Chapter 13: One game decides the outcome, completely offending the Zhao family
"Madam Xiao, gambling is not just empty talk. I wonder how much silver you plan to bet in this first round?"
The shopkeeper quickly composed himself and raised his chin towards the clerk Zhang Sheng next to him.
Zhang Sheng immediately stood beside the table, facing Xiao Ying.
The three Chen siblings became nervous, especially Chen Xingyue, who was afraid that the vicious woman would lose again and sell her eldest brother or sister as well.
"I'm short on time, so why not just play one round to decide the outcome?"
Xiao Ying remained calm and simply threw a ten-liang silver ingot on the table.
The shopkeeper was a little surprised. He didn't expect that she could actually come up with the money.
Haha, but after this round, the money will be his.
"Mrs. Xiao is straightforward, so let's play a round to decide the winner." The shopkeeper naturally wouldn't object: "If you win this round, these ten taels of silver will be yours. If I win, your silver will belong to the Zhao family."
As he said this, he threw ten taels of silver on the table, full of confidence.
"I wonder how Madam Xiao plans to bet?" he asked with a smile.
"It's up to you." Xiao Ying still had a calm expression and looked composed.
The shopkeeper sneered in his heart, she is still pretending at this time, if that's the case, let her lose clearly.
"Then let's play the simplest dice game. Whoever has the higher number wins."
"Can."
After the shopkeeper had negotiated everything, he looked at Butler Zhou, who nodded, and the gambling game officially began.
Zhang Sheng took out two dice from his arms, threw one to Xiao Ying, and held the other in his own hand.
He smiled confidently. When it came to playing this, he admitted that he was second to none and no one dared to claim to be first. At least in Hongye Town, he was the undisputed number one.
They both started shaking at the same time, but Xiao Ying only shook it once and then put it on the table, looking like he didn't know how to play at all.
Zhang Sheng displayed various unique skills, shaking it so hard that it was dazzling, and finally he put it on the table.
"Madam Xiao, who do you think will open first?"
The shopkeeper looked at her with a half-smile, his eyes full of mockery.
Xiao Ying opened it casually, and the two bright red dots faced upwards, catching everyone's sight.
"puff……"
Someone couldn't help laughing immediately. With such skills, how dare you come here to gamble?
Zhang Sheng even rolled his eyes secretly, thinking that gambling with such a person was a waste of time.
The Chen brothers and sisters also felt a chill in their hearts. Even Chen Xinghai and Chen Xingyun, who trusted Xiao Ying very much, couldn't help but worry.
Two points, it doesn’t look good. If the opponent only has one more point, they will lose. Doesn’t my mother really know how to play?
Chen Xingyue was so angry that she burst into tears. She knew that this woman was vicious and useless.
It’s over, it’s over. I’m afraid my elder sister will be sold today.
"Mrs. Xiao is really good at cooking."
Butler Zhou had a sarcastic look on his face, praising him openly but criticizing him secretly, and was already sizing Chen Xingyun up and down.
Although this young lady looks pale and thin, if she is taken care of for a while, she will surely grow up well and will be liked by the master.
"Madam Xiao, two o'clock." The shopkeeper took the opportunity to announce the result, and then looked at Zhang Sheng.
Xiao Ying didn't say anything the whole time, just sat there calmly.
"It's my turn to drive." Zhang Sheng sneered.
Just as he was about to open the lid, Xiao Ying's hand on the table suddenly flicked lightly, and a stream of spiritual power instantly penetrated into the opponent's dice.
The next moment, the lid was opened, and Zhang Sheng smiled confidently. He knew without even looking that he had shaken a six.
"What's going on?"
But then the shopkeeper exclaimed, the smile froze on his face, and his eyes were full of disbelief.
"Tsk, you are indeed a master."
Xiao Ying took a glance and said sarcastically.
Seeing that Butler Zhou also had a gloomy face, Zhang Sheng finally realized that something was wrong. He looked at his dice and was suddenly stunned.
Where's the dice? It's just shattered into a pile of powder, not a single dot!
"No, it can't be! What's going on?"
Zhang Sheng was stunned at the time. He held up the powder in his hands, as if he had seen something horrifying and could not accept it at all.
Impossible, he clearly shook it to six points, how could it be broken into powder?
He immediately looked at Xiao Ying. It must be this woman who did something. Damn it!
But they couldn't figure out how the other party did it. Moreover, if the other party had such strength, how could they lose to them repeatedly?
His mind was in a mess and he became more and more confused. What was going on?
It was over. He actually lost to the other party in what he was best at, and caused the Zhao family to lose ten taels of silver, and even lost a maid.
The Zhao family will definitely blame him for this humiliation.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but break out in a sweat.
Looking at the housekeeper Zhou next to him, his face was indeed so gloomy that water could drip out of it, and he was sweating even more.
At the same time, the three siblings of the Chen family were very surprised. They thought they were doomed to lose, but unexpectedly, there was a turn of events and it seemed that they had won.
Chen Xinghai and Chen Xingyun were immediately overjoyed, knowing that their mother would never do anything without confidence!
If they win, it means they can redeem their sister.
"Boss, why don't you report the results?"
Xiao Ying was not surprised at all. She stared at the shopkeeper with a faint smile on the corner of her lips, which made the shopkeeper's back cold and his chest feel stuffy.
"Zhang Sheng, no points."
He suppressed the doubts and anger in his heart and reported the result, adding at the end: "Madam Xiao wins this round."
"Thank you." Xiao Ying smiled.
Zhang Sheng immediately glared at her fiercely and casually pushed the ten-liang silver ingot towards her.
Xiao Ying calmly put away his silver and played with the ten taels he had won in his hands, feeling good.
"Butler Zhou, according to the rules, can I redeem my daughter?"
Butler Zhou was quite furious. No one had ever slapped him in the face like this before.
No, this is not just a slap in his face, it is a slap in the face of the entire Zhao family and Mr. Zhao!
This woman has completely offended the Zhao family.
He was already filled with hatred, so how could he let Xiao Ying go so easily?
"You've only passed the first level. If you want to redeem someone, you'll have to pay ten times the price."
"We spent five taels of silver to buy Chen Xingyue. If you want to redeem her, you have to give me fifty taels!"
"What? Fifty taels!"
Before Xiao Ying could speak, Chen Xingyun exclaimed and his face changed.
No matter how stupid one is, one would know that the other party did it on purpose. They asked for such a high price just because they didn't want them to redeem Xingyue.
The fire of hope that had just risen in Chen Xingyue's eyes was instantly extinguished. Five taels was still possible, but fifty taels, this woman would definitely not be willing to give it up.
No, even if she was willing, she couldn't afford so much money.
During the past six months in the Zhao Mansion, she knew too well what kind of people were there. This was a place where people were eaten alive. Once you entered here, there was no way out.
"You guys go."
She lowered her head in disappointment. The woman was willing to come here to redeem her today, but the sun was already setting in the west.
Xiao Ying ignored him, stared at Butler Zhou calmly, and slowly stood up.
"How much did you say?"
"Fifty……"
“Bang!”
Butler Zhou sneered, but before he could finish his words, there was a crisp sound and he was slapped hard in the face.
His smile froze on his face immediately and he was stunned.
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