"Come and have some fun~"
This sentence directly reminded Wei Changtian of the Pleasant Goat-shaped rockers placed on the roadside in his previous life.
But of course there would be no rock music these days, nor would there be street girls soliciting customers on the street.
The person who said this was an old man squatting on the ground with a sinister eyebrow. There was a chessboard in front of him. 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 went to the class again. Pass.
Wei Changtian didn't know whether his right brain had been successfully developed, but he was very confident about his Go level.
So don't be embarrassed.
He glanced at the old man and prepared to leave.
But at this time, Wei Changtian noticed that You Jia's gaze seemed to be stuck somewhere.
Looking along, there is a hairpin with a ruby that looks like a peach blossom.
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: "Ten taels, is it enough?"
"Son, it's an old rule to only lose and never sell."
The old man was unmoved at all: "If you want it, 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 beat you to death!
"Come!"
...
"Watching the fun" is human nature - an external manifestation of the curiosity-seeking mentality.
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 started yet.
"Why is it you who takes the lead?"
Wei Changtian was still squatting in front of the chessboard, while Youjia gathered her skirt and squatted next to him, with 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 but you can 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 going 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 a 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!"
"You are lucky 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. He 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, and 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. How can he find the time to find such a bad old man?
If she was a beautiful young woman, I could still squeeze out some time...
Wei Changtian had forgotten about this matter, but You Jia was very interested in what just happened.
She looked at the hairpin in the box very fondly 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 may 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."
"The situation in Daning is now in chaos, and the conflict 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."
"..."
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 stand next to each other, and there are stalls and small poles on the street bridge.
The middle of Qingshi Street was crowded with people. Amidst the sounds of hawking and bargaining, satisfied smiles bloomed on the faces of pedestrians buying and selling goods. There was no hint of an imminent war.
Compared with the noise outside the window, there is a long silence inside the window.
Ning Yongnian.
Hearing this name again, Yujia seemed to have some kind of premonition.
She lowered her head and was silent for a long time, then used all her strength to squeeze out a smile, looked at Wei Changtian and asked softly:
"Sir, what do you want me to do?"
