Chapter 5 chapter Five

Rukichi Kawashima came to Hamaoka's house constantly. The mahjong game played there was three times as big as winning or losing in the yamen; when I first played, my hands were still a little trembling when I picked up the cards.However, the more I played, the more I relaxed and got used to it.Unexpected victory is another reason. I don't know if it's due to luck, but since I started participating, I've had four or five games in a row with good results.It's not like the way of playing like my colleagues in the Yamen, where all tricks can be flipped, and it is easy to win a slam when the cards are laid down.The playing here is regular mahjong, and the restrictions are very strict.

According to those few people, so many sparrows with colorful heads are pure heretics, just as insipid as throwing dice for gambling. We play sparrows for entertainment, so we must get rid of evil ways.Hearing these words in Kawashima's ears, he had a good impression.Because only playing such a card is really a contest of skills. When Kawashima played cards, he was a bit capricious.If you want to analyze this character carefully, it's because he still doesn't know how to judge the cards in the opponent's hand.As long as the cards in his hand are good, he will try his best to make money, and he will completely ignore how the other players play their cards.In this way, he doesn't know what cards are dangerous cards, and he is completely blind and blind.When he played cards with his colleagues in the yamen, he lost money every game, and this was the reason why he was considered the leader of the delivery team.When he played cards, he didn't know the word "fear".

This style of play is effective when encountering the half-toned Tasho, Tsurumaki, and Kondo.Others keep paying attention to other people's cards, worrying a lot, and destroying the cards in their hands.Kawashima was able to win a miraculous victory because he didn't care about anything, only cared about the cards in his hand, and boldly played any dangerous cards. "Mr. Kawashima, you play your cards very hard!" Said Tian Suo, the construction foreman who lost the most.Gentleman Tsurumaki also interjected: "After all, he is someone who is used to beating sparrows in the yamen. Unlike us, he can fight freely."

When speaking, the eyes behind the glasses blinked several times, and the thin lips moved quietly. The muscles on Kondo's grim face were also twitching.This person doesn't like to talk like others when playing cards. He always draws cards silently.Moreover, whenever he saw others waiting for a draw, he immediately gave up his cards and turned to active defense.This is an extremely cautious person, making others feel that although he is betting on mahjong, he is actually betting on a part of his life.According to Hamaoka, Kondo claimed to be a decoration worker, but in fact he was doing sign writing business temporarily hired by various parties.

Kawashima gradually became acquainted with these three people.Needless to say, I haven't given up the notion that I am a central authority, and that my status and status are different from theirs.However, because they have no official positions, they feel much more relaxed when they play cards.Playing mahjong with colleagues in the yamen will inevitably involve work. Since he often went to Hamaoka's place, when Yokoi and Kato invited him to play poker, Kawashima refused. "I used to like playing cards very much, why didn't I stop playing?" Kato wrinkled the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes, and looked at Kawashima unhappily.

"No, I just want to take a break for a while." He absolutely didn't want them to know about going to Hamaoka's house to play cards. "Really? You probably lost too much, and you're afraid of losing. But, it's bad for your health to stop fighting immediately. People, you always want to be happy and happy, and suddenly change, instead I will feel sad. How is it? I haven’t played for a long time, so let’s play together tonight?” "No, I'm sorry, I have something else to do, excuse me." "Really? Without you, I can't make up the fourth in command!"

Kato is still persistent, but his tone is quite cunning.That means that in this yamen, only you can come as soon as you are invited. That is because you don't have any important work at all; and no one who pays tribute comes to the poker field, so everyone is not very comfortable. Chuan Dao was talking socially, but he thought in his heart, will I be fooled by you again?When this guy counts for me, all cards are counted as dick, and as long as I play a little bit of a dangerous card and win the card for others, he will be unhappy, sarcasm, and sneer.Play cards with people like them, forget it!

Therefore, Kawashima always went to Hamaoka's house and played cards with a few people there.There, no one made random calculations for him, and there was no such kind of pungent sarcastic remarks to engage in nervous warfare.Each other, respect personality.He always felt that those three were semi-amateur poker players, so he felt comfortable. Kawashima came to Hamaoka's house from time to time, and not long after, the owner Hamaoka stopped playing cards. "Mr. Kawashima, you have been of great help to me since you came. No matter how you say it, it is always a little unnatural for a person who runs a mahjong house to play mahjong with the guests. If he loses, I don't know why he does this Business. My wife and I are very grateful for your willingness to come."

Hamaoka said while scratching his hair with parted red lips. Kawashima knew that half of this was polite, but he was not in a bad mood.This is because he felt that Hamaoka's wife, Kayoko, expressed his gratitude, but it was true.For example, when he got off work from the yamen and entered the gate of Hamaoka's house, he knew it by the way Kayoko greeted him. "Mr. Kawashima, everyone is not here yet, let's have a cup of tea downstairs first." Said, led him to the tea room.At that time, more than half of Hamaoka had not returned home. "He has some business today, and he said he would come back later."

