Chapter 87
During the Mid-Autumn Festival, it is popular to release river lanterns and make wishes.
This is the lower reaches of the moat. The river lanterns used for making wishes upstream will eventually flow here.
On the surface of the river, lanterns are quietly flowing down the river.
The candles inside were still burning, enough to last all night.
It is said that this river leads to the distant sea. If the lanterns can finally reach the sea, their wishes will be fulfilled with the blessing of the gods.
If it were in the past, Zhang Yunniang would naturally not believe this.
Now that she could come here, everything seemed possible.
Mist rises from the surface of the river, and the river lanterns dotted in it make it look like a fairyland.
The river lanterns swayed, following the river and slowly flowing away into the distance.
When the water flows away, new water flows down from upstream.
It stretches endlessly and brings great visual impact.
After Lin Wu carried Jun Qingmo on his back, he secretly walked away.
Zhang Yunniang was originally pushing Jun Qingmo and walking slowly along the river bank, wandering together in this world.
As she walked, she found that many lanterns had floated to the shore, got caught in dead branches and debris, and could no longer return to the center of the river.
She stopped and took the lanterns at her feet out of their restraints one by one and put them back into the river.
Jun Qingmo watched her movements with a smile on his face, looking comfortable and satisfied.
Zhang Yunniang stared at the river for a while, then turned back and sighed, "If at this moment, there were sky lanterns rising up and filling the sky above the entire river, I can't imagine how beautiful it would be."
After saying that, she started to busy herself with the things at hand. She couldn't reach some places far away, so she found a stick and poked it bit by bit.
Jun Qingmo pushed the wheelchair, and the sound of the wheels rubbing against the dead leaves startled Zhang Yunniang.
She turned around and saw someone pushing the wheelchair towards her. She threw away the stick and rushed over in a few steps.
A slap on the forehead. This is the river! The river!
A worry-free thing!
The river embankment is formed naturally and is washed by water, so it is not as stable as those built by humans.
If you are not careful or it rolls into a slippery place and falls into the river, you will be doomed.
She couldn't swim and he couldn't move.
No one knew where Lin Wu was.
"This is the river, the river, and I can't swim. If you keep messing around, I'll beat you up."
Whenever Jun Qingmo was scolded, he would just laugh foolishly.
With a silly smile on her face, Zhang Yunniang lost her temper instantly.
She was afraid that he would feel good if she scolded him.
He stopped cursing halfway through without finishing the curse. It turned out that he was not very happy.
She stretched out her hands angrily and pulled the man's face to the sides, up and down, left and right, making all kinds of funny faces.
"Yun Niang, Yun Niang, I was wrong, I was wrong."
Jun Qingmo's mouth was deformed and his voice was crackling.
"Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha." Zhang Yunniang had never seen him like this. It was true that as long as a person is born good-looking, no matter how he looks, he will still be quite handsome.
Jun Qingmo looked at her dotingly, letting her face be pulled.
He pulled her hand, and she blinked and tilted her head to look at him, puzzled, "You don't want to play anymore?"
Jun Qingmo also tilted his head, looked at the river behind her, and pointed behind her.
Zhang Yunniang turned around following the instructions.
Suddenly, a bunch of sky lanterns appeared in the sky above the river, floating in different heights above the entire river.
She was stunned for a moment.
"The lights of thousands of homes. Yunniang, is this the lights of thousands of homes you want?"
When Zhang Yunniang was in school, she played a role-playing game set in an ancient style. The characters, appearances, and scenery in the game were all beautiful.
But what she likes most is the official fireworks called "Thousands of Lights".
That was the first time she spent real money to buy game items in the game, apart from the point card and monthly card.
Sky lanterns float around the characters and in the sky. The lanterns emit an orange halo, representing hope, peace, tranquility and serenity.
In the game, she, who has been a widower for ten thousand years, placed thousands of lights on her trumpet one after another to feel the beautiful and short-lived visual impact.
She thought, if one day she could experience the real scene in person, she would know how romantic and beautiful it would be.
She is a worldly person and she likes all kinds of worldly things.
Whether it is the small stalls set up along the streets and alleys, or the colorful fireworks set off during the New Year.
The scene of peace and prosperity always made her feel at ease and peaceful.
In previous lives, for safety reasons, fireworks were banned and Kongming lanterns were set off in a static manner.
It is destined to become only imagination.
And at this moment, the scene that she had imagined countless times in her mind appeared before her.
Time seemed to freeze at this moment. She lost all her senses and turned into a motionless puppet, staring at everything in front of her in a trance.
Jun Qingmo stood beside her, with joy in his eyes and eyebrows.
She likes it. That’s great, she likes it.
He stayed there quietly, just as she had said countless times, she didn't need to say anything or do anything, as long as he was by her side, he would get supreme satisfaction.
Zhang Yunniang looked at the lights in front of her, reluctant to blink.
She turned around, squatted in front of Jun Qingmo, put her hands on his knees, then put her head on them, and just looked up at him.
"How do you know? I want to see the lights of thousands of homes."
"You did."
"Did I say that?" Zhang Yunniang thought carefully but couldn't remember.
