Cheng came over, took Liu Lang into her arms, and comforted him in a soft and gentle voice.
Just when Liu Lang choked, Cheng was happily listening to the bickering between Sun and Wu at her table, and did not notice it at first.
By the time she heard the noise here and realized something was wrong, Xia Daohua had already rushed over to save people.
The child was saved, and now everyone is afraid.
Every mother began to remind their children to chew the Yuanxiao into pieces before eating, and never swallow it whole. They also told them not to talk when there was something in their mouths, and so on.
Xia Daohua silently retreated to her seat, hoping from the bottom of her heart that everyone could forget what she had just done.
But obviously, that is absolutely impossible.
After Liu Lang was coaxed into submission by Cheng, Cheng took Liu Lang to Xia Daohua and asked him to bow deeply to Xia Daohua to express his gratitude, thanking his ninth sister Daohua for her quick wit and decisiveness in saving his life.
Liu Lang bowed obediently and said thank you sincerely in a clear childish voice: "Thank you, Ninth Sister, for saving my life."
Xia Daohua quickly dodged and said with a red face:
"Aunt Wu, why are you being so polite? Liu Lang is my brother, and I'm helping him. Isn't that what I should do?"
Cheng said solemnly, "Daohua, you are a good child. Aunt Wu will remember your kindness. If you want Aunt Wu to be polite, then you should not be polite to Aunt Wu in the future."
Seeing Cheng's expectant look, Xia Daohua had no choice but to nod, and Cheng smiled with satisfaction.
Zhou glanced at Xia Daohua, seeming to be thinking about something.
The others also stared at Xia Daohua's performance. Seeing how humble she was and not taking any credit for herself, they all started to praise her for her intelligence and understanding.
Jiang had a smug smile on her face, and at the same time she pretended to be calm and said a few humble words on Xia Daohua's behalf.
After a while, the atmosphere in the Xia family became lively again.
This little episode is over.
However, everyone was much more alert. Especially the mothers, who, while chatting and laughing, would intentionally or unintentionally cast their eyes on their children.
Even Sun and Wu, who had previously been bickering so enthusiastically, had stopped talking and devoted more energy to their children.
After eating Yuanxiao, drinking some soup and resting for a while, the Xia family prepared to set off to the town as planned to attend the lantern fair.
Beiguan County is more than a hundred miles away from Beiguan Village, but Beiguan Town is only a few dozen miles away from Beiguan Village.
Even if the villagers were carrying a load of a hundred pounds, they could reach the destination in less than an hour.
Many families in the village were going to the lantern fair, so everyone simply called over familiar neighbors and relatives, and walked together, chatting and laughing along the way, and it was lively and lively, so they didn't feel lonely at all.
Xia Dalang supported Zhu, and Jinhua held Yinhua's hand as they walked in front.
Xia Youcai and Liu diligently accompanied the old couple.
The couple from the second house were not to be outdone and followed closely behind, always paying attention to the movements of the old couple.
Xia Yujiao walked beside Zhou, and finally a smile appeared on her face.
Erlang and Taohua took the initiative to look after their younger brothers and sisters.
But those two mischievous boys, Sanlang and Silang, were not the obedient sort. They kept running about among the crowd, refusing to stop for a moment, and wherever they went, they aroused cries of surprise, laughter, and curses.
The third wife and her husband let Lanhua and Juhua walk behind Xinghua and Meihua, and they walked behind their daughters. This made it convenient for them to look after their two daughters and also to chat with the fourth wife and her husband.
Lihua held Xia Daohua's hand, Wulang held Linghua's hand, and they followed Xia Youtian and Jiang closely.
Not a single member of the Xia family was left out, as they all set off with great enthusiasm.
There are many families in the village like the Xia family who go out with their whole family to attend the Lantern Festival.
But looking back, Beiguan Village was still brightly lit.
Xia Daohua's legs were sore from walking before she finally arrived at the town.
There were more soldiers guarding the town entrance than usual, and there was a long queue outside that stretched as far as the eye could see.
It turns out that there is no entrance fee to the city today because it is a holiday.
People from the suburbs who heard the news came, and each of them brought their families with them, so the number of people was naturally several times more than usual.
But perhaps because they were afraid of trouble, the soldiers at the door checked for smuggling very carefully.
If they met a familiar face, it would be fine. But if they were strangers, they would not only check their belongings but also ask for a pass. If they couldn't produce one, they would be arrested immediately and taken away and locked up.
The Xia family waited in line for nearly a quarter of an hour before entering the town.
The Lantern Collection is worthy of its name.
The market was packed with people, shoulder to shoulder, and the Xia family was squeezed tightly together. They could hardly move, and could only follow the flow of people, being swept forward by the crowd.
Starting from the entrance, lantern poles were erected on the roadside, with many round red lanterns hung on them.
The shops that usually put up signs to attract customers are now brightly lit, with many lanterns of various sizes and shapes hung in front of their shops.
Some stalls set up riddles, with riddles written on lanterns to attract people to guess.
Others displayed huge lanterns with unique shapes.
Xia Daohua was fine, but the other members of the Xia family were all amazed at what they saw.
At the entrance of the Lantern Festival, there stand two huge palace lanterns, more than one meter tall, in the style of traditional octagonal palace lanterns.
With fine wood as the frame and transparent silk gauze as the surface, on the festive red background, delicate and exquisite figures are hand-painted with fine brushwork, and their facial features and expressions are lifelike.
The lanterns were lit with large candles that were thicker than an adult's thumb and slightly thinner than a baby's arm, illuminating the lantern market's signboard and the ground at the entrance with a bright red glow.
However, outside these two large lanterns, there was a low fence that was almost as high as an adult's knee, making it clear that no one was allowed to approach.
You are only allowed to look at it from a distance, but not to touch it.
Starting from these two large palace lanterns, there is a beautiful large lantern almost every few hundred meters.
The shape of most lanterns is that of ordinary palace lanterns.
The only difference is that some have eight corners, some have six corners, and some have four corners, so the shapes vary a bit.
In addition, some special decorations were added.
For example, the third lamp is made of a thin gold-woven satin, and is inlaid with many butterflies of various sizes made of gold foil. When the wind blows, the butterflies' wings tremble slightly, as if they are about to take flight.
For example, the seventh one is just an ordinary hexagonal palace lantern, but on the lantern paper with green leaves painted on it, there are dozens of pink peony silk flowers inlaid. The petals are stacked layer upon layer, just like the real ones, which is very beautiful and eye-catching.
The Xia family moved slowly forward with the crowd, looking around as they walked, and they saw many new things that they rarely see on weekdays.
However, as we walked, the situation ahead suddenly became chaotic.
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