It seems Hou Baolin will return home with a full load of spoils today, while the others will lose everything, not even their underwear.
It was clear from the previous moment that Hou Baolin had very good luck with cards.
Let alone two consecutive bull runs by the dealer, even five bull runs are not uncommon.
Su Xinyi peeled two peanuts for Ye Beiping and suddenly asked, "How much money did you lose just now?"
"Three or four hundred, I guess."
After thinking for a moment, Ye Beiping answered truthfully.
He didn't actually know how much money he had on him; he just didn't have any more money, so he would take a hundred or two from the cabinet.
He also kept about a few hundred yuan in the car for emergencies.
Su Xinyi sighed and said, "Don't play next time. Although we're not short of money, I think this game is too easy to lose money on."
Although Su Xinyi had only played a few rounds, she could already tell that this game could potentially bankrupt someone if played too much.
Ye Beiping naturally understood this and nodded in agreement: "Don't worry, I'm not that interested in this. I only did it because Jiang Hai and the others had nothing to do."
"That's good." Su Xinyi breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Ye Beiping's words. She didn't want her husband to become a gambling addict, that would be terrible.
Creak!
The room door was suddenly opened, and the two looked over to find Tao Qiuyan standing there.
"Mom, what brings you here?"
Ye Beiping had just glanced over and noticed Tao Qiuyan cooking. Why did she suddenly come over?
Tao Qiuyan glanced at the door and then closed it.
"I'm a little worried that something might happen to them as they make such a fuss and don't seem to be thinking about eating."
"What happened?" Ye Beiping and Su Xinyi asked in unison.
Tao Qiuyan sighed, "What else could it be? What will happen if some people lose all their money?"
These villagers only earn a few dollars a year, but she just glanced at the table and saw that there were hundreds of dollars betting on it.
A hundred dollars might not mean much to Hou Baolin and Wu Di, but what about the villagers?
People only save a hundred or so dollars a year, but you can earn more in one hand of cards than they do in a year.
Upon hearing this, Ye Beiping frowned slightly, but quickly relaxed: "They wanted to play on their own, we didn't invite them to come along."
"Besides, with Fatty and the others around, they know what's going on."
Ye Beiping knew something about Wu Di and Jiang Hai.
After all, they are both rational people. If they lose their rationality because of Niu Niu, Ye Beiping will have to consider whether he should put the burden on them in the future.
Seeing that Ye Beiping didn't care, Tao Qiuyan could only suppress her worries: "Alright, are we still going to have lunch? If they keep playing like this, we won't even need to eat lunch."
"I'm not eating anymore, Mom. Just make some for the few of us. They can eat it or not, it's up to them." Ye Beiping showed no hospitality whatsoever.
It's not that he doesn't know how, but these people are so engrossed in playing that they don't think about eating.
Tao Qiuyan nodded slightly and then left the room.
This was precisely the moment when Hou Baolin displayed his prowess, slamming the cards onto the table once again.
“Niu Jiu, Niu Jiu”.
The other bettors shook their heads and started taking out their money when they saw Hou Baolin's cards.
This infuriated those who placed bets.
Gradually, they started increasing their bets.
Jiang Hai and Wu Di exchanged a glance, then stood up and gave their seats to the villagers who came later, using the excuse of going to the toilet.
Once inside the courtyard, the two men lit cigarettes for each other.
"Where are the people from Beiping?"
"I don't know." Wu Di looked around and, not seeing anyone, shrugged. "Probably because there were too many people, and he took his wife out again."
Jiang Hai nodded slightly, feeling a little embarrassed to see so many people gathered around the octagonal table: "This... why are there so many people?"
I didn't notice it when I was sitting there, but now that there are so many people suddenly, I'm still a bit startled.
Suddenly, they saw Tao Qiuyan carrying a basin toward Ye Beiping's room.
The two of them quickly finished their cigarettes and followed.
Upon entering the room, they found it to be very warm, and Ye Beiping and Su Xinyi were sitting together shelling peanuts.
To outsiders, they seem incredibly loving, their love overflowing even the dog bowl.
Ye Beiping looked up and saw Wu Di and Jiang Hai, so he smiled and asked, "Have you finished having fun?"
"Mmm." Both of them nodded, then sniffed and found it smelled wonderful.
"What is this? It smells so good!" Jiang Hai asked curiously.
Ye Beiping glanced at what his mother was making and laughed, "It's just winter melon and pork rib stew. Just put the iron pot on the fire pit and heat it up. You don't need to worry about heating it. Once it's cooked, you don't need to bring it to the table. You can just eat it by the fire pit."
"Very convenient."
Indeed, everyone in rural areas knows this practice.
Because the dining table is cold in winter, some people like to sit by the fire pit, which led to this way of eating.
It's not just winter melon stewed with pork ribs; there are other stewing methods, similar to hot pot.
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