At this time, Mrs. Xu had already set up the mahjong table quickly, and she even made a pot of tea, prepared a plate of sunflower seeds, and made a few snacks for the players to kill time.

"Mrs. Xu, who are the guests at the table this time..."A player asked cautiously, for fear of being named for no reason.

Mrs. Xu looked at everyone with a smile: "Playing mahjong, of course, the guests are willing to serve the table." ”

Chapter 221: Year (40)

The word voluntariness is sometimes more suffocating than being named, voluntariness symbolizes uncertainty, and if you are not the one who is willing to take the initiative to stand up, then waiting means pinning your hopes on others.

But others themselves are hopeless.

For a while, no player dared to speak rashly, and a few players tentatively looked around a few times, and finally saw that everyone was silent, and they also lowered their eyes in panic.

At such times, staying out of contact with others is also a form of self-protection, just as all students hang their heads in tacit agreement when a teacher answers a question by name.

"It seems that our guests are not very proactive." Mrs. Xu's eyes looked straight at everyone, and the smile on her face expanded.

She seemed to deliberately use her gaze to reinforce everyone's uneasiness at the moment, and she enjoyed it.

Qi Xiaonian tugged at Qi Yan's sleeve and asked in a low voice, "Brother, will we take off Duoxiduole's identity card and serve it later?" ”

Qi Ji thought for a moment and shook his head: "It doesn't have to be us. ”

"Huh?" Qi Xiaonian didn't seem to expect Qi Yan to hold on to the table, and looked at him with some surprise.

Qi Yan smiled bitterly: "Mainly because I don't know how to play mahjong at all, and I don't have related props, and this thing doesn't seem to work now..."

"Tsk, sure enough, there are still things that my brother is not good at," Qi Xiaonian laughed, "I won't either, what a coincidence." ”

"Then leave it to someone who is good at it." Qi Yan glanced at Lin Peilan, who was not far away, and Lin Peilan immediately understood and nodded at him.

"Mrs. Xu, please allow us to discuss it, and we will give you the answer later." Lin Peilan said.

Mrs. Xu smiled: "Of course there is no problem, after all, do you play mahjong, everyone is happy and harmonious." ”

Mrs. Xu turned to Qi Yan and Qi Xiaonian: "Later, our adults will play mahjong, you guys stay in the house obediently, don't run around, you know?" I don't want to go out on the second day of the Lunar New Year. ”

Qi Jiu: "How boring is that, you play mahjong and I sit here with Duole, grandma, is there anything at home that can pass the time for us?" ”

Mrs. Xu: "Wait a minute, I'll go find you and Duole a few villain books to relieve your boredom." ”

Qi Jiu: "Grandma, can you bring us a radio?" We want to hear something. ”

"I'll look for it, I remember that there is a radio, but I don't know where to put it, and it's been useless for too long, I don't know if it can be used normally..."

After taking Mrs. Xu away, Qi Yan immediately discussed it with the other players.

"Don't worry about the taboo on the old yellow calendar, I asked Mrs. Xu just now, as long as the money won from playing mahjong is scattered, such as wrapping it in the New Year's red envelope for children, or used to buy gifts and candy, the wealth will be scattered, and it will not be judged as a taboo for seeking wealth." Qi Yan spoke quickly, synchronizing the information he learned to other players as much as possible.

"Well, no matter which side wins, the final benefit will go to you, the granddaughter." Lin Peilan came to joke.

Qi Yan and Qi Xiaonian, as Mrs. Xu's most beloved granddaughters, get money from their elders and guests, which is not a request for wealth.

Qi Yan smiled: "Luck is better." ”

Lin Peilan put away his smile and looked at him fixedly: "You have a plan, right?" ”

Qi Jiu: "Do you want to give it a try, in the case of the mahjong game time has not run out, if there is a guest who loses all the chips, we neither make up the chips, nor do we replace, what will happen?" ”

Everyone looked at him with some frowns, and the young man who broke the bowl before muttered sullenly: "To be honest, I don't think much about it." ”

Players: "......"

Qi Xiaonian secretly sighed, his brother seemed to be scared.

