roccoschili Chapter 113 Gambling
Chapter 113 Gambling
Ah Tu had nothing to say and didn't even feel like getting angry. Although this was the prince's property and nothing would happen to him, his elder brother's generosity really made him feel uneasy.
Hua Xiyu placed the bets directly on the table, starting with five taels at a time. He didn't guess right every time and kept losing. He had already lost more than five hundred taels of the one thousand taels. Later, as if he was eager to make up for his losses, he bet ten or twenty taels. He occasionally won, but in the end he still lost more than he won. When he had only one hundred taels left, Ah Tu became anxious.
"Big brother, big brother..." Ah Tu called out anxiously. At first, seeing his big brother's momentum, he thought he was sure to win. But as he watched, he felt more and more nervous. Feelings were just for fun and there was nothing great about them. But why should he sell himself out for nothing? Even if the prince could redeem him, he would probably dislike him for his dereliction of duty.
"Don't argue. If you continue to argue, I will lose the 100 taels too."
Ah Tu had a dark face and looked very sad. He said to himself, "As if you can win." He came in majestically, but soon lost all the one thousand taels of silver. How could he explain to his senior brother when he returned?
"A Tu, don't be angry. It's the last bet. One hundred taels. It's all in." Hua Xiyu said complacently. He didn't take it seriously at all and didn't even look at A Tu.
She raised her hand and bet all the remaining 100 taels of silver.
"Put your bet and leave it," the dealer shouted.
All the gamblers stretched their necks to see the result. Some shouted big, some shouted small. Hua Xiyu sat there calmly. A Tu didn't care anymore. This was the last chance to win or lose.
Sitting upstairs and drinking tea leisurely, Tu Shaoheng glanced at the gambling game downstairs intentionally or unintentionally. He didn't know Hua Xiyu or Ah Tu, but he knew their clothes. They were the guards' uniforms of Prince Xuan's mansion. Most importantly, he could tell at a glance that Hua Xiyu was a woman, but he didn't understand why she was wearing a horseman's uniform. Ah Tu was very skilled in martial arts, but she was not my woman, so she was not qualified to be a guard.
"Open!" With the waiter's loud shout, everyone looked at the three dice on the table, three sixes, big.
"I won, I won, A Tu, I won!" Hua Xiyu jumped up excitedly, as excited and excited as all gamblers, and quickly pulled the money he won in front of himself. A Tu didn't believe it at first, but then he also followed suit and pulled the money in front of him.
I won more than three thousand taels in one go. Just kidding, I only took action when I saw the silver on the table.
Hua Xiyu felt that his acting was okay and he portrayed the greedy nature of a small gambler to the fullest, but he didn't know what tricks Tu Shaoheng was playing.
However, she was worrying too much. The reason why Tu Shaoheng was so polite to her was because he recognized their identities and knew they were his own people. Besides, there were not many people in the casino at the moment and they could just play casually. Even if he was just a stable boy in the palace, he could not be an ordinary stable boy if he could let Ah Tu follow him.
All those who lost money sighed, but Hua Xiyu had no time to care about other people's feelings. She generously took out one thousand taels to redeem A Tu, and gave some to the people working in the casino. In the end, she had nearly two thousand taels left.
The two men left the casino with the money, feeling indescribably good. It was already noon, and the streets had long been bustling with all kinds of vendors busy. The two men walked and strolled, with money in their hands, so they bought whatever they liked. However, the ancient things, although they were called antiques, were actually not to Hua Xiyu's liking. After looking at them, he felt that modern things were exquisite, while ancient things were too rough.
Then he bought various snacks and tried each of them. After this shopping spree, Hua Xiyu's biggest gain was that he understood the value of silver and the purchasing power of one tael of silver. Thinking of the silver he had just generously given away and the more than two thousand taels of silver he had been cheated of, he felt very sad. Although he had helped them save the person and waived their debt, he still felt very unhappy about being cheated.
Everything that Hua Xiyu and A Tu did in the gambling house was soon reported to Liu Jingcheng. Liu Jingcheng grinned and said, "You've made so much money for me. You're really capable. You want to settle the debt and leave? Humph? You're dreaming."
