From losing to winning, Jiang Pengji quickly won 256 taels of silver. Nongqin's eyes were wide open as she watched her win.
How long had it been?
She went from one tael to 256 taels!
The dealer's palms were sweating. He secretly wiped his sweat and pretended to be calm.
Two hundred and fifty-six taels of silver was a huge sum of money for a small or medium-sized casino.
"Do you still want to bet this round?"
Jiang Pengji looked down and said, "I wanted to pick the small one, but I won't bet for this round."
Nongqin was confused. Her Langjun wanted to pick the small one. Why didn't he bet?
The gamblers didn't have the same idea. They all bet on the small one with the intention of making a profit.
However, Jiang Pengji knew very well that the dealer would take all in this round. Big or small was not allowed.
Sure enough, it was a rare three sixes, a leopard!
Although the dealer took all in, the dealer couldn't laugh because Jiang Pengji still won the next two rounds.
It meant that Jiang Pengji only lost 5 taels, but she won 1024 taels in the end!
The dealer couldn't sit still anymore. He felt uncomfortable as if there were countless needles poking him under his butt.
He found an excuse to say that he was going to the gambling house, but in fact, he went to the second floor to look for the boss.
According to Jiang Pengji's previous rules, the gambling house would be finished if she won another two or three rounds. The profits of the next few years would be gone.
In a place like a gambling house, there were all kinds of shady and shady methods. Otherwise, how could people lose all their money and eventually sell their children, and even use their wives to pay off the debt, letting them sell themselves to the brothel to pay off the debt?
They made money from blackmail. What seemed like a fair game was actually a shady business.
In the simplest form of gambling on size, every die was specially made. The seemingly ordinary die had a weight bias, and the dealer relied on his skillful technique and keen sense of touch to greatly control the sum of the number of dice that came out of each round.
Gambling dens of a larger scale could even change the number of dice at zero after the gamblers placed their bets, turning big into small.
That was why there were so many losers and so few winners, even though the odds of winning were fifty-fifty.
Even if someone won, they would quickly lose back.
These were the tricks of the gambling house. If they encountered a fat sheep, they would usually let the fat sheep earn a few rounds. Then, when the other party's bets got bigger and bigger, they would slightly turn the tables. The banker and the gamblers would say something like, "Victory or defeat depends on luck. If you're unlucky this time, you'll definitely turn around the next time." This would stimulate the fat sheep's nerves and make them continue to increase their bets by a huge amount.
The casino owner couldn't sit still when he heard that.
The boss asked him, "Didn't you do anything?"
The dealer had an aggrieved look on his face. "I did, but that kid was so slippery. It was as if he already knew that I was going to attack, and he always managed to avoid me. I can't possibly use Leopard in every round, right? If I do that, the others will also notice that something is wrong … "
The boss was also burning with anxiety. He was the one who owned the gambling house. Jiang Pengji's earning money was like digging meat out of him.
"If it really doesn't work, then let him win. When the time comes!"
The boss made a chopping motion with his hand.
What kind of rotten things had they not done in this line of work?
Blocking someone's money was like killing their parents. Jiang Pengji had earned so much money from him that her hatred had escalated to the level of killing her parents.
The dealer was shocked. He was quite tempted, but he added with some difficulty, "I'm afraid that won't work.
"I'm afraid that won't work. Judging from the attire of those brats, they don't seem to be from an ordinary family …"
In Hejian County, gentry families were as numerous as the hairs on a cow. If they were not ordinary people, they could be the sons of gentry families if they were dressed differently.
How could they afford to offend a small gambling house?
The boss was so angry that he stomped his feet. "Then what do you think we should do?"
The dealer thought for a while and suddenly had an idea. He said, "I remember now. That kid has an accomplice who is also playing at the other table. Although he's not bad, he doesn't have that evil winning streak … Should we kill the other one?"
Jiang Pengji was evil, but the other older boy was very ordinary. They could use him as an example.
However much the evil brat won here, they could make the ordinary one lose the same amount, or even more.
This idea … seemed to be very good!
The boss and the dealer looked at each other, and they both saw the satisfaction in each other's eyes.
That was a brilliant idea.
Jiang Pengji looked at the dealer coldly. She closed her eyes slightly, knowing that the big fish had taken the bait.
How dare they scheme against her?
She would definitely let them know what it meant to lose everything in one's pants!
"Let's continue."
Jiang Pengji said leisurely with a slight smile on her face.
That look made the dealer's heart tremble. He almost dropped the dice cup with his hand that was shaking the dice.
It was not because Jiang Pengji's smile was beautiful, but because of his sharp intuition from living in the marketplace. He felt threatened.
The group of gamblers was excited to watch the show. After all, they lost more than they won, and they were excited to win some occasionally.
Now they saw someone really winning streak, and the bet had reached more than 4,000 taels of silver.
Looking at the rows of gold in front of Jiang Pengji, everyone felt like they were going blind.
If the gold was exchanged for the equivalent of more than 4,000 taels of silver, they would not even be able to transport it home.
The dealer calmed himself down and asked with a smile, "Young Langjun, do you want to continue betting?"
Jiang Pengji suddenly smiled, and what she said made the dealer choke. "No! It's not challenging. It's boring. "
She pretended to stand up, and Nongqin, who was behind her, immediately walked up to the table and wrapped the gold in her arms.
Nongqin's arms were heavy, and she was still dizzy. She felt very unreal.
The dealer panicked and wanted to persuade her to stay, but when he heard the sound of Meng Liang slamming the table, he immediately calmed down.
It was okay. If one table was won, wouldn't the other table lose as well?
Jiang Pengji seemed to have only just realized that Meng Liang had gone to another table.
"Cousin?"
Jiang Pengji brought Nongqin over. Meng Liang's eyes were bloodshot, and he looked like he had lost his mind.
"Get out of my way!" Meng Liang turned around and shouted. He pointed at the dealer and said, "Continue betting!"
Jiang Pengji was not angry. Instead, she asked the gambler beside her, "Cousin, what is he …"
The gambler answered with a smile. He could not hide the gloating in his tone.
"You better stop your cousin. He has already lost more than 6,000 taels of silver."
More than 6,000 taels of silver?
Jiang Pengji was speechless. Wasn't this too much?
This table was filled with odd and even players. It was bigger than the previous table, and on the surface, it looked more fair.
But when Jiang Pengji glanced at the dice cup, she immediately knew why Meng Liang had lost so badly.
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