Other than exercising, buying groceries, washing clothes, and cooking, Pan Xiaoci's only job was playing mahjong. The reason why she fell in love with mahjong, or the reason why she embarked on the path of "gambling"(this was the label of some people), was most likely because her husband "forced" her. Of course, it was also because he spoiled her.
Two years ago, her husband met a "turtle" who had studied in the United States and claimed to be an "education expert". Soon after, they sent their only son to a private boarding school. By right, her husband was also a stubborn person, so how could he be fooled by this sea turtle? Speaking of which, Turtle's words were probably " reasonable ". He listed a lot of benefits of the American boarding system: He said that he would be able to break away from the trivial control of everything and learn to be responsible for himself. He said that the class was small and easy to manage. He said that the atmosphere was good for the early cultivation of self-care ability.”said her husband. He was a straightforward person, and a man's spit was like a nail. It was not up to the mothers and grandmothers to be reluctant, so when the new semester started, they sent their son to the private school in City W.
The woman had almost never experienced the sorrow of separation in her life. The sudden departure of a piece of flesh in her heart made her feel as if she had been hollowed out. She was lost and uneasy all day long. She could not get rid of that kind of longing even if she stayed in the house to read books, watch television, and surf the internet. The more she worried about her, the more annoyed she was. The more annoyed she was, the more she missed the joy of being a girl and a worker. Therefore, she decided to "change" herself. Once, when she heard that her colleague, Old Su, was hiring people to deliver goods in the wholesale department, she went without hesitation.
The man thought to himself, so be it. You might not be able to do it after resting for a few years.
She didn't expect Xiao Ci to do it so well, so her husband had no choice but to change his mind.
Just a month after she finished her work, her husband suddenly told her not to go this morning, saying that he had already told Old Su to resign.
"What are you doing? What are you doing?!" The woman was very unhappy and pouted." What right do you have to deprive me of my right to work?”
"Hey, just experience it for yourself. You're really addicted.”The man took a puff of his cigarette." Depriving you of your right to work? So what if I took it away? Sue me!”
"Humph! I have hands and feet, why should I eat for free!”
"Nonsense! Who said you were freeloading? Who dares to say that you're freeloading? Aren't you responsible for all the housework?”
"Alright, I'll do the housework and work as well.”She put on a tough stance." Anyway, I'm a wild boar. I don't want to stay in the house!”
"Who cares if you're willing or not? This house, if I say no, then no!" He refilled his cigarette and muttered," Don't be so ungrateful.”
"Why!" The woman, who did not cry easily, was very dissatisfied with this overstepping of her authority. Tears circled in her eyes." What did I do wrong? Is it illegal to work?”
The man was speechless and only smoked.
She had no choice but to lower her stance and beg her husband to allow her to "try" it out for half a year or one or two months, but it was useless. The old lady at home had always kept her mouth shut when the couple quarreled. Today, it seemed that her daughter-in-law had to work, which made her even more reluctant to express her position. If her daughter-in-law refused to work, she was willing to stand on her daughter-in-law's side. Although the old woman was hard of hearing, she understood what she meant by " I don't want to stay in the house " and reminded her at the same time. Then, she took the initiative to persuade her daughter-in-law to play mahjong like the other women in the neighborhood." Be happy, wretched girl."”The last sentence was raised by ten decibels, almost shouted out loud. It was obviously said in anger for her big head to hear.
As for Xiao Ci, she was well aware of her husband's stubborn temper. No matter how hard she tried, she could not win against him. After hearing what the old lady said, she felt that it was a way out. At least she could give it a try. Thus, they took advantage of the situation and barely reached a consensus.
He would like to reveal a little bit: For men, there was actually a deeper reason why they didn't want women to work outside. He had only complained about this in front of his mother." No matter what, we are still the boss. It's so embarrassing to let our wives work for others!" To be honest, I don't want her to enter my company. Other than avoiding suspicion, this is also the reason.”
See, this was a person who cared about face.
Thus, from then on, Pan Xiaoci became associated with mahjong.
