Chapter 169 Lantern Festival .

The crowd applauded and cheered.

The servant had not expected to reach the last puzzle so quickly. According to the shopkeeper's estimate, it took less than half the time to get here. The reason for this scene was these two men and one woman!

If you guys are jealous, please stay out of here and don't make things difficult for me, okay?

The servant was secretly angry, but he was very confident about the last couplet of the riddle. How difficult was this couplet? If I had to describe it, it would be the last additional question in the college entrance examination mathematics exam! The servant regained his usual confidence in making jokes. He slowly opened the paper under the lantern and gave the riddle:
"It is neither black, nor white, nor red or yellow. It is like a fox, wolf, cat or dog. It is neither a domestic animal nor a wild beast."

this.
Everyone was confused. They rubbed their eyes and looked at the note carefully. They recognized all the words on the note, so why couldn't they understand them when they put them together?

"My boy, don't tell me you wrote this up randomly!"

"That's right, what the hell is this? If you don't want to give away the treasure lantern on the top, don't do these gimmicks!"

"Ms. Tian, ​​it seems that I won't be able to win the lantern today. It's not that I can't answer, it's just that I have an unbearable stomachache. Look, my stomach hurts again!"

The most embarrassed person was Li Ang, his smile froze on his face.

This question is difficult. Just as Li An was about to search for the riddle and everyone was discussing it, the servant spoke next.

"Don't worry, gentlemen and ladies! This is only the first line of the riddle. There is also a second line! Guess one character for each line. The two characters together form a word, and it is related to the Lantern Festival. Please take a look!"

"It is neither a poem, nor a ci poem, nor the Analects of Confucius. It is vague about east, west, south, and north. Although it is a short piece, it is also a wonderful piece of writing!"

After reading it, everyone had some ideas, and they were thinking hard and eager to guess the riddles. Men, women, old and young all had sad faces and scratched their heads, as if they had racked their brains but still got nothing.

Mr. Zhu was also in deep thought, and his friends behind him were all aware of their own abilities and did not expect to be able to answer him. They just kept quiet and did not disturb Zhu Wenlong's thoughts.

And what about Li An? He is busy checking the APP!
I tried several answers but couldn’t find a similar question, so I opened the magical Baidu app in a hurry. In just a moment, the answer popped up.

It turns out that Ang Lee's smile did not disappear, it just moved to another place and now it is back on his face!

He looked at the people who were still thinking, and marveled at the convenience of mobile phones. At first, he tried to solve it himself, but reality taught him a hard lesson.

"Lee An, do you have an answer?"

Zhan Doudou thought for a moment, and she had to admit that she couldn't solve it. Seeing that everyone looked the same, she breathed a sigh of relief, and then placed all her hopes on Li Ang.

Li An nodded and looked at Zhu Wenlong.

"Mr. Zhu, can you come up with an answer?"

Seeing that he ignored her, she chuckled. In fact, it is possible that there were smart people who guessed the answer, but because of the son of the vice minister of the Ministry of Justice, they dared not say it in person, after all, they did not want to steal his limelight.

From the difficulty of the fourth-level riddles, it can be seen that Zhu Wenlong is very talented and has some quick wits. If he is given enough time, he should be able to answer it.

But now that Ang Lee already knows the answer, he won't give him a chance!
"Then let me tell you the answer! The answer is actually: guess the riddle!"

Even if Li An gave the answer, everyone present was still confused and didn't understand. Only Zhu Wenlong suddenly raised his head and understood what Li An said.

"Xiao Anzi, explain quickly!"

Zhan Doudou began to doubt his IQ. Li An explained the answer to Zhan Doudou and the people present: The right side of the word "guess" is the word "qing", so it is not black, white, red or yellow. The radical on the left is "犭", which can be formed into fox, wolf, cat or dog, but it is nothing.

After Ang Lee’s explanation, the word “谜” in the second couplet becomes easy to understand.

Didn’t you see that Zhan Doudou was able to answer the questions quickly?

"Poems, lyrics, and the Analects all have the character '言' (words) on the radical. Although the riddle is short, it is full of mysteries. It can certainly be called a wonderful piece of writing! Xiao Anzi, do you think I solved it correctly?" Zhan Doudou's eyes lit up, waiting for someone's praise.

"Not bad!"

Li An was halfway through showing off his prowess in front of others when Doudou stole the limelight, and immediately he was full of sarcasm. Zhan Doudou was so angry that he bared his teeth.

After listening to the explanations of the two people, everyone suddenly realized the truth and couldn't help but praise the person who wrote the two couplets. At the same time, they were also curious about the handsome young man in front of them. He was so talented in writing, but his clothes were ordinary. I don't know why he hasn't become famous or achieved anything yet?

"Great!" Mr. Zhu smiled and did not mention his previous impoliteness. He was very attentive now. "Thank you for your courtesy, sir. May I know your name? I was not very good at judging you just now. I did not expect you to be so talented. Who is your teacher and where do you live?"

This is to find out my background!
Seeing that everyone's eyes towards Zhu Wenlong became kinder, Li An looked down on him in his heart. This literati's status was just high, and if he was a little more yielding and humble, he would win a lot of goodwill.

He smiled and responded, "I'll live in the capital. Please don't mention your surname, Li."

Master Zhu let out a long "oh", as if he had admired her for a long time, and then turned the topic to Zhan Doudou and said, "I see, my name is Zhu Wenlong, it's an honor to meet you. I wonder what about this young lady? She is so beautiful, like a fairy from the Moon Palace who has fallen into the mortal world. I wonder where she is from?"

Even when praised for her appearance in person, Zhan Doudou remained indifferent. She was thinking, at the first court meeting after the new year, she should find a reason to dismiss her father, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice!
Would they say that because he stepped into the hall with his left foot first, this was disrespectful to him, and so he was dismissed from his post or transferred to a distant place?
Inappropriate or inappropriate.

Well, this Zhu Wenlong is at least two orders of magnitude thicker than me! Li An snorted lightly, and held Zhan Doudou's hand unnoticeably, with a smile on his face, and said calmly: "This is my wife."

Zhan Doudou was shocked!

Bitch, Bitch? You can't say "Madam", right?

Wait! The lady is wrong too!

In short, Zhan Doudou plans to use the reason he just thought of on Li Ang!

Although he suffered a loss, Zhan Doudou did not refute anything and acquiesced. However, Li An's palms were already bruised.

Sure enough, after the beauty acquiesced, Mr. Zhu's enthusiasm disappeared at a speed visible to the naked eye. Just thinking about Li An's literary talent, he invited him: "I wonder if you two are interested in going into the restaurant with me. Now this restaurant has been booked by my companions. I originally planned to have a small gathering with friends from the academy, so we agreed to come here tonight to enjoy the lanterns. First, to avoid being disturbed by outsiders, and second, to guess some lantern riddles to kill time."

Li An took the Nine Lotus Treasure Lantern from the servant and gave it to Zhan Doudou. Just as he was about to refuse, he heard Zhan Doudou say, "Okay, I'm a little hungry!"

Li An looked at Zhan Doudou. Although he didn't know why she wanted to go into the building, since she wanted to go, he would naturally accompany her. He just asked one more question: "Are you all students of Shangjing Academy?
"Not bad!"

"Then I'll trouble you to lead the way!"

"Please come upstairs and enjoy the lanterns together!"

Zhu Wenlong's eyes sparkled with light, and his smile became more genuine and brilliant. He said hello to the servant who was cleaning up nearby, and then took the lead to walk towards the lobby of the restaurant.

(End of this chapter)