidance of the big man, Xu Erye raised his head and hummed a small tune, swaggering into the inner hall. The big man turned his head and snorted with disdain: "What kind of thing, call me a master in front of Lao Tzu, what a windfall, I think it's a ruined fortune." ”

Xu Erye walked through the patio, heard a noisy sound, pushed the door open, and the huge house was crowded with people. The roar and the smell of sweat in the air made people almost suffocate.

"Buy less and lose less, buy more and pay more, buy and leave, and have no regrets. This master, do you want to buy a village or buy leisure?"

Seven or eight tables were packed with people, placing bets with the shouting and shouting. There was a sound of dice, followed by some rejoicing and some sighing.

"Fuck, Lao Tzu doesn't believe it, I opened fourteen small ones in a row, I don't believe that I can still open small ones this time, this Lao Tzu is still betting big. ”

Second Master Xu seemed to enjoy the atmosphere here, he looked at the tables inside, and the fantasy in his eyes was that a lot of silver poured into his pocket. Thinking about it, I couldn't help but feel a little proud, and I actually laughed out loud.

When a guy with a meaty face saw him come in, he also said with a smile: "Yo! Second Master Xu is here, please come in, make more money today!"

Second Master Xu smiled and asked, "Which table is the weirdest today?"

The man hurriedly pointed to a table and said, "Second Master, that table has opened fourteen small ones today, it is really weirdly tight, you might as well try it? As long as you go, you will definitely be able to turn things around." ”

Xu Erye staggered and walked towards the table just now, and at this time, the people at that table were holding their breath and quietly waiting for the dealer to open the dice.

The dealer was a lean little old man, and a pair of eyes swept through everyone before he opened the color cup and shouted in a sharp voice: "Two, three, three small, I'm sorry everyone, this one is still small." ”

The little old man ignored the unconvincing of others, collected money and lost money, and was very busy. Just when he was collecting the money, when he saw this Second Master Xu, he also hurriedly squinted his eyes and smiled: "Second Master Xu, I haven't seen you for a long time, why are you free today? ”

Xu Erye squeezed through the crowd, and as soon as he stood up, he asked the little old man: "Jia Si'er, you have opened fifteen small handfuls, you won't do anything with this dice, right?" ”

Everyone exclaimed in their hearts, this person was too bold, and dared to question whether the dice had done something to his face. Anyway, fifteen small ones in a row are indeed very weird, and it depends on how the person said his debut.

Jia Si smiled shyly and said, "Second Master, look at what you said, if you are afraid that the dice will be fake, you can use the dice you brought." I, Jia Si, eat with my skills, and I never engage in those crooked things. ”

Xu Erye nodded, and immediately started gambling with everyone.

It turned out that this compound was an underground casino, and gambling was strictly prohibited in the "Daming Law", and Nanzhao City was even more closely checked by the housekeeper. Especially after the Marquis of Xiping was stationed in Yunnan, he inspected the city every once in a while, guiding gambling to harm people.

But there are also people who take advantage of loopholes, and set up the casino in this dirty and messy area, and the housekeeper patrol generally will not find this side, and even if it is found here, it will only walk around the periphery, and will not go to the inside of the road to inspect in depth. As a result, this casino was quietly established, and over time, people who are used to gambling will come here.

Second Master Xu's real name is Xu Chun, and he is the younger brother of Xu Yuan, the bookkeeper of Zhenyuan, because he is the second oldest in the family, so everyone calls him Second Master Xu. Xu Chun is lazy and is a well-known bad gambler in Nanzhao City, and Xu Yuan has also persuaded him many times to no avail, so he can only turn a blind eye and cut off his financial route. But he was always able to accumulate the money he had saved up in the gang, and when he reached a certain amount, he would come here again and gamble it out.

The casino was full of people, and on the upper floor of the casino, a young man dressed in plain white clothes was standing by the railing and watching the paradise of gamblers, sometimes covering his nose with a handkerchief, the air inside was too dirty.

The boy was about 20 years old, and he was born with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, dressed like a scholar, with two thin lips and a soft and boneless body, which seemed out of place in the environment here. A servant dressed as a scholar was standing aside, handing tea eagerly from time to time.

