Chapter 233 Preemptive and Postponement
"Come and play~"
This sentence immediately reminded Wei Changtian of the Pleasant Goat-shaped rocking toys placed on the roadside in his previous life.
But of course there would be no rocking music these days, nor would there be street prostitutes soliciting customers on the streets.
The person who said this was an old man squatting on the ground with shifty eyes. In front of him was a chessboard and several open wooden boxes containing some gold and silver jewelry.
It looks like he is a chess player who plays against others.
If you lose, you'll give some silver, and if you win, you'll get a piece of jewelry, something like that.
“.”
Speaking of Go, Wei Changtian's level is limited to the fact that he attended a few extracurricular interest classes in elementary school under the pressure of his mother. Later, because the time of the Go class conflicted with the right brain development class, he "reluctantly gave up" and never went again.
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 embarrass yourself.
He glanced at the old man and prepared to leave.
But at this time Wei Changtian discovered that You Jia's gaze seemed to be always fixed on one place.
Looking in the direction I went, I saw a hairpin with a ruby shaped like a peach blossom hanging on it.
After a moment's hesitation, he walked up to the old man, squatted down, and picked up the hairpin.
"How much is this hairpin?"
"Haha, sir, I don't sell this hairpin."
The old man narrowed his eyes and pointed at the chessboard: "Three coins per game. If you win a game, you can take the hairpin."
“I don’t play chess.”
Wei Changtian asked impatiently: "Ten taels, is that enough?"
"Sir, I only lose, never sell. This is my rule."
The old man was not moved at all: "If you want, you have to play chess."
“.”
What a bullshit rule.
Wei Changtian was unhappy and stood up to leave: "A game of chess will take at least half an hour. I don't have the time."
"Sir, this is not Go"
The old man did not stop him, but corrected him: "It's Gobang."
Huh? Gobang? Wei Changtian was stunned and immediately squatted down again.
In order to pick up girls, I specially learned the "Gobang winning method of taking the first move" in my previous life!
I can’t kill you if I can’t win!
"Come!"
"Watching the fun" is human nature - an external manifestation of curiosity.
Therefore, when people saw Wei Changtian, a young man dressed in luxurious clothes, playing chess with the old man, many people quickly gathered around him.
The small chess stall was surrounded by crowds of people, but the game had not started yet.
"Why do you have the right to go first?"
Wei Changtian was still squatting in front of the chessboard, while You Jia squatted beside him with her skirt pulled up, a curious expression on her face.
"hehe."
Faced with the questioning, the old man opposite remained unmoved and said, "This is my rule."
"What a bullshit rule. The first mover gets all the advantages. This is not fair at all."
"Sir, you only spent three coins but won my gold hairpin. Isn't that also unfair?"
"snort."
Hearing the old man's insistence on going first, Wei Changtian had already guessed that he should also know the "Gobang method of winning by going first".
It seems like you are using this trick to cheat people out of money.
“Bang!”
He curled his lips and threw out a silver note.
"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, the old man was stunned for a moment.
The onlookers were just enjoying the fun and immediately started to make a noise:
"Old Zhang! You've been setting up the chess stall here for so many years, and you've always been the one to go first. So what if you let me go first 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 so lucky to meet this young master today!"
"Did you step in dog poop when you left home this morning?"
"Ha ha ha ha!"
“.”
There were all kinds of comments coming from the crowd, but most people were advising the old man to let Wei Changtian go first.
But the old man seemed not to hear what these people said. He looked at Wei Changtian, and after a long silence, he suddenly handed over the silver note and the hairpin.
"Sir, this hairpin is for you."
"Let's not play chess anymore."
"Um?"
Wei Changtian was stunned for a moment, but soon understood what the old man meant.
The other party must have guessed that he would win if he made the first move, so he wanted to use this method to prevent himself from exposing his "trick".
"If you don't go down, then don't go down"
Taking the hairpin and silver bill, Wei Changtian slowly stood up.
Destroying someone's financial resources is like killing his parents.
Now that he had the hairpin in his hands, he had nothing better to do than to "reveal the scam" to the onlookers. After handing the hairpin to You Jia, he prepared to leave.
But at this moment, 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 you have time tomorrow, please come and see me."
A quarter of an hour later.
In a private room of a teahouse, Wei Changtian and You Jia sat opposite each other.
Wei Changtian heard the old man's last words, but he didn't take it to heart.
He still has to negotiate with the Xu family tomorrow, so he doesn't have the time to look for such an old man.
If it was a beautiful young woman or something like that, he could still squeeze out some time. Wei Changtian had already put the matter behind him, but You Jia was very interested in what had just happened.
She looked at the hairpin in the box for a while with great interest, then raised her head and asked:
"Sir, why are you and that old man so determined to go first?"
"this."
Wei Changtian was too lazy to explain what the "Gobang winning method" was, and said casually: "Playing chess is like planning a business. Those who seize the initiative will naturally win more easily."
"oh"
You Jia nodded as if she understood, and asked softly, "Isn't there still a way to strike back?"
Strike back?
Wei Changtian thought to himself, I am going to use you to strike back at Ning Yongnian now, and he explained further.
"The strong may be able to strike back, but the weak can only strike first."
"Really?"
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, I'm sure you have guessed what I am here for."
"The situation in Daning is in chaos now, and the dispute between Liu and Wei has reached a life-and-death situation."
"And if I want to defeat the Liu family as quickly as possible, I must borrow the power of the Xu family."
“But this also means”
Wei Changtian paused here, 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 river of light blue water flows quietly. In the distance, you can vaguely see the shadows of mountains outside the city that look like they were painted in ink.
On the river bank, wooden buildings with flags hanging on them are lined up high and low, and small stalls are lined up on the street and at the bridgehead.
The bluestone street was crowded with people. Amid the hawking and bargaining, satisfied smiles appeared on the faces of the pedestrians who were buying and selling goods. There was no sign that a major battle was about to take place.
Compared with the noise outside the window, there is a long period of silence inside the window.
Ning Yongnian.
Hearing the name again, Youjia seemed to have a premonition.
She lowered her head and remained silent for a long time, then she used all her strength to force out a smile, looked at Wei Changtian and asked softly: "Master, what do you want me to do?"
(End of this chapter)
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