Ordinary clear day

Chapter 30 Games

Shu Ning suddenly had an idea: "I thought of it, there is a game that can be played by one person, or by several people, and it won't be called disrespectful by the family."

Everyone asked questions one after another, Shu Ning revealed the answer: "Choose stones."

This is a game that was loved by girls when she was a child in her previous life.Among the five small stones, choose one as the mother stone and four as the child stones. While throwing the mother stone high, hold the scattered child stones in your hands, and then catch the falling mother stones.This game not only tests eyesight, but also tests agility. It occupies a small area, the props are easy to obtain, and the rules are simple. It does not require running and jumping, but it can exercise the arms to a certain extent. It is a small game suitable for girls.

Shu Ning told the girls the details, everyone was very interested and asked for various details.After hearing this, Riqi tilted her head and asked, "It sounds a bit like Gahala, but Gahala uses mutton bones."

Shuning also knew the game she was talking about, but she had never played it before time travelling, and she was not very interested, so she said, "It's a bit similar, but the things used are different. In fact, besides using stones and sheep bones, you can also make games." Small sachets instead, you can do whatever tricks you like. If your family members have anything to say, just say that you are practicing needlework. Even if it is a stone, it can be polished and cleaned, and you can make some tricks. If you can get agate Or Yuhua Stone, even better."

This remark caused several other people to discuss with great interest, what kind of sachet to make instead of stones, what kind of material is suitable, what to put in it, and so on.Shuning listened with great interest for a long time, and suddenly saw Riqi on the opposite side staring at her. She looked at herself, and there was nothing wrong, so she asked, "What is sister Riqi looking at me for?"

"It's nothing, I'm just curious, how did my sister come up with so many games? And we asked you, you immediately thought of it, I really admire it."

Shuning broke out in a cold sweat, she was too careless! ! !But it can't make people suspicious: "Where, in fact, I read a lot of them from the books. Those travel notes and gossips mentioned some customs and anecdotes in the Tang, Song and former dynasties, and also mentioned some of them. I went to some games at my daughter’s house, but I didn’t explain them clearly and completely. I’m very playful, and I’ve been thinking about it for a long time. Today, my sisters asked me, and I just remembered. If I want to think of these by myself, I can’t That's the thing."

Riqi smiled: "I see. I thought all the girls in your family were so talented. I heard that your sister is a talented girl. I didn't expect you to be so smart."

Shuning made a haha, and prevaricated with a few words.

The ladies had a very fulfilling day, when they were leaving, they made an appointment to go to another house to play in a few days, and repeatedly told Zhou Yinlan to take the cowhide band with her.

Shu Ning walked at the end, watching the other girls leave, and was about to say goodbye when Zhou Yinlan stopped her: "I'll go to Su's house to see Sister Su in the day after tomorrow, can you come with me?"

Shuning asked strangely: "What's wrong?"

"I heard that her wedding has been postponed again and again, and people in the city are already gossiping. Let's go and see her and comfort her?"

After thinking about it, Shu Ning agreed, set a rendezvous time, and then returned home.

Chun Xing could only stay in the outer courtyard of the Zhou Mansion for a day, drinking tea and chatting with a few servants from other families, listening to the rumors of the interesting games of the girls in the Zhou family's maids, her heart was already itching, but it was a pity that she couldn't get in. go.Now as soon as he left the Zhou Mansion, he immediately pestered Shu Ning to ask about the details, Shu Ning smiled and said: "There is still something to play at night, you will know when the time comes." Then she put it down.

When I got home, I told my mother about today's interesting stories. Tong Shi listened with a smile on her face, and told her to get along with other girls in harmony, and even if there were any quarrels, don't speak ill of each other.Shu Ning was not a person who liked to quarrel with others, so she agreed casually, and brought up the matter of Zhou Yinlan asking her to visit Su's house.After thinking about it, Tong agreed.

In the evening, Tong told Zhang Bao about these things.She said: "Now the concubine has a very good relationship with the wives of the adults, and the two children have become good friends with those young masters and ladies. Even if they can't help you, husband, at least they won't hinder you."

Zhang Bao took her hand and said emotionally, "Mrs. Lao has taken care, how can you say that it is not helpful? I have a good relationship with several adults I work with recently, and some of them thanked me for the snacks that Madam sent over. , all the gossip and excuses in the past are gone, it's all thanks to Madam."

In fact, Tong's heart is quite proud, but it's not easy to show it at this time, so she still maintains a humble look: "It's a concubine's fortune to be able to do my part for my husband."

While Zhang Bao rejoiced that he had a good wife, he felt a little pity for the unfortunate Qin Tongzhi.Seeing this, Tong asked: "Could it be that Mrs. Qin has made trouble again? Since she came to Fengtian City, she hasn't stopped. No matter who's house she visits, she will make jokes, otherwise she will offend others and invite others Visiting her house as a guest is also contemptuous of her behavior. Now there is no decent female family member with her, only the concubine of Zhang Tongpan's family is a fellow villager with her, and occasionally visits her. Logically speaking, she should There is no chance to cause trouble, what happened recently?"

