Empress work daily

Chapter 73 Winning the championship
Ji Qiang understood Wang Shengjun's actions very well. Twenty years of deep palace life had completely polished him into a dodder flower, or a canary. There was no such thing as mundane things like how much rice is worth and how expensive meat is. Calculated.

So, she laughed and teased, "Father spends so much money when he goes out, so be careful when he gets home."

Wang Shengjun smiled awkwardly, and awkwardly took the money back from the stall owner's hand. Now the stall owner fully understood that the handsome man in front of him was not only a doting daughter, but also a fearful man at home. What a man!
In the end, Ji Qiang bought the fox mask for [-] copper coins, and it was fun to walk around wearing the mask.

But Wang Shengjun tore off a blue handkerchief and tied it lightly on Ji Qiang's wrist. He explained that there were many people wearing masks on the street, and many of them had the same fox mask. In case they were scattered by the crowd, He is also good at identifying it at the first moment.

Ji Qiang was speechless, but actually bent over with a smile in his heart.

Walking forward for more than ten meters, there was a sugar seller, and the business was very prosperous. Ji Qiang and Wang Shengjun waited for a long time before arriving at them.

Ji Qiang chose a flying dragon in the sky, and then chose a golden phoenix Chaoyang for Wang Shengjun. Wang Shengjun was flattered, and when he licked the candy man, he felt it was sweeter than honey.

The stall owner looked at the two for a long time, and the more he looked at them, the more novel they became. He felt that the tastes of this father and daughter were really different.

The two walked and ate, their pace gradually slowing down.

Suddenly I heard someone clapping and applauding in front of me. Looking around, it turned out that someone was setting off fireworks.

Sensing the danger in the air, Wang Shengjun immediately suggested that the group take a detour, but Ji Qiang suggested to buy a few second kicks to put away. I remember when I was a child, every year on the Lantern Festival, she would put a bunch of second kicks in the Zichen Palace. , all made by her father himself.

Just a few people selling scattered fireworks and firecrackers with bamboo baskets passed by. Ji Qiang stopped a girl at random, bought more than ten Erkijiao, and distributed one to each of Wang Shengjun, Shang Liujia and others.

A group of people surrounded Ji Qiang and let her play first.For this thing, the Four King Kongs are no strangers at all, and they all lighted up quickly. Only Wang Shengjun, who was eager to try it several times, ended in failure every time, and he always ran away when he was almost able to ignite the cannon. So, empty run again and again.

This time, Ji Qiang laughed so hard that he couldn't straighten up.

Wang Shengjun once again impressed her.

After setting off the firecrackers, the group watched juggling, dragon and lion dances, revolving lanterns, sat in a small teahouse nearby, and listened to storytelling for a while.

When they came out of the teahouse, they suddenly saw the crowd rushing towards the same direction, and Ji Qiang hurriedly followed.

While walking, I heard people saying, "The lantern riddle contest set up by the owner of Zuixianlou, Shen Wanjiu, has begun!"

"Oh, hurry up, I heard that Boss Shen has set a very rich reward this time. If you can win the leader, you can get 100 taels of silver!"

100 taels!Ji Qiang's heart skipped a beat, this Shen Wanjiu is really generous!

In front of Zuixianlou, there are already crowds of people. Fortunately, the restaurant is open. The "Lantern Riddles Guessing Contest" is jointly organized by several businesses. The upstairs and downstairs can be settled on both sides of the street without being too crowded.

Under the careful care of Wang Shengjun and others, Ji Qiang found a good position. Before the game started, the two dragon and lion teams had a jubilant moment.

As soon as the dragon and lion team retreated, all the windows on the second floor of Zuixian Building were wide open, and Shen Wanjiu stood at the center window and said: "Dear neighbors, folks, and friends who came from afar, Shen Wanjiu bows to you! "

The people upstairs and downstairs returned the salute, saying hello to Boss Shen, and the waves of noise followed one after another.

