The wonderful life of modern women in ancient times

Chapter 412 Playing Poker

After listening to what Cao said, Lin Xi looked at Xiaohong and the other three. While they were using their spiritual power to control the spatulas to cook, they would secretly glance at her from time to time, as if waiting for her praise.

Lin Xi couldn't help but smile more and more. She walked over to the four little ones without hesitation, praised them a lot, and gave them a kiss one by one!

The four little guys were so happy that their eyes narrowed into slits!

"Master, the last round of dishes is ready, we can start eating!"

Xiaohong and the other three served out the last few dishes and shouted loudly to Lin Xi.

"Let's go out to eat!"

Lin Xi blew a whistle, waved his hand gracefully, and pulled Cao out of the kitchen first.

Lin Dayong picked up a few dishes on a tray and followed the mother and daughter happily, with four little tails following him!

At this time, the three Lin Kang brothers also came back carrying chairs.

"Xiaobai, come here, these are your seats!"

Xiao An pointed at the four chairs he had placed beside the table, trotted over and affectionately pulled Xiao Bai and the other three over to sit over.

Xiaobai, Xiaohong, Xiaoque and Xiaogui had a flash of thought and their bodies changed to the size of an eight-year-old child. They obediently followed Xiao An and sat on the chairs specially prepared for them.

The four divine beasts really like the feeling of sitting around and eating with Lin Xi's family. They can feel that their masters treat them as a family from the bottom of their hearts!

"Jun Le, just treat this place as your own home. Eat whatever you like. The dishes cooked by Xiao Bai and the others are very delicious, and they are not much worse than those cooked by Xi'er!"

Seeing Zhao Junle staring at the food on the table and swallowing her saliva, Cao pulled her to sit next to her and enthusiastically picked up food for her.

"Okay, let's sit down and eat!"

Lin Dayong looked at Lin Xi and the others who were still standing, raised his chopsticks and shouted happily, then couldn't wait to eat the food on the table!

There is no rule in farmers' homes that one should not talk while eating or sleeping. Everyone first wolfed down the food until they were half full, and then talked and laughed while eating.

The smile on Zhao Junle's face never disappeared. She really liked this feeling. Her home was already one of the rare warm and cozy homes in Beijing, but Lin Xi's home was not only warm, but also very lively. Adults and children spoke without any scruples and spoke freely. It was really wonderful!

In this way, Lin Xi's family spent half an hour on the meal. The food made by Xiaobai and the other four was so delicious that everyone was full in the end and leaned back in their chairs, not wanting to move.

"Let's play a game, okay? The loser has to wash the dishes and clear the table! Xiaobai and the other four have worked hard cooking today. You don't have to do anything, just rest on the side!"

Lin Xi glanced at Lin Dayong and the others and said with a smile.

After she finished speaking, an idea flashed through her mind, and she took out four decks of playing cards that she had made when she was bored from the boundary bead, and then took out a large round table, stood up and placed the playing cards on the round table.

"Sister, what game shall we play?"

Xiao An ran to the round table, pulled Lin Xi's sleeve and asked, his eyes full of curiosity.

"Sister, what is this?"

Lin Ping also ran over. He picked up a few playing cards and looked at them over and over again, with a face full of question marks.

Lin Dayong, Cao and Zhao Junle also came over. They looked at the poker in Lin Ping's hand, then at Lin Xi, waiting for her answer.

"This is called poker. Now I'll tell you how to play it. The six of us will play..."

Lin Xi picked up a deck of cards and spread them out on the round table. Just as she was about to teach them how to play, Zhao Junle interrupted her hastily.

"Lin Xi, there are seven of us in total. Why do you want six of us to play? Can't one more person play?"

"Yes, that person is my aunt. It's not that I don't allow my aunt to play, but you can't play with your arm in this state. Just sit aside and watch us play, and then play after your arm is healed!"

When Lin Xi heard what Zhao Junle said, he pointed at her hanging arm, shrugged his shoulders and said with a smile.

"All right!"

Zhao Junle pouted when she heard this. If she had known, she would not have hurt herself on purpose! Now, she can't play with any new things.

"Sister, please continue. How do you play this poker? And what do the patterns on it mean?"

Xiao An'er couldn't wait any longer, so she shook Lin Xi's hand and urged her to continue.

Lin Xi slapped his head and said, "Yes, I have to teach them about poker first."

So she patiently taught everyone to recognize playing cards.

Everyone had a very good memory and quickly recognized all the cards.

"Sister, how are we going to play?"

Lin Ping became very interested in poker, and asked Lin Xi with sparkling eyes.

