Return To 1977 Chapter 258: Borrow money

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On the evening of the third day of the third year of junior high school, Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan were not idle either. They went to Caishikou to visit "Old Ghost" and "Xiao Leizi".

There were four bottles of Moutai as gifts, which were both face-saving and sincere. The other party showed their appreciation and entertained them very warmly.

During the banquet, they learned that the "old ghost" had really listened to Hong Yanwu's advice, either buying it with money, destroying evidence, or spreading rumors. He had basically dealt with the tail end of the old grudges.

The old guy has almost become a "submarine" now, just making plans behind the scenes and supporting "Xiao Leizi" with all his strength in front.

As for "Xiao Leizi", he has not embarrassed the "old ghost". He has "suppressed" the "spies" who originally occupied the Caishikou vegetable market, and his power has initially been established. In other words, the only thing left in Caishikou today is the banner of "Old Ghost".

Hong Yanwu saw "Xiao Leizi" looking high-spirited and gearing up, and then thought back to his previous life when entering the new century. Hong Kong's "Ta Kung Pao" had done an exclusive interview with "Xiao Leizi" on the front page "The Rule of a Generation of Heroes" "Twenty Years of Capital Rebellion", I can't help but feel emotional.

He knew that the rise of this "big shot" in the north and south of the capital probably started at this time!

Suddenly, his mind moved, and he took the opportunity to tell "Hongye" that he was admitted to college and was thinking of quitting. I would like to ask "Xiao Leizi" if he has any intention of taking over "Hongye"'s territory and subordinates.

Needless to say, his purpose is to sell more favors and solve some practical problems by the way. After all, not all the "Hongye" brothers want to wash their hands, so it can provide these people with an extra choice.

Of course, the information obtained by the police was also laid out openly, allowing "Xiao Leizi" to make his own decision.

But this matter cannot be decided immediately. "Old Ghost" and "Xiao Leizi" then said that they would add it all up and give the accurate information in a few days. But it was obvious that "Xiao Leizi" was very moved.

But after saying this, what Hong Yanwu didn't expect was that "Xiao Leizi" later told him some not-so-good news, that is, his "little wife" was obsessed with gambling, and she couldn't help it no matter what. He didn't listen, and now he has taken the initiative to leave and no longer follows "Xiao Leizi".

"Xiao Leizi" also said that when they broke up, he gave his "little wife" 300 yuan as break-up expenses. I heard that this kid is now in a huge debt. He seems to be in a terrible mess if he borrows money from anyone. He might find Hong Yanwu's head soon.

Hong Yanwu knew very well that there was no problem with the matter of "Xiao Leizi". He had already done everything he could to be benevolent and righteous, and this was a kind reminder to himself not to get involved, lest he use money in vain to fill a bottomless pit.

But the "little daughter-in-law" had clearly and secretly helped him a lot, and she had no regrets and was always devoted. If you really don't care, I'll feel a little uncomfortable...

Not to mention, "Xiao Leizi" is indeed prescient, and this reminder will soon come true.

On the second day after the Spring Festival, early in the morning on February 11, before Hong Yanwu could sort out the many matters in his hands, his "little wife" took the initiative to come to his door and ask him to borrow money.

After not seeing each other for more than half a year, the "little wife" looks miserable. The clothes were shabby, the spirit was listless, and he looked down and out. The gift only brought two pieces of "Fragrant Mountain". These things didn't even cost ten yuan, which already speaks volumes about his financial situation.

As soon as he entered the Chen family in the west courtyard and sat down, Hong Yanwu asked knowingly, "Why are you acting like this? 'Xiao Leizi' is just watching? He is so sorry for our buddies!"

The "little wife" blushed immediately and hurriedly said vaguely that he was not up to par and didn't want to do it anymore. We are in an emergency now, and I would like to ask Hong Yanwu to help him with some emergencies if it is convenient for him. When he has the money, he will send it to him.

