Chapter 40: Gambling Money

Lei Laohu watched Luo Qiushui drink up the tea in the pot cup after cup, he couldn't hold it back, and asked anxiously: "Brother Luo, have you come up with it?" The tea in the pot has been drunk by you!"

Luo Qiushui smiled faintly: "This method is a bit risky, but you can still try it!"

"What way? Hurry up!" Lei Laohu was so anxious that he couldn't help but scratch his ears and cheeks.

Luo Qiushui smiled very mysteriously: "Brother Lei, can you please draw the appearance of the magic jade bead with a pen?"

"Let me draw, aren't you embarrassed for me?" Lei Laohu opened his mouth wide, "You might as well let me eat it, it's more enjoyable!"

"Since you can't draw it, describe what it looks like. ”

"The bead was nothing special, it was a black bead, about the size of a goose egg, but it was much rounder than a goose egg. Lei Laohu blinked his eyes, as if trying to remember the appearance of the Demon Jade Bead.

"Other than that, what are the characteristics?" Luo Qiushui asked.

"It's not remarkable, to be honest, I've only seen that bead at a glance!" said Lei Laohu.

"Impossible, isn't it?, isn't the bead in your hand?"

"Well, I got the beads in the evening, and at that time they were in a gray brocade bag, and I hastened to hide them, fearing that they would be discovered. Lei Lao Hu said.

"How did you get the beads?" asked Akizuki.

"That night, I went to the inn to stay overnight, and in the middle of the night I heard a noise, so I quietly went over to check it out. I saw a group of people trading, and then out of nowhere got into a fight, and during the fight, they threw a gray brocade bag at me, and I picked it up right then. ”

When Lei Laohu said this, his face suddenly had an inexplicable fear, and he continued: "At that time, there was a man in black who was covered with a face veil, and his martial arts were particularly high, and most of the people who fought with him were killed by him. While killing people, he shouted, 'Hand over the magic jade beads, or you all will die', but none of those people were afraid of death, and later, he killed everyone. ”

"And then?" Haruka asked.

"Then, Uncle Lei must have run away with the beads!" Qiu Yue said with a smile.

"That's right! I left with the beads out of fear, but from then on I was not at peace for a moment, always fearing that someone would come to my door. It didn't take long for the use of the magic jade beads to spread on the rivers and lakes, and I knew that the thing was so valuable, so I thought about how to keep it properly, and then after thinking about it, I decided that it was better to give it to my only good brother, so I found Hangzhou all the way. Lei Laohu said and couldn't help but glance at Luo Qiushui.

"I think you're afraid of being hunted down, so you want to find a bodyguard, right?" said Chunhua with a smile.

"Even if it is, anyway, I swear, if that bead can really open the treasure, I am willing to share half of the wealth in it with Brother Luo!" Lei Laohu patted his chest.

"Didn't you say you were going to give the beads to our son, why are you starting to divide the treasure again?" asked Qiuyue.

"Well, forget it! If you want to say that, I don't want the treasure, so just give the beads to Brother Luo! As soon as the wounds on my body are healed, I will go and take out the beads!" said Lei Laohu.

Luo Qiushui's brows suddenly wrinkled: "You can really make trouble for me!"

"Brother Luo, you've asked so much, what kind of solution have you come up with?"

"Then where did you hide the beads?" Luo Qiushui asked.

"It's hiding in Qingzhou!" said Lei Laohu.

After listening to this, Luo Qiushui couldn't help but smile bitterly: "It seems that it is almost as I expected!"

Luo Qiushui slowly stood up: "Right now, I can only be in danger!"

Early the next morning, Luo Qiushui had breakfast, took Qiuyue out of Lichun Courtyard, and rushed straight to Yangzhou's "Minggu Zhai".

This "Minggu Zhai" is the largest antique shop in Yangzhou, specializing in collecting all kinds of antiques, stone carvings, calligraphy and paintings, treasures, is a century-old shop, not only in Yangzhou, but also in the rivers and lakes are also famous.

Luo Qiushui and Qiuyue entered Nagozhai together, glanced casually around, and said, "Where is the shopkeeper?"

A shopkeeper greeted him with a smile: "I don't know what this guest officer commands?"

Luo Qiushui smiled slightly and said, "Is there any good ink jade?"

"Yes, please come with me, guest officer. The shopkeeper immediately led Luo Qiushui and the others to a small room behind the counter, which was full of all kinds of jade.

Luo Qiushui glanced at it casually, frowned and said, "Just these crude products, are they worthy of fooling me?"

"My son-in-law has money, if you have something good here, just bring it!" Qiu Yue said angrily.

"This son, this is all good jade!" The shopkeeper pointed to the front of the jade carving, "You see, this piece of jade has a delicate texture, a clear texture, a pure color, and crystal clear, this is the best grade!"

Luo Qiushui smiled faintly: "But why is it flat? I just don't like this shape!"

The shopkeeper rolled his eyes and smiled: "What kind of style does the boy like?"

"Round! Our son wants a big round bead to put in the town house at home, do you have it?" Qiu Yue said coldly.

"Oh, the villain understands! Childe wait a minute!"

