My daughter has seen the gods and has been taught all her skills by them.
Song Lin and Xu agreed, “Go ahead and get it, don’t be afraid to waste the silver, the big deal is that when my leg gets better in a few days, I’ll go to the mountains and hunt some live animals back to sell.”
“You can tell about the cold skin, but you must not tell about the medicine pills, so as not to bring trouble to our family.”
Song Wangyue admonished.
“Don’t worry about that, I’ll tell my family later, you have to make something, no one should ask.”
With Song Lin’s a*surance, Song Wan Yue was relieved and went to bed early.
The next morning followed early in the morning and got up and made the cold skin, still the four of them went to the county to sell it.
Soon after their ox cart left the village, Song Ming quietly followed them.
He followed without stopping for more than twenty miles and followed them all the way to the place where the stall was set up.
When the cart stopped, he immediately went up to help unload the cart, leaving behind only a jar of chilli oil and fifty sheets of cold skin.
“Third Uncle and I will go to Yue Hak Loi to deliver the goods, while Second Uncle and Second Aunt watch the stall.”
Although it was still early, there was a guarantee that some of those who had not eaten yesterday would come over early today.
Song Shu handed the reins to Song Sanxiao, who took them and waited for Song Wangyue to sit on them before rushing off towards the restaurant.
Song Ming followed again, and when they arrived at the door of the restaurant, Song Sanxiao tied the bull’s reins to the door and went up to knock.
It was not yet time for the restaurant to open and the door was not open. Hearing the knocking, a fellow came hurriedly from the backyard to remove the door panel and open the door to look out.
“We’re here to deliver the chilli oil and cold skin.”
This was something that Boss Wei had instructed, and the fellow immediately opened the gate completely, “Wait a moment, I’ll go and shout to the boss.”
The shopkeeper quickly came over and told the fellow to bring in the chilli oil and cold skins and pay the silver, “If they sell well today, I will ask the fellow to go and tell you about it and send more tomorrow.”
Song Ming could see clearly from the shadows, and the shopkeeper gave a small silver ingot.
Song Ming was a little red-eyed: he had earned so much silver in just a little while, how much could he earn in a day? In a short time, that side would become a wealthy family.
No, he had to think of a way.
As the thought entered his head, Song Ming turned around and walked towards the other side of the county.
Having sold yesterday, business was unusually good today, and the sale was over before noon. A few people packed up their things and Song Shu drove the ox cart home.
Song San Xiao hummed a little song and shook his shoulders to find his brothers to pack up these tables, chairs and benches.
“Third Brother.”
Song Ming appeared from nowhere and tapped him on the shoulder.
Song San Xiao was startled and hurriedly inclined his head to see that it was him and touched his chest, “Brother Ming, you’re scaring me to death.”
Song Ming laughed at him, “Since when have you become so timid?”
Song Sanxiao didn’t answer and asked instead, “Why did Brother Ming come to the county?
Song Ming looked around and took out a large silver ingot from his pocket and weighed it in his hand a few times, “I was lucky, I got such a large ingot of silver in just a short while.”
Song San Xiao almost blinded himself, “Brother Ming, good, how did you get rich, take a brother with you.”
“What else can I do? It’s all about luck! I’ve had a particularly good day, I keep winning! I was hungry and came out for a bite to eat, and I ran into you. By the way, how have you been these days?”
“Don’t mention it ……”, Song Sanxiao looked sad, “I managed to find a friend’s place to stay and was about to find a job when my family came to sell cold skins. This is not, I have followed the sale for two days, not a single dazi to me, brother I look like I will not be able to survive.”
“Lao Er is really the same, at least he is a brother, how can I treat you? Come with brother, after dinner, brother will take you to play a few games. ”
Song San Xiao waved his hand, “I don’t even have the money for dinner, how dare I go to that kind of place.”
“Brother’s is yours.”
Song Ming took his hand and put the silver ingot in his hand, “Take this, it’s yours if you win and brother’s if you lose.”
Song Sanxiao hurriedly put the silver ingot back into his hand, “No, no, I’ve never played before, I wouldn’t dare to touch that.”
“What are you afraid of? We are family, how can I cheat you?”
He put the silver ingot back into his hand and coaxed, “Think about it, I won so much in just one meal, if we play for a while longer, we will win a few dozen taels, not to mention the money for your dinner and accommodation, even a daughter-in-law will be enough.”
Song Sanxiao seemed to be moved by the words and grabbed the silver in his hand.
When Song Ming took a look, he immediately pushed him towards the gambling house, “Forget it, let’s not even eat, let’s go gamble a few games first, when we win the silver, you can invite me to the restaurant.”
Song San Xiao was pushed by him and walked a few steps, but remembered that the tables, chairs and benches had not been put up yet, so he immediately stopped, “No, I have to put those tables, chairs and benches up before I go, if I lose them, my second brother will skin me.”
He said, “It’s just a few tables, chairs and stools, if you lose them, we’ll buy them again when we win money.
Song Sanxiao was led by him through two streets to a secluded street, the gambling house was located in the middle of the street, and before he reached the entrance, he heard various sounds coming from inside.
Song Ming led him straight in.
The gambling house was even noisier, with all kinds of sounds, laughing, wailing and screaming away ……
Song Ming familiarly led him to a table and nodded unobtrusively to a steward-like person standing to one side.
The steward swept his gaze over Song San Xiao and nodded slightly as well.
There were quite a few people around the table, some dressed in silk, others in cloth, all with their eyes fixed on the dice in the dealer’s hand.
“Third Brother, there are fewer people over here, so let’s play here.”
Song San Xiao’s nervous hands were sweating, he poured the silver ingots into his other hand, this hand wiped it on his clothes, and raised his sleeve to wipe the sweat from his forehead, “Brother, I, I really don’t know how to play.”
“What’s the matter, you put this ingot up and when the dealer opens, as long as it’s your point, you’ll get all the silver on this table.”
Song San Xiao’s eyes widened, “All, all of it?”
“Ah.”
“No, no.”
Song San Xiao’s head shook like a rattle, “I can’t press it all up, I have to try my hand first.”
“What hand to try, bet on it.”
“Then …… you bet!”
Song San Xiao put the silver ingot in Song Ming’s hand.
Today was about pitting him, so how could he bet himself.
Song Ming was unable to do so, so he had to exchange the silver ingots for three small pieces of broken silver and gave them back to Song Sanxiao, “Exchange it, bet on it.”
Song Sanxiao still didn’t dare to bet on it, “I have to see it first.”
Song Ming was in a hurry, but he didn’t dare to rush him any further, lest he would drive him away, so he waited patiently on the sidelines.
Song Sanxiao watched for a full two quarters of an hour before betting the small piece of broken silver in his hand on the big one.