The heavens begin to realize the Tao and become gods from the divine carving

Chapter 125 Meeting the Oiran Successfully
The bustard opened the topic and looked at it.

"Next is the second question. The second question is a couplet. Please listen to the remaining [-] contestants. The content of the couplet is that if there are insects in the water, it will be muddy. If there are fish in the water, fish will be fished. Rivers and lakes are small."

After the madam finished reading the topic, he began to think about other things. This couplet was very difficult, and it was very difficult to figure it out within the stipulated half a cup of tea time.

A smile appeared on Jiang Chen's face, he already had an answer when he heard this question.

Seeing the confident smile on his face, Lu Wushuang felt relieved.

Eighteen contestants were holding chopping boards and writing brushes, some were meditating while biting the pen holders, and some had already written.

Jiang Chen also wrote his answer on the paper, looked next door, and the sour scholar also wrote.

When the time came, the servants next to them came over to take away the notes in their hands.

The madam took the slips of paper and opened them one by one. In the end, only four people had the answers, and the papers of the others were all blank.

The bustard handed the note to the servant, and the servant showed the note to the oiran. She had limited culture, so she didn't know which one was right.

"These four gentlemen, please wait a moment, the young lady will have a result soon after reading it."

Suan Xiucai looked at Jiang Chen with a smug expression.

"Master, look at how arrogant he is, it really pissed me off."

"How proud he is now, how painful it will be on his face later."

Lu Wushuang felt that his words made sense.

"Sanggong, do you have the confidence to win him? If you lose, you will be ridiculed by him. I don't want to see him look like a villain."

"Wait and see!"

After a while, the servant came out and gave the note to the old bustard, who opened it.

"Now I'm here to announce the promotion list for this round. Jiang Chen, Mr. Jiang, Chen Nian, Mr. Chen, congratulations to the two of you for advancing."

Seeing that sour scholar looked happy and excited, it turned out that his name was Chen Nian.

"That sour scholar, Mr. Xiang, has also been promoted. It's really a narrow road for enemies."

"whatever."

Then the madam spoke again.

"Although Mr. Chen has advanced, the young lady said that Mr. Jiang is the best."

"I'm not convinced, read out his couplets, and let's compare them." Suan Xiucai was obviously not convinced.

"Yeah, we also want to hear how the two of them are paired."

"Yeah, read it quickly."

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Others started booing, and the bustard couldn't stand the pressure and could only obey the crowd.

"Well, now let's read Mr. Jiang's couplet first. His couplet is under the tree as the base, and above the tree as the end. Wood is wood, pines and cypresses are dense."

Hearing Jiang Chen's couplet, everyone couldn't help savoring it.

"Wonderful, wonderful, the battle is neat and clever."

"Yeah, it's absolutely, I feel that only such a pair can match the lady's pair."

…………

Although Suan Xiucai was not convinced on his face, he had to admit in his heart that Jiang Chen's match was indeed better than his own.

"Now let's read Mr. Chen's couplet..."

"No need, since his pair is fine, then I have no objection, and we can proceed to the next round."

"Shameless!" Lu Wushuang said angrily.

Jiang Chen is indeed a little shameless looking at the sour scholar.

"Then let's start the last round. As long as you pass the last level, you can see Miss Yin."

Suan Xiucai couldn't wait anymore, he seemed to see Yin Susu's peerless face, the two recited poems against each other, Yin Susu looked at him affectionately, and insisted that he would not marry.

Soon the servant gave the title to the bustard.

"Okay, let's go to the last round. This question is an arithmetic problem. The question is that there are pheasant rabbits in the same cage today. There are 35 heads on the top and 94 feet on the bottom. How about the pheasant rabbits?"

After listening to this topic, this is a problem of a chicken and a rabbit in the same cage. It is easy for Jiang Chen, and ordinary junior high school students in the previous life can figure it out.

But in ancient times, this question was not easy.

Suan Xiucai was thinking hard, and he was still checking the calculation on paper. The time was only half a cup of tea, so he was in a hurry.

Jiang Chen changed his mind, picked up a pen and wrote down the answer.

中用算术方法来解：脚数的1/2减头数，即94/2-35=12为兔数；头数减兔数即35-12=23为鸡数。

Time passed quickly, and the sour scholar was still counting.

"time up!"

The servant girl went to collect the answer, Jiang Chen readily handed it in, but Suan Xiucai was holding on to the paper.

"Give me some more time, and I'm sure I can figure it out."

The servant girl looked at the bustard.

"Mr. Chen's competition has rules. The time has come. If you are given more time, it would be inappropriate."

"If you can't figure it out, you can't figure it out. It's still a shame. You're still a scholar, that's it!"

Lu Wushuang was really sharp-tongued and sharp-tongued, but he seized the opportunity to sneer and sneer, and he was so embarrassing.

"I can't figure it out, so is he right?"

"Of course, I believe..." I almost slipped my tongue.

Jiang Chen smiled without saying a word, let the facts speak for themselves.

The servant girl went in with Jiang Chen's answer, and came out quickly, she said a few words beside the old bustard.

The old bustard said happily: "Now I declare that Mr. Jiang's answer is correct."

what!The sour scholar was like a bolt from the blue, taking two steps back again and again.

Everyone else looked envious of Jiang Chen.

"Congratulations Mr. Jiang, the lady is waiting inside."

"Don't worry, I still have things to do."

"Yes, there is still work to do."

The old bustard looked puzzled, it took so much effort to see the lady, what is more important than meeting the lady.

"Mr. Chen, do you still remember the bet we made?"

Jiang Chen took out the black and white paper and shook it in front of him.

"I……"

"What are you, I'm willing to bet and admit defeat, and bring the money quickly, otherwise there are so many people, I will ask them to judge, and then don't say that I didn't save face for you."

The sour scholar is not afraid of anything, but he is afraid of losing face and getting a bad reputation, so he immediately took out 100 taels of silver bills and slapped them on the table, and then walked away in despair.

Jiang Chen and Lu Wushuang looked at each other and smiled, it was so happy.

Jiang Chen put away the banknotes, and the two were about to leave, when the old bustard stood in front of them.

"Why is there something wrong?"

"My lord, you won the game, but the lady is still waiting inside."

"Let her wash and sleep, don't wait."

"That's not okay. If you leave like this, my young lady's reputation will be damaged. If others don't know, they will think that the young lady is not very good-looking. You will look down on me."

"No matter how beautiful she is, it's none of my business."

"Phase...you are so right, we don't care about it."

Jiang Chen and the others wanted to walk away, but the bustard grabbed his hand and refused to let go.

"What's the matter, you still have to force it, isn't this kind of thing voluntary?"

"My lord, you said that so many people are watching, if you don't go, it's not good to spread the word, my lord, I beg you, just go and meet me, I really don't feel it, it's not too late for you to leave."

Strange things happen every year, especially this year.

Trying hard not to be seen by others, it is not enough to see them now.

"Shuang'er, I'll feel wronged and take a look. You wait for me outside first."

"You really want to see that Yin Susu."

"Then you see what to do."

Lu Wushuang looked at the old bustard holding onto his hand, it was not easy for her to touch this ordinary person.

"Then you go and take a look, go and come back quickly."

"Ah."

(End of this chapter)