Entering the courtyard gate, you will see a huge and carefully built rockery. At the foot of the rocks are flowers and plants of various shapes, and bursts of fragrance hit you.
After walking around the rockery, although the view broadened, I saw more exotic flowers and plants, almost covering the entire courtyard.
I saw a few rare and beautiful strange stones and hexagonal stone lanterns dotted among the flowers and grass, as well as some sporadically distributed thin purple bamboos in clusters of three to five, which made this flower grassland look very wide, but not obvious.
It is monotonous, with flowers, bamboos, grass and stones. The combination complements each other and creates a unique artistic conception.
And a winding path paved with bluestones passes through the flowers and plants and reaches the second courtyard gate about seven feet in front, which is quite like a winding path leading to a quiet place.
As Huang Si entered the second courtyard gate, the scene in front of him immediately made Su Wangting stunned.
I saw a six-story mahogany building that was as big as Tianxiang Tower standing in the center of the large and exaggerated courtyard. Looking up, there was a huge plaque hanging under the eaves of the top floor with the words "Tianle Tower" written on it.
There is a corridor on both sides of the first floor, which is connected to a dozen bungalows on the east and west sides of the courtyard. From time to time, boys delivering tea, water, wine and food are running back and forth on the corridor.
Before he even entered the building, Su Wangting felt that it was very lively just by looking at the boys running back and forth and shouting.
"Uncle?" Huang Si turned back to look at Su Wangting who was lost in thought, with a sneer on his face, "What's so interesting about those workers? They can only enter and exit the venue through the side entrances on both sides, and uncle, you naturally have to go through the main entrance!
"
As he spoke, Huang Si raised his head and winked at the two people guarding the door, and the vermilion main door suddenly opened wide.
"Uncle, please."
Su Wangting nodded slightly, walked up a few steps, and entered Tianle Tower from the main entrance.
After entering the lobby on the first floor of Tianle Building, Su Wangting was a little surprised.
But it's no surprise that the casino is so big.
First, he was a little surprised by the level of luxury here.
I saw that in this huge ten-foot-square venue, all the expensive colorful glazed lanterns were hung above. If you look around, there are more than a hundred or so lanterns; while the ground is covered with expensive red velvet carpets, and every corner is full.
It was laid all over and there was not a single leak.
At a glance, there are about thirty exquisite rosewood gaming tables placed in this large hall. Even the gambling equipment on each table are mostly made of ebony, huanghuali and chicken wing wood.
Extensive research.
Secondly, he was a little surprised by how deserted this casino was.
There were many people, but they all gathered together.
More than sixty people were seen gathered in the center of the hall, all facing the huge mahogany staircase leading to the second floor in silence, as if they were all looking forward to something.
This desertedness should not appear in a casino that is supposed to be noisy.
Just when Su Wangting was surprised, he saw that the crowd that had been quiet suddenly became commotion, pointing at the stairs.
Su Wangting followed the hands of everyone and saw a middle-aged man in rich clothes and a slightly rich appearance slowly walking down the mahogany stairs.
Huang Sima crouched and whispered softly: "Uncle, you have caught up! This is the steward of our Lotte Village, Huang Jinglin. It will soon be the time for Chun Niang to take charge of the village once a month!"
Su Wangting said "Oh" and stood outside the crowd, looking at the man who was twirling his goatee from a distance.
"Everyone, everyone!" Huang Jinglin raised his arms and shouted, "Today is the day when Chun Niang takes the throne. You must have been looking forward to it for a long time. Well, I don't dare to delay you from getting rich, so I won't say any more nonsense. It's still the same rule.
No change, the person with the highest bet in each hand can bet against Chun Niang, everyone, let’s start!”
After finishing speaking, Huang Jinglin cleared his throat, turned back to the stairs and shouted again: "Chun Niang, please come down!!"
So Su Wangting was surprised again.
According to common sense, in this extremely luxurious place, and the person who is expected by everyone, this spring lady should not only look gorgeous, but she should also look graceful and luxurious.
But the woman who came down the stairs was dressed in coarse clothes and had a bare face. Her fairly fair face was actually covered with fairer flour, and she held a rolling pin in her hands with her sleeves rolled up.
If no one had mentioned this, they would have thought she was just an ordinary cook.
At this moment, a servant immediately ran forward and took the rolling pin from her hand. She wiped off the apron tied around her waist and said with an apologetic smile: "I'm sorry, Chun Niang came down late. Haha."
, I am a girl who comes from a poor family. If I don’t do something for a while, I will feel uncomfortable and unable to rest. No, just now I felt bored and wanted to make some noodles. I was so involved that I almost forgot that today is the day to sit in the village.
