I Have A Seal Of Two Realms

Da Jing Dynasty, before the Spring Festival.

"Lu Lang."

As the Chinese New Year approaches, even in Renxintang, there are not many people.

Liu Laozhang noticed Liu Qingyan's look, looked at Lu Zheng and said, "It's quite boring for you to stay at home alone, how about you come to my house?"

Liu Qingyan immediately looked at Lu Zheng with expectant eyes.

Of course Lu Zheng had no objection, "Okay!"

Liu Qingyan's smile was as bright as a flower, "It's been a long time since I played chess with Lu Lang. I'd like to have a few words tomorrow."

Then he said with some regret, "It's a pity that Sister Shen can't leave Taohua Manor, otherwise wouldn't it be nice to spend the holidays together."

Lu Zheng said, "We can go see her on the first day of the new year."

Liu Qingyan nodded, "That's fine."

In the afternoon, Hu Zhou came over to help as usual. Liu Laozhang asked Hu Zhou and learned that they were only mother and son during the New Year, so he invited them to celebrate the New Year at Liu's house.

Hu Zhou said he wanted to go home and ask his mother to make a decision, but Lu Zheng estimated that his mother would not refuse.

Lu Zheng smacked his lips. He didn't expect that after more than half a year in Da Jingchao, he could still have a lively New Year.

…

On New Year's Eve, which is roughly equivalent to the modern New Year's Eve, Lu Zheng told Aunt Liu early in the morning that he would celebrate the New Year at Liu's house. Then he returned to the bedroom, packed up all the gifts he had prepared, and carried a large basket.

"Uncle Liu! Aunt Liu! Qingyan! Happy New Year to Qingquan!" Lu Zheng came to the door.

"Here comes Mr. Lu, come in quickly!" Mr. Liu greeted Lu Zheng to come in, and then sniffed decisively, his eyes shining.

Lu Zheng knew that Mr. Liu was good at this, so he didn't show off and said to the Liu family with a smile, "I brought some gifts for everyone."

Liu Qingquan answered immediately, "Do I have lollipops and plum blossoms?"

Lu Zheng shook his head with a smile, and Liu Qingquan's face immediately fell, as if she was about to cry.

“But there are better toffee, halva and chocolate.”

More delicious?

toffee? Is it sugar made from milk?

Halva? Is it a candy that tastes crispy, similar to shortbread cookies?

And chocolate, the name sounds weird, what is that?

"Gudu——"

Lu Zheng and several others came to the front hall, put down the bamboo basket, and then took out things one by one.

Give it to my sister-in-law first.

"This is halva, this is toffee, this is chocolate, this is plum."

Lu Zheng has already removed all the packaging of these candies and put them into prepared bamboo tubes.

Liu Qingquan took one and held it in her arms, then took another one and held it in her arms again.

Then... I soon couldn't hold her anymore, but I couldn't bear to let go of anything.

Liu Qingyan couldn't stand it anymore, so she reached out and took the two tubes.

Lu Zheng smiled slightly, and then directed it to Mr. Liu. "This is white wine and this is rice wine. See if it suits your taste."

"Here are two cashmere scarves. Aunt Liu, you and Qing Yan can each have one. See which color you like."

"Okay, okay!" Mrs. Liu didn't expect that she still had a gift, so she was very happy.

Liu Qingyan took the cashmere scarf from Lu Zheng and felt soft to the touch and delicately made. "Good craftsmanship."

"Qingyan, I see you don't usually wear that gold hairpin, so I bought a few more hairpins to see if I like them."

In addition to personal gifts, Lu Zheng also brought out fruit wine, snacks and the like.

Until finally, Lu Zheng took out a half-large box about a foot square.

Seeing Lu Zheng take out the wooden box so solemnly, the Liu family's eyes focused on it.

"What's this?"

Lu Zheng opened the wooden box, and the Liu family saw that there were many small wooden blocks less than an inch densely packed in the box.

Liu Qingquan took one and saw two circles drawn on the other side of the small wooden block.

Liu Qingquan looked at it again and again, still looking confused, "What is this?"

Liu Qingyan saw the mysterious smile on Lu Zheng's face, so she also picked up a block of wood, only to see six small linear patterns carved on the surface of the block, with green paint painted on the pattern.

Picking up another piece, the picture on the surface turned into a bird again, with red and green colors, quite delicate.

Liu Qingyan's eyes flashed, "Isn't this a game?"

Gu Lu Zheng clapped his hands and smiled, "Exactly!"

Mahjong, the quintessence of Chinese culture, has officially landed in another world!

"Similar to Shuanglu or Feiye Pai?" Liu Qingquan asked.

Liu Qingyan looked at the number of wooden blocks in the wooden box, shook her head and said, "There are many chess pieces, maybe similar to Go."

Liu Qingquan's face collapsed when he heard this, "That's too difficult."

Lu Zheng shook his head and said, "It's not difficult, it's not difficult. I thought that we would have to stay up late and just eating snacks and chatting would be a bit boring, so I brought a deck of cards over to pass the time."

"Isn't it difficult?" Liu Qingquan's eyes lit up, "Is it fun?"

"Fun!"

Just kidding, mahjong is the quintessence of Chinese culture. It is a simple game that anyone from ninety-nine to someone who just knows how to play can play it after watching two games.

However, there are endless changes, and luck and skills are equally important.

…

A few people vacated the table in the front hall, and Lu Zheng asked the four Liu family members to sit around the table and taught them how to play a circle of cards.

Then……

"Yaoji!"

"eat!"

"Five barrels!"

"Don't worry, I'll touch it!"

"Rokujo!"

"Haha, what a fool!"

…

Seeing Liu Qingyan's eyes shining brightly and her face looking excited to play cards, Lu Zheng suddenly remembered an old movie.

Did I do something stupid?

Pooh! No! Qingyan is dedicated to studying medicine, treating illnesses and saving people, so she is not this kind of person.

"Lu Lang?"

"Um?"

"When we go to find Sister Shen tomorrow, let's take this, um, mahjong with us, so that Sister Shen can play with it."

Lu Zheng：Σ(°△°|||)︴

After another lap, Mrs. Liu saw that it was getting late, so she reluctantly got off the table and went to the kitchen to prepare lunch.

So Lu Zheng took the top spot as a matter of course.

"Crashing - crashing -"

…

After lunch, the Liu family continued to fight. Two old servants served tea and water, while Lu Zheng stood behind Liu Qingyan and pointed at her.

Then……

"Sister! Give me money!"

Liu Qingyan glanced at Lu Zheng who asked her to light the cannon, then took out a penny from her purse and handed it to her sister.

At the beginning of the day, Hu Zhou's mother and son arrived, and they stopped for a moment.

Immediately afterwards, Hu's mother was quickly pulled to the table, Hu Zhou was waiting on the side, and Liu Qingyan pulled Lu Zheng into the study.

…

After closing the door, lighting the incense, and brewing tea, the room suddenly became quiet, and then my mind calmed down as well.

Lu Zheng placed the chessboard and Liu Qingyan sorted the chess pieces. They sat opposite each other and began to place the pieces.

What comes and goes, what goes in and what goes out.

"Lu Lang, thank you."

"Why are you thanking me?" Lu Zheng was really surprised, "A gift? It's just some drinks and novel food."

Liu Qingyan smiled sweetly and said, "Thank you, Mr. Lu, for helping me avoid trouble from other medical clinics."

Lu Zheng raised his eyebrows, "You know? It's nothing, just a trivial matter."

Liu Qingyan said softly, her voice low and inaudible, "Qingyan is lucky to know Lu Lang."