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Chapter 20 Remember, My Name Is Xia Jingyun
"Question one, crossword puzzle, riddle: blade."

"Question [-], anagrams, riddles: the upper is not the upper, the lower is not the lower, not the upper, but the lower."

Shouting loudly, Xia Jingyun and Zheng Tianyu raised their pens at the same time, and then put them down at the same time.

The old gatekeeper first saw Zheng Tianyu's slight nod, not surprised.

Immediately, he glanced at Xia Jingyun again, raised his eyebrows slightly, and stretched out his hand to signal for the two to answer yes.

At this time, the riddle with a loud voice had just finished reading.

There was a loud discussion, and everyone looked at the two people who were walking forward in surprise and amazement.

what's the situation?
Xia Jingyun actually answered it?

Didn't just write an answer casually, but got it right?
It means that he was even tied with Zheng Tianyu in this level?

"It should be that he specializes in studying this crossword puzzle on weekdays, so he dared to take the initiative to add a question."

"Extremely! But he didn't know that he practiced desperately day and night, but he still couldn't compare with Mr. Zheng. After studying it casually, he still couldn't beat Mr. Zheng!"

"That's right, after passing this test, he will definitely not have that kind of good thing in the future!"

Hearing these people's words, Xu Dapeng was speechless for a while, muttering some obscure words such as "Did you cheer up outside the door or push your back behind?"

The second level is couplets.

This time, Zheng Tianyu took the initiative to suggest: "This couplet is no more than an anagram, there is no answer, and it is difficult to judge the superiority. Why don't you and I each make a couplet and let the other party do the matching? Is it considered mutual harmony and elegance?"

Xia Jingyun smiled slightly, "Yes, please come out."

Seeing what that meant, he had to take Zheng Tianyu's tricks first!

Zheng Tianyu closed his eyes slightly, and tapped his palm lightly, "Golden thread willows by the Jinshui River, and golden thread willows pass through the mouth of goldfish."

The guarding Confucian scholar nodded slightly, twirling his beard and smiling, Zheng Tianyu was really good at learning, this kind of thimble couplet was quite difficult, and this young man might not be able to catch it.

The scholars also felt the difficulty of this couplet, and at the same time secretly mourned for Xia Jingyun.

I just answered an anagram correctly, and now I'm finally going to show my true form under real kung fu.

These thoughts were only for a moment, and before they had time to discuss, they heard a clear and calm voice chant:

"Jade hairpin flowers outside the jade railings, jade hairpin flowers with jade human heads."

The hand of the Confucian guarding the gate froze, and he tore off two beards.

Right?

He repeated it again, and it really hit the spot!
so fast?
On such an occasion, just the ingenuity of this couplet can make this person famous.

He couldn't help turning his head, wanting to take a closer look at this person's face, but he saw Xia Jingyun smiling and said, "Then it's my turn?"

Zheng Tianyu still looked calm and breezy, "Please."

Xia Jingyun really wanted to come to [Smoke Lock Pond Willow] to bully the other party, but considering an extreme situation, he decided to forget it, and said, "The sky is close to the top of the mountain, and the sky is farther away when you walk to the mountainside."

The Confucian scholar who guarded the pass narrowed his eyes slightly, and it turned out to be a couplet.

Zheng Tianyu was also startled, and then pondered.

Xia Jingyun didn't urge him, but waited silently.

And the people around held their breaths and concentrated, for a while, the entire field was silent.

A little bit of time passed, and many people were surprised to realize a problem:
Even if Zheng Tianyu is now on the match, he has already spent more time than Xia Jingyun, that is to say, the number one son of Sishui Prefecture has never been compared?

Moreover, this had to be a situation where Zheng Tianyu could match up.

If not.
Many people couldn't help shivering, not daring to think about it.

Finally, after a moment of silence, Zheng Tianyu opened his mouth and said, "The moon floats on the surface of the water and the moon sinks even when it is fished to the bottom."

As soon as this remark came out, there was a burst of relieved voices all around.

Zheng Tianyu did not lose his temper, but smiled and said: "I didn't expect you to be so talented. It seems that I am lucky today."

Xia Jingyun was not proud either, and was equally calm and gentle, "I think so too."

"Then shall we continue?"

"it is good."

In the third level, the old gatekeeper pointed to the remaining signs in the tray on the table, and motioned to the two to choose one.

