Chapter 171: Solving Mysteries with Mysteries
At the lantern festival, sometimes some scholars and talented people would think of some lantern riddles and tell them for their friends to try.
What this Lunjin scholar did was actually quite normal in such an occasion.
When Lu Chensheng heard this, he had no intention of delaying. He cupped his hands and said, "Brother, please give me some advice."
"Drawing time is round, writing time is square, winter time is short, summer time is long, please guess a word."
Scholar Lun Jin spoke with a smile on his lips. The word puzzle he just thought of was a bit difficult.
After the words fell, the passers-by frowned and looked bitterly, thinking about what the words were.
Lu Chensheng smiled when he heard this and said, "Well, I will also tell you a riddle to add to the fun."
At this point, Lu Chensheng paused for a moment and then continued, "There is a fish in the East China Sea. It has no head or tail. If you remove the backbone, it will be your mystery."
The other scholars were still thinking about what the other party's riddle was, but then they were all stunned when they heard what Lu Chensheng said.
According to Lu Chensheng's words, the other party seems to have guessed it?
Thinking of this, they couldn't help but look at Scholar Lunjin.
Scholar Lunjin was also stunned for a moment. After thinking about it carefully, his face changed slightly, "Brother, you are so talented. You can guess it so easily."
"I just know some word puzzles quite a bit, that's all. It's not a boast."
Lu Chensheng was humble when he heard this.
Scholar Lunjin didn't take it seriously when he heard this. Being able to directly guess the word puzzle he mentioned in such a short period of time showed that his talent was extremely agile.
The people on the side listened to the words of the two people, and they all stood aside and looked at the two people in confusion.
At this moment, they looked at the two of them, somewhat like an outsider watching an expert compete with each other. They could only see the two of them complimenting each other, but no one could guess the specific meaning.
Chuwu stood aside and looked at his young master with great admiration.
My own master is still very good. When someone else comes up with a crossword puzzle, he just uses the crossword puzzle to match the other person's crossword puzzle.
But at this moment, the shopkeeper on the side took out a new lantern and was about to hang it up.
Chuwu took one look at it, and his face suddenly lit up, "Sir, this lantern is also very beautiful!"
Lu Chensheng also turned around when he heard this. He was a little surprised when he saw the lantern. He didn't expect that the store owner had such a beautiful lantern.
"Hey, this lantern riddle seems to be quite simple."
Lu Chensheng glanced at the lantern riddles above and said something.
The shopkeeper was shocked when he heard this, and his palms couldn't help but tremble, "Sir, you have already taken such a good lantern, please be merciful!"
Looking at Lu Chensheng's look, it was obvious that he had guessed it, so the store owner was not surprised when he saw it.
In addition to the mystery that the scholar just created, Lu Chensheng also solved it easily.
He didn't believe it at all if the other party didn't guess the riddle of the lantern in his hand.
It's just that this lantern, which he planned to use as a treasure for his store, was taken out before he could hang it up. What should he do?
Lu Chensheng saw the store owner looking at him helplessly, and then looked at Chu Wu beside him, and saw that he already had a lantern in his hand, so he nodded.
"That's all, I just don't have to guess about this lantern."
The store owner breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, but then an idea came to his mind.
"Sir, I wonder if I can ask you to come up with a word puzzle?"
The store owner looked at Lu Chensheng and felt that if he asked him to give him a riddle, it would be difficult to guess the lantern.
After all, the other party is a master of solving puzzles, and the word puzzles the other party comes up with can definitely beat the crowd and make others unable to guess.
When Lu Chensheng heard this, he saw the store owner looking at him with a pleading look on his face.
"As long as the young master is willing, except for this lantern in my hand, you can choose any other lantern. How about treating it as a reward from me?"
The store owner looked at Lu Chensheng carefully.
Lu Chensheng smiled when he heard this, this store is really good at doing business.
"Do you have a favorite lantern?"
Lu Chensheng turned his head and looked at the fifth graders on the side.
Chuwu looked at the lanterns and shook her head. She already liked one of them, but she didn't like the rest.
At this moment, Shouyue stepped forward and picked up a lantern at random, "That's it."
Shou Yue took the lantern and said to Lu Chensheng that she didn't like this lantern, but she was just curious about what kind of mystery Lu Chensheng would come up with and put it here.
Lu Chensheng nodded when he saw this, "Shop, do you have any blank paper?"
When the store owner heard this, he immediately became energetic, nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, I'll give it to you, sir!"
After saying that, he took out a piece of white paper, and when he was about to pick up the pen and ink, Lu Chensheng waved his hand.
"There is no need for pen and ink."
After Lu Chensheng finished speaking, he pasted the paper directly on the lantern, "This is the riddle I created."
The store owner was stunned when he saw this, and had no idea what Lu Chensheng meant.
At this moment, even everyone on the side was stunned. What does it mean to just give a piece of paper?
Scholar Lunjin on the side saw that Lu Chensheng easily solved the riddle he gave him, and originally wanted to see if he could solve Lu Chensheng's.
But now, he doesn't even know what the blank piece of paper Lu Chensheng gave him means, so how can he solve this puzzle?
"May I ask, sir, what is the answer to this crossword puzzle?"
The store owner looked at Lu Chensheng with some embarrassment, wondering in his heart whether Lu Chensheng was fooling him?
Lu Chensheng waved to the store owner and told him the answer to the riddle.
"If anyone can guess this riddle, just give him the lantern."
After Lu Chensheng finished speaking, he immediately waved his hand and prepared to leave.
"Sir, what does this crossword puzzle mean?"
The store owner was puzzled. Although Lu Chensheng had already given him the word puzzle, he still felt that there seemed to be no connection between the word puzzle and the white paper.
"If someone figures it out, they will let you know."
Lu Chensheng didn't explain, he just said something and left with Qiong Yue.
At this moment, Scholar Lun Jin looked at the word puzzle helplessly. Looking at the current situation, the gap between himself and this scholar was not the slightest bit.
People could solve the word puzzles he gave them at will, but he had no idea about the word puzzles given by Lu Chensheng.
Even when I saw it, I felt a little confused. I had no idea what the white paper meant.
The passers-by on the side also looked at the white paper inexplicably, feeling that the scholar did this on purpose, right?
"Seller, did this scholar really give you a crossword puzzle? Can you tell us about it?"
A passerby couldn't hold it any longer and whispered to the other person.
When the store owner heard this, he immediately shook his head like a rattle.
"That's absolutely not possible. If you turn around, someone will take my lantern away!"
The store owner is not that stupid. If anyone wants a crossword puzzle, he will give it to him!
Everyone felt helpless when they saw that the store was not fooled, but they were a little more curious about the white paper.
Chapter completed!