Transmigrated into the fat wife of the future prime minister

Chapter 281 Lantern Festival

Hui Niang was angry, but life had to go on. They couldn't just give up because of this one argument, so they tacitly agreed not to bring it up again.

"Let's not talk about it anymore."

Seeing this, Xu Qingmeng didn't ask any more questions, and the group headed towards the inner city.

Although it's called the inner city, in Xu Qingmeng's view, it's actually equivalent to the central area of ​​a modern city.
Xu Qingmeng and her group were mostly ordinary people, while this place was much more affluent, with pedestrians on the streets dressed in fine silks and adorned with gold and jade jewelry.

Around noon, they found a place to rest and grab a bite to eat. They had come out quite late and had been wandering around for a long time, so they were really hungry.

"Things in this inner city are really expensive. I thought our area was already expensive, but I didn't realize we hadn't seen enough," Hui Niang said with a sigh as she sat down.

"If you walk further in, there are several larger general stores that sell relatively inexpensive items."

"Really? Then let's go for a stroll this afternoon," Hui Niang said, taking a bite of noodles.

Gu Jia doesn't lack anything, but that doesn't stop women from their natural love of shopping.

The restaurant Xu Qingmeng came to was pretty good; it looked clean and the business seemed quite good.

The group ordered a few side dishes and a bowl of noodle soup for each person. Xu Qingmeng took a bite and found the taste to be quite good.

However, the portion of this bowl was quite large, and she couldn't finish it at all. Gu Yunyi, on the other hand, didn't mind at all and ate all of Xu Qingmeng's leftovers.

The people around her were forced to eat a mouthful of dog food (a Chinese slang term for witnessing public displays of affection), and this wasn't the first time; Xu Qingmeng was already used to it.

After everyone finished their meal, they wanted to stay a while longer, but Yun Sheng and Yun Mo couldn't sit still any longer and had to get up and leave.

In the afternoon, the closer they got to the inner city, the more people there were, and the liveliness was unparalleled. Xu Qingmeng took Huiniang to several large general stores that she had previously visited with Madam He.

Yun Sheng stared intently at the pretty hair accessories, and Xu Qingmeng pinched her cheeks several times. She bought her a lot of silk flowers, hair ties, and other accessories, which made Yun Sheng very happy!

Yunmo and Xiaoyuanbao weren't very interested in these, but they couldn't just buy this one and leave the other two to just look at it.

Yunmo chose writing brush, ink, paper, and inkstone. Huiniang exclaimed that he was going to follow in Gu Yunyi's footsteps. Little Yuanbao was still young, and everyone thought he didn't understand anything yet.

He was holding a pen and ink in one hand and a large abacus in the other. The abacus was really big, longer than his arm, which looked quite comical to everyone.

"You brat, do you want to study and be an accountant at the same time? You're quite greedy!"

That's what they said, but since their son rarely reacted to anything, they bought it all.

Gu Yunyi took the children to pay, while Xu Qingmeng didn't want to buy anything. She inadvertently noticed Zhou Yuanjia handing a box to Xinting.

Xinting shook her head vigorously, "No, I'm usually in the kitchen. It would be a waste to buy it and not use it."

"Why wouldn't I need you? I've said it many times, I want to marry you as soon as possible!"

"Auntie..." Xin Ting's face flushed red as she was told this, but her eyes held a shy smile.

Xu Xinting wasn't unaware of this; Zhou Yuanjia had mentioned it privately as well, but she wasn't mentally prepared yet.

The general store was indeed quite large. Like He Shi before her, Hui Niang wanted to buy everything she saw on her first visit. However, she still wanted to go shopping elsewhere, so she restrained herself considerably. After leaving the general store, she didn't walk far before seeing the famous Yuexi River in the prefectural city. There were already many stalls and vendors occupying the spots on both sides of the river.

The stalls sell all sorts of things, but of course, because of the Lantern Festival, the most common items are all kinds of lanterns.

However, it's not dark yet, and these vendors have already set up their stalls but haven't started hawking their wares!
Besides these vendors, there were also many game stalls, magic tricks, fire-jumping performances, and so on, which captivated the audience.

As she watched the lively scene unfold, Hui Niang couldn't help but exclaim, "The fifteenth of the lunar month in this prefectural city is truly spectacular!"

"Of course! This is nothing! It's really lively at night, packed with people!"

A passerby overheard this and immediately spoke up.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yuanjia immediately asked the man where there would be fun places to go that night.

"Oh my, it gets so much more lively at night. A little later, there will be lots of food stalls over there, and the food is really good, and the prices are much cheaper."

"Of course, the most lively place is the lantern-releasing area along the Yuexi River. At night, countless lanterns are released into the river, and the scene is simply breathtaking."

"There are also lantern riddle guessing activities by the river. If you guess correctly, you'll get a small prize. There will also be fireworks tonight!"

The passerby was quite talkative; I asked him what was so interesting about it.

Gu Yunyi looked at everyone, and it was clear that they were all quite interested.

Looking at the lively scene around her, Xu Qingmeng was quite happy, but she was still a little disappointed that He Shi and the children couldn't come.

"Are you tired?" Gu Yunyi looked at her and took her hand in his hand.

Xu Qingmeng shook her head. "No, I was just thinking that my mother and the others weren't here, and I felt quite disappointed."

"It's okay, our whole family will come next year, including Zhizhi and Ruirui."

"Hmm." Then, looking at Xinting and Zhou Yuanjia walking ahead, he said, "Maybe there will be even more people next year!"

Gu Yunyi chuckled and said, "So you're willing to release them now."

"What are you saying? The engagement has been going on for a long time, and the date has already been agreed upon. I think Father will bring it up when Zhizhi and Ruirui are 100 days old."

Gu Yunyi nodded, thinking that it wouldn't be long, as Zhou Yuanjia had been nagging him about it every day!
"Sister-in-law, there's a ring toss game up ahead." Yun Sheng pulled Xu Qingmeng's hand and walked forward.

Sure enough, no matter the era, there is always the game of ring toss, and as soon as it appears, it can attract the attention of a large crowd, not to mention children, but adults as well.

The stall owner used hemp rope to fence off a large open space, and then placed some small items on the ground at intervals.

There are all kinds of things: hair ornaments, jade pendants, bracelets, etc. The most conspicuous place, which is also the farthest place, is a small golden statue.

Yun Sheng excitedly pulled Xu Qingmeng to the front, her eyes sparkling as she looked at the little golden statue. Xu Qingmeng gazed at it, thinking that the little golden statue was quite clever; gold, no matter the era, was always tempting.

Moreover, this little golden figure is real, worth at least several dozen taels of silver. Even for people in the prefectural city, many have never touched it in their entire lives. When they saw it, their eyes widened in amazement.

That's where the stall owner's shrewdness lies. The moment the gold is placed there, people immediately lose their minds and rush to spend money to buy the rings.