SUBTITLE OF THIS CHAPTER: BAI BAN, WHICH REPRESENTS THE FUTURE OF WHITE

"Ladies and gentlemen, what you are seeing now is a game that contains the ancient wisdom of our Serisians......"

Our Master Yuan pointed to the "thing" on the square table, which was made up of 144 parts, which was familiar to all Chinese, and said loudly in a frustrated voice:

Author's note: The Republic of China should be 136 without flower cards, but the author is still used to 144. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

“Mahjong！”

HE PAUSED FOR A MOMENT TO LET THE FOUR FOREIGN FRIENDS TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT THE WORD, AND THEN CONTINUED: "AS EARLY AS MORE THAN THREE THOUSAND YEARS AGO, SHANG DYNAST, THE PROTOTYPE OF THIS GAME APPEARED AMONG US SYRIS! ”

"At that time, our ancestors used to perform sacrifices, and they would engrave the sacrifices and predictions on the bones of cattle and turtle shells, just like the dominoes you see."

"So these dominoes can also be used as a tool for divining the future like tarot cards......"

John McCall suddenly raised his hand and said, "Neo, I have a question. ”

"Excuse me."

"Neo, can you predict the outcome of this election by this Mahjong?"

Yuan Yanqian smiled slightly, gave him a thumbs up and said, "John, you guessed right. I did do the math with Mahjong once beforehand to be sure that there was a difference of more than 250 votes. ”

Hearing this, the four foreigners showed unclear expressions, while the three Seris whispered with dull expressions:

"Three thousand years of history...... Is what President Yuan said true? Why don't I know that I, Luo, have been playing mahjong for so many years? ”

"Yes, mahjong can also tell fortunes? I haven't heard of it in Hong Kong. Xiao Yang, you and he are fellow villagers in Wudi, have you heard of it? ”

“Of course。 I don't know. Allah Shanghai little pot friend, uh. (Translation: Of course.) You don't know this, we Shanghai children know it. ）

Yuan Yanqian glanced at the three Chinese compatriots, nodded solemnly to them, and continued: "Everyone, please see, these cards engraved with circular patterns are called 'TONG'. This represents the sun, moon and stars in the sky. ”

"These cards with strips engraved are called 'SUO'. This represents the rivers and mountains of the earth. ”

"These cards engraved with two Chinese are called 'WAN'. This represents the people of the earth. ”

"The three of heaven, earth and man are the three talents. THE ONE WE ADMIRE MOST IN SERIS IS 'TIAN REN HE YI'. Because only by straightening out the three talents of heaven, earth and man can we coordinate the relationship between man and the balanced and harmonious development of heaven and earth, that is, the natural environment, as well as the relationship between man and man, man and society, and even the balance and harmonious development of people's hearts and people. ”

The four foreigners continued to be unconscious, and the three Seris were also "shocked" speechless,

"Okay, the next thing is the wind card, the east, west, north and south are naturally the winds of the four directions. The red one is 'HONG ZHONG', which is the beginning of all things. THE GREEN 'QING FA' REPRESENTS THE BIRTH OF ALL THINGS, WHILE THE WHITE 'BAI BAN' REPRESENTS THE END OF ALL THINGS. ”

"These seven cards are actually describing the birth, change, and end of the entire universe."

"FINALLY, THERE ARE EIGHT FLOWER CARDS, WHICH CORRESPOND TO OUR 'BA GUA' OF THE SERISIANS. Well...... This is very complicated, and it is not clear to explain it in one sentence or two. I'll talk to you more about it later. ”

"Of course, today we are not fortune tellers like the ancients. It's a ...... that uses these cards for fun."

After listening to this mysterious introduction, the four foreigners were already HOLD, and immediately proposed to try this kind of "game containing the ancient wisdom of the Seris people".

It's just that the three Chinese have expressions on their faces that are about to faint.

"Hey, what are you three doing in a daze. Come on, we're going to teach one by one. ”

The three of them walked over in a daze and became mahjong teachers......

But our Master Yuan still has a lot of moths.

"This won't work. You have to wash your hands and face first, and then you have to meditate for a while. This gives you a chance to reach 'TIAN REN HE YI' after you start playing. ”

"Well, that's pretty much it, so let's get started!"

"Dongfeng ......"

"Congratulations to the host for pushing history in the right direction, reducing the S-value by 5%, and giving away a card for free. Please keep up the good work. ”

Can playing mahjong also 'push history in the right direction'? That's true.

At this time, Americans in China were already fascinated by the charm of mahjong. Those foreigner clubs in the magic capital don't play bridge anymore, but play mahjong instead.

Around 1921, mahjong tiles were brought back to San Francisco on the other side of the Pacific Ocean by these Americans, and finally swept the whole United States.

W.A. Hammond, a lumberjack in San Francisco, became the first mahjong dealer to specialize in importing mahjong from China, and by the end of 1922 he had imported $50,000 worth of mahjong tiles alone.

At the same time, a huge advertising campaign has emerged in the United States, accompanied by free training courses and presentations, which have boosted the campaign.

The year following in 1923, the American people were enthusiastic about the sport of mahjong. The first thing some enthusiasts do when they get home every day is to turn on the radio, and the second thing they do is to sit by the radio and play mahjong.

The rich would buy mahjong tiles worth $500 or even $1,000, dozens of mahjong-making factories appeared in the United States, and the American Mahjong League was established. This American Mahjong League (AML) is not the National Mahjong League (NML), which was established in 1937. Yes, there have been two national mahjong organizations in the United States.

Magazines of the time said that every decent dinner party always ended in such a format that everyone sat at a table covered with green woollen tops and built small bricks made of ivory and bamboo.

Of course, with a time-traveler like Master Yuan on this timeline, my mahjong frenzy in the United States will be even more majestic!

"Congratulations to the host for obtaining the card 'BAI BAN' of the White Future......"

"Wait, Master Ball. Why are there mahjong tiles? ”

"Host, mahjong tiles are not cards? Please don't discriminate against 'a game that contains the ancient wisdom of the Seris'! ”

"Okay, Master Ball. But what is the use of this 'BAI BAN representing the future of white'? ”

"Host, using this card allows you to play mahjong and never lose money......"

"So what are you waiting for? Use it quickly! ”

"Okay, host. Use 'Card: BAI BAN, which represents the white future'. Users will never lose money playing mahjong in the future...... But I can't win much. ”

"Master Ball, you...... Help me cancel it!! ”

"Host, please see the instructions. All cards are non-returnable once used! ”