Spring Stone Garden

Small courtyard

Not long after Ma Jin's comfortable days, the Eighth Prince led the left to visit him.

The eight prince waved his hand, let the half-summer calf and others who salute him get up, sit on the stool brought by the maid, and look at Ma Jin and laugh.

"Well, I didn't embarrass the king, it's a good thing."

Ma Jin smiled, he and the eight princes are also familiar with, the eight princes have a generous personality, regardless of the small section, Ma Jin in front of him also open.

"It is all good for the king's usual teaching, and there is no ambiguity in the face of the great men's affairs."

The eight princes loved to listen to good words, that is, knowing that Ma Jin was deliberately flattering him, and he was very happy.

He patted Ma Jin's shoulder: "Son, don't worry, the old words can't help you, this time your credit is big, the king will go to the emperor's side to make the effort, give you more benefits."

Ma Jin's eyes lit up and asked with a shy face: "What's the benefit."

But the eighth prince sold the door and touched his beard: "In a few days you will know."

Many times in vain, Ma Jin had to give up, when the eight prince suddenly asked: "You are not a big problem with this injury."

Ma Jin did not care: "Tongtai doctor has been diagnosed, skin trauma, health for a while."

The eight prince nodded: "The old man still has some ability, young people are strong in their bones and well-cultivated."

Then the eight princes turned around: "Just that you are bored with your injuries and caress, accompany the king to play chess."

“...”

Ma Jin wanted to slap himself, how did he forget this?

There was a bitter smile on his face: "Students are hurt, or let others accompany the prince."

Who knows, the eighth prince shook his head and sighed.

"Alas, the other people's chess is too bad, and they are not addicted, that is, the emperor can be compared with the king, but he has too many things, there is no time, and the king came to two sets, he said goodbye to leave the criticism."

Ben Wang thought to want to go, or play chess with you most comfortable, and then, play chess without waist, young people will eat more bitter, come, let's come to a game."

This is the horse's paw, but he is still anxious, busy to the eight princes said: "Lord, playing chess is too spiritual, if you want to play, students accompany you to play a play with the leaves."

Leaf cards are ancient poker cards, and the Tang and Song periods began to rise.

Leaf cards can be played, can also be gambling, also known as "leaf play", the legend of the first name of Han Han Xin in order to reduce the soldiers nostalgia, invented a kind of card for entertainment in the army, because it is only the size of the leaves, so it is called the leaf card.

From the bachelor of civility, down to the common people, all enjoy it, to the Ming and Qing periods, "leaf play" cards, each pair of 40 cards, divided into four categories.

The brand pattern, the object is many, there are many characters, birds, animals, flowers, birds, insects, fish, etc., a wide variety.

Now this time and space, although there are no Ming and Qing generations, but the development of leaf cards is also generally the same, in the big dry is very popular.

“No no.”

The eight kings' round heads shook into a rattle: "That thing is too complicated, dozens of things, the king has a headache when he plays, or play chess."

“Oh, hey”

Ma Jin smiled: "The prince does not know, my leaf card is not the same, simple and easy to learn and fun, the king playing while learning, without two or three sets to learn."

“Really?”

The eight princes were moved by Ma Jin, some hesitation.

"Of course it's true, half a summer, find some thin wood chips, and then take the pen and ink cinnabar, I am useful."

Ma Jin saw the eight princes moved, quickly took advantage of the heat to determine this matter, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

Half a summer to get what the horse wants, Ma Jin let Zhuhuo share the thin wood chips, the size of the same size of fifty-four palms of wood.

He nodded, and just as he wanted to do it, he was stopped by the left sky, and he said without expression: "I'll come."

Throw the thin wood chips into the sky, the left sky draws the knife, Ma Jin only felt that the knife flashed in front of him a few times.

The wood chips fall, and the size is as neat as if they had been used with a ruler.

The eyes of the tiger and the calf were shrank, and the eyes were full of shock, and this man's knife was so powerful.

Ma Jin was also startled by the amazing knife method of the left sky, and gave a thumbs up to the left.

Then let the half-summer grind the cinnamon ink ingot, let the calf pick up, pick up the brush began to draw the pattern on the wood, Ma Jin for fast, the pattern is very simple, plus the sun is very good, this side of the horse Jin painting, not a moment after the ink will be dried.

In less than a quarter of an hour's effort, fifty-four simple poker cards were made, and Ma Jin looked up at a few people around him and turned around, and then called Wu Fat, who had always loved to play, had a smart head, and certainly fast.

Let Zhu Hu move a table, Ma Jin, the Eighth Prince and Wu Fat three sitting, Ma Jin holding the wooden card in his hand, smiled slightly, and began to tell the two of them about the future generations of the landlord's play.

"We play this game called the landlord, there are 54 cards, from large to small is 12,3 154 ..."

Ma Jin did not change the name, anyway, it is Tu Yile, and besides, the eight princes are here, fighting the landlord and what happened to the landlord, and hurried to fight the emperor directly...

The rules of the landlord are very simple, the eight princes and Wu fat people are not stupid people, Ma Jin said twice, they are generally clear play.

In order to take care of them, Ma Jin took them to try two games and familiarize themselves with the rules, and after the two sets, the eight princes played.

. .

“The Landlord.”The fat man is raging.

"I'm stealing."The 8th King is weak.

"I'm not rob."Ma Jin does not matter.

...

"Four hundred and fifty-six seven hundred and eighty-nine, Shunzi."The fat man shouted and threw out a card.

“No.”Ma Jin glanced at the rotten card in his hand, and there was a powerless way.

"Four hooks, bomb."The eight princes were angry and angry.

"Four two, take care of it."The fat man drummed a fat face and did not give up at all.

"Not to mention."Ma Jin continued to row in the water.

. .

After playing a few sets, Ma Jin was tired, gave up his seat to the left day of eagerness, and he returned to the room in the middle of the summer.

There was another angry drink behind him.

“The Landlord.”

"I'm stealing."

“I also robbed.”

“...”

Ma Jin heard the sound of the room, his mouth was throbbed, thinking that if he gave them two more cappuccinos, it would be more perfect.

...

They were really playing, from the morning until the evening, did not even eat dinner, shouting the voice of the voice was hoarse, the three people suspected of playing cards, but also added a bet, a handful of two silver.

When the Spring Stone Garden curfew was almost there, when Ma Jin turned the corner to persuade the Eighth Prince to leave, the old man was about to lose his eyes, and the small five hundred silver coins entered the pocket of the fat man and the left day.

I don't know why, when playing chess, one by one, they dare not win the Eight Kings, but when they fight the landlord, they are hard.

The eight princes also did not and Ma Jin, a pull on Wu fat man, had to bring back the eight palace to continue playing cards, Ma Jin saw the fat man is also happy, and they went by them.

The eight princes returned to the eight palaces, and fought all night for the landlord, the eight princes returned to the home, occupied the land and occupied the land, but it was a turn-up, not only to win back all the lost money, but also let Wu fat man shed a lot of blood.

The eight princes won the card happy, patting Wu fat man on the shoulder to praise him as interesting and his appetite.

Wu Fat Man looked at the whole row of waist-striversed swords behind him, a serious bodyguard, and the fat face pulled out a smile that was even more ugly than crying.

This is all you should do...

...

Upward effect, the eight princes hid in the eight palaces every day to fight the landlord, which soon attracted the attention of others, and the play of the landlord was also passed out.

Because the landlord is simple and fun, soon, it became popular in the spring stone garden, from the concubines to the concubines, and the eunuchs who went down to the palace eunuchs were addicted to it.

Later, the landlord spread out again, setting off a boom in Beijing, of course, this is the afterword.