Shen Mu couldn't find Juan left and right after thinking about it, but the plan still had to be implemented, otherwise wouldn't it be a waste of time to wait like this, not to mention that there were eighteen mouths to eat in the cottage, and there might be more in the future, so he couldn't continue to do the work of robbing homes and houses for the rest of his life. If you want to make a big cottage, silver is the last word. With money, the waist pole can be straight. Shen Mu decided to stay in Dingzhou Mansion for a few days, take a look at the customs here, and make plans.

Dingzhou Mansion is very lively, with shops along the street, all kinds of guises and signboards, almost blocking the road. It's not the main street yet, but it's also crowded and expensive. The curvaceous pretty sister, playing in twos and threes, Lou Feng'er with flowers and branches, dancing silk handkerchiefs, and the sweet and greasy words in her mouth. I only saw Shen Mu dazzled and salivated. Shen Mu thought to himself: Didn't you say that girls will stay in the boudoir, I look at this scene, it is more memorable than CG comics. When you have the money, you will go to the Feng Building to charter a field. At the moment, I am shy, but I can't be stumped by this filth.

Seeing that it was getting late, Shen Mu looked at the guise of an inn in the corner of the street, and wrote "Leju Inn", seeing that the store was not big, and it was also excellent to stay here, so he straightened his clothes and entered the inner hall.

"Oh, sir, you're here......" A shopkeeper in his twenties, dressed in an indigo cloth robe, covered with a linen gown, and the snow-white sleeves were slightly pulled up, looking very neat. He had just settled the account at the account desk, and when he looked up and saw Shen Mu coming in, he hurriedly got up and left the counter, making tea while giving up his seat, and kept saying in his mouth, "Master, why did you go for a few months, and then you came back? I am sure to make a fortune! I wonder if there is something in our small shop that is not thoughtful, and I have offended the master and live there with others! I don't want you to be old or worry about our old friendship, and you are back again! This time you can stay for a few more days, teach us to live well. While talking non-stop, he handed him a hot towel to wipe his face, and his words were both kind and "complaining".

Shen Mu smiled faintly, he had seen a lot of the store's tricks to attract customers. didn't say anything at the moment, wiped his face, and said: "I want a secluded house, clean and clean, don't disturb with miscellaneous people." After a pause, he threw away Xiao Er's broken silver, and said, "Go get some special food, let's take care of our stomachs first, and reward you with the rest." The little second then broke the silver, thanked him a thousand times, led Shen Mu to the second floor, pointed to the diagonal room and said, "This is the best room in the store, although the master is resting." Then he brought a basin of steaming water and said, "The little master will soak his feet first, and the little one will get some good wine and good food!"

After dinner, Shen Mu had nothing to do, so he went to wander in the small garden in the atrium of the inn. Although the inn is small, the small courtyard in this atrium is indeed very exquisite. There is a flower garden in each of the four corners, planted with flowers and plants of various colors, and the courtyard is surrounded by winter melon lanterns, and the courtyard is bright. There were two or three stone tables in the middle, and when Shen Mu arrived in the atrium, there were three young scholars playing on the stone table on the left.

The three scholars, uniformly dressed, were all in off-white cardigans and wore a pair of black cloth shoes on their feet. The reason why they were recognized at a glance as scholars was because their robes were embroidered with four blue silk characters of 'Hengda Academy'.

Shen Mu University's elective course is 'Go', and after four years of study, although he did not enter the rank, he finally barely managed enough credits. He was already thin and weak, and because of family factors, he didn't want to communicate with people too much. Therefore, those popular electives, such as basketball and ballroom dancing, are not suitable for him.

As the quintessence of the country, Go has a history of thousands of years. Although this kind of activity is too mentally demanding compared to modern sports competitions, it often takes hours to kill a game, and it takes half an hour to play a quick game. But for Shen Mu, who likes Qimen Taoism and the limit of the number series, it is indeed the best. Because of Go, Shen Mu also had a lingering love and hate story. Of course, that's all for later.