He didn't expect mahjong to have such magical powers. Ever since he learned it, he stuck to it, fell in love with it, and even became obsessed with it. Not only did his worries and worries greatly ease, but he also changed his " bad habit " of reading books. He even gave up on the online game of Fight the Landlord, which he had been obsessed with for several times.
At first, she played with the ladies around her house. Later, for various reasons, she finally chose to play in the mahjong hall. She felt that it was more suitable there, at least there was less trouble.
She often went to Cui Ermei's mahjong parlor, which was neither near nor far.
There was one thing that had to be said. Ever since the mahjong machines became popular in Jiang City two years ago, Cui Ermei's mahjong parlor had been expanded and renovated. Originally, they were only playing shuffling on the first floor, but later, they were divided into two stalls. Downstairs, the six tables were still shuffled by hand, and each table was given six yuan for half a day. Most of the people playing were old men and women, and the sizes were small. The host only provided tea and did not care about food. There were four mahjong tables upstairs, and each table was worth 90 yuan for half a day. The people who came to play were uneven, and the size was naturally much bigger.
They played mahjong in the same way, but the format and content were different. Not only were the format and content different, but even the "treatment" was also different. So mahjong also talked about "levels"!
Ever since the human world divided people into three, six, and nine classes, there were many levels in many aspects. For example, when they went out together, some rode bicycles and some drove BMW. Of course, this was all due to the mischief of 'science'. Another example was the same hairdressing. Some were called barbershops, some were called hair salons, some were called hair studios, and some were called image designers…Not only did the name change, but the price also kept rising. No one knew what was going on. As for the mahjong machine, he had to say something.
As everyone knew, no matter what kind of machine was invented, there would always be benefits. The economic term was efficiency and effectiveness. From steam engines to mobile phones, it could be said that "machines" had been used in all aspects of people's lives. However, there was one type of machine (probably the only one so far) that was controversial as soon as it was born-it was the mahjong machine! First, people of insight came out to oppose it, thinking that it was suspected of being a gambling tool. After that, someone reported that this thing could be installed with a button that could remotely control the mahjong tiles. This was a big taboo in the industry. For a time, the fishing boat was in an uproar among the hemp friends. Its fairness was questioned and its credibility was greatly reduced. To make matters worse, someone else had researched that it had a radioactive effect on the human body. The health care experts also joined in, saying that moving the fingers was a kind of exercise that could prevent dementia. They advocated shuffling the cards. Looking at the situation, the mahjong machine was doomed. However, the market was the last word. Today, mahjong machines were already selling well. Why? Looking back, he didn't know that this guy was quite efficient and effective. It was born with efficiency. It was convenient and fast. Nowadays, people were utilitarians, impetuous, and fast-paced. Therefore, they were not only convinced by this "efficiency" but also accepted it wholeheartedly. As for the benefits, to put it bluntly, it was to earn money for the owner (the people of Jiang City called it "withdrawing money"). See, the players were not too happy to "withdraw" a few yuan from a table shuffled by hand."Tsk, it's just a few cups of water." On the other hand, if they played the same game, the mahjong machine would raise 50 to 60 or even 100 yuan, but both parties would feel at ease and have no objections.
The popularity of the mahjong machine had delivered another hard truth: The world was hard to say, and the world was unpredictable.
Let's stop talking and get down to business.
Ever since they started playing mahjong, the mahjong players had a sense of novelty, had more fun, and played with bigger sizes. For Xiao Ci, there was one more thing: He had a fixed number of card friends.
When they were playing mahjong in the mahjong hall, the guests would come one after another. When everyone gathered at a table, the game would begin. However, the appearance of one person changed this " old rule " on a small scale.
This person's surname was Zheng, and he was a bureau chief (in fact, a bureau chief in a county-level city). He retired from the second line because he was over 55 years old. Not only was Elder Zheng a newbie, but he was also a little uneducated and liked to offend people. For example, some people (especially women) liked to smash their mahjong tiles after losing money. It seemed that they were using mahjong to vent their anger and beat it loudly. Elder Zheng could not stand this and wanted to say something. Another example would be someone who liked to be thick-skinned and owe money after losing money. After owing for a long time, he would not be able to clear his debt. Thus, Old Zheng would criticize him. One had to know that there were no leaders at the mahjong table. Who was convinced? Hence, they could not avoid bickering. Originally, this Elder Zheng was out to have fun because he was feeling unbalanced. However, because he didn't get along, he turned into someone who wanted to vomit.
