Chapter 35 Chapter 35 What are those days?
They checked their belongings in and then went to see the lanterns. Miao Ying thought the lantern festival was just a street full of lanterns and all he had to do was look up. But when he saw the performance, he realized how narrow-minded he really was.
Although technology may be advanced now, the ancients were more ingenious. They thought it was just those motionless lanterns, but they didn't expect that after the lanterns were lit up, another one would suddenly fall down. No wonder they heard screams from time to time when they were selling things just now.
Miao Ying was extremely excited. After watching the lanterns of the Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea, he heard people next to him say that there were even more lively lanterns of the Lantern Festival over there. He quickly pulled Huo Xing and ran over with the crowd, but it was still a little late. People had already surrounded the place in three layers. Miao Ying was not tall, and was quickly submerged in the crowd. He could only see the backs of other people's heads.
Miao Ying sighed: "I can't see it. Why don't we buy some lanterns and go home." It was getting late, and they had made some money. It was dangerous to walk at night, so it would be better to go home early.
As soon as he finished speaking, he was picked up. Huo Xing lifted him up and let him sit on his shoulders. Miao Ying was startled and wanted to struggle but didn't dare to use too much force: "Your shoulder is still injured."
But there were too many people, and Miao Ying did not hear Huo Xing's answer. He put one hand on Huo Xing's head and the other hand lightly pressed on his shoulder.
After they finished watching the lights and the crowd gradually dispersed, Huo Xing put him down. When his legs just touched the ground, Miao Ying's legs went weak for a moment, and he had to pull Huo Xing's arm to stand firmly.
"I'll just buy a lamp and go home," Miao Ying said. "I'll go home and count my money."
"Is there anything you want?" Huo Xing asked him.
"No, I don't want anything." Miao Ying shook his head. "There are still many things to spend money on after the New Year. I will buy what I want after we make a lot of money.
The lantern vendors were about to pack up their stalls. Miao Ying chose from several stalls and finally chose a lantern with a monkey holding a peach, which suited the age of the mischievous Huo Xiaobao.
Miao Ying bargained for a long time and finally bought the lantern at a very affordable price. After buying it, he carried the lantern while Huo Xing went to get their backpacks and prepared to go home.
Because today is the Lantern Festival, there is no curfew in the county town. If it were any other day, they would have to spend the night in the county town. They definitely didn't want to stay in an inn. Staying in an inn for one night would cost him several thousand dollars for a candy bar, so it would be better for him to walk home.
The full moon on the fifteenth day of the lunar month was also very round, and shining on the road seemed to cover everything around it with a layer of soft gauze. Miao Ying walked on the road, thinking that he had not seen such moonlight for a long time in modern times.
The modern moonlight seems to be gray, and I don’t know if it’s because my mood has changed.
This time was already past their usual bedtime. Miao Ying had always had a very regular sleep pattern since coming to this world. Although he didn't eat well, having a regular schedule was a good thing.
He yawned.
Huo Xing had been walking beside him, keeping pace with him. He noticed when Miao Ying yawned. It was already the end of midnight. Normally, by this time Miao Ying would have turned over and over for the fifth time in his sleep.
He grabbed Miao Ying's hand, stopped, and then carried the backpack on his back to his chest: "Come up."
Miao Ying didn't bother to be polite with him. He lay on his back, yawned again, and muttered, "I still have to count the money when I get home."
"It's the same when you wake up." Huo Xing's voice was very soft, and his originally low voice now sounded like a whisper between lovers.
Huo Xing walked very steadily, and the slight shaking made it even more hypnotic. He seemed to have almost closed his eyes before he could hear what Huo Xing said. After Huo Xing realized this, he just walked a little more steadily.
When they got home, their grandmother and the others had already gone to bed. Huo Xing put Miao Ying to bed and packed up the things they brought back. The water in the kitchen was still warm, so he wet Miao Ying's handkerchief and wiped his face. The warm and wet touch woke him up, and when he saw it was Huo Xing, he closed his eyes again.
The moment he closed his eyes, Miao Ying was wondering, would Zhang Fei wipe Guan Yu's face?
The next morning, when Miao Ying woke up, Huo Xing had already left. Today was already the sixteenth day of the lunar year, and the government office had already started working. He wanted to settle the household registration issue as soon as possible to avoid any further changes.
When he opened his eyes, he saw the purse from last night next to his pillow. He happily opened the heavy purse, which was full of copper coins.
After a careful count and some calculations, he realized he had made nearly two taels of silver yesterday. Adding the one tael given by the young master of the Fu family, he had made three taels of silver yesterday, another considerable income. He finally realized the joy of working in his previous life.
But such income is not always available. This time it was just because of the Lantern Festival. Sugar is not so expensive on ordinary days. He thought that he would not make sugar often in the future, so he could make some for peddlers, and they would not have to go out to sell it, which would be a bit of income.
After he counted the money, he got dressed and went out. Li Hongying and Huo Xing went out together, and Xiaobao also went out to play. Only his grandmother was left in the yard. When his grandmother saw him get up, she brought him a bowl of water.
