Duan Chu was in Zhao Ruyi's room, and if he said that there was something going on in the mansion, it was just to find an excuse to leave the land of right and wrong.

The good thing about him and Zhao Ruyi, after being disturbed by Zhu Zimo, he was embarrassed to go back to the tea shop.

If the thing is done and the relationship between the two people is deepened, he will not be so embarrassed, the key is that the thing is not done, so he will feel embarrassed.

And after Zhu Zimo's trouble, it was not appropriate for him to go back to the tea shop, and it was not appropriate for him to go home, so he wandered around the street.

After the dryad was seen before, few people stayed on the ground that had been filled.

Today is a little different, because this vacant land, with three layers inside and three layers outside, is full of people.

Duan Chu walked outside the crowd, stepped on a stone slab, and looked into the circle.

It turned out to be a man with patches on his clothes and a down-and-out scholar, sitting in the middle of the open space, setting up a chess game, and meeting friends with chess.

Although the clothes were patched, they were clean and spotless, and the white kaftan was a little whitish after washing.

It seems that even if he is down, he is also a person who loves cleanliness.

The owner of the Cross Street grocery store is competing with a down-and-out scholar.

Duan Chu for chess, that is, to understand the basic rules of horses, sun, elephants, and fields.

That's it, it was Zhu Zimo who taught him, anyway, he couldn't even play the stinky chess basket of the cow inspection.

But there is a lot of excitement, so naturally I want to see it.

After all, since Liu Blind stopped stalling on the street, the cross street seems to be a little less charismatic, and this chess stall just makes up for this.

Tie Si Prison is a lover of calligraphy and painting, and also a chess enthusiast.

Except for the old master of Fuxue, Tie Si Prison has never encountered an opponent in the chess game of Pengzhou Mansion.

didn't wait for Duan Chu to squeeze into the circle, and Tie Si Prison also came.

Duan Chu saw Tie Si Prison walking and was in a hurry, so he stepped forward to greet him: "Lord Tie, you are busy with official business, why did you come to watch the battle?" ”

"Master Duan, I am deliberately taking a leave today, and I came to compete with the scholar who is playing this chess game!"

Duan Chu saw that Tie Si Hell was very angry, so he asked, "Playing chess, did you provoke you?" ”

"Not only did it provoke me, but it also provoked all the people who can play chess in Pengzhou Mansion! You know how rampant he is! even said that no one in Pengzhou Mansion could win him! ”

After Tie Si Prison finished speaking, he rolled up his arms and sleeves and made a posture to end the game.

However, he has asthma, and he is fat, and his body is not good, so he squeezed several times, but he did not squeeze into the crowd.

Before the change, Tie Si Prison came, and many people would definitely let him.

But this time, because the chess game was in full swing, and the spectators were all chess players, everyone was attracted by the chess game, so no one made way for Tie Si Prison.

"The chess master of Pengzhou Mansion is here, let's let go!"

It was Duan Chu who shouted this, and the crowd dodged out of the way, allowing Tie Si Prison to walk in.

Duan Chu also squeezed into the crowd to watch the battle.

The owner of the grocery store was quickly defeated, and he also said that he was convinced of the defeat.

After watching the grocery store owner and the second half of the game with the down-and-out scholar, Tie Si Prison put down his rolled up sleeves again.

Duan Chu understood that Tie Si Prison was cowardly.

After the grocery store owner conceded defeat, the down-and-out scholar handed him a sharp knife.

Seeing the knife, someone outside the crowd spoke:

"Hey, what the hell! How can there be a murder weapon! Is it a game of chess, and you still gamble your life! ”

Duan Chu looked back and saw that it was Ma Qianli who came.

Behind Ma Qianli, there is a group of fast arresters, who are patrolling the streets and passing by here.

Ma Qianli patrols the streets are different from cattle patrols.

Cattle patrol with patrol officers and soldiers, under normal circumstances, patrol the street has a fixed time and route.

Ma Qianli doesn't have so many rules, he leads people to patrol the streets, patrol whenever he wants, and take whatever route he wants.

In most cases, Ma Qianli will go wherever it is lively.

For example, whoever opens a store, Ma Qianli will definitely patrol.

When the shopkeeper saw that the head catcher was coming, he hurriedly let him in, with good tea and wine, and waited carefully.

When a new store opens, others come to eat and drink, and they have to pay for it.

Ma Qianli came, not only did he not have any money, but you also had to give him a red envelope.

Otherwise, he will give you a little bit of damage, and your shop will close after it opens for a short time.

Of course, after Wen Chaotian took power, Ma Qianli also restrained a lot.

This kind of blatant collection of black money on the street is basically not dared to be done.

