Da Jing Dynasty, before the New Year.

“Lu Lang.”

As the Chinese New Year approaches, even in Renxintang, there are not many people.

Mr. Liu noticed Liu Qingyan’s look, looked at Lu Zheng and said, “It’s quite boring for you to stay at home alone, why not come to my house?”

Liu Qing Yan immediately looked at Lu Zheng expectantly.

Of course Lu Zheng had no objection, "Okay!"

Liu Qingyan smiled as brightly as a flower, "It's been a long time since I played chess with Lu Lang, so I'll have a few words tomorrow. "

Then he said with some regret, "It's a pity that Sister Shen can't leave Peach Blossom Village, otherwise wouldn't it be nice to spend the festival together."

Lu Zheng said, "We can spend the holidays together Let’s go see her on the first day of the new year.”

Liu Qingyan nodded, “That’s fine.”

In the afternoon, Hu Zhou came over to help as usual, and Mr. Liu asked Hu Zhou Zhou, after learning that they were only mother and son celebrating the New Year, he invited them to celebrate the New Year at Liu's house.

Hu Zhou said that he wanted to go home and ask Hu’s mother to make a decision, but Lu Zheng estimated that Hu’s mother would not refuse.

Lu Zheng smacked his lips. He didn’t expect that after more than half a year in Da Jingchao, he could still have a lively New Year.

…

On New Year’s Eve, which is roughly equivalent to the modern New Year’s Eve, Lu Zheng told Aunt Liu early in the morning that he would celebrate the New Year at Liu’s house, then returned to the bedroom and prepared I packed up all the gifts and carried a big basket.

"Uncle Liu! Aunt Liu! Qingyan! Happy New Year to Qingquan!" Lu Zheng came to the door.

"Lu Lang is here, come in quickly!" Old Zhang Liu greeted Lu Zheng to come in, and then sniffed decisively, his eyes shining.

Lu Zheng knew that Mr. Liu was good at this, so he didn’t show off and said to the Liu family with a smile, “I brought some gifts for everyone.”

Liu Qingquan He immediately answered, "Do I have lollipops and plum blossoms?"

Lu Zheng smiled and shook his head, and Liu Qingquan's face immediately fell, as if she was about to cry.

“But there are better toffee, halva and chocolate.”

Better?

Toffee? Is it sugar made from milk?

Halva? Is it a candy that tastes crispy, similar to shortbread cookies?

And chocolate, the name sounds weird, what is that?

"Gudu——"

Lu Zheng and a few others came to the front hall, put down the bamboo basket, and then put it down one by one.Take things out in pieces.

Give it to my sister-in-law first.

"This is halva, this is toffee, this is chocolate, and this is plum."

Lu Zheng has removed all the packaging of these candies and packed them. Prepared bamboo tube.

Liu Qingquan took one and held it in her arms, then took another and held it in her arms again.

Then...I soon couldn't hold her anymore, but I couldn't bear to let go of anything.

Liu Qingyan couldn’t stand it anymore, so she reached out and took the two tubes.

Lu Zheng smiled slightly, and then gave it to Mr. Liu. "This is white wine and this is rice wine. See if it suits your taste."

"Here are two cashmere scarves. Aunt Liu, you and Qing Yan each have one. See which color you like."< br />
"Okay, okay!" Mrs. Liu didn't expect that she still had a gift, so she was very happy.

Liu Qingyan took the cashmere scarf from Lu Zheng and felt soft to the touch and delicately made. "Good craftsmanship."

"Qingyan, I Seeing that you don’t usually carry that golden hairpin, I bought a few more hairpins to see if I like them.”

In addition to personal gifts, Lu Zheng also brought out fruit wine, Desserts and the like.

Until finally, Lu Zheng took out a half-large box about a foot square.

Seeing Lu Zheng take out the wooden box so solemnly, the Liu family's eyes focused on it.

"What is this?"

