Don't look at Chen Qing who led the three of them to play outside for an hour before and it wasn't cold, but don't forget that they have been running like crazy, and when they calm down and wander around slowly, they will feel cold at night.

Qingping County is located in the south, although it is not so cold in early spring that it is impossible to take a hand or foot, but the temperature is getting lower and lower at night, and only a layer of jacket can no longer resist the cold.

The flow of people has also gradually decreased from this moment, not all of them have gone home, but they will find a place to eat, drink and warm up after walking for a while. At this time, whether it is a restaurant, a tea shop, or a place selling hot food on the street, it is full, and those who cannot find a seat will go into the house to warm up. At this time, most of the shops will not rush customers, because most of the shops have no place to stand.

Chen Qing had already recovered after staying in the tea shop for half an hour, and was looking at the lantern riddles along the side of the road at the moment. I used to patronize and watch the excitement, but I didn't pay attention to these, but now it seems to be interesting.

There are calligraphy and painting puzzles, and there are also word puzzles. There are people who guess words, there are people who guess things, and there are all kinds of riddles of flowers, birds, fish and insects, from the simplest one-word puzzle to a small poem. From these riddles alone, it can be seen that the human wisdom of this dynasty has reached full development, and it is no less than the ancient sayings of the famous people of the previous dynasties that have been studied by later generations.

Along the way, some of the mysteries have been solved, while others have not yet been guessed. Chen Qing wrote down a riddle and studied the next riddle along the way.

The ancient text is Chen Qing's shortcoming, he only studied a little to find a simple solution, but he didn't feel bored when he cracked it all the way, but it aroused his desire to win, and it was not interesting to compete with himself.

"The person in the painting?" Chen Qing read silently, and after a little thought, he picked up his pen and wrote the word "tenant" on the white paper hanging under the lantern. Most of the scholars and students are affixed with the font number or stamped with a seal to show their identity, and Chen Qing also wrote down a green character according to the local customs, and then traced a circle on the outside of the green.

Most of the riddles on both sides of the street are prepared for the people who play and enjoy the lanterns, and the scholars and students disdain to participate in the solution, at most they write a riddle by themselves and wait for others to solve it.

Chen Qing saw a scholar write a limerick poem for Tu Xin, and also prepared half a tael of silver to make the color head, if the person who answered the answer was wrong, he needed to hand over a copper plate to accumulate in the color head. According to people, it has accumulated to 7 yuan, and a copper plate is answered once, and 2 yuan is 200 times.

Chen Qing read it once and had no choice but to give up. He didn't understand the ancient text, he only knew the general meaning but couldn't really understand it, even if a copper plate was cheaper, he wouldn't waste copper money on the unsolvable mystery. Most of the people who participated in answering the questions were blind, anyway, there was only one copper plate, and if they were right, they could also get 7 yuan of silver. There are many people who have this kind of luck mentality, and a few people come forward to guess the riddle after only a few moments.

Chen Qing secretly thought, this is an opportunity to make money, but unfortunately he can't come up with the questions, those that he can guess before, it turns out that they are not problems, and it is useless to write it, and it has to add color.

studied and cracked all the way, and unconsciously answered no less than 20 riddles. After all, Chen Qing still has a bit of a cultural background, especially for guessing words.

"Look at a flower from afar, look numb up close...... Isn't this a sunflower? I'm the best at this," Chen Qing shook his head and picked up a pen to write the mystery.

There was a person next to him, who happened to be the scholar in white, who first bowed his hand, and then said with a smile, "Childe is so smart, let's meet again, I saw you solve a few problems along the way, and I really dabbled in a wide range of fields, and Xiaosheng admired it."

Chen Qing looked back and saw that it was the scholar who guessed the riddle in the tea shop, and was a little surprised, didn't he hear that he was not a child?" "Coincidentally, I'm not a child, just a farmer, it's not uncommon to be able to guess common things, but I don't understand those things, it's good not to laugh at the son."

"No, if you are not a smart person, you may not be able to guess even common things, otherwise how can you leave such a common mystery but no one can solve it" The scholar in white shook his head and vetoed.

"If you guess too much, you can naturally summarize some rules, and the person who asks the question is the one with great wisdom," Chen Qing put down the brush and said modestly.

"What Brother Tai said is very true, and Xiao Sheng has also prepared a riddle, I wonder if Brother Tai is interested in watching it?" the white-clothed scholar invited.

