The dealer glanced around and found that there were adults following the child. He could confirm that there were four of them. The four of them were expressionless and their gazes did not linger in one place. The four of them split into several directions and looked back and forth.
It was obvious that the four of them were bodyguards, and very responsible ones at that. When the child they were protecting lost four strings of money, they were still indifferent. This showed that they did not care about this little bit of money.
The dealer felt bitter in his heart. The gambling house opened its doors like a mouth, swallowing guests from all directions. There were winding corridors inside, encircling eight sources of income. As long as it was a gambler, the gambling house would eat it according to the rules.
But no matter what, there was always an exception. Some people's money could be earned, but some people's money could not be earned. Why did the gambling house leave a back door? According to Fengshui, one only ate and did not vomit. If one lost and wanted to leave, they had to leave through the back door and not the front door.
At the same time, it was said that there was entry and exit, and the entry and exit was for survival. As a dealer, he had to know how to live and know how to judge people. He needed to compromise now, otherwise, no matter how many doors were left open, he would not be able to survive.
The dealer secretly calculated. He had already picked up the dice and slowly put them into the dice cup one by one. This was different from before. Previously, he had just lightly tossed the dice cup and the three dice went in.
Xiao Bei had been observing the dealer and found that something was wrong. He whispered to Xiao Hai, "Brother, the dealer seems to be panicking. Look at the corners of his mouth and eyes. The corners of his mouth are moving unnaturally and his eyes are looking up and down."
Xiao Hai nodded, "This is a case of the shop bullying the customer and the customer bullying the shop. Xiao Qiang scared him. Xiao Qiang did the right thing. He fully used his advantage."
"What advantage?" Xiao Bei asked.
"The advantage of having money. Xiao Qiang actually wants to help you win back the money you lost and win two more strings of money to make everyone happy," Xiao Hai explained.
Xiao Bei was confused, "How … … How do you calculate it? Win back my money and then get two more strings of money. Now it's more than four thousand strings of money. "
"Xiao Qiang first bet four strings of money, then he doubled it every time. If he won in the end, he would get four strings of money. If he won in the end, he would win in the end. In fact, a string of money is not that much. After ten times, it would be 1024 strings of money. After ten times, it would only be a million strings of money....
When Little Hai started talking about simple mathematics, he didn't need to stop and slowly calculate it. He just opened his mouth and said it out loud. This was a talent that made people admire him.
Xiao Bei blinked her eyes in confusion. In any case, she couldn't calculate without a pen. Listening to Brother Xiaohai wasn't wrong.
Thinking of the money at home, Xiao Bei said, "Brother, you don't have time to think about making more money. You send people to bring back things from far away places and send them to the Sinongsi Temple for them to cultivate. Our family's money adds up to more than 300 million strings of coins, right?
And this was the amount that was sent to the various disaster areas every year. Actually, I also felt that it was meaningless. 300 million strings of cash was equivalent to 300 billion copper coins. How was I supposed to spend it? There are only two places to spend money. One is the research institute of the Ministry of Works, and the other is the disaster area. But we can't expect the Great Tang to suffer a disaster, right?
I still haven't figured out how to spend the money we earn every year. My plan is to discuss with Big Brother and Big Sister and come up with an idea. We'll get the Ministry of Works to develop targeted technologies that we can use in all the schools in Great Tang. Big Brother, do you think everyone will support this? "
Xiao Bei was very worried that her proposal wouldn't be passed when the final vote was held.
Xiaohai nodded. "It shouldn't be a problem. We don't need a lot of money either. A good restaurant does have a meal that costs more than 100 strings of coins. But if we want to eat good food, why should we go to other people's restaurants? That's not being rich, that's being sick. Huh? What's the banker doing? "
The two of them chatted for a while before realizing that the banker's actions were very slow. First, he slowly loaded the dice, then shook it. After waiting for a long time, he finally put the dice cup on the table. Now, he covered his stomach and ran away.
"He didn't eat well for breakfast. Did he have a stomachache?" Xiao Bei helped the banker think of an excuse.
When she looked at the money on the table again, she understood and said with a sneaky smile, "I guess the money in the dice cup is big. Xiao Qiang is betting big now, but there's another person who actually bet 60 strings of cash. He doesn't want to open it."
"No, look at what's on the 60 strings of cash?" Xiao Bei's eyes were sharp and saw what was on the bill.
"It's copper coins? There's no hole in the middle. Is it a copper pad? There's also a picture on it. It's a person's side profile. It looks very familiar. "Xiao Bei stretched her neck and looked twice.
"Of course it's familiar. When we play poker, we usually use the same thing. It's just a little thinner than the ones on the table," Xiao Bei said.
"Oh! I know. Gold. Our gold chips were specially made by Big Brother. One is comfortable to look at and feel. The other is that Chinese medicine doctors say that gold is medicine and that it calms the heart and mind when placed next to it. But Big Sister doesn't admit it. She says that it's better to put a bunch of magnets instead. It has a magnetic field effect. "
Xiao Bei finally found a chance to speak.
Xiao Bei found that things had become complicated. When she came in, she only wanted to win a few copper coins to satisfy herself. Now, even gold appeared in front of her. Gold can't be circulated.
Thinking about this, Xiao Bei waved at a person who was squatting next to a gambling game of throwing dice into a bowl with his chin in his hand.
That person, Weiwei, was stunned. Then, she stood up and came to Xiao Bei.
"Brother Xu Si, you know a lot. Look at that gold. What's going on?" Xiao Bei asked the person.
