20 years of the Republic of China

Chapter 81 Chen Wantang

Xiaoxiguan Street, Heshengfang.

Spending huge sums of money is pure courage, but the family is surrounded by walls and knows no poverty!

From far away, you can hear shouts, shouts, or boos coming from the gambling house, which is very lively.

Needless to say, those who moan and groan are definitely the ones who win money, but once you listen to it for a long time, you will inevitably find that those who stretch their necks and yell blindly are actually those few people, and there must be some fraud among them!
But the betting dogs don’t see it that way. They just wonder: Why aren’t those people me?

Landao takes money as child's play.

In other businesses in the world, the word "fire" is always used to represent money, but Qianmen Landao uses "water" as money. "Everything returns to blue water", and the winner is always the banker.

Gambling can be described as a tiger descending from the mountain.

If you use a huge fortune to eat tobacco, you may not be poor, but once you become addicted to gambling and lose everything, it is just a thought.

At the gambling table, one is a rich man and the other is a poor man. No matter how disparate their wealth is, once the dice cup is opened, it will be uncertain who is the master.

There are many kinds of gambling equipment in Landao, such as pai gow, mahjong, dice...this type is too common and boring.

A truly bad gambler sees everything as a trap.

You can bet on chickens eating rice, and you can bet on sows giving birth to cubs. The most astonished person is that if the two of them stand on the street and ask anyone for their last name, it can become a bet.

Once you get the upper hand, you will never give up unless you lose everything.

Chen Wantang watches the action in Heshengfang every day, but as soon as he enters the door, he can't be seen. He has to pass through the gambling tables, run to the back room, and open the gray-blue door curtain to see him in person. Sit and fall asleep.

The visitor always had a smile on his face and said to him in a low voice: "Second brother, I've been having a hard time recently. Please lend me some more to recoup my capital, okay?"

At this time, Chen Wantang opened his eyes slightly, threw out a few chips, picked up his pen, and marked a few dots on the account book in front of him, but otherwise said nothing.

Only by taking advantage of this moment can the visitor see his appearance clearly.

This man from Fengtian Blue Road is over 50 years old. He has a well-proportioned figure and has not gained any weight. He has a short stubble on his upper lip and his eyes are gray. Perhaps he is used to seeing great joys and sorrows in casinos. , no matter who he looked at, he had a dull expression.

Chen Wantang was in the martial arts world earlier and had a nickname called "The Wind in the Hall".

Whoever makes friends with him will be in trouble.

How do you say it?

This means that in his early years, he went around playing games, specifically looking for those rich holes, and hooking them up on the gambling table. No matter how big your family was, and the house was full of gold and silver, as long as you fell into his game, you would be able to make money overnight. The family is surrounded by walls.

At that time, when people stand indoors, the autumn wind sweeps the fallen leaves, which is really chilling!

Of course, when he was young, he didn't have this ability.

At that time, he was still working hard at Yingkou Wharf to earn money. He usually had no other hobbies other than making money. Although he had long heard that "ten gambling and nine frauds", he was always thinking about what might happen!
Therefore, he always earns and gambles no matter how much he earns. Although he has strength, he is extremely poor.

As the old saying goes, gambling leads to robberies, and sexual intercourse leads to killing!

Indebted to the gambling house and with no money in his pocket, Chen Wantang began to steal and steal, and later even blocked the road and robbed him. His tactics were very cunning, and he claimed that he had a few lives on his hands.

Don't look at the way he looked when he was robbing someone, as if he was a gangster, but his gambling stock was pretty good, but when he arrived at the gambling house, he would always go in smiling and come out crying.

Chen Wantang was unwilling to live a mediocre life, so when he had no money, he would always squat in front of the gambling house, chewing on his teeth and thinking about where to get some capital, so that he could play a few more games when he came back.

Unexpectedly, when he was down and out, he would be supported by an "expert".

Speaking of this, it is indeed a bit legendary, but it is difficult to tell the truth from the rumors in the world. Unfortunately, the "master" died young, so he did not say the name of the master who opened Chen Wantang's eyes. , no one knows yet.But that day, he was at the door of the gambling house, daydreaming about getting his money back and making two bucks of blood. Suddenly, a richly dressed young man walked up the street. He came up and patted him on the shoulder and said, "Brother." , why are you squatting here?"

