The last time we met was a year ago, but Brother Shou's identity was there, and meeting him once was enough to make people remember him deeply.
Yang Shen's eyes widened, almost thinking he was dazzled.
Shen Rui has already spoken: "Brother, Brother Xu Wu, Brother Jue, these are my friends Gao Wenhu and Brother Shou, one is thirteen and the other is twelve, they are both younger than us..."
At this point, he said to Gao Wenhu and Brother Shou: "This is my eldest brother, this is cousin Yang's classmate Xu Wu, this is my younger brother Jue, brother Xingsan..."
Yang Shen stood up, suppressing his uneasiness, and nodded to Gao Wenhu and Brother Shou.
Brother Shou's eyes moved and he smiled meaningfully at Yang Shen.
Shen Jue looked at Gao Wenhu's stature and tutted: "Wenhu is only thirteen? I thought my second brother was tall, but Wenhu is half a head taller than him..."
Xu Wu's gaze shifted from Gao Wenhu to Brother Shou.
Although Gao Wenhu is big, he does not look like a wealthy young master in his dress. On the contrary, the younger one, with his chin raised, is quite imposing. Most of the Yinshengs in the Imperial Academy who were born in the palaces of princes are also like this in front of others. This look.
But looking at Shen Rui's introduction sequence, this young boy doesn't seem to be of high birth. What's going on?
He felt that he was a little unsure.
However, he came here shamelessly to socialize and have fun. He had no right to be snobbish, so he followed Yang Zhongyan and listened to everyone's jokes.
Brother Shou, on the other hand, took a second look when he heard that Xu Wu was a Imperial College student and his father was Xu Qiong, the Minister of Etiquette who returned to his hometown after becoming an official.
Xu Wu noticed Brother Shou's appraisal and knew in his heart that Brother Shou was really a son of an official, otherwise he would never have heard of his father's name.
After all the guests had arrived, Shen Rui took everyone to the main room for a tour.
Since this was Xu Wu's first visit, Mrs. Xu had to give him a gift.
Although Xu Wuping had always been a bit generous, seeing that everyone did not treat him with contempt and discrimination, the elder Xu was also kind and gentle, so he behaved himself, was very well-behaved and honest.
When they were divided into groups, everyone was happy to be in the same group as Xu Wu.
He is on the older side among everyone, and he looks good in stature. He looks much stronger than Yang Shen, He Taizhi, and Brother Shou.
Because of his status, Xu Wu was suppressed by his legitimate brothers and sisters at home, and was also kept at a distance by his classmates in the Imperial College. This was the first time that he was treated so warmly, and he was a little excited.
He wasn't sure which team he wanted to join. He thought both teams were good, but he was also afraid of being disliked if he refused.
Seeing that he was in trouble, Shen Rui said: "Since there is a competition, it must be evenly matched. Otherwise, if the strength is one-sided, it will be no fun..."
He looked around at everyone and said: "Let's see, Brother Quan is in a group, Wenhu is in a group, Cousin Yang is in a group, Brother Xu is in a group, the eldest brother is in a group with Brother Jue, Zhongan is in a group with Brother Shou. Each group has scissors. Stone Cloth, the winning team is one team, and the losing team is one team. If there are exactly four people in a team, I will be the referee."
Everyone had no objections and decided the winners and losers according to the groups.
The results came out, Shen Quan, Yang Zhongyan, Shen Jue, Shou Ge's first team, Gao Wenhu, Xu Wu, Yang Shen, He Tai's first team.
Because Shen Jue wanted to bet on the lottery, Shen Rui asked the waiter to bring up two trays, one for each team, and everyone put something in it. When they arrived at Gao Wenhu's place, because he only had his wallet, Shen Rui put the purple gold lion Putting it on would be considered a lucky draw on his behalf.
Brother Shou glanced at Shen Rui and didn't say much.