."
As she spoke, Chun Niang walked to a gambling table, minding her own business.
The crowd immediately cheered and surrounded him.
But everyone didn't dare to gather too tightly, so they formed a circle with a distance of about ten feet across the table.
It seems like a tacit understanding that has already been formed.
Chun Niang clapped her hands, took a deep breath, raised her face covered in flour and said with a smile: "Then... let's start. Who will be the first?"
"Me!!" I saw a hand holding a stack of banknotes raised from the crowd, "I'm willing to bet one thousand five hundred taels to bet with Chun Niang!"
"Hmph! If you dare to speak up for one thousand five hundred taels, you are looking down on Chun Niang!" Another voice followed, "Bet three thousand taels!"
After this call, no one answered.
Huang Jinglin waited for a while, then raised his arms and shouted: "Okay! The first banker is three thousand taels! Please invite this gentleman!"
So a short, fat man squeezed out from the crowd, held a stack of banknotes and sat down opposite Chun Niang with a smile.
"What does this uncle want to bet on?" Chun Niang asked with her chin clenched.
The fat man waved his hand: "Let's take Pai Gow! Two out of three!!"
Chun Niang casually pulled back her loosened temples and responded casually: "Okay, okay, it's up to you."
As soon as he finished speaking, a boy ran over carrying an exquisite ebony box.
When you open it, you will find a whole set of black and shiny dominoes inside.
But as soon as the dominoes were poured out by the boy, the fat man suddenly stretched out his hand to hold down the dominoes and said with a smile: "Everyone knows that Chun Niang's skills are extremely powerful. If these cards are washed in your hand or the dice is thrown in your hand,
Then I’m not a sure loser?”
Chun Niang covered her mouth and yawned, and said, "You can shuffle the cards and throw the dice, okay?"
The fat man thought for a moment and shook his head: "No. Even if you, Chun Niang, don't take action, I feel that as long as you see the card, you will lose eight or nine points. Haha, I'm so panicked."
"Hey... what do you want, uncle?"
The fat man smiled and said: "How about this? You and I both cover our eyes with cloth, put all the dominoes on the table with their backs facing up, and you and I are the blind men to touch the cards. The backs of these dominoes are all slippery to the touch."
Yes, I guess you can’t use any tricks. Haha, this is just a contest of luck! How about it!?”
Chun Niang rolled her eyes and said with helplessness on her face: "Master, you still think. Okay, it's up to you, it's up to you."
So two boys came up immediately, quickly covered their eyes with black cloth, and carefully turned over all thirty-two dominoes and placed them neatly on the table.
"You go first." Chun Niang said weakly.
"good!"
The fat man stretched out his two fat hands and touched the slippery cards back and forth.
After a moment, he took out two dominoes one by one.
"Report the cards." Chun Niang yawned again.
The fat man pulled off the black cloth and slammed the two dominoes in his hand onto the table with a "pop" sound.
"Alas!!"
The crowd all exclaimed in exclamation, exclaiming that the fat man was very lucky.
I saw that the two dominoes that the fat man took out had two red dots on them.
Dual places!!
It is the third largest card in Pai Gow!
"Hahaha!!" The fat man couldn't help laughing, his face swaying with fat, "My card is double land, Chun Niang, it's your turn!"
Chun Niang made a faint sound, stretched out a finger and slid it on the dominoes on the table.
It wasn't until the remaining thirty cards were slipped all over by that finger that Chun Niang took out two cards.
"Can you please help me take a look? I'm too lazy to take off the blindfold so I don't have to put it on again."
"Okay!" The fat man took the two cards over confidently, "If it's just luck, I don't believe the card you drew can be bigger than my two lands!"
"Snapped!"
The fat man slapped the cards on the table again.
So this time a louder exclamation broke out from the crowd.
The fat man's eyes almost dropped as he stared at the cards.
"Double...double sky??"
"Yes! Chun Niang's card is Shuang Tian!!" Huang Jinglin repeated loudly, "In the first game of the first dealer, Chun Niang wins!!"
The fat man's face turned red, he put on the blindfold again, waved his hands and shouted: "Don't make any noise, don't make any noise!! Come again!! I don't believe in evil anymore!!"
So the fat man spent half a cup of tea this time before picking out two pieces.
There was another "pop" sound.
Fatty flipped the cards excitedly again.
"boom!!"
This time everyone broke out, almost screaming.
But the fat man just stared at his cards, as if he couldn't believe what he saw.
Double days!!
He actually touched Chun Niang’s card!!
This is the second largest card in Pai Gow!!
This fat man's luck can no longer be said to be very good, but at least 12!
