The oath of rebirth not to be a concubine

Chapter 46 Not good!
After passing through the West Market, turn two streets and you will find Jucai Gambling Square.From a distance, you can see many flower baskets at the entrance of the gambling house, and when you get closer, the dice shake and hit and the noise follows.

The original plaque of Jucai Gambling Shop has been removed, and the place where the plaque was previously hung is empty, with many red ball brocades wrapped around it, and a small wooden sign is hung by the door, which says, the new store is open, new and old customers enter the store, and the dealer will send The first three add to the fun.

Hey, I said that there are so many people coming and going today, but it was Li Jiu who played such a sign.

All gamblers are addicted to gambling. If they skip the first three rounds, they naturally want to play a few more rounds. Once they come and go, it is naturally the merchants who will make a profit.I didn't realize that this Li Jiu was quite clever.

Looking at the appearance outside, I feel a lot more relieved.As long as the casino takes over, it's just a matter of concern.

"Engong, are you here?" Li Jiu strode out from the door to greet him. He was wearing a dark purple gown today, his brows and eyes were full of joy, and he bowed his head when he saw me. Get someone to make tea."

I pursed my lips slightly, and followed him through the front hall and up to the third floor.

This is the first time I have entered the upper floor of the casino.Different from the first floor of the gambling house, the second and third floors are all private rooms. The decoration on the second floor is more luxurious, with shining glass everywhere. The decoration of each room is different. There are tables in the room, with eight tables. Stool, and some gambling equipment.

The decoration on the third floor is very elegant. Each room is twice as large as the second floor, and there are antique porcelain vases inside. Perhaps it is because there are many windows in the room that it looks brighter than the second floor.

The idea of ​​wanting a casino was originally a temporary idea, but I didn't expect such a world upstairs.No wonder Zhou Huzi was so hesitant when he signed the gambling contract. The valuation of this gambling house is low if it is only a few hundred thousand taels, even a million taels.

Li Jiu led me all the way, and came to a very elegant big room. He opened the door and led me to sit on the upper seat. Take a look at the day's income."

I took it over, but didn't turn over the account book. I just asked, "When this gambling house took over, did it go well?"

Li Jiudao: "The return to Engong went quite smoothly. Jucai Gambling Shop left two young men to hand over to Li Jiu. Basically nothing from the original gambling shop was taken away, and the gambling equipment was not damaged in the slightest. It can open for business after opening the door. It is Li Jiu." Nine felt that it was not good to use the old plaque, so it made people come down. I have been waiting for my benefactor for the past few days, just waiting for you to name it, and I can hang it up tomorrow."

I nodded, unexpectedly, the other party's heart is not small.Li Jiu is right, this gambling house is mine now, so naturally I can't use the previous name.

what is it called...

I smiled slightly, "Let's call it Changsheng Casino."

The gambling house has won, and I hope that from now on, the road to go will be as long as the name of the gambling house.

Li Jiudao: "Yes, benefactor, Li Jiu will order you to make a plaque and hang it up tomorrow."

I nodded and asked again, "I see, there are a lot of helpers in the casino, including the dice doorman. You invited them?"

Li Jiu bowed his head in embarrassment, and said, "Engong, this is not true. These are Li Jiu's former brothers. After taking over the gambling house, they are afraid of delaying Engong's business. It is impossible to find them for a while. Anyway, they didn't." I called for help with the work, benefactor, you won’t blame me, will you?”

I stood up and smiled, "Of course not. You are right. This new store opened just when there was a shortage of manpower. If you have friends who are willing to come and help, you should be grateful. But..." I looked at him, "You said , they have no work?"

Li Jiu nodded and said, "These are all friends Li Jiu knew in the market. They used to be young and ignorant, and they were very good at messing around. When they settled down and wanted to find a job to support their family, they were unwilling to hire them because of their bad reputation. "

I nodded, thinking about it in my heart, and said, "Since that's the case, you can ask them later if they are willing to stay in the gambling house. In terms of wages, how much should other gambling houses pay? I will double it and see how it goes." ?”

Li Jiu blushed, and said, "Thank you benefactor for not giving up and willing to keep them. How can we double the wages of benefactor, benefactor can say nothing."

I smiled slightly and said, "Of course the wages have to be paid. They are here for you. How can I treat anyone badly? From the time of opening, you will pay them double the wages on the next day of the next month."

