Rebirth as an official

The home of Wu Wangtian, the village party secretary, is only a few hundred meters away from the village committee, and it takes about ten minutes to walk there.

Compared with the shabby and old village committee, Wu Wangtian's house is much more elegant. Although it is not the best in the village, it is still ranked high.

The two-story building has a yard in front.

Since it was built relatively early, the tiles on the outside are a little yellow.

But the interior is very well decorated, the floor is covered with marble tiles, and it looks bright and clean.

If people from the city came to Wu Wangtian's home, they might think it was ordinary and nothing to be curious about.

But you must know that Fuqiang Village is a poverty-stricken village in the county, so the village party secretary's home can be considered a luxury house in comparison.

The courtyard is very clean, and all the items are neatly placed. On the right side of the house is the kitchen, and outside is a well made of stone. Water is very convenient. There is no need to carry a bucket all the way to fetch water like Qin Fangfang's family.

There is a pressing device on this well, and water will flow out after a few presses.

Several women were picking and washing ingredients. Li An took a quick look and saw that the preparations were really rich, including chicken, duck, and fish.

Wu Wangtian invited Wang Xi into the living room, and after asking everyone to sit down, he found that his youngest son Wu Sheng was also sitting on the stool, and he couldn't help but get angry. He went up and gave him a slap on the back of the head.

"You are treating yourself as a guest. Go to the back room and take out my hair."

Wu Sheng rubbed his head with a look of reluctance, but he didn't dare to contradict Wu Wangtian. He lowered his head and walked into the back room muttering.

After finishing taking care of his son, Wu Wangtian turned to Wang Xi with a smile on his face and said: "Wang Suo, there is still some time to eat, let's do some economics for half an hour first?"

Li An naturally knew what Wu Wangtian meant by "economic half an hour."

Locals are used to playing poker before eating. Playing for half an hour is called "economic half hour", and playing for 10 minutes is called "news twenty minutes".

The popular poker game in Yangdong County is similar to Landlord Dou. .

There are no big or small kings, 3 is the biggest, 4 is the smallest, and the straight can be played in three consecutive rounds. There are no bombs, and whoever finishes playing first wins.

Wang Xi was very addicted to playing cards and got excited when he heard about playing cards. He first took the cigarette point handed to him by the person next to him and said with a smile: "Then let's play a few games."

When Wu Wangtian heard Wang Xi's agreement, he shouted into the back room: "Sheng Wazi, bring another table over."

After a while, Wu Sheng moved a small round table out of the back room, and found three chairs and a deck of playing cards.

Li An watched Wang Xi sitting on the small round table due north and couldn't help but think to himself: "This Wang Xi seems to be very particular, because in Feng Shui, it is said that the north can bring good fortune. The ancients also paid attention to sitting north and facing south."

Wu Wangtian sat on Wang Xi's right hand side, and there was still one person missing from the card table.

According to the past rules, the person with the third highest status present should participate, but it was different today. Wang Xi waved to Li An and said, "Xiao Li, let's play together for a while?"

If it were in his previous life, Ang Lee would definitely refuse.

In 2006, "World of Warcraft" had become popular all over the country. I was obsessed with online games in my early twenties and would only sneer at this old-fashioned card game.

However, this card game is an important communication tool among Chinese people, especially among people over 35 years old.

If you don’t know how to play and are unwilling to play, you are not a gregarious person and will be excluded from the group.

I have experienced similar situations many times in my previous life. I always hid aside and flipped through the downloaded novels on my phone and ignored everyone. Gradually, I felt alienated from the colleagues and leaders around me.

Now that Wang Xi has invited him to join the poker game, he hopes to deepen the communication with himself, and of course there is another meaning.

This card game can only be played by three people, usually the three with the highest status present. Now that Wang Xi invites himself, he is telling everyone present that I am optimistic about this young man.

If you refuse, you are disrespectful and disrespectful, which will naturally leave a bad impression on the other party.

Li An, who lives again, will naturally not make the same mistakes in his previous life.

