Chapter 5 Betting
As autumn begins, the sky becomes dark early. As soon as the sound of the sky sounds, the sky is already dark.
The ancients called the first one for seven o'clock in the evening, the second one for nine o'clock, the third one for eleven o'clock, and so on for five for a total of five.
At the beginning of the day, Qunfang Pavilion was basically full, but the remaining few rooms had not yet been opened, which had been booked long ago.
A man wearing a purple robe with wide sleeves and a man wearing a purple narrow shirt walked into the Qunfang Pavilion. Judging from the words and deeds of the two, it is obvious that the status of the man in the robe is much higher than that of the man in the narrow shirt. This can also be distinguished from the image and temperament.
The man in the robe looked about twenty years old and had a handsome face, a tall figure, and the beard deliberately left above his lips looked like a bit mature masculine charm.
When walking, Gu Yingpan gave people an indescribable sense of nobility and majesty. But his white skin, the faint smile on the corners of his mouth, and the soft lines of his face make people feel that he is full of talent and must be a person who reads poetry and books.
A man with a narrow shirt is different. His figure is shorter than a man with a long robe. When walking, he always bends his shoulders and backs seem to be quite straight. He has a white face and no beard. Every time he takes a step, he will look back at the man with a long robe and smile with a flattering smile. Just look at him and know that this person must be a person who likes to flatter and flatter.
After entering Qunfang Pavilion, the two of them did not pass through the hall at all, but went upstairs directly from the corridor stairs. They walked up the road and went straight to the fourth floor.
Jiang Xia still remembered that Kang's mother asked him to go to her room to receive the reward, so after she finished writing the letter for Zhao Yougua, she went directly to the fourth floor to find Kang's mother. She was walking on the road in a hurry, and Jiang Xia accidentally bumped into someone. She heard a "Ouch", and then someone cursed: "You bastard, don't you have eyes?"
Jiang Xia glanced at the person he hit, a middle-aged man wearing a purple robe. The one who can wear this outfit is not ordinary people. You should know that the clothing of the Ming Dynasty was all particular, and purple is the most precious color, and ordinary people cannot wear this color of clothes.
Although Jiang Xia was scolded, she didn't care. After all, it was his fault. He folded his fists and bowed, "I'm sorry, the two masters were a little anxious, so they bumped into the two. Looking down at the two of them, they were definitely a noble person. When they bumped into the husband, they were infected with the nobleness of the husband. They were really lucky to have three lives."
"Ha, you guy is quite good at talking." The man in a narrow shirt said with a smile.
Jiang Xia glanced at the man in a narrow shirt, and he immediately realized that the person was the one who had just scolded him. Jiang Xia rolled his eyes and said, "Thank you for the praise of this master. In fact, I have been given guidance from an expert since I was a child and can see people's faces.
I see, Master, you are full of faces and a square face. If you think so, you should be a job under an indescribable person. And the master's eyes reveal a firmness, and he should be a loyal and righteous person.
If I guess correctly, the master must be very loyal to your master, and the master's master also values the master very much. I wonder if what I said is wrong?"
"Oh, it's amazing!" The man in narrow shirt couldn't help but pat his hands. Every word from Jiang Xia said reached his heart, especially the man in the robe was beside him. Jiang Xia said that he must be very loyal to his master, so he was highly valued by the master. The man in narrow shirt wanted to give Jiang Xia three hundred and twenty praises, and then hugged him and kissed him for three days and three nights.
"What my little brother said is not bad at all, it is not bad at all."
Jiang Xia smiled and said in his heart that something seemed to be on the trap. In fact, it is not difficult to see what he said just now.
Jiang Xia bumped into a man with a long robe, but the man in a narrow robe spoke and scolded him. This proves that the man in a narrow robe is the follower of the man in a long robe. The man in a narrow robe must be followed by a rich man. Seeing that his master was wearing a purple robe, he must be a rich man, so Jiang Xia said that it was indescribable.
Finally, he would not admit that the man in narrow shirt is loyal, even if he is fake, and it would be even easier to be highly valued by the owner. Can he take him to visit the brothel together if he is not valued?
However, Jiang Xia naturally would not pretend to be a Feng Shui master and play with a man in a narrow shirt for no reason. Then he said arrogantly: "There will be no difference in what I said. I have to give advice from experts. Not only can I understand the past and the future, but I can guess what you think now, Master."
"You can guess what I think now?" The man in narrow shirt was stunned for a moment and shook his head and said, "Little brother, this cowhide is so sarcastic. People's hearts are separated from their belly. How can you guess what I think in my heart?"
OK, take the bait! Jiang Xia smiled slightly and took out the ten taels of silver treasure money from his arms and shook it: "Since the master doesn't believe it, then what if I bet with the master?"
"Betting? What kind of gambling method?" asked the man in narrow shirt with a frown.
"The master can ask me a question. If I can guess, I will pay me ten taels of silver. If I guess wrong, I will pay me ten taels of silver?"
"You want to bet on this, so don't blame me." The man in a narrow shirt said after pondering for a moment: "It's like this, I won't be too difficult for you. Tell me how old I am?"
"Ha, the master is really smart. This problem seems easy but is actually difficult. After all, the rest can still get over it with a pun, but the age is a real number and cannot be confused. But I am willing to give it a try. Please allow me to ask, what is the zodiac sign of my master?"