Hong Yanwu saw his sloppy look and was naturally angry and ridiculous, so he deliberately disgusted him and took out ten yuan and put it on the table. He also said there was no need to worry and he could pay it back slowly.

This moment made the "little wife" so embarrassed that he couldn't sit still. He stood up and was stunned for a while, not knowing what to do. Finally he sighed, silently picked up the money and turned around to leave.

But when he reached the door, Hong Yanwu stopped him.

"Come back! Why don't you tell the truth? Do you want to make money with these ten dollars?"

Okay, now the "little wife" finally understands. He honestly turned around again, and with a look of shame on his face, he told the story of how he had ended up in this situation.

Since the end of the "Movement", all walks of life in society have gradually moved towards order. Some units took the lead in restoring the bonus system, and the state also conducted a general salary adjustment in October last year. Then the life of ordinary people will be much easier, and the income of the "player master" and "Buddha" will naturally increase accordingly.

But people in this circle don’t have any stable masters. Now that there are savings outside the home and abroad, many people can no longer sit idle because of the money in their pockets. As a result, gambling spread in society, and gambling games began to appear in various parts of the capital.

In this period, there were still few "poker" games. Most people played cards such as "Knock Three Houses", "Strive for the Top", "Upgrade", "Gongzhu", etc. The scoring rules of the game were simple, and it was regarded as a formal gambling game. Wins and losses are limited, and everyone feels that it is not exciting enough and does not quench their thirst. So gradually, "rat pulling" gradually became popular and became a regular game in gambling.

But this one is still too monotonous, and I don’t know who is responsible. At the end of last year, the "Mahjong tiles" that had disappeared for decades reappeared in the world, and soon became a popular means of making money. .

As a "young daughter-in-law", he didn't have much of an addiction to "pulling mice" or "playing mahjong" at the beginning, that is, he would just play casually when he caught up with an acquaintance, and his chances of winning or losing were quite limited.

Unexpectedly, his sidekick "Little Cheese" Nian Chunyan is quite talented at "Mahjong". After the first contact, I picked up the game very quickly. I gradually learned to count cards and keep cards. From then on, I won more and lost less.

So the two of them figured it out and thought that this way they could make money very quickly, which was faster than "catching points" for safety outside, so they might as well rely on gambling to make a living. In this way, they began to take the initiative to find mahjong boards to participate in, and the game became bigger and bigger.

Not to mention, for a period of time they had a series of victories, and soon they had more than 2,000 yuan in victory.

At this time, they were all full of yearning for a better future and set an ultimate goal. That is, get married after winning five thousand yuan. Not only will you stop gambling, but you will also let your "little wife" wash your hands in a golden basin and live a good life at home from now on.

Unexpectedly, from this moment on, their luck took a turn for the worse.

Nian Chunyan began to lose more and win less, and because the amount of gambling was also large at this time, not only did she spit out all her initial winnings, but also the savings of more than 1,000 yuan that the "little wife" had accumulated over the years. Got in.

People are like this. It's easy to pull away when you win, but it's hard to pull away when you lose.

The more they lose, the more jealous they become, and they refuse to listen to anyone's advice. The "little wife" and the "little cheese" borrow money from everywhere in an attempt to make money. As a result, the famine got worse and worse, and people became "ghosts" who were avoided by acquaintances.

At this point, the "little wife" had completely lowered her head, apologizing to Hong Yanwu as if repenting.

"Master Hong, I'm sorry for you. It's all in vain that you arranged such a good place for me. This 'jar' now has twenty people in charge, but I..."

Unexpectedly, Hong Yanwu would not allow him to speak any more and stopped him with just one sentence.

"Why are you sorry to me? It's not painful for me. You're not sorry for me. I'm just asking, all the money you earned despite being cheated has been wasted! Ask yourself , can you respect yourself? I’m so full!”

This kind of crowding makes the "little wife" want to find a crack in the ground and crawl into it. But this kid is still a little stubborn.