"A year of celebration."
"Qingli Year?"
"Lantern Exhibition."
Zhang Yunniang thought carefully, and it seemed as if she had vaguely mentioned it. Her memories were fragmented, and she couldn't remember it.
Seeing that she couldn't remember, Jun Qingmo reached out and smoothed her unconsciously furrowed brows.
That was two days before he was about to take part in the palace examination, and also shortly after they moved into their new home. Zhang Yunniang hadn't seen him for some time, so he found an excuse and went to make an appointment with people to watch the lanterns in a huff.
While visiting the lantern exhibition together at night, Zhang Yunniang mentioned, "If at this moment, there were many Kongming lanterns rising, with lanterns below and Kongming lanterns in the sky. With candlelight and dim lights, I wonder how beautiful and romantic it would be. Ah, I really want to see the thousands of lights in person, I really want to!"
"You still remember? I don't remember anything."
"I will remember what you want, and I will also remember what you said."
Jun Qingmo stroked her long hair. She was very beautiful today. From the moment he saw her in the palace, his eyes had been following her and he couldn't move them away. He didn't want to move his eyes away either.
"Jun Qingmo."
"Yes, I'm here." He liked to hear her call him by his full name, specifically his.
"Jun Qingmo." Zhang Yunniang looked at him steadily and called him softly again.
"Yeah, I'm here."
"Jun Qingmo." Zhang Yunniang looked at the corner of his eyes and called out softly again.
"Yeah, I'm here."
Jun Qingmo didn't know why she called him over and over again. Every question had an answer. She called and he responded.
"I haven't told you about my past, do you want to hear it?"
"Do you want to say something?"
"I want to say it now."
"Then I want to hear it."
Jun Qingmo asked him to stand up. He had been squatting for a while. He was worried that people would not notice him and their legs would go numb soon.
The footrest of the wheelchair can be stretched outward. He pulled open and folded the partition, making it like a small stool, and invited people to sit down.
Zhang Yunniang leaned against his legs, hugged her knees, faced the river, watched the Kongming lanterns floating farther and farther in the sky, and carefully recalled everything that was so far away.
From her childhood, to elementary school, to junior high school, to high school, to college, to work, and even before her death.
She told him everything about herself, no matter how big or small.
She knew that the world over there was a mirage to him, which was impossible to imagine, and he might not even understand a lot of it, but she wanted to say it.
That mediocre and unknown life was her life.
No matter how plain it is, no matter how insignificant it is, it is the path she has walked.
She just wanted to tell him what she used to be like.
She can no longer tell whether her past self and her present self are the same, and what she is really like.
She doesn't know.
However, in her subconscious, that distant past life, that ordinary, common, and unattractive her, is her most original state.
In other words, that was the real her.
"I am just the most common, ordinary existence in this world. I have never had any lofty ideals or ambitions. I am just an ordinary person, like a flower, a blade of grass, a tree, a passing firefly, a passing breeze, a passing bird, always striving to live my own simple life. In this world, the most ordinary person is not worth mentioning."
"You are a child of destiny. You have your own ambitions and aspirations, as well as abilities and talents. I don't feel unworthy of you. You are human, and so am I. However, people in this world are more than just human. They are influenced by others and make comparisons. Others' wives are talented and virtuous, come from prominent families, and are virtuous and capable managers. But I am destined to be of no help to you."
"In other words, we are not a good match. If you are with me, you are just with me. Do you understand?"
Jun Qingmo murmured, "Isn't the purpose of two people getting married to be with each other? I want to marry you because you are you. If it weren't you, I wouldn't get married."
"Marriage isn't just a matter between two people; it could be a matter between two families. In other words, it could be a matter that affects the fate of two families."
Jun Qingmo: "Your family has no one left, and mine only has me. If we get married, it will be a matter between the two of us. We are everything to both families."
He pulled her closer to him, "Yunniang, we can keep it simple. I'm not someone who relies on in-laws to exchange for supplies, and neither are you. So, if we're to be united, it's a union between you and me. If we get married, it'll be like an ordinary couple getting married."
I love you, so I just want to be with you. I don't need to rely on in-laws to exchange for wealth and status. On the contrary, I can give up everything I have now at any time. If you tell me now, Jun Qingmo, the world is big and I want to see it, I will immediately go to the palace and resign, and follow you to the ends of the earth. We can be simple. Yunniang, it can be simple. "
Zhang Yunniang used his knees and the wheelchair as a chair back and leaned on him.
In front of her was a river with countless lanterns floating on it, the water sparkling as it flowed into the distance.
The sky above the river is filled with lights.
The lush lights illuminate the dark night sky.
The refreshing breeze blew up the long hair of the two people, tangling around in the air.
"Jun Qingmo."
"Yeah, I'm here."
"In that case, let's get married."
Jun Qingmo's pupils trembled, his face filled with disbelief. His obsession of so many years finally had its answer today.
Seeing that he didn't respond, Zhang Yunniang thought that maybe he hadn't heard clearly, so she repeated, "Let's get married."
Jun Qingmo controlled the joy in his heart and seemed to have made some decision. He pursed his lips and shook his head.
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