The regret on her slightly dark face was very clear. Obviously, Sangsang thought that as long as she could find the book, she would definitely win. Then she could win a lot of money from her young master, the fat Senior Brother. As for her shy blush, it was because the books Ning Que brought back from the Academy cave were a little indecent …
Of course, Chen Pipi was a smart person, so he could clearly understand what the little handmaiden was thinking from her expression. He couldn't help but feel humiliated by being disdained and ignored. He jumped up and said, "Find another way!"
Sangsang stared at him with her eyes wide open, thinking that this person was really interesting. The soles of his shoes were not more than two inches off the ground, but when he landed, he made such a big movement that she was even a little worried whether the new urn would be shattered.
Chen Pipi was indeed a smart person, but he felt uncomfortable because he was too smart. He could clearly understand Sangsang's meaning from her eyes, so he could not help but feel even more humiliated. He hurriedly put his hands on his waist to steady his slightly trembling fat, and said sadly, "According to Ning Que's words, it hurts my self-esteem! If I don't win today, I will write my name upside down! "
Sangsang thought that if his name was written upside down, it would still be Pipi, unless he added his surname. But after all, she was not a competitive little girl. The reason why she gradually changed her mind was because of the silver, so she did not point this out, but looked at him seriously and asked, "Chen Shaoye, how much do you want to bet?"
Chen Pipi stretched out a finger and said seriously, "One hundred taels."
Sangsang's willowy eyes suddenly brightened, and she asked, "What do you want to bet, Childe Chen?"
Chen Pipi asked, "What do you have most in your shop?"
Sangsang frowned and thought for a moment. She gently bit her lower lip and thought that Childe Chen was the closest disciple of her young master, so he should not have any evil thoughts. She took off her apron and went into the inner room.
Chen Pipi looked at the tightly closed door and thought of something. He could not help but be shocked and shouted anxiously, "You can't compare it with Ning Que's calligraphy sections! It's not fair for you to read them every day! "
Sangsang came out with a big box in her arms and said to him, "Do you want to bet with the banknotes?"
Chen Pipi looked at the thick banknotes in the box and could not help but feel shocked. He thought that Ning Que could not even afford to treat him to a few bowls of crab porridge, but he had hidden such a rich amount of money at home. He was really stingy to the extreme. After cursing secretly, he asked in confusion, "How do you want to bet the banknotes?"
"Every banknote has a unique code on it." She spoke a little faster than usual, as if she was worried that the other party would not agree to her proposal. "No one will be bored enough to read this."
Chen Pipi thought about it and felt that it was a good suggestion. In order to prevent counterfeits, all the large banks had their own unique banknotes coding system. The numbers on the banknotes were not just numbers, and there were no fixed rules. It was extremely difficult to remember, so it was most suitable to be used as a competition target.
Chen Pipi said, "Yes, let's use this."
Sangsang smiled foolishly and said, "Look and remember at the same time. Young Master, you recite first."
Chen Pipi waved his hand and said generously, "How could I take advantage of a little girl like you? You carry it first."
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"Tong Baochen two eight eight nine nine four wins Ji Gener Li Feng four five five."
"Yi Mo Xin Bao Yinsai nine seven five two four five six chess eye soup one."
As Sangsang's clear voice echoed in the backyard, Chen Pipi's face became more and more ugly. He no longer cared about the rules of the competition and reached out to grab the banknotes from the table. He found that there was not a single word wrong.
Chen Pipi knew very well that the codes on these banknotes were so strange and difficult to remember. If it were him, he could only accurately remember 15 or 16 banknotes. However, at this time, Sangsang had already memorized the 27th banknote, and judging from her expression and speaking speed, it would not be a problem for her to memorize dozens more banknotes!
Chen Pipi rubbed his shocked and numb face. He could not believe his ears. He really could not imagine how there could be someone in the world with such a terrifying memory. He believed that even if Second Brother, no … even if Eldest Brother did it himself, he could not be better than this inconspicuous little handmaiden in front of him.
"Tian Xing Yun Feng four five five five five seven nine …"
Chen Pipi sadly reached out to stop Sangsang from continuing. He looked at the banknotes on the table dejectedly. After a long silence, he sighed and said, "You don't have to. I admit that your memory is better than mine."
Sangsang's little face showed a rare sweet smile. She spread her little palm in front of him and said, "Thank you."
Chen Pipi took out the banknotes from his arms and put them in her palm. He shook his head and said, "It's really incredible, really incredible. I can't believe what Ning Que said is true. There are so many strange people in the marketplace."
Sangsang did not care about his sigh. She folded the new banknotes and the old ones and put them into the box. Then she carefully carried the box and walked into the inner room.
Chen Pipi suddenly thought of something and shouted, "Wait!"
Sangsang's body suddenly froze, and then she quickened her steps and rushed into the inner room.
Chen Pipi suddenly came to his senses and said incredulously, "You actually memorized the words on these banknotes!"
The door was closed, and it was quiet behind the door.
Chen Pipi was shocked. After a long time, he looked at the closed door and said bitterly, "I have never heard of anyone who would be so bored to look at the banknotes at home every day! You even memorized the words on the banknotes! Ning Que acted as if he had never seen silver in his eight lifetimes. Today he knows that he is much worse than a greedy girl like you! What kind of people are you and your servant? "
Sangsang tightly held the box of banknotes and nervously leaned against the wooden door. What if he forced his way in? Listening to the loud curses and heart-wrenching education coming from outside the door, she was scared and wanted to laugh.
