landbeastnovel Chapter 51 is all a bunch of liars
Chapter 51 is all a bunch of liars
As soon as those people entered,
The first thing you see are the beautiful women standing on either side.
One, two, three... all eight, not one missing.
No, there's one more.
This figure wasn't depicted in the painting, but it still possesses a unique charm.
Their appearances were seven or eight parts similar to the pictures that had been posted before, but they were a hundred times more vivid than the pictures.
The picture is inanimate, but the people in front of me are alive.
What's even more eye-opening is their clothing, which is virtually identical to that in the painting.
You can see about 60-70% of what you should see, but the remaining 30-40% is left unseen, leaving you with a lingering sense of longing.
Seeing this, Qin Chuan stepped forward and said, "Distinguished guests, please come in and make yourselves at home."
The crowd then seemed to wake from a dream and moved toward the gambling table of their favorite beauties.
After they were seated, Xiao Wu, along with several other waiters dressed in similar gray-blue short-sleeved shirts, came over carrying trays.
The tray didn't hold drinks, but rather stacks of neatly arranged dominoes.
"Gentlemen, would you like to exchange for chips?" Qin Chuan asked, picking up a chip.
A middle-aged wealthy businessman dressed in a dark brown silk robe looked up and frowned. "Bargaining chips? What are those?"
Qin Chuan calmly explained, "The chips are the 'silver money' used exclusively in our gambling den. Gentlemen don't need to use real gold or silver at the gambling table; they can simply exchange their silver for these chips, making betting and settlement convenient. After the game, the remaining chips can be exchanged back for silver at any time, not a single cent will be lost."
As he spoke, he handed over a domino the size of a copper coin, with the words "one tael" engraved on the front and exquisite patterns on the back.
The wealthy merchant examined the chips over and over twice, then nodded. "That's quite novel." He casually pulled a silver note from his pocket and placed it on the table. "Exchange it for one hundred taels first."
"Alright." Qin Chuan quickly collected the silver and neatly arranged the hundred-tael chips in front of the wealthy merchant.
After handing over the chips, Qin Chuan didn't leave immediately. He asked again, "Would the gentlemen like some food and wine? I dare not say anything else, but whatever you can name in Qinghe County, Heaven and Earth can buy it for you."
Upon hearing this, several wealthy businessmen raised their heads.
"You can buy anything?" The fair-skinned, beardless middle-aged scholar asked, raising an eyebrow with a hint of disbelief in his voice.
Qin Chuan smiled and replied, "As long as it's available in Qinghe County, Heaven and Earth guarantees it will be delivered to your table within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn. Whether it's the drunken crab from Guihualou, the roast duck from Qingyunlou, the bamboo leaf green liquor from Jingdelou, or the Fenjiu from Xinghuacun, you name it, and I'll go get it."
The scholar paused for a moment, then casually pulled out a silver note from his pocket and slapped it on the table: "Two drunken crabs from Guihualou, please. And a pot of warmed Zhuyeqing tea, please."
Xiao Wu took the silver note, turned and left quickly. In less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, he returned carrying a food box and a pot of wine. The food box was marked with the Guihualou brand, and the wine pot was warm, with the aroma of Zhuyeqing wine wafting out even through the lid.
Several wealthy merchants nearby also became interested. Some ordered roast duck, some braised beef, some fine Longjing tea, and some even ordered lotus seed soup for supper in advance. Xiao Wu and his men shuttled back and forth, their feet barely touching the ground, yet they didn't make a single mistake.
The hall then gradually became lively.
The sounds of dice, toasts, and the soft, sweet voices of the girls mingled together.
Those wealthy gentlemen who had previously maintained their airs had long forgotten who they were. Some rolled up their sleeves and shook the dice themselves, some leaned back in their chairs and had the beautiful dealers look at their cards for them, and some even laughed more heartily after losing several hands in a row...
Qin Chuan stood at the corner of the stairs and saw this scene; a slight smile appeared on his lips.
Starting tonight, at least half of the souls of these men from Qinghe County will remain in this paradise on earth.
......
The next day at the end of the Chen hour,
Qin Chuan then slowly woke up.
no way,
Yesterday, the Heaven on Earth nightclub remained open until the hour of Yin (3-5 AM), until everyone had left.
Qin Chuan and the others finally had time to rest.
Although it was very busy, the rewards were also enormous.
Qin Chuan left the house and went to the hall.
At this moment, Master Qian was looking at the account book in his hand, while Zhao Fuquan was whispering something beside him, with Sister Wu by his side.
