The very center of the town was surrounded by lanterns. Looking up, the trees were also adorned with lanterns. There were many classic styles as well as those designed to suit modern young people's tastes.
Yu Qiuchi stood on the bridge, watching Yan Qing and the others below release river lanterns.
[So beautiful! I want to go too!]
[Whose DNA moved!]
[The smart guy is already on the scene (wearing sunglasses)]
In the tranquil night, lights twinkled, and countless lanterns floated on the river, carrying the happiness and hopes of countless people.
Yu Qiuchi, holding a rabbit lantern, was posing for photos with Song Yaozhuo, while Jiang Chenzhou was helping Yu Qiuchi with her poses and adding lighting.
There were performances on the big roundabout, starting with a lion dance troupe, who I heard were from the next village.
This wasn't Yu Qiuchi's first time watching a lion dance; his grandfather had taken him to see one before when he was still alive.
The drums and gongs grew louder and louder, igniting the passion of the audience! To the music, the lions tumbled and leaped on the stage, swaying their heads and tails with impressive power, drawing cheers from many.
"It seems there's another performance tonight," Jiang Chenzhou said, noticing that Yu Qiuchi's attention had shifted away from filming. "The next one looks like it's the old man's shadow puppet show, shall we go check it out?"
Yu Qiuchi shook his head: "You can watch it here."
As Jiang Chenzhou predicted, the next performance was the old man's shadow puppetry, and a large crowd had already gathered around.
A few feet of cloth and a lamp are all it takes to create a stage. The shadow puppeteers tell stories with light and shadow. The drums and gongs are deafening, and as the performance reaches its climax, the audience erupts in applause.
Actually, Yu Qiuchi couldn't hear very clearly while standing on the bridge, but looking at those shadows that seemed to have come to life, he felt that the old man must be very happy now.
Returning to the stage at eighty years old could very well be the last performance of his life.
The fish and dragon dance performance, with its headlights lighting up instantly, is a very dynamic design that makes the fish seem to come alive and swim.
A phoenix cried out, fireworks exploded, and everything seemed beautiful.
Yu Qiuchi spotted Mo Weiyun in the crowd. Mo Weiyun seemed to sense something, and their eyes met across the sea of people.
"Should we hang red ribbons for blessings?" Yu Qiuchi withdrew her gaze and then asked Song Yaozhuojiang Chenzhou behind her.
Song Yaozhuo followed Yu Qiuchi's gaze and saw an old tree with a thick trunk that would require several people to encircle. Locals said it was also called the Love Tree and had a beautiful legend associated with it.
"Okay," Jiang Chenzhou replied.
They really know how to do business; they charge 20 yuan per listing.
Yu Qiuchi thought for a moment, then avoided the camera and wrote on the red ribbon, "Mo Weiyun, may you have peace and safety every year."
He subconsciously didn't write "brother" but instead wrote "Mo Weiyun," as if only in this way could he not be in a subordinate position in front of Mo Weiyun.
Yan Qing and Tang Ke posed for a photo in front of a giant Pocket Cat; the theme here is anime characters.
The lanterns have been turned into all sorts of popular IDs, so there are a lot of people taking photos and checking in here, and there are also quite a few cosplayers on site.
I can't even imagine how happy I could be!
[Ahhh, when did Rolls go? I want to collect stamps too!]
Yu Qiuchi bought herself a serving of Yuanxiao (sweet rice balls). The vendor used a round kraft paper box, and there were only five inside, saying that each one had a different flavor.
Yu Qiuchi tentatively bit into a red lantern-shaped one, and she won! It was filled with persimmon filling, and it tasted awful!
Jiang Chenzhou handed over a tissue, gesturing for Yu Qiuchi to spit it out. Yu Qiuchi waved her hand and swallowed it in the end, hoping for a good omen and that everything would go smoothly.
"Qiu Chi, you bought it? I was thinking of buying it too?" Yan Qing and Tang Ke came over after taking the photos.
"It's not tasty." Yu Qiuchi glanced at the stall owner to make sure he wasn't paying attention, then said softly.
After eating the persimmon-flavored one, he handed the rest to Yan Qing: "You can try it, they all taste different. I ate the persimmon one, and it was really awful!"
Yan Qing randomly picked one; the outer skin was green and tasted like bitter melon, while the inside was filled with meat... Yan Qing felt like she was going to be tortured to death.
"Why are there glutinous rice balls with meat filling?!"
Xie Tingsi asked in confusion, "Why can't it have meat filling?"
Xie Tingsi and Gu Xiaojun were holding a bunch of flowers and an apple.
"I've only ever had sweet ones, this meat filling is really awful." Yan Qing felt like her sense of taste was messed up.
But who is Yan Qing? How could he give up the remaining three?
He was still very curious about the glutinous rice balls, whose filling he didn't know, and ate the remaining three.
Fortunately, the remaining ones were alright: strawberries, cucumbers, and sesame seeds.
"Finally, something normal, with sesame filling!" Yan Qing was overjoyed. "I really don't understand why there are meat filling and cucumber filling too!"
"Junxiao, what are you doing with so many flowers?" Yu Qiuchi asked as he watched Gu Xiaojun wrapping a bouquet.
"It's a local custom to place a bouquet under an ancient tree to bless love to blossom and bear fruit." Gu Xiaojun placed the apple in the very center of the bouquet.
Yu Qiuchi nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite.
Yan Qing exclaimed, "Then I want to wrap some too!"
Unbeknownst to Yu Qiuchi, her red silk ribbon had only been hanging up for a short time when Mo Weiyun found it.
Mo Weiyun stroked the neat and elegant handwriting on it, his finger pausing on the three characters "Mo Weiyun". He hung his writing aside.
"Liao Liao has entered my arms." "Mo Weiyun, may you be safe and sound year after year."
Ambition and blessings collided, soothing Mo Weiyun's heart.
He stood under the tree, quietly watching the red ribbons flutter.
Yu Qiuchi was pulled by Yan Qing to come to the tree again, where they ran into Mo Weiyun.
"I don't just want to display flowers at Qiuchi, I also want to hang red silk!" Yan Qing was very excited, her attention was all on the bouquets, and she didn't notice Mo Weiyun standing to the side at all.
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