freenovelworld Chapter 160 Return to Fuzhou and Enter the Gambling House
Chapter 160 Return to Fuzhou and Enter the Gambling House
After saying goodbye, Lin Jingyou and Yan Hui went to Fuzhou.
When I returned to Fuzhou City, I just arrived at the city gate and saw Ouyang Bo waiting at the city gate, seemingly looking out.
"Oh, I thought you were cowards and had no intention of coming back!" Ouyang Bo was followed by several students, who looked like lackeys.
Lin Jingyou was surprised for a moment. When Yan Hui revealed his identity when he left, those students were extremely scared. Why were they starting to act up again now?
"Tsk tsk, you guys have been working so hard while Brother Jingyou and I were away! It must be tiring to guard the city gate like a watchdog every day?" Yan Hui took out his fan again, fanned himself a few times, and said sarcastically.
"You...how can a scholar say such vulgar words!" A lackey beside Ouyang Bo accused.
"For me, there will be a title to inherit in the future, and passing the imperial examination is just icing on the cake. Do you understand? Look, door, dog~" Yan Hui deliberately leaned his head over to provoke him.
The man came forward and wanted to say something more, but Ouyang Bo held him back. "Okay, it's good to see them return to Fuzhou. There's no need to say more to them. The results will be announced tomorrow, and then we'll see who wins and who loses."
Lin Jingyou then looked up at Ouyang Bo. Compared to before, he was now calmer.
Ouyang Bo glanced at them and left with a few lackeys.
"Tsk, I wonder how long he can continue to be so arrogant!" Yan Hui said disdainfully, looking at their backs.
"Let's go!" Lin Jingyou said only two words, and then walked towards the city with Yan Hui.
After walking for a while, Yan Hui looked more and more puzzled, "Hey, Brother Jingyou, did you remember the wrong way? This is not the way back to the inn."
"We're not going back to the inn, we're going to the gambling house." Lin Jingyou said.
"Gambling house? Why go to a gambling house? Even if I am a devil, I know that gambling is something that I should not get involved in! Brother Jingyou, don't let money blind your eyes for a moment! Brother Jingyou, listen to what I say, you can't go to a gambling house!" Yan Hui grabbed Lin Jingyou, looking anxious.
"A little gambling is fun, Brother Yan, you don't have to worry too much. When I entered the city, I heard people talking about it. They said that if they bet on Ouyang Bo to win, the odds would be 1 to 1.2. If they bet on us to win, the odds would be 1 to 12. Don't you, Brother Yan, want to make a fortune from this?" Lin Jingyou said meaningfully.
Yan Hui slapped his thigh, "Brilliant! Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant! Brother Jingyou, you're really smart. Wait, I'll go to the bank and get some money. Take as much as you can, I'm going to make them lose everything!"
"Hey, wait, you don't need to take out so much, don't take more than one thousand taels, otherwise this matter will definitely cause a sensation, and it will be difficult to resolve." Lin Jingyou caught up with Yan Hui who had already run a few steps towards the money house.
After all, they are scholars. If this matter really gets out of hand and reaches the emperor's ears, and he says that they are gambling, that would be bad.
If it's just a small amount of money being gambled, people would just say it's just youthful vigor and a fit of anger.
When the two men arrived at the money shop, Yan Hui took out the jade pendant from the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery and took out a silver note for 1,000 taels.
After the two of them left, someone secretly left the bank and went to the governor's mansion.
"Let's go, Brother Jingyou, let's go to the gambling house now!" Yan Hui said excitedly.
Lin Jingyou shook his head helplessly and quickened his pace to catch up with Yan Hui.
As soon as the two entered the gambling house, a waiter immediately welcomed them in warmly. "Please come in and take a look around."
Lin Jingyou asked, "I heard that several students in Fuzhou City were betting, and even your gambling house started a gambling game. Is this true?"
"Oh, you've asked the right person! It's true! You two are here to bet on Scholar Ouyang to win, right? A lot of people have been betting on him lately." The waiter whispered in their ears, "Secretly, I heard even the governor has placed a bet on Scholar Ouyang to win!"
Lin Jingyou and Yan Hui exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with confusion. No wonder Ouyang Bo was so arrogant today, could he have gotten close to the governor?
"Oh? In that case, the odds of betting on Ouyang Xuesheng to win are very small, aren't they?" Lin Jingyou asked with a deliberate frown.
"That's not true! There's no other way. Most people bet on Ouyang Xuezi to win, and only a few bet on him to lose." The waiter replied. Even he bet five taels of silver on Ouyang Bo to win.
Lin Jingyou shook his head. "No, no, I'm going to gamble big. Winning that little bit is just a drop in the bucket for me!"
"You two, I'll tell you the truth! If you bet on Ouyang Caizi to lose, you're bound to lose! Winning a little is better than losing, right?" The waiter continued to persuade.
Yan Hui waved his hand and said, "I have plenty of money. It's just over a thousand taels. I would spend more than that on a brothel. Come on, take us to have a look!"
The person leading the way shook his head helplessly. There was no way to persuade these two people! There was no way to persuade them!
Arriving at the place where the bet was placed, Lin Jingyou had just taken out six hundred taels of silver notes (including his own hundred taels) when Yan Hui snatched it away. "Hey, you knew I didn't bring enough money, so you brought it here to support me, right?"
Lin Jingyou was stunned at first, but soon figured it out. He was about to speak when Yan Hui put his arm around his shoulders and said, "Don't worry, even if you lose, I will return the money to you! Don't you still trust my wealth?"
Lin Jingyou's eyes were moved. He nodded slightly and said only one sentence, "Of course I believe you!"
Yan Hui held a thousand taels of silver in his hand, and added the six hundred taels in Lin Jingyou's hand to the silver bill, piling them onto the table. "Count it, how much is it? This is all I have on me. I'm going to bet it all!"
The guide's eyes widened as he opened his mouth and said, "Sir, this is too..."
Before he could finish, he was pushed aside by someone. The person picked up the money on the table and said with a flattering smile, "You two are so generous. Let me count it." Then he said to the person who led the way, "Get out. You are not needed here!"
The man picked up the silver bills and counted them one by one, "A total of 1,600 taels. You two are betting on Ouyang Caizi to lose, right?" Although he said this, he had already started writing the bills.
If they win in the future, they can use the bill to withdraw the winnings.
Yan Hui said impatiently, "What are you two? Look carefully, this is the money I bet alone! It has nothing to do with my friend. His family is very strict, how could he dare to bet?"
"Yes, yes, this is the money that this young man bet on alone! I have already written the receipt and stamped it. Please keep it. If you win, you can come and get the money with the receipt." The man immediately handed the receipt to Yan Hui.