Today, the Baoren Casino on Vientiane Street was very crowded. People outside couldn't get in, so they gathered at the door to watch the fun and heard some words from inside.
"It's the 48th round. He won again!"
The people inside and outside the door burst into an uproar. Some busybodies craned their necks and wanted to see what kind of masters were talking about on the street who won 40 rounds in a row in the Baoren Casino!
Yu Shu raises her head and takes a sip of water. She wipes the corner of her mouth and looks at the new questions on the wall. She is not in a hurry to solve them. She is suspicious. An hour ago, the questions were obviously more difficult. There were about eight questions. She just got a little bit of energy to solve them, and now they are easy again.
Could it be that the biggest gambling place on Vientiane Street is so powerful?
Jing Chen saw Yu Shu frowning for the first time since the morning. He thought it was because the new questions were difficult to solve, so he asked softly, "Is this one difficult?"
Yu Shu shook her head slowly and smiled at him with a hint of mockery. "I'm a little disappointed."
"Disappointed?"
Yu Shu nodded with her hand on the abacus. "No problem."
Whether it was in her previous life or this life, mathematics wasn't just a survival skill for her. She loved mathematics. It wasn't an exaggeration to say that every time she solved a difficult problem, it was more exciting than eating a big meal.
Jing Chen looked at the unfamiliar and obscure math questions on the wall. Hearing Yu Shu's "shameless boasting", he couldn't help but feel a little strange.
Even a person like him, who had not dabbled in mathematical knowledge, could see her amazing points. With such ability, if she didn't die young, she would definitely become something in the future. Logically speaking, such a person, even if her face was not smooth, she should have great ups and downs. However, she was born with an extremely mediocre face, which made him unable to see any signs of it. So he mistakenly classified her as a mediocre person from the beginning and gave her the yellow frost stone without worry. With her help, he saved a lot of trouble, but he didn't expect that she would …
"Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding!"
The sudden ringing of the bell interrupted Jing Chen's train of thought. It was quiet all around. The waiter who was supposed to set the question climbed down the high counter and was replaced by a plump middle-aged man. He smiled and cupped his hands towards the people in the Yi District. He raised his voice and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, it's rare to have such a good time today. In order to let our guests enjoy themselves to the fullest, our boss has announced that from this round onwards, for the next five rounds, our Baoren Casino will be changing the betting house. With our signage as the base, the payout is 1: 3! How much you win, how much you lose! "As soon as these words were said, the audience was silent for a moment before clamoring broke out!
Even if you bet a hundred taels of silver, as long as you could win, no matter how many people bet, the banker would have to pay 300 taels of silver to the winner!
Many people had been gambling for more than ten years, and this was the first time they saw a situation where the payout was 1: 3. A few old gamblers were so excited that their faces turned red. They didn't even care how difficult the question was for the banker to be confident that the payout was 1: 3.
The middle-aged shopkeeper saw that the atmosphere was just right, so he raised his voice again and said, "However, as everyone can see, there are too many guests in the casino today. If this goes on, the door of our Baoren Casino will be broken by the crowd. After these five rounds, please go back and play again tomorrow morning. On behalf of our boss, I beg for your forgiveness!"
Before the others could figure out what was going on, a few people in the crowd shouted, "Shopkeeper Qi, you're too polite. Boss Bao Ren is a straightforward person. Why would we make it difficult for you? Five rounds it is then!"
After these words were said, the traders were all people of status, so no one dared to argue with them. It was decided that the payout would be 1: 3 for the last five rounds.
Shopkeeper Qi smiled and clapped his hands, "That's good. The game will start in ten minutes. If you want to bet, please go ahead and buy your cards. If you don't want to play big games, you can take your cards and return them."
The crowd moved, and a few more people were added to the long tables by the wall, but no one went to return their cards.
Yu Shu watched the shopkeeper warming up the scene with a smile. She touched the remaining eight pairs of cards on her neck, raised her eyebrows and said to Jing Chen, "This is for us."
With such a scene, would the next five rounds be difficult?
Jing Chen looked back at her. He was sure that her eyes were shining, not out of worry, but out of excitement and expectation. He couldn't help but wonder how he had misjudged her. How could he have mistaken such a lively and bright person for a mediocre person?
"1: 3, the payout depends on who wins. I'll bet on the first round!"
Several identical questions were posted on the wall. Yu Shu took a closer look. When she saw the questions clearly, she couldn't help but look a little strange.
"What?" The paper closest to her wrote, "The lake is calm in June, and the lotus is half a foot out of the water." Suddenly a gust of wind came, and the lake was no longer visible. In autumn, the fisherman found that the withered flowers were two feet away from the root, and how deep was the water?
The layman just watched the fun, while the expert knew the artistry. Yu Shu could tell at a glance that behind this elegant poem, there was a graph question that used the Pythagorean law.
Not to mention whether it was difficult or not, this was the first "technical" question that Yu Shu had encountered so far. How could she not be surprised?
With one look, she knew that the person who came up with the question had changed. Yu Shu looked up at the shopkeeper who was standing on the high counter. The shopkeeper was also observing her and Jing Chen. When their eyes met, the shopkeeper smiled at her. No matter how you looked at it, he looked a little proud.
Yu Shu looked at the people at the tables around her. Most of them had taken out silver and banknotes to place big bets. She made a rough calculation and estimated that the bet for this round would be more than a hundred taels. If no one won, it would all go into the banker's pocket.
