Chapter 5 Bicontinental

Chang'an is prosperous and densely populated, so there is naturally no shortage of places to indulge in fun. Most of the people in it don't care who wants to do the emperor's business, and they all take care of their own fun.

Since ancient times, there is actually not much difference in the gameplay of the rich and rich people, it is nothing more than eating, drinking, sensuality, gambling, etc.

Gambling is one of the oldest and most ancient industries, just like prostitution, but many people who opened brothels in the Tang Dynasty were legal, but gambling was never upright.

The "Miscellaneous Laws" in the Tang Dynasty law clearly stipulates that if anyone who participates in gambling has a stolen goods that are less than the price of five pieces of silk, each of them will be 100 sticks.

Those who have reached the price of five pieces of silk will be sentenced to one year in prison according to the crime of stealing.

According to this, if you win many people’s property, you will be punished in half.

Those who lose gambling will be convicted as an accomplice.

Those who open a casino and offer gambling tools will not collect property, and those who collect property will be punished by a hundred sticks. Those who collect property will be counted according to the amount of the withdrawal, and the crime will be compared with theft.

However, law is law enforcement, and the actual situation may not be the same as written in official documents.

Now the court is paying more attention to power struggles and wars, which has failed to induce the people and the extravagant entertainment industry is booming.

Moreover, the Tang Dynasty has always been relatively relaxed in this regard, and there are many officials involved in gambling, not to mention the wealthy private gentry and merchants.

After Su Jin's wife's cousin Chen Ying went to the West City to finish the work, she saw the lights and wine in the market, so how could she stay in the inn?

At that moment, several of his fellow travelers found a brothel to eat, drink and have sex with prostitutes. After playing until late at night, the brothel saw these people taking action and asked with great convenience: Do you want to take the lottery ticket?

Chen Ying's colleague hurriedly advised: We are not locals, we are afraid that we will lose more and win less, and we will not be able to leave even if we win.

The brothel said: You are too careful. There are rules in your business. Don’t you have more rules at the feet of this emperor?

Chen Ying smiled and said: We only have a few pieces of silk pictures for fun, it doesn’t matter, can we play Double Land?

Haha, when I heard that the guest officer was one of the most, and there was no Shuanglu in Chang'an yet?

The brothel boasted enthusiastically, "Have you ever heard of this? During the Wuzhou period, the emperor said to Di Renjie with great worries all day long, "I often dreamed of the Shuanglu these days, but I always couldn't win, I don't know what the reason is." Di Renjie said, "The Shuanglu cannot win because there is no son in his hand."This is God used the backgammon to warn His Majesty Ah’, so Di Renjie took the opportunity to file the matter of enthroning the crown prince.So the emperor returned the throne to the Li family?

Chen Ying laughed and said: After hearing what you said, this double backgammon is a hero of the country.

Not that?The brothel said with a smile.

Chen Ying was in a state of interest and had to enjoy her appetite.

So the people in the brothel took them around a few bends and went to another door, which was obviously a place for gambling.

It was late at night, and everyone was closed everywhere, and even the main entrance of the brothel was closed. Unexpectedly, as soon as Chen Ying and others entered the gambling house, it was very lively and people were tired, afraid that they could have fun all night.

The plaything person was fascinated by the way. Just say that there was an official who was very obsessed with the back chess. Once, he fell into the sea by boat. He wanted nothing but held dice on his mouth and grabbed the chessboard with his hands. When he was rescued, his hands were soaked in water, but the chessboard was still grasping, and there were a lot of dice in his mouth.

But Chen Ying turned around and saw that there were all kinds of ways to make money in the shop, including bets, playing with leaves, throwing pots, pipa, Shuanglu, and Changxing. When Chen Ying turned around, he saw a group of people fighting cocks around the platform, and the dandy continued to do it at night.

The person who brought Chen Ying in said: Don’t worry, we have to calm down when we do business. If we win, we will never be able to leave.Look at the backgammon guy who played in the south, at first he lost in a hurry and refused to let the person who won him leave. As soon as the shopkeeper came forward, no matter if he was from the Su family, he still let the winner take the money and leave!Haven't you heard of the Su family?So what about Mr. Su’s family?I come here to play and am willing to accept the loss. If I lose, I can't blame others.

Su Shilang’s family?Chen Ying immediately turned around and looked in the direction he pointed. Chen Ying didn’t know Su Jin yet?That's relative Ah!

The man sitting next to the chessboard was naturally not Su Jin himself. Chen Ying had a vague impression that this boy seemed to be not very familiar with the Su family. Maybe Su Jin had joined his subordinates for some errand after he became famous.

Chen Ying had a prejudice against Su Jin, and then he didn't like the boy there.

At this time, the boy grabbed someone and said: Come on, play a few games.

Forget it!

The person who was pulled over smiled and said, "I advise you Lao Jiu to be unlucky tonight and find a young lady in the building to sleep with her arms around her."I just heard that you have staked out all the land deeds of several acres of land, so where can you still have money to take advantage of?

Someone next to him started to cheer: Su Jiu is trying to get a gold and silk out of his gloves and get back the money he lost to others.

Su Jiu was anxious and suddenly took out a piece of paper from his arms and slapped it on the table: Who said he was useless?How much is this house deed worth?

