County Officer Zhang added, and when Dean Meng agreed, all the disciples started to show off.
Someone made the first couplet, whilst the other made the second. All the couplets needed to be related to Dragon Boat.
Some were excellent, which were spoken highly of by the others.
Couplets included "Wormgrass for the men, and rush grass for the Emperor."
"Beautiful ladies among grass, pure-hearted scholars of poetry".
"Dragon Boat day and pear flower, Summer morning and birds chirping."
"…"
Hearing the couplets, Xie Jingrong believed that some were almost up to standard, so he made some remarks, causing them to want to make even more.
Shao Liulang had tried to make some couplets but none of them were good enough, failing to catch the attention of County Magistrate Qiao and Xie Jingrong.
He felt quite distressed.
But when he thought of how his cousin did not make any, he felt encouraged and less distressed.