If she placed a big bet and won a few hundred taels, the banker would have to pay her back. If she was ruthless enough, she could use the two hundred taels she had now to place five rounds in a row. Then, this casino wouldn't be able to pay her back!
But if she did that, her conscience wouldn't be at ease. In fact, if it wasn't a last resort, she wouldn't want to mess with this casino and block their path to wealth.
In her past life, she was too greedy and earned too much money, which was why she was at the end of her rope. In this life, she wouldn't force herself to that point. She wasn't a good person and would do bad things, but there was a bottom line when doing bad things. She wouldn't do anything that crossed the bottom line of her conscience.
Five hundred taels. Including the consultation fee for Doctor He and the expenses for Zhao Hui's recuperation, she had six hundred taels. This was her bottom line. She wouldn't take any more than that.
After shaking off that tempting greed and making up her mind, Yu Shu relaxed. The corners of her mouth curved up as she lowered her head. She grabbed the charcoal pen and leisurely wrote on the paper. However, she wasn't as nervous as before.
Jing Chen seemed to have sensed something and turned his head to look at her. It was unknown whether he knew or did not know that the person beside him had just given up the chance to become rich overnight, something that many people dreamed of with a single thought.
When the banker announced that the bets were ready, Yu Shu was still fiddling with her abacus. She still had eight tokens around her neck. This round, she didn't let Jing Chen place a bet.
The first round was, of course, a bye. The banker and the customers in the All-Eating Casino heard that there was a bye for the first time since morning. They were stunned, but they secretly sighed in relief. They felt that it was natural. If they kept winning like this, they would really be lawless!
Everyone thought that the calculation was inaccurate, so they didn't dare to take the risk and place a big bet.
On the second floor, when Ji Hyotani heard that there was a bye, he laughed on the spot. He didn't hesitate to praise, "Our family's Xingxuan is really capable. The ones taught by the Taishi Library are really different!"
The girl by the window sill laughed but didn't say anything else. She just looked downstairs and waited for the next round.
The second and third rounds were all byes. No one had won. She withdrew her gaze in disappointment and raised her head to press her forehead. She couldn't even answer the first three questions, let alone the remaining two.
Ji Hyotani noticed and hurriedly asked with concern, "What's wrong? Is the smell down there making you have a headache again?"
"A little. Third Uncle, please ask someone to send me back."
The scene downstairs had been under control. Ji Hyotani felt that there was no need to keep her, so he got up and said, "Let's go. Third Uncle will send you back."
As soon as the two of them got up, they heard a sudden uproar downstairs.
After circling the last number on the paper with a charcoal pencil, Yu Shu breathed a sigh of relief and tiptoed to tell the number in Jing Chen's ear.
Then, without hesitation, she poured the entire bag of silver onto the table in front of her, piling it up into a small hill. There were a few banknotes in the middle. This was all the money she had earned from winning forty-three matches in the past eight hours.
This scene caused an uproar among the onlookers around, and their eyes were red. The pile of money was more than 200 taels!
Jing Chen put the written answer on the table, turned over the card, and looked at the pile of silver next to him. Although Yu Shu didn't even use the card in the first three rounds, he had a hunch that she wouldn't lose this round.
Yu Shu gathered the silver and turned to look at Jing Chen, who was even more calm and composed than she was. Thinking about how he had stood here with her for an entire day without showing the slightest bit of impatience, she felt that he really had a good temper.
She felt an itch in her heart and her old habit came back. She nudged him with her elbow, covered her mouth with one hand, and whispered to him, "If we lose this round, all our previous efforts will be in vain. I'm afraid we will have to change places. Will you still accompany me there?"
Jing Chen nodded. "I promised to help you, and I will finish what I started."
"Hehe." Yu Shu scratched her chin. Hearing Jing Chen's answer, she felt very happy in her heart. She secretly praised herself for having a good eye. When she was brought back to the city by him in the suburbs, she already knew that Jing Xiaobai was reliable.
The bell in the Yi District rang again. This time, without the banker shouting, the crowd consciously quieted down. Many pairs of eyes moved back and forth between his double chin and the pile of silver in front of Yu Shu.
"… The fourth round, the odds are 1 to 3 — No.94 wins by one!"
Many people at the bottom of the building swallowed their saliva. Those who could see the begging were either envious or in awe.
On the second floor, Ji Xiaogu clenched his fists so hard that a cracking sound could be heard. His gaze darkened. The young lady beside him covered her mouth in surprise and said to herself, "I've only heard about this problem from my teacher … I didn't expect someone to be able to solve it." After talking to herself, she stretched out her hand and pulled his sleeve. "Third Uncle, can you help me ask those two people to come up later? I have something to ask them. "
Even if she didn't say it, Ji Hyotani also wanted to ask them to stay. No matter where the Daoist was, he couldn't let such capable people go since they showed up. No matter what, he had to build a relationship with them first.
Ji Hyotani could imagine that after this night, the Daoist and the begging Daoist who won more than 40 rounds in the Yi District would cause a huge stir in the Vientiane Street. If they could really stay, then —
"Someone, go —"
Ji Hyotani stopped halfway because he saw that the Daoist and the begging Daoist had won the fourth round. After taking the silver, they gave up the last round and pushed through the crowd, intending to leave!
"Third Uncle, they are leaving!"
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