So he whispered a few words to the visitor, who quickly reported back to Tu Shaoheng. The young steward Tu smiled meaningfully and immediately called his men over, "Go find the Bian family." The surname Bian is a very rare surname, and there are two types of people in the Bian family: one is a thief, and the other is a beauty. However, the Bian family is very particular and their daughters are rare, and they will never marry outside the family. Once they marry outside the family, they must marry an important person, such as entering the palace or marrying a prince. Young masters from other families can only sigh in admiration.
The Bian family thieves were taken in by Tu Shaoheng. That was a trap set by Tu Shaoheng to force them to submit. This submission was just to help him do things and they were not normally under his control.
Soon, a man who was not much older than Tu Shaoheng came from the Bian family. After a brief greeting, Tu Shaoheng didn't waste any words, "The task is very simple. Do you see those two people on the corner?" Bian Wen followed Tu Shaoheng's gaze and saw A Tu and Xi Yu who were eating. They looked ordinary, nothing special.
"Yeah," Bian Wen responded and turned around to wait for instructions.
"Take the purses from them and give them to me, leaving no money behind," said Tu Shaoheng.
"Is it that simple?" Bian Wen seemed unconvinced. To steal a passerby's purse, was it necessary to look for the Bian family? Any thief could do it.
"It's that simple." Tu Shaoheng didn't want to explain. In fact, he felt that he was making a fuss over nothing. There was no point in using a sledgehammer to crack a nut. Since his master had arranged it, he would just do it.
Hua Xiyu had not yet finished feeling heartbroken when he was suddenly bumped into by someone. Feeling something was wrong, he instinctively reached for the gun on his waist. The gun was still there, so he breathed a sigh of relief. When he came to his senses, he realized that his wallet had been stolen.
"A Tu, our money, our money." Hua Xiyu pointed at the man in front, and A Tu also reacted. The two of them ran after him. A Tu didn't dare to stay too far away from his eldest brother, for fear of falling into some evil scheme, so he stayed beside Hua Xiyu.
When he found someone chasing him, the thief took advantage of the chaos to stuff his money bag into the hands of his accomplice who was waiting on the roadside, and then he started running. As he ran through the downtown area, there were fewer and fewer people, and he was about to be caught up. Hua Xiyu pulled out his gun and shouted, "Stop, or I'll shoot!"
As expected, Bian Wen stopped, but when he turned around and saw that the other party was holding something that was neither a knife nor an arrow, his original fear disappeared. He bent over, gasping for breath, and ignored them.
Hua Xiyu walked forward step by step with a gun in hand. When the thief saw them coming, he started running again. Hua Xiyu shouted again: "Stop."
The thief pretended not to hear and continued running. People on the street looked at Hua Xiyu in confusion and burst into laughter: You tell someone to stop, and they stop?
Running away is one of the essential skills for a thief, but he was unlucky today and met Hua Xiyu and A Tu. Amid the laughter of the onlookers, Hua Xiyu felt extremely embarrassed and ran away as fast as he could. A Tu was very skilled in light skills, so it was easy for him to catch up with the thief, but he did not dare to forget his duty.
After turning a few street corners, Bian Wen thought he had gotten rid of the guy and was lying on the side of the road gasping for breath. Hua Xiyu came up, grabbed his collar, and looked down at him: "Run, run, why don't you run anymore?"
"If you don't chase me, of course I won't run away." That's right, if you don't chase me, why would I run away?
"Give me back my money" Lazy didn't bother talking to him and just asked for the things directly.
"Money? What money?" Bian Wen gave the two of them a puzzled look, blinking his innocent eyes.
"You stole my purse, and you want to deny it?"
"How could I not do that? How could I steal your money? You can't wrongly accuse a good person."
A Tu started searching directly, and the result was predictable.
"You didn't steal any money, why are you running away?" Hua Xiyu was so angry that he slapped Bian Wen on the back of the head.
"I ran away because you were chasing me." Bian Wen looked so innocent and wronged.
It's so infuriating that I don't even know my wallet has been transferred.
He originally had a bag of silver, but now he is penniless.
Should I go back to the gambling house and try the same trick again? No way, this little trick can only be used once, and it won't work the next time.