Our Time: Unswerving until Death

Chapter 29 This is clearly looking down on people!

Since the Qing Dynasty, the development of Weiqi in Beiping was not as good as that in the Jianghuai, Anhui and Zhejiang areas. Before and after the Opium War, famous players in the late Qing Dynasty, such as Shen Jiezhi, Pan Kejian, Li Zhanyuan, Qiu Hang, etc., traveled to Beijing with their skills, which promoted the development of northern chess. In [-], Qiu Hang died of illness, and there were only a few second- and third-rate chess players left in Beiping.

The overall strength of the country is declining, the society is depressed, and without the support of dignitaries and dignitaries, the life of chess players is difficult. Due to the pressure of livelihood, they have to move to the "chess hall" to perform, mainly relying on "gambling" and "helping the lottery". "And play guiding chess to seek a meager income.

But this phenomenon, around [-], due to the strong support of two people, the living environment of Go has been greatly improved. It is known as the "North and South Protectors" in the Go world. Mr. Zhang Danru, a wealthy man in the province.

Although Lao Duan is known as the "Tiger of Beiyang", if you think he is a rough and bold green forest hero, you are completely wrong. In fact, Lao Duan is a quiet, deep, poetic and literary person. Go is a notoriously bad chess basket.

Moreover, the old Duan played chess with great openness and closeness, which is quite like the ancient generals galloping on the battlefield. However, because of his poor chess skills, he would often flip the table angrily. Lao Duan became a victorious general on the chess field, and got the nickname of "Dianxiangqi".

"Dianxiangqi" is a name in the Japanese Go world, which means that I am the only one who respects me. Not only does Lao Duan not mind this ridiculous nickname, but he is often complacent about it.

Duan Mansion is located in Dongrong Xiangzui Houkeng (this place name, the author found out through inquiries, is real, and it originated from the elephant workshop where the emperor of the Ming Dynasty took a bath. After the 60s, it was called Chunyu Hutong. I don’t know the name of the place in Beijing. Have your friends heard of it.)
There is a steady stream of go masters coming and going in the mansion, quite a sense of "one visit to the Dragon Gate is worth ten times the price". Regular customers of Duan's family can receive a monthly allowance, although it is not much, it is enough to maintain a normal livelihood.

Every Sunday, Lao Duan doesn't go to work, and the Duan Mansion is crowded with people, and it is very popular, anyone who knows a little bit about Go will know that the Duan Mansion is famous for its prosperous chess style.

Even so, the threshold of Duan Mansion is too high for ordinary people to enter. If ordinary people want to admire the style of chess, they must find an approachable place, so they can only go to the "Xin Yu Yi Club" and Xuan Xuan in the Wujin Pavilion. "Haifengxuan" outside, most of the second- and third-rate chess players gather in these two places.

He Qi and a group of people left the shops and walked towards "Haifengxuan" with big strides. They arrived in less than 10 minutes on foot. Looking at the backs of the few people leaving, Zhao Deyi couldn't help showing a trace of regret, and his heart surged. Feeling a bit of heart-wrenching pain, he told Li Yan: "There is no need to buy meat."

"Is that fish still available?" Li Yan asked timidly.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Deyi became irritable for no reason, and scolded with staring eyes: "The meat is flying, who will buy the fish for?"

Li Yan resentfully didn't speak, and quickly slipped aside, thinking: If I knew this before, why bother.

"Haifengxuan" is divided into two parts, the front and the back. The second floor is facing the street for drinking tea, and the inner courtyard is for playing chess. And distraction, the second is for everyone to watch and communicate, and there are people on the scene to analyze the chess game.

Today's "Haifengxuan" is extremely lively, the teahouse has long been full of people, standing on the street can hear the noise in the teahouse, because there is a chess game played by the famous Gu Rushui, it is really rare for ordinary people to see.

When He Qi and the group arrived at "Haifengxuan", Gu Rushui was still in the future, the big names always had to be the finale, and Xi Zique and Gu Weixian stood at the door to greet them with smiles.

At this time, He Qi, because she learned something, felt very heavy, and felt that her dignity was being trampled on. She only said a few words of compliments, and then said nothing, just thinking about losing the game quickly and taking the money. people.

During the conversation, He Qi thought about it, but couldn't figure it out. The two people delayed their schedule and insisted on making do with this situation. What is the reason?
Is it to avenge yesterday's losing streak?

Not so much!

These two people are rich and wealthy, so they don't care about such trivial matters.

Then why do they insult people so much?

