Chapter 42 0042

"Look, there is a row of legs leaning against the door of Yepu," Lei Yipao said, "That must be the salt convoy walking in front of us, I don't know why they stopped and didn't move forward? ——They If you arrive at Yepu after noon, won’t your legs rest for a long time for no reason? Maybe there will be some changes ahead?” "Whatever happens," Xiang Laosan said, "Push it over and we'll talk about it." The salt carts of the Liuhe gang called the number and stopped in front of the wild shop. Under a row of big trees, they had already leaned on a row of twenty legs.The owner of the Yepu didn't expect that there would be two large groups of guests on this day, and he was so happy that he couldn't stop himself from ear to ear. He personally greeted the thunder with a cannon, as if welcoming the gods and worshiping the Buddha.

"First prepare two tables of meals, shopkeeper," Lei Yipao said, "and then prepare a clean room, a common room with sixteen berths." "The wine is ready-made small bubble wine, (commonly known as small leaf wine.)" The owner of the wild shop said: "The dishes and rice have to be prepared, because this small shop has never had so many customers. A group of salt-walking men have eaten up all the food and vegetables prepared in the shop!... This shop will be evenly distributed, and there are some vacant rooms." "Then trouble you to arrange the food first. We are a family of seventeen."

As usual, it was the leader's job to arrange food and lodging. When Lei Yipao was busy making arrangements, only Xiang Laosan accompanied him, and the rest of the men swarmed into the living room after leaning on their legs. This wild shop is located on a flat ground. In terms of grandeur, it is not comparable to Fan's shop at Dadukou. In terms of houses, it is much lower and more miserable. The five rooms in front of it are all living rooms, with clean loess walls, flat wood-woven roofs, horse lanterns hanging from curved miscellaneous wood beams, and a few low round tables in the living room, which have now become gambling tables. , the gang of salt-walking men who came first had already finished their dinner, and they were gathering at the round table to drink and drink, complaining and betting.

"Hey, fellows in the nest, you have fun!" The big bear yelled as soon as he entered the door: "Let's have a leg too, so we can join in the fun." "Come on, guys!" Someone from the salt owl who arrived first shouted, "There is no distinction between Houzi and Pai Gow dice. You can bet on Pai Gow dice, and you can make bets with copper feet in your waist. Let's bet on you!" "My mother, first grab a few dice and then talk about it!" As he said that, the big bear tilted his shoulders to resist, and squeezed into the dice game.In the sky above the round table, there was a lantern swinging on the heads of people, and the shadows of smoke floated in the yellow halo; at least seven or eight men were playing dice, heads next to each other, all of them were wearing blue cloth or A black cloth coat with a waistband tied around the waist, a dagger stuck in the chest, and a pistol stuck in the side.The man sitting on the bench has a thick neck (now called goiter). He has a big brain and seems to be very lucky. The dice were held down by a box gun; in front of him was a large bowl made of rough porcelain, with the mouth of the bowl slightly skewed; in the bowl were six big dice with the number one number.

"Hey, hey, everyone," he said, flicking the mouth of the bowl with his fingers, "there's a lot of money on the pile, so you can make a big bet out of your pocket, if no one bets, I'll let other mothers bet! If you won money, you don’t want to bet any more, which is called diffuse betting.)” "Slow down," the big bear stretched out his chin, and said with a smile, "you didn't see that the master of the pile is coming!" (Winning all the money on the dealer's table is called a pile.) The man looked at the big dog twice without changing his expression, and said with a smile: "You are new to the gang, I am really happy when you say this, small table, small meaning, it is rare to meet new friends , you have to leave, it depends on your luck?"

As soon as the big dog said it, he regretted it after being so polite; it is true that he likes to gamble, and it is also true that he has bad luck, especially when he rolls big dice (three dice in one roll, commonly known as small dice, Six balls are thrown in one roll, called big dice.) Nine times out of ten, nine times are losers. I was supposed to bet a few dimes to try my luck first, so I had to bite the bullet and bet two silver dollars.Winning or losing is determined by two silver dollars, which in the eyes of Big Bear is considered a first-class big bet, but the big-headed banker still pointed with a sarcasm and said: "Brother, If you really hit my pile, you might as well place a bigger bet... On the small pile, you can pay at least fifty or seventy yuan. If you make two or two broken bets, even if you win almost all of them, it's hard to work in the middle of the night. Rip the pile dry!"

The big bear smiled wryly, and thought to himself, it's so easy for you to put it bastardly, I can't even get a few dollars out of my pocket!However, although he pretended not to mind, he replied: "This is just throwing a stone to ask for directions, try your hand, don't worry, -- the big bet is still behind." The rest of them also placed their bets, ranging from one or two yuan to three or five cents. When the bets were set, the banker pulled his sleeves, and stretched out his strong and hairy hands to grab the dice in the center of the bowl and put it to his mouth. He took a deep breath, and muttered: "Dice is very good, if it is not a leopard, it is a straight!" .)

As the saying goes, if you throw dice all night, you will lose your voice. This is true. As soon as you let go of the six dice, an unknown number of hands are lighting the dice that are spinning in the center of the bowl. It's like being overturned. The dice thrower stretched his neck and stared at the big bowl as if his eyes were about to protrude. The six dice were still rolling in the center of the bowl, jostling and clinking; With the idea of ​​winning, his big head almost vomited out his heart, and he opened his mouth and yelled loudly: "Uh, uh, one toss six!...Six or six is ​​a great success!...Er, one toss is eighteen o'clock to the ocean building!...Ding ding ding dong leopard, leopard makes money! Qi, it's grandma! Bigger Why don't you get out sooner?!"

And the other guys who bet are just the opposite, yelling: "Double lift two! Meme-me-come out!" "Small nose and small eyes pay for everything!" "The little demon is hugging the second girl!" And among those people, the big bear assumed a strange posture of leaning back, pointed his finger at the rolling dice, and said in a hoarse, breathless voice, with a funny crooked accent: "What, what? What! That hole in the cave! The losers got out! Pay, pay, pay, pay, lose money! Hey, hey, seven o'clock, you're guaranteed!"