Volume 1 The Country Breaks Through the Mountains and Rivers Chapter 33 The Game Within the Game (I)
"How is it, does it taste good?" After eating a crab and drinking a cup of tea, Qi Sizhuang saw that Ye Zhuo was sweating and holding on, he was really afraid that he would vomit on the spot, but he was not afraid to clean up, but the taste was not very good.
"Don't tell you that my family lives by the river and has eaten some crabs, which is the best crab I have ever tasted, and it is of the highest quality. Qin Mosheng put down the crab in his hand, took a sip of tea and replied.
"Delicious and nice. Ye Zhuo ate half a crab, felt that his stomach was already angry, wiped his sweat, and replied with a forced smile.
"What does Zhang Sheng think?" Qi Sizhuang looked at Zhang He, who looked uncomfortable and silent.
"The crab provided by the adult, it is naturally excellent, but the villain has never eaten it before, and the first time he eats it, to be honest, he didn't taste anything, and he swallowed it in one go......" Zhang He looked at the others and replied with some shame.
Qi Sizhuang smiled, he was an honest man, but unfortunately, he didn't have time to teach him.
"It's okay, Xiaoyu, pack up a few leftovers and bring them over to taste them slowly, and the three of you come with me." With that, he got up and went out, followed closely by the three of them.
When I arrived at the study, there were three envelopes on the desk, Qi Sizhuang picked them up one by one and handed them to the three of them one by one.
"Okay, what I want you to do, it's all clearly written inside, go back and take the crab and go, and give it to your family to taste. ”
The three of them were a little confused, since it was so simple, and the letter had already been prepared, why did they go to such great lengths? Why bother to make this trip, wouldn't it be better to take the letter and hand it to the three of them before?
The villain took his leave. The three of them retired with doubts and left the study together.
But after it came out, everyone's thoughts were placed in the envelope, not only their own, but also other people's.
Qin Mosheng was even wondering if the reason why Lord Qi brought them over now was because he had decided which letter to take and what errand he would do after considering the performance of the three of them before.
The three of them had their own thoughts, and went out together with the food box sent by the next person.
As soon as he went out, Ye Zhuo handed the food box to Qin Mosheng, "Brother, help me get it, I'll go find a place to make it convenient, you go to the street-corner teahouse and wait for me, we'll have a small gathering in a while, Brother Zhang too, don't rush home, uh...... Wait for me!"
As he spoke, Ye Zhuo's stomach screamed, and he ran into a grocery store diagonally opposite.
"Uh, I'm ......" Qin Mosheng carried the food box and smiled bitterly when he met Zhang He.
"Brother Qin is really temperamental!"
The two walked side by side to the street, but their minds were in the letter.
"What does Brother Zhang think of Lord Qi's move?" Qin Mosheng turned his head and asked Zhang He.
"Do you mean crab, or do you mean a letter?" Zhang He thought for a moment.
"It's a bit of both. Qin Mosheng replied.
"Actually, I think both have deep meanings, but I am so stupid, I obviously ate the food, and let us eat crabs, obviously wrote a letter, and took us to get it, and it was in front of us...... The meaning of the letter is that it must not let us pass it on, but let us all know, whether the meaning of the adult is to let us communicate with each other, or to prohibit the leakage of secrets? The little brother really can't guess, can't figure it out!" Zhang He frowned, always feeling that something was missing.
"Well, I also think there are some mysteries in it, you and I might as well think about it, wait for Brother Ye to come back and talk about it together, three people with three wisdoms, they will be able to check and fill in the gaps, better than one person alone. Qin Mosheng nodded, thinking that the three of them should communicate, if they want to communicate with each other, the three of them will look at it together, if it is confidential, then the three of them will agree, when he has not figured it out, they must advance and retreat together in this matter, and they must not let others take the lead, nor can they miss the opportunity.
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"Young master, do you have masochistic tendencies!" Xiao Tao squatted to the side and watched Chen Xuanfei kick his legs, the tree was pitiful, and the bark was gone.
"Can't speak, can't talk and go!" Chen Xuanfei gave him a white look.
"That's it, Xiao Tao, let's ignore him, what do you think this is?" Guo Yun held a thin silk sac, and there were many fireflies in it, which flashed and flashed as soon as they were opened, like a green starry sky.
"It's rare and weird, and that's what you young masters and young ladies like, I grew up in the countryside and have seen a lot. Xiao Tao glanced at Guo Yun with disdain.
"Huh?"
Now Guo Yun was dumbfounded, he was because he saw the fireflies that Chen Xuanfei put in the back garden of the academy last time, He Xiangu jumped around excitedly, he did this, but he didn't expect such a result.
"Alas, can you two stay away from me, one person is here to complain about me, and one person is here to chase the girl for me, so I am very tired from practicing. ”
I have to say that Chen Xuanfei's complaint is very effective, Xiao Tao blushed and glanced at Guo Yun and ran away, Guo Yun glared at Chen Xuanfei and chased after him.
Looking at the silk sac that fell to the ground, a lot of fireflies flew up, Chen Xuanfei remembered when he showed He Rui, He Rui's happy appearance, alas, this skill can't be practiced anymore, and he wants to drink again, but both of them ran away, and he ......