Shen Wanjiu said again: "Since the opening of Zuixianlou, I, Shen Wanjiu, have been grateful for everyone's care! It is the time of the Lantern Festival, and Zuixianlou is connected with Wuhusihai Restaurant, Qinxin Teahouse, Jinyinlou, Jinxiu Cloth, and Chushui. Furong Rouge Shop, Daoxiangcun Winery, and Qilufangzhai Library jointly hold a "Guess Lantern Riddles" competition!"

"The schedule is divided into two games: propositional and random. In the propositional field, the riddle has been determined. The top three will be determined in this field. The random field means that the friends who have entered the top three will challenge each other. If one person's riddle and the other two can't guess it out, that person wins."

"The leader's bonus is 100 taels."

Immediately, the crowd broke out in amazement, saying that Zuixianlou and other merchants were generous.

Ji Qiang quietly said to Wang Shengjun: "Your chance has come."

Wang Shengjun has long been eager to try.

The riddles at the beginning were relatively simple, such as "Drawing is round, writing is square, warm with it, cool without it", and another example: "Fortunate people have a lot of skills, and luck is hard to come by if there is meritorious deeds. ? It’s just because the number of yin and yang is different.” Another example is “Red lady, go up a tall building. My heart hurts and tears flow.” and so on.

These riddles are simple, and there are many people who can guess correctly. According to the competition system, those who guess correctly need to take a few steps forward and gather in a circle.

Wang Shengjun didn't intend to leave Ji Qiang's side, but Ji Qiang encouraged him: "I'm still waiting for you to bring me a leader back."

Hearing this, Wang Shengjun immediately went excitedly.

After about a dozen rounds, there were fewer and fewer people in the circle, and the riddles became more tricky.

"It's coming, it's coming, another one is coming, look south to the lonely star, the eyebrows are rising, type a word, what is it?"

"If I knew, I would have stood in the circle by now."

Ji Qiang listened to the bickering of several young people around him, and found it very interesting. When he looked up again, Wang Shengjun had already given the answer. At this time, there were still seven or eight people in the circle.

Soon, there was another riddle on the Zuixian Tower: Don't worry about fireworks.

Wang Shengjun wrote the correct answer almost without thinking.

After this round, there are only three people left in the circle.

Wang Shengjun is full of spirits and has the momentum to win the championship.

The rules of the game entered the random field, Wang Shengjun gave a riddle, and the winner will be determined in one game.

The emperor rides the wind to go down to Cuiwei.Play a flower name.

Standing next to Wang Shengjun were two scholars. Xu Shi and the two of them only cared about studying hard and were not interested in flowers and plants, so they scratched their heads and scratched their heads for a long time before guessing.

The leader was born, and Shen Wanjiu said congratulations repeatedly upstairs, and invited Wang Shengjun to go upstairs to receive the award.

Wang Shengjun smiled in his starry eyes, looked at Ji Qiang happily, and strode into Zuixianlou.However, it took a while for news to come from upstairs, only to hear Shen Wanjiu say: "The leader has a wish to give 100 taels to the two talents who just competed with him."

The onlookers were in an uproar, guessing why Wang Shengjun did this, and wondering about his identity.

Seeing that things were getting more and more interesting, Ji Qiang ordered Shang Liujia to inquire about the news.

Not long after, Shang Liujia told Ji Qiang that the two talented scholars were from poor families who came to Beijing to prepare for the exam, and they were gradually stretched after many days in Beijing. They wanted to take this opportunity to earn some money for living, but they never wanted to be crushed by Wang Shengjun.

It was only then that Ji Qiang remembered that during the competition just now, the two of them arched their shoulders and shrugged, they didn't look like students at all.

Shen Wanjiu had already spoken, but the two students hesitated until Wang Shengjun really showed the 100 taels in front of them.

"No, no, sir, you are a great talent. If you win me, you should get the money!" One of the students passing on the green shirt bowed to Wang Shengjun with a very respectful attitude.

Wang Shengjun lived most of his life, and for the first time he heard someone call him "Sir", he couldn't contain his excitement.

Another student also followed suit: "Yes, yes, yes, today I can have a hearty discussion with my husband. The student has been lucky for three lifetimes. How can I covet the money of my husband? Please take it back quickly."

The two poor students refused to accept it.

(End of this chapter)