"Mandarin ducks play in the water, and butterflies fall in love with flowers; I have thousands of tender feelings, who can I blend with in this life; red beans are the seeds of lovesickness, and they were planted in my heart in the past life; I am waiting for the fate to meet each other, and enjoy the spring and summer together.
Autumn And Winter."
According to the instructions on the note, the type should be eight characters.
Li Kuo was very good at poetry, and was very sensitive to the rhythm and rhyme of words, as well as splitting sentences into pieces. Although he had not specifically practiced riddles, it was somewhat helpful.
Type eight characters, type eight characters...
This set of couplets consists of eight lines, but this riddle has eight characters. Could it be that this is a pair of lines?
Yes, this is the secret of this riddle!
If you can't see the mystery, even the contemporary great scholars will never be able to figure out the answer. But once you figure out the mystery, the answer will be obvious.
"This riddle is very simple." Li Kuo smiled at the shopkeeper and began to understand.
"Look at the first sentence first, mandarin ducks are love birds, and they play in the water with deep affection. So this sentence is marked with the word "love"; then look at the second sentence, love flowers are thrown into the flowers, so this sentence is marked with the word "love"; the second sentence is marked with the word "love".
The third sentence is "I have thousands of tender feelings." Tenderness means tenderness and sweetness, so the meaning is there; the words in the next sentence are integrated into one." After a slight pause, the young man explained again.
"The word 'seed' in the fifth sentence obviously implies that it was planted in the ground, so the word '地' is used; the word 'seed' in the sixth sentence implies that it has been planted for a long time, so the word 'jiu' is used; as for this sentence
The seven sentences have some flavor. Isn't it a perfect match for two people to meet each other? The last sentence generally refers to the length of time, so I made a long word. Isn't this the same as being together, 'will the love last forever'?"
"Ah! Yes, yes, this young man answered well. The answer to the riddle is exactly the eight characters of 'love will last forever'!" The shopkeeper obviously didn't expect that Li Kuo could guess the lantern riddle correctly in such a short period of time, and was a little stunned for a moment.
Du Jingtian excitedly jumped to Li Kuo, took the tiger head lantern away and said: "Now this tiger head lantern is mine. Oh, I didn't expect you, Qilang, to be so good at guessing riddles. Let's do this. You can guess all these riddles."
All over so that we can take all these lanterns home."
Miss Du saw that Li Kuo was so good at guessing riddles, so she became cruel and wanted to take away all the lanterns hanging in the store.
"You can't do it, you must not do it!" The shopkeeper just woke up from a dream. After seeing the young man's ability, he didn't dare to let him continue to guess. If the young man really guessed all of them correctly, wouldn't he have to pay compensation continuously?
No pants left?
"Hey, how can you do this kind of business? Five cents a time, you said so yourself!" Miss Du was not someone to be trifled with. She clenched her fists and took a step closer to the guy.
The store owner subconsciously took a step back: "Hey, I didn't make it clear just now. Everyone can only guess the lantern riddle once, only once!"
Du Jingtian laughed when he heard this, and pointed at the guy with trembling fingers: "Oh, why didn't you say it just now? Ah, why didn't you say it just now? Everyone commented, this guy obviously saw that my husband is good at guessing riddles
, I just made up such a temporary reason. Your reason is a liar!"
"Yes, this store is too dishonest."
"Well, this store is obsessed with money."
"Nine out of ten businessmen are traitors, this is true."
"Why don't you let that young man guess the riddle? There is no such thing in the world!"
For a moment, the crowd was agitated, and all the people criticized the evil-hearted man.
"No, it's not like that." The clerk waved his hands quickly. If there really was a commotion, not to mention that he would not be able to do well in business today, he was afraid that he would not be able to gain a foothold in Chang'an City in the future.
"Ah Tian!" Li Kuo glared at Du Jingtian and stopped the other party's nonsense. "This is a small business run by the store. Don't make any trouble! What do we need with so many lanterns? Besides, I may not be able to do it." Guess the answer to the riddle.”
"Obey, let's go for a walk in front." Li Kuo took Du Jingtian's wrist and walked forward.
"Seller, here are five cents. Take it." Shen Liniang took out five Kaiyuan Tongbao coins from her purse and handed them to the waiter.
"Thank you, thank you, you are such a good person, such a good person!"
Amidst the mixed comments from the people, the three people finally fled the place of right and wrong.
"Tch, damn Qi Bao Zi, you clearly care about the money!" Miss Du failed to get what she wanted, so she was not in a good mood. Unfortunately, our title of Qi Lang was ravaged by the eldest lady again.