Chen Qing followed the gesture and saw a red lantern hanging on the opposite street, which read, "When you draw a circle, when you write a square, you can warm it and not cool it." Chen Qing secretly admired the handmade font just by looking at it, and then thought about his unsightly two strokes, which were really embarrassing. Even Chen Bi's current writing can throw him off a street, what he was like when he first picked up the pen, and what is still the same now. Getting used to it is a terrible thing.

Chen Qing frowned and thought about a stick of incense, and the scholar in white was not impatient, "But Japanese characters?"

The white-clothed scholar nodded with a smile, personally dipped the ink and handed the pen to Chen Qing, "Please write down the riddle brother Tai"

Chen Qing was surprised, "It's not that you can't guess it, it's better to leave it for others to answer?"

"It's okay, Xiaosheng just wants people to answer the question, wouldn't it be boring if no one answers the question?"

"That's right" Chen Qing was no longer hypocritical, wrote down the mystery with a stroke of the pen, and then wrote a twisted Qing and then drew a circle.

"Brother Tai is really eclectic, this style is quite chic" The scholar in white was not teasing, but laughing and praising from the bottom of his heart.

Chen Qingguan didn't look like he was fake, so he smiled and didn't answer.

"If Brother Tai is still interested, why don't you and I go to Zuixiang Building together, it is said that there is an interesting mystery there," the man in white invited.

"Look at it, if it's too difficult, I'm afraid I'll just be able to watch the excitement" Chen Qing shrugged and didn't care, anyway, one person is boring, it's better for the two of them to have fun together.

The two of them walked all the way towards Zuixiang Building, and stopped to guess the riddle when they passed by the unsolved riddle. Chen Qing couldn't understand the riddle solved by the scholar in white, but the scholar in white couldn't guess the riddle that Chen Qing answered. If it is true that each has its own strengths, there are some things that are easy to understand, and scholars and students cannot associate it, and the difference is not in knowledge, but in experience and way of thinking.

When I arrived at the drunken incense building, I saw a huge palace lamp one meter high hanging on the plaque, pink silk around the surface, drawing a young woman lying on the side of the couch, holding a fan to the lamp and holding the mirror, the two rows of big characters on the right side stretched wantonly, the pen was not restrained, it looked random and arrogant.

"This half looks like an ancient text, and the other half looks like an ancient, if you remove the center, you will become a woman" Chen Qing read it silently, frowning and thinking.

After a while, the scholar in white was the first to speak, "Brother Tai can guess the riddle?"

Chen Qing shook his head, what words can be combined into female characters by removing the middle?" "Is it a guess word?"

"Liao Gongzi's question, has always been funny, often inseparable from the red face, if Brother Tai can guess that the color will be a lot" The white-clothed scholar nodded and said with a little regret.

"Really, how many?" Chen Qing's eyes lit up, and he tried to step into the middle of the crowd.

The white-clothed scholar was half a head taller than Chen Qing, and he also cushioned his feet, and replied with a chuckle, "Look, the number on the table will not be less than 30 taels."

"30 taels?" Chen Qing's eyes widened, and he looked up at the huge palace lamp again, with a cautious face, thinking hard, and pulling desperately with one hand in the other, vowing to solve the mystery and pocket the 30 taels.

The scholar in white couldn't help but wonder when he saw this, this person was really interesting, although he didn't have a lot of money, he wasn't as greedy for money as he was. It is really incomprehensible to see that he is not dressed as if he is from a difficult family, but he is willing to be moved by a mere 30 taels. This person's greed is superficial and disgusting, if he hadn't seen him buy sugar packets for the gluttonous girl on the roadside, he probably wouldn't like such a greedy person.

Chen Qing thought hard for a long time, and suddenly woke up, stupid! Pulling out the center and turning it into a woman is not to combine the two sides into a female character, but the word in the middle is a woman, so that the riddle can only be - do!

Chen Qing's eyes lit up, and he was just about to raise his hand to answer the riddle, but he was grabbed by the white-clothed scholar with one hand. Chen Qing pointed to the big hand covering his mouth and nose, and the white-clothed scholar hurriedly let go of his hand and whispered, "In a hurry, don't be busy answering first, and then wait."

"Why? If someone will solve it, won't the silver be gone?" Chen Qing was a little anxious, 30 taels was a lot, he couldn't guess it, so why did he have to wait if he guessed it?

