Leisurely life

  After listening to Liu's declaration of war, Zhang finally agreed to move his gaze away from the computer screen, raised his head with a smile and asked in a meaningful tone: "Play Go? Are you sure? Let me tell you, if what you said earlier is true, then actually I'm just like you, my Go skills are much better than my Xiangqi skills!" As he spoke, he didn't care about Liu's awkward expression. He slowly got up from the recliner, kicked off his slippers and walked into the room with a swagger, leaving behind a tall and proud "showing off" back view for Liu.

  It's almost noon, time to have lunch!

  Actually, Zhang Jin's heart is not so narrow-minded, he doesn't have to be at odds with Old Man Liu, and he doesn't have to fight with him. But after a few conversations, EQ super high, he found that this Old Man Liu has a 'literary youth' temperament, also has an old childlike personality. According to Zhang Jin's years of work experience, the way to deal with people like this is similar to the current carefree and casual communication method, which is the fastest way to get close to someone. After all, they still have to live under the same roof for a few months, if they are familiar with each other, it won't be awkward to interact.

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  The next afternoon, at around two o'clock, the three people in Zhang Jin's home had just finished lunch when the driver who brought Liu Lao to Haiwazi Village two days ago arrived again. In addition to the hundreds of Chinese medicines that Zhang Jin instructed him to buy, he also brought a set of crystal Go pieces that Liu Lao specifically asked him to bring over yesterday.

  After sending away the delivery driver, Zhang Jin put away over a hundred kinds of Chinese medicine in an organized manner and had just lain down on that comfortable recliner under the pagoda tree when Old Man Liu came over with his wooden Go board, looking fierce. "Little Zhang, let's play a few rounds of Go today. Let me see your skills as a Go master." This old man seemed to have regained his confidence after a night's rest.

  Watching Old Man Liu with an attitude of wanting to make up for yesterday's loss, Zhang Jin suddenly said, "Alright, but I'm declaring in advance, this time I won't let you win a single game! Be prepared." His tone was still so infuriating.

  Zhang Jin's confidence is certainly sufficient, the "Chess" skill in "Wulin Three Kingdoms" originally includes both Chinese Chess and Go. If Liu wants to play Mahjong or "Flying Chess" with Zhang Jin, Zhang Jin's "Chess" skill from "Wulin Three Kingdoms" might not be of much help.

  However, if it's about playing Go, with his tenth-level chess skills and the 'Tianyuan' level national player, there is still a possibility of winning or losing, but also more wins than losses. After all, his high attribute brought terrifying computing power, as well as the stability brought by high attributes, are not just for show.

  If it's against an amateur player like Liu Lao Ye Zi, then there's no need to say more, winning is not difficult at all.

  As expected, by half past five in the evening, after three rounds of chess, Old Man Liu had lost so badly that his face was green with anger, and dozens of hairs from his originally artistic-looking goatee had been pulled out, a truly disastrous defeat.

  The most infuriating thing is that in the third game, Liu Lao Ye had already conceded defeat. As Zhang Jin got up to prepare dinner, he lightly said: "Liu Lao Ye, think again, tomorrow are we playing Go or Xiangqi?"

  Watching Zhang Jin's back disappear into the "small building" with a staggering gait, Liu Lao Yezi was so angry that his hair almost stood up. His nostrils were flared and he was panting heavily. If there was a cartoonist present, they would have drawn him as an enraged bull, with white air spraying out of his nostrils. If it weren't for the acupuncture and medicinal nourishment Zhang Jin had received over the past two days, he probably would have been so angry that he would have foamed at the mouth and fainted.

  A few seconds later, Old Man Liu's face suddenly cleared of anger and he burst out laughing, shaking his head in exasperation: "This kid, quite capable, indeed not simple." In fact, this old man also enjoyed the way Zhang Jin interacted with him, being childish at an old age, most receptive to a childlike approach.