Speaking of this, the shopkeeper walked to a dusty wooden box in the corner, opened the lid of the box with a look of displeasure, and then walked over with a jade bead in his hand: "Childe wants this kind of bead?"

Luo Qiushui's eyes immediately widened: "That's right, that's it! Is there any black one?"

The shopkeeper glanced at Luo Qiushui with disdain, and said with a smile: "Don't say it's black, there's any color!"

"Take it and take a look!" said Akizuki.

The shopkeeper didn't bother to pick it up, so he said directly: "It's all in that box, you can go and pick it yourself!"

Luo Qiushui ignored the man's rudeness at all, and immediately walked over, bent down and looked at it carefully for a long time, before he selected a black jade bead that was slightly smaller than a goose egg, stood up with a smile and asked the shopkeeper: "How do you sell this bead?"

The shop guy said impatiently: "The guest officer will look at it!"

Qiu Yue immediately took out a thousand taels of silver ticket from her arms and handed it to the shopkeeper: "Look, is this bead sold for a thousand taels?"

The shopkeeper immediately opened his mouth wide and didn't say anything for a long time, although he didn't speak, but his brain turned quickly, and he immediately laughed: "Is the guest officer joking? Such a big bead is made of black jade, how can you buy it for a thousand taels?"

"Then you can tell me a number?" Luo Qiushui said overjoyed.

"I think I'll have to add another ten taels to the most enlightened code, uh, no, add another fifty taels!" said the shopkeeper.

"Give him another hundred taels, and we'll leave!" Luo Qiushui said with a smile.

Qiu Yue immediately took another hundred taels from her arms, and handed over a total of one thousand taels to the shopkeeper, and then said with a smile: "The rest is a reward!"

"Thank you, boss, thank you, girl!" the shopkeeper couldn't help but smile like a flower.

It wasn't until Luo Qiushui and Qiuyue became famous that the shopkeeper couldn't help but laugh and scolded: "What can be bought for ten taels costs 1,100 taels, it's really two rich turtles!"

When the shopkeeper said this, he took the money to the counter with full joy and entered it.

At this time, the shopkeeper who had just returned from discussing business outside hurried over, and opened his mouth and said, "Hurry up and find out the black jade bead in the corner box, it is a rare treasure, but it was misplaced by the delivery!"

"Shopkeeper, but such a big black bead?" the shopkeeper gestured casually to the size of a goose egg.

"That's right, have you seen it? I'll tell you, it's not cheap, it's worth at least 10,000 taels!

"What?" the shopkeeper collapsed when he heard this!

On the same day, the guy was forced to sign a deed of sale, and the term on the deed was 100 years!

Luo Qiushui got the ink jade beads, and immediately ordered Qiuyue to go to the "Tianyuan Pawnshop" to pawn the beads for 5,000 taels, while he himself took 10 taels of silver to the Hengyuan Gambling House.

It's still the gambling table last time, or the guy who shook the dice last time, Luo Qiushui bought "big" again with a smile on his face!

The dealer couldn't help but feel empty in his heart, but said in his heart: "I don't believe it, your luck is so good this time!"

Sure enough, this time it was "small"!

The dealer couldn't help but bloom happily, and said with a smile: "Childe, today's luck doesn't seem to be as good as last time?"

Luo Qiushui smiled faintly: "Don't get in the way, you can't lose a game at the gambling table!"

Luo Qiushui said that he went to his arms to get the silver, but after touching it for a long time, he found nothing!

"Yo, Childe, isn't it convenient to have money at hand today?" said the dealer with a smile.

"No, I obviously brought money, how could I not have it?" Luo Qiushui looked embarrassed.

"Hahahaha! Don't look at your appearance, you dare to come to the gambling house with ten taels of silver!" "For the last time, the dealer has been obsessed, and now he can finally take the opportunity to mock Luo Qiushui."

"Don't underestimate people! Wait for my maid to come, and I'll be rich!" Luo Qiushui said and slapped it heavily on the gambling table!

"Yo, the anger is not small! I can tell you, this is Hengyuan Gambling House, I want to go wild here, I advise you to inquire first!" said the dealer, his eyes were already bursting with fierce light, completely distorting his kind face.

At this moment, Qiu Yue ran over: "Childe, the silver is here, the silver is here!"

Luo Qiushui smiled faintly: "Did you hear that the master's silver is here!"

When the dealer heard this, he pouted: "Come on, everyone hurry up and place bets, it's about to open!"

Luo Qiushui took the silver ticket sent by Qiu Yue, immediately spread it on the table, and said with a smile: "See?

"How much to buy?" said the dealer disdainfully.

"Five thousand taels!" Luo Qiushui shouted loudly, and then he smashed the five thousand taels of silver tickets on the word "big", "Open!"

His courage immediately caused a commotion, and everyone looked at him with wide eyes, and couldn't help but talk to each other.

Under normal circumstances, there are many big people who gamble money at the gambling table, but it is still rare for him to make such a generous shot!

Luo Qiushui's move, so that those present a few taels of silver and a bet of people can not help but admire, everyone suddenly remembered that last time he was here to bet ten taels of silver, and opened three consecutive rounds of "big"! At this time, but seeing that he was desperate, many people did not hesitate to follow the bet!