Li Jiu hurriedly cupped his hands and saluted, and said emotionally, "Li Jiu is here again, thank you for your generosity."

I hummed, and continued, "However, my double salary is naturally impossible to give for nothing. There is one thing they must do."

"Please tell me, benefactor."

"When you enter my Changsheng gambling shop, you are the people in the gambling shop. I don't care what they were like before, and I must do things according to the rules in the future. There must be no bad habits in the market before. Is it possible to do this?

Li Jiu blushed, "Benefactor gave us a job, which is to give us a chance to live again. How can we not cherish it. Don't worry, benefactor, we will do things according to the rules."

"That's good." I didn't talk too much, I flipped through the account book a few times, Li Jiu handled the affairs very safely, and the money account was also clear, every penny, accurate to the copper coin.After a rough estimate, there are nearly a hundred taels of income in the past few days, but...how can there be a deposit of 1000 taels in this book.

Li Jiu hurriedly explained, "Grandfather, the 1000 taels of gold is left over from the handover of Jucai Gambling Workshop."

"What did you say?"

He shook his head, "Li Jiu asked, but the other party only said the orders from above, and acted according to the words."

I took a sip from the teacup, the aftertaste of sweetness and long throat, this tea...

Li Jiu hurriedly said again, "Engong, the people from Jucai Gambling Shop specially reserved a new package of tea, saying it was the first-class Yuqian Longjing. Li Jiu tasted it and found nothing unusual, so he brewed it for Engong."

Still left tea...

I frowned slightly, what did the masked man mean?
To be honest, I won't be honored in this gambling house, and when I thought about it, I didn't know how luxurious the gambling house is.It's fine for this person to let me pick up the gambling house easily, but how can he give money and keep tea? What's the situation...

After thinking about it again and again, there was no result, so I simply closed the account book and stopped thinking about it.

Forget it, if it comes, it will be safe, if the other party has some plans in mind, they will know after a while.

I paid 500 taels of silver bills from Li Jiu's account, and ordered him to do other things, so I asked about Qiao Qi.

As expected, on the third day, Qiao Qi took Mr. Yuliang's sword and a few pages of paper, and sent word that Mr. Yuliang used to go out every few days for some reason. He actually went to Qingguo Temple every day, basically going out at Chen Shi, and returning when he applied.

It's a good opportunity to go every day.

The second madam and her venomous daughter made troubles several times, and it was almost time to ask her to settle the account.

I smiled slightly, and opened the paper Ge passed by Qiao Qi. This is a copybook with Zhougong Riji written on it in thin willow script.The handwriting is elegant and beautiful, and people say that seeing the handwriting is like a human being. This Mr. Yuliang must also be good-looking.

He rolled up the paper in his hand and stuffed it into his sleeve, and walked to the window.

The autumn wind at noon is blissful and cool. This gambling house is built higher than ordinary houses. From the windows on the third floor, you can see a large area of ​​buildings in front of you. There is a large courtyard with elegantly arranged pavilions. I pointed to it and asked, "Do you know?" Where is that?"

Li Jiu went to the window to have a look, and said, "Grandfather, that's a side courtyard of Yulin Academy.

The side courtyard of Yulin Academy is really big enough...

I retreated back and told Li Jiu to go buy some things and let Luzhu take it away, then I left the gambling house and went to Yinhonglou.

At this time, Yinhonglou is more prosperous than before. There is a young man inside who belongs to Li Jiu. Maybe Li Jiu has ordered something. As soon as I entered through the gate, he secretly led me to see Hongye.

As an oiran, the place of residence is naturally not the same as before. The original private room has been replaced by an independent small courtyard. The lid of the cup and bowl is half open, it is white fungus and bird's nest.

I smile slightly.After waiting for a while, the servant girl hurried out to invite me inside, leaving the green pearl at the door, and I strode in.

But in a few days, Hongye has already changed her appearance, with brocade gauze and gorgeous clothes, peach clouds rippling between her eyebrows and eyes, presumably this sister Lan has regarded her as a treasure at this time.

"My lord, you're here..." She came up to welcome her, bowed her body and gave a quick salute, then said, "My lord, it's too bad, yesterday the prince's mansion sent someone over to let Hongye enter the mansion as a singer to sing for the eighth lord." song."

(End of this chapter)