Chapter Thirty-Six: A Strong Covenant

Gao Qiuniang saw that Guanyin was obsessed with Go all day long, so she discussed with Ding Niangzi how to divert Guanyin's attention from studying Go.

The two of them combined to teach her to read and write, or to play the piano.

Gao Qiuniang said: "I have also thought about this, if it is literate, she is still young and can't hold a pen, so she can only recognize and write." ”

"If you practice, you can do it now. It's just that a lot of tunes are only suitable for adults, and the artistic conception of them can't be understood by children. If you don't choose a good song, it will hurt your child's heart. ”

Ding Niangzi said: "Then teach her to recognize words first, and then practice calligraphy when she is older, and I will teach her and Xin'er to recognize "Thousand Character Text". ”

"In terms of piano music, I think the songs "Flowing Water", "Yangchun" and "Youlan" are good for children's mental cultivation. Mrs. is good at the piano, she can teach her to be a maid, or she can let Xin'er learn with her. ”

Gao Qiuniang smiled: "Xin'er is also five years old, and she has reached the age of enlightenment. Let's even enlighten them. ”

"In the future, it will be like the school. Every morning, I read and read books, and when I was older, I practiced calligraphy. In the afternoon, I learned chess one day and piano one day. ”

"Take them out into the garden or play outside."

"Fengshu and chess, the age is not too young, let them also follow the literacy."

In this way, Gao Qiuniang's family heirloom women's school is open.

------

A year has passed in a blink of an eye, and Guanyin's score for "Wu Tu Twenty-four Potentials" has been completed.

Not only did she recognize all the words in "Thousand Words", but she also began to practice red painting under the guidance of Ding Niangzi.

The song "Flowing Water" is also played smoothly and smoothly, without hindrance or delay.

The ancient genealogy of more than 30 bureaus is imprinted in the heart of Guanyin.

In each game of chess, the thousands of changes that are born are also transformed into a mysterious black and white world under the persistent exploration of Guanyin and Gao Qiuniang's explanation.

Improving your chess skills requires the training of high-level opponents.

Gao Qiuniang and Ding Niangzi are the best sparring partners of Guanyin.

With the increase in the number of games, Guanyin's actual combat experience is increasing.

Every time she finished playing chess, Gao Qiuniang seriously helped Guanyin to review and analyze the gains and losses of this game of chess.

Under the guidance of this Go master, Guanyin's chess skills improved rapidly.

During this year, Ding Niangzi accompanied Guanyin and Xin'er to play chess, and her chess skills have also improved a lot unconsciously.

However, her record against Guanyin has been completely reversed.

From a big win at the beginning, it gradually turned into a small victory, and then it was not easy to win and lose each other, and finally it was not easy to win once.

After experiencing defeats again and again, Ding Niangzi couldn't help but sigh that playing Go really depends on talent.

Without talent, even if you work hard all your life, you may not be able to win a few years old.

In front of Guanyin, Ding Niangzi felt a little ashamed of herself.

A five-year-old child sits in front of the chessboard, as if petrified, calm and calm.

Ding Niangzi was secretly surprised when she looked at it, how many people must be there to be such a genius?

------

On this day, Guanyin and Xin'er played chess in the West Chamber, Gao Qiuniang and Ding Niangzi talked in the upper room, talking about playing chess with Guanyin, Ding Niangzi sighed about the gap between herself and Guanyin.

Gao Qiuniang analyzed for Ding Niangzi that she has been losing to Guanyin for a while now, probably because Guanyin is too familiar with her chess and has found the trick from it.

The two thought that Guanyin could no longer be locked in the house to practice chess, and that she should be allowed to go out and see how other people played.

Gao Qiuniang smiled and said to Ding Niangzi: "Ah Wan has been practicing in retreat for a year, and I think it's time to let her out of the customs." Let's go and go to those big nephews to practice. ”

Ding Niangzi also smiled: "In one year, Ah Wan's chess skills have improved so much, maybe it will scare them." We'll have to ask who she wants to find first. ”

Gao Qiuniang instructed Yuhan to call Guanyin.

After a while, Guanyin followed Yuhan to the upper room, first bowed to Gao Qiuniang and Ding Niangzi respectively, and then asked:

"Auntie, what's the matter with calling Auntie to come over?"

Gao Qiuniang beckoned Guanyin to be by her side, sat down facing Ding Niangzi, put her right hand on her shoulder, bowed her head and asked:

"Awan, apart from me and Ding Niangzi, do you want to play chess with other people?"

Hearing that she let herself play chess with others, Guanyin's eyes flashed brightly, revealing an expression of eagerness.

For more than a year, Guanyin has made a lot of progress in all aspects every day by playing music, playing chess, reading and reading words, and learning the piano.

But it's not as lively as before, and it's weird, like a little adult, and it looks too calm.

Gao Qiuniang thought about it carefully, or the previous Guanyin maid was more cute.

Seeing that Guanyin didn't speak, Gao Qiuniang said, "What do you think?" ”

Guanyin said: "I promised Ah Zhan a year ago that I wanted to play chess with him, but I didn't fulfill it. ”

Suddenly, she turned around, looked up at Gao Qiuniang, smiled mischievously, and said:

"Ah Niang, can I tease Ah Zhan and pretend that I can't play chess?"

Gao Qiuniang saw Guanyin's maid, and returned to her previous rude appearance, she was happy in her heart, and said with a smile:

"Whatever you want, it's up to you, as long as you don't make a mess."

Seeing that her mother agreed with her idea, Guanyin was so excited that she couldn't sit still, and she really wanted to put it into practice immediately.

