"Since you''re wandering around, where did you get the money to travel around?" I thought of something and asked.
Zidie said with a smile, "well, for example, there are casinos in some autonomous counties of ethnic minorities in Tibet and Yunnan. Sometimes I go there to win some money. If there is no casino, I have to wash dishes and be a temporary worker. After a while, when I have some money, I will resign and continue to travel. But I really haven''t done anything about cheating."
"Casino? Temporary worker?" I was stunned by her. "If you lose the bet, won''t you be penniless?"
"Well," zidie smiled, "my friend, to tell you the truth, I''ve been in and out of the casino more than a thousand times since I wandered two and a half years ago, and I haven''t lost once."
More than a thousand times in and out of the casino without losing once?
This guy
Are you serious?
I feel more and more that the guy in front of me is unpredictable. Purple butterfly is standing there, beautiful and handsome, but the fog on her body is layer after layer.
When we walked out of the hospital, purple butterfly took us to the door of the rural hostel. According to purple butterfly, there will be someone specially responsible for helping us return to the county.
When I came to the door of the guest house, in front of a low house, I saw an old locust tree with fallen leaves and intertwined roots. Under the old locust tree, there was a stone table. On both sides of the stone table, two middle-aged women were playing chess. They were absorbed and absorbed. They seemed to be very involved.
Seeing this scene, purple butterfly came forward and said politely:
"Aunt, we are the passengers who didn''t take the bus to leave the village yesterday. I heard that you have a transport vehicle to go to the county to purchase. Can you give us a ride?"
Hearing the voice of purple butterfly, an old aunt with chicken skin, crane hair, bean eyes and thick eyebrows turned and said casually:
"You haven''t left yet? I have to play chess with my teacher today, so I won''t go shopping."
Hearing this, we were all stunned. I''ll go. What does this old aunt mean?
I looked up at the old woman in front of the crane haired woman. She had white hair and bright eyes. Her eyes were fixed. Although it was a little vicissitudes, she exuded a threatening temperament.
I''ve only felt this temperament in soldiers. For example... Commander Chen.
Hearing this, all three of us looked a little ugly. Purple butterfly, in particular, has a gloomy complexion. I didn''t expect that we would encounter such trouble when we went to the county.
I was a little upset at that time. I wanted to take Xiaobai and zidie and turn around and leave. Anyway, it''s only a dozen kilometers away. I don''t believe I can''t get there!
But just then, purple butterfly stepped forward, looked calm, walked up to the veteran and said:
"Elder, my two friends really have something urgent to rush to the county. Can you take your friend''s time? We are forced to do so."
But when the old woman heard purple butterfly''s words, she didn''t lift her head, but smiled. The middle-aged woman in front of her said with a smile: "hahaha, Xiao Ruan, admit it, you lost this game! You haven''t seen each other for several years. Your chess skills are really backward."
"No, it''s the teacher. Your chess skills are more exquisite. The person who can win the title of Beijing chess king is not my tender vegetable bud." the host of the guest house shook his head helplessly and said with a bitter smile.
In the face of the disregard of the two old people, purple butterfly frowned slightly and looked at their chess game. I also glanced at them at random. Only then did I find that the host of the hostel had eaten 7788 pieces, and all the army horses and guns had been eaten, leaving only a few losers of the disabled soldiers. Obviously, it was not the opponent of the veteran. Even I, a beginner of chess, can see that the old soldier is going to win.
But Purple Butterfly glanced at the chessboard casually, and I suddenly said:
"Wrong. This chess still has a way to live."
The old man finally turned his face and smiled. A pair of sharp and fixed eyes looked at purple butterfly. In his eyes, there was a bit of unhappiness and doubt.
Purple Butterfly hurriedly said:
"I know I shouldn''t disturb my master''s interest. If my master thinks this game is going to win... Can I play chess with you with this remnant game? If I win this game, I''ll lend your friend some time to send us back to the county?"
Hearing zidie''s words, the old soldier''s face was slightly awe inspiring, his eyes were bright, full of dignity and tunnel:
"Young, what a big breath. Do you know who I am?"
Facing the words of the old soldier, purple butterfly smiled and continued:
"I don''t know the identity of the elder. But I only know that we are all chess lovers. There is no distinction between high and low status in the chess game, but only between high and low talent. I don''t know if the elder can let the younger generation teach me?"
Purple butterfly''s words changed the old man''s eyes, and then he laughed with a bright voice and a kind face.
"OK, young and promising. OK, Xiao Ruan, I''ll let the child try?"
Hearing the words of the old soldier, the director of the hostel opposite had no choice but to smile bitterly and asked: "Little girl, don''t talk big. Do you know who the old man in front of you is? She is the former commander of Beijing Zhengda military region. But she is a hot and powerful figure who can call the wind and rain. At the beginning, it also made the capital full of wind and rain. She was also an expert who maneuvered at the Beijing adult chess meeting and killed many people who didn''t know how many old Jiang felt ashamed of playing chess."
When I heard what the director of the hostel said, I had a little meal. I didn''t expect that the ugly old man in front of me had such a big background. The former commander of the Beijing Military Region? That''s a big man enough to cover up the sky. It''s really strange that such a big man should meet in such a small place.
