"A matter of course?"

"Since ancient times, talented people have been romantic."

"Hmph, then you can go and be your merry genius." Han Ling was so angry that he turned around and was about to leave, but Shen Tingyu hurriedly chased after him and walked with Han Ling.

"Ling Er, don't take it seriously, I'm joking with you, I'm just admiring Sima Xiangru's talent. And in the end, wasn't Sima Xiangru also moved by Zhuo Wenjun's true feelings and returned to the countryside with him? It's repentant, isn't it? Shen Tingyu said.

"His life has changed, and he deserves the respect of future generations." Han Ling glanced at him and said.

"Yes, yes, what Ling Er said is very true."

While they were talking, they suddenly saw an old farmer, carrying a sack, sighing as he walked. So Shen Tingyu and Han Ling walked towards the old peasant.

"I don't know what the old man is sighing about." Shen Tingyu asked.

The old farmer glanced at Shen Tingyu and sighed: "Alas, there has been a drought in the county in recent days, so in order not to be hungry, I took out those lotus seeds that were dried last year and sold them, wanting to exchange them for some grain and go back." But I never thought that when I went to the market, those people said that they thought my lotus seeds were not in good condition, so they asked me to sell them cheaply, and I had worked hard to save these lotus seeds for a year, and I was going to sell them for money to buy some grain back, so I naturally wouldn't agree to sell them cheaply, but what if I didn't agree, alas, ......"

The old man's eyes were full of helplessness about life, which reminded Shen Tingyu of the old man in "The Charcoal Seller", who was wearing a thin layer of clothes in the snowy winter, just hoping that carbon could be sold at a good price to feed the family, and prayed that the weather would be colder. This made Shen Tingyu's heart faintly touched.

Shen Tingyu remembered that Dr. Sun from the pharmacy was going to buy lotus seeds a few days ago, and suddenly felt that he could help this old man. So he said, "Uncle, why don't you let me help you see the color of these lotus seeds?" ”

The old man's eyes were slightly disappointed, he originally hoped that Shen Tingyu would be able to buy a few catties of lotus seeds, but he still said: "Okay, this son can look at it casually, to be honest, my lotus seeds have not been coated with wax, and they are indeed a little yellow." ”

As he spoke, the old man untied the sack on his back and asked Shen Tingyu to check the lotus seeds. Shen Tingyu picked up a few lotus seeds and smelled them, put them in his mouth and bit them, felt that the taste was okay, and said to the old man: "Uncle, although the color of your lotus seeds is not good, they are indeed good lotus seeds." ”

"Little Lao'er, I have been a sincere person all my life, where do I dare to sell bad things to others?"

"Uncle, these lotus seeds may not be easy to sell in the market, but in another place, they are of the best quality." Shen Tingyu said.

"Is that really the case?" The old man said in surprise.

"Of course, Dr. Sun in the pharmacy has been buying lotus seeds recently, and if the old man goes to sell them, then he will definitely be able to sell them at a good price."

"Then thank you for this son, the little old man will leave." Then the old man quickly picked up the sack again and hurried to the medicine shop.

"They are diligent and diligent, and they work hard all year round, in addition to looking at the sky, they are also bullied by the landlords and evil officials, but they have always maintained this simplicity, which is really rare." Han Ling said.

"yes, there are many more like that."

Then Han Ling looked at Shen Tingyu seriously and said, "If you become an official in the future, you must not forget this situation, you must always think about the people in your heart and do good things for the people." ”

"Well, I will, after all, this is an agreement between me and Ling'er."

Hearing this, Han Ling blushed slightly and stopped speaking.

Shen Tingyu chatted with Han Ling for a while, and then went back.

After Shen Tingyu went back, he saw Shen Wanchuan sitting alone under a tree playing chess, looking at his father's slightly rickety figure and premature pale hair, Shen Tingyu's heart was sour.

Shen Tingyu stepped forward and asked, "Why is my father sitting here alone and playing chess?" ”

Shen Wanchuan raised his head and glanced at him, and said, "It's stuffy in the house, but it's cooler in the yard. ”

"In that case, how about letting the child accompany the father for a few rounds?" Shen Tingyu said.

"Now that the autumn season is approaching, I'm afraid it will delay my son's exam."

"Playing chess is the way of a gentleman, the way of wisdom, and occasionally playing a few games can make this head clearer."

Shen Wanchuan heard Shen Tingyu say this and no longer refuted, and the father and son played Go under the pine tree. However, this first game was only played for a while, and Shen Tingyu was a little indecisive.

"What are I going to do when I play chess?" Shen Wanchuan asked.

Shen Tingyu is in charge of the sunspot, and there is already a faint encirclement of the white. I felt that the time had come, but I didn't know where to go.

Shen Tingyu thought about it in his heart, and he had already made up his mind, and then he landed the chess piece firmly on top of a white seed, completely blocking the retreat of the white seed.

"It's wonderful here, so you can eat white seeds, wonderful." Shen Wanchuan praised.

In the first game, Shen Tingyu was just to accompany his father to relieve his boredom, but in the second game, he began to get serious.

Soon after the start of the second game, when Shen Tingyu was about to lose his son, his father asked him to think again.

"This game of chess is sometimes very similar to life, virtual and real, advance and retreat, if you don't think about it carefully. Then in the blink of an eye, the defeat will be revealed. It's like the farmer who planted the seedlings, he planted the seedlings while retreating, do you say this is advancing or retreating? ”

After listening to Shen Wanchuan's reminder, Shen Tingyu was no longer in a hurry, he looked at the chess game seriously, there seemed to be a crisis on the chessboard at this time, and it seemed that a good opportunity was coming. He is still holding a sunspot, the left side seems to be surrounded by Baizi, and the right side seems to have a good opportunity to kill the enemy, after thinking for a long time, Shen Tingyu finally settled in a connected place of Baizi.

Seeing Shen Tingyu's move, Shen Wanchuan couldn't help but praise: "Hitting the snake and hitting seven inches, this drop is a throat area with white characters, as soon as this son falls, you can turn defense into offense, avoid the void and become real, instantly reverse the situation, and turn the passive into the active, which is really wonderful!" ”

Then Shen Wanchuan pointed to the three places on the chessboard with his finger and continued: "Tingyu, life is the same, don't panic when you encounter a disadvantage, it's not easy to see the situation clearly when you are flustered. And the place where you landed seems to have gone deep into the tiger's den and brought about your own destruction, but it is a clever move to save the game. Life is like chess, the advance and retreat of this is virtual and real, Tingyu, you should think carefully. ”

"Playing chess with my father has benefited me a lot." Shen Tingyu said with emotion.

"Playing chess is just a pastime, it's a good time, Tingyu, you should study harder, this is the way to advance and be practical."

"Let the child remember what his father teaches."