46. ??The ulterior motives (1)
Finally, the teapot was placed between two large stones. However, because the teapot was too small and the distance between the two stones was very close, the fire was pressed so hard that it could not be raised, and it was low and heavy.
Obviously no one expects such a fire to boil water. So after the kettle is ready, no one continues to pay attention.
Tao Mo and Gu She stood at both ends of the earth lattice chessboard, but there were only a dozen chess pieces in their hands. It was not easy to find chess pieces of moderate size on the mountain, not to mention that they had to be divided into two colors.
Gu Xiaojia helped him find it for a while, but he could only get a quarter of the chessboard. He couldn't help but stomp his feet and said hatefully: "This is not satisfactory, that is not satisfactory, it is all bad ideas you came up with."
Tao Mo said awkwardly: "I thought there was nothing on the mountain, and there would be no stones."
"There is no shortage of stones. Look, it's all here and there. But you have to break them." Gu Xiaojia threw the stones in his hand to the ground.
Gu Shedao: "Let's play blind chess."
Tao Mo was stunned and said, "Blind Chess?"
Gu She took a branch in her hand and gently tapped the star in the lower left corner.
Tao Mo suddenly realized that he still occupied the stars on his side.
Gu She said: "I won't let you today."
Tao Mo smiled and said, "I will do my best."
Gu Xiaojia couldn't help but say, "You mean you didn't do your best to play chess?"
Tao Mo waved his hand and said, "Of course, he is also doing his best. But today I will work harder."
Seeing that Gu Xiaojia had no reaction, he curled his lips at him and turned to take care of the teapot.
The mountain breeze is blowing, and it is cold and cold.
There are more and more traces on the earth lattice chessboard.
Tao Mo felt his mind was a little confused. The most difficult thing in the chess game was not where he had set up, but which positions were eaten, and which positions were again dropped after eating.
He secretly glanced at Gu She and saw that he was still moving the branches calmly, he couldn't help but admire and worry, and his chess speed slowed down. In order to avoid making mistakes, he tried to put his son in an open place.
But by this time, even in the open space, he had already divided the territory. So he left his son there, either to make a waste for himself or to send him to the door for Gu She to eat a few more.
"I, I lost." Tao Mo didn't want to struggle to death anymore.
Gu She said, "Why don't you start here?" The branches in his hand pointed to the most chaotic position on the upper right.
Tao Mo said: "I can't remember the location here."
Gu Xiaojia said: "I thought you had a good memory! It turned out that you were also a confused guy."
Gu She glanced at him faintly.
Gu Xiaojia immediately realized that he was complacent again, and the memories of the tragic kitchen night instantly hit his mind. He sat cross-legged beside the teapot and stopped saying a word.
Tao Mo said: "It's almost noon, so why don't we go back first."
Gu Xiaojia looked at Gu She's face, and saw that he didn't respond, and said, "What are you doing when you go back so early? Could you be worried about that young master Yiyu?"
Tao Mo said in surprise: "Don't you need lunch?"
"Of course lunch is..." Gu Xiaojia's face changed, "The food box is still in the car down the mountain."
Tao Mo said: "Why don't I go and get it."
Gu Xiaojia knew that in Gu She's mind, he was far inferior to Tao Mo, so he dared not let him do it. He stood up and said, "No, no, I'll go. You don't know where to put it." He ran down the mountain as he said, and his movements were straightforward.
Tao Mo smiled dryly and looked back at Gu She, and found that he was also looking at him. "What do Young Master Gu do when he comes to the mountain?" Every time he was stared at by those cold eyes, he couldn't help feeling nervous and couldn't help but want to speak.
Gu Shedao: "Appreciate the scenery."
Tao Mo nodded and said, "Ah, the scenery on the mountain is indeed very charming. I wonder if Mr. Gu has been to the top of the mountain? If you climb high and look into the distance, the scenery will definitely be even more magnificent."
Gu Shedao: "There is no difference. The scenery will only vary from person to person, not from height to level."
Tao Mo savored this sentence for a long time before exclaiming: "Young Master Gu is a really master."
Gu She said calmly: "Just gossip."
"It's not gossip." Tao Mo said excitedly, "In fact, the officialdom is like enjoying the scenery. Whether a real good official is a high-ranking or a small-ranking official, he is a good official who asks for the people. Those who are arrogant and domineering because of their high-ranking officials and are timid because of their small-ranking officials are just because they are not good officials themselves."
