Yue Su's question was raised in a loud voice, and when the farmer at the next table heard this, he burst into laughter, and even the tea master smiled, as if Yue Su had asked a very ridiculous question.

Yue Su was inexplicably laughed, and waited until the laughter stopped a little before he heard a man say: "My friend is right, there are no scholars who go to work in the fields wherever they go, it's just that these people are blessed and don't want to enjoy it, and they have to suffer by themselves, who can have a way." ”

As soon as the words were finished, there was another explosion in the tea shed. Yue Su was even more curious, and asked, "Why do they have to ask for hardships and work in the fields?" ”

"Friend, you are a stranger, you must not have heard of a strange thing about us. In this way, you taste the tea slowly, and I will tell you slowly. The tea master poured tea for each of the five people, and said, "Our scholars here are the same as those elsewhere, and they are also industrious and do not distinguish between grains and grains, and it is not true to say that they are blessed and do not enjoy it, because they still want to enjoy the blessings, but they do not enjoy the blessings, but fall into the fields as laborers." ”

At that moment, the tea master told Yue Su and others about this strange story.

It turned out that the former Guangxi Xuezheng and now returned to his hometown Lord Ruan Zhenmei has a daughter named Ruan Aoyue, and it is rumored that Ruan Aoyue is as beautiful as a flower, and now that she is twenty-nine years old, Ruan Zhenmei wants to find a mother-in-law for her daughter. Who knew that this Miss Ruan didn't want to get married, and in the end, I don't know who came up with a compromise to play chess to recruit relatives. Whoever can win Ruan Aoyue, Ruan Aoyue will marry. However, there is an additional condition, anyone who comes to participate in this chess competition can break the chess game set by Ruan Aoyue, and there is no negotiation for marrying him, but if he can't break it, he will have to go to the Ruan family's field to do three days of hard labor. This Ruan Aoyue looks as beautiful as a fairy, whether you have read a book or have not read a book in Wuhuai County, as long as you can take two moves, you dare to compare. As a result, the long-term and short-term workers of the Ruan family became boring people, and the fields were full of losing chess games and being punished for work.

After listening to the tea master's narration, Yue Su and the others couldn't help but wonder, they didn't expect that in this year, there would be any more chess to recruit relatives. Jin Cicada and Tie Qiu are all good people, and when they hear about this, they all want to go and see the excitement. Of course, I would never want to play chess, and if I lost, how could I have time to do three hard jobs for her, and adults couldn't agree.

Yue Su saw that his subordinates wanted to go, and it was inconvenient to ruin their interest, thinking to himself, anyway, after entering the city, he would have to stay overnight, and he clearly informed Wuhuai County that Fang Fang was good at taking people. So he said that he could go and join in the fun, but playing chess, it was not allowed to play.

Several people cheered, paid for tea, and asked Ming Biqi where he was recruiting relatives, and then got on the horse and hurried away.

After entering the city, according to the direction pointed by the tea master, I saw a large restaurant, which was said to be the property of the family of the scholar Ruan Zhenmei. There is a chessboard hanging high in front of the restaurant, and the surroundings are densely packed with people, and it seems that even if there is a punishment for doing work in the field, it cannot dispel the positive surnames of these people.

But this time Yue Su was wrong, now the county knows how to play chess, most of them go to work in the Ruan's fields, and the rest of them don't dare to come forward, the reason why there are so many onlookers is just to see a lively scene.

A few men got off their horses, and Tieqiu told the officer to watch the horse, and he was the first to squeeze his head, but the fellow was strong and strong, and immediately rushed out of the way. Jin Chan and Yin Zhu followed closely, Yue Su walked last, and the four of them soon came to the forefront.

There is a chessboard erected on the restaurant, and there is a table below, and next to the table sits a middle-aged elder, an elderly man in his forties, with a long strand of hair on his cheeks, wearing a white robe, and looking polite.

Behind the elder, there is a screen, behind which there seems to be someone sitting, and if it is expected, it should be the protagonist of this chess competition.

Yue Su looked at the chessboard hanging on it, it was a chess endgame, in his previous life, he liked to play chess very much, and he always played with his master and sister when he had nothing to do. When he saw this game of chess, he couldn't help but be shocked, he had played this game of chess, and he clearly remembered that it was the first night of his and Li Lan's mission, and the two of them watched the chess game.

