Chapter 28: Shocking
The wine can arouse the interest of the county lord, and everyone put away their previous contemptuous thoughts and looked at Xu Hao with burning eyes.
Xu Hao poured the wine into his cup, and compared to ordinary wine, it was crystal clear and did not contain any impurities.
He picked it up and sniffed it first, although it was the first time he came into contact, he noticed that this wine must be very strong, combined with Zhang Wenqi's fate just now, he decided to deal with it carefully.
Taking a small sip, he felt like he had swallowed a piece of charcoal, and his mouth was full of burning sensations.
However, as the drink is swallowed, the burning sensation immediately subsides and is replaced by a soft sensation, leaving a mouthful of wine.
After getting familiar with its characteristics, Xu Hao had a bottom in his heart, drank the rest of the wine in two sips, and then gave a heartfelt thumbs up and praised: "Good wine!"
Everyone's hearts were filled with little ninety-nine, which could make the county lord praise him, this wine was really extraordinary.
Xu Hao put down the cup and continued to taste it, and after a while, he looked up and asked, "Ziyi, this wine is unusual, what method is it made?"
Everyone also pricked up their ears, apparently wanting to know the secret recipe.
Qin Mo smiled faintly and said, "A few days ago, the students read the book "Qi Min Yao Shu" and obtained this method from it. ”
Xu Hao showed an expression of sudden realization, and everyone also secretly remembered the four words of "Qi Min's Technique", believing that after they went back, they would immediately find this book for reference.
The corners of Qin Mo's mouth rose, and he said in his heart, it's strange that you can find the secret recipe!
The activity continued, but after a while, most of the people had already tasted the wine, and the main event of the song began, and then the wine bottle stopped in front of whom, the literati had to improvise poems, and the scribe had to ring the brass bell one hundred and fifty paces away, otherwise he would be fined three glasses of wine.
Three glasses of wine is close to half a catty, and the average person will get drunk on the spot.
One hundred and fifty paces away, a small copper bell hung from a thin bamboo pole with a thin red string, which glittered in the sunlight.
If the scribe wanted not to be punished for drinking, he had to use his literary power to ring the brass bell, and he could not break the bamboo pole and string, otherwise he would be considered a failure, and he would also be fined three glasses of wine.
It was difficult for a scribe below the level of a person to do so at such a distance.
The literati began to show off their literary talents, and the so-called improvised poems were actually prepared a long time ago, waiting to be read out in front of the county lord today, so as to increase their reputation.
Ordinary literati do not have many abilities of scribes, but it does not affect their attainments in poetry and songs, and most of the war poems, war texts and war fu used by scribes are from the hands of literati, so they still have more respect for literati.
Soon after, some people got drunk because they drank three glasses in a row, and everyone finally realized that Gu Meng's intention to use Otaru had nothing to do with being stingy and shabby, but put himself in everyone's shoes.
Everyone is praising the sweetness of the liquor, only its founder Qin Mo has a natural complexion, in fact, the distilled liquor just made does not taste good, and it takes a period of storage to dilute the fireworks in it, and the taste is more mellow.
People think it's good because they think it's fresh.
Qin Mo didn't plan to drink, this concept never changed, even if the wooden plate stopped in front of him, he didn't change his original intention.
"I chose to ring the bell. He said aloud.
Several disdainful gazes were projected, including Zhang Wenqi.
Everyone thinks that he can't do his best, the Xiucai in the Xiucai class just now failed to succeed, he only has a mere children's degree, and it only takes more than ten days to enter the Wendao Academy, of course, it is even more impossible to do it.
"Ziyi, don't be reluctant. Xu Hao kindly reminded.
He can get the favor of the county lord, and everyone is envious, especially when everyone learns that Xu Hao treats him as a son and nephew, and personally takes the table words for him, which is even more red-eyed.
Qin Mo smiled, hugged his fists and said: "Thank you for your concern, you have to drink three glasses of wine to admit punishment, and you have to drink three glasses of wine if you fail to ring the bell, since the result is the same, why don't students give it a try, if you don't even have the courage to try, wouldn't it be a joke." ”
Xu Hao stroked his beard and said, "What Ziyi said makes sense, and the official has confidence in you." ”
"Thank you for your encouragement. Qin Mo clenched his fists again.
Zhang Wenqi snorted lightly, with a disdainful expression on his face, and said sourly: "Unless the sun comes out in the west, it is impossible for you to succeed!"
His voice was not loud, but it clearly reached Qin Mo's ears.
This guy failed to challenge Qin Mo last time, and he lost face by choking on alcohol before, so he was targeted everywhere.
In the previous two days, he challenged the best of the new Tongsheng one after another, and won all four battles, only need to defeat Qin Mo to become the first person in the Tongsheng class, and easily obtain the qualification to enter the Holy Tower to enlighten.
Qin Mo glanced at him with the rest of his eyes, he would never give a good face to such an arrogant guy.
He stood up unhurriedly and stood in the direction of the brass bell.
The copper bell is one hundred and fifty paces away, that is, thirty zhang, which is close to the distance of one hundred meters in later generations.
Several talents exchanged words, and one of them said mockingly: "This kid is crazy enough, he can't succeed." ”
"That's right, relying on the name of the double armor boy and the appreciation of the county lord, we are crazy and boundless, and we want to challenge the game that we can't complete. ”
"It's good to let him experience failure. ”
Almost everyone is not optimistic about him, including He Chang, who also appreciates him.
