The man who ran the gambling den had placed his last hope on Liu Erlang. If Liu Erlang could use force to keep the 3,000 strings of cash, then he wouldn't have to pay 17,000 strings.
But Liu Erlang couldn't be detained, and those people looked like reckless thugs and bandits. They even said that they wouldn't collect the body in the middle of nowhere. Oh well, money can be earned back, but if a person is lost, one can only cry in the underworld.
So Tang Ling didn't need to say much, and the man personally handed her 170 coins. Tang Ling's hands trembled involuntarily. There were 170 coins! Just now there were only 17. In the blink of an eye, it had increased tenfold. It was unbelievable!
Yunling finally received two hundred coins. She couldn't help but let out a "roar" like a monkey in the mountains, and then gave one to Tang Ling, one to Chen Jie, and one to Gangzi.
Tang Ling declined and stuffed the paper money back into Yun Ling's hand.
“Brother, I didn’t do any work, so this money is not worth using. You should save it to buy wool.”
"Who said you didn't contribute? If you hadn't kept an eye on that old scoundrel, he would have definitely taken our money and pretended we never placed a bet."
Tang Ling hadn't expected that Yun Ling, while playing ball on the court, could also take care of these trivial matters. But this one piece of paper was worth one hundred strings of cash. She was lucky to be with Yun Ling. If she had been with other poor families, she might not have been able to save one hundred strings of cash in her entire life, so she couldn't be greedy.
Yunling pushed the money that Tang Ling had given her back back to her again.
"Alright, just keep it. I was thinking of giving you and Gangzi some money when I was shouting at Fanxianglou, but we were short of money back then and couldn't give it away. Now that things are more relaxed, it's only right to reward you. Besides, you've worked hard with me all this way."
Tang Ling felt a warmth in her heart, which made her even more determined to follow Yun Ling and get ahead as quickly as possible so that she could live in her home like Gangzi.
Chen Jie and Gangzi didn't refuse; they were determined to save the money so they could buy things for Yunling.
After the three of them finished, it was Lu Yinghuai's turn. Lu Yinghuai didn't want it, but he wanted Yunling to touch his hand, so he looked forward to it.
Yunling counted out twelve banknotes and stuffed them into Lu Yinghuai's hand, explaining to everyone's astonishment:
“The young master gave me an extra thousand strings of cash before, and I used that thousand strings of cash to place my bets, so I have to return the money to you, plus one hundred strings of cash in interest.”
A slight smile played on Lu Yinghuai's lips. Just as he was about to reply, the Valley Master approached, accompanied by a servant carrying a stone.
"Having heard that you gentlemen won today's polo match, I've come to present you with your reward."
This was the first time Yunling and the others had seen stones used as a reward, and they couldn't wait to go forward and take a look. Lu Yinghuai pulled Yunling back and stuffed the 1,200 strings of cash back into her hands.
“If you don’t take the money back, I’ll come to your room tonight.”
What are you doing in my room?
Lu Yinghuai bent down slightly, lowered his voice, and said jokingly:
"You give me money, so what do you think I should do in your room?"
A rather unseemly image flashed through Yunling's mind. She quickly distanced herself from Lu Yinghuai, glared at him, and thought, "He still claims to be a pure and innocent person, yet he knows more than I do. This guy is just a pretentious charlatan."
Yunling clutched the twelve banknotes, tightened her grip, and then stuffed them back into her pocket along with the banknotes she had just received. She had finally managed to seize an opportunity to return the thousand strings of cash to him, but he did this to her. She couldn't understand how there could be anyone in the world who didn't like money, as if having money on their person would make them uncomfortable.
"Then I'll keep the money here for now, three thousand two hundred strings of cash. I'll return it to you when I get back to Pingcheng."
Lu Yinghuai smiled without saying a word, having his own plans in mind.
"Hey, this reward is too perfunctory. Could it be that they're just taking advantage of us because we earn a lot and we're outsiders?"
“I think so too. These stones are easy to find in the mountains, you don’t even need to look for them. You can grab them by the handful. How rare can they be?”
"Could it be that this stone has a different meaning, such as being a hot spring stone, or a precious stone that brings wealth and good fortune?"
As Yunling listened to their back-and-forth conversation, she reached out and touched the stone. A slight fluctuation of her supernatural power was felt; this stone was something special.
Lu Yinghuai stepped forward with his hands behind his back and said:
"This might be a piece of jadeite rough or Hetian jade rough, who knows."
Yunling turned around excitedly.
"You understand?"
"I don't know much about it, but there are many people in Bianjing who collect stones, so I only know a little about it. Generally, stones mined from the mines are examined by experienced people, and then during transportation, they are examined by experts again. Finally, after being sorted down layer by layer, the raw stones that reach the market are no longer worth much."
Yunling's left eyelid twitched, and she asked in return:
"If you don't understand, how can you tell that this is a piece of jadeite rough or Hetian jade rough?"
"Second Brother, do you still remember what I told you about the Valley Master? So I think no matter what, it should still have some value. As for jadeite, there are many kinds, and the price varies depending on the type, water content, and color. This stone is not top-grade material, but it is not an ordinary stone either."
Lu Yinghuai is right. Although Yunling's supernatural power fluctuates, it's not much. And this stone isn't very big, so let's take it with us. We can go to Bianjing and find an experienced stone-cutting master to cut it open and see what kind of material it is.
"Take it with you."
Yunling resolved the matter of the stone with just one sentence.
**
After the group finished their vegetarian meal, they went back to their rooms to rest. To be honest, playing polo is not an easy task. After playing a round of it casually and giving it your all, you feel numb and sore all over when you relax.
Soaking in a hot spring at this time would be the best thing to do.
Yunling removed all her clothes, leaving only her bodice and panties. As she soaked in the hot spring, the little figures in her mind seemed to be dancing.
Tang Ling, being sensible, brought back a pot of hot tea and several fruits from the dining hall, and also helped Yun Ling massage her temples and loosen her shoulders, which almost made Yun Ling fall asleep in the hot spring.
Unfortunately, one cannot soak in the hot spring for too long. After only a quarter of an hour, Yunling came out of the spring and returned to the large wooden tub in the outhouse to wash up. Thinking that she would have to continue her journey after today, she scrubbed off all the mud on her body and washed her hair.
The most comfortable feeling is when you've just had a bath and your body is slightly steaming. Yunling pulled a towel from the rack to dry her hair. Just as she was about to speak to Tang Ling, who was soaking in the hot spring, there was a knock on the door, followed by that all-too-familiar voice.
"Second Brother, are you resting?"
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