The happy life of a prodigal

Compared with ordinary martial arts practitioners, Zhao Yan's martial arts are far inferior, but compared with those who have never practiced martial arts, they are not weak.

At least for the last scholar, beating him to the ground, kneeling and pinching him, begging him not to die is still no problem.

At this moment, Zhao Yan had already made up her mind to teach that person a lesson.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he took a step forward, he was pulled back.

Looking back, it was Fang Xiu.

Fang Xiu grabbed Zhao Yan's slender arm and said, "According to the law, people who gather to fight in the capital will be sent to prison."

Zhao Yan broke free, looked at Fang Xiu, and said coldly: "Then in Yirenju, you indulged the evil slave and beat that foreigner to serious injuries, so what?"

Hearing this, Bai Xiaochun smiled awkwardly, and said in a low voice, "Miss Zhao, you can't be considered a villain...hehe...not..."

In Bai Xiaochun's eyes, Miss Zhao must have had an affair with her young master.

She was also from a wealthy family, so she could be regarded as a lady of the family, and it was not impossible for her to become the young master's main wife in the future.

Therefore, in the past few days, treating Zhao Yan is like treating the young lady. Hearing her calling herself a wicked slave, of course, she couldn't help but make a few excuses.

Zhao Yan also knew that Bai Xiaochun treated her well, so she didn't dwell on this issue.

Instead, he stared at Fang Xiu, with the meaning of 'you don't explain why I stopped this girl, this girl will not give up today'.

Fang Xiu originally wanted to say: You are a girl, you beat up a frail scholar on the street in front of so many people, aren't you afraid that you won't be able to get married in the future?

But judging by her expression, it is estimated that if she said this sentence, she would really want to be with him forever.

Fang Xiu thought for a while, looked at her, and asked, "You are sure that if you hit her, can you still make her not report to the police?"

Zhao Yan said angrily: "Report to the official, report to the official, whoever is afraid of whom!"

"Then you are not afraid that when you arrive at the Yamen in the capital, your family members will know your whereabouts, take you back, and force you to marry?"

"I......"

Zhao Yan was startled, lowered her head, gritted her teeth and said, "I just can't swallow this..."

Fang Xiu smiled and said, "Exiting your breath is not easy, come here, I'll tell you..."

After a while, Zhao Yan looked up at Fang Xiu and asked, "How do you know the answers to those mysteries?"

After she finished speaking, she immediately regretted it.

Dazed by the popularity just now, he forgot that this lantern riddle meeting was organized by Young Master Fang himself. Of course he knew the answer to the lantern riddle.

Now, I'm going to be laughed at by him...

To Zhao Yan's surprise, Fang Xiu didn't make fun of her because of this, but just replied flatly: "I thought of these lantern riddles, of course I know."

Was it his own idea?Didn't you hear it from someone else, or copied it from a book?

There was surprise in Zhao Yan's eyes, and the way she looked at Fang Xiu became different.

No wonder she had never heard of these lantern riddles before, and each one was so obscure that it would be impossible to solve them without a flash of inspiration.

It turned out to be his own thought...

In Zhao Yan's eyes, although Fang Xiu is ignorant, the most important thing in his mind is evil ideas.

He said that he came up with these lantern riddles, Zhao Yan didn't have too many doubts, just nodded, and said softly: "Thank you..."

Hearing the 'thank you', Fang Xiu was even more surprised than she was.

To be able to hear the word "thank you" from this young lady's mouth today, it is not in vain that he will tell her the puzzle that he has worked so hard to come up with.

Looking up again, Zhao Yan had already walked towards the crowd.

There are too many people who come to join in the fun, or want to try their luck to receive reward money.

The lanterns with lantern riddles written on them were surrounded by crowds of people, and if they weren't particularly strong, they couldn't squeeze in at all.

Zhao Yan stood at the edge of the crowd, thought for a while, and suddenly shouted: "My girl wants to guess lantern riddles, let me get out of the way—!"

At the age of fourteen or fifteen, it was the time when the girl's voice was at its sharpest.

Everyone was taken aback when they heard the shout, thinking that the legendary female ghost in white had reappeared, and rushed back.

The commotion lasted for a while, and then some servants from Chunfeng Building came out to maintain order. Soon, the crowd returned to calm.

"Which family's little girl, why are you yelling nonsense!"

"That's right, enjoy the Lantern Festival and don't yell!"

Most of the people here are grown men, but they were scared out of their wits by a little girl. They all felt that their faces were dull, and they complained one after another.

The man who had disdained Zhao Yan before saw this, looked at Zhao Yan, and said, "What are you shouting for? I asked you to go home just now. Why don't you leave?"

Zhao Yan ignored the man and just gave him a cold look.

Seeing her eyes, the man somehow remembered the legend of the female ghost in white.

A little frightened, I shrank my neck, not daring to say any more.

Chapter 32 The Bet

Zhao Yan glanced at the man with provocative eyes, and went straight to the crowd.

The front of the crowd is Chunfeng Building.

There are nearly a hundred red lanterns hanging downstairs in Chunfeng, and there are white cloth strips hanging from the bottom of the lanterns, with enigmas written on them.

