Wang Qingfeng was surprised when he heard that the Furong Private Room was to be moved to the lobby downstairs. Today was the Lantern Festival, and the lobby was no less lively than the private room. It was okay to sit in the lobby. Besides, this was it.

Four people, the man is extremely handsome, the woman is as beautiful as a fairy, these four people go to

The lobby is a living sign. It attracts diners, especially those literati. Don't they always say, "There are beauties in the north. Their smiles can captivate the city, and their smile can captivate the country? These three women captivate the country."

I don’t know if you don’t love the country, but you must love the great hall?”

Since it is a festival, the location of Zuixianlou is good, and the boss is kind and the price is fair. In recent years, the Fang family has been protecting the environment and the people in Zhejiang, building bridges, roads, and water conservancy projects. The people's lives have been easy, and they have some money.

idle

I couldn't afford anything else, but I could still afford to drink two cups of green bamboo leaf wine, so at nightfall, I accompanied my children at home, finished setting off the lanterns, watching the lions and fireworks, and walked into Zuixian.

Let's have some drinks upstairs.

Wang Qingfeng made a table in the lobby near the window that was large enough for four people. Although it was night, the sky was filled with lanterns outside the window, and the candlelight made the whole Taizhou as bright as day. From outside,

Looking at the lobby, I can see clearly.

Because it was dinner time, and the Lantern Festival celebrations had already finished, all that was left was guessing lantern riddles. There were quite a few people sitting in the lobby of Zuixian Tower. As soon as the four of them sat down, the eyes in the lobby started to change.

Sweeping it over, the man

, women, old, and young, no one was spared, looking directly at the four of them, the man wanted to eat Fang Taiping alive, Su Erxiao, Xiaoyue, the woman wanted to hold Xiao Yun in her arms.

She is in my arms and needs to be cared for.

The women at the tables nearby were blatantly flirting with Xiao Yun, and their enthusiasm was no less than that of a woman sitting in a red light district in the 21st century.

"Hey, is it really troublesome to be too handsome?" Xiao Yun had a painful expression on his face, as if he had suffered a big loss. Looking at Fang Taiping, Su Erxiao, and Xiaoyue, their teeth itched with hatred.

The lobby was quiet for a while, and you could hear everyone's rapid breathing and the sound of swallowing saliva.

"Hehe, it really is a living sign. The business tonight is the best in the city?" Wang Qingfeng looked like a profiteer.

The four of them seemed to have been used to this kind of scene. Su Erxiao stretched out her arms and wrists as pink and tender as a baby, raised the teapot with an extremely graceful movement, and served a cup of tea for everyone. She was born in a brothel and poured tea.

The movements are natural and elegant with a certain amount of charm, which makes men stare blankly and women call her a "vixen".

The three of them were laughing and joking and didn't take it seriously at all. They were about to ask the waiter to bring another portion of the dishes they had just eaten when they heard a man walking in from the door. The man had his chest exposed and was wearing a short shirt. Even though it was the first month of the year, they didn't see him.

Looking cold, he walked in with windy steps

When he came, he saw that there was no one on the seat on the left, so he sat down, put a lantern in his hand on the table, stepped on the bench, looked out the window with an angry face and cursed loudly: "

Damn you, what a bullshit scholar, you don’t have any money in your pocket, yet you dare to come and guess lantern riddles?

If you can't guess it, you'll fool me with some nonsense articles. You really think that I don't know poetry or literary skills. I dare to hang up this lantern riddle. I'm afraid that you won't be able to guess it. If it weren't for your old man's ability to recognize faces, I

I wish I could beat you to death with a stick, a poor scholar whose pockets are cleaner than your face!"

There are many people coming to Zuixian Tower, and many of them are scholars who are short of money. Seeing this man scolding scholars so rudely, I can't help but feel angry in my heart. I can see the person's body, and hearing the curses, it seems that some people can't guess.

This lantern riddle is something that even a young scholar would not dare to rashly stir up trouble with.

The man had been cursing for a long time, and was about to ask the waiter to bring some water and wine to quench his thirst. Suddenly he heard a cry from outside the door: "Brother, please wait a moment, let me think about it again?" The voice was not loud, but it was

He also spoke clearly, because Xiao Yun was in the lobby

Because of the four people, they seemed extremely quiet. Everyone could hear this sound clearly, and they all turned their faces towards the palace door. Xiao Yun also turned his head curiously, and saw an old man in his fifties walking in front of the door. He looked strange.

Also handsome, dressed in white Confucian clothes,

Wearing a Confucian crown on his head, a pair of gray cloth shoes on his feet, and a long beard reaching past his chest, he was walking quickly with him, fluttering in the wind, and he looked somewhat bookish.

The old scholar passed through the crowd, walked up to the man, cupped his fists and said, "Brother, can you please let me guess this lantern riddle again?"

The man seemed to be extremely disgusted with the old scholar, and said angrily: "You old man, are you still finished? If you can't guess it, you can't guess it. If I ask you to guess it again, you have already guessed it for more than half an hour. I still expect this lantern riddle."

How about making some money and drinking? You don’t have any money but you still want to guess lantern riddles?"

Guessing lantern riddles has been around since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, when word games such as "crypto" and "literary riddles" appeared in the court and among poets. This interesting activity has been preserved. Poems were cut with silk lanterns, and the rich ridiculed and painted.

character, hidden

Hidden words on the head, as well as old Beijing edicts to tease passers-by. During the Lantern Festival, the imperial city never goes dark. During the Spring Festival lantern viewing party, hundreds of plays are performed. Poems and riddles are written on lanterns, reflected on candles, and listed in the thoroughfare for anyone to guess; so it is called

For lantern riddles. Those who are good at riddles even organize riddle clubs.

Riddle societies were also extremely popular in the Qing Dynasty. For example, during the Guangxu period, there were riddle organizations such as Zhuxihou Society, Shehu Society, and Ping Society. During this period, riddle players gathered, and each used teahouses, restaurants, or private houses as venues for riddle activities or research.

discuss; or discuss

Riddles are hung on the lantern to attract guessing and entertain the public. The riddle lantern has four sides, three of which are labeled with questions and one is attached to the wall. This lamp is also known as a wall lamp. Those who guess correctly reveal the lot and receive small gifts as a souvenir. Many people also earn money from lantern riddles.

Money is something people now take for granted.

The man in front of me didn't know where he got such a lantern riddle. He wanted to take advantage of the Lantern Festival to guess lantern riddles, get some joy and earn some money, so he hung up a lantern riddle and hung it outside the door of Zuixian Tower.

It's clever, and it does make some money.

After paying for the wine, I was so proud that I came up with a plan, saying that as long as anyone could guess the lantern riddle, let him drink the bamboo leaf green wine from Zuixianlou until he was drunk. Not long after he said this, an old man came,

He said he wanted to guess the lantern riddles and drink some water and wine.

At first the man didn't care about the old man, but seeing that he was dressed in Confucian clothes and had an extraordinary bearing, he didn't want to be a poor master. He didn't hesitate and handed the lantern riddle to the old scholar.

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