Shaohua is Junqing

Prince Chen's Mansion and Qingfang Garden.

"Cai Die, I thought of a new game that I used to play when I was a kid. Do you want to try it?"

"What game is it?"

"Farming."

"Farming? Are you going to farm? Can farming be played as a game?"

"It's not real farming, it's just a name. But before we play, I need to prepare some props. Come with me to the lotus pond and take a look."

The two came to the lotus pond in the palace garden. Siyu bent over and rummaged around in the grass and mud beside the pond. Caidie didn't understand why, so she asked, "Princess, what are you looking for?"

"Find a stone that's about the same size as this one, with a smooth and round surface." Siyu showed Caidie a milky white pebble the size of a pigeon egg that she had just found.

"Oh, I understand. I will help you find it."

"Okay, we need thirty-six in total. Let's look for them together."

Although there are many pebbles in the lotus pond, they are of different sizes and shapes. It took Siyu and Caidie a lot of effort to find pebbles that meet the requirements.

"Cai Die, bring all the stones here and count them to see if they are enough."

"Two, four, six... thirty-four, thirty-five, thirty-six, exactly thirty-six."

"Great! I finally found them all. I was so tired after bending over for so long."

"Princess, please take a rest first. I will bring you some tea."

"No hurry, clean the stone first and take it back, then it won't be too late to have tea."

The two returned to Qingfangyuan, drank tea and ate some cakes.

"The stone is ready, what's next?"

"Is there a tailor in the house?"

"some."

"Go to the tailor and ask for some chalk for cutting clothes. Ask for lots of chalk, and it would be best if you have chalk in different colors."

"Okay, slave, let's go now."

Soon, Caidie came back with a big box.

"Princess, do you think these are enough?"

"Wow, so many, enough. I think you should have taken all the chalks from the tailor?" Siyu said, looking at a box full of colorful chalks.

"It just so happened that the tailor just bought a box of chalk the day before yesterday. When he heard that the princess needed it, he gave the whole box to me."

"We just need some to play games. I asked for more, but I didn't ask you to bring the whole box. We can buy another box for the tailor another day."

"no problem."

"Let me teach you how to play this game."

Siyu took out a piece of white chalk, found an open space under the shade of a tree in the yard, drew a large rectangle, and then divided it into twelve small squares.

"This is the field we will be planting today. Each person will have six plots to start with. Divide the stones into two equal parts, one for each person, and then place them in each small square, three in each."

The colorful butterfly sorted the stones and placed them in small squares.

"The final outcome of the game depends on who has more stones. The more stones you have, the more land you will occupy. I will demonstrate and explain while you are at it. Once you understand, we will officially begin."

Siyu picked up three stones from one of the small squares on her side and started walking in a counterclockwise direction.

"Put only one stone in each square. When all the stones in your hand have been moved, take the next stone and continue moving until all the stones in your hand have been moved and the next square is empty."

After Siyu walked around, she happened to come across a blank space, so she took away all the stones in the square behind the blank space.