"Hey, come back, I'm not practicing anymore......"
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"Oh, the two brothers have been waiting for a long time, it's rude!" When Ye Zhuo rushed back to the teahouse, the two of them had a good conversation, and they didn't know what they were talking about.
"Brother Ye came back just in time, Brother Qin and I are chatting about today's things, waiting for Brother Ye to come back and talk about it together, we feel that today's orders of Lord Qi are hidden mysteries, but what is the edge, Brother Qin and I have never known, Brother Ye has a high opinion. ”
Zhang He poured Ye Zhuo a cup of tea and got straight to the point.
"I asked the two brothers to wait for me, also for this matter! I don't know if the two brothers, did you read the letter?" Ye Zhuo also directly asked a key question, if when he left, they had already read each other's letters, and he would be in a weak position, when he went to the thatched house, he couldn't help but read the letter, a total of three points, a topic, a goal, and one thing.
He guessed that the topic might be related to the scientific examination, so the three of them might be the same, and the goals and things behind them would not necessarily be the same, and sharing them might not be useful, maybe it could help a little, but if it was the same, it could also be ruined.
Ye Zhuo asked, Zhang He and Qin Mosheng glanced at each other, and suddenly thought that Ye Zhuo had most likely read the letter, so they were already at a disadvantage in terms of sharing or not sharing, because there were many people here, and they had not seen what was written in the letter.
"Xiao Er, is there a private room for a single room, I have some important matters to discuss with my friends!" Qin Mosheng absolutely did not allow anything to be out of his control, so the best way now was for him and Zhang He to read their respective letters, and then discuss whether to exchange information.
"Yes, there are, but the private room also costs at least one or two silver for tea, this master, do you see?" Seeing that the three of them didn't seem to be rich, Xiao Er asked in advance.
Qin Mosheng frowned, and he was not ambiguous, he started his own words, paid for his own money, and some distressed took out a tael of silver from his arms and handed it to Xiao Er, some money should be spent when it should be spent, and it will come out after saving a few meals.
"Okay, a few upstairs, please, a pot of Biluochun, the word C!" Xiao Er took the silver, led the way in front with a smile, and shouted loudly, telling the shopkeeper that there was a guest in the room, and at the same time telling others that it was time to make tea.
The three of them each carried a food box and went upstairs with Xiao Er.
"Shhhh
"Brother Ye, why don't the three of us read our letters and then discuss them?" Qin Mosheng first glanced at Ye Zhuo, and then stared at Zhang He.
"Yes, that's great. Ye Zhuo thought that after they saw it, it should be similar to what they thought.
So Ye Zhuo also took out the letter like them, pretended not to read it and began to look at the two secretly, as expected, the first reaction of the two when they saw the letter paper was a look of surprise, it must be an exam question.
Qin Mosheng read it quickly, he didn't think about it in detail, first he went through all the contents, then put away the letter, and thought about the key while looking at the other two.
He found that Ye Zhuo had stopped a long time ago, and he didn't have much emotion, he must have seen it a long time ago.
Only Zhang He is extremely slow to see.
"Bang bang bang! Serve tea to all masters!" Xiao Er's voice sounded outside the door, and Zhang He hurriedly put the letter away and put it in his sleeve.
Qin Mosheng stretched out his hand and pressed it, signaling Zhang He not to be nervous, and got up and came to the door.
"Thank you, just give it to me, my brothers have some family matters to discuss, don't bother if you have nothing to do, if you need to, we will call you." Qin Mosheng took the teapot and instructed Xiao Er.
"Okay, then don't bother a few masters, the little ones will go down. Xiao Er also immediately said goodbye, this kind of thing, the teahouse has not ten times a day, but also eight times, I have long been used to it.
"Hmm!"
Qin Mosheng closed the door and came back and poured a cup of tea for each of the three of them.
It could be seen that only Zhang He was still immersed in the content of the letter, and Qin Mosheng and Ye Zhuo were already thinking about whether to exchange information.
"Brother Ye, drink tea, let's take a look at it first. Qin Mosheng picked up the tea and looked at Ye Zhuo Chao Zhanghe's side.
"What Brother Qin said is that you should think about it carefully. ”
Ye Zhuo also took a sip of tea and said he understood.
Qin Mosheng also thought like flowing water, let's not talk about the future, this topic must be related to the scientific examination, Lord Qi will not give them a topic casually, and the goals and things behind it must be related to his future position and the layout of the adult.
Judging from the way of eating crabs and giving letters, these two things should be different, no one needs three of the same chess pieces, but what if they are the same? What if the purpose of Lord Qi is a test, pick the best one? Not afraid of 10,000 is just in case.
If it's different, you can communicate with each other and help, but if it's the same, then it's ...... Can't watch!
Regardless of whether it is the same or not, it can only rely on their own ability, and one less helper is better than multiple opponents! Moreover, even if it is different, if one party fails by itself, drags itself into the water, and destroys its own goal, it is not impossible, at this time, the fewer people who know, the better.
"Brother Zhang, what do you think?" Qin Mosheng made up his mind and woke up Zhang He, who was obsessed with thinking.
"I think it's better to keep it a secret since it's a letter. ”