At this time, Chen Ying's eyes turned and sneered. He touched the person in the casino that brought him into and said in a deep voice: Go and bet with him. If you win the house deed, you will be yours. If you lose, I will put it on... At most, fifty pieces, isn't it less?

The people from the gambling house were puzzled: Why don’t you go on it yourself?

Chen Ying said: I am not from the capital and I am not familiar with the place, and what is the use of me taking his house?But I can't stand this guy, so I spent some money to watch him have fun.

The people from the gambling house thought for a while and said: You are waiting here, I will find someone to go there, I dare not take the money alone, so I will find someone from an expert for you.After saying that, he hurried into a faint door beside the wall.

After a while, a thin man with a blood-free face and a serious expression appeared, and waved to Chen Ying and let them go.

Chen Ying and others followed into the door and saw a dim oil lamp lit inside and a counter was placed.

A middle-aged man sitting behind the counter was slamming and making plans. He said without raising his head: Do you have a grudge with Su Jiu?

That's right.

Chen Ying calmly took out a stack of green paper from his body and gently put it on the counter. He had 50 pieces. If he lost, I would only play on the table once. How much I won is yours.Let’s stake the money here first. We don’t plan to get it back, so we don’t need the bills. Do you have any rules?

The thin and white man standing there said coldly: I'll take this job. Can Su Jiu still sue the government if he loses the deed?Besides, this matter has nothing to do with the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper nodded and continued to make plans.

Seeing this, the thin man reached out to the counter and pinched about one-third of the money. He turned around and left. Shaoqing's shopkeeper's calm expression disappeared as soon as he brushed the remaining money with his sleeve.

They kept dividing the money in front of Chen Ying, and the shopkeeper pointed to the teapot next to him: Wait a minute, I will pour tea when I am thirsty.

At this time, Chen Ying found a window covered with curtains on the wall. No wonder the light in the room was so dim. It turned out to be intentional.

The hall is bright and the inner room is dim, making it possible to see the outside, but it is not easy to see inside.

Chen Ying walked behind the curtain with interest and looked at Su Jiu and Skinny's gambling had begun. The sound of three dice shaking was clearly audible. Originally, only two dice were useful, but in the casino, three were usually used in order to prevent tampering with dice, and the one with the largest points must be excluded.

Time passed slowly, and Chen Ying couldn't see the details on the chessboard clearly, but from the face of Su Jiu's boy, he must have lost more than he won.

As expected, the boy suddenly overturned the chessboard to the ground and stood up. The gamblers in the hall were immediately attracted, but most of them watched the fun with a smile.

At this time, two men came and said a few scenes.

The thin man said coldly: Do you have anything to bet on? I will continue to accompany you when I see you, otherwise I will say goodbye.

Su Jiudao: You are a rascal who makes money in the West Market, don’t think I don’t know how many times you have, and you can beat me?I must have made some moves!

The man next to him said angrily: Be careful when speaking, don’t ruin our reputation. If you are not lucky, you won’t blame others. If you are afraid of losing, don’t bet.

The thin man said: I don’t want to compete with you for these verbal benefits.

Chen Ying in the room smiled from ear to ear to see this and said to herself: The more angry you are, the happier I am!

He was even more excited than winning money by himself. As soon as he got excited, he turned around and said: This guy has a little bad gambling, but he is a master with property and property. The wife in the family should be good. Let him mortgage her wife and let us have fun.

The shopkeeper said: I have seen a lot. If you lose in the market, you really do that, but you are all people with no backing.But the Su family is a shameless aristocratic family and people in the officialdom. Generally, there is nothing wrong with this situation, just because they are afraid that it will not be beneficial if they make a big deal.

Chen Ying smiled and said: I'm not afraid of you, what are you afraid of?My family has land, shops and roots. Are you still afraid of the government when there is news?The hardest thing the government has to do is you. If they really have the strength, it would be better to catch the thieves... Chen Ying took out another stack of money, and you can do it.

The shopkeeper squinted his eyes and looked at it. The stack of money was much thicker than the fifty shreds just now.He said, "Forgive others if you want to forgive me."But he immediately called someone in and whispered a few instructions.

If you want to play, have fun.Chen Ying said, other people’s wives are much more interesting than those in brothels!

The thin man who was still sitting next to the double land plate said excitedly: Su Jiu, are you not convinced, are you still bets?Why bother to continue fighting? Do you want to mortgage your wife?

Su Jiu said with a dark face: You are the only one?I wouldn't dare to move if I give you a leopard courage!

The thin man said: Then I'll say goodbye.

After saying that, he wanted to leave.

Su Jiu grabbed his clothes and said: Come on, I will accompany you to the end, don’t think about it if you have any.

Have a kind!The thin man raised his thumbs up and said, "I am afraid that you will not accept it if I don't like it. If you really play, write down the contract and I will lend you money to play."

Unexpectedly, Su Jiu really asked for a paper mill. Chen Ying from the inner room watched the progress of the matter and sneered: The Su family has all made such prodigal sons, and even women are willing to do so.

The figure of his cousin Lin suddenly appeared in his mind.

The shopkeeper said calmly: Some people are no different from those of the desperate people when they are gambling. They don’t care about anything, and they are not surprised.