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As night fell, everyone gathered at the farm, sat around the dining table, and shared this sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner with laughter and joy.

Mr. Liu raised his glass and gave a speech, thanking everyone for their hard work throughout the year and wishing a better year ahead.

Family members responded one after another, raised their glasses together, and blended their best wishes into this warm atmosphere.

After dinner, everyone sat around the fire again, chatting about family matters and sharing every detail of the past year.

The children were chasing and playing in the yard, laughing and talking happily.

The whole village is filled with an atmosphere of happiness and harmony, as if even the air is filled with the strong flavor of the New Year and the warmth of home.

After the New Year’s Eve dinner, big red lanterns were hung high. Because every household hung red lanterns and lit candles inside, the whole dam looked bright and festive.

One by one, they ate until their bellies were round and they were playing in the dam to help digest their food.

Lin Weizhong got some firecrackers and fireworks that were available at that time and lit them for the children.

The children were running around the field with gunpowder in their hands. At that time, technology was not yet as advanced as it is today, and gunpowder and other items were made in a mediocre way, so there was not much danger.

People in this dynasty also had the custom of staying up all night to see the New Year in.

No matter adults or children, as long as they can persist in keeping the New Year's Eve till the end, it means peace, health and longevity in the coming year, elimination of evil spirits, and good luck.

Anyway, the meaning is very beautiful.

Nowadays, many people don’t stay up all night to celebrate the New Year, and the atmosphere of the New Year has faded a lot.

When in Rome, do as the Romans do. There isn't much entertainment anyway, so just stay awake for as long as you can. If you really can't hold on and want to go to sleep, that's fine too.

The main point is to do whatever you want and make yourself happy.

When the children were tired from playing, they went to eat some snacks and drink some tea. It was fine in the first half of the night, but by the second half, they could hardly hold on any longer.

Neither adults nor children insisted and went back to sleep.

When Liu's father and mother went back home, they chatted: "It would be great if we could make mahjong and poker. It's not that Mahjong has been around for a long time. I don't know if Pai Gow is difficult to play now, but it can be used as entertainment during festivals."

"Yes, this is possible. I will study it when I have some free time next year. Mahjong is easy to make. It can be made of wood, bamboo, or stone. If you want to be a little more luxurious, you can use jade. The paper for playing cards is a little more difficult, but there are alternatives. I will study them when I have some free time. After all, it is one of the quintessence of our country."

This year's holiday was particularly warm and full of anticipation.

The words of Liu's father and mother were like a seed that took root and sprouted in the soil inadvertently, inspiring the curiosity and creativity of the whole family.

The next day, since they had no relatives or friends to visit, all business matters were left to the three brothers Lin Weizhong, Liu Hao and others.

Father Liu then began to work on his mahjong entertainment plan.

He first found some hard wood, and then selected some bamboos of uniform thickness from the bamboo forest on the back mountain, preparing to use them to make mahjong tiles.

Father Liu then found a famous carpenter in the village and had him write all the numbers that needed to be carved on the mahjong pieces.

Liu's father paid a high salary for the New Year. The carpenter and several of his apprentices picked up the carving knives, looking focused. Every cut was precise and powerful, as if they were carving a piece of work of art.

Liu's mother was not idle either. She helped polish the edges to ensure that each mahjong piece was smooth, round and comfortable to the touch.

As for poker, Liu's father couldn't find a good solution after thinking about it, so he could only give up for the time being.

The children were also infected by this enthusiasm for innovation. Liu Xiaolu liked playing board games very much. They were relatively simple and could be made into cards with bamboo strips. The thin and round bamboo cards were engraved with the names of the Werewolf characters.

Liu Xiaolu taught everyone a few games for nine and twelve players, and everyone had a lot of fun playing. Liu Caixia and Liu's father and mother did not expect that this small board game would become popular throughout the country of Dayuan in the future. Liu Xiaolu's entertainment city also grew bigger and stronger along with the family business and became a national chain.

After a day's hard work by the carpenters, the Liu family's homemade mahjong was completed.

During the following Spring Festival, the whole family sat together and played traditional games with these hand-made cards, and laughter filled the whole house.

Father Liu wanted to promote this entertainment activity, so he asked the carpenters to continue working and make as much as they could.

Who wouldn't want to work and get paid? They wished they could work every day. It turned out that what the village chief and his friends said was right. The new master here usually hired villagers to do farm work, and there was still work during the New Year. The things they made were very novel and they had never seen them before.

Liu's father and mother had mahjong to play. They hadn't had such a relaxing and entertaining activity for a long time, so they organized people to play mahjong every afternoon. At first it was one table, then two tables, and then three tables. Everyone in the village learned it, and they even taught people in the two nearby villages to play.

When Liu's father and his friends played mahjong, they didn't teach people to gamble at the beginning. One coin was one point, and the win or loss was not big. After a game of mahjong, winning or losing 10 or 20 coins was acceptable to everyone.

Sometimes other chips will be set, such as one point for each piece of maltose, or some punishments will be set, such as one point for each push-up.

(This is just for fun, gambling is wrong.)

Mr. Shen's family and Mr. Liu's family now have a very good relationship.

Mr. Shen often brings his wife and children to the farm to play. Now that they have mahjong, they like to come and play even more.

The two people who just started playing really interpreted this phrase very well.

On free afternoons, the two would drive their horse-drawn carriage to the farm. From Lin Weizhong's house, the sound of shuffling cards and occasional laughter could be heard.

Mr. Shen always looks confident, while his wife looks expectant, as if every card can bring her endless surprises.

However, their technology is really not satisfactory.

Mr. Shen would often win a big hand and proudly show off to his wife, but his wife would take a closer look and find that she actually had a chance to win, but just missed the best opportunity. Occasionally, his wife would get a good hand, but because she was too cautious, she would hesitate to play, and ultimately let the opportunity slip away.

Even so, the two of them never get tired of it and have a lot of fun every time.

"Wei Zhong, after the New Year, the business in the prefecture and the surrounding areas will be handed over to you. I decided to go to the provincial capital. I left the provincial capital in disgrace that year, and many people laughed at me. Our business has great prospects, and I think it's time to expand the scale and fight back."

Lin Weizhong: "Okay, Brother Wanshan, go ahead and don't worry, I'll be watching over the family."

Shen Wanshan: "I won't be too aggressive. I will first gain a foothold in Zhongzhou, and then expand to other states depending on the situation. The main thing is that I heard a good news. I'm telling you here, so don't spread it for the time being."

Lin Weizhong nodded and leaned closer to listen: "It is rumored that the third prince will ascend the throne."

Lin Weizhong knew the third prince. He had a good reputation and was capable. If he ascended the throne, it would be the best thing for the country.

However, the fight for the throne was quite intense at that time, and it was hard to predict who would win in the end.