Chapter 140 Riddle
After the dinner, the eldest master forced himself to accompany the old lady to the hall. The hall was brightly lit, and many riddles were prepared on the octagonal lanterns hanging around it. However, everyone just ate snacks at their tables and chatted in low voices. No one came forward to guess the riddles.
Seeing that the atmosphere was really depressing, the eldest master said to the old lady:
"Look at how beautifully this lantern is made. Son, try to guess one first."
The old lady smiled and said:
"Okay, okay, I see everyone is too reserved, so you can start by guessing two. If you guess correctly, you will be rewarded, but if you guess incorrectly, you will be punished."
The master quickly agreed, pointing to a lotus lantern and saying, "Let's take that one."
Shihua hurried over to take down the riddle and handed it to the old lady, who took it and read it out:
"A small and exquisite boat goes back and forth on the river bank, not afraid of wind and rain. It only paddles but does not hoist the sail, hitting an animal."
The eldest master thought about it and guessed it was a duck, but in order to please his mother, he randomly guessed a few animals, but none of them were right. As expected, the old lady became happy.
When the five girls saw that their grandfather couldn't guess the answer, they started to help guess. After all, they were just children, and after a few guesses, none of them got it right. However, the atmosphere became lively, and the old lady began to laugh. When the eldest master saw that the atmosphere was getting lively, he was about to tell the answer, but Xiao Chun jumped up and shouted:
"Duck, it's a duck, Grandpa, this time it must be right, right, Grandma?"
The old lady said happily: "You are right this time, Chun'er is really smart, good boy, give him a reward quickly"
As he spoke, he turned around and told the servant to give him something to reward him. Seeing Chun'er's eyes that seemed to be asking for credit, the master nodded approvingly.
The old lady became excited and pointed at a lotus lantern and said:
"That one, I'll guess one too."
Shihua hurried forward to take down the riddle and read it out:
"There is a dragon in the mud, with a tuft on its head, joints on its body, and a belly full of small holes. Name a plant."
The old lady frowned and thought for a long time. Shihua saw this and winked at Shishu. Shishu went to get the teapot and passed by Shihua as if inadvertently. He took a sneak peek and came back to tell the old lady quietly. The old lady thought about it and felt that it was consistent, so she said to the eldest master:
“It’s lotus root.”
Shihua clapped her hands and cheered. The old lady was really good. She guessed it right at once. The master quickly took out the gift. The master heard it and pretended to be very reluctant and said:
"The son guessed for a long time, but the mother got it right at the first guess. It's so unfair."
As he spoke, he took out a jade pendant from his waist and handed it over. Shihua hurriedly took it for the old lady. The old lady laughed loudly after hearing what the master said.
Seeing his mother happy, the master randomly pointed at a few lights and started to guess. After a few, the old lady saw that the master looked tired. She knew that he had been entertaining guests all day and was just here to keep her company, so she said:
"You and your wife have been tired all day, go down and rest early. If you leave, the children will feel less restrained. We can sit for a while and then we can go home."
After hearing this, the eldest master and the mistress stood up, said goodbye to the old lady and left first. The old lady and a few girls were having a great time guessing the questions.
After accompanying the old lady to watch the show for a whole day, Mengxi was already tired. Seeing that the master had left, she also wanted to go back. She opened her mouth to call Zhiqiu, but saw that the four of them were very excited, chattering and guessing endlessly.
Looking at them, Mengxi felt that in ancient times, it was really rare to have such a happy opportunity. In her previous life, there were such activities in school during major festivals such as New Year's Day. At that time, she and her classmates guessed riddles, danced, and played various small games, often staying up all night long and having fun However, after experiencing two lives, she no longer had that passion. But Zhiqiu and the others were different. Thinking of this, she sat there to accompany them, letting the girls make a fuss.
