"The character of the second master of Qi is withdrawn and proud, because he is weak and sickly when he is young, so he is very active and not quiet, he likes to do only two things, one is to play chess, the other is to drink, let's talk about chess first, the second master of Qi learned to play at the age of nine, and studied under the Jiangnan chess king Lan Rugui, Mr. Lan served in the Hanlin Academy thirty years ago, accompanied the emperor to play chess, is a first-class master who is well-known in the north and south of the river, the so-called strong generals have no weak soldiers, famous teachers out of high apprentices, the Qi family spent a lot of money to hire Mr. Lan to live in Qijia Town, a residence is five years, five years later, After that, the second master of Qi traveled around the world with his teacher, visited famous mountains, worshipped famous teachers, and exchanged ideas with masters from all over the world. The owner continued

, learn chess at the age of nine, enter the product five years later, and then three years for the seven-grade chess player, nine plus five and then three, a total of seventeen, that is to say, the second master of Qi is one year younger than himself now and the strength is one grade higher, from this point of view, in addition to his own talent and hard work, how important is the role played by a famous teacher - hearing this, I can't help but make Sun Dong a little gloomy, if he can go to the capital to enter the Dong family to learn chess, or like the second master of the Qi family, hire a first-class national player to teach at home, with the same time, I believe that his current strength must be more than six grades, but this kind of thing can only be thought about.

The drunkard's reaction was very flat, "I don't know how old the second master of the Qi family is now?" He asked.

"Two out of thirty." The shopkeeper replied.

"And what is the current grade?" The drunkard asked again.

"Well, since then, Second Master Qi has never gone out to participate in competitions or grade evaluations, so he has always been a seventh-grade, but he often invites masters to come to Qijia Town as a guest guide, and it is said that his current strength has reached sixth-grade, or even higher." The shopkeeper was a little surprised, you must know that the strength of the seven-grade chess player is already quite high, except for the Jiangnan region and the Beijing area, where the chess style is extremely prosperous, it is basically the level that can dominate one side, but anyone who can play chess, or has a certain understanding of Go, will definitely show surprise and admiration on his face when he learns that there is a seven-grade chess player in a place like Qijia Town, or like the envy shown by another young man. It's the first time that a drunkard doesn't care at all and doesn't take it for granted! Could it be that this guy drank too much alcohol and drank his brain?

"Oh, six pins, thirty-two years old and six pins, although it is not very powerful, but it is not bad. Okay, now let's talk about the bar. Even if the shopkeeper praised the strength of the second master of the Qi family to the sixth grade, the drunkard just nodded casually, and did not show too much respect, and said a comment that I don't know if it was appreciated or not, and then turned the topic to wine, obviously his interest was only in wine.

Although the shopkeeper was dissatisfied, this down-and-out drunkard seemed to have a bit of a background, but he didn't dare to show it too obviously, so he had to continue talking.

One of the diagnosis and treatment methods used is to drink alcohol every day, nourish yin and aphrodisiac, and strengthen the body, over time, the second master of the Qi family likes to drink, and because of physical reasons, not all wine can be drunk, so the second master of the Qi family studied the method of winemaking, after ten years of repeated attempts, and finally studied the method of wine through the bottle, once it came out, it was praised by everyone, as a peerless wine, There are countless people who want to taste it. However, the second master of the Qi family made wine out of personal hobby, and did not intend to make money from it, coupled with poor health, physical exercise should not be too much, so there is only one wine cellar at home, only two cellars of wine every year, each time the wine is only more than 40 jars, in addition to their own daily drinking, there is also a surplus of more than 20 jars, these 20 jars of wine or sent to relatives and friends to taste, or for family gatherings during the New Year's holidays, try to ask, for a big family like the Qi family, what is more than 20 jars of wine enough for? I'm afraid that half of it can be used up for a slightly larger banquet - even the drinking of the family is not guaranteed, let alone the goods for other families and sold for money? The shopkeeper said.

