Chương 260: Mahjong, the Golden Kidney

The ladies looked at each other in bewilderment.

"game?"

"How do you play with these little wooden blocks?"

Liu Ce poured the mahjong tiles onto the specially made square table.

"Come, come, sit down, I'll teach you."

"First, let's recognize the cards." Liu Ce picked up a "one of ten thousand" card.

"This is the ten thousand suit, from one to nine of ten thousand."

He then picked up a "tube": "This is a tube, doesn't it look like a copper coin?"

"This is a strip; look, it's drawn like a bamboo strip."

"These are the wind signs: East, South, West, and North."

"These are Arrow brand cards: Middle, Green, White."

The ladies listened attentively, but their eyes all said, "This thing is really complicated."

"Husband, what is this 'One of a Kind'?" Zhen Mi pointed to the card with a little bird drawn on it, looking completely bewildered.

"It's just one," Liu Ce explained patiently.

"Look, doesn't this line look like a chick?"

"Yes!" Zhen Mi nodded.

"What about 'Red Center'?" Zhang Ning asked.

"It's this red part in the middle..."

Liu Ce continued his instruction: "The game is very simple. Four people sit at a table, and each person draws thirteen cards. Then, they take turns drawing and playing cards. Whoever forms a specific combination of cards first, such as..., wins."

He explained and demonstrated, arranging the cards into various shapes.

"That's called bumping, that's called eating, that's called leveraging..."

"When you win, you should shout 'I've won!' loudly and with great enthusiasm!"

After half an hour of explanation, the ladies' expressions changed from blank to "I think I understand," and then to "Why don't we give it a try?"

"Come on, let's have a practical lesson!" Liu Ce rolled up his sleeves and said, "Let's play a few rounds and learn as we go!"

He selected Cai Yan, Zhang Ning, Ren Hongchang, and Zhen Jiang to start a table.

"Yan'er sits opposite me, Ning'er sits above me, Hongchang sits below me, Jiang'er... you learn from her."

"First, shuffle the cards. Like this, clink clink..." Liu Ce demonstrated, the bamboo cards making a crisp sound as they clattered together.

"Then arrange the tiles, seventeen stacks in front of each person... Right, Ning'er, you're missing one stack."

"Then we roll the dice to decide who will be the dealer..."

In the first game, Liu Ce deliberately slowed down, explaining as he played.

"I'm drawing a card now... oh, it's a two of bamboo. I don't want it, I'll discard it. Ning'er, it's your turn."

Zhang Ning nervously touched the cards, glanced at them, and asked, "What's this?"

"That's 'West Wind'," Liu Ce laughed.

"If you don't want it, just shoot it away."

"oh oh......"

After four or five rounds, the girls gradually got the hang of it.

"Husband, did I win this round?" Cai Yan suddenly raised her tile, her eyes sparkling.

Liu Ce looked at the card—a pure suit of Wan (characters), he had won!

"Wow, Yan'er's amazing!" he exclaimed in delight.

"You won big on your very first hand!"

Cai Yan smiled, her eyes crinkling: "It's all thanks to my husband's excellent teaching."

Then Cai Yan laughed and said, "Give me the money, give me the money!"

Zhang Ning readily pulled out his money: "More! More! This thing is interesting!"

Ren Hongchang smiled and said, "It seems... to be quite fun."

Zhen Jiang had already started analyzing the hand patterns: "Husband, if I have four of a kind, can I kong?"

"Smart!" Liu Ce gave a thumbs up.

The second game, the third game...

The ladies are getting better and better at it.

Cai Yan was naturally clever, and after a few rounds, she had already learned to count the cards.

Zhang Ning is straightforward and loud when he wins a hand, which is quite impressive.

Ren Hongchang has a lucky streak; he often wins by drawing the winning tile himself.

Zhen Jiang played steadily and cautiously, and although she didn't win often, she rarely caused any mishaps.

The onlookers, Zhen Tuo, Zhen Dao, Zhen Rong, Zhen Mi, Zou Yu, and Du Xiuniang, were itching to watch.

"Husband, we want to play too..." Zou Yu tugged at Liu Ce's sleeve, blinking her big eyes.

"Alright! Let's set up another table!" Liu Ce waved his hand and said, "Tu'er, Dao'er, Yu'er, Xiuniang, the four of you go up. Rong'er and Mi'er will keep watch for now."

Another table was brought over, and the two mahjong games started simultaneously.

A crackling sound rang out.

"Sanjo!"

"bump!"

"Red Center!"

"Damn it!"

......

The room was bustling with activity.

Zhen Rong and Zhen Mi hadn't even had their turn yet, so they moved their little stools and sat down next to their older sisters to watch, their eyes wide open.

"Rong'er, Mi'er, did you understand?" Liu Ce asked.

Zhen Mi shook her head and said, "It's so difficult..."

"Take your time," Liu Ce said with a smile.

"You can take over when they're tired of playing."

Just then, Cai Yan won again—this time it was a flush.

"Hahaha, give me the money, give me the money!" Cai Yan was unusually lively, reaching out for money.

Zhang Ning pouted and said, "Sister Yan'er has such good luck!"

Ren Hongchang laughed and said, "Don't worry, Sister Ning'er, you might win the next round."

later......

"Two of bamboo!"

"bump!"

"Thirty thousand!"

"eat!"

"Red Center!"

"Damn it!"

"I won!"

The room suddenly became lively.

The sounds of cards being played, laughter, and the occasional sound of frustration ("Oops, I made a mistake!") blended together, making it feel like a small casino.

Liu Ce strolled between the two tables with his hands behind his back, looking at this table and pointing at that table, thinking to himself with a smug smile:

"Excellent! Mahjong has been successfully introduced to the Eastern Han Dynasty. From now on, the ladies will play cards whenever they have free time..."

Just as I was enjoying myself, a "ding" sounded in my head.

The system is here.

【Ding--】 Congratulations, host, on completing the "Wedding Night" achievement!

This system is pleased.

The system paused, and Liu Ce could almost hear it chuckling to itself: [Actually, I got itchy fingers watching you guys play mahjong, so I just played a few rounds with... and won quite a bit.] [I'm so happy, I'll give out a reward] [Ding... Reward: Golden Kidney (Permanent Enhanced Version)] [Golden Kidney: From now on, sleeping with ten women a night is no longer a dream; a true man with an unyielding erection. No more backaches, no more weak legs, and climbing five flights of stairs in one go is effortless. Host, please continue your efforts, strive harder, have a son soon, and grow old together.] This system has been discontinued. Please don't miss it.

Liu Ce: "..."

The system is running incredibly fast; it's probably off playing mahjong again.

He stood between two mahjong tables, his expression somewhat subtle.

Golden kidney?

A permanently enhanced version?

System, are you... implying something?

but......

He touched his waist.

It seems that they did arrive at just the right time?

After all, there are ten wives, and he needs to "spread the favor equally"... so he can't do it without a strong kidney.

He quickly mentally accepted the reward.

A warm current rose from my waist, climbed up my spine, and then spread to my limbs and bones.

Comfortable.

Very comfortable.

The feeling was like soaking in a hot spring or having a top-notch spa treatment; it invigorated me and made me stand up straight.

As Liu Ce felt this warm current, the corners of his mouth unconsciously turned up.

He looked at the ladies playing mahjong, his eyes becoming somewhat fiery.

"Husband, what's wrong?" Zhen Mi asked with concern when she saw his strange expression.

"It's nothing, nothing," Liu Ce grinned, "It's just that suddenly... my back is straighter!"