Lin Xi did not keep them in suspense and explained to them in detail how to play Gouji.

"That sounds interesting. Come on, let's play it first!"

Lin Kang rolled up his sleeves, sat down casually on a stool, and urged everyone.

"Okay, let's play a round first to practice. Whoever wins each round will get a peach, and the person who gets the least peaches at the end will wash the dishes and clean up. How do you think?"

Lin Xi also sat down and asked as he looked at the people who were eager to try.

"Okay, I'll listen to my sister!"

"Just do as Xi'er said!"

Lin Dayong and others agreed one after another.

"Aunt, you will be responsible for giving peaches to the winners later!"

Lin Xi had a flash of thought, and took out a basket of peaches from the boundary bead and put it aside. She was afraid that Zhao Junle would be bored, so she assigned her a task, and Zhao Junle agreed with a smile.

Everyone plays rock-paper-scissors to decide who will be the first to draw a card, and the first round of leveling begins!

In the first game, the players didn’t play very smoothly, but later on they played better and better, and the cooperation between teammates became better and better!

Zhao Junle looked at this person's cards, then looked at that person's cards, and was very busy and happy, not feeling bored at all.

"Mom, sister, I want to be your teammate!"

Little An pouted and looked at the peach in front of them, and acted coquettishly towards Cao and Lin Xi. He found that his sister and mother were really amazing in the same team, and he, his father and his elder brother rarely won!

"Then why don't we just draw lots and re-divide the teams every five games!"

Lin Xi did not agree to Lin An's request, but proposed this method.

She didn't expect that her mother was the best player among everyone, but when she thought about the military books her mother had read, she didn't find it strange. The next best player was Xiao An'er. If the three of them were on a team, then Dad, Big Brother, and Lin Ping would have very little chance of winning today, which would be too boring!

"Okay, I agree with Xier's proposal!"

Lin Dayong was the first to raise his hand to express his agreement. He also wanted to be on a team with stronger people. Drawing lots this way would be the fairest thing to do. There was no such thing as father-son affection when it came to the game.

"Mom, big brother, Lin Ping, Xiao An'er, what about you? Do you agree?"

Lin Xi swept his eyes across the faces of several people and asked with a smile.

"agreed, agreed!"

Cao, Lin Kang and Lin Ping all nodded in agreement.

Seeing this, Xiao Aner had no choice but to raise his hand and agree to Lin Xi's method.

"Master, master, you two come and draw these branches. The team that draws three long branches is one team, and the team that draws three short branches is another team!"

When Xiaobai heard Lin Xi talking about drawing lots, he cleverly ran to the side to prepare branches. Wouldn't it be easier to draw branches this way?

It wrapped the branch with a large piece of cloth, leaving only a small head exposed, allowing Lin Xi and the others to hit it.

"Xiaobai is so smart! Who draws first?"

Lin Xi touched Xiaobai's little head and praised him. Then he looked at Lin Dayong and the others and asked them who wanted to draw first.

"Sister, sister, let's draw in order of age, the youngest one draws first!"

Xiao An'er hugged Lin Xi's arm and said with a smile on his face.

Lin Xi and the others looked at the cute little An and nodded in agreement.

"God, please bless me to be on the same team with my sister and mother!"

Little Aner clasped his hands together, closed his eyes, mumbled something, then grasped a branch and pulled it out of the cloth.

“Am I a long branch or a short branch?”

Xiao Aner looked at the branch in his hand, then looked at Xiao Bai, and asked with his head tilted.

"Just look at what everyone else is smoking and you'll know!"

Xiaobai winked at Xiao An mischievously, deliberately trying to whet his appetite.

"Second brother, hurry up and smoke!"

After hearing what Xiao Bai said, Xiao Aner pulled Lin Ping to the tree branch and urged him to draw quickly!

Lin Ping picked up a branch at random, which was obviously shorter than the one Xiao Aner had pulled out before.

"Hehe! Second brother, we two are not on the same team. I hope to be on the same team with my sister and mother!"

Xiao An'er looked at the branch in Lin Ping's hand and said happily.

Lin Ping looked at his younger brother lovingly. He wanted to say something but in the end he didn't open his mouth. He just raised his hand and rubbed his little head.

He didn't say anything. Zhao Junle, who was standing aside and watching the show, didn't care. She said loudly to Lin An, "Xiao An'er, your father and elder brother haven't been drawn yet. You may be on the same team with them!"

Lin An’s smiling face froze in an instant!

Seeing this, Lin Kang deliberately teased Xiao An'er and said, "Why, Xiao An'er, do you dislike big brother so much? Big brother was just familiarizing himself with the rules of the game. Now that he has mastered the rules of the game, big brother will be very powerful!"