"Well, it took ten years to research a fine wine, not to mention the quality of the wine, this persistence alone is enough to make people admire." This time, the drunkard did not hesitate to praise his own praise, and praised him sincerely, obviously for him, the second master of the Qi family as a winemaker is far more respected by him than the second master of the Qi family who is a six-rank chess player.

Hearing such an evaluation, the shopkeeper smiled bitterly, thinking that the proud Second Master Qi of Qijia Town was treated like this, he really didn't know whether to cry or laugh.

"That's not right", after thinking about it, the drunkard suddenly said, "According to you, the second master of the Qi family is not in good health, and drinking is to regulate the body, in other words, that is to say, although he can drink alcohol, he can't drink more, otherwise it will be harmful to the body, so the amount of wine will definitely not be very large, two kilns of wine every year, one kiln forty altars, two kilns and eighty altars, half of which are kept for himself, and half for his family or gifts, then he left forty altars, even if he drinks every day, **** drinks, these forty jars of wine cannot be drunk." ”

"This, I don't know. Second Master Qi is low-key and doesn't like publicity, except for the big things in the town, he rarely goes out to show up, and most of the friends he makes are friends in the chess world. This guest officer, if you know how to play chess, you might as well visit Qi Mansion, if you can get the appreciation of the second master of Qi, it is not easy to taste the taste of the bottle of incense. The shopkeeper smiled, with a bit of ridicule in his words.

Listening to what the shopkeeper said, Sun Dong and Lao Wei were both funny in their hearts, and said in their hearts, it is really muddy and earthy, this drunkard's tone is too big, and his speech is too polite, and the temper of the shopkeeper is already good enough, but he is still stimulated so much that he can't help it.

"Well, that's what I'm saying, the six-rank chess player, it's a little bit worse, but for the sake of the bottle of incense, I'll go meet him." Stroking the messy beard that was immediately scattered, the drunkard replied quite seriously after thinking about it.

Uh, that's right?!

Among the few people present, except for Tan Xiaotian, the other three were all stunned by Lei - the six-rank chess player is actually 'a little worse', this cowhide is too big, right? You must know that if you reach the strength of the six-rank chess player, you will be eligible to enter Beijing to participate in the imperial chess battle (of course, whether you can enter the final list of twenty-four people is another question), Zhao Rongnan and Sun Shijie of Qingyun City can dominate one side if they are just seven-rank chess players, not to mention the second master of the Qi family? Such people are 'a little worse', so in the eyes of this drunkard, what kind of person is qualified to be a 'master'?

Drunken and drunk, speaking of drunken words, since waking up from sleep, I have only drunk less than two glasses of wine, why is this talking about drunken words?

It must have been a broken brain, definitely!

Sun Dong and the coachman Lao Wei couldn't help but glance at each other, and said in their hearts, the first thing they would do after eating was to go to Lang Zhong and check on this drunkard.

"Hehe, you're amazing, I don't have anything more to say." The shopkeeper doesn't believe that this down-and-out man has such a great ability, but the so-called harmony makes money, and people are guests of his own inn, so he can't cross his eyebrows and speak ill of each other, and quarrel with each other, right? Endure the calm wind and waves, take a step back and open the sky, can't you hide if you can't provoke yourself? After making a gesture, the shopkeeper got up and left his seat without smiling, and went back to the counter to settle the account.

"Don't be in a hurry to leave, you have a table of customers in this store now, where are so many accounts to be settled." The drunkard shouted that he still had something to ask and didn't want the shopkeeper to leave.

"Alas, you really don't treat yourself as an outsider, and you're really polite." The shopkeeper sighed heavily, shook his head helplessly, and said with a wry smile - the business in the store is indeed not very good at the moment, but is it necessary to say it? The truth has always hurt people the most, I don't know if this drunkard can play chess, and he must be a master of offending people.

