The name of this Paraguayan man is Campos, and his full name is Campos Fuglade Montesinos.
Campos went to university in Asunción, the capital of Paraguay. After dropping out of school, he became a cowboy, and later worked as a bullfighter and enlisted in the army.Counting it down, I probably did five or six jobs.
After a few cups of yellow soup, Campos began to talk endlessly.
"This man, as long as he picks up the sesame seeds, he may lose the watermelon. But for the watermelon, I will never settle for the little sesame seeds. This is the same as women. For a man, it can make him love You can only meet one woman who is dying to live. Don’t you see Don Juan and Casanova? They have seen countless women, but they are actually looking for the true love of their lives. Anyway, that’s what I think, I A perfectionist."
"That's right, that's your philosophy of debauchery. Those little money and ordinary happiness mean nothing to you, do they?"
"Yeah. Speaking of which, I just realized that 'Bicho' is drawing tonight."
"Bicho" is Brazil's animal lottery.The lottery tickets are printed with animal patterns and numbers, and the winning numbers will be announced on the radio at twelve o'clock tonight.Zhezhu and Campos drank fine wine and smelled the fragrance while waiting for the lottery draw.Zhe Zhu was already as drunk as mud.
"Oh, you just sit here with a lottery ticket and wait...Hey, Campos, why do I think you are so funny."
"Hahahahaha. Is it really so ridiculous that I'm sitting here like a rock? I'm not trying to win the lottery. It's gambling. It's the best way to bet on the future."
It was almost twelve o'clock, and almost everyone around had lottery tickets in their hands.It seems that the popularity rate of this lottery is very high.The radio began to announce the winning numbers.The animal pattern was broadcast first, and the animal pattern corresponding to the first prize of 50,000 meters was a rattlesnake.Campos matched, and the next step is the most critical winning number.Five nine six two one, as soon as the numbers were reported, Campos suddenly yelled.
"What's wrong? Did you hit it?"
"It's only one number short, brother, look!"
The numbers on the Campos lottery ticket were five nine six twenty.It's really just one number away.This wine is really depressing, and my own life is so depressing.Campos stared blankly at the table, while Zhezhu fell down and fell asleep.
Zhezhu was so drunk that the sun was setting when he woke up the next day.When I looked up, I found Campos sitting on the edge of the bed, and he was mending his pants with a pair of skillful hands.Is he the Campos from yesterday?Zhezhu was a little dazed.I should have been carried back by Campos, yes, I didn't win the lottery... When I closed my eyes, what happened last night reappeared in Zhezhu's mind like a revolving lantern.Campos smiled and said to Zhezhu:
"Brother, are you awake?"
Yesterday he called himself big brother, but today he became a brother.Campos's skillful hands were flying needles on the fabric. He was very surprised when he saw Zhezhu and said:
"How about it, I'm a pretty good girl worker. No one has a wife, so let me do all the sewing."
"It's very dexterous."
"Hehe, whether it's needlework or cooking, there's nothing I can't do. I also came up with a new type of button that can be used on girls' corsets."
Even if the strange man in front of him is really a thief, Zhezhu feels that he will not hate him.The two were congenial and had become good friends at this time.Campos temporarily stayed at Zhezhu's house, and the two drank again that night.
"Actually, I have something to tell you, brother." Campos suddenly showed a very serious expression.
"Last night I was thinking a lot about the lottery. The winning bet was Diamondback five-nine-six-two-one, and mine was six-twenty by just one digit. Does that mean that I can go one step further? Success? To tell you the truth, brother, I think now is the most difficult time in my life, but it is also the closest time to the greatest good luck in my life."
"You think too much, don't you?" Zhezhu thought his idea was very interesting, and said with a smile, "This is not how we see it in our country."
"What's the meaning?"
"In our country, it means that we can't catch up no matter what. We don't have that fate. We can't catch up in a lifetime. Anyway, it's very embarrassing."
"Tch, this is really frustrating." Campos smacked his lips, but instead of losing confidence, he said something that surprised Zhezhu even more.
"Anyway, that's what I think. I must seize this good luck that is close at hand, so I have something to ask for your help. I want to try to catch it. This should be the easiest way."
"what way?"
"Brother, please lend me some money. I'll go to the casino tonight."
Zhezhu stared at Campos' face for a long time without saying a word.This kid is too thick-skinned, but when he said this, the listeners didn't feel disgusted at all, but felt a sense of righteousness.It's really evil.Well, maybe Campos will turn around, as long as he quits his job as a thief, which will do me a favor.
Zhezhu usually doesn't spend much money, but he has a salary of five hundred dollars a week, so it's not too troublesome to borrow one or two thousand dollars to Campos.Well, he readily agreed to Campos' request.
Zhezhu told Campos that the largest casino in Rio de Janeiro is located in the "Love Dove" club, but now the trouble is how to bring Campos in.Campos lied to the club steward that he could tell jokes, but was kicked out. Now I am afraid he has been blacklisted by the club.But Campos said with a confident face that there is no need to worry.He shaved off his mustache below his nose and trimmed his sideburns.In this way, no one can recognize the "Joke Telling Campos" anymore.That night, the two came to "Love Dove".
The heaven on earth in Rio de Janeiro, the Night Club opened for VIPs, the purpose here is not to squeeze out the wallets of the guests.Behind the cheers is the mourning, and the seven deadly sins gather here.
"Would you like to place a bet?" the waiter asked the visitor at the roulette table whether to place a bet.The wives in fine clothes bare their white and tender breasts, the fragrance of powder and the melodious sound hit the ears and noses.As soon as the two sat on the bar, the lights in the hall went out.
"This snow-white, snow-white skin..."
As the singing sounded, the curtain on the stage slowly rose.
The singer appeared and the lights in the hall were relit.
Zhezhu and Campos were drinking at the bar, and Campos suddenly saw something, so he called the waiter over and asked:
"Do you know who that lady is?"
The waiter glanced at Campos and said with a smile: "Guest, you have a good eye. You are asking about the petite blonde girl. But let me state first, the price is not cheap for a lady with such a charming figure and such a beautiful appearance." what."
Campos interrupted the waiter and said angrily: "It's not that! It's the one on the right in the black dress. Is she also a prostitute here?"
"Oh, that one." The waiter took the tip and replied with a smile, "She lives in the Gloria Hotel and occasionally comes to our place to play roulette. To be honest, we don't know her identity."
The woman looked not young, with an oval face and a noble and beautiful temperament like a lily, standing out from the crowd like a chicken.
Campos felt hot and couldn't take his eyes off the woman.After a while, he will be heading to the gambling table of fate.
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