The first thousand three hundred and seventy-five chapters
"A gentleman is persistent, but a villain is fickle. Mr. Zhu, all scholars of our generation are gentlemen. You just said that Hu Yushi rode a donkey to take office. You will not change your mind midway, right?!"
After the elegant bet was over, Zhang Chufeng once again provoked Zhu Pingan, fearing that Zhu Pingan would change his mind temporarily.
"Of course, I think Hu Yushi may have arrived late because he followed the ancestral rules and rode a donkey."
Zhu Pingan nodded.
Hearing this, Zhang Chufeng beamed with joy. It has been thirty-one years since Jiajing. It has been a hundred years since the imperial censor broke the ancestral system. He is still riding a donkey. I think you were kicked in the head by a donkey while riding a donkey.
Come on. Haha, this is the best, Zhu Zihou, Zhu Zihou, I accept your gambling money.
Well, the money that Fatty Chu won last time was cut off by you in the name of "funding military equipment." This time, I have to let you pay some blood!
"Okay, a gentleman's words are hard to catch up with! Fatty Chu must have heard that, Mr. Zhu has placed a bet on Hu Yushi riding a donkey."
Zhang Chufeng said to Chu Xiong impatiently.
"Okay." Chu Xiong nodded, looked up at Zhu Ping'an and asked, "Brother Zhu, how much do you want to bet?"
"Ahem, if you want to bet, it's a small gambling pleasure. I only have..." Zhu Pingan coughed and said honestly. As he spoke, he put his hand into his arms, looking like he was digging out money.
Posture.
"Master Zhu, I want to give your militia some more money this time. You bet too small and you can't take it away."
Zhang Chufeng said quickly, taking out a heavy money bag from his sleeve and throwing it up and down.
"I only have the two silver notes that you sponsored me last time and this fifty-tael silver note of my own..." Zhu Pingan continued while taking out two pieces of silver from his arms.
One hundred taels of silver notes and one fifty taels of silver notes.
Zhang Chufeng's eyes suddenly straightened, and he was overjoyed. Two hundred and fifty taels, that's so apt for you, two hundred and five, hehe, you really are a two hundred and five. Thank God, today is such a good day. This is a return of all capital and profits.
rhythm, and then without hesitation, with lightning speed, he took all three silver notes from Zhu Pingan's hand and gave them to Chu Xiong without any explanation, "Okay, cool, Chu
Fatty has taken it, this is Mr. Zhu’s bet.”
Chu Xiong was naturally happy to pretend to be confused. He took the money from Zhu Ping'an handed over by Zhang Chufeng, put it into his official hat, and said with a smile, "Okay, little brother Zhu will place a bet of two hundred and fifty taels."
"I mean I only have two hundred and fifty taels, no..." Zhu Pingan had a helpless smile on his face.
"Hey, Mr. Zhu, why didn't you tell me earlier? But it's too late." Zhang Chufeng shrugged.
"Ah?! Okay, so be it." Zhu Pingan said with a bitter smile.
"Haha, Mr. Zhu bet two hundred and fifty taels, I can't lose it. I've bet all my money. Remember Fatty Chu, Mr. Zhu is betting that Hu Yushi will ride on a donkey to take office.
I ordered Hu Yushi to come on horseback to take office, there is no need to make a mistake." Zhang Chufeng threw his money bag to Chu Xiong and emphasized again.
Chu Xiong took Zhang Chufeng's money bag and counted it, "Okay, Brother Zhang will bet one hundred and fifteen taels of silver."
"Hey, Brother Zhuo, do you want to participate?!" After Chu Xiong accepted Zhang Chufeng's money, he bumped Zhuo Yan with his shoulder as he approached.
Zhuo Yan nodded with a paralyzed face, took out a fifty-tael silver note from his sleeve, threw it into Chu Xiong's official hat, and said concisely, "This is the only one left. Hu Yushi rode to take office."
"Ahem, why are you riding horses? Brother Zhuo, don't think about it. You have to know that the ancestral system is..."
When Chu Xiong saw that Zhuo Yan had also placed a bet on Hu Zongxian coming to take office on horseback, he couldn't help but blinked his eyes and said deceitfully.
Zhuo Yan rolled his eyes and asked with an expressionless face, "What's your bet?"
"That's right, Fatty Chu, what's your bet?! How much is your bet?!" Zhang Chufeng followed up and asked.
Chu Xiong's chubby face had a wonderful expression. He coughed and said seriously, "Ahem, I didn't think too much about placing bets. I mainly wanted to fund Brother Zhu's team training, so I could only place bets on Zhu."
The opposite of a little brother. Well, I don’t have enough money, so I’ll just settle for a hundred and fifty taels.”
Hearing this, Zhang Chufeng and Zhuo Yan rolled their eyes at Chu Xiong and cursed, "Shameless!"
Next, Chu Xiong took advantage of his talent of being a good dancer and went to hang out with some of his familiar yamen friends. He also invited three people to join the game and placed bets ranging from twenty taels, thirty taels, and fifty taels respectively.
In fact, with Chu Xiong's social circle, he could have attracted more people into the game, but it was not enough for him to come back after attracting these three people.
"Fat Chu, why don't you go and get a few more?! Mr. Zhang from the Ministry of Works, Mr. Wang from the Ministry of Household Affairs, and..." Zhang Chufeng asked in confusion when he saw that Chu Xiong had returned so quickly.
road.
Zhuo Yan also looked at Chu Xiong in confusion. In the past, how could Chu Xiong have attracted eight or nine people in their elegant bets? Why did he come back after only three of them now?! This is not Chu Xiong's style.
"You know what the heck, these people all bet on Hu Yushi coming on horseback, and only little brother Zhu bets on Hu Yushi coming on donkey. There are more monks and less meat, how are we going to divide it up?! We have to close the deal in advance.
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After hearing Zhang Chufeng's question, Chu Xiong couldn't help but replied with a look of pain on his face.
"Yes, the deal must be closed. It must be closed."
Hearing this, Zhang Chufeng nodded repeatedly. Yes, in this game, only Zhu Pingan bet on Hu Yushi riding a donkey, and everyone else bet on Hu Yushi riding a horse. Zhu Pingan bet two hundred and fifty on the two hundred and fifty.
Two, the most they can win is the two hundred and fifty taels of silver. Naturally, the smaller the number of people, the more they will get. Fatty Chu did this very right and must seal the deal.
Seeing this, Zhu Ping'an on the side couldn't help but twitch his lips with regret, "What kind of plate should I seal? The more people, the better."
After sealing the plate, I waited for about a while for a cup of tea, when I saw a probing horse galloping towards me on the official road.
"Report, the new Zhejiang inspector censor will arrive soon." Tan Ma stopped in front of the pavilion and reported.
All the officials immediately moved, arranged their clothes, cheered up, and prepared to welcome Hu Zongxian's arrival.
After exploring the horse and reporting, it was time for tea, and then I saw a group of people appearing on the official road.
Hu Yushi and his party are a bit slow?!
All the officials thought that it was time to give Hu Yushi a better horse. The horse that Hu Yushi was riding was a bit slow.
As Hu Yushi and his entourage slowly approached, people could not help but narrow their eyes. The horse that Hu Yushi was riding seemed a bit short?!
"Uh huh huh... huh huh huh..."
At this moment, a penetrating donkey braying sound reached the ears of the officials waiting in the pavilion.
"Donkey?!" All the officials were stunned.
When Chu Xiong, Zhang Chufeng and others heard the braying of donkeys coming from the official road, their faces suddenly turned pale, as if they were mourning for their heirs...