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Chapter 136
Chapter 136. Shifting stars and changing battles
"grandfather!"

Embarrassed and anxious, Su Rui spoke out immediately.

Ren Ping hastily covered her mouth with his hand: "Don't yell, or all previous efforts will be wasted."

Unexpectedly, this girl was really ruthless, she opened her teeth and bit him back.

Ren Ping secretly cried out in pain, and pulled his hand back to see that although there was no bleeding, there were obviously two rows of imprints on the back of his hand, and he couldn't help being a little angry:
"Are you crazy! Bite anyone you see?"

"Who told you to touch my mouth?"

Su Rui wiped his mouth in dissatisfaction, and smacked it twice:
"I told you a long time ago, you belong to Longwei Naizi, don't try to take advantage of me, this is a lesson for you!"

He couldn't help laughing as he spoke, a slight blush appeared on his face.

Ren Ping couldn't laugh or cry, thinking, do you think you are Zhang Wuji?Besides, it’s not up to you to decide who I am.

At this time, Jiang Rui was forced to have nothing to say, and when he turned his head to look again, Jiang Jinwen next to him was eager to give it a try. He nodded as if his father believed in me:
"Okay! I'll leave it to the youngsters to compete to see who has no successors and no descendants!"

The reason why he agreed so readily was because Jiang Rui was confident that he had prepared enough for the past few days, and no matter who played, the father and son would be sure to win.

As for Ren Ping, he was just playing lip service, he didn't believe that this kid in his 20s could really compete with them!
Seeing that the scheme was successful, Su Minghan stopped talking nonsense and went straight to sit behind Ren Ping.

All the scholars knew that today's dispute was still related to the grievances between the two families, but it had nothing to do with them. After waiting for a long time, Tu Wenxiao finally smiled impatiently:
"Okay, then the competition officially begins. Let me tell you in advance that although we are scholars, it is difficult to say how deep the ancient culture is, and there are more than one family's opinions,"

"In order to ensure fairness, we have drawn up some judging links in advance, which are all related to the content of the competition. Everyone, please listen to it. If you have no comments, how about we start again?"

Seeing that both sides nodded to express no objection, they smiled slightly and stretched out three fingers:

"It's simple to say. There are three links in total. According to the three-game two-win system, the first to win two wins. The first link is to change stars and fight."

"What fight?"

Everyone was stunned when they heard it, but when they looked at Tu Wenxiao again, they couldn't help it. Obviously, the so-called three links were also temporarily thought up by them.

Just listen to him continue:

"This level is to test the eyesight of both parties, especially the ability to recognize and judge the utensils related to catering culture. Specifically, each party chooses three utensils prepared by the other party as an exchange,"

"These three things, on the one hand, are of course the ones you think are more precious, and in the end we will decide, and the one with the highest cumulative value will win,"

"On the other hand, the items exchanged can also be reserved for the last two links. It depends on what you can pick out."

As soon as the voice fell, the audience fell silent.

If you were just puzzled when you heard the words "Shixingxingchangdou" just now, everyone at this time is unbelievable.

Tong Jian, who was sitting in the review seat with all the scholars, couldn't help it at first, and frowned:
"Tong is stupid. If you want to test your eyesight, you can just look at the value of the things prepared by both parties. Why bother to make them exchange with each other?"

"What the teachers mean is that today's competition is about real talents, not about the family backgrounds of the two parties, right?"

Ren Ping interrupted suddenly.

All the scholars nodded in unison, and Tu Wenxiao continued:

"That's right. Both sides of today's competition have been carefully prepared, and they both have good backgrounds. If you only look at the value of the artifacts on both sides, it's not a comparison of eyesight, but a comparison of family background."

"But it will be different if there is a slight change. Both parties don't understand what each other is preparing. When you are on the spot, you have to use your eyes and hands to judge things. In the end, the winner will be the real talent."

"I see."

Only then did everyone suddenly realize that they couldn't help admiring for a moment, thinking that if one of the parties has some peerless treasures and wants to overwhelm others with things, then this method will just stop them, and they must be forced to win with their real skills.

Jiang Jinwen had something to say, but Jiang Rui shook his head and kept silent, thinking:
"That's right, my father and son are well prepared this time. Even if they pick three, it won't affect the overall situation. Why speak for them?"

Ren Ping was silent.

Su Rui knew what he was thinking, looked at the two cardboard boxes behind him, and couldn't help giving him a blank look:
"What did I say? You didn't listen to me asking you to bring more things. You insisted on saying that you have more things than fine. Now, it's just these two boxes. If someone surnamed Jiang picks up three more boxes, we will return them to you." Putting on a shitty banquet?”

"I didn't know there were such irritating rules? Besides, if you take too much, I'm afraid your grandfather and Mr. Rong will not be happy."

"Nonsense! How could they not be happy? It's obvious that you are lazy, so what should you do now?"

"I don't know, let's take a step and see."

Su Rui was almost pissed off.

Just as he was about to explode, Ren Ping spoke again:

"Mr. Tu, according to this rule, it seems that the one who picks last is more beneficial?"

"good,"

Tu Wenxiao nodded at him appreciatively:
"This joint is quite particular about the latter. Suppose the party who picks first picks away some important utensils, which are necessary for the banquet, and the one who picks later can check for omissions and make up for the vacancies, and pick up and return the other party's."

"Conversely, if the first mover is later picked out of what must be used, there will be no chance of remedy. No matter how fair the rules are, they are only relative, and this is inevitable."

