freenovelworld Chapter 184: Busy supporting the family in the foreign land
Chapter 184: Busy supporting the family in the foreign land
After the man finished speaking, his eyes were fixed on the things in the box.
He rubbed his hands vigorously on his clothes. He wanted to try but felt that he would defile such a good thing, which aroused the interest of others.
Someone nearby who knew him asked:
"Mr. Shi, what is the Sanxi Tie?"
The middle-aged man who was called Mr. Shi calmed down and said:
"Wang Xianzhi's 'Mid-Autumn Calligraphy', Wang Xizhi's 'Kuaixue Shiqing Calligraphy' and Wang Xun's 'Boyuan Calligraphy'. These three calligraphy pieces were collectively called 'Three Rare Calligraphy' by the previous emperor. When I was young, I once saw them with my father at Wu's house."
The Wu family here was a high-ranking family in the previous dynasty. Before the Zeng family became wealthy, they were as wealthy as a country. Later, they were replaced by the Zeng family and gradually declined.
"I heard that when Mr. Zeng was still alive, he offered tens of thousands of taels of gold to buy the 'Three Rare Letters' but received no response."
After listening to Mr. Shi's introduction and remembering Lu Pingsheng's identity, the group of people suddenly felt that the box was precious.
Sister Hong waited until the surrounding discussions stopped before she slowly stood up and said with a smile:
"As the host, I should persuade the two gentlemen, but this is a casino, and what we are betting on is character and luck. Since you two want to gamble, why don't we follow the old rules today?"
The so-called old rule is that someone gambles alone in a casino.
There is no gambling with chips. Regardless of winning or losing, the casino will take 10% of the gambling money of both parties.
Gambling houses rarely set up this kind of game. Once they do, it is either to bankrupt you or for other ulterior motives.
Anyway, no matter who wins or loses, the bigger the bets placed by both parties, the higher the profits of the casino.
Zeng Baoyi was looking at the thing in Lu Pingsheng's hand at this moment, and his face became gloomy.
Sister Hong smiled frivolously and said, "Fourth Master, if you feel embarrassed, forget it today."
Zeng Baoyi heard this and the last hesitation in his heart faded away. "What do you want to bet on?"
Lu Pingsheng smiled like an old fox, and lifted up another box with great effort. When he opened it, he saw a glittering golden box, so bright that it blinded people.
Wei Miao curled her lips, knowing that this guy had other intentions in coaxing her to get the gold.
He thought he didn't know that gold smelled better to her than roast suckling pig, and she could smell it in the car.
"Oh, this box of yellow croaker must weigh at least thirty or forty kilograms," someone said.
Lu Pingsheng smiled, "A full forty kilograms."
One catty is 500 grams, and 40 catties is 20,000 grams.
Amid the shocked gazes of the crowd, Lu Pingsheng unfolded the HSBC gold note in his hand.
"and this."
Mr. Shi turned his eyes away from the "Three Rare Letters" and looked at the gold notes in his hand. "Three hundred kilograms of gold notes."
At this point, all the onlookers were stunned.
Sister Yu was also stunned.
Her hand holding the fan tightened slightly, as if things were beyond her expectations.
Sister Yu calmly winked at the crowd, and some people immediately turned around and left.
Three hundred and forty kilograms of gold is equivalent to 170,000 grams, which is equivalent to 170,000 US dollars in green banknotes, and 410,000 silver dollars.
Nowadays, the living expenses for a better-off family is only five dollars a month.
More than four hundred thousand was considered a considerable sum of money in the eyes of these people, plus the antiques that Lu Pingsheng brought out.
This game is a bit big.
Zeng Baoyi felt nothing when looking at the gold, and even flashed a hint of disdain. He had never been short of money.
Lu Pingsheng was after most of his family property. He looked at the little boy with sparkling eyes in the crowd, thinking about his own judgment, and no longer had the last bit of hesitation.
At worst, I can start over again.
"I have a batch of sulfa drugs in my hand. It arrived in Hong Kong the day before yesterday and I'm also putting it in the bet."
After Lu Pingsheng finished speaking, he slammed the bill of lading in his hand on the gambling table.
The crowd was in an uproar. Sulfonamide was in short supply right now and was even more expensive than gold on the black market.
This little-known Mr. Lu is no ordinary person!
No matter how stupid Zeng Baoyi was, he knew at this moment that Lu Pingsheng came prepared.
This person was coming for him.
He laughed in his heart. He had seen a lot of people like this. Ever since the old man died, everyone wanted to get something from him.
After a while he got used to it, and anything was fine as long as he was in a good mood.
Now, he suddenly became interested.
Whether it is the antiques that Uncle Zeng Bao wanted, or Lu Pingsheng's continuous increase in investment.
It all made him feel extremely excited.
Especially the more people gathered around, the more the blood in his bones boiled, and his brain seemed to be burning hot after smoking opium.
If he loses, the worst that can happen is he will just give it to him, but if he wins, let alone the golden sulfa, just the "Three Rare Notes" will be in his hands. He can imagine how Uncle Zeng Bao will be humble to him.
"Bring the map!" Zeng Baoyi ordered.
The people in the gambling house were very efficient and someone brought the map in the blink of an eye.
Zeng Baoyi looked at it for a while and said to Sister Yu, "Bring me a pen."
After handing him the fine Parker fountain pen, Zeng Baoyi circled a street with his hand and said to Lu Pingsheng:
"I'll bet you these two streets."
Listening to the exclamations from the crowd, Zeng Baoyi was very satisfied with the result. This was what it meant to be wealthy.
The guy named Lu just now was just trying to attract attention. He scraped together some valuable things.
Lu Pingsheng's face remained unchanged, but his heart was pounding.
Wei Miao looked through the crowd and saw his hands on his legs tightening and loosening, and then tightening again.
It turns out that Brother Lu was so entangled and went to so much trouble just for this.
In that case, why doesn't he go for that ton of gold?
Save trouble without anyone noticing and don't get noticed.
She couldn't figure it out, and she didn't understand it, but she knew that Brother Lu had to win this bet.
Let’s not talk about the antiques first, half of that gold note belongs to her!!!
Wei Miao thought of this, found an empty gambling table, sat down, and looked through the layers of crowds, his head buzzing.
Cheating or relying on fate?
She was a little confused.
Logically speaking, this is the cause and effect between Lu Pingsheng and Zeng Baoyi, and this cause and effect was forced by Brother Lu.
Brother Lu has good luck, he shouldn’t lose, should we just sit back and watch?
While Wei Miao was thinking, both parties had already written the gambling agreement.
"What do you two want to bet on?"
Sister Yu looked at the triplicate document and the corners of her mouth curled up.
Although Lu Shaojie didn't come, the effect was the same.
Zeng Baoyi held Sister Yu's note in his hand and quickly suppressed the complexity in his eyes.
He cursed the guy with disdain in his heart, but nodded slightly towards Sister Yu.
Lu Pingsheng seemed not to have seen their interaction. Instead, he turned his head and walked through the crowd, looking at Wei Miao with his dark eyes.
Wei Miao looked at him and understood immediately.
This means: it's up to you.
Wei Miao didn't have time to think about why Lu Pingsheng had such great confidence in her, before she heard Zeng Baoyi say:
"Everyone is straightforward. With just this little money, I don't have time to waste with you. Let's just gamble. The winner will be determined by one bet."
As soon as he finished speaking lightly, someone in the crowd shouted:
"The Fourth Master is so domineering!"
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Hahaha, it's just a bunch of fabrications, especially the timeline, don't do archaeology~~~