Chapter 824 The game begins
Chapter 824 The game begins
Ying Lili's voice came from a distance, and then there was a series of "thump thump thump" stomping sounds coming from far away. It was obvious that this guy was not wearing shoes, but was just running over barefoot.
The living room is covered with a thick carpet, a solid color, a slightly darker green than the grass green tatami. Hojo Kyosuke's scanning eyes can tell at a glance that it is a green onion color. It matches the entire Japanese-style house very well, and the appearance of the carpet and the tatami are very harmonious.
When Hojo Kyosuke turned his head, he saw that Eriri had changed into a milky white T-shirt and shorts, and her hair was tied up with a towel. The towels on both sides of her ears were tied into knots, turning her little head into candy.
Prince Xiaojia obviously liked Eriri's look. As soon as she sat down on the carpet, he came over and stared at her head, nodding from time to time. It was unknown what he was thinking about.
The princess, who had been complaining in the cat house that she couldn't eat any more, now saw the tearful dishes on the low table and without a word picked up her chopsticks and started to eat.
"Oh, I vaguely think so! What is this dish?!"
As soon as she took a bite, the girl raised her little hand to cover her mouth and screamed.
What she was enjoying now was not the tempura army, but other side dishes.
Although fried and grilled foods are perfect side dishes for drinking, as a person with a talent for cooking, how could Hojo Kyosuke be lazy?
"Sea Bream and Scallion Sashimi in Vinegar"
The dish used is the famous alfonsino from Atami, which is absolutely top-quality. In high-end Omakase restaurants, it is definitely the centerpiece when displaying the ingredients.
First, use a knife that is good at both chopping and cooking to cut the fish into small cylindrical pieces of uniform size, then pour a large jar of apple cider vinegar to marinate the fish. Don't marinate for too long, otherwise the raw fish, which has no taste, will turn into solid apple cider vinegar! Next, cut the chopped green onion into three times the size of the fish, put the snapper meat and a little apple cider vinegar on a plate, and finally mix it with the chopped green onion.
The tender and delicate fish meat is mixed with the sweet and sour taste of apple cider vinegar and garnished with the fragrance of chopped green onions. The whole dish is sour and appetizing, and it is simply the perfect side dish for drinking.
Before Eriri arrived, Shizuka Hiratsuka had already eaten a whole plate and buried it with a can of Kirin beer.
“Haha, isn’t it delicious?”
Hojo Kyosuke smiled reservedly and asked proudly.
During this time, Ying Lili had already stuffed another large piece of fish into her mouth, so she couldn't say anything and could only nod frantically.
"That's good. If you like it, I'll make it for you when I have time."
Chef Hojo moved some other dishes to Eriri, such as sea urchin sashimi and grilled sardines. It must be said that it is really simple to make seafood delicious. It only needs a simple cooking method. In other words, it should be fresh enough to be eaten directly. Of course, a lot of raw meat sashimi should be excluded here.
Although his family raises cattle, Hojo Kyosuke never dares to eat a bunch of beef tongue and heart sashimi in one go like other families do, and then say with satisfaction, "I am very confident in the quality of the meat!"
Thinking of this, he quickly stood up and walked towards the kitchen.
"I almost forgot about this."
What was shown to everyone was the small net bag that he had been holding in his hand since he entered the door.
"apple!"
"I came across a fruit store on my way back. As you all know, when you travel, you always worry about not eating enough fruits and vegetables, so I walked in without hesitation, and then I saw this arrogant guy!"
Hojo Kyosuke said as he raised his hand and pulled the sticker on the net bag to show it to others.
“Very confident about the taste?”
Mitsuha read out the words quietly.
Although these were simple words, they somehow felt full of a middle school-like atmosphere, and the girls all laughed.
However, Japan does not have an advertising law, so it is not surprising to see false and exaggerated advertisements. On the same shelf, there may be "the world's number one shampoo", "the world's number one soap", "the world's number one..."
In short, the essence of the world is gathered here. It is an honor given to you by God to be able to walk into this supermarket.
"I was stunned by this guy's arrogance at the time, but when I saw his price, I felt that he was really overconfident!"