Lu Zheng opened the wooden box, and the Liu family saw that there were many small wooden blocks less than an inch densely packed in the box. .

Liu Qingquan took one and saw two circles drawn on the other side of the small wooden block.

Liu Qingquan looked at it again and again, still confused, "What is this?"

Liu Qingyan saw the mysterious smile on Lu Zheng's face, so she also Picking up a wooden block, I saw six small linear patterns carved on the surface of the wooden block, and green paint was smeared on the pattern.

Picked up another piece, and the picture on the surface turned into a bird again, with red and green colors, quite delicate.

Liu Qingyan’s eyes flashed, “Isn’t this a game?”

Gu/span Lu Zheng clapped his hands and smiled, “Exactly!”

The national quintessence of Mahjong has officially landed in another world!

“Similar to Shuanglu or Feiye Pai?” Liu Qingquan asked.

Liu Qingyan looked at the number of wooden blocks in the wooden box, shook her head and said, "The chess piecesA lot, probably similar to Go. "

Liu Qingquan's face collapsed when he heard this, "That's too difficult. "

Lu Zheng shook his head and said, "It's not difficult, it's not difficult. I thought that we would have to stay up late and just eat snacks and chat, which would be a bit boring, so I brought a deck of cards over. Okay. Kill time. "

" "Not difficult?" Liu Qingquan's eyes lit up, "Isn't it fun?" ”

　“Fun! ”

Just kidding, Mahjong, the quintessence of Chinese culture, is a simple game that can be played by those who have just learned how to play and can play it after just watching two games.

However, it happens that But there are endless changes, and luck and skills are equally important.

…

Several people vacated the table in the front hall, and Lu Zheng asked the four Liu family members to sit around the table, holding hands. Teach them how to play a circle of bright cards.

Then...

“Yaoji! "

"Eat! "

"Five tubes! "

"Don't worry, I'll touch it! ”

　“Liu Tiao! "

"Haha, what the hell! ”

…

Seeing Liu Qingyan’s eyes shining brightly and her face looking excited to play cards, Lu Zheng suddenly remembered an old movie.

Did I do something stupid?

Bah! No! Qingyan is devoted to studying medicine, treating diseases and saving people, she is not such a person.

"Lu Lang ? "

"Huh? "

"When we go to see Sister Shen tomorrow, let's take this, um, mahjong with us, so that Sister Shen can play with it. ”

Lu Zheng: Σ(°△°|||)︴

After another round, Mrs. Liu saw that it was getting late, so she reluctantly left. After getting off the table, he went to the kitchen to prepare lunch.

So Lu Zheng took the lead as a matter of course.

“Wow, wow, wow, wow –”

　……

After lunch, the Liu family continued to fight. Two old servants brought tea and water, while Lu Zheng stood behind Liu Qingyan and pointed at her.

　Then...

　“Sister! Give me money! ”

Liu Qingyan glanced at Lu Zheng who asked her to light the cannon, then took out a penny from her purse and handed it to her sister.

At the beginning of Weishi, Hu When mother and son Zhou arrived, a few people stopped.moment.

Immediately afterwards, Hu's mother was quickly pulled to the table. Hu Zhou was waiting on the side, while Liu Qingyan pulled Lu Zheng into the study.

…

After closing the door, lighting the incense, and brewing tea, the room suddenly became quiet, and then my mind calmed down as well.

Lu Zheng placed the chessboard, Liu Qingyan sorted the chess pieces, and the two sat opposite each other and began to place the pieces.

There is coming and going, in and out.

"Lu Lang, thank you."

"Thank me for what?" Lu Zheng was really surprised, "A gift? It's just some drinks and novel food. That's all."

Liu Qingyan smiled sweetly, "Thank you, Lu Lang, for helping me stop the trouble from other medical clinics."

Lu Zheng raised his eyebrows, "You know Huh? It's nothing, just a trivial matter."

Liu Qingyan said softly, her voice low and inaudible, "Qingyan is lucky to know Lu Lang."