Xu Si was really stunned this time. He was stunned for a while and even secretly took out a small mirror to look at himself. He looked at Xiao Bei in shock. How could Xiao Bei still see through his disguise when he had already disguised himself like this?
"You're always holding your chin with one hand and touching your ears with the other. No matter if you're standing, sitting, or squatting, other people find it awkward, but you use it so smoothly. I've never seen a second person do this."
Xiao Bei explained to Xu Si with understanding.
Xu Si regretted that he didn't have a good memory. Someone had mentioned before that his habitual movements were too obvious. He didn't expect Xiao Bei to notice it.
Seeing that Xiao Bei was waiting for him to answer, Xu Si carefully looked at the gold on the table. He rolled his eyes and softly said to Xiao Bei, "It should be money. It's like the copper coins and silver pieces we used before. But now, it's made of gold."
"Oh, gold used to be used before. The circulation circle was fixed. Ordinary people couldn't spend it. They could only sell it based on its weight or make jewelry. Brother Xu Si, how much do you think that piece of gold is worth? I feel that it's bigger than the gold we played with. How heavy is our gold? "
In truth, what Xiaobei was most curious about was where the money came from. The Great Tang couldn't possibly have gold circulating in the marketplace. Besides being used as decorative goods, the majority of the Great Tang's gold and silver had been stored in the vaults to ensure the value of the Great Tang's currency, which was the gold standard.
"Five grams." Xu Si was very familiar with this. He looked at the gold on the note and said, "Looking at the size and thickness of his gold, it should be less than ten grams."
At this time, not only were Xiao Bei and the rest paying attention to the gold on the note, the other gamblers were also very curious. In the past, there were people who took out silver pieces to gamble. But today, it was strange. There was actually someone who put out gold. They couldn't blame the banker for leaving. They must have gone to report and see how the gambling house would deal with it.
The gambler, Weiwei, who took out 60 strings of coins and a piece of gold, raised his head and revealed a faint smile. With his hands behind his back, it made people feel that he was showing off.
Obviously, Xiao Bei didn't allow others to show off in front of him. He looked at the gold and turned his head to Xu Si and said, "Even if it's ten grams, one tael, one tael, one tael, one tael, one tael can be exchanged for two to five taels of silver. It depends on the purity. Let's say that it's five taels, one quarter multiplied by five is 1.25 taels of silver. Every tael can be exchanged for eight hundred to one thousand copper coins. I'll give him one thousand, but that's only one thousand two hundred and fifty copper coins. It's not even as much as his 60 strings of coins.
What a fool. "" The main thing is that such a large piece of gold is not common. I wonder what his family does for a living. 60 strings of coins? If it were an ordinary family, would they be willing to take out two to three years of their income to gamble? "
Xu Si began to size up the person who took out the money and gold. He wanted to judge the other party's occupation and family conditions through his clothes and expression.
After looking at him for a while, Xu Si became more and more confused. This person was in his twenties, and his clothes added up to less than 30 copper coins. His hair was black and not shiny, and his exposed hands were slightly rough. His fingernails were not trimmed, and there was black mud in the middle. His shoulders were slightly protruding, and his neck was tilted forward. When he raised his head, it was very awkward.
Such a person shouldn't have 60 strings of coins. It was impossible to say that he stole. Whether it was playing with knives or fishing, his hands were not suitable. They were too hard and were not well maintained.
And from the color of his hair, he ate a lot of vegetables on a daily basis. Occasionally, he ate meat, but he didn't eat snacks, especially nuts. Otherwise, it would be impossible for his hair to not shine. Looking at Xiao Bei, it was clear. His hair was bundled up and tied together to form a buckle. As long as he let go of his hand, the buckle would unbuckle. It was very elastic.
While Xu Si was trying his best to guess, the banker, who had just left holding his stomach, rushed back. He gave an apologetic smile to the people waiting for him and explained, "I have a bad stomach. Maybe it's because I drank too much herbal tea in the morning. My stomach is not good. Please forgive me."
"Open it, open it." The people waiting for him shouted. They didn't care if his stomach was uncomfortable or not. The most important thing was to open the cup and see if it was big or small.
"Open it, open it. Place your bets. Five, five, six, big. Eat small and lose big." The banker happily picked up the cup. Sure enough, it was big. Xiao Qiang won. He won four strings of coins. To be precise, it was two strings of coins. There was also the two strings of coins that Xiao Bei lost.
What should be lost had been lost. Only the person who took out the 60 strings of coins and the piece of gold was left.
The banker quickly took out the 60 strings of coins and pulled out a rod like a magic trick. To be precise, it should be called a mace. It was not clear whether it was used to measure money or which pharmacy he got it from. Perhaps it would be known if he got close to it and smelled it.
Normally, using a mace to measure money was a few strings of coins, a few fen, and a few centimeters. But now, the weights and measures were relatively chaotic. When it was used among the people, it was still according to money. Once it was involved, it was mainly based on grams.
The banker measured the piece of gold and smiled at the person. He said, "It weighs 7.5 grams. According to the rules, you can't lose everything. There is a discount. How about I give you 600 copper coins?"
According to Xiao Bei's calculation, 600 copper coins was indeed too little. However, if the gold was processed into beautiful jewelry, it might be a bit more expensive. There was no fixed price for it if it was directly sold.
When the person heard that he was going to give him 600 copper coins, he revealed a very complicated and reserved smile. He then took out an item from his bosom and said, "600 copper coins is fine. I also have a bead. How much can it be worth?"
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