The lucky girl in the village has a good way of making money.

Chapter 522 Playing Chess
After lunch the next day, Shi Liu got on the carriage and left home.

The person driving the carriage was Hu Zhen, who had finally recovered from his injuries. Hu Zhen was seriously injured when he was framed by the rebels last time, so Shi Liu let him recuperate for two more months so that he could also spend time with his wife and daughter.

Now that Shi Liu was well taken care of, he said he would follow her to protect her. Zuo Cheng and Ke Hu were riding on the side of the carriage, and Liang Zheng stayed at home to guard her as usual.

As for the bodyguards hired by Geng Biaotou, since they have been idle all the time and she does not travel far, they do not need any protection. As the Chinese New Year is approaching, Shi Liu is very considerate and asks them to go home first to spend the New Year with their families, and it will not be a problem for them to come back after the New Year.

Including Master Huangshan's two disciples, since their hometown was not far from Daming Prefecture, Shi Liu also gave them travel money and New Year gifts so that they could go home to spend the New Year with their families. The two were very excited when they left. After all, they had been in the mountain gate for many years and it was rare for them to go home to celebrate the New Year. This place was not far away, and Shi Liu was considerate. The two were very grateful and went back happily. When they left, they repeatedly promised to come back before the sixth day of the New Year.

Since they were going into the city to attend the temple fair, there were already a lot of people, so Shi Liu did not bring too many people with him. Just these three people were enough. With Ke Hu alone, ordinary scoundrels could not get close to him.

After getting off the stone bridge at the entrance of the village, I saw the horse-drawn carriage that had been waiting at the entrance of Shanghe Village.

"Pomegranate!"

Shi Liu lifted the curtain and met Fan Jin's burning gaze. "Let's go. If we are delayed on the road, we won't be able to enter the city."

"Hey! It's nearly two hours' journey. - Do you want to talk together? It will kill time quickly." Fan Jin responded hurriedly, but he got back to the car slowly, looking at Shi Liu eagerly.

Pomegranate:.
Shi Liu understood what he meant, but still quickly lowered the curtain.

Seeing the curtain fall, Fan Jin could only climb back into his carriage in disappointment. If he didn't want to talk, then he didn't have to talk. Well, he would just ride in the carriage alone.

"Playing chess?"

Suddenly, a voice sounded behind him. Fan Jin seemed to have been waiting for it for a long time and turned around immediately, "Get off!"

"Come on then."

Fan Jin grinned and jumped off the carriage in a very swift motion. He walked quickly towards Shi Liu, fearing that Shi Liu would change her mind if he was a step late.

Shi Liu looked at him wearing a green bamboo robe and his quick and agile steps that seemed to be swift and swift, which was somewhat inconsistent with his gentle temperament. She couldn't help but smile, but was afraid of being seen, so she quickly frowned.

Sui Lu smiled secretly, wondering if she would ride in the carriage of her future son-in-law. Just as she was about to move, Shi Liu stared at her and said, "Just stay here."

Sui Lu just stayed there obediently. After her son-in-law got on the carriage, she sat next to the door, lowered her head and didn't look around.

Shi Liu took out chess pieces from the grid in the wall of the car. She didn't know how to play Go.

When Fan Jin saw it was chess, he couldn't help but smile. He wasn't very good at Go, but he was pretty good at chess. Nowadays, scholars all pursue elegance and pay attention to things like music, chess, calligraphy and painting. But this chess was mainly Go, not chess, which he was good at. During his time at the prefectural school, he often went to the chess club with his brother Derun and others. He would have made a fool of himself if he didn't know how to play Go, so he bought a chess book and started learning.

However, Tongwanzhai has become famous all over the world, and the chess games there are now also liked by many scholars. In several gatherings, he has made many friends with military flags and flying chess.

"Do you want red or black?"

Fan Jin came back to his senses, "Ladies first."

Pomegranate took the red one.

There was a chessboard on the small table, and the two men sat opposite each other and started playing chess.

The wheels rolled and the wind blew. The curtains were tightly closed and no wind could get in. With a hand warmer in hand, I didn't feel that cold.

The two of them fought back and forth, but there was also an inexplicable peace in the atmosphere.

Sui Lu poured water from a copper kettle wrapped in a leather case and brewed two cups of tea, placing them next to the two people. He then took some snacks from the food box beside him and placed them next to the table. Then he took a bag of pine nuts, sat back at the car door, and began to peel them quietly. He placed the peeled pine nuts on a clean plate.

As the game was coming to an end, Shi Liu picked up a piece of water chestnut cake and brought it to her mouth. She looked at Fan Jin, who was still looking at the chessboard in deep thought, and chuckled, "How is it?"

"There is no way out. I lost." Fan Jin looked up and smiled brilliantly, "I didn't know you were so good at chess."

Shi Liu was chewing some snacks, his cheeks moving, "It's just so-so."

"Third in the world?" Fan Jin looked at her pouting pink lips, his eyes slightly deepened.

Shi Liu couldn't help but sigh, "It's not that exaggerated. I only participated in two Gaogang Cups and won the championship twice."

Fan Jin opened his mouth wide, "Isn't this amazing? The National Youth Chess Competition!"

Sui Lu, who was peeling pine nuts, couldn't help but look up at the two of them. There seemed to be confusion in his eyes, but he lowered his head silently and continued to peel pine nuts.

Shi Liu blinked at Fan Jin, cleared his cough, took a sip of tea, and said, "Another game? Or something else? In my carriage, I have all kinds of chess except Go."

"Let's play another game." Fan Jin said, putting all the chess pieces back on the table. Like before, he didn't ask Shi Liu to do anything, but let her hold the hand warmer and wait for him to quickly place all the chess pieces.

The journey took nearly two hours. The two of them played a few games of chess, a few games of military flags, and draughts to pass the time, and before they knew it, they had arrived at Luoshui City.

When I entered the city gate, a game of checkers had just ended.

"We're here already?" Fan Jin still felt a little unsatisfied. How come the time spent in the same room with Shi Liu went by so quickly?

He lifted the curtain of the carriage and looked outside. It was already dark outside, and the city gate would almost be locked when they entered the city.

After leaving the corridor, the streets on both sides of the city were already decorated with lanterns and red silk, giving a sense of the upcoming New Year atmosphere.

Fan Jin glanced at Shi Liu, who was relaxing with her neck turned. "It's getting dark. Should we go to Fu Yun Restaurant for dinner or Dong Hu Restaurant?"

Shi Liu rubbed her neck and lifted the curtain to look at the excitement outside the window. She had been eating non-stop all the way, but she wasn't really hungry. "Let's go to a time-honored restaurant on West Street. I haven't eaten there for a long time. I'm craving their eel noodles. If I order a few side dishes, it's almost enough. There's a mutton shop next door. Hu Zhen and his friends don't eat noodles, so let them eat next door."

Fan Jin had no choice but to say, "Okay, let's go to West Street."

Hu Zhen outside had already heard it, so he turned and headed towards West Street. Seeing this, Ba Fang, who was driving an empty carriage behind him, hurried to follow.

The Chinese New Year is just a few days away. Even though the weather is cold, the city is bustling with activity. It is dinner time and all kinds of restaurants and bars on the street are packed with people.

The group arrived at West Street. This time-honored restaurant was always doing brisk business, and luckily there happened to be a vacant table.

However, the Shuipen Lamb Restaurant next door was much emptier, so Shi Liu asked Sui Lu to go with Hu Zhen and the others to eat lamb, and also brought Ba Fang along.

Only she and Fan Jin entered this old shop.