Xia Taoyuan and Yu'er took the carriage back to Jinshi Street. Xia Taoyuan thought about exchanging the fifty taels, but when she asked two small vendors, they shook their heads and said that it was too much to break. Xia Taoyuan had no choice but to go to a larger shop to exchange it.

She took Yu'er and walked just two steps when she saw a shop with people coming and going. She looked at the storefront and found that it was a gambling house. Seeing her stop, Yu'er couldn't help but whispered, "Miss, let's go."

Xia Taoyuan hesitated for only five seconds, then made up her mind, turned around and went to the wall to find a few stones and put them in the cloth bag around her waist. Yu'er was puzzled and asked, "Miss, what are you doing?"

Xia Taoyuan chuckled and said, "Miss, I'm a little short of money recently, so I'll get some money to spend." Then she walked towards the gambling house. Yu'er was shocked when she saw her, and she pulled Xia Taoyuan and whispered, "Miss, don't, let's go back."

"Just play a few rounds." Xia Taoyuan pulled Yu'er's hand away and walked straight into the gambling house. Yu'er had no choice but to follow him.

"Please come in, sir!" The guys in the gambling house were all smiling. Xia Taoyuan smiled and saw a young man coming down from upstairs with his head down. He must have lost all his money.

The waiter led Xia Taoyuan and said, "Sir, please go upstairs."

Xia Taoyuan looked around and saw that the tables on the first floor were already full of people, so he stepped onto the second floor. When he got upstairs, there were people sitting around the tables, except for one table, which was a little empty. Xia Taoyuan thought to himself that the gambling house was still doing well.

Xia Taoyuan walked to the table with fewer people. A big, dark-faced man with a lot of flesh on his face was rolling the dice. Several people next to him were placing bets, all of which were small change. One or two taels of silver was already a big sum for these people. One of the men had a red face and eyes, probably because he had lost a lot. Although the expressions of the other two men were not very fluctuating, they did not look good either.

Xia Taoyuan reached into the bag at his waist, pretending to take out some silver, and deliberately bumped a silver ingot in the bag against the stone he had picked up, making a clanging sound. Then he took out the fifty taels of silver and put it on the table. The three people around him were all stunned, and the black man who was throwing the dice raised his eyebrows and glanced at Xia Taoyuan's purse.

"Three big brothers, take a break and watch me gamble." Xia Taoyuan clasped his fists to the three people beside him.

When the three saw this generous man, they dared not say anything and stepped aside. Yu'er could only worry.

"Do you want to pay these fifty taels?" the dark-faced man asked in a muffled voice.

Xia Taoyuan nodded.

The big man said again: "Don't regret it."

Xia Taoyuan laughed, "It's only fifty taels. Let alone fifty taels of silver, even fifty taels of gold, five hundred taels of gold, I can afford to lose." As soon as he finished speaking, there was a silence all around. The people at the tables next to him stopped and looked over. I don't know where this lunatic came from, but he was so arrogant. They were from a well-off family and only won or lost a few taels of silver each time. Ordinary people only won or lost a few coins.

Today this young man actually made such arrogant remarks that he didn't care about fifty or five hundred taels of gold. That's gold, gold!

Everyone gathered around to watch the fun, but Yu'er looked pale and thought, "The young lady has gone crazy."

The dark-faced man was about to throw the dice, but Yu'er grabbed Xia Taoyuan and said anxiously, "Sir, the master said that you can't gamble, so don't gamble. Let's go. You lose every time. If you lose again this time, the master won't let you out."

Xia Taoyuan almost laughed out loud. Yu'er was a great help. She looked at Yu'er and said, "Li Kui, are you the master or am I the master? Didn't I say that I will only gamble once? If I lose, I will quit gambling from now on."

The dark-faced man looked at the fifty taels of silver and then glanced at Xia Taoyuan's purse and said, "You go first."

Xia Taoyuan took the dice, secretly recited a few words of Guanyin Bodhisattva, and threw it out. The two dice fell on the table in an instant, one with a five and one with a six, and the other was still spinning. The onlookers were shouting, six, six, six!

If the third one is a six, two sixes and a five is a very high number, and the opponent can only win if he rolls three of the same number.

The onlookers may have lost a lot of money in the past, so they all hoped that Xia Taoyuan would win. Xia Taoyuan didn't mind, as she had calculated that the black-faced man would lose on purpose. Why? Because human nature is greedy. Ever since she took out fifty taels of silver, the black-faced man's eyes would occasionally glance at her purse.

The third dice finally landed firmly, and there was a burst of cheers from the crowd. It turned out to be a six. Xia Taoyuan thought to himself: Could it be that Guanyin Bodhisattva is really helping me? Although he was secretly happy, he acted calmly.

It was the black-faced man's turn to throw the dice. He put the dice in his palm, blew on them, and rubbed them with his hands. This made Xia Taoyuan a little nervous. He thought to himself: Don't just covet these fifty taels, I still have "several hundred taels".

The black-faced man rolled the dice. Xia Taoyuan stared at the three dice. After seeing clearly, he breathed a sigh of relief. The onlookers cheered instantly. The black-faced man rolled two threes and one four. Xia Taoyuan won.

Yu'er shouted at this time: "Young Master, you said we would only play once, let's go back." The black-faced man glanced over and scared Yu'er into shutting up.

Xia Taoyuan deliberately tapped his purse lightly, then bet the original fifty taels together with the fifty taels he won, causing the onlookers to exclaim in surprise.

There was a lot of noise and no one noticed the three distinguished guests coming up.

"It's your turn." Xia Taoyuan pushed the dice to the black-faced man. The black-faced man shook his head and said, "Young master, this is your first visit. Guests are welcome. I'll give you another chance." He said with some disdain.

Xia Taoyuan was too lazy to argue and said, "In that case, I won't be polite." In fact, she had no idea whether she could win this time, but human nature is greedy. She also wanted to win one more ingot so that she could have some money to bribe the maids and servants, and she would have more confidence when she ordered them around.

She has been following her grandparents since she was a child. Sometimes her grandfather would play Pai Gow and throw dice with the old men in the village; her grandmother would play mahjong and cards with the old ladies. She learned all of these by watching from behind at a very young age.

After work, she would play Landlord or Mahjong on her mobile phone when she was bored. She understands the psychology of gamblers too well. If she wins, she wants to win more, and if she loses, she wants to get her money back. In the end, she will be trapped and lose everything. It's just like A-shares. You want to make some money, but it's wishful thinking!

She understood the reason, but she still wanted to gamble again. This time she bet 100 taels, and her capital was only 50 taels. The black-faced man should lose this time because he wanted more! Otherwise, he could have cheated and won her in the first round. The black-faced man coveted more "silver" in her purse.

Xia Taoyuan thought: You are greedy and so am I, we both want more. But hey, you are still a little naive when it comes to psychological tactics.

Xia Taoyuan silently chanted a few more words, "Avalokitesvara bless me," and then rolled the dice. When the three dice landed, the crowd exclaimed again, "Three twos, a leopard!" The crowd cheered again, as if they had forgotten the moment they lost money.

Xia Taoyuan was stunned. Even though it was just a matter of probability, this was too good of a luck.

The black-faced man can win only if he rolls three or more identical numbers of two. The black-faced man seemed a little surprised, but he quickly recovered. He rolled the dice, and they were one, two, and four.

The dark-faced man handed over a hundred taels of silver, and Xia Taoyuan grabbed it. He won a hundred and fifty taels by trading fifty taels. This was a good deal, and he was secretly delighted.

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