In order to ensure sound insulation in the high-ranking ward of the First Hospital of Xihu City, a passage was left between the inner room and the outer room to widen the distance, not far, less than five meters. But it was these five meters that separated old master Fang from the Fang family these days.
In the room, there is a youngest in the Fang family who can enter, and he is the messenger of Mr. Fang during this time. There was an outsider named Xu Tingsheng who was able to enter. I heard that he was the one that the old man bet on. But in fact, some people in the Fang family speculated that he was actually just invited by the old man and Fang's third son to cooperate in the acting, and participated in a friendship.
In addition, there are a few fixed doctors and nurses who can enter.
The rest of the people, even the relatives and grandchildren of the Fang family, don't know whether the person inside is actually alive or dead.
They asked the doctor, the nurse, and the third child. Everyone said that the old man is in good condition, much better than before. It's just that, in the current situation, it's hard to tell whether it's true or not.
Everyone knows that too many people can easily cause bad things. The second child of the Fang family has always known the seriousness, even if he is a little depressed occasionally, he never crosses the line.
But today was different, today he was circling around the outside with great anxiety, several times he had already walked to the door of the ward, wanted to knock on the door, but retreated after hesitation. He is like this, not so much that he is afraid that the old man will be angry, it is better to say that he is afraid that the old man will not be angry-the dead will not be angry.
"The third child has gone in." This was the reason for his anxiety, and he wanted to report the news to the old man. But the door in front of him was closed, and he didn't knock on it to say it. He was at a loss, but he was afraid, and when he opened it... the old man was actually gone... he would only be more at a loss.
For a long time, the second child in the second generation of the Fang family, just like Fang Yuqing in the past three generations, was the most incompetent and unworthy Fang family child in the eyes of outsiders.
He wondered if he should ask someone to call the doctor and ask the doctor to bring in the news.
Before the inner door opened, the outer door was pushed open from the outside.
The two old men who entered the room were about the same age as Mr. Fang, with white shirts tucked into their trousers, and the sleeves on their arms half rolled up. They were the standard old-fashioned military clothes when they didn't wear military uniforms.
There were people outside Fang's house to block people, so the two who were able to open the door freely were of course not idlers. Fang's second son knew them. Not only did they know each other, he was very familiar with them when he was young, as if he was his own elders, he was patted on the head and praised, and his buttocks were spanked by being hugged on his knees.
"Uncle Ling, Uncle Xiao." No matter why the two came here today, and no matter how the three families have been at odds for more than 20 years, Fang's second child has the corresponding rules since he was a child, and he greets respectfully first. With a sound.
The two old men turned their heads to look at him, as if they were identifying each other. Then one said, "Is this the second child?"
"Yes, Uncle Ling." Fang's second child replied.
The old man surnamed Ling turned to the person surnamed Xiao next to him, and said, "I remember this. He is the same year as my third child and your second child."
The third child of the Ling family and the second child of the Xiao family are all gone. Fang's second child stood there, not knowing how to answer the conversation.
There were two women left in the house, a group of three generations of children. The gazes of the two old men swept over all the three generations of the Fang family on the spot. There were pain, sorrow, anger, and determination in their eyes...
Fang's family is full of descendants, and they...
Fang Cheng smiled politely at such gazes, Fang Yuqing was expressionless but nodded gently. Because of this, the two old men looked at them more.
A delicate and beautiful girl of fourteen or fifteen timidly shrank into her mother's arms.
Invisible strong pressure.
Among the three generations of the Fang family, Fang Zhong is the oldest. He stood up suddenly, clenched his hands into fists, his body trembling slightly, and glared at the two old men in front of him. This kind of behavior is easy to form a feeling, as if he is the bravest among the three generations of the Fang family. But in fact, anyone with a discerning eye can see that he was actually the first to fall and collapse under pressure.
"Don't think you, you... I won't let you go. The future will last forever, I..." He opened his mouth to speak, otherwise he would have no support. He wanted to say a few hard words, but in reality his words were incoherent and he couldn't choose what to say.
Rudeness is actually an expression of fear. These words sound ignorant and absurd.
The door of the inner room opened at this time, holding the doorknob with a withered hand, and Mr. Fang, who was dressed the same as the two outside, appeared at the door. The white shirt is tucked into the trousers, and the sleeves on the arms are half rolled up...
The three of them wore the same clothes when they sat drinking together.
Fang's second son went up to meet him and muttered softly beside his father. The old man nodded slightly, his expression calm. His eyes were still on the two people outside, the old man smiled: "Coming?"
"Not dead yet?" said the old man surnamed Xiao.
"Yes." Old Man Fang said with a smile.
The dark green leaves in the celadon cup rotate upwards, and the chessboard is set.
The three old people gossiped for a while as if they were ordinary.
Then old man Fang said: "It's okay, I can see it well. It's life."
"Still believe in fate?" the old man surnamed Ling asked.
"Believe it, you can't believe it... Once a person lets the bullet fly past his scalp a few times, no matter how hard he is, he has to believe it. I think you believe it too. Those old chiefs above, even old horses who have said it a thousand times Lao En and Lenin actually believed it too."
Old man Fang made a comeback.
That's when Xu Tingsheng and Ling Xiao entered the door.
Xu Tingsheng stood behind Old Man Fang, and under the meaningful gazes of the two old men opposite, he smiled relaxedly, saying that he almost missed it, thanks to Ling Xiao who came to pick him up from school. By the way, I greeted the two old people.
Ling Xiao stood opposite, behind the two old men.
Three against two
The old man surnamed Xiao stretched out his hand, without a word, and took away the whole side of the chariots, horses and cannons from old man Fang's chessboard. This is not an active request to pass the game. It is the real strength comparison between the two sides now. The Fang family actually doesn't even have half of the country left.
Old man Fang also reached out, took back a piece, and put it back in place. That is a car. After he finished this action, he turned his head to look at Xu Tingsheng, and the two opposite looked at each other, and there was no objection.
In the overall situation, old man Fang lost one horse and one gun.
"How about you come?" He asked Xu Tingsheng.
Xu Tingsheng said, "How can I play chess?"
"Your way..."
Xu Tingsheng smiled, remembering the game of chess he had won old man Fang by "bluffing", and said with a smile: "My way is not polite when dealing with old people. It is also prone to accidents..."
Old Man Fang smiled: "Then..."
"Watching chess without talking is a real gentleman." Xu Tingsheng stopped him. After that, I really didn't say a word, watching the changes in the chess game...
So it's still two-on-one, and one horse and one gun are missing on one side. However, old man Fang's chess strength is higher than the two opponents. The three of them all loved to play chess when they were young, but the other two were "Xi", and old man Fang was "crazy"... The most unstoppable thing in the world is fascination.
A game of chess to the end. Old man Fang had one general and one soldier left, and two pawns crossing the river, each two steps away from the bottom line on the opposite side. On the opposite side there is a handsome man with a car and a bare rod.
Then, the old man surnamed Xiao on the opposite side suddenly reached out and took away the remaining half of the old man Fang. It is to take, not to eat.
There is a knock on the door.
People from the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection took Fang's second child away. So far, the second generation of the Fang family... only two daughters-in-law are left.
Old man Fang waited for the door to close, and conceded the defeat.
The two old men on the opposite side stood up.
"Den." Old man Fang knocked on the chessboard, pointing to the red square chess pieces that he had just thrown out. These chess pieces were all taken by him when the situation was inherently unfavorable, or with pawns crossing the river. .
"People are not chess. We have all led soldiers, and we know that real wars are different from what is written in the book. It is rare that 80% of the battle damage will not collapse or retreat. Weigh it yourself."