"The spiritual world of people is boundless, when they reach a certain realm, the spirit can be cultivated, the higher the chess strength, the easier it is to cultivate, if the spirit is not cultivated, the human spirit will slowly weaken when it reaches a certain age, and the chess strength will also decline. However, it is said that as long as the chess power reaches the top of the four grades, the thinking will be condensed, and the spirit can be cultivated, and the spirit can be cultivated through chess skills, which is called the chess road, and the first level of the realm is called the sitting photo, which is not the realm of the chess product, but refers to the human thinking can stop delusions and observe the right reason. Chen's father explained.

"The key is how to practice? I want to practice too, so why don't you say how to practice? Chen Fan was anxious in his heart, but Father Chen didn't say anything, and when it came to observing the right reason, he suddenly stopped and got stuck. What is "contemplating the right principles"?

"Then how exactly do you cultivate? How can we stop delusions and contemplate the right reason? The eldest brother asked.

"This cultivation is the same as the cultivation of internal strength, my father has only heard of it, and I have not practiced it specifically, but above the four grades, there should be relevant cultivation methods circulating. Oh, by the way, in Kyoto's chess academy, there is a book "Sitting and Forgetting Sutra", which can be used for people to practice sitting in the realm, and it is said that it is likely to be taken out as a prize for the winner. Father Chen said guessingly.

"When does the Kyoto race start?" Chen Fan tried his best to suppress the waves in his heart and asked in a calm tone.

"Next summer, this time of year." Chen's father said.

Time is still enough, use this year's time to learn the Taoist scriptures, and look at the course content of Gong Qing's learning, the other is to learn internal skills and martial arts, the key is to make money, I have a foundation in chess skills, collect more chess games, it seems that the next year will be very busy, Chen Fan thought secretly.

"Let's stop talking, let's start eating." Grandma interjected.

"Yes, eat." Chen's father also agreed.

In addition to duck eggs, there are two side dishes, three stir-fried vegetables, and one bone broth on the table, which is also hearty. Maybe it's because of his good mood, Chen Fan eats very fragrantly.

During the banquet, Chen's father talked about some current affairs, as well as some essentials of playing Go, talked about the life of Li Fuzi, felt sorry for Li Fuzi's regret, and at the same time warned Chen Fan to guard against arrogance and rashness, Chen Fan respectfully said that he had written it down.

The ancients said that "food is silent, sleep is silent", Chen Fan discovered that it did not work in his father, but fortunately, through his father's words, Chen Fan also learned a lot of knowledge.

After dinner, Chen Fan returned to his residence and continued to read and study every day, and his life went on, and it did not change because of a chess game.

In the next two days, Chen Fan's opponent did not meet Han Fuzi and his father, and with the experience of talking with Li Fuzi, plus some of the essentials said by Chen's father, Chen Fan easily won the next two sets.

There is also a small episode in the middle, that is, there are 78 people in this chess game, and there are 39 people in the second game, of which the No. 20 bye, but this has nothing to do with Chen Fan, and in the end, Chen Fan learned that among the 10 people decided, there are Chen's father and Han Fuzi, which is enough for Chen Fan.

As for the event in Gusu, it will be winter, during which Chen Fan decided to make up the preserved eggs, take advantage of the opportunity of the event, and the season when the family is preparing New Year's goods, to sell a big deal before the year. Didn't Feng Can and Gong Qing want to come to Gusu with him? Don't waste these two labors, Chen Fan thought to himself.

After the game, just after returning home for lunch, Gong Qing and Feng Can came to find it, Chen Fan had prepared early today, and had counted the private money accumulated by the original owner before, one tael of silver with three hundred wen, equivalent to half a month's salary of his father, and Chen's father's one month's two thousand Wu Baiwen, equivalent to two or five pieces of silver.

In this era, at present, one tael of silver can be exchanged for copper coins and one thousand yuan, five copper coins can buy a bucket of rice, and a bucket of rice is about five kilograms now, that is to say, a pound of rice is half a penny, in modern society, a pound of ordinary rice is about four yuan, and a penny to buy a kilogram of rice, which is equivalent to eight yuan, Chen's father's monthly salary is equivalent to 20,000 yuan in modern society, and Chen Fan is now equivalent to 10,000 and 400 yuan.

With confidence, things are much easier to do, so when the two of them came, Chen Fan proposed to find a teahouse to drink afternoon tea, as soon as Chen Fan invited guests, the two of them took Chen Fan to a teahouse called Yipin, why is it called Yipin, they don't know the reason, the reason why they came here, the reason is very simple, that is, these two foodies have not come, it is said that this teahouse can meet friends with chess, and now Chen Fan has become a master of the game in a small county, and it is better to drink tea in this teahouse.

Yipin Teahouse, located by the river in the eastern district of the small city, gave Chen Fan the first feeling, only two words, "elegant". The entrance of the teahouse facing the street is a wall made of blue bricks, the teahouse door of the full moon in the middle, entering the door, it is a corridor, about 1.8 meters wide, extending to both sides, the middle is a courtyard, flowers and trees are planted on both sides, the layout is quite chic, through the middle of the cobblestone paved path, only to the lobby of the teahouse.

There is a couplet on both sides of the lobby door, "A cup of tea is temporarily reserved for guests, and two-color chess pieces are spent in spring and autumn." "Horizontal batch" Youyou Yaju".