Looking at the chessboard, Yue Su's heart fluctuated, and he couldn't help but recall the past events, and the scenes with Li Lan's childhood sweetheart came to mind.

Just as he was thinking about it, the middle-aged elder in front of him suddenly spoke: "The hour is not early, if no one comes forward, today will end here." ”

Hearing this, Yue Su came to his senses, and at a glance, he suddenly found that on the chessboard, the layout of the chess pieces seemed to be a little different from what he and Li Lan had placed back then. It seems like something is missing. After recalling carefully, it turned out that Hongzi was missing a side soldier. So he asked, "I don't know if this game of chess is won by red?" ”

When the elder saw Yue Su asking, he saw that he was well-dressed and dignified, and he was still satisfied. Listening to his foreign accent, he replied, "It is indeed the red that wins first." ”

Yue Su shook his head and smiled, and said, "If Hong wins first, with your arrangement, I'm afraid no one in the world will be able to win." ”

Hearing this, the elder was shocked, and hurriedly asked, "Why did Childe say this?" The reason why the elder was surprised was that this endgame was not set by him, but his own daughter, and he said for several days, all those who played against the game were defeated, and the elder was worried, but because he had a word with his daughter first, he could only live and consume. But I already have doubts in my heart, I don't know if this endgame is too tricky, or if my daughter is cheating. It's just that he and his daughter walked through before, and in the same game of chess, whether they were red or black, they were all defeated.

Yue Su said calmly: "You have one less side soldier in the red chess, and when you go to the end of the game, the red chess stick will win, if you don't, you will only lose." ”

As soon as these words came out, the surrounding onlookers were immediately in an uproar, "Lord Ruan, aren't you lying?" "Yes, I have just finished three days of hard work in your field, if you say that the red chess cannot win without a piece, this is not a clear trick for us." "That's, that's it...... My hands are calloused, Lord Ruan, even if you are a student politician, you can't deceive the labor force, no matter what, you have to give us an explanation. ”……

Seeing the surging emotions of the crowd, Ruan Zhenmei didn't know what to do, and at this time, a woman's voice came from behind the screen, "This son, you said that there are fewer soldiers on this chessboard, but what is the evidence?" ”

The so-called endgame of "this ......" is, of course, half of the chess played, one more pawn, one less pawn, do you have to follow the score? However, since you say that red wins first, then you must hold red to win.

The layout of this game, red chess is fierce at first, but if it slows down a little, black will seize the opportunity and counterattack, which can be said to be frightening step by step. In the end, both sides have a clever move, just to see who will go. Of course, if you follow the game, black's clever move will be resolved by red, and in the end, red will win by that pawn. However, if you meet someone who has not read the score, whether you are red or black, you may not be able to come up with a clever move to win in the end, and you will definitely lose if you are black.

Yue Su groaned slightly, and said with a backlash: "I want to ask, when you play chess, can you choose black and white, or can you only play red?" ”

The woman behind the screen said: "Naturally, I can only hold red, otherwise I will hold both red and black, and the killing moves on the left and right will not be fully understood." ”

As soon as he said this, Yue Su also thought it was reasonable, but then smiled and said: "Miss, what she said is not bad, but I look at this endgame, and I will never win in holding red." ”

"According to what Gongzi said, if you stick to the black, you will definitely be able to win me?" The woman's voice picked up.

"That's nature." When it comes to this, Yue Su is the one who will not give in.

"Good! Then can you make a bet with me, and if you lose, you will work in my field for the rest of your life! ”

"Bold!" As soon as he heard this woman's request, without waiting for Yue Su to speak, Tie Qi became angry, and he shouted loudly.

His voice was like a thunderbolt, and everyone present was startled, Yue Su smiled slightly, raised his hand to stop him, and said, "Tieqiu, don't worry, I won't lose." ”

With that, he took a few steps forward and sat down on the chair opposite the elder.

"Since Childe sits down, he has agreed, and if he loses, don't deny it." The woman behind the screen spoke again.

Yue Su said with a smile: "Everyone is watching, how can they deny it." ”

"That's for the best, father, turn the chessboard around and give him the sunspot." After the woman finished speaking, the elder in front turned the chessboard on the table according to her words, and the black chess pieces were directed at Yue Su.

