Chapter 27: Endless literary charm (1)

I walked along the crowd, and I was also making calculations in my heart if I didn't find a big brother.
All the money on his body was given to the second child before eating. If I can't go back to the palace tonight, I will be penniless, but I won't be able to settle down.
Furong Street was illuminated like daylight by lanterns. The styles of the lanterns are complex and beautiful, with flowers, birds, fish and insects, and the scenery of characters, all painted exquisitely. There are indispensable poems and good lines above, of course, the most important thing is the riddle.
The front door of the return home is crowded with people. The crowd surrounds a high platform. There is a large table on the high platform. Behind the large table are a few armchairs. On the armchairs sit a few rich and gorgeous men. These people are surrounded by delicately crafted lanterns. . I looked up and found that the windows of several private rooms on the second floor of Guilaiju were all open, and they must have been sitting inside to admire the lights and watch the game. Maybe the eldest brother was among them. If he saw me, he would definitely recognize me. Right?
Thinking of this, I had a plan in my heart-to participate in this competition, as long as I can go up to the platform, the eldest brother will definitely be able to see me. Even if the eldest brother is not there, I can get some rewards, which can deal with the worst tonight.
There were cheers from the crowd, and I knew the game had already begun.
Stepping forward quickly, I first looked at the nearly 100 lanterns under the high platform and guessed the riddles above. These lanterns formed a circle under the high platform, and people walked around. They took the pen and paper in Xu Jiajiading's hand, wrote down the lantern number and mystery they guessed, and gave it to the Jiading who received the answer within a certain period of time. The people on the top choose the ten people who guess the most, and then guess the lantern riddle on the high platform. The last two selected by the Xu family’s parents will give the question and determine the winner. However, the last two of them can get rewards.
I took a pen and paper and looked at the lanterns. I had never had such an experience before. Naturally, I couldn't participate as my own. What's more, my eldest brother wouldn't let me go, because after all, I was brought out with my father on his back. However, my eldest brother would often triumphantly point to certain people in the crowd and tell me which prince or official it was, and those people were happily participating in civilian clothes. I have always been curious, but I dare not go beyond the etiquette of learning from an early age. This time, maybe it is my only chance in this life to experience the happiness of the people.
Lantern riddles are not difficult, almost all of them can be guessed. He went around and gave his results to Xu Jiajia Ding. I was about to walk aside and wait. The Ding Ding stopped me and said, "Little brother, you have no signature."
I smiled apologetically and took the piece of paper back, but I didn't know what to sign. I suddenly thought of the third brother's name. Once he can participate in the second round, as long as the eldest brother is here when calling his name, it can also attract his attention.
However, if you use the surname Ling, it might attract the attention of others, so let's change the surname to Lin-"Ling" and "Lin" are somewhat homophonic to each other. To be sure, I quickly wrote down the three words "Lin Wangshu" and handed them to the clerk, and walked aside to wait.
People are still in excitement, eagerly waiting for whether they can enter the next round, and chirping about this puzzle, it's so lively.
Although there are many literate people among the people, there are also many who participate in the guesswork, and many people are eager to try, so the competition is still fierce.
Soon they began to announce the names of the ten people, and at the same time it was announced that each of the ten people would get twelve silver patterns this time, and the crowd suddenly cheered.
"Wang Zhonghe, Li Suimu, Zhang Zong..." There is no name in front of me, but I still have confidence in my heart. Until I didn't read eight, I was a little worried. Finally, when I heard the ninth name was "Lin Wangshu", I smiled slightly.
"The last one," the butler announced loudly: "You got all the riddles right." The crowd suddenly made "tsk tsk" compliments, and I was also curious about what this person who guessed all the answers looked like.
"Guo Yunzhu." The housekeeper continued after reading, "Please come and guess the lantern on this stage." As soon as the voice fell, a group of housekeepers went up and carefully lifted the brackets with lanterns.
I looked up at the window on the second floor of Guilaiju. There was a shaking figure, but none of them resembled the older brother. Regaining consciousness, I found that others had already started to guess, and I hurried over.
Most of the lantern riddles this time are guessing characters—"Guanhe cannot be described together, and the three Qin Dynasty will be entered into the Han Dynasty and type one character." I thought about it and it should be the character "Xu"; "The mountain path is a bend." "Yuhen, type a word", it should be the word "han"; "Pan'an one corner is called to return to the teacher, type a word", it should be the word "嫔"; "Mu Li Rongtao everywhere spring, type a word", is a word "Leng" ...
There is also the word "surname" for "The Morning Bull and the Girl Weaver Looking at each other from a distance.
Just guessing one by one, there is only one "flower in the garden, turned to ashes, and the setting sun has fallen a little bit. Lovesickness tears, heart is drunk, empty listen to horseshoes, autumn red fireflies fly", still a word , But I can't think of it.
He stood among the ten of us, admiring the lanterns leisurely, with a smile, very playful. The moon-white robe was radiating a soft light under the light. I lowered my head and regretted how I didn't see him because of my guessing. If I did, I would not participate in this competition.
However, if you don't participate, there is no hope of finding your eldest brother, but I still decided to leave now. But at this time the housekeeper walked to the high platform again and glanced at us. Jiading walked up to him with a small cloth bag in his hand. It seemed that there was no way to go, so I had no choice but to dispel this idea.
The housekeeper took out a small note from the cloth bag and said loudly: "The two people who entered the last are Guo Yunhu and Lin Wangshu."
I saw him smile happily, and after finishing his clothes, I boarded the high platform. I hesitated whether I wanted to go up, and the person next to me pulled my sleeves up, "It's you, who called you, go up quickly."