Hojo Kyosuke revealed the price tag that he had been covering with his hand.
“So expensive!”
Naoka was the first to exclaim, and everyone else around her, except for the extravagant young ladies like Kasumigaoka and Eriri, all looked moved.
"It's really overconfident! No matter how confident it is, it can't possibly be worth the price!"
Miyamizu Mitsuha made the final decision.
"Yeah, I thought so too, so I bought it without hesitation, thinking that everyone would criticize it together!"
Hojo Kyosuke brought out the last dish hidden behind him, fried apples!
Peel and core the apples, cut into thin ring-shaped slices, cover with batter as usual and fry.
Under the golden and crispy coating is a crisp, soft, sweet and sour apple. The greasiness of the coating is instantly neutralized by the sweet and sour flesh, leaving only the enjoyment of fat and fruit.
Naoka, who was about to complain about Kyosuke's wasteful spending just now, now didn't bother to say anything and just lowered his head to eat.
While eating, everyone discussed what to play next, and everyone had their own ideas.
Before Hojo Kyosuke came home, everyone was looking for partners to play on their own, but as soon as he came home, the only thing left in everyone's mind was to play together.
"How about playing chess?"
Xue Na, who appeared out of nowhere, made a suggestion. Except for the time when she first learned in the chess academy, she hadn't played chess with real people for a long time. Now is the end of the day, and it is perfect to use a quiet chess game to settle the joy of the day. While thinking about the next move, you can also recall what happened today, which is double the happiness!
After the girl finished speaking, she looked at the others expectantly, and her eyes stayed on her sister and Hojo Kyousuke's faces the longest. After all, there were probably only these two people who were capable of playing against her.
She also has the same hairstyle as Eriri, or hair accessories. Her head is wrapped in a towel to look like a candy. She, Eriri, and Kasumigaoka are sitting next to each other, with three candy-like hair styles, which is indescribably cute and funny. It can be seen that the masseur is a very childlike person.
But Yukino soon noticed the disgusted expressions on everyone's faces, and she hesitated and said:
"What, what's the matter... If you feel that you don't feel like participating, can we allow bystanders to discuss the next step?"
Yang Nai silently reached out and stroked the towel on her sister's head... and then said with a smile:
"If Yukino-chan really wants to play a mind game, how about the Great Pauper? More people can participate, and the loser not only has to accept the punishment but also has to go down and replace someone else."
"Da Poor Man" is a card game, which is also called "Da Fuhao" in the Kansai region. Well, the Kanto people see the struggle of the poor against the rich in the game, while the Kansai people who like to do business prefer the rich in the game.
As for why it is called this name, it starts with the rules. As a poor player, you have to pay tribute to the two best cards in your hand to the rich man, and then get two cards in return from the rich man.
It starts with oppression and injustice, but the worst card given by the rich man may become the best card in the hands of the poor man, and then the poor man starts to fight! Challenge fate with wisdom and hard work!
Well, if it were a hot-blooded anime, when the rich man thought he had won, the poor protagonist would stand up, hold up the Supreme Deck in his hand, and start chanting:
"You must have been very proud when you took my two strongest cards away from me. When you threw my two worst cards to me, you must have thought I was doomed, right?
ha! Ha ha!
What you don’t know is that I, whom you treat as worthless, and those two cards that you ruthlessly abandoned, are a pair of unrivaled partners in the world!
Now, pay for your cruelty and arrogance!"
"Snapped!"
Four cards fell on the table and hit the rich man in the face.
This is the strongest bond between the big pauper and the trash cards!
Her head was fantasizing wildly, and Eriri's eyes were getting brighter and brighter. She had already seen the scene of herself ruling the world. This kind of game was just right for a beautiful girl like her who was kind-hearted, intelligent and brave!
Completely ignoring the difference in intelligence, the girl fell into a beautiful fantasy.
but……
As soon as these words came out, before Yukino could say anything, Sakura was the first to protest:
"If you keep launching revolutions, there will be no more citizens!"
After saying that, she burst into laughter happily, probably because she thought her joke was great.
Isn't it? If the revolution in reality is like playing poker, the people at the top will constantly sum up their experience and lessons, and then be brave after knowing shame. The real poor people below who have almost bled dry will probably kneel down and kowtow to beg for mercy.