"Have you ever been ready?" The woman asked,

"Nature."

"Then you're welcome, the car is eight into four." After the woman finished speaking, the elder opposite Yue Su moved according to the instructions. At the end of this step, there is a servant next to the large chessboard, dragging the iron hook and moving the chess pieces on it.

Yue Su calmly moved the chess pieces, and then he heard a servant shouting: "Shi five retreats six." ”

After the servant who sang the harmony shouted, the servant next to the chessboard moved the chess pieces with an iron hook. At the moment, the two of you come and go, and start a competition. The women's chess path is completely according to the chess game, pressing step by step, it can be said that the slightest step should be wrong, it is bound to lose. Fortunately, Yue Su remembered the chess score, and there was no flaw in the score. After more than a dozen steps, the woman seemed to have nothing to do, but she never expected that the opponent's chess skills were so clever. But if the other party has seen this chess game, she will never believe it.

By the end of the endgame, the outcome was clear, the red side lacked a pawn, and now it was the turn of black to exert his might, and Yue Su attacked in a few moves, forcing red to have no way out.

The situation has been decided, and anyone with a discerning eye can see that the reason why Red will lose in the end is because it loses with one less pawn. Because there were no such tricks at the beginning, all of them couldn't see this layer, but at this moment, they saw it really, and the old man who played against Yue Su saw it clearly, and his face was quite embarrassed, knowing that he was in the way of his daughter.

At this point, you can't say in front of the people of the whole county that it's my daughter who fools you, so that those students who work in the fields will not have to set fire to his home as the director of education.

So he coughed, kept calm, and said: "Childe's chess skills are masterful, and he admires the old man, but I don't know Childe's name." ”

"No, the surname is Yue, the name is strict." Yue Su arched his hand and said, "I haven't asked the old gentleman yet." ”

"Old Ruan Zhenmei. Added to the county school administration. Ruan Zhenmei saw that Yue Su was well-behaved and generous, and she liked it very much, and asked, "I don't know if Gongzi Yue is famous." ”

Yue Su said politely: "Late life is not talented...... It's a ...... person" He was just about to report his position, but then he thought about it, the fugitive Qiu Huaili didn't know if he was near Zuo, what if he showed the name and passed into his ears, he could flee after hearing the wind.

As soon as they heard Yue Su report this name, everyone in the audience was dumbfounded, they were all from small places, and the county might not be able to come out with one or two people in three years, but I didn't expect one to come out today.

Don't say it's them, Ruan Zhenmei was also surprised, he was a scholar and politician, but he was just a person, in terms of grade, Yue Su was still his superior.

Seeing that Yue Su was not very old, and he was still a lifter, he was very satisfied in his heart, and said: "I don't know which subject and which list is the son of Gui Geng this year, and who is the teacher?" ”

"No, I'm only eighteen years old this year, and last year Huguang Township tried to solve the Yuan, and the teacher was the political envoy Zou." Yue Su said eloquently.

This answer is simply shocking, the township test Xie Yuan, the first place in a province, this is in the hearts of the small people, that is the existence of the sky. Ruan Zhenmei couldn't help but be a little moved, and looked at Yue Su carefully, the more she looked at it, the more satisfied she became, and the more she looked at it, the more happy she became.

Ruan Zhenmei looked around, and saw that the people were still in shock, and they didn't find out the endgame immediately, thinking that it was better to avoid it, and the province was reacted by them, and then they were entangled. Standing up, he said to Yue Su: "The cold house is near the left, but I am willing to take a step and go to the house to talk." ”

Yue Su smiled and shook his head, and said, "The students still have important things to do, so it's inconvenient to disturb, and it's not too late to come to the door when they have time." ”

This prevarication, how can Ruan Zhenmei not hear it, now that she finally met a satisfactory son-in-law, and she won the chess game, and her daughter has nothing to say, she can let you go if you say it. His face sank, and he said: "Gongzi Yue, I am here to recruit relatives in chess, in front of everyone's eyes, you have won the chess game, you have to give an explanation." ”

As soon as he said this, Yue Su reacted, this is a chess competition, and he just played chess, it was nothing more than a joy, one was to think of Li Lan, the second was that he felt that the red chess was one less soldier, and the third was because he was provoked by the woman. This is good, now the old man has to explain to you.

