"Why are they still wearing red ribbons on their hands?" That was the first thing she noticed.
Immediately afterwards, the woman dressed in coarse linen clothes hugged the other woman.
She cried and cursed, "How could you bear to leave me all alone?!"
The more she cried, the more heartbroken she became; it was heartbreaking to watch.
The elegantly dressed man and woman, presumably the man's parents, disgustedly ordered their men to untie Hongling.
The middle-aged man looked at the red jade in his hand, gritted his teeth, and said fiercely with red eyes, "If it weren't for your daughter, that wicked woman, my son wouldn't have died young!"
As soon as he said that, the woman burst into a tirade: "Even when you're dead, you still want to drag my son down with you!"
According to passersby, the man and woman were truly in love, but their social status was not commensurate, and they faced obstacles. Unable to bear being separated, they jumped into the river and died together.
Before they died, they tied red ribbons to each other's hands, promising to find each other in the next life.
The commotion had subsided, but she stood by the river for a long time, unwilling to leave.
The orange-pink sunset bathed people in its glow, like a light veil draped over them.
The light shone on her face, and at that moment he found her so attractive.
"What's wrong?" he asked softly.
An unusual light that had never been seen before shone in his eyes.
She tilted her head, her innocent eyes sparkling, and asked, "What is love? How could it make them risk their lives?"
He paused, unsure how to answer her.
But she insisted on getting to the bottom of it: "Have you ever been in love?"
Do you know where you can find love?
A series of questions gave him a headache: "I'll tell you later. It's time for us to go back!"
"No!" She shook off his hand. "I haven't had enough fun yet!"
"Be good, I'll bring you here again next time!"
"I don't know when the future will be!"
Suddenly, an idea struck him. He pointed to the candied hawthorn vendor ahead and said, "If you buy me another candied hawthorn, I'll go back with you!"
He believed her, but after buying the candied hawthorns, she disappeared into the crowd.
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