After seeing Jia Lian finish speaking, Baoyu hurriedly touched Jia Lian's sleeve and urged: "Second brother Lian, tell everyone quickly..."
Jia Lian shook his head and smiled, seeming to shake his head helplessly, and then said to everyone: "Everyone must know that I am a rough man. If you ask me to compete in martial arts, it is more like fighting. I am not good at these elegant things on the wine table..."
As soon as Jia Lian said this, the people below suddenly laughed.
Tanchun said: "Brother Lian loves to be humble. If you are a rough person, we are not even rough people. From now on, we will not dare to mention the word 'elegant' again."
"That's right, my brother's poems are so good. We are still waiting for you to open our eyes again."
The Yingchun girl also laughed and joined in the fun.
The others all looked at him with half-smiles, with three words in their eyes: distrust.
Jia Lian then touched his nose and thought that it was true that he could never take back his pretense.
"Forget it, since you don't believe it, there's nothing I can do about it.
But Baoyu, even if you don't understand me, you still have to understand your second sister-in-law Lian. She doesn't even know the word Douda. Isn't it embarrassing for you to ask her to couplet poems? "
When Wang Xifeng heard what Jia Lian said, although Wang Xifeng rolled her eyes at Jia Lian, she knew that she was the least educated person present. She was probably not even as good as the eight or nine-year-old Xiao Xichun.
So he smiled and said, "You don't have to worry about me. You can play whatever you like. No matter what, I'll pour you drinks next to you. That's all."
Jia Baoyu and others smiled. This was the reason why although Wang Xifeng couldn't play with them, they didn't hate her at all. Instead, they liked her because of her high emotional intelligence.
Baochai smiled at this time and said: "Since it is a drinking ceremony, it should be appreciated by both refined and popular people. Although the couplets and poems are elegant, they are not suitable for this time, so let's find something else."
Jia Baoyu was just interested in poetry. In fact, he himself was not good at poetry. At least he thought he could not compare with Daiyu. He just wanted to try Jia Lian.
When he heard Baochai say this, he remembered that Aunt Xue was probably just like Wang Xifeng, not good at this, so he could only nod his head and agree to change the way of playing.
But then everyone talked and proposed several ways to play, but they were all rejected.
Because the people present are not in common with each other and have different hobbies, the gameplay proposed is either too vulgar, too elegant or too difficult, and cannot satisfy everyone.
Daiyu then smiled and said: "If we continue to talk like this, I'm afraid we won't be able to reach a conclusion by nightfall.
In my opinion, it would be better to take out the drinking box, send someone to draw it, and play with whatever is drawn. Wouldn't it be simple? "
"Sister Lin, this is great and fair. I think everyone is speechless."
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Wang Xifeng smiled and said, "I do have a pair of wine boxes here, but they haven't been used much. Since you want to use them, I'll get them out for you."
Because Ping'er went to pick up Jia Lan, Wang Xifeng got up and went to the house in person.
Suddenly Wang Xifeng took out the wine order box, and Ping'er also brought Jia Lan over.
When Jia Lan saw all the aunts and uncles, he seemed very reserved. He bowed to everyone present in a serious manner, and then sat down next to his mother Li Wan.
"Which of you will draw lots?"
Wang Xifeng held up the wine box and asked everyone with a smile.
Jia Lian smiled and said: "Lan'er is the youngest here, so let him do the smoking."
Therefore, Jia Lan, who had just sat down, had to stand up again, saluted everyone again, and then stepped forward to salute Wang Xifeng.
It's not enough to be polite.
Then he stretched out his little hand and took out a random lot from the order box. When he turned around and looked at it, Tong Sheng read crisply: "Shooting?"
From the questioning voice of Xiao Jialan, it can be seen that he does not understand what shooting is.
But the uncles and aunts present were all in a rage.
"What a Lan'er, you can pull out the most difficult order in one stroke!"
"Yeah, I'm not good at this..."
Baochai saw that Wang Xifeng and others didn't understand much, so he smiled and explained: "Shefu has existed since ancient times, but it has been lost long ago. It was made up by later generations, and it is more difficult to compile than all the orders.
Presumably most of the people here don't agree, so they might as well give up and choose another one. "
When Daiyu heard Baochai speak so calmly, she knew that she must know how to play. She also said that most of the people here couldn't, so she deliberately wanted to go against her.
“Now that you’ve taken it out, why give it up?
What if there is another one that someone doesn’t know how to do? So, why draw lots in the first place?
