Huaicheng is an ancient city, and the mother river runs through here, deriving a magnificent tributary river. The civilization that has flowed for thousands of years makes Huaicheng look simple and solemn.

Just after the turn of the millennium, the convenience and impact of the Internet have not yet been fully popularized. Some teahouses and ink shops, which are almost detached from the times, struggle to bask in the last rays of the sunset.

Chengnan East Lane, if placed a few decades ago, is the favorite place for Huaicheng people to hang out.

Here, there are not only antique pieces, but also all kinds of calligraphy and ink treasures, countless, and the most talked-about of them is the half-width couplet in front of a calligraphy shop.

A few decades ago, there was a writer who passed through Huaicheng, leaving half a couplet absolutely, and said frankly that if there is a match, he will be rewarded with a hundred taels of gold. It's a pity that until now, this half of the couplet is still hanging in front of the Mobao shop, and the bonus has also decreased year by year with the decline of the store's business.

"People live in Shanshu, and Wolong enters the water mirror early." A young man wearing gold-rimmed glasses stood in front of the Mobao shop and read it out lightly.

This sentence is the eternal couplet of the Mobao store. In the past few decades, although there have been intermittent people to continue, they are all dog-tailed minks.

Behind the young man, there were many people of the same age, looking forward to it.

"Senior Mingyuan is a recognized talent of our Blue Bridge University! No problem! ”

"That's right! The prize money is also 10,000! ”

Liang Mingyuan pushed his glasses, his brows furrowed, since he was a child, he could recite the three-character scripture backwards at the age of four, read vernacular novels at the age of nine, and at the age of nineteen, he was admitted to Lanqiao as the champion of Huaicheng liberal arts. Up to now, he has published seven poetry collections, two prose essays, in the Huaicheng cultural circle, is the most promising young talent, it is estimated that less than 30 years old, will sit in the position of chairman of the Huaicheng Writers Association.

"It's a bit difficult." Liang Mingyuan's tone was heavy, "The reason why the absolute becomes the absolute must be that it cannot be obtained by being anxious, I have to go back and think about it." ”

The person next to him was not annoyed, "Senior Mingyuan is right, thinking about this half of the couplet, it must be extremely difficult to hang here for decades." ”

Liang Mingyuan nodded, "That's true, this half of the couplets are embedded with historical celebrities, Wolong Zhuge Liang, Mr. Shuijing Sima Hui, and the relationship between the two is ...... master-apprentice relationship."

"Hey, someone passed." At this time, a little girl with tiger teeth who was following Liang Mingyuan spoke.

Liang Mingyuan turned his head and looked over, his mouth cocked, "In the past few decades, there have been many people who have all kinds of dog-tailed minks and tried to take away the bonuses. ”

Everyone next to him laughed, and the atmosphere was very lively.

......

Indeed, Chen Zheng, who was standing in front of the Mobao shop, did not have the slightest meaning of being an elegant and talented man, and even pulled up his two trouser legs in order to hurry.

He was covered in sweat, and due to the failure to wipe it in time, there were shallow traces of dirt.

Human memory is a very mysterious thing, and you may embed something in your mind because of a certain point.

In the previous life, Chen Zheng remembered very well that the eternal couplets of this Mobao shop were matched by a poor student two years later, and he took away 10,000 yuan of prize money and sent it to the hospital to pay for his mother's surgery. At that time, this news was extremely circulating, and it also made Chen Zheng remember this couplet.

Although I don't know what will happen to the poor student named Li Xing in two years, Chen Zheng has already planned to pull him when the time comes.

And now what Chen Zheng has to do is to take this bonus and use it to invest in his first business.

The wolf pen was stained with ink, Chen Zheng breathed a sigh of relief, and when he was about to put down the pen, he found that someone came behind him.

"If you don't write in the right way, the wolf's hair won't be able to spread out." Liang Mingyuan put his hands behind his back and said with a faint smile.

Chen Zheng really didn't study the way of writing too much, and it is estimated that he is also an amateur, but it does not prevent him from writing chapters.

"I'll just say, Mingyuan's seniors can't match the couplet, how can anyone match it? Look, it's another dog-tailed mink. ”

"Judging by his appearance, he probably just let the oxen plow the field, right?"

Liang Mingyuan raised his hand and smiled, "It's not that I want to stop you, but I, Liang Mingyuan, hate people who don't learn and don't know how to do things in my life, but I want to be vassals and elegant." ”

Chen Zheng smiled and handed the pen over, "Why don't you come?" ”

He is confident that no one will be right at the moment with this half of the couplet.