Chen Wantang raised his head and looked at the person who came. He felt unfamiliar, so he waved his hand impatiently and said, "You got the wrong person!"

But the young master scolded him: "Hey! Have you forgotten about me now? We even played money together at Changshengfang!"

Chen Wantang was a little hesitant. It was true that most of his money was thrown into Changshengfang. He also knew many gamblers, but he had no impression of the person in front of him.

The young master was particularly enthusiastic and insisted on making a treat, entertaining him with good wine and food. Finally, he even said that he would pay for him so that the two of them could play together.

Chen Wantang wasn't interested in a fair game, but when he heard that the other party was going to make money, he immediately happily went with him.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered the gambling house, the young master was like a god. He wished he could get his winnings. Sometimes when he was happy, he would even give Chen Wantang a lot of rewards.

The people in the gambling house are not good at recruiting. Although they know that this person is a "blue horse" who comes here to drink water and make money, his skill at "making fish" is really good. After watching it for a long time, he can't see it. He found out something, so he decided to send a "fire general" to force him out.

But before he could take action, the young man suddenly stood up and said, "Everyone, you just have fun first, and I'll relieve myself first."

"Do you think I'm a fool?" Of course the gambling shop owner refused to let him go. "What do you mean, after winning so much money, you just want to leave?"

But the young master said: "Who wants to leave? I am very lucky now, and I plan to continue to win against you! Besides, my brother is still here, why don't I go and relieve myself?"

The people in the gambling house thought that these two people came and went together, and the winnings were divided equally. Even if the young man ran away, as long as they caught Chen Wantang, they could catch him back, so they let him go to the backyard to accept it.

As a result, the young master never returned. Chen Wantang secretly complained that he was probably being tricked. Just as he was about to get up and run away, he was immediately pinned down on the stool by a big hand.When he came back to his senses, he had already been tied up and pushed into the backyard of the gambling house.

In the old days, people with deep houses and large courtyards always had several water jars in the yard to store water to prevent fires.These water tanks were exposed to wind and rain, and over time, the water inside gradually became filled with green algae and became turbid.

After Chen Wantang was tied up by people from the gambling shop, he was thrown into a water tank and made to stand while being beaten and scolded.

After standing like this for three days and three nights, the shopkeeper of the gambling shop was convinced that this kid was just a loophole that had been created. In desperation, he had no choice but to beat him up, let him go, and consider himself unlucky.

It is said that Chen Wantang did not have any heirs in the future because his gun was damaged after standing in a water tank for three days and became inoperable.

Chen Wantang spent the rest of his life wandering the streets for several days, completely lost in his thoughts. He only thought about how to take revenge, but in this vast world, he didn't even know what people were called, so how could he take revenge?

Unexpectedly, one day, when he was wandering on the outskirts of the city, preparing to block the road and rob him, the young master actually came up to him on a big maroon horse with a group of goons and asked him: "Boy, I know You are cruel and evil. I am going to Fengtian to open a mountain and set up a cabinet, but I need a 'fire general', will you come?"

Chen Wantang looked confused: "What is a 'fire general'?"

With just this question and answer, Chen Wantang stepped into the Qianmen Road and gradually established a foothold in Fengtian.

As for later, the reason why he became one of the "Four Liangs" under Zhou Yunfu was actually because he was young and energetic, and got into trouble with the Su family, so he had no choice but to join forces with Zhou Yunfu. It was said to be a code-earning act, but in fact it was more like cooperation, which was also true. Because of this, he did not often participate in the old man's affairs.

But now the situation has changed.

Zhou Yunfu is old and weak, and his nephew Han Ce cannot be reused. The Zhou family has been suppressed one after another in recent years, and Chen Wantang's thoughts have gradually come to life.

Although the "fire generals" in his hands are not as fierce as the "Owl" brothers, in the chaotic situation, they may not have no chance of winning through clever robbery.

Of course, the "Eight Generals of a Thousand Gates" can not only be used in gambling.

At that moment, a "Wind General" opened the curtain and entered the room, whispering something in Chen Wantang's ear.

"Second brother, Chuan'erhong has gone to find the old man."

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(End of this chapter)