She jumped off the Luohan bed and said to Gao Qiuniang: "Okay, you can't care what I do." ”

After saying that, he ran out of the upper room and discussed with Fengshu and them.

------

Back in the West Chamber, Guanyin told them her plans about her plans, and several people immediately chattered and laughed.

Guanyin said to Fengshu: "In the afternoon, when the school hall was about to get out of school, you were waiting at the second gate, and when you saw Ah Zhan, you told him that the next time you were resting, I would ask him to play chess in the garden. ”

When he was about to get out of school, Fengshu waited at the second gate early according to Guanyin's arrangement.

About half an hour later, Bongshu came back unhappily with a pouting face.

She said to Guanyin: "Erlang said that next time Xiu Mu has something to do, he can't play chess with you." ”

Guanyin said angrily: "He didn't take my little aunt in his eyes." Let's go to the West Courtyard to find him. ”

After speaking, several people left the West Chamber and entered the front hall along the verandah.

Coming out of the antechamber, I walked west through the Moon Gate, and then west to the courtyard where the eldest grandson Wuyi lived.

The slave who guarded the door saw Guanyin leading a few people over and hurriedly gave a salute.

Guanyin was also not polite, and said to her: "You go in and call Ah Zhan out, just say that I have something to find him." ”

The maidservant answered as promised, and went in to deliver the message.

When the eldest grandson Zhan came out, he saw Guanyin's maid pulling a face, looking like a teacher asking for sin, and knew that there was nothing good, so he flattered and said, "What is the matter with the little aunt looking for Ah Zhan?" ”

Guanyin said with a cold face: "Have you seen the little aunt and saluted?" What did I tell you last year? ”

Eldest Sun Zhan hurriedly bowed and saluted, "Little aunt forgive your sins." ”

Guanyin snorted and said, "I asked you to play chess, why don't you go?" Is it that Mr. has assigned a lot of homework, and you are afraid that you will not be able to finish it? ”

The eldest grandson Zhan couldn't make up any other reason for a while, and he was afraid that lying would not end well, so he had to say: "Just as the little aunt said." ”

Guanyin pouted, raised her chin, tilted her head and slanted at the eldest grandson Zhan and said, "If you don't go, I will tell the second brother about the fact that you climbed trees in the garden and dug up bird's nests a few days ago." ”

In fact, she didn't see the eldest grandson Zhan digging out the bird's nest at all, but just listened to the slaves and maids in the courtyard.

Eldest Sun Zhan was a little timid and said, "Who did you listen to?" ”

Guanyin saw his timid appearance, and knew that she was right, so she was even more fearless, and said:

"No matter who you listen to, do you say that you will go to play chess when the time comes?"

Eldest Sun Zhan said helplessly: "Just go, you can't win, you can't say that I bullied the elders when the time comes." ”

Guanyin's face showed a strange smile and said, "That's it." ”

The eldest grandson Zhan watched them walk away stupidly before turning back to the courtyard.

Guanyin and a few people held back their laughter, and only after passing the moon gate did they burst into laughter.

Zhiqi gave a thumbs up to Guanyin and said: "Sanniang was so domineering just now, Erlang was stunned." ”

------

Two days later, it was the day when the school hall was closed.

Guanyin had already asked Fengshu to tell her nephews and nieces in advance that she was going to play chess with her eldest grandson Zhan.

On that day, except for the eldest grandson, who didn't come, everyone else came to see the excitement.

When he sees that everyone is noisy, he will automatically come out to maintain order.

She said to her younger brothers and sisters: "Today, my aunt and Ah Zhan are playing chess, everyone must keep quiet, not allowed to talk randomly, not allowed to comment, not allowed to run around, do you hear?" ”

Everyone suddenly quieted down, and sat down around the stone table next to Guanyin and Changsun Zhan.

Before the start of the game, Changsun Zhan said: "Today is the little aunt who has to ask me to play chess, let's say in advance, if I win, I can't say that I bullied the little aunt." ”

Praruo was also afraid that it would not end well in the end, so he smiled and said to Guanyin: "Little aunt, if you lose the chess, don't be angry." ”

Guanyin said: "Don't worry, I will never be angry." ”

Only then did Praruo put his mind at ease and said, "Ah Zhan is older than the little aunt and reads more, so let the little aunt be black." Zhan, do you have any comments? ”

Eldest Sun Zhan nodded and said, "Okay, let the little aunt be in charge." ”

At the beginning of the game, Guanyin took the lead in black.

A few times ago, she still had a good appearance, dotted corners, flew diagonally, and dismantled edges.

Next, the more you go down, the more out of order, imitating last year's next law, and getting up.

She thought to herself, playing like this, I don't know if it violates chess ethics and the style of a gentleman?

After thinking about it again, it was my own family anyway, just having fun, so I didn't think about it so much.

Because Guanyin deliberately wanted to lose, Changsun Zhan took advantage of it in a moment.

He couldn't help but wonder in his heart, I heard that this year, Guanyin was learning chess from her grandmother, and she should have improved, why didn't her chess skills improve much? She is so anxious to ask herself to play chess, is it because she has a low eye?

Then I saw Guanyin sitting with a smile and a smile, falling unhurriedly, as if she didn't know that she was about to lose.

If a few of them, seeing that Guanyin was going to lose, they all sweated for this little aunt. Seeing that she didn't know how nervous she was, I wondered if my little aunt could play chess? I don't even know if I win or lose, and looking at the way she smiles, if I tell her that I'm going to lose, it's really a little unbearable.

At this time, I saw Guanyin holding a child, which seemed to be about to fall, but stopped again and said, "Ah Zhan has won." ”