The woman's scolding made the young man blush with shame. In embarrassment, he saluted and said:
"Yes, my sister-in-law taught me a lesson because my little brother interrupted me."
After saying that, he left in embarrassment.
The door slammed shut again.
Inside the house, a man saw the woman coming back and couldn't help but ask: "He"
"Your brother, what else are you doing here!" the woman interrupted him.
Hearing this, the man sighed and said, "Life is not easy for the young couple. As an elder brother, he should help."
"What kind of help is there?" The woman was very dissatisfied and scolded: "I can't even take care of my own family! How can I take care of your brother! Look at him! A grown man holding those bamboo slips all day long will starve to death sooner or later! "
The man said: "He has been smart and ambitious since he was a child. You are the sister-in-law?"
"Why are you so ambitious!" The woman was unhappy at the time: "I'm warning you, if he comes to borrow this or that again! Two words, no!"
The man could only sigh again.
the other side.
After the young man returned to his simple and dilapidated home, his young wife just returned from doing laundry.
Seeing her, the wife put down the clothes basin and smiled slightly: "You're back? I'm going to cook."
His wife, whom people called Xiu Niang, was pretty, and she usually sewed, did laundry, etc. to supplement the family income.
But these jobs are not enough to support the lives of two people.
But Xiu Niang never had any complaints.
This is a very virtuous and gentle wife.
The rice vat was almost at the bottom. Xiu Niang was clever and skillful in cooking delicious dishes. Although they were just coarse food, they were extremely delicious.
There was only one plate of food on the simple wooden table. Xiu Niang was holding the rice bowl and smiled slightly as she watched the young man devouring the food.
After eating, the young man also shouted with some shame: "Xiu Niang."
"Huh?" Xiu Niang was mending her clothes and raised her head.
"I" the young man hesitated to speak.
As if she knew what he wanted to say, Xiu Niang smiled and said seriously: "No need to say anything, I don't care about this. I also believe that your husband will be able to have a great future!"
With such a wife, what more could a husband ask for?
the next day.
The young man was a little downcast, but as soon as he went out, a neighbor a few doors away suddenly shouted at the door:
"Boy Sun Qi!"
"Ah?" The young man stopped and turned around to look.
It was a large mansion, and the owner was an old man, who didn't know when he appeared here.
"As usual, come and play two games with me." The old man waved and then turned around.
Sun Qi hesitated for a moment and followed.
In the mansion, the chessboard was carved on the stone table. Two boxes of black and white chess pieces had already been placed, and servants served good tea.
After Sun arrived here, he first gave a standard salute.
"Sit down." The old man stretched out his hand, and from time to time, he would be called over to play chess.
Because there is only one Sun Qi in these ten miles and eight villages, and he can fight on the chessboard with him, and there is always a victory or defeat.
"Old sir please."
"Huh? You go first today." The old man said with a smile.
Hearing this, Sun Qi was a little confused, because this old man always used many reasons to fight for the upper hand during the game.
What happened today.
However, he was still confused, but he didn't take it seriously and started playing chess.
During the game of chess, the old man seemed to be casually saying while making a move: "Sun Qi, you know a saying, gold is buried under the soil and needs someone to dig it out. When a great talent comes out, someone must recommend it."
Sun Qi's heart moved, and his hands followed suit. He couldn't help but raise his head and looked at the old man with burning eyes.
"Haha, let's play chess and see if you can win today." The old man smiled again and stretched out his hand.
In the midst of his confusion, he asked again: "How long have you and I known each other?"
"It's been a long time, right?" Sun Qi didn't remember.
"What are your ambitions?"
"My ambition, life or death, is not easy to achieve!" Sun Qi said seriously.
"Well, what a great ambition." The old man nodded.
This game of chess had been played for a long time, and due to the stalemate, it ended up being a vague draw.
"Are you trying to make peace on purpose?" The old man raised his eyebrows.
"No, I'm not good at playing chess. How dare I compare with you? If I continue, I will definitely lose." Sun Qi said politely.
Being able to deliberately set the chessboard into a draw requires a very sophisticated layout.
The old man didn't say anything more, and asked for a letter, handed it to Sun Qi and said, "Send this letter to the Prime Minister's Mansion."
"Prime Minister's Mansion!?" Sun Qi was shocked.
"Go." The old man spoke concisely and to the point, without saying any nonsense.
"Mr. Sun Qi's great kindness, I will never forget it!" The latter suddenly became excited.
This is really an opportunity!
Unexpectedly, the old man who usually plays chess would deliver a letter to the Prime Minister's Mansion!
There is a different era in the Prime Minister's Mansion, so how can others enter it?
What he didn't know was that this old man had been living in seclusion here since he returned to his hometown. He was the mentor of Huan Xiang Qiu Rong!
Another day passes.
According to the old man's instructions, Sun Qi mentioned a name and then sent the letter to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
In the Prime Minister's Mansion, Qiu Rong was still angry and dissatisfied about the land cession. The housekeeper came to report and respectfully handed over the letter. At the same time, he said cautiously: "Prime Minister, someone mentioned Mr. Yi."
"What!?" Qiu Rong was shocked when he heard this. He quickly took the letter and opened it to read carefully.
After he finished reading, he immediately said: "Where is the visitor now?"
"Still waiting at the gate." The butler returned.
"Invite him in quickly."
"yes!"
Not long after, Sun Qi was invited to the Prime Minister's Mansion, and his servants treated him with even greater courtesy.
This also made him even more amazed at the old man's identity.
In the hall, after seeing Qiu Rong, Sun Qi quickly stretched out his arms, bowed his hands, and bent his waist to the end: "I, Sun Qi, have met Mr. Xiangguo."
Qiu Rong first looked him up and down. Seeing that his face was clean and his facial features were standard, he couldn't help but nodded secretly, then stretched out his hand and said: "No need to be polite, take a seat."
"Thank you, Prime Minister." Sun Qi straightened up, then knelt on the ground at his side, with several cases in front of him.
After the servants served tea, Qiu Rong first picked up the teacup and took a sip, and then said straight to the point:
"The letter, I have read the truth. In the letter, the old gentleman strongly recommended you, saying that you have a strategy to rejuvenate the country and can reverse the current situation of Huan Kingdom. I don't know whether it is true or not."
"I dare you to ask the Prime Minister, has our Huan army been defeated?" Sun Qi said.
"This." Qiu Rong pondered for a moment, thinking that it was recommended by his mentor and couldn't be false, so he said truthfully: "Six cities have been lost, and our army was defeated in the first battle."
Sun Qi said: "It's just six cities lost. In terms of the war between the two countries, it is nothing at all."
"The coach of the Liang Army should be Xue Wu, that's right. This man has a reputation as a famous general in the world, but..."
Having said this, he paused briefly and then said:
"If I lead the army, Liang's army will be nothing more than what I have in my pocket."
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