Jinyi Town Mountains and Rivers

Chapter 81
Lu Da, the Nanjing Jinyi Guard who stayed behind in the yamen, yelled loudly like the treasurer in the treasure market: "Buy and leave! Open! Two, three, five, little!"

Tang En was dejected after hearing this.Zhu Xiping was overjoyed.

Lu Da said: "Young Master Tang, I am willing to accept the bet. The thrush has returned to Lieutenant Fuguo!"

Lu Da dismissed the two honored disciples, turned to He Liu and said, "Sixth Master, you have seen that this is what our Nanjing Jinyi Guards do all day long - to be peacemakers for the nobles!"

He Liu suddenly asked: "I see Governor Lu Zhen really likes to play with money! He is actually a fellow with me."

Lu Da laughed loudly: "Why, Liu Ye also likes to play with money? There are gambling houses everywhere in our Nanjing city. Are we going to the gambling houses tonight, or the Yicui Tower?"

He Liu laughed loudly: "Go to the gambling house first, and then to the Yicui Tower! Silver and female cousins, we want to get both money and sex!"

At night, Lu Da led He Liuxian to Tianhe Casino in the east of the city.

Tianhe Casino is one of the three largest casinos in Nanjing.

It's the end of winter, and in the gambling house, there is actually a big battle of autumn insects tonight.

Autumn insects, autumn insects, you can only play with insects for one autumn.Nanjing is different, the land in the south of the Yangtze River has a warm climate.Those playboys who specialize in fighting insects have also researched ways to protect insects, so it is the end of winter, but this day and the gambling house can watch the autumn insects fight.

He Liu said with emotion: "At this time of year, it is not easy to have alive autumn insects. Seeing autumn insects that can fight is even more rare!"

Lu Da said: "Master He doesn't know something! To raise these autumn insects in the middle of winter, a green brick greenhouse must be built with a height of 100 feet. Outside the greenhouse, green pine wood is used to smoke and roast every day. It is midwinter outside the greenhouse, but it is early autumn inside the greenhouse." Then, take the best Cixi red soil and put in autumn worm seeds that are chilled in autumn... Heh, it’s very troublesome! A live autumn worm in the middle of winter is worth 300 taels of silver. It can fight Qiu Chong is worth 5000 taels of silver. Like the armored general Xu Lengzi, the king of insects in Nanjing, is worth [-] taels of silver!"

He Liu said: "Then let's take a look here now."

But he was cursing in his heart: Jiangnan is almost unable to meet the military salaries of Qi's and Yu's troops.The dignitaries in Nanjing city spent a lot of money on flowers, birds, fish and insects.I really don't know if my conscience has been eaten by dogs.

Lu Da said: "It's not interesting just to watch. Liu Ye doesn't place a bet? Watching the fighting insects with the bet, that's exciting!"

He Liu touched the silver in his sleeve: "Then I'll bet ten taels?"

Lu Da smiled: "My sixth master, for the Autumn Insect War in the middle of winter, bet at least 500 taels!"

He Liu smiled awkwardly: "I don't have that much money."

Lu Da said: "What are you talking about, Master Liu? When you come to Nanjing, I take care of all the food, drink and fun! Watching the Autumn Insect War is just for fun, so naturally I take care of it!"

After speaking, Lu Da handed He Liu a bank note of 3000 taels.

He Liu was disrespectful, took the bank note in his hand, and said, "Which side should I bet on?"

Lu Da said: "It's not too late to bet after you have seen the worm."

He Liu thought in his heart: Nanjing Jinyiwei is not like Beijing Jinyiwei, which specializes in dealing with big cases.Doing peace affairs for Xungui's children all day long, what good can there be?The Lu Zhen Fu envoy in front of him received 3000 taels of silver as soon as he made a move. If he said that he didn't have a wild way to get the money, it would be hell.It seems that what Feng Butang said should be right.Lu Da should have been running a private salt business.

The two sides facing each other today, one is Xu Lengzi, the king of insects in Nanjing, with a real black big winged insect in his hand.Nickname "Iron Armored General".