The prizes Shen Quan took out were a jade horse pendant, Yang Zhongyan's gold ring, Shen Jue's was the small white jade beauty, Brother Shou was a mutton-fat jade safe and sound sign, and Xu Wu's was a gold pendant that he took off. The lock, Yang Shen's is a string of agarwood beads, He Taizhi's is two golden flowers, Gao Wenhu's is the purple and gold lion represented by Shen Rui.
Shen Jue stepped forward enthusiastically and gave everyone a throwing demonstration.
Before the official competition, everyone came forward and tried it twice.
The "curling stone" weighing twenty kilograms is really not too light for the two children, He Taizhi and Shou Ge.
However, compared to He Taizhi's strength, Brother Shou is obviously much stronger.
He tried throwing twice. The first time he didn't hit the line, the second time he hit the outer ring.
There are only a few types of winter games, and this game was the first time we saw it. Everyone, whether they usually like to play games or not, got interested.
Shen Rui saw that everyone had gotten started and had tried throwing one after another, so he said hello and started the official game.
Sixteen curling stones are distinguished on the wooden handles above, eight are red and eight are green.
Shen Quan's team chose red and is considered the red team; Gao Wenhu's team chose green and is considered the green team.
The scoring method is the same as in later competitions. After one person throws two pots, the team closest to the middle is the winner. The scoring is also based on the number of the winning team's curling stones before the loser presses the line. Ten rounds are a game, and the win or loss is calculated according to the score. .
Shen Rui had already made a simple scoreboard, which was also divided into red and green sides. Each side made an origami page from zero to nine out of cardboard.
Although everyone played well when they tried to throw, when the game actually started, it was terrible.
It is common for the pots to be thrown directly outside the circle, or squeezed out of others, and both pots to slip away.
Everyone is not used to using the ice brush, so they are all idle.
As a result, after the first game, the red team scored zero points, while the green team scored two points.
He Taizhi laughed proudly, and Yang Shen no longer paid attention to Brother Shou, looking at the circle and calculating ways to win or lose.
Gao Wenhu scratched the back of his head innocently.
Xu Wu's face also couldn't hide the joy.
Yang Zhongyan stamped his feet and said: "Your team got Wen Hu and took a big advantage. If Wen Hu's pot hadn't squeezed out the red pot in the heart just now, our team would have won..."
After Xu Wu got along with everyone for a while, he lost his restraint, spoke openly, and said with a smile: "Wenhu is here, it's because we are lucky. When luck comes, we can't stop it, what can we do..."
He smiled cheekily, but it was in response to He Taizhi's temper.
He Taizhi nodded and said: "That's right, that's right, you can't stop luck when it comes."
The referee Shen Rui, after reading the scores, had already turned the page on the scoreboard next to him. One side was zero zero and the other side was zero two.
Brother Shou hummed: "Don't be complacent, there are still nine rounds left."
Shen Jue remembered the function of the ice brushes next to him, took two of them, and told his team members about this.
When the second game started, the red team started to use the ice brush, but because it was just used, they were in a hurry and the effect was limited.
The green team followed suit and picked up the ice brush.
Compared with the red team, the ice brush has a greater impact on the green team. Yang Shen and He Taizhi are both weak teenagers and lack of strength. It is difficult to even press the line when throwing curling stones. With the ice brush, they can skate forward. If the length is longer, it will be easier to enter the trap.
However, the scoring of curling is not based on the number of curling stones in the circle, but the team closest to the center wins. Luck is really important.
Therefore, in the second game, after the green team ran out of luck, the red team won, three to zero.
However, as everyone understood the calculations of the game, the red team and the green team both won alternately.
Everyone is familiar with using ice brushes. Throwing strength is not the main thing. Throwing skills are becoming more and more important.
Due to the "evenly matched" situation on the field, the atmosphere of the game was also very intense.
Nine teenagers, plus a few boys who followed the courtyard to serve, the lively sound spread to the east courtyard.
The third master had been to the ice rink to throw curling stones these past two days. Although he found the game interesting, it was not a competition after all, so he gave up after playing it twice.
Now hearing the excitement in the garden, the third master walked out.