"Don''t mention it. We''re all retired for the elderly. What''s the old thing to do?" the old commander looked at it and said it lightly. "Little girl, do you think it''s true or false that you can move this mess back?"
"Of course it''s true. I dare not speak nonsense as an elder." Purple Butterfly said respectfully.
"It''s good for young people to have vitality, but you can''t make it public. Since you have confidence, you can sit down and follow me in the next game. If you lose, the three of you," the old commander looked at us, his face suddenly became very serious and said, "just kneel down and walk to the county seat for me, okay?"
Kneeling to the county? Hearing this, purple butterfly and I were shocked. The purple butterfly''s face became heavy.
Purple Butterfly looked gloomy, turned her face to look at Xiaobai and me, and said with a bitter smile:
"Two friends, if you don''t trust me, you can leave here now. If you trust me, you can stay and watch the game. Just... If I lose, you have to kneel down with me to the county."
My heart set off waves. Is this purple butterfly crazy? Is she going to take this game?
"Friend, do you believe me?"
Purple Butterfly looked at me with eyes like stars and asked.
Do you believe me?
A simple sentence, but let me into a dilemma. Should I believe purple butterfly, a woman of unknown origin? However, in the past day, she did show enough friendliness to us.
Should I trust her? I admit, purple butterfly is a very smart, smart and perfect woman, but
It''s because she''s so perfect that I can''t believe her.
The perfection of Purple Butterfly makes me doubt that she has ulterior motives and evil intentions.
Believe? Or don''t you believe it?
"I believe you." I suddenly said this for no reason. Even I was surprised. Why do I believe in purple butterflies? Is it because of her confident and firm eyes, or her beautiful face, or her friendly eyes and yesterday''s common troubles? I don''t know. All I know is that after saying these words, purple butterfly smiled at me and said:
"Thank you, my friend, for trusting me so much. Xiao Li. From today on, I''ll make friends with you. Although I know I''m not a big man, I''m still allowed to call you ''friend''." zidie''s words moved my heart, but she has turned and sat opposite the old commander and arched her hands: "please give me your advice."
Then the plain hand explored the flowers, gently picked up the chess on the stone table, and went down slowly.
Seeing the chess played by purple butterfly, the old commander first frowned slightly, but then he was surprised and couldn''t help applauding:
"Good chess. Good chess. Sure enough, it''s a little confident. It''s a little interesting." it''s a good match and a joy in life. The old commander became interested when he met purple butterfly, a young master. He played chess with purple butterfly. But the more the game was played, the deeper the old commander''s eyebrows locked, the slower the speed of falling, and began to hesitate.
Purple Butterfly sat quietly on the stone board with one hand on her lap. The shadow of locust tree fell on her face in the sun, which seemed so quiet, pleasant and natural. Her beautiful eyes are bright and bright, and her bright eyes in the dark overlook the chess game, just like overlooking the world and the universe. A fluffy purple hair flutters with the wind, sometimes scattered, sometimes diffuse. The beauty that flashes out of the flowing strands of hair is suffocating.
In this way, after almost ten rounds of chess, the old commander''s body trembled violently. Then, she coughed heavily. It was very refreshing. Purple Butterfly returned to her senses, slowly looked up and looked at the old commander, but her eyes were calm and leisurely. The old commander suddenly patted his legs, stood up, took a few steps forward, stood still, put his hands in front of his stomach and rubbed it. He shouted loudly, "can I ask your name?"
The old commander''s words made purple butterfly''s face move slightly. Purple Butterfly quickly got up, shook her head and said:
"Sorry, I''m afraid I can''t. because I forgot my name, too. But predecessors can call me purple butterfly."
Hearing zidie''s words, the old commander''s eyes fell on the pendant on zidie''s chest. Suddenly, he seemed to understand something. His eyes lit up and said:
"I see. Butterflies dance in front of the crowd and break their wings without regret. Miss purple butterfly, I admit defeat in this game. You have such chess skills at a young age. I''ve seen it. You can gather Taoism and Zen in one furnace, have clever ideas, have power first, and then attack people. You can send dragons to control water, and Qi runs through Yin and Yang. Ancient and modern Confucian generals, but that''s all. I began to learn chess since I can remember. My mother was no enemy to me when I was eight years old. There were no peers at 20 The enemy seldom loses once. At 50 o''clock, he was arrogant and never lost again. Unexpectedly, he was defeated by a young man of yours today. I had the honor to fight with you and felt a lot. Chinese chess is not decadent after all. I am willing to make friends with you. I have the right to enjoy this game of chess. Would you like to make peace and give me some face? "
"Don''t dare. The old master is too serious. I just have a sudden inspiration and work hard to parry. A tie is naturally the best." zidie smiled politely and hurriedly stopped the old commander''s words.
"OK, OK, hahaha." the old commander laughed with tears and more vicissitudes.
The old commander smiled and said to the director of the guest house opposite: "Old Ruan, send these friends away. I don''t think they are ordinary people. One is as powerful as a dragon, the other is as smart as a fox, and the other doesn''t fight with me. But I can feel his Yang leaking out, like Haori. It is said that Zhuge is a genius through the ages, but it is Liu Bei''s insight and knowledge of gold that can control the dragons. He is a big man. Today I am open my eyes It''s too late. "