"Hehe, the shopkeeper doesn't have to care, I'm a straighter person, but I've never had a bad heart. I first came here, I don't know anything about the situation here, since the shopkeeper Dong, since you are a relative of the second master of the Qi family, can you introduce it on your behalf, after the matter is completed, your benefits are indispensable. The drunkard laughed.

"Don't, don't, although I am close to the Qi family, the relationship is by no means as close as you think, if it is the eldest master, you may be able to say a few words, but the second master, you can only ask yourself to find a way." The shopkeeper hurriedly cleared up the relationship, he thought very clearly in his heart - this drunkard is a madman who doesn't know the height of the sky, introduce such a person to the second master of the Qi family, after a few words, it will definitely make the second master of Qi angry, you are a stranger and leave, the second master has no tricks against you, but he has a family and a business in Qijia Town, and he has to continue to live, so this kind of thing, if you can, you will never touch it, and do something that offends the second master of Qi for the benefit of a few taels of silver, unless you are also crazy.

Sun Dong was secretly amused in his heart when he heard this, thinking that the shopkeeper was still desperately trying to get closer to himself and Second Master Qi just now, and it was a 180-degree turn in the blink of an eye, which showed the strength of this drunkard brother's lethality.

"Heh, okay, let's do it, you tell me how to get to the second master of the Qi family's house, I'll just go by myself, there's no problem, right?" At this time, the drunkard was all about how to taste the priceless wine, and he didn't care about the attitude of the shopkeeper, but just urged him vigorously.

"Oh, that's too simple, you go out of the store and walk towards the center of the town, walk about a hundred steps and turn left, and you can see a large courtyard after walking more than thirty steps, which is the residence of Second Master Qi." It would be too much to say if you didn't answer it, the shopkeeper replied.

"Hehe, thanks." The drunkard simply inquired about the address and immediately got up and left his seat, and was about to go out.

"Hey, big brother, where are you going?" Sun Dong hurriedly asked--Although he has no relationship with this drunkard, since he brought this place to this place, he also has to take some responsibility.

"Of course, I'm going to visit the second master of the Qi family, there is peerless wine to taste, who is still here to drink this light and tasteless inferior goods." The drunkard replied as a matter of course.

"Uh, you're too anxious, aren't you? Listening to the shopkeeper, the second master of Qi is a person with a withdrawn personality and does not like to socialize, so he went like this, and people may not meet you. Sun Dong is angry and seems to be, it's not that he looks down on drunkards, but that the drunkard's appearance is really not flattering, to say that he is a down-and-out scholar, how different is it from a beggar to say that it is ugly? Everyone has a vicious dog in the nursing home, don't ask to see people when you don't see it, but you are bitten by dogs.

"Huh? So what do you mean? The drunkard was stunned for a moment, probably realizing this problem, stopped and asked Sun Dong.

Sun Dong sighed secretly, shook his head secretly in his heart, and looked at the other party's reaction, obviously no matter what he said, he would definitely go to see the second master of the Qi family, and he would never stop until he tasted the legendary wine.

"Oh, don't hide it from the eldest brother, although Sun Dong is not talented, he also has the certificate of an eight-grade chess player, and he can be regarded as a person in the chess world, for the sake of his colleagues, the second master of Qi may give a face, as for the eldest brother, you want to taste the wine, let's talk about it after we meet." Sun Dong said.

"Oh? Are you an eight-rank chess player? The drunkard was a little surprised, probably because he didn't expect Sun Dong to be a high-grade chess player, but it's no wonder, because he was afraid that the drunkard would vomit and stain the books after drinking, Sun Dong covered the luggage of several people with things when the drunkard got into the car, and he didn't see those chess books, so he couldn't imagine Sun Dong's identity.

"I'm ashamed." Sun Dong replied - this drunkard doesn't even pay attention to the sixth-rank chess player, he really has nothing to be proud of as an eight-rank chess player, if it weren't for the fear that the other party would go to the Qi family to make trouble and implicate himself, he actually didn't want to disclose his identity.

