Xue Shihan was also indignant in her heart, Qu Xi, the owner of Splendid Villa, was ranked on her head, could it be that a flower seller was so powerful? A wave of arrogance swelled in his chest, ignoring Ling Tianzhao's shocked gaze, Xue Shihan stared at the stage intently

The second couplet slowly unfolded, and someone had already read out the big characters on it: "Next to the word clothes, jacket pants; Rain, frost and snow fog, no pants, how to block frost and snow fog. ”

Although she is a woman, Xue Shihan has always been above the top in terms of poetry and songs, and she has never even taken this Jiangling reader in her eyes. But today it's strange, the first couplet requires a lot of thought, and this second couplet makes her even more helpless.

In fact, there is nothing difficult about this couplet, it can even be said to be extremely simple, which of the quilts, cotton jackets, pants, and frost and snow fog is not common? But the difficulty is that this link is too ordinary, the imagery used is too common, and all the readers all over the world are pursuing the whimsical and bizarre, and who will take these ordinary things as pairs?

The master of the dignified Qingfeng Academy was still embarrassed to become like this, not to mention the scholars who were complacent before, one by one, they were like frosted eggplants, and they had no good plan after thinking for a long time, so they had to focus on the last couplet.

Old Master Li took in everyone's expressions on the stage, especially when he saw Xue Shihan pursing his lips tightly, he actually had a fluttering feeling in his heart. You Xue Shihan is the master of Qingfeng Academy, and you usually enjoy the respectful gaze of others wherever you go, how about it, when you come to our Splendid Villa, you will be honest when you meet our Minister Qin, right?

The old man raised his chin slightly, quite provocatively: "The third couplet is very simple, there are only two words...... Unfold. ”

Under the gaze of more than 100 people in the audience, the third family member unfolded the scroll in his hand, and as Old Master Li said, there were only two words: "Moquan." ”

A group of scholars lowered their heads to figure out the meaning of this couplet, but that Xue Shihan and Xue Dafu immediately gasped. The layman looked at the liveliness, the insider looked at the doorway, and after only a glance at the beautiful eyes, Xue Shihan saw the clue of this couplet.

Moquan seems to be unremarkable, but when the two words are separated, the "black" and "white" on the top are opposite, and the "earth" and "water" below contain the five elements of yin and yang. is just two words, but it contains the tendency of destroying and decaying, and shattering the pride in Xue Shihan's heart.

"Master...... This ......" Ling Tianzhao was not a mediocre talent, he understood after thinking for a while, and looked at Xue Shihan as if asking.

"I used to underestimate Luo Kite." Xue Shihan was also frank, shook his head and said: "There are still traces to follow in the first two pairs, but this ink spring is a sentence of genius, let alone me, I am afraid that since ancient times, there are very few people who can match these two words, and they are hard to find." ”

Ling Tianzhao nodded slightly, and Xue Shihan had a little bitterness on his face: "It's a shame that I enjoy a reputation outside, but it turns out that I am so unworthy of the name." I now understand that the first four rounds were deliberately shown weakness by Luo Yuan, and his purpose was to earn the silver of these scholars, but the real killer move was here! I have to say that the flower girl is really a good means. ”

"Master, in my opinion, these things that have happened in Splendid Villa recently are quite strange." Ling Tianzhao lowered his head and pondered for a while, his eyes suddenly shot out a bright light, as if he had figured out something.

"What's the matter?" Xue Shihan was puzzled.

"Jiangling has always rumored that Splendid Villa has been able to continue to develop in recent years thanks to Xiao Yu's support, and some time ago it was even rumored that the Qu family planned to add Qu Xi to the Xiao family. Think about it, if Qu Xi or Luo Yuan really have this kind of unconventional thinking, why didn't they make changes earlier, but instead rely on the Xiao family's snort? ”

Of course, the master can also be said to be the Qu family in a hurry, and he was forced to take a different path. But Master, have you thought about it, even if you find these three couplets quite tricky Master, how can Qu Xi and Luo Kite do it? Ling Tianzhao licked his lips and made a very bold assumption: "I think there is someone behind this who is giving them advice, and I should be quite familiar with this person." ”

"You mean...... The changes in Splendid Villa are likely to be from the handwriting of Qin Baichuan and Mr. Qin in Wangjiang Tower? "Xue Shihan is also a delicate person, and he can see through it at all.

"Not bad!" Ling Tianzhao nodded vigorously: "Now that I think about it, isn't the promotion method of the post carriage and the text content written on it the same as Mr. Qin's "Reading People Look at Jianglou and Force Yunlan to Make a Promise"? Besides, I have listened to Mr. Qin's books for so long, and I have a good understanding of his style, and I am afraid that only he can come up with such a head-scratching question of how many equals one plus one. ”

Xue Shihan didn't say anything, but the more Ling Tianzhao thought about it, the more he felt that it was correct, and said with a smile: "It seems that some time ago, Fairview Villa set up a marketing hall, and later changed it to a marketing department, which is specifically responsible for flower sales." If Splendid Villa discovers Mr. Qin's talent and asks him to come over as a minister, then everything in front of him will make sense. ”

"According to what you said, I'm really getting more and more curious about this Mr. Qin." Xue Shihan's gaze fell on the three couplets again, and he sighed: "If these three couplets are really from Mr. Qin, I am afraid that it will be more than enough to replace me as the master of Qingfeng Academy with his talents." ”

Sensing a little unwillingness flashing in the master's eyes, Ling Tianzhao smiled and said, "Master, I'm just guessing casually, and you don't have to take it to heart." ”

"I think you have to look into it." Xue Shihan said: "If your inference is completely correct, it means that Mr. Qin really has the ability to be unpredictable, if you want to achieve great things, you should treat him with the courtesy of a countryman." Especially in the matter of the post wagon painting, I think you should fly pigeons to spread the book and promote it everywhere, which is an excellent means. ”

"Disciple understands." Speaking of business, Ling Tianzhao also became serious.

