Explore Changbai Mountain

Chapter 62
"Either way, the old man is so lucky that such a serious illness can be cured, and the time to enjoy the blessings is yet to come."

Chen Ziyang went on to say: "Yes, my dad's illness can be cured. I think mentality is very important. Don't take anything too seriously. As the saying goes, do your best and obey the destiny. It is much better to accept some things calmly than to force them. Now the old man has quit smoking, drinks tea at home every day, and does exercises, he is very healthy." After finishing speaking, Chen Ziyang turned his attention to Wang Lele.

Wang Lele knew that Chen Ziyang came here to thank him for giving him the tea set for his father, and also to persuade him that Zhang Tianhao must be in danger.Chen Ziyang hoped that he would be mentally prepared so that he would not lose his composure when the time came.He gave him a grateful look.

Everyone was preoccupied and didn't feel like going to sleep.Seeing that Wang Lele had no intention of leaving, Yang Lei asked everyone to tell him a story.

No one expected that the first person to speak was the usually taciturn Shuai Shi.

"Let me tell you a story that happened in our Big Walnut Iron Mine! I also heard this story. There used to be a worker in the mine named Wu Lao Liu. I don't know his real name. Anyway, everyone called him Wu. Lao Liu, Wu Lao Liu usually has two major hobbies, one is drinking, and the other is gambling. He is proficient in Pai Gow, Mahjong, and solitaire, and he always wins when he gambles."

"When he loses money and is unhappy, he uses alcohol to drown his sorrows. When he wins money and is happy, he also drinks heavily. If he drinks too much, he beats his wife and children. A good home allows him to gamble, drink, and beat his wife. Ion dispersal. This Wu Laoliu is just dawdling in class every day. When he has nothing to do, he invites people to drink, gamble and gamble. Others avoid him. This day is catching up with this Wu Laoliu who is on the first shift, at 12 o'clock in the evening Go to work, leave work at 8 am."

"Before going to work, Wu Laoliu had already gambled a lot. He lost a lot of money. He was drowsy and drowsy. He fell asleep in class for two hours. He felt unwell, so he thought. Skip work and go back. Because it was midnight, there was no shuttle bus from the mine to pick him up. Fortunately, the mine was not far from where he lived, and it would take less than half an hour to walk, so Wu Laoliu walked back. home. It wasn't long before he passed the Kazimen."

Because he was afraid that Wang Lele would not understand, Shuai Sanshi specifically explained to her when he said this: "The Kazi Gate is the checkpoint for people entering and leaving our mine. It is located on the only road entering and leaving the mine. The security guards hired by the mine They are guarding, regardless of whether it is an incoming or outgoing vehicle, they need to stop for inspection to see if anyone has stolen iron ingots, steel ingots and the like from the mine to sell for money. The trunk of the small car needs to be opened, and the large car also needs to be carefully checked. Accept the interrogation carefully."

"Wu Laoliu walked past Kazimen not far away, and saw three people playing cards around a boulder next to the road. This Wu Laoliu felt strange. He has worked in the mine for more than 20 years. I don’t know how many times I have walked this road back and forth, but I never remembered that there is such a flat stone here, and there are a few small stone benches beside the stone.”

"But Wu Laoliu, who was drowsy, saw other people playing cards, so he couldn't help himself, so he went over. At that time, there was no such thing as three-person fighting the landlord, and the general game required four players to play cards. Personally, because there is one person missing, these three people can’t play many poker games, and the game is also boring. Seeing Wu Laoliu coming and wanting to join, everyone agreed with both hands and feet, so the four of them joined in Playing on this flat rock."

"Since we want to play, there will be some big prizes, because Wu Laoliu is a gambler, he doesn't have much money, and he has lost a game before, so he only has 80 yuan left in his pocket. I didn't dare to play too big, so I played with them for a while."

"But Wu Lao Liu didn't expect that he had a fortune, and he could get any card he wanted. After a while, Wu Lao Liu won three 500 yuan. He also had a lot of money in his heart With confidence, Wu Laoliu asked for an increase, and the other three agreed, and because of the increase, the five Laoliu won more than 2000 yuan in a short while."

"At that time, the wages of mine workers were not very high. Wu Laoliu only earned more than 1000 yuan a month. In such a short period of time, he won nearly two months' wages. Wu Laoliu smiled from ear to ear. Yes. The other three lost their money and wanted to get their money back, so they asked to increase their stake again, and Wu Lao Liu also agreed. There is no reason why he can increase it if he wants to, but others can’t increase it.”

"After adding more money, Wu Laoliu won more than 3000 yuan. One of the other three asked him, brother, you have won so much money, why don't you go home quickly? Wu Laoliu said with a smile, It’s rare that I’m lucky today, and I want to play a little longer. Another person said, it’s rare that there are four people, so let’s continue playing.”

"After continuing to play, Wu Laoliu found something was wrong. Every time his cards were very good, but they were always a little worse than others. After a while, he won more than 3000 yuan and poured it all in. At this time, Wu Laoliu, who was half sober from the wine, felt that something was wrong, could it be that someone else made the buckle?"

"But most gamblers are like this. If they win money, they want to win more. If they lose money, they don't know how to stop. They still want to make money. This way, they will only get stuck in the mud and get deeper and deeper. Wu Laoliu is also like this One kind of person lost all his money, so he borrowed money from three people to continue playing. Not only did he not get it back, but by the time it was almost dawn, he already owed these three people more than 6000 yuan."

"Seeing that the sky is almost dawn, the other three people are not playing anymore, so Wu Lao Liu is asked to write down the paperwork, and then the game is over. But this Wu Lao Liu is also a rambunctious master. He didn't admit anything, so one of the three said to him, you don't need to write a bill, we are three brothers, it's rare to meet a poker friend, usually we are all three, and we don't gamble well. Have fun. How about this, as long as you promise to play cards with us often in the future, not only will we not want the money you owe, but we can also give you the 3000 yuan you won before."

"When Wu Laoliu heard that there is no such good thing in the world, it means that he has earned 1 yuan today, so he quickly agreed without hesitation. After the 3000 yuan is really After getting it in his hand, Wu Laoliu laughed so hard that he was about to die. Seeing that the east was already bright, the three got up and walked away. After walking a few steps, one of them turned around and shouted, Wu Laoliu, you are not happy. Come play cards with us?"

(End of this chapter)