Chapter 309 Crispy Rice Cake (5)
"That is a piece of soft armor used for self-defense. It is worn outside the close-fitting inner clothes." Lin Fei said as he traced his fingers to the name of the person who took the soft armor and nodded slightly, "This person is also a businessman." Businessmen, it’s just that the things they buy and sell are really interesting.”
Due to the special nature of the Dali Temple Yamen and the relationship between the cases, Dali Temple officials have dealt with high-ranking officials, relatives of the emperor, and common people, even refugees and beggars. Therefore, everyone in Dali Temple has always dealt with He boasts that he has dealt with all three religions and nine schools and has extensive knowledge.
But after looking at the business that Lin Fei specifically wrote after this person's name, even Liu Yuan and Bai Zhu were a little stunned when they first met.
There is no other reason. There are only two words written behind the name of this person's business: gambling on stones.
The so-called stone gambling means that merchants place a pile of rough stones together and clearly mark the prices for people to choose and buy. There are pure stones in these rubbles, and some stones contain priceless jade.
Just looking at the appearance of these stones, it is often difficult to discern what is going on inside. Even the most experienced connoisseurs will be mistaken, let alone ordinary people.
Therefore, the word "gambling" plays a large role in the stone gambling business. Although we know that most of the rough stones are ordinary stones, it is very possible to buy an ordinary stone at a sky-high price. The beauty of pie-losing still makes many people addicted to it. Even ordinary people, as long as they see stone gambling merchants setting up stalls in the market, they can't help but stop and step forward to enjoy the fun.
"This man's name is Liu Sanqing. For generations, his family has been in the business of watching people gamble on stones and collecting the hard work of transporting the stones. Until this business of gambling on stones was passed to his father," Lin Fei Said, "Father Liu was transporting stones and watching others discover beautiful jade from the rough stones he bought at his stone stall. He became rich overnight and finally couldn't bear his end."
Just like the owner of a gambling house who runs a gambling house, the first thing he has to control is his own hands. Once he ends up personally, the boss will not be far away from the gambler.
"After Liu's father left the industry, he cut the rough stones brought from the mine by himself. Most of the stones were waste materials, and even if there were jade, they were mostly materials that could not be sold at a high price," Lin Fei said, "It was finally cut open with a knife, and the exposed material was good for planting. Some people wanted to buy it back at a high price to bet on the half-opened ones. Father Liu refused and chose to open it himself. As a result, after it was fully opened, there was only a thin layer of jade skin, which was regarded as It was cut to pieces. It can be said that this sword cost his ancestors and most of his own wealth."
This is the mentality of gamblers. Liu Yuan and Bai Zhu were not surprised when they heard this. After hearing Lin Fei say that he had lost most of his fortune, they knew that the matter was not over yet. After all, for people like Liu's father who are willing to gamble, if most of their net worth is lost, don't they still have a small half of their net worth left? As long as I still have money on hand and a way to get money, I won't stop.
Sure enough, not long after, Liu's father, who had repeatedly sworn to his family that he would never gamble, started gambling again as expected.
This time, the batch of stones was cut open again, revealing the jade mouth. The jade incision is good for planting, and someone offered to buy this half-open one for gambling. Because Liu's father lost most of his fortune last time, when Liu's father was hesitating, his wife came over after hearing the inquiry. Seeing Liu's father gambling again, she immediately started a dispute with him, threatening to divorce him and return to her parents' home.
Liu's father, who was hesitant at first, simply sold the cut material to someone else because of the dispute. As a result, the person opened all the jade stones on the spot. Except for a layer of stone on the surface, everything inside was filled with beautiful jade. The bet was high. In this situation, thinking that what was his one moment ago was no longer his in the blink of an eye, and then thinking about the fact that he had lost most of his fortune in gambling, Liu's father was furious and directed his anger at Mrs. Liu, who was arguing with him. On the body, he moved his hands in anger.
"...Then Father Liu first beat Mrs. Liu half to death for making him unable to get rich. Then he beat Mrs. Liu half to death, and then pushed Mrs. Liu who still wanted to stop him and went out to drink to relieve her anger. After drinking all night, when I returned home, I found Mrs. Liu lying on her back motionless on the ground, and the blood under the back of her head had long dried up." When Lin Fei said this, he couldn't help but shake his head, "Mrs. Liu is dead. "
"Before they got involved in gambling, Father Liu and Mrs. Liu were a couple who were in love with each other, and their relationship was also good. If not, Mrs. Liu would not have stayed together even after Father Liu lost most of his fortune in gambling, but "I didn't expect to be affectionate, but it ended up like this," Lin Fei said, "Mrs. Liu's natal family naturally refused to comply, especially when they saw Mrs. Liu who was beaten and injured all over her body, they became even more furious. The two families turned against each other. I deeply hate the people and things related to the other party..."
When he heard Lin Fei talking about "people and things related to each other", Liu Yuandong and Bai Zhu were immediately excited and thought of a person: "In this case... then Liu Sanqing will definitely become the two families who are at odds with each other."
Lin Fei nodded and said: "The evidence of Liu's father's murder was conclusive, and he paid for Mrs. Liu's life with his own life. Because Liu Sanqing has the blood of the 'enemy', the two families blamed each other, and he relied on the care of the villagers to grow up." Later, I don’t know how he hooked up with the ancestors of the Liu family who worked in the ore pit and started the stone betting business again. But probably because of Liu’s father’s past experience, he heard that although he was in the stone betting business, he never As a result of my gambling, I am still relatively wealthy and living a good life!"
Since he was living a good life, why did he, a businessman, wear soft armor?
Liu Sanqing, who had just purchased a batch of stones from other places and returned to Chang'an in recent days, had his own explanation for this.
"You don't know, it's not easy to do any business these days," Liu Sanqing, who was inspecting the stones with his men, said, "The business of betting on stones started in the mines. When we buy wool, we always have to be careful. If a batch of rough stones can’t produce a few materials, who else will come to my stall to gamble on stones? Good wool must be snatched up, not the peers who purchase the wool, the miners in the mines, and the local people. Good stubble, quarrels and fights are commonplace. If you don’t believe me, you can go and check whether stabbing incidents often occur in the ore pit. I am used to wearing a piece of soft armor for self-defense!"
Liu Yuantong and Bai Zhu looked at the dark and thin middle-aged man in front of him. He had to go to other places every few months to buy stones. He was often traveling outside. Wind, rain, sun and rain were commonplace. Although he is a prosperous businessman, Liu Sanqingguang is also full of tendons. Judging from the way he moves the wool effortlessly, he must have a lot of strength.
Among the rubble in the yard, there is a special stone-cutting tool. Look at how easily the stone can be cut with just one cut of the tool. I thought that if what is being cut is not a stone, but a person... it must not be difficult.
Liu Yuandong and Bai Zhu looked at Liu Sanqing in front of them, waiting for him to explain how the soft armor he wore was left on the cruise ship.