Chapter 4 Playing Dice Pai Gow is the same kind that Ruan's father played just now. There are twenty-four leaf cards, eight each of the three colors of black, red and blue, and the colors include plum blossom, orchid, willow branch and maple leaf. Winning or losing is determined by the size of the cards. Each person takes turns drawing three cards from the deck as his or her hole cards. After looking at his or her own hand, he or she can choose to raise the bet. The next player must choose to raise the bet, discard the cards or open the hand with the opponent. There is no need to explain the bet. Literally, throwing away the cards means admitting defeat and not betting what you have placed before. Generally, people who think they have a small hand and no chance of winning will choose this option, which can be regarded as a timely stop loss. Opening the opponent is a way to end the game forcibly without being able to bet, but thinking that you have a big hand. However, it is also very risky. Once the opponent is smaller than the opponent, not only will all the gambling money on the table belong to the opponent, but you will also need to pay three more times the amount on the table. In fact, it can be considered a kind of psychological warfare. The way to win or lose is to force other players to discard their cards and admit defeat, until only one player is left to win or only two players are left to open their cards. Few people have absolute confidence to choose to open the cards of the opposite player. Majiang is equivalent to modern Mahjong. You can win by collecting four groups of gongs and one group of pairs to form fourteen cards. This way of playing has many more complicated card pattern variations. It is considered a high-end way of playing in gambling houses. It is difficult to win money in this game without the ability to remember and count cards. Both dice and fan tan actually involve shaking the dice cup. In the former, you shake the dice cup yourself and guess the number, while in the latter, the dealer shakes the dice cup and the participating gamblers guess the size. If you want to get rich overnight by playing the big game, you would naturally choose the first two options, but Ruan Xing’s confidence in asking for the bet himself comes from the simulator, so the latter two options are better. She didn't know if Qiye knew how to roll the dice to get whatever number he wanted, but she certainly didn't, so Ruan Xing said, "I can't understand those complicated things, Qiye, just let me play Fantan." "Okay." Qi Ye didn't care. To him, it didn't matter what kind of game he played. He glanced around and saw a man coming over, randomly wiping the table, putting a dice cup on it, and opening it for Ruan Xing to check.
This is a necessary procedure, to check whether the gambling equipment has any mechanisms before starting the game. The man did not look down on Ruan Xing just because she is small and skip this step. Of course, Ruan Xing, who was not an expert in this field, could not find any problems. "Let's get started," she said. The man picked up the dice cup with one hand and began to shake it. At the same time, Ruan Xing also opened the simulator panel in his mind. The handful of silver coins she had just grabbed had already been converted into points, and the balance was shown as points. You can simulate 24 times, which should be enough. Start simulating! [Simulating] When you were six years old, you took the initiative to gamble against Qi Ye on behalf of your father. You chose the game of Fan Tan. In the first round, after the dealer shook the dice cup, you guessed small and Qi Ye guessed big. After the cup was opened, the dice points were five, five and six, and you lost. Your father rushed over and kicked you down, your head hit the corner of the table, and you died. [End of simulation] Please select this simulation reward: 1. Memories from when I was six years old. 2. A random item that was on my body when I was six years old. 3. A random skill mastered at the age of six. What a bad start. Ruan Xing picked one at random and started the simulation again to be on the safe side. [Simulating] When you were six years old, you took the initiative to gamble against Qi Ye on behalf of your father. You chose the game of Fan Tan. In the first round, after the dealer shook the dice cup, you guessed big and Qi Ye guessed small. After the cup was opened, the dice points were five, five and six, and you won. In the second round, after the dealer shook the dice cup, you guessed big and Mr. Qi guessed small. After the cup was opened, the dice points were 332, and you lost.