Shen Mu didn't expect that there would be such an activity in this world, so he immediately stepped forward to watch the battle. The two scholars who were playing the game had solemn faces, and the white and black pieces on the chessboard each accounted for half of the country, and they were indeed in a stalemate.

Another scholar who was watching the battle saw Shen Mu, bowed his head and made a silent gesture. Watching chess is silent and true gentleman, Shen Mu naturally knows. He smiled at the scholar.

In order to be able to listen to the news, Shen Mu had already changed into the costume of an ordinary business traveler in Yunzhao Kingdom, instead of the bluffing decoration that exposed half of his chest before. Yun Zhaoguo's regular clothes are somewhat similar to the shirts of the Tang and Song dynasties, and although they are a little troublesome to wear, the comfort is still okay.

He stared at the chessboard game for a while, and realized that the chess skills of these two people were very sparse. Many of the chess pieces on the chessboard are meaninglessly placed, and they seem to occupy the stars, but they cannot be connected. Such a simple truth as "many sons surround the empty side and win flat" doesn't seem to be understood. In fact, Shen Mu didn't know that when he learned Go, it was a collection of thousands of years of experience and rules summed up in the endgame, the techniques of major masters, and the games of nine-dan chess masters from various countries. These games are not comparable to these two scholars.

Suddenly, the scholar holding the white son put the chess pieces on the chessboard and said, "Brother Cheng's chess is high, and this time, I lost again." ”

The scholar surnamed Cheng smiled heartily and said, "Luck, luck." But I won half a son, thank you brother Gao for conceding. ”

The man watching the chess said: "I said that the two brothers of Gao Cheng should not be humble, in my opinion, both of you are the most powerful chess players in our academy." ”

The two laughed and said in unison: "Master's chess skills, we can't compare, if Brother Guo hears this, he will be beaten." ”

The scholar surnamed Guo said: "It's not in the way, it's not in the way!"

Between the three of them, Shen Mu frowned, picked up the white seed on the opposite side, and casually put it on the string of blacks in the upper right corner of the chessboard, and said, "There is obviously a rescue in this game." ”

As soon as his chess piece fell, he secretly screamed in his heart that he was terrible, and he didn't hold back it, and actually did such a thing as splitting the game.

Sure enough, as soon as Shen Mu looked up, he saw the scholar surnamed Cheng with anger on his face, glaring at Shen Mu with hatred.

The scholar surnamed Guo glanced at the chess game, and suddenly clapped his hands and shouted: "Wonderful, this one seems to be unremarkable, but it can be revitalized by the chess pieces in the upper right corner." You see, it was Brother Cheng who ate these white seeds, so he, these black seeds, would fall into a heavy encirclement again, which would be even more disadvantageous. ”

When Guo Shusheng said this, it added fuel and vinegar to Cheng Shusheng's embarrassment. Cheng Shusheng immediately drank: "Where did the headless goods come out, don't you know what is called etiquette." ”

Shen Mu apologized again and again: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, let's ...... We just couldn't hold back. ”

Gao Shusheng saw that things were a little troublesome, and hurriedly said: "Brother Cheng, he is an outsider, after all, he has no intention, I can't think of such a trick left and right, or I lose." ”

Cheng Shusheng snorted coldly: "This is not a question of winning or losing, but a matter of principle." ”

Shen Mu said: "I'm really sorry, I haven't played for a long time, and I suddenly have some itchy hands." Only...... annoyed everyone, apologized again, and looked at Haihan. ”

Cheng Shusheng snorted coldly and said, "Senior brother, Brother Guo." That's the end of the game, the autumn exam day is coming, I don't want to be disturbed by people because of this, some people don't know how to read big characters, and they come to be vassal. Two brothers, let's go. ”

After saying that, he turned around and went alone. Gao Shusheng glanced at Shen Mu, then at Guo Shusheng, and said, "Alas, Brother Cheng is still so anxious. As he spoke, he saluted Shen Mu and caught up with Cheng Shusheng.

