Chapter 170 169. Two embroidered balls
The Three Officials were the most worshipped gods in the Dayou Dynasty.
On such a big day as the birthday of the Earth God, Xiling Prefecture City was particularly lively. As soon as it got dark, colorful lanterns were hung in the streets and alleys.
The streets here are grand and bustling, and there is no shortage of music halls and restaurants. Lei Li and his group can hear melodious or festive singing and music from far and near as they walk on the street, and can also see people living on the second floor and above of the restaurants.
Those rich young ladies and gentlemen were annoyed by the crowds on the street, so they booked the private rooms upstairs to relax or have a drink. At this moment, they were looking up and down from the windows, half covering their faces with their handkerchiefs and laughing and joking.
There are also brave young ladies who throw down small hydrangeas and watch the expressions of those who catch them. If one of them is in love and the other is interested, it can even become a good marriage.
"The girls and boys in this city are really brave."
Liu Xiaocao just saw a delicate young lady throwing a small hydrangea into the arms of a scholar.
The scholar had a fair complexion, was handsome and dignified, and looked young, about fifteen or sixteen years old. However, when he received the bouquet, he threw it away reflexively, and the ball fell into the hands of another middle-aged man.
The lady upstairs got angry and slammed the window shut with a bang, making the young scholar blush. He didn't know whether to apologize or not.
"Actually, I think this is a bad habit. If you accidentally throw the ball to the wrong person, or if the person who catches the ball is married, wouldn't that just cause trouble?"
Zhou Yi said when he saw this.
He knew that there were similar customs in Chinese history. For example, during the Wei and Jin Dynasties, if a handsome man that the people liked walked on the street, they would throw flowers and fruits to him to express their love. This is how the famous story of the handsome man Pan An throwing fruits into his carriage came about.
Throwing flowers is fine, but throwing fruits and vegetables is not good if they hit too many people. And although the small hydrangeas thrown by Xiling don't hurt anyone, in some places hydrangeas are tokens of love, and throwing tokens of love at married couples...
Although his liking was well-intentioned, he was not happy for Lei Li to receive the hydrangea.
"It's just fun."
Lei Li playfully put his arm around Zhou Yi's shoulder and said, "I think they're having a lot of fun. Those who throw and catch the balls don't mind. We can just watch and have fun too."
"But you are not allowed to answer it. If you dare to answer one... I will show you how I will deal with you tonight."
"I won't answer."
Zhou Yi shook his head. He was quite self-aware. "No one would throw it to me. It's more likely to be thrown to you. Your...pregnancy mole is not on your face, and it looks good."
Not good looking.
He is quite good-looking and handsome.
Lei Li has fair skin, red lips, white teeth, a high nose bridge, and a pair of dark eyes that are cold when not smiling, but full of affection when smiling. Zhou Yi couldn't help blushing and his heart beat fast when he saw her, let alone those girls and boys who had little contact with men.
He was tall but not frail, wearing a green dress with a thin waist and a red jade hairpin casually tied up his hair. From the front, back, left and right, he looked handsome and elegant.
Zhou Yi has a very tall and tough appearance, more like a military commander than a young master from an aristocratic family. If it weren't for his good clothes and good temperament, he would be a warrior and a rough man...
It feels like one punch can kill someone, and most little girls and boys would be afraid of it.
He is not even eighteen or nineteen years old. He is very skilled in holding a child and looks like a real father. No one will throw a bouquet to him.
"Isn't it beautiful only for you to see?"
"I don't want other people's hydrangeas. I only want the ones my husband gave me. Not just embroidered ones, you can even paint them on my body..."
Lei Li put the chestnut next to his ear, and the heat and voice entered Zhou Yi's ears, making Zhou Yi's ears itchy. In addition, he understood the dirty words in seconds, which made his ears hot and his heart beat faster.
"Still outside, be careful."
Zhou Yi glanced at Lei Li, but his ears were red and he was holding the child. This glance was not only unconvincing, but also gave off a sense of being an embarrassed husband.
This is in public.
I don’t know what would happen if I kissed him. He would definitely blush, get frightened and angry, and want to scold him, but he would also purse his lips and sulk.
Lei Li felt itchy.
He wanted to bully Zhou Yi even more, but there were many people around, including children and parents, so he was thick-skinned and not afraid. But if Zhou Yi was really angry, he would definitely ignore him.
Last time I made him angry, I didn’t let him touch anything for three days, so he could only look but not eat.
well.
Married men have to suffer more and have to make concessions for the sake of family harmony.
Lei Li sighed inwardly.
Just as he was about to take over from Zhou Yi to hold the little ginger so that he could rest his arms, his vision suddenly blurred and he subconsciously reached out to grab it, and immediately something terrible happened.
Hydrangea!
A small hydrangea!
Zhou Yi's gloomy gaze instantly turned to him. He had just said that he didn't want other people's hydrangeas, but now he was quick to take them.
"It was an accident!"
Lei Li said quickly.
"Brother, you were joking the other day about throwing a bouquet to whoever I liked, and now someone has chosen you, and this bouquet is flying straight to you!"
Lei Jingsheng covered his mouth and laughed.
"Yes."
Zhu Zhuer also started to tease Lei Li, chuckling, "I saw it clearly. This hydrangea jumped straight from the upstairs into Li Ge'er's arms. It must have been attracted by Li Ge'er's good looks."
"The upstairs window was open and someone was laughing, but there were quite a lot of people there, so I don't know who threw it."