"Oh, I see, then do as you say." The drunkard looked at Sun Dong again, but he didn't have much reaction, and sat down again, seeing that the other party was not in a hurry to leave, Sun Dong and Lao Wei were also relieved - although this drunkard was a little crazy, fortunately he could still listen to what he said, otherwise he really couldn't get along.

"By the way, I haven't asked you where you're going? Is it to travel the world, find teachers and friends, and hone your chess skills? Knowing the identity of the other party, the drunkard seemed to be interested in Sun Dong's itinerary, and he didn't drink the wine he had just delivered, so he asked Sun Dong.

"Oh, that's not it." Sun Dong blushed slightly.

The accumulation of practical experience is not something that can be replaced by following the training of the teacher or the same brother of the same school, because where the real master usually has his own style, only by being familiar with many different styles and fighting against opponents of different styles, chess players can find the real style suitable for their own style, and play against the teacher or the same brother of the same school, and after years of playing against each other's chess will become very familiar with each other. Often the other party out of a move, probably can guess the other party's intentions and guard against it (of course, whether it can be prevented is another question), over time, it will limit the creativity and adaptability of the chess player, therefore, no matter how high the level of the teacher, when the strength of the disciple reaches a certain level, he will take the disciple to travel the rivers and lakes, communicate with the master, if the teacher can not do it himself for some reason, it will let the disciple go out on his own, like the second master of the Qi family, It was after inviting Jiangnan chess king Lan Rugui to teach chess at home for five years and then traveling with his teacher for three years - the Qi family is a big family and has enough financial resources for him to learn chess and travel, but Sun Dong does not have such conditions, so he can only stay in a small place like Qingyun City.

The drunkard sighed and motioned with his eyes for the other party to continue.

"The Dong family in the capital wants to open a chess academy in Yangzhou, and I am going to teach." Sun Dong replied, the confidence is not very strong - Yangzhou is a place where the style of chess is prevalent, masters are like clouds, there are many famous masters, although he can't say that he can catch a lot of chess, but it is certainly not a rare figure, the reason why he can be hired is completely dependent on Liu Wenxiong's recommendation, if the face is an ordinary person, it is not impossible to brag, anyway, the other party may not know, but this drunkard does not seem to be a layman in Go, the bull is bragged, maybe he will be ridiculed.

"Oh, your surname is Sun, his surname is Tan, you two shouldn't be a family, right?" He didn't react to what Sun Dong said about the drunkard of the Dong family in the capital, and turned his gaze to Tan Xiaotian, and then asked.

"No, he is a student who went to Yangzhou Chess Academy to learn chess. I am from Qingyun City, his family is in Meilong Town, and we only met many years ago. Sun Dong replied.

"Oh, is it? Do you look very young, seven years old? The drunkard looked at Tan Xiaotian curiously.

"Six years and four months." Tan Xiaotian replied immediately.

"Not yet six and a half years old? At such a young age, your family is willing to let you go so far away to learn chess? The drunkard was surprised.

Tan Xiaotian's eyes quickly became flushed, and the longing that had gradually faded was hooked up by the drunkard's words, and his mood quickly fell.

"Uh, don't cry, don't cry, good boy, don't cry, it's superfluous for the uncle to ask." Seeing the child's reaction, the drunkard also panicked, and hurriedly stroked Tan Xiaotian's head and comforted.

"Well, can you give it up? However, for the sake of the child's future, this is also a last resort. Sun Dong also sighed beside him.

"How?" The drunkard asked curiously—a six-and-a-half-year-old child who traveled hundreds of miles to a foreign land in order to learn chess was too ruthless for his parents.

"Oh, how can I say that?" A wry smile fell on Sun Dong's face, because one of the promoters of this incident was himself, "If it was an ordinary child, it might be nothing, but this child's talent is amazing, although he is just seven years old, his chess skills are already quite impressive, and it will be ruined if he stays in a place like Meilong Town." That's why the child's aunt reluctantly asked him to go to Yangzhou to learn chess, which is also for the child's future. (To be continued.) )