Picking a good day and auspicious day, Qiao Ye took Consul He to meet the old shopkeeper. Before getting in the car, he put on a blindfold for Consul He, and the commercial car turned around for about an hour, and finally turned into an underground parking lot in a downtown area.
He Chusan was quite speechless when he heard the "ding ding" sound of passing ding ding cars and the familiar sound of selling in the nearby vegetable market - this is the Xihuan area where he rented when he just went to work. Brother Liuyi used to come here. After hiding here for a few days, he was detained by Sir Xie. Come directly from the place where they got on the bus, which normally only takes ten minutes.
Master Qiao asked Master to stay in the car with the bodyguard, helped He Chusan out of the car, and personally led him into the side door of the underground club. It was inconvenient for Mr. Qiao to walk on crutches, and he had to hold Blind He with one hand, and the two stumbled along the way. He Chusan listened to the siren of another fire truck outside, and finally couldn't help but say, "Brother Qiao, are we under the 'Royal Court Club'?"
He remembered that this was the luxurious clubhouse nearby and the one near the fire station.
"..." Mr. Qiao, who had spent his best efforts to obstruct his eyesight.
He took off the blindfold on He Chusan's head, "Brother He, you are so ignorant."
He Chusan smiled and supported Mr. Qiao with his backhand, "I wanted to pretend that I didn't know, because I was afraid that your body would fall. Brother, can you still trust me?"
"Baby brother, how can I not trust you? It's the 'that' who is too cautious."
"Don't worry, eldest brother, I will make him trust me. I have to trouble eldest brother to lead the way."
The two continued to walk forward. The wooden floor under his feet made a dull creaking sound, and Mr. Qiao's crutches fell to the ground, "dong, dong" echoing in the dim corridor. The walls on both sides are inlaid with antique Chinese-style hollow panes and flickering imitation candles, everything looks solemn and secluded.
Joe finally stopped in front of a door. There were three bodyguards in suits standing at the door, wearing sunglasses and black masks. They were completely wrapped and leather gloves were on their hands. They first checked Mr. Qiao and He Chusan up and down and groped them. The two nodded and let go.
Master Qiao pushed open the door, and He Chusan followed him into the room. I saw that the interior decoration is also solemn and dignified. There is a large Chinese landscape painting screen in the middle of the room: only black and white, but the ink is very layered. There are large gray clouds and mists between the white water above and the black mountains below. The boundaries between black and white are blurred; a black fish in the white water and a white peng on the Montenegro are dotted between the mountains and rivers.
"How about this painting?" A thick middle-aged male voice suddenly came from behind the screen.
Master Qiao was stunned for a moment. He has been here many times, but he has never been asked to evaluate this painting, so he quickly raised his elbow and leaned on He Chusan.
He Chusan thought for a moment, then said loudly, "This is a Tai Chi yin and yang map, black and white represent the two sides of yin and yang, and there is no obvious boundary between yin and yang." Fish, its name is Kun. It is called Peng' when it turns into a bird. The transformation of Kun into Peng is the process of "refining essence and transforming Qi" in Tai Chi. There is yin in yang, and the qi of yin and yang is refined and 'five qi Chaoyuan', and finally reaches the realm of 'infinity'. This painting has a profound meaning, I just glanced at it quickly, and only had this superficial view."
After the screen, there was no sound for a few seconds. He Chusan tilted his head and glanced at Qiao Ye - the big man in the rivers and lakes was full of expressions of "what did you say? Did you speak Chinese? Did you speak human language?".
Blowing water over your head? He Chusan was also a little uneasy in his heart. This is the way of yin and yang of tai chi that he listened to when he learned tai chi with Uncle Ah Hua in the city a few years ago. The old shopkeeper lives in black and white, hiding in the chaos at the junction of yin and yang.
Three unhurried applause suddenly came from behind the screen, and a male voice continued, "Okay, well said. Consultant He lives up to his reputation. Come in."
Master Qiao hurriedly led He Chusan in from the side of the screen. In the back room, only a dim yellow floor lamp was lit, and a faint sandalwood incense flowed from the incense burner. Behind the kung fu tea table sat a tall middle-aged man, his face hidden in the shadows. There is no tea on the tea table, but a chessboard.
"The shopkeeper." Master Qiao said respectfully to him.
"It's hard work," the man said, but didn't ask him to sit down. Master Qiao also stood on the spot with a cane as if he was used to it.
"The shopkeeper." He Chusan also said respectfully.
"Can you play Go?" the man asked.
"know a little."
"Sit down and have a game."