  Zhang Jin and Old Man Liu, one old and one young, understood the atmosphere between them and deliberately created it. However, Qi Bing, a slick but unsophisticated youth who had not yet entered society, might not necessarily understand.

  Qibing, who had been watching with cold eyes from another recliner on the side, saw this old man laughing and scolding in turns, couldn't help but feel a thrill. Wouldn't Big Brother tease this old man to death? This old man was really pitiful!

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  Comfortable time always passes quickly, in the blink of an eye, more than ten days have passed. Time is about to enter September.

  Although there was an old man in the house who was not very familiar, Zhang Jin's life remained unchanged. He still woke up every morning to practice boxing, read books, cook three meals a day, take care of his fish pond, chickens, fruit trees, and vegetable garden, and spend most of his time lounging on a recliner, living a leisurely life as a rural family man. Although there was an extra mouth to feed, which meant cooking an extra bowl of rice, it didn't actually increase the workload much. Moreover, with the addition of an idle and bored "old cultural youth" who enjoyed doing chores like feeding fish, sweeping the floor, and cleaning the room, Zhang Jin's life became even more relaxed, and he spent even more time lounging on his recliner.

  Qī Dà Pàng Zǐ and Liú Lǎo Yé Zi, these two people's feelings are not much worse than Zhāng Jìn's. In short, there are only two words - pleasant!

  Qī Dà Pàng Zǐ sleeps in every day until he wakes up naturally, eats until his eyes are full of food, spends the whole day lying on the bed or recliner without moving if possible, and his weight is still decreasing rapidly like a waterfall. It's a comfortable and idle life.

  Liu Lao Ye Zi is also the same.

  In the past few days, Mr. Liu's illness has been treated with acupuncture, medicinal diet and Chinese medicine by Zhang Jin, although it is still some distance from complete recovery, symptoms such as fatigue, abdominal distension and angina have long since disappeared.

  No illness, life is even more comfortable. In the cognition of ordinary people, the happiness of old age is nothing but raising fish and birds, planting flowers and grass, physical health... These elements are not lacking in this old man. Helping Zhang Jin to manage that one and a half mu of vegetable field, two or three mu of orchard is more fulfilling than raising those three or two pots of flowers; the fish in the pond, the birds on the mountain are more ecological than the glass jars and bird cages in the city; the blue sea and sky, the mountain scenery, the countryside landscape are stronger than the gardens in the city, parks, and communities.

  Although Grandpa Liu doesn't have children and grandchildren around him, having Zhang Jin, who likes to argue with him and occasionally gives him a hard time, by his side is also quite good.

  Zhang Jin can be infuriating at times, but he's also great to get along with. Especially his incredible cooking skills, which are enough to make up for all the minor flaws he has. The only thing is that this old man no longer dares to play chess with Zhang Jin again. Because for him, it's purely a form of suffering, without any fun at all.

  Now Liu Lao's chess friends have become several old men in villages such as Hai Jufu and Hai Tielv. There is a saying that "high hands are among the people", and Hai Wozicun village has several high-handed wild roads, even stronger than Liu Laozi who has always been proud of himself.

  The only thing that Mr. Liu was not satisfied with in his life was that although he lived in Zhang Jin's house, the delicious wine was still limited to half a catty every day. There was no way out, Zhang Jin was a doctor, and he was a patient, the doctor said that for treatment, he had to limit his drinking, and the patient could only listen, without the right to object.

  In front of doctors, patients have no human rights!

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  It's almost time to prepare dinner, but Zhang Jin is still lounging on the recliner in the backyard, savoring the last few minutes of laziness. The half-grown black puppy trotted out from the doorway with a ringing phone in its mouth.

  "You lazy kid, you won't even move your butt to answer the phone. Now we have to bother Xiao Hei..." Just then, Liu old man happened to see this scene after chatting with a few elderly men in the village and came back for lunch, saying with a smile.