It is normal for fortune tellers to ask about the zodiac sign. The man in narrow shirt casually said: "The Year of the Dog."
Jiang Xia pinched his fingers and calculated that each of the twelve zodiac signs corresponds to a year. Seeing that the man in the narrow shirt is about thirty years old, once he knew that he was about thirty years old, he only had one dog zodiac sign. So Jiang Xia smiled and said, "It turns out that the master is already thirty-two, but he really can't come out yet. The master looks young."
"Oh, it's really amazing." The man in narrow shirt didn't want to cheat, and exclaimed while touching Baochao from his arms: "Young man, you're really amazing, you guessed it at once."
The man in the robe who had not spoken at this moment smiled and patted the man in the narrow shirt on the head and said, "You are stupid. You told me that your zodiac sign can't guess your age?"
When the man in the long robe said this, the man in the narrow robe immediately realized. He looked at Jiang Xia and said, "Oh, you are cheating." The man in the narrow robe collected the treasure money he had already handed out in his hand and said with a smile: "In this way, let's take another bet. Didn't you say you can guess what people are thinking? Then guess now if I will give you the money. If I guess, I will give you double copies.
If I didn't guess, I won't give it to you. What? Do you dare to bet? If you don't dare to bet, it proves that you lied to me just now. Then the bet just now is invalid, and I will still not give you money."
"Master is so cunning. You let me guess this way. Even if I guess what you think, you won't admit it. Then I will lose no matter what."
"You know what you know, then don't you guess?"
The man in a narrow shirt was about to take back the treasure money in his hand, but Jiang Xia suddenly shouted: "Slow down, I'm willing to try it."
"Oh? It's interesting, then guess." The man in a narrow shirt said with a smile. The young man in a long robe was also interested at this moment, and he was leisurely watching how Jiang Xia would deal with it.
Jiang Xia thought about it and smiled slightly and said, "Master, you won't give me money."
"Haha, you really guess this time..." The man in narrow shirt suddenly was stunned.
The young man with his head turned his head and thought for a while. Suddenly, the young man with his robe burst out with laughter. He clapped his palms while laughing and said, "My, wonderful, really wonderful."
If Zhang Yong really doesn't give you money now, then you guessed it right, and Zhang Yong has to give you the money as agreed. But if Zhang Yong says you guessed it wrong, then he wants to give you the money and you can receive the money. No matter what, Zhang Yong has to give you the money, which is amazing.
I finally came out and was so wonderful. It was very good. Zhang Yong, you have to be trustworthy and give money!”
"Yes!" The man in narrow-shirt took out twenty taels of silver from his arms and handed it to Jiang Xia. Jiang Xia took the money without hesitation and bowed to the two with a smile: "What I did just now is just a trick. Please don't be surprised, both masters. If you are angry, you will not accept the money and return the money to the two masters."
A typical person who is good at getting a cheaper price is a good person. Jiang Xia said this and even a man in a narrow shirt could only wave his hand and said, "You can just take it for you, it's the master who rewards you. What kind of identity we have, how can we be angry with you as a servant?"
"That's right, you have a three-point noble look in your face. You will definitely be a rich and powerful person in the future. Such a small amount of money is indeed not worth the master's heart. Those two masters have surrendered." Jiang Xia smiled and put the twenty taels of silver in his arms, then bowed to the two and turned away.
Jiang Xia's steps were very slow and fast, and he disappeared into the corner in a short while. At this moment, the young man in the robe was still muttering, "I didn't expect that there were such wonderful people in these folk pavilions. Oh, it's a pity. Why didn't he ask his name just now?"
"Your Majesty, those who are just traitors who are ordinary people in the market just now are just small tricks. Why should the emperor take it to heart? Miss Shishi has been waiting for a long time, so the emperor should go to see Miss Shishi first."
"Zhang Yong, don't look down on the little traitor of the small villain in the market. I see that this guy is probably not a thing in the pool in the future." After saying that, the young man in the robe turned around and said, "Forget it, let's see Miss Shishi first. If I haven't seen him for a few days, I wonder if Miss Shishi has practiced a new song."
After saying that, the young master of the robe walked towards Shi Xinju on the fourth floor.
Obviously, from the conversation between the two of them just now, we can guess that what Jiang Xia met just now was the current emperor Zhu Houzhao and Zhang Yong, one of the eight celebrities among the eunuchs today.
The two top brands of Qunfang Pavilion are Li Shishi and Cui Niannu. Zhu Houzhao once traveled to this Qunfang Pavilion with Liu Jin, Zhang Yong and Ma Yongcheng.
Zhu Houzhao met Li Shishi that day, and after a night of spring, he never forgot about it. Liu Jin had arranged several times for Zhu Houzhao to meet Li Shishi, and then Ma Yongcheng arranged several times. In the end, Zhang Yong simply paid the money to wrap up Li Shishi. He also told him that he could not receive any other guests except Zhu Houzhao, and that as long as Zhu Houzhao came, he would receive them seriously.
Jiang Xia obviously didn't know what kind of people he had met just now. He suppressed his excitement and knocked on Kang's mother's door. A charming call came from inside: "It's Jiang Xia, you can't come in if you don't have the door on your door."
Jiang Xia stood at the door for a moment, and he whispered: "Spring is warm and flowers blooming. Is it time for animals to mating again? That old lady won't covet my beauty and want to tempt me with money, right?"
Chapter completed!