Chapter 46: Pot Tou
The venue for Tou Hu is located diagonally opposite Ascott. It is also a very large hall with various boxes around it. It is full of guests, and the place is very lively and applauses.
"Li Langjun struck a chord!"
Suddenly, a loud shout came from the hall, followed by applause and cheers. Fenghuang took Xiao Jinyu's hand and hurried over to find a private room to sit down.
The two of them saw that Li Langjun who was throwing the pot was not the same Li Mi who spoke to Xiao Jinyu on the street that day!
Hu Tou began in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. It was originally a throwing game played by scholar-bureaucrats during banquets, and it was also a kind of etiquette. At first, throwing was used instead of archery. The rules were simple. After the Qin and Han Dynasties, some people began to use ingenious tricks outside the pot. Set up a screen to throw blindly or sit back and throw backwards. In the Wei and Jin Dynasties, people improved the pot and added two ears on both sides of the pot. As a result, there were many more names for the pot throwing moves, such as "Yier" ( Almost hit), "Guan'er" (one who throws into the pot's ear), "Inverted ear" (the arrow points upward and the arrow tail falls into the pot's ear), "Lianzhong" (the second arrow hits the pot's ear in a row), "Full pot" ( All arrows hit) etc.
At this moment, the arrow thrown by Li Mi hit the iron pot's ear.
"Okay!" Seeing the situation on the field, Phoenix also shouted happily.
His cry immediately attracted Li Mi from the opposite side.
"Hey, this is a fate that can't be broken up no matter what, we meet this little lady again!"
What Li Mi was looking at was Xiao Jinyu, who was sitting in the compartment opposite and sipping tea leisurely. At this time, Xiao Jinyu did not change her appearance. Instead, she covered her face with a black curtain and changed into a black sleeved robe that was different from her usual white clothes. , the whole person seems a bit cold and mysterious.
After hearing his words, Cui Heng couldn't help but raise his head and look across!
When he looked at him, he looked very sad, as if he was seeing an acquaintance reunited after a long separation, and he was so excited that he just barely took a step and ran towards the opposite side!
Fortunately, Li Mi held him down!
"Sanlang, why do you seem to have lost your soul every time you see her!" Li Mi joked.
Only then did Cui Heng wake up and murmured to himself: "That's right! It's me who got the picture. She has been dead for a long time. There is no way she is still here. And even if she is alive, she can't be so young..."
"You said that every time we meet this little lady, very thrilling and interesting things always happen. I wonder if it will happen again today?"
Li Mi said with a look of fascination on his face. When he saw the boy opposite looking at the iron pot in the hall with expectant expression, he threw down the arrow in his hand and said, "That's it for today! No more playing, here. Let’s have some fun! That kid looks like someone I know, but I can’t remember it right now!”
The field fell silent for a moment, and suddenly Si She asked: "Who else is going to end?"
"I'll come, I'll come!" Phoenix immediately answered.
Xiao Jinyu glanced at him and nodded with a smile.
"Hey, he's a little boy!"
"Younger boys are better! Maybe their skills are even better!"
"Isn't this little boy the one who rode the horse just now? That horse riding is really amazing! Why is he here to throw pots now?"
In the midst of everyone's surprise and sighs, Phoenix took the arrow and stretched out his hand gently. The arrow drew an arc in the air and landed in the ear of the pot very accurately. When everyone saw clearly, they discovered that That means the arrow points upward and the tail of the arrow enters the pot!
"It's the upside-down ear! He actually got hit by the upside-down ear in the first blow!" Someone exclaimed in surprise.
Li Mi was also slightly stunned, and crossed his arms with great interest and came forward to take a look!
Immediately afterwards, another voice sounded in the hall: "Hit even!"
Cheers aplenty!
Finally, I saw that the boy had turned his back, grabbed several arrows and threw them into the air, and all those arrows fell into the iron pot as everyone watched with bated breath!
“Full pot!”
"This boy is better at throwing pots than riding a horse. I'll bet on him today! Bet a thousand taels!"
"Yes! I thought that Li Langjun was powerful enough, but I didn't expect that someone even more powerful would come along! I'll bet too, a thousand taels!"
The boy picked up the arrow and was about to throw it again, but suddenly he stopped!
"What's going on? Why didn't you vote?" Someone became worried.
I saw the boy pulling the young man in black who was sitting behind him and drinking tea, and put the arrow into "his" hand!
"Brother Qing, come and play too! It's very fun!" Phoenix said.
Xiao Jinyu wanted to refuse, but when Fenghuang looked at her pitifully, he said mysteriously: "We win, but we will make money. I have learned all the rules here. If we help this Xing today, If Hua Yanyu Tower wins money, I will get some commission from it...Brother Qing, please help me!"
"Then...let's try it!"
It’s not just as simple as getting some commission! All the bustle in the world is for profit, and all the hustle and bustle in the world is for benefit. Whether it is for fame or profit, it is always good to have one more friend and one enemy.
Xiao Jinyu also understood Fenghuang's intention, smiled slightly, and followed Fenghuang to the pot throwing field. A tray with arrows brought by Si She was brought to Xiao Jinyu, and it was up to her to choose!
"Why has there been a different person? Who is this?"
"That's right! Didn't that boy shoot well just now? Is this guy good?"
Questions came from the crowd, and Fenghuang said loudly: "Everyone, remember, my brother Qing's surname is Xiao and his name is Jinyu. He is a member of the Xiao family in Lanling. My brother Qing is quite powerful..."
