The canopy was closed, the night was slightly cool, and the breeze blew away the last ray of light.

Xiao Er lit up early in the morning, illuminating the backyard as if it were day. The noisy sound of the guests drinking in the front hall came from afar, and it became a kind of foil to the tranquility here, as if they were two different worlds.

Shangguan Xi just sat in the pavilion, although there were some maids in Tsing Yi standing around, he still felt cold, far from being in Shandong, when the brothers ate meat and drank together.

However, he sighed, this trip was a must, not only to dispel Yue Ziran, the new leader of the Beggar Gang, about his concerns, but also to discuss with him the future of the Shandong Righteous Army. In the north now, the competition between Mongolia, Dajin, and Red Jacket forces can not be summed up in a messy word.

Walking in troubled times, like walking on thin ice, one wrong step, one wrong step, fate will not leave you the slightest affection, so once you choose a road, you must go on tenaciously, even if it is dragging a stump leg.

Thinking about these things randomly, Shangguan Xi looked around, and there was a trace of greed for the scenery of the south of the Yangtze River in his eyes. Since the cottage was broken by the Song army, he and his family went north to Shandong, and now it is the first time to return south.

I don't want to mention the past, and he never has much hatred for the Great Song Dynasty in his heart, most of them, the descendants of the generals who followed Yue Fei to resist Jin, still put this broken mountain and river in their hearts, otherwise his mother would not have to face the south when she died.

Knocking on the chess pieces, Shangguan Xi didn't take the chess game in front of him to heart at all now, because winning or losing was only between his thoughts, and he played both the black and white pieces.

There was a sound of footsteps in the distance. Shangguan Xi hasn't looked back yet. I smelled the fragrance of tea. praised: "Good tea, tea out of the south of the mountain, born in the valley of Hengshan Mountain, this is the tribute tea 'cloud tea'." ”

"Childe is very knowledgeable, this is indeed cloud tea. Xie Ran said, and then instructed Xiao Er to put down all the tea sets, and then continued: "But the royal tribute tea is much better than this tea." ”

"Oh?" Shangguan Xi turned around and saw a dignified and gentle beautiful woman placing a brown ceramic pot on the small stove.

Xie Ran nodded at him. Said: "This kind of tea is sharp and long, like the tip of a gun, after brewing, the tip is upward, the two leaf petals, obliquely spread like a flag, green and fresh, sinking in the water, the aroma is strong, it is in Zhurong Peak, Furong Peak, Zigai Peak between Pilu Cave to produce good tea, comparable to gold is more expensive." How could the merchants give them to the officials at a low price as tribute?"

Shangguan Xi was stunned in his heart, with a smile in his eyes. said: "Gang Master Yue is so hospitable, but I am flattered. ”

Xie Ran smiled faintly and said no more.

Shangguan Xi looked at Xie Ran's quiet, tranquil, busy figure in the mist of tea perfume, and his memory unconsciously returned to the past.

"Has anyone sued you for something?" Shangguan Xi asked.

"What?" Xie Ran asked, raising his eyebrows.

"You are definitely a good mother. Shangguan Xi said.

"What?"

"When my mother used to make tea for my father, she did the same as you, just like you. She's a good mother, and I'm sure so are you. Shangguan Xi said.

"Perhaps. Xie Ran smiled indifferently.

"Do you like Gang Master Yue?" Shangguan Xi continued to ask, he always liked to speculate on something through various details, and the results were rarely wrong. The last time he persuaded the beggars to help the helmsman of Shandong lead the troops to revolt, it was through guò to help them analyze Yue Ziran's layout in the north and guess Yue Ziran's thoughts, so he persuaded them.

Xie Ran looked at him for a moment, then smiled slightly, and didn't talk anymore, but put all his energy into the sencha.

"You're going to make it. Shangguan Xi was bored with himself, and he didn't feel embarrassed at all.

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a man in white walking over with a little girl carved in pink. The little girl still had sleepiness on her face at this time, her head was fluffy, her clothes were not neat, and there were crystal tears in her eyes.

Yue Ziran walked over and said to Xie Ran with a sad face: "I really can't serve this aunt and grandmother well, especially this one." ”

Xie Ran stood up and wanted to take the green clothes over when she heard this, but the little girl didn't pay any attention to her mother, and her head rubbed into Yue Ziran's arms like an ostrich, and she didn't leave.

Xie Ran couldn't, so he could only be held by Yue Ziran and tidy up the little girl's messy head.

After Xie Ran was done, Yue Ziran walked to Shangguan Xi with the little girl in his arms, looked at the chessboard in front of him, and chuckled: "It seems that your heart is very dark." ”

Shangguan Xi was stunned and asked, "How can you see it?"

"Among the colors, white gives people light and goodwill, and black gives people darkness and evil, which is the nature of human cognition and cannot be changed. Yue Ziran sat down, teased the green clothes, and said slowly: "You are playing the black and white chess pieces, which is better and which is worse is in your hands, but every move is black chess pressing white chess, even if white chess accidentally has the advantage, you will subconsciously let it take a step to waste chess, giving black chess a chance to turn the table." ”

Speaking of this, Yue Ziran said with a smile: "This is actually the same as guessing the heads and tails, when you throw, you actually have the answer in your heart, and the final positive and negative results are not so important." ”

Shangguan Xi was silent for a long time, and the surroundings were quiet, only Xie Ran's teapot on the warm fire had a slight sound, but the water in the teapot had "fish eye" bubbles, and it had reached "one boiling". Xie Ran used a spoon to remove the water film that floated on the surface and looked like "biotite", and then added an appropriate amount of salt to taste, so that the tea would not taste improper when drinking.

"Monk Wukong once told me that my son-in-law can know human nature by watching chess games, and now it seems to be true. Shangguan Xi didn't deny it in the end, smiled slightly, casually changed the topic, and took over this stubble.

Yue Ziran didn't embarrass him, and asked, "Sister-in-law Qu, are they all okay?"

Shangguan Xi said: "A few days ago, Monk Wukong was seriously ill, and his body suddenly weakened a lot, if it wasn't for the sudden cessation of the siege of Dajin Kingdom, I'm afraid the old monk's life would have gone to see the Buddha." ”

Yue Ziran nodded, without the slightest expression, and continued to ask, "Do you know why I let you go south?"

Shangguan Xi said unceremoniously: "Because you are afraid of me, not only afraid that I will let Sister-in-law Qu and them jump out of your palm, but also afraid that I will figure out your thoughts clearly." ”

"Huh. Yue Ziran smiled, pinched the fat cheeks of the green clothes with his left hand, and said, "Do you think that you have completely guessed my mind?"

"No!" Shangguan Xi shook his head and said, "I thought you would thank me, thank me for directly pulling the beggar gang into the water, saving you the strength to persuade the beggar gang disciples to resist Dajin with you in the Junshan Beggar Gang Conference." ”

"I didn't expect that your sense of security would be so weak, and you actually let people escort me from the north directly. In this way, your heart is even darker than mine, because it is difficult for you to trust others. ”

Yue Ziran sighed, without the slightest intention of arguing, and said: "No way, I treat this world like my first love, but this world has abused me thousands of times, and since then, I know that there are not many people in this world that I can trust." ”

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