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Chapter 89 The Weird Open Space and the Middleman(1/2)

Liu Ruiying's steps had just taken stopped slightly in the air, and then let it go. However, he did not turn around and look back. After pondering for a moment, he still resolutely walked forward.

At first, he did come to Da Lao Jiang’s stall with the feeling of asking questions, but Da Lao Jiang was too delicate and saw through his thoughts at a glance. In the end, the matter was over, so there was no need to force it. Moreover, Liu Ruiying also had his own plans, which was the same as bargaining when buying things.

People all have a kind of peace-seeking mentality.

When bargaining, I was eager to lower the price, while the boss was adapting to the situation to make small profits. However, if you were quarrel, no one cared about the small amount of money. I just kept a sense of strength in my heart and didn’t want to suffer losses. But no matter who lost or who won, they would be acquainted.

For example, when someone proposes to open a window in an airtight house, everyone may object. But as long as someone says that the roof is simply lifted, the rest of the people will immediately open the window. When buying things, the store will definitely not agree immediately. However, if the customer put down the things and turned around and left, the store will definitely pull and keep it, saying that the price is easy to negotiate.

When things got to this point, the initiative was in Liu Ruiying's hands.

So in order to make what Big Old Jiang said more thoroughly and more thoroughly, he had to continue to move forward. Although this method is very old-fashioned, it is extremely effective.

"On ordinary people in Baoyi Gambling House cannot get in!"

Big Old Jiang continued.

Liu Ruiying's pace slowed down, but it still did not stop.

"If you want to go to that place, you can only pass through the middleman!"

Big Old Jiang said one after another.

Every sentence was said after Liu Ruiying took a step and landed.

It seemed like he didn't want him to leave on purpose.

"It's a gambling shop, why can't you go? Why do you need an intermediary to make money?"

Liu Ruiying stopped and asked.

But he didn't turn around.

He was a little skeptical about Da Lao Jiang's words.

The captain of the Three Wei Army's patrol told him clearly that when Baoyi Gambling House was just opened, it was very popular. Ten flower baskets were visited at the left and right at the door, and the flowers inside were transported from the Pingnan King Realm. Although there were also Zhongdu City, due to geographical and climate reasons, it was still a while before the flowering period. However, the freight of these twenty flower baskets was already an astronomical figure in the eyes of ordinary people. Moreover, after the transportation was brought, it was still vivid, just like a pick from the backyard.

If you want to say anything else, you can do it with money. It can be maintained fresh, but it is a competition with God for this creation. Where is the scope of manpower accessible?

In addition, the captain also said that three days before the opening, one tael of silver could be exchanged for two and a half taels of chips. If we count the time, today is the second day.

"Of course, the gambling house is to be visited by people. Not only the gambling houses, wine shops, and teahouses are all for people. If there is no one, there will be no money to make, and if there is no money to make, there will be no store to be opened. In other words, this store is originally intended to make money. If there is no money, who will open a store? Only the Deng family in Zhongdu, with a big family, can set up a porridge shop in the south of the city to do good deeds. Other businessmen not only have old people on top and small people at the bottom, but also have a series of people waiting to get the money to eat."

Big Old Jiang said.

"I also know this principle. Although I don't do business, the essence of business is to buy at a low price or sell at a high price."

Liu Ruiying said.

He turned around and switched the fish in his hand to the other side.

If the beef tendon rope is tied to your hands, it will inevitably feel uncomfortable over time.

"You are talking about ordinary business, you should know that there are still unsubsidized transactions in this world."

Big Old Jiang smiled and said.

"Kill people and set fire, but in such a peaceful Zhongdu, there are not many such incidents a year."

Liu Ruiying said.

As the saying goes, when a gun fires, gold costs thousands of miles, which is the same. The word "no-price" business was originally thought of by the prodigal sons in the world. Not to mention, it is really appropriate! It requires capital to do business, and everyone knows that it is. Even scholars have to spend money to buy books and buy a set of four treasures in the study? If they have no money, let alone doing business, even living is an extremely difficult thing.