One day last year, he played with a man and two women at a table for an entire day. Throughout the day, no one actually broke their cards and owed them money (except for the change, which was inconvenient to owe money). This made Old Zheng very happy. So, when the party was about to end, he suggested that the four of us become "hardcore card friends" and play together every day in the future. How about that? The fat man in his early fifties was surnamed Tang. He was a middle school teacher. It was said that he had fired the vice-principal of a town middle school because of his "lifestyle problem." Not long after he entered the city, he had high blood pressure. The school took care of him and let him teach six secondary classes a week. There were two women. One of them was Pan Xiaoci, and the other was Ju Cuilian (they later called her Ju Zi). Her husband owned a stone factory in the countryside. Old Tang loved beautiful women the most in his life. He saw that Xiao Ci was a great beauty, and although Ju Zi was a little thin, she was also a beauty. So he immediately raised his hands in agreement."Yes, yes, yes." The two women did not object, and of course, there was no reason to object, so they agreed at the same time. Elder Zheng was so happy that he quickly took out his business card and handed it out. Seeing this, Ju Zi also took out her business card from her bag. Xiao Ci and Elder Tang did not have a business card, but they left their mobile phone numbers. This meant that they had officially formed an "alliance."
From then on, the four of them really kept their promise. The first to arrive would never " betray " and " join " another table. If one of the four was late, as long as they didn't say they weren't coming, the other three would rather wait than invite outsiders to join them.
By the way, after playing for a long time, this Ju Zi saw that Xiao Ci was not only good at playing cards, but also easy-going and had a very good personality. Although her family was quite rich, she never showed off, so she was willing to be close to her. She even said that she would become sworn sisters with her several times. Xiao Ci said," Let's talk about it in the future. If we become sworn brothers now, people will say that we play bridge." A long journey tests a horse's strength, and a long time tests a person's heart. After a long time, the two of them were actually unusually close, even closer than best friends.
On a warm spring afternoon, Xiao Ci and the others gathered at the mahjong hall as usual. After a while, Xiao Ci, Old Tang, and Old Zheng arrived one after another, but Ju Zi, who had always arrived early, was nowhere to be seen. After waiting for a while, Xiao Ci called her cell phone, but no one answered. After waiting for a full 40 minutes, Ju Zi, whose face was flushed, rushed upstairs.
This time, he didn't touch the seat and started the fight directly. Old Zheng pressed the dice button and started to touch the dealer.
He had already drawn his cards, but Elder Zheng was still pulling a long face.
Old Tang smiled and took the initiative to strike up a conversation."Hey, why did you go to Ju Zi?"
"Why? Didn't I ask for leave from you?”The anxious Ju Zi still hadn't calmed down, and he said in a bad mood.
" Whiteboard," Old Tang, who was the banker, did not feel unfriendly. He said with a smug face as he played the first card," You don't want to tell me, do you? Hehehe, did you ask the monk to suppress Luo?"”
Ju Zi glanced at him as he sorted the cards, but he didn't say anything. "Is something wrong at home?" Xiao Ci asked. Why aren't you picking up your phone?" "Yes, there is." Elder Zheng quickly said. What the hell! I wish I could peel your orange-your beard is white from waiting. East wind."
"Peng. Leader, this is too exaggerated." Ju Zi pushed down the two east winds and said," I'm not as lucky as you. You enjoy the party's fortune and only take money without doing anything. We've committed a sin. If we don't do it, we won't get anything."”As she spoke, she played a nine-pancake and didn't report her card.
"You went to collect debts for your husband?" Xiao Ci stared at her and asked.
"Bang." Old Tang flashed two nine-pancake sticks.”
