A few days after the Spring Festival, the sound of firecrackers crackles every day in the clear water stream, and it is lively and lively, and at night there are fireworks everywhere, blooming into a variety of different beautiful flowers in the air. Every day it was called a gong and drum. After a few days, the excitement finally passed. The servants of the Mei family also came back one after another, the work that should be done, the washing of clothes, the cooking of food, each performing their duties, and their faces were full of joy.

The burden on Qiu Chan's body is finally a lot easier, there are finally not so many things to do on her, there is no one else in the family in the past few days of the New Year, only she and Xia Chun can do things, but Xia Chun is a young lady, although the two are usually commensurate with sisters, no matter how Qiu Cicada doesn't know how to measure, it can only be Qiu Cicada to take care of more. It really tired her enough.

After Qiu Cicada didn't need to do so many things, his hands were suddenly freed, and in the past few days, he and Mei Wendian sprinkled candy for everyone to eat, and everyone's faces were beaming with joy. For the New Year, it is natural to renew everything and be happy.

Xia Chun waited at home for a few more days, but Lin Yuefeng was still nowhere to be heard from, and he was nowhere to be found.

In addition to Xia Chun worrying about Lin Yuefeng, there is another person in the Mei family who is also worried about Lin Yuefeng, and this person is Qiu Cicada. Qiu Cicada was worried that Lin Yuefeng was worried, she had asked Xia Chun several times why Lin Yuefeng hadn't come back yet, and Xia Chun said to wait.

At dinner on this day, Qiu Cicada asked Xia Chun again, when would Lin Yuefeng come back.

"I don't know, just wait. Xia Chun said, then took another piece of edamame and put it on Mei Wendian's plate, Mei Wendian took Xia Chun's edamame, smashed it and ate it himself. Mei Wendian is in a very good mood these days, and every day she is either happily teasing the rabbit or happily giving the rabbit something to eat. Mei Wendian's appetite for eating these days is also very good, and he can eat a lot more than before, Xia Chun is worried that Mei Wendian is because he wants to grow his body.

"Alas, alas, Wendian, you eat slowly, and no one robs you, where is the upbringing that taught you to eat? Xia Chun looked at it and put a few more chicken pieces in Mei Wendian's bowl, and Mei Wendian quickly swallowed the dates and ate them.

"Sister Xia Chun, I'm done eating, let's go out to play first. Mei Wendian stuck out his tongue at Xia Chun, saw Xia Chun nodded, and immediately ran out. Faster than a bunny.

Where did Mei Wendian go?

This Mei Wendian is a teenager, and he also has the nature of not admitting defeat, so he always wants to be ashamed in his heart, but this freezing three feet is not a day's cold, Mei Wendian naturally knows that it is impossible to achieve it in a short period of time, and immediately defeat the second son of the Cui family. But Mei Wendian knew that there must be a teacher in the threesome, and he also knew that a famous teacher made a high apprentice, so he thought about asking this Qingshuijian master who played chess best to teach him to play chess. Mei Wendian followed the rumors in the rivers and lakes, and really found an old gentleman, and that old gentleman really played chess with people at the door of his house, Mei Wendian watched them finish a game of chess with his own eyes, it was a pair of eyes, which were bigger than a fish's eyes.

After playing chess, the person opposite the old gentleman began to pack up the chess board, and the old gentleman stretched out his right hand and slowly stroked his long gray beard, and said slowly to the person who was cleaning up the chess, "Sixth, your chess level is much better than when you first came." ”

Mei Wendian noticed that the person on the opposite side was cleaning up the chessboard, when he was playing chess just now, the person was just facing away from Mei Wendian, Mei Wendian didn't notice what that person looked like, when the old gentleman spoke, this person just turned his body, Mei Wendian was stunned when he saw that person's face, and he saw that the person had a pockmarked face, just looking at it made people have goosebumps all over his body, very uncomfortable. As long as you have seen this face, you will not forget it.

"That's not all, old man, you have taught well. Before Mei Wendian could react from the shock, the man had already packed up the chess pieces, put them all up, and put them in the chess box. The man came over, picked up the gold-plated dragon head crutch that the old man had placed beside him, put it in the old man's hand, and helped the old man to get up slowly, and then prepared to reach out for the chess box. Seeing this, Mei Wendian knew that this person couldn't spare his hand, so he took the initiative to pick up the chess box, put it in his hand, and walked with the two of them.

"I'll help you with the chess box. Mei Wendian knew that her opportunity had come, and hurriedly followed behind these two people.

"Okay, then the little boy will help us take it, and I won't be polite to you. The old man said with a smile.

"You're kind to me. Mei Wendian smiled hesitantly, and said, "You go first, you go first, you lead the way, I will be behind." ”

"Master, this way. Na Ma Ziliu reminded.