Miao Ying took it and took a bite. It was sweet. He looked at his grandmother, who smiled and said, "I saw there was still a layer of sugar left. I added some sugar water and Xiaobao drank a bowl of it."
"Thank you, Grandma." Miao Ying smiled happily. "When did they leave?"
"He left early," said the grandmother. "He won't be back for a while, so we'll be the only ones at home today."
"I'll cook today." Miao Ying washed his face and stretched in the yard.
Of course, the grandmother agreed. Then she remembered something and took out a hairband from the house. Although it was dark, it was embroidered with many bright patterns. "You have never had a decent hair accessory."
Miao Ying had no need for jewelry or anything like that. His hair was now tied up with a piece of cloth he found from somewhere. If the ancient people had not attached so much importance to hair, he would have cut his hair short long ago.
Grandmother called him over and asked him to sit in the yard. She took a comb in her hand and gently combed Miao Ying's hair.
Grandma's hands were very thin, with prominent joints. It seemed as if there was only a layer of skin on her hands, and there were some age spots on them, but her hands were very warm. When they fell on Miao Ying's head, they were the warmth of family affection.
"Look at how messy your hair is." Grandma gently combed his frizzy hair, avoiding the wound on his head. "You don't comb your hair properly normally, do you?"
"I'm busy. I don't know how to do it very well." Miao Ying rubbed his face. He was a grown man, how could he know how to tie hair? He had thought before that if he had a daughter in the future, he would have to learn how to tie her hair. He didn't expect that he would have to tie his own hair first.
His grandmother tied his hair with a headband and even took the trouble to braid it into several small braids.
Miao Ying looked at the hanging braids and said with a smile, "If I keep them for a few days, I'll have an afro when they let down."
The grandmother didn't know what an afro meant, but she understood what he meant, so she said, "It's okay, just wash it when the time comes."
By the time his grandmother finished combing his hair, it was already late. They each had two meals now, and now was the time for the first one.
Miao Ying also planned to make something delicious tonight. If Huo Xing and the others succeeded, they would have to celebrate tonight.
"Grandma, I'm going to the butcher to see if there's any meat left."
Miao Ying met Huo Xiaobao on the road. Huo Xiaobao couldn't wait to take out the lantern to share with his good friend. Now it was almost time, so he said goodbye to his good friend and met Miao Ying on his way home.
"Xiaobao, let's go buy some meat." He waved at Huo Xiaobao, who ran over happily, "Brother."
Rongshu Village is not bigger than Nankouba Village. Miao Ying had never bought meat in the village. He happened to pass by Ye Feng's house and saw that Ye Feng was about to go out.
"Brother Ye."
"Miaomiao, where are you going?" Ye Feng felt that calling her by her name was too unfamiliar, so he chose a more intimate name.
"I want to buy some meat." Miao Ying replied.
"That's a long way to go," Ye Feng said. "There's no butcher in our village. If we want to buy meat, we have to go to the neighboring village."
"Are there any peddlers in our village?"
Ye Feng shook his head: "Not really, but there are peddlers coming to the village every Friday, and they sell a wide variety of things. If you want to find a peddler, there are also some in the neighboring villages."
"Then you go ahead and do your thing. I'll go buy some meat."
"Don't worry, I'll go with you. My kid is also greedy." Although their family conditions are better than most of the people in the village, they are still frugal. Yesterday, Qin Qiang did not go home, so their family only ate rice dumplings and boiled eggs, but no meat.
Out of consideration for Huo Xiaobao, they didn't walk very fast. Miao Ying was very patient with Huo Xiaobao. Ye Feng, who was standing beside him, smiled and said, "You don't look like a childless person. You have such great patience with your child."
Miao Ying just blinked his eyes. When they were in the welfare home, the older children had to help the director take care of the other children, so taking care of children was not a difficult task for Miao Ying.
Miao Ying looked at him. Ye Feng was about the same height as him, but a little fatter and looked more masculine than him. He was a little curious about how Ye Feng gave birth to a child.
"You haven't planned to have children yet?" Ye Feng asked again. Walking was boring anyway, so it was time to talk about family matters.
Miao Ying quickly shook his head. He had no way of imagining himself getting pregnant and giving birth.
"That's right. You look young enough. You don't need to rush into having a child." Ye Feng wasn't the kind of man who would stare at other people's bellies and gossip about them. "If you don't want one, you'd better be careful."
Miao Ying's eyes were clear: "What should I pay attention to?"
"Oh, just pay attention to those few days." Ye Feng didn't say it so bluntly because Huo Xiaobao was there.
Miao Ying's eyes widened, feeling as if the sky had fallen. Could it be that being a brother still meant those few days every month? That didn't make sense. He had already traveled here for almost two months, and he hadn't had that kind of reaction. "What do you mean those few days?"
Ye Feng was also puzzled: "Didn't your elders teach you?"
"What are you going to teach me?" Miao Ying couldn't close his mouth. This couldn't be true. Did he really want to experience those days of a woman's month?
Ye Feng looked at him lovingly: "It's a coincidence today, Xiaobao is here too. Come to my house someday if you have time, and I'll tell you everything."
Miao Ying just felt his scalp tingling, and no one told him that he would have to learn physics again after traveling through time.
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