, one bite at a time. Mouth. Mouth. Mouth. Mouth. Mouth. Mouth. Mouthful: "Drunk."

"Wait," said the young man who looked like a little beggar. A forked waist stopped in front of Shen Mo and the others.

"This little brother" Although this kid is black, he doesn't slip away. But seeing his smart and lively appearance, Tie Zhu felt good, reached out and wanted to pat him on the shoulder and said, "Why don't you talk." ”

Generally speaking, adult men are not in a close relationship. They don't pat each other on the shoulder, but when there is a big age difference between the two parties. But it is also a common action used by the elderly when they close the distance, and the iron pillar is more than thirty. The boy was at most half his age. So it's not presumptuous.

But the young man took a step back and dodged the palm of the iron pillar, and what was even more surprising was that Mr. Xiao's face behind him changed, and the young man in gorgeous clothes even held the saber and glared angrily at the iron pillar. There was also a commotion inside, as if something had been encroached upon them.

The reaction was greater than they could have imagined, and Tie Zhu quickly explained: "Don't be nervous, don't be nervous. I'm just kidding, kidding. ”

Under Mr. Xiao's reassurance, the young man with a fierce expression snorted and let go of the hand of the knife, but the scene was obviously a little embarrassing.

In order to ease the atmosphere, Shen Mo smiled and said, "I don't know what the little brother has to say?" ”

The young man was not disturbed by what had just happened, and he had come to Shen Mo in the first place. smiled and said, "I promised to let you in, but there is one condition." "His voice is so good, like a lark singing," he thought silently, as if puberty had not yet arrived.

"On what terms?" Seeing that the adults did not speak, Tie Zhu spoke up.

"You have to guess the riddle and answer it before you can enter." The young man looked at Shen Mo, his big eyes narrowed into a line and said: "If you can't answer, you can only go to live with the western beggar you don't like, and in front of you, you even made a joke."

"I'll have the final say." The young man crossed his waist and pressed his chin against the iron pillar, but his exposed neck was very white, in stark contrast to his face full of black and ash, but he didn't realize it, and still said with a full posture: "Of course, if you are afraid that you will not be able to get over your face, you can also go directly to the Westinghouse, so as not to be embarrassed if you can't answer." ”

The young man's words amused the silent guard, and his brother was not happy, and said in a rough voice: "What are you laughing at, don't laugh." Don't laugh! They all listen to my brother, and if they can't answer, they go out. ”

As soon as Shen Mo raised his hand, he signaled the guards to be less restless, and then smiled and said to the young man: "What is your riddle?" ”

"Listen." The young man cleared his throat and said crisply, "The mystery is that a building is empty. Inside to hang Qi Huan Gong, please type. ”

Shen Mo groaned slightly, and said with a smile: "But it's an original." Word. When the young man heard this, he turned his head to Mr. Na Xiao, and when he saw the look of surprise on his face, he asked repeatedly, "Did he really guess correctly?" Mr. Xiao smiled a little awkwardly: "Not bad." ”

"Scared, this big brother, you're really amazing!" The young man jumped up to Shen Mo and said, "How did you guess that?" ”

"There's something interesting about this riddle. But not very hard. Shen Mo smiled and said, "What do you think, what is the name of Qi Huangong?" ”

"Call?" The young man put his fingers on his cheek, thought for a while, and said: Xiaobai, "Well, it won't be wrong, it's the same name as my little lamb." ”

"Hehe" smiled silently: "Then you hung the word Xiaobai upside down on the beam, isn't it the original original?" ”

The boy thought about it, then squatted on the ground and wrote "Yuan" on a tree branch. Words, sure enough, I saw that the factory word was like a beam, and the part inside happened to be Xiaobai's two words to write, clapped his hands and stood up, full of admiration: "You are so amazing, I haven't come up with it, you know the answer in a blink of an eye." The silent guards sneered, "We are the ancestors who guess the riddle."

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The young man also kept his promise and dodged to the side, but he could vaguely see that his expression seemed to be very frustrated, and he muttered, "Why am I so stupid, if only I could guess it," and so on, and kicked the threshold again, full of childishness.

Silence, they finally entered the main hall. I saw that under the God of Wealth of the Five Roads, three fires had been raised. Twenty or thirty large men in old sheepskin jackets stood around the fire, and they were also looking at them, their hands resting on the blades of their waists.

Feel the other party's heavy vigilance. The iron pillar and they couldn't help but tense up, staring at each other intently, and their hands also touched the weapon behind them, and the atmosphere that had just made the young man relaxed suddenly became nervous again.

However, Mr. Naji obviously didn't want to cause trouble, and said to those big men: "Sit down, people are also passing by." A few sat down. But more of them are still standing.

