It's too polite, this is Qin Mo's first feeling about Zhao Kai and Tan Hai Zhenren.

The first time we met, I was so unrepetitive, Qin Mo was a calm and modest person, and for such a compliment, it was actually ...... It's very cool.

He shook Zhao Kai and Zhao Feiyan to the ground, and said gratefully: "Thank you two for your help, otherwise the name of the head of this case will not fall on my head, and I will not have the title of 'the first child in the world'." ”

As for the issue of the title, it was obviously the negligence of Emperor Zhao Ji, Zhao Kai asked people to return the favor overnight to help Qin Mo ask for a reward, and this kindness was still very heavy.

Zhao Kai waved his hand and said indifferently: "The first word of the Qin case is serious, and this king is only on the side of justice, and he did not deliberately help you say good things, and you can get the name of the head of the case because you did well in the exam." There is also the title, which is the new penmanship and beast chess created by your father as a reward for you, which you also earned through hard work, and has nothing to do with this king, so there is no need to say these words of gratitude. ”

Being able to say these words is enough to prove that Zhao Kai is an open-minded person.

Qin Mo's favor towards him skyrocketed, and he said: "Having said that, but if there is no noble person to help, the result will definitely be different, it is a gesture for His Highness, but it is a great favor for a little boy like me." ”

Zhao Feiyan was unwilling to be lonely and said, "Case Chief Qin, since you are grateful to me and the third brother, do you just plan to talk about it?"

Qin Mo was stunned for a moment, not understanding what she meant.

"Could it be that you really just said what you said just now out of politeness!" Zhao Feiyan's face quickly changed, and there was more accusation in her tone: "It turns out that you are such a person, what you say is wonderful, but in fact, you have another idea in your heart." ”

Qin Mo shook his head and said, "His Royal Highness the County Lord must have misunderstood, the student is indeed grateful to the two of you, and I guarantee that these words are from the heart, not polite words." ”

Zhao Feiyan was unforgiving, and said: "Then go back to the topic just now, you keep saying thank you to me and the third brother, but you came empty-handed, is this like a word? If the county lord didn't guess wrong, he should have thanked the examiner, did he also go empty-handed?"

Zhao Kai saw that his sister was making trouble unreasonably, and said, "Feiyan, why do you want to embarrass the head of the Qin case?"

"No, I'm just telling the truth. Of course, Zhao Feiyan refused to admit it.

Qin Mo smiled awkwardly and said, "It is true that the student did not think it through, and he made amends with the two nobles here." But when it comes to gifts, both of them are children of the royal family, and their vision is naturally much higher than that of us small people, and the students really don't know what to give you, which can not only achieve the purpose of gratitude, but also not make the two of them feel light, which is really difficult. ”

Zhao Feiyan's goal was achieved, and she immediately said: "It's not difficult at all, you can make two sets of chess sets with your own hands and give them to us, and my third brother and I will definitely not dislike it." ”

After speaking, she didn't forget to add: "Two sets are too few, let's make three sets, one of which can be transferred to Your Majesty by the third brother, which can be regarded as your gratitude to the emperor." ”

Zhao Kai hurriedly glared at him, meaning that as a member of the royal family, how could he ask for gifts from people in person, which was not in accordance with the rules.

Qin Mo smiled and said, "Thank you, Your Highness the County Lord, for reminding me, this method is indeed very good, but the students are from a poor background, and they are very short of money to maintain practicing calligraphy on weekdays, how to meet the money for buying high-grade chess materials." ”

"Poor Dao has collected some good chess materials over the years, if Qin doesn't give up, why don't you use them to make chess, how about it?" said Tan Hai Zhenren with a smile.

Qin Mo hurriedly arched his hand and said, "Then how embarrassing is it." ”

Lao Dao said solemnly: "Since it is a gift to His Majesty and the two highnesses, Poor Dao can provide raw materials, and it is also a move to borrow flowers to offer Buddha, so strictly speaking, Poor Dao took advantage of you, so don't be polite to the head of the Qin case." ”

After speaking, he shouted to the door: "Tong'er, take the chess materials that the teacher has placed in the study, and they are in the wooden box in the upper left corner of the bookshelf." ”

"Yes. ”

Dao Tong took the order and left, and after a while, he brought back a mahogany box and respectfully placed it in front of Tanhai Zhenren.

Tan Hai Zhenren opened the lid of the box and said: "There are four kinds of chess materials here, namely high-grade agarwood from the South China Sea, gold ivory from Nanyue, tiger bone from Lingnan, and mutton fat white jade from the northwest, all of which are high-quality goods." ”

Qin Mo didn't know the value of agarwood, gold ivory, and tiger bones, but he knew very well that mutton fat and white jade belonged to priceless things, and most of these things appeared as chapter materials.

In Wenbao Zhai, Xiayi County, a small piece of mutton fat jade-level chapter material is priced at more than 1,000 taels of silver.

The jade in the wooden box is white and flawless, it is a fine product in the mutton fat jade, and the most important thing is that it is big enough, if it is made into chapter material, at least a dozen pieces of finished products can be cut.

That is to say, the value of this piece of jade is more than 10,000 taels, and the other three materials can be packed in a box with it, indicating that the value is almost the same.

Tanhai Zhenren is simply a local tyrant, and he even brazenly claims to be poor.