He had just arrived on patrol of the streets, and when he saw a down-and-out scholar, he handed a knife to the grocery store owner, and thought that the two of them were gambling on chess for their lives, and whoever lost would use a knife to cut themselves.

That's why he shouted.

After listening to Ma Qianli's words, before the down-and-out scholar could speak, the grocery store owner said:

"Ma catches the head, there is no gambling life, and there is not even a lottery, everyone is a chess friend."

Hanging lottery means gambling money.

The onlookers also greeted Ma Qianli one after another.

There is no way, even if Tie Si Prison is a nine-rank life official, his influence on the street is not as high as Ma Qianli.

The down-and-out scholar didn't raise his head and flipped the chessboard over.

The back of the board, except for the convex sides, the vast majority of the middle area is concave.

And since the chessboard is on the ground, there are things underneath.

Therefore, the back of the chessboard is not touched to the ground, and there is no dirt and dust.

I saw the grocery store owner use a knife to cut his finger lightly.

When the blood came out, he slammed it against the back of the board.

It turned out that it was really not a gamble, and it was true that there was no lottery, but it was just lost, just press a bloody fingerprint.

Duan Chu also saw the back of the chessboard, which was densely covered with bloody fingerprints.

And because of the passage of time, the blood stains on those finger prints began to darken.

The grocery store owner pressed his finger prints, stood aside, and put his fingers in his mouth and sucked.

Only then did the down-and-out scholar put away his knife, turned over the chessboard, rearranged the chess pieces, and bowed his hand to the onlookers.

"Everyone, in the game is to meet friends with chess, who won me, this gloomy wooden chessboard, and this red sour branch chess pieces, all given to him, lose, just press a finger print!"

The down-and-out scholar said the rules of winning and losing, and asked: "Who will go down again, and fight in the next battle?" ”

I asked three times in a row, but no one answered.

Duan Chuxin said that he must be very good at chess, and after watching the game, everyone present knew that he couldn't play him, so no one would respond to the battle.

Ma Qianli squeezed over here at this time, greeted Duan Chu first, and then asked Tie Si Prison:

"Lao Tie, what kind of chessboard is this, and there are chess pieces, is it worth it?"

Tie Si Prison rolled his eyes.

"Don't talk so vulgarly, it's okay, what's worth it or not! How can elegant chess be measured by money? ”

Tie Si Prison said this, but after saying that, his eyes immediately fixed on the chessboard and chess pieces again.

Tie Si Prison didn't give an answer, but the grocery store owner said in order to make a fool of himself:

"Horse catcher, this chessboard chess piece, are all from the Tang Dynasty master, Yang Huizhi's hand, Yang Huizhi and the painting saint Wu Daozi are equally famous, is the top master in wood carving, known as the plastic saint."

When Ma Qianli and Duan Chu heard this, they both stretched out their heads to look at the chessboard, and it was really antique.

Since it is an ancient, and it is produced by an ancient celebrity, it is naturally extraordinary.

Although the chessboard chess pieces do not have flashy carving, the material is very textured.

And on the chess pieces, such as the horse chess piece, not only is the horse character written, but also a war horse is carved under the horse character.

Hold your head high and be alive.

Gloomy wood, Duan Chu knew, was indeed precious.

Ma Qianli also knows this.

So Duan Chu and Ma Qianli asked at the same time, what is the beauty of the red sour branch chess pieces.

"The red sour branch is actually not too expensive, but if you want to make it into a chess piece, you must leave it for a long time, and the wood color will slowly darken until it turns from dark jujube red to purple red, so that the wooden surface is also the most delicate."

The grocery store owner smiled again when he said this:

"Master Duan, Ma Catcher, don't care about the material, you just need to know that this is the handiwork of the Sculpting Sage."

Ma Qianli nodded.

Duan Chu also understood, and said in his heart that this is not an antique!

Ma Qianli also found that Tie Si Prison was greedy for chessboard chess pieces, and he also poked Tie Si Prison:

"Lao Tie, don't you just like these elegant things, it's yours if you win, come on!"

Tie Si Prison was silent.

Ma Qianli said to Duan Chu and the grocery store owner again:

"See, this old iron, is afraid of losing, afraid of losing face, but I don't know that victory and defeat are common things in soldiers, what if you lose him, look at my next game!"

After Ma Qianli finished speaking, he really separated everyone and walked in front of the down-and-out scholar.

The down-and-out scholar asked: "Is it a win or loss in one game, or a best-of-three game?" ”

Ma Qianli waved his hand angrily:

"It's okay to win or lose a game, but there is one point, if there is a draw, it will be regarded as if we both lose, then I will press a finger print, and you, too, give me the chessboard."

Duan Chuxin said that the horse catches the head and is a good chicken thief!

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