Eventually, the teapot was placed between two large stones. But because the teapot was too small and the distance between the two stones was very close, the fire was so suppressed that it could not lift its head, and it was low and heavy.
Obviously no one expected such a fire to boil water. So after the pot stand is completed, no one will continue to pay attention.
Tao Mo and Gu She stood at both ends of the dirt grid chessboard, but there were only a dozen pieces in their hands. It is not easy to find chess pieces of the right size on the mountain, not to mention that they have to be divided into two colors.
Gu Xiaojia helped to find it for a while, but he could only make up a quarter of the chessboard. He couldn't help stomping his feet bitterly and said, "This is not satisfactory, and that is not satisfactory. They are all bad ideas of yours."
Tao Mo said awkwardly: "I thought there was no shortage of anything on the mountain, and there would be no shortage of stones."
"There is no shortage of stones, here, here and there. But you must be able to break them." Gu Xiaojia threw the stones in his hand on the ground.
Gu She said: "Let's play blind chess."
Tao Mo was stunned and said, "Blind chess?"
Gu Sagittarius took a branch in his hand and lightly tapped the star in the lower left corner.
Suddenly, Tao Mo still occupied the star 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 said, "You mean you didn't try your best when playing chess?"
Tao Mo quickly waved his hands and said, "Of course I'm doing my best. It's just that I will work harder today."
Seeing that Gu She didn't respond, Gu Xiaojia twitched his lips at him, then turned to look after the teapot.
The mountain breeze is blowing, clear and cold.
There are more and more traces on the earth grid chessboard.
Tao Mo felt a little confused. The most difficult thing to remember in a chess game is not which positions you have played, but which positions have been captured, and which positions have been captured and then re-placed.
He sneaked a look at Gu She, and saw that he was still moving the branches calmly. He couldn't help admiring and worrying at the same time, and the speed of playing chess also slowed down. In order to avoid mistakes, he tried his best to place the ball in the open space.
But at this point in the game of chess, even if it is an open space, the territory has already been divided. So he left the seeds there, either as a waste for himself, or as a gift to Gu She to eat a few more.
"I, I lost." Tao Mo didn't want to struggle anymore.
Gu She said: "Why don't you start here?" The branch in his hand pointed to the most chaotic place on the upper right.
Tao Mo said, "I can't remember the location here."
Gu Xiaojia said: "I thought you had such a good memory! It turns out that you are also a fool."
Gu She glanced at him lightly.
Gu Xiaojia immediately realized that he was getting carried away again, and the memory of the miserable kitchen night came to his mind instantly. He sat cross-legged beside the teapot and said nothing more.
Tao Mo said: "It's almost noon, why don't we go back first."
Gu Xiaojia looked at Gu She's face and saw that he didn't respond, so he said, "What are you doing going back so early? Could it be that you are worried about that Mr. Yiyu?"
Tao Mo asked in astonishment, "Don't you need lunch?"
"Lunch is of course..." Gu Xiaojia's face changed, "The food box is still in the car down the mountain."
Tao Mo said, "Why don't I go 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 anything, so he quickly stood up and said, "No, no, I'll go. You don't know where to put it." He ran down the mountain while talking , the action is crisp and neat.
Tao Mogan looked back at Gu She with a smile, and found that he was also looking at himself. "What does Mr. Gu usually do on the mountain?" Every time he was stared at by those cold eyes, he couldn't help but feel nervous, and couldn't help but want to speak.
Gu She said: "Enjoy 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? Ascending the heights, the scenery must be even more magnificent."
Gu She said: "There is no difference. The scenery will only vary from person to person, not from height to height."
Tao Mo savored these words over and over again for a long time, before admiring: "Young Master Gu is really a master."
Gu She said indifferently: "It's just gossip."
"It's not gossip." Tao Mo said excitedly, "Actually, the officialdom is like admiring the scenery. A real good official, no matter whether he is a high-ranking official or a small official, is a good official who pleads for the people. , Those who are intimidated by small officials are only because they are not good officials themselves."
Gu She said: "You think too far."
Tao Mo was worried.
Gu She said: "But it makes sense."
Tao Mo smiled.
The two stood silently for a while.
