Chapter 247 Lantern Festival

Lu Erniang felt that she had been fooled.

With so many dishes, it will probably take the whole family until midnight to prepare them.

Just as she was thinking of doing something sneaky, she slowed down her work and was whipped by the guard behind her.

The whip touched her sleeves and hair, almost scaring her to death.

Lu Erniang felt that it was not appropriate to stay here for long. She must have come here to suffer because she was crazy about money.

Considering how she used to beat or scold Chen Shiyi, treating him like an animal, would Chen Shiyi still be kind enough to give them food and clothes?

My mind is full of confusion and not clear at all.

At night, she secretly called her children at home and tried to escape, but as soon as she walked out of the room, she was stopped by a whip.

The next day, early in the morning, Lu Erniang saw Chen Shiyi coming again in a green robe with a large group of people.

She quickly put on a smile and said.

"My daughter, there are still fields to tend and chickens to feed at home. We are going back now. What about the hundred acres of fertile land and the ten thousand taels of silver? I am just kidding you."

Chen Shiyi said firmly.

"Once you say this, you have to do it. Only then can it count as your words. Bailing, what is the second thing they want..."

"Hundreds of acres of good farmland."

Chen Shiyi nodded.

“This is pretty easy.”

"Bai Ling, I remember I have a mountain estate outside of Kyoto. There seems to be a hundred acres of land there, but it hasn't been opened up yet. Send them there and supervise them carefully. Tell them to be diligent and don't be lazy."

When Lu Erniang heard this, she was surprised. "One hundred mu? No land was reclaimed?"

Her eyelids turned white in an instant and she passed out.

When Pei Luoshu came back and heard about Lu Erniang's story, he even found it funny.

"Ah Luo, what have you been busy with recently?"

"Work matters, and Uncle Nine's matters..."

Chen Shiyi was silent for a while.

"I have one more thing. Please help me check it. Someone came to Xiangyang Village to inform me of my current situation, which led Lu Erniang to come to me. Although I don't know who that person is, I know his purpose is to make me recognize my own identity. A person who came out of the poor mountains and valleys should not covet people who do not belong to him."

Pei Luoshu's hand paused as he was writing, and the ink from the tip of his pen dripped onto the paper, staining it with ink.

He looked up at his wife, his eyes full of guilt.

"Eleven, I'm sorry. I will definitely keep them under control and not allow them to cause trouble again and alienate the relationship between you and me."

Chen Shiyi suddenly felt a little sad.

"A Luo, you gave up your beautiful country for me, who is of such a humble origin. Will you regret it in the future?"

Pei Luoshu held her hand tightly.

"Eleven, no, don't let your imagination run wild."

Chen Shiyi was silent for a while.

"Ah Luo, are you free tomorrow?"

"have."

"There's a lantern festival tomorrow night. Would you like to go with me?"

"good."

The lights in Kyoto are the most prosperous and splendid of all the prefectures. Walking along the moat, the streets are full of colorful lights. There are children holding round lanterns and weaving through the crowd, some standing on the street shouting and selling, and some are even painting on the lanterns. There is an endless variety of fun and delicious food, which is dazzling.

Pei Luo held Chen Shiyi's hand and walked slowly on the street.

Chen Shiyi is a person who likes the hustle and bustle. Watching the crowds of people coming and going, his heart won’t feel so empty.

In front of us is a wall of light woven from red lanterns, standing side by side with the building next to it.

She stood beside a red-painted beam and turned to look at Pei Luoshu with a smile.

"A Luo, look at me, am I so small?"

Pei Luoshu smiled as he looked at her holding a red paper lantern that was as tall as her. Her white dress was stained red, making the smile on her face even more intense.

She hadn't laughed so happily in a long time.

Pei Luoshu walked up to Chen Shiyi and handed her a string of sugar paintings, on which she was smiling carefreely.

Chen Shiyi's eyes were bright and full of joy.

"The old man has great skills. You look as cute as the sugar painting."

"I can't bear to eat it. How can I eat it by myself?"

Pei Luoshu pinched the tip of her nose.

"If you don't eat it, then I will eat it."

A familiar voice came from the side.

"eleven."

It is gentle and warm.

Next to him stood a young man in blue clothes, about fourteen or fifteen years old.

When he saw Chen Shiyi, his eyes were bright and smiling, and he was a dignified, mature and steady gentleman.

"elder sister…"

Chen Shiyi looked at him in disbelief and asked tentatively.

"Rui'er?"

The boy nodded, his expression shy and his ears slightly red.

Chen Shiyi grabbed his clothes and looked him up and down, feeling relieved.

"That's great, that's great, you've grown taller than me."

Wen Zhirou smiled.

"How dare you bring up your height?"

Rui'er just obediently let Chen Shiyi look at her.

"Sister, you have changed a lot."

Chen Shiyi asked with a smile.

“Has it gotten old?”

“It’s getting better and better.”

She pulled his ears.

"I've always had a sweet tooth, so all those candies were not given in vain."

Rui'er has grown up now and is a young boy. He feels embarrassed when being treated as a child.

He looked at the person standing next to him with a little sad eyes. Ever since he could remember, she had always been by his side. In the most difficult times, she was the one who tried her best to make his life better. Sometimes she would give him a handful of crushed sugar or a transparent pebble picked up from the river. She would accompany him to study and she insisted on letting him be her little teacher. Later, he found out that she knew many more words and understood many more principles than he did.

He also saw her, sometimes hiding in a corner, secretly wiping her tears and forcing a smile. She spoke less and less, and what she loved most was to sit in the simple bamboo pavilion her father built for her after a busy day of work, and sit there until midnight.

He also saw that his uncle would hold her and kiss her forehead gently, with his eyes full of smiles and shining, but now, there was no light in his uncle's eyes.

"Sister, uncle is here too. He is painting the lantern on top."

Everyone looked up, and saw a handsome figure standing beside a lantern that was as sparkling as pearls. His ice-blue clothes were wrapped in a layer of mist, and his robes fluttered in the spring night breeze along with his black hair hanging down on his shoulders. The pen in his hand was writing smoothly, as if he saw someone was looking at him. He turned around, his eyes were cold and bored, and after just one glance, he turned back and concentrated on painting the lantern.

The voice is gentle and clear.

"He has a cold temper and doesn't like to talk."

Pei Luoshu looked around and took Chen Shiyi's hand.

"There are more wonderful things ahead, shall we go look for them?"

Chen Shiyi nodded, greeted Wen Zhirou and Ruier, and walked forward.

She bought a lot of new and interesting things. Pei Luoshu watched the sugar paintings in her hands gradually melt away.