"Childe, is that person Xu Chun?" the scholar handed over the tea and asked, "I don't think he is outstanding either, I don't know why Childe values him so much?"

The young man smiled slightly and said: "Huizhi, how many times have I told you, people can't look good, and the sea can't fight, haven't you ever listened carefully?"

The young man's voice is very tactful, and it is very pleasant to listen to. And the boy and the scholar seem to be not only the relationship between master and servant, but also the relationship between master and servant and brother.

Shu's childhood was about eleven or twelve years old, and he was also born with clear eyebrows, and at first glance, he and the boy looked like two brothers. The boy stuck out his tongue and grimaced, but the boy was not angry, but looked at him dotingly, and then laughed, the child's heart was like this, and he himself was like this when he was young.

It didn't take long for Xu Chun to start getting depressed, and from his expression, it seemed like he was about to lose. As the last dice opened, Xu Chun was completely like a deflated ball, the momentum just now was gone, and Jia Si's attitude towards him instantly became cold.

There was no way, Xu Chun cursed himself while hanging his head and preparing to leave. Just as he was about to leave, a white and innocent child stood in front of Xu Chun with a package.

Xu Chun was suddenly annoyed and angry, and scolded as soon as he opened his mouth: "Damn, I thought it was really bad luck, but it turned out that your little thing was causing trouble." Now that Lao Tzu has lost, do you still want to see Lao Tzu's joke?"

The child was a scholar named Huizhi, Huizhi heard Xu Chun scolding himself, and he didn't give Xu Chun a good look, so he pouted and said sarcastically: "The world is big, and you are the biggest in the world, right? ”

When Xu Chun was upset, when he heard such words, he added fuel to the fire, and he raised his fist and made a gesture to hit it.

Hui Zhi jumped slightly, took a few steps away from Xu Chun, and said with a pair of cute eyes: "Uncle Xu, don't be in a hurry to get angry, you won't be able to make money if you beat a child." ”

Xu Chun didn't want to make a move on a child, he just wanted to scare and scare him, but he was choked by Huizhi like this, so he had to put away his fists and look embarrassed.

"Whose child are you, what are you doing here, and why are you blocking your uncle's way?"

Huizhi took a step closer, raised the package in his hand with both hands and handed it to Xu Chundao: "My son-in-law instructed the little one to give this thing to Uncle Xu, and asked Uncle Xu to take a look." ”

"What kind of child," Xu Chun muttered as he walked over to Huizhi and opened the package, only to see that the package was a pile of white silver. Xu Chun checked it, and there were as many as one hundred taels.

Xu Chun suddenly became a little conflicted, but he didn't know what kind of boy and this kid, why did he accept other people's money for no reason? Xu Chun looked back at the gambling table, maybe with this silver, he could win back all the money he had lost in the past.

Xu Chun was a little conflicted, and after thinking about it for a long time, Huizhi said unceremoniously: "Uncle Xu, do you want it or not, do you just hold it with one hand? This thing is quite heavy, and it will get tired after a long time." ”

Xu Chun pulled back to reality, could it be that this is related to yesterday's dream? Could this child be my good wealth boy? Could it be that I, Xu Chun, am going to turn over today? Thinking of this, Xu Chun did not hesitate at all, and did not want to know who the owner of the silver was, but only wanted to earn it back with the silver in his hand, and it would not be too late to return the silver to others when the time came. But what he didn't expect was that there was no free lunch in the world, let alone silver for no reason.

With the silver Xu Chun, the bets are getting bigger and bigger, and his voice is getting louder and louder in the entire casino. Xu Chun, who was red-eyed in his gamble, has gradually lost his mind, and he now desperately wants to win back the money he lost.

But the good times didn't last long, the bigger Xu Chun's bet, the more he lost, one hundred taels of silver in the eyes of ordinary people, that is an astronomical amount, and some people have never even seen so much silver in their lives. But on the gambling table, a hundred taels of silver is like water flowing eastward, and you can lose in an instant.