"Hey! This gentleman looks unfamiliar! I wonder what you want from me?" Brother Leopard raised his eyebrows and looked at Zhao Ningsong.
"Well, I'm thinking, thinking..." Zhao Ningsong hesitated, but his eyes seemed to be glued to the dice in Brother Bao's hand.
Seeing Zhao Ningsong's look, Brother Leopard was confused. He took the initiative to hold the dice in front of him so that he could see it clearly. "Are you interested in this thing?"
Zhao Ningsong nodded hurriedly, looking at the dice in Brother Bao's hand and said, "That's right, that's right. Could you please teach me something?"
"Hahaha!" Brother Leopard laughed when he heard this. "You are a scholar, right? You don't read the Four Books and Five Classics, but want to learn all these miscellaneous things? Does your family know? I have retired now, so don't get me into trouble for no reason!"
Zhao Ningsong waved his hand quickly, "Of course I have the final say at home. Brother Bao just needs to teach me and will never involve you."
"Who said I'm going to teach you?" Brother Leopard put away the dice in his hand and walked away.
Zhao Ningsong was stunned for a moment, then quickly caught up with him, "Brother Bao, wait for me, wait for me!"
In the end, after much persuasion from Zhao Ningsong, he finally took the dice from Brother Leopard's hand into his own hands.
The two of them found a nearby alley with few people. Brother Leopard explained the rules of the casino to Zhao Ningsong, and then began to teach him how to roll the dice.
In just an hour or so, Zhao Ningsong shook out three sixes.
Brother Leopard praised him generously, "It seems like Brother Zhao is truly born to be this talented! Some people might not even get three sixes even after shaking for a year or two, hahaha!"
"No, it's just luck. Brother Bao, thank you for your compliment." Zhao Ningsong spoke modestly, but he couldn't hide the pride on his face.
At this moment, all his attention was on the dice in his hand, and he didn't notice the contempt that appeared on Brother Leopard's lips.
In just two hours, Zhao Ningsong begged Brother Bao to take him to the gambling house to show off his skills.
Brother Bao advised kindly, "You have just entered the industry, there is no need to rush. You should go home and practice today, and then try your luck tomorrow!"
However, Zhao Ningsong, who had been distracted by Brother Leopard's constant praise of him as a genius, was not willing to listen to any advice at this time.
After much persuasion, Brother Leopard was finally coaxed into taking him to the nearest gambling house.
After Leopard Brother led him to the door, he began to repeatedly remind him, "I have retired from gambling and swore never to go to a gambling house again in my life, so I won't go with you.
You must remember that gambling is not just about skills and luck, your state of mind is more important.
You've just started, so you have to control yourself. Regardless of whether you win or lose, play a few rounds and then quit immediately. Don't get completely addicted."
Zhao Ningsong stood at the door of the gambling house, listening to the noisy voices inside, and felt his blood boiling.
All he could think about was how to get in and kill everyone, and grab handfuls of silver like Brother Leopard did before.
How could he listen to what Brother Leopard said? He just said a few random words and then forgot about Brother Leopard and walked in.
Brother Leopard watched him go in, a triumphant smile on his face, and turned to leave the gambling house.
Zhao Ningsong seemed to have seen a new world. He looked around every gambling table in the casino with great curiosity, and finally stopped in front of the gambling table for betting on big or small.
Hearing the dealer say, "Buy big, buy small, and don't let go," he felt like he was tickling and subconsciously took out the change in his wallet.
However, at this time he still had some rationality left, and he forced himself to watch others betting carefully. After watching several rounds, he felt that he had already won, so he took out a dime and bet on "small".
After putting down the money and the dealer shouted "Buy now", he stared at the dice cup on the gambling table nervously like everyone else who had placed a bet.
After a moment, the dealer picked up the dice cup and read out loudly: "One, two, three, small."
Suddenly the scene was in an uproar, with some people happy and some sad.
Zhao Ningsong was extremely lucky this time, and the dime in his hand instantly increased several times in value.
Touching the real money in his hand, his ambition to make a fortune through gambling was completely ignited.
But at the beginning he was still very cautious, and only used a dime to bet carefully each time. If he lost, he would only lose that dime, but if he won, he could make several times the money, just like a kitten fishing.
One day, when he came out of the gambling house, his originally empty purse became bulging, and he even took off his coat to fill it with silver.
However, after returning home, he did not tell Mrs. Cao and others about the money he had earned by gambling in the gambling house.
After finding a place to hide the silver, he went out to the main hall to eat.
Perhaps because he had money in his hand, he felt that today's food was even more unpalatable, and he put down his chopsticks after eating only a few bites.
"I'm done eating, mom, take your time." After leaving this sentence, he went straight back to his room.
After returning to his room, he carefully closed the door, then excitedly took out the silver he had won today from under the bed and poured it onto the bed.
Having been pampered since childhood, he had never realized the importance of money. It was only when he was driven out of the Duke's Mansion this time that he experienced firsthand what it meant that a penny could make a hero fall.
After living in poverty for such a long time, he even felt it was a little unreal to have so much silver in his hands. He even had to hold the silver when he slept, and he kept dreaming about Zhao Yiming and Tian An coming to rob his silver.
After being frightened awake, he hurriedly touched the silver in his arms, took out another ingot and put it in his mouth to bite it. After confirming that it tasted like silver, he was completely relieved.
The next morning, he got up on his own without even Mrs. Cao urging him to do so.
With money in his arms, he had no time to look at the breakfast at home. He made up an excuse and was about to go out.
When he saw Zhao Shenghao who was about to go to school at the door, he finally felt guilty and took out a silver ingot from his purse and gave it to him.
Zhao Shenghao didn't ask where the silver came from. After taking it, he said thank you and quickly put the silver into his arms.
The father and son walked out of the alley, each with their own thoughts, and went their separate ways.
Zhao Shenghao walked towards the school, while Zhao Ningsong rushed to the gambling house where he had been yesterday with the silver in his arms, ready to make another effort and bring more silver home today.
His luck was still good today. In less than an hour, the silver he brought doubled.
As the money in his hands grew, his heart grew bigger and bigger. After playing guessing the size for a whole morning, he felt a little bored and started to leave the gambling table and move to another place.
He seemed to regard the gambling house as the place where he made his fortune.
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