Qi Ji smiled unmindfully: "Mrs. Xu said that the mahjong table cannot lack corners, and the game will continue until the time runs out, I think if we don't follow the rules, can we attract some special players?" ”

"After all, paper people can't play mahjong on the table, and if the player doesn't want to replace him, then the 'person' who comes to play mahjong may be the Xu family who has not appeared before."

Lin Peilan had an epiphany: "Do you hope to attract ghosts who haven't had time to get the paper figure entity by breaking the rules of the mahjong table?" ”

Qi Yan nodded: "Except for ghosts, there seems to be no one who can serve on the table." ”

"But after all, the other party is likely to be a ghost, and it is risky to attract him out, so we need to control the duration, such as letting him come out three minutes before the end of the mahjong game, otherwise it will be troublesome if the time is too long and it will get out of control." Qi Yan analyzed.

One player questioned: "If we deliberately break the rules of mahjong, the most dangerous thing should be the player who loses all the chips, after all, we don't know what it means for the player to lose all the chips." ”

"It's not just the player who lost all the chips, I think all the players at the mahjong table are at risk."

"As Mrs. Xu's granddaughter, you naturally don't care about this, but it's hard for us outsiders to say it..."

Qi Jiu: "Don't worry, as long as there are players who are familiar with mahjong who can perfectly control the time of losing chips, and do not make up chips or replace players according to my requirements, I will give him the "He Xiang ID Card". ”

Hearing "He Xiang's identity card", almost all players looked at it in surprise.

They didn't expect that Qi Yan had already obtained the third family identity card in this dungeon, and becoming Mrs. Xu's family was the biggest guarantee for the player's personal safety.

Lin Peilan frowned: "What do you mean...?" ”

Qi Jiu: "The second rule of the mahjong table, "If there is a naughty child on the table, it is the responsibility of the adult", how do you want to be a child, if she accidentally goes to the table, then the risk of breaking the rules is passed on to her parents, right? ”

After the player uses the "He Xiang ID Card", he becomes a baby in Mrs. Xu's family, and the child is not allowed to go to the mahjong table, and the guardian of the family is responsible for violating the taboo.

Therefore, once you encounter any risks, you can directly avoid the danger by equipping the "He Xiang ID Card".

Players gradually understood: "... Good guys, use the rules to frame NPCs, ruthless enough. ”

Qi Yan shrugged and smiled: "Follow the local customs, NPCs often use the rules to frame players." ”

Putting aside the danger that can be transferred, almost all players are greedy for that "what kind of identity card", and for a while the players fell silent again, but unlike the silence when Mrs. Xu asked if anyone volunteered to serve the table just now, this time, there was a smell of imminent movement in the silence.

Qi Zhen: "However, the "He Xiang identity card" also has its drawbacks, after all, He Xiang is a small baby, and players who obtain her identity may not be able to move freely, and players who use the identity card need to be mentally prepared in advance. ”

"I think for most people, being able to save their lives is the biggest benefit, and all other conditions can be put behind," Lin Peilan said honestly, turning to the players behind him, "Has anyone volunteered to play mahjong at the table now?" Of course, you need to have the props and skills to control the mahjong table. ”

Now, three or four players raised their hands in unison, including Lin Peilan, who was talking.

Everyone wants to get that "Whatever ID card".

"If the other two players at the mahjong table are also at risk because of breaking the rules, Xiao Nian and I will also use the identity cards of Duoxi and Duole on each other, rest assured." Qi Yan promised.

After all, it is the plan he has formulated, he must ensure the personal safety of the player who performs the task for him, once the other party accepts his plan, it is equivalent to reaching a cooperation with him, he will not let himself suffer in the cooperation, in the same way, he will not let the partner suffer, this has always been the principle of cooperation.

Lin Peilan looked at Qi Yan and said in a half-joking tone: "I said, you can get a lot of benefits from it, right?" ”

Qi Yan didn't hide it, and smiled: "Take what you need." ”

After discussing with each other, Lin Peilan, the boy who dropped the bowl, and the female teacher in the same group as Qi Yan were finally selected to go to the mahjong table.

Lin Peilan asked with some curiosity: "Why did you choose that boy as the 'bait for losing chips'?" ”

Qi Jiu: "Didn't he break the bowl?" Breaking things in Chinese New Year's Eve will be contaminated with bad luck, which can help him lose cards better. ”

Lin Peilan: "......"