As he said, he pushed me and pushed me to the front of the stage. A family came and led me up. I had no choice but to bite the bullet and walk to the front of the big table, lowering my head but looking at him from the side.
He stood casually, his eyes lightly scanning the crowd below. I said to myself: Now that I have come up, don't want to hide. Lifting his head, the people below made a sound of wonder. He turned his head to look at me, the surprise in his eyes flashed, replaced by a deep smile.
An old man sitting in the master chair of the main seat stood up, walked between me and him, looked at both sides, stroked his beard, smiled and said, "Both of them are experts, and the final test will begin. Who will guess first? Say the answer when you arrive, but also give the reason."
I nodded, and he smiled non-committal.
"The first question, see you at forty parting, and hit one thing."
He smiled and replied: "Furong."
The old man was surprised at how quickly he answered, and then asked, "Why Furong?"
"Don't interpret the word'jun' as "husband", and "junmian" as "furong"; forty is divided into two "twenties", which is the beginning of the grass. Isn't it Lotus?"
The old man nodded approvingly, and came up with the next puzzle. He still answered quickly. I have been living in panic, and my mind is blank.
After a few questions, the old man saw that I had no response and walked up to me, "This little brother, why didn't you answer the questions?"
I stubbornly didn't know how to explain, turning my head to look at him, he was puzzled and puzzled, with a hint of mockery. I settled down, smiled faintly and said to the old man: "I have gone away before, and I will do my best later." The old man nodded and walked away, revealing the puzzle behind it.
I compare with him. Previously, he seemed to be deliberately letting me, until I answered the same number as him, did not actually start to answer the questions.
"The last question, "Two sentences for three years, one chant and two tears", type an idiom."
I thought for a while and blurted out, but at the same time as him: "The witty words are in a row."
He glanced at me and said: "The poetry cloud:'Lonely walking on the bottom of the lake, counting the breath of the tree's body', talking about the joys and sorrows of writing poems-'Two lines for three years, one chants and tears. A friend is like no appreciation , Go back to the old mountain and autumn'." After speaking, looked at me.
I went on to say: "Get two sentences in three years, or you may not be guilty of'quick remarks.' "Quick remarks" are the result of weeping and bitterly chanting. Therefore, the word "zhu" in the mystery is interpreted as "teardrop." The scene of "double tears flowing." After that, they looked at him, and the two smiled knowingly.
The old man nodded repeatedly, but frowned in embarrassment, "You two are equal in strength, how can you tell the difference?"
He smiled, "Try again."
The old man nodded, "Just make a poem, and take it off."
He walked to the table and picked up the pen, paused for a while, and began to write.
I also walked to the table, thinking of the farewell scene with Wang Yu this morning, and wrote--
"The world is sad,
Lao Lao see off the guest booth.
Spring breeze knows don't suffer,
Do not send wicker green. "
After writing, walk aside. A Jiading stepped forward to pick up my poems and his poems. I glanced at his poems from a distance, not to mention the poems, the good handwriting alone has a high collection value. Look at the poem again--
"Los Angeles is four thousand miles away,
Hu Qibian guilty of this season.
The vegetation decays outside the sword,
The soldiers blocked the old riverfront.
Nostalgic for a month
Yi brother watched Yunbai sleep.
After hearing that Heyang is winning,
Situ is anxious to Po Youyan. "
Look, I can't help but admire it in secret.
The old man nodded embarrassedly, "Yes, yes, each has its own merits. Another question is to write a poem narrative on history."
In fact, I already knew in my heart that I couldn't be compared with him, because I only have the feelings of a woman, not like him, with the world in mind, and I am higher than me. But this is the end of the matter, so I walked back to the table, thought about the question, and wrote--
"Don't favor it now,
Can forget the old days.
Look at the tears,
Does not share the words of the king of Chu. "
It is the wife of the monarch in the Spring and Autumn Period. The Kingdom of Chu destroyed the Kingdom of Xi, and the King of Chu took his wife Xi as his own. Although he gave birth to two sons for the King of Chu, he never said a word to the King of Chu.
"Seven males and females are still undivided,
The siege generals have all.
Qin Bingyi encircled Handan urgently,
King Wei did not save Lord Pingyuan.
The son stopped the horse to win,
The more respectful you hold the cellar, the more down.
Hai is a drummer of Tusi,
Winning is the one who holds the gate.
Not only generously offering conspiracy,
Enthusiasm will reward life.
Send the son to the wind,
Seventy old man what do you want. "
I admired his amazing talent in my heart, walked up to him, and said deeply, "The son is so talented, and the younger brother is willing to go downhill."
He bowed slightly in return, "I'm overwhelmed." Then he stared at me deeply.
I panicked and walked down the high platform quickly. Behind him, the old man declared that he was the winner this time. I smiled and turned my head. Suddenly someone on the side grabbed me and turned my head to see that it was Xu Zhengyuan.
He respectfully said: "This son, your reward hasn't been taken yet." As he said, he secretly forced me to step onto the high platform again.
I took the reward from the old man with a slightly panicked smile. It was thirty taels of silver. After thanking him, he quickly walked off the high platform from the other side. Before Xu Zhengyuan arrived, he got into the bustling crowd, his heart beating violently. This time I was out of the palace, I was really surprised and fearful. I violated my identity and did things that I shouldn't do. It was nothing like my usual self.
After not taking a few steps, a few men appeared in front of him to block the way, and the first one stepped forward and said without expression: "Please come with us." The look on his face is irresistible.
I looked at the posture of the men, knowing that I couldn't escape anyway, and smiled nervously at them, "Can you let me know why?"