Lin Kang was not bragging. Due to his previous habit as a secret guard, he would always make sure all the rules were clear and well understood before doing anything. He rarely failed.

"Brother, I don't despise you! You are the best!"

Seeing that his elder brother seemed unhappy, Lin An quickly came up to him and spoke in a flattering manner.

After that, he pulled Lin Dayong's hand again and said with a smile: "Daddy is also very good!"

Everyone looked at his clever look and couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"Okay, big brother, it's your turn to draw!"

Lin Xi coughed, cleared his throat, and smiled at Lin Kang.

Upon hearing this, Lin Kang strode up to Xiaobai and pulled out a branch at random, a short one!

Seeing this, Lin An was so happy that he wanted to jump up, but he was afraid that his elder brother would be unhappy, so he forced himself to smile secretly.

Finally, after everyone drew lots, Lin An formed a team with Lin Xi and Cao as he wished.

"Wow! I'm on a team with mom and sister. Dad, big brother, and second brother, you better be careful!"

Lin An couldn't suppress his inner excitement. He jumped up and made a face at Lin Dayong, Lin Kang and Lin Ping.

Seeing this, everyone shook their heads in amusement.

"Okay, let's start playing cards!"

Lin Xi slapped Lin An on the head, walked to the table and sat down, calling everyone to sit down and play cards.

The family sat around the round table again and played poker with great interest!

"Haha! Mom, sister, we won!"

After Lin An dealt the last three cards in his hand, he jumped up from the stool excitedly and smiled happily to Cao and Lin Xi who had finished dealing their cards first.

"Come again, come again, we will definitely win this time!"

Lin Dayong rolled up his sleeves, stacked the cards on his own initiative, and shouted at Lin Xi, Cao and Lin An with an unyielding look on his face.

"Come on, Daddy. If you lose again later, don't be unconvinced!"

Lin An sat back on his stool, wiped his nose, and said arrogantly.

Lin Kang and Lin Ping looked at each other and smiled helplessly. This little guy was too arrogant. No, they had to make him lose and put an end to his arrogance.

So, this time, the two of them became more serious than ever before.

In the end, it was the team of Lin Kang, Lin Ping and Lin Dayong that won.

"Xiao An'er, how are you? Daddy and your two brothers are not worse at playing cards than you, right?"

Lin Dayong rubbed Xiao An'er's hair hard and laughed.

Lin An touched the top of his head that was crumpled into a bird's nest and pouted.

"Humph! Dad, come again, let's see who will win in the end!"

"Okay, everyone should show their true strength. Don't deliberately let others win! Otherwise it will not be fun!"

Lin Xi looked at Lin Dayong and Lin An who were bickering and laughed crisply.

A few people nodded and started playing again with high morale.

After playing five games, the teams were reorganized. Before we knew it, an hour and a half had passed.

"It's getting late, shall we stop here for today? Xi'er, go wash up and have a rest early. You've been working hard outside these past few days!"

Cao looked up at the sky which was already darkening, and said to Lin Xi and the others with a smile.

"Mom, play for a while longer!"

Lin An hugged Cao's arm and acted coquettishly.

"We can play again when we have time later, but not today. You must all go to bed early and not stay up late!"

Cao tapped Lin An's little nose and did not agree to his request.

Although Lin An hadn't played enough, he still nodded obediently. He looked at the peaches in front of everyone and pulled Lin Pingqing to count them.

"Dad, you and mom have the least peaches, so you'll have to do the hard work of washing the dishes and clearing the table!"

After Lin An finished counting the peaches, he looked at Lin Dayong and Cao and laughed.

"Okay, mom and dad will pack these things up, and you guys should go back and wash up and rest. Xi'er, your aunt's arm is not working properly, so you should take care of her more!"

Cao touched Lin An's little face lovingly, then looked at Lin Xi and said with a smile.

"I've left the aunt to me, don't worry, mom. You and dad have worked hard. Let's go wash up and rest! See you tomorrow!"

Lin Xi said while looking at Cao and Lin Dayong with a smile on her face.

Lin Kang and Lin Ping were also standing aside, watching Cao and Lin Dayong and laughing. In the last few rounds, mother and father were thinking of ways to help them win!

They knew that their mother and father were reluctant to let them work and wanted them to rest early.

"Well, go and rest!"

Lin Dayong and Cao smiled and waved to Lin Xi and the others, then sent Xiaobai and the other three to rest, and then quickly cleaned up the dishes.

The children came back, their hearts felt full, no longer as empty as before, and the smiles on their faces never disappeared.