And the old way is very chicken thief, he takes the initiative to provide chess materials, and when the gift is presented to the emperor, it will be crowned with the gimmick of Tanhai real people offering materials and Qin Mo making chess by himself.

Being able to brush up on the presence of the emperor is not something that can be found casually, and no matter how many people ask for it, they can't ask for it.

In addition, Zhao Kai and Zhao Feiyan, who received chess sets, will also remember his kindness.

Secondly, and most importantly, there are four materials in the box, and Zhao Feiyan just asked Qin Mo to make three sets of beast chess.

Lao Dao is to gain fame and fortune, not only did he successfully brush up his sense of existence, but he also obtained a set of beast fighting chess made by Qin Mo himself, no matter how it is calculated, it is a sure deal.

After thinking about all this, Qin Mo smiled indifferently and said very happily: "Since the real person is so generous, then the student is not welcome." It's just that these four materials are hard and big, and the students only have children's degrees, so it is estimated that they can't cut them, and the result of reluctance can only be a violent thing, and the three of them are invited to help. ”

Zhao Kai immediately volunteered: "This king is willing to help you, you say how to open these materials, this king will do it." ”

This guy is not stupid, there is an opportunity to borrow flowers to offer Buddha, of course, he has to sharpen his head, and when the time comes to present the beast chess to the emperor, it can be said that Tanhai Zhenren provides chess materials, Jiawang Zhao Kai assists from the side, and Tong Sheng Qin Mo makes it himself.

It's all about the sense of existence, the same shrewdness of the old and the young.

Zhao Feiyan frowned slightly, she gently tugged on Zhao Kai's sleeve, and whispered: "Don't forget to add a sentence - Zhao Feiyan, the county lord of Zimu, proposed, this is very important." ”

Although her voice was very small, Qin Mo could still hear it clearly, and the big and small foxes in her heart came together.

Zhao Kai rolled up his sleeves proudly and took the brush handed over by Daotong.

He has a calligraphy Gongshi Wen position, the stars in the palace [with the pen as a knife] rotate rapidly, forming a literary force attached to the pen, according to Qin Mo's requirements, first cut the agarwood into two, and then cut it into a half-inch thick plank.

Agarwood is a hardwood, the hardness is about three times that of jujube wood, and after being cut into half an inch thickness, Qin Mo can apply it at will.

When the pen is crossed, the wooden board becomes a square of the same size, and then the force on the pen is reduced, and the wooden block is carefully slid over for the polishing process.

While polishing, Qin Mo said: "White jade with a gentleman, it is the most suitable to give it to Your Majesty; ivory and tiger bones can meet the requirements of beasthood, and they can be used to complement the scribes, His Royal Highness King Jia and the county lord can discuss how to distribute it; ”

Tan Hai Zhenren looked happy and said: "Since the head of the Qin case gave him a gracious gift, the poor road is disrespectful. ”

On the other side, Zhao Feiyan made a request to Zhao Kai: "Third brother, I want tiger bone chess." ”

Zhao Kai is usually obedient to her, no matter what she asks, he will agree without thinking, and never let her down.

But this time Zhao Kai changed his normal state, shook his head and said: "It's not good, a girl's family, it's not appropriate to use tiger bone chess, people will think you are a tigress, what if you can't marry when the time comes? Ivory chess is more suitable for you, the golden elephant represents wealth, and it was respected as an auspicious beast in ancient times, you still want ivory chess." ”

"But the attack power of the tiger bone chess is strong, I often run errands for His Majesty, with such a set of chess pieces, my own safety can be guaranteed. Zhao Feiyan argued with reason.

Zhao Kai did not change his original intention, and said: "Your biggest problem is that you have to do everything yourself, and you can just command your subordinates to do something, so the attack power is not of great use to you." Ivory chess has a strong defense, and in case of danger, it will definitely keep you safe and wait for rescue. ”

"Waiting for others to come to the rescue, is it my character?" Zhao Feiyan refused to back down.

Seeing that the two were arguing, Qin Mo opened his mouth and said: "Ivory chess is also good, and because the ivory is fine in texture and relatively light in color, it can be written with cinnabar and ink respectively, distinguishing red and black seeds. Red is good at attacking, black is good at defending, a pair of chess pieces has two functions. ”

Zhao Kai's eyes lit up, and he immediately said: "Since my sister has made a request, of course I have to try my best to meet my brother's request, then I will give you the beast bone chess, and I want the ivory chess." ”

Zhao Feiyan immediately glanced at him, and snorted: "Third brother, are you embarrassed? Give you two choices, either the ivory chess belongs to me, or the ivory chess and the tiger bone chess belong to me, you choose." ”

Zhao Kai's face tightened, and he said with a wry smile: "Okay, the third brother is afraid of you, the ivory chess belongs to you, and I want the tiger bone chess." ”

Qin Mo smiled, he quickly completed the polishing process, because the color of the agarwood itself is very dark, the ink cannot be revealed, and it can only be written with cinnabar, which is distinguished by the pen body.

But even so, Tan Hai Lao Dao was still very excited, and said: "After doing this chess well, take advantage of the rest time of the head of Qin's case, and the poor Dao will calculate a hexagram for you." ”

Fortune telling?

Qin Mo resisted this in his heart, if fortune telling was credible, would he still need to work hard to cultivate.

PS: That...... That's right, Lao Mo came to ask for support again.