Mr. Xiao glanced at the young man in fancy clothes, lowered his voice and said something, and the young man said after a while: "Sit down." Then there was a cheer, and they all sat down, and continued to burn the fire. Scones of scones.

Mr. Xiao then commanded the men to move to the east of the hall. Half of the space was made for Shen Mo, although a dozen or so people couldn't use such a big place, but for the sake of keeping a distance, Mr. Xiao and they were willing to squeeze a little.

"There is a lot of firewood piled up at the back of the hall," Mr. Xiao said to Shen Mo again, "You can use it to make a fire." ”

"Thank you, thank you." Shen Mo stomped his numb feet as he thanked him.

"You're welcome, it's the same end of the world." Mr. Xiao smiled and said, "Then I'll go first." ”

"Mr. Xiao, wait a minute." Shen Mo asked people to take two cowhide bags from the horse and gave them to him, "Brother, take them to drive away the cold." ”

Mr. Na Xiao should have habitually refused. But when I heard the sound of the wine bag, I couldn't help but open the stopper, and a strong aroma of wine came to my nose. He couldn't help but rejoice: "Burn the knife." Said embarrassedly smiled: "Then you will be deserved." ”

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say." Shen Mo nodded and smiled.

Mr. Xiao went back with two cowhide bags, one for the young man in fancy clothes, and the other for himself. Sitting by the campfire, the young man leaned over and said, "What good things?" ”

"Wine." Mr. Xiao smiled: "What." Do you want to taste it too? ”

"Don't, get drunk. The smell is baking, and it doesn't lead the young man's tongue and legs to sit in the thick sheepskin pond at all! "In the past, I "saved" the smartest person in the world, "the county," he said, looking back at the silence who was laying the floor there, and said, "But now, I think people are better than you." ”

Mr. Xiao's face couldn't hold it, and he coughed lightly and said, "I'm coaxing children to play." If you ask someone, of course you're going to be deflated. ”

"Scared, then you can't guess it." The young man smiled when he heard this: "Otherwise, I will be ashamed of you, the first wise man of the grassland." ”

Mr. Xiao took a sip of soju, coughed twice, and said: "Riddles are not compared to couplets, couplets have absolutes." But the riddle was not unguessable.

"Scared, it's really boring" The young man pouted: "In the future, the object of my greatest admiration will be replaced." He patted his ass as he spoke. Get up and leave.

Mr. Na Xiao seems to care very much about the relationship with the boy. Hurriedly said: "Don't leave yet, let me think about it." As he spoke, his eyebrows twisted into a chrysanthemum, and he fell into deep thought, and the young man waited, waited, waited, and was about to get impatient. Mr. Xiao finally spoke up: "Yes, he can't guess this riddle." Then he whispered the mystery to the young man.

The young man laughed and said, "You just said that there is no riddle that you can't guess." "Never mind, he can't guess." Mr. Xiao blushed a little and prevaricated, in fact, this riddle was created by him, and it was really a stupid riddle, "The so-called stupid mystery means that in addition to the person who does the riddle himself." No one would have guessed that by going around those many bends.

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The boy was so confused that he jumped up and down to the side of the silent ones, and then the guards were nimble. The fire has been lit, the fire rack has been erected, and the supper has begun to prepare supper with quick hands and feet.

Shen Mo was already idle at this time, wrapped in a thick blanket, and sat by the fire in a daze. After all, he is also a human being, how can he come out of the haze of losing his teacher in the blink of an eye? Touching the letter in his arms, he was in a hurry today, and he didn't have time to read it, so he slowly took it out and carefully tore open the seal. took out the letter and was about to unfold it, when a crisp voice sounded: "Brother master, are you busy?" ”

As soon as you hear this funny name, you know the little beggar. Here again came Shen Mo stuffed the letter back into the envelope, retracted it in his arms casually, and smiled: "Not busy." In the flickering firelight, the smile with sadness was even more charming, so that the little beggar was also stunned, and couldn't help but say, "You look so good when you smile." ”

Shen Mo smiled and said, "You didn't come here specifically to flatter me, did you?" ”

The little beggar froze and said, "I still have a riddle that is very powerful, you guess it, I will, I... Admit that you are the best in the world. ”

"Hi," Shen Mo said, rolling his eyes. This little beggar. It's really childish, but it's not annoying at all, and I can't help laughing: "I don't dare to be the number one in the world, I will take it" said and lowered his voice: "But I have one condition." ”

"You say. The little beggar blinked.

Seeing his big smart and shining eyes, a hint of realization suddenly rose in Shen Mo's heart, this little guy is not easy to fool, but the words are all in his mouth. Ask or ask, "You have to tell me, what is your name and who is you?" Why is it so "unique" to dress up? "In order not to arouse the alarm of the other party. He focused his questions on the boy.