Sure enough, Liang Mingyuan's face sank, and he didn't dare to reach out to take the pen, he attached great importance to his reputation in the Huaicheng circle, and he still had to rely on this reputation to work as a girl and marry a daughter-in-law.

"That's right, I'll jump the Huai River naked and swim ten times and again!" A fat man behind Liang Mingyuan spoke.

Among this group of people, there was only the little tiger tooth girl, her eyes blinking curiously, looking at Chen Zheng.

Chen Zheng wiped his sweat, too lazy to argue, time is precious, he must get as much money as possible as quickly as possible and devote it to his great cause.

The owner of the Mobao shop was a little old man, and he didn't have any intention to watch the group of young people in front of him argue, just waiting for Chen Zheng to put pen to paper.

He's been looking forward to this moment for decades.

"Written, he began to write."

Chen Zheng wrote quickly, almost in one go, and although the words were a little crooked, they were written after all.

"The bird is trapped in the cage, and he hates that Guan Yu can't fly...... Hate Guan Yu can't Zhang Fei! That's great! Little Huya was the first to shout.

People live in Shanshu, and Wolong enters the water mirror early.

The bird is trapped in the cage, hating Guan Yu and not being able to fly!

It's the perfect couplet!

Liang Mingyuan's face turned pale, took off his gold-rimmed glasses, and rubbed his eyes before he looked over with a solemn expression.

Perfect indeed!

The couplets that he can't match even the great talents of his dignified Liang actually made a little person who seems to be unknown match!

"The implication is not enough, and it is quite vulgar, not absolute at all. I have published seven poetry collections and two prose essays, and I have studied the aspect of word acquisition. Liang Mingyuan gritted his teeth and tried to overthrow it.

It's a pity that the owner of the Mobao shop has already stood up, trembling and without saying a word, he took out a box of festive firecrackers from under the counter and hung it under the eaves.

This move undoubtedly proves that Chen Zheng faced the couplet and slapped Liang Mingyuan in the face.

"Young man, you leave an autograph. This bonus is yours. After decades, this long-cherished wish of our ancestors has finally been fulfilled. "The owner smiled happily on a happy occasion.

Chen Zheng was not hypocritical, nodded and signed his name, and took the thick red envelope from the little old man.

It's always fun to race against time. As for the fat man who threatened to swim naked in the Huai River, Chen Zheng didn't plan to pursue it, after all, he was very busy and didn't have time to supervise a fool.

"Vulgar! Let this ink treasure stain the copper smell! Liang Mingyuan sneered.

Chen Zheng shrugged, he originally came for money, in this world, people come and go, all for profit, besides, Lao Tzu earns money by his own means, vulgar uncle!

This is the best era, if making money is vulgar, then I Chen Zheng has to be vulgar for the rest of my life!

Liang Mingyuan stared coldly at the back of Chen Zheng leaving, and hatred spread.

The sound of firecrackers in the Mobao shop rang out at the right time.

Walking to no one's place, Chen Zheng opened the red envelope, and after seeing the thick stack of banknotes, the whole person laughed comfortably. With this money, coupled with a patchwork of money, Chen Zheng is confident that he will be able to make a lot of money next weekend while Zhou Xiaodong is frantically selling computers!

......

Langhua Villa Park, a red tile villa on the right.

After a melodious English dance music, Qin Qingqing took out his mobile phone.

On the other end of the phone, Xiaohuya was so excited that he almost didn't jump.

"Qingqing, I'll tell you! I'll tell you! The half of the couplets on the old pen and ink street were matched! ”

"Liang Mingyuan?"

"No, no, I deliberately took him there, and he couldn't be right at all! I almost cried in anger! It's another person, and I think it's a college student too! He left his signature and called Chen Zheng. ”

"Chen Zheng? I haven't heard of it. Qin Qingqing said, but for some reason, when she shouted this name, she was a little deer.

The phone hung up, and the MMS message from Xiaohuya Su Ying was sent.

Qin Qingqing was silent, downloaded the MMS, and clicked on it.

Su Ying also specially accompanied the background music, the very ambitious "When Self-improvement", the rapid drum beat, and the heart-wrenching accompaniment.

The picture taken is clear.

In the afterglow of the setting sun, a slightly thin young man, holding a pen in his right hand at an angle of his back, waved Fang Xuan in front of the Mobao shop.