"Xiao, Jin, Yu? Isn't that the little lady who tied those dead soldiers to the tree yesterday?"
"She is also the young lady who wanted to go back to the Xiao family to recognize her marriage a month ago!"
"Is she the little lady who was hunted down by the Xiao family's mistress for a month?"
"Yes, that's her!"
"It turns out it's her!" "But can a little lady really know how to throw a pot?"
The crowd in the venue suddenly became noisy. Some people started to retreat with suspicion, while others started to get curious and ready to make a move. Li Mi became more interested and hurriedly pulled Cui Heng up to watch the fun together.
"Little lady, may I ask, what are you going to vote for?"
Amidst the inaudible mixed voices, a clear male voice suddenly asked loudly.
Xiao Jinyu went out looking for a reputation, but saw that the person asking the question was none other than Li Mi.
"Now that I've played the whole pot, I'll go back to the beginning!" she replied.
"Youchu? What is that?" someone asked in confusion.
Xiao Jinyu, also known as Xie Yuqing, once saw a book in her Xie family, which recorded that Sima Guang, a famous scholar and great scholar, once updated the "New Style of Touhu" and designated "Youchu" as the first arrow to enter the pot. The two arrows "hit in a row", the last arrow enters the pot "with an end", and the arrow that is thrown in rebounds out, and then is thrown into the pot again, that is back to the beginning, that is, a "flying arrow"!
But obviously this kind of gameplay has not been played here yet!
Xiao Jinyu then smiled and said: "That is, all the arrows in the pot will bounce out, but my arrow will enter the pot!"
As soon as she finished speaking, the whole place fell into silence. Li Mi was even more curious and in disbelief, and stayed there for a long time!
"How is this possible? This little lady really doesn't know the heights of the world, and she is talking nonsense here!"
"That's right, did the little lady make it up on purpose to gain fame?"
"I don't believe it. I won't bet on her winning this round!"
"I don't believe it either. In this round, I bet a thousand taels on her to lose!"
Shaking their heads and sighing one after another, Phoenix couldn't help but feel angry when he saw the obvious expressions of ridicule and disbelief on these people's faces. When he was about to say something, he suddenly heard Li Mi shouting: "Okay, I believe you, little lady." Once, I bet two thousand taels on her to win!"
After that, he urged Cui Heng on the side, "Sanlang, come too, it's time to win money!"
Before Cui Heng could answer, he already shouted on his behalf, "There is also Mr. Cui Sanlang. I also bet two thousand taels on her to win!"
Cui Heng glared at him helplessly, but did not deny it after all. He smiled and saluted Xiao Jinyu and nodded.
But some of the guests around him sneered: "Are these two gentlemen stupid?"
"Yes, but he is a child of a famous noble family. He has a lot of money and can afford to lose!"
"You say this as if I can't afford to lose!"
"It's not that you can't afford to lose, but when you can win, why should we lose?"
The taunts from the crowd did not make Li Mi nervous at all, but instead made him even more excited. At this moment, there was a voice shouting: "Wait, there are us, we bet five thousand taels." , even if I buy this little lady for five thousand taels, I will win!”
"Who are you?" someone asked.
The person who called out hesitated for a moment and shouted displeasedly: "You don't care who we are, we are in Room No. 1, and we want to place a bet! My master, Gao Langjun!"
Xiao Jinyu couldn't help but turn her head when she heard the word "high" and looked towards a box slightly higher up. She saw a man in Xuanchang sitting sideways behind a screen. Like her, he was also covered by a hat. Here, we were drinking tea in silence as if it had nothing to do with us.
"Another big fool is here!" Someone else sneered.
"Little lady, let's start!" Si She said with a smile.
Xiao Jinyu picked up one of the wooden arrows and slowly raised his hand...
"Found it, here, Uncle Qi, she is here!" When everyone craned their necks to wait for this critical moment, suddenly a young lady rushed into the field in a hurry, with a thin maid behind her. He also trotted after him.
The two of them were about to trot to Xiao Jinyu when they suddenly heard a "swish" sound and saw an arrow passing through a long arc and inserting impartially into the iron pot in the hall. At the same time, the other arrows in the iron kettle scattered like water splashes, all rebounding and falling to the ground.
In the end, in everyone's eyes, there was only an arrow standing steadily in the iron pot!
Li Mi was so happy that she couldn't help but look at Xiao Jinyu with brighter eyes.
"It's a hit! It's a real hit!"
The guard in Room No. 1 of Tianzi was stunned for a moment, and then burst into tears of joy. He quickly hugged the thigh of the man in Xuanyi and cried, "My prince, you are scaring me to death." , Five thousand taels! If you lose, you won’t be able to pay back even if you sell me!”
"But fortunately she won. If she wins, then we will get five thousand taels!"
"It should be ten thousand taels!" the man in black clothes rarely replied. The guard almost fainted with surprise and joy, and sighed: "My God of Wealth!"
Some people are happy, while others are naturally sad. The previous contemptuous laughter has now been replaced by regret and disappointment. Some even slap the table to vent their regret!
Xiao Shiniang looked at Xiao Jinyu with tears on her face, murmuring and shaking her lips for a long time before asking: "Are you... okay?"
"It's okay!" Xiao Jinyu replied, looking over her shoulder, she saw Xiao Xian also arriving in a wheelchair.
Seeing that she was safe and sound, Xiao Xian's eyes also showed relief and joy as if she had been lost because of too much worry and fear.
And at this moment, a long scream suddenly came from the Youmeng Pavilion...
(End of chapter)