A Card Shark’s World - C3
Chen San’er and the others often played cards in the dorm, and they also played quite a lot of them. It was said that there would be more than a hundred winners and losers in a single night. Many people would often join in on the fun. That day, Fatty Du and I went over, but due to the large number of people, we didn’t attract anyone’s attention. At that time, I was extremely nervous, not because of anything else but because I and Fatty Du didn’t have a single cent on us.
A large group of people stayed in one of the dormitories. The air was filled with the stench of feet and smoke. There were those who played Landlord, those who filled in the hole, those who used Golden Flowers, and so on. I didn’t have the confidence to just stand to the side and watch, while little fatty Du continuously nudged me with his arm to get on.
It just so happened that someone from Landlord’s side was leaving at this time. The other two people asked unwillingly if anyone else wanted to play. Before I could say anything, Little Fatty Du said he did. After that, she pulled me over, but I just couldn’t force myself to sit on the bed.
I know these two people who play cards. One of them is Chen San’er’s follower called Ma Chen, nicknamed Little Ma Ge. He is very tall and strong, and can play very well. He is very famous in our school. The other one was someone who had met the basketball team a few times. His name was Zhou Jinhao, nicknamed Liu Chuanfeng.
After sitting down, Ma Chen asked me how much I was playing around with. I casually replied, “Up to you.”
Hearing my words, Ma Chen was stunned for a moment before he asked Zhou Jinhao, who was standing to the side. After confirming that it was two dollars each, he flipped the bomb and flipped through it. After no one had a problem with that, he began to hand out the cards. At first I was lucky enough to win about five or six dollars.
As they would calculate the money after they finished fighting, Ma Chen recorded everyone’s achievements in an exercise book. After a few more rounds, my luck seemed to have run out. Zhou Jinhao wasn’t much better, but Ma Chen was able to pick up a bomb.
After playing for about an hour, Ma Chen said that he wanted to go to sleep and started to count his money. This was not that important – even if it was counted as my loss of over eighty dollars!
I was anxious at the time, I wanted to ask what happened to Fatty Du, but when I turned around, I found that this brat had long since disappeared.
“What are you looking at? Hurry up and fork out the money.” Ma Chen said to me with a cigarette in his mouth.
I took a deep breath and picked up the poker card on the floor. I haven’t had my fill of fun yet, so let’s play a bit more. ”
Ma Chen somewhat impatiently yawned and said, “I still have something to do tomorrow. I want to play next time.”
I said yes next time, then stood up and patted my butt ready to leave. At this time Ma Chen grabbed me and asked me if I wanted to go back on my word. His expression was fiendish, and after he shouted, the others all looked towards me.
I pushed his hand away and said unhappily, “I didn’t have a good time. If you want to play next time, I’ll give you the money next time. It’s only 80 yuan, right? You still want to fight? ”
Seeing that Ma Rong was about to flare up, my heart skipped a beat. At that moment, Chen San’er walked over. He pulled Ma Chen aside and gave me a glance. “What’s wrong, Sixth Brother? Are you here to cause trouble today?”
Although I didn’t like Chen San’er’s looks, I didn’t want to argue with him. I immediately put on a smile and said, “Third Brother, what you said just now. We’re all classmates, how could I dare to come here and cause trouble? I’m just not having fun yet.”
He looked at me thoughtfully. “Fine. Since you’re not satisfied with what you’re doing, I’ll play with you. How big do you want to play with?”
Hearing him say this, I opened my mouth without thinking, “Ten dollars a serving!”
At that time, ten dollars was a lot of money to play Landlord, and I only said this amount for the sake of face, but as soon as I said it, I regretted it.
With an unchanged expression, Chen San’er smiled and said, “Sure, then I’ll play with you.”
After saying that, he took the card and sat down. Ma Chen had no choice but to sit down unhappily. Next, Chen San’er handed me her poker cards. “You can hand out your cards.”
I pretended to be calm as I received the poker card and nodded my head. However, my heart had already turned upside down. I told myself to be calm, to fight for a landowner. I was someone who had learned a thousand things. With that in mind, I calmed down a little. I took a deep breath and began to shuffle the cards.
I knew that Ma Chen and Chen San’er were in the same group. If I let one of them be the owner, the other one might not follow the rules. In any case, it would be better for him to take the initiative himself.
Of course, there’s another reason. After I get the landlord, I will be the one to shuffle the cards in the next game. This is also the perfect time for me to use the Thousand Arts.
