A shower of rain swept across the entire Yunmeng City in the early morning, washing away the turbid heat between heaven and earth, and covering the sky with a thin layer of bright color.
On Yunmeng Lake, there are huge boats and huge sills. There are many tourists on the shore of the lake, and the carriages and horses are like dragons.
There were many young scholars among them, looking at the exquisite boat on Yunmeng Lake from across the shore, shaking folding fans, excited and talking about it.
"The Ningguo Mansion is really worried about Miss Qin's marriage. Not only did they launch this ingenious idea of selecting a son-in-law, they also arranged such a huge battle."
"I heard that the Qin family is selecting a son-in-law based on literature, regardless of their background or academic degree. As long as the poems and essays pass the test, they can become the son-in-law of the Ningguo Mansion. The Ningguo Mansion has a hereditary title. If you marry into the Ningguo Mansion, , I really don’t have to worry about food and drink in this life.”
"Yes, although the Ningguo Mansion is not considered powerful, if you can enter the Ningguo Mansion, you will be considered to have soared into the sky."
"Several wise brothers have said so well, then why do you just watch and don't try it?" asked a young scholar.
Hearing this, the scholars who were talking eloquently looked at each other awkwardly and laughed to cover up the embarrassment on their faces.
"Well... although Ningguo Mansion is good, Miss Qin is just a female devil!"
A scholar hesitated for a moment, but finally told the truth: "Logically speaking, the eldest lady of Ningguo Mansion is not only proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, but at least she is gentle, gentle and a lady."
The scholar glanced at the boat on the lake, lowered his voice and said, "It just so happens that this Miss Qin is not only illiterate, she is also keen on practicing martial arts and loves to dance with swords and guns."
"I heard that she is eight feet tall and has an eight-foot waist. Her personality...is like that of a demon."
"At the beginning, some people came to propose marriage, but... after Miss Qin found out about it, she immediately caught him and beat him until his nose was bruised and his face was swollen. From then on, no one dared to propose marriage. So much so that Miss Qin even At the age of twenty, I haven’t gotten married yet.”
After listening, some scholars who were still eager to try suddenly showed signs of shrinking.
Who dares to marry such a ruthless woman?
She is eight feet tall and has an eight-foot waist. Isn’t this the female devil incarnation?
…
Under a willow tree by the lake, Jiang Han opened his eyes and stared blankly at the surrounding environment with a daze in his eyes: "I'm probably sick, something is wrong... How could someone appear in a strange place as soon as they wake up?" place?"
Some memories that did not belong to him suddenly appeared in his brain, flashing before his eyes like a fleeting glance, causing Jiang Han to bend down in pain.
After a long time, he finally raised his head, still a little dazed.
He actually transformed into another Jiang Han in this world!
Although the appearance is different from the previous life, the name is the same.
And this Jiang Han is a poor scholar in Yunmeng City whose parents have died and his family is poor. Although he studies poetry and books hard, he has passed the exam for several years, but he can't even pass the boy student exam.
The family was so poor that they had no rice to cook with. Before Jiang Han traveled through time, the original person had been digging wild vegetables in the wild to satisfy his hunger for seven days.
Just yesterday, I was drinking water to satisfy my hunger by Yunmeng Lake, but I accidentally slipped and drowned.
In a panic, he hit his head on a stone and fell to death.
"Isn't this original body too miserable?" After digesting the memory, Jiang Han just stood up and found that his legs were shaking, his body was weak, and there was a strong feeling of hunger in his stomach.
"I'm so hungry. I feel weak all over. How long has Jiang Han been hungry..."
Jiang Han touched his shriveled belly with a bitter look on his face. If he couldn't find anything to eat, he should faint from hunger by the lakeside, right?
How embarrassing it would be to be the first time traveler to starve to death.
He looked at the liveliest crowd in Yunmeng Lake and walked in vain.
There are so many people there, there seems to be some kind of festival?
It stands to reason that such a lively occasion should have some kind of food stall.
Although the original body does not have a single copper plate.
But now I can't control that much. The worst I can do is eat a king's meal.
There are many handsome men and beautiful women on the shore, gorgeously dressed, talking loudly while looking at the boat in the lake.
Jiang Han looked around and quickly noticed the boat.
It was a very exquisite and magnificent boat with three floors. There was a flagpole in front of the boat, with two black characters written on the flag: "Qin Mansion".
But Jiang Han's attention was not on this magnificent boat, but on the exquisite pastries placed on the tables on the boat.
At this moment, the painting boat was seen heading towards the shore and stopped at the pier.
Immediately, a middle-aged man in rich clothes walked out of the boat, raised his hands to the people on the shore, and said loudly: "You must all know the purpose of the Qin family here today. Qin doesn't talk nonsense. Anyone who can deal with it." Those who make this couplet can come to my Qin family to paint a boat."
After saying that, the middle-aged man reached out and pointed to the side of the boat, and a flag was pulled out from the boat, with five words written on it: Ice is better than ice, water is ice.
This is a first couplet, but it stands to reason that the first couplet ends with a flat tone, but this first couplet ends with a flat tone.
Jiang Han, who was about to leave, stopped and his eyes fell on the first couplet on the flag.
He didn't know that the Qin family was recruiting relatives here today. He only guessed that the Qin family might have held some large-scale event on Yunmeng Lake, maybe a cultural gathering or something like that.
In the memory of the original owner, there were literary societies everywhere in the world.
If you can get this couplet right and get on the boat, you will be able to eat the food on the boat as you like.
Jiang Han stared at the couplet and soon discovered that the first couplet... was a bit difficult!
The scholar by the lake also looked at the flag.
"Ice is colder than ice water? The first ice refers to ice cubes, the second one is ice water, and the third one is cold...Ice cubes are colder than ice water? Hiss! It's such a difficult couplet!"
"Ghosts are better than dead ghosts? That's not right..."
"I thought that the Qin family's selection of a son-in-law based on literature was just a random question to recruit a son-in-law. I didn't expect that this first couplet would be so difficult. It seems that the Qin family doesn't want to recruit a random son-in-law. What they want is a talented one."
"That's natural! Although Miss Qin is a female devil, some people are not afraid of death. After all, as long as they marry into the Qin family, they will have no worries about food and clothing, and enjoy all the glory and wealth. If the Qin family wants to recruit a son-in-law, where can they find it? Can’t recruit?”
The scholars were talking a lot.
Many people get confused after trying it.
This first couplet is really a bit difficult.
Most of them either don't match up neatly, or the meaning of the words doesn't match up.
Jiang Han thought for a moment, then his eyes fell on the iron sheet under the boat. A bright light flashed in his mind, and he said: "Ice is better than water, and iron is better than rust."
Although his voice was not loud and even a little weak, many scholars were shocked when they heard it.
"What a neat second line!"
"Ice is colder than ice water, and iron is naturally harder than rust. Wonderful, wonderful!"
"This man is so right!"
"Who is this person?"
Many scholars looked at Jiang Han one after another. When they saw Jiang Han's ragged appearance, they suddenly realized.
This is a poor scholar.
Only this kind of poor scholar is not afraid of death and wants to be the husband of Miss Qin.
The middle-aged man on the boat also heard Jiang Han's second line and was surprised. His eyes fell on him: "This young man, please come on the boat."