Your father rushed over and kicked you down, your head hit the corner of the table, and you died. [End of simulation] Please select this simulation reward: 1. Memories from when I was six years old. 2. A random item that was on my body when I was six years old. 3. A random skill mastered at the age of six. After choosing an option again, Ruan Xing said firmly: "I guess big!" "Then I'll guess small." As soon as Master Qi finished speaking, the man opened the dice. Master Qi glanced at the dice and smiled, "Five-five-six, you're lucky, little girl. I'll pay for the loss of your father in the game of Pai Gow today." "Come on, round two." The man shook the dice cup, Ruan Xing pursed her lips, and began to simulate silently. [Simulating] When you were six years old, you took the initiative to gamble against Qi Ye on behalf of your father. You chose the game of Fan Tan. In the first round, after the dealer shook the dice cup, you guessed big and Qi Ye guessed small. After the cup was opened, the dice points were five, five and six, and you won. In the second round, after the dealer shook the dice cup, you guessed small and Mr. Qi guessed large. After the dice cup was opened, the dice points were 332, and you won. Mr. Qi admired you very much, and forgave your father's previous debts and interest, and asked you to gamble again. If you win, he can agree to one of your requests. If you lose, you must follow Mr. Qi, and he will train you to work for him in the future. You agreed. In the third round, you guessed small and Mr. Qi guessed large. After the dice cup was opened, the points were three sixes, and you lost. Your father rushed over and wanted to hit you, but was stopped by Qi Ye's men. Qi Ye took you away and began to teach you the art of gambling. You had average talent in gambling and you had not mastered the basics after learning for three months. Qi Ye gradually became disappointed in you and no longer paid attention to you. You became a maid doing rough work in Qi Ye's house. At the age of seven, you became seriously ill due to overwork and died. [End of simulation] Please select this simulation reward: 1. Memories from when I was seven years old. 2. A random item that was on your body when you were seven years old. 3. A random skill acquired at age seven. As usual, he chose one. Ruan Xing followed the instructions in the simulator and guessed small, and sure enough, he won. A hint of admiration flashed across the Seventh Master's narrow eyes. He sat up straight and said, "Evil bamboo can actually produce good bamboo shoots. Little girl, what's your name?" When Mr. Ruan first saw her, he called her Xing'er, but at that time Mr. Qi didn't think that a little girl was anything worthy of attention and he forgot about it. Unexpectedly, less than an incense stick of time later, the situation was reversed and he took the initiative to ask the little girl's name. "My name is Ruan Xing." Ruan Xing answered briefly without saying much. She felt a little dizzy after receiving several extra memories in her mind in a short period of time. Fortunately, she had died early in these simulated deaths and did not remember much, otherwise she would probably have vomited it out on the spot. "Xing girl, I admire you very much. Following your father would be a waste of your luck and talent. It would be better for you to follow me, the Seventh Master, and I would train you well." Seeing Ruan Xing's hesitation, Master Qi continued, "Master Qi, I believe in fate and luck. It is fate that you met me today. Why don't we have another bet? If you win, I will agree to one of your requests. I will do anything within my ability. If you lose, you will follow me well and I will compensate your father. How about that? Do you agree?" Qi Ye's smile looked very kind, as if it didn't matter even if Ruan Xing didn't agree. But Ruan Xing couldn't trust Qi Ye so easily. It would be impossible for a gang member like him to be simple.
What's more, the results of the two simulations have told her that Mr. Qi will cheat in the third round and she has no chance of winning. She lowered her head as if thinking and continued the simulation in her mind. [Simulating] At the age of six, you agreed to the third bet with Qi Ye. You guessed big and Qi Ye guessed small, so you lost. …… [Simulating] At the age of six, you agreed to the third bet with Qi Ye. You guessed small and Qi Ye guessed big, so you lost. …… A few beads of sweat appeared on the tip of her nose due to nervousness. Ruan Xing wiped them with her sleeves and looked up at Master Qi with a flattering smile, "Master Qi, can you let me think about it?" "Okay, this is also an important event in your life. I'll give you a cup of tea to think about it carefully." Qi Ye waved his hand, and a man in the back row poured a cup of hot tea and brought it up. Qi Ye held it in his hand and blew away the white hot steam coming out of it. Since she would lose no matter what choice she made, Ruan Xing could not waste any more simulations on this. She had to get useful information from the remaining simulations. The subsequent direction of the simulator was very rigid, and she could only change some small directions with her ideas. After thinking about it, Ruan Xing continued the simulation. What if she did not agree to Qi Ye's third bet? [Simulating] At the age of six, you refused the third bet between you and Master Qi. Master Qi was very disappointed, but he still let you and your father leave the gambling house. In the evening, your mother came home and offered to teach you and your sister how to weave. Your father agreed because his debts were cleared. You and your sister were also very happy and started to learn how to weave. At the age of seven, you and your sister worked hard to learn weaving, while your father was still hanging around in the gambling house and lost all the remaining money in the family. Your sister voluntarily gave up the opportunity to learn weaving and gave all the resources to you. A few months later, your father owed a huge gambling debt and wanted to sell you and your sister to pay off the debt. Under the pleading of your mother and sister, your sister was sold to a trafficker to pay off half of the debt, and you stayed. At the age of eight, you worked hard to learn weaving. Although the cloth you wove was a bit rough, it was good enough to be sold. At the age of nine, in order to pay off your father's debts, you worked hard to weave cloth. Your mother asked the manager of the weaving workshop to take you in as an apprentice. At the age of ten, you worked hard at weaving and your skills improved. At the age of eleven, you worked hard at weaving. Master Qi sent someone to ask you if you wanted to do an easier job, but you refused. At the age of twelve, you worked hard at weaving. Your father seemed to have lost interest in the gambling house and spent more time at home. At the age of thirteen, you worked hard at weaving and finally paid off your debts. Thanks to your father's efforts, your mother became pregnant again. At the age of fourteen, you worked hard at weaving and became a formal female worker in a weaving workshop. Your mother gave birth to a younger brother. At the age of sixteen, you worked hard at weaving. A wealthy man from the neighboring county came to your house through a matchmaker to propose marriage. He gave your father a generous gift, and you were married to him as a concubine. At the age of seventeen, you were quite favored by the wealthy man. Not long after, you became pregnant. The wealthy man’s wife took advantage of his absence and punished you by making you jump into the pond alone to look for her lost earrings. You stayed in the water for six hours. After you returned, you fell seriously ill and died. (End of this chapter)