newbobooks Chapter 223 About Money
Chapter 223 About Money
During a truce, soldiers often use this method to kill time, and there are often some unexpected gains in the gambling.
Quietly approached the tent and looked inside through the gap.
I saw a group of soldiers sitting together, with a small wooden box in the middle. There was a small opening on one side of the box, where copper coins or silver could be thrown in.
There are some numbers and patterns engraved on the top of the box, which are obviously used for lottery draws.
Yao Jia observed for a while and found that the bet seemed quite fair and there was no sign of cheating.
I had an idea and wanted to go in and try my luck, but I had no capital.
He sighed and returned to the tent. Gu Yi had already brought breakfast. Ye Sinan was sitting on the couch, eating at the table.
Yao Jia walked to the table and sat down. Looking at the porridge and side dishes on the table, she suddenly came up with an idea.
"Gu Yi, come here."
Gu Yi walked up to her respectfully and asked, "What do you want, Pavilion Master?"
Yao Jia looked at him, a sly look flashing in her eyes, "Gu Yi, does your general usually give you monthly wages?"
Gu Yi answered honestly, "Yes, five taels per month."
"Are you married too? Do you need to provide for the household expenses?" Yao Jia asked.
Gu Yi blushed and shook his head, "I am not married yet, so I don't need to provide for my parents at home."
Yao Jia's eyes lit up, "So how much do you have saved now?"
Gu Yi thought about it seriously and said, "I have been here for more than a year. The savings plus the reward from the young master is about one hundred taels."
"Okay, then lend me fifty taels first." Yao Jia stretched out her hand.
Gu Yi blinked and said a little embarrassedly, "Master, my one hundred taels of silver were borrowed by Guard Jiang this morning."
Yao Jia: …………
I roared in my heart, Qu Mu, I’m going to kill you in my dream tonight!
But Gu Yi continued, "Master, what do you want to borrow the silver for? Do you want to eat the crispy chicken at the market? I still have three taels left, why don't you take it first?"
As he spoke, he took off his purse and prepared to take out the change inside. Then he seemed to remember something and closed the purse again.
"I almost forgot. The young master is going on patrol there today. He will definitely bring you some snacks when he comes back."
How could Yao Jia let the cooked duck fly away, so she quickly reached out and grabbed the purse.
"I don't want crispy chicken, I want money."
Gu Yi looked at Yao Jia in confusion, "Master, what do you want the silver for?"
Yao Jia chuckled and said mysteriously, "Of course, to make more money."
"Yaoyao, are you planning to go gamble?" Ye Sinan put down his chopsticks and asked her.
Yao Jia nodded, "Yes."
Gu Yi was startled and reminded: "Master, the military camp has a clear ban on gambling. You are violating the rules and will be punished by military law."
Yao Jia rolled her eyes at him. "I'm not from your military camp, why should I follow your broken rules? Besides, I didn't say I wanted to gamble in the military camp? Can't I gamble in town?"
Gu Yi felt that no matter where he went to gamble, it was still gambling, so he stretched out his hand in front of Yao Jia and asked her to return the purse to him.
Yao Jia stuffed the purse into her arms and said, "Why are you so stingy? When I win the money, I will pay you back tenfold or a hundredfold."
Gu Yi sneered, "Ten times, a hundred times, Pavilion Master is really a joker. Nine out of ten bets are lost. Can you guarantee that you will win money when you enter?"
Ye Sinan smiled and said, "Don't disbelieve me. Others may lose nine out of ten times, but my Yaoyao grew up in a tavern and gambling den. She can tell the size of the dice just by listening to the sound of the dice with her eyes closed."
Gu Yi looked at Yao Jia in surprise, "Really?"
Yao Jia felt a little embarrassed by his gaze and laughed dryly, "Well, well, my family used to run a gambling house, but I haven't played for a long time, so my luck probably got rusty."
Gu Yi didn't think so. "Since Pavilion Master has such ability, then go and give it a try. If we win money, we can also improve our food."
Yao Jia: "Young man, you are very smart."
She told Ye Sinan to take good care of his injuries, and she and Gu Yi went to the market to buy some clothes.