"It's an injustice. It's such a huge injustice." Li Kuo spread his hands and said with a bitter look on his face. Speaking of A Tian's expenses, she is the most expensive in the family. Even if she suffers, no one will suffer the eldest lady. She.
"Yes, sister Jing Tian, do you want to wrong the young master?" Shen Liniang sighed and agreed.
"Hmph, you two vent your anger out of the same nostril!" Du Jingtian ignored the two of them and walked straight forward.
"A Tian, wait for me!"
...
...
Seeing the crowd gathered in front of her, Du Jingtian moved forward curiously. Unfortunately, there were all big and thick men in front of her, so Miss Du couldn't see anything inside.
"Damn Xiao Qi, damn Qi Baozi, come soon~~!"
As soon as Miss Du used the Hedong Lion's Roar magical skill, Li Kuo and Li Xiaolangjun suffered a lot. The young man faced the surprised eyes of everyone, walked up quickly and said: "Didn't I tell you that you can't call me that outside in the future!"
Miss Du didn't care, put her hands on her hips and said, "Who would let someone bully me?"
"You...hey." The young man waved his hand helplessly and said, "Forget it, miss, did you find any strange objects again?"
Du Jingtian heard this and said happily: "You see there are so many people gathered in front, there must be something fun. You are tall, can you help me see what is going on inside?"
Li Kuo almost wanted to vomit blood, but it turned out that Miss Du was playing tricks again.
The young man had no choice but to walk closer to the crowd and look into the stadium. He saw a colorful flag standing in the middle of the half-acre square ground. One end of two hooked hemp ropes were tightly bitten together, and the other ends were held apart on both sides. In the hands of a shirtless man, not far from the colorful flags, was a big drum, with a drummer standing next to it. Judging from this posture, the game must have not started yet.
It turns out to be a leash! (Note 1)
The young man gave a bitter smile, A Tian wouldn't want to play now, would he?
"This is the hook, you can't play with it!" Li Kuo explained, shrugging at Du Jingtian.
"Why can't I play? I insist on playing. And you, damn Qi Baozi, have to play with me!"
Du Jingtian became playful, especially because Li Kuo could stop him with just one sentence. No, General Li failed to persuade others, and instead got himself involved.
"Hey, wait, hey..."
Li Kuo was pulled through the crowd by Du Jingtian and squeezed into the venue.
"Are you going to join the hook-drawing team?" A tall, thick man with a hawk-nosed beard glanced at the two of them and asked disdainfully.
"us..."
"That's right, grandma, I want to play with the hook!" Before Li Kuo could open his mouth, Miss Du gave the answer, and the shocked man took a deep breath.
A noble lady in rich and beautiful clothes wants to participate in the hook-drawing, which can only be done in Chang'an of the Tang Dynasty, where the folk customs are open!
"Okay, which team do you want to join?" The bearded man was quite cheerful and immediately agreed to Du Jingtian's request.
"What is me? It's us. My husband and I are together." Miss Du took a step forward and raised her breasts, almost touching the chest of the bearded man.
"Uh, I blame me for not making it clear." The big man quickly took a step back and explained: "To ensure fairness and justice, friends who are together cannot be divided into two sides. Since you and your husband are husband and wife, of course you cannot be divided into one side.
Let’s go.”
"So that's it!" Du Jingtian sucked her fingers and nodded solemnly.
"Shichiro, then I'll go to the blue side and you go to the red side!"
After thinking for a moment, the girl made her choice. It turned out that the two sides of the hook were divided into two groups, red and blue, with ribbons of the same color hanging on both sides.
"How dare you disobey Ah Tian's orders?"
Li Kuo shook his head helplessly and took the initiative to walk towards the side with the red ribbon.
"Fathers and fellow villagers, please take your seats!" the strong man with a beard shouted, raising a colorful flag high.
When the men on both sides heard this, they all geared up and clenched the hemp rope tightly.
"Stand by!" The bearded man nodded with satisfaction and shouted: "Start!"
As soon as these words came out, the warriors on both sides exerted their strength. Amidst the rapid sound of the drums to support the battle, the two giant dragons, red and blue, coiled tightly and bite, creating a storm.
Note 1: Pulling a hook means tug-of-war. "Fengshi Hearing and Seeing Records" records the grand occasion of the Lantern Festival tug-of-war in the Tang Dynasty: "Two hooks are pulled together, with a large neutral flag as the boundary. The drums are shaken and the noise is made to pull each other, and the one who fails is the
Losing is called tug-of-war."
ps: Let me go, Ah Tian is so happy, I will arrange an unexpected surprise for Qilang, guess what it is?
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