"My name is Ye'er, which means wild child. The little beggar blinked and said: "I lived in Xuanfu, I came out to play and got lost, and it became like this, and then I met my brother and Mr. Xiao, so I went home together." ”

"Oh, I see" Knowing that this kid was full of firewood, he had to smile silently: "What does your family do?" ”

"Doing business. The little beggar pouted and said, "I don't know, you can ask them." ”

Shen Mo has studied psychology, and knowing that the other party answers like this shows that he has subconsciously begun to be wary and even rejects this kind of questioning. When he saw it, he said: "I'm done asking, you can come up with the question." ”

"Listen up." The little beggar was immediately refreshed. He cleared his throat and said, "This time, let's take a sentence from the poem of the poet." ”

"Which one?" Smiled silently, this kid does have a kind of charm that makes people close, and even in a mood like him, he can have the interest to speak.

"The third sentence of "Ascending" is a little beggar. Crisp vocal tract.

"Boundless falling trees are falling. Is it? Shen Mo asked.

"Exactly," the little beggar nodded vigorously, "Guess a word," and his eyes widened as he spoke, waiting for silence to give an answer.

"Boundless Falling Wood Xiao Xiao," Shen Mo whispered. The mind is racing, and this guess is the same as solving the problem. To crack it, you need to have extensive knowledge, understand and master the common borrowed pronouns of riddles, because there are many synonyms of Chinese characters, and many riddles make use of this "one word with multiple meanings." The phenomenon is used to make a mystery with a different interpretation, a pronoun or a short abbreviation. Finally, if you grasp all kinds of mysteries and structures, coupled with the right way of thinking, and connect them all, it is possible to guess the answer to the riddle.

But this. The riddle is very difficult to guess, and as soon as it comes up, the riddle is deconstructed, and after some thought. It has been basically determined. Of the seven words, the first two are "boundless." And the last one" is certainly not the core of the riddle. Rather, it describes the change of the core word; Look at the "falling wood Xiao Xiao" seems to be "falling wood, which is also a descriptive word, so the core of the riddle." It fell on that "Xiao Xiao." on the word. That is, to reduce a complex riddle to a two-word riddle, just guess "Xiao Xiao." What does the word mean, all problems are solved.

But "Xiao Xiao." What is the meaning of the word? After thinking about it, I was still confused and didn't know the essentials.

It was the first time for the guards to see an adult, and they hadn't guessed the answer for so long, so they couldn't help but secretly sweat for him, praying that the idol in their hearts would not be annoyed.

The little beggar. Seeing him pondering hard, he couldn't help but say kindly: "This is Uncle Xiao's riddle at the bottom of the box, and it's not ashamed to guess it." ”

Listen to the little beggar. Speaking of "Uncle Xiao", it turns out that the surname of the questioner is exactly the same as "Xiao Xiao." The two words are the same sound" Shen Mo suddenly thought of a possibility, will this Xiao Xiao be related to the name? Although this kind of thinking is relatively cold, Shen Mo is really exhausted, and he can only be a dead horse as a live horse doctor.

Fortunately, in Chinese history, there are not many people with the surname Xiao, in addition to the fascinating Empress Dowager Xiao of the Liao State represented by Xiao Guanyin, there are also Xiao He, Xiao Daocheng, Xiao Yan, Xiao Tong, Xiao Chaogui and others. Although the number is small, the status is not low. Isn't it the prime minister, the prince of Pinhan, and his rings have two founding emperors, one founding emperor, one founding emperor? Thinking of this, Shen Mo suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and he thought, he understood what the word "Xiao Xiao" meant!

To correctly guess this riddle, it is necessary to understand the Northern and Southern Dynasties, a chaotic period in Chinese history. At that time, China's political power was divided between the north and the south, and the north was ruled by several ethnic minority regimes, while the south was successively ruled by the Song, Southern Qi, Liang, and Chen. Among them, the two founding emperors of Southern Qi and Liang in the middle are Xiao Daocheng and Xiao Yan, and the two emperors surnamed Xiao are exactly "Xiao Xiao." The meaning of the two words is one after the other.

The core is solved, and the rest of the parts are naturally clear at a glance.

Obviously, the person who did the mystery first thought that the Qi and Liang dynasties of the Northern and Southern Dynasties were both surnamed Xiao, so they put "Xiao Xiao." Interpret as two, the dynasty surnamed Xiao; Then "Xiao Xiaoxia." It refers to the dynasty below Erxiao, which is naturally Chen.

The emperor of the Chen Dynasty was surnamed Chen, and the country name was also Chen, which saved a lot of effort. And Chen's traditional Chinese character is "gap." Gap" is boundless. For Bing. Cambodia's "falling wood" is the ultimate mystery! Push back the answer. I'm sure it's right, but it's so fucking perverted!

