Chapter 229: Shooting oneself in the foot
"It goes without saying when reading poetry and books carefully"
Brother Nan kept reciting the riddle over and over again, his brows furrowed.
Seeing that Brother Nan was in trouble, Li Mu thought about it and gave her a hint: "The answer to the mystery is hidden in the poem. There are four words in total, and a poem is one word."
" A poem is one word? ”
Brother Nan still frowned and thought hard. After thinking for a while, he just said, "This doesn't count, let's change it."
"Okay."
Li Mu smiled slightly and looked at The confused kitten thought for a while and said a simple sentence: "It can make demons daring to death, and their body is like a bundle of silk, and their breath is like thunder. The sound is so shocking that everyone is frightened, and the Prime Minister is already ashes when he looks back."
"Wait a minute, tell me the answer to the last riddle first." Brother Nan stared at Li Mu, feeling uncomfortable because she didn't know the answer to the last riddle.
“The last lantern riddle is actually a combination of characters.”
Li Mu nodded, but did not tell Brother Nan the answer directly, but analyzed it for her and Mao Mao, "Look, for example, in the first line of the poem, a bright moon hangs for half the sky, remove half of the word "天", and add "month". It's not exactly the word "有". "
" Brother Nan stretched out his finger and wrote on the table, and suddenly realized, "Oh! It looks like this!" Yes, the second sentence is about ladies and talented people."
"Don't tell me! I'll try the rest!" Brother Nan waved his hand quickly.
"Okay." Li Mu smiled and nodded.
Cat tried hard to look like he was thinking, but his eyes were full of clear stupidity and confusion.
"A lady and a talented man share a lotus root. This sentence of lady and talented man is a good word!" Brother Nan stared at Li Mu closely.
“That’s right.”
“Hey! It’s not hard to guess from the looks of it.”
Brother Nan grinned, “Don’t talk, I’ll keep guessing, Bibo Meeting at Youshi by the pool, blue waves, Youshi is the word for wine! ”
"Yes." Li Mu continued to nod.
"The fourth sentence is self-explanatory, it is a selling word!"
"Congratulations, Brother Nan, you guessed it right." Li Mu gently clapped his palms twice, "The four lines of the poem together are correct. "Good wine is for sale."
"At first I thought this lantern riddle was the same as the kite, so I didn't guess it." Brother Nan defended himself.
"Well, it's almost like a tongue twister. It's not difficult to guess if you understand the key." Li Mu didn't want to expose Brother Nan.
"That's right!"
Brother Nan nodded repeatedly, paused and said, "I've already guessed the third riddle you mentioned."
"So fast?"
“It’s firecrackers, right?”
“Yes, the ancients believed that firecrackers could drive away demons and ward off evil spirits, and some firecrackers in ancient times were made by adding gunpowder to rolled silk fabrics, so The word '減帛' also refers to firecrackers."
"Is there another theory?"
"Huh?"
Li Mu looked at Brother Nan doubtfully, "Isn't that what you guessed?"
"No. Ah," Brother Nan looked like a fool, "This poem is from Dream of Red Mansions! Do you think I haven't read Dream of Red Mansions?"
"Is that so"
Li Mu was choked.
Thinking about it, the Four Great Classics should be must-read books for everyone in the Dragon Kingdom, and Brother Nan must have read them too.
"Answer three lantern riddles in a row correctly. Bring me the gift. Yogurt and I are teammates. If I answer it correctly, it means she answered it correctly." Brother Nan stretched out a hand to ask for a gift for the kitten.
Looking at the white and tender palm stretched out by Brother Nan, Li Mu turned to look at the kitten.
The cat couldn't figure out any of the lantern riddles and looked a little depressed.
"I will give Mr. Yoghurt another lantern riddle. Mr. Yoghurt can definitely guess this riddle." Li Mu said softly.
“Really meow?” The cat stared at him suspiciously.
“Really.”
“Then tell me quickly!”
“Okay, Mr. Yoghurt, please listen to the question.”
Li Mu stroked the kitten and said, "It has a pointed mouth and a long tail. It steals oil and food. It hides in caves during the day and comes out to be busy at night."
After hearing this, Brother Nan grinned and guessed it instantly. She knew the answer, but she remained silent and turned to look at the kitten, letting her guess on her own.
"A sharp mouth and a long tail" the cat repeated in a low voice with a serious look on his face. "That's right, it's a small animal, Mr. Yogurt's favorite."
" Mr. Yogurt's favorite."
The cat's eyes suddenly lit up, and he got rid of his clear stupidity and immediately said the answer:
"It's a mouse!"
"Master Yoghurt is really smart, I admire you very much."
“Is it really Mouse Meow!?”
“That’s right.”
"That's right!" The cat's big eyes were shining, and its tail swung happily behind her.
"Take out the gift." Brother Nan looked at Li Mu with a smile. From his words, he knew that Mao Mao had guessed correctly.
“Here.”
Li Mu took out from under the table a kitten-shaped lantern that he had just redeemed in the system mall.
The lantern pole is more than ten centimeters long. The top is covered with copper and decorated with moiré patterns. It hangs a small umbrella cover with tassels. Below it is a kitten. Although it is small, it has the shape of a kitten. The appearance is lifelike.
"It's beautiful! When did you buy it? Why didn't I know?" Brother Nan took the small cat lantern and played with it in his hand.
There is a switch on the lantern pole. The system thoughtfully installs the battery. With a slight push, the lantern lights up.
“I just bought it.”
“Just now. Oh, I know.”
Brother Nan was stunned for a moment, and then thought of the mysterious power of Li Mu. I asked again and played with the lantern with the kitten.
The lantern is small and exquisite, just right for Yoghurt's size, and she can play around with it in her mouth.
"Is this cat lantern really given to Mr. Yoghurt?" The kitten looked at Li Mu with some uncertainty.
“Of course, Mr. Yoghurt guessed the lantern riddle correctly. You won it.”
“You won it!”
“Yes, it all depends on the yogurt. Your Excellency is very clever and quick-thinking.”
Li Mu struck while the iron was hot, "The lantern you won tonight and the lantern riddle you guessed are very meaningful. When Mr. Yoghurt accepts this lantern, you can also memorize all the riddles I told you, and you can test other people in the future." br>
“Remember!”
“Yes, it’s best to memorize them all.”
“Memorize them all!”
“I’m just making a suggestion Ah, it depends on Master Yogurt whether you want to memorize it or not.”
Li Mu said in a sincere tone, "But I don't think it's necessary for me to make this suggestion. Master Yogurt is so smart and he naturally knows it."
"Master Yogurt knows it!"
"Sure enough. "
"Yogurt-sama will memorize them all tonight!"
"As expected of Yogurt-sama! If only I could write them down again"
"Master Yogurt will write them all down tonight!"
"No, no, it will tire Master Yogurt."
"I won't be tired!"
< br>"So awesome, my admiration for Mr. Yoghurt is really like a torrential river, endless."
Brother Nan sat aside and was stunned for a while.
The night is deep.
The kitten played with her cat lantern for a long time. Even when she went to bed, she would take it to the bed and put it with her kitten stuffed animal.
Li Mu lay on the bed, turned off the light, closed his eyes and prepared to sleep.
"Nimu."
"Huh?"
"How do you read those lantern riddles?"
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Li Mu suddenly had a bad feeling.
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