The Rebirth of a Star General

Chapter 9

     At the entrance of Le Tong Zhuang, a woman wearing a flower hairpin stopped He Yan and said: "Gongzi, this is a gambling house."

"I know." He Yan nodded and took out a piece of silver from his sleeve. He waved it in front of him and said: "I'm here to gamble."

The woman was stunned. Before he could say anything, He Yan had already entered.

The woman standing outside the gambling house was a gambling whore. The people who came to Le Tong Zhuang were all from wealthy families. Silver is worthless, so they learn to treat people differently. Those who do not look very rich will persuade people to leave. First of all, it is not good for the poor to go inside. They'll dirty the embroidery carpet. Second, the poor care about money and cannot afford to bear losses. Once they lose, they will cry to heaven and earth and refuse to pay. They would disturb the mood of the nobles and lose more than they gained.

He Yan's clothes were old and washed. He clearly did not look like the young master of a wealthy family. Unfortunately, the gambling whore had no time to stop him. He entered uninvited.

The gambling house is full of people. Everyone's face is red. Those who won were naturally complacent. Those who lose are not at peace. They took out a stack of banknotes and shouted: "Again!"

He Yan walked over and looked around. It turned out that the rumors about gambling houses and brothels were true.

Today, after he had taught Wang Jiugui a lesson, he asked Wang Jiugui a question. He asked her which was the biggest gambling house in the capital. Wang Jiugui, a street punk, must know. Sure enough, Wang Jiugui told him about Le Tong Zhuang.

He Yan had never been to a gambling house. Before he joined the Fuyue Army, due to his special identity, he could not go to places with more people, let alone gambling houses. When he joined the Fuyue Army and returned to the capital after winning the war, He Yunsheng returned. She became Di Missy of the second branch of the He Family. He can't go to a place like this. Therefore, this was the first time he did not even know where the gambling house was located.

Le Tong Zhuang, on the contrary, had everything. Pai Gow, Danqi, Chinese chess, grassfighting, cockfighting. While he was amazed, he also felt a pity that he did not know how to do all this.

Some people guess the dice. They put the dice in a bowl and guessed the numbers. It is the simplest game, and also attracts a lot of people. He Yan's eyes were dazzled by the flowing silver. The corner of He Yan's mouth finally smiled.

The He family was really too poor, but He Yunsheng still had to attend school or martial arts school. Pawned jewelry cannot be exchanged for a lot of money, and it is still far from enough to buy a bundle. Even if he wanted to make a big cake and sell it, it would take him a long time to save up. After thinking about it, He Yan could only think of going to the gambling house. Although opportunistic, he did not care much at the moment.

"Hey, brother, why are you standing here? Don't stand here if you don't want to gamble." The people around He Yan pushed him with disdain in their eyes.

If you have no money, why come to the Casino? Can't you just buy some nice clothes? It really isn't appetizing.

He Yan said: "Let's gamble."

The people around all wore gold and silver. They are rich or noble. When they suddenly saw a poorly dressed young man, they could not help but look back. He Yan took out two pieces of silver from his sleeves and placed them on the table.

Someone scoffed: "Son, you must think clearly. This is no joke. I'm seeing that you don't have any other silver on you. Why don't you stop gambling? If you really lose and cry, the other person will not return the silver to you! "

It's not like that doesn't happen. Gambling is addictive. The more you lose, the more you gamble. Some people lost all land deeds, their wives and children. In the end, they regretted it and were expelled by the people of Le Tong Village. It happens from time to time.

They looked at He Yan with pity. The poor people in Le Tong Village had no way out.

He Yan smiled: "It's okay, I'm just gambling for fun."

Everyone was laughing out loud, but no one knew if they were laughing out of goodwill or just for fun.

The dice are put into a bowl and flipped. The dealer shuffles the dice left and right. The dice let out a crisp sound. It was accompanied by the voices of the living people. It's like music. He could faintly hear the rude person talking and laughing loudly.

He Yan recalled those years in the barracks.

When he entered the barracks, from army to deputy general, from deputy general to general. He had no connection whatsoever with the He family. He relied on his own blood and flesh to obtain his position.

He Yan would punish them whenever he saw them. He could not stop them from gambling personally. He Yan was also helpless. In the end, he could only decide that they should not gamble with silver. They can gamble with other objects such as a drumstick, a piece of dry food, or a strand of fur.

They do not really want to gamble, but they are really bored. He Yan could not bear to deprive them of their only pleasure apart from training and fighting. They let He Yan play with them. Occasionally, He Yan would join them for a round or two while he was in the mood. Every time, he lost.

She lost almost all her knick-knacks, but she wasn't angry. He just felt there was a specialization in this field. Not everyone knows how to gamble.

The crisp sound of the dice stopped suddenly. The dealer puts down the bowl and looks at it.

"Great," said He Yan.

"Open - -"

Bowl opened. Two dice lay quietly on the table. Everyone held their breath and looked up. Two dice, one five and one six, are indeed big.

Everyone was a little surprised. A moment later, the man who was laughing at He Yan laughed: "You're lucky. Take this money and get some nice clothes!"

Some silver and paper money scattered in front of He Yan.

He Yan pushed the silver out again.

Everyone looked at him.

"Again" he said with a smile.

Someone inevitably said: "Hey, this kid is a little arrogant!"

"Brother, you better stop when you're ahead. Pretty good you won." This is good advice.

"Do you really think you'll always be so lucky? Hahaha, the kids are so naive! "

Voices of ridicule, persuasion, and chatter filled his ears. He Yan only noticed the two dice among many people.

He Yunsheng needed to attend school and become a military officer. Qing Mei could not complete all the tasks, so the He Family had to hire more servants. It will be summer in a few months, and the rainy season will come. Some tiles on the door of the He Family were missing, so it would definitely leak.

He wanted to find out about Xu Zhiheng and He Rufei, so he could not live without silver.

He didn't need much silver, but he definitely couldn't live without it. Otherwise, when he could not move in the slightest, he would know that life was difficult.

"Have you thought about it?" The middle-aged man who shuffled the dice stroked his beard and smiled amiably.

He Yan returned a polite smile.

"Again."