On Zitong Mountain, in the Zitong forest, there is a Zitong wooden house.
The wooden house is very simple and very clean. It is so clean that even women cannot believe that this is actually the house of a single man.
Men are usually seen as sloppy in the eyes of women, so women believe that if a man leaves a woman, he will definitely lead a dirty life.
But Mr. Woodcutter didn’t. In Mr. Woodcutter’s life, except for his mother, he had never met any other woman. Of course, for a young man who is so poor, which woman would be willing to marry him?
It's all about ability. If you can't exchange your ability for money, you still don't have the ability.
The world is full of talented poor people, so not recognizing your talents is not the reason why you are poor. People who think their talents are not appreciated are blind and arrogant. Being better than others is not worthy of happiness. What is truly worthy of happiness is being better than one's past self. Many people think that their talents are not being appreciated, so they don't think about making progress. In fact, before long, they will be "lost to everyone"!
Mr. Woodcutter is actually a capable man, but he is very poor and has nothing. But his life was very happy. He never thinks that his talents are not appreciated, because the life he has now is the life he wants.
He likes the feeling of "one person is full and the whole family is not hungry". He never thought of pursuing more wealth, even if he did have the ability.
Although he is poor, he earns his own living and does not suffer from cold or starvation, so he leads a rich and self-sufficient life.
The Zitong wooden house is very small, with only three rooms, the bedroom on the left, the study on the right, and the main room in the middle. The kitchen is only in a corner of the bedroom. There are three rooms, the bedroom is the smallest, the main house is second, and the study is the largest. This is not at all in line with ordinary people's house building habits.
The study is large for a reason, because it contains the most things.
Pens, inks, paper and inkstones, chess, calligraphy and paintings, swords, guns, swords and sticks, flowers, trees, birds and beasts, everything he likes is available. It can be said that although the sparrow is small, it has all the internal organs.
Although Mr. Woodcutter's house is small, his yard is quite large. He used a fence to surround a yard around the wooden house, which was quite spacious. It was a very good choice to feed some chickens and ducks in the fence.
There are many wild beasts in the mountains. Last night, they actually damaged the fence to the east of him and even chased away a few chickens.
Mr. Woodcutter was an easy-going man, not angry at all. He went to cut a few bamboos and slowly repaired the fence.
Mr. Woodcutter was busy in the yard when he suddenly saw someone coming up from the bottom of the mountain quickly, with a somewhat anxious pace. Mr. Woodcutter's eyes were very good, and he recognized the man from afar. It was his old friend Bai Haibai.
"Old Bai, why are you here in such a hurry today?" Mr. Woodcutter asked.
"To be honest, I came here this time to ask for something." Bai Hai said directly.
"How could you, a rich man like me, ask for anything from a poor young man like me?" Mr. Woodcutter thought Bai Hai was joking, so he took it as a joke.
"I'm not kidding, what I said is true. This time it is indeed 'No matter what, go to the Three Treasures Palace'!" Bai Hai said anxiously.
"What's the matter? I'm talking about a letter." Mr. Woodcutter's face suddenly turned cold.
Bai Hai was a person who was good at observing words and emotions. He had already noticed that Mr. Woodcutter was somewhat unwilling in his heart, but it was only because of the friendship between the two that he did not show it. However, he couldn't make the trip in vain, so he could only bite the bullet and said: "The thing is like this. I have a nephew who has provoked a very powerful enemy. Both of our families are unable to deal with it, so I came here to invite him." Mr. Woodcutter came out to help me and others."
When Mr. Woodcutter heard this, his face suddenly became frosty. Without saying anything, he left the fence and went into the house. Seeing that Mr. Woodcutter was angry, Bai Hai couldn't help but follow him into the house angrily.
Although Mr. Woodcutter was angry, he still spoke very tactfully: "I am not a member of the world. I will never interfere in such grievances."
"I also know that you have always stayed away from Jianghu affairs. It was just because the matter was urgent and I couldn't find other helpers for a while, so I thought of you." Bai Hai explained.
"Mr. Bai, I'm sorry. I don't want to get involved in this matter, and I don't have the ability to do so. You think too highly of me, so I think you need to hire someone else for this matter." Mr. Woodcutter declined politely.
Bai Hai was actually prepared for it. He didn't want to force anyone to do anything, so he just said a little disappointedly: "In that case, please forgive me for disturbing you. I'll take my leave now."
After Bai Hai finished speaking, he stood up and went out. Mr. Woodcutter neither spoke nor agreed, and just watched him leave.
Bai Hai is an extremely smart man, but he has actually seen that Mr. Woodcutter has been hesitant. So he came to retreat and force Mr. Timber to make a decision as soon as possible.
"Wait!" Mr. Woodcutter suddenly stopped him. As expected, he got the result he wanted.
"If you beat me in a game, I will help you. If you can't win, you can't blame me." Mr. Woodcutter said.
"Playing chess at this time? Human lives are at stake. Saving people is like putting out a fire! There is no time." Bai Hai originally thought that Mr. Timber would readily agree, but unexpectedly, Mr. Timber defeated his entire army, and he couldn't help but become anxious.
"Life and death are determined by fate, and wealth is in heaven. If he can't wait for us to save him, his life will just be destroyed here." Mr. Woodcutter said it very easily, as if he didn't care about the life and death of others at all.
Bai Hai knew very well that Mr. Woodcutter was not a person who cared about life and death in vain, and he didn't understand how Mr. Woodcutter could come up with such a trick.
However, it has come to this point, and Bai Hai can't do it even if he doesn't agree, so he has no choice but to start a chess game with Mr. Woodcutter in the yard.
The chess skills of the two of them are basically between equals. In normal times, the odds of winning or losing are about 50-50. But for some unknown reason, Bai Hai was at a disadvantage as soon as the situation was resolved. Seeing that he was about to lose, Bai Hai became even more anxious. The more anxious he was, the more mistakes he made. In this way, Bai Hai was in danger of losing the game in a moment.
"Old Mr. Bai has been able to dominate the business world for so many years, so it is impossible for him not to have the style of a general. Don't you know that when you go into battle and face chaos, the more confused your mind is, the easier it is to lose? Mount Tai collapses in front of you, but your face does not change. This is the style of a true general. "Lao Bai has so many flaws in this game, it's obviously not your old style!" Mr. Woodcutter said leisurely while playing a chess piece.
Bai Hai thought about this carefully and only said: "The matter is urgent, so the chess game is messed up."
Chuanmu shook his head first and said: "No, it's not that the chess game is messed up, but that your old mind is messed up. If you are upset, whether you are playing chess or going into battle and facing chaos, you will lose."
Bai Hai was a smart man, and he was suddenly drunk: "I see, thank you sir for your advice."
"That's good, let's set off now." Mr. Woodcutter said
"Can't play chess anymore?"
"Come back and try again."