The essence of a business without a book is in the word "five books".

Of course, if a business without capital is more profitable, the higher the profit, the higher the risk. That is, you should not put your head on your belt, and you will lick your blood on your head every day, so you can't sleep well.

Liu Ruiying himself didn't notice it, but after he said this, his face changed.

"Don't be nervous, except for those you mentioned, pawnshops and gambling shops are all unsubsidized transactions?"

Big Old Jiang said.

Then lightly remove the sleeve and tuck it back on the back.

Liu Ruiying nodded after hearing this.

What he said was pretty good.

The pawnshop seems to pay, but in fact they earn more with the mortgage. After all, the wool comes from the sheep, and in the end, it doesn’t have to spend money to redeem the things? It’s just that the pawnshop has a longer vision. For those who are temporarily unable to turn over, they are usually dead. They save less than two days and then they come to redeem them, making the pawnshop thankless. For those who have no money to redeem, not only are the time given very flexible, but the price will be higher. Then, they will be sold without waiting for the specified deadline.

This is especially true in gambling shops. People use real money and silver to exchange chips, and use these chips to fight for wealth. After going around, they are all swept away by the dealer. All that is left is the blushing roar at the gambling table and the distant dream of making money.

"I heard that Baoyi Gambling House can be exchanged for one or two and a half days in these three days."

Liu Ruiying said.

"Yes, that's true."

Big Old Jiang nodded and said.

"How can I make money by changing one or two and a half? It is common for wine shops to deliver wine and some snacks in the teahouses. But this is the first time I heard of money from this gambling shop."

Liu Ruiying said.

"It is indeed very rare to give money in the gambling house. As far as I know, there is only Baoyi Gambling House, and there is no semicolon outside of it."

Big Old Jiang said.

"I used to know that you sold frozen tofu in winter, but when the weather got warmer, I switched to live fish. But I don't know that you still know this about the gambling house."

Liu Ruiying said.

The big old man Jiang smiled but said nothing, but his hands were busy and started to clean up the stall.

Liu Ruiying didn't know what he meant, so she could only stand there and watch.

He took out a wooden basin and scooped out the water from the iron basin containing the live fish. He stopped when the water level line just flooded the fish's body. Then he tied the two ends of the large iron basin with hemp ropes and dragged them to a cart behind him to fix it. After doing all this, he straightened up, turned to look at Liu Ruiying, and said:

"Objectively, if you want to go to Baoyi Gambling, you only need to walk forward and walk two more streets. You will see an open space on your right. You will place a fifty taels of silver in the center of the open space, and you will naturally be able to pick you up. Otherwise, even if you reach the door of Baoyi Gambling, you will not be able to enter."

Big Old Jiang said.

After saying that, he put the belt of the cart on his chest and pulled the cart away.

There was a wooden pole on the cart, and there was a light on it. I don’t know if it was to illuminate the road or something. However, while Da Lao Jiang walked, he shouted, “Sell fish, sell fish! Fresh live fish! The last few on the road to collect the stalls, half sold and half delivered!”

After about a cup of tea, the light of the lamp was no longer visible. Only the shouts of Da Lao Jiang still came into Liu Ruiying's ears occasionally.

Until the last voice disappeared, Liu Ruiying walked towards the open space that Big Old Jiang had mentioned earlier.

He has also walked this road, but he has never walked this time again.

Even the same places in different worlds can make people feel completely unfamiliar.

For the first time, Liu Ruiying felt that Zhongdu City could be so pure and so empty. If the streets had always been like this, their mood would become wider. However, if they were all so pure, Zhongdu City would not be Zhongdu City, but an unknown border town.

He remembered that when he was pursuing the case of robbery in the Zhenbeiwang Realm, he entered the mine where birds could not shit, and there were still dozens of beggars surrounding him. As for the boss's wife's store, it was a microcosm of Zhongdu City. There are all kinds of religions, five schools, and eight categories.