In my opinion, this is the order. "
When Wang Xifeng, Aunt Xue, Xichun and others saw that even Li Wan and Tanchun found it difficult, they knew that they would definitely not be able to play. They all said that they would not participate if they let everyone play.
Unexpectedly, Daiyu had a plan, and before they finished speaking, she smiled and said: "Aunt and second sister-in-law, don't worry, I mean, there are so many of us here, there will always be people who know how to play, and there will always be people who don't.
How about this, we people are divided into two classes, and we don't have to treat each other separately. People in the same class can help each other, isn't it ok? This is called "dividing Cao Shefu", which has been around since ancient times, Sister Bao Definitely know. "
Baochai and Daiyu were at the second position where Jia Lian started, and they happened to be facing each other across the table. At this time, they glanced at each other.
Baochai knew that Daiyu wanted to compete with her, and Daiyu also knew that Baochai had noticed that she wanted to compete with her.
So they smiled at each other and said nothing more.
"Divide Cao into Shefu? It's a good name, but there are eleven of us in total, how should we divide it up?"
Tanchun was moved by Daiyu's statement and asked with a smile.
Seeing that Daiyu also frowned, Jia Lian smiled and waved to Xiangling beside him: "Come here."
Xiangling suddenly opened her eyes wide, pointed at herself, and then hurriedly waved her hands to express that she couldn't come...
"Come here quickly! You have been studying with your master for two years. Today is the time to test your achievements to see if you have embarrassed your master."
Everyone laughed when they heard what Jia Lian said. Most of them knew that the teacher Jia Lian was referring to was Lin Daiyu,
Daiyu blushed slightly when she was told that, and glanced at Jia Lian angrily. However, seeing that although everyone was laughing, there was no intention of ridicule, she also smiled.
Seeing that her masters were all calling her, Xiangling didn't dare to insist. She could only walk over slowly under the envious eyes of Qingwen and others.
A clever little girl immediately brought a chair over and placed it under Xichun's head.
After Xiangling apologized, she was about to sit down when she saw Sister Feng, who was at the end of the seat next to her, looking at her with a smile. She quickly stood up and said, "Grandma, please sit here. I'll switch with you..."
"Go, go, go, sit wherever I tell you."
Wang Xifeng cursed in her heart, "Little hooves, you want to change my position before your hair has even grown?"
Although the person at the end of the seat looks like the person with the lowest status, he is actually sitting alone. He can also look at the chief Jia Lian through the air. She is sitting well, how can she give it to Xiang Ling.
I also knew that Xiang Ling just didn't understand the rules and wasn't too harsh.
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When Xiangling sat down, Jia Baoyu couldn't wait to smile and said: "That's great, no need to bother, just divide it according to the seats. There are exactly five people on each side of us.
On our side, I, sister Lin, third sister, eldest sister-in-law and Lan'er, and on my aunt's side, aunt, sister Bao, second sister, fourth sister and Xiangling.
As for the second brother Lian and the second sister-in-law Lian, you can just choose one to join. "
Jia Baoyu gave such a plan.
It seems reasonable, but in fact, the calculation is flying.
He knew that Baochai was knowledgeable and remembered, and thought that only he and Daiyu could fight Baochai together.
Moreover, in this way, they have him and Daiyu, plus Tanchun and Li Wan, and their fighting ability is not bad. On the opposite side, it seems that there is only one Baochai family. For the sake of balance, Jia Lian will also choose to join. Opposite camp.
In this way, Jia Lian can no longer be paired with Sister Lin.
Daiyu doesn't know Jia Baoyu's little thoughts, and she doesn't care. As long as she can compete with Baochai, it is a satisfactory grouping method for her.
However, when she heard that Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng could choose at will, she immediately looked at Jia Lian.
Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng, you know who to choose even with your eyes closed!
Besides, she didn't want Jia Lian to help Baochai.
Jia Lian really wanted to go to Baochai, because he thought to himself that there was only one Baochai who looked powerful, and the others, such as Aunt Xue, Yingchun, Xichun, and Xiangling, were all relatively ordinary.
Playing there, it would be easier for him to stand out at a level he considers not too high.
But seeing the look in Daiyu's eyes, he hesitated.
"Haha, in that case, I will join my aunt and sister Baochai's camp.
I have promised you that I am incompetent. If they make things difficult for me, Baochai, please help me more. "
Wang Xifeng is so shrewd. Although Jia Baoyu and Daiyu had a fierce quarrel, she could tell at a glance that Baochai should be the best at playing games.
Moreover, she and Jia Lian have the opposite plan, and if she is on Baochai's side, even if she is not outstanding, she is not eye-catching.
