Chapter 293 - A Couplet (1/2)

Chapter 293: A Couplet

It was custo altar with a new couplet written in calligraphy on the eve of every New Year However, this year, the Wise One, Xiao Quanren, had taken ill and was unable to write the couplet What were they supposed to do?

Xiao Dizhang knitted his eyebrows in a quandary as this was an iood fortune of the village for the coe is good in calligraphy as well Why not invite hiested

But someone else i altar belongs to the Xiao family If we invite people from the Chens to write the couplet for us, wouldn’t we beourselves? We can’t do that, absolutely not!”

The stateained the support of everyone as the Seekong altar had a great significance to the Xiao clan On many important occasions, people with other surna shrine Therefore an outsider writing the couplet for the altar was out of the question

“Why not go to town and get so a co shook his head and said, “The couplet h time for that Besides, it’s already so late, and the shops in town are all closed Which shop would be willing to open and do that for us?”

“Hmm…”

The predicament put the crowd in a somber mood, and nificant proble had said earlier, they realized the iraphy The Wise One would not be with them forever, and when the time ca altar according to their whims and fancies

“Don’t worry, everyone, since Xiao Luo has been to university, he should kno to do everything, and that surely includes calligraphy Let’s ask him to write a couplet in place of the Wise One That’ll solve the proble was a vindictive sort, and his ht spot and embarrass himself in front of everyone He was fixated with the idea of proving to everybody that attending university was nothing to shout about It irked his to say about Xiao Luo and holedgeable he was Now he saw the opportunity to prove theet Xiao Luo?!”

The crowd caain, filled with a sense of hope They turned to Xiao Luo with a look of anticipation in their eyes

Xiao Dizhang looked at Xiao Luo doubtfully and asked, “Xiao Luo, can you do calligraphy?”

“Uncle Dizhang, are you intentionally raduate, the raphy, who else does?”

Xiao Qiudong deliberately raised his voice above the crowd and patted Xiao Luo on the shoulder “My brother, don’t conceal your talents in such a moment like this The clan needs you now,” he said

Xiao Ping gritted his teeth, knohat Xiao Qiudong was up to Since ere university graduates supposed to be all-rounders capable of doing everything? Didn’t he call Xiao Luo out so that he would embarrass hi tried to find a way out for Xiao Luo and said, “Xiao Luo, it’s okay if you don’t know calligraphy Very few people know calligraphy these days, so this isn’t solowered at hi? Do you think that I’ Xiao Luo on purpose?”

“Are you not?” Xiao Ping nervouslyhad heard what he said

Enraged, Xiao Qiudong sneered at poor Xiao Ping, “What kind of attitude is that?! Do you still want thestate couldn’t find the words to reply He only raised his head and glared at Xiao Qiudong in anguish

Old , don’t talk like that in front of the Seekong altar We are all like fa will be very displeased if he watches this fro echoed him and added, “Yes indeed, please settle the personal affairs between you in private Right noe should be only be talking about the couplet” He turned his head to look at Xiao Luo and asked again, “Xiao Luo, can you do it?”

“I’ll try”

Xiao Luo stepped forith a wry s wasn’t done, and in a tone of contempt, he said, “Xiao Luo, don’t force yourself if you can’t do it, I only spoke randoraphy, no one willaltar is sacred to the clan, and the couplet has to be properly written If it co, it will absolutely not go on the altar”

As soon as he said that, everyone stared at hiust They saw in hi housefly

Xiao Luo totally ignored hiun dipping it in ink