Chapter 137 Punishment for not being able to guess the riddle
Fu Bingrong said: "Master, I heard that there will be a lantern festival tonight. Let's go and see it together!"
Yang Zeqi said: "What kind of lantern festival? It's not the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. How could there be lantern festival?"
Fu Bingrong talked about the Lantern Festival. The people in the capital are very good at playing. They have all kinds of ways of playing all year round, but they are not as little content as in other places in counties. As long as there is a reason for the Lantern Festival, they will be held. For example, the people will spontaneously hold the birthday of a certain Bodhisattva, or if there is a prince or noble family celebrates their birthdays, they will be held once as soon as they are summoned.
The people like lantern festivals very much. Not only can small vendors take this opportunity to do business, but the big girls and wives of the people can also go out for fun, especially the old girls and young men who are unmarried. They can meet at the lantern festival. The folk customs of the Dafang Empire are open. Sometimes when the big girls and young men meet at the lantern festivals, they feel good when they say a few words. They often go home and talk to their parents and ask a matchmaker to propose the next day. Often, the chance of success is high. Unmarried men and women like this method very much, and they are a bit of a prototype of free love.
When Yang Ze heard that there was such a lively atmosphere, he naturally agreed to go and see it. Anyway, he had nothing to do in the Bingma Si. Of course it was good to be able to go out for fun. He was working, and all the expenses were borne by Ningbeidao, so he didn't have to save money for Wei Yuancheng.
At night, Yang Ze led the four of them to the Ministry of War and Ma. Not only did he come out, but the soldiers and generals from Linzhou were almost all dispatched. The soldiers and generals changed into casual clothes, walked out of the military camp together with their arms around, and went to the street to watch the lantern festival. Especially when they thought of seeing the big girls and young wives in Beijing, the soldiers and generals were all blushed with excitement, as if they had drunk too much.
The group went to Zhuque Street again. Yang Ze didn't have to worry about meeting a little gangster like Chuangye again. He was surrounded by hundreds of Linzhou soldiers and generals, such as those who were not small. Even if the big gangsters came, they could still beat them all over the ground!
When everyone arrived at Zhuque Street, they saw the whole street was brightly lit, with countless pedestrians, handsome men and beautiful women all over the street, making everyone dazzled and dazzled!
Fortunately, the soldiers and generals in Linzhou were still playing together, but after a while, the soldiers and generals dispersed and went to play their own games. Yang Ze was also excited. He smiled at Bingrong and others and said, "I really didn't expect that the night view of Chang'an is so beautiful, it can be called the city of never sleep. Look at these colorful lanterns, I guess there must be tens of thousands!"
Fu Bingrong had long been so dizzy that he was all surprised. It is said that this kind of lantern festival will never be seen in a century, and it is really a blessing that they can see it. This life will not be in vain.
A group of people next to him laughed out loud and said, "You are from other places, you will be surprised by this ordinary lantern festival. If you can wait until the Lantern Festival, you will see what the headlight festival is. Not only are there colorful lanterns, but also floats, and countless performances, that is, it is really called the headlight festival!" This person was obviously laughing at Yang Ze and others for not knowing it, and they are local buns from the countryside.
Yang Ze was not angry when he heard this. They were originally from the border, and they had never seen such excitement. He smiled and said, "The lights look good, and people are also beautiful. You Chang'an people will just enjoy it."
Seeing that he was gentle and there were no other people from other places, the group of people were angry after hearing the ridicule and felt that this person was good. He pointed to the front and said, "Look, there is a big restaurant in front called Jinyu Pavilion, which is one of the top restaurants in Chang'an. The favorite place for princes and nobles to go to. As long as there is a lantern festival, Jinyu Pavilion will have riddles. As long as someone guesses lantern riddles, you can go into the building to eat and drink for free. Go and try your luck. Maybe you can guess one or two riddles correctly. Wouldn't it be nice to have some food and drink?"
After hearing this, Yang Ze smiled and said, "There are such good things that can be eaten and drunk for free? Just guess a riddle and you can enter the big restaurant in Chang'an City. Wouldn't that restaurant be eaten up!"
The person in charge said, "There is no such thing as easy to guess. You will know when you go. If you want to eat something delicious and drink something spicy, you must have the ability to achieve it!"
Mu Gen said proudly: "Our master is the most capable!"
Fu Bingrong and Tan Zhengwen nodded together. They thought Yang Ze was quite capable, but they didn't think he had too much ability. But guessing riddles are really nothing, so they nodded together.
Yan Chenghou said, "Even if you can't guess it doesn't matter. What do you want to eat, I'll treat you!"
The peddler smiled and said, "Don't speak too much. You will know when you get to the place."
Yang Ze waved his hand and said, "Let's go, let's eat and drink for free!" He took the apprentice of the capital and Yan Chenghou to the Jinyu Pavilion together.
Jinyu Pavilion is easy to find. Although Zhuque Street is long and has many shops, there are not many restaurants as big as Jinyu Pavilion. Yang Ze and his friends walked to the most crowded places and soon found Jinyu Pavilion.