Xiao Jie and Xiao Fei were exhausted after returning from a long journey. As soon as the eldest master left, they followed him. Xiao Jun, like the eldest master , had been entertaining guests for a whole day. Seeing his two cousins leave, he also wanted to rest early, but it was a rare opportunity for him to be with Mengxi in such a relaxing way. Even though the two of them didn't talk to each other, he felt comfortable. Seeing that Mengxi didn't leave, he didn't leave either. He just sat there drinking tea, quietly watching the people guessing riddles.
Zhiqiu took off another riddle and read it to Second Grandma:
“If it’s not washed, it’s too clean. If it’s washed, it’s not clean. If it’s not washed, people will eat it. If it’s washed, no one will use it. Hit the one that has a use.” After he finished reading it, he looked at everyone with shining eyes.
Zhichun thought for a long time but couldn't remember it, so he frowned:
"This one is too difficult. Let's try another one. The one you just guessed was very easy. Why did we find such a difficult one when it was our turn?"
"You guys picked the lamp, and now you say it's difficult. You're obviously cheating. Master San, guess what?"
Zhiqiu glanced at Zhichun with dissatisfaction, then turned to the excited Third Master and asked.
"Grape"
"No, punish her first," Zhiqiu said happily, and then turned to look at the Second Grandma:
"Second Madam, why aren't you interested? Try to guess too."
"It's not that I don't have interest, it's just that these are too easy and the prizes are too small to be motivated."
When the Third Master heard this, he immediately became interested and looked at the Second Sister-in-law and said:
"Second sister-in-law said it's simple, you guess this first, if you guess it right, we will come up with the riddle ourselves, whoever guesses it right, I will reward a gold ingot"
As the Third Master spoke, he took out two gold ingots and placed them on the table.
Gold ingots! Real gold. Mengxi looked at the gold ingots on the table with sparkling eyes. In her previous life, the gold market was traded by the gram, but now there were two such large ingots in front of her. If she could win them back, she would be rich.
It's not Mengxi's fault for being greedy, it's just that her memory of her past life is too deep. In her past life, gold investment was a popular personal financial investment. It seems that the "paper gold" in her past life was hyped up. Of course, she has a special liking for gold in this life.
She didn't know that the lavender Tianshan snow lotus hairpin on her head alone could not be bought with two gold ingots. If she had known, she would have exchanged it for gold bars long ago.
Xiao Jun found it funny to see Mengxi's eyes shining as she stared at the gold ingots on the table. He hadn't realized she was so obsessed with money.
"Don't go back on your words, Third Master. Let me guess this first, and then I'll come up with another one. If Third Master doesn't guess it right, the two gold ingots will be mine."
"Two! Then I gave the answer to the riddle. If Second Sister-in-law can't guess it, what's the punishment?"
The Third Master didn't expect that the Second Sister-in-law was so greedy. She asked for two right away. If he had known earlier, he would have just taken out one. This was a reward from the head of the Situ family. Even though he was a master, he was still a poor man. How could he have so many gold ingots!
"If you make a choice and I don't guess it right, I'll fine you one."
She didn't have any gold ingots, so she bet on pills. She thought Third Master wouldn't like pills either, so she made a discount without hesitation. Seeing Third Master's aggrieved look, she added:
"Don't be a scoundrel, a good man doesn't fight with a woman"
After hearing this, Xiao Jun and Xiao Yun shook their heads at the same time. It was the first time that Xiao Jun saw Meng Xi being so childish, and he looked at her lovingly.
Mengxi was busy staring at the Third Master, afraid that he would not agree, so she didn't notice the Second Master's expression when he looked at her. She didn't notice it, but Miss Xiu did. Seeing her cousin's gentle eyes full of love when he looked at his cousin's wife, she was so jealous that she wanted to tear her cousin's wife to pieces immediately, so she interrupted and said:
"Xiu'er never realized that my cousin's wife loves money so much. She doesn't need a single gold ingot. My sister-in-law can't bully my third cousin like this, right, third cousin?"