After determining the candidates to play mahjong, when Mrs. Xu found a radio for Qi and them, the game began.

The crisp sound of rubbing mahjong was in 405, and Mrs. Xu even had a free hand and grabbed the melon seeds from time to time.

Qi Yan turned on the radio, turned the button and kept changing the channel, until he finally found an opera channel-

"On this side, the Baoshu Pagoda is reflected in the waves, and the good building on the other side is close to the three pools, and the willow silk on the Su Causeway gently pulls the boat......

The tactful opera singing voice came from the old radio, blending into the bumpy mahjong sound, which has a unique "Nian" flavor.

"It's the singing section of "The Legend of the White Snake"." Lin Peilan, who was sitting opposite Mrs. Xu, said in a chatty tone.

Mrs. Xu's hand touched the cards obviously, and her face sank by two points: "Duoxi, your child's family, what are you doing listening to these?" ”

Qi Jiu: "Lao Huang Li said that it is appropriate to listen to the drama today." ”

Mrs. Xu choked slightly: "That is, your uncle has not come home for the time being, so I can allow you to play for a while." ”

Qi Zhen heard the clue in the words, and hurriedly asked, "Why?" ”

Mrs. Xu: "As soon as he listens to the play, he should be crazy again, it's good that he can't sing back then, I shouldn't have sent them to learn drama in the first place, they were offended, and it was difficult to get through, and they had to be gossiped and looked down upon, as the old saying goes, the drama is the most ruthless." ”

Qi Jiu: "Grandma, do you believe this kind of bastard?" ”

Mrs. Xu smiled: "Of course I don't believe it, but I know that I can't believe the words of the actors, what they say is as good as what they sing." ”

- I can't believe the words of the play.

Qi Ji pondered this sentence repeatedly, and had a hunch that this would become part of the rules of the plot in the future.

Mrs. Xu let out a long sigh: "Don't say it, touch the cards." ”

At this moment, the originally melodious and tactful opera came to an abrupt end, and was replaced by a radio ad with a slightly exaggerated tone-

"Are you looking for a quiet resting place for your family?" The "Gold and Silver Mountain Cemetery" will be your best choice for your deceased family, our park has first-class services and facilities, including cremation services, landscaping, 24-hour security and more. Jinyinshan Cemetery, the most ideal resting place for your family, welcome to call 0079-4444444 for detailed consultation..."

"It's really unlucky, for the New Year, there is a radio station inserting cemetery advertisements in the program, and I don't know what this cemetery is thinking, so I actually spend money to advertise myself, there is only this crematorium and cemetery near us, it is really not a matter of publicity, and it is not a festive thing." Mrs. Xu chirped.

Qi Jiu: "So after the death of our people, will they all be sent to Jinyin Mountain for cremation?" ”

Mrs. Xu nodded: "Now that there are fewer and fewer burials, don't they all have to be sent there?" ”

Qi Jiu: "So, my uncle was also..."

"Phew, what nonsense are you talking about? Your uncle will be coming home soon," Mrs. Xu said to herself, obviously avoiding some facts, "Sure enough, listening to dramas can easily make people crazy and confused, how happy, change the radio station, it's too unlucky to listen to this during the Chinese New Year." ”

"Well, no problem." Qi Yan changed the stage at will, and he already had a plan in his heart.

In the phone call to Professor Ye Honglan just now, the other party mentioned that the troupe had a pair of raw horn masks missing, and Qi Yan didn't see this mask in 501.

… Is it possible that the mask was hidden on the cremated body?

Chapter 222: Year (41)

Qi Zhen buried this speculation in his heart, which was not supported by sufficient evidence, and at Mrs. Xu's request, he re-rotated the radio button.

Unfortunately, other channels either did not receive the signal, or the audio version of the Chinese New Year's Eve Gala was replayed, and there was no new useful information.

The paper figure Niannian finally cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks, she smashed the door with her head, and only after getting Mrs. Xu's permission did she get through the crack in the door.

Paper bodies are thin and light, and they only need to crack a narrow crack in the door to make them slide into the house.

At this time, the sound of mahjong bumping and bumping in the room became louder and louder, and Mrs. Xu put her reading glasses on the bridge of her nose and was concentrating on touching the cards.