Chapter 24 Guessing

Author: Yueyinyin

Chapter 24 Guessing

Fengdu City is indeed the largest city in the south of the Yangtze River. Its prosperity needs no further elaboration. Although it is not as good as the modern cities of later generations, it still has its own simple folk customs.

Qianhu Street is full of beautiful things and brightly lit.

Lu Yao was impatient and couldn't bear to go shopping like a leisurely stroll after a meal, not to mention they hadn't finished eating yet! The aroma of the food on the street could be smelled from a long distance away, and he couldn't wait any longer.

Bright and expectant eyes swept over the friends behind him. They all looked up to the sky and the earth, deliberately not facing him. There was an expression of grievance on the tender face, which showed the overflowing motherly love. Shu He was the first to be defeated.

Come: "I'll accompany you."

"Hey! Shu He is the best, he is a kind-hearted person! Let's go, let's go!"

The lively and cheerful figure walked away, and the three people who stayed there looked at each other in confusion. Jiang Lingxu's face was calm, but he relaxed for a rare moment. He turned his head and looked at Chu Liandong: "Little sister, is there anything you want?"

Chu Lian's ears were reddish and she looked a little embarrassed: "No, no. Let's go shopping first!"

The street was crowded with people and the sound of hawking was constant. The three of them unknowingly walked to a drawstring guessing stall. The stall owner was trying hard to attract customers. Behind him was a shelf with many different shapes on it.

Strange lanterns, they look very beautiful.

Many female relatives gathered in front of the stall, and they were all guessing the riddles with great interest. Chu Liandong looked curious and couldn't help but ask the people around her: "I know there will be riddles during the Lantern Festival, but I haven't seen this drawstring riddle before.

!Brother, do you want to give it a try?"

She kept her eyes on the stall and waited for a while but no one responded. She felt strange. She turned around and saw that the person next to her was wearing a jade-colored gown and her hair was tied up with a white hairband. At first glance,

What a handsome and elegant scholar.

Well, Chu Liandong was frightened and made a sound.

Song Jibai tilted his head slightly and looked at her sideways, with a half-smiling look on his face, and a joking look in his eyes: "Brother?"

Chu Liandong's face turned red and she hurriedly looked away, trying to conceal Jiang Lingxu's figure everywhere. She saw that her cheap brother had walked far away unconsciously, and she didn't realize that the people around her had not followed.

Chu Liandong could even look at every stall he was interested in.

My silly brother, have you forgotten the wild sister by Daming Lake?

Both of them have good looks and an eye-catching temperament. The boy who joined in the fun noticed them when they walked near the quiz booth. Hearing their conversation, he thought they were a brother and sister.

I sighed in my heart, I don't know who the young master of that family is with this elegant demeanor.

He said with good intentions: "Miss, the ancestors of the stall owner were engaged in lantern craftsmanship. Since it has been passed down to his generation, the business has become increasingly difficult. Some time ago, this boy did not know that he got the guidance of an expert.

I came up with a way to guess a riddle and send lanterns, and the business improved immediately. But this riddle is difficult, and not many people can guess it. Miss, if you want to guess the riddle, you can try it, but if you like any lanterns, I

I advise you to buy it directly!"

The boy's words rescued Chu Liandong from the awkward atmosphere. Her heart moved: "Is the riddle really so difficult?"

The boy nodded matter-of-factly: "Difficult! Ever since that boy set up his stall to guess riddles, only three people have answered correctly. But that boy still has some conscience. If he draws the rope five times, he will give a lantern as a gift.

"

Chu Liandong secretly complained, what kind of conscience is this? This is called sustainable development. If the riddle is always so difficult, then everyone will only give up after a while, but guessing five times and sending lanterns is different.

First of all, even though those who are looking for fun can't guess the riddle, with this gimmick in mind, most of them will choose to guess it five times.

Secondly, those who have guessed many times will not come back empty-handed even if they fail to guess.

This ingenuity is quite eye-catching.

The young man looked at Chu Liandong with great interest and couldn't help but encourage him: "Miss, you can ask your brother to guess. Your brother must be very knowledgeable and talented. Maybe he can guess."

Coming out?"

Song Jibai gathered up his large sleeves and glanced at the young man thoughtfully. Then he saw Chu Lian twitching her neck and looking guilty, her lips curved with pleasure: "Which lantern do you want, sister?"

, I will win it for you, brother."

Chu Liandong was really going to smoke now. She took a deep breath and said in a low voice, "I want that boat."

After saying that, he felt that he had surrendered like this, which was very shameful. He held back his breath and wanted to win back the victory. He gritted his teeth and mocked: "It doesn't matter if my brother can't guess it. My sister will buy it with her own money. I will tell everyone when I get back."

Yes, brother, brother, I won it by guessing lantern riddles, and I won’t let my brother lose face! After all, this eldest brother said, it’s very difficult!”

After finishing speaking, she stared at him fiercely.

Song Jibai raised his hand and clenched his fist and coughed lightly, hiding the smile that rose at the corners of his lips. The waves in his eyes were dazzling. He did not answer but walked towards the stall owner and asked gently and politely: "Boss, is it okay?

Let me try? My little sister wants the boat-style lantern behind you."

When the stall owner saw the business coming, he smiled so hard he said, "Of course, sir, you can give it a try. If you still can't guess it after five guesses, I'll give the lantern to my sister!"

The female family members gathered around the stall suddenly saw such a handsome young man in the clear breeze, and their faces turned red with excitement. They were chatting in twos and threes holding handkerchiefs in a low voice, and glanced at Chu Liandong from time to time. Among them,

The feeling of envy cannot be concealed at all.

Chu Liandong's face was expressionless, thank you, but there is no need to be envious.

The temperature of the ears, which had finally cooled down, started to heat up again. The man really didn't have any good things and refused to suffer any loss.

He twisted a red rope with his slender fingertips and pulled it gently, and a square piece of bamboo was pulled out. There was only one word on it: Emperor.

The stall owner took the piece of bamboo with a smile and said loudly: "Your Majesty, please give me an idiom. Sir, please answer it!"

Chu Lian knitted her brows in thought, and then an idea flashed in her mind. This form of riddle was basically the same as lantern riddles. Generally, single-word guessing idioms need to be broken down, and it is not really that difficult.

With the answer in her mind, she squeezed her hands excitedly. If Song Jibai couldn't answer, she would go to the rescue and rescue the fox. It would be best to let him know who is the king!

Unfortunately, Song Jibai was destined to disappoint her. His cold eyes blinked slightly, and he had a winning chance: "White jade is flawless."

The people around were in an uproar and started discussing at once. The stall owner's eyes widened as he guessed it: "Congratulations to this young man, you got the answer right! Take your lantern!"

"You guessed it right! This young man guessed it right!"

I don't know who shouted this, and everyone's eyes on Song Jibai changed instantly.

Huang, in an idiom, means white jade without flaws. Take it apart, Huang = white + king. If the jade is missing a little, it will be king, but it means there are no flaws. Hahahaha!

At this time, Jiang Lingxu was still shopping seriously. It was obviously a world of three people, but he lived like one person.
Chapter completed!