Xiao Hei was delighted when he heard this. He dropped the kettle and ran to Jin Suting happily, "Where are we going?"
He has always been most interested in playing, after all, he is still a child.
"Do you know what day it is today?" Jin Suting asked mysteriously.
Xiao Hei scratched his head, unable to recall, "What day is it?"
Tan Er rushed in front of the two of them and said, "I know, I know. Lantern Festival!"
Jin Suting looked at the quilt in Qin'er's hand that hadn't been dried yet and her brightly smiling face, and said, "That's right! Dry the quilt and I'll take you out to have some fun~"
She acted like a big sister. Tan'er and Xiao Hei were very excited. They immediately finished their work and followed Jin Suting out to the street.
Actually, it’s still really early and the streets aren’t very busy.
Smart vendors go out on the night of the Lantern Festival when there are many people.
There were a few people who wanted to make more money, so they set up their stalls early, shouted and attracted people to come and see.
Jin Suting, Qin Er, Xiao Hei and others came to a stall selling masks. There is a custom in the Lantern Festival that men and women give masks to women to express their interest in her. If the woman accepts the mask, the man can propose to her family the next day.
If the woman refuses, the good marriage will be ruined.
When Jin Suting heard Tan'er talking about this custom, she asked, "Can girls give it to boys?"
Tan'er was shocked by Jin Suting's words. She said that she had never seen a woman giving a man a mask during the Lantern Festival. People would think that the woman was shameless and trying to flirt with men.
Jin Suting felt that this was very unfair to girls.
Why can only boys give gifts but not girls?
Qin Er explained that this is just a folk custom and should not be taken seriously.
At most, it is a way for a man to express his love to a woman.
But Jin Suting was very interested in and serious about this little romantic custom.
Seeing the mask, he started arguing with Tan'er again.
The owner of the stall was a man in his forties with a beer belly. When he saw the three of them coming over, he started discussing the story of the mask.
His wealthy face smiled peacefully, "Little girl, would you like to buy a mask?"
Jin Suting pulled herself away from the conversation with Qin Er and looked at the dazzling array of goods on the mask stall.
There are the twelve Chinese zodiac signs of rat, ox, tiger, and rabbit, some with half a face that looks mysterious, and some with green that looks very girly...
Jin Suting picked up a golden mask engraved with twin flowers and looked at it from left to right. Xiao Hei was also very excited and fell in love with one after another after picking one.
Tan'er didn't have any feelings about masks, and she didn't like any of them.
"Boss, how much is this?" Jin Suting fell in love with the Twin Flower Mask at first sight. The nose and ears were depicted vividly and were very cute.
"Little girl, you have great taste. This is our limited edition, one-for-a-lifetime pair! This is the only pair available for this year's Lantern Festival!" the owner said proudly. "Look at the other side."
The boss took out another twin flower mask from inside. It was made entirely of silver with twin flowers engraved on the right side. It was a pair with the golden mask in Jin Suting's hand with twin flowers engraved on the left side.
"This is the only pair Quan Funing has?" Jin Suting was a little surprised. She didn't expect that the pig mask she picked up casually was actually unique.
The owner was so excited that he danced with joy. It was obvious that he loved the masks very much. "Of course, my family is the largest mask stall in Funing. I only have this pair of masks for a lifetime. If it weren't for the Lantern Festival, I wouldn't take them out!"
Then he smiled happily again, his weathered face full of longing, "This is for a couple for life, it was made by my wife!"
Unable to conceal the pride and joy overflowing from his eyes, he stroked the mask from the series of Another Life, One World, One Couple.
Jin Suting watched the stall owner recalling his wife with emotion, and a faint smile appeared on her face. "Compared to that, my wife must be a very good person."
The stall owner smiled and put down his mask, "It's a pity we missed it."
Jin Suting smelled the scent of gossip, but the stall owner showed sadness at this time, so Jin Suting did not ask any more questions out of politeness.
"Boss, I want this mask!" Jin Suting readily took out her purse, put a silver ingot in her palm, and handed it to the stall owner.
The stall owner pulled himself out of his emotions and asked, "What did you say?"
Jin Suting smiled defiantly, "I really like this mask. I want both."
Xiao Hei was anxious and tugged at Jin Suting's sleeve, whispering, "Sister, who are you going to give the mask to?"
Jin Suting curled her lips and replied, "Can't I just pose to look good myself?"
Okay, you are rich and wealthy.
Xiao Hei stopped talking, and Qin'er was used to Jin Suting's casual attitude. Fortunately, she was buying a mask. She just wanted to buy a man, who could stop her?
The stall owner asked uncertainly, "Girl, have you really thought it through?"
Jin Suting frowned and hesitated to buy one. "I've made up my mind. I want both."
The stall owner was still trying to keep the mask, "But, girl, the meaning of this mask..."
Jin Suting waved her hand and said, "I don't believe in those things. I like it, so I bought it."
"But..." The stall owner was still hesitating.
"Don't worry about that." Jin Suting picked up the two masks and handed the silver ingot to the boss. "No need to change."
The stall owner was shocked when he saw Jin Suting was about to leave, "Miss, your money is not enough, you still need fifty taels..."
Um???
Jin Suting felt embarrassed. It turned out that the other party wanted to keep her because the money was not enough.
She held the mask in one hand, took out her purse with her free hand, and took out another silver ingot and handed it to the boss.
"Is that enough?" Jin Suting took back her purse, and her small treasury was empty.
"That's enough, that's enough." The stall owner was very attentive to the wealthy customer.
Finally, he reminded her, "Girl, don't give the mask to someone you love, remember."
Jin Suting looked confused, why?
But she really didn't believe in things like allegory.
For example, in the 21st century, no matter how many koi fish she forwarded on Weibo, her luck would still be so sad.
She ignored the stall owner and turned around and left with Xiao Hei and Qin'er.
Nearing noon, Jin Suting used her little treasury to treat people to a meal and then spent all her money.
We had lunch at Zuixianlou. Construction of the East and West Buildings stopped years ago. Although they don’t look as dilapidated as before, they are still depressed.
There are really no storytellers in the stands on the first floor, instead there are opera singers.
Farewell My Concubine, The Butterfly Lovers, The Battle of Wits...
These are the programs that Zuixianlou often performs, and Jin Suting was frightened when she heard them.
What dynasty is this?
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