Zhao Yan got closer and saw a poem written on the first piece of cloth: In the middle of the forest at sunset.

Several scholars in Confucian robes were arguing endlessly around the red lantern.

"What kind of riddle is this? There is no hint, nor does it say whether the answer is a word or an object. How can people guess?"

"I think this Chunfeng Building is deliberately making things difficult for others. It is impossible for anyone to get the ten taels of silver!"

"Fortunately, I really thought that the Chunfeng Building was so generous, but it turned out to be like this... really hateful!"

............

The man saw Zhao Yan walking towards the red lantern, with a disdainful expression on his face, he sneered, and said, "It's ridiculous for a woman to try to figure out so many lantern riddles that many scholars have failed to solve... .”

"I think she can figure it out..."

A voice came from behind the man.

With a slightly angry expression on his face, he turned his head to look at the person who spoke, but saw a handsome young man in brocade clothes.

Startled for a moment, his face regained his calm, he cupped his hands and asked, "Why does this brother think so?"

Fang Xiu smiled, and only said two words: "Guess."

"Guess what?"

The man was disdainful, but he didn't show it on his face. He just nodded and looked in Zhao Yan's direction.

Fang Xiu looked at him and said, "How about we make a bet?"

"No gambling."

The man glanced at Fang Xiu, and spoke very simply.

He thought very simply...

A common man with no power and no power made a bet with a young man who seemed to be a son of an aristocratic family.

Regardless of whether he wins or loses in the end, he must be the one who suffers.

That's why I refused so decisively.

However, from the very beginning, Fang Xiu never thought that he would refuse.

Because in his eyes, no one can resist the temptation of money, at least most people can't resist...

"If I lose, I'll give you 100 taels of silver. If you lose, just shout 'I'm not as good as a woman' here, how about that?"

Sure enough, after hearing Fang Xiu's bet, the man raised his eyebrows, as if he was a little moved.

100 taels of silver was indeed not a small amount of money to him.

His wife worked in the cloth village, and at most she could only earn ten taels of silver a year.

However, he also knew in his heart...

Since this young master can say such a thing, he must be sure.

Can......

Even if you lose, it's just a shout.

In the crowded Lantern Festival Lantern Festival, not many people will pay attention.

If you win... it will be 100 taels of silver!

The man had been at war between heaven and man for a long time, gritted his teeth, looked at Fang Xiu, and asked, "Brother said 100 taels of silver, is it true?"

Fang Xiu knew what he was thinking in his heart, but he was worried that he would renege on his debts, so he stretched out his hand and shouted: "Xiaochun!"

Bai Xiaochun understood immediately, and hastily handed over a stack of bank notes.

Fang Xiu took out one of them and handed it to the man: "This is a 100 tael bank note, I will put it here with you first."

The man hesitated for a while and said, "No need, I can trust you."

With him, the 100 taels of silver bill may take ten years without eating or drinking to save it.

But for the son in front of him, I'm afraid it's just one less visit to the brothel.

The man understands this very well, so he is not worried that he will deceive himself for 100 taels of silver.

Fang Xiu nodded and said, "In that case, let's start with the first crossword puzzle..."

"it is good."

The man took a deep breath, turned his gaze to Zhao Yan, clenched his fists, and felt extremely nervous.

It must be impossible to guess...

............

Surrounding the lantern are mostly a group of scholars.

Zhao Yan was dressed in a woman's attire, which made her look a little dazzling. Many people focused on her and began to discuss in low voices at the same time.

"Does this girl also want to solve lantern riddles?"

"It should be just to join in the fun. Just for this first lantern riddle, a scholar has been thinking hard for half an hour, but he still can't solve it. What's more, she is a woman..."

"I don't think so. Guessing lantern riddles is not a fuss. You don't need to read many books..."

Zhao Yan heard the discussion in her ear, a smile appeared on her face, and she waved to the boy beside the lantern.

After he walked over, he smiled and said, "In the middle of the forest at sunset, the lantern riddle in this one is one word... Dong."

Seeing that she really wanted to guess the lantern riddles, the crowd around them were stunned for a moment, and then immediately went into an uproar.

"What, even if you are blind, you have to be blind."

"Yes, what's the relationship between sunset, half forest and east!"

"Why is a woman joining in the fun, get out of the way, don't get in the way..."

The people who watched the excitement were quite polite, but the scholars by the lanterns were different.

All of them have read poetry and books, racked their brains for so long, but failed to guess correctly.

If you, a woman, figured it out, wouldn't you slap them in the face...

"The girl guessed well. The answer to this lantern riddle is the word 'dong'."

The young servant was stunned for a moment, then a surprised expression appeared on his face, and he immediately bowed and said.

"What? You guessed it right!"

"Why 'East'?"

"I know! Sunset half forest...half forest is wood, a sun in the wood, isn't it the word for 'East'?"

In fact, the answer to this lantern riddle is not difficult, but there is no hint, but the range of guessing is too wide.

It can be words or objects. If there is no flash of inspiration, it is difficult to think of the correct answer.