As soon as Su Qingluan asked this question, all the girls, including Tian Xing'er, looked at her with very strange eyes.
If I have to describe it, it would be a look like "Are you kidding me? You don't even know this?"
kindness?
Su Qingluan was full of questions: Did she miss some important information?
Tian Xing'er asked curiously, "Don't you know what day it is today?" Perhaps the wound from the previous bite was still a little painful, or perhaps it was because Su Qingluan helped her, but now she no longer had the aggressive attitude she had at the beginning, and became much calmer.
The four girls behind also changed from being nervous and cautious just now to looking at Su Qingluan with more admiration and closeness.
But their expressions are still speechless, probably like - you don’t even know, are you a fool?
Su Qingluan thought for a moment: "Today is Qiqiao Festival, so what?"
This time, the people opposite were really shocked, and looked at each other in obvious speechlessness.
Finally, Tian Xing'er asked uncertainly, "Don't you know the customs of the Qiqiao Festival?"
Su Qingluan shrugged and used her tried-and-true high fever amnesia method: "I had a high fever once before, and I couldn't remember anything before that, so this is the first time I've celebrated the Qiqiao Festival since I can remember."
The expressions of the girls opposite immediately changed from shock to sympathy, and then they came forward and talked to Su Qingluan about the various customs of the "Qiqiao Festival".
In fact, regarding the "Qiqiao Festival", apart from the food-related custom of "Qiaoguo", Su Qingluan's impression of this festival in her previous life was more about e-commerce promotions, flowers, roses, chocolates, candlelight dinners and so on.
At most, she knew that people prayed to the Weaver Girl for dexterity, and that there were various competitions to see who was more dexterous - but she had no idea what the competition was specifically about.
"There are many events to compete in." The girls introduced them to her in a flurry of conversation, while Su Qingluan evaluated in her mind which event she could participate in one by one, treating it as a festive ritual.
"It can be better than needlework and embroidery." Her mother is good at this, so she let it go.
"You can also do paper cutting." She is a little interested in this, but not good at it.
"I've also seen competitions on making chocolate cakes and steamed flower cakes." Oh, it sounds like she should be good at this, but I wonder if there are any requirements regarding the appearance.
"And catching spiders..." Tian Xing'er added softly, "Just now, I was bitten by that bug because I was trying to catch a spider."
Su Qingluan's face was filled with questions: Spider? Was it the spider she was thinking of? Or was "spider" a synonym for something else in this era?
In order to avoid misunderstanding, Su Qingluan asked several people opposite in detail what the so-called "spider" was.
Then the other party said that she had not misunderstood, and the "spider" they were talking about was the "hairy arthropod insect that can spin silk and weave webs" in Su Qingluan's cognition.
Su Qingluan was shocked: she was so ignorant that she had no idea what the Qiqiao Festival had to do with catching spiders.
"Actually, it's for the spider webs..." the other girl, Liu'er, said timidly. "We put the spiders we caught in a box. Whoever's spider spins a web that's perfectly symmetrical will be considered lucky."
Su Qingluan blinked: "Then... is this 'Deqiao' yours or the spider's?"
Everyone: ...It's an angle we never imagined!
Su Qingluan continued to question herself, "Spiders have different habits. What if I catch one that doesn't like to build webs?"
Everyone: ...It involves a blind spot in knowledge!
Su Qingluan took in the reactions of the girls opposite, sighed speechlessly, and turned to go back into the house.
"You...why did you leave?" Tian Xing'er couldn't help but take two steps forward, but didn't follow him anymore.
Su Qingluan waved her hand: "Wait there, I'll get you some things."
A moment later, Su Qingluan came back with a gauze scoop net with a wooden handle about as tall as a person, and some cloth strips.
"I'll lend you this—" Su Qingluan handed the net to Tian Xing'er, "Don't get too close to spiders when you see them, and don't climb trees. Just use this to catch them."
As she spoke, she glanced around the yard and saw a white butterfly.
Su Qingluan called out to them, "Do you know how to use this scoop net?" Seeing the girls across from her shaking their heads like rattles, she pointed at the butterfly and said, "Let me show you how to use it."
As he spoke, he aimed at the butterfly and pounced on it with a scoop net. When he saw that he had found it, he quickly flipped the net and trapped the butterfly inside the gauze net.
"Taking it out is key. You need to be gentle and steady, otherwise the scales on the butterfly's wings will fall off. Spiders don't have scales, but some can bite, so you have to be even more careful."
Su Qingluan slowly pinched the butterfly's wings and caught it out: "You have to be careful when catching insects. It's not enough to just hold the target. You have to shake the net and turn the opening over so that the insect can't escape."
After thinking for a moment, she added, "But spiders don't have wings, they just crawl faster, so they shouldn't be that difficult to catch."
After saying that, she handed the scoop net to Tian Xing'er and reached for the handful of cloth strips. "When catching spiders, tie your sleeves and trouser legs tightly so the little bugs can't crawl in." Su Qingluan pointed at Tian Xing'er's wide cuffs and said, "Your sleeves are too wide. Not only are they inconvenient to move around, but they also make it easy for you to get bitten."
"Here, it's all given to you. You can go now." Su Qingluan waved her hand to drive them away and turned to go back to the house.
"Um..." Tian Xing'er called her from behind, and Su Qingluan turned around.
Tian Xing'er's eyes drifted away and looked at her little friend.
Su Qingluan only felt that they had been flirting with each other for a long time, and kept glancing at her with the corner of their eyes, probably wanting to say something to her.
However, she did not want to play charades with these unfamiliar little girls - after all, the last experience they had had was not a pleasant one. This time, she helped the little girl named Tian Xing'er, and she had already done her best.
Thinking of this, she finally said: "If you have anything to say, just say it directly. If you don't have anything else, please feel free to do as you please."
"Actually..." Tian Xing'er took a step forward as if she had made up her mind. "I was wondering if you wanted to come over and join us tonight?"
Tian Xing'er started this, and the remaining girls, who had been looking at Su Qingluan eagerly, immediately responded -
"Yeah, yeah! It'll be more lively with more people!"
"Since we haven't celebrated the Qiqiao Festival before, why not start from this time?"
"It's okay. Since you've helped Sister Tian Xing'er so much, we will teach you!"
Su Qingluan looked at the girls who had suddenly become enthusiastic and asked curiously, "So, what exactly are you inviting me to do?"
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