"Ang'er, you chubby boy, what are you looking at?" The aunt led a few fancy cousins to the door. As women were not allowed to enter the ancestral hall, they just looked out the door. They happened to see Zhu Ping'an looking at the top of the ancestral hall with great interest. The chubby and fair-skinned boy was still very eye-catching.
At first, Zhu Ping'an didn't realize that his aunt was calling him. He had always heard people calling him "Zhu'er" all the time, and it was the first time he heard someone call him "Ang'er" and he didn't react for a moment.
"Ang'er?" the aunt called again.
Zhu Pingan then realized that he was being called An Ge'er, which sounded much better than Xiao Zhu. In the Ming Dynasty, names like "Brother" and "Sister" were quite common in towns, but rare in villages. How should I put it? It should be a fashionable name. I had seen this name before when I read Jin Ping Mei.
"I'm wondering if our ancestors will sit in the clouds and greet us." Zhu Ping'an turned his head and said formally.
You should do your job well and as a child you can only play the role of a child well.
"Puchi." The 8-year-old cousin from my aunt's family couldn't help laughing, her pink hands half covering her mouth with a handkerchief, "Cousin brother is not a fool, is he?"
My little cousin was wearing a pink pleated skirt, the hem of which swayed slightly as she laughed. She looked very pretty, a naive little girl who had just grown up.
The 12-year-old eldest cousin from my uncle's family waved her bare hand, tapped the younger cousin's forehead lightly, and said with a smile, "How can your younger cousin be stupid?"
"Children's words are innocent, but they are blown away by the wind." The aunt said with a sigh, "Don't say that. An Ge'er is very smart. He will take the imperial examination in the future, right, An Ge'er?"
As the aunt spoke, she started teasing Zhu Ping'an.
The children in the village are all dirty, and the children in the city are not chubby. It is quite rare to see such a chubby, fair-skinned child.
"Well, yes." Zhu Ping'an thought about it and answered seriously.
cluck
Several cousins laughed even more happily, and even my aunt was amused by Zhu Ping'an's serious look.
I guess in their opinion, teasing naughty kids is the most fun thing.
Several people started to tease Zhu Ping'an, especially the aunt. However, they were not allowed to tease other people's children in the city. Besides, the eldest cousin was too old-fashioned, very much like brother Dachuan. It was impossible to tease him, and it was boring to tease him.
"Ang'er, I want to ask you, which came first, the chicken or the egg?" The aunt squatted at the door and asked Zhu Ping'an with interest.
Is it true that adults in every generation use this question to tease children
In fact, which came first, the chicken or the egg? This is an interesting question, and it is the same kind of logical proposition as "a white horse is not a horse". The chicken is a kind of poultry, and the egg is the egg of this kind of poultry. From a noun point of view, the chicken was defined first, and then the egg came. From a physical point of view, if the chicken came first, then where did the chicken come from? It was hatched from an egg, so it enters a cycle. Who came first and who came later is just a little game that adults play to tease children.
Being teased by others is boring, but pretending to be a naughty kid to tease others is another story. In fact, it is the same in real life. In the early morning, you take your shiny pet dog for a walk. How can you understand the dog's psychology? "Oh, good morning, golden retriever brother and teddy sister, I'm here to walk the poop scooper again."
Pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger has almost become Zhu Ping'an's habitual evil taste.
Which came first, the chicken or the egg
"My grandmother came first." Zhu Ping'an answered seriously.
Phew
A group of women were laughing uncontrollably.
"Why did grandma come first, Anger?" asked the aunt.
"Because my grandmother was in charge of both chickens and eggs. If my grandmother bought chickens first, we would have chickens first. If my grandmother bought eggs first, we would have eggs first."
The aunt immediately looked at Zhu Ping'an and was very surprised, because she had asked many children before, and almost every child was confused by her. This was the first time she heard such an answer.
The aunt vaguely felt that Zhu Ping'an might be extraordinary in the future.
Several little cousins were amused by Zhu Ping'an's words. What a silly boy! He asked you which came first, the chicken or the egg. What does it have to do with your grandmother? They couldn't help but think that this chubby little cousin was silly and funny, and they also started to tease him. Why do people have two legs? Why can't ducks fly if they have two wings? And so on.
Zhu Ping'an also cooperated well and said some words that made them laugh, but there were a thousand alpacas running around in his heart.
"Why don't you ask us a question, little cousin?" The little cousin nodded and thought of a more interesting idea to tease Zhu Ping'an.
"Sister, can I not ask?" Zhu Ping'an shook his little head and asked seriously.
"No, you must ask." The little cousin giggled and nodded seriously.
"Okay then." Zhu Ping'an frowned and looked like he was thinking.
When they heard that Zhu Ping'an was going to ask a question, not only were the cousins very interested, but even my aunt came over to listen.
What kind of questions can a naughty kid like you who just got rid of open-crotch pants ask? Chen told the story of Zhu Ping'an's struggle not to wear open-crotch pants to her aunts as a joke, which made them laugh.
"Grandpa climbs trees to pick strawberries. He can pick one basket a day, and two baskets in two days. So how many baskets of strawberries can he pick in three days?"
Zhu Ping'an raised his head and answered the question in a naive manner, looking like he was racking his brains.
Several little cousins groaned in their hearts. Seeing you racking your brains, we thought it was a difficult problem, but it turned out to be so easy. That's right, counting to three is very difficult for you, but it can't be any easier for us.
"Oh, that's easy, just three baskets of strawberries."
"My little cousin is so stupid. Grandpa can pick three baskets of strawberries in three days."
Several cousins answered in unison, with expressions that suggested the question was too simple and boring.
Look, this is the gap, another IQ crush.
Zhu Pingan shook his head.
Huh
What, it's wrong
Several cousins didn't understand, and even my aunt didn't quite understand. Picking a basket of strawberries a day, two baskets of strawberries in two days, and three baskets of strawberries in three days, how could it be wrong? Could it be that this little guy hasn't mastered addition and subtraction within three
"What's wrong?" The 8-year-old cousin kept asking.
Zhu Ping'an tilted his head 45 degrees, rolled his eyes, and spoke with the arrogance of a child.
"Grandpa couldn't even pick a basketful of fruits after climbing a tree."
After hearing this answer, several cousins were definitely not happy, especially the youngest cousin, who said it was impossible and that Zhu Ping'an was messing around.
"What? How is it possible that I can't even pick a whole basket?"
"That's right. It would be meaningless if you said that grandpa was lazy or something, little cousin."
"Playing tricks is not a good thing."
As a result, Zhu Ping'an raised his head even higher, looking very arrogant.
"Because strawberries grow on the ground, there are no strawberries on the trees, so grandpa can't climb the tree to pick strawberries."
Hearing this, the little girls, both big and small, looked at each other in silence.
Zhu Ping'an took the opportunity to slip away, and left after completing his mission, hiding his achievements and fame, not wanting to be questioned any further.