"Bang." Ju Zi let the two of them take a bye. He saw the red and said," No. I brought people to the chemical construction site to buy explosives-30,000 yuan-and it was already delayed. Then I met a classmate, a classmate I hadn't seen for many years, who forcefully dragged me to the 28 bars. It was so annoying. She even dragged me to the 28 bars, but I refused no matter what.”
"Is that so?" Xiao Ci's voice suddenly became louder when she heard the word " two-eight "." Don't get involved in this, ha!" She shot out 80,000 yuan." I'm telling you, this is not a joke.”
" Eat," Zheng clumsily put down his 70,000 and 90,000 yuan." Yes, yes, 28 bars killed people. Yesterday, I heard that the short man of the Five Metal Group lost 260,000 yuan in one night! Oh my god. One chicken."
" That's right." Xiao Ci looked at Ju Zi seriously and said," This thing is like taking drugs. You can't even touch it."”
"Yes, yes." Ju Zi nodded repeatedly. She grabbed 30,000 yuan and beat him up.
" He owns a factory and has money." Old Tang grabbed a Nanfeng and quickly glanced at the cards in front of Ju Zi, leaving Nanfeng to play four cards. He did not report his cards but casually glanced at Xiao Ci." Aren't you a busybody?"”
"Bang." Xiao Ci put down two or four sticks and seemed to respond to Old Tang with a double meaning." I'm serious. I'm not in the mood to joke with you!" Whiteboard."
The two women seemed to have some kind of tacit understanding in their attitude towards Old Tang. They were pretentious and naturally despised flirting. However, Old Tang liked to "eat tofu" and his eyes were ugly. Neither of them liked people with bad eyes. However, as mahjong friends, they naturally did not want to become enemies with them, so they often chose to stay away from them. Women, as long as they didn't indulge themselves intentionally, they would definitely maintain a bit of restraint and not give men a chance to take advantage of them.
Ju Zi's Wind One Color listened to him. She was nervous and excited. Facing her good friend's nagging, she replied mechanically,"I know, I know."
"I know, I know. If I hear that you're playing two-eight, I won't even be able to be friends, let alone sisters! Why are you staring at me? I mean what I say! Jiu Bing." Xiao Ci said.
Elder Zheng took out a cigarette and lit it up. As he smoked, he read the latest news excitedly. It was all rumors about who won tens of thousands one day and who lost a lot one day…
"Speed! Speed!" Old Tang reminded him," Don't just focus on the leaders of the Heavenly Court.”
Elder Zheng followed suit. He didn't report his cards. He had forgotten.
"Peng! Barf." Old Tang placed the three sticks of bread in the left corner and smiled strangely. He used his right middle finger to touch the raised card." Sigh, damn it, nine sticks.”He slapped it hard and flipped it open. There were six.
After a few more rounds, it was Old Zheng's turn to play. He hesitated for a long time before finally playing a five-pancake.
"It's a tie!" Old Tang pushed the cards down and snapped his fingers proudly." Sorry, all of them!”
"F * ck, what are you talking about? Talk, talk, talk.”Elder Zheng said. There was a hidden meaning to his words. It's not entirely my responsibility to light the cannon.
The so-called two-eight bar was actually a method of gambling that had only risen last year. It only needed a set of mahjong pancake (36 pieces) and only grabbed two cards at a time, and won or lost according to the size of the "points". Therefore, it gave the players the impression that it was fast and could complete a round in minutes. It was also "hard" and so simple that there was no way to cheat. It was all based on luck. Right now, 28 bars were almost crazy in Jiang City. Some units even sneaked out to play while they were at work, so it was not strange for Ju Zi to drag her out to play on the street.
Xiao Ci talked a lot today, but her fire was not good. In the afternoon, she lost more than 600 yuan. He had originally hoped to "make a comeback" at night, but he had never thought that it would actually be a muddy field that sank deeper and deeper.
It was true that playing mahjong depended on luck. His luck was bad, and he couldn't even get a large piece. With good luck, the one who hung one was tied instead. Xiao Ci had already tied this round, and it was a " flying game ". Theoretically, she could draw with 36 cards. Therefore, she was full of confidence as she took the cards in front of her and played whatever she grabbed.