When Yang Ze looked to the restaurant, he saw that the Goldfish Pavilion was extremely tall, with a five-bedroom front door, with a huge shelf at the entrance, with hundreds of lanterns hanging on it. Each lantern had a red cloth strip under it, and there were riddles written on it. There were no two thousand people watching the fun under the lanterns, and there were still seven or eight, and there were bound to be a thousand seven or eight, which would enclose the wooden shelf!
Looking upstairs, I saw that the windows on all floors of the upper floors were open, filled with gorgeously dressed guests. Many guests stood by the window and looked down, as if they were watching someone guessing a new riddle!
Yang Ze squeezed into the crowd and asked a person beside him watching the fun, saying, "I said, "Brother, if you guess the riddle, you can go up and eat and drink for free?"
The person watching the fun looked back at him and said, "You have to guess three in a row. As long as you guess, you can go upstairs. However, so far, no one can guess three in a row!"
Yang Ze pointed upstairs and asked again: "It seems that the people on the upstairs are full. Aren't they all guessed it?"
"How is it possible? Those who spend money are all big shots. I heard that there are noble people above. If you can sit with them and eat and drink, it will be a waste of life!" The person watching the fun said with admiration.
Tan Zhengwen also looked upstairs and suddenly said, "There are too many people upstairs. Even if we guess it, we are afraid there will be no place above!"
The person watching the fun laughed and said, "You actually care about whether there is a place above, but don't care about how difficult it is. Just like you can guess it and eat and drink, it's really funny."
"Isn't it just a riddle? What's so great about it? Even if you can't guess it, you can't lose a piece of meat. What's so funny!" Fu Bingrong said indifferently.
Several people watching the fun turned around and looked at Fu Bingrong in surprise. The expression was obviously that you were really funny!
At this moment, I heard a noise in the crowd, and then the people watching the fun burst into laughter. The laughter was so loud that many people laughed so hard that they even clapped their hands.
Yang Ze saw the crowd and came out from it. This man was only twenty-seven or eight years old. He was wearing only a pair of shorts, without shoes, and walked out with a red face!
Yang Ze was shocked. What's going on? Why did this person go out without wearing clothes? Even if the people in Chang'an are open, they will not be so open!
The man who was talking to Yang Ze just now smiled and said, "This is called overestimating one's own ability. If you don't have the ability, you can't even go in to guess riddles. How about it? You're exposed!"
Yang Ze hurriedly asked, "Why is this? If you can't guess the riddle, will you be stripped of your clothes?"
The man smiled and said, "Of course, only in this way can everyone be happy. However, in the past, Jinyu Pavilion did not have such rules, but this year, everyone could guess. But if you can't guess, you have to take off your clothes. This rule is funny, but it is because of this rule that we are happy to watch! How about it, you little man, dare not guess, you have to guess three points, and if you make the wrong one, you have to take off your clothes!"
Fu Bingrong and the others were stunned. They really didn't come to Chang'an. People in this place could really play. They just couldn't guess a riddle, but they could even take off their clothes!
Seeing that the young man was blushed and walked out with his hands in his shoulders, Yang Ze almost felt ashamed of being ridiculed by the people beside him. He hurriedly shouted, "Brother, don't hold your shoulders, just cover your face!"
The dreamer woke up with a word, and the young man suddenly realized, yes, everyone's body is the same, just cover his face, as long as he can't see, who can recognize who he will come! He quickly covered his face, ran away from the crowd, covered his face, ran wildly, and ran to the avenue.
Yang Ze shouted again: "Zhonghutong, it's black inside!"
The young man quickly turned and fled into the alley, and no one could see him anymore!
The people watching were having fun, laughing and screaming. It was so exciting to watch the excitement. Some people even shouted, and they would strip them naked when they said they wanted to strip them. Why did they keep their pants? This was not completely stripped!
Fu Bingrong said worriedly: "Master, I think it's better to let go. Let Xiaoyan pay some money and just go up and eat and drink. Otherwise, we will go to other places to watch the fun, it will be too dangerous here!"
Tan Zhengwen and Yan Chenghou also nodded, right? This is too dangerous. Even Mugen doesn’t want to eat and drink in vain!
For people these days, being stripped off in public is unacceptable, especially scholars. Those who can guess riddles must at least understand their words, and they must have read books. If scholars are stripped off, it will be too embarrassing. I am afraid that they will never be able to raise their heads and be ridiculed by others in their lifetime.
But for the people who are watching the fun, it would be too happy to see others, especially scholars, being stripped off. They are not as lively as this fun and good-looking as it is, so they all hope that no one can guess riddles. The more people are stripped off, the better!
Yang Ze rushed into the crowd and came to the bottom of the lantern. He looked up at the riddles under the lanterns around him, and was happy in his heart. He could guess at least three!
Yang Ze overcame the shop clerk at the door and shouted, "How can I guess? Tell me!"
He probably couldn't have called the answer to the riddle by pointing at a riddle. If the person next to him heard it, if he guessed it, wouldn't it be troublesome? I can't be sure who guessed it first!
The shop guy at the door smiled and said, "You can write it down, we have pens and ink here."
Yang Ze took a step forward and said, "I'll try it!"
Fu Bingrong was shocked and grabbed Yang Ze and said, "Master, don't try this. If you don't guess it, wouldn't it be embarrassing. I'm known, but I have no shame to go back to my hometown!" (To be continued, please search Piaotianwen, the novel is better and faster!
Chapter completed!