Jin Cicada and Tie Qiu were all snickering, because this was a good thing, so they stopped shouting and wanted to see how the adults ended.

In this year, a woman's name is very important, you play chess in front of so many people, win someone, and then turn around and leave, it will never work. Yue Su couldn't help but be a little at a loss, hesitated for a long time, and said: "The marriage major event needs the order of the parents, how can you not show the parents, I think this matter is ...... for the time being."

"Haha......" Ruan Zhenmei laughed heartily and said: "This is right, of course, the parents must be shown to the marriage event, but let's play chess to recruit relatives, since the son is down, it is an indisputable fact that the villagers are witnessing." In this way, please come to my house to discuss the matter of marrying and hiring, I don't know what the son wants? ”

Up to now, even if Yue Su is unwilling, there is no way, people didn't force you to play chess at the beginning, who told you to owe your own hands, and if you want to repay the debt after winning, it will never work. I was helpless, so I had to nod and agree.

Ruan Zhenmei asked people to clean up the chessboard, invited Yue Su into the restaurant, and Jin Chan led the horses and followed them. The guy saw that he was the companion of the new uncle, and he was also attentive and helped tie the horse. Passing through the restaurant, there is a big mansion in the back street, this is Ruan Zhenmei's mansion, should I say it or not, this Ruan family is really a big business in Wuhuai County, otherwise there would not be so many people to play chess and recruit relatives.

Coming to the Ruan Mansion Flower Hall, the guests and hosts sat down, Yue Su and Ruan Zhenmei chatted, and the things they talked about were nothing more than when to get hired and which one was to marry. Yue Su shirked in every possible way, but the Ruan family stood on reason, and his own arguments were all rejected by Ruan Zhenmei.

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The news of Yue Su's victory in chess spread very quickly, and almost everyone in the city and outside the city knew about it, and the same was true of the Ruan Mansion.

"Mrs. Tai is overjoyed."

There is a Buddhist hall in the back house of Ruan Mansion, and there is an old woman chanting Buddha in the Buddhist hall, this person is the real master of Ruan Mansion, Ruan Zhenmei's mother Tang. The Tang clan was chanting the scriptures, usually not disturbed, when he suddenly heard a maid shouting happily, raised his eyes and asked, "What's the big joy?" ”

"Mrs. Hui, someone won the chess game set by Miss." The maid said excitedly.

"So that's the case, Ah Mida Buddha, I don't know who won the chess, how old is it, and what is the appearance?"

"I heard from the people in the house, that son is the same age as Miss, Huguang people's family, it's big, I heard that it was Huguang Township trying to solve the yuan. It seems that the surname is Yue, and it is called Yue Su. ”

"There is such a thing, this is really a bodhisattva blessing, take me to see it." As soon as Tang heard that it was the township test Xie Yuan, he was really excited, and he didn't read the scriptures anymore, and got up from the ground, his legs and feet were obviously much sharper than before. I didn't need the help of the maid, and hurried to the flower hall.

However, the old lady did not enter the door, this is also a matter of etiquette, with her identity, of course, she wants her uncle to see her. The old lady stood outside the door and secretly looked at Yue Su, she was really young, and she liked it even more in her heart. However, he soon felt that something was wrong, Yue Su's words were full of prevarication, what to report to his family, what to focus on his studies, in a word, he could not marry in a short time.

The more Tang listened, the more anxious he became, and the more he listened, the more annoyed he became, and suddenly an idea came to him. Supported by the maid, he returned to the back garden, this time he did not enter the Buddha hall, but returned to his bedroom, lay down on the bed, let the maid come over with his ear, muttered a few words, and asked her to act quickly.

In the flower hall, Yue Su was still talking skillfully, Ruan Zhenmei was still righteous, and as she was talking, a maid ran in, the maid was in a hurry, and shouted as soon as she entered the door: "Master, something is wrong, Mrs. Tai suddenly fell ill." ”

Hearing this, Ruan Zhenmei was not in a hurry, let Yue Su sit in the flower hall, and hurriedly ran to her mother's room with the maid. When he arrived, his mother's room was already full of people, his wife, son, and daughter were all there, all with anxious faces.

