When Song Yuehua returned to the chess hall, she found that Xiaobao's tables were arranged in a circle, and she was playing Go against three scholars alone.
"What's going on?" Song Yuehua asked.
Wei Da pointed at the pile of Baihua cakes on the counter and said, "I won..."
While Song Yuehua was out buying groceries, Xiaobao defeated Lu Cheng. Yu Duocai, who was standing next to him, thought that Lu Cheng's chess skills were terrible and started to point fingers at him.
Lu Cheng couldn't stand it, and under the provocation, Yu Duocai and Luo Guo also wanted to play chess with Xiaobao.
Xiaobao played fast chess, and Luo Guo, unwilling to admit defeat, followed suit, and ended up losing quickly.
The others behind him also wanted to play a round with Xiao Bao, but Xiao Bao said helplessly, "It's troublesome to play one round at a time, let's play together. If we lose, each of us will get 2 packs of Baihua Cakes."
"Can you finish so many cakes by yourself?" Lu Cheng asked.
It would have been fine if he hadn't said that, but now it reminded Xiaobao, "The cakes you lose first should be cashed in, otherwise the store won't have any left."
"We are gentlemen, how could we be short of a few cakes from you!"
Yu Duocai was not convinced, so he asked someone to go to Baihua Street to buy 10 packs of Baihua cakes.
"And then you lost to Xiaobao?" Song Yuehua said in disbelief.
"That's not the case," Wei Da said as he separated the cakes. "We lost 4 packs in total. There are still 6 packs left. Only when they lose will they belong to the second girl."
Song Yuehua didn't know how to play chess, so she had to ask Master Yi, "Is Xiaobao very good?"
"Rather than saying she's great, it's better to say she's improving quickly," Master Yi explained. "Every time Xiaobao plays chess, she learns something new from her opponent, and her own style of play changes as well."
After thinking for a while, Master Yi concluded, "He is the type who gets stronger with each battle."
I see.
Song Yuehua said to Wei Da, "After Xiaobao is done, we will send Master Yi back. You can come and look after the store tomorrow. I will celebrate the birthdays of Xiaobao and Dabao at home, and the store will be handed over to you."
Wei Da was shocked, "Tomorrow, I'm alone?"
This girl is too ambitious...
"And Xiang Chen, when you're not giving instructions, you can ask him to help you," Song Yuehua said, fearing that he might be worried, "If you encounter any problems that you can't solve, just look for Zhang Rushan."
"Don't worry, young lady," Wei Dadao said, "It's just a store, it's not a big problem."
While the four people from Bailu Academy were all there and Master Yu and Lu Cheng had not yet been graded, Song Yuehua called Master Yi to grade them.
The previous games have been reviewed, and with the current games, Lu Cheng is at level 11, Yu Zhenren is at level 13, Luo Guo is at level 10, and Yu Duocai is at level 8.
After a while, the discussion with Yi ended, and the expressions of several people became a little solemn.
Compared to the high spirits when I first came in, it is completely different, like a stagnant pool full of dead fish and shrimps.
"One more round." Luo Guo's face turned green after losing, but he still insisted.
After Song Yuehua pulled Xiaobao up, she said, "My little sister is young, so why don't you review the situation first and come back another day."
Only then did they become much more sober.
Master Yi also played several games of chess with Old Man Bai, chatting and laughing.
While it was still early, several people hurried out of the city and went home.
On the way, when Master Yi heard that Xiaobao could come two days out of every five days, the envy on his face was genuine.
Song Yuehua said, "When Master is on his day off, you can come to the chess hall to play with others. You can play a few games with Xiaoyu and Yi to relieve your craving."
"Hahaha, thank you, young lady." Master Yi smiled and bowed.
On the ranking list, Xiaobao is level 8, Xiang Chen is level 5, and I don’t know what level Master Yi is at.
When we finally reached the village entrance, it was already very late and there were still people guarding the wall.
Song Yuehua shouted from below, and the torches above shone over. Zhang Daniu stuck his head out from the top of the wall and said, "Daya, why are you back so late? Wait, I'll come down and open the door for you."
It took some time to open the door. Song Yuehua helped and finally pushed the door open. "Uncle Daniu, are you alone here?"
"Yes, there are only four people guarding it every night now. They have all gone to other towers. A few days ago, when you were not in the village, several dangerous traps were dismantled."
Zhang Daniu lit a torch for a few people.
"Recently, some people in the village think that there is no need to guard it anymore. Several elders disagree, fearing that something might happen again. When the drought was just over, everyone thought it was over. Unexpectedly..."
At this point, Zhang Daniu sighed heavily and asked, "Daya, what is the situation outside now? We are staying in the village and don't know anything. We don't have any idea."
The traps outside the wall were removed, and the bamboo thorn pit between the two walls was filled, making it much more convenient to enter and exit the village.
Although Zhou Dafu still arranged people to guard the village entrance at night, some people still couldn't sleep well and seemed to hear the sound of gongs in their dreams at midnight.
Except when collecting disaster relief food, villagers seldom left the village, and any occasional news was brought back by Song Yuehua and Ji Ming.
Song Yuehua comforted him, "Now that the outside world has recovered a lot, it's better to be cautious. We should just do what we need to do in the village."
"That's the only way," Zhang Daniu handed over the torch and asked, "When are you going to the county town again?"
"Uncle Wei has to go there tomorrow."
After Zhang Daniu and Wei Da found out the departure time, they headed back to their homes at the end of the village.
There happened to be some rice porridge left in the school, so Madam Xia invited them in and had a bowl of it.
The amount of rice porridge was obviously not enough, so I cooked a few potatoes and eggs.
"The compound sent down a basket of fresh vegetables and eggs today, which are not available in our vegetable garden." Madam Xia said with a smile.
After hearing this, Song Yuehua said to her, "Madam Xia, pick some more vegetables for Uncle Wei and ask him to take them to the chess hall tomorrow. I will ask the compound to send some down tomorrow."
"Okay," said Lady Xia, "I'll be ready later."
Master Yi and Xiaobao didn’t eat much. The ones who could eat were Song Yuehua and Wei Da.
While eating, Song Yuehua told Wei Da to go to the chess hall early tomorrow, and if he was too busy, he could ask Xiang Chen for help, and also let Xiang Chen do the accounting.
"Is this the new guy you hired, young lady?" Madam Xia asked casually from the side.
Song Yuehua chewed the egg and said helplessly, "It's not a buddy, it's a chess master. For the first place in this competition, we still have to find a capable champion in the chess hall."
"I think this guy is quite good at chess." Madam Xia commented.
Song Yuehua thought for a moment and said, "I don't know either. There must be some in the upper middle level."
"Sister, why don't I go and look after the chess club for you?" Xiaobao said.
Song Yuehua analyzed it carefully for her, "You are so small that you can't boil water or pour tea. If you really meet a master, your chess skills will not be good enough for others to look at."
Madam Xia looked at the two sisters and smiled gently.
Xiao Bao nodded and said, "Then I will practice hard."
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