In many cases, if there is a disparity in the strength of the players playing chess, the winner can be determined before a game is played in the middle game. But the two high priests were evenly matched, and from the middle game, every move seemed to involve winning or losing, so that the thinking time became very long.

Han and I originally came to find the high priest, but they had been playing this game for too long. We waited from the afternoon until it got dark, and they weren't done yet.

It was time for the priests to eat dinner.

Protestants eat meat, but in view of the presence of the priests of the old church, vegetarian food is always served.

"The small temple has somen noodles, do you want two bowls?" Cassava came out of the room with a plate, came to us, and held out two fingers, "It only costs two pennies." ”

I looked at his fingers and teased, "You can give porridge in the morning, can't you give somen noodles at this time?" It's just two pennies. ”

Cassava said with a smile: "Giving porridge is the merit of the master, and now it is the apprentice's livelihood." Two pennies are not much, and the believers should not care. ”

Han took out four coins and threw them into his plate: "If you go to the restaurant to be a runner, it won't be so disgusting." ”

"It's a pity that I was inspired to be a priest." Cassava smiled and walked out of the courtyard of the wing, where there was also a wave of hungry spectators.

Soon, somen came.

I sat on the stone steps in the courtyard of the wing, while Han ran to watch Go with his noodles in hand. He said that by observing the chess moves of the two high priests, he could guess their personalities.

I lowered my head and ate the noodles by myself, but after a few bites, I put them down with the bowl and chopsticks.

The noodles are alkaline and very tough, but the clear soup is only salty and tasteless.

"Little girl, isn't this noodle delicious?"

An old voice sounded beside me.

I turned my head and saw an old white-haired man in a coarse cloth robe.

The old man had white hair that hung down to his waist, and the beard on his face was also completely white, and the two long strands of hair hung down to the bottom of his chin, looking like an immortal living in a cave.

He was on crutches, hunched over, and squinting at the noodles in the bowl.

I ate so many delicacies from the mountains and the sea at noon, and now I come to eat this bowl of bland noodles, of course, it will not be delicious.

But I don't want to directly say the reason for being picky eaters, just say, "I just ate too much at noon, and I'm not hungry now." ”

The old man stared at the bowl of noodles, showing a greedy look: "Can the old man taste it?" ”

"If Grandpa doesn't mind having my saliva in it......"

As soon as I finished speaking, the old man snatched the bowl of noodles and ate it with a loud chewing sound, as if it was a rare delicacy in the world. He finished the bowl of noodles in one go, drank even the soup dry, and then put down the bowl and chopsticks, and said ashamedly: "I said I only tasted one bite, but I didn't expect to finish it." ”

I shook my head, "It doesn't matter, I didn't want to eat it in the first place." If you're still hungry, might we ask you to eat another bowl? ”

"No, no, no." The old man sat down beside me and asked, "You also came to see chess?" ”

"Uh...... Actually, we came to visit the high priest. ”

If we directly say that we are here to see chess, it is more clear to see it in the pavilion outside with a big chess game. And the two high priests were playing chess there, but we were sitting on the stone steps eating noodles and chatting, no matter how we looked at it, we didn't come to see chess. I simply told the truth, and went directly to the high priest, and only hid myself to find the contents of the edict.

"That guy is a busy man, I'm afraid I won't have time to see you." The old man shook his head and said regretfully, as if he had tried to find the high priest several times, but he had refused.