Chapter 4: A Day on a Ship
"Fu Bo, when can we get to Luoyang?" Lu Kang stood on the deck bored, blowing the wind, and asked the middle-aged man on the side. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć Info's tone was respectful, but his voice was a little impatient.
This is not to blame Lu Kang, although he is from Jiangnan, he rarely took a boat in the past, and he is not used to this feeling of not being down-to-earth. In addition, there are no entertainment facilities on board, and the mobile phone has long been out of battery. Under the monotonous life, it is inevitable to produce impetuous emotions.
Zhang Fu was dressed in a tan kudzu robe, with a mustache and deep eyes, giving people a very sophisticated feeling. Originally, he was teaching his subordinates, but when he heard Lu Kang's question, he stepped forward and said to Lu Kang:
"Xiao Langjun, according to my calculations, I will arrive at Banzhu around the time of the unitary today. If you are in Luoyang, you will need to arrive tomorrow after traveling overnight. I wonder if Xiao Langjun needs to rest in Banzhu for the night? If we leave tomorrow morning, we will be able to reach Luoyang the day after tomorrow. ā
"No need, today with supplies from Banzhu, let's set off overnight."
Lu Kang had had enough of life on the ship, and now he only hoped that this day would end as soon as possible, even if it was painful. Turning to the sailors and busy servants on the deck, he said, "Everyone work hard today, and wait until we arrive in Luoyang tomorrow." Give everyone two days off, and then have enough fun. ā
There was a burst of cheers on the deck. The maids are all happy, and they have long heard the prosperity of Luoyang from the older people in the house, and they are not envious. I thought I was just passing by this time, and I didn't have a chance to go shopping. Now I heard that not only can you go shopping, but you can also visit for two days, not to mention how beautiful. I don't have the heart to work anymore, and I'm thinking about taking out the private money that I have praised over the years.
As for the men, they all have lewd expressions, you smile at me, I pat you on the shoulder, hinting at each other. That virtue is that everyone knows what they are thinking. It's no wonder that they are all at the age of blood and strength, and these days on the ship must have been suffocated, which is understandable. But what made Lu Kang unbearable the most was that Zhang Fuchong on the side blinked lewdly and sluttly in the account room not far away, revealing an obscene expression. The one over there also smiled lewdly, responding with a clear expression.
I said you two are in your forties, why are you still so... So... Energetic. Especially Fu Bo, you also have a wife and a concubine in your family, as for it, it's like you haven't touched a woman for a few years! That's enough.
Looking at his lower body, Lu Kang obviously didn't have any common language with these big men. After instructing Zhang Fu, he went back to his room.
Lu Kang's room is the highest floor, and the surrounding vision is wider, and he can clearly see the people on the deck. After a short cheer, everyone was riveted, and the boat was much faster. Lu Kang even suspected that they planned to sail the ship to Luoyang for the night tonight.
When he returned to the house, there was only Dongyue, the maid who took care of Lu Kang, alone. Speaking of which, Dongyue entered the Lu Mansion when Lu Kang was one year old, and she has been with Lu Kang for nearly four years.
Dongyue was busy helping Lu Kang sort out his clothes. Seeing Lu Kang coming, he stopped what he was doing and said:
"Lang Jun is back. Huh, what's wrong? As if he was not happy, he had something to tell his sister. ā
"No, Sister Dongyue, I'm fine. It's just that I'm too bored on the boat and I don't have anywhere to pass the time. ā
"That's right." Dongyue had a clear expression, then raised her head and thought about it, Yu Guang caught a glimpse of Go in the corner of the table, pointed to Go and sighed, and said, "Alas, there will be a sub-Go here, but unfortunately I can't, I can't accompany Lang Jun to play." ā
"It's okay, not only you won't, but I won't either. It's so complicated, I don't usually have time to study it. If only there was something simple and fun. Lu Kang looked a little regretful, looked down at his toes, and then suddenly had a flash of inspiration, looked up at Dongyue, and asked, "By the way, is there any hard paper here?" We can play with decks. ā
Dongyue was a little confused, what is the card? Still used to fight?
