Except for New Year's Eve, at other times as soon as it gets dark, every household will close their doors, and it is rare to see lights on like this.
The lanterns hanging on the trees illuminate the road from Mingyue Bridge to Taoyuan, making the elegantly dressed and happy-looking girls and boys even more charming.
The last time I came back, it was still in full bloom, with all the sights filled with bright red. Now, all the flowers have fallen into the dust, leaving only the fragrant fruit on the tree.
A few dozen steps from the entrance of Taoyuan, there is an incense table for offering glutinous rice balls. The incense table is placed under a thick peach tree, and a portrait of the flying fairy Weaver Girl is hung on the trunk.
The moonlight is just right tonight, hanging brightly in the sky and illuminating the crowd gently.
Zhu Cuilan laid out the cookies she had made today and asked her two brothers to come over and pay their respects, hoping to gain some skillful hands for the future.
Zhao Fangchu now had his own thoughts about praying to the Weaver Girl, but he didn't see how sincere he was. However, Yang Donghu was indeed much more sincere than him. After all, the fabric for the embroidered handkerchief was not cheap, and he had already wasted several pieces of it. He had to be able to embroider a decent one to justify the money he spent.
I thought they had arrived early enough, but I didn't expect that there were already several plates of snacks on the incense table. Zhang Lanzhen arrived earlier than them and had already paid her respects and was mixed in the crowd. When she saw Zhu Cuilan finished her greetings, she quickly called her over.
Yang Donghu and Zhao Fangchu followed behind, thinking they could see Yang Anjin next to Zhang Lanzhen, but they didn't expect to see her, so they just called her "Auntie" obediently.
Zhang Lanzhen agreed with a smile. Zhao Fangchu had deliberately dressed himself up today, and he looked even better than usual. This reminded Zhang Lanzhen of her own son who was thinking about her. But looking at it this way, the two of them were indeed a good match.
She felt a little regretful, thinking how great it would be if the two families didn't have this previous relationship.
"Cui Lan, why did you come just now? Everyone has already started chatting."
Zhu Cuilan extended her hand, and the two of them walked forward together, arm in arm like little girls. "I thought you were early, but I didn't expect you to be faster than me. You came from farther away and arrived earlier than me. Where's An Jin? Why can't I see him?"
"He went to Mingyue Bridge with his brother. We don't need to worry about the child. We might run into him later. Let's go talk to him."
One of them is looking for a wife for the man in the family, and the other is looking for a husband for the brother in the family. No one can hinder the other, so there is nothing wrong with looking for people together and looking for each other.
If Zhang Lanzhen didn't want Yang Anchen and Zhao Fangchu to be involved because she was afraid of gossip from outsiders and afraid that such a tragic thing would happen in her own family, Zhu Cuilan was more open-minded. She didn't care what outsiders gossiped about. Otherwise, if all the gossip about the family over the years was put together and she cared about every word, how could she live her life?
However, she had not considered her brother and the other scholar, mainly because she felt that scholars were rare, and it was rare for several villages to have a scholar. Would such a capable person be afraid of not being able to find a girl?
Apart from his face being prettier than the other guys, Zhao Fangchu was just so-so in other aspects. If it weren't for his sweet mouth, Zhu Cuilan would have been so worried that she wouldn't be able to eat.
It is generally acknowledged that boys are not as good as girls. She does not argue with others and looks for someone with a similar family background. In this way, if Zhao Fangchu is bullied in the future, she will not be embarrassed by others.
After listening to her, Zhu Cuilan thought about it and agreed. Sooner or later, Yang Anjin would be her family member anyway, so let the children play by themselves.
She turned around and told her two brothers, "You two should go to Mingyue Bridge too. It's busier there than here. I'm not far from here. When you get tired, come find me here."
"Why."
After Zhu Cuilan walked away, Zhao Fangchu said awkwardly that he would not go with Yang Donghu.
"Then who are you going with? You can't go alone." Yang Donghu knew that he probably wanted to meet his new lover. He also wanted to see who that person was and whether he was good or bad. Zhao Fangchu had never experienced such a thing. What would happen if he was cheated?
He had said just two days ago that he didn't have anyone he liked, but today he acted like this. Yang Donghu felt that he had been deceived by a few sweet words and had lost his mind.
“It’s not just me, but also Shen Ran. He’s waiting for me next to Mingyue Bridge.”
Chen Ran was on good terms with him, and Yang Donghu knew him well, so there was nothing to worry about the two of them being together.
Seeing that Zhao Fangchu didn't dare to look him in the eye, Yang Donghu paused and deliberately said, "Really?"
Zhao Fangchu glanced at him, then lowered his head and twirled the hem of his clothes with his fingers: "Really."
He wasn't good at lying, and his voice was so weak that Yang Donghu suppressed his laughter and continued, "Then I'll take you there."
Zhao Fangchu's little thoughts were too obvious, and Yang Donghu couldn't pretend not to see them. He had been dressing up and deliberately hiding from him since the afternoon. Although he was much more open tonight and it was none of his business to others, Yang Donghu would definitely not be happy if Zhao Fangchu got involved with a man tonight.
Zhao Fangchu nodded. If Yang Donghu saw correctly, he had a feeling that he had been prepared and deliberately waiting for him to say this. Suddenly, he changed the subject.
"Forget it, you should go by yourself, but don't go to places where there are not many people. The roads are brightly lit now. Just walk around Mingyue Bridge and don't go to places where there are no lights. Do you understand?"
This was the first time Zhao Fangchu didn't stick with him, so Yang Donghu couldn't help but give him a few more instructions. Fearing that he wouldn't take it to heart, he repeated them several times.
Zhao Fangchu hummed in agreement, lowering his head, thinking he hadn't let Yang Donghu see the guilty look on his face. "Then I'll be leaving."
Men don't need to worship the Weaver Girl. Zhao Fangyu didn't even enter the Peach Garden, but turned and headed straight for the Mingyue Bridge. Zhao Luochuan wanted to wait for her husband, so she found a bright place with lanterns hanging on the trees and waited there.
Several people went in together, and when they came out to find Zhao Luochuan, only Yang Donghu was there. He asked in confusion: "Where did the others go?"
"I ran into Aunt Lan Zhen. Aunt Cui Lan was talking to her. Fang Chu found Shen Ran to keep him company, and now he's gone to find him too."
Today, due to the festive atmosphere, the boundaries between men and women are not as clear as usual. Even if men and women or boys are walking close to each other on the street, no one will say anything.
What's more, they are now more legitimate than those who want to see each other. Zhao Luochuan pulled his husband into his arms, rubbed his hair, and said with a smile: "That's perfect. No one will disturb us. We can go to the party at leisure."
"Let's go this way. There are fewer people and the road is easier to walk on."
The two of them had to separate several times in a month, and when they occasionally came back, they were busy and didn't have enough time to spend together. It was rare for them to have such a harmonious time together outside. Yang Donghu obediently let her husband hug her, and they walked towards that road while chatting and laughing all the way.
If Zhao Luochuan had paid attention to which road Zhao Fangchu had taken just now, he would have found that the road Yang Donghu was taking him now was the same as the one Zhao Fangchu was taking.
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