.1105: The Year of the Yuan Dynasty

1105: The Year of the Yuan Dynasty

The shopkeeper stopped his abacus and asked, "A few guests are from other places, are they?"

Xiaoyao replied: "That's right; we came from the Tang Dynasty in the East and passed by the land of Guizhou." {xiaoshuoyd/.com First posting text}

The shopkeeper clearly said, "Oh; that's right. Our king just returned safely not long ago. In a few days, it will be the annual Chinese New Year Festival here, so every household will be decorated with lights and colors."

Wuhen asked: "May I ask the shopkeeper; what day is the Lantern Festival?"

The shopkeeper replied: "The Yuan Dynasty is the day of the full moon on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month here. There is a lively scene everywhere. Don't miss it for guests."

Xiaoyao clearly said: "It is the Lantern Festival of the Tang Dynasty. According to the calculation, we have been away from Chang'an for at least half a year."

When Yanzi heard the shopkeeper say it was very lively, she suggested: "Then let's wait for the Lantern Festival before leaving. Yanzi wants to see the lively here."

The three nodded in agreement, and Xiao Zi asked: "Shopkeeper; what did you mean when you said the king returned not long ago? Where did the king go to have been back for a long time?"

The shopkeeper explained: "It's like this; our king let the monsters get hurt three years ago, and later the monsters turned into the king's appearance for three years. Until a few days ago, several monks from the Tang Dynasty rescued the king and surrendered the monsters."

After hearing this, the four of them naturally understood that these monks from the Tang Dynasty must be Master Xuanzang and his disciples.

Wuhen said to the shopkeeper: "We need two rooms, so we will stay here for a few days."

The shopkeeper replied, "Okay; I'll take you up there."

The four of them stayed in the inn, and the Lantern Festival came a few days later. At night, they walked on the streets of Wuji. The red lanterns filled the streets and alleys with light. The night sky flashed with these shiny smokes. The smokes covered the night sky of Wuji with colorful clothes. People walked on the wide streets with lanterns, and the cute fireflies were also flying around in groups to make roads and illuminate the people.

Swallow jumped and said, "It's so lively, this is the first time that Swallow has celebrated such a festival."

Wuhen said: "In the blink of an eye, we have been away from Chang'an for more than half a year. I don't know what Master and his wife are now."

Xiaoyao comforted him and said, "Wuhen; don't think so much. Thinking too much will make you sadder. Now we have to let go of other things for the time being and go back to see them in the future."

Xiao Zi also said, "Yes; Brother Xiaoyao is right. I believe your master and wife will take care of yourself, so you don't have to worry."

Wuhen nodded and said, "Yes; let's continue walking and watching."

The four of them walked and walked to a tavern. The two-story tavern didn't look big, but it was crowded with guests coming and going. A simple-dressed waiter welcomed and sawed out the guests and shouted: "Call, please come inside, please walk slowly."

Yanzi asked, "There are many people sitting inside, I wonder if they are singing an opera?"

Wuhen looked at it and said: "It seems that someone is talking about books or performing or something."

Xiaoyao fanned the fan and said, "Let's go; let's go and ask the waiter."

The four of them walked to the waiter and Xiaoyao asked, "My second brother, the business here is good, is there any show in there?"

The waiter looked at the four people for a while and then asked, "How many guests should not be locals, right?"

Xiaoyao replied: "That's right; we passed by Guidi from the Tang Dynasty in Dongtu and learned that today is the Shangyuan Festival of Guidi."

The waiter explained: "That's right; every time we have literati and scholars gather here on the Lantern Festival, holding "shè lamp tiger" and "couplets" to help the festive atmosphere and add to the lively atmosphere."

Yan Ziqi said: "I know how to send out the couplet, but what is "shè lamp tiger"?"

The waiter continued, "Oh; shè Denghu is a question, a poem or sentence that someone asks to imply something or word, and let others guess."

The four nodded to show their understanding, Xiaoyao said: "It's a bit similar to guessing riddles, maybe it's just a different name."

Yanzi said happily: "That must be very interesting, let's go in and take a look."

The waiter made a welcome gesture and said, "Please invite a few guests."

Entering the tavern, the crowd was filled with people. The four of them went up to the second floor and found a table near the stage in the middle of the hall to sit down.

It seemed that the four of them were coming at the right time. A guest said, "I'll give you a simpler one first, and guess it, "Draw it round; it's square, and it's short in winter; it's long in summer."

Yanzi asked: "Is there any such word? Summer will shorten and winter will longer #24"?

Xiaoyao explained: "That's a hint, and of course the word will not change to its own length. The answer is the word "sun".

After a while in the crowd, someone shouted loudly: "If I was not wrong, the answer to the riddle should be "Sun".

The questioner said: "That's right; this brother answered correctly."

Yan Zi praised: "It's really the same as Xiaoyao said."