The old master was wearing a pair of black sunglasses on his face, gray beard and hair, and he looked like he was already seventy or eighty years old, and his eyes were naturally not good.

"Okay, I've taught so many apprentices, and you're still the most caring. The old master patted the back of Ma Ziliu's hand, and his voice was kind.

"Where is it, I just regard the master as my own father, Mazi Liu was originally an orphan that no one wanted, in the past, not many people in this Qingshui Stream looked up to me Ma Ziliu, and now it is the same, but Master, you are different, you really recognize me Ma Ziliu, and you take me as an apprentice, I remember it in my heart. ”

The master and apprentice walked in the direction of the master's house, talking about the past, followed by a small follower, Mei Wendian.

Speaking of this, the old father smiled lovingly, and he touched his beard again, "I still remember that day, you walked to our door, with a bamboo painted by Zheng Banqiao, and a pot of fine Taidiao wine......

Speaking of this, Mei Wendian, who had been listening silently behind her, suddenly interjected, "Hey, I've heard of Huadiao Wine, what kind of thing is this Taidiao? Could it be the old lady of Huadiao Wine?"

"Haha," the old gentleman stroked his beard and laughed, "Little boy, you are really smart, this Taidiao is a vintage Huadiao wine, which is very delicious." ”

"Oh," Mei Wendian looked suddenly realized, "Then I guess the paintings and wine that this sixth brother is carrying are what you like." ”

"That's nature, you always have to do what you like. ”

"However, I see that this sixth brother looks fierce and vicious, but I didn't expect him to be a literati. Mei Wendian also followed the old gentleman's example, stretched out his right hand, and stroked the non-existent white beard in mid-air.

Ma Ziliu snickered in his heart, in fact, how did the master know that the reason why this Ma Ziliu came to beg the master to learn to play chess was indeed to improve his cultivation, but this was only a superficial reason, as for the fundamental deep-seated reason, it was because of his good looks, that is, Tang Mochou disliked Ma Ziliu like Wu Nanshan, and he didn't know anything except fist and foot kung fu. Ma Ziliu was fine, but when he heard Tang Mochou say that he was the same as Wu Nanshan, he suddenly became angry, how could he be the same as Wu Nanshan who was like a pig in his heart? So Ma Ziliu made up his mind to change himself, how could he change himself? If he wanted to change himself, he had to learn. So what to learn? Ma Ziliu still decided to start with this thing that Tang Mochou liked. In order to please Tang Mochou, Ma Ziliu was determined to start with Tang Mochou's favorite qin, chess, calligraphy and painting.

So Ma Ziliu came to find Uncle Wang, who was the most powerful chess player in Qingshuijian. So in the scorching summer, Uncle Wang, who likes to play chess with people under the tall old honey locust tree, has one more spectator who is fascinated by him, although this visitor looks peculiar and has a pockmarked face, but he is better than his hard work, although Ma Ziliu can't understand, but Ma Ziliu has been watching and studying how to play this chess carefully.

Ma Ziliu watched from the side for more than ten days, and Uncle Wang said to Ma Ziliu with a smile, "Ma Ziliu, do you want to learn to play chess? Come to my house for dinner tonight, turn right when you go out here, you see the second honey locust tree, turn right, walk in, it is my house." ”

That night, Ma Ziliu carried two sausages, walked into the door of Uncle Wang's house, ate a bowl of hot rice cooked by Aunt Wang, and immediately fell in love with the atmosphere of Uncle Wang's house.

Mei Wendian heard the story of Mazi Liu's apprenticeship at the dinner table at Uncle Wang's house that night. In the next few days, he often sneaked over, and like Ma Ziliu, he liked the atmosphere of Uncle Wang's house, warm and harmonious, much better than his lifeless home.

After listening to the story, Mei Wendian raised his hands and shouted in his mouth, "This story is interesting, it seems that I will come to eat often in the future, and I will also make my chess level soar, I want to defeat Cui Lao Er!"

Uncle Wang stretched out the dishes and chopsticks, knocked on the dining table, and said loudly to Mei Wendian, "Adian, although there are defeats on this chessboard, people can't be competitive and utilitarian. ”

Mei Wendian flashed a pair of eyes that were not deeply involved in the world, and asked Uncle Wang, "Why can't people be competitive?"

"Adian, you are still too young, you will understand later. "Uncle Wang has a profound meaning and seems to mean something.

Mei Wendian was about to answer, when he heard a familiar female voice-

"Wendian, what are you doing here?"

As soon as Mei Wendian looked up and saw Xia Chun, his heart suddenly became stunned, "I'm learning chess here......"

Xia Chun looked up again and looked around, only to see that she took Mei Wendian's hand and was about to pull him away, "Adian, are you learning chess here......?"