I just don’t know what the boss lady and Mr. Jin are now, and what kind of ending will the Qing Mansion’s internal strife end. The only thing that makes Liu Ruiying feel a pity is the little girl Qing Xueqing... She obviously has no choice but to accept her fate when she is born. I just hope that Mr. Jin and the boss lady can have more mercy. But Xiao Zhong and the others will definitely get rid of it. What other good days can a child without a mother have?

Before he knew it, Liu Ruiying felt a little sad.

These clans look bright and beautiful on the outside and are fascinating. The blood and dirty things behind them are not something that ordinary people can afford. Just hearing about them, I feel frightened, not to mention the torment of being witnesses.

After suddenly coming to his senses, Liu Ruiying realized that he seemed to have walked a little too far. He looked back and saw that the lights were dim and he could not tell how many streets he had walked through. Looking around, he found that there was a clearing on his right hand, which was in line with the description of the boss.

The clearings were covered with weeds.

Thick, but uneven.

There were piles of people, and in the dark, they looked like heads spread out in the heads, which was quite terrifying.

Liu Ruiying naturally would not be afraid of these things.

He has seen many truly bloody heads, and seeing a pile of weeds will not produce any associations.

But he didn't want to walk into this open space at all...

It was not because it was dark and I couldn't see the road clearly, nor because he suddenly changed his mind and did not want to go to the Baoyi Gambling House, but because the smell of this open space made him feel sick and nauseous.

I don’t know how many drunk people came to this open space to relieve themselves, vomited, and even showed their respect.

After all, the space of the grain reincarnation in the wine shop is limited, so the more people drink, the more they drink, the more they are anxious. Not only are the lower part anxious, but the higher part anxious. The lower part anxious and the higher part anxious, so they can only find a secluded open space to solve the problem. However, judging from the taste, this open space and many people have come to this open space, which is not considered secluded at all.

The fishy smell, stinky smell, and the smell of wine and food mixed with the completely sour and rotten smell in the stomach made Liu Ruiying want to cut off his nose and feed it to the dog.

However, he overcame his physical discomfort and walked into the open space.

There was a vast area around him. Even Liu Ruiying, who had lived in Zhongdu City since childhood, could not tell the difference between north, south, west and east. He could only estimate the roughness and walked to the so-called "center". He took out a fifty taels of silver from his pocket, but he did not put it on the ground immediately, but held it in his hand to weigh it.

I thought to myself that this Baoyi Gambling House is really good at doing business!

Before the gambler entered the market, he paid a ticket of fifty taels. This standard is enough to keep most people out. Even after arriving at the gambling house, one tael of silver can be exchanged for two and a half of chips, which is useless. As a dealer's gambling house, he will make a profit no matter what.

After thinking about it over and over again, Liu Ruiying's wrist shook and the fifty taels of silver fell steadily on the ground. He just turned it over and looked down.

As soon as the silver ingot landed, Liu Ruiying immediately rushed out from front, back and left and right, surrounding them.

All four of them were dressed in short-single clothes, purple clothes and purple trousers. They were wearing Feiyun fast boots under their feet. The only thing that was eye-catching was that there was an ancient bronze waist tag hanging around their waists, with an ancient word "Treasure" written on it.

This font has not been abandoned for a long time. The reason why Liu Ruiying knew it was because he accidentally saw it in the collection of Di Weitai's residence in Bogu Building. The first line of a spread-out silk book reads the four words "Wuhua Tianbao". Liu Ruiying didn't recognize it, so he just asked casually and remembered it in his heart. Unexpectedly, it came in handy at this time.

The evolution of fonts is the mark of cultural heritage, opposite and unified. Between practical and beautiful, and after so many years, not only has the words unique to other nations been absorbed, but also centered on it, merged and integrated, and developed again, so that we can have the current style. Whether it is the dynasty period or the common rule of the five kings today, the reason why the world can continue to have the cohesion of unity is that words play an important role.
To be continued...
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