One side is a lazy scholar named Su Bei.In his hand is a black tooth purple.The nickname is "Bite the Cockscomb General Soldier".

Before the two sides start fighting, they must first light up the worms in the center of the casino for all the betting guests to line up to watch.

After watching the worms, Lu Da suggested to He Liudao: "Liu Ye, look at that iron-clad general, with long beard, golden-threaded brain, light head, white and green body, waist and back, he is a top-grade worm! Such a worm! , It is extremely rare in autumn, let alone spring. Look at the cockscomb-biting soldier, with a slumped head, short body and arched back, I am afraid that he has no title of "biting cockscomb". I advise you, place a bet Xu Lengzi's Iron Armored General.

He Liu shook his head and said: "There is a saying that the sad soldier will win, but I am optimistic about the general soldier who bites the cockscomb."

The gambler's waiter walked up to He Liu and asked, "Master, do you want to place a bet?"

He Liu nodded: "Bet 3000 taels, buy the cockscomb and win!"

Xiao Er persuaded him: "Master, everyone in this casino is buying the Iron Armored General! Not to mention the huge difference in the quality of the insects on both sides, just talk about Xu Lengzi, he is the invincible Lord of Insects in Nanjing! Looking at Mr. Su again, he looks like a scholar, how can he know anything about fighting insects? Be careful when buying him!"

He Liudao: "It's up to me whether I lose my money or not. Don't talk too much. For 3000 taels, I'll buy a cockscomb general soldier!"

After speaking, He Liu gave the 3000 tael silver note to Xiao Er.Xiao Er had no choice but to issue him a copy of the bet.

When the gong rang, the autumn insects on both sides entered the urn and started fighting.

Xu Lengzi is worthy of being the King of Worms in Nanjing, and the worms he raises are extremely powerful. He went up and bit the right leg of the general who bit the cockscomb.

"Bite! Unload his thigh!" The gamblers screamed wildly.

Lu Da said to He Liu: "Master Liu, your cockscomb-biting soldier looks like a bad luck!"

He Liu smiled and said, "Until the end, who dares to say the winner?"

Seeing that the right leg of the general soldier biting the cockscomb was about to be bitten off by the armored general.According to the local rules of fighting insects in Nanjing, if a leg is broken, the general soldier biting the cockscomb will be considered defeated.

Who would have thought that the inferior Cockscomb Soldier jumped up and directly bit the armored general's neck!

The Iron Armored General was still struggling, but the soldier who bit the cockscomb refused to let go.

After a while, the Iron Armored General was bitten to death by his opponent!

The rules of fighting insects in Nanjing: retreating before the battle counts as a "small defeat", bet one or two, and the gambling house will pay one or two.Being removed from the thigh is considered a "big defeat". If you bet one or two, the gambling house will pay one or two or three dollars.Being bitten to death is considered a "complete defeat". If you bet one or two, the gambling house will pay two or two.

He Liu's bet of 3000 taels immediately turned into 9000 taels!
He Liu said to Lu Da: "What am I talking about? The underdogs will win! The iron-armored general looks majestic, but it's a pity that he is just a cow dung on the surface."

Lu Da said in admiration: "I have played with worms a lot, but I don't have the courage of Master Liu when I place bets."

The middleman of this autumn insect battle announced: "The Iron Armored General is completely defeated, and the Cockscomb-biting General is completely victorious!"

Everyone in the casino was downcast.Most of them bought Iron Armored General Victory.

Lu Da asked He Liu: "Master Liu, how do you know that the cockscomb-biting soldier who is so wilted can win?"

He Liu lowered his voice and said: "Whether it's dice, Tianjiu or Shan Shuang'er, the gambling house has always killed the big and paid the small. Just now most people bet on the Iron Armored General. If the Iron Armored General wins, the gambling house will not be able to pay Death? When we buy the Cockscomb General, it is equivalent to betting with the dealer. As long as you bet with the dealer, you will never lose!"

(End of this chapter)