After rebirth, she became the favorite of the powerful minister.

The gambling house at the foot of the mountain is called "Laicai Gambling House", and it is also the only gambling house in several towns in the surrounding area.

The owner of the gambling house is called Zhu Laicai. It is said that his ancestors were a family of scholars. There was a concubine in the family tree. Zhu Laicai brags about it to everyone he meets. He can talk for half a day with a cup of tea. However, the Zhu family has been in decline since Zhu Laicai's great-grandfather. Four generations have been farmers. Zhu Laicai can't even read a single word. It is said that the only thing in the family with words is the family tree that is worth showing off. It has been torn several times and has been re-edited several times...

In theory, this kind of business is not something that ordinary people can do. One needs some connections. However, this is just a small town, and Zhu Laicai looks big and strong and not easy to mess with, so this gambling house has been run well for several years.

Although the increasingly impoverished Zhu family was getting further and further away from being a scholarly family, it was at least much wealthier. Over the years, Zhu Laicai married a wife and concubines, and had several children, so his life was quite prosperous.

These were all the gossips Yuan Ge had heard from Xu Chengjin on the way down the mountain. When he arrived at De Laicai's gambling house, he saw that it was not a big place. People were gathered around a big table in three layers, betting on the size of the bet. Everyone was shouting and yelling. Those who won danced with joy, while those who lost beat their chests and stamped their feet. Most of those who went in held their heads high, but those who came out had different expressions, but most of them looked like they had lost their parents.

The winners are reluctant to leave the gambling table, the losers are dreaming of a way out, and only those who have nowhere else to go either leave in disgrace or are driven out by servants.

People crying, laughing, and making noise gathered in front of this small gambling table, acting out all kinds of life.

Xu Chengjin pushed through the crowd and pulled Yuan Ge in. No one noticed the two new people in the noisy crowd until the small change in front of Xu Chengjin gradually piled up.

This young master is not a stranger in this town these past two days. He looks like a young master fanning himself with a fan and acting in a nonchalant manner. At first glance, he looks like a young master who is not very smart. The gamblers looked at him and the silver coins in front of him, smiled awkwardly and greeted him, "Hey, isn't this Young Master Nanyin from Zhixuan Mountain? How come you are free today to come down the mountain and play a few games?"

"It's my teacher. She keeps talking about how good Yuan Ge is and how I can't compare to her... I've got calluses on my ears!" Xu Chengjin shrugged nonchalantly. "I was in a bad mood, so I came down to play a few rounds. It seems that God knows that I'm in a bad mood today, so he wanted to give me some compensation... See, I'm lucky."

After saying that, he folded the folding fan in his hand, pointed at the pile of silver with the handle of the fan, and smiled proudly, "Look, I haven't lost since I stood here."

"Master Nanyin is lucky today! Then we will all follow you!"

"Yes, yes, yes! You must follow Master Nanyin!"

Xu Chengjin smiled complacently, "If you really lose, don't blame me!"

The people nearby were also straightforward, waving their hands and saying with a smile, "No, no, we are unlucky, so we want to borrow your luck. If we really lose, we will feel guilty, so how can we blame you, right?"

"Yes, yes, yes! Of course, don't worry!" Everyone echoed, and while following Xu Chengjin to place bets, they looked around and saw Yuan Ge beside Xu Chengjin. Their eyes suddenly lit up and they chatted with each other, "You look unfamiliar, are you here to play too? I didn't see you placing bets!"

Xu Chengjin stared at the dice without blinking, and casually pushed back the head of the person who came close to him with his fan, and reminded her nonchalantly, "This is my maid, don't think about anything else... Just stare at the dice carefully, no wonder you lost!"

The other party smiled awkwardly, just glanced at the other party's exquisite clothes, said nothing, and stared at the gambling table intently.

In just one stick of incense, the silver coins in front of Xu Chengjin piled up more and more, and even the common people who bet with him made a lot of money and were smiling happily. The servant of the Zhu family saw that something was wrong and hurried to find Zhu Laicai to explain the situation. Zhu Laicai was also stunned, "Is it really... from Zhixuan Mountain?"

The servant nodded in agreement, without any ambiguity, "It is Young Master Nanyin from Zhixuan Mountain."

Zhu Laicai's thick eyebrows almost connected together. He impatiently drove away the concubine beside him, changed his posture and muttered unhappily, "Why did this troublesome boy come here?" If it was someone else, it would be fine. He could always find a way to drive him away by coercion or bribery. But he was from Zhixuan Mountain. Coercion would definitely not work. Bribery... Recently, those gossiping women kept talking about Nan Yin. It was said that this guy was a young master from a wealthy family in Shengjing. Bribing a young master from a wealthy family in the capital? Zhu Laicai had some self-knowledge.

Zhu Laicai walked down the stairs barefoot, walked around the room twice with his hands behind his back, and nodded to the servant after a while, "Well, you invite the people here first, and tell them that I have heard of the fame of Xuanshan for a long time, but I never had the chance to go up the mountain. Now that someone has finally come down, we must have a cup of tea together, and... and... and... what..." It was really difficult for Zhu Laicai to be so picky about words, so he just said this sentence in a flowery way, and spoke the rest in a halting manner.

The servant bowed, "The landlord's courtesy."

Zhu Laicai rolled his eyes at the servant, "I know! I'm just testing you...Okay, go ahead, just like that. Remember to be polite, okay?"

The servant nodded and went away.

Xu Chengjin came very quickly. When Xu Laicai was still racking his brains to think of how to use both kindness and force to achieve the goal of driving people away, Young Master Xu had already walked in leisurely, fanning himself with a fan made by a great man in the previous dynasty. As soon as he stepped into the door, he raised his hand with a smile, "Hey, Brother Zhu! I've heard a lot about you!" He said he had heard a lot about you politely, and the bag in his hand filled with real change that he had just won jingled, which was very pleasant to the ear.

Zhu Laicai felt a pain in his liver and heart, and his expression was not very comfortable. He greeted with a fake smile, "Mr. Nanyin, I have heard a lot about you. Please take a seat, please take a seat."

Xu Chengjin was not polite either. He first dragged a stool for Yuan Ge to sit on, and then he pulled another stool for himself and sat with his legs crossed, without any image at all. He opened his folding fan with a "snap", and fanned it slowly. "Okay, okay, I don't know why Brother Zhu wants me to come here. I'm lucky today. If I continue, I can win a lot!" As he said that, he patted the bag on the table and smiled complacently.

Zhu Laicai felt more and more depressed and his heart ached. He forced himself not to look at the bulging bag and only looked at Yuan Ge and asked Xu Chengjin, "Who is this..." But he felt relieved. After all, with a woman here, it might be easier to talk, he thought - after all, the guys at home were short-sighted and would be very happy if they were coaxed by some jewelry.