I lost the first round, but I remembered the positions of some of the cards. During the reshuffle, I purposely messed up the cards. Actually, I had already placed a pair of kings in the positions I wanted.
After washing the cards, I began to lift the cards. I made a mark on the place where the cards were lifted, as Elder Wang had taught me before.
I began to deal. I used the simple method of “giving two”, which is a common trick. The operation was very simple, but it was quite difficult for others to see through it. I set the King on the top, with my left hand playing cards and my right hand playing cards.
When it was dealt, I rubbed the thumb of my left hand out on a card, then used my right hand to take the card and send it out. The point is when I take the cards, in fact my right hand is holding the second card, that is, the card under the King.
Be quick about it, and it will give the illusion that you have been dealing the first card, and then when it reaches you, you will give yourself the king at the top.
I left the kid on the cards so I could easily get a pair of kamikazes together!
After dealing the cards, I picked up the cards in front of me and called for the landlord. Chen San’er had a nonchalant expression while Ma Cheng was gloating. Opening up her trump card, Chen San’er’s expression changed slightly, but she didn’t say anything.
As it was my first time playing a thousand cards, my heartbeat quickened as I looked at the cards in my hands. However, I knew that I mustn’t panic at this moment. I clenched my teeth and started to play cards.
As expected, their cards are very bad. They can’t afford it if I play the game, so I have three belts, one in Chen San’er’s hand. However, at this time, I only have two princes and two princes left. I didn’t say anything else, just went straight to the king’s explosion and ended the match in one versus two.
After tasting the sweetness, I didn’t panic anymore. I then went through all the things Elder Wang had taught me one by one. It was a trial. The main thing was that no one sitting there could tell that I was out of a thousand. Gradually, I started to feel proud. After dozens of cards, I directly won more than 500 points.
This time, I played my last card. Chen San’er had an ugly expression on her face as she opened her mouth and said: “I think that’s it for today.”
I stretched my waist and said nonchalantly, “Alright, I’ll do whatever Third Brother says.”
At this time, Ma Chen who was sitting at the side had a stupefied expression, as if he had been struck dumb. The corners of my mouth curled up as I took the exercise book and started calculating. When I reported the amount, Ma Chen’s face instantly paled and his legs started to tremble unnaturally.
“Give me the money.” I looked at him.
Ma Chen swallowed his saliva and took out a handful of change coins from his pocket. He was counting them one by one with ten or five yuan each. Seeing him like that made my heart burst with joy. I thought to myself, look at you, weren’t you a little crazy just now? Continue being so arrogant!
After counting for a long time, he only had one hundred yuan left. Then, he turned his head and smiled at Chen San’er, “Third brother, do you have any money for me to borrow from your place?”
Chen San’er frowned, “You didn’t even pay back the money you owed me last time …” As he spoke, he took out a wallet from his pocket and took out three hundred yuan. “I don’t have any more.”
He handed me the three hundred dollars, and I took it and swallowed. That was three hundred dollars! My living expenses for one semester!
However, when I received the money, I also came to my senses. Although Chen San’er had money, at that time, the three hundred yuan was not a small sum. It should have been his living expenses for a week. As the saying goes, if you leave a chance for us to meet again in the future, then no matter what, this Chen San’er is still a person of our school.
So I took out a hundred dollars and gave the remaining two hundred to him, “Third Brother, you’re too serious, aren’t you? This three hundred yuan is too much. I will just take a hundred, and the rest will be taken as third brother’s arena fee. ”
Chen San’er was stunned for a moment. Her eyeballs rolled as she hesitated for a moment. Then, she smiled and took the two hundred yuan. “Sixth Brother, you are too polite.”
He put the money in his wallet and handed me a cigarette.
After saying that, he didn’t bother with Ma Chen anymore and went to chat with someone else. Ma Chen looked at me with a pained expression and said, “Old Sixth, can I owe the rest of the money?”
I looked at him with a faint smile. “It’s not impossible for me to owe him something …” “Well, the interest is five dollars a day.”
“Five dollars?” Ma Chen stared at me with his eyes wide open.
I took a drag on my cigarette. “As long as you give me the money tomorrow, I won’t charge you any interest. The bank is taking interest now, right?”
In the end, Ma Chen had no choice but to clench his teeth and agree. After I left their dorm, I already had more than 200 yuan on me. My heart was already blooming with joy, but when I thought of Fatty Du, my stomach filled with anger!
This grandson has been running away since he was young when something happened to him. He was too disloyal! He had to be properly treated!