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Chapter 348: An Accident at the Lantern Festival

As night fell, the county town was still very lively. Because of the severe drought last year, the second day of the second month of this year was a big event. Not only did many wealthy families contribute money, but even the county officials contributed their own money to hang lanterns on the four busiest streets in the county town. The atmosphere was even more grand than the Lantern Festival. And because this was a county town, the living standards were naturally higher. The clothes people wore were generally higher quality than those seen at the lantern festival in town, not to mention that many women had glittering lights on their heads. It really gave people the impression that the country was rich and the people were strong.

Shen Zian and his family left the banquet hosted by County Magistrate Zhou, blended into the brightly lit street, and walked into the crowd.

This county town has a main street. Because the place is so large, in order to allow smooth flow of people and avoid crowding, a large number of lanterns are only arranged on four of the streets. These four streets form a cross shape, and a large stage has been built at the intersection in the middle. A troupe of actors is performing on the stage. The singing is very beautiful, and many people are listening there and shouting "good" loudly.

Su Zhi also stood there and listened for a while. She felt that the play was somewhat similar to Kunqu Opera, even the movements were similar. After she listened to a section, several little kids wanted to leave. They were not old enough to be interested in this kind of play. They preferred to walk around constantly.

Su Zhi smiled and followed them. She looked at the smiles on the children's faces and listened to their occasional shouts. The clear laughter attracted everyone who heard it. She also smiled. Beside her, Shen Zian held her hand. Because of the incident of the Lantern Festival last year, Shen Zian was very careful this time. In his eyes, his wife was very beautiful, and many men were staring at her. You have to watch her carefully.

After looking at the flower lanterns, the group went to buy dragon lanterns.

This dragon lantern is called a dragon lantern. Not all of them are made in the shape of a dragon. Some are made in the shape of a dragon, while others are just painted with a dragon. Some are bought, some are made at home, some are very rough, while others are very delicate. However, when they are put into the river, they are all shining brightly with golden light. There are many dragon lanterns on the entire river surface. At a glance, it is like standing on the clouds and looking down, and it is like a sea of ​​stars.

There were many people standing by the river, all of them were dragon lanterns, both men and women, some were watching the lanterns floating far away. Some were preparing to release the lanterns, some were clasping their hands together and making wishes, and some were talking and laughing quietly. Lanterns were hung on the trees by the river, but they were all hung a long way away, and the light was not bright. You could only see the general appearance, which had a kind of hazy beauty.

Su Zhi stood on a high place and looked at the magnificent scene below. She wondered if she had not come to this world, how could she see such a scene? How could she have such a happy moment?

"Mother, mother, let's go down and release the dragon lantern!"

Yueyue held Suzhi's hand and rocked it gently. She was holding a small dragon lantern in her hand, which had not been lit yet. It was a little dim, but it was very delicate.

Su Zhi smiled and said, "Okay. Mother will accompany Yueyue to release the dragon lanterns. Remember to make a wish later. Don't say it out loud, or it won't work."

Yueyue nodded repeatedly.

Shen Zian smiled as he looked at his wife and daughter. The two of them, one big and one small, looked so warm and cozy under the dim light. He pulled Xiaori and Xing'er along with them and they walked forward until they reached the river.

Su Zhi and Shen Zian first helped the three kids to release the dragon lanterns, and watched them close their eyes and put their hands together to make a wish, and then they started to release the dragon lanterns. Seeing the dragon lantern slowly going farther and farther with the water flow, the two of them looked at each other at the same time, smiled slightly, and then each of them put their hands together to make a wish.

"May this life be peaceful, may our family be safe, and may we be together in the next life."

This was the wish Su Zhi made. She looked at Shen Zian and wondered what wish he made.

Shen Zian’s wish is: I hope my wife will always smile like this.

Not far from them, someone was looking over here, a pair of eyes looking at Su Zhi's profile in the dim light. She was smiling, and her smile was so happy. From this angle, she was looking at the man beside her.

Qian Guang felt a little sad. He was out to see the lanterns, and he didn't bring anyone with him. He was alone, walking wherever he wanted. Then he saw Shen Zian and his group in the crowd. He saw Su Zhi at first glance, and then followed them unconsciously. Qian Guang liked Su Zhi a little. He still remembered the day of the Lantern Festival, when Su Zhi rushed into his eyes like a spring breeze, and his world immediately seemed to be full of peach blossoms, making his heart beat rapidly, as if he was drunk.

Qian Guang had grown up to this age, so he naturally knew what that feeling was. However, Su Zhi was already a married woman, and her husband was Shen Zian, Shen Ziju's brother. He could not do anything abrupt, so he could only watch quietly and suppress the throbbing in his heart. He thought he had almost calmed down this sudden emotion, but now he accidentally saw Su Zhi, in the midst of the same lanterns shining on the Lantern Festival as when they met last year, she still shook his heart.

After setting off the river lanterns, Shen Zian and Su Zhi took Liu Jin, Liu Yin and the three children to continue playing. Yueyue was tired, so Shen Zian picked her up, while Liu Jin and Liu Yin held Xiaori and Xinger respectively. Su Zhi held a lantern in her hand and walked slowly beside them.

I slowly walked to a street I had never walked before. Suddenly, there were more people not far ahead. However, they were not running towards me. Instead, they were crowded together. From far away, I could hear the sound of gongs and drums coming from inside. It seemed that people were performing inside again.

Yueyue became energetic again and wanted to go in to take a look. Shen Zian glanced at Su Zhi, and then they went over there.

Su Zhi followed them, looking at the lantern in her hand. She thought it was inconvenient to squeeze in the crowd and hold the lantern. She was a little hesitant about whether to put the lantern somewhere and come back to get it after the excitement. Thinking of this, she took a step slowly, then took the lantern to a stall nearby, said something to the boss, put the lantern there, and then she looked for Shen Zian and the others and wanted to catch up.

At this moment, someone grabbed Su Zhi's arm, covered her mouth before she could say anything, and then she was pulled away.

Thanks to Liu Yuxin, Liu Yu'an, Joycf, Ping An Fu of Yue Ye Zhi Shi and Xiaofenhong. I'm a bit stuck, so I'll post 2,000 words first, and I'll slowly polish it off in the next update. You can read it tomorrow, my dears.

(Lishu Literature)