Kawashima sat in the seat that should have been the head of the family, enjoying the wife-like greeting, his heart was shaking, and his mind was wonderful. Sitting facing each other, Kawashima saw Kayoko's eyes and lips, and was overwhelmed. No wonder the construction foreman Tiansuo is also interested in her.Thinking of this, and remembering that Kayoko treated that person with the same greeting, I felt quite dissatisfied. Hamaoka doesn't seem to pay much attention to such a lady! Kawashima's bad luck finally came. About ten days had passed since he first came to Hamaoka's house.Four of those nights were truces, so that was just the seventh night of the game, where he lost a lot.After losing the first pot, he lost the second pot, and later borrowed a batch of chips from Tsurumaki.

Afterthought.From the first hand that day, it was not going well.In the past game, he was always lucky, and he played cards together, and it went smoothly, and he quickly listened to the cards.It is precisely because of this that he dares to play the cards he doesn't want no matter whether the opponent has made a card or not.After playing out, there is not much danger.When other people see that he has drawn the cards, they dare not take any more risks, but he declares that he does not want other people's cards, and only wants to draw his own cards. As a result, the other people smiled wryly frequently, some said that they really couldn't catch up; some said that they really couldn't beat you. On the night when I lost money for the first time, I didn’t go well with drawing cards. The more I lost, the more I wanted to make cards, so I kept tearing down the cards and playing them out.But there is danger when you play it. "Sorry!" As the other party spoke, he laid down his cards. It wasn't a grand slam, but it was close to a grand slam. In the past, whenever he opened the cards, he always liked to say: "Oh, can this card pass through?" At first, others followed his example.Now, everyone stops talking.He played cards with caution.If the cards played by the opponent have few strings or no bobbins at all, then be careful whether they are all of one color or mixed.At the same time, be careful about Zhang Zi's ways.Having said that, as soon as he reached the drawing card, he ignored everything and played all cards out.Winning money in the past was all due to such luck and such style of play.Since you want to be the first in the mahjong field, you can't be afraid. That night, he paid 30,000 won. Fortunately, after winning several games in a row, he has already won about 100,000 yuan.So it's not very painful when it comes to paying.When playing cards with colleagues in the yamen, it always takes a few days to pay cash, and when encountering people with tight hands, they will not pay until the salary is paid.Here it is different, here it is paid on the spot, very happy.He is very determined to get back all the money he lost in gambling in the past.In fact, there is still a long way to go. In any case, he put the money he won at Hamaoka's house in his pocket. Although the amount was not too much, he always felt that it was an unexpected income. Therefore, instead of eating lunch in the canteen in the office, he had to go to a nearby high-end restaurant. Good meal. He also did not tell his wife about these sums.If she said it out, she would have to tell the truth as soon as she asked the source. Also, if she lost the money and the money had already been handed over to her wife, she would not be able to pay in cash.Whenever he came back late, he still told his wife in the old way that he was playing cards with his colleagues in the yamen. On the night of the first loss, Kayoko came to Kawashima, handed him a hot towel, and watched him pay. "Oh, it's really rare. Mr. Kawashima also lost money." As he spoke, he looked at his empty chip box. "It's not just a loss, it's a big loss." When Kawashima laughed, he was still in high spirits. "I have already won so many games, and it doesn't matter if I lose one by chance!" These are the words of Kayoko. The big winner Tsurumaki sat across from him, smiling quietly, and said to Kawashima: "Let us win some today, and it's nothing more than you giving back part of the money you won in the past." As he spoke, he stuffed the banknotes neatly into his wallet. The construction foreman Tiansuo was the second winner, and he also said: "Casinos come and casinos go, winning and losing is the right thing. As the saying goes, the richer you get, the more you get richer; this sentence is not necessarily appropriate when you put it on a poker table." His voice is always so muddy.A wide kimono with a sash tied loosely at the waist.Looking at that appearance, he really looks like a gambler.This person really looks like a construction foreman, and with his big belly sticking out, he fits that outfit even more. As for the signboard worker with a poor face, he stretched out his pointed, thin and pale face, looking around, watching the winners and losers of his family, blinking his eyes.This person, whether he loses or wins, his emotions are indistinguishable, but those eyes are always shrouded in rapt attention.He always wears the same black blouse, maybe because his business is not as good as others and he is unwilling to speak up, maybe because he is lazy and can never cheer up; however, when he arrives at the poker field, he is serious, as if it is all due to the mahjong card. income to support life.Kondo is the meanest of them all. The first big defeat seemed to be the beginning of losing money, and the past luck was far away from Kawashima. He lost