Meet your opponent at chess ― it's even in the game.

After Lao Li retired from the post of director, he walked the birds and walked all day. When I was leaving this afternoon, Lao Li found that the heel of the leather shoes was worn off, so he packed the leather shoes with a handbag and planned to go to the shoe repair booth to nail a shoe palm.

After a while, Lao Li came to Qian Jie Street. At the corner of Qian Jie Street, there is a shoe repair stall, surrounded by people who play chess for three or four times. Lao Li's fingers itch. He is a good chess player. He took part in the city-wide organ competition in the bureau and had few opponents.

Lao Li walked to the stall. The shoe repairman is a black and thin lame old man with a leather apron on his chest and a cane beside him. Seeing Lao Li bring the shoes, he smiled and nodded modestly: "You, repair the shoes?"

Lao Li handed the shoes over and said, "Just nail two soles!" "

The old man who repaired shoes took the shoes and handed them to the old Ali bench: "Sit down for a while, it will be ready soon!" " "

"No, I want to watch chess!" Lao Li looked through the crack, and it turned out that Zhang Fat, the retired deputy director of his bureau, was sitting inside. I saw him knocking on two pieces leisurely and humming Huangmei minor. It was obvious that the board had the upper hand. Sure enough, in a short time, the opponent was defeated and got up and left his seat.

"Who will come, who will come again?" A fat man obviously came to join in the fun and called out to the onlookers.

Lao Li was amused, but Zhang Pang's two brushes dared to dominate here. As soon as he helped his arm, he sat down and said, "I'll do it!"

"Is that you?" Fat Zhang Man looked at Lao Li with a little surprise. They had a lot of contradictions in their work before, and it was inevitable that their words would be a bit prickly. "Are you a big leader to contact the masses?"

Lao Li is not a fuel-efficient lamp: "You can lead Zhang Da, why can't I come!" "

A fat man smiled: "I am not as good as you, but you are at the level!" I know you are good at playing chess, but I haven't been idle for two years, practicing every day. Now I am afraid that you are not my opponent! "

Lao Li smiled and said, "It's a mule or a horse!"

The two quickly set up the chessboard to fight, but Zhang Fatty's chess skills have really improved a lot in the past two years, but they are always slightly inferior to Lao Li, and they lost the next three games. Zhang fatty's fat face is full of sweat, and he will never hum Huangmei minor again.

Lao Li smiled twice and said, "I know you have never served me in my life, but you can't play chess." You are always two steps behind me! " "There is something in it. Obviously it is chess, but it is actually a person. Pang Zhang went to work one year earlier than Lao Li, but his rank was always one level lower than Lao Li, and he was always unconvinced. At work, two people love to put on airs. Now, after listening to Lao Li's words, Zhang Fatty blushed with anger, turned purple, and felt unspeakable discomfort in his heart.

Suddenly, Zhang fatty jumped out of the circle and hugged the arm of the lame old man who was repairing shoes: "Old horse head, you and him!" " "

The old horse waved his hand again and again: "No, no, you play, I have to repair my shoes!" " "

Fat Zhang Man failed to recruit, so he called him: "Well, I tell you, Lao Li is a serious chess player, and he is invincible all over the city. If you don't stop, your hand won't itch if it doesn't itch! "

After listening to Zhang Fatty's words, the old horse's head really itched: "Well, wait until these shoes are repaired!" "

Lao Li just gave Zhang Fatty a double blow from the chessboard and spirit. He felt very comfortable and aroused the addiction of playing chess: "Old comrades, alas, old horse, my shoes are not in a hurry to be repaired. Come on, let's play two games! "

The old horse thought for a moment and promised, "Let's have a plate!" So, I put down my work, moved to the bench and sat opposite Lao Li.

Lao Li said, "You are first!" This is an unwritten rule of street chess, and weak hands are preferred.

"Oh?" The old horse was a little surprised.

Zhang fatty sneered: "Lao Li, this is the street, not your bureau, but hidden dragon crouching tiger. There are all kinds of talented people here!" The old pier is a famous street chess king here. Be modest! "

"Yes, no one here dares to let the old horse take the lead!" All the onlookers laughed.

Lao Li realized that he was recognized as a street chess player in the end, but they didn't know their own strength. Now they smile and say, "OK, I win the red, I'll go first!" " "

The two of them quickly arranged the chess. Lao Li picked it up and was about to move, but he heard a fat man shout, "Wait a minute!" " After that, he turned and took out an iron nail from the shoe repair toolbox and pointed it at the old horse's head. He said to the old horse, "Do you want to put a bolt on it?"

