Chapter 20: A Narrow Victory Master Liu was asking Master Cao, but his eyes were actually on Ruan Xing. Master Cao touched his nose awkwardly and said, "I'll go first." When the cards are spread out, they show red maple leaves, red plum blossoms, and red plum blossoms. A pair of the same color red, a standard ground deck. Unfortunately, because of the red maple leaf, its value has increased a lot, barely comparable to the celestial deck. If the public cards had not been dealt well, he would not have dared to open the cards like this. "It is indeed a good hand." Young Master Wang praised and threw out the cards in his hand. He was the youngest among the four people and did not throw out any cards because he did not want to spoil the fun of the first game. Young Master Liu had a natural card in his hand, but the outcome of the game obviously had nothing to do with him. He threw away the cards without interest and waited for Ruan Xing to reveal his cards. Ruan Xing pursed her lips and smiled shyly, and said modestly, "I'm not very familiar with playing with community cards. Master Liu, do you think my deck is big or small?" With a gentle flip of the little hand, the color of the flower appeared: black maple leaf, black orchid, black orchid.
A pair of the same color black, also ranked among the heavenly cards because of a black maple leaf, but unfortunately, the black is in front and the red is in the back. "A narrow victory." Young Master Liu commented. "Oh, it's just a little bit off. There's nothing we can do. Black is just bigger than red." Prince Wang shook his head regretfully. Master Cao said with a sad face, "Okay, okay, but I don't have any money now. I'll pay you back next month." "Why, are you going to sell your old man's calligraphy and paintings again?" Young Master Wang joked. Master Cao shook his head repeatedly, "How dare I? Well, forget it, forget it. Let's change someone else to play. I can't sit still anymore." He stood up, and the young men watching nearby immediately started to make a noise, and in a few words they decided on the candidate to sit down. Ruan Xing took thirty-three taels of silver from the table. Master Liu asked the servant to reshuffle the cards, and soon the cards were shuffled. As usual, they drew the public cards first and then the three hand cards. Mr. Liu started with three or two bets. After Ruan Xing followed for one round, he folded directly in the second round. There was no way out. The cards of her opponent and Mr. Liu were bigger than hers. She had no hope of winning. Even if she could make it to the fifth round, she would only lose more money. She had no intention of cheating in this game of Pai Gow. First of all, she wanted to leave a way out for herself so that they could meet again in the future. If she didn't win so hard today, the other party would not refuse her when she was short of money and wanted to play with Master Liu in the future. Secondly, Master Shi never taught how to cheat at Pai Gow, which does not fall into the category of entry-level gambling techniques. In short, she doesn’t. But it doesn't matter. After today, she has accumulated a huge sum of thirty taels and six hundred and ninety wen, and points. This was something she had not expected. She had originally planned to stop after winning two or three taels, and only want to have ten simulations left besides the ones she would give to Hu San. Plans cannot keep up with changes, and no one can stop good fortune when it comes. Ruan Xing stroked the heavy silver in his hand, leaned back in his chair comfortably, squinted his eyes and waited for the game to end. After three or four rounds, the other two couldn't stand the pressure and discarded their cards. Except for Mr. Liu who had a natural card, the other three people all had human cards. It would be strange if they could win. Ruan Xing was a little envious of Master Liu's luck.
Young Master Liu, who was envied by Ruan Xing, yawned and said, "Okay, it's time to go back to bed. We'll play again in the evening." The others left in response, leaving only Master Wang and Master Liu in the room. Master Wang came up to Ruan Xing and put his arm around her shoulders, "Little girl, tell me, how did you become so amazing?" Young Master Liu snorted in disdain but did not stop him because he wanted to know too. Although he has relied on luck since he came into contact with these ways of playing and won eight out of ten times, Ruan Xing's gambling method certainly does not rely on luck, and he decides what to play, so he should not be cheating. He was also quite curious. Seeing that Young Master Wang was not going to let you leave unless you told him, Ruan Xing thought for a moment, took out three copper coins, and said solemnly: "Actually, I have learned fortune-telling." "Oh? So you figured it all out through divination?" Young Master Wang couldn't believe it. This answer feels even more ridiculous than a six-year-old cheating. "Yes." Ruan Xing nodded seriously, "How about I calculate it for you?" "How to calculate?" "Put three copper coins in your palm, shake them and drop them on the table." Prince Wang did as Ruan Xing said doubtfully. The coin rolled twice on the table, two right sides and one wrong side. He looked confused. "Is that all? What do you mean? What did you see?" Ruan Xing stroked his chin and looked at the copper coins on the table. He shook his head and sighed with a look of deep hatred, "Not good, not good." "What's wrong?" Prince Wang was a little anxious. Ruan Xing didn't keep the secret any longer. "It's a bad omen. The hexagram shows that you didn't come home tonight. Your mother sent someone to arrest you. She's already downstairs now." Young Master Wang was dumbfounded. Before he could ask Ruan Xing for details, a loud roar came from downstairs. "Wang Dongxing! Get down here!" "Oh my God!" Young Master Wang was so scared that he fell off the chair. Without even rubbing his painful butt, he jumped up and ran out in panic. "I'm going to hide at my grandparents' house first. If my mom asks you, just say you didn't see me!" Seeing him being humiliated, Ruan Xing laughed out loud. The text version of the simulator would not write so many details, but the memory she chose, this incident also happened in her memory, Ruan Xing just told him a few seconds in advance. Master Liu smiled and looked at Ruan Xing inquiringly, "Is this really fortune-telling?" Ruan Xing blinked innocently and said, "Of course." In order to prevent Young Master Liu from impromptu wanting to do a fortune telling, Ruan Xing patched himself up, "Divination is also very energy-consuming. I am still young, so it is not advisable to do too many fortune tellings in one day. I can't do it today." "Okay then." Young Master Liu did not force it. "It was quite interesting today. I'll invite you to come and play next time." "Okay." Ruan Xing agreed immediately. I'll come next time when I'm short of money. Standing up and saying goodbye to Master Liu, Ruan Xing stuffed the silver into a small cloth bag that was close to his body and made it bulge out, then went downstairs to prepare to return to the hall. He had just walked a few steps out of the door when someone called him. When he turned around, he saw it was Hu San.
"Have you been waiting for me here?" Ruan Xing was a little surprised. "Well, I'm afraid something might happen." Hu San simply explained, "Let's go, I'll take you back." Although Ruan Xing is a small-minded person with big ideas, she is the one favored by the Seventh Master after all. Since he has brought her out, he has to send her back safely. "Just right." Ruan Xing rolled his eyes and took Hu San for a quick walk to a noodle shop on the street. "I'll treat you to a meal. I'll give you the money first. I also have something to tell you." "Boss, two bowls of shredded pork noodles!" "Hello, sir!" Ruan Xing took out the silver from the bag and said, "The total is thirty-three taels. I'll give you sixteen taels..." "I don't want it!" Before Ruan Xing could finish, Hu San frowned and interrupted, saying seriously: "You promised to help me, so I will help you. This is a relationship of mutual help. How can I ask for your money?" (End of this chapter)
