At the beginning of the lunar month, a heavy snow swept through Xiangyang Prefecture, making Baihe Town a white world of pink makeup and jade.

In a side room in the courtyard where Li Hongyu lived, Li Hongyu wore a pair of cloth gloves and used a small scale to weigh the weight of the pile of colorful powder in front of him in an orderly manner, and then carefully put the weighed powder into the rows of dishes and dishes on the table.

Although it was cold and snowy outside, the room was unusually relieved by the burning of a red-hot brazier, and Li Hongyu took off his coat for convenience.

"Young master, it's time to eat." The curtain of the door was lifted, and Rou'er walked in with a smile with a food box and brought lunch to Li Hongyu.

Soon after saving Qin Yue, Li Hongyu locked himself in this wing room and fiddled with those colorful powders, and those who didn't know thought that he was studying hard inside, and no one except Rou'er knew that he was experimenting with the composition of the dyes used to dye the cloth.

"I hope this time it will be successful, and we will have a good New Year." Hearing this, Li Hongyu took off his cloth gloves, stretched lazily, and said to Rou'er with a smile.

The reason why Li Hongyu hopes to get things done before the year is because the county test in Jiangkou County will be in February next year, and the first month of next year is the time to meet relatives, so he will not have the opportunity to do anything else before the county test.

"Young master, this time it will definitely be done." Rou'er smiled and put the food box on the table next to her, and said while taking the steaming meal outside, "Young master, in fact, the first few times your dye was very good, the dyed cloth is brightly colored, and it should not fade, according to the maid, it is already the best on the market." ”

"It's not even close." Li Hongyu picked up the chopsticks, put a piece of braised pork ribs in his mouth, chewed it with relish, and said to Rou'er with a smile, "Sister Rou'er, your skills are getting better and better." ”

"It's good if the young master likes it." Rou'er smiled when she heard this, and was very happy to be praised by Li Hongyu.

"Sister Rou'er, has there been any movement in the market recently?" Li Hongyu asked while wiping the rice in his mouth, now he relies on Rou'er for outside sources.

"Nothing big happened, the market was calm." Rou'er shook her head, then remembered something, and said with a smile, "Now the only thing that interests everyone is who can take the first place in this county test, the gambling house has already opened a betting plate on the results of this county test, and the odds of Young Master Yi and the second young master of the county Wang family are the lowest, reaching one to one and a half." ”

"Case-head?" Li Hongyu's eyes couldn't help but light up, if he remembered correctly, the head of the county could be exempted from the next government and hospital examinations, and directly obtain the fame of Xiucai, so that he could save a lot of time, but he was not interested in taking the exam one by one.

But then again, all the students in Jiangkou County will participate in the county examination, and as far as Li Hongyu knows, the total number of students is hundreds if not more than 1,000, and it is not easy to stand out from them.

"What are the odds of the young master?"

Li Hongyu looked at Rou'er with interest, since there is a gambling board in the gambling house, then it will definitely not be only Li Hongyi and Wang Kuiju, considering that this is a gambling board opened by the casino in Baihe Town, then there is a chance that he, the third young master of the Li family, will give the Li family a face no matter what, and arrange him as a candidate for the head of the case.

"The young master's odds are in the middle of the best." Rou'er's bright eyes flashed and replied with a smile.

"Don't comfort the young master, the young master knows that the people in the casino are definitely not optimistic about the young master." Li Hongyu laughed when he heard this, and said disappreliantly, "Tell me, how much did they give the young master's odds?" ”

"Young master, they don't know Mount Tai with their eyes, the young master's talent is on par with Young Master Yi, Yi Rou'er should at least pay five for one, but they turned out to be one to one hundred." Rou'er saw that she couldn't hide it from Li Hongyu, so she pouted and said angrily, complaining for Li Hongyu.

In the gambling market opened by the casino in Baihe Town, although Li Hongyu is on the handicap, the odds are in the bottom few, after all, the students who can be on this handicap are the best people in Jiangkou County, and Li Hongyu has no advantage compared with them.

"One to a hundred?" Li Hongyu suddenly showed a look of surprise when he heard this, although he guessed that his odds might be very high, but he didn't expect it to be so high, which is equivalent to telling the outside world that he has no chance of becoming the head of the county test.

"The young master's name is on the handicap, so the young master will definitely go to the market." Then, a smile flashed at the corner of Li Hongyu's mouth, and he looked at Rou'er and said, "Tomorrow, you take my slip to find Aunt Zi and give her five hundred taels of silver tickets." ”

"Master, you want to place a bet?" Hearing this, Rou'er was taken aback, to be honest, she didn't think that Li Hongyu could stand out from the crowd of competitors, so if Li Hongyu bought himself in a hurry, then the five hundred taels of silver would be wasted.

"Of course the young master wants to join in the fun, this is a profitable business, if the young master wins, he will have much more money on hand." Li Hongyu smiled and nodded, his experience and the memories that were later fused were enough to make him a game, and the huge return of ninety-nine times was worth the risk he had.