There were already more than ten curling stones inside and outside the circle. It was He Taizhi's turn to throw, and the third master came forward.
Although I had heard Shen Rui explain the rules before, it was not as clear as the actual competition before me.
He Taizhi knelt down, looked forward, and took a long breath.
Xu Wu and Yang Shen each took an ice brush and stood facing each other a few feet away in front of He Tai, concentrating on preparations.
Because what He Taizhi threw were the last two curling stones of the game, which would determine the outcome, everyone else was looking at the court intently.
For a moment, no one noticed that the third master was coming.
Shen Rui was already standing next to the round base and looked at the positions of the curling stones on it. Now there were red curling stones near the center, while the green curling stones were located further outside.
At this moment, I heard an "oops" sound.
It turned out that He Taizhi was nervous and threw the curling stone crookedly. Even though Yang Shen and Xu Wu were busy brushing the ice, the curling stone went astray without even pressing the line.
He Taizhi hit his forehead hard and picked up the second curling stone.
There are no miracles in plain sight.
Although this curling stone was over the line, the red team still won this round, and it was a big win, three to zero.
So far, seven games have been completed. The red team has won four games and has eight points; the green team has won three games and has five points.
Shen Rui rearranged the scoreboard and saw the third master standing aside. He hurriedly walked over and said: "Uncle San"
The third master smiled and said: "It turns out that this is how to play. It is more interesting when you see it than when you listen to it. But you are young, and a distance of a few feet is enough. If you want adults to play, does the track need to be longer?
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Shen Rui nodded: "The current track is four feet long. If we want to play a grown-up game, we can extend it by six feet to seven feet..."
Everyone nearby also saw the third master and came forward to pay tribute.
Only Gao Wenhu, Brother Shou, and Xu Wu saw the third master for the first time and fell behind everyone.
The third master was not attracted to the tall and tall Gao Wenhu at first sight, but to the gleaming Xu Wu.
Xu Wu had gold flowers in his ears, several gold rings on his hands, and the jade pendant hanging on his belt was also inlaid with gold.
This kind of dressing up is quite common in Beijing, but none of Shen Rui's friends can remember such a "glorious appearance".
Yang Zhongyan saw the third master looking at Xu Wu and said hurriedly: "Third uncle, this is Xu Wu, a classmate of my nephew's Imperial College. He came to play with his nephew today..."
The third master smiled and nodded: "It turns out that he is Brother Yan's friend, but he looks like you when you were a child."
Yang Zhongyan laughed sarcastically. Xu Wu was afraid that others would look down on him. He only felt that dressing up like this was solemn. He wished he could cover his body with gold and look like a young master from a landlord's family in the countryside. How could he look like a minister? Yang Zhongyan also loved these things in his early years.
I stopped dressing like this after I was two years old.
After the third master finished speaking, his eyes turned to Gao Wenhu and Brother Shou.
Although Gao Wenhu is a commoner, the third master is not contemptuous.
Although he met Gao Wenhu for the first time, he saw that this young man was unusually tall, so he was able to identify him: "This must be the Wenhu that Brother Rui often mentions..."
Gao Wenhu smiled naively and bowed: "My dear, Gao Wenhu, I have met Third Uncle Shen..."
The third master smiled and helped him, raised his head and said: "What a good boy. If you have such a body to learn martial arts, you will get twice the result with half the effort."
When Shen Rui saw that the third master had left Brother Shou behind, he was afraid that he would not be able to clear his face, so he hurriedly said: "Uncle Third, this is Brother Shou. He came here with Wen Hu. He is also a good friend that my nephew has met in the first half of the year..."
The third master looked at Brother Shou with surprise and uncertainty in his heart.
Although he had known for a long time that one of his nephew's new friends was a "Shou Brother", he never expected that this "Shou Brother" was actually the other "Shou Brother"
It is the time for a teenage child to grow up. In more than a year, a boy grows into a teenager and changes a lot. However, the meeting last year deeply touched the third master, making the third master’s memory still fresh. Don't dare to forget each other...