"What the hell, are you kidding me! My Nine Recollection Fragrance can't even compare to a cup of seawater? "Luo Mu Zi roared in his heart, but maintained his elegance on the surface.
"Damn it! This Wu Yi Hai is so cunning, we are offering tea, but he is offering seawater? His skin is really thick! But Fairy Si Liu actually approves of him, this is too infuriating, too infuriating! "Lun Fei's fists under the table were clenched so tightly his veins were bulging.
Fairy Tian Lu quickly mediated: "The moon is high in the sky, the tea has already been drunk, but there is no poem, it is not beautiful."
Fang Yuan pretended to be puzzled: "Are we really going to recite a poem?"
He was completely unprepared, as if he was hearing it for the first time.
Luo Mu Zi and Lun Fei's eyes immediately brightened, this was another chance!
Another great chance to strike down their rival in love.
"Last time, I was fooled by you and got away with it. This time, I will definitely knock your limelight down, and then ruthlessly step on it a few times. "
Luo Mu Zi's mind was filled with this thought, but on the surface, he was smiling and elegant.
Lun Fei was the same, having similar thoughts.
But they did not know who Fang Yuan was?
Competing in poems?!
Heavens!
This was worse than showing off in front of an expert.
Fang Yuan came from Earth, he had a lot of ancient poems, there was no lack of excellent works that were recorded in history, and there were even great works that shocked the ancients and dazzled the contemporaries. He could casually toss out a copy, and the two of them would have no face left.
"We are indeed going to recite a poem, there is a reason behind it." Qiao Si Liu replied to Fang Yuan.
"Oh? I would like to hear the details. "Fang Yuan followed up.
"This is a story that has been passed down in Southern Border, and is also the origin of the moon festival." Qiao Si Liu started to speak.
A long time ago, in a certain village in Southern Border.
A mortal lad fell in love with a Gu Master's daughter, and this Gu Master's daughter similarly fell in love with this mortal lad.
The lad mustered his courage to propose, but was rejected by the Gu Master.
"You are only a mortal, while my daughter is a Gu Master with a bright future, how can you be worthy of my daughter? Get lost! "
The young man begged, but the old Gu Master sneered: "You want my daughter to marry you, you are dreaming! A mere mortal like you can't even brew a cup of tea? What use do you have? "
The young man replied, "Isn't it just a cup of tea? What's so difficult about it? If I do it, will you marry your daughter to me? "
The old Gu Master felt a headache.
He knew that his daughter loved the young man in front of him very much. If he forcefully separated them, his daughter would hate him as her father.
The old Gu Master said: "If you can make a cup of tea that satisfies me, I will give you a chance."
The young man was overjoyed and quickly agreed, "Sir, I can definitely do it."
The Gu Master daughter heard this and was very worried: "My family has been famous for tea for generations, but you want to make a tea that satisfies my father? You are only a mortal without the abilities of a Gu Master, how can you make a good cup of tea? "
The young man said, "Don't worry. Who said mortals couldn't make tea? Let me tell you three things. "
"First, big fish eat small fish, small fish eat shrimps."
Thus, the young man came to the stream and caught a big fish. He cut open the fish's stomach and took out the small fish. He then cut open the small fish's stomach and took out the small shrimps.
"Second, humans need to eat and also shit."
Thus, the young man ate the small shrimps and took out a pile of feces.
"Third, feces can make flowers and plants flourish."
Thus, the young man buried the feces in the soil, and sure enough, the flowers and plants flourished and grew taller.
The young man picked out a type of flower and soaked it in the stream, turning the entire stream into tea.
The old Gu Master drank a mouthful of this tea and was speechless for a long time.
His daughter called out, "Father, you aren't going back on your word, are you?"
The old Gu Master reluctantly nodded, "Young man, you passed the first round. But you are a mortal, it is impossible for you to marry my daughter. You are too crude and have no talent, you cannot recite poems. "
The young man scratched his head, troubled, "Although I have never recited poems before, I can try."
The old Gu Master scoffed: "With just you?"
The young man retorted, "Why can't I?"
The old Gu Master said, "Young man, you are not just casually saying a few sentences and reciting poems. Us Gu Masters recite poems that can change the color of heaven and earth and make people dance. Can you do it? "
The young man said in a muffled voice, "How will I know if I don't try?"
"Alright, then try, don't say I didn't give you a chance. If you fail, get lost and never see my daughter again. "The old Gu Master said.
The young man had no choice but to agree. He started to walk around, wanting to recite poems.
But he had never recited poems before, so he had no clue.
At this time, he saw the ants on the ground, and the birds and the setting sun outside the window, and suddenly patted his head.
He called out, "Swallows fly low and snakes cross the path, ants move house and the rain arrives."
Southern Border had a lot of rain, and it was currently spring.
The young man had just finished speaking when rain started to fall from the sky.