After grabbing a few more times, he still couldn't touch the general. He felt a gust of wind."North Wind."
He did not expect that the moment he landed, he would fire a cannon! "It's a tie! " Hahaha, clean touch." A pair of white and fat hands spread out the cards. Old Tang's fat face bulged like a pumpkin, and his eyes were much brighter. He had already won more than 1,000 yuan, and this round was the Golden Summit. As he collected the money, he teased," Little lady, your cannon is so accurate. Thank you."”
"Don't brag, Donald Duck." Xiao Ci's face turned red with anger.
After a few more rounds, Xiao Ci, who had not drawn a card for a long time, finally made a " front clear " and received the money. Just as everyone pushed the cards on the table into the machine and Xiao Ci pressed the function button, the other card could not come up. She thought that there was a malfunction, so she went down to look at the power plug. As soon as she went down, the person above shouted,"Alright, alright." She stood up abruptly, and when she came up, she suddenly let out an " Aiyo."
"What's wrong, Sister Pan?" Ju Zi asked.
"Aiyoyo, my waist hurts." Xiao Ci said.
"Yo! Did you twist your waist?"
"No, I don't. No…I have lumbar muscle strain.”
"Lumbar muscle strain? This was too exaggerated. How could he be so young?”Elder Zheng grabbed a West Wind and said," I've been sitting for a long time.”
"Did you do too many good things?" Old Tang looked at her lecherously and teased," Let me tell you, women are the same. If you shoot too much, it will hurt your kidneys.”
Xiao Ci had never known what an climax was, so she didn't know what " shoot " meant and remained indifferent. Ju Zi's face was red, and he glared at Old Tang unkindly.
Xiao Ci only felt that Old Tang's words were a little "dirty" and felt that it was necessary to clarify and defend herself. She said to Old Zheng,"I really didn't lie to you. It's really a lumbar muscle strain. I got it at the winery. How did he get it? She had injured her waist when she was fighting with a few young men to unload the corn.”
"Lumbar muscle strain" seemed to be quite scary. Then, Ju Zi nagged her to eat more sesame seeds, corn, pork kidneys, chives, and so on while playing cards. After a while, she said," Try not to blow cold air. Chinese medicine says that cold air can easily gather and form internal dampness. It's very, very bad for the waist and legs.”
The book secretly stated that although Ju Cuilian believed in some nonsense and knew a lot, this sentence was really nonsense. Perhaps she made it up to please Xiao Ci or heard other people's nonsense. In short, there was insufficient evidence and she spoke without thinking. She did not expect Xiao Ci to believe her, nor did she expect that this "letter" or "advice" would actually change her life.
This was a story for the future.
Chatting and laughing, the time came easily. After the meeting ended, Xiao Ci dragged her exhausted body out of the mahjong hall with her bag in one hand and her other hand on her waist.
The sky was very dark, and stars occasionally appeared in the clouds. The street lamps in the distance scattered some yellow light. Everyone lived in the Laocheng District south of Ring Road. Xiao Ci lived alone in the east of Su Ning Avenue.
"Sister Pan, be careful." Ju Zi seemed to want to give her courage, but she shouted again," Be careful, there will be bad people who will rape you."”
" F * ck." Xiao Ci turned around and laughed." I'm not afraid of gang rape, hahahaha."”His hand drew a half circle in the air.
"The police are here! Look at you talking like a hooligan." Someone shouted.
"So what if the police come? Unless he doesn't have that thing with him. As long as he grows, I want him!" She thought he was joking. In the dark night, the woman brazenly " indulged ".
"Pan Xiaoci." Just as she turned around, a policeman on a bicycle was already in front of her!
" Jianguo…" Under the dim light, Xiao Ci recognized that it was her husband's classmate, Yang Jianguo. She smiled awkwardly." Where did you come from so late at night?"”
"The hospital."
" Oh..." She was about to ask," Sister-in-law is not better yet," but Yang Jianguo had already ridden far away.
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