The old horse shook his hand and said shyly, "put the bolt on, hehe, it wasn't so good when I first came!" " "

"You're welcome!" Fat Zhang Man said: "Let him see what is invincible in this institution!" After that, Lao Li found a hole in the middle of the chess piece and on the chessboard. When the nail is pressed, the chess piece is tied to the chessboard and cannot move.

Lao Li looked at it and asked strangely, "What does this mean?"

"What do you mean?" Fat Zhang said: "That is to say, in the process of playing chess, no matter how you play, the' general' of the old horse head can't move. Even if you do, you will lose!"

"How dare you!" Lao Li's anger suddenly shot up, thinking: This old horse head is too crazy, really looking at people through the door-looking down on people!

"Don't mind!" The old horse said, "This is all for fun. If it is not true, let's play a game. Quick! "

"Soon!" Lao Li was furious, and the first shot started, and the old horse pranced to deal with it. Along the way, the two flew, and soon Lao Li felt the power of the old horse's head. Street chess honed in actual combat is not fancy or fierce. Ma Lao was attacked, killed like a whirlwind, and killed Lao Li in the chaos. He was defeated before he could "join" Ma Lao's army. When Zhang Fatty saw Lao Li's defeat, he shook his head happily and sang Huangmei minor again.

The old horse smiled and said, "Give in, give in!" Move the bench to leave.

"Don't go!" Lao Li grabbed the old horse's head by the arm. "Let's have another plate!"

The old horse said, "Wait a minute, I'll finish my work, and then we'll play!" " "

"No, I just lost. Let's start over! " Lao Li consciously lost, grabbed the arm of the old horse's head and insisted on coming again.

The old horse head said helplessly, "Then another plate!" Sitting down again, he said, "Let's play chess quickly!"

Fighting again and again

The two men are going to fight again. Knowing the power of the old horse's head, Lao Li was much more cautious, thinking: Don't want to win first, pull out this iron bolt! Therefore, chess is no longer entangled with the old horse's head, and he does not hesitate to give up a few "soldiers" and wholeheartedly go to the general. While playing, I shouted, "I don't think you can move!" "

The old horse's head blocked the left and the right. Even if he didn't move "General", he shouted: "If you don't move, you don't move! See what you can do! "

The pieces of the two men soon got tangled together. The old horse saw the opportunity and rolled the dice. After a while, the two lost their lives, but the old horse had three more pawns. He slowly crossed the Han Dynasty and went straight to the tent to capture Lao Li's "handsome" alive.

Fat Zhang Man smiled gloatingly: "This is really life like chess. Who would have thought that a cobbler-like pawn actually captured a coach at the level! " Lao Li turned blue with anger.

The old horse head "hey hey" smiled: "Sorry!" When he moved the bench and wanted to leave, Lao Li grabbed his arm and said, "Old horse, let's do it again, the last set!" " "

The old horse pleaded, "I really can't, Director Li ... I still live on this!" " "

"I'll give you more money!" Lao li make a determined effort, "you accompany me to play the last game! I'll give you twenty dollars for those spikes, okay? "

"Director Li, that's not what I meant ... Look ..." The old horse bit her teeth and said, "I won't overcharge you. Let's play this last game today! "

"ok!" Lao Li was overjoyed. "Just one game, we keep our word!"

The two men fought again. Lao Li thought: I can't lose again. Lose this face again, really make a fat man feel ashamed. The old horse played fast chess, so he killed it with slow chess. Lao Li is careful with every step he takes, and he also consults with the onlookers from time to time. Most people who watch chess are chivalrous. Seeing Lao Li's repeated battles and defeats, everyone was arguing. Qi Xin helped him shake the old horse's head. In this way, every move will take a long time.

The old horse couldn't stand it, and even called, "Come on, come on!" Lao Li said unhurriedly, "Don't worry, Ma Lao. Chess is about phase. If it is not a phase, then it is not called chess! " The old horse stamped its feet with anxiety.

At this moment, an old lady came up with a pair of shoes and shouted, "Old horse head, old horse head, where is the shoemaker?"

"Here, here!" The old horse's head answered quickly, sticking out his head from the gap and calling, "Aunt Zhang, mend your shoes, put them on the stall first, and I'll mend them for you right away!"

