A smile spread on Xiao Xiao's face, "Frog God, Xie, Happy New Year."
"呱 ~ ～ 呱 ～ 呱 呱 ~"
Master Xiao, do you have time now?
The Frog God looked at Xiao Xiao somewhat eagerly.
Although he was confused, Xiao Xiao quickly gave an affirmative answer, "Yes."
"Quack~quack quack~quack~"
That......
Let's play chess!
The big eyes of the Frog God were clearly unfocused, but at this moment they were somewhat gleaming and focused.
...
Xiao Xiao was stunned for a moment, then the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and he agreed with a smile.
"good."
Unexpectedly, this monster is somewhat addicted to chess.
...
Xiao Xiao followed the two monsters to the stone table under the white plum tree.
"Quack~quack~"
The chessboard was put away.
There was a hint of disappointment in the frog god's voice.
...
"I'll get it."
Xiao Xiao smiled.
Before returning to school, considering Frog God's love for playing chess, he told his family not to put away the chessboard on the stone table.
...
When Xiao Xiao came to the white plum tree again with the chessboard, he found that the stone table that was originally covered with a layer of soft snow had been cleaned.
The corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and he placed the chessboard and the jar with the chess pieces on the stone table.
"The Frog God."
Xiao Xiao sat down on the stone stool, "Let's play chess."
"Quack~"
The frog god jumped from Lingxia's head to the stone table, and sat upright opposite Xiao Xiao. His excitement gradually subsided, and his face was solemn and serious.
The plum girl who appeared out of nowhere sat on the plum branch above the stone table, her green hair hanging down, and her eyes reflected the chessboard below.
The cold fragrance surges.
Mixed in the cold air, it makes the brain clearer and clearer.
Xiao Xiao takes the black man and goes first.
He believed that his chess skills were far inferior to those of the Frog God. When the Frog God pushed the chess jar containing the black stones to him, he accepted it without any objection.
…
The frog god is almost as tall as the chess jar.
It stood up on tiptoes and took out a chess piece that was a bit bigger than its head.
His slightly swaying body quickly stabilized.
The frog god sat back at the chessboard, "Pa~"
The chess pieces made a crisp sound when they landed on the chessboard.
Although this was not the first time he saw it, Xiao Xiao was still a little surprised by the standard chess-playing posture of the Frog God.
It was just the contrast in size between the small toes and the large chess pieces that made the smile in his eyes flash away.
Then he calmed down and looked at the chessboard with black and white chess pieces.
The chess game has begun.
…
It was noon, and Xiao's mother didn't see Xiao Xiao in the house, so she looked clearly into the yard.
as expected.
She saw Xiao Xiao sitting with his back to her under the white plum tree.
She smiled and shook her head.
This child still likes to stay in the yard in such a cold weather.
Are you... playing chess?
Mother Xiao squinted her eyes to confirm.
Is it true that this child’s hands won’t get frostbite?
Xiao's mother was a little worried.
She opened the door and walked towards Xiao Xiao.
Just when she was about to speak, she was stunned.
Mother Xiao blinked.
He couldn't help but reach out and rub his eyes.
How did she... see that the white piece landed on the chessboard by itself?
Isn't she dazzled?
But with his eyes wide open, he clearly saw a white piece floating from the pile of chess pieces in the chess jar, and then landed on the chess board.
"Pa~"
It's loud and clear.
...
Mother Xiao was stunned.
If she hadn't been dazzled, then...
She took a deep breath, retracted her gaze from Bai Zi, and turned to her son.
But noticing the way Xiao Xiao was staring at the chessboard intently, Xiao's mother swallowed the question she was about to ask.
The scent of plum blossoms on her nose made her raise her head subconsciously.
No matter how many times she saw it, the white plum blossoms still amazed her. Even in the daytime, they seemed to be radiating light.
Mother Xiao looked startled.
This white plum tree... wasn't it also so magical that she found it unbelievable?
She also knew that there were some changes in Xiaoxiao that she didn't understand.
Moreover, it is an unusual change.
So, this... Mother Xiao looked at the chessboard again, and happened to see another floating white stone... Is it also caused by the changes in the child?
…
"I lost."
Xiao Xiao's voice brought back Xiao's mother's wandering thoughts.
His eyes were focused, and Xiao Xiao's profile was clearly reflected inside.
She saw Xiao Xiao turning to look at her.
…
"mom."
Xiao Xiao stood up.
He raised his wrist and looked down at the time.
"Are you here to ask me to eat?"
"Ah, um."
Xiao's mother subconsciously responded.
She did come to ask Xiaoxiao to eat.
However, the vision she saw later occupied her entire mind, making her almost forget her purpose of coming here in the first place.
…
Mother Xiao opened her mouth, wanting to ask something, but strangely found that she didn't know where to start.
Probably...she didn't have any suspicions about what she just saw, right?
She turned her head and glanced at the pool. The water was not very deep and she could see the bottom. Except for aquatic plants such as aquatic plants and pebbles, she could not see anything else.
But she knew there was fish in it...
Maybe there is an existence she cannot see sitting on the other side of the chessboard?
Then, even if she asks more, if she can't see it, she just can't see it.
Mrs. Xiao's eyebrows arched and she showed a gentle smile, "Let's go, the dishes are getting cold."
"Your grandparents will be here to urge you later."
"Um."
The corners of Xiao Xiao's mouth raised slightly, and he followed Xiao's mother towards the house.
Xiao's mother never asked again about what she saw that day about Bai Zi.
I wasn't too surprised to see Xiao Xiao playing chess under the white plum tree again.
As she saw the same scene more times, she gradually became somewhat accustomed to it.
...
However, after watching it a few times, Grandpa Xiao finally couldn't hold back his itchy hands, so he replaced his grandson and went into battle himself to fight with the opponent.
In the beginning, Grandpa Xiao would call Xiao Xiao every time and ask him to ask the other party if he wanted to play chess?
Later, Grandpa Xiao sat down directly and saw the lid of the chess jar flying onto the stone table, knowing that the other party also planned to play a game.
...
The frog god is very good at chess, and Grandpa Xiao enjoys the game very much.
However, Xiao Xiao was worried that the old man would get cold if he stayed outside for a long time, so he suggested taking the chessboard into the house and letting them play chess in the house.
But he was rejected by Grandpa Xiao.
The old man said that he just likes to play chess under the white plum tree, it is so artistic.
The old man's words made Xiao Xiao dumbfounded.
But the old man's stubbornness also made him helpless.
Grandma Xiao frowned, with a look of dissatisfaction on her face, "Mood?"
"Why are you so pretentious, old man?"
“Is it more important, the artistic conception or your body?”
"Do you think you are Xiaoxiao? You are young, in good health, and not afraid of the cold."
"I wonder how you can play chess when you catch a cold?"
…
Grandpa Xiao was silent, but his body sitting on the stone bench was in a daze with no intention of moving.