Gu She said: "You've thought far."
Tao Mo was nervous.
Gu Shedao: "But it makes sense."
Tao Momei smiled.
The two stood silently for a while.
Gu She looked at the pot of water and said, "Will it boil?"
Tao Mo was not sure, "It should be possible. Isn't there a saying that says... Yugong moved mountains?"
Gu Shedao: "Water drops penetrate the stone."
"Ah? I was wrong again?" Tao Mo asked shyly.
"No, that's right." Gu She smiled.
Tao Mo said sincerely: "You look so good when you smile."
Gu She glanced at him, "You approached me, but because I looked good when I smiled?"
"No, you look very nice when you don't smile." Tao Mo's voice suddenly lowered when he remembered the first time he met, "I thought you look very nice when I saw you for the first time."
Gu She said: "So you approached me just because I look good?"
Tao Mo was so panicked that his forehead was sweating, he shook his head and waved his hand, "No, not all. You are very smart, you are good, and... In short, I really think you are a good person."
"Actually, even if it's just because you're good-looking, it's okay." Gu She said.
Tao Mo was stunned.
Gu She said: "There are people in the world who love money, some who love fame, some who love power, some who love power, and some who love the country, and naturally some who love the country, there are also lustful people. It's just that they have different preferences, and there is no question of who is more advanced than who is."
Tao Mo heard this for the first time. Although his father favored him since childhood, he also hoped that he could become a dragon and a phoenix and make a name for himself. Therefore, he always thought that inheriting family business was the right way to pass the exam. Now, after hearing Gu She’s saying this, it seems that there is a right way everywhere in the world, and it only depends on everyone’s preferences.
"Aren't you angry that others praise your appearance?" He thought that most men were unwilling to be praised by others, and some even specially harbored beards to cover up their beauty, for fear that people would look down on their talents because of their appearance.
Gu She said: "Preface is given by parents, but why not be talented? Why do you have to favor one or the other?"
Tao Mo said: "Didn't you learn talent by yourself?"
Gu Shedao: "Who can stand out when you see it, and who can stand out from the crowd or the stupid man who is as stupid as a pig who uses the same efforts to do the same knowledge. Who can better succeed?"
"Of course, I am the one who can never forget you."
"This is a talent, and it is also a gift from parents."
Tao Mo suddenly realized, "Young Master Gu must have extremely high talent."
Gu She glanced at him, "You should have been."
Tao Mo's face was a little red, "I was naughty when I was young, but now I'm too late to regret it."
Gu Shedao: "There is no order of learning, and those who are good at it will be their teachers."
Tao Mo lowered his head and thought about the meaning of this sentence for a while before saying, "I have asked Master Mu to help me find a master. I will definitely learn it well this time."
Gu She said: "If you want to find a master..."
"male……"
Gu Xiaojia's loud shouts came faintly on the way.
Although Tao Mo wanted to know Gu She's not finished, he had to come to the way he came first.
I saw Gu Xiaojia running in a hurry, and there was a new mud mark on his knee. When he saw him, he immediately stopped, pointed at the foot of the mountain with one hand, and shouted breathlessly: "Carriage, carriage... has been stolen!"
Tao Mo: "..." Is this expected?
Gu She frowned slightly, and got up and walked down the path.
Tao Mo wanted to follow even more, but then he remembered that the teapot was still roasting on the fire and the tea cup was still in the pavilion. He quickly turned around and turned off the heat, poured out the water, and walked down the mountain with the tea set in his arms. In just a while, Gu She and Gu Xiaojia's backs were blurred and invisible.
He came back to Changshan for the first time, holding something in his hand, feeling anxious, and he fell and touched all the way. He didn't know how many times he had fallen on his butt, but only knew not to fall in his arms from beginning to end. When he arrived at the foot of the mountain, he seemed to have planted it from the soil.
He saw Gu She standing by the roadside, without seeing Gu Xiaojia, and without considering the soreness all over his body, he rushed up and asked, "Where is Gu Xiaojia?"
Gu Shedao: "I've gone to Sangtou Village."
Tao Mo said in a daze: "Sangtou Village?"
Gu Shedao: "This road can only lead to Sangtou Village, and there are no outsiders to interact with each other."
Tao Mo then suddenly realized why Gu Xiaojia said that no one would steal a carriage. He just didn't want to slap himself as soon as he boasted.
Chapter completed!