Chapter 295 [295] The dark plum blossoms bloom quietly, and I lie on the branch with deep sorrow!

"Since you have all decided to compete, let me tell you the rules."

At this time, the old man who had been silent all the time slowly walked over.

When he walked over, he was probably afraid that Ye Feng and others didn't recognize him, so he first introduced himself to Ye Feng and Kong Liansheng.

"My name is Wang Baiming. I'm the Lu family's housekeeper. I watched Xiaoya and Ling'er grow up. I will never favor either side."

"Also, when I was young, I studied with some famous teachers in the appraisal field for a period of time, so I know a little about antiques, calligraphy and paintings."

"In a situation like this, we should be able to handle it just fine."

Lu Xiaoya nodded immediately, "Uncle Wang has been in my house for so many years, and we all trust your character. It is most appropriate for you to be the referee."

Zhong Ling'er on the side also nodded in agreement, "I also believe in Uncle Wang's character and vision."

Wang Baiming smiled and nodded.

"Our competition is divided into three rounds. The first round is calligraphy and painting, the second round is porcelain, and the third round is bronze. The selection time for each round is half an hour. After the selection is completed, the expenditure and valuation are summarized. The party with less expenditure and higher valuation wins. The party that exceeds the time limit is considered to have automatically admitted defeat."

At this point, he paused and continued, "The whole game, best of three, can begin now."

The four of them did not hesitate any longer and immediately entered the Antique Street.

At this time, the antique street was already bustling with people.

Today is the annual treasure exhibition in Antique Street.

Even many merchants and customers from other places came to participate.

So it's more lively here than ever.

The originally wide streets are now filled with various antique stalls and customers selecting antiques.

When Ye Feng and his three companions walked into the Antique Street.

It immediately attracted a lot of people's attention.

Both Ye Feng and Kong Liansheng are tall, handsome, and have excellent temperament.

Not to mention Lu Xiaoya and Zhong Ling'er.

Any one of them can be considered a one in a million beauty.

What's more, the two look extremely similar, like twins.

When two people stand together, their lethality increases exponentially.

"Sister Xiaoya, come on!"

Zhong Ling'er deliberately stuck out her tongue at Lu Xiaoya.

"Sister Ling'er, you have to work hard too."

Lu Xiaoya was not a pushover either and immediately fought back.

"Humph!"

They both turned their heads away at the same time.

The first competition was in calligraphy and painting.

The four of them came to a calligraphy and painting stall at the same time.

When the stall owner saw the four people, he immediately greeted them warmly.

It is obvious that young people are much easier to fool than those old guys, and these stall owners always like to take advantage of this kind of fat sheep.

Zhong Linger immediately fell in love with a painting of plum blossoms on the stall. "Wow, this painting is so beautiful. It's obviously a masterpiece."

The stall owner immediately gave a thumbs up and said, "This beautiful lady has a great eye. This painting of red plum blossoms blooming in the snow is definitely a masterpiece among masterpieces."

Zhong Ling'er became more and more proud after receiving the compliment, "How much is this painting?"

The stall owner glanced at her twice, as if he was assessing her worth.

Finally, he held up five fingers, "Five hundred thousand."

Ye Feng almost laughed out loud.

This boss really dares to bid.

In his opinion, the painting was not worth even fifty.

How dare you ask for five hundred thousand?
Zhong Ling'er turned her head to look at Kong Liansheng beside her, "Mr. Kong, I think this painting is good, and it's only 500,000, which is very cheap, right?" Before Kong Liansheng could speak.

Lu Xiaoya couldn't help but sneer, "Of course this painting is good. It's a painting of plum blossoms. Look at the inscription above. The meaning is even more unique."

Zhong Ling'er looked in the direction she pointed and saw a few lines of small words written with a brush.

But those characters were written in cursive script and were crooked. I couldn’t recognize any of them.

But she didn't want to embarrass herself in front of Lu Xiaoya, so she immediately pretended to appreciate it, "Well, this inscription is indeed profound. It can be seen that the painter is a man of deep thoughts."

Lu Xiaoya deliberately made things difficult for her, "Then read it to us all, what does it say?"

"I……"

Zhong Ling'er was suddenly speechless.

Seeing the teasing smile on Lu Xiaoya's face, she suddenly became annoyed, "Why should I read it to you? If you know it, read it to everyone."

Lu Xiaoya immediately pointed at the words and read aloud: "The dark plum blossoms are faintly heard, lying on the branches with deep sorrow. From afar, it is heard like water, easily penetrating the spring green. I knew you didn't know it, now you know it, right?"

When Zhong Ling'er heard her actually read out the words above, she suddenly panicked.

How could she recognize the words on it?
Is Lu Xiaoya really smarter than me?
It’s over, it’s over, my IQ has been crushed.

Although she was panicking, she still pretended to be unconvinced, "Who said I don't know it? Of course I know that it is this poem."

Lu Xiaoya looked at her provocatively, "Then read the poem again."

Zhong Ling'er hurriedly recalled the poem that Lu Xiaoya had just recited.

Fortunately, she has a good memory.

Although the wording of the poem was strange, she still recalled most of it.

Immediately, he recited aloud with full confidence: "The dark plum blossoms are faintly heard, lying on the branches with sorrow. From afar, they are heard like water, easily penetrating... reaching the spring green!"

After finishing reading it, he looked at Lu Xiaoya triumphantly.

But I saw that the other person was covering his mouth, looking like he couldn't help laughing.

The people around who were watching the fun were also laughing so hard that they were rolling on the ground.

Some of them even fell to the ground laughing.

Zhong Ling'er was even more panicked now.

What are they laughing at?
Did I pronounce it wrong?

Lu Xiaoya suppressed her laughter and said, "Read the last two sentences a few more times."

Zhong Ling'er recalled it again and thought there was nothing wrong, so she recited it again: "I heard from afar that it was like water, and it was easy to see the spring green. I heard from afar that it was like water, and it was easy to see the spring green. If you ask who I am, I'm a big fool..."

When she repeated it several times, she found that the meaning of the word began to change quietly.

I went over the poem carefully again in my mind.

I have no education, my IQ is very low. If you ask me who I am, I am just a big ass...

She suddenly understood.

I have been fooled by Lu Xiaoya.

No wonder everyone around him fell down laughing.

Isn't this too embarrassing?
She couldn't wait to find a crack in the ground and crawl into it.

Lu Xiaoya had already stopped laughing and she held her stomach with her hands, showing an expression that looked painful but also like wanting to laugh.

Although Ye Feng tried hard to hold back his smile, a smile still appeared on his face.

Kong Liansheng, who was standing aside, simply lowered his head, too embarrassed to face anyone.

I'm not afraid of god-like opponents, but I'm afraid of pig-like teammates.

The game hasn't even started yet and you've already lost face.

Zhong Linger was furious and said, "Lu Xiaoya, you and I cannot coexist!"

"You lied to me!"

"..."

(End of this chapter)