Aunt Zhang shouted again, "Horsehead, playing chess can be eaten as a meal. Is your wife ill? " You still have the heart to play chess! "Aunt zhang's mouth is really fierce. In a word, the old horse panicked and was absent-minded in playing chess. After a few moves, he showed his flaws. Lao Li seized the opportunity to pull out the "bolt" and lost the "general".

The old horse smiled and said, "Give up, give up!" " I lost my chess piece and hurried to repair my shoes.

Lao Li heaved a long sigh of relief, and this face finally earned back a little. Don't want to, but a fat man leaned in sarcastically, "Director Li really knows how to sharpen chess. I lost to you on purpose. It's beautiful! Shame? "

"Zhang Pangzi!" Lao Li said angrily, "If you don't agree, my general will be chained!"

Fat Zhang sneered, "I don't play with cheaters!" " "

Lao Li was so angry that he was trying to argue with him. His mobile phone rang and his wife told him to hurry back. Lao Li saw that no one had repaired his shoes, so he left them at the old horse's head and let him continue to repair them. He went home angrily.

Elegant art makes trouble.

When I got home, I found my daughter's house had come, and my son-in-law Wang Ping also brought a big cake. Only then did Lao Li remember that today was his birthday. Soon, my wife set a good table and the whole family sat around for dinner.

Wang Ping poured two glasses of Moutai to accompany Lao Li to drink, only to find that Lao Li was a little absent-minded and unhappy. He asked Lao Li what happened. Lao Li told me about playing chess, and when he mentioned Zhang Fatty, he became angry. Wang Ping quickly comforted him and said, "Dad, why are you angry with these little people? Leave this to me! " "Because Lao Li is in a bad mood, the family ate very unhappy at this birthday party.

At nine o'clock the next morning, Lao Li was going to Qian Jie to get his shoes. Just as he was going out, he bumped into a fat man who was panting. "Lao li, you are really not a thing! If you can't win at chess, let your son-in-law take over their stall. Is it still human to bully a lame old man like this? " Zhang fatty pointed to Lao Li's nose and scolded him.

Lao Li was inexplicably scolded by fatty Zhang: "I said fatty Zhang, what are you scolding?" Whose stall did I take? "

"Don't play dumb, director," Zhang Pang sneered. "Who doesn't know your son-in-law in urban management bureau? You must have ordered him to take over the stall of Laomatou! "

Lao Li was stunned: "The old horse's shoe repair booth was collected by the city management?"

Zhang Fatty sneered again: "Install, just install!"

Lao Li suppressed his anger and immediately dialed Wang Ping's mobile phone: "Have you received the shoe repair booth of Qian Jie Laoma?" Wang Ping said on the phone, "Dad, I asked someone to take away his stall. Who told him to make you angry with a fat man? Besides, his street stall in Qianjie really affects the appearance of the city ... "

"Bullshit!" Lao Li was furious and shouted into the microphone: "You will pull the old horse's stall back for me at once. Without nails, I wouldn't have a son-in-law like you! "

"Lao li," see Lao li like this, a fat man know he made a mistake, a little embarrassed, "I thought ..."

"Hum, you look down on me. I am also a national cadre! " Lao Li said, "I'm sorry about the old horse." I will apologize to him! " "

Lao Li and fatty Zhang rushed to the street and found that the old horse's head was shrinking in the corner and his left arm was covered with blood. They are clutching a pair of leather shoes. When they saw Lao Li coming, they quickly stood up on crutches and bowed respectfully and said, "Director Li, I was so rude yesterday that I made you angry. You have many adults. Don't argue with me. I heard Lao Zhang say that your son-in-law can't do anything else. This stall has been standing for almost 30 years, and the old woman has been ill for many years. Please, please ... Here are your shoes. I fixed it. They'll confiscate it. How can I make them accept the guests' things? I dragged it down and fell ... "

Looking at the old horse's head like this, Lao Li felt sad: "Old horse, I really didn't let anyone accept your stall." Some self-righteous people did that damn thing, but I always drag you down. Sorry, brother! " I have asked them to return your booth! "

A fat man next to him patted his chest and assured him, "Don't worry, Lao Li and I will support you."

At this moment, Wang Ping had the stall of the old horse's head sent back, and Lao Li and Zhang Fatty hurried to help him set it up. Lao Li set the chessboard, then held the hand of the old horse's head tightly and said, "Old horse, I will come to play chess with you every day from now on to see who dares to accept your stall again!" " "