Gao Shusheng shook his head, and while packing up the chess pieces, he said, "Teach this gentleman to laugh." ”

Shen Mu hurriedly said: "No, no, I caused trouble for my brother Tai, I'm really embarrassed." ”

Gao Shusheng said: "It's not in the way, we are all students of the same academy, how can there be trouble if we look down and don't look up." But then again, Mr. Fang's chess piece is really clever, and it is too powerful to put it to death and come back to life. ”

Shen Mu said: "After playing indiscriminately, the so-called authorities are obsessed with bystanders, and the placement of this chess piece is not surprising originally. ”

Gao Shusheng said: "It's a good authority to be obsessed with bystanders." I'm afraid that Mr. is also a student of the academy. ”

Shen Mugang wanted to say, "It's been a long time since I graduated...... suddenly thought that he was already Shen Mu, a down-and-out talent military teacher who was younger than himself and couldn't get high school...... Shen Mu said: "In the early years, I took the exam, but I couldn't go further, so I had to put down the book of sages and change to make a living. ”

Gao Shusheng said: "It turned out to be a senior, disrespectful and disrespectful." ”

Shen Mu said: "How dare you." In Xia Shen Mu, he did not ask for the name of the gentleman. ”

Gao Shusheng said: "Gao Jintao, who was born late, is Cheng Xu and Guo Wenyuan. The three of us went to Zhennan Mansion together to participate in this year's autumn exam. ”

Although Shen Mu didn't know what this autumn exam was comparing, it was expected to be a test for fame. Then he said: "Shen Mu wishes you all to be able to go to high school." ”

Gao Jintao cleaned up and said: "Thank you Jiyan, it's not too early, I have to hurry tomorrow, if I have the opportunity in the future, I will definitely play a game with Mr." ”

Shen Mu said hello and watched Gao Jintao go back.

There was no one in the courtyard, so Shen Mu sat for a while, and then went back to his room to rest alone.

Shen Mu didn't know that such a trivial matter today would bring immeasurable losses in the near future. Shen Mu is not a Daluo Immortal, so naturally he will not know five hundred years later, and he will count life and death.

Shen Mu stayed in Dingzhou for a few more days, collecting customs, pondering for a living, and walking through the streets and alleys of Dingzhou before returning to the cottage.

It was already afternoon when he arrived at the cottage, and Hou Cheng greeted him early.

Hou Cheng trotted all the way, took Shen Mu's mount, and said eagerly: "Strategist, you are back." Yesterday ......"

Shen Mu said: "What happened yesterday?"

Hou Chengdao: "Someone came to set up a way yesterday and picked our beams." ”

Shen Mu was puzzled: "What do you mean?"

Hou Chengdao: "Hey, it's just that someone is coming to smash the field, ouch, you see." Half of my face is still swollen. ”

Only then did Shen Mu discover that Hou Cheng's left face had a palm-sized red mark.

It turned out that yesterday Duan Chao brought five or six archery masters into the mountains to hunt, Duan Chao was very lucky, only half a day, he shot a dozen hares, and by the way, a wild boar weighing more than 100 pounds. A group of people, happily, carrying wild boars and hares, returned to the village, but saw five men on horseback gathered outside the village, Lu Laosan and the remaining brothers, blocked the door of the village, and did not let the six people enter the village.

As soon as Lu Laosan saw Duan Chao coming back, he raised his voice and said, "Big boss, big boss." ”

Seeing the appearance of Duan Chao and his entourage as a living hunter, the five knights raised their horsewhips and said, "That person is the big boss you said?" Haha, I look at this appearance, I am afraid that a short-lived ghost will run out of that mountain nest." As soon as he said this, the five knights behind him burst into laughter.