Because of his injuries, Zhang San'er could only lie on the bed all day, doing nothing but eating, sleeping, or pondering.
He was trapped in a vicious cycle of losing money all day long.
With his mind constantly focused on "gambling skills," a month passed in the blink of an eye, and the scab on Zhang San'er's buttocks had fallen off.
However, the caning he received was not easy to heal, and his muscles and bones were always affected.
The first thing Zhang San did after he was able to walk was to go find someone to gamble.
The money for this bet was the vegetable money that Granny Zhang gave him.
The casino he went to was underground, not the legitimate one that had a sign and paid taxes.
I haven't gambled for over a month, and I'm really itching to play.
As soon as he entered, someone noticed him.
"Hey, isn't this Zhang San'er? How come your butt injury is completely healed?"
"You've got some nerve, kid. Instead of staying home to observe mourning for your father, you dare to come here and try your luck."
The speaker was another gambler, Zou Da.
Although this person is also a gambler, he can control himself. He comes here often to watch, but he rarely gambles. He always manages to win a little money and then stops.
For example, if he wins forty or fifty coins today, he won't play anymore.
If he accidentally wins a hundred or so coins tomorrow, he'll play a few more rounds, and then quit when he loses back fifty or sixty coins.
It's all small change, so it's not that surprising.
Otherwise, with his gambling skills, he would have been killed by the casino staff long ago.
Zou Da really looked down on Zhang San'er.
At a young age, he frequented casinos, caused his own father's death, and brought his entire family to ruin.
He's just recovered and now he's back at the casino; he's utterly shameless.
Therefore, when I said it, I couldn't help but make a few sarcastic remarks.
Zhang San'er seemed not to understand.
"Hey, don't even mention it. I've been cooped up for over a month, it was so suffocating."
They say that those who survive a great calamity are destined for good fortune; I'm going to test my luck today.
Zhang San'er was indeed lucky today, and soon he won more than one or two taels of silver.
I was thinking of playing a few more rounds while I was still lucky, but I was so hungry that I left the casino.
With the money, I bought some cooked food and also bought a few pounds of fatty meat to take home.
Granny Zhang waited and waited for her son to return home, but he didn't come back.
Just as I was wondering whether I should go out and take a look, my youngest son returned.
But when she saw the meat her son was carrying, Granny Zhang became uneasy.
Her eyes were filled with terror. "Son, you went gambling again?"
Zhang San'er nodded proudly.
"If we don't gamble, where will this big piece of meat come from? Alright, stop talking nonsense and hurry up and cook some rice, I'm starving."
If the old man hadn't died, if Granny Zhang had seen her son win at gambling, her face would have beamed with joy.
Now, besides still loving her son deeply, she has also come to realize the harm of gambling.
"My son, didn't I tell you? You can't gamble anymore."
You can't get rich by gambling.
Listen to your mother, find a job peacefully, and your mother will go and find some manual labor. Things will gradually get better.
You're not getting any younger, you've reached the age where you should be looking for a wife, save up some money..."
Before Granny Zhang could finish speaking, Zhang San'er interrupted her, "Alright, alright, I know."
"Hurry up and cook some food, or do you want me to starve to death?"
Grandma Zhang was so annoyed by her son's retort that she kept hiccuping, but in the end, she wiped away her tears and went to cook.
After eating, Zhang San'er went to sleep. There was only one bed in the small room, and Zhang San'er took it all.
Granny Zhang had no choice but to make a makeshift bed for herself using a stool and a few planks.
Luckily, Granny Zhang was thin and slept soundly at night.
Even the slightest movement could cause it to fall from there.
Zhang San'er slept soundly, while Granny Zhang stared intently at the baby she had just given birth to in the darkness.
She was considering how the child would live if he continued gambling.
The result of the old woman's sleepless night was that when Zhang San'er cried out for food the next morning, Zhang's wife was still fast asleep.
Zhang San'er was very dissatisfied and shouted several times, but his own mother still wouldn't get up.
In a fit of anger, Zhang San kicked the stool that was being used as a bed leg under Zhang Pozi, making it move.
That bench wasn't a sturdy object to begin with, and with that kick, the rotten wood snapped and died.
Granny Zhang fell straight down from there, and the shock and fright left her stunned for a long time.
He was in a semi-comatose state.
After finally recovering, she discovered that her beloved youngest son, whom she had cherished for so many years, had passed away.
They didn't get up to help her up, nor did they care about her; they even ran away. Granny Zhang was heartbroken and burst into tears.
The crying sounded so pitiful, even worse than when her old man died.
How could she not be heartbroken? The son she had doted on her whole life had brought ruin upon her family, and she had never blamed him.
She always thought that her son was still young, and his personality was inevitably a bit eccentric.
She firmly believed that her youngest son was destined for wealth and would surely provide her with a good life.
Now it seems there's no way she can live a good life. Humph, if this continues, she probably won't even get a straw mat when she dies.
If you didn't enjoy any blessings while you were alive, are you expecting to receive paper money after you die?
Granny Zhang suddenly realized that she had always felt like her eyes had been blinded by dirt over the years, and she could never see that her son, Xiao San'er, was just a debt collector.
She still doted on him excessively, while withholding the family's allowance for this jinx.
Once Granny Zhang understood, she wouldn't let things continue.
She was never a good person, in fact, she was selfish, so how could she allow her interests to be harmed again?
Granny Zhang got up, dressed, and took with her the little money she had hidden in the house, as well as the house deed.
Then I went straight to the brokerage.
Today, Dawar's brokerage firm is under the jurisdiction of the county government.
This is the fundamental reason why the Zhang family was able to receive the payment for the house on the spot during their lawsuit.
When you arrive at the brokerage, state your purpose directly: the house and land prices in Dawar are quite good right now, and there are no houses that can't be sold.
Granny Zhang, wanting to get things done quickly, sold the house directly to a brokerage firm for 28 taels of silver.
After receiving the money, Granny Zhang was thinking of going back to have a meal with her son, but when she got home, she found a crowd of people blocking her way.
After asking around, I learned that the mistress had gambled again and lost thirty taels of silver.
Granny Zhang suspected that the boy was being targeted, since he always lost money that was almost equivalent to the price of a house.
Without the filter of a successful son,
Looking at Zhang San'er crying with snot and tears streaming down his face, Granny Zhang felt disgusted.
"Everyone, you all know that our family has been ruined and destroyed because of this brat."
I have no money, but I have two lives to give.
You guys actually got him gambling? Have you all lost your minds? Whoever owes the money, go find them.
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