As soon as the second line of the couplet came out, everyone present immediately started reading it again.
But the same thing.
The string of "long" corresponding to the "Chao" in the previous couplet has made many people dumbfounded.
"How to read this?"
Li Sanlang was also unambiguous and explained to everyone with a smile.
"Everyone, please take a look."
"There are several ways to read this pair."
"The tide of sea water rises and falls, and the tide rises and falls."
"Chao can sometimes be called 'tide'."
"The floating clouds rise, the clouds rise, the clouds rise, the clouds rise and fade."
"Sometimes it's long, it's 'normal', and sometimes it's 'up'."
After Li Sanlang explained, he added: "There is another way to read it."
"The water rises, rises, and falls."
"The clouds rise, rise, and fade."
"certainly."
Li Sanlang continued: "Our boss said there are other ways to read it."
"But everyone present is a smart person, so he won't go into details one by one."
"You can just wait until you read through it yourself."
After Li Sanlang finished explaining, everyone present suddenly understood.
I see!
It turns out it can still be right!
The owner of Sanwei Bookstore is really a strange person!
To be able to write such a pair.
If it weren't for the explanation, they might still be thinking hard about the word "Chao".
No wonder I can’t feel sorry for myself!
"This couplet cleverly combines the two pronunciations of 'chao' and 'chang' in a couplet, which is vivid and interesting to read."
"We are also scholars, but we can't read it."
"The owner of Sanwei Bookstore is really talented."
Zhang Xuezheng, who was behind the crowd, couldn't help but recited it twice in a low voice.
After reading it, he couldn't help but slap his thigh.
"It turns out that this is the clever thing about this pair."
"No wonder I feel bad no matter what I do."
"The owner of Sanwei Bookstore can come up with such a pair, so he must be very skilled in word games."
"When did we in Jiangling Mansion have such a person?"
Zhang Xuezheng has also served in Jiangling Mansion for several years.
No one knows better than him, an academic and political official, what the literary talents of Jiangling Mansion are like and what literary achievements they have made.
Except for those who have passed the Jinshi examination and been assigned to work abroad.
Among the few people who were teaching or working in the local area, he could not think of anyone who could play these word games with such proficiency.
While Zhang Xuezheng was still thinking about who the owner of Sanwei Bookstore was, there was another commotion from the crowd.
It turned out to be a new pair, and it came out again.
Li Sanlang smiled broadly and held the new couplet in his hand.
"The next thing I want to show you is the new couplet."
"I won't repeat the rewards you can get for coming out."
"Please look at the pair."
The second couplet of the couplet that stumped all the scholars in Fucheng in a short period of time has just been released, and everyone is still in the midst of heated discussions and admiration.
In the blink of an eye, the next one came out.
After the previous couplet stumped them all, they suddenly understood it after the explanation.
I don’t know what the first couplet of the next pair will look like.
After the guys posted it, everyone rushed forward again impatiently.
Zhang Xuezheng was at the end of the crowd and couldn't help but follow the crowd and take a few steps.
But it was no use taking a few steps forward, I still couldn't see it.
He was also a little anxious for a moment.
If I had known earlier, I would have been in the front row.
In this way, you can see the posted couplet at the first time.
But soon, someone read it loudly.
"Paint lotus and monk paintings..."
"Is this a palindrome couplet?"
After the first couplet was read out, some knowledgeable people immediately shouted out.
Palindrome couplets are similar to palindrome poems.
As the name suggests, it can be read back and forth, and it can be read forward and backward to form chapters and sentences.
Palindrome poetry is an extremely difficult style of poetry.
The difficulty of palindrome couplets is naturally self-evident.
Everyone was already amazed by the pronunciation and gameplay of the pair just now.
Unexpectedly, this next couplet is even more exquisite.
In the crowd, some people couldn't help but cry out.
"This couple can't be right!"
"I just heard about the palindrome couplets for the first time today, and I have no clue at all."
"Oh, so am I..."
Yesterday, the couple was so tortured that they almost didn't recognize the word "Chao".
Now this pair is even more difficult.
The owner of Sanwei Bookstore can't afford it!
For such a difficult pair, I just don’t want to give them a new script.
Many people are thinking sadly.
But there were also people who looked at everyone present curiously to see if anyone could figure it out.
Someone glanced behind him and seemed to see a somewhat familiar face.
"Huh? The person behind seems to be..."
Someone pulled his companion aside and asked, "Then, is that Master Xuezheng?"
"Master Xuezheng is here too?"
The companion exclaimed and couldn't help but look around.
When he shouted out, the others couldn't care about the pair for the time being.
They all followed the eyes of others, looking for Zhang Xuezheng's eagle.
"Master Xuezheng is really here?"
Zhang Xuezheng walked a few steps forward with the flow of people just to see the new first couplet.
When the first couplet was announced, he was immersed in shock.
The higher the status of a scholar, the more enthusiastic he is about these word games, which is unmatched by others.
The purpose of studying before becoming an official was for the imperial examination.
They are deaf to what is going on outside the window and only read the books of sages.
He is only filled with "what's wrong" and all kinds of current affairs.
After becoming an official, it is time to really start studying literature.
Because at that time, they had time to get in touch with the books on imperial examination accidents and study other texts.
Therefore, Zhang Xuezheng's level of shock when he looked at these couplets was definitely unmatched by the young people here.
The owner of Sanwei Bookstore... actually has a surprise!
Palindrome couplet......
Who is this owner?
Zhang Xuezheng wished he could grow wings and fly directly to the owner of Sanwei Bookstore to see who he really was.
When he came to his senses, he was shocked to realize that he had been recognized.
"Hello, Master Xuezheng!"
Everyone put aside their concerns for a moment and began to salute Zhang Xuezheng.
Many people who have passed the college examination will recognize Zhang Xuezheng's face.
Zhang Xuezheng had an embarrassed smile on his face: "Haha."
"I am paying a private visit today incognito. You don't need to be polite."
"Everyone, get up."
After everyone was exempted from the courtesy, the scene became completely quiet.
The enthusiasm for the discussion has not cooled down yet, so we can only suppress it and see what instructions the academic master has.
But Zhang Xuezheng came out today just to see the pair.
What instructions did he have?
I could only take advantage of this opportunity and follow the crowd to get out of the way and walk to the posted couplet.
"Paint lotus and monk paintings..."
"Such an exquisite first couplet..."
It's a pity that he can't apologize.
In order to prevent the people present from turning their attention to him, Zhang Xuezheng naturally did not dare to stay any longer.
He asked Li Sanlang directly: "The owner of Sanwei Bookstore can produce two such difficult first couplets in such a short period of time. He is definitely a person with great talent."
"This shopkeeper, I wonder if you can introduce me to your boss?"
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PS: (In order to avoid listening to the book uncomfortable, I will not note the pinyin, just write the words directly~)