"However, the young master didn't throw all the money in the casinos in our town, after getting the silver, let Tie Niu go to the county seat and other towns to find four casinos, and bet one hundred taels on each casino."

Saying that, Li Hongyu turned around and told Rou'er his plan, it is obvious that it is not suitable to place a heavy bet in the face of the odds of one hundred to one, otherwise it is deliberately smashing the casino field, and the people who can afford to open the casino are good people, basically have a relationship with the local underworld.

In the case of the casino in Baihe Town, the boss behind it is the underworld boss in Baihe Town, so Li Hongyu doesn't want to provoke those underworld too much now, the bet of one hundred taels of silver is the most appropriate, if Li Hongyu is lucky enough to get the head of the county test, then it can make both parties get a win-win result.

Obviously, Li Hongyu belongs to the unpopular person in this county test handicap, and he is also the kind of person who is frozen three feet, presumably no one will choose him except him, so Li Hongyu will lose 9,900 taels in addition to the principal to Li Hongyu.

But then again, the casino must have gotten more than 9,900 taels on those popular candidates, so the casino still made money, and both sides were happy.

"Young Master, if Madam asks, how should Rou'er answer?" Rou'er didn't expect Li Hongyu to see this county trial as a rewarding business, and she couldn't help but ask in surprise.

Five hundred taels is not a small number, and Li Hongyu has never asked for money before, so the Zhao family will definitely ask, which makes Rou'er not know how to answer.

"You tell my mother, the young master wants to do a business this time, and he has made a million profits, and if he loses, he should buy a lesson." Li Hongyu also thought of this, and said methodically with a smile when he heard the words.

In his opinion, although five hundred taels of silver is a lot, within the psychological tolerance of the Zhao family, the Zhao family will definitely support him in this matter, because if he wants to inherit the family business, he will definitely have to get involved in business, and it will definitely be worth buying a lesson for five hundred taels, which will be of great benefit to his growth.

"If Madame asks the young master what kind of business he is engaged in, how will Rou'er reply?" Rou'er asked a little worriedly, if Li Hongyu did some business, she would have told the Zhao family, but Li Hongyu was going to gamble this time, which made her feel upset, and the Zhao family should not condone Li Hongyu so unprofessionally.

"Madame, if you want to ask, tell me the truth." Li Hongyu smiled when he heard this, he was not afraid that the Zhao family would know about his gambling money, after all, he was betting that he could be admitted to the county case, and the Zhao family would definitely support him.

Subsequently, Li Hongyu gulped the food into his mouth, and began to think about this county exam in his mind, he originally only wanted to be admitted to Xiucai and did not covet the head of the case, but now in the face of a huge amount of gambling money, he thinks that he should take a gamble, this is a good thing for fame and fortune, it seems that he has to think about preparing for the exam.

At the same time, the courtyard next door.

"Miss, the casino in the town opened two days ago and opened the handicap for this county trial, and the young master and the second young master of the Wang family have the same odds, and they are the best candidates to guess the head of the county trial."

Qin Yue's lunch was a hot pot banquet, Xiaolan picked up cabbage and mushrooms from the steaming pot and put them into the small bowl in front of Qin Yue, and then said with a smile, "There is a chance that the young master will be able to win the head of the case this time, this is a happy event for the glory of the ancestors." ”

"The second cousin is very talented, and he deserves to be the head of the case this time." Qin Yue's cold face showed a hint of a smile and replied lightly.

After wandering around the Ghost Gate Pass last time, Qin Yue calmed down and looked a lot, no longer thinking about looking for death and life, but her mood has been very low, she is depressed all day long, and her temperament has changed a lot.

"Miss, there is one thing you may not expect, the third young master of the Li family is also on the casino handicap, but how can he compare with the young master of the table, the odds are ranked at the end, and it is clear that he is accompanying the prince to study!" Seeing a rare smile blooming on Qin Yue's face, Xiaolan said with a smile while the iron was hot, hoping to be happy with Qin Yue.

"Oh?" Qin Yue was a little surprised when she heard this, and then her cheeks turned red for no reason, remembering the previous incident of Li Hongyu "up and down" to save her, and now this matter has become a joke in Baihe Town, making her even more embarrassed.

"What has that dumb melon been doing lately?" After biting her lip, Qin Yue couldn't help but ask Xiaolan, there was nothing for her to care about now, the only thing that could still make her feel a little interested was Li Hongyu, she still had no idea how the violin was played.

"It's like reading behind closed doors." A look of disdain flashed on Xiaolan's face when she heard this, "The casino gives a odds of one hundred to one, and he is destined to become the head of the case no matter how hard he reads." ”

"One to a hundred?" Qin Yue was stunned for a moment, and then couldn't help but laugh out loud, he didn't expect Li Hongyu to be so looked down on by the casino, this odds are really embarrassing.

Xiaolan looked at Qin Yue with a smile in surprise, it was the first time she had seen Qin Yue smile in such a long time, but she felt that what she had just said was not funny at all, if she followed Qin Yue's previous personality, she would definitely despise Li Hongyu.