The middle-aged man didn't mind Lin Bufan's offense. He just smiled. In his opinion, these two young men in front of him wouldn't be able to pass.
" Actually, the question is on the wall over there." The middle-aged man pointed at a couplet on the wall and said," If you can match the second half of this couplet, you can get a chance to eat in the restaurant."”
Only then did Lin Bufan and Murong Xue realize that there was such a couplet on the wall beside them. Moreover, there was only the first half of the couplet, and the second half was empty.
"The sea water is falling? This couplet was so strange! It looks very difficult to match!" Murong Xue sighed. She had studied Chinese literature in university, but when she saw this couplet, she had no idea where to start.
However, she had graduated from a famous school and was a professional. She could not give up so easily for this delicious meal.
"I'll try my luck. I'll go to Xiangshan, go, go?”
" Pfft…" Lin Bufan couldn't hold back his laughter. He didn't expect Murong Xue to be so humorous." Your second half is simply perfect."”
Murong Xue rolled her eyes at Lin Bufan and said,""You don't have to mock me! Since you're mocking my second half, why don't you come up with one? It's definitely not as good as mine.”
She was a top student when she was studying in Yanjing University. Her grades were always at the top of her class, and she never lowered her head when it came to the things she was good at. In her opinion, if she couldn't solve the questions, very few people could, unless they were Chinese scholars or literary masters.
The middle-aged man smiled and said," Since you have already given up, please move on. It's getting late. I should close the door and rest."”As he spoke, he was about to pack up and close the shop.
This time, Lin Bufan became anxious and shouted,"Hey! What's wrong with you? Can't you see that this is a living person? Just because she couldn't answer it didn't mean that I couldn't answer it either. Who could it be with such a simple question! Really!"
"Oh?"
The middle-aged man's interest was piqued. This was the first time he had encountered someone who was so arrogant. The questions he had set before were relatively simple, so some people had eaten his delicacies after answering them. However, the question he had set this time was his trump card. This was a question he had thought of by chance, but even he himself could not think of a suitable one.
"Little brother, tell me the second half of the couplet.”The middle-aged man stopped what he was doing and looked at Lin Bufan.
"How do you read the first half of the couplet?" Lin Bufan didn't answer immediately.
The middle-aged man chuckled and nodded. He then said,"The first half of my couplet is 'The sea tides, the tides, the tides fall.'”
When the middle-aged man read out the pronunciation of the first half of the couplet, Murong Xue finally understood. So that was how the first half of the couplet was read. No wonder she felt that she had no idea where to start. It turned out that she had not seen through the mystery behind it, so it was even more impossible to match the second half. However, this question was too difficult to come up with. It was not easy to match it.
Lin Bufan bent the waist of the boat, then pointed at the second line and said loudly,""Then I'll give you the second half of the couplet,'Floating clouds rise, long rise, long rise and long'.”
This was Lin Bufan's second half? When Murong Xue heard this, she was shocked. Her beautiful eyes stared at Lin Bufan without blinking.
The middle-aged man was also very surprised. He had thought about this couplet for a long time before coming up with it. Could it be that it was so easily matched by a young man?
"The second half of your couplet is quite neat. It can be said that it's beyond my expectations. How about this? I'll let you pass today. I'll immediately go to the kitchen to make the signature ramen for you.”The middle-aged man was overjoyed. The wrinkles on his forehead bloomed with joy. As he spoke, he was about to walk to the kitchen.
"Hey, you're amazing! I didn't expect you to be able to match such a difficult couplet. You've really made me look at you in a new light!”Murong Xue looked at Lin Bufan like a fan looking at a celebrity.
However, Lin Bufan frowned and said,""Hey, I said, if it's a match, it's a match. What do you mean by a match? I, Lin Bufan, never force others to do things. You have to make things clear today!”
Murong Xue had been too focused on her happiness to notice the hidden meaning in the middle-aged man's words. She asked curiously,""That's right. Wasn't the second half of the couplet he matched very neat? Whether it was the artistic conception or the pronunciation, it was just right. It could be said to be perfect.”
"Haha! You're right! However, this little brother only matched a small part of it. If I change the way I read the first half of the couplet, its meaning and mood will change accordingly. That's why I said that you passed.”The middle-aged man smiled and explained patiently.
Murong Xue was so shocked that her mouth was wide open. When she heard the middle-aged man recite the first half of the couplet, she already felt that it was very difficult. However, she did not expect that there would be a mystery behind it. It was many times more difficult than she had imagined. It was not too much to call it a divine match.
"Lin Bufan, why don't we just forget about it? Since he said he passed, let's just leave it at that. Aren't you hungry too?”Murong Xue consoled him. Even so, she had a whole new level of respect for Lin Bufan.
Lin Bufan didn't think much of it and said coldly,"Why? Eating is a small matter, but reputation is a big matter. Today, I'm going to fight with you! Didn't you say that you had other ways to read the first half of the couplet? Then come on, I'll counter every move I see and accompany you to the end!”
The middle-aged man laughed when he heard Lin Bufan's stubborn temper."What's wrong? "You look very unconvinced. Then I'll read out the other ways of my couplet and see if you can match it. But let's be blunt first. If you can't match it, I'll take back what I said just now and won't let you eat here."”
Can't match?
Are you kidding me? I transmigrated to this parallel world just to show off and slap you in the face. Grandma!
Lin Bufan said,"Aiya! I say, you're really long-winded. Hurry up and set the questions. I can't wait to see you kneel and beg for mercy after failing. I'll say it first. If I answer them, you have to give us a free meal today!”
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