another three nights in a row.Big loser four times.The big winner is the other three people taking turns, the first time is Tsurumaki, the second is Tasho, and the next is Kondo. "No matter what, it won't go well." After Kawashima lost twice, Kayoko brought over a hot towel, and he said while wiping the oily sweat off his face. "Really, what happened to Mr. Kawashima in these two or three games?" Kayoko was beside him, looking very worried. Seeing her gaze, Chuan Dao was a little confused and sweet. "It's nothing, the luck will get better next time." He tried to answer it lightly.If you lose that night, all the money you won in the past will be thrown away.This has always been eating and drinking in restaurants outside, and it also needs to be filled by the advance salary. "I think Mr. Kawashima must win the next game. I brought a person here this time, so Mr. Kawashima is afraid." Crane Roll, who won money tonight, said with a smile.This man's face with glasses looks like an intellectual. Tsurumaki said this because he was accompanied by a woman.Needless to say, it was his lover; at a glance, she knew it was the barmaid of the bar, her face was painted in various colors.Come to this place with extremely thick eyelids and false eyelashes. But it was strange that this was a silent woman.She has been sitting behind Tsurumaki, without moving for three hours.He only saluted slightly to a few other people, neither polite nor chatting.Although the demeanor is still decent, the impression it gives is very weird.Perhaps it was because this woman had a particularly large face, high cheekbones, and hanging eyes. Probably because women are easy to get together, she only talks to Kayoko.However, Kayoko talked and laughed, and was very active, much more outside than this woman.It is almost impossible to tell who is a woman from a good family and who is a professional woman.That woman stuck to Tsurukaki's side and accompanied her here, probably because she quit her job in the bar. When Crane Juan was about to pay the chips, he just told the side, "Hey, how much do you have to pay?"She just took out that many chips from the chip box and handed them to Tsurumaki.With a smug look on his face, Tsurumaki took it and handed it over to the other party. Although Tsurumaki's face was a bit long, he still looked good. Why he was satisfied with such a woman, Kawashima couldn't understand.This person often has an air of intellectuals. Just because of this alone, he is very different from the construction foreman and signboard worker. He should be able to find a considerable woman.After choosing and choosing, he chose such a person. Chuan Dao thought to himself that the affairs of this world are really hard to tell. With such a woman accompanying Tsurumaki, even the construction foreman Tiansuo became unexpectedly active, and kept chatting up Kayoko all over the place.Kayoko was not always at the table during the game, but went up and down from time to time.Hamaoka was downstairs alone, not knowing what he was doing.Most of it is for commercial considerations, and they don't want the couple to appear in front of the guests at the same time, so as not to kill the interest of the family.All in all, as long as Kayoko comes up from downstairs, Tiansuo will deliberately talk to her.It was probably because He Juan brought a woman, which made him feel a little stimulated. What Tiansuo said to Kayoko was a little out of scope at this time.Tsurumaki often talked nonsense about the woman he brought with him; probably because of this influence, what Tasho said to Kayoko did not have the same respect as he would treat other people's wives. While playing cards, Kawashima diverted his attention to eavesdropping on the whispers of Tasho and Kayoko, and couldn't help but look at the situation of the two of them from time to time.Kayoko probably became more and more unhappy after hearing what Tansho said. Kawashima peeked a few times, and saw that she put on a straight face first, then entrusted the woman Tsurumaki brought to take care of her, and went downstairs. However, Kayoko still wanted to bring up tea from time to time, or bring up hot towels after four laps. At this time, Tiansuo said a few more words.It seems that she is not going to go downstairs. Kawashima also felt that he was becoming more and more disgusted with Tiansuo.However, it cannot be shown on the surface.If the other party sees through, his feelings for Kayoko will be revealed; also, Tiansuo is the leader of these people, and he has a burly physique and some physical strength.When this person arrives in a kimono, he looks like a boss or big brother of a gambling syndicate. "Hey, I heard that you often go to Hamaoka's place recently?" One day, Kawashima was resting in the courtyard after eating lunch in the yamen, Yokoi walked up to him and asked. Chuan Dao's heart skipped a beat, but his face pretended to be nonchalant. "No, a while ago, because Mr. Hamaoka invited me several times, I went to visit once or twice, and then I didn't go again." When speaking, try to hide the throbbing in your heart.Where did Yokoi get the news from?Hamaoka himself would not say it. "You really don't listen to me. No wonder you haven't played cards with us for a while.... But, I will give you a piece of advice, with poor card skills like yours, don't play cards with outsiders. It won't work , You will suffer a lot. Hey, think about it carefully, and stop quickly." Yokoi finished speaking to Kawashima in an extremely pungent tone, then stared at him for a few more times, put his hands in his trouser pockets, and walked away slowly.