At night, the Hanshui River becomes lively. Ten or twenty painted boats float on the water, with bright lights and the sound of silk and bamboo. Looking from a distance, you can see the splendor inside, with feasting and feasting, and beauties dancing.

Xu Qi followed Ning Erlang and Tan Sanlang to a small boat at the pier. Tan Sanlang gave an order, and the boat rowed toward the Han River. Not long after, it arrived next to a painting boat. Tan Sanlang took it with him.

He showed his sign to the people on the boat and boarded the boat.

In the hall on the ship, there were several dancers swaying in the middle. There were several actors sitting next to them, playing or playing, playing beautiful music. Several guests were seated separately. Next to each person was a small table with fruits on it.

and fine wine.

Seeing Xu Qi staring at the dancer, Tan Sanlang whispered: "Brother, do you still like these? If you get tired after a while, you can come out and relax."

Xu Qi smiled and said: "I'm a layman, and I don't know what they are playing or what sounds good. But the sister dancing in the middle is really pretty. Look at that face, look at that body, tsk, tsk,

Tsk—it’s white and tender, and you can squeeze it out of water!”

After hearing this, Tan Sanlang couldn't help but laugh with Ning Erlang. He pulled Xu Qi into the house next to him.

The house was sealed tightly, and there were many big candles burning inside, making it as bright as day. There were several stalls inside, including those for throwing dice, those for throwing copper coins, and those for millipede, pot throwing, and the like, with various tricks.

Tan Sanlang said to Xu Qi: "What kind of tricks does brother like to play? This place is very complete."

Xu Qidao: "In gambling, you must not let people use their brains. Ever since I was a child, I have liked tossing copper coins. One toss and two stares, it is the most clean and neat! The calculations are really annoying!"

Tan Sanlang smiled and led Xu Qi and Ning Erlang to the side to exchange chips.

Seeing that Xu Qi only exchanged 100 coins, Tan Sanlang couldn't help but frown slightly. He quickly returned to normal and led Xu Qi to the copper coin throwing stall. He nodded slightly to the banker and walked away.

After walking around the room, Tan Sanlang arrived at the side room.

An official was sitting there, drinking tea. When he saw Tan Sanlang coming in, he put down his tea cup and said, "How are you today?"

Tan Sanlang said: "I met a toy-making officer two days ago and got it on board today. But judging from his appearance, he was too cautious. I only exchanged one hundred chips, so I'm afraid it's hard to win his money."

The official smiled and said: "As long as you enter here, how many of them can endure until the end? Just relax."

Tan Sanlang said: "Although this man likes to gamble, he has a very clear mind. I have watched him for a long time in the casino in the industrial zone. Although he often gets dizzy and red-eyed when gambling. But after a while, he will

He will wake up, be cautious, and observe the situation. For this kind of person, we only have one chance to make money from him. If we let him come more often, something will go wrong."

"Oh, there are such gamblers." The official stood up, walked a few steps, and thought for a while. "Tell Liuzhi Cai Si to figure it out slowly and don't let him lose too much at once. Also, you can't

Let him win money. We must let him lose for a while and then give him some sweetness. Even if he suddenly feels something is wrong and wants to leave, he can't take away our money!"

Tan Sanlang nodded and hurried out of the room to find Cai Si, a gambler who specialized in throwing copper coins.

More than an hour later, the night gradually deepened. There was endless singing and dancing in the painted boats on the Han River. Most of them were wealthy people out to have fun, and Xu Qi was also on the boat. The gamblers were jealous.

Placing the chips on the table, Xu Qi blew into his hand with red eyes and shouted: "Kill! Kill! Kill!"

With a flick of his hand, five copper coins scattered on the table, bouncing around.

When the copper coins were settled, Cai Si looked at them and smiled: "My brother is unlucky. He lost again this time."

"Come again!" Xu Qi touched in front of him, only to find that the chips were gone.

Seeing Cai Si opposite him staring at him, Xu Qi was a little angry. He said: "It's the first time I came to you today. I only brought a hundred dollars. I am the most trustworthy person to open a factory in the southern industrial zone. You don't have this here."

Borrow money?"

Cai Sidao: "I'm just a worker. I can't make the decision when I borrow money."

Seeing the people around him looking at him impatiently, Xu Qi had no choice but to stand up bitterly. Looking around, he saw Ning Erlang betting on Malus next to him. He walked over and whispered: "Brother, I don't have the money I brought."

I lost all my money in a short time. Please lend me some money."

Ning Erlang said: "Brother, there is no such thing as borrowing money in a casino. If you lose yourself, just hold back for a while. I lend you money, not because you also want me to lose! There is no such reason in the world, it's not that I don't lend it.

Money for you."

Seeing Ning Erlang's resolute attitude, Xu Qi had no choice but to walk away.

Behind the screen, Tan Sanlang secretly watched Xu Qi. After a while, he walked to the house next to him and said to the sitting official: "That Xu Qi has lost all his money and is watching others gamble."

The official said displeasedly: "Since you know you can only beat him once, why don't you bring more money? One hundred guan of money is nothing!"

Tan Sanlang said: "He really has a factory in his family. One thousand and two thousand guans is not a big deal. Officials, why don't we lend him money and let him have a good time gambling! Except for a small man who runs a factory, there is no official person in his family.

, are you afraid that he won’t pay back the money?”

After hearing this, the official couldn't help but frowned. He muttered: "We don't lend money to people who are not very sure. Brothers, we are gambling. According to government laws, gambling debts are not recognized by the government. This boy is borrowing money now."

If you take the money and refuse to recognize it when you go back, there is nothing we can do."

Tan Sanlang said with a smile: "This is not a big deal. As long as the gambling debt is not written in the contract, wouldn't it be better to change the name? Just say that he ate on our boat and ate a thousand guan in one night! When he got to the government, could it be

Don’t you want to pay back the meal money?”

"Well, if things are so simple, what's the use of this law? What we say is not important, what the government believes is important." The official frowned and thought for a while. "If you don't lend him money today, you won't be able to lend him money in the future."

There may be no chance, so we still have to lend it to him. However, we must go home with him early tomorrow morning and get the money back. As long as the money is in our hands and the IOU is torn up, it will be easy to talk about it in the future. In the end, if we do this

A team must have people with official status. Even if the government asks, we can easily smooth things over."

Tan Sanlang didn't think it was difficult, so he happily agreed.

Wang Xiaolie did not control social affairs strictly. However, the punishment for those who challenged the law was very severe. Dare to open this kind of gambling boat on the Han River under the eyes of the governor, it is definitely not an ordinary person.
Chapter completed!