The Story of the Northeast Village

In the countryside in the 80s, life was easier. During the slack season, a few people got together and gambled.At the beginning, Boss Zhang didn’t know how to play, so he watched the excitement from the sidelines. After a long time, he groped out the way, and then tried to play some small games. They said that people who just know how to play are very happy. This can be proved by Boss Zhang, and he can often win. A few dozen yuan.He thought about it, the money came quickly and he was not tired, so under the instigation of some people, he played more and more, and often turned around day and night, but luck did not always come to him, and he gradually lost more. The less he won, the more he thought about it, the more unconvinced he became, as if possessed by a demon, he had to win back what he lost.

Once, I played for a day and a night in a row. Because I stayed up late and lost too much, I got angry while playing. I died suddenly and lay down on the people next to me, which frightened the people present. Put him on the kang, beat his chest and yelled, it took a long time before he woke up.Even dying once did not save his bad gambling habit, he was always dreaming of getting rich by gambling.

Hard work pays off, once he played with a few people from other places and won several hundred yuan in one shot. He had never been so lucky. He was bald after a few hands, and now he was in a hurry, and vowed to win it back, but he lost all the money he had on his body. The man from the outside village was extraordinarily generous, saying: "Brother, you want to win it back?" If you still want to play, I will lend it to you, and I will return it when you have it.” Everyone who watched the excitement at the side understood that this was a scam, and the three companies belonged to one gang, and Boss Zhang didn’t win, but no one dared to speak out.Boss Zhang was in a fever and couldn't judge anything, so he agreed to borrow it, but the 3000 yuan was gone in the blink of an eye. Now Boss Zhang was dumbfounded, 3000 yuan, how can I pay it back?Those three people accepted it as soon as they saw it, and said, "Brother, let's stop playing today. We don't rush to ask for the money you borrowed from us, but we have to make a written note for us."

Boss Zhang slapped the table: "Why, I want to leave if I win. No way, I still want to play."

"But you have no money, and we have no money to lend you."

"I still have ten bags of rice at home, I don't believe I can recite it so little."

"Brother, let's give it the last shot. Don't regret it. Make a written statement first."

Ten bags of rice also lost.From then on, I vowed to quit gambling and live a down-to-earth life.