The Hundred Regiment is approaching, and Xu San feels that he will be very busy at that time. He really doesn't have the mood or energy to deal with these trivial matters, so he just perfunctory about getting married. Now he finally understands why there are so many revolutionaries. The ancestors had to rely on the organization to find a partner. It turned out that they really didn’t have time to fall in love.
The little girl was as lively and active as ever, looking around in Xu San's room. Although he was familiar with this room, she could always find something new to play with every time she came.
After struggling for a while, the little girl actually dug out the Go chess piece that was gathering dust in the corner, "Uncle, what is this?"
"This is Go!"
"Is it fun?"
"Is not fun!"
Opening the lid, the little girl took out a white chess piece, "Is this a chess piece? I think the chess pieces of the old man playing chess on the roadside are bigger than this."
"Those people play chess."
"This one is still nice-looking and smooth." After saying that, he put it in his mouth and bit it.
"Don't bite!" Xu San quickly stopped him. He wasn't afraid of biting her. Xu San was afraid that the little girl might swallow the chess piece.
He grabbed the chess piece and threw it into the box, "How old are you, and you still bite things!" After saying that, he grabbed the little girl's hand and hit it hard.
The beating hurt. With tears in her eyes, the little girl looked at Xu San pitifully, "I won't dare to do it next time."
"Also, don't put anything in your mouth. Do you know that diseases come from the mouth?"
"I know!" the little girl said pitifully.
Feeling distressed, Xu San rubbed the little girl's little hand and said, "If you do the right thing, uncle won't hit you."
"Yeah~" The little girl nodded, still looking a little unwilling.
"Uncle, let's teach you how to play chess."
"Would you like to play this?" the little girl said, picking up a chess piece and asked.
"Yes, Go is quite...complex. Uncle will teach you a simple game called Gobang." Xu San can also play Go, but his skills are limited to understanding the rules. But he used to play Gobang all the time. .
When a child has a new game, he immediately forgets about being spanked, and in the blink of an eye his tears turn into laughter.
After looking through it, he found the chessboard, then asked the little girl to hold the chess pieces, climb over the wall, and then return to Ma Cuilan's house.
Looking at the two men climbing over the wall, Ma Cuilan smiled knowingly, walked over, stretched out her hand to support the little girl, "You girl, you are just waiting to climb over the wall all day long, what do you look like?"
The little girl made a face at Ma Cuilan, "You also turned over!"
Xu San patted the dirt on his body and shook the chessboard in his hand, "Let's go into the house and teach you two how to play chess."
"Playing chess?" Ma Cuilan looked at the chessboard in Xu San's hand, her expression a little dull, and then she took the little girl back to the house.
Xu San didn't know why, but he still followed.
After setting up the chess board and putting away the chess baskets, Xu San said, "Sister-in-law, can you play chess?"
Ma Cuilan shook her head, her expression still dazed.
Xu San felt that Ma Cuilan looked wrong, so he asked, "What's the story of this chess game?"
"What story can there be? Before the old man of the Xu family passed away, he often came to my family to play chess. This chess piece actually belongs to my family." Ma Cuilan told the origin of the chess game leisurely, with a hint of nostalgia for the past in her tone. Longing, "Forget it, it's all in the past, but my sister-in-law can't play chess and can't accompany you."
"Xiao Meizi found this chess piece, and it just happened to be returned to its original owner."
"Really? That must be because Meizi's father has a spirit in heaven and doesn't want your family to get this advantage for nothing." Ma Cuilan said with a smile.
"Is this my father's?" The little girl picked up a black chess piece and rubbed it in her hand, as if she was remembering her father.
"Yes, this is your father's, so you have to take good care of it." Ma Cuilan said, walking to the little girl and hugging him in her arms. Tears flashed in her eyes, and then a teardrop fell on the ground.
"Okay, I will cherish it!" Feeling her mother's emotions, the little girl also cried out.
Seeing this scene, Xu San felt that it was no longer appropriate to stay in the house, so he planned to go out.
But as soon as he reached the door, he was stopped by Ma Cuilan, "I made my brother laugh."
"A couple's kindness lasts a hundred days. My sister-in-law is a sweetheart, so it's natural for her to think about things when she sees them." Xu San turned around and said.
"Since you are going to teach us two mothers how to play chess, why are you in such a hurry? Are you afraid that your sister-in-law will eat you?"
To be honest, Xu San was really scared.
"I'm not afraid of that!" Xu San scratched his head, returned to the table, and opened the lid of the chess basket. "Let's learn backgammon first. This is a simple way to play Othello."
"Okay!" Ma Cuilan responded and sat over.
After saying that, there were new things to divert attention, and the atmosphere in the room relaxed a lot. Xu San patiently explained the rules of backgammon, and then played two games with Ma Cuilan, and then two games with the little girl.
Put down the chess piece and said, "How about it, make it simple."
Ma Cuilan gathered the chess pieces and put them in the basket, "Simple, with such simple rules, a game can be played in a quarter of an hour."
Xu San hummed, turned around and asked the little girl, "Have you learned it?"
"Yes, yes."
Seeing that both of them knew how to play, Xu San stood up and prepared to leave, "This chess piece has returned to its original owner. When I have time in the future, I will ask you to play a formal game of Go."
"Goodbye, uncle!" The little girl waved her hand, not intending to send it away. Instead, she held the chess pieces in her hand and stared at the chessboard intently, thinking about the chess move.
It was rare to see such a quiet little girl, so Ma Cuilan got up and sent Xu San out of the house.
In the yard, Xu San walked to the ladder and stopped, "Sister-in-law, there is no need to send it away, just send it here."
"I'll go to Fengwei Lane later and tell the girl clearly. Remember to speak openly. Don't hide it. We women are actually very simple. It doesn't matter who we marry, as long as we can rely on him." Ma Cuilan instructed. road.
"Yeah! I know that, but, sister-in-law, I'll just leave it to those little girls." Xu San was still thinking about it, trying to make Ma Cuilan give up the idea of proposing to him.
"Then how can we count? If it's suitable, I can marry her back and be my concubine."
"No, I will never take a concubine!" Xu San still insisted.
Ma Cuilan looked at Xu San and said angrily, "You are still young. Taking a concubine is not lustful, but a man's responsibility!"
Well.......
Xu San was shocked again. How could taking a concubine be a responsibility? Although Xu San still had a little expectation in his heart, this matter was not allowed in principle or discipline.
"You still don't understand the suffering of our women. In this world, every one can be saved. Even if you don't marry, they will marry sooner or later, maybe even to a bad old man. I believe you and you advise you."
Xu San felt that no matter what he said, Ma Cuilan was right. Although it was unreasonable, women usually won't reason with you normally. Since you can't argue, you can just throw it out there and say, "Since it's like what my sister-in-law said, then we can all get married." , anyway, one sheep is being driven, and two sheep are being herded.”
"Haha, you think so beautifully!"
