Chapter 238: Spreading
"Hey, I heard that there was an interesting incident in the Jiangdu Chess Academy yesterday?" The shopkeeper of Xiangrui Silk Village took a sip of tea, so he asked a few people mysteriously.
"Oh? What's the fun story? The shopkeeper Zhao of Xin Ji Jewelry Store asked curiously - people like to be vassals and elegant when they have spare money, who can sit here and drink tea and chat, who is not worth a family? There are many people who have money and leisure, and they like to play chess, even people like Cui Shopkeeper, who originally didn't know how to play chess, learned to play chess in order to integrate into this circle, not to mention them, who are locals.
"Hehe, yesterday the Jiangdu Chess Academy admissions interview, who wanted to come to a little doll, only six years old, but the chess power is very good, Li Qiusheng Teacher Li, the fame is big enough, right? Usually bullish and coaxing, except for Zheng Jigong and Zheng Jifu, no one looks down on him, and somehow, he and the child are more energetic, playing backgammon with the child, wanting to give the child a good look, who wants to play a game of chess, not only did he not make the child look good, but he lost a big face, lost his armor, collapsed, and was so angry that his face was blue for a while and white for a while, and he couldn't speak. Shopkeeper Zhang said with a smile.
"Huh? No way? How can a six-year-old child do this? Are you kidding? Although Li Qiusheng is not a first-class chess player, he is also a well-known master in the Yangzhou chess world, not to mention children, even my old chess fans who have played for more than 20 years can't pass the six-child pass in him, a six-year-old child, even if he learns to play chess from his mother's womb, he can't play more than seven years, where can there be such a thing? ! Shopkeeper Zhao didn't believe it, and shook his head again and again.
"What's impossible, the world is so big, there are no surprises, if you can't do it, it doesn't mean that others can't do it, and if you can't pass Li Qiusheng's Liuziguan after playing chess for 20 years, it only means that your qualifications are too poor, and it's not a material for playing chess." Shopkeeper Zhang joked with a smile.
Most chess fans have a good face, and the worse the chess ability, the more reluctant others are to say that they have poor chess skills. Where is the shopkeeper Zhao willing to admit that he is not the material for playing chess, "Whether I am the material for playing chess is one thing, whether what you are talking about is really another thing, how can you put it together?" Besides, you didn't come back yesterday when you went to the countryside to check on the Mulberry Garden, how would you know what happened in the Jiangdu Chess Academy? In the end, it's not hearsay, listening to others. Hehe, gossip, rumors, to spread falsehood. Not to believe it either. With a look of disdain, Shopkeeper Zhao retorted.
"Hehe, what you said is not wrong, Zhang did hear a friend say it yesterday, not with his own eyes, but if it is said to be false, it is unlikely, as the saying goes, it is groundless. It may not be without a reason, let me ask, if it is not true, who would spread such a rumor that can be easily debunked? Brother Zhao, shouldn't you be angry with me because I said that your chess qualifications are too poor? Shopkeeper Zhang asked with a smile.
"Cut. That's you, right? Brother Cui, do you think what he said is credible? Unable to refute the other party verbally, Shopkeeper Zhao turned to Shopkeeper Cui for help, hoping that the other party would stand on his side.
The shopkeeper Cui is not in a hurry. Picked up a melon seed from the plate and peeled it, threw the melon seed kernel into his mouth and chewed it deliciously, and saw the other two people staring at each other with big eyes. I don't understand what is the key to selling at this time?
After satisfying the appetite of the two people, Shopkeeper Cui said slowly, "Credible, why can't it be trusted?" Although what Brother Zhang heard was hearsay, it was absolutely true. ”
"Haha, I'll just say it. Brother Cui hasn't left Yangzhou City during this time, you should have nothing to say about what he said, right? Seeing that the shopkeeper Cui testified to himself, the shopkeeper Zhang stroked his palms and laughed.
"Uh, Brother Cui, could it be that you did it with your own eyes? Isn't it also from others? Don't tell me you happened to be in the Jiangdu Chess Academy yesterday. Two of the three people stood aside, and the shopkeeper Zhao was lonely, and in desperation, the momentum of the rebuttal was much worse.
"Hehe, I really wasn't at the Jiangdu Chess Academy yesterday, and what I listened to was indeed relayed by someone else, but well, I dare to guarantee that this is true." Shopkeeper Cui smiled proudly.
"Cut, since you didn't see it with your own eyes, how can you be sure it's true?" Seeing a glimmer of hope for winning the argument, Shopkeeper Zhao hurriedly said, although there is a suspicion of nitpicking and picking bones in eggs, but anyway, there is nothing to do to fight and grind teeth, where does so much truth come from.
"Hehe, because the person who relayed this matter to me was one of the spectators of that game of chess, and the kid who played against Li Qiusheng was living in the guest room of Liu Ji Trading House at this time." Shopkeeper Cui was full of confidence and said quite complacently.
"What? What's going on? Tell us about it! ”
The two of them were all stunned, but they didn't expect that the shopkeeper Cui had first-hand information, since the kid lived with him, then there was no need to doubt the credibility of what the other party said, everyone had curiosity, and the two of them hurriedly asked.
"Hehe, that child's surname is Tan, his name is Tan Xiaotian, he lives in Meilong Town, and his boss is the same township" Cui shopkeeper then opened the conversation box and told the whole thing he knew in detail, his eloquence was originally excellent, plus this matter is very interesting, what he said is even more exciting than commenting on the book, the content is ups and downs, the plot twists and turns, and the two of them are so fond of it that they forgot to drink tea.
", To say that a six-year-old child is rare to win a six-grade master like Li Qiusheng by Jiuzi, but it is not too rare, the question is do you know how much the gap is at the end of this game of chess?" Towards the end of the story, Shopkeeper Cui asked the two listeners.
"How much?" The two of them asked in unison, and the cooperation with the shopkeeper Cui was very tacit.
Without answering directly, Shopkeeper Cui stretched out two fingers with his right hand and compared them to the eyes of the two people.
"Two eyes?" Shopkeeper Zhang asked.
Shopkeeper Cui shook his head.
"Twenty meshes?" Shopkeeper Zhao asked.
This is already a very bold guess, but I didn't expect the shopkeeper Cui to shake his head.
"How much is it, don't you sell it?" The two people looked at each other correspondingly, and no one dared to guess anymore, whether the two fingers represented a number or two digits? With such an appetite, do you really regard yourself as a storyteller, keeping the book button and waiting for the next one?
"Hehe, it's not that I'm selling it, but you won't believe it if you say it - more than two hundred meshes!" Shopkeeper Cui finally announced the answer.
"What? Really? Two hundred meshes? How can it be! The two audience members all shouted--a master like Li Qiusheng, it's not impossible to lose chess, but who dares to believe it if he loses so much! (To be continued......)