Subtitle of this chapter: Baiban representing the white future

"Ladies and gentlemen, what you see now is a game containing the ancient wisdom of our Cyris..."

Our Master Yuan pointed to the "thing" on the square table that is familiar to all Chinese people, consisting of 144 parts, and said loudly:

Author's note: The 136 cards that are not available in the Republic of China should be used to 144 cards, but I am still used to 144 cards.

“mahjong!”

He paused for a moment, letting the four foreign friends recall the word, and then continued: "As early as shangdynast more than three thousand years ago, the prototype of this game appeared among us Seris!"

"At that time, our ancestors often held sacrificial activities, and they would carve the sacrificial process and predictions on the ox bones and turtle shells, just like these dominoes you see."

"So these dominoes can also be used as instruments to calculate futures like tarot cards..."

John McCall suddenly raised his hand and said, "Neo, I have a problem."

"Excuse me."

"Neo, can you predict whether the result of this election is due to this mahjong?"

Yuan Yan smiled slightly, gave him a thumbs up and said, "John, you guessed it right. I did calculate it once in advance, so there would be a gap of more than 250 votes."

Hearing this, four foreigners showed an uncertain and sharp expression, while the three Seris whispered in a dull expression:

"Three thousand years of history... Is President Yuan's words true? Why don't I, Mr. Luo, have played mahjong for so many years?"

"Do you know, can you tell fortunes in mahjong? I haven't heard of it in Hong Kong. Xiao Yang, you are a fellow villager in Wu, have you heard of it?"

"Ofcourse. I don't know the matter. I know the little friends in Shanghai, I know it." (Translation: Of course. You don't know this, we all know it.)

Yuan Yan suddenly glanced at the three Chinese compatriots, nodded seriously to them, and then continued: "Please look, these cards with round patterns are called 'tong'. This represents the sun, moon, and stars in the sky."

"These signs engraved with strips are called 'suo'. This represents the rivers and mountains on the ground."

"These two Chinese engraved cards are called 'wan'. This represents the people on the ground."

"The three of heaven, earth and man are the three talents. What we, Cyrius, most admires is 'tianrenheyi'. Because only by straightening out the three talents of heaven, earth and man can we coordinate the relationship between the balanced and harmonious development of man and heaven, that is, the natural environment, as well as the balanced and harmonious development of man and man, man and society, and even the heart and body of man."

The four foreigners continued to be unaware of the sharpness, and the three Cyris were also "shocked" and speechless.

"Okay, next is the wind card. The east, west, south, north and west are naturally the winds of all directions. The red one is 'hongzhong' which is the beginning of all things. The green one is 'qingfa' which represents the birth of all things, and the white one is 'baiban' which is the end of all things."

"These seven cards are actually describing the birth, change and end of the entire universe."

"The last one is the eight flower cards, which correspond to the 'bagua' of our Seris. Well... this is very complicated and cannot be explained clearly in one sentence or two. I will talk to you in detail if I have time in the future."

"Of course, today we are not the fortune tellers who are the ancients. Instead, we use these cards to entertain..."

After listening to this Xuanqi introduction, the four foreigners were held and immediately proposed to try this "game containing the ancient wisdom of the Cyris people."

However, the three Chinese people all had expressions that were about to faint.

"Hey, why are you three standing there? Come here, we will teach one of them one by one."

The three of them walked over in a daze and became mahjong teachers...

But our Master Yuan still has many tricks.

"This is not OK. You must wash your hands and face first, and then meditate for a while. This way you will have the chance to reach the 'tianrenheyi' state after you start playing cards."

"Well, that's about it, so let's start!"

"Dongfeng..."

"Dangdangdangdang, congratulations to the host for pushing history in the right direction, reducing the s value by 5%, and giving away a card for free. Please continue to work hard."

Playing mahjong can also "promote history to develop in the right direction"? That's true.

At this time, Americans in China were already fascinated by the charm of mahjong. The foreigners in the Magic City no longer played bridge but instead played mahjong.

Around 1921, mahjong cards were brought back to San Francisco on the other side of the Pacific Ocean by these Americans, and eventually became popular in the United States.

A logger in San Francisco W.A. Hammond became the first Chinese importer. By the end of 1922, he had imported mahjong plaques worth 50,000 US dollars alone.

At the same time, huge advertising campaigns emerged in the United States, with free course training and display, which promoted the development of the campaign.

In the following year, in 1923, the American people were full of enthusiasm for the mahjong movement. Some enthusiasts went home every day to turn on the radio, and the second thing was to sit next to the radio and play mahjong.

The rich will buy mahjong plaques worth $500 or even $1,000. Dozens of mahjong production factories have appeared in the United States, and the American Mahjong Alliance has also been established. This American Mahjong Alliance (aml) is not the National Mahjong Alliance (nml) established in 1937. Yes, two national mahjong organizations have appeared in Greater America.

The magazine at the time said that every decent dinner always ended in this way, with everyone sitting next to a table covered with green wool countertops to build small bricks made of ivory and bamboo.

Of course, with time travelers like Master Yuan on this timeline, my mahjong craze in America will surely be even more magnificent!

"Dangdangdangdang, congratulations to the host for obtaining the card 'White Future Baiban'..."

"Wait, Master's Ball. Why are there mahjong cards?"

"Host, mahjong cards are not cards? Please don't discriminate against 'a game containing the ancient wisdom of the Cyris people'!"

"Okay, Master Ball. But what's the use of this 'baiban representing the white future'?"

"Host, using this card can make you never lose money when playing mahjong..."

"What are you waiting for? Use it quickly!"

"Okay, host. Use the 'card: Baiban that represents the white future'. Users will never lose money when playing mahjong... but they won't win much."

"Master Ball, you...cancel it for me!!!"
Chapter completed!