"Buy and go! Make a decision quickly! It's about to open!" reminded the dealer.

As soon as he said this, those who had bought the "small" also hesitated at this moment, and they almost swarmed the silver that bought the "small" and transferred it to the "big", at this time, Luo Qiushui smiled: "Thank you for your support to me, thank you!"

The dealer couldn't help but wipe a handful on his forehead, his heart beat wildly uncontrollably, although he has been in the casino for many years, but now this thrilling scene, he is the first time to see it!

"Hurry up, hurry up, what?"

The crowd was already waiting impatiently, and couldn't help but stir!

The dealer only felt that his hands were trembling, and he tried to clamp his arms as tightly as possible so that his body could stabilize his trembling arms, and he couldn't help but say to himself: "Don't be 'big', Amitabha!

The dealer finally opened the gambling cup, and he didn't dare to look at it, and his eyes couldn't help but close.

"Oh! 'Small'!

"That's it, it's a miserable loss!"

It wasn't until there was a whining from the crowd that the dealer opened his eyes, and he took a closer look at the dice in the cup: two, two, three!

The dealer laughed at that time, and even laughed out of tears: "I see clearly, seven o'clock, it's 'small'!

Luo Qiushui couldn't help but sigh: "I'm not convinced, come again!"

Qiu Yue tugged at Luo Qiushui's sleeve and said, "Childe, let's stop gambling! Just now, in order to gamble for money, we all took the magic jade bead, and now we don't even have a penny on our bodies, let's leave quickly!"

"No, I lost so much money, I want to turn over the book!" Luo Qiushui said and took Qiu Yue's hand and said, "Quick, you can find some silver again!"

Qiu Yue immediately cried: "Childe, there is really no silver!"

"What about the pawn ticket, bring the pawn ticket!" Luo Qiushui suddenly said to the dealer: "I use the pawn ticket as silver, what do you think?"

"What is the ticket? We only recognize silver!" the dealer glanced at Luo Qiushui with great disdain.

"The pawn ticket of Tianyuan Pawnshop, it is genuine!" Luo Qiushui said this, hurriedly searched for the pawn ticket from Qiu Yue, and then slapped it heavily on the table, "I can see it clearly, it is a magic jade bead, and it is worth at least ten thousand taels! Now, this pawn ticket, I only discount it by three thousand taels, what do you think?"

"No, I still want to see the silver!" Although the dealer knew that the pawn ticket was real, he really didn't want to make a difference!

"Are you afraid that I will turn over the book?" Luo Qiushui said.

"Dealer, let him turn over the book! Besides, the other people's 10,000 taels of things are now 8,000 taels, and you still have 2,000 taels!"

"yes, let's make it easier!"

"Don't delay your work, let's get started!"

Seeing that everyone was embarrassed, the dealer finally made up his mind and couldn't help but say: "Okay! I'll be the master this time and give your kid a chance to turn the tables!"

Luo Qiushui arched his hand: "Thank you, thank you!"

"Do you buy 'big' or 'small' this time?" asked the dealer through gritted teeth.

"Buy 'big'! I don't believe it, you can still shake out a 'small'! Three thousand taels, all bet on 'big'!" Luo Qiushui said and threw the pawn ticket on the "big".

"Boy, you can think clearly, if you regret it later, we won't follow!" the dealer reminded.

"Less nonsense!" Luo Qiushui said angrily.

Everyone has undergone a big change this time, no one dares to follow Luo Qiushui to buy "big" anymore, everyone put the silver on the "small", so except for Luo Qiushui's pawn ticket on the "big" on the gambling table, the rest all bought "small"!

The results came out quickly, and it was "small"!

Luo Qiushui fainted on the spot, Qiu Yue hurriedly pinched his people, he just opened his eyes, and heard the banker's smug laughter: "Hahaha, this time I opened three 'small' in a row, this kid can't bear it!"

Luo Qiushui couldn't help but roar angrily: "I don't accept it, I still have to gamble!"

"Boy, do you still have any money?" the dealer glanced at Luo Qiushui coldly.

"I, I'm betting with my life!" Luo Qiushui said and stood up, waving his arms and said, "I'm betting on my own life!"

"Childe, don't do anything stupid, let's go back quickly!" Qiu Yue hurriedly pulled Luo Qiushui out.

"Boy, your life is worthless! If you still want to gamble, go back and find the silver!" the dealer laughed.

"Okay, you wait, I'll go back and get the silver, and I'll come to you later!"

Luo Qiushui was pulled out of the gambling room by Qiu Yue as he spoke, and until he walked far away, he was still shouting: "I will definitely come to turn over the book!"

At this time, Qiu Yue couldn't help laughing: "Childe, don't pretend, we've already come out!"

Luo Qiushui smiled faintly: "It's a pity that so many people lost money with me, I'm really sorry for them!"

"Then you can't be blamed, you didn't force them to bet with you!" Qiu Yue smiled faintly, "Next, what should we do?"

Luo Qiushui gently stroked his hair and said with a smile: "Go back to Lichun Courtyard, wait!"