The Couplet Recruitment Affinity and Chrysanthemum Cup Knowledge Contest was in full swing, but Xue Shihan had no interest in watching it, and left the Splendid Villa with Ling Tianzhao after a casual turn. Along the way, Xue Shihan never said a word, and what repeatedly appeared in his mind was still the three couplets.

At dusk, the tense and busy day finally passed, the gate of Splendid Villa was closed early, and a group of people were crowded at the door of the marketing department.

"Back to Minister Qin, Luo Guan, according to the planning plan given by the marketing department, today the Chrysanthemum Cup opened a total of 172 rounds, according to our preliminary statistics, the average number of participants in each round is about 450 people, according to the calculation of at least five cents per person, the total sales of the Chrysanthemum Cup prize knowledge quiz should be 3,870 taels, and the actual sales are 3,321 taels!"

Several of the family members in charge of the Chrysanthemum Cup were already hoarse, but they still reported hoarsely: "In the later stage of the Chrysanthemum Cup, some topics have recurred, so they have been exploited, so they have lost more than 500 taels of silver, please punish Minister Qin and Manager Luo!" ”

The maid of the family of Splendid Villa was half busy, but Qin Baichuan only drank tea and drank in the attic for a whole day, and after listening to the family report, Qin Baichuan smiled and said: "The plan is very clear, I originally planned to make two thousand taels of silver from those greedy people, but now you have overfulfilled the task, why do you have to punish it?" ”

Qin Baichuan waved his hand and said, "I will take charge of Luo's affairs, hand over three thousand taels of silver to the villa, and take the rest to the brothers and sisters in charge of the chrysanthemum cup to divide it equally. ”

"Thank you, Minister Qin!" The family was stunned at first, and then laughed on the spot. Today's meeting is really a bit big, and it has made almost forty people dizzy, but according to the reward given by Minister Qin, each person can get an average of seven or eight taels of silver, which is at least two months' salary.

"Minister Qin, the little one will report to you!" Originally, the marketing department and even the entire Splendid Villa were Luo Kite's highest position, but seeing that the first family member got a huge reward, another family member couldn't hold it back, and directly ignored Luo Kite, and said loudly: "The small leader is responsible for guarding the door and charging observation fees!" According to preliminary statistics, the number of people who have entered the villa to observe has reached more than 1,300 people, and the total sales should be 1,300 taels of silver, but some people are generous, and the actual income from the observation fee is 1,793 taels. ”

"You've worked hard." The security guards who maintain order on the scene for this kind of large-scale event are the hardest, and Qin Baichuan did not treat them badly, and ordered: "Hand over 1,500 taels to the villa, and then take out 100 taels of silver and stuff it to the catcher sent by the yamen, and the rest ...... Hehe, you know. ”

"Yes, I know!" That family Ding also laughed: "Thank you Minister Qin for the reward!" can do things under Minister Qin, the little one has accumulated virtue in his previous life, and the ancestral grave is full of smoke! ”

"Pat yourself on the back." Qin Baichuan grinned, but he didn't take these small money to heart, turned his head to look at the old master Li who was in charge of recruiting relatives, and said with some expectation: "Old master Li, how about our income from this piece?" ”

"Steward Luo, Minister Qin." Old Master Li didn't mess up his humility, and after saluting Luo Yuan and Qin Baichuan in turn, he sighed and said: "Let's say a big word first, when the old man was a scholar, he followed the master of the Qu family to do things, and he has been assisting the owner of the village to deal with some affairs all these years." But...... Today, I never even dreamed of this kind of scene. ”

Old Master Li poked his teeth, and there was a bit of a pain in the egg: "Those old customers and the scholars who love Muluo seem to be crazy...... We have already counted a total of 562 people who participated in the Yinglian recruitment, according to Minister Qin's instructions, there was almost no elimination in the first four rounds, and the theoretical sales were 11,242 taels of silver, but some wealthy lords threw a lot of rewards, but the actual sales were 15,373 taels. Gee...... A lot of white silver was thrown, and the old man was terrified. ”

"The old rule, hand over 15,000 taels, and the rest will be counted as the hard work fee for the old master!" Originally, Qin Baichuan thought that he could sell seven or eight thousand taels of silver, but he didn't expect the actual sales to triple the price. I knew this earlier, and I bothered to work hard, what kind of chrysanthemum cup did I do?

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When I was writing these recent chapters, there were some changes in my life and work, I was anxious, my thinking was confused, I could deal with it if I could read it, and I skipped it if I couldn't read it. I actively adjusted my mentality, adapted to reality, and the excitement was coming soon.

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