Chapter 363: Bronze Flower

“That guy just now, was he an outsider? I heard that he did something weird.”

“Tsk, tsk, it’s a strange thing. They come to our town and do whatever they want. This is a very strange thing.”

“That person just now was really extraordinary. I didn’t even dare to look at him straight in the eye. This is the first time I realized how timid I am.”

“In this town, the brave ones are dead, and the ones who survive are the cowards.”

“I just had an idea, I don’t know if it’s correct or not, what do you think, could that person just now not be a person, but a ghost from outside the town, who came to our town specifically to compete with the local ghosts for territory?”

“Hey! Don’t tell me, this is really possible. How can a human be so powerful as to provoke ghosts everywhere? Only a ghost can do such a thing.”

“Do you think he will abide by the rules of this teahouse?”

“I think it’s uncertain. I think they came here just to challenge the rules and see whose rules are more stringent.”

“How about we retreat first? We might as well get the teahouse blown up, or we’ll be dead.”

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Listening to their conversation, the teahouse owner also began to become worried.

This teahouse is his ancestral property and he relies on it for his livelihood. If it were really destroyed by the bomb, he would be heartbroken.

He saw that some townspeople had already left and they advised him to go out and take shelter as well.

The teahouse owner shook his head firmly: “No, I won’t leave. If the teahouse is bombed, then bomb me too.”

“This is the land left by our ancestors. We can’t let it fall into my hands.”

Town resident: “Oh, why are you so pessimistic?”

“Yes! This person is alive, which is more important than anything else. It’s like if someone’s house here doesn’t collapse, at worst they can just rebuild it later!”

“Okay, then we’ll go first. If you get killed in the explosion, we’ll have a feast then.”

“I will bury you with your teahouse. Even after I die, you will be the one guarding it.”

……

Listening to these words of persuasion, the teahouse owner always felt that they were laughing at him.

Even though his own house was gone, he also wanted to see his ancestral teahouse suffer as well.

Although he said these caring words, in his heart he probably wanted this to happen.

When he thought of this, the teahouse owner felt even more upset, but this was human nature and there was nothing wrong with it.

He began to urge the apprentice who was running errands in the teahouse: “Hurry up and cook the Da Hong Pao for them at the Dong Xue Ju on the second floor.”

“When you go over, send them a fruit plate and remind them that our teahouse has a long history and it’s not easy to survive until today, so please show some mercy…”

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The elegant room on the second floor is called Dongxueju.

The overall tone of this tea room is white, and the tea table is decorated with golden and red patterns, like a warm bonfire.

There is a painting of a snow scene hanging on the wall, with the poem “No birds have flown away from the thousands of mountains, and no human traces have been seen” written on it.

There are several branches of plum blossoms on the table, and the teapot and tea set on the table are made of white blue and white porcelain, which corresponds exactly to the theme of the room.

It can be seen that the layout of this private room was carefully considered, using various methods to create the atmosphere of winter snow.

Su Ming sat on the tea chair, took out a few decks of playing cards from his pocket, and opened the box: “The environment of this private room is really good. It should charge more for such a design.”

He had always thought that the private rooms in teahouses only provided a relatively private space, but he did not expect that the added value of the environment could also make people feel that the money was worth it.

It’s because I haven’t seen enough of the real world. I haven’t been to many high-end places. Before, I didn’t have the money, and now I don’t have the time, energy, or mood.

“Playing cards in such an elegant place is really a bit out of place and spoils the mood.”

Although he said this, he still shuffled the cards in his hand.

At the same time, the skeleton soldier Wang was summoned out and asked to sit on one side of the square table to act as a card partner.

Wang was a little overwhelmed, the will-o’-the-wisp in his skull flickered, and he asked Su Ming: “What are you doing?”

Su Ming: “Playing cards, in professional terms, we are about to conduct an offline gambling activity.”

Wang: “What do you mean? I don’t understand.”

Su Ming: “Before entering the dungeon, didn’t you play with your phone and computer?”

Wang’s voice was filled with grievance: “I did play, but there are too many messed up things in your world, how can I learn it all!”

Su Ming: “It doesn’t matter. I’ll tell you the rules and you’ll understand them soon. This is called Poker. The way to play is to pick three cards from the deck, and then…”

Listening to Su Ming’s gibberish, Wang tilted his head, his face full of questions: “What is a flush? What is a straight? Also, what are points? Why is 5 bigger than 4?…”

Each problem is very basic.

Su Ming then realized that it was really difficult to teach a skeleton from another world who had never even attended kindergarten to play poker.

However, in order to break the taboo, the bet must be established.

He simply made up a simpler set of rules: “Well, poker is still too complicated for you.”

“Then let’s play Draw One. We only compare the size of this card. Just remember that the A symbol is the largest, followed by the K symbol, then the Q symbol, and then the J…”

After he finished speaking, he took out the money in his pocket, split half of it, and placed it in front of Wang: “This is your chip. Our goal is to win the chips in the other party’s hand… Do you understand?”

This time, Wang finally figured out how to play the game: “I understand, but there are so many symbols that look like magic circuits, it’s a bit difficult for me to remember them.”

After arduous preparations, this simple gambling game finally began.

Wang’s luck was surprisingly good, and he quickly won half of the money in front of Su Ming.

“Is this game so simple?” Wang, who had the novice luck BUFF, felt that the game was too simple and even a bit boring.

He was wondering if there was any trick that could help him lose some chips. It didn’t seem wise to always win against his own master.

At this time, the teahouse apprentice walked into the room with a pot of hot water: “Tea is here~”

He poured steaming hot water into the tea set in the room, and immediately the aroma of Dahongpao tea filled the air, making people feel relaxed and happy.

After pouring the money, he looked at the gambling game on the table with a very interested expression on his face: “Interesting! How is this played? I have never seen it before.”

Su Ming introduced: “This is the ultimate simplified version of fried golden flowers – copper flowers.”

Teahouse Apprentice: “What are the rules?”

Su Ming: “Touch one and compare the size.”

The apprentice was immediately amazed when he heard this: “Wonderful! This is really the ultimate simplicity!”

“If you draw a card, you can make the game faster and reduce the factor of skill in determining the outcome, turning it into a purer contest of luck and psychology.”

“I wonder if I’d be lucky enough to play a few games with you two?” The teahouse apprentice rubbed his hands together, his eyes shining, he was very excited and couldn’t wait.

(End of this chapter)