When Mr. Qian saw him coming over, he smiled and said, "You did a good job, kid."
Qin Chuan bowed respectfully, saying, "You flatter me, Mr. Qian."
After exchanging a few pleasantries,
Suddenly, Mr. Qian changed the subject, "By the way, I have something to ask you."
"Last night, a few wealthy merchants," Master Qian said, taking a sip of his tea and glancing over the rim, "offered twenty taels to spend the night with one of our casino's dealers. What do you think?"
Don't think that twenty taels is a small amount; twenty taels is already comparable to the price of some courtesans in brothels.
Qin Chuan did not answer immediately, but said, "Master Qian, I'll call out those croupiers from last night for you to see again."
Mr. Qian was taken aback, not understanding what he meant, but he still nodded.
Qin Chuan winked at Sister Wu.
Sister Wu understood, put down the teapot, walked to the top of the stairs, and called upstairs, "Girls, come down here!"
A moment later, footsteps could be heard on the stairs.
The little peach blossoms led the way, followed by the little apricot blossoms...
Eight girls filed down and stood in a row in the hall.
They weren't wearing makeup, their hair was just casually tied up, and they were dressed in old, everyday clothes. Some of them were even wearing embroidered shoes, clearly having just been woken up from bed, their faces still showing signs of sleepiness.
Mr. Qian was all smiles at first, but when he saw the people in front of him clearly, his smile slowly froze on his face.
He stared wide-eyed, looking them up and down several times, his lips trembling before he finally managed to stammer, "Are these the dealers from last night?"
Qin Chuan nodded: "It's them."
The girls in front of me were completely different from those last night.
It's not that they're ugly; they have good natural features and would be considered above average among ordinary people.
Compared to the "beautiful and charming picture" that captivated the wealthy businessmen last night, they are completely different groups of people.
Mr. Qian couldn't help but ask, "Why have you changed like this?"
Qin Chuan explained, "Hey, they all painted it themselves. With the lights on and it being dark at night, and the guests having had a few drinks, how could they tell the difference between real and fake? To put it bluntly, it's all makeup."
To be honest, even I was tempted last night.
The girls stood behind the gambling table, their eyes sparkling with spring, their figures exquisite. Even a seasoned veteran like him, who had seen it all, was immediately struck by their beauty, and he even considered whether he should keep one for himself.
I originally thought my gambling den was hiding a group of goddesses, but now that I look around...
fraud.
They're all a bunch of liars.
Qin Chuan continued, "From now on, if any wealthy businessmen want to offer to spend the night with a croupier, I dare say that you can refuse."
Mr. Qian replied, "Why?"
"First, as you just saw." Qin Chuan slightly turned his head towards the girls, not stating things too bluntly, but the meaning was clear. Master Qian gave a soft "hmm" without refuting.
"Secondly," Qin Chuan held up two fingers, "it's about 'novelty.' Men, the more unattainable something is, the more they crave it; the easier it is to get, the less they cherish it. Those wealthy businessmen spend the night with our dealers tonight, but once the novelty wears off, will they still come tomorrow? If they see what the dealers really look like, not only will they not come, but they'll also tell their friends, 'The dealers at Heaven on Earth are fake, they're nothing special.' Then we won't just lose one customer, we'll lose a whole string of customers."
Qin Chuan paused, lowered his voice, and whispered in Qian Ye's ear, "There's a third point: these dealers' contracts are in other people's hands, not ours. If we take on this kind of business, the money goes into their pockets, the gambling house doesn't get a penny, and we just lose face for nothing. This isn't making money for the gambling house, it's making money for them, and it also damages our reputation. Why bother?"
After listening, Mr. Qian remained silent for a moment, but did not refute it, clearly feeling that Qin Chuan's words did make some sense.
He picked up his teacup, took another sip, and then said, "You deserve a lot of credit for the opening of Heaven on Earth. Tell me, what reward do you want? Silver, or something else? As long as it's not excessive, I'll grant your wish."
Qin Chuan's heart skipped a beat, but he remained expressionless.
He hesitated for a moment, then cupped his hands and said, "Mr. Qian, you flatter me. These are all my duties. How could I dare to take credit for them?"
Master Qian waved his hand: "Stop with the formalities. When I get things done, I always believe in rewarding merit and punishing wrongdoing. Tell me, what do you want?"
Qin Chuan cupped his hands and replied, "Since you are so kind as to ask, I would like to make a suggestion: I wish to learn martial arts."