Unlike Daiyu's side, she might not even be able to compare with little Jialan by then, and that would be too embarrassing.
"It seems that I can only join Sister Lin's side."
Wang Xifeng chose one side, and Jia Lian had no choice but to join the other side.
As a result, Lin Daiyu can be said to be full of strong generals. Even the only little Jialan, seeing that the boy has no stage fright at all, might be a strong general.
On the opposite side, Xue Baochai's side seemed to have no one powerful except herself.
Maybe this is the reason why they can be at ease. Anyway, they are not the only ones who can't do it. When the time comes, it will be up to Baochai (Sister Bao).
Baochai didn't care at all about this situation.
After all, it is a small game during the dinner. Winning or losing is not important, let alone who you are paired with.
Yingchun said at this time: "Now that we have divided Cao and Shefu, and now everyone has been divided, I don't even understand the rules clearly. Who can explain it to us in detail?"
Daiyu immediately smiled and said: "Sister Bao is the most knowledgeable, let her do the talking."
Baochai also declined and said bluntly: "The so-called shooting has been around since ancient times. It is the most common game at banquets. At first, it was just to pick out an object at random, put it under a basin or bowl, and let others guess it. The one who guesses correctly wins. .
Later generations deduced different gameplays based on this, making Shefu famous.
But today, the ancient gameplay has long been impossible to test. What I know is just what I heard from people in the past.
That is, the person who issues the order arbitrarily formulates an object during the banquet, which is the base of the order. The base of the order cannot be spoken. Only a word or word related to it is said, which is called a covering.
The person who guesses the order guesses the base of the order based on the face of the person who gave the order. If he guesses, he is not allowed to say it. Instead, he says a word or phrase that is also related to the order, which is called shooting.
The person who gives the order will judge whether the shot of the person who guessed the order hits the bottom of the order. If it does, the two of them will drink a cup together.
In addition, if the shot misses, a cup will be fined. If the shot is made incorrectly, a cup will be fined. "
Baochai had deliberately made the rules simple, but after hearing this, most of the people present still felt overwhelmed.
This is too difficult. You have to go around many bays. How can you play this?
Tanchun also asked: "How do you calculate the so-called words or words associated with it?"
"It doesn't matter whether it's poetry, allusions, idioms or common sayings."
Baochai said that he seemed to think that this gameplay was too difficult, so he took the initiative and said: "Shooting is an extremely difficult game. If it is too broad, it will be extremely difficult to guess.
Well, let's delete the idioms and sayings and only allow poetry and allusions. This way the scope will be much smaller and it will be much easier to hit. "
"Well, what Sister Bao said is true, just follow what Sister Bao said."
Jia Baoyu quietly wiped the sweat from his forehead. What Baochai said was a little different from what he thought he would do. It was even harder!
So much so that he was not very sure anymore, and he breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Baochai taking the initiative to reduce the difficulty.
Since it is something that is available at the table and is limited to limited poems and allusions, as long as you are knowledgeable enough and have a sharp mind, it should not be difficult to guess it.
Daiyu had played this game with her mother in her early years, and was familiar with it. She was afraid that everyone would be intimidated, so she hurriedly said: "The rules sound difficult, but in fact they are quite simple to do.
The difficulty of shooting actually depends more on whether the order is on the right side or not.
Let's play it first and everyone will understand. "
With that said, Daiyu asked Jia Lian to take charge and explain the specific gameplay and punishment system.
Jia Lian smiled and said: "It just so happens that there are six of us on one side, why not just roll the dice, it's just right.
My aunt is an elder, so let her throw the first dice. Whichever dice is thrown will be the one who gives the order for the first game.
Then we throw in order starting from me, and whoever gets to the same throw will guess.
For the sake of fairness, as Sister Lin said before, you can seek advice from people who are "Tongcao". If you fail three times, you will be fined one drink.
Also tell a joke, or tell a story, whatever. "
"Okay, Brother Lian's idea is good. It's even more interesting when you think about it."
So he asked the maids to get dice, paper and pen.
Jia Lian saw that all the maids were standing beside him eagerly, so he called Ping'er and said, "You can make arrangements. Those who should sit next to you should sit down, and those who should go down to eat should go down to eat first. You don't have to wait here all the time. "
It was the old practice in the Jia Mansion that when the masters gathered together, they would sometimes set up a "lower table" on the side for the eldest maids or respectable servants to sit.
This is both a favor and a way to enhance the atmosphere.
Today is no exception. The corridors on both sides have long been set up with small tables and benches, as well as relatively simple dishes.
Those who can take a seat at this time and accompany the masters to eat are symbols of identity and status.