Not long after the two men left the military camp, Jiang Zhou led people to destroy the gambling den where the people had gathered.
He looked around inside and asked, "Has Pavilion Master Nangong been here before?"
All the gamblers in the tent shook their heads and said they had never seen it.
Jiang Zhou was a little puzzled. Could it be that the Marshal guessed wrong?
When Qu Mu was informed of this, a soldier came in to report that he saw Yao Jia and Gu Yi leaving the barracks.
Qu Mu smiled and said, "This Pavilion Master Nangong probably went to the forest to catch game to eat again."
Jiang Zhou shook his head. "Not necessarily. When I asked Gu Yi to lend me some money, he was too stingy to lend me the money. But later on, he couldn't resist my soft and hard persuasion. Although he handed over most of the money, he still had some money left."
The smile on Qu Mu's face gradually disappeared. He looked at the map on the table and said quietly, "It seems that Pavilion Master Nangong thinks our military camp is too small and wants to try his luck in the gambling house in town."
Jiang Zhou nodded and smiled, "Pavilion Master Nangong is indeed very smart. He knows that you are plotting against her, Marshal."
Qu Mu raised his hand and knocked on the table, reminding: "If you don't go to town, I'm afraid Ayan's marriage will be broken."
Jiang Zhou quickly bowed and said, "I will go right away."
After saying that, he turned and left in a hurry.
Qu Mu looked at his back and shook his head. He really didn't know how to do things. Unlike him, he just put all of Gu Xiyan's belongings including the valuables with him, and called it "keeping them for you".
When Gu Xiyan wants to use it, he can use it as support.
Qu Mu drank a sip of tea and asked the soldier beside him, "How much silver did Ah Yan take away today?"
The personal soldier said, "Reporting to the commander, five taels."
Qu Mu muttered, "Five taels is not a small amount. I can buy dozens of crispy chickens."
Bodyguard: …………
Yao Jia and Gu Yi finally reached the town, asked for the route to the gambling house, and hurried over, only to see a large sign hanging on it.
The four big words "Suspension of business for rectification" are particularly eye-catching.
Yao Jia was stunned. What was going on?
He stopped a passerby and asked, "Hey, big brother, why is this gambling house closed?"
The man exclaimed, also bewildered, "The door was open just now, how come it was closed in the blink of an eye?"
"Brother, do you know if there are other gambling houses nearby?"
The man pointed to a street ahead and said, "Go straight ahead, turn a corner, and there's another one."
Yao Jia thanked him and pulled Gu Yi to run in the direction the man pointed.
After turning the corner, I saw a gambling house. There were two burly men standing at the door, looking at passers-by with ferocious eyes.
As soon as Yao Jia and Gu Yi approached, a group of soldiers rushed in before them. The gamblers in the gambling house were frightened by the sudden appearance of the soldiers and screamed and fled in all directions. The place was in chaos for a moment.
Yao Jia and Gu Yi were also frightened by the scene. They stood at the door of the gambling house, not knowing whether to go in or retreat.
"What's wrong? What's wrong? What happened in there?" Yao Jia grabbed a man who had just escaped from the gambling house and asked.
The man replied in panic, "The soldiers came to seal up the gambling house, saying that it was suspected of cheating. Anyone who enters will be arrested. Run quickly to avoid being arrested."
After saying this, the man ran away in a hurry.
Yao Jia was stunned. Why were the gambling houses in this town in trouble one after another? Was it not appropriate for her to go out today?
Gu Yi looked at Yao Jia and said with some concern: "Master, why don't we go back to the barracks."
Yao Jia was unwilling to give up, she must win money today!
"Let's go to the next house."
I found two more gambling houses, but they were either closed down or being sealed off by government soldiers.
Yao Jia was completely dumbfounded. What was going on?
Could it be that all the gambling houses in this town have agreed to close today?
Gu Yi looked at Yao Jia's dejected look and couldn't help but said, "Pavilion Master, why don't we go back? I'm afraid the gambling house in this town will not be open today."
Yao Jia made a final struggle and turned to look at Gu Yi woodenly, "No, there is another place where I can gamble."
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