This sentence directly reminded Wei Changtian of the Pleasant Goat-shaped rockers placed on the roadside in his previous life.
But of course there will be no rock music these days, nor will there be street girls soliciting customers on the street.
The person who said this was an old man with a sinister look on his face squatting on the ground. There was a chessboard in front of him, and in addition there were several open wooden boxes containing some gold and silver jewelry.
It seems that he should be the kind of chess player who plays chess with others.
If you lose, you will be given some silver coins, and if you win, you will get a piece of jewelry, something like this.
"..."
Speaking of Go, Wei Changtian's level was limited to attending a few extracurricular interest classes in elementary school under the pressure of Wei's mother. Later, because the time of the Go class conflicted with the right-brain development class, he "reluctantly gave up" and never attended the class again.
Pass.
Wei Changtian doesn't know whether his right brain has been successfully developed, but he is very confident about his Go level.
So don't be embarrassed.
He glanced at the old man and prepared to leave.
But at this moment, Wei Changtian noticed that You Jia's gaze seemed to be stuck somewhere.
Looking along, there is a hairpin with a peach blossom-like ruby on it.
After a moment's hesitation, he walked to the old man, squatted down, and picked up the hairpin.
"How much is this hairpin?"
"Haha, young master, I don't want to sell this hairpin."
The old man narrowed his eyes and pointed at the chessboard: "Three coins per game. If you can win one game, you can take the hairpin away."
"I don't play chess."
Wei Changtian said impatiently: "Twelve taels, is that enough?"
"Young master, you only lose but don't sell. This is an old rule."
The old man was unmoved at all: "If you want, you have to play chess."
"..."
What bullshit rules.
Wei Changtian felt unhappy and stood up to leave: "A game of chess is said to take at least half an hour. I don't have the time."
"Sir, this is not Go..."
The old man didn't stop him, he just corrected him: "It's a backgammon game."
Um?
Backgammon?
Wei Changtian was stunned and immediately squatted on the ground again.
In order to seduce girls, I learned in my previous life "the method of winning first in backgammon"!
I can't win against you!
"Come!"
...
"Watching the fun" is human nature - an external manifestation of curiosity.
Therefore, seeing a richly dressed young man like Wei Changtian wanting to play chess with the old man, many people quickly gathered around him.
The three floors around the small chess stall were crowded with people, but the chess game had not yet started.
"Why is it you who takes the lead?"
Wei Changtian was still squatting in front of the chessboard, and You Jia was squatting next to him with her skirts tucked in, a curious expression on her face.
"hehe."
Faced with the question, the old man opposite him remained unmoved and said: "This is an old rule."
"The rule is that the first mover has the advantage. This is not fair at all."
"Sir, you only spent three pieces of silver to win this gold hairpin from me. Isn't it equally unfair?"
"snort."
Hearing the old man's insistence that he must go first, Wei Changtian had already guessed that he should also know the "win-win method of playing first in backgammon".
This is how you cheat money in relationships.
"Snapped!"
He curled his lips and threw out a banknote.
"This is one hundred taels, which is far more than the value of this hairpin. Can I leave now?"
"this......"
One hundred taels, such a huge sum of money was placed in front of him, and the old man was in a daze for a moment.
However, the onlookers did not mind the excitement and immediately started shouting:
"Old Zhangtou! You have been setting up the chess stall here for so many years, and you have always taken the lead. So what if I let you take the lead today?!"
"That's right! This is one hundred taels! If you win, you won't have to set up this chess stall anymore!"
"It's great luck for you to meet this young master today!"
"Did you step on dog poop when you went out this morning?"
"Ha ha ha ha!"
"..."
The boos were all kinds of things, but most of the people were trying to persuade the old man to let Wei Changtian go first.
But the old man didn't seem to hear what these people said. He looked at Wei Changtian, and after a long silence, he suddenly handed over the banknote and hairpin.
"Sir, this hairpin...is given to you."
"Let's just stop playing chess."
"Um?"
Wei Changtian was stunned and quickly understood what the old man meant.
The other party probably also guessed that he would win if he moved first, so he wanted to use this method to prevent himself from exposing his "deception".
"If it doesn't go down, it won't go down..."
After taking the hairpin and banknote, Wei Changtian slowly stood up.
Destroying someone's wealth is like killing one's parents.
Now that he had the hairpin, he had nothing to do before he went to "reveal the scam" to the onlookers, handed the hairpin to You Jia and prepared to leave.
But then the old man suddenly said from behind:
"Sir, I live in Luoguo Lane. There is an old willow tree in front of my door."
"If the young master has time tomorrow, you can come and see me."
...
A quarter of an hour later.
In a private room of a certain teahouse, Wei Changtian and You Jia sat opposite each other.
Wei Changtian heard the old man's last words, but he didn't take them to heart.
He has to negotiate with the Xu family tomorrow, so how can he find the time to find such a bad old man?
If she were a beautiful young woman or something like that, I could still squeeze out some time...
Wei Changtian has forgotten this matter, but You Jia is very interested in what just happened.
She looked at the hairpin in the box with great fondness for a while, then raised her head and asked:
"Sir, why do you and the old man insist on going first?"
"this......"
Wei Changtian was too lazy to explain what the "must-win method of backgammon" was, and said casually: "Playing chess is like plotting. Those who seize the opportunity will naturally win more easily."
"oh......"
You Jia nodded in understanding, and asked in a low voice: "Isn't there a way to strike later?"
Strike later?
Wei Changtian said in his heart that I am going to use you to attack Ning Yongnian later, and explained one more thing.
"Those who are strong may be able to strike later, while those who are weak can only strike first."
"Is it?"
Youjia frowned and thought for a while, but it seemed that she didn't understand the meaning of this sentence.
Regardless of whether she understood it or not, Wei Changtian was ready to get to the point.
"Miss You, now that we have arrived in Jizhou, you must have guessed what I am here for."
"Now the situation in Daning is in chaos, and the dispute between Liu and Wei has reached a life-or-death situation."
"And if I want to defeat the Liu family as soon as possible, I must borrow the power of the Xu family."
"But this also means..."
Wei Changtian paused when he said this, looked at You Jia and said word by word:
"Sooner or later, the Wei family will become a thorn in Ning Yongnian's side and a thorn in his flesh."
"..."
This teahouse is in a good location. Outside the window, a light blue river flows quietly. In the distance, you can vaguely see the shadows of mountains outside the city that look like ink paintings.
On the river bank, wooden buildings with flags hung next to each other are placed next to each other, and small stalls and small poles are lined up on the street bridge.
In the middle of Qingshi Street, there were crowds of people. Amidst the sounds of hawking and bargaining, satisfied smiles spread on the faces of pedestrians buying and selling goods. There was no hint that a war was imminent.
Compared with the noise outside the window, there is a long silence inside the window.
Ning Yongnian.
Hearing this name again, Youjia seemed to have some kind of premonition.
She lowered her head and was silent for a long time, then she used all her strength to squeeze out a smile, looked at Wei Changtian and asked softly: