Chapter 1644 Lantern Festival
Bai Shan had already pulled Manbao into the crowd. Daji and another guard stood behind them to protect them. The two of them quickly caught up with Bai Erlang in front.
Bai Erlang was standing in front of a roasted leg of lamb. He turned around and saw the two people and waved, "Come here, this leg of lamb looks delicious."
Manbao smelled the burnt aroma and couldn't help swallowing. Bai Shan then said to the stall owner, "Give me ten dollars."
The stall owner agreed with a smile, then rolled the lamb leg, took a lotus leaf and placed it in the palm of his hand, pulled out a sharp short knife, and sliced it very smoothly. Under the watchful eyes of the three people, he sliced out a large and thin piece of lamb leg meat.
The thin slices of meat were placed on the lotus leaf. This was the first cut, and then he made the second cut...
When Yin Huo and a group of servants caught up with him, he had already quickly cut the fifth piece...
This was the first time in Yin Huo's life that he had seen roasted lamb sold in this way, and he couldn't help but be amazed.
Bai Shan paid, while Bai Erlang had already reached out to take the lotus leaf. Man Bao reached out to grab a wooden skewer and rolled up a piece of meat. After taking a bite, her eyes lit up slightly, and she gave a thumbs-up to the others, saying, "It's no worse than what we ate in Yizhou City."
Liu Huan finally caught up. He himself was surprised that they didn't get lost despite having so many people.
It is impossible to get lost. There is a road divided into two sides, and people coming and going can only walk on their own side. There are so many people, even if they run, they can only run a short distance, so the distance between them will not be too far.
If there were only a few of them, they might have to worry about obstructed vision, but with tall guards like Daji around, they basically wouldn't get lost.
Several people invited Liu Huan to eat with them, and then Manbao picked at the food and directly gave a small piece from a thin slice to Yin Huo, saying, "Just try it."
Yin Huo didn't think there was anything wrong, as there were many things he couldn't eat.
He put the small piece of meat in his mouth and was so happy.
After Bai Shan ate a piece, he gave the rest to Daji. Then everyone stood on tiptoe to look forward for a while, and then went forward together.
The lanterns hung on the doors of shops are for people to see, but some shops also set up lantern sheds with riddles on the lanterns. People can guess which lantern they like, and if they guess correctly they can take it away.
Basically, riddles are all related to the shop’s own business. In addition to lanterns, some shops will also give away some of their own business items to increase their popularity.
Manbao also passed by the door of Yongzhou Jishidiang and looked at the riddles they made. She could basically guess them all, but she didn't guess because their lanterns were not very good-looking.
As Manbao and Baishan turned to leave, he said, "I don't know who made these lanterns. They're so ugly. I heard from Liru that the lanterns at Jishiditang in the capital are custom-made by craftsmen. There's one lotus lantern that's particularly beautiful. I wonder if it can be guessed. If not, I'll go back and take a look."
Jishidiang probably knows that their lanterns are not as good as those of the shops next door, so in addition to giving away lanterns for guessing riddles, they also give away packages of medicinal herbs.
Small packets of medicinal herbs, all containing a few pre-mixed herbs, some for replenishing blood and qi, others for relieving asthma and promoting salivation...
There are several types. As long as you guess correctly, you can take the lantern and choose a medicine bag to take away.
It was only because of this event that Manbao stopped complaining.
A few people walked down happily, walking, playing and eating along the way.
Because it was Mid-Autumn Festival, many craftsmen came out to perform, and some people even cordoned off an area on the spacious street to perform acrobatics, and then walked down while performing.
A few people squeezed to the front with the things they bought to watch, and saw a child about their age lightly stepping on someone's back and flying up, passing through the bamboo ring in the air and falling down again. The crowd couldn't help but burst into cheers.
Manbao and the others also clapped and cheered, looking very surprised.
Bai Shan said, "Is this the Light Body Technique?"
Liu Huan said: "My guards can also fly."
Bai Erlang looked down at his own figure and said regretfully, "When I was a child, I wanted to learn from Daji, but Daji said I was too fat to learn. But now that I'm thinner, he says it's hard for me to learn because I'm too old."
Bai Shan said nonchalantly, "Don't even think about it. You can't even do a horse stance properly, and I can't even learn the light body technique."
Bai Shan has been practicing martial arts with Daji, but he is only good at fighting. He learned faster when practicing sword skills with the martial arts master in Chongwen Hall. He can't really fly to the roof by stepping on the wall like Daji yet.
If he is like this, let alone Bai Erlang who complains about the hard work and works for three days and rests for two days.
It took a lot of effort for the other person to be able to fly, so Bai Shan took out a handful of copper coins and put them in the plate of the street performer who came to collect money.
The copper basins specially made by the street performers make crisp sounds when the tips fall on them, which is very motivating for them and the onlookers.
So when Bai Shan's copper coins fell into the copper basin and made a tinkling sound, the onlookers couldn't help but look over.
Zhou Lixue and others on the other side of the crowd saw them at a glance, waved, and shouted across the crowd, "Little aunt——"
Manbao stood on tiptoe to look and saw their hands, but couldn't quite see their heads, so he waved back, "You're here, where are my dad and the others?"
Old Zhou would not join them in the crowd. Old Madam Liu had already booked a table in a restaurant on the busiest main street. The table was by the window, facing the street. From the private room, she could see the excitement below.
But the children were very interested in these, so Zhou Lixue and his friends went downstairs to play early.
Now that the two sides met, they gathered together. Then Zhou Lixue pointed to the restaurant not far away and said, "Grandpa and the others are up there."
Just as the performance was over and everyone was about to leave, Yin Huo felt a little unsteady on his feet, so Man Bao said, "Come on, let's go upstairs and sit down, have some tea, and then come down to play."
We had just eaten quite a bit, and everyone was indeed thirsty.
So everyone followed the crowd forward. Not far away, on the third floor of a restaurant, Han Wu Niang poked her husband uncertainly and asked, "Is that Doctor Zhou?"
Li Sanlang, who was happily holding his child, glanced outside and saw nothing but a sea of heads. He said, "You must be mistaken. Doctor Zhou should be in the capital watching the lanterns right now, right?"
Han Wuniang thought for a moment and felt that she was not mistaken, so she turned to the maid and said, "Take two people with you and go look for it. I always feel that I am not mistaken."
The maid agreed and went out to pick out two maids to go down.
Li Sanlang was quite helpless. "So what if it's Doctor Zhou?"
"If Doctor Zhou comes to Yongzhou, I will certainly entertain her well. After all, Yongzhou is our family's territory."
See you at 4 p.m.
(End of this chapter)
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