The New Year passed, and soon it was the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month. Today was the first full moon night of the year. All places in Dafeng had the custom of celebrating the Lantern Festival. On this day, they would light lanterns in the town, and it would be very lively at night. They had been staying at home all winter, so Cao Xiangnan said that they might as well go to the town to play today.
It just so happened that they also had a yard in the town, so they would not go back to Caojia Village at night. After playing there, they would go to the yard in the town to spend the night, and then go back to the village the next day.
No one objected, and everyone agreed, so the matter was settled.
On this day, Jin Ge'er and Xiu Ge'er went to the town early to clean up the yard. After the New Year, housekeeper Wu went back to the yard in the town to look after the house. However, the yard there had not been anyone living there for some time, so the house had to be cleaned carefully inside and outside before people could live there. After lunch
, they waited for the children at home to get up after their nap, fed them a little snack and drank water, and then they went to the town in a mighty manner.
On this day, families with some craftsmanship would make lanterns and sell them in the town. The town was full of stalls selling lanterns and various small gadgets, and the streets were very lively with people coming and going. As soon as the children saw these cute lanterns on the street, the little rabbits, monkeys and tigers were lifelike and in different postures. They couldn't move their feet and pestered their parents to ask for them.
"Okay, okay, you can pick one if you like it later." "You
can only pick one each, don't take more, okay
. Mom, Baoer wants it." Qi Wanfeng held Baoer in his arms and didn't let Baoer walk because he was afraid that Baoer would run around. Otherwise, there were many people in the town and Baoer was very active.
Hearing Baoer say that he wanted it, Qi Wanfeng smiled and nodded, and said, "Okay, Baoer will pick one he likes later. What do you think?
I want it." Baoer agreed.
Whatever Lele wants, pick one too. "Qi Wanfeng looked at the children following him and said.
Yeah." Cao Ruile nodded. There was curiosity in his eyes when he looked at the lanterns, but he didn't ask for them.
The little white fox curled up in his arms and fell asleep, gurgling. He was used to it.
Soon, the children held the selected lanterns in their hands one by one.
There were so many people on the street. After walking with everyone for a while, Fang Ziye felt a little uncomfortable. He said to Wanfeng who was walking with him, "I'll go to Yipinzhai to wait for you. After you finish shopping, go upstairs to have dinner."
Okay. "Qi Wanfeng replied.
He reached out and touched Baoer's face, telling Baoer to listen to his mother. Then Fang Ziye led his people to Yipinzhai.
Qi Wanfeng told her husband that Ziyu would go to Yipinzhai to wait for them. Cao Xiangnan thought Fang Ziye was tired and said, "Okay, let's walk a little further and then go there to have dinner." They went to Yipinzhai to have dinner when they arrived in town today, and they didn't plan to go home and make their own food. It was just right that they would watch the lanterns here after dinner.
When Manager Zhao saw that their eldest master had arrived, he hurriedly and respectfully welcomed the eldest master inside and arranged the best room upstairs for him.
Fang Ziye sat down, waved his hand and said, "Manager Zhao, go and do your work. I have someone to serve me here."
Yes. "Shopkeeper Zhao pushed the door out. He saw that their eldest boss did not seem to have just arrived in the town. He knew in his heart that their eldest boss must have gone to Caojia Village. Thinking of this, he not only blamed Xiangnan in his heart, but also did not tell him that his eldest boss had come. If his eldest boss blamed him, Shopkeeper Zhao thought that he would have to give Xiangnan a lesson later.
The group of people strolling on the street soon arrived at Yipinzhai. Cao Xiangnan found that as soon as he came in, the smile on Shopkeeper Zhao's face was murderous. He remembered that he forgot to tell Shopkeeper Zhao something. "Well, brother, Xiangnan originally wanted to come and tell you about this, but this is not the case, this is not the case... I forgot it!
Originally, Cao Xiangnan wanted to mention it to Shopkeeper Zhao, but he was afraid that Fang Ziye didn't want outsiders to know that he came to Caojia Village, so he didn't tell Shopkeeper Zhao about it.
The big boss's affairs were not something that a small shopkeeper like him could manage. When Shopkeeper Zhao saw Cao Xiangnan and the others coming, he personally led everyone upstairs with the instructions of his big boss.
The door of the private room was opened from the inside, and Ershun stood inside and opened the door.
"You came up so quickly, why didn't you walk around for a while longer." Fang Ziye stood up from the recliner, and after resting in the room for a while, he felt that his chest was not so uncomfortable. As soon as Qi Wanfeng came in, he put Bao'er down. Bao'er ran inside and said, "I'm tired after walking here, so I came up to rest for a while."
Xiao Han'er was sitting next to his mother.
When he saw the brothers coming in, he was about to get off the bed. The waiter saw that the young master was about to get off the bed,
so she hurriedly carried the young master down. "Han'er." Bao'er rushed over and hugged Han'er. The force of his rush almost knocked Xiao Han'er away. The mother behind him reached out to support their young master, and when she saw that Bao'er almost knocked their young master down, she scolded with anger on her face, "How can you shut up, kid? Get out!" Fang Ziye interrupted the mother's words.
