A tragic journey through ancient times, trying to make money

Chapter 183 Sharing the stage

"Congratulations, sir. You have answered all three questions correctly. You can choose the lantern you like hanging in the back."

Zhang Yunyue let Zhang Yunxue choose first, and she chose a rabbit lantern that looked the same as her mask.

Zhang Xingyun spent another five cents, and the three brothers worked together to guess three more riddles.

Zhang Yunyue chose a puppy-shaped lantern, which looked silly and cute, and held the lantern in her hand.

"Let's go, let's go ahead and take a look."

"Dear neighbors, today is the annual Lantern Festival in Wuyang County. This year, our county magistrate is once again organizing everyone to guess lantern riddles.

I am a legal advisor in the county government. My surname is Jiang. The first prize for this lantern riddle is the lantern with the picture of Chang'e flying to the moon at the top. The lantern was made by Master Lu, the most famous craftsman in our county. The second prize is ten taels of silver, and the third prize is five taels of silver.

Anyone who wants to come up can come up and try it out. Everyone is welcome to sign up and participate. "

"It's a lantern made by Master Lu. It's really something special. I heard that the lanterns made by Master Lu could be sold for hundreds of taels of silver."

"Yes, I have heard of it, too."

"It's a pity that I don't know many words. It's too difficult to guess riddles. Alas." As he said this, he shook his head.

The scholar standing next to Zhang Yunyue said:

"Li Yu, come on, it's not easy to get a chance to show your face in front of the county magistrate. With your talent, you will definitely win first prize. This lantern was made by Master Lu himself, and you can give it to anyone you want."

After saying this, the scholar teased Li Yu.

The man named Li Yu shook his head and said, "My fellow students, you can't say that. There are always people who are better than you. I don't dare to bear such a false reputation."

But when Zhang Yunyue looked at the other person's face, he didn't look humble, but full of confidence.

The people around were still persuading Li Yu to go on stage, but after refusing a few times in front of everyone, Li Yu walked straight up the stairs.

More than ten people from the surrounding area came up one after another, most of them were men, with only two women on the stage.

Zhang Yunyue took a look at the lantern at the top. She liked it very much because of the exquisite painting and lantern craftsmanship.

I thought about how I often guess word riddles with my colleagues in modern times, and often watch some lantern riddle videos.

And because I learn Chinese painting and get to know some ancient culture, there should be some hope. I can give it a try. It's harmless anyway.

He handed the lantern in his hand to Zhang Xingyun: "Brother, let me go up and try too."

Zhang Xingyun looked at Yueyue and took the lantern from her hand: "Yueyue, just do your best and don't force yourself."

"Yeah, I know, brother."

So he lifted his foot and went up the stairs.

Master Jiang on the stage saw this and said with a smile, "I didn't expect that three girls would come up to guess the riddles this year. They are very brave."

After Zhang Yunyue came on stage, another man wearing the same fox mask as her also came on stage.

Because everyone who went on stage before was required to stand behind the previous person, the man wearing the fox mask stood directly next to Zhang Yunyue.

Because they were wearing the same mask, Zhang Yunyue subconsciously looked at the other person a few times, and found that when she stood next to him, her height just reached the other person's shoulders.

Master Jiang waited for another half a cup of tea, but saw that no one came on stage.

So he stepped forward a few steps and stood in the middle of the stage, and said, "Since no one is going on stage, let's start guessing riddles now.

Ladies and gentlemen on the stage, please listen carefully. The first riddle is: Tell it early and don’t tell it late. Please write down the answer at the table. "

Zhang Yunyue thought about it, guessed it, and wrote the answer on paper.

One after another, the people on the stage also wrote down the answers to the riddles at the table.

Master Jiang waited for a while and saw that everyone put down their brushes.

"Okay, gentlemen and ladies, please show us your answers."

After the person on the stage showed the answer, the master said, "The answer to the riddle is: Xu. Those who answered other than Xu, please step down."

Because the answer to the first question was simple, only two people were eliminated, leaving fifteen people.

"Everyone, please listen carefully. The second riddle is: The flowing water is still there."

Zhang Yunyue wrote on the table: Qin.

Many people followed suit and wrote down the answers they came up with.

"Okay, please reveal the answer to the riddle. The answer this time is: Qin. If the answer is not Qin, please step down."

The second question eliminated three more people.

Then five questions were asked in succession. Now there were only two men and Zhang Yunyue left on the stage. The man was Li Yu, who had been standing next to Zhang Yunyue and the others, and the man who wore the same fox mask as Zhang Yunyue.

Li Yu's classmates in the audience were already cheering for him, and Li Yu had an expression on his face as if he had already won first place.

"Well done, Li Yu. Keep going and win first place."

Master Jiang looked at the remaining three people and smiled, "The next question is more difficult. Please listen carefully: A lone sail in the sky is sad about parting."

As soon as this question was asked, except for the masked man next to him who wrote down the answer after a slight pause, Zhang Yunyue and Li Yu all showed difficult expressions.

After the masked man finished writing, Zhang Yunyue thought about it again and finally figured out the answer, so he wrote it down on the paper.

The man named Li Yu had not written down the answer within the time limit. He glanced at Zhang Yunyue and the man next to him with an unnatural look on his face.

Zhang Yunyue and the masked man showed their answers, and both of them got them correct, which caused cheers from the audience.

"Now there are two people left. The last riddle is: bustling."

Zhang Yunyue thought for a long time but couldn't come up with an answer. When the time limit was almost up, the masked man looked up at Zhang Yunyue beside him, then wrote the answer on it and showed it.

Master Jiang looked at the masked man's answer and said happily:

"Congratulations to this young man for winning first place in this year's Lantern Festival, and congratulations to this young lady for winning second place, and this young man for winning third place. Now our county magistrate will distribute the top three awards to the three of them."

Zhang Yunyue walked down the stairs with five taels of silver in his hand and walked towards where Zhang Xingyun and others were standing.

He looked a little lost.

Zhang Xingyun saw it and said, "Yueyue, it's okay. We'll come again next year. We will definitely win then."

Zhang Yunyue smiled and said, "Brother, I'm fine. I'm just a little disappointed. I'll be fine soon. I got ten taels of silver. Let's go. I'll treat you to a meal, or we can go to the snack street. It must be very lively today."

Zhang Yunyue and a few others were about to leave.

"Miss, please wait a moment." The masked man walked forward and stopped Zhang Yunyue and the others.

Zhang Yunyue turned around and looked at the masked man in front of him. Behind him were two masked men with swords. Judging from the situation, they should be his guards. "What can I do for you, sir?"