Qixi Festival
The senior brothers and sisters also looked calm. Lin Yuan couldn't help but ask, "Senior brothers and sisters, that bold man in front of us... don't you think it was a bit exaggerated?"
Mu Yunxi explained: "He is probably from the martial arts world, so there is nothing wrong with him being unruly."
Yuan Xuanlang added, "Alas, in today's world, saving your life and filling your stomach are the most important things, so who cares about etiquette? People who are as carefree as him are mostly powerful and wealthy, and people envy him!"
Lin Yuan nodded to show his understanding. Regardless of ancient or modern times, it takes great courage to make such a move.
Some families took out their books to dry, and girls used flower juice to paint their nails. Yuan Xuanlang explained, "Today is Qixi Festival. Junior Sister, haven't you heard of it?"
Lin Yuan smiled politely: "Of course I've heard of it, but I've never participated. How does Senior Sister celebrate Qixi Festival?"
Mu Yunxi frowned slightly: "I was adopted by my master since I was a child. I'm not at the foot of the mountain, so I've never celebrated Qixi Festival."
Lin Yuan felt deeply sorry about this, but smiled faintly: "It doesn't matter, I've never celebrated it either. Senior sister can spend the first Chinese Valentine's Day with junior sister."
After all, in ancient times, the Qixi Festival was the Girls' Day.
Then, under Yuan Xuanlang's repeated "sales promotion", Mu Yunxi and Lin Yuan both drank the sweet and sour plum soup and ate the crystal clear and rosy candied haws.
In Mingyu Pavilion, Mu Yunxi followed Lin Yuan to buy jade jewelry for the first time.
Lin Yuan chose a white magnolia pen holder and thought of giving it to Zhao Qianxue, as she would probably like such a thing very much.
So what should I give Gu Pan'er? She's the daughter of the Qingzhou prefect, raised in luxury. What could she possibly lack? It's better to give her something conventional.
Lin Yuan compared the red jadeite hairpin and the golden begonia pearl hairpin, feeling hesitant.
"Which one do you like, Junior Sister?" Yuan Xuanlang asked.
Lin Yuan was silent for a moment, then smiled faintly and said, "I'm thinking of giving it to Gu Pan'er, but I don't know which one to choose."
Yuan Xuanlang threw down a silver ingot and said proudly, "I'll take them all! Give one to someone else and keep one for yourself."
Lin Yuan glanced at him in surprise and sighed, "What a spendthrift! I'm afraid he makes his money by digging it out every day, right?"
Lin Yuan thought she'd better pay for it herself, but when she took out her wallet, she found that she didn't even have enough to buy half a hairpin. She felt embarrassed and ashamed, and her cheeks were burning hot. "Thank you, Brother... I'll pay you back later."
Yuan Xuanlang didn't refuse and said with a natural smile: "Okay, Senior Brother will help you remember it."
Lin Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, and the two pieces of jewelry in her hands were no longer as heavy as before.
In the blink of an eye, dusk fell. After the three of them finished dinner in the restaurant, Mu Yunxi went back to study as usual.
Lin Yuan: Well, self-disciplined people are really scary.
A gentle breeze, bringing with it a hint of the coolness of the approaching autumn, blew into the tavern on the third floor.
Yuan Xuanlang leaned against the window, the lights of thousands of homes reflected in his eyes. The lights of thousands of homes reflected on his crescent-colored brocade clothes. He took a sip of green plum wine and remained silent.
Lin Yuan lazily leaned back in her chair, the day's vanity completely fading. With a touch of nostalgia, she softly said, "Did you know, in my hometown, Qixi Festival is Valentine's Day?"
Yuan Xuanlang was attracted by this topic, curled his lips and smiled, waiting for her to continue.
The aroma of wine lingered around Lin Yuan's nose, and she felt drunk too.
Lin Yuan dipped the chopsticks in the tea, leaving water marks on the table.
She said: "Back then, couples who were attracted to each other would eat together, go shopping, and give each other gifts. However, as a single flower for 18 years, I have never celebrated Qixi Festival. Ha, I would do a few more pages of questions on that day and crush them!"
Memories always make people feel a lasting sense of peace. The past years are like shortbread in a frying pan, stained by fireworks and turned brown.
Although Yuan Xuanlang didn't understand some of the words, he was amused. "I haven't celebrated the Qixi Festival you mentioned either. No matter what the rituals and etiquette are, as long as there's wine, it's fine."
Lin Yuan took a sip of tea and was slightly surprised: "Huh? Is there no girl that catches your eye?"
Lin Yuan knew about it. A bunch of female disciples in Jinghu Sect asked Lin Yuan to pass on love letters to Yuan Xuanlang.
Yuan Xuanlang raised the wine jar and chanted to the moon: "The moon in the spring courtyard shines on the infatuated lover, stirring up sorrow and chanting, how can it compare to the lingering fragrance of my cup of wine?"
To put it bluntly, love is not as delicious as wine!
Lin Yuan smiled lazily, "That's right. I also like the saying: 'What is love in this world? It makes people blind.' Then Junior Sister wishes Senior Brother clear ears and eyes, and good wine every year."
Yuan Xuanlang raised his eyebrows and said teasingly, "Although what you said sounds nice, I feel like you are cursing me. I also say this to you."
Lin Yuan smiled without comment, just staring at the jade hook in the sky.
The jade hook burned a curved hole in the inky sky.
When she wasn't smiling, the corners of her mouth were turned down, exuding an inexplicable feeling of melancholy and loneliness.
Yuan Xuanlang felt that the current Lin Yuan was the real Lin Yuan, three parts lazy, two parts decadent, and a little melancholy. She came from the world, but was independent of the world.
The two chatted intermittently, and sometimes there would be silence, but Lin Yuan did not feel embarrassed. Instead, he felt that this was the most peaceful and tranquil moment in his heart since he traveled through time.
After the restaurant closed, the two returned to the inn.
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