Traveling through ancient times: living a different life

Five people came to the inn and went up to the third floor. Biyue asked Xiaomai to take Doctor Zhu to wait in Chen Chen and his friends' room next door. She went into the room, closed the door, bolted it, and entered the spiritual field.

There are now two acres of land in Lingtian. Although I don’t come here often, the good medicinal herbs there are growing particularly well. Ginseng and Ganoderma lucidum are planted on half an acre of land respectively, and other medicinal herbs are also growing well.

They reproduce quickly and the spiritual soil is full of them. I am not short of money now and I cannot use them for the time being, so I let them grow quietly in there. If the old doctor needs it today, I will help him. The first is to establish a good relationship with him, and the second is also for Haisheng’s illness.

He dug out a ginseng that was more than 300 years old from the spiritual field. After leaving the field, he took out a beautiful box, put the ginseng in it, opened the door and went to Chen Chen and their room.

After entering, he handed the box to Doctor Zhu. He opened it and saw that it was indeed a 300-year-old ginseng, as fresh as if it had just been dug out of the soil. He said with a smile on his face: "Thank you, young lady. This is really great. It helped me a lot. According to me, this ginseng is more than 300 years old and is worth 4000 taels of silver. This is the lowest price I estimated. I will buy it for 4000 taels of silver. What do you think?"

Bi Yue said: "This price is also suitable. I agree to sell it to you."

"That's great. Thank you very much for your help this time. The cost of acupuncture treatment for the next six months will be waived." As he said this, he took out silver bills from his pocket, counted them, and handed 4000 taels of silver bills to Biyue.

Bi Yue took the banknote and said to him, "Doctor Zhu, let's put this aside. You also paid for my ginseng, so you must pay for the consultation. I can help you today, and it can be regarded as a good relationship with you. Don't feel any burden."

"Hahaha...! Okay, I'll make you my good friend today. If you need my help, please let me know and I'll do my best. I won't delay any longer. I'll say goodbye and see you tomorrow."

The five of them went downstairs and saw off Doctor Zhu outside the inn. The four of them returned to the guest room. Bi Yue called the three of them in and said to them, "Haisheng will be treated here for three consecutive days and can only return to the island after three days. I am considering whether to buy a house in the county town. I am a little undecided, so I will ask you two what you think. Haisheng doesn't need to ask."

Chen Chen shook his head and looked at Biyue, meaning I don’t know either.

Xiaomai thought for a moment and said, "Miss, I don't think we need to buy a house here. Think about it, we will live on the island for a long time in the future. Currently, we need acupuncture treatment for three consecutive days. In the future, we need to have it once every three days. If you buy a house but don't live in it, it won't be good if it is always empty. It's not worth it to find someone to look at the house, don't you think?"

"Xiaomi is right. Why am I so confused? There is no need for this. We will treat the disease in the morning and have fun and relax in the afternoon. My sister made some money by selling a big ginseng today. Don't be embarrassed to buy anything you want. Don't save money for me."

"Okay, miss, then I'll make a list of what to buy and bring back to the island in the next few days."

Biyue looked at the alarm clock in the locker. It was not yet 4 o'clock in the afternoon. She asked the three of them if they were tired. If not, they could go to the teahouse to drink tea and listen to storytelling, or go to Qingfeng Pavilion to listen to singing. Xiaomai had never been to either place, so she didn't know how to choose. There was no need to ask the other two.

Chen Chen hesitated for a moment before speaking: "I once heard people chatting on a big ship at sea, saying that they could win a lot of money in the casino. Today, Xiaomai and I went to the store to buy things and found that in the human world, if you don’t have silver, you can’t get anything you need. I didn’t know that this yellow and white thing was so useful. I didn’t bring a penny with me when I came out. I was a snake king before and didn’t think it was a big deal, but now I’m a human, a man, and I don’t have any silver on hand. I need you to spend money on everything for me. Although you don’t think it’s a big deal, I feel like there’s cotton stuck in my heart, and I feel stuffy.” After saying that, he pointed to his chest.

Bi Yue suddenly understood what he meant. A grown man always wanted to spend the little girl's money. Although they were master and servant, as the Snake King, as a man, he must have self-esteem.

Seeing that he wanted to go to the casino to win money, Bi Yue walked into the inner room and said to the system: "When we go to the casino, you must secretly help Chen Chen and let him win. Don't let him lose."

"Got it, host, don't worry!"

Xiaomai called the waiter into the room, gave him 20 cents, and then asked him where the casinos were nearby and in the county. The waiter enthusiastically introduced the situation of each casino. Those who didn't know would think that he went to gamble frequently.

After asking for the place, the four of them left the inn and went to a nearby casino called Cornucopia. When they went in, it was crowded and noisy inside. All they could hear were voices like "Big, big, big." and "Small, small, small."

Bi Yue and the other three came to the oval table and stood still. Chen Chen was not in a hurry to make a move. He watched how others played. After watching it three times, he roughly understood what was going on. Then he put 50 taels of silver on the "small". The dice shaker made a "clattering" sound. He put the vessel down and opened it. One, one, two, six, "small". Chen Chen won. Not many people bet on the big or small this time.

Chen Chen bet on "small" again for the second time and put down 50 taels. The man shaking the dice turned the container a few more times and opened it, and it was "small" again.

Chen Chen won two rounds and earned 100 taels of silver. A gambler next to him said, "Brother, you are lucky. You look unfamiliar, but you have good luck even though it's your first time. Let me lend you some of your luck. I'll bet the same as you this time." Several people next to him looked at him with disdain.

The third time, Chen Chen bet 200 taels on the "small" bet. The man next to him was a little hesitant, but still bet 10 taels of silver. This time, several people bet on the "big" bet, with more than 400 taels of silver. The man shaking the dice shook it for half a minute, opened it and saw one, one, three, five, "small" again, winning three times in a row. The gamblers next to him all sighed that this novice had won three times in a row on the "small" bet. He was really lucky. The gambler next to him who won 10 taels of silver said happily: "Brother, you are really lucky."

This time the man who was shaking the dice looked at the steward on the platform, and the other party nodded. Bi Yue saw this and knew that the other party was not convinced and wanted to make trouble.

Biyue whispered into Chen Chen's ear: "Let's have a big one, and leave if we win."

"Okay, master."

This time Chen Chen bet all his silver, 500 taels, on "Small". The man shaking the dice shook the instrument until it danced like a flower before stopping. One, two, three, six, "Small", small again. The man shaking the dice was sweating and felt that today was really weird. Bi Yue knew that he had rolled big this time, and the system had tampered with it, turning it into small. Chen Chen used his hand to pull the silver from "Big", put the silver away and prepared to leave, but was stopped by the steward upstairs, who smiled and said, "Could you please go upstairs for a cup of tea, brother?"

"No need. This is my first time here. I'm just lucky. I have something else to do, so I won't drink the tea."

The steward hesitated for a moment but finally let him go.

A few of them waved their sleeves and left the casino. Bi Yue was thinking, if we continue playing, the other party will definitely not let us leave easily.