Chapter 522 Playing Chess
After lunch the next day, Pomegranate got on the carriage and left home.
The driver was Hu Zhen, who had finally fully recovered from his injuries. The last time he invited you to plot a rebellion against the thief, Hu Zhen was seriously injured, so Pomegranate let him nurse for two more months, and also stayed with him by the way. Wife and daughter.
Now that he was well taken care of, Pomegranate was about to go out, so he said he would follow and protect him. Riding on the side of the carriage were Zuo Cheng and Ke Hu, and Liang Zheng remained at home as a guard as usual.
As for the escorts hired by Guard Geng, she has been idle all the time, and she does not travel far and does not need any protection. As the Chinese New Year is approaching, Shiliu is very considerate and allows them to go home to spend the New Year with their families. It doesn't matter if I go and come back after the new year.
Including the two disciples of Master Huangshan, because their hometown is not far from Daming Mansion, Shiliu also gave them money and annual gifts to go home to spend the New Year with their families. The two of them were very excited when they left. After all, at Shanmen After many years in the country, it was rare for them to go home to celebrate the New Year a few times. It was not far away, and Pomegranate was considerate. The two of them were grateful and went back happily. When they left, they promised to be back before the sixth day of the Lunar New Year.
Because we were going to the city to visit a temple fair, there were already a lot of people, so I didn’t bring pomegranates with me if there were a lot of people. Just these three people were enough. Ke Hu alone would not be able to get close to Xiaoxiao. of.
After getting off the stone bridge at the entrance of the village, I saw the carriage waiting at the entrance of Shanghe Village.
“Pomegranate!”
Pomegranate opened the car curtain and met Fan Jin’s burning gaze, “Let’s go, we’ll be delayed on the road, but we won’t be able to enter the city.”
"Hey! It's nearly two hours away - look, do you want to talk together? It's a quick way to pass the time." Fan Jin responded hurriedly, but his movements back to the car were slow, and his eyes were looking at him eagerly. Pomegranate.
Pomegranate:.
Pomegranate saw what he meant, but he still lowered the car curtain.
Seeing that the curtain fell, Fan Jin could only climb onto his carriage in disappointment. If you don't want to talk, just don't talk. Alas, just sit in a carriage alone.
"Play chess?"
Suddenly, a voice sounded from behind. Fan Jin seemed to have been waiting for a long time. He immediately turned his head and said, "Get off!"
"Come on then."
Fan Jin grinned and jumped. After getting off the carriage, his posture was very neat, and he walked quickly towards Pomegranate, for fear that Pomegranate would change his mind a step too late.
Pomegranate looked at him wearing a green bamboo robe, and his quick steps were so neat that his posture was like wind. It was really inconsistent with his gentle and gentle temperament. He couldn't help but smile, but he was afraid of being seen. Come out and quickly hide your face.
Sui Lu lowered her head and smiled secretly, wondering if she should take the carriage of her future uncle. Just as she was about to move, Shiliu stared at her, "Just stay there."
Sui Lu just stayed there obediently and let her uncle get into the carriage. She took the seat next to the door and lowered her head without looking too much.
Pomegranate took out the chess piece from the grid on the wall of the car. She couldn't play Go.
Fan Jin couldn't help but smile when he saw it was chess. He wasn't very good at playing Go, but he was pretty good at chess. Scholars these days are very elegant and pay attention to chess, calligraphy and painting, but this The main chess game is Go, not Xiangqi, which he is good at. During these days when he was studying in the government, he often visited the chess club with Brother Derun and the others. He made a fool of himself because he couldn't play Go, so he bought a chess book and started learning.
However, Tongwanzhai has become famous all over the world, and the chess games in it are now also played by many scholars. He has made many friends with military flags and flying chess during several gatherings.
“Do you want red or black?”
Fan Jin came to his senses and said, "Ladies first."
Pomegranate took the red one.
A chess board was placed on the small table, and the two of them sat opposite each other and started playing chess.
The wheels are rolling and the cold wind is blowing. There was no draft in the carriage with the curtains tightly closed, and with the hand stove in hand, it didn't feel too cold.
The two of them were fighting each other, but they were also inexplicably peaceful.
Sui Lu poured water from a copper kettle wrapped in a leather sheath, brewed two cups of tea, and placed them next to each other. He also took snacks from the food box on the side and placed them on the table, and then took a cup of tea. Bag of pine nuts, sat back at the car door, peeled them quietly, and placed the peeled pine nuts on a clean plate.
The game was coming to an end. Pomegranate twisted a piece of horseshoe cake and brought it to her mouth. She looked at Fan Jin who was still looking at the chessboard in deep thought and chuckled: "How is it?"
"Nothing. There is still a way to go, I lost." Fan Jin looked up and smiled brightly, "That's right. I didn’t know you were so good at chess.”
Pomegranate chewed snacks and moved her cheeks, “Just average.”
“Third in the world?” Fan Jin looked at her. The pink lips were pursed and the eyes were slightly deepened.
Shiliu couldn't help but laughed, "It's not that exaggerated. I just participated in two Gaogang Cups and won two championships."
Fan Jin opened his mouth and said, "Isn't this amazing? National Youth Chess Competition. Ah! "
Sui Lu, who was peeling pine nuts, couldn't help but look up at the two of them. There seemed to be confusion in his eyes, but he lowered his head silently and continued to peel pine nuts.
Pomegranate blinked at Fan Jin, coughed, took a sip of tea, "One more game? Or something else? In addition to Go, I have all kinds of chess on this carriage."< br>
"Let's play another game." Fan Jin said, putting all the chess pieces back on the table. Like Xian Cai, he didn't use pomegranates to do anything, so she held the hand stove and waited for him to quickly arrange the chess pieces.
After nearly two hours of travel, the two of them played several games of chess, flags, and draughts for fun, and arrived at Luoshui City unknowingly.
When we entered the city gate, a game of checkers had just been played.
“We’re here now?” Fan Jin was still a little unfinished. Why did the time spent in the same room with Shiliu pass by so quickly.
He lifted the car curtain and looked outside. It was already dark outside, and when they entered the city, the city gate was about to be locked.
After exiting the corridor, in the city, lanterns were hung high on both sides of the streets, and they were made of red silk. It seemed like the atmosphere was about to celebrate the New Year.
Fan Jin glanced at Pomegranate, who was rolling his neck to relax, "It's getting dark soon. Should we go to Fuyun Restaurant for dinner or to East Lake Tower?"
Pomegranate rubbed his neck, lifted the car curtain and looked out the window. It was so lively that she kept eating all the way, but she wasn't very hungry. "I went to eat at a time-honored restaurant on West Street. I haven't eaten there for a long time, and I'm a little craving for their eel noodles. I ordered a few more side dishes, but they were almost the same. The one selling mutton in a basin happened to be next door. Hu Zhen and the others didn’t want noodles, so he asked them to eat next door. "
Fan Jin didn’t object, "Okay, then. Just go to West Street."
Hu Zhen outside had heard it and turned to go to West Street. Bafang, who was driving the empty carriage behind, saw this and quickly followed.
The Chinese New Year will be here in a few days. Even though it is cold, the city is very lively. It is dinner time, and all kinds of restaurants and bars on the street are full of people.
The group arrived at West Street. The business of this time-honored restaurant was always booming, and luckily, a table was vacant.
However, the Shuipen Mutton Shop next door was still much empty, so Shiliu asked Sui Lu to eat mutton with Hu Zhen and the others, bringing Bafang with them.
Only she and Fan Jin entered this time-honored restaurant.