Chapter 25: August 4th

On August 4th, out of the north of the carving house, bamboo Go. The winner of the pen www.biquge.info is blessed all year round, and the loser is sick all year round. Take the silk strands, and ask for a long life on the North Star, but be spared.

-- "Sou Shen Ji: Jia Peilan Says About the Palace"

Li Ying is now drawing patterns in her mother's embroidery room, these days, she has been practicing, and even the embroidery is also presentable.

"Ying'er, come and see, this is a loose set of stitches. "Mother's skillful hands flutter on the silk fabric, and at a glance, it is a lifelike phoenix.

Li Ying watched carefully from the side, and continued to model the actions of his mother. If the needle is the most basic stitch method of Hunan embroidery, then the loose set is one of the most widely used stitches, which can meticulously reflect the vivid posture of flowers and plants. Li Ying is still in the introductory stage, so he naturally has to lay a solid foundation.

The mother was splitting the line again, and suddenly asked, "Ying'er, are your silk threads ready?"

This is the silk thread to be used on the 4th of August! My mother asked me to prepare the silk thread, but this is not to make me mentally prepared for defeat?

The mother's consideration is meticulous, Li Ying's chess skills are still at the level of kindergarten, and she hasn't even entered the door. In the embarrassment of the previous year, Li Ying didn't want to think about it anymore. On August 4 of the previous year, Li Kang's father happened to be resting. Han law, five days to give a rest, to be able to return to the rest of the Mu out of the confession. This year, I won't be able to come back until August 5.

The mother looked at Li Ying's bitter gourd face that was slightly displayed, and teased: "What do you think, this little face is wrinkled, isn't there Gongsun Ji there this year, you can ask him to mention you." "Gongsun Ji is a good friend of Ling'er, and he was also recommended by the master. I heard that he is top-notch in terms of knowledge, chess skills and character. Let him mention Ying'er, Ying'er should grow.

Mrs. Jing still doesn't know General Li Kang's careful thoughts.

"Gongsun Ji, he?" Li Ying wondered. She only knew that Gongsun Ji's calligraphy was very good, and his chess skills were also good? "Mother, you, this is a blow to me. Li Ying pretended to be in pain and stroked his chest, "Hey, my young heart has been destroyed again, and I ...... "Gongsun Ji, but other people's children have been compared to each other since they were young." has a good family background, good learning, and this character is not bad, which makes the bear child live!

"You pretend, you pretend again, this prepared silk thread will be gone!" the mother smiled, shook her hand, it was a colorful silk.

Li Ying flew towards the colorful silk, took it, looked at it, and smelled it again, there was a strange fragrance. The mother has a deep attainment in making incense, which cannot be denied. This fragrance smells good, Li Ying likes it. Jing always knows what incense to use and when.

"Thank you, mother, my mother has been the best for me. Li Ying was lying in her mother's arms and coquettish, she really let go today, she still has some attachment to her family.

It's just a mother, thoughtful.

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The east is rich and the west is expensive, the south is poor and the north is cheap, and the Li Mansion is located on the edge of the southwest. In the backyard of the Li Mansion, there is a bamboo forest. Li Ling often practiced martial arts there, and Li Ying also went there a few times, but he didn't dare to go more, and in his hometown in his previous life, he was also leaning on a bamboo forest.

On August 4, the bamboo forest played chess.

Mr. Jia, Gongsun Ji, Li Ling, Li Ying and others came to the bamboo forest, and Mr. Jia came to inspect his homework on behalf of General Li Kang. Seeing Mr. Jia, Li Ying's face was full of black lines, his chess skills are not good, everyone knows it, why is this Mr. Jia here!

Walking under the bamboo forest, the breeze came slowly, and Li Yingyou began to think about it. When it comes to the bamboo forest, the first thing Li Ying thinks of is his grandmother and home, and a warm feeling arises spontaneously; the next is the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest, who are uninhibited; there is the bamboo sea of the movie "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", and then the next ......

"Sister, what are you thinking, so engrossed!" Brother Li Ling patted Li Ying on the shoulder.

"No, I'm thinking that this bamboo forest is so beautiful, brother, you usually enjoy practicing very much. Li Ying said.

"If you want to try it too, come along, I'll tell Daddy. Li Ling smiled strangely. This winter practice is three-pronged, summer practice is three-nine, my sister can't stand it.

Li Ying hurriedly waved his hand, "No, no, no, brother, you are too polite." "Looking at Brother Li Ling's dark complexion and sturdy physique, he is very diligent in his practice, and if he rests on himself, he will be exempted. Tomorrow, Daddy will come back to find a new archery master for him, hoping to be stricter. Li Ying secretly clenched his fists, thinking like this, a strict teacher makes a high apprentice!

"What are you two muttering, why don't you hurry up and keep up!" Mr. Jia strode ahead, and noticed that the two students behind him were about to fall behind, and hurriedly urged. Now, he's going to finish his mission and see her sooner.

Li Ying's little short legs kept up quickly, and Brother Li Ling walked calmly, with long legs, but it was different.

Gongsun Ji was laughing on the side, but he didn't expect Sister Ying'er to have such a cute side. Listening to Shaoqing, in the previous year's game, she failed miserably, but she was careless. In the end, when he begged for longevity and health with the silk strands to the North Star, he stupidly did not distinguish between the north and the south, and bowed vigorously to the south. When everyone reminded her, she bowed to the west in a dizzy manner, and everyone couldn't stand up with laughter. In the end, it was only under the guidance of General Li Kang.

