It has to be said that before meeting Chu Qinghe, Dongfang Bubai never imagined that his life could be as comfortable as it is now.
On sunny days, one can bask in the sun and rest at noon; on cloudy days, one can drink wine and play the zither; on rainy days, one can listen to the rain indoors.
Now, I'm even thinking about taking a bath and enjoying the snow on a snowy day.
It seems that no matter what the weather is like, Chu Qinghe can always find the most suitable way to get through it.
At this moment, Qu Feiyan seemed to have thought of something and asked, "By the way, when I was shopping this afternoon, I heard that there will be a New Year's lantern festival in the city tomorrow night. Young master, shall we go out to attend the lantern festival tomorrow night?"
As soon as the words fell, Chu Qinghe, who was on the other side of the curtain, said slowly, "It's only once a year, so we can go for a stroll."
At this point, Qu Feiyan's interest seemed to be piqued, and she kept asking Chu Qinghe what the Lantern Festival was like in previous years.
In response to Qu Feiyan's question, Chu Qinghe, standing on the other side of the curtain, gave a leisurely reply.
Meanwhile, Dongfang Bubai and Yaoyue listened quietly to their conversation.
After an incense stick had burned, the group returned to the courtyard one after another.
It's unclear whether it's due to the medicinal powder Chu Qinghe added after each use of the medicinal wine, but despite bathing in wine, none of them smelled of wine afterward; instead, they had a fragrance resembling orchids and musk.
Smelling the delicate fragrance emanating from her body, Qu Feiyan's face was full of smiles, as if she had finally been "marinated" (a Chinese idiom meaning to be thoroughly infused with flavor).
What girl doesn't like to smell nice?
A short while later, Qu Feiyan turned her head to look in the direction of the sound coming from the doorway and couldn't help but mutter, "That guy still hasn't arrived?"
Chu Qinghe, who came out of the room carrying a wooden box, said irritably, "You're disappointed that the person didn't come, aren't you?"
Qu Feiyan rested her chin on her hand and said, "It was just to pass the time! Anyway, he was just a womanizer, and getting rid of him was like eliminating a scourge for the nation."
After speaking, Qu Feiyan turned her gaze to the wooden box that Chu Qinghe was holding.
It was in the afternoon that Chu Qinghe went to the carpenter's shop in the south of the city to pick up the box.
After placing a blanket on the stone table, Chu Qinghe opened the wooden box. Even Dongfang Bubai and Yaoyue cast curious glances at the neatly arranged small wooden blocks inside, which still smelled of wood.
"What's this?"
In response to Yaoyue's question, Chu Qinghe introduced, "A new game."
Qu Feiyan picked up one of the mahjong tiles, looked at the pattern on it, and asked, "How do you play this?"
Chu Qinghe said leisurely, "Using probability theory on these 108 small squares, we can study how to combine them to get fourteen cards. Through continuous optimization and the game between the four people, we can achieve the best arrangement and ultimately obtain a certain monetary value."
Listening to Chu Qinghe's sophisticated and high-class explanation, although they still didn't understand how to play with these wooden blocks.
But whether it was Qu Feiyan, Yaoyue, or Dongfang Bubai, they all inexplicably felt a sense of awe and wonder.
Nowadays, it's not just Qu Feiyan and Dongfang Bubai in Chu Qinghe's courtyard.
With Yaoyue added, the four of them make a perfect mahjong table.
Compared to playing cards and Gomoku, playing mahjong is obviously more interesting.
Subsequently, with the three women's interest greatly piqued, Chu Qinghe explained the rules to them.
With the three women's intelligence, Chu Qinghe understood the rules after only explaining them once.
Qu Feiyan asked, puzzled, "I know the rules, but these are just wooden blocks. No matter how you arrange them, they can't possibly conjure up money! What does this monetary value mean?"
In response, Chu Qinghe silently took out a money pouch from his pocket, placed it on the table, and said succinctly, "Gambling."
Mahjong is soulless if it can't be associated with gambling.
Naturally, once you decide to play, you should choose something that's infused with soul.
Qu Feiyan: "........."
Seeing the money pouch Chu Qinghe had placed on the table, Qu Feiyan's eyelids twitched, and she almost choked on her breath.
After a short while, Qu Feiyan said quietly, "Gambling is gambling! Why make it sound so high and mighty?"
Chu Qinghe shrugged and said, "That's called language packaging."
Since it was something new that none of the three women had ever encountered before, coupled with Chu Qinghe's sophisticated and high-class language, the three women did indeed become interested in mahjong.
After Chu Qinghe announced the stakes, the four of them started playing mahjong in the courtyard.
"Nine Articles"
"bump"
"Ten thousand"
"Big pancake"
"Three stripes, a line."
"Wow, a winning hand on the first draw, a grand slam, pay up."
.........
The snow was falling heavily, and the potted plants in the yard were also covered in white snow.
However, because the camellia trees, which resembled large umbrellas, were overhead, the four people under the trees were completely unaffected by the heavy snow.
A biting wind howled past, but when it reached the four people, the chill was dispelled by the roaring fire around them.
Driven by the frustration of not being able to draw cards for so long and losing money, Qu Feiyan, Dongfang Bubai, and Yaoyue all felt a surge of heat within their bodies.
Time, too, slips away quietly as the cards are shuffled on the table.
Until the end of Hai hour (9-11 PM).
In the stillness of the night, a figure moved swiftly through the darkness.
They quickly approached Chu Qinghe's courtyard.
If Chu Qinghe or Qu Feiyan were here holding a lantern, they would immediately recognize this man as the gourd-carrying man they met in the west of the city during the day.
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