Yukinoshita Yukino, who was determined to inherit her father's territory, took Sakura's joke very well and laughed happily too.
Hearing the laughter, Eriri turned her head subconsciously, but her burning heart instantly cooled down after seeing Yukino, Haruno, Kasumigaoka, Mitsuha and others.
Yes, these guys are smarter and more insidious than each other. How can someone as kind as me possibly beat them?
Reject, reject!
Although we don’t play Big Pauper, we still decided that the main body of the game would be cards, and we specifically requested that the rules should not be too complicated.
The last request came from Hojo Kayoko, who just managed to count to thirty last month (I warn you not to embarrass my little cutie!)
Hojo Kyosuke sighed with some regret. In fact, he wanted to invite everyone to play mahjong together. During the day, he saw that the hostess of the hotel had a really miserable set of bamboo mahjong. The quality was very good and it must be a pleasure to hold it in your hands.
When the number of beer cans on the ground reached double digits, everyone finally decided what game to play.
"Truth or Dare"!
This is a game played almost all over the world. It is less severe than the King's Game. After all, you can choose truth or dare, which is more gentle and more suitable for boys and girls to play together. Truth or dare can enhance mutual understanding, and dare can help take a key step. It can be said that it is a must-have program for Japanese fraternities.
The most important thing is: Jia Shizi is very good at comparing the size of playing cards!
"Rule one: You must not give up halfway. This is the most important point!"
Sakura raised an index finger and laughed.
"And then!"
After roughly knowing the rules of the game, Eriri's eyes were already shining. In fact, it was not just her, almost everyone was full of energy and had bright eyes.
"Second: Yingliang reserves the right to interpret and may add more at any time~"
Yamauchi Sakura said with a grin, shuffling the cards skillfully with her two little hands.
She learned how to play various poker games from Kyosuke since she was a child, because Kyosuke said that card games can exercise the brain and turn annoying and stupid children into smart children.
So in order to prove that she was not a stupid kid, Yamauchi Sakura had to pout and be beaten and cry again and again.
Now everyone's seat position has changed, chopsticks have been put down and everyone gathered around, but their mouths are still not stopping. After taking the food, Shizuka Hiratsuka's greasy fingers directly used her pinky and palm to hook up the beer and gulp it down. Although compared to Haruno, Yukino and Hojo, she is a weak chicken, but she likes drinking so much, she can actually drink a lot.
Now that she had drunk a lot of alcohol, including beer, whiskey, plum wine, and red wine, her face was only slightly red. For a moment, the aura of a teacher or a loser on her body was much weaker, and her charm as a long-legged beauty was increased a lot.
The plum wine is made by Yingliang, who mixes the plum wine with carbonated drinks. The taste of the wine is almost too light to be tasted, but it is still delicious.
This was the right she had just fought for from Kyosuke by acting coquettishly and cutely. On a day like this, even Yotsuba and Yuzuru would be allowed to have a drink, let alone her?
Jia Shizi was drinking a bottle of milk at just the right temperature. The little girl who played when she woke up, ate when she was hungry, and slept when she was tired was now hungry again!
Seeing that everyone was ready, Yingliang placed the cards in his hand on the carpet, then moved his arm slightly and arranged the cards into a circle.
Then she took the lead and picked up a card, and the others followed suit and all picked up a card.
Eriri clasped her hands together and held the cards in her palms, nervously turning her head left and right to look, but unfortunately, her special weapon "Golden Twin Tail" was sealed by the towel, and it was unable to help her drive away those who might be peeking from the left and right.
"A?"
This is... the biggest?
The girl frowned, then quietly took out her phone, opened the search box, and typed...
"Don't waste your energy. Ace is one point, the smallest card!"
Kasumigaoka said with a smile.
Ying Lili suddenly turned her head and looked at the devil on the left with inexplicable grief and anger.
"Who! Who is A?"
Kasumigaoka smiled even brighter: "You will be punished for being stubborn!"
"Do you know what A stands for? This is the ACE, the trump card. How can it be the smallest one?"
"You will be punished for quibbling!" (End of this chapter)
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