NovelYeni #262 - Meet again
#262 - Meet again
Lu Jing hesitated in front of the jade stall, but ultimately chose a piece of jade in the front row. Then, he calculated the probability of winning in his mind, which was roughly a little over three percent.
Well, that's about the same probability as drawing a UR card in a card game.
Looking at it that way, it's not too bad. However, the normal price of those inferior jade pieces is around a hundred Wen, while winning through the ring toss, taking the average, costs about one hundred and fifty Wen.
Comparing the two, it's clear that the stall owner earns more.
So, upon hearing that Lu Jing wanted to play the ring toss, a smile immediately appeared on his face.
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In reality, at his jade stall, because the jade he sells isn't of very good quality, far more people choose the ring toss than directly buying with money.
Most people come with the idea of trying their luck, hoping to make a big profit with a small investment.
After all, five or six Wen is something almost everyone can afford, and it won't hurt too much. If they win, they immediately get dozens of times the return, which is very attractive to those who want to speculate.
Lu Jing took out five Wen from his pocket, didn't look closely, and casually threw it into the ceramic pot. Then, he and the stall owner both leaned in to look.
They saw that the five copper coins at the bottom of the pot showed two heads and three tails.
Seeing this result, the stall owner happily pocketed the five Wen, and didn't forget to encourage him, "Almost! If just two more were tails, this jade rabbit would be yours, sir. Would you like to try again?"
Lu Jing nodded, not too concerned, after all, this was only his first try, and it was normal not to win.
So, he took out another five Wen and threw it into the ceramic pot again. The copper coins hit the wall of the pot, making a crisp clanging sound, and this clanging sound was particularly pleasing to the stall owner's ears.
Because he had already seen the first copper coin stop at the bottom of the pot, with the head facing up, which meant that it didn't matter whether the remaining four were heads or tails.
He had won another round.
"Thank you for your patronage." The stall owner pocketed the five Wen he had won for the second time, and said with a smile, "Care to try again?"
"Yes."
Lu Jing's answer was simple. After all, compared to the average of thirty attempts, two failures didn't mean anything. In fact, as long as he could win the jade rabbit within twenty attempts, he would be the one making a profit in the end.
So, Lu Jing continued his efforts and threw another six times, but still failed to win.
By now, he had spent forty Wen. It wasn't a lot of money, but the fact that his luck hadn't come yet made Lu Jing a little puzzled.
The scholar was able to pick up a purse in such a crowded place before, so why, after he took over, did he fail to win after eight single draws with a three percent probability? Could it be that he needed to do a ten-pull to get the soul?
Lu Jing thought for a while and simply handed the stall owner fifty Wen at once.
Afterwards, he didn't rush to toss the copper coins. Instead, he ran to the river, jumped off the riverbank, landed on a black-awning boat, and reached out to scoop up a handful of water from the river, washing his hands thoroughly.
When drawing cards, whether you win or not is secondary; the ritual is essential.
After Lu Jing washed his hands, he felt that his luck had improved slightly. Then, he jumped back onto the riverbank. However, there were already new customers at the jade stall.
Judging from the back, it should be a young woman. She was wearing a silk shirt on her upper body and a flowing pleated skirt on her lower body. Her hair was styled in the 'pan ya ji' updo, which was the most popular style in the capital recently. She also had a golden hairpin inserted in the back of her head, and she was accompanied by a little maid. Obviously, she was a young lady from some family.
At this moment, she was holding seven copper coins and throwing them into the ceramic pot.
Lu Jing didn't pay much attention and walked over. When the stall owner saw Lu Jing, a generous regular customer, he immediately got up to greet him, "Please wait a moment, sir. After this young lady finishes tossing, you can continue."
"Alright." Lu Jing wasn't in a hurry either. They both stretched their heads to look at the copper coins at the bottom of the pot. As a result, they saw that the young woman had actually tossed seven heads.
Her luck was bad enough to make even the stall owner stunned. He couldn't bring himself to say the words he had prepared to persuade the young woman to continue playing.
After a moment, he could only say, "Miss, it seems your luck isn't good today. Why don't you try again another day?"
The young woman seemed a little annoyed. Upon hearing this, she didn't say anything, stomped her foot, and prepared to leave. However, when she turned around and saw Lu Jing, she was stunned.
Lu Jing was also stunned.
Because the young woman in front of him was none other than Qi Yun, whom he had met at Jiang Yuanmao's birthday banquet not long ago!
It hadn't even been an hour since their last encounter. With Lu Jing's eyesight, he shouldn't have failed to recognize her, even from the back.
However, perhaps because the Qi Yun dressed as a noble lady in front of him was so different from the Qi official who wore a flying horse uniform and black boots, Lu Jing couldn't connect the two figures together for a moment.
"It's you!" Qi Yun exclaimed, and subconsciously reached for the saber at her waist, but her hand grasped at empty air.
She then realized that she had already finished work and returned home.
In fact, she had already finished her shift for the day before sunset. Logically speaking, she shouldn't have been involved in Jiang Yuanmao's matter, but she happened to be with Li Bufan at the time, so she volunteered to take on the case and asked Li Bufan to help her bring the person to the Imperial City Division.
Qi Yun couldn't find her weapon, and her heart sank. Then, she heard Lu Jing speak, taking the initiative to greet her.
"Officer Qi, what a coincidence."
Lu Jing's first reaction after seeing Qi Yun was actually to run away, but then he quickly scanned his surroundings and didn't see Li Bufan's figure.
Seeing Qi Yun's attire, it was clear that she hadn't dressed up for Li Bufan, so Lu Jing wasn't in a hurry to leave. He had already paid the jade stall owner for his ten-pull.
Even if he was going to leave, he had to get his money back first.
But soon, Lu Jing noticed that Qi Yun's gaze towards him was full of vigilance and wariness. She was also observing the nearby stalls and crowds with the corner of her eye, as if she was thinking about how to escape.
So, Lu Jing had to speak again, "Officer Qi, please rest assured. I, Feng, will only take action against those villains who have committed great wrongs but rely on their power and wealth to escape the law. I will not harm good people like Officer Qi."
Of course, these words were also made up by Lu Jing, in order to make Qi Yun less nervous, and also to deepen the previous talk about divine punishment.
And seeing Qi Yun's appearance, she had obviously accepted this statement. The wariness in her eyes lessened slightly, and her body relaxed a little. But then she said solemnly, "Punishing evil and promoting good is certainly a good thing, but it should not be above the laws of Chen, acting recklessly."