Wang Kewang found paper and pen for everyone, and he also made a set for himself.
"Okay, listen up." Seeing that everyone was ready, Wang Meng asked a question, "For the first one, let's make it simple. There is no wind and the lotus leaves are moving. Guess a word."
Wang Meng said that the first question should be simpler, but this first question is not simple.
Since it was a crossword puzzle, the first reaction of several people was to split the words, but even after splitting the words on the puzzle, no reasonable answer could be found.
If splitting the words does not help, then of course you have to understand it according to the literal meaning.
Why do lotus leaves move when there is no wind?
After thinking for a while, Zhang Zhong thought of a word and wrote it on the paper with a smile.
After he finished writing, he looked at the others. Zhuang Yu and the others looked confident. Only Wang Kewang was still frowning and thinking.
However, it didn't take long before Wang Kewang relaxed his brows, picked up a pen and wrote down the answer on the paper.
Everyone wrote their answers and showed them together. Seeing each other's answers, everyone laughed heartily, because the same word was written on the five pieces of paper: Heng.
There is no wind, the lotus leaves are moving, and the fish are swimming in the water.
Wang Meng's nanny had already finished her meal and saw a table of people playing games, so she watched with interest.
When the old man gave him the riddle, she also tried to guess it, but after thinking for a long time, she couldn't come up with a result.
But when I saw the words they wrote on the paper, I suddenly showed an expression of enlightenment.
"So that's it."
There is no need for anyone else to explain, the nanny will know why when she sees the answer to the riddle.
Most of the riddles are like this. You can't figure it out when you guess it, but when you see the answer, you will feel that it is very simple. So that's it. Why didn't you think of it just now? If you give me another chance, I will definitely figure it out.
Most people will have this idea.
Wang Meng glanced at the answers to several people's riddles, and his eyes paused on the piece of paper Zhang Zhong held for a moment before he smiled and said, "Everyone is right about this question, so there's no need to drink."
Several "young people" breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, but then they became worried again. Everyone guessed correctly, no one drank, which meant that the game was starting over again.
"Okay, let's start with the second question. I won't embarrass you for this second question. I'll give you a simple one. The center is missing, and you're still guessing one word." Wang Meng said with a smile.
After hearing this second question, several people laughed at the same time, and each other's eyes seemed to say: This question is too easy.
Only the nanny next to me was scratching her head, wondering what the answer to the mystery was.
Zhang Zhong was not good at guessing riddles, so he thought this question was easy.
The word splitting was not easy to use in the previous question, but this question is different, it is a simple word splitting game.
A little bit in the center, not visible at the mouth.
Add a little first, and then remove the mouth, which is exactly the word "divination".
Sure enough, several people wrote the answers to the riddle quickly, and they all wrote the same answer, which was the word "divination".
"So that's it. It's so simple. Why didn't you think of it?" After seeing the answer, the nanny on the side slapped her head in frustration.
Once again, everyone guessed correctly, and no one drank.
Several people were a little strange for a moment. The old man obviously wanted everyone to drink, but the questions he asked were simpler than the last, which was unreasonable.
Wang Meng said with a smile, "From now on, the question writer will be changed."
He said to the nanny next to him, "Sister, please give them some riddles."
The nanny was stunned, "Me? How can this be done? These gentlemen are all great intellectuals, and I haven't studied for a few years. How can I give them questions?"
"It's okay, just ask the questions you know."
"Oh well."
Wang Meng looked at Zhang Zhong and the others and said, "Why are you still standing there in a daze? I listened carefully and couldn't guess that I was going to drink."
What kind of approach is Mr. Wang taking? Several people can't figure it out.
At this time, the nanny said, "Xiao Ming was walking on the beach, but when he looked back, he didn't see any footprints. Why is that?"
Hearing the word "Xiao Ming" at the beginning, Zhang Zhong felt bad. Sure enough, the nanny sister came up with brain teasers. Of course, brain teasers can also be regarded as riddles.
Zhang Zhong knew the answer to this question and was secretly happy to write the answer on the paper. Looking at the others, except for Liu Yuan who also wrote the answer, the other three people were at a loss.
After a while, when the answers were revealed, this time the five people finally had different answers.
Zhang Zhong and Liu Yuan’s answer was “Xiao Ming walked backwards”, while Zhuang Yu’s and the other three’s answers were all “the footprints were washed away by the sea water”.
The nanny clapped her hands and said, "Mr. Zhang and Mr. Liu are right, Xiao Ming just walked backwards."
"Hahaha, why don't you three drink quickly?"
Although they felt that there was a loophole in this question, Zhuang Yu and the others still accepted their bet and drank.
Then the nanny asked a few more questions, all of which were brain teasers.
Some of them could not even be guessed by Zhang Zhong, let alone Zhuang Yu and the others. After a few rounds, the bottle of wine that had just been taken out was also bottomed out.
Among the five people, Wang Kewang and Wang Yi drank the most, but it seemed that Wang Kewang had a good drinking capacity and had no special reaction after drinking more than half a pound of wine.
On the other hand, Wang Yi's face was rosy and his speech was slurred.
Wang Meng laughed and said, "You great writers are outclassed by our eldest sister who has only studied for a few years."
Zhuang Yu repeatedly raised his hands and said, "I'm willing to bow down to you, I'm willing to bow down to you."
After finishing the second bottle of wine, Mr. Wang didn't bring out any more wine. Everyone chatted in the yard for a while. Seeing that it was getting late, they got up and left.
After walking out of the courtyard, Wang Kewang called for a taxi at the alley, but Zhuang Yu pulled Zhang Zhong aside and said seriously, "Do you remember what the old man said tonight?"
"What did the old man say?" Zhang Zhong asked with a smile.
Zhuang Yu stared at Zhang Zhong for a while, then suddenly laughed, "I was worrying too much."
After that, both of them remained silent, and Liu Yuan didn't speak at the side. As for Wang Yi, he couldn't even stand still, and he still had to be supported by Liu Yuan and the others.
After Wang Kewang called the car, he sent Zhuang Yu and the others back, and then took Zhang Zhong to the arranged hotel.
After Wang Kewang left, Zhang Zhong sat on the sofa in the guest room, thinking about today's events.
Mr. Wang's purpose for asking them to eat was not simple. Zhang Zhong didn't realize it at first, but he didn't realize it until later when they were guessing riddles.
Later, when Zhuang Yu asked him at the door, he was still pretending to be stupid. Zhuang Yu also saw that Zhang Zhong was pretending to be stupid, so he said that he was overthinking.
Zhuang Yu was originally worried that Zhang Zhong was too young and wouldn't understand the joints, but he didn't expect that Zhang Zhong had already seen it, so he tacitly understood it and didn't say anything more.
The old man’s two puzzles today are a bit interesting. The answers to the two puzzles are Heng and Bu. Coincidentally, the current head of the Ministry of Culture happens to be named Bu Heng.