Volume 2: The crown and the hat are all over the capital, and the spirit is full of energy and enter the foggy city Chapter 126 Easter (Part 1)
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Sunday, March 27, 1921, Easter.
It was almost dawn, but the Patton family's kitchen had already started to get busy.
"Hurry up and get the breakfast ready and sent up front. The Major and his wife and their friends are hungry!"
The week of Easter is also called Holy Week, and this Saturday is Holy Saturday, with a vigil at night. So they did not sleep all night.
"Yeah, Madam and Mr. and their friends must be hungry. They've been fighting all night...um, what's that called?"
"That's called Mahjong. They played Mahjong all night long."
"Oh, that's Mahjong. The gift from the squinty-eyed guy..."
"What do you mean by squinting?! I warn you, you talkative woman, never speak ill of the distinguished Mr. Yuan again, or you will suffer the consequences!"
"Did you take the wrong medicine? Yesterday you said that Mimi... Mr. Yuan was a pretentious pretty boy. Why are you saying such things today?"
"Humph, you weren't in the living room yesterday, so you didn't have the blessing to see the magic of the distinguished Mr. Yuan. Let me tell you, he is..."
"Okay, let's talk about that later. First, take this fresh milk in."
"OK!"
Yuan Yanshu had a very depressing night. He had not expected that there would be a vigil on Holy Saturday. He had wanted to ask Miss Moman to COME ON and GO DOWN, but in the end he played mahjong with them all night long.
Of course, since he has the "Card: Eternal Blank", he won't lose money, but he can't win much money either, so Master Yuan has little interest in it.
Besides her, another big winner in this card game was Major Eisenhower. He really won a lot of money, but Patton and Connor were both wealthy people who didn't live on wages, so losing one or two hundred dollars was not a big deal.
In fact, Eisenhower was an avid bridge player in history, and his skills were superb. He usually won more than he lost in the card games, and he could even supplement his family income.
As the saying goes, if you learn one, you will learn everything. In fact, the principles of games like bridge and mahjong are the same.
So on this night, an avid mahjong enthusiast and a skilled mahjong fighter was born.
At this time, Yuan Yanshu didn't know that the biggest contributors to making mahjong popular all over the world in the future were these American masters in front of him.
Thanks to his efforts, the first-class officers of the Navy, the second-class officers of the Army and Army Air Force, and the third-class officers of the Marine Corps became the first batch of mahjong enthusiasts.
Because of their hobby, playing mahjong became the most popular entertainment among the Wangshi in the 1920s and 1930s .
During World War II, the king's soldiers who went to various battlefields had chocolate and chewing gum in one pocket, a pack of cigarettes in another, condoms in another, and a deck of paper mahjong tiles in the last pocket.
In this way, they allowed illegitimate children and mahjong to sweep across old Europe and Southeast Asia, which was a great good.
The four men and four women who had played all night had breakfast and went back to their rooms to catch up on their sleep. After they woke up and had lunch, they welcomed the guests for the Easter dinner.
Among all the festivals in the Christian world, Easter is only slightly lower than Christmas. If Christmas is equivalent to the Seres' Spring Festival, then Easter is comparable to the Mid-Autumn Festival.
This festival was quite joyful for children. A group of children, including the Bartons' nine-year-old daughter and five-year-old son, carried bamboo baskets and searched for Easter eggs that had been placed in the garden outside the villa.
Just as the Christmas tree is the symbol of Christmas, Easter eggs are the symbol of Easter. The program of children hunting for Easter eggs is a unique American custom.
The adults were standing by, drinking wine, eating snacks, and engaging in social activities that the children did not understand.
In fact, there were not many guests today. In addition to the few who arrived yesterday, there were three officers from the 4th Battalion and their families.
Well, just as historical records show, this guy Patton was not very popular.
In fact, given his background, he was definitely average, far inferior to MacArthur.
Patton was only a colonel in 1940 before World War II. In the same year, under Marshall's care, he was promoted twice to become a major general.
As the saying goes, character determines destiny. His biggest flaw is his bad temper. Except for people he likes, he seems a little rude when getting along with others.
Looking at the cautious looks of his subordinates, you can tell that working under Patton is not a pleasant experience.
A man like him can only demonstrate his value on the battlefield. Of course, the prerequisite is that there must be a backstage to provide him with a stage to display his military talent.
And at about four o'clock, George Patton and Fox Connor's backstage arrived at the country house.
When the big backstage man walked into the garden with his adjutant, everyone present stood up, and the officers saluted solemnly.
"Your Excellency the Admiral!"
That’s right, the person who came was the only General of the Armies in American history, John Joseph Pershing.
The United States also has an Admiral of the Navy, George Dewey, who won the Battle of Manila in the Spanish-American War and captured the Philippines. Therefore, he was awarded this honorary position in 1903.
Another six-star general is Luoying Shenfu, who was awarded the rank of "General of the Armies of the United States" which is higher than any other military general. However, this rank was awarded posthumously by President Gerald Ford in 1976, during the bicentennial of the founding of the United States.
Washington had been dead for more than a hundred years, and George Dewey died in 1917, so General Pershing became a living legend.
The legend, who is only 61 years old this year, was George Patton's superior and good friend, and almost became his brother-in-law.
Pershing kissed Mrs. Patton on the cheek affectionately, shook hands with Patton and said, "Betray, George, thank you for your invitation. Otherwise, we two widowers would not know where to spend Easter."
As he spoke, the widower behind him also came forward to greet the host and hostess.
Mrs. Barton took the initiative to hug the widower and said, "George, I'm glad you came. Poor Elizabeth, may God bless her."
"Thank you, Beatrix." George nodded to the hostess, then turned to the host and said, "And you, George."
The two famous military generals with the same name shook hands.
That’s right, this is one of the future “Three Commanders of the Empire” and the current Adjutant of Pershing, Major George Catrill Marshall.
