[Red Chamber] The imperial examination life of the great master

Song Ziyang rested his fingers on his chin, his eyes parted from the couplet in front of him to look at Jia She next to him, and then glanced at the couplet Jia She chose, the smile on his face was somewhat gloating, almost Very contemptuous.

From the opponent's point of view, he is very happy to see Jia Amnesty's choice come to fruition, but it is also a pity. After all, if it is because of this Shanglian that he fails to enter the third level, in this way, if others mention this matter, at most It was regretting that Jia She made a wrong choice, rather than questioning his unworthiness.

Count him lucky!

Song Ziyang thought to himself, he retracted his gaze, and put his mind on the Shanglian in front of him.

The time for a stick of incense is not long or short.

In the eyes of those who are waiting for the result, the time of sticking incense is longer than one day, but for those who are racking their brains and thinking hard, this time of sticking incense is just a blink of an eye.

Seeing that the time for a stick of incense is almost up.

Song Ziyang and Liu Yuanzhi, who had already figured out the second line, looked at the dozen or so people who were still on the field with sweat on their foreheads.

Some people paced back and forth anxiously, looking at the Shanglian until their eyes were bloodshot.

Some people simply give up on themselves, out of sight and out of mind, and walk away.

"There is less than one cup of tea time left." The shopkeeper reminded, "Everyone should hurry up."

A trace of imperceptible contempt flashed across Song Ziyang's eyes.

It seems that the legendary Jia Jieyuan is nothing more than that.

Liu Yuanzhi felt a little pity.

If Jia Amnesty had given up this first couplet earlier, maybe he would have had time to come up with another second couplet, but now, it is already too late.

The incense is gradually burning to the bottom.

Almost everyone on the field gave up.

Some of the remaining Juren shook their heads, feeling sorry for themselves, while others made trouble, "The so-called Jia Jieyuan is nothing more than that. It seems that the rumors really cannot be believed."

"That's true. In my opinion, from today onwards, no one will dare to say that Jia Jieyuan will definitely win Huiyuan again." Others also said.

The shopkeeper gave Jia Amnesty a regretful look.

He looked at the stick of incense that was about to burn to the end, and was about to end this level of competition.

Jia Amnesty raised his head suddenly, raised his hand to stop the shopkeeper, "Don't worry, shopkeeper, the student has already figured it out."

"What? You figured it out?" The shopkeeper looked at Jia Amnesty in surprise.

When everyone heard this, their eyes also fell on Jia She.

"Impossible, this is an absolute that even Yan Shenggong can't come up with, how could he come up with it?" Someone said questioningly.

"Isn't it because you want a dead horse to be a living horse doctor? We people are not easy to fool!" Others said.

Song Ziyang looked at Jia Amnesty in amazement, full of doubts in his heart.

"Yes, the student has figured it out." Jia Amnesty glanced at the unburned incense, "It's not too late to publish the second couplet now."

"It's not too late, it's not too late!" The shopkeeper shook his head again and again, if he could match the second couplet, even if it was over time, he wouldn't have to be picky.

"Okay, please listen carefully, shopkeeper." Jia She said with a smile, "This first couplet is 'the sea is falling down', and the students are going to the following couplet, 'The clouds grow long, long, long, long and fade away!' I don't know what's right?"

The shopkeeper frowned.

As he pondered, his brows slowly relaxed, his eyes became brighter and brighter, and he muttered: "The clouds grow long and long and long and long and disappear?"

Song Ziyang and Liu Yuanzhi had different expressions.

Song Ziyang's expression was astonished, and his heart was secretly vigilant.

Liu Yuanzhi slowly showed a thoughtful expression.

"Okay! That's right!" The shopkeeper couldn't help but exclaim in admiration, this couplet is really ingenious!The more people think about it, the more interesting it becomes.

The shopkeeper didn't expect Jia Amnesty to be able to match the second line, and he was evenly matched with the upper line.

You must know that the difficulty of the first couplet lies not only in the polyphony of one word, but also in the multiple meanings of a word. If you want to match the upper and lower couplets, the second couplet must also have one word with polyphony and one word with multiple meanings.

This is not an easy task.

Everyone was silent, looking at Jia She in surprise.

No one thought that Jia Amnesty could actually come up with the next couplet.

Moreover, this second couplet is so neat and reasonable.

Some people who satirized Jia She just now and waited to see Jia She's jokes quietly blushed.

Someone couldn't help admiring in a low voice: "Jia Jieyuan's reputation is well-deserved."

"It seems that the three of you have entered the third level in this game." The shopkeeper kept looking at Song Ziyang, Liu Yuanzhi and Jia She with satisfied eyes. The talents of these three people have not yet been distinguished. High or low, but in the shopkeeper's heart, he faintly felt that Jia She held Song Ziyang and Liu Yuanzhi on the same side, not only because of talent, but also because of character.

Just now, for a stick of incense, the test is not only the talent of everyone.

It also tests everyone's response in times of crisis.

Those who give up when the incense is about to go out are mostly unsteady. Even if they get lucky in the future, they will not be able to go too far on that road. After all, the ups and downs of official life are more difficult and dangerous than this incense tough.

But Jia Amnesty was able to persevere from beginning to end, and finally counterattacked at the last moment, and came up with the second line.

A comparison makes a judgment.

The people outside suddenly breathed hot.

These three people are the three most likely to get Huiyuan according to outside rumors.

Today is not a coincidence.

Even let these three enter the third game.

Isn't this a good show to watch?

Some people immediately ran to call for friends, while others eagerly geared up and waited to see a good show.

"The three of you have a short rest, and I'm going to prepare the questions right away." The shopkeeper made a gesture of please sit down, turned around and left.

The three sat down, but the atmosphere was very awkward.

Liu Yuanzhi opened his mouth and said: "Brother Jia's couplet is very good. In the future, his name will go down in history. There must be a place for this couplet."

Song Ziyang said with a perfunctory smile, "That's not true. Brother Jia really made us sweat. I was worried about Brother Jia just now. Now it seems that I really worried too much."

Jia She said with a smile: "Where, the two of you are absurdly praised, and the lower couplet that the two of you wrote against each other really makes Jia feel ashamed."

Liu Yuanzhi and Song Ziyang just smiled and did not answer this sentence.

After all, they all knew very well that in terms of good or bad, Jia Amnesty's couplet just now was unmatched.

As good people spread the news about the first floor in the world, more and more people came to watch the first floor in the world.

In the end it was almost full of people outside.

If it weren't for the invitation to enter the first floor, I'm afraid the building is too crowded and there is no place to stand.

"You guys have been waiting for a long time." The shopkeeper held a piece of paper in his hand and walked over with a smile.

The four small treasures of the study are all held in the small second-hand hands behind them.