He Chusan glanced at Master Qiao, and Master Qiao motioned for him to hurry over. So he stepped forward cautiously, bowed first, then pulled out his chair and sat down, looking down at the chessboard respectfully. The man grabbed several white stones and asked him to "guess first". He picked up two black stones from the chess box. The man put the white stone back in the chess box and made a "please" gesture to him. [Note 1]
He Chusan nodded with a salute, picked up a sunspot, and after thinking for a while, took the corner first and placed it on the upper right. When he closed his hand, he took advantage of the situation to raise his eyes and look forward, and saw the man's face clearly in the dim light and shadow - at the same time, his heart was heavy!
In the tumult of his mind, the man has fallen for the first time. He quickly picked up the second sunspot and slowly landed on the chessboard.
"Why are your hands shaking?" the man asked suddenly.
"I'm a junior. I don't know how to play chess. The game with the shopkeeper is nervous."
"Really. You don't hear nervousness when you talk."
"Words can be false, but actions cannot."
"Where did you grow up?"
"Jiaolong Fortress."
"You are a financial elite now, and you go to high-end places every day. There is still the shadow of the poor and broken Jiaolong Fortress in your behavior?"
"Yes. To survive in the dark, in order to see the light, you must climb to a high place. For this purpose, you will spare no effort - this is the shadow of the Jiaolong Fortress left on me, and it will be with me forever."
"Oh, young man, one life is too long, don't be in a hurry to see through it."
The two were talking calmly as if the elders and the juniors were chatting at home, but the chessboard was filled with smoke and war. Black and white two sons confronted each other silently. Between sealing, dismantling, breaking, and sandwiching, there was a faint shadow of sword, light and sword. Grandpa Qiao stood on crutches and stood on tiptoe, trying his best to watch for a while, his eyes were sore, he couldn't see why, he couldn't help but secretly turned his head and yawned.
Thanks to the shopkeeper's pity that he was old and had never played this game with him before, otherwise he would have thrown his head into the chessboard and fell asleep while playing chess.
I don't know how long it took, he secretly dozed off on crutches. Suddenly I heard the shopkeeper's voice, "You won," and opened his eyes in shock. What? My darling darling, the rich boy, actually won the shopkeeper? How dare you win the shopkeeper
He Chusan stood up and bowed again, "I don't dare to be, it's the shopkeeper who takes care of me."
The man smiled slightly, "And he said only 'know a little'. You keep a low profile, hide your secrets, and lead me into the game step by step."
"It's the shopkeeper's secret control of the universe. There are many opportunities to break my 'qi', but I have a small life left. Let's see how far I can achieve." [Note 2]
The man smiled again, "Stop standing, sit down. Can you make tea?"
"Kung Fu tea will not."
"Consultant He can't do anything. Old Joe, come and sit down too."
Master Qiao hurriedly stepped forward and sat down, taking the opportunity to loosen his hands and feet. He Chusan neatly cleaned up the chessboard. The three sat in front of the tea table, and the atmosphere was relaxed and easy-going like a family. The man was like a calm and gentle patriarch in a family. He rushed for two rounds of tea in a leisurely manner, taking care of He Chusan's previous "friend" - that is, himself - who handled the details of the financial company for Mr. Qiao. He also asked He Chusan how he usually helped Qiao Ye, and also asked some behind-the-scenes ways of the stock market and securities market.
After ten minutes, he finally poured the tea into the cup and raised his hand to ask for it. After He Chusan thanked him, he picked up a cup and said, "Good tea."
"Good tea goes well with a famous horse. Consultant He is a great horse and deserves this cup of tea," the man said. "Okay, I've had the tea too. You said before that you had a big business with me. Let's talk about it."
He Chusan lowered his eyes slightly, but did not speak.
The man glanced at Master Qiao, "Old Joe, go out and wait."
"..." After staying with him for more than half an hour, Mr. Qiao finally brought a sip of hot tea to drink. Come on, go outside and doze off!
He angrily put down half a cup of tea in his hand. "Yes, the shopkeeper, then I'll go out." Before leaving, he patted He Chusan on the shoulder. The sound of the crutches gradually drifted away, and then there was a "click" sound of the door closing.
"Go ahead."
He Chusan put down the tea cup in his hand and looked straight at the man opposite, "I have a big business and I want to talk to the shopkeeper. But with all due respect, you are not the shopkeeper."
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[Note 1: "Guess first": the rules of Go are based on black stones first; the elder holds a handful of white stones, and the opponent guesses whether the number of white stones in his hand is single or double, and indicates with one or two black stones, and the guess is correct. Heizi, if you guess wrong, you will be white.]
[Note 2: The "Qi" of a chess piece: The empty spot on the chessboard next to a piece is its "Qi". If it is surrounded by pieces of different colors, it will be in an airless state and will be taken away by the opponent.]