The woman's reprimand made the young man's face blush, and in embarrassment, he also said:

"Yes, my sister-in-law taught me that my little brother bothered."

After saying that, he walked away in embarrassment.

The door slammed and slammed shut.

Inside the house, a man saw the woman coming back and couldn't help but ask, "He"

"Your brother, what else can you do here!" The woman interrupted him.

Hearing this, the man sighed and said, "They are a small couple, and life is not easy, and as an elder brother, they should be helped." ”

"What doesn't help!" The woman was very dissatisfied, and said: "I can't take care of my own family!" I can take care of your brother! Look at him! A big man, holding those bamboo slips all day long, starves to death sooner or later! ”

The man said: "He has been smart since he was a child, and he has great ambitions, you are a sister-in-law."

"What ambitions!" The woman was not happy at the time: "I warn you, if he comes to borrow this and that again!" Two words, no! ”

The man could only sigh again.

The other side.

When the young man returned to his humble and dilapidated home, his young wife also happened to return from laundry.

Seeing her, his wife put down the wardrobe and smiled lightly: "Are you back?" I'm going to cook. ”

His wife, known as Xiu Niang, has a beautiful appearance, and usually sews and repairs, helps people with laundry, and subsidizes the family.

But these jobs are not enough to support the lives of two people.

But Xiuniang never had any complaints.

This is a very virtuous and gentle wife.

The rice bowl is almost at the bottom, Xiuniang is ingenious, and she cooks a good dish, although it is just some coarse food, but it is extremely delicious.

On the simple small wooden table, there was only one dish, and Xiuniang was holding the rice bowl, watching the young man gobble up, smiling lightly.

After eating, the young man also shouted with some shame: "Xiuniang." ”

"Huh?" Xiuniang was mending her clothes and raised her head slightly.

"I" young man wanted to speak and stopped.

As if she knew what he wanted to say, Xiuniang smiled and said, "Don't say anything, I don't care about this, I also believe that my husband will be able to have a world!" ”

With such a wife, what more could a husband ask for.

The next day.

The young man was a little depressed, but as soon as he went out, he had not walked a few steps, and the neighbors who were next to him suddenly shouted at the door:

"Sun Qi boy!"

"Huh?" The young man stopped and turned his head to look.

It was a big mansion, and the owner was an old man, and he didn't know when he appeared here.

"The old rule, come and play two games with the old man." The old man beckoned, then turned to himself.

Sun Qi hesitated for a moment and followed.

In the house, the chessboard is engraved on the stone table, the black and white boxes of chess pieces have already been placed, and someone has served good tea.

After Sun came here, he first gave a standard salute.

"Sit down." As soon as the old man stretched out his hand, from time to time, he would always call him over to play.

Because of these ten miles and eight towns, Sun Qi is only one person, and he can fight with him on the chessboard, and there are often winners and losers.

"Sir, please."

"Huh? Today you please. The old man said with a smile.

Hearing this, Sun Qi was somewhat confused, because this old man, when he was playing, he always used many reasons to compete for the first move.

What's going on today?

However, he was puzzled, but he didn't take it too seriously, and began to play chess.

In the middle of the game, the old man said casually: "Sun Qi, you can know a sentence, gold is buried under the soil, it needs to be excavated, and if you are born, someone will recommend it." ”

Sun Qi's heart moved, and his hand also followed, and he couldn't help but raise his head and look at the old man with burning eyes.

"Hehe, play chess, see if you can win today." The old man smiled again and stretched out his hand.

In the middle of the fall, he asked again, "How long have you and I known each other?" ”

"It's been a long time, hasn't it?" Sun Qi doesn't remember.

"And what are your ambitions?"

"My ambition, life and death, is not easy!" Sun Qi Zhengse is concerned.

"Yes, good ambition." The old man nodded.

This game of chess was played for a long time, and because of the stalemate, it became a faint draw in the end.

"Are you deliberately making a draw?" The old man furrowed his eyebrows.

"Where, if you are not good at chess, how dare you compare with you, and if you go down, you will definitely lose." Sun Qi said politely.

To be able to deliberately play the chessboard into a tie requires a very delicate layout.

The old man didn't say anything more, so he took a letter and handed it to Sun Qidao: "Deliver this letter to the Prime Minister's Mansion." ”

"Prime Minister's Mansion!?" Sun Qi was shocked.

"Go ahead." The old man was concise and to the point, and did not say any nonsense.

"Old gentleman, Sun Qi, toothless and unforgettable!" The latter was immediately excited.

What an opportunity!

I didn't expect that the old man who usually plays against each other could have a letter delivered to the Prime Minister's Mansion!

Where is the Prime Minister's Mansion, there are other eras up and down, how can others enter.

What he didn't know was that this old man, after returning to his hometown, had been living in seclusion here, and that was the mentor of Prime Minister Qiu Rong!

Another day.

According to the old man's explanation, Sun Qi mentioned a name, and then sent the letter to the Prime Minister's Mansion.

In the Prime Minister's Mansion, Qiu Rong was still indignant and dissatisfied with the land cut, and the housekeeper came to report, respectfully handed over the letter, and said cautiously: "Xiangye, the person who came mentioned Mr. Yi. ”

"What!?" Qiu Rong was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly took the letter and unfolded it to read it carefully.

After reading it, he immediately said, "Where is the person who came now?" ”

"Still waiting at the gate of the house." The housekeeper returned.

"Invite him in."

"Yes!"

Not long after, Sun Qi was invited into the Prime Minister's Mansion, and his subordinates treated him with great courtesy.

This also made him even more amazed at the identity of the old man.

In the hall, after seeing Qiu Rong, Sun Qi hurriedly stretched out his arms, arched his hands, and bent his waist to the end: "In the next Sun Qi, I have seen Lord Xiangguo." ”

Qiu Rong first glanced him up and down, and seeing that his face was clean and his facial features were standard, he couldn't help but nod secretly, and then stretched out his hand and said, "Don't be polite, take a seat." ”

"Xie Xiangguo." Sun Qi straightened up, then knelt on the ground at the bottom of his side, with several cases in front of him.

After the next person served tea, Qiu Rong first picked up the teacup and took a sip, and then went straight to the point:

"Letter, I have already seen this appearance, and in the letter, the old gentleman strongly recommends it, saying that you have a strategy to rejuvenate the country and can reverse the current situation in Huanguo, I don't know if it's true or not."

"Dare to ask the prime minister, has my Huan army been defeated?" Sun Qidao.

"This." Qiu Rong pondered for a moment, thinking that it was recommended by his teacher, and there could be no fake, so he said truthfully: "Six cities have been lost, and our army was defeated in the first battle. ”

Sun Qi said: "The loss of the six cities is nothing at all in terms of the war between the two countries. ”

"Coach of the Liang Army, it should be Xue Wu That's right, this person is known as a prestige and a famous general in the world, but"

Speaking of this, he paused slightly, and then said:

"If I lead the army, the cool army will be in my pocket."

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