The old nanny didn't know what he did wrong. In his heart, he really didn't like the child who was always making trouble. He had made their young master fall to the ground more than once or twice. He had already had an opinion about this. Knowing that his master was angry, he didn't dare to say anything. He lowered his head and went out. He was still a little dissatisfied with the child.
"Mom." Bao'er was scared and ran back to his nanny. Qi Wanfeng hugged Bao'er. He was also scared just now. He thought Bao'er was going to knock Han'er down again, and there was also the nanny who was taking care of Han'er. Usually, he was a little afraid of the stern nanny. He didn't expect that he would scold Bao'er when he saw Bao'er almost knocking Han'er down. Seeing Fang Ziye was unhappy, he hurriedly said, "Zi Yu, it's Bao'er's fault. Bao'er is always reckless."
After that, Qi Wanfeng taught Bao'er a lesson, telling him to be careful and steady when walking in the future, and not to hit Han'er so hard that his brother would not be able to stand steadily and would knock his brother to the ground.
Originally, it was nothing for the children to play and make trouble, but it was awkward when the old grandmother scolded him like that.
Aning made a smooth talk, and the matter was over.
But he They didn't know that the mama who had taken care of Han'er since he was a child was sent away, and another gentle mama took care of Han'er.
Everyone had dinner in Yipinzhai, and when the children finished their meal, it was dark outside. As
soon as it got dark, lanterns were lit everywhere in the town. Today is the Lantern Festival, and there is a custom of lighting lanterns here, and there will be flower lanterns parading on the street soon.
"Grandpa." Hearing that everyone in the next room had gone out, the anxious boy rushed to their grandpa and shouted.
No hurry." A low voice came. The gentleman sitting there did not stand up immediately. He picked up the wine glass on the table and took a sip of wine. Then he stood up and walked out to the balcony. He stood on a high place and looked at the group of people who walked out. He saw the person he was looking for in the crowd at a glance, and the half-grown children surrounding his brother.
He finally found them!
It was not until Xiao'er ascended the throne and the affairs in the court were stable that Prince Duan came to this place. When he came here, he asked his men to inquire about how his Ning'er was doing here. In the end, it was he who made his Ning'er suffer grievances and hardships.
Now that he has found the person and knows that the person is here, Prince Duan is not so anxious in his heart. After taking a look at the person who was walking away, he said, "Let's go, let's go down and take a look. "He wanted to see the place where his Ning'er had lived for so long. He had searched most of Dafeng, but he didn't expect his Ning'er to hide in such a small place with the child. No wonder he had been looking for her for three years without success.
There were also stalls selling lanterns in the town. Couples of men and boys walked together, looking at the lanterns. If a boy liked a man, he would buy one and give it to him. Two or three good friends would come to the street to see the lanterns, just for the hustle and bustle.
There was an old man selling lanterns on the street. He The lanterns on the stalls were the most beautiful, but the people standing in front of the stalls just watched the excitement, and no one bought any. When they walked here, Cao Xiangnan saw so many people standing here. He walked over and saw that the lanterns on this stall were more delicate and beautiful than those on other stalls, so he asked the people around him which one they wanted, thinking of buying it for the evening. Qi Wanfeng looked at it carefully and whispered to her husband that she wanted the lotus flower, which was colored, just like the lotus flowers blooming in summer, just like the real thing.
"My dear, if you want a lantern, you have to guess the answer to the riddle. "The old gentleman said with a smile.
He doesn't sell the lanterns here, you can only guess the riddles, and you can take them if you guess correctly. If you guess incorrectly, he won't sell them no matter how much money you pay. There are a few scholars here, so not many people can guess the old gentleman's lantern riddles. The old gentleman likes this kind of hobby. Every year he comes here to set up a stall to guess lantern riddles, and not many people guess his riddles correctly.
Okay." Cao Xiangnan also got interested, pointing to the lantern that Wan Feng liked and said, "That's it.
The old gentleman took the riddle hanging under the lantern.
Tomorrow is spring, guess a word.
Cao Xiangnan took the riddle and looked at it, repeating this sentence in his mind. When he was in school, there was a period of time when he liked to play word guessing with his classmates during breaks. Word puzzles are nothing more than spelling out the answer based on the words on the riddle. Tomorrow is spring, guess a word, what word is it? He thought of several words in his mind.
Got it!
Little husband, have you guessed it?" the old gentleman asked.
Tomorrow is spring, guess a word. "Cao Xiangnan said, "It's play." He asked, "Old gentleman, am I right?
The old man took out the answer to the riddle, which was exactly the word "zou". He handed the lantern to the young man and looked at the boy next to him. He saw that the two of them were in love and affection. He could tell at a glance that they were a couple. The boy was holding a cute child in his arms. He said, "Young man, you guessed it right. This lantern is for you. I wish you two will grow old together.
We will. Thank you, old man." "Cao Xiangnan handed the lantern to Wanfeng, who happily took it and nodded to the old man.
Baoer had his own little tiger, and after taking a look at Am's lantern, he thought his little tiger was still the cutest, so he didn't try to snatch Am's lantern.
When he left, Cao Xiangnan still left a bunch of copper coins.
The old man saw the copper coins left on the stall, collected them and put them in his arms.