"Xiao Wu, I won seven dollars from you yesterday. We went to a state-owned restaurant. I spent eight dollars and fifty cents, not a penny left, and I even put in one dollar and fifty cents."
"Oh! Master Hou, you're kind to me, how could I not know that? Tomorrow I'll arrange for us to eat sole at the state-owned restaurant by the moat."
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This is how gambling works. There is no equal benefit among competitors, and some are happy while others are sad.
After everyone had gone away, Zhang Shuguang walked out from the darkness and approached Yard No. 15 silently.
The gamblers have dispersed, and the people who were keeping watch at the door have also retreated.
Zhang Shuguang's keen five senses allow him to hear the voices inside clearly through the courtyard wall.
"Hurry, there's meat to eat today, come to the main room."
When they all entered the main hall, the noise in the yard disappeared. Zhang Shuguang, like a nimble monkey, jumped onto the roof of the main hall in a few leaps.
Zhang Shuguang lay on the roof, carefully pulled out a tile, and looked at the scene in the main room.
"Third Master, this is the remaining money from the flood control. You gave me three hundred, Zhang Dabiao borrowed twenty, and I gave him eighteen. Wang Ergou borrowed thirty, and I gave him twenty-seven.
Hou Er borrowed thirty and I gave him twenty-seven.
Yang Xiaowu was lucky today and won more than 60 yuan, paying back the 30 yuan he won yesterday.
There are now two hundred and fifty-eight left, all here, please count them."
The person who was responsible for taking a cut of the money from the casino handed over the remaining money and the note written by the borrower to the public.
"Third Master, this is the money we won as the banker, a total of one hundred and seven yuan.
The dice won sixty-two, and the Pai Gow won forty-five. They are all here. Please count them."
"Master San, these are the ones handed in by the girls in the backyard. There are sixteen pieces in total. Please count them."
Before drinking, everyone handed over all their income for the day. This was the rule set by Xie San at the beginning.
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