The next day, Song Yuehua originally planned to take Xie Yu and Xiaobao to the chess hall. Duan Yidao had to drive the ox cart, and it was not good to leave Dabao alone at home.
You're just sitting at home doing nothing, so why not take it with you?
"Sister, you guys go ahead. I'll go get some extra lessons from Brother Baishu." Dabao said awkwardly.
I heard from Xiaobao that this kid wants to be promoted to Class B after the New Year, and now he takes the initiative to find Baishu and Xiaoyu for extra lessons.
Song Yuehua smiled and picked up Dabao and said, "I haven't taken you to the chess hall to play properly yet. Let's go there this time. Only by combining work and rest can you learn better."
Dabao blushed, twisted his body and struggled out of Song Yuehua's arms, and said seriously, "Then I will accompany you on this trip."
Xiaobao, "..."
As soon as they got on the ox cart, Zhou Dafu and Lin came over carrying several baskets on their backs, "Daya, you guys are going to the county town, right?"
"Yes, are Uncle Dafu and Aunt Lin going too?" Song Yuehua asked.
Zhou Dafu looked at the oxcart road and said, "I usually see you walking to the county, but today you're driving a oxcart. We have a few baskets of pickled vegetables and fresh vegetables here. You can bring them to Xiaohu. You'll have to buy everything in the county, and the prices are not cheap."
"Uncle Dafu, don't worry, I will bring food for Xiaohu every time I go there." Song Yuehua said with a smile.
Lin put the things on the ox cart and said with a smile, "Why, your things are not money?"
"Every bit of savings counts. It's easy to grow crops in our countryside, so saving some expenses is good too," said Zhou Dafu.
Song Yuehua put the basket away and said with a smile, "Don't worry, I promise to bring it to you."
The couple also laughed.
After arriving in the county town, they first went to You's house. Today they brought a whole truck of vegetables, including pickled, dried, and fresh ones.
After Zhou Xiaohu opened the door, he hurried to help, "Why do you carry so many? It would be a waste if something breaks."
"Uncle Dafu and Aunt Lin asked me to bring it. Please see what to do with it and make sure it doesn't get damaged." Song Yuehua said.
After Zhou Xiaohu put the dishes down, he started to think about it.
Xu Ji helped to sort them and said, "Brother Xiaohu, if you can't use up all these fresh vegetables, just make them into vegetable dumplings and I'll take them to the market to sell."
"That's a good idea." Xie Yu nodded.
Zhou Xiaohu said, "Use half to make cooking dumplings, and the remaining half will be enough for eating in a few days."
Dabao ran over and looked up and said, "Brother Xiaohu, I want to eat vegetable woks too."
"Okay, you'll have a share." Zhou Xiaohu said with a smile.
After putting their things away, they came to the chess hall. As soon as they entered, they saw that the four pieces from the academy were all there.
Among them, Lu Cheng was playing chess with Zuo Siye.
The game was only halfway through when Fourth Master Zuo mocked, "Your Bailu Academy is no better than this."
Lu Cheng, who was originally smiling, turned cold and said, "Fourth Master, we are just a few minions. What you said is still inappropriate."
"That's right," Luo Guo also said, "This is too insulting to Confucius."
Without even raising his eyelids, Zuo Siye said slowly, "Confucius is indeed great, but isn't it your poor chess move that humiliated him?"
Yu Duocai exchanged glances with Master Yu, asking for a chessboard to be placed on the table next to him. "Fourth Master, Lu Cheng's chess moves are really not up to par. How about I play a game with you?"
Zuo Siye then raised his head, leaned back in his chair and said with a smile, "You have good momentum. What if you lose?"
"What do you want?" Yu Duocai asked.
Master Zuo Si pointed to the ground and said, "Then the students of your Bailu Academy are no longer allowed to..."
"If you lose, each of you will buy a pack of Hundred Flower Cakes for the Fourth Master!"
Xiao Bao ran in front of them and said with a smile, "But if you eat too much Baihua Cake, you will have a toothache. If Fourth Grandpa can't finish it, I can help you eat it."
After saying that, Xiao Bao held his little baby in his hands and asked with a smile, "Fourth Grandpa, do you think it's possible?"
"Hahaha," Master Zuo laughed and hit Xiao Bao on the head with his folding fan, "You little brat, you want to eat it, right?"
Master Yu still kept a straight face and asked, "What if you lose?"
Before Fourth Master Zuo could speak, Xiao Bao raised his head and said, "If Fourth Master loses, ask him to buy you a hundred-flower cake."
“I don’t eat cakes.” Master Yu said.
Seeing that Fourth Master Zuo was about to explode again, Xiao Bao said, "Then ask Fourth Master to treat you to lunch. Brother Xiaohu is making an ant climbing a tree today. Don't you want to try it?"
"What is ants climbing trees?" Lu Cheng asked curiously.
"It's so boring now that you know it," Xiaobao said, "Anyway, I won't let you down."
Lu Cheng nodded and said, "That's fine. If we lose, we'll buy Baihua Cake for Fourth Master Zuo. Otherwise, Fourth Master will have to treat us to lunch at his expense."
"Does this game count?" asked Master Zuo Si, pointing at the chess game he was playing against Lu Cheng.
Lu Cheng paused for a moment, then immediately smiled and said, "Of course it counts."
The noise here was so loud that it attracted people from outside.
Old Man Bai and Old Man Mu came up behind Fourth Master Zuo and joked, "You old man, you are already quite old, but you still have to argue with a few youngsters. You are really going backwards as you get older."
"What do you care about me?" Master Zuo Si also got angry.
Old Man Mu didn't bother to pay attention to him, and said to Xiao Bao, "Little girl, I finally caught you today. Come on, let's play a game of hands."
"With your poor chess skills, you haven't even reached your rank yet. How dare you play against Xiaobao?"
After the old man finished cursing, he pointed to Xiao Bao and said, "Grandpa Bai will play two games with you today."
"You are too shameless, old man," said Old Man Mu angrily, "I was the one who spoke first, why should I play chess with you?"
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