Chapter 21: The Astonishing Four Seats in the Hall of Harmony (3)

  No one had thought of it, really hadn't thought of it, that the riddle would actually be this. But this can't be said to be Xiao Shouren's mistake, he originally said that the riddle was a thing, and when he gave the hint, the hint was "Xi Shi shoes", precisely because his own shoes were broken, and he only had two pairs of shoes, so he wanted to buy a new one. However, there were too many people, and he couldn't squeeze in, so he came back. It's seamless, this riddle is really impenetrable! Only that everyone hasn't seen this kind of question before.

  While eating and drinking, he was chatting with Chen Chuan. However, Chen Chuan was persistent, repeatedly asking Xiao Shouren to compose a poem. Xiao Shouren kept making excuses, saying that his mood wasn't right today, or that the almanac said it wasn't a good day for poetry. Chen Chuan had a stubborn temper and wouldn't let up, pestering him nonstop and occasionally pouring wine for Xiao Shouren to drink.

  Later, perhaps really drunk, dazed, and just perfunctorily took out a few of Li Bai's poems to deal with Chen Chuan. What "Willing to lower his waist and draw his sword, straight for beheading Loulan", reciting and reciting, everything came, some sentences missing, Zhang Guan Li Dai, what "General one arrow determines the Tian Shan ah, not breaking Loulan will never return ah". Finally, even borrowed Su Shi's lyrics, what "Northwest gaze, shooting at the heavenly wolf ah". Chen Chuan listened with a daze, and other guests on the floor also noticed the commotion here.

  Some of the scholars in long shirts even leaned over to listen more clearly, and while some were admiring Xiao Shouren's talent, others were filled with envy and jealousy. One glance at Chen Chuan and they knew she was a heavenly beauty, standing by his side, and now her eyes were shining with admiration. These people couldn't help but feel resentful - wasn't he just drunk and spouting nonsense? And yet, he'd managed to win over this girl! It's really true that some people are born with more charm than others. So, someone started to provoke him.

  "This brother, it can be seen that you have some knowledge in your belly, just right, Tianranju has an activity, just right to ask for advice from talented scholars, I don't know if you can participate?" The man leaned over, asking with a bow, born as a handsome man, but looking at his current face, it's clear that he is a person with ulterior motives. He was followed by several similarly dressed scholars, presumably a group of them. This chaotic and disorderly group of bookworms doesn't know what they are doing in this business city either."

  "Huh? I wonder what's going on at this Natural Residence? Never mind, let's just go and see. "Xiao Shouren was now in a state of intoxication, who cares about being low-key anymore? Someone wants to touch the tiger's butt, can't hide now, might as well stick his head out and see how he does it!"

  "Haha, okay, this Tian Ran Ju has just opened and still hasn't found a good couplet to hang outside as a sign. So the boss of Tian Ran Ju made a rule: if someone can come up with an excellent couplet, they can eat and drink for free here for three years! How about it? Do you have a great couplet?" The man was smiling slyly, and when he got to the exciting part, he even pulled out a paper fan from his waist and began to flutter it back and forth, looking like a refined gentleman.

  "Xiao brother, this person is a collateral descendant of the Yuwen family, named Yuwen Cai. His father is a steward in the Yuwen household, so he has some power and is very arrogant. Unexpectedly, he also came to this commercial city this time. It's really all sorts of people coming together. The ones following behind him are all idle young masters from noble families, including those from the Pei, Yu, and Song families. Be extremely careful." Chen Chuan touched Xiao Shouren's hand with his own and whispered to him.

  "Alright, Brother Chen, don't worry, I have a sense of propriety." Xiao Shouren comforted.

  Xiao Shouren remembered that Bai Juyi had mentioned a famous couplet, so he racked his brains and finally dug it out from his memory, thanks to the TV series "The Young Detective Bao Qingtian" which had used it before.