"Mother, how are you?"

Tang Shi lay on the bed, half-squinted, with an uncomfortable look, and said, "I...... I'm afraid I won't be able to......"

"Mother, don't scare me. Isn't it okay this morning? Why did you suddenly get sick? Ruan Zhenmei said eagerly.

"When people get old, they all have such a day. Or your father misses me under the Nine Springs, and asks me to go down to accompany her. Now that you are a county student, your grandson has already married a family, and you have a reputation for showing talent, the only thing I regret is that I can't see with my own eyes what Aoyue looked like when she got married, this cup of son-in-law tea, I'm afraid it's ......" said, and actually shed tears.

"Mom, Aoyue now has a mother-in-law's family, it is the Yue family in Yunmeng County, Huguang, that Yue Su is a list of Xie Yuan, and the air is lofty, I think it will not be a thing in the pool in the future, Aoyue will definitely enjoy happiness in the future if she marries him." Ruan Zhenmei was in a hurry and didn't know what to say, but when she remembered it, she shouted, "Go and invite Lang Zhong." ”

"Someone has been sent, and it is estimated that it will be coming soon." Ruan's wife Jiang said.

"Aoyue......" The old lady looked at Ruan Aoyue on the bed with a weak look.

Ruan Aoyue hurriedly stepped forward, squatted on the side of the bed, and held her grandmother's hand. I heard Tang Shi say with difficulty: "Aoyue, I know that you are a high-minded and arrogant child, and you don't want to get married so early, so you do everything you can to prevaricate and come up with an idea of playing chess to recruit relatives." Now that someone has won, listen to your father, he is still a good young man, and he is a good match for you, so don't be stubborn and marry him. ”

Ruan Aoyue was bent on getting married, otherwise she wouldn't have come up with this idea, and deliberately put one less sidekick on the red side. Seeing grandma like this at this moment, thinking of grandma's love for herself, she had to nod again and again, "Grandma...... I promise you...... As long as you can get better...... Let me marry anyone......"

At this time, Lang Zhong was taken to the bedroom by a servant, and everyone hurriedly got out of the way and asked him to go over to check the pulse. I don't know if this Lang Zhong is a Mongolian doctor, every moment after touching the pulse, his face showed a look of shock, and then he shook his head helplessly.

Ruan Zhenmei, who is usually calm and composed, was also a little anxious at the moment, and when she saw Lang Zhong like this, she grabbed him and asked, "What disease does my mother have, which can be treated?" ”

Lang Zhong shook his head weakly and sighed: "This is a dead pulse, and the acupuncture medicine is no longer effective." ”

"What!" Ruan Zhenmei tugged at Lang Zhong's collar fiercely and said angrily: "How is it possible, my mother is usually very hard, and she is fine during the day, why did she suddenly become a dead pulse." It must be a quack, get out of here! ”

"Lord Ruan, the villain has been practicing medicine for many years, and he has never made a mistake, this is indeed a dead pulse, and it is the same for whoever comes. The old lady is exhausted, if there is no accident, she can't pass tonight, unless she ......"

Listening to the previous words, Ruan Zhenmei was dejected, her eyes had lost their brilliance, and when she heard the word "unless", her spirit immediately came, and she immediately asked: "Unless what?" ”

"Unless rushed. Although the old lady is exhausted, it is also caused by heart disease, if she is happy at this moment, there may still be a glimmer of hope. "Lang Zhong is slow and reasonable.

For the current Ruan Zhenmei, a glimmer of hope is better than nothing. But how to be happy, fortunately, he was not slow to react, and immediately thought of his daughter, didn't the mother just say that the biggest regret was not that she didn't see her granddaughter get married, and now it seems that there is only one way to go.

immediately walked to the side of his mother's bed and said, "Mother, I'll go to Yue Su to discuss, let him and Aoyue get married today, and you can drink this cup of son-in-law tea." ”

Tang nodded effortlessly, Ruan Zhenmei told his wife and others to take good care of her mother, and left the room quickly.

It's also that Ruan Zhenmei is too anxious, although this Chong Xi is common among the people, it has never come out of the doctor's mouth. It can be seen that the illness is rushed to the doctor.