Chapter 56 - 45: Throwing A Shoe to Ask for Directions
Xu Qing often passed by Shuimen Bridge, where there were indeed a few fortune-tellers and medicine sellers working in less conventional ways. But was it really true that their fortune-telling was so accurate?
If so, he would probably have to avoid Shuimen Bridge in the future. After all, it would be troublesome if one of them were to look at him a few times and, with a quick calculation, uncover a dead person.
In the mortuary, the Sutra of Salvation was still flipping pages. After receiving guidance from the Divination Master, the gambler hurried to Cuiyun Building.
The big teapot greeted him with laughter, and the gambler followed him to a quiet loft. After reporting their arrival, they heard a sharp voice from inside.
"If you want to buy our treasure, it’s not impossible, but the price—"
"The price is negotiable. How about one hundred and twenty taels?"
After being enlightened by the fortune-telling master, the gambler was determined to get the treasure that would bring him winnings, and immediately offered a price.
It was all the money he had scraped together, selling everything he owned, even his wife, except for a few taels set aside as a backup. He had lumped the rest together and blurted it out whole.
Fearing that the dignitary in the loft would look down on this amount of silver, the gambler added, "Once I win a few rounds, I’ll be willing to give you even twelve hundred taels!"
"You’ve misunderstood. Not only won’t we charge you money, but we’ll also give you money to spend."