  But Yuwen Cai and the others were different, they saw Xiao Shouren in a daze, looking silly, as if he was scared stiff, probably couldn't think of a good couplet, so he was stunned, and laughed even harder.

  Watching Yuwen Cai and his companions laugh so happily, Chen Chuan gritted his teeth in anger. This group of people was really detestable.

  "This is no big deal, pen, ink, paper and inkstone are ready." Xiao Shouren waved his sleeve and said lightly, with a confident look.

  Chen Chuan finally felt relieved, Xiao brother's move was definitely shocking, what's to fear from a small couplet?

  Xiao Shouren walked unsteadily towards the desk, staggering with each step, as if he was about to fall over at any moment, making people watching him feel quite unreliable.

  "Miss, can you see Mr. Xiao going?" Little Green asked Chen Chuan in a worried low voice.

  "Of course, we should have confidence in him. You didn't see his poem this noon, did you? This little thing can't stump him." Chen Chuan replied confidently.

  "But he was still sober at noon, now he's drunk, really drunk. Look at him, he can't even walk steadily, how can he write couplets?" Little Green said with a curl of her lip.

  "Oh dear, what can be done about it?" Chen Chuan finally became anxious.

  Xiao Shouren held a brush and stared at the Luoyang white paper on the desk, ready to start writing. However, he felt that the paper was shaking and couldn't write well, so he asked someone next to him to help hold down the paper. Everyone burst out laughing, including Chen Chuan, who couldn't help but smile wryly. It turned out that Xiao Shouren himself was drunk and dizzy, yet he insisted that it was the paper that was shaking.

  Helpless, Chen Chuan walked over and stood behind Xiao Shouren, holding down the shaking Xiao Shouren, only then did he feel that the paper was not shaking.

  Smelling the fragrance beside him, faint but instantly penetrating his heart and lungs, Xiao Shouren's face turned red. This was actually his first time being so close to a girl. Luckily, he had drunk too much and his originally red face didn't show it. He calmed himself down and began writing.

  "The guest is in a natural residence." Everyone looked at me, I looked at you, it was very obvious that everyone didn't know what this was written. The ancient characters weren't like this, they were all traditional characters, but our protagonist Xiao Shouren actually wrote out simplified characters. Who could recognize them? Seeing everyone's bewildered expressions, Xiao Shouren finally understood and quickly read it aloud once.

  It's better not to recite it, everyone doesn't know what you're writing, but after reciting it, it's different. Very ordinary couplet, the upper part is written very plain and unremarkable. Guest natural residence, vulgar! Vulgar is unbearable!

  Xiao Shouren burst out laughing as soon as he finished, Yu Wencai even laughed so hard that his head was buried in his crotch, and his stomach hurt. Even Chen Chuan, who was pressing Xiao Shouren, blushed with shame, thinking he could come up with a good couplet, but instead wrote such an inexplicable and vulgar one.

  Xiao Shouren did not respond to their laughter, although the laughter was very piercing.

  Maybe it was the intoxication, maybe he didn't want to move, or perhaps he couldn't write those complex characters himself, so Xiao Shouren whispered in Chen Chuan's ear.

  Looking at Xiao Shouren still flirting with girls at this time, everyone is really a bit impressed. This guy is too talented, his face can be thick to this extent.

  Chen Chuanyue listened more and more excited, even the little shyness when Xiao Shouren spoke to her ear just now was gone, and two words were written on her small face: Excitement!

  After releasing Xiao Shouren, he took over the brush in Xiao Shouren's hand, dipped it in the inkstone, and began to write on another piece of white paper.

  I didn't expect that Chen Chuan would write such beautiful characters, with strokes like clouds and smoke, dragons flying and phoenixes dancing, and what's more, they were written in the grass script.

  "What a heavenly guest!" As soon as Chen Chuan finished writing, someone next to him started exclaiming. This couplet was indeed extremely clever, instantly turning this pair of couplets into a match made in heaven!