In the evening, Lin Wanwan returned to her residence, took out mahjong and the mahjong table from her space, and wrote down detailed instructions and rules for playing so that they would remember them.
The next day, he asked someone to load his things onto a carriage and drove to the gambling house.
Because of what happened last time, everyone in the gambling house recognized her, and the owner took her directly to the second floor to find Duan Qianyu.
"I'd also like to trouble the shopkeeper to have someone bring the things up. They'll be useful later."
"Okay, I'll have them bring it up right away."
After the mahjong was served, Duan Qianyu also stood up and looked at it, and asked in confusion: "What is this? How do I play it?"
Lin Wanwan said as she sorted the cards: "Don't worry, Mr. Duan. I will explain it to you slowly."
She handed him the rules of the game that she had written last night, and asked him to call over all the people who were good at gambling.
"This is called Mahjong. There are five types of Mahjong, including Wanzi, Tongzi, Tiaozi, Zipai and Huapai. Except for Zipai and Huapai, they are all from one to nine, four groups in total, and each group has thirty-six cards. Zipai include Dongnanxixifeng, Hongzhong, Facai, and Baiban, which are also four groups with a total of twenty-eight cards. These are a total of one hundred and thirty-six cards, and you can play in a relatively conventional way. The eight Huapai are used to increase the number of points. The more points you have, the bigger the cards are, and the more money you win."
"Let me give you a brief introduction first. Come, Mr. Duan, let's learn while playing. The dealer from last time, yes, that's you! And the uncle next to you, you come too. Mahjong requires four people to play!"
After everyone sat down, Lin Wanwan began to teach them how to sort the cards, play the cards, listen for the cards, win the game, as well as various winning hand patterns, explaining them one by one.
"In general, you just draw a card and play it until the chaotic cards become orderly. In Mahjong, it's all about luck and skill. Mr. Duan, do you know how to play it?"
Duan Qianyu frowned, pondering the cards in his hand, "Then how do we calculate the money after we win the game?"
"Well, it depends on how much the base bet is. If the base bet is one cent, one bet is one cent, and two bets is two cents. So, let's play two rounds first. Once you are familiar with it, you will understand it."
"good!"
Lin Wanwan played with them for a few rounds, and they were obviously getting more and more addicted to the game. It didn't take long for them to understand the rules and play better than Lin Wanwan. So she added flower cards to the game, slowly explored a few times, and set the base bet higher and higher.
They played from morning till evening, and only stopped when it got dark.
Duan Qianyu still felt a little unsatisfied. He didn't expect that mahjong would be so addictive. Even someone like him with strong self-control could hardly control it.
"Miss Lin, Mahjong is fun, but how can our gambling house make a profit?"
Lin Wanwan thought for a moment and said, "It won't be very profitable in the early stage, because you have just learned it and none of you have become an expert yet, so the winnings and losses are probably 50-50. However, you can try another method. Although the profit is less, it is a sure win!"
"Oh? What method? Are you looking for someone to set you up?"
"No, no, no!" She stretched out her hand and shook her index finger. "You can vacate a few private rooms, decorate them elegantly, the more comfortable the better, or the more expensive they look the better, and charge admission fees to those who come to play cards. You can also serve tea and snacks during the game according to the needs of the guests. You can charge for the tea, and you can also give bonuses to those who win money. How do you think?"
"Oh, by the way, we only have this set of mahjong at the moment. If it's not enough, you can find bamboo or stone or something to make a few more sets. Just polish them until they're smoother."
He thought about it for a while and felt that Lin Wanwan’s proposal was indeed the best at the moment.
"Well, the method Miss Lin mentioned is very feasible. I will clean up the empty room on the second floor and give Miss Lin 30% of the profits!"
When Lin Wanwan heard this, she waved her hands quickly, "No, no! I said it was a gift for you, to thank you for helping me last time, so don't be polite with me!"
"Well, if there's anything I can help you with in the future, Miss Lin, just come find me!"
As he spoke, he took out a token from his waist and handed it to her, "Take this. If you have any urgent matters in the future, you can take it to all the Duan family gambling houses to seek help. The shopkeepers of each branch will help you."
Lin Wanwan acted decisively and quickly reached out to take it. It was inevitable to encounter difficulties when going out. With this token, it would be like an extra layer of protection. Duan Qianyu really understood her!
"Hehe, then I won't be polite! Thank you so much, Mr. Duan!"
Duan Qianyu couldn't help but chuckle. This little girl knew what was more important. Not bad, she obviously knew that life was more important than money.
"It's getting late. I'll have someone escort you back."
"Okay, thank you for troubling Master Duan!"
Two days later, Lin Wanwan saw that the shop in Yongcheng was almost stable, so she returned the same way.
As the end of the year approaches, she still has a lot of things to do. Not only does she have to stock up, but she also has to go over this year's accounts.
There were still a lot of fruits left from the farm. Some of them were set aside to make dried fruits and candied fruits, and the rest were taken to the county town or the provincial capital to be sold by Lin Lenian and his team.
Having fresh fruit to eat in cold weather is undoubtedly a luxury, and many wealthy families will buy some in stock.
Having enjoyed the benefits of off-season fruits, vegetables have also started to be sold. In the second half of the year, the farm planted a lot of them, and the shop could not use them all up. Fortunately, we have an ice cellar, otherwise we could not store them at all.
The weather was getting colder and the wind was blowing hard. Unfortunately, Lin Wanwan caught a cold, so she packed up her things and went back to her old house, where she lay on the warm kang and sniffled with a runny nose.
She looked at Nan Xi who was busy at the side and called her: "Nan Xi, it's too cold. Don't keep running over here. You might get cold!"
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