He Chang is a very rational person, and he will not turn appreciation into blind trust, in fact, Xu Hao is the same, his encouragement just now is just to show his attitude.
Gu Meng frowned slightly, he had contacted Qin Mo the most times, and he was also the person who knew Qin Mo the most, knowing that Qin Mo was not the kind of person who had no purpose, since he dared to try it in front of everyone, it showed that he was confident.
Qin Mo stared at the copper bell, and after a few breaths, he turned around and picked up the brush, dipped the ink calmly, and wrote the word "broken" in Zhou Seal on the paper with great confidence.
The original meaning of the broken word is the cracking of the surface layer of the stone, which is a very representative word in the [single word for the soldier].
The handwriting turned into a cloud of white gas and flew in the direction of the copper bell, gradually showing a texture similar to that of a stone, and it flew faster and faster.
After a few breaths, the white gas turned into a gray stone the size of a winter melon, very similar to the real stone.
One of the showmen who spoke before frowned and said, "Actually use 'broken words', the distance is so far, is it useful?"
Bang!
With a crisp sound, the first layer of stone skin on the stone exploded, and under the impetus of the air wave, its flight speed increased again, almost bringing out the afterimage.
Xu Hao's eyes widened immediately, and He Chang also had the same change in expression, and said with surprise: "This is to use the explosive power of the word 'break' itself to push it to continue to fly forward, what a strategy!"
After the first explosion, the stone changed from the size of a winter melon to the size of a watermelon, and although it was much smaller in size, it had already flown out nearly ten zhang away.
Bang!
The second explosion sounded, and the stone became smaller again, leaving only the size of a grapefruit.
"Breaking the word double ring!" He Chang sighed and said: "Ziyi is amazing, even if he is a showman, there are not many people who can master this skill, and the stone is still flying, which means that it will reach three rings in the end!"
The speed of the stone's flight increased for the second time, and it had already leapt a distance of twenty feet, like a meteor.
Zhang Wenqi frowned tightly and muttered: "It's just three rings of broken words, there is nothing to boast about, don't put the cart before the horse, ringing the copper bell is the key." ”
It stands to reason that as a child, he is not qualified to speak in the presence of Xu Hao, He Chang, Gu Meng and others, but he relies on his family as a backer and does not look at these people at all.
His purpose is very simple, just to snatch the place of enlightenment in the Holy Tower, once he achieves his wish, the family will use his connections to transfer him back to Nanjing Mansion Wendao Academy, as a passerby, he doesn't care about offending people here, anyway, he is not ready to deal with them in the future.
In his opinion, although Qin Mo has achieved three rings of broken words, the third ring is not so easy to master, especially after flying out of more than 20 zhang, it has exceeded the ability of a child to control, and the final result is two.
One is to blow up things including red ropes and bamboo poles, and the copper bells will also be blown away, because the force is too strong;
The second possibility is that the explosion was too far away from the copper bell, nothing exploded, and of course the copper bell did not make a sound.
The stone continued to fly towards the copper bell, still at a high speed.
Zhang Wenqi can basically conclude that the first outcome is more likely, no matter what, Qin Mo can't escape the punishment of three glasses of wine.
Sure enough, the stone flew over with the copper bell.
"Hey!"
A sigh rang out, from people who had high hopes for Qin Mo, including Xu Hao, He Chang, and Gu Meng.
But at this moment, the stone exploded for the third time, and boom!
The grapefruit-sized stone split apart, turned into rubble and disappeared in an instant, not hitting the brass bell.
The corners of Zhang Wenqi's mouth rose, and now it is certain that he has failed.
Bell ...... Bell!
The brass bell shook from side to side for no reason, making a crisp sound, although it was not big, but everyone present heard it clearly.
"How is it possible!" Zhang Wenqi stood up abruptly and looked at the copper bell with wide eyes.
Can [Single Word for Soldiers] also succeed?
This made the previous few showmen embarrassed, they used [even sentences into soldiers], but they all failed, and finally fined three glasses of wine.
Qin Mo put down the brush, clasped his fists at the people around him and said: "It seems that the students are very lucky, the third sound of the word 'break' exploded the wave of air that shook the copper bell, and at the same time, it is a pity that this glass of wine is destined not to be drunk by me." ”
Xu Hao's face was full of relief, glanced at He Chang, and then took the lead in applauding, and said: "Ziyi has a good strategy, using the three rings of broken words to accelerate, and vibrating the copper bell with the last ring, which can be the best way to ring the bell today." ”
Praising Qin Mo is equivalent to praising Xuezheng He Chang and Dr. Gu Meng for educating people in a good way, and the two of them felt that there was light on their faces, and they grinned like a flower.
Zhang Wenqi blushed again, just now he spoke quite loudly, many people heard it, and now Qin Mo successfully struck the copper bell, as if it was a slap in the face, hitting him hard.
Ashamed, unwilling, you have to get back face.
His eyes rolled to his heart, and he stood up and pretended to be serious: "Qin Mo's classmates really live up to the name of Shuangjia, and the three rings of broken words are even more convincing, and the student Zhang Wenqi is not talented, and wants to challenge Qin Shuangjia, to cheer up the slightly deserted Qu Shui, I wonder if Qin Shuangjia is willing?"
Challenging in front of so many people, Qin Mo must not be able to refuse, this is his strategy.