This restaurant has four floors and all the windows are open. Several rich girls and boys dressed in gold and silver are looking down and chatting and laughing.
Lei Li himself didn't notice it. He couldn't go upstairs and ask who threw it away, saying that he was embarrassed to return it to you because he had a family. But it was not good to throw it away in front of others. The small hydrangea was not even as big as his palm, so he gave it to Xiao Shengjiang to play with and then coax his husband.
"Next time, I really won't answer it next time. This was just an accident!"
"call out!"
Another small hydrangea fell straight down. Lei Li saw it out of the corner of his eye and immediately slapped it away, but someone in the crowd with extra hands slapped the hydrangea back, and it fell straight into Lei Li's arms.
Someone in the crowd laughed loudly and said, "Hey, little brother! You've finally accepted the bouquet the girl gave you! Maybe your good match will come your way! Look, your brothers already have children, you have to work hard, hahaha!"
"Yes, yes! Look how beautiful your brother's child is! Won't your child be even more beautiful?"
"Destiny brings us together through thousands of miles of connection..."
Those people laughed and left. Even if Zhou Yi explained, they might not be able to hear him. Besides, it was quite awkward and weird for people on the street to say that I was his husband and not his brother...
Zhou Yi: “…”
He looked at Lei Li dimly.
Lei Li: “…”
Someone must be trying to harm me!
Little Ginger didn't know how his two fathers felt. When he saw two balls, he picked up one in each hand and started waving them happily.
"Ball!"
"Daddy has a ball!"
Little Jiang said this with a babyish smile, but his voice was so soft that only Lei Li, Zhou Yi, and Liu Xiaocao who were nearby heard it.
This incident was so dramatic that Liu Xiaocao and the others found it funny, but no one took it seriously. Little Jiang played with the little hydrangea for a while, but when he found it boring, he gave it to Xiaobao. Xiaobao asked Little Jiang, who then gave it to Sister Huaer and Tao Ge'er to play with.
And the private room in the restaurant.
"Qiaoqiao, that handsome young man is gone. Do you think he knows it was you who threw it?"
"You shouldn't know, right? We're on the third floor. Qiaoqiao didn't stick her head out to look when she was throwing it. But Qiaoqiao has a good eye. That young man looks really good when he smiles."
"How old do you think he is this year? He didn't bring his wife and children with him, so he must not be married yet, right?"
A few girls and boys chattered for a while, making Qiaoqiao's face red. She exclaimed, then smiled and changed the subject.
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The parade is indeed lively and spectacular.
The parade held in this prefecture was much more exquisite and grand than the one in Qingmi County. Even the clothes of the local official were made of silk and real gold, and people scattered copper coins and candies on both sides.
This candy is small and wrapped in oil paper. Most people in the city can afford the candy, but it is still quite rare, and many people will stop to pick up the copper coins and candies.
Lei Li, relying on his height and long arms, also brought back quite a few candies and shared them with Sister Huaer, Xiaobao and the others, so that they could all share in the festive joy.
Naturally, there was no shortage of the sugar figures promised to little ginger.
Xiling Prefecture is a wealthy city, and the government provides sugar materials to the craftsmen and pays for their employment, so the sugar makers don't need any money.
There are just a lot of people queuing up, mostly because they are children at home who want them. The adults also think that if they can get them for free, why should they spend money to buy candy figures from other stalls, so they queue up to give them to their children.
Lei Li and his group also lined up. They chatted and watched the excitement around them. Before they knew it, it was their turn. The candy figures were available for both adults and children, so everyone ordered one.
The free sugar figures naturally don’t look very good, and they are not very big, just the width of two fingers. Children will finish them in a short while.
"That's good. Eating too much candy will damage your teeth. Just a small sweet treat will do."
Zhou Yi gave the little sugar rabbit man to Xiao Shengjiang. Xiao Shengjiang smiled with his eyes curved and waved the little sugar man happily to show his brother Xiaobao. When he saw that his brother Xiaobao also had one, he happily started to eat it.
Zhou Yi didn't like sweet things, but Lei Li liked sweet things. Seeing that he finished it in just a few bites, he gave him his own.
The candy man's stall was next to the river, and the riverside was full of lanterns. Little Jiang was carried by Lei Dashan to see the lanterns, and Liu Xiaocao, Miao Fulang and others also followed.
There weren't many people around Lei Li and Zhou Yi, and they were under the shade of trees with dim lights. No one should see them, so Lei Li became bolder.
He has always been brave, but Zhou Yi doesn't like to be too close to others in public because he feels shy and embarrassed.
Lei Li leaned close to Zhou Yi and kissed him.
He had just eaten a candy man, and his mouth was sweet and sticky. The kiss also became sweet and sticky. Their lips and tongues were entangled, and both of them's breathing gradually became rapid.
Lei Li's hand subconsciously touched Zhou Yi's chest and tried to reach in through his collar, but Zhou Yi grabbed his hand and glared at him.
"Still outside, be careful."
"good."
Lei Li responded softly, her voice tinged with laughter, so pleasant that it made people blush and their hearts beat faster.
Zhou Yi thought about how he had been thrown two little balls during the day. He didn't know whether both of them liked Lei Li, or whether the same person threw them twice, which made him a little jealous.
But when he met Lei Li's eyes, which only reflected him with a focused smile, he no longer felt jealous and lowered his head slightly to kiss him back.
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