When they came to the depths of the bamboo forest, Su Gu and the others had already set up wooden tables and eating utensils on them, and were waiting for them.

Su Gu saw that Mr. Jia also bent down and blessed the blessing, and Mr. Jia nodded.

After a while, at the behest of Mr. Jia, the game began. The opening scene is Li Ling and Gongsun Ji. This was expected by Li Ying, Mr. Jia was their master, and with the current level of the two of them, they were not opponents. It's Li Ling and Gongsun Ji, the two are on par. Isn't there a sentence that says, if you give birth to Yu, you will have Liangliang? But without Zhou Yu, how could Zhuge Liang become famous? It is precisely the opponent who makes you.

The two of them were playing against each other, Li Ying was eating snacks and drinking tea on the side, originally she wanted to eat melon seeds, but she was afraid that it would affect them, so she gave up. Mr. Jia watched carefully from the side, nodding from time to time, these two are his protégés, one is martial and the other is a servant.

Li Ying visited from time to time, Li Ling's brother held the black son, and the grandson Ji held the white son, all of them were like him. Those who hold sunspots are thoughtful and step by step. The gentleness of the white son is like jade, calmly laying a net of heaven and earth, just waiting to invite the king into the urn.

In the end, Li Ling's brother narrowly defeated a son.

Li Ying thought that his brother's military book had not been read in vain recently.

"Zihui, I agreed. Brother Li Ling shook his hands.

"There, it's my skills that are not as good as others. ”

"Zihui, you're too polite. The chess game is ever-changing, and there is no game that will be won or lost. ”

……

Listening to their polite words, Li Ying thought to himself, who are he going to play against later? Since they are all losing, let's lose more completely!

"Mr. Jia, please!" Li Ying saluted Mr. Jia, neither humble nor arrogant.

Mr. Jia was slightly surprised, he thought that Li Ying would pick on her brother. What kind of spirit is this, it is the spirit of the newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers, that is to say, the spirit of dying even if he knows that he is going to die!

In less than half an hour, Mr. Jia's whites have already covered the entire chessboard, and Li Ying's blacks are very few, pitifully few, and they are particularly eye-catching on the chessboard. Li Ying doesn't care, so he is fearless.

The jar was broken, and Li Ying survived to the end, which was naturally a fiasco. Because the opponent in chess is Mr. Jia, it can be regarded as a not ugly loss, Li Ying comforted himself.

It's not too early, Mr. Jia took the first step, his face was calm when he left, the pace was fast, Li Ying's stomach was discussing, Mr. Jia, is it because of the discomfort in the stomach! After all, yesterday's croton was very fresh.

Li Ying cleaned up the chessboard one by one, and Gongsun Ji also stepped forward to help, it should have been cleaned up by the servants, because today is the unwritten rule that people who lose chess on August 4 clean up, and it is reasonable for Gongsun Ji to come over to help.

The two were cleaning up, but Li Ying had a sad feeling of "being the same fallen person at the end of the world", isn't it just a game of chess!

Brother Li Ling crossed his hands beside him and said with a smile: "You two really have a tacit understanding. ”

Gongsun Ji's face burned for a while, and Li Ying didn't raise his head and said: "The winner, blessed all year round." Brother, you are a blessed person at this time, stand in this cool place, don't catch a cold!"

"Come on, come on, look at your sourness. Li Ling paused and instructed: "Zihui, my sister doesn't know the way very well, you know, I'll trouble you later." ”

Li Yingwei was annoyed, and this bit of also said, this long-tongued woman.

Gongsun Ji raised the corners of his mouth and nodded.

The two took out the colorful silk strands in the beast's head sac, led by Gongsun Ji, and walked in the direction of Beichen Star. Now the two were speechless all the way, and Li Ying didn't feel embarrassed.

Arriving at the bamboo forest under the Beichen Star, Li Ying held the colorful silk threads, folded his hands, closed his eyes, and prayed silently. The world is peaceful, the family is healthy, and peace is a blessing. Li Ying is a person who knows blessings, and he knows that blessings are always there, and he comes with fate.

Gongsun Ji looked at this in detail at the moment when Li Ying closed his eyes, and the sincere Li Ying was no longer cold, and there was no breath of rejection thousands of miles away. Seeing Li Ying's sincere appearance, what is she thinking now?

Seeing that the corners of Li Ying's eyes touched, Gongsun Ji hurriedly closed his eyes and prayed.

Li Ying, who was focused, did not notice the abnormality of Gongsun Ji.

Li Ying looked at the bamboo tops in the high place, and then looked at his short and thin body, out of the habit of messing around with Li Ling's brother, he instantly looked at the people next to him pitifully. Only then did I react to this, it was Gongsun Ji.

Gongsun Ji's heart tightened, thinking that she had found herself peeking, so she hurriedly took the colorful silk strands in her hand and helped her hang them high, before she smiled with satisfaction.

Li Ying scolded herself, when she went out today, she forgot to bring her brain!

The two came silently and went back silently. The process is wonderful, for Gongsun Ji.

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"Madam, Mr. Jia is here. Su Gu opened the curtain.