"Who says it's not the case? I regret it now. Alas, there is no way! This person can't recite words when he walks, his teeth are stuck when he drinks cold water, and his heels are hit by farts! But I can't always be unlucky, can I? If you could lend me a It's a thousand-eight-hundred-dollar thing, but I'll have a chance. To tell you the truth, there is a card game at my house this afternoon. We are all friends who have been playing together for a long time. Don't worry, as long as we are lucky. Once transferred, send your money back first..."

Hong Yanwu was even more angry and disdainful, and simply cursed!

"Are you **** stupid? You still think about winning it back on your own! Just do your daydreams! Have you never thought about why you always lose? Is there anyone who always plays cards with you? Winning? You just saw others winning a lot of money, but have you ever considered how many people often win money and how many people often lose money..."

"I tell you, there is an unbreakable truth in gambling. Novices are afraid of experienced players, experienced players are afraid of masters, masters are afraid of thousands of hands, and thousands of hands are afraid of mistakes. As the saying goes, nine out of ten gambles, the only time I won't lie to you is To lure you in! If you continue to gamble, just like ordinary people and 'Buddha' getting together to count money, there is no chance that the money will end up in other people's pockets..."

"You're so promising! You even brought the card game to your own home! Did you know that organizing gambling is a greater crime than participating in gambling! Let the neighbors report it and let the police catch you! You have to be better than others You’ll be sentenced to several more years! Your grandfather only left you a small courtyard, and you misbehaved like this!”

Hong Yanwu was scolded continuously and watched his "little wife" flinch and become speechless after being scolded by him. Hong Yanwu didn't feel relieved at all. He felt extremely pity for this kid's ignorance.

No problem, it is universally recognized that Chinese people love gambling. But Chinese people know too little about gambling.

Comparatively speaking, most Westerners can still study probability and science in gambling, and define gambling relatively rationally as a form of recreational speculation.

However, more Chinese people are always confused by the excitement of gambling and the possibility of getting rich. Driven by the bad nature of indolence and indolence, they are completely addicted to the appearance of this behavior, ignorantly and superstitiously treating gambling as a A simple act of gambling on luck.

This makes it difficult to prevent them from becoming a group of lambs for slaughter.

Of course, this does not mean that Hong Yanwu himself is very smart. In his previous life, in the 1990s, he was also "set up" and lost 1.5 million in one night.

For this matter, he was almost given up by the "big shot". But it was a blessing in disguise. I quit gambling because I didn’t want to lose my golden job.

And many years later, when he met a domestic "con man" through an acquaintance while on vacation abroad, he truly understood how deep the quagmire of gambling was. It can be said that from the countryside to the city, even if it is an ordinary entertainment card game between friends, no one is completely clean. It's all somewhat "fishy".

This naturally made him ashamed, and he was even more grateful that he had stepped back from the brink.

So naturally, this kind of experience can be used to educate the "little wife". Following Hong Yanwu was like the "con man" waking him up, asking detailed questions little by little, and teaching the "little wife" a good lesson.

At the beginning, the "little wife" did not dare to talk back because she was afraid of Hong Yanwu, but she didn't really believe it in her heart. But slowly, Hong Yanwu explained the truth clearly, and what he said was on point, and it became more and more consistent with his own feelings. In the end, he had to admit that there was probably something wrong with the game.

The main suspicions focus on the frequent players in the card game, the "boiler" in Xidan and the "big wotou" in Xisi.

Because in his impression, the two "players" from Beicheng were very good at playing cards at the beginning and lost a lot of money. But then I don't know when I turned around. I never lost almost every time I played cards. Nian Chunyan also started losing around that time, and basically all the money was put into their pockets.

What will it feel like once you wake up? .

The "little wife" waved her hand and gave herself ear stickers!

For him, unwillingness, regret, anger, self-pity...maybe all of them!