"Lang Jun, there are no hard pieces of paper on the ship, but there are some thin pieces of wood, can you use them? Also, what is the card and why it should be played. "Dongyue is very curious, this little young master is usually naughty at home. Now that I heard what cards to play, Dongyue felt that it was definitely not a good thing.
"Thin wood chips will do, get me some. Someone cut the wood into fifty-four small pieces three inches long and two inches wide. The wood chips are as thick as five pieces of paper, they must be straight, not curved, and there can be no difference in length and width. As for what it is, I don't understand it, but you'll know how fun it is when you make it, so hurry up. The more Lu Kang spoke, the more excited he became, and he couldn't wait to do it right away.
"Oh" Dongyue agreed, and couldn't help but be even more suspicious in her heart.
Lu Kang didn't know who Dongyue was looking to cut the wood chips, anyway, he was very satisfied when he saw the results. There is almost no error in the length and width of the fifty-four wood chips, and they are also very straight, and can be arranged well in a fan shape. The only drawback is that it's a little thicker, but it's still not a big problem to play a pair.
Picking up the brush from the table, Dongyue was also very skilled in picking up the ink block, adding some water to the inkstone, and starting to grind the ink. When the ink concentration was almost there, Lu Kang dipped in ink and began to draw on the wood chips, and by the way, he also taught Dongyue on the side to look at the cards.
"This is 1, it is a kind of writing in the West, and because it is simple, it is very popular in the West"
"This is a club, this is a diamond, this is a spade, this is a triangle. Each number has four suits, and there are thirteen numbers, except for one to ten, and the last three are called J, Q, and K"
Because he couldn't make hearts, Lu Kang could only use triangles instead.
"This is J, and Western writing is made up of these symbols"
Dongxue was shocked, she didn't expect that the little young master who was usually napping while reading books actually knew so much, and even knew Western writing. Is this still his own little master? You won't be possessed by demons, will you? Dongyue couldn't help but be a little worried, and looked at Lu Kang with a scrutinizing gaze.
"Do you remember all these numbers?" Lu Kang finished writing all the cards and asked Dongyue, who was staring at him on the side.
looked at Lu Kang and found that his eyes and conversation were no different from the past, and Dongyue's hanging heart was also relaxed.
"I only remembered a few, and I forgot the others." Dongyue scratched her head a little embarrassed, after all, a five-year-old child taught herself, and she hadn't written it down, which was shameful enough.
"It's okay, there's graphics on this. There are a few graphics on top of the numbers, and you just need to learn as you play. ā
Lu Kang is playing a kind of gameplay similar to fighting landlords in his hometown, called hard pressing, which can be played by 2~3 people.
There are only 48 cards in total, minus the big and small kings and three 2s and a 1. Each person draws seventeen cards, and the rest is left untouched. Led by the three of spades, neither of them started with the four of spades, and so on. Five cards in a row is a straight, two pairs can be a pair, three cards can bring two single cards or two pairs of cards, with four as the fried. In the absence of spades, you can only grab the landlord when you can hit each other in the spring.
The biggest feature of this game is hard pressing, as the name suggests, that is, as long as you have a bigger card than this, even if it is dismantled, you must press it down. Therefore, when playing, you should consider how to exchange small cards for opposite big cards, and try to disassemble the opponent's straight, even pairs, and three cards, which is very interesting.
Lu Kang explained to Dongyue, and I don't know if she understands it. I tried to play it, and found that she really didn't understand, otherwise she wouldn't have brought a 2 and a 1 with three cards. I couldn't help it, so I explained it carefully and clearly a few times and played a few games. Finally let her understand how to play.
However, Dongyue will play, but Lu Kang has poured blood mold. Losing all the time, all the way from the tenth. Again, even Dongyue only used one Q to get Lu Kang's only bomb down. How else to play this game!
Before I knew it, it was already dark outside the window, and my stomach began to make trouble. Looking at the biggest broken card of Q in his hand, Lu Kang, who had lost an afternoon, was not interested in playing.
"Sister Dongyue, don't fight this. Let's go eat, I'm hungry."
"No, no, no, I'm still going to play. To J, hurry, hurry, it's your turn."
"Can't afford it"
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"Can't afford it"
"An ace, I won. Haha, one more plate. ā
"OMG!"