Upon hearing about the task, everyone became extremely focused.
The old man still kept his hands behind his back, looking every bit like a retired cadre.
The old man coughed lightly, drawing everyone's attention to him. "Girl, why don't you have your group compete in chess with those old guys outside? If you win, I'll give you the fragment."
This was the task the old man gave to Lu Wanzheng. In his opinion, this task was already quite easy; those few lousy chess players outside were so bad at chess that they were not even worth watching.
As for An Ruoning's group, the old man thought for a while. The production team only told him to find some things for them to do, but did not say what they should do. He usually does everything himself, so it was indeed a bit difficult for him to find a lot of work for these younger people all at once.
After a moment of contemplation, the old man spoke, "As for the other group, why don't you sweep this ancestral hall clean? Remember to sweep it spotless."
The ancestral hall occupies a large area, and it takes a lot of time to clean it.
Now that we have people sweeping, let the next group mop the floor. The ancestral hall hasn't been cleaned in quite some time, and now that we have free labor, we should make good use of it.
The old man has a very good plan.
An Ruoning looked around the ancestral hall, feeling utterly helpless. She sighed inwardly, "This ancestral hall is just too big."
Feng Bo followed the old man to the small room behind the ancestral hall to find cleaning supplies.
The two men were carrying brooms woven from bamboo. They had probably never used this type of broom before, and it was very difficult for them to sweep.
After arranging things for An Ruoning and Feng Bo, the old man led Lu Wanzheng and Zhong Yunyue outside.
The old man cleared his throat. "Who among you would like to practice with the two children behind me?"
The elderly men with white hair at the door looked at each other, and finally one of them spoke up, "Then it depends on which of us the child wants to play with."
Lu Wanzheng wasn't very familiar with chess; she only knew the basic rules. If she were to play against a group of experienced players, she would probably be defeated in no time.
Thinking about this, she felt a chill run down her spine. Wouldn't it be too embarrassing if she were taken away so easily?
Lu Wanzheng poked Zhong Yunyue's fair arm, which was clearly visible when he rolled up his sleeves, with her finger.
Zhong Yunyue looked down at him. "What's wrong?"
Do you know how to play chess?
"meeting."
"Then you do this task, I'm not really capable."
“Okay, I’ll try my best to get this fragment.” Zhong Yunyue agreed, his eyes deep and a faint smile playing on his lips.
Hearing the two people behind him whispering, the old man knew they had decided who would fight, so he turned around and said, "You two choose an old man to compete."
Since everyone was an old acquaintance, Mayor Xu spoke without any politeness.
Zhong Yunyue stepped forward, looked at the two old men sitting on small stools, and didn't know who to choose for a moment. "How about I play a round with each of you two seniors? My skills aren't very good either, so I hope you two will let me win."
An old man stood up from his chair with a hearty laugh. “Come on, come on, say something to Old Man Ying first, then come with me later.”
The old man stepped back and gave his seat to Zhong Yunyue.
Zhong Yunyue nodded slightly to him, sat down, and put the scrambled chess pieces back in their original positions.
In a friendly match without the smoke of gunpowder, Zhong Yunyue played the black pieces, giving him the advantage of having the second move.
Lu Wanzheng moved closer and stood to the side. Although she couldn't understand the game, it didn't stop her from watching.
Seeing that Lu Wanzheng was confused, the old man next to her lowered his voice and explained it to her without disturbing the two people playing chess.
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