"Yo? Isn't this Xiaowan? ”

Seeing Zhang Wan, Steward Zhao greeted with a smile: "It seems that I haven't seen you for a while?" ”

"Yes, the little girl couldn't guess the answer for the first few months, so she didn't dare to bother you."

"Oh? So, this time there is an answer? ”

"I, I ......"

Unconfidently snorted twice, Zhang Wan finally nodded: "Sort of." ”

In fact, in Zhang Wan's view, her "answer" was 100% wrong.

Even Lao Wang's "drinking fish soup" just now felt much more reliable than his answer.

But when he was in the square, the man surnamed Hua swore that this answer was absolutely correct!

As long as you report it, you will definitely get a mansion reward.

Although he didn't know what this person's purpose was, under his many encouragements, Zhang Wan still couldn't resist the temptation in her heart, and came to Lu Mansion with a try.

But when she really saw Steward Zhao, she hesitated again, not knowing whether to show that ridiculous answer.

Seeing that Zhang Wan didn't speak for a long time, Steward Zhao smiled and urged:

"Xiaowan, what's the answer? You don't think about it now, do you? ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone around them laughed, causing Zhang Wan's face to turn red.

After several entanglements, Zhang Wan finally made up her mind, and in front of everyone, she timidly and shyly stretched out her little hand and showed the answer that Huaxing wrote in the palm of her hand.

After seeing the symbol "4", which was both like a triangle and a small flag, several people around, including Lao Wang and Lao Li, laughed one after another:

"It's ...... Answer? Xiaowan, what are you drawing? ”

"Haha, it can't be that you want to go crazy and draw a roof, right?"

Hearing everyone's teasing, Zhang Wan's head lowered, her face was hot, but her heart was puffed up:

Alas! It's stupid.

Zhang Wan, Zhang Wan, why did you believe him so easily?

He obviously lied to you to make a fool of yourself, and you were really fooled?

I—I'm so stupid!

But just when Zhang Wan lowered her head and blamed herself, Steward Zhao suddenly stood up from the chair, with a stunned face, walked quickly around the wooden table to Zhang Wan, and held her palm to look at it.

During this period, his mouth became bigger and bigger, his eyebrows became higher and higher, and his face was full of incredulity.

After many confirmations, Steward Zhao finally nodded and shouted at the crowd:

"Someone has answered the puzzle correctly this month, so you don't have to queue it anymore, let's go by yourself!"

After speaking, under the surprised gaze of everyone, he pulled Zhang Wan, who was confused, and walked towards the inner mansion.

……

Zhang Wan just turned 17 this year.

She was born in an ordinary family in Luoyang, with an older brother, a father who is a cook, and a mother who has been at home for many years, but she can earn money by relying on some needlework.

However, just half a year ago, there was a sudden change in the family, and my brother was arrested and put in prison and beaten to death.

The bad news came back that his mother was too sad to be seriously ill and could not only not work, but also needed to take medication for a long time.

In the past six months, the family has only relied on his father to support him, and his life has been getting worse and worse.

Therefore, Zhang Wan will come to the market every month to look at the questions, although she knows that there is little hope, but she still wants to try her luck to see if she can win the grand prize and help her family.

Therefore, after learning that she had answered the question correctly, Zhang Wan was extremely excited.

was so excited that she asked Steward Zhao three times in succession along the way, whether she really answered correctly.

After hearing Steward Zhao's repeated confirmation, Zhang Wancai breathed a long sigh of relief, and a happy smile bloomed on her face.

This time, she finally got her wish.

The Lu Mansion was very large, and after walking for three or four minutes, the two of them came to the side hall of the inner courtyard.

At this moment, there was no one in the hall, and Steward Zhao asked Zhang Wan to wait here for a while, and he went to invite Lord Lu over.

Zhang Wan, who was sitting alone in the hall, suffered for two or three minutes in excitement and uneasiness, and finally waited for a man in a brocade robe.

As soon as this person entered the room, he looked at Zhang Wan and smiled gently:

"You're Xiaowan, aren't you? In Lower Lupu. Thirsty? Would you like to drink some water? ”

Lu Pu, who looked to be in his thirties, was dressed in an ink-colored brocade shirt, with long black hair, and a pair of unfathomable eyes, with a glance at a mustache, and a very friendly smile, giving a sense of gentleness and elegance.

As soon as she heard that it was Lord Lu, Zhang Wan quickly stood up from the chair, and saluted with a worry that she couldn't hide:

"Little, little girl Zhang Wan, I've seen Lord Lu, I, I'm not thirsty. Are you thirsty? Or I'll pour you ......"

But as soon as she said half of it, Zhang Wan reacted, this is Lu Mansion, as a guest, why did she pour water for the host? What nonsense! Hurriedly closed his mouth, his face crawling with embarrassment.

"Hehe, don't be nervous, girl. I'm here to give you a house, and I don't want to eat people, so don't be afraid. ”

Before coming here, Steward Zhao had already introduced Zhang Wan's situation to Lu Pu, so as soon as he took a seat, he listened to Lu Pu get straight to the point:

"By the way, I heard from the housekeeper that you wrote the answer in hand, can I take a look at it first?"

"When, of course!"

Hearing this, Zhang Wan immediately spread out her palm and stretched out to the other party.

"Well, that's right! That's the answer to this question. ”

After nodding his head, he listened to Lu Pu's voice and asked with a smile:

"I don't know the girl...... Can you understand the meaning of this picture? ”

Hearing the other party ask about this, Zhang Wan immediately panicked.

This answer was written by Huaxing on her hand, the other party did not explain, she did not ask more, she did not know the meaning of the pattern.

I wanted to make it up, but I was afraid that if the other party didn't give a reward if I answered wrong, it would be worth the loss.

So after thinking twice, I listened to Zhang Wan's humble face:

"Lord Lu, I want to confirm first, in case ...... I mean, in case I don't get it right, the reward will be repaid, ......."

Of course, Lu Pu understood what this little girl was worried about, and without waiting for the other party to finish speaking, he heard him smile heartily:

"Hehe, you've got the puzzle right. As long as you don't ...... Accidents, the house is yours, and the girl doesn't need to worry. ”

"Accident?"

Hearing this word, Zhang Wan's heart tightened, and she immediately asked:

"What is an accident?"

"Oh, you've probably heard that I'm a man who values honesty above all else, and I don't like people to lie. So as long as you tell the truth, the reward must be yours. But if you lie to me...... That's hard to say. ”

Zhang Wan didn't want the duck in her hand to fly like this!

As soon as these words came out, he immediately dispelled the idea of lying, and replied truthfully:

"Lord Lu, let me tell you the truth, I don't know what this pattern means, someone drew it on my hand."

"Oh, that's right!"

Knowing the truth, Lu Pu did not show the slightest surprise, but a trace of expectation flashed in his eyes:

"Who wrote it? Where is he now? ”

"I only know that his surname is Hua, where he is...... I don't know. ”

"What are his characteristics?"

"Well, I think about it. The brocade robe he was wearing had a scar under his eyes. Oh yes, he doesn't have long hair! ”

In the Han Dynasty, men all had long hair, so short hair became a characteristic of Huaxing.

After hearing this description, Lu Pu could not hide the excitement in his heart, and asked urgently:

"And what else did he say?"

"Oh, yes! I almost forgot. ”

Speaking of this, I saw Zhang Wan take out a strip of cloth with words from her sleeve and hand it to Lu Pu:

"He said, let me give this to you!"