The old Gu Master's expression changed.
The young man continued, "A drop of spring rain is a drop of oil, we will be worried if it rains a few more times."
The rain outside the house got heavier, and the sky became gloomy, no longer as bright as before.
The old Gu Master's expression turned ugly.
The young man scratched his head and cheeks, "When the elm money turns yellow, I'm busy farming, when the willow hair falls off, I'm randomly sowing rice."
At this point, the young man was stuck, he only lacked the last sentence, but he couldn't say it no matter what.
"I'll give you one last bit of time." The old Gu Master sneered.
The young man's eyes immediately brightened, and he pointed at the old Gu Master, saying, "Old master, you collected ten thousand buckets of grain, but we are still suffering from famine."
The old Gu Master immediately jumped in anger, standing up and knocking the teacup in his hand away.
Then he pointed at the young man and shouted, "You are just a mortal, you have such guts!"
But his daughter laughed and clapped, "Great, this poem changed the color of heaven and earth, and made you dance in joy."
The old Gu Master saw his daughter standing on her lover's side, and was furious, but he couldn't retort.
"Good, good, good, you passed the second round, there is still the last round. You want to marry my daughter, where is the betrothal gift? Can you give me a satisfactory betrothal gift? "
The young man lowered his head dejectedly, he lived in a thatched hut, slept in straw sandals, and only had a set of patched clothes.
"I am willing to use all my assets as the betrothal gift." The young man was very serious.
"Take it out for me to see!" The old Gu Master said.
The young man led the old Gu Master to his residence, that old and broken thatched hut.
The young man said to the old Gu Master, "These are all my assets."
"With this broken hut full of holes?" The old Gu Master pointed, showing disdain.
"With this yellow straw mat that is about to break in half?" The old Gu Master threw the straw mat away.
"With these broken stones that were used as stools?" The old Gu Master fiercely kicked the stone, breaking it.
The young man lowered his head.
With every sentence the old Gu Master said, the young man lowered his head even more.
By the time the old Gu Master finished his three sentences, the young man's head was almost touching his chest.
But right at this time, from the rock that was kicked by the old Gu Master, a Gu worm that looked like a moon flew out shakily, shining brightly and extremely beautiful.
The old Gu Master was stupefied.
The young man was also stupefied, this stone was randomly picked up from the foot of the mountain.
The old Gu Master's daughter shouted happily, "This Gu worm is definitely enough, it will be the betrothal gift."
The old Gu Master could not retort, he could not say anything, in the end he could only pinch his nose and marry his daughter to this mortal young man.
Fang Yuan had heard of this story long ago, but it was indeed interesting.
The whole story described a battle between a mortal and a Gu Master, and it ended with the mortal's victory.
The young man charged through three obstacles, and finally won the beauty, a female Gu Master. The old Gu Master actually did not use any martial strength from start to finish. This was not logical, but it showed the mortal's yearning for a better life, and the pursuit of happiness.
The young man's image was worth investigating and analyzing.
Regardless of whether it was the three principles or the poem he recited, they were all easy to understand, very simple, and even crude.
But these were the summaries of the mortal's daily labor experience.
Especially that poem, although the rhyme was not harmonious, it indirectly revealed the truth of the Gu Master's exploitation of mortals.
"Old master collected ten thousand buckets of grain, but we are still suffering from famine."
Gu Masters were high above, while mortals worked like cows and horses.
So in the hearts of mortals, they had the desire to fight with Gu Masters.
But Gu Masters were too strong, how could mortals defeat Gu Masters? So in the story, in the final third obstacle, the mortal young man's key to victory was actually a broken stone.
A Gu worm appeared in the stone, this was rock dissection.
Rock dissection was a popular activity in the southern border. More accurately speaking, among the five regions, southern border was number one in rock dissection, because there were many mountains in the southern border, and it had abundant natural resources.
The mortal young man used rock dissection to defeat the old Gu Master. Although this stone was picked up by him, he relied more on luck.
This also showed the weakness and helplessness of mortals.
From their point of view, Gu Masters were too strong, they could not defeat Gu Masters. If they could win, it would definitely be due to great luck!
This folk tale had mortals as the main characters, and was very likely created by mortals.
Because of this, it received strong resonance from mortals, and was widely spread in the relatively isolated southern border, not inferior to < < The Legends of Ren Zu > >.
But in the other four regions, its spread was limited, and few people knew about it.
Because of this story, the Moon Festival was gradually formed in the southern border. On this day, be it mortals, Gu Masters, or even Gu Immortals, they would come to admire the moon, taste tea, recite poems, and dissect rocks, to celebrate this festival together.
Note: Wow, this chapter took a long time to write, and expended a lot of brain cells. I am in a good mood tonight. I am quite satisfied with this chapter, because I have been working hard to create a different and complete world. What do you think?
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