"Okay!!!" Fatty suddenly shouted and stood up, his fat face trembling slightly with extreme excitement, "Shuangtian!! Mine is Shuangtian!! Hahahahaha... God bless me
, I’m lucky twice in a row! If I can touch the double sky, I will definitely win this game! Hahahaha..."
"Flop."
Before the laughter fell, Chun Niang's faint voice came.
The fat man took a closer look and saw that Chun Niang had already drawn two cards.
"Hmph!!" The fat man smiled ferociously and picked up Chun Niang's card, raising his hand high, "The only one that can take away my two heavens is the Supreme Treasure!! You Chun Niang shakes the dice and shuffles the cards, but you have many tricks.
I'm afraid you are just like ordinary people when it comes to lucky cards!!"
"Snapped!"
Desktop, trembling.
The fat man's hand hurts.
After seeing the two cards clearly, the crowd was completely silent this time.
The fat man only felt his eyes darken for a while.
"The Chun Niang card is the most precious treasure! In the first place, Chun Niang wins!" Huang Jinglin's voice echoed in the hall.
"boom!"
The crowd of onlookers finally regained their composure and swarmed up to the gaming table, pointing to the pair of dominoes on the Supreme Treasure card and sighing loudly.
The fat man, who had lost three thousand taels, was helped to the side by two young men and sat down.
That sluggish expression clearly showed that he still hadn't recovered from the gambling situation.
"Okay, the second banker has started. Please place your bets."
But as soon as Huang Jinglin's voice fell, a lean man raised his right hand.
"I'll bet 30,000 taels. Everyone, there shouldn't be anyone higher than me, right?" The lean man looked around at the crowd, with a contemptuous smile on his lips.
Sure enough, no one dared to answer the call.
There were only bursts of exclamation.
"Thirty thousand taels?" Huang Jinglin took a breath when he heard this, and cupped his hands towards the lean man, "This old man is very unfamiliar. Didn't you ask for advice?"
The lean man snorted softly and said coldly: "I'm here, Qu Shan!"
"Hey!!" Huang Jinglin's pupils shrank when he heard this, and he unconsciously took two steps back, "Your Excellency...is this the so-called Pingzhou Casino ghost-seeing worry, 'Ghost Hand Qu' Qu Shan?"
The lean man raised his head and said, "Exactly."
Huang Jinglin suddenly broke into a cold sweat and said in a trembling voice: "This...I really didn't expect...you...aren't you always active in the northern states? Why did you suddenly go south?"
Qu Shan snorted lightly and said leisurely: "I heard that if you win the Chun Niang of Lotte Village, you can win a hundred times the bet, and there is no limit, you can take as much as you want... Hehe, you can earn three million taels."
It’s a good job, no matter how far it is, it’s worth it.”
Huang Jinglin glanced at Chun Niang, leaned closer to Qu Shan and said with a smile: "Well... how about we, Lotte Village, give you three thousand taels of silver, which will be used as your travel expenses back and forth. How about you forget about this bet?"
"Hahaha!" Qu Shan laughed loudly, seemingly without any intention of giving Lotte Village any face, "That's what you said. Your Lotte Village is a famous venue in the south. Now that you've let it go, how can you go back on your words?
Wouldn't it be bad if word got out?"
Huang Jinglin wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, thought for a moment with a grimace on his face, then cupped his hands and said, "How about... go down and report to the owner of the village?"
"No need." Chun Niang suddenly said.
Upon hearing this, Huang Jinglin and Qu Shan turned around and looked over.
I saw Chun Niang yawning again and twitching her fingers at Qu Shan: "Come on, hurry up. I haven't finished the pastry upstairs yet. If it's overcooked, it won't taste good.
"
Qu Shan raised his eyebrows, curled his lips, walked over slowly, and sat down opposite Chun Niang.
But as soon as his butt touched the chair, Chun Niang stretched out her hand to him.
"What to do?" Qu Shan said blankly.
"You said, thirty thousand taels. Take out the banknote first."
Qu Shan frowned: "With my reputation here, are you afraid that I will rely on this mere 30,000 taels?"
Chun Niang shook her outstretched hand and smiled: "My rule is, see the money before you start gambling. Do you understand me clearly?"
Qu Shan was startled when he heard this, then snorted coldly, angrily took out a stack of banknotes and threw them over.
"Oh! It's such a thick stack." Under the gaze of everyone, Chun Niang slowly looked through the banknotes one by one, with a smile on her face.
Su Wangting, who was watching from the sidelines, couldn't help but grin when he saw the demeanor and tone of Chun Niang's words.
Because he suddenly felt that this spring girl seemed to be somewhat similar to him.