He smiled and sat on the remaining chair, "Then play some games with Wang Suo and Secretary Wu. If you don't play well, don't laugh at me."

Wang Xi saw Li An's promise and said, "Just for fun today, I'll give you fifty."

Wu Wangtian naturally had no objection and nodded.

Li An was even more certain that Wang Xi was inspecting him.

When Wang Xi said fifty, he meant that the bet for each game was 50 yuan.

The gameplay here is the same as Landlord. It is a game where two players fight against the banker. If two players win, the banker will pay one hundred. On the contrary, if the banker wins, one player will lose fifty. The winning or losing in a game is between fifty and one hundred.

If you play a 10-minute card game quickly, you can play more than ten games, which means you can win or lose hundreds of dollars.

In 2006, the salary of civil servants had not been significantly increased.

Li An has only been working for less than a year, and his monthly salary is only more than 600 yuan. This poker game has put a lot of financial pressure on him.

This is Wang Xi's intention.

Chinese people often say that "a brand is like a person's character." A person with rich social experience can see a person's character through playing cards.

But this kind of card game is not a small card game where you win or lose a few dollars per game, but a larger card game like tens or hundreds of dollars per game.

Everyone cares about money, just the amount. As long as you care about it, your true nature will be exposed unconsciously.

Some people will become angry when they lose money and become anxious. When they win money and are happy, they will get carried away. This is the time to reflect a person's character.

In short, it is easy to get started in this poker game, but difficult to get down steadily.

Wang Xi knew that if the stakes were bigger, Li An wouldn't be able to play at all. It was too small to be effective for observation. Now fifty to one hundred and one games are just right.

With one to two months' salary, even if Ang Lee loses everything, it will not affect his life. At most, it will only lower his quality of life.

But a few hundred yuan is not a small amount of money. No one will not react at all, unless they are from a wealthy family.

Wang Xi believes that no matter whether he wins or loses at this time, he can see some of Ang Lee's nature.

"As much as the king says, just for happiness."

Li An naturally knew Wang Xi's plan, and there was no hesitation on his face. He agreed very quickly, which made Wang Xi couldn't help but take a high look.

He couldn't help but think: "If this Li An wasn't a gambler, he would be a happy person."

Ang Lee is the youngest, so he will naturally shuffle the cards first.

Skillfully take out the poker, shuffle and cut the cards with a smooth movement, then turn over an open card and insert it into the middle of the card.

Whoever gets this bright card has the right to be the first to take the banker in this round.

Li An finished dealing the cards, leaving four cards on the table. Whoever becomes the banker will get the bottom four cards, and the other two families will join forces to deal with him.

The bright card was in Wang Xi's hand. After sorting out the cards in his hand, he knocked on the table and said, "Pass." The meaning was very clear. This sentence was not a dealer.

At this time, Party Secretary Wu also knocked on the table and said, "Pass."

At this time, the choice is in Li An's hands. If he also says "pass" at this time, then according to the rules, Wang Xi must take the lead.

At this time, the cards in his hand are not good, there is only a 3, and there are many single cards. If he sits on the bank, he will lose with a high probability.

There are a total of 52 cards except the king and king. If the cards in his hand are not good, then the other two must have good cards in their hands. Ang Lee will never think that all the big cards are in the hole cards.

Obviously, this is a test for Wang Xi and Wu Wangtian to see if they have the courage to take over.

Ang Lee turned over his trump card without hesitation and said, "It seems everyone is giving me a chance."

As Ang Lee expected, the four hole cards contained no big cards and didn't add much to his existing hand.

The Four of Hearts is in Wang Xi's hand, and he starts playing cards.

Sure enough, Wang Xi was digging a hole for himself.

His cards were very good in this round, and Wu Wangtian's were not bad either. Li An only resisted for a few times in a symbolic sense and then lost the round.

Li An smiled and said while shuffling the cards: "Oh, Wang Suo and Wu Zhishu have hidden everything."

Wang Xi saw that there was no expression of dissatisfaction on this young man's face that was designed by him.

"This boy has such a stable temperament."