Gu She looked at the pot of water and asked, "Will it boil?"
Tao Mo was also not sure, "It should be possible. Isn't there a saying called... Yugong Yishan?"
Gu She said: "Water drips through stone."
"Ah? Did I say something wrong again?" Tao Mo asked shyly.
"No, that's right." Gu She smiled.
Tao Mo said sincerely, "You look so pretty when you smile."
Gu She squinted at him, "You approach me only because I look good when I smile?"
"No no, you're pretty even when you're not smiling." Tao Mo lowered his voice suddenly when he remembered the first time we met, "I thought you were pretty when I saw you for the first time."
Gu She said: "So you approach me only because I'm good-looking?"
Tao Mo was so panicked that his forehead was sweating, he shook his head and waved his hands, "No, not all of them. You are very smart and kind, and... In short, I really think you are a good person."
"Actually, it doesn't matter if it's just because what you said is good-looking." Gu Sheshi said calmly.
Tao Mo was stunned.
Gu Shedao: "In the world, some people love money, some people love fame, some people love power and power, some people love country, and naturally there are some people who are lustful. It's just that they have different preferences, and it can't be said that anyone is more advanced than the other."
It was the first time Tao Mo heard such a statement. Although his father doted on him since he was a child, he also hoped that he would become a dragon and a phoenix and stand out in the world. So he always thought that obtaining fame and inheriting the family business is the right way, but now listening to Gu She's words, it seems that everywhere in the world is the right way, it just depends on everyone's preferences.
"Aren't you angry when people praise your appearance?" He thought that most men would not like to be praised for their appearance, and some even grow beards to hide their beauty, just because they are afraid that people will underestimate their talents because of their appearance.
Gu Shedao: "Your looks are given by your parents, so why not your intelligence? Why favor one more than another?"
Tao Mo said, "Didn't you learn talent yourself?"
Gu Shedao: "The person who has a long-term memory, one eye and ten lines, and the stupid person who is as stupid as a pig use the same effort to do the same knowledge, who can stand out?"
"Naturally a person with a photographic memory."
"This is talent, and it is also a gift from parents."
Tao Momao suddenly realized, "Mr. Gu's talent must be extremely high."
Gu She glanced at him, "You should be too."
Tao Mo's face turned red, "I was naughty when I was young, but now it's too late to regret it."
Gu She said: "There is no priority in learning, and those who have mastered are teachers."
Tao Mo lowered his head to ponder the meaning of this sentence for a while, and then said: "I have already asked Mr. Mu to help me find a wife, this time I will definitely study hard."
Gu She said: "If you want to find a master..."
"male… "
Gu Xiaojia's yelling came faintly on the way.
Although Tao Mo wanted to know what Gu She had said, he had no choice but to meet him first.
I saw that Gu Xiaojia was running in a hurry, and there were new mud marks on his knees. Seeing him, he stopped immediately, pointed down the mountain with one hand, and shouted out of breath: "The carriage, the carriage... was stolen!"
Tao Mo: "..." Is this expected
Gu She frowned slightly, got up and walked down the path.
Tao Mo wanted to follow even more, but then remembered that the teapot was still roasting on the fire and the teacups were still standing in the pavilion, so he quickly turned to turn off the fire, poured out the water, and walked down the mountain with the tea set in his arms. In just a short while, the backs of Gu She and Gu Xiaojia were blurred.
He came back to Cage Mountain for the first time, with things in his hands, he was in a hurry, he stumbled and bumped all the way, his buttocks fell countless times, from the beginning to the end he only knew not to drop the things in his arms, when he reached the bottom of the mountain, The whole person seems to be planted from the soil.
He saw that Gu She was standing by the side of the road, there was no sign of Gu Xiaojia, and regardless of the pain all over his body, he rushed up and asked, "Where's Gu Xiaojia?"
Gu She said: "Go to Sangtou Village."
Tao Mo asked blankly, "Sangtou Village?"
Gu She said: "This road can only lead to Sangtou Village, and no outsiders usually come and go."
Tao Mo suddenly understood why Gu Xiaojia said that no one would steal the carriage. It's just that I don't want to slap my mouth just after boasting.