Yes, she had said that no one would be so bored to look at the banknotes, but she did not expect Chen Pipi to really believe her. In her opinion, before Ning Que's calligraphy could be exchanged for banknotes, the banknotes were the most beautiful pieces of paper in the world. And counting the banknotes in the middle of the night was the most interesting thing in the world.
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Chen Pipi shouted outside the door, "Come out."
Sangsang leaned against the door with her back, lowered her head and said softly, "The banknotes are mine."
Chen Pipi covered his forehead and said, "I admit that they are yours."
Sangsang raised her head and asked curiously, "Then why did I come out?"
Chen Pipi said angrily, "The banknotes are yours, but you cheated in the previous round. You have to do it again!"
Sangsang lifted the bed board and hid the box of banknotes. She shouted to the door, "Childe Chen, it's getting late. You should hurry back to the Academy."
Chen Pipi was stunned. He looked at the sky and shouted angrily, "It's not even lunchtime! What do you mean by early? "
Sangsang walked behind the door and said humbly, "Childe Chen, I admit that I am not as smart as you and have a better memory than you."
Chen Pipi became angrier. He shook his head and sighed, "Tsk tsk, you are willing to admit anything after winning a hundred taels of silver?"
Sangsang said, "Young master has said that fame and fortune are fleeting clouds. There is no need to fight for it."
Chen Pipi was so angry that he was speechless. He thought that she should at least remove the word 'fortune' from the word 'fame and fortune'. He stepped forward and hammered the wooden door twice, shouting, "Since you are not afraid of losing to me, why don't you play another round with me?"
Sangsang thought that it was indeed reasonable. She had won a hundred taels of silver from him, so she had to appease his anger. She pushed the door open and said seriously to Chen Pipi, "But you are not allowed to gamble again. Gambling is not good."
How could he be so shameless just so that he wouldn't lose the money back? Chen Pipi was even more speechless. He looked at the little handmaiden's slightly black cheeks and wondered what Ning Que had taught her.
He said in a low voice, "Play chess."
Sangsang answered simply, "I don't know how to play chess."
Chen Pipi did not believe it at all. The little girl in front of him had seen banknotes before, but it was not an ordinary person's ability to remember the numbers of more than thirty banknotes. He said, "Of course."
Sangsang's answer was more concise this time. She nodded and said, "Oh."
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The chessboard was borrowed from Boss Wu next door. It looked antique, but since Boss Wu opened a fake antique shop, it was naturally fake. However, the black and white chess pieces were sparsely placed on the chessboard, and it did look a little special.
Chen Pipi did not feel that he had met his match, nor did he feel proud of being lonely at the top. He pointed at the black chess piece on the chessboard and looked at Sangsang, puzzled, and asked, "How can I play here?"
Sangsang looked at him with her eyes wide open and asked, puzzled, "Why can't I play here?"
Chen Pipi carefully explained to her the problem of such a way to play, and then asked in puzzlement, "You are a very smart person, and you have such a good memory. After understanding the rules, you only need to use your brain a little to figure out the problem. Why don't you think more about it?"
Sangsang answered seriously, "It's hard to think about things. I don't usually think about it."
Chen Pipi was dumbfounded, and he could not put down the chess piece between his thick and round fingers.
At this moment, a voice came from the door of the Old Brush Pen Shop, "Playing chess."
Sangsang looked at the door and said in surprise, "You're back so early?"
The old man stepped over the threshold and walked in. He nodded, took out some silver from his waist and handed it to her, "I didn't drink tea."
Sangsang stood up and made way for the old man to take her place. She said, "I'm going to take a look at the bacon. Aunt Wu said that at the beginning of the smoking, the fat of fresh meat would drip oil easily. I have to be careful of the pine branches burning. You take my place, and I'll give you some tea later."
The old man nodded and sat down on the chair. He looked up at Chen Pipi and said, "Who should play?"
Chen Pipi looked at the old face in front of him, looked at his pure eyes, looked at the holy light in his eyes, and thought of the thing that made Chang 'an City uneasy these days. This time, he was really dumbfounded. His fingers holding the black chess piece slightly trembled, and he did not know whether to put it back on the chessboard or back into the urn.
The old man looked down at the situation on the chessboard and continued to ask, "Who should play?"
Chen Pipi said honestly, "I should play."
After saying this, he stood up and was ready to walk out of the Old Brush Pen Shop.
The old man raised his head and looked at him in confusion. He said, "I mean, who should play?"
Chen Pipi looked at him for a long time, and then he slowly sat back in the chair.
The black chess piece between his fingers fell down gently.
The old man put his hand into the urn and took out a white chess piece. He did not put it down for a long time, as if he was thinking about how to deal with it.
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(Today is the third anniversary of the birth of the spy. I miss Xu Le, Shi Qing Hai, the seven groups of tigers … the men in these books. I believe you all know that the simplified Chinese publication of the Coming Night has begun. I will inform you of the details on another day. As for the simplified Chinese publication of the spy, I will try my best to finish it as soon as possible. Tomorrow is Saturday, and I wish you all a happy weekend.) (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian.Com to vote for me. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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