Xiao Zi said: "This kind of question is relatively simple, and it should not be difficult for scholars."

Someone in the crowd said, "I also made a simple one, "The sun is going down to the west; the moon is hanging in the east" and "tick it".

Yanzi asked again: "What is this word? There is a sun and a moon." After saying that, he wrote a few strokes on his hand, he continued: "It's not the word "Ming"?

Xiaoyao nodded and praised: "Swallow is so smart."

Another person in the crowd shouted: "Is it the word "Ming" right?"

The questioner replied: "Yes, this guy answered correctly."

Swallow smiled and said, "This kind of shè lamp tiger is so interesting, Swallow also gives you one for you to guess."

The three nodded in support.

Yanzi stood up and said, "Is it okay for me to give you a guess?"

Someone downstairs shouted: "If you have a question, just post it. Tonight is to make fun of it."

Swallow gave the title: "Play together during the day; sleep together at night, and never disperse until old age; good marriage on earth." He took a kind of animal.

At this time, some people in the crowd shouted: "Couple and wife". The whole restaurant laughed, and some people laughed: "The girl said she had killed an animal, can you say that people are right?"

The crowd was filled with discussions. Xiao Zi said, "Xiao Zi knows what the answer is to swallow's mystery."

Wuhen and Xiaoyao asked: "Is there such an animal? Why don't we know?"

Xiao Zi replied: "Every gods and immortals, of course there are such animals."

Xiaoyao and Wuhen thought to themselves and asked, "What is that?"

Xiao Zi whispered a few words in Yan Zi's ear, and Yan Zi replied, "Xiao Zi; you are so awesome, you can guess this at once."

Xiao Zi said: "It's nothing, it's just that everyone hasn't arrived yet."

After a long time, no one could guess the downstairs. Someone said, "Miss this question is interesting. Please ask the girl upstairs to solve the answer, we can't guess it."

Yan Zi said, "This question is not too difficult, it's just that everyone didn't expect it. The answer is 'Mandarin duck'."

When everyone heard this, they suddenly realized it and nodded.

Xiaoyao stood up and said to everyone: "I am not talented after I was born late, so I will also present a mystery to help everyone have a good mood."

Someone in the crowd continued: "Please give a question, please wait."

Xiaoyao gave the title: "Born in the world; falls into someone's house, pour cold water on his back, cut into pieces by thousands of knives. Get a daily utensil."

As soon as this question was released, someone snatched it: "Cutting Board".

Someone retorted: "No; no, the cutting board does not match at all."

An uncle replied: "It's a whetstone."

Xiaoyao praised: "That's right; this uncle is so smart."

The uncle said, "Young Master is too much; I am just a pig seller, so I think of whetstone."

Xiao Zi stood up and said, "I'll give you a question, and if it's not done well, please take care of it."

A middle-aged teacher said: "The girl is so serious. Tonight is purely an entertainment for all of us. There is no need to be polite. Please tell me the question." Updated

Xiao Zi said: "Raw is a bowl; cooked is a bowl, but if you don't eat it, you will also be a bowl; you will also be a bowl after eating it. Beat an animal."

There was another discussion in the crowd, and the teacher lowered his head and pondered. Even Xiaoyao, Wuhen and Yanzi were a little confused. No one had heard of it. After eating all the things, they could still be in the bowl.

After a long time, no one answered. The teacher looked up and said to Xiao Zi, "Miss this question has stumped everyone here, and even I can't answer it. Please help me to solve the mystery and let us all learn it."

Xiao Zi said the answer: "The answer is that "snail" is a small animal with a shell."

As soon as this statement came out, the crowd in the tavern was in an uproar.

The teacher said: "This question of the stock lady is really a challenge. I have gained some knowledge, haha."

Xiao Zi replied politely: "Sir, I'm so proud of it. I'm moving the ménnong axe."

The teacher continued: "I also have questions. I want to help you and everyone, but I wonder if you are interested."

This is equivalent to inviting four people to participate, so how can the four people refuse?

Xiaoyao replied politely: "Thank you, Mr., for your invitation. You should do your best to do your best."

After teaching, he nodded and asked: "The peacock flies southeast. Let's call it."

Everyone downstairs answered one after another, but none of them answered correctly. When Xiaoyao saw that no one answered, he replied: "The answer is the word "Sun".

The teacher raised his hand gesture to everyone to be quiet and asked, "Master, what is the solution?"

Xiaoyao explained: "According to the principle of going north and south, left west and right east, right east. The character "Kong" flew away to the east; it was removed from the right, and then the character "Que" flew away to the south, and then it was removed from the bottom. The remaining two combinations are naturally the character "Sun".

The teacher replied: "Yes; what the young master said is correct."

Yan Zi praised: "Xiaoyao is so amazing. You don't have to think about such difficult questions."

The teacher continued: "I have another question. I want to ask the young master to answer it, but I don't know if it's okay?"
To be continued...