Ouyang Gong was speechless by Song Che and Liao Heng.
Song Che glanced at Jiang Yun Angel in the high hall again.
Jiang Yuntian understood, picked up the big pen on the desk, silently wrote the couplet written by Song Che, then showed it to the guests and said loudly:
"Since Jiang is lucky enough to win the title of 'King of Poetry', I will take advantage of the mood to write another couplet. Everyone, please listen carefully. This couplet is - smoke locks willows in the pond, and peach burns on the Jinjiang embankment."
As soon as this pair came out, it caused an uproar.
Since its birth, "Willows locking the pond" has attracted countless talented people. It was not until modern times that anyone came up with the second couplet "Peach Burning Jinjiang Embankment", but it was also quite controversial.
Combining these two sentences into a first couplet is extremely difficult. For contemporary literati, it is undoubtedly a "king bomb".
"This couplet corresponds to the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. The precision of the word selection, the skill of the placement of the words, the smoothness and neatness, and the profound artistic conception... are truly eternal!"
"This person looks like a tough guy, but I didn't expect him to have such a great talent. It's true that a person cannot be judged by his appearance."
"Okay, okay, tonight's trip is worth it!"
The whole room of guests started a heated discussion and appreciation of the previous poem and the next couplet. It no longer mattered who lost or won.
Jiang Yuntian strode back to the banquet and sat down, shining like a star.
The man in white also looked at him with admiration. He came over and asked, "How did you come up with this quatrain?"
Jiang Yuntian "treats others in their own way" and ignores them as if they cannot hear him. Of course, he was more afraid of revealing his secrets.
"Doctor." Song Che snapped his fingers.
The doctor came over and asked what his orders were.
Song Che whispered twice in the doctor's ear.
"You are Song——"
"Shh... don't make any noise."
"Okay, okay..." The doctor nodded and excused himself.
Song Che stood up and deliberately raised his voice, greeting Jiang Yuntian: "This poetry meeting is boring, let's go to the martial arts competition and play?"
"I've had this intention for a long time."
Jiang Yuntian and Liao Heng also stood up.
After the three people left Huilanzhai, the doctor and two servants came to the seat of the man in white, holding a golden fan and golden peonies.
"This is..." The man in white was confused.
The doctor smiled and said: "The young man wearing the tiger mask said that he appreciates your poems more, so he will give this golden fan to you. As for this golden peony, he also said, 'You don't appreciate yourself when you are alone.'" I’ll give it to you, Master.”
The man in white was a little at a loss, "This..."
The doctor turned around and shouted to the guests: "Young Master Tiger just said that if anyone can correct the second couplet, he will be rewarded eight hundred and eighty-eight taels of cash! And all the consumption of the fruit tea and fruit tea in tonight's poetry meeting will be paid by Tiger." Young master pays the bill!"
"Not only are people talented, they are also rich and have a broad mind!"
"Quick! Go and find out which family he is from! I will ask my father to propose marriage tomorrow!"
The man in white was stunned for a moment, and without collecting the golden fan and golden peony, he got up and chased out of Huilanzhai.
…
Lihua Street in the south of the city is one of the liveliest and most down-to-earth places in Suzhou City. It offers good food, drink and fun at low prices. Walking on the street, it is almost crowded.
The martial arts competition was held in the square in front of Nanshi City. A high arena was set up, and banners were specially held. The martial arts competition was in full swing.
The audience was packed with people, and there was a steady stream of applause.
The two sides competing on the stage, one in black and the other in linen, both wore masks and had no weapons, fighting purely with fists and kicks.
Obviously, the man in black was better. His attacks were so fast that he almost overpowered the man in sackcloth. The man in sackcloth was forced to the edge of the ring. When he saw the man in black, he made a "face grab" and took off the man in sackcloth's mask, holding it high. in hand to show victory.
The man in sackcloth sighed, cupped his fists and saluted, willing to admit defeat.
"That's what's interesting. Real men rely on their fists to determine victory or defeat. It's the most troublesome thing." Jiang Yuntian praised the martial arts competition on the stage.
Song Che smiled and pointed at the man in black who had won, and asked, "Brother Jiang, what do you think of this guy?"
Jiang Yuntian said: "From a martial arts perspective, I'm still good, but I'm definitely not as good as me. In this world, except for my senior brother and my master, no one dares to recognize me as the third best."
"Then you'd better not bully others. Tonight, I will help you make a small fortune as a New Year's gift."
Song Che and his two close friends spent a lot of effort to get to the betting table.
"Don't squeeze, don't squeeze, there's still half an hour before the next attack... Those who buy to defend the battle bet on the left, and those who buy to attack the battle bet on the right. If you buy, you will leave your hand, if you buy, you will leave your hand!"
Liu San'er shouted at the top of his lungs after the handicap. Ever since he met Song Che, a noble man, his life has become more and more prosperous. He used to be a skinny old man, but now he has gained a lot of weight.
"Boss Liu!" Song Che greeted the crowd.
As soon as Liu Saner heard his voice, he knew who he was. He hurriedly squeezed out of his mouth to greet him. He bared his big gold teeth and said first: "Uncle, Happy New Year to you!"
Song Che returned the salute with clasped fists and said with a smile, "Your business is booming."
Liu San'er took Song Che and the others back to the market and took the initiative to introduce tonight's martial arts competition——
This event is fully organized by Chase Gambling House and adopts the form of "offensive and defensive arena". It is different from ordinary rankings and there is no ranking bonus. It is a "wheel battle", one game at a time.
If the defender wins a game, he will receive twenty taels of silver; if the attacker loses, he will also receive three taels of silver as compensation;
In other words, as long as you are strong enough and have enough endurance, you can always dominate the arena and win money.
In this way, the handicap can also be set up with running water betting. As long as there are still people betting, the handicap can be kept open.
The competition is all about ending. Whoever takes off the opponent's mask first wins the game.
After the defender wins the game, there will be a half-quarter of an hour's rest time for gamblers to make bets and payouts.
The gambling house is really a cornucopia. The money Liu San'er turns in every month is not much worse than the GDP of Yunshuifang.
"How many rounds has the man in black been defending?" Song Che asked.
Liu San'er said bitterly: "Speaking of this man, he is really powerful. He has fought seven rounds in a row since we entered the ring. Now most people are betting on him to win in a row. I have adjusted the odds to the lowest, but I still can't. Keep losing money.”
After fighting for seven rounds in a row, no matter how much you rest, your strength will not recover in a short time. Sooner or later, these gamblers who follow the crowd will spit out all the money they win. This is gambling.
"What's the current odds of losing on the man in black?" Song Che asked again.
Liu San'er gestured with the character "eight": "It's eight times as much!"
Song Che glanced sideways at Jiang Yuntian and Liao Heng, and said with a smile: "My personal suggestion is to bet on him, give it a try, and marry eight wives."
"No, no, no, I just saw him fighting in the ring, and he still has some strength, so I want him to succeed in the ring." Jiang Yuntian took out ten taels of silver from his sleeve and threw it to Liu San'er.
Liao Heng also took ten taels of silver and said, "I believe in Brother Song. If I buy him, I will lose."
