The noble boy likes to play chess

Since the first battle that night, there have been countless people who wanted to ask Shu Jing to play chess, but they were all just to join in the fun, and their chess skills were average. Shu Jing didn't have time to accompany him, so I left it to Aunt Xin to deal with it.

At home these days, Luo Nan stood in front of him and looked at him after going out for a day, with a dazed expression, hesitating to speak.Today's autumn test, this person went out with full confidence, and came back like this?He couldn't help asking: "What's wrong with you?"

"I, I heard that there is a person with the same name and surname as you, son. That person is a young man from Huanyuelou. He is very good at chess. Many people want to compete with him." He faltered and continued to look at the Shu Jing.

So it wasn't that Qiu tried to lose the standard, Shu Jing couldn't help shaking his head seeing his cute appearance: "Actually, you don't think they have the same name and surname, you think that person is me, right?"

Luo Nan nodded subconsciously, then shook his head desperately when he came back to his senses.

"What if I say that I am Shu Jing from Huanyue Tower?" Shu Jing looked at him with a smile.

"No, no, it's impossible, you, you, it's impossible!"

Seeing his hard-to-accept, Shu Jing smiled awkwardly: "Actually, I'm just playing chess at Huanyue Tower. If I can play chess and make money, why not do it."

"A man can do something, but he can't do something. You, you have a whole body of knowledge, so it's fine if you don't serve the court. How can you, how can you, how can you be so unwilling to make progress! I respect you, worship you, and never thought... you It's better not to come back!" I would rather die of poverty and starvation, and swear not to be a prostitute, especially a male prostitute, that is the most lowly person, Luo Nan couldn't accept it, and while talking, he suppressed his excited emotions, and his chest rose and fell. Talk about his disbelief.

"If you don't think it's good, just pretend you don't recognize him." He was already as good as Luo Nan thought, if that hadn't happened, Shu Jing would not be willing to be a young lady no matter what, then Once, he felt that even a river of clear water could not wash away the filth on his body. When he woke up on the bank of the river, he couldn't help laughing at himself, why he couldn't die even if he wanted to die? It took a long time to wander like a wandering soul before he became human.When he was young, he was born in a high wall, and when he was a teenager, he grew up under Shu Yang's wings. Only in these two years did he truly see all kinds of people in the world. The older generation, they live an upright life. Compared with those who get something for nothing and complain about themselves, they are strong and beautiful.During these days in Huanyue Tower, I have developed more affection for those young apprentices. I saw them entertaining guests with various tricks and constant jokes. I couldn’t tell whether it was the guest officials who came to have fun, or the girls and boys who made fun of the guests. .

This is not a question of recognition or not. Luo Nan doesn't understand. With Shu Jing's financial resources and ability, He Chou has no job to make a living, so why must he do this most shameful job.Luo Nan tried hard to persuade, but Shu Jing didn't seem to listen to a word. Luo Nan asked An Hao for help, but An Hao chopped up the meat and flew around, puffing his cheeks and didn't say a word.

Just after dinner, someone knocked on the door. I thought it was the children next door, but unexpectedly, it was the boy from Huanyue Tower. Even though they were not welcome, An Hao let them in.

"Mr. Jing, for some reason today, a large group of people came to Huanyue Tower to ask Mr. Jing to play chess. It is said that they are all candidates for this autumn exam. They are all talented and capable people. Aunt Xin specially invited the younger ones to ask. You go not going?"

Shu Jing casually flipped through the chess records and said without raising his head, "No."

"Yes, but, there are too many of them, and they are all crowded in the lobby, so Huanyue Building can't open for business normally." The boy said in embarrassment.

"Whether Huanyuelou can do business normally, what does it matter to me? I only promise your boss to go there for three nights a month, and the rest has nothing to do with me." Shu Jing said coolly.

The matter started because of you, how could it have nothing to do with you!The boy was talking in his heart, but he said on his mouth: "You are very right. It's not that Aunt Xin is in a hurry and has no choice but to ask you for help. I hope Mr. Jing will be more considerate."

Shu Jing changed into a more comfortable posture, and said lightly: "Don't worry, this situation won't last long. After [-] days, it will be the day when the emperor's list will be announced. Those who fail to make the list will leave on their own. .”

The boy is sweating!On the [-]th, it's no wonder that Aunt Xin didn't jump.After all the good words, this Shu Jing was indifferent, so the servant had no choice but to go back with a bitter face.

Only half an hour later, someone came to visit again, still from Huanyuelou, this time, it was Brother Li, one of the managers.Brother Li didn't hesitate, and said bluntly: "The boss asked me to tell Mr. Jing that in ten days, he will personally pick you up to meet the person you want to see. There is no need to rush this matter. Please help me with this matter of candidates."

"really?"

"The boss said, if he breaks his promise, he will bark like a dog thirty times in front of you."

Unexpectedly, it was only such a small matter, so he let the elder son give in, hehe, even if he was playing tricks, it would be worth thirty dog ​​barkings for the dignified elder son, so Shu Jing began to consider countermeasures: "Today, how many people did they go to? "

"When I went out, there were already more than 20 people, and some people came in one after another. There may be 40 to [-] people." Li Ge told the truth.

Shu Jing nodded to show that he knew. After thinking about it for a while, he had a countermeasure in his mind: "Tell Aunt Xin that all the talented scholars are here, and Shu Jing is also looking forward to playing chess with you. Starting tomorrow, Shu Jing will be waiting for all talented scholars in the Huanyue Tower. However, every day, Shu Jing only plays chess with five people, one against five, at the same time. Or, if you play chess, the loser has to draw a smear on his face, and leave the Magic Moon Tower to wipe it off. Please trouble Aunt Xin to find a way to divide the person into a point."

Everyone is ashamed!In any case, the talented people from all over the world came here. It seems to be too small to look down on others. Especially, the face of the loser is more ruthless than betting 100 taels of silver. But think about it, if there are no rules , Playing chess with so many people in one night, the scene alone is already difficult to control.

After Brother Li left, Shu Jing went to Luo Nan's room: "Luo Nan, today many candidates met to challenge me in Huanyuelou, didn't they invite you too? Why don't you go?"

Luo Nan, who had been guessed, had eyes flickering, and was speechless for a while.

"Because you met me?"

"No, it's not, because I'm not sociable, and, that kind of place..."

"Your lack of sociability will prevent you from the imperial examination. In the future, if you are an official in Shengjing, you don't have to go to a brothel or restaurant. It's not that you don't like it, so you don't have to go. You can think about it yourself." He may not listen, but whoever is sincere and who is false, Shu Jing knows that he will be true to those who are sincere to him.

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