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It tasted incredibly delicious.
"What kind of dessert is this?"
Xi Shi saw that King Fuchai was in a daze every day.
He answered casually.
"ravioli."
Since then,
That's how the delicious food of wonton came about.
After everyone had eaten the wontons,
They were chatting idly inside the house.
Then they heard someone shouting in the courtyard outside.
"Brother, brother..."
"Judging from the voice, it sounds like Li Kui,"
Hu Sanniang laughed.
"What is he doing here on this snowy day?"
"Are you going to invite the gentleman out for a meal again?"
"Probably not,"
Zhao Yuan laughed.
"Okay, you can sit down first,"
"I'll go out and take a look."
Once they reached the courtyard,
Zhao Yuan saw Li Kui standing anxiously at the courtyard gate.
"Tie Niu, what's wrong? Is it urgent?"
"Brother, I need to talk to you about something."
Li Kui rubbed his hands together.
He chuckled.
"Brother, could you lend me some money first?"
"how,"
Zhao Yuan frowned and asked,
"You've spent all your salary this month again?"
Chapter 1564 The Gambling Trend
The leaders of Liangshan
According to their respective duties
They receive a monthly salary.
For most leaders
To cover monthly expenses,
That's more than enough.
"You haven't lost at gambling again, have you?"
Zhao Yuan frowned and asked,
"How much do you want to borrow?"
On Liangshan Mountain.
Gambling is strictly prohibited under normal circumstances.
Most people can comply.
Only a few people,
For example, Li Kui,
They often cause trouble.
And during the days of the winter solstice,
Zhao Yuan made a special exception.
It's been open for three days.
However, it also requires,
When gambling with a large group, the stakes shouldn't be too high.
To avoid damaging our harmony.
"That's a lot,"
Li Kui rubbed his hands and chuckled.
"Brother, please lend me a hundred or two taels of silver first."
"What do you need so much silver for?"
When Zhao Yuan heard that it would cost one or two hundred taels,
He immediately frowned and said,
"Are you guys playing this high?"
"Come on, let's go back and get the silver,"
"I'll go join in the fun too."
Li Kui heard that Zhao Yuan was also going.
They were naturally overjoyed.
He immediately laughed.
"It would be best if my brother went,"
"Otherwise, our brothers' money..."
"They're all going to be won by Xiao Yi."
"Brothers?"
Zhao Yuan gave Li Kui a disapproving sidelong glance.
"You're not borrowing money for all of you, are you?"
"hey-hey,"
Li Kui smiled憨憨地,
Zhao Yuan was right.
Zhao Yuan knew that Yan Qing was familiar with all sorts of people.
It can be said that he is knowledgeable in everything.
But did not expect,
He's even so good at gambling.
Is Xiao Yi really that amazing?
Li Kui nodded vigorously.
“Among us brothers back then,”
"When it comes to gambling, Brother Ruan is the best,"
"But everyone has both wins and losses."
"But ever since Brother Xiao Yi went up the mountain,"
"But all we see is him winning,"
"I won't let him lose!"
Zhao Yuan took Li Kui to collect the silver.
"By the way, where did you set up this betting platform?"
"Right in my house,"
Li Kui said dejectedly.
"You, the bookmaker, actually lost everything?"
Zhao Yuan was immediately at a loss for words, both amused and exasperated.
As mentioned, since the founding of the Song Dynasty,
This led to a widespread gambling culture.
The scholars and nobles played various complex gambling games such as Cuju (ancient Chinese football), Dama (a type of horse racing game), and Shuanglu (another type of backgammon).
As for ordinary people,
They would play simple games like cockfighting and quail fighting.
In the early Northern Song Dynasty
It can be said that the whole nation is addicted to gambling.
But gambling is ultimately about harming others for personal gain.
For every winner, there is a loser.
But losing too much
Naturally, some people will take the risk.
And later,
As this gambling trend spread into the military...
Those soldiers who were in a hurry to lose
They often cause trouble.
Seeing the murders caused by gambling,
More and more
The imperial court then began to ban gambling.
Anyone who participates in gambling,
They should all be given one hundred strokes of the cane.
Those who dare to open a gambling den
They were even beheaded and their heads displayed to the public.
Some scholars who passed the imperial examinations were even found to be involved in gambling.
And were subjected to caning
He was also stripped of his official title.
With the strict enforcement of the ban on gambling,
The gambling culture among the Song people
And gradually, they changed.
However, after Cai Jing came to power...