Chapter 281 Lantern Festival
Although Hui Niang was angry, she still had to live her life. It was impossible for her to end her life just because of this quarrel, so the two of them tacitly agreed not to bring it up again.
"Let's not talk about it."
Seeing this, Xu Qingmeng did not ask any more questions, and the group went towards the inner city.
It is called the inner city, but in Xu Qingmeng's opinion, it is equivalent to the central area of a modern city?
Most of the people over there from Xu Qingmeng's place are ordinary people, but here it is even more prosperous. Most of the pedestrians on the street are wearing silk and satin and wearing gold, jade and jewelry.
When it was almost noon, they found a place to rest and eat something. They had come out quite late in the beginning and had been walking around for a long time, so they were quite hungry.
"The things in the inner city are really expensive. I thought our area was already expensive, but I didn't expect that I had seen enough." Hui Niang sighed as she sat down.
"Go further inside and you'll find a few larger grocery stores, where the things they sell are relatively cheap."
"Really? Then let's go for a walk in the afternoon." Hui Niang said after taking a bite of noodles.
The Gu family has nothing to lack, but this does not hinder women's nature of loving shopping.
The restaurant that Xu Qingmeng came to was quite good. It looked very clean and had good business.
The group ordered a few side dishes and a bowl of noodle soup for each person. Xu Qingmeng took a bite and found it tasted good.
However, the portion of this bowl was really big and she couldn’t finish it at all. However, Gu Yunyi didn’t dislike it at all and ate all the leftovers from Xu Qingmeng.
The people around were forced to eat a mouthful of dog food. This was not the first time, and Xu Qingmeng had become accustomed to it.
After everyone finished their meal, they wanted to sit for a while, but Yun Sheng and Yun Mo could no longer sit still, so they had to get up and leave.
In the afternoon, the closer they got to the inner city, the more people there were, and it was extremely lively. Xu Qingmeng took Hui Niang to several large grocery stores that she and He had visited before.
Yun Sheng was staring at those beautiful hair ornaments without blinking. Xu Qingmeng stretched out her hand and pinched her face several times. He also bought her a lot of silk flowers, hair bands and other things at once, which made her so beautiful!
Yun Mo and Xiao Yuanbao were not very interested in these, but they couldn't just buy them and let the other two just watch.
Yun Mo chose writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstone. Hui Niang exclaimed that he was going to follow in Gu Yunyi's footsteps. Little Yuanbao was young, and everyone thought he knew nothing.
He was seen holding a pen and ink in one hand and a big abacus in the other. The abacus was really big and longer than his arm. It looked very funny to everyone.
"You little brat, you want to study and be an accountant at the same time? You are so greedy!"
Having said that, it was rare that my son responded to something, so I bought them all.
Gu Yunyi took the children to pay, but Xu Qingmeng didn't want to buy anything. She accidentally saw Zhou Yuanjia holding a box and handing it to Xinting.
Xinting shook her head like a rattle, "No, I'm usually in the kitchen. If I buy it, I won't be able to use it. It's a waste."
"How come it's useless? I've said it many times that I want to marry you as soon as possible!"
"Aunt..." Xinting's little face turned red, but there was a shy smile in her eyes.
It’s not that Xu Xinting didn’t know about this; Zhou Yuanjia had also mentioned it privately, but she was just not mentally prepared yet.
The grocery store was really big. When Hui Niangtou came back, she was just like He Shi before, wanting to buy everything she saw. However, she still wanted to go shopping somewhere else, so she restrained herself a lot.
Coming out of the grocery store, not far away I saw the famous Yuexi River in the city. There were already many small stalls and vendors occupying positions on both sides of the river.
The stalls sell all kinds of things. Of course, because it is the Lantern Festival, the most common things you see are all kinds of lanterns.
But it’s not dark yet, so these vendors have just set up their stalls but haven’t started shouting!
But in addition to those selling things, there are also many small stalls playing games, performing tricks, going through fire rings, etc., which attract everyone's attention.
Seeing all this excitement, Hui Niang couldn't help but sigh: "The fifteenth day of the first lunar month in this city is really lively!"
"Of course, this is just the beginning. It's really lively at night, with so many people!"
A passerby heard it and said something.
After hearing this, Zhou Yuanjia started asking the man where to go for fun at night.
"Oh, it's so lively at night. A little later, there will be a lot of snack stands over there. The food is delicious and the prices are much cheaper."
"Of course, the most lively place is the lantern display area by the Yuexi River. At night, countless lanterns are released into the river. The scene is simply beautiful."
"There are also lantern riddle guessing activities by the river. If you guess correctly, you will get small prizes. There will also be fireworks tonight!"
The passers-by who were talking were quite talkative, and I told them what was fun.
Gu Yunyi looked at everyone, and they were obviously quite moved.
Xu Qingmeng looked at the lively scene around her and felt quite happy. She just felt sorry that He and the children couldn't come.
"Are you tired?" Gu Yunyi looked at her, holding her hand and asked.
Xu Qingmeng shook her head. "No, I just felt sorry that my mother and the others didn't come."
"It's okay. Next year, our whole family will come, including Zhizhi and Ruirui."
"Yeah." Then he looked at Xin Ting and Zhou Yuanjia walking in front and said, "Maybe there will be more people next year!"
Gu Yunyi laughed and said, "I am willing to let him go."
"That's right. They've been engaged for a long time, and the date has already been agreed upon. I think when Zhizhi and Ruirui are 100 days old, Dad will come and mention it."
Gu Yunyi nodded, thinking that it would not be long, Zhou Yuanjia had been nagging him in his ear every day!
"Sister-in-law, there is a ring in front." Yun Sheng took Xu Qingmeng's hand and walked forward.
As expected, no matter which era, there is the ring-tossing game, and once it appears, it can attract the attention of a large group of people, not to mention children, but adults as well.
The stall owner used hemp rope to enclose a large open space, and then placed some small things on the ground at regular intervals.
There are all kinds of things, including head flowers, jade pendants, bracelets, etc. The most conspicuous place, which is also the farthest place, is a little golden man.
Yun Sheng excitedly pulled Xu Qingmeng in front of the crowd, looking at it with sparkling eyes. Xu Qingmeng looked at the little golden man and thought that the little golden man was quite smart. Gold is definitely tempting no matter what era it is.
Moreover, this little golden man is real, weighing at least several dozen taels. Even for people in the capital city, many of them have never touched it in their entire lives. When they saw it, their eyes widened.
This is the cleverness of the stall owner. Once the gold is placed there, people immediately lose their minds and spend money to buy circles.
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