It's a good elegant place, at first glance it is an elegant place, no wonder Gong and Feng have not been here, elegance is often accompanied by a high level of consumption, for those of them who have no source of income, there is really no need to come to this elegant place to drink tea. However, today, Chen Fan came with a mission.

As soon as you enter the tea hall, the tea fragrance is long, the wisps of fragrance are soaked in people's hearts, the wooden floor is paved on the ground, and there are boxy tables in the hall, most of them are sitting in pairs, drinking tea and playing chess at the same time.

"Do the three guest officers sit in the private room, or in the hall?" A cousin came running and asked.

"Private room." Chen Fan glanced at the lobby and returned.

"We only have one private room left today, which is the largest private room by the window by the river, with a minimum consumption of 50 yuan." It is estimated that the cousin saw that these three were still young, and said cautiously.

Fifty Wen, the last time I ate at Mochiyue Tower, it only cost a dozen Wen at most, why is it so expensive? Chen Fan thought secretly, but it was also within the range that Chen Fan could accept.

"Is this the price of all your private rooms?" Chen Fan asked. Asking is a matter of asking, and you can't be wronged.

"That's not it, this is the largest one, which can seat more than a dozen guest officers, and the smallest private room can only seat two or three people, with a minimum consumption of ten yuan." The cousin returned.

"Okay, let's do this one." Chen Fan said. Unexpectedly, in this era, the teahouse has a minimum consumption compared with modern society, Chen Fan laughed at himself, but decided to order it.

"Okay, the fragrance of the three of you live in the private room!" The cousin sang loudly.

When he arrived at the private room, Chen Fan felt that the money was worth it, the space inside was vast, and there were already three square tables by the window, but they were not crowded, through the window, there were green willows and small rivers outside the window, full of poetry.

"What do you guys have here?" Chen Fan asked.

"Tea, as well as dim sum, we have Xin'an tea, produced in Shuding, it is the top good tea, fifty wen a pot, as well as Lushan Yunwu tea, Huangshan Maofeng tea, etc., it depends on what kind of tea the guest officer wants." The cousin recommended.

"Do you have a tea list here?" Next to him, Feng Can interjected and asked.

"Yes, guest officer, look." The cousin handed over a bamboo slip, four or five inches wide and seven or eight inches long, with the price recorded on it, and Chen Fan reached out to take it.

"What kind of tea do you order the most?" Chen Fan asked.

"Fuliang tea, produced in the Ganjiang area, the color is emerald green, there is the fragrance of orchids, the sweet and mellow taste, the local output is large, ten wen a pot, quite popular." The cousin replied.

"Then this kind of tea, the first time to make tea, do you need to wash tea?" Chen Fan asked. Chen Fan knows that in modern society, when drinking tea, generally speaking, the first brew of tea is generally to be poured out to wash off the dust on the tea leaves, and the second time to make tea and start drinking.

"Oh, this is not needed, we grind the tea leaves into fine powder, add oil ointment, and make tea paste. When you want to drink tea, you will mash the tea paste and decoction it with dogwood, which has the effect of driving away cold and detoxifying. The cousin explained.

Chen Fan was stunned suddenly, and drank the tea together? Isn't that a pot of tea, which can't be mixed with boiling water, so you drink it all at once?

"Did you put in tea leaves and drink them several times with hot boiled water?" Chen Fan asked without giving up.

"I really haven't heard of this, how can you drink tea if it is not cooked?" The cousin asked suspiciously.

"Okay, let's have a pot first." Now that he came, Chen Fan decided to taste it and talk about it. He suddenly found that when he came to this society, he had never drunk tea once, every time he was thirsty, he just told Ah Chun to drink water, and Ah Chun poured only boiled water, and occasionally mentioned pouring tea, which was intended to be poured for Master Jia, but Master refused and never mentioned it later. Mistake, mistake, Chen Fan secretly complained in his heart, originally thought that which teahouse had the first brew of tea washing, and bought it back, and used it to pickle preserved eggs was just right, which could save a lot of costs, but it seemed that wishful thinking was doomed to fail.

"Just come out for a walk, it's not bad to taste the tea of this world." Chen Fan comforted himself in his heart.

"Fa Sheng, let's play a game of chess, how about I join forces with Feng Can?" Gong Qing asked on the side.

"Let's have one more son, and you will definitely reach the seventh rank by now." Feng Can added on the side.

Chen Fan has no objection to letting Gong Qing and Feng Can join forces, even if these two are united, in Chen Fan's opinion, it is not a big deal. Playing Go, it's not like three stinkers can top Zhuge Liang, but Chen Fan is not sure about letting a son, but it's not like he hasn't played handicap chess, try it.

"Okay, then let's try." Anyway, classmates have to play with each other, and Chen Fan doesn't particularly care about winning or losing, so he agreed at the moment.

Gong Qing immediately asked the cousin to bring the chess, and the three of them played against each other.

There is not much difference between the handicap chess of this era and the modern Chinese handicap rules, the black son first places the handicap in the star position, if it is two pieces, it can only be placed on the opposite corner, and then the white first.

The three of them play Go, the speed is slow, mainly because Gong Qing and Feng Can sometimes play against each other, and they have to quarrel for a long time, Gong Qing, who has always been sharp-tongued, of course has the upper hand, but Feng Can sometimes fights with reason, and he is not weak. Fortunately, they were playing chess in an independent private room, and there was no one else around, otherwise, they would have been kicked out long ago.

However, it didn't take long for the people who drove them to come.