Shen Mo breathed a long sigh of relief, feeling more comfortable than a horse killing a chicken, but he scolded in his heart: "Day, day, what kind of bird man came up with a bird question, the person who made the question must be psychologically dark, conspiratorial, not a good bird" It seems that this question really suffocated him.

The little beggar came to urge again: "Big brother master, have you guessed it, my brother has called me over." ”

Shen Mo asked him, "Do you know the answer?" ”

"Of course I don't know. The little beggar pouted, "You're so stupid." 's expression, as if to say, "If I knew, why did I ask you?"

"Well, I'll tell you," said silently and softly, "the answer is one," day. Words, you ask him if it's right. ”

The little beggar said loudly to Mr. Xiao, "Mr. Xiao." He said, "Day.!" The hall was full of shouting and drinking, but the little beggar's crisp voice reached everyone's ears effortlessly, and the hall fell silent at once, and then there was a loud laugh.

In the midst of laughter, Mr. Xiao couldn't even raise his head, but "Little beggar." I didn't seem to understand the meaning of "day", and ran over and asked, "Are you right?" ”

"Yes." Mr. Xiao said in a sullen voice: "Day." Day on day. Day. If swear words are not excluded, his words can be included in future Chinese textbooks.

"Big brother is too powerful!" The little beggar grimaced and said, "Oh, no wonder there are no cows on the grassland." ”

"How?" Mr. Xiao said depressedly.

"Let you blow it to the sky, the little beggar couldn't help but giggle, it was as pleasant as a silver bell.

Seeing that the little beggar got carried away, his seemingly rough brother coughed, grabbed his arm, pressed him to his side, glared at him fiercely, and said, "Let me sit here obediently, don't bother Mr. Xiao anymore!" Don't run around anymore! Don't talk nonsense! Eat honestly! ”

"You're hurting me," the little beggar beat his brother's arm, trying to break free from his grip. Helplessly, his strength is limited, and all struggles are in vain, so he can only stick out his tongue, roll down his little white eyes and say: "Ba..."

After this little episode, both sides were busy preparing dinner, and after a while, the smell of meat, wine, milk, and tea filled the hall. Tie Zhu shrugged his nose and said in his silent ear: "It's horse ** wine, I also see the tea bricks to make tea, and the blade of cutting meat is also"

Shen Mo bowed slightly, signaling that he already knew, and said lightly: "The appearance of these people." In fact, there is still a difference with us Han Chinese, it is indeed a group of Mongols" The wind is howling, and he is not worried about being heard: "And look at the brother, or the appearance of the brother and sister." Definitely not an ordinary Mongol nobleman, I can't figure out which Great Khan's prince and lord it is. After a pause, he continued: "That Mr. Xiao is not an ordinary person" Thinking of Fang Cai's riddle, he said softly: "I suspect that his surname is Xiao." ”

"Xiao Qin?" For those who have been on the front line of Xuanda, it is impossible not to have heard of this name, Tie Zhu immediately thought of this famous demon, according to legend, he is the national teacher of Mongolia, and the legend says that his magic power is boundless. You can scatter beans into soldiers, shrink the ground into inches, and even drink a city wall, the legend does not know whether it is true or false, but the border people who worship him are indeed countless.

"I don't know. Everything is my guess" Shen Mo stared at the roast on the rack and whispered, "But look at the nervous look of their men." I know that it is the value of these three people, but there are too few of us. "I came out this time, it was really in a hurry, and the guards were just escorting the adults back to Beijing from the farms on the outskirts of Beijing, and they walked all the official roads where cars and people came and went, so they only brought simple blades. can't give full play to the power of the Mandarin Duck Array at all, how dare you fight easily?

Tie Zhuwang wanted to speak, but he heard Shen Mo whispering: "The surname Xiao is here, don't act rashly." ”

Tie Zhu was also accustomed to seeing wind and rain, so he naturally took out a bag from the bag beside him and said, "It turned out to be here." ”

Shen Mo smiled and said: "I can be regarded as having found it, if I don't have this, the barbecue is not delicious." Then Tie Zhu naturally turned around, and said with some surprise: "Mr. Xiao is here?" ”

Mr. Xiao nodded and smiled: "Vote for me with papaya, repay it with Qiong, and get Shen Gongzi's wine." In the next can only be repaid with delicacies. As he spoke, he lifted a golden object and said, "Roast leg of mutton, black-faced sheep from the Mongolian steppe." It's a perfect match with Childe's burning knife, right? ”

Shen Mo was delighted when he heard this: "Of course, Mr. Don't tell me, see you roast mutton there." It's salivating at the bottom. ”

"Haha. Frankly" Mr. Xiao laughed and said, "Then let's fight together and drink and eat meat together." Isn't it happy? ”

"I don't dare to ask for it!" Shen Mo also laughed.

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