flstandardbreds Chapter 268 Getting carried away
Chapter 268 Getting carried away
At this time, the surrounding was full of people watching the fun, and everyone's eyes were focused on the small box in the dealer's hand, and Si Chengren was no exception.
The small wooden box was flying in the air, following the dealer's gestures, and finally landed on the table with a thud.
Then the dealer withdrew his hand, looked at Si Chengren with a smile, then looked at the gentleman, and said respectfully, "Please, both of you."
The table where Si Chengren was sitting was a big table. The gambling house had a rule that the minimum bet for each big table was twenty taels, but there was no rule for the small tables.
Just now, Si Chengren changed the silver into an ingot of twenty taels. When he saw the dealer shaking the dice, he nonchalantly picked up the twenty taels of silver on the table and placed it in the designated betting position.
"I'm going to bet big in this round." Si Chengren knew nothing about this, and whether to bet big or small was entirely up to his heart.
The gentleman opposite him, with a hint of sneer on his face, also threw out a silver ingot and simply said one word: "Small."
Seeing that the two had already placed their bets, the dealer called out to the crowd, "Does anyone want to follow suit? Our casino rules are that it's one-to-one payouts."
The so-called one to one means that if you bet one tael of silver and win, you will get two taels, and so on.
"I'm big."
"Then I'll bet on the smaller one."
As soon as the dealer finished speaking, many people rushed to follow suit and place their bets, but the amount of money they bet was not much, basically just a few taels of loose change.
Seeing that the bets were almost settled, the dealer spoke again: "Okay, everyone, place your bets."
After saying that, the dealer put his hand on the small box, and under the gaze of everyone, he picked up the small wooden box.
Everyone's eyes were once again focused on that place, and they saw three dice under the small box, with three, four, and four facing up.
It was obvious that the one who bet on big won this round. Among the crowd of onlookers, several people were in high spirits, a few were dejected, and some were eager to try.
The dealer pushed forty taels of silver in front of Si Chengren.
He earned twenty taels of silver in just a short time. Si Chengren was happy in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face. He pushed forty taels to the position of the bet, and his meaning was obvious.
At the same time, he glanced at the gentleman opposite him, as if to say, come on, continue.
The gentleman seemed to be a regular here. He lowered his eyes and saw Si Chengren bet forty taels, so he followed suit and bet forty taels as well.
After both of them had made their bets, the dealer put the three dice back into the small wooden box and shook it again. When the dice fell on the table again, the gamblers who had been eager to try their luck all followed suit and placed their bets.
Si Chengren still bets on big.
Just now, someone followed Si Chengren in betting big and won. In this round, more people followed him in betting big and won again.
Looking at the eighty taels of silver in front of him, Si Chengren finally understood why some people like gambling so much. The money came too quickly.
When it came to the third round, Si Chengren bet another forty taels of silver, and he won again.
At this time, many people were flattering him.
"This young man is really lucky, winning three times in a row. It's a pity that you bet too little. If you bet more, I wonder how much you can win?"
"It doesn't look like this young man comes here often. He doesn't understand the ins and outs here."
"If I had such good luck, I would definitely bet more. Anyway, I will be back soon."
"I followed you today. I've been playing here for the whole morning, but I haven't won as much as I did in just a moment."
Originally, Si Chengren didn’t think there was anything wrong with winning these few games, but he didn’t expect these people to say that. Was he really lucky today?
With this doubt, when he placed the bet again, he increased it to sixty taels. As expected, he won again.
The surprise came so suddenly that he was completely stunned. At this moment, there was an extra 120 taels of silver in front of him, which was his pocket money for more than two months.
Suddenly he felt a little regretful. If he had bet more every time, wouldn't he have earned several hundred taels by now?
Although he thought so in his mind, he was still a little timid when he placed the bet again, and he bet eighty taels of silver reluctantly.
In the next few rounds, although he lost some, he won most of the time. Now he has three hundred taels more in front of him, so he still needs seven hundred taels.
The shining silver ingots dazzled his eyes. People are always greedy and want more. Now he is sure that he is lucky today.
It would be better to take this opportunity to win more. It would be great if there is still one thousand taels left after lending it to Li Xiaoxiao. This way he won't have to be so stingy when spending money in the future.
As for the two thousand taels from his mother, he could just find an excuse to get away with it. Anyway, his mother's money would be his sooner or later. Wouldn't it make any difference whether he spent it sooner or later?
It doesn't matter whether to lend it or not, he never thought about paying it back.
The greed in his heart no longer valued the three hundred taels. He now had only one thought, which was that he wanted more, and if he wanted more, he had to be bolder.
He came here today with two thousand taels of silver, so he could definitely play big. As long as he won the ideal amount in his mind today, he would leave immediately.
He touched the banknote through his clothes, and his heart beat faster. After a long while, he finally made up his mind.
When it came time to place the next bet, Si Chengren placed two hundred taels of silver. The scene suddenly became lively, and many people came to watch.
A big table was surrounded by people watching the fun, all wanting to see for themselves which young master was so generous.
Si Chengren raised his head proudly and said, "Look, look, it's me, the young master."
As expected, Si Chengren won again. He was feeling very proud now. Today he was the focus of the entire casino. Everyone who saw him would give him a thumbs up!
The stakes are getting bigger and bigger, and he enjoys the admiring gazes of the crowd. Even if he loses, he has to pretend to be indifferent.
Now he firmly believes that he has good luck, and even if he loses one or two games, it doesn’t matter, because he can always win it back later.
His blind arrogance made him lose himself, and he went from winning streaks in the beginning to losing streaks later on. But somehow, the more he lost, the bigger the bets he placed.
There was only one thought in my mind: if I lost this time, I would definitely win it back next time.
After losing all the money in front of him, the banknotes in his arms went out one by one. At first, he felt a little sad, but then he felt numb.
I don’t know how long it took, but Si Chengren’s face no longer had the arrogance he had when he first arrived, and was now filled with dejection and loneliness.
He reached into his arms again to feel for the banknote, but he couldn't find it. Si Chengren was suddenly panicked. How could it be gone?
He couldn't believe it and kept searching in his arms, but he couldn't find the banknote no matter how hard he looked.