This principle is not difficult to understand. As soon as Tu Wenxiao said it, everyone understood it, but Ren Ping was the only one who could think it through in such a short period of time.

Su Minghan on the side couldn't help frowning slightly, and looked at Su Rui:
"Since he sees such a high stakes and just doesn't know what's at stake, he just wants to take advantage of it. Why would he say it out loud?"

"I don't know, it's not the good grandson-in-law you picked by grandpa!"

Su Rui was angry and impatient, wishing to sew up Ren Ping's mouth immediately, and his face was a little red when he said:
"This kid is unpredictable, and I don't know whether he is stupid or shrewd."

At this time, the utensils prepared by both parties have been placed on the table.

Ren Ping's side is relatively small, but there are more than [-] pieces, and there is only one table, and a small half of them is still occupied by a strange multi-layered wooden frame, which makes people look at it for a moment, not knowing what it is.

There were three tables set up by Jiang's father and son, probably there were more than a hundred items.

In addition to the common bowls, plates, butterflies, chopsticks, and spoons, there are also such things as bowls, cups, cups, bottles, wine pots, Zhuzi, etc., which can be described as a dazzling array, and many of them are of high quality, which are precious collections at first glance.

Su's grandfather and grandson are both experts, so they naturally know that these things are valuable, but what attracts their attention the most is one of the inconspicuous things:

It is made of wood, about half a foot high, and shaped like a screen. The replica of "Tokyo Menghualu" is hidden in the base frame, which is exactly the food screen.

The fiery gazes of the two were almost so conspicuous that Jiang and his son realized something, but luckily Ren Ping stopped them with a wave of his hand and gave them a glare.

"Ren Ping, it's up to you, are you sure?"

"Nonsense! Dare I say no? Look at the expressions of you two as if you want to eat people!"

While the three of them were bickering, Jiang's father and son were also looking over there, discussing something in a low voice, and then Jiang Jinwen strode over:

"In that case, let us choose first."

"Huh? Seriously?"

Ren Ping was stunned. Could it be that the other party gave up the opportunity to strike later so easily?
"Of course it is true. How can we say that we are also the hosts, so there is no reason to let the guests suffer,"

Jiang Jinwen turned to Su Minghan while speaking, and smiled:
"And my father just said that it's not easy to see Mr. Su again. I'm afraid you will be [-] years old this year. If you lose too badly and die here, won't the Ninth Five-Year Court still have to bear the responsibility?"

Hearing this, Su Minghan sneered and remained silent. Of course, he would not take this level of provocation seriously, so he took advantage of the opportunity to hold Su Rui in place.

Ren Ping didn't want to say more, waved his hand, signaling to please, he didn't care on the surface, but in fact, he kept watching the other party closely from the corner of his eyes, to see what he picked up.

I saw Jiang Jinwen sweeping around the table full of utensils. He was taken aback when he saw the wooden frame for the first time, and then passed by without looking back.

Ren Ping couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.

In the end, Jiang Jinwen picked three pieces very quickly. The first one was a bottle-shaped object, less than half a foot high, quite small, and looked like a smaller vase, but the body of the bottle was straight, more like a pen holder;
The second piece is a wooden lacquerware with a trumpet opening, a wide edge, a deep belly, and only a few inches high. At first glance, it looks like a spittoon.

These two items are quite inconspicuous, unlike the bowls and dishes seen on the ordinary dining table. When Ren Ping wondered that Jiang Jinwen knew him, he suddenly saw Jiang Rui winking at the opposite side. Looking at the table again, he suddenly realized:

This Jiang Jinwen doesn't have such good eyesight and knowledge, but as long as he listens to Jiang Rui and picks out unique and irreplaceable things on the table, he can't go wrong.

In this way, when it's their turn later, they can only choose to return such things, and they are well prepared, but they will not suffer a loss.

I can't help but sneer now:

"Why did Mr. Jiang choose these things? Why didn't he tell you the reason?"

Jiang Jinwen was embarrassed when he heard the words:
"Why are you in such a hurry? Afterwards, all the teachers will judge, so it's okay to say it then."

Ren Ping didn't say any more, but saw that the other party searched for a long time, and finally pulled out a round porcelain plate with a diameter of over a foot from under several dishes.

This porcelain plate is a rare piece of porcelain that Ren Ping prepared this time, because Song Dynasty porcelain is famous all over the world, but it is too precious, and tableware is even more rare.

There are not many palace books in the Ninth Five-Year Plan. Although Han Haixing and other nine masters have them, they are all at the same level as the treasure of the town. In any case, Ren Ping cannot easily let Ren Ping compete.

So in the end, I only chose this porcelain plate, and the rest were bamboo ware, lacquer ware and other miscellaneous items.

Even so, this five-petal lotus blue-glazed embossed plate is not a vulgar item, and it is worth nearly 400 million yuan, making it the most valuable item on the table.

The most important thing is that this porcelain plate was prepared by Ren Ping to serve as the main course plate. If other things are missing, it can be made up for. If even the main course plate is taken away, what is the comparison?
"Be careful! If you break it, you can pay for it!"

Seeing that the other party wanted to pick this thing away, Su Rui was already a little impatient.

Su Minghan was even more afraid that she would appear too deliberate, so he shouted anxiously:

"Shut up, Rui'er, don't say too much!"

Unexpectedly, as soon as the words fell, Jiang Jinwen pretended to be surprised, and let go of the hand holding the porcelain plate.

Clap!

Porcelain shattered all over the place.

(End of this chapter)