While several people were talking, Hua Yixi came forward, bowed her hands to the wealthy people, and said loudly: "Hello, everyone."
Ma Xiaoquan turned around and looked at that "Hua Yixi", always feeling that he was a little different from the previous Hua Yixi.
This "Hua Yixi" laughed loudly: "Don't be surprised, I am Hua Liangyi, and Hua Yixi is my brother. Because my brother is temporarily busy, I will host today's bracelet ceremony."
When everyone heard this, they realized that the head of the Hua family had a twin brother.
Everyone greeted Hua Liangyi politely. As a major player in the competition, Ma Xiaoquan naturally followed the etiquette.
Hua Liangyi looked at Ma Xiaoquan, smiled, stepped forward, and whispered: "Your Excellency, are you the young master who said you wanted to protect my Yue'er?"
Ma Xiaoquan nodded, offered his hand, and said politely: "You are so polite, Mr. Hua, I am just right."
Hua Liangyi seemed to like Ma Xiaoquan's purple hair very much. He asked: "The color of your hair is different from others..."
When he mentioned purple hair, Ma Xiaoquan also felt baffled. After he successfully implanted the Heart of Time into his body, the color of his hair changed from black to purple.
Of course, Ma Xiaoquan couldn't tell Hua Liangyi. He laughed and said: "Haha, I was born like this..."
Hua Liangyi asked: "Are gods also born from humans?"
Ma Xiaoquan was stunned.
Hua Liangyi laughed loudly and suddenly said loudly: "Okay, everyone, the competition is about to begin. Everyone, please take your places. Now, in order, first of all, please invite the first person from my Hua family to appear!"
As soon as Hua Liangyi finished speaking, everyone clapped their hands and applauded.
Amidst the applause, the first female member of the Hua family came up.
There was also a maid who came up at the same time as the female family members. The maid was carrying a tray covered with red gauze, as if there was something in the tray.
Everyone was puzzled, and Hua Liangyi didn't know what to say. She just laughed and said nothing.
It’s not easy for anyone to ask, after all, the game is the most important thing now.
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According to the previous order of arrangement, the children of the participating wealthy families came on stage one after another, waiting for the female family member of the Hua family to give the question; some people who had not yet had their turn took out their blank papers and wrote to write down, apparently wanting to get some inspiration on the spot;
Those noblemen who had been eliminated early or who were not qualified to participate in the competition were placing bets on the spot, openly and secretly... In an instant, the entire venue was filled with a lively atmosphere.
Hua Liangyi seems to be very satisfied with the current atmosphere. He is not like his elder brother Hua Yixi, who leaves the field as soon as the game is announced and waits for the result to come out before going on to announce it. Hua Liangyi likes to stand on the field and look at these children of wealthy families.
Give full play to your literary talents and martial arts.
Game 1, begins...
After being selected for the civil and military competition, the first match was for the ninth girl of my family.
Today, Miss Ninth is dressed particularly beautifully. She wears a plain white robe, which shows her graceful figure.
There were only two people left to enter the battle for the ninth girl, and these two people happened to be the Hu family in Jingzhou and the Ge family in Jizhou who had been having a big fight before the conference a few days ago.
The "enemies" were extremely jealous when they met. Although both of them had the urge to kick each other off the stage, due to the presence of Miss Ninth, both of them suppressed their anger and waited for Miss Ninth to come up with the question.
After all, Miss Jiu's literary talent was limited, so Ma Xiaoquan felt that the questions were not too difficult, and at least he could get them right even with his half-expert Chinese skills.
Sure enough, the two sons of the Hu family in Jingzhou and the Ge family in Jizhou only thought about it for a moment, and then gave the next pair. However, after a comprehensive evaluation, the young master of the Ge family in Jizhou had the upper hand.
"Okay!" As soon as the two gentlemen came out to each other, someone shouted "ok", and then everyone in the audience clapped their hands.
In the second round, Miss Ninth asked the two young masters from the Hu family in Jingzhou and the Ge family in Jizhou to each write a short story.
In this round, the son of the Hu family in Jingzhou had the upper hand due to his age and experience.
In the third round, Miss Ninth asked a question that Ma Xiaoquan thought was ridiculous, but all the wealthy people present, including Xun You and Guo Jia, started to think seriously.
Miss Jiu said: "Can you explain what the sky and the earth are like and why?"
If Ma Xiaoquan was asked to answer this question, he could tell Miss Jiu without thinking: "They are all round, why? Because we live on the earth, the earth is round, and the atmosphere is also round."
But Ma Xiaoquan knew that he was now living in the late Han Dynasty. People in this era only had the idea that the sky was round and the earth was round. As for why, it was impossible for ten people to have the same idea.
Sure enough, the two young masters from the Hu family in Jingzhou and the Ge family in Jizhou both answered "The sky is round and the earth is round", but when it came to why, the two young masters had different opinions.
"You are talking nonsense, your statement is pure fabrication!" Mr. Hu pointed at Mr. Ge and said.
Young Master Ge did not show weakness: "My statement is pure fabrication. What about yours? Who can prove that your statement is correct?"
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The two argued endlessly, which gradually infected the wealthy children in the audience. Gradually, everyone stood in different camps and insisted on their own opinions.
