The two of them walked from beginning to end. Gong Rong was making a lot of noise all the way, but after being hit hard by An Jingzhi, he finally shut up.
Seeing the people in gorgeous clothes playing games in front of him, An Jingzhi had an idea in his mind.
He took a few steps forward and watched how the others played the game of throwing pots.
After looking at it for a while, he felt that he had an idea and took the initiative to say:
"Everyone, I have come from afar. May I participate in this game of pitching pots?"
No one else paid any attention, except for a man in green clothes who glanced at the two of them indifferently.
"We have a bet in this game of pot throwing, starting at ten taels of silver."
Upon hearing this, Gong Rong immediately secretly pulled An Jingzhi's sleeve.
If there were no stakes, he wouldn't play.
It costs a lot along the way, so if you want to maintain a good quality of life, you still have to earn some money on the way.
The journey was tiring enough, and he didn't want to let himself down during the rest time he finally got.
He stretched out his hand in front of Gong Rong. Gong Rong held on for a few breaths, and had no choice but to take out a ten-liang silver ingot from his pocket and put it in An Jingzhi's hand.
"Everyone, may I join you?"
The clothes that An Jingzhi and the other man wore would have been presentable in a small place, but they looked rather shabby in this big city. Apart from the man who had just spoken to him, no one else was willing to talk to him.
"Of course." Seeing that he could take out the silver, the man's attitude became much better.
"Each person has ten arrows, and the one who hits the most arrows wins."
"If it's a tie, we'll have a tiebreak."
The other party briefly introduced the rules.
In order to show his grace, he let An Jingzhi come first.
"Dong" An Jingzhi's way of throwing the pot was different from others. It was as if he picked up an arrow at random and threw it forward, but he hit the target.
The people watching nearby looked at him in surprise, then thought it might be a coincidence.
Even the man in blue next to him was surprised and suspected that the other party was a veteran.
After An Jingzhi made the shot, the other party took over and also threw the arrow directly into the pot, but the arrow did not go in directly like An Jingzhi's, but instead brushed against the mouth of the pot before going in.
"Brother, it's your turn." After making the shot, the opponent's confidence obviously increased a lot.
An Jingzhi smiled slightly and picked up another arrow.
Just throw it casually like before and it goes in at once.
This time, even those who reacted slowly understood that this was clearly a master at pretending to be a pig and then eating the tiger.
The pressure came to the man in green clothes. He was a little nervous, curled his fingers, and stared at the mouth of the pot not far away.
He took aim twice before throwing the arrow.
After a few more rounds, neither of them was defeated.
Looking at the two remaining arrows, An Jingzhi said, "How about we throw both arrows at once?"
The other party was stunned for a moment and then said, "Okay."
An Jingzhi picked up two arrows and threw them out with a swish.
After two clang sounds, the arrows fell into the pot one after another.
“I actually got it right!”
Now there are so many arrows stuffed in the pot, and even if two arrows are thrown at the same time, they can still hit the target.
The man in green also picked up two arrows. Unlike An Jingzhi, who held both in one hand, he held one in each hand.
He looked solemn and prepared for a while before throwing the arrow in his hand.
Click. Click.
One arrow collided with another arrow when it was about to fall into the pot, and finally both arrows fell next to the mouth of the pot.
He smiled bitterly and said, "I lost."
"Admit it." An Jingzhi bowed.
Gong Rong happily took the ten taels of silver that the other party had placed on the table and immediately took it into his arms.
"Is there anyone else who wants to compete?"
The others avoided An Jingzhi's gaze. His strength was obvious. There was no sense of accomplishment in competing with such a person. Wasn't it just giving him money?
An Jingzhi felt regretful and wished he had held back a little earlier.
Just as he was about to leave, the man in blue standing next to him stopped him.
"Let me compete with you again. Let's compete with our left hands."
"Do you still have money?"
The other person shook his head and said, "I don't have any on me at the moment, but I can give it to you in a few days."
An Jingzhi pulled out his sleeve that was grabbed by the other party. In a few days, he could only stay for two days.
Where will he go to ask for money then?
"Forget it, forget it. I have something to do and I have to leave first."
"Brother!"
An Jingzhi ignored the other party's dissuasion and rushed out quickly.
He won't play if he has no money.
The two brothers' rooms in the inn were right next door, and the noise An Jingzhi made when he returned was heard by An Yuping who was reading next door.
An Jingzhi had just sat down for a while when An Yuping pushed the door open and walked in.
"Brother, we're new here, so you better be careful when you go out."
"Don't worry, I'm not like you who stays indoors studying all day. I know more about what's going on outside than you do."
"Brother, how about we stay for one more day tomorrow and set off the day after tomorrow?" He was not an ordinary scholar who only read books of sages, but he was unwilling to refute his elder brother's words.
An Jingzhi had no objection, thinking that two days of rest would be enough.
…
"Knock, knock, knock."
Hearing the knock on the door outside, An Jingzhi frowned slightly, full of impatience.
"Who is it?"
"Brother?"
There was another knock on the door.
Before he could sit up and open the door, he heard An Yuping's door next to him open.
He looked at the man in front of him and wondered in his heart, could this be the person that his elder brother offended yesterday?
But judging from his attitude, he didn't seem like it. "Who are you looking for?"
The other party was slightly stunned and said, "I'm looking for the brother who lives in this inn."
An Jingzhi put on his coat and opened the door. "It's you? How did you find yourself here? Let me tell you, I won those ten taels of silver yesterday with my own ability. There's no way I'm going to give it back to you."
The other party quickly waved his hand and said, "Brother, you misunderstood. I am not here to ask for money. I just want to compete with you again."
An Jingzhi yawned and said impatiently, "Do you have money? If you don't, then stop talking."
"I've spent a lot these past few days, and I only have a few taels of silver. Could you wait a couple of days? We can have a competition first. If you win, I will definitely not refuse to pay you."
"I'm leaving tomorrow. Who will wait for you for a day or two? Forget about it if you don't have money. You're disturbing my sleep so early in the morning." After saying that, he slammed the door shut.
The man in blue outside stood silently at An Jingzhi's door.
Recalling his words, early in the morning, he looked at the sunlight outside the window of the inn. Wasn't it already noon?
An Yuping breathed a sigh of relief, as long as he was not here to cause trouble.
"Don't be offended, brother. This is my eldest brother. He hates being disturbed when he rests."
The other person shook his head and said, "It's me who disturbed you."
This little episode in the morning did not affect An Jingzhi's mood. After waking up, he ate and drank as usual, and bought food he would need next in the county town. The next day, they set out on the road to take the exam again.
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