Zheng Tianyu smiled and said, "This time, choose two?"

Xia Jingyun thought for a while, "Why don't you just choose one."

Everyone was disdainful, and sure enough, when those little cleverness were used up, they began to admit cowardice.

But before he showed his mocking smile, he heard the second half of Xia Jingyun's sentence, "One problem, we try to solve it in two ways. Of course, one is considered a pass."

Zheng Tianyu smiled, "Interesting, that's it."

After finishing speaking, Zheng Tianyu didn't do anything, and looked at the old man, "Then please ask Mr. Qian to help us find one."

The old man glanced at Xia Jingyun, and Xia Jingyun also expressed no objection, so the old man raised his hand and turned over a sheet.

"The title says: One hundred steamed buns, one hundred monks, three big monks, no competition, three junior monks, one for each, how many monks, big and small?"

The two immediately picked up a pen and began to calculate.

Soon, both of them submitted their first answers.

The answer is the same: one big monk and three young monks are grouped together, and each group has four steamed buns for four people. There are 25 groups of one hundred monks, 25 for big monks and 75 for young monks.

The idea is the same, the answer is correct, and the time is close.

But neither of them stopped writing, but began to think about the next solution.

Xia Jingyun subconsciously wanted to use equations to solve it, but thought that there was no such thing these days, so after a little thought, he used the method of chicken and rabbit in the same cage.

So, soon became a solution.

After finishing, he stopped writing and looked at Zheng Tianyu.

Zheng Tianyu saw that he had finished writing, so he simply put down the pen in his hand, "Your Excellency is also accomplished in the art of arithmetic, I am ashamed of myself."

"Mr. Zhongming, don't worry." The old gatekeeper reached out and took Xia Jingyun's second answer, "This son's answer may not be correct."

The old man read it carefully, put it down silently, and looked at Zheng Tianyu, "Now you can be anxious."

Zheng Tianyu:
All around, the onlookers silently swallowed their saliva.

Mr. Zheng admit defeat?

How can it be!

However, even if they don't want to believe it, all this is really happening before their eyes.

The little-known, good-looking young man in extremely ordinary clothes easily wrote two solutions, but Zheng Tianyu didn't write them out, and even stopped writing and gave up.

This is a fact that countless people have seen with their own eyes.

Even so, there are still some people who say stubbornly: "It's just some crazy skills, after all, we still have to go back to the avenue of poetry and prose."

"That's right! The Confucian scholars have already said that the first three tests are all about elegance. In the end, Wen Kui's competition still falls on poetry and prose."

"But this person is still really good! I didn't expect to beat Mr. Zheng by two in three rounds."

"I've said it all, that's heresy. It's impossible for him to surpass Mr. Zheng in poetry, right?"

"Too."

There was a lot of discussion around, which inevitably reached the ears of the two of them.

The reason why Zheng Tianyu gave up so directly was because he had the same idea. Anyway, the first three tests don't count, and he didn't need to waste his brain when he was already sure that he couldn't compare.

As for writing poetry, hehe, he himself is famous for his poetic talent, so he has enough confidence to regain the little bit of face he lost just now.

He smiled and said, "I don't know if your poems are as proficient as counting and couplets?"

Xia Jingyun frowned, "It shouldn't be a big problem to win you."

Zheng Tianyu's smile stagnated slightly, "Your Excellency's self-confidence is rare."

Coming to the fourth level, which is the poetry level, Xia Jingyun suddenly said: "Mr. Zheng, don't you even know my name?"

Zheng Tianyu froze for a moment, and then felt a little embarrassed.

Xia Jingyun opened his mouth slowly, and said loudly: "My surname is Xia, my name is Jingyun, my name is Gaoyang, and I am from Wanfu County, Jianning County."

Zheng Tianyu had no choice but to cup his hands.

The Confucian scholar who guarded the gate asked with a smile: "You two, do you turn it over by yourself, or do I help you?"

Xia Jingyun looked at Zheng Tianyu, still looking like I could do it.

After several blows, Zheng Tianyu inevitably felt a little annoyed, and he won a little heresy, and he really thought that he was good enough!
In a moment, I will let you know what is the insurmountable peak of Sishui Prefecture!
He reached out and opened a piece.

【Wing Qiu】

On the high platform, a great Confucian said in a deep voice: "Two prepare separately!"

(End of this chapter)