Zhang Bao told her the news he heard: "Mrs. Qin, Mrs. Ru, was already pregnant when she was driven away. Now her son is one year old, and she can't recognize her ancestors. She asked someone to plead with Mrs. Qin." Somehow, Mrs. Qin found out that there was an upheaval at home, Mr. Qin was so angry that he became ill for more than a month, and his wife even knocked out Mrs. Ru, mother and son who came to the door, and everyone in the street saw it. Rumors have been spread here and there, and I heard that there are still people who want to interfere with him. Even if Mr. Qin recovers from his illness, his face will be disgraced. He has always been a good man, but he has offended him because of his wife's incomprehension over the past year. Many people have a hard time living in the yamen." After saying that, he sighed.

Tong also sighed, and then talked about the Su family: "I also heard that Mrs. Qin is gossiping about the girl from the Su family now. Speaking of which, isn't the girl from the Su family going to get married this year? How did the trouble get so far? Winter is coming soon, and the marriage has not yet been conceived? There are rumors in the city now."

Zhang Bao knew about this: "That's someone else's tongue-tabbing, you don't have to meddle with it. A side Fujin in Prince Kang's mansion is gone, so the marriage was suppressed. The war in Yaksa in the north just stopped, and Kang The prince has made great contributions again, and I am afraid it will be a while before he can return to Beijing. When the emperor has a reward and his son marries a wife again, wouldn’t it be ecstasy?"

Only then did Mrs. Tong know the reason of the matter, she couldn't help laughing and said: "Although it's because of the man's family, but the wedding has been postponed again and again, I'm afraid the girl's family will be unhappy. Shuning told me today that the girl from the Zhou family asked her out. Let's go to Sufu to visit together, I have already agreed to her."

Zhang Bao nodded and said, "This is very good."

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Naturally, the parents' conversation would not reach Shuning, she is busy making sachets instead of stones.I found some leftovers of silk and satin, and made a few small pockets less than an inch square, and then I wanted to fill them with something.Chun Xing enthusiastically helped, and she made a suggestion: "If you put sand in it like a sandbag, will there be dust leaking out? It would be too dirty." Shu Ning thought about it, and said, "This It makes sense, go to the kitchen and get some rice, wash it and dry it, and use it as stuffing in the morning." Chun Xing happily went there when she heard the words, and she brought the rice and did as she did. , Wait until the next day to continue the process without mentioning it.

The next day, the two of them went back to the room after breakfast. They stuffed rice into the small bag and added some spices to make the sachet.Shuning tried to play for a while, and it was quite smooth.Chun Xing kept asking her to play the whole set to see, she thought about it for a while, and played it according to the fancy patterns in her memory.

Throwing the sachets high, first pick one at a time, then two at a time, then three and then one, and finally all four at once.This is the most basic pattern.The next step is to hold the hand in the shape of a hammer to catch the high-throwing sachet.She still remembers a trick, which is to pick a sachet first, and drop the first when picking the second, then drop the second when picking the third, and so on.She vaguely remembered that there were still many tricks, but it was too old to remember clearly.

Chun Xing was already very satisfied with just these few tricks, and she was eager to have a try.After she mastered the most basic gameplay, Shu Ning remembered that she was going to Su's house the day after tomorrow, and thought that it would be good to take new gadgets as gifts, it could please people, and Miss Su is also a playful person.It's just that it's too casual to use a sachet made of ordinary materials as a gift, so you need to find some good materials to make it.As soon as she told Chun Xing about her idea, she got the approval of the other party, and she also provided very useful information: "Qiu Ju is making a purse for the New Year, and all the silks and satins are used. Why don't you go to her to find it?" ?”

Without further ado, Shu Ning pulled Chun Xing up and ran to the upper room. Sure enough, Qiu Ju was doing needlework in the right room, and Chun Xing asked her for scraps.Qiu Ju glanced at her listlessly, and glanced at the shelf: "Isn't there a rag basket there? Go get it yourself." After saying that, she ignored them and buried herself in her needlework.

Shu Ning and Chun Xing looked up at the tall shelf, but both of them couldn't reach it, so Shu Ning smiled and said to Qiu Ju: "My good sister, we can't reach it, can you help us?"

The young lady opened her mouth, so Qiu Ju had no choice but to lazily stand up and pull it on the shelf: "Take it!" Unexpectedly, a piece of larger fabric in the basket was exposed, and it caught the mirror on the next shelf. At one corner, when she pulled it, the mirror platform was torn off, and fell to the ground with a "bang", and broke into several pieces. The three of them were stunned and stood there stupidly.

(End of this chapter)