The vessel they usually use for pitching is called a "guan'er ping," which has a large mouth and two "small ears" on the sides. Even if you throw the arrow onto one of the two "small ears," it is considered a lucky prediction.

However, the vase that Lu Xiaoyang prepared had a very small opening and no "ears" on the sides, which greatly reduced the hit rate. It would be difficult to throw in even two or three twigs, let alone five.

Qin Shouzhong instantly felt that Lu Xiaoyang was making things difficult for him. Just because he was an illiterate commoner, did that mean he couldn't allow them, these refined guests, to play such a leisurely and elegant game?

He turned around and glanced at Lu Xiaoyang, only to find Lu Xiaoyang smiling at him. When she saw his gaze, she even nodded in affirmation.

Qin Shouzhong suddenly felt a sense of helplessness, like a scholar encountering a soldier. He forced a smile and said to Lu Xiaoyang, "The mouth of this vase is too small. Could you replace it with a larger one?"

"I'm really sorry, all the vases at home have this kind of opening, I really don't have any big ones."

Lu Xiaoyang felt very apologetic. What he said was true. These narrow-mouthed vases look particularly artistic when filled with flowers. He Jiuniang especially liked them, so all the vases in the house were like this.

I was looking for a vase with a wide opening, but it wasn't easy.

"This... Brother Lu, aren't you putting me in a difficult position? How can we possibly put it in with such a narrow bottle opening?"

Lu Xiaoyang cried out that she was wronged. She wanted to ask Lu Baichuan for help, but then she thought that she was already so old and couldn't rely on the adults in her family for everything. She calmed down, thought carefully about what to say, and then said, "The mouth of this bottle is indeed a bit too small. Why don't we bring it closer together and then put two more identical vases next to it? Throw the ball into three vases. No matter which vase it lands in, it will be considered a lucky shot. What do you think, Young Master Qin?"

That's certainly possible. If we do it the way Lu Xiaoyang suggested, the hit rate will be higher than with the Guan Er Ke, and everyone will have more fun.

Qin Shouzhong should have readily agreed, but he held a grudge and even suspected that Lu Xiaoyang was deliberately trying to embarrass him. So he said to Lu Xiaoyang, "I heard that Brother Lu has been busy with business and has never attended an academy or played this game of pitch-pot. You must not be as skilled as us. Why don't you demonstrate first? If you can hit the target, then it means that the problem is not that big. Even if it is difficult, we should still try. If you don't hit the target at all, then it means that it is really difficult to hit the target. We can just change a few more vases."

His words were clearly contradictory, and it was obvious that he was going to great lengths to embarrass Lu Xiaoyang.

He was the one who was supposed to play the game, and others had helped prepare the props, yet he let them go first. Although there was no mention of rewards or punishments, it would be truly embarrassing to demonstrate in front of so many people and not be able to get a single shot in.

What's lost is the reputation of the Lu family.

At that time, Lu Xiaoyang, the neglected nephew from a collateral branch of the Lu family who still lives in the Lu family, will be in big trouble. That way, it can be considered revenge for the humiliation he just suffered.

The crowd watched Lu Xiaoyang with a hint of schadenfreude. Although they all wore smiles, most of them secretly wanted Lu Xiaoyang to fail so they could openly laugh at the Lu family, who were more powerful than them, and barely regain some of their crushed dignity.

Everyone thought Lu Xiaoyang would nervously ask his family for help, or simply back down, but to everyone's surprise, he actually took the task and prepared to show off his skills in front of everyone.

However, he was not in a hurry to throw the arrow into the pot. Instead, he said to everyone present, "Alright, I'll add some more prizes. If I win, Young Master Qin will squat down and bark like a dog in public, just for fun. If Young Master Qin wins, feel free to make any requests. As long as it's within my power, I will not delay."

After speaking, Lu Xiaoyang glanced at Qin Shouzhong, then his gaze swept over everyone present, and he asked with a smile, "What do you all think?"