After listening to the woman's description, Huaxing was quite interested in the puzzle.

He didn't mean to win the prize, but he wanted to know what the purpose of this "richest man in Lu" was.

After thinking about it, he asked the woman for the second time:

Over the years, how many houses has Lord Lu sent out?

The woman shook her head regretfully, saying that no one had ever answered correctly so far, and the house had never been given away.

As soon as these words came out, Hua Xing immediately shook his head and chuckled.

Although he can't remember where he came from, he knew that in his time, many businesses would use similar tactics to attract attention.

It seems that the prize is huge, but it is impossible for it to fall into the hands of ordinary consumers.

I thought that this kind of "marketing" method was only available in modern times, but I didn't expect it to appear in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. As the saying goes, there is no treachery and no business, and what he said is really true.

After figuring out the ins and outs, Huaxing stopped asking and looked up at the wall.

He wanted to see how difficult the puzzle was, so that the people of Luoyang couldn't answer it right for so many years.

The art of papermaking was born as early as the Western Han Dynasty.

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, it was improved by Cai Lun, which not only reduced the manufacturing cost, but also greatly improved the quality of the paper. Nowadays, many wealthy families can use straw paper.

However, the oversized paper on the wall in front of me, which is two meters long and wide, is very rare, and can only be used by the royal family or the very wealthy.

On the huge straw paper, a few words were written in black ink.

As soon as Huaxing finished reading it, he let out an uncontrollable "huh" in his mouth!

Then, I saw that his eyebrows were tightly twisted together, and there was an unbelievable look in his eyes......

"Lao Li, this time's question ...... I can't even understand the title! Last month, there were still words, why is there only a painting left this time? Looking at the wall, Lao Wang was at a loss.

"Alas! How do I know? It's not my question, it's eighty percent for us to look at the picture and guess the riddle. Lao Li sighed helplessly.

"Looking at the picture and guessing the riddle?"

Lao Wang pondered for a moment, and suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and exclaimed excitedly:

"Hey! Ay! I—I seem to know! ”

Hearing Lao Wang say that he knew, Lao Li grabbed the other party's arm, for fear that he would run away: "What do you know?" Tell me about it. ”

"Haha, it's actually very simple, the answer is...... Ay? That's not right! That's a priceless answer, so why should I tell you? ”

Seeing that Lao Wang actually sold Guan Zi with him, Lao Li immediately became angry. was about to have a seizure, but he saw Lao Wang coming over with a hippie smile and whispered in his ear:

"I'm in a hurry! Hehe, okay, okay, for the sake of many years of neighbors, I'll tell you. The answer to this question is......"

After listening to Lao Wang's narration, Lao Li's expression was extremely excited, and he felt as if he had already stepped into the mansion! Without saying a word, he took Lao Wang to Lu Mansion to receive the award.

Huaxing has been standing behind Wang and Li, although Lao Wang's voice is not high, but he has been taken into his ears, which has attracted Huaxing is repeated anger.

After the two left, Hua Xing suddenly turned his head and asked the woman who had explained the origin of the puzzle to him just now:

"I don't know what to call the girl?"

Seeing that the man actually asked her name on the street, the girl was stunned and a little shy.

I warned myself in my heart that she shouldn't have anything to do with this kind of "Brother Child", but she still replied in a ghostly way:

"Little Girl...... Zhang Wan. ”

"Oh, it turned out to be Miss Zhang!"

nodded amicably, and saw Hua Xing ask with a mysterious smile:

"I don't know Miss Zhang...... Do you want to win this home award? ”

……

Half an hour later, Zhang Wan came to the Lufu in the west of the city alone.

Lu Pu is worthy of being the richest man in Luoyang, and the gate of the mansion is more than ten meters wide.

As soon as I was admitted to the hospital, I saw that there was a long queue of people answering the questions.

Wang and Li, who had seen them in the square before, were at the end of the team at the moment, and Zhang Wan quickly stepped forward and followed them.

Although the queue for answering the questions was long, the time for each person to answer the questions was only a few seconds, and it didn't take long for Wang and Li to take their turns.

Walking to the table, Lao Wang and Lao Li were a little nervous, and after passing the buck to each other, they decided to answer by Lao Wang, who was a few years older.

"See you again, Steward Zhao."

With a smile on his face, Lao Wang arched his hand at the brightly dressed man behind the table: "Our two old guys are here to disturb again." Presently...... No one got that right yet, right? ”

Steward Zhao was about forty years old, dressed in a brown brocade robe, an octagonal hat, and a cleanly shaved beard, and looked like a shrewd man.

After nodding at the two old acquaintances, he listened to Steward Zhao say with a smile:

"No, I don't. The house has been waiting for the two of them. ”

"Haha, that's good! This time it's right! ”

Lao Wang leaned forward half a step forward as he spoke, and said confidently:

The answer to this question is...... Drink fish soup! ”

After reporting the answer, Wang and Li stared at Steward Zhao intently, one kept licking their mouths and the other rubbing their hands vigorously, both nervous and anxious.

After listening to Lao Wang's answer, Steward Zhao shook his head and smiled, and said with a little apology:

"Sorry! This...... Again, they got it wrong. ”

"Huh? Wrong? ”

As soon as he heard that the answer was wrong, Lao Wang, who was still full of confidence just now, was hit hard, and said unwillingly:

"No, it can't be! How could it be wrong? It's not fish soup...... That's eating fish! Anyway, it must have something to do with fish! Why draw a fishhook otherwise? Steward Zhao, look, I'll tell you again, and you'll understand......"

As early as in the square, in order to better study this problem, Lao Wang copied the puzzle in the palm of his hand.

At this moment, in order to prove that his answer was correct, he immediately leaned over and spread his palms and put the question "2²=? It was shown in front of Steward Zhao again.

That's right! This month's puzzle is the easiest math problem for modern people - 2²=?

However, because Arabic numerals and arithmetic symbols were only introduced to China in the 13th century, and they were used on a large scale until the end of the 19th century, the people of the Han Dynasty did not know these things at all. Trying to get them right is a fantasy.

"You see, on the left is a big spoon, on the top is a small spoon, these two horizontal are chopsticks, and on the right is a fish hook. These things are put together, I don't know if they are eating fish and drinking soup? How could it be wrong? ”

Not to mention, aside from the meaning of the characters themselves, Lao Wang's description is indeed quite similar, and even Steward Zhao nodded involuntarily after listening to it.

But it is definitely not enough to rely on the image, and soon saw Steward Zhao with a regretful face:

"Lao Wang, what you said is very reasonable. If I were to judge, the house would be yours. But unfortunately, Lord Lu's answer is not like this, this question has nothing to do with 'eating' and 'fish', so ...... Alas! Let's come back next month. ”

Although Wang and Li were unwilling, seeing that Steward Zhao had already intended to send off the guests, they could only leave the team in a huff and give up their position to Zhang Wan behind them.

Coming to the top of the team, Zhang Wan kept her head down, her face was timid, her eyes were wandering, and she seemed to have no confidence in her answer.

But it's all here, and it's not appropriate to leave without trying, so I can only step forward and greet him:

"Zhang Wan in the south of the city, I have seen and seen Steward Zhao."