"Stupid!" the white-clothed scholar really wanted to pat him on the head, but seeing that Chen Qing was really confused, he had to explain, "These rich sons are just asking questions for fun, 30 taels are only, and it is not time to answer, and the lottery will accumulate more after a while."

Chen Qing thought about it for a while and understood, "But what if someone really guesses it?, I can solve it, not necessarily others can't solve it"

"Don't worry, even if someone guesses the answer to the riddle, they won't rush to answer the question right now. What's really interesting is to see who can't help but strike first, and they bet on how many silver taels this mystery will be taken away," the white-clothed scholar had a knowing expression on his face.

"So boring?" Chen Qing opened his mouth in surprise, secretly scolding these losers who had so much money that they had nowhere to go.

"It's so boring," the man in white replied affirmatively.

Someone stepped forward to answer the question as he spoke, Chen Qing was so nervous that he couldn't do it, but in the end he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Don't worry, you see, except for ordinary people, there are very few people who can really guess the answer to the riddle. Do you look over there, do you see the guy in the dark robe? His expression was calm and cautious, this man was the one who knew the answer but didn't come forward to answer it. There is also the scholar who keeps rubbing his hands on the right hand, obviously it is so cold, but the tip of his nose can sweat finely, this person must also be waiting for the opportunity to start......" The scholar in white calmly analyzed the surrounding situation for Chen Qing.

The more Chen Qing listened, the more shocked he became, this person was really powerful, and the few people who pointed out casually were exactly the same in terms of demeanor, movements, and expressions, if this was the case, there were no less than 4 people in the surrounding 100 people who had already guessed the riddle, but they didn't shoot, just waited for the lottery to accumulate to the right number and then snatched it.

"Then when are we going to make a move?" Chen Qing lowered his voice and looked at the white-clothed scholar with extremely admiring eyes.

The white-clothed scholar coughed secretly to hide his smile, and also lowered his voice and said, "How about shooting at 80 taels?"

"It's too much, I look at the brother who rubs his hands, I guess I can't stand it," Chen Qing carefully observed the other four according to the analysis of the scholar in white.

"Then 60 taels" The white-clothed scholar thought to himself, and also planned to lower the color head.

"50 taels, get half of the two of us!" Chen Qing gritted his teeth and finished speaking, staring at the four of them secretly.

The white-clothed scholar glanced at Chen Qing in surprise, turned his head and stretched out his hand to cover the smile on his lips, this guy is really interesting, he found him in vain.

The lottery accumulates quickly, one or two questions each time, and it will pile up to 49 taels after a while. Chen Qing carefully confirmed it again, and still felt that 50 taels was a lot, so for the sake of stability, it was better not to be greedy, and it was good to take the silver quickly.

Just over 50 taels, Chen Qing immediately yelled, "I'll answer!"

The crowd immediately quieted down, and the surroundings automatically gave way to a road, and Chen Qing walked to the table, "It's a word, right?"

The shopkeeper carefully identified Chen Qing's appearance, and sighed secretly, he was really a guy who didn't understand the rules, otherwise this lottery would have to accumulate at least more than 80 taels before anyone would snatch it, and this mystery was just over 50 taels and he was in a hurry to collect money, except for the students in Tubaozi County who had a little knowledge would not stretch out their hands.

Thinking about it, the shopkeeper had no choice but to give an order to the guy, and then announced with a smile, "The son is very talented, and he is indeed a word." I wonder if Childe would like to go upstairs and talk about it?"

Chen Qing heard that the answer was correct, and the heart of the mention finally landed, and he was just about to give a high-five celebration to the scholar in white, but when he turned around, he couldn't find anyone around, so he had to explain in a hurry, "No, I still have to find someone, give me the silver first"

The shopkeeper's face was like a fish in his throat, and he stiffened on the spot, this person was so unsympathetic, where did the accident come from? When did such a stunned young man come out of the county? I wanted to call a good student into the building to tell him the rules, so as not to damage the Yaxing upstairs, and I didn't want him to take the money and leave directly. Forget it, forget it, he didn't necessarily be able to guess the next question correctly anyway, so he simply handed over a 50 taels of silver ingots.

"No loose silver?" Chen Qing frowned, it was a bit troublesome to exchange the 50 taels for loose silver.

The shopkeeper gritted his teeth and secretly scolded that there were many things, so he had to pick 5 more 10 taels of silver ingots, and said in an unhappy tone, "It's not scattered anymore"

"Forget it" Chen Qing took the silver and didn't wait for anyone to speak, so he hurriedly ran out to look for someone.