It should be noted that He Qi adhered to the principle of knowing oneself and knowing the enemy, and winning every battle. On the way here, she had already learned the details of Gu Rushui from Ruyi, and she suddenly felt like quitting, and she was so angry that she almost scolded her.

Gu Rushui, at the age of 16, was already invincible in the village. Later, he went to the Shanghai stock market and was guided by the famous Zhang Leshan. It caused a sensation in the northern chess world.

This year, Gu Rushui was invited by Xi Zique, Gu Weixian, and Zhang Danru to go south to the Shanghai stock market to fight the undefeated Gaobe Daoping. The cloud moves, attracting worldwide attention.

It is a pity that Gu Rushui was unable to reverse the decline of Huaxia Go in the end, and lost three games in a row. Hearing the news, the North and South Chess worlds all cried out in pain. There is no handicap in this battle.

According to Mr. Zhang Danru later, Dao Ping Gaobe was at [-]th dan when he came to China, but now he has the strength of [-]th dan. He believes that according to the Japanese Go standard of [-] dans and [-] player, Gu Rushui already has [-]th dan, although this level is in the It's nothing in the Japanese Go world, but in the Chinese Go world, it's enough to stand out from the crowd.

Look at these two grandsons, what they did to find such an awesome person is simply not human.

It is even more blatantly contemptuous of people.

Why do you say that?
Xi Zique and Gu Weixian felt that He Qi's chess skills were superb, so they wanted Gu Rushui to explore the depths, so they played a game in "Haifengxuan".

So, the two of them felt that way, so they did it without even thinking about it.

But for He Qi, it was a kind of great disrespect.

First of all, He Qi doesn't think she is very good at chess.

Secondly, when facing a world-renowned master like Gu Rushui, it is the most normal psychology for any person to feel withdrawn.

Therefore, the two of them were afraid that He Qi would not dare to fight, and knowing that He Qi was short of money, they deliberately set up a "lottery" that He Qi could not refuse.

Let me ask, if you really want to find out He Qi's true level, there are many ways to invite He Qi to play chess with Gu Rushui in private, wouldn't it work?

Why mobilize the army and make the battle so big?
Perhaps, thinking about it in a better way, for rich men like Xi Zique and Gu Weixian, "they think so, so they do it" is a common behavior, even if it hurts people invisibly, it is an unintentional mistake It's not impossible.

But in He Qi's view, this isn't contempt, what is it?
Just when He Qi was about to turn around and run away, Brother Xun said that even if he lost the game, there would still be an appearance fee of 10 yuan, and He Qi's legs would not listen to his brain.

There is an old saying that a penny beats a hero.

At the same time, there is an old saying that if you have money, you don't make a bastard.

He Qi is poor now, with only a few dollars in his possessions. The appearance fee of 10 dollars became the last straw that broke the camel's back. It also succeeded in making He Qi lose her dignity and had to succumb to reality .

Therefore, when He Qi walked to the door of "Haifengxuan" and saw Xi Zique and Gu Weixian greeting each other with smiles, she had ten thousand words of "Mom sells criticism" in her heart, and she didn't know whether to say it or not.

If you ask people's face or food, which is more important?
I believe that with Qian Xuan's style, he chooses face without even thinking about it.

But Brother Xun and He Qi will definitely choose to eat.

Discussing which is more important, face or food, with a person who lives in no fixed place and who has eaten his last meal, is like talking with a prostitute about morality and ethics, which are related to social harmony.

Therefore, He Qi deliberately ignored the enthusiastic Xi ​​Zique and Gu Weixian, and once again confirmed with Brother Xun that the appearance fee would be ten yuan.

When you are surrounded by hypocritical people, once a frank and unpretentious person appears, this person will become a "white moonlight". Brother Xun did not look down on He Qi's "money-hungry" style because of this, but understood it very well. He patted his chest and said, "Brother Qi, you can rest assured."

He Qi wanted to stop talking, so she pursed her mouth and said, "Let's say it first, I don't want yours, I sold my dignity in exchange for it, it's only right and proper."

Brother Xun was stunned when he heard it, and instantly understood the meaning of He Qi's words. He felt very uncomfortable, thinking of how similar he is now working in the Education Bureau with his face licking his face, isn't it all for a bowl of rice? , abandoned dignity.

"De Qian, let me deal with it first. Brother Qi and I will find a place to eat and come quickly." Brother Xun made an agreement with Qian Xuan, and here he took He Qi to find a place to leave. The nearest early stall, ordered two bowls of noodles.

(End of this chapter)