Hua Liangyi seemed to have known that there would be such a result for a long time. He neither stopped nor was sure, and allowed the audience to argue with each other in a noisy manner.
Ma Xiaoquan felt that there was really nothing to discuss about this issue, so he kept silent. However, Lu Xian and Bian Rang, who were not far away from him, were different. They were people of this era, and they were recognized for their literary talent and knowledge.
Faced with outstanding talents, of course, these two people's opinions are indispensable for such issues.
Ma Xiaoquan didn't care about the opinions held by Lu Xian and Bian Rang. After all, the scene was quite chaotic and he couldn't hear clearly. However, the opinions of Guo Jia and Xun You were clearly heard by Ma Xiaoquan.
Guo Jia said: "Since the sky is round, the earth will naturally be round too...otherwise the earth will burst the sky..."
Xun You shook his head and said: "How can the earth hold up the sky? Fengxiao, the earth will always be just a part of the sky, and the sky is endless..."
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Ma Xiaoquan did not join the discussion between the two. After all, the issue of a round sky and a square place cannot be explained to people of this era in just one or two sentences.
The time for burning incense passed, and it was almost time to meet Hua Liangyi, so she loudly announced that this topic will be discussed next time, and as for the final ownership of the nine girls, it will be postponed to the last stage of this bracelet-wearing ceremony, baby
Go for appreciation.
After everyone listened, they felt regretful, but they were able to stick to their own opinions and continue, so everyone acquiesced in Hua Liangyi's proposal.
At the end of the first scene, the result was a bit strange. The ninth girl had not determined her ownership, and the tray covered with silk sand had not been opened.
Everyone couldn't help but sigh as they watched the maid take down the tray intact.
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In the following games, one after another appeared, Ma Xiaoquan did not make excuses to leave, and he did not miss the old and new pairs in each game. Having said that, the old and new pairs of the Hua family are indeed interesting, for example, the third game came out
The little girl from the Hua family, who is said to be a girl from a separate family, came up with a question that not only made the contestants on the field confused for a while, but also the spectators off the field were sweating profusely.
The little girl said: "Do you like me?"
The contestants said: "I love it!"
The little girl added: "I especially like to hear pig humming. Now you can imitate pig humming. Whoever can imitate it well will be chosen by me."
Contestant: "..."
Ma Xiaoquan couldn't laugh or cry. What a messy question.
Although there is an allusion in the history of the Three Kingdoms about Cao Pi worshiping Wang Can and learning how to bray a donkey, it was all because of Cao Pi's status as a lieutenant general. At that time, Cao Pi was the boss present. When the boss spoke, no one would dare not to obey. But now it is not the same.
Well, who among the people present is not a wealthy and powerful local family? To put it bluntly, they are all big families with a lot of money. You say you want your children to learn how to hum like a pig, but they really do?
For a moment, the atmosphere on and off the stage became awkward.
Despite this, some people actually do it.
"Hmph!" Everyone was hesitating when they heard a rather handsome young man on the stage imitating a pig's meow.
Everyone was surprised, looked at it intently, and then burst into laughter.
"Old Ding, you Liangzhou is really talented, huh? Your son is so interesting, isn't he?"
"Ha ha......"
Everyone laughed at a middle-aged man with a short stature. The middle-aged man's face was also blue and purple.
"This bastard..." The middle-aged man's teeth itched with hatred, but he laughed angrily. His face was full of helplessness.
Guo Jia came over and asked Ma Xiaoquan: "Brother, what do you think of the man on stage who imitated pig braying?"
Ma Xiaoquan nodded: "Bull!"
Guo Jia was surprised and said, "How do you know that young master is so famous?"
This time Ma Xiaoquan was surprised. He asked Guo Jia: "Why, what is the name of the young man on the stage?"
Guo Jiayi said seriously: "The surname is Ding, the given name is Niu, and the courtesy name is Yuchun!"
Upon hearing this, Ma Xiaoquan quickly extended his thumb: "Brother Chun is a real man, a real man of iron and blood!"
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The game continued, and it wasn't long before it was Guo Jia's turn.
Before going on the field, Ma Xiaoquan had great confidence in Guo Jia and said: "Fengxiao, I'm optimistic about you in this game."
Guo Jia smiled. It could be seen that he was still very nervous.
Guo Jia cautiously stepped onto the stage. Looking at the other two people competing with him, Guo Jia let out a long breath.
Ma Xiaoquan admired Guo Jia, both in terms of literary talent and intelligence. Although the two people on the stage seemed to be ordinary people, compared with Guo Jia, Ma Xiaoquan still felt that they were far behind Guo Jia.
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Sure enough, the result of the competition was as Ma Xiaoquan expected. Guo Jia won smoothly, and it seemed that there was no difficulty. However, after Guo Jia won, Hua Liangyi summoned the maid carrying the tray up again, and then said in Guo Jia's ear
A few words.
After getting off the stage, both Ma Xiaoquan and Xun You stepped forward to congratulate Guo Jia, but Guo Jia frowned and seemed to be worried.
"Fengxiao, what's wrong?"
Guo Jia pointed to the maid holding a tray on the stage and said, "Second Master Hua just told me privately that if I want to marry a woman from his Hua family, I must pay for that thing."