manynovel Chapter 360 Reward
Chapter 360 Reward
"Brother Huai'an and I came here together. He pulled me into a carriage right after I left the prefectural academy, and I didn't have time to tell you."
Wen Ruyu immediately looked at Tong Huaian, "Senior Brother Tong, long time no see."
"Junior Brother Wen, I heard that you were admitted to Zhanglu Academy. Zhanglu Academy is the largest academy in the city. The teachers in the academy are all talented and knowledgeable. Congratulations, Junior Brother Wen."
"The school of my senior and junior brothers is more famous."
"Since we all know each other, why don't we sit down together and have some tea and try the dishes here later."
When Young Master Luodan saw the three people greeting each other, he immediately invited them to sit down. At this time, the screen next to them had been removed, and Tong Huaian had no excuse.
"Young Master, two more scholars have come up to solve the riddles." At this time, a little boy trotted over and said to Young Master Luodan.
The two scholars in their thirties should be close friends, and their conversation and behavior were very familiar. They came up to them and exchanged a few words, then went straight to the lantern riddles.
"It has a face but no mouth, it has feet but no hands, and although it has four legs, it cannot walk by itself."
One of the readers was reading the puzzle he had picked up, shaking his head. Jiang Youzhen and the others also became interested and joined in.
"Huh? This puzzle is interesting."
The two of them thought about it for a while, but Jiang Youzhen already knew the answer.
At this time, Tong Huaian leaned close to Jiang Youzhen's ear and said, "This is easy."
Jiang Youzhen smiled without saying anything, and just turned to look at Wen Ruyu. When he was sure that Wen Ruyu was also confident, he knew that he had guessed it.
"Brother Wang, have you guessed the answer?" asked the scholar.
The other shook his head and then went back to thinking hard.
"You two better hurry up, we only have a cup of tea. You must solve the five puzzles here to get rich rewards." A man who looked like a manager reminded them.
It turns out that this reward is not easy to get. One must solve five puzzles. Moreover, it took Jiang Youzhen a cup of tea to understand the rules.
"The time is so short?" The two of them were immediately dissatisfied.
"If you have guessed, you can write down the answer directly. Whoever can write the answers to the five puzzles in the shortest time will get the reward?"
At this time, Master Luodan explained the rules of the game to Jiang Youzhen, and the two became even more anxious after hearing it.
Jiang Youzhen asked for paper and pen and decided to participate to see what the reward was.
"Senior brothers, you don't want to write?" Jiang Youzhen asked in confusion when he saw Tong Huaian and Wen Ruyu did not take any action.
The two of them shook their heads and said, "Just write it."
Jiang Youzhen quickly wrote down two words and handed them to the manager. He then picked up one of the lanterns at random and reached for the small bamboo tube below.
This is the second puzzle, "The big man picks the little man - guess a word."
Jiang Youzhen thought for a moment, then wrote a word on the paper and handed it to the manager.
She moved quickly and reached out to pick up the small bamboo tube again.
It would take less than a cup of tea to guess all five puzzles. The two people next to him looked at Jiang Youzhen and wondered why he was so quick.
"Junior brother, you answered so quickly? Have you seen these puzzles before?"
Jiang Youzhen shook his head, "It's not just a guess, I don't know if it's right."
As soon as he finished speaking, the person in charge came over.
"Congratulations, Mr. Jiang, you have guessed all five riddles correctly. Please follow me over here to receive the gifts you have exchanged."
Jiang Youzhen followed curiously, and the manager pointed to rows of small brocade boxes.
"These are gifts. Please choose one for yourself."
There are so many? You can choose randomly, but the gifts inside may be different. Jiang Youzhen chose the smallest brocade box.
He quickly opened it and took a look. "Huh? Is it a jade pendant?"
She was very surprised. The white jade pendant looked good in quality and felt warm in her hand. It was definitely not cheap. It must have cost dozens or even hundreds of taels at least. Could it be that Master Luodan was so generous?
Is being a prostitute so profitable? Can you give away jade pendants worth dozens or even hundreds of taels?
"Mr. Jiang is so lucky. This jade pendant of twin lotus is not an ordinary item." The manager was also a little surprised.
Tong Huaian turned around and looked at Master Luodan meaningfully, "Master Luodan is really generous. This jade pendant must be worth at least a hundred taels of silver, right?"
"I admire scholars. These are just external things. It's not a bad idea to use them to make friends with scholars who have the same temperament as me!"
"Oh! I finally figured out the answer to the first puzzle, but it's too late to solve the second one."
The two people over there were very regretful, and looked at Jiang Youzhen with envy. The jade pendant worth dozens or hundreds of taels was taken away by Jiang Youzhen just like that.
"Gentlemen, would you like to try the couplets over there? It will only take a cup of tea, and you only need to write one couplet." At this time, the steward stepped forward and said to the two of them.
The two men became interested again after hearing this. They walked to another row of lanterns and took down a bamboo tube at random.
"Thank you, Master Luodan." Jiang Youzhen just took the jade pendant in his hand and played with it. He had no shortage of good things now. Although this jade pendant was worth a hundred taels, it was not expensive for him.
“Work hard to learn all the words in the world?” The man nodded. This couplet was quite standard.
The manager immediately wrote the topic on a wooden plaque and hung it on the attic railing. Whenever someone came up with a couplet, the first line would be hung up to spark discussion.
Sure enough, quite a few people gathered below. They began to talk and interpret the first couplet.
"Couplet requires neat parallelism. Although the first line of this couplet is simple, it is not easy to make it outstanding." Wen Ruyu smiled and said it was not easy, but his smile was full of complacency.
"Brother, do you already have the second line? Why don't we write it down together? It will be more fun if everyone participates." Jiang Youzhen encouraged.
Wen Ruyu thought for a moment before saying, "Yes! Not for the gift, just some interest."
"My two lords, the time is almost up. How are you two?"
The manager urged the two men to write, and they hurriedly picked up their pens and wrote. After the ink was dry, they handed it to the manager.
The manager still hung the second half of their couplet on the railing, and there happened to be many palace lanterns nearby, which illuminated the second half of the couplet clearly.
"Eh? This looks impressive, but it's actually not very neat!" The crowd below were whispering to each other. They were somewhat dissatisfied with the second half of the couplet.
"Alas, the pattern of the second couplet is too small, not as large as the pattern of the first couplet!"
Everyone was talking about it, and the two of them looked gloomy.
If they don't have some skills, they can't even get to the second floor! These people can only comment from below, but do they have the ability to come up on their own?
"The following is Wen Ruyu, the second line of Master Wen's couplet."
The steward said as he hung up Wen Ruyu's letter, and everyone read aloud: "Be determined to read all the books in the world."
"Wow! This second couplet is very neatly done, impeccable."
"You didn't even check who got it right. The one who got it right, Wen Ruyu, is a student of Zhanglu Academy. You know Zhanglu Academy, right?"
"It turns out that Senior Brother Wen is also very famous in the capital city!" Jiang Youzhen exclaimed sincerely.