Farm Tough Girl

Chapter 74 - 74 075 The Bet_1

?Chapter 74: Chapter 075 The Bet_1 Chapter 74: Chapter 075 The Bet_1 Liu’er was so flustered that she broke out in a sweat. She originally wanted to help her master smooth things over, but who knew the master had no intention of going along with it! Instead, the words he uttered made the situation even more embarrassing.

Upon hearing Wu Haoli’s words, everyone in the room had an even lower opinion of him, their faces now bearing scornful and disdainful looks. But Wu Haoli seemed uncaring, carelessly taking his seat at the head of the table.

“Sorry to have kept you all waiting for so long,” he said with a flippancy that was begging for a beating, not showing a hint of actual regret.

The gentlemen were so irritated that their lips twitched, but Muniang couldn’t help but take a few more glances at the man before her. Displaying such shameless arrogance, could he really be so unconcerned?

Although everyone was extremely frustrated, they had all waited for so long that leaving empty-handed would be a loss. So, they went straight to the point.

“Since Mr. Wu has specifically gathered us here to sell his fine land, let’s just make our offers,”
grumped one of the gentlemen.

Wu Haoli squinted slightly, putting on a troubled expression: “I originally just wanted to quickly get rid of the family’s land, but I never expected so many buyers willing to offer aid. Everyone wants it, but I only have a thousand acres to spare, how could that be enough?”

The gentleman looked at him with contempt: “With so many interested, naturally, the highest bidder gets the land!” Internally he cursed, ‘Indeed, a useless young brat, doesn’t even grasp the most basic business principles!’
Wu Haoli’s lips curled into a wicked smile, a subtle movement almost unnoticed by others. However, Muniang had been observing him closely all along and caught this “smile,” feeling an instant chill down her spine.

“How boring that would be, you bid a daughter and he bids ten thousand silver, causing distress to the people and strife among us, that would surely hurt feelings.”

The people in the room stared at him, evidently startled by his words. Could this young master have water in his brain?

“Then what do you propose?”

Wu Haoli pondered for a moment, looking very serious, and then he said: “Let’s gamble for it! If any of you can win against me, I’ll sell the land to the winner.”

The entire room gasped, even Muniang was taken aback. Ruining the family fortune couldn’t get any worse than this?!

Erliang leaned close to Muniang and whispered, “Madam, do you know how to gamble?”

But Muniang genuinely didn’t! In her past life, she was a star student at the Agricultural University; gambling had nothing to do with a good girl like her!

Muniang blankly shook her head: “Do you think I know everything?”

Erliang was about to ask what ‘know everything’ meant when a loud outburst cut him off: “Absurd! For such a significant business deal, you resort to gambling?!”

A certain gentleman, righteous and indignant, furiously slammed the table and started scolding as if he were lecturing his son.

Far from being ashamed, Wu Haoli laughed: “Mr. Li, is it that you don’t feel confident in winning against me?”

“You, you, you!” Mr. Li was so furious his beard quivered, but he couldn’t muster a word in response. He really wasn’t good at gambling; in the end, he could only spit out two words: “Outrageous!”

Wu Haoli waved his hand grandly: “Liu Fu, bring the dice!”

Clearly, he was entirely disregarding Mr. Li’s outburst.

The servant didn’t dare defy him and hurriedly went to prepare. Thus, the drawing room turned into a gambling den, a long table was set up, the bets began, and all the gentlemen, whether willing or unwilling, contemptuous or astonished, all had to take their place at the table.

Wu Haoli slapped the dice cup onto the table with one hand, his languid tone tinged with a bit of ferocity, “Today, I do want to bet big, and here are my terms, anyone who wins against me can buy my family’s thousand acres of good land for just three taels of silver per acre! If you’re not interested, feel free to leave. I won’t stop you!”

As soon as these words were uttered, the entire room sucked in a breath. Three taels per acre? Even dry land goes for at least four taels! And their family’s thousand acres were of the finest quality! Has this profligate son lost his mind?

But Muniang’s eyes sparkled. Three taels per acre, wouldn’t that mean only three thousand taels in total? If so, that would indeed be a huge profit! Thus, the power of silver was immense, as no one in the room left, despite being fuming mad. Everyone was enticed by the tempting price and wanted to try their luck.

For some reason, Muniang seemed to detect a hint of mockery in Wu Haoli’s eyes, brief as it was, she couldn’t tell if it was just her imagination.

Perhaps noticing Muniang’s observation, Wu Haoli boldly met her gaze. Caught off guard and unable to look away without seeming rude, Muniang chose to confront Wu Haoli’s stare head-on.

Wu Haoli arched an eyebrow. This woman was intriguing, he thought, playfully winking at Muniang, who was utterly unamused. Was he flirting with her? Muniang rolled her eyes in response and turned toward the gambling table.

The gambling began in earnest, everyone eager not to lose their chance, jostling to get in line. The first one to step up was Mr. Li, who had earlier cursed Wu Haoli the most.

Muniang sensed that Wu Haoli was not going to be easy to deal with. His bold declaration indicated that he must have some tricks up his sleeve—she decided not to compete with the others and waited on the side.

The dice game was simple, betting on the high or low outcome of a single round.

Both participants shook their dice cups together, and the one with the lower points would win.

Mr. Li shook the dice cup with intense focus, praying for a lower score, while Wu Haoli appeared much more at ease, as if the thousand acres of prime land meant little to him.

Once the servant called “stop,” both parties placed their dice cups on the table.

“Open!”

Mr. Li scored fourteen points, while Wu Haoli only nine, the winner obvious at a glance.

Wu Haoli clicked his tongue and said, “Alas, Mr. Li, luck doesn’t seem to be on your side.”

Furious to the point of explosion, Mr. Li’s face turned ashen as he stepped away from the gambling table with another following close behind.

The outcome was not surprising to Muniang. Wu Haoli was “fortunate” in every round, always scoring lower than his opponents. Finally, it was the last grandee’s turn, the lecherous pig who had eyed Muniang with lustful intent.

Clearly not a man of integrity, often found in brothels and gambling dens, he seemed confident in his skills. As he approached the table, he provocatively looked at Wu Haoli and said, “Don’t cry when you lose, Mr. Wu. We’re all witnesses to the three taels per acre deal.”

Wu Haoli smiled and replied, “Of course.”

The lecherous pig snorted dismissively and began shaking the dice cup, his practiced technique betraying his expertise.

With a “Open!” the lecherous pig confidently lifted his cup.

Everyone was stunned—three ones!

The lecherous pig smirked proudly, “You’re still too green to play against me!”

Wu Haoli curled his lip slightly, “Oh?” He then slowly opened his dice cup—
The three dice lay stacked perfectly on top of each other, with a glaring one facing up right on top!