Travel through the farmhouse leisurely

Chapter 171 Parting again (1)
Seeing them coming out, Mrs. Li asked a little bit, and then the group went to the Lantern Festival. There were many people on the street, and it was a bit crowded when they walked. not see.

Li Shi was afraid that they would get separated, so he held one of the sisters and asked the two sisters to follow him closely. Lin Xiaoqiao followed Li Shi and Lin Erniu all the way, and wanted to stop when he saw something interesting. Enjoy it.

Today, on both sides of the street, whether it is a shop, a stall, or a famous house, all kinds of lanterns are hung up, and there are festoons and festoons everywhere, and the lights are brilliant.

The lights symbolize hope. People come out to enjoy the lights, not only to join in the fun, but also to express their expectations and optimism for the future life.

Palace lanterns, gauze lanterns, fish lanterns, rabbit lanterns, duck lanterns, marquee lanterns, and building and boat lanterns are dazzling. These handmade lanterns are exquisite and dazzling.

Looking at these beautiful lanterns, some of which are quite complicated, Lin Xiaoqiao really can't ignore or underestimate the wisdom of the ancients.

Not only are all kinds of lanterns dazzling, but there are also many lively and beautiful performances that are also very interesting. The most crowded part of the street has lion dancers, stilt walkers, and lantern riddle guessers.

Lin Xiaoqiao and his party watched the excitement all the way, and came to the place where they guessed lantern riddles together. There were already many people gathered under the table, most of them were scholars in scholar's attire.

Seeing this scene, Lin Xiaoqiao also dragged Mrs. Li and the others to join in the fun. It is said that this lantern riddle meeting was held by a wealthy businessman in some town. There were all kinds of lanterns hanging on the stage, and it is estimated that there could be hundreds of them!

As long as someone peels off the small paper sticking on the lantern and guesses the lantern riddles on it correctly, he can get the corresponding lantern as a gift.

Lin Xiaoqiao couldn't help feeling itchy watching others guess lantern riddles, but she couldn't do it herself, so she pushed Chen Xuewen forward, thinking that such a simple task of guessing lantern riddles must be difficult for the versatile Xuewen Brother's.

Before Chen Xuewen came to the stage, he was given a mission to take down seven lanterns. He didn't want to join in the fun, but seeing the little girl's expectant eyes, he had no choice but to surrender and obey.

As a result, Chen Xuewen guessed seven lantern riddles correctly without a stick of incense on stage, and won seven lanterns. Among them, an exquisite and beautiful eight-faced beauty gauze lantern was also taken down and given to the audience standing in the audience. Lin Xiaoqiao, who has been coveting it for a long time, has been arguing.

After guessing seven lantern riddles right in one go, Chen Xuewen walked off the stage without hesitation. His mission has been completed, so he doesn't want to stay and join in the fun.

After Chen Xuewen got off the stage, Lin Xiaoqiao encouraged his two elder brothers to go up and try to make a few guesses, but the two brothers, Da Lang and Er Lang, felt that they were ignorant, so they should not go up and make a fool of themselves.

In fact, just now, when Chen Xuewen came to the stage to guess the riddles, they also listened to the riddles in the audience, but they couldn't guess any of them, so they didn't want to embarrass themselves by going up, so as not to make people laugh.

Lin Xiaoqiao got the lantern he wanted the most, and felt satisfied in his heart, so after watching the excitement for a while, he dragged them to change positions.

They walked around for a long time and were a little tired, so they walked to the snack street, found a tea stand and sat down to rest for a while. There are also a lot of snacks on the snack street here, Lin Xiaoqiao sat down for a while , then took Lin Xiaoxi to go shopping for snacks.

The two sisters took a look at this stall and that stall, picked up some snacks they hadn't eaten, or were more interested in, and bought some. After a while, the two of them returned to the tea with their hands full of food. stall.

After Lin Xiaoqiao sat down, he tasted every snack he bought. Most of these snacks were fried pasta, and the taste was similar, but the appearance was also somewhat delicate. I just don't want to eat anymore.

There are also some selling candies, candied fruit and roasted nuts. Lin Xiaoqiao is not interested in these, but the glutinous rice cake fish at the end of the street and the fish balls at another stall with a good business are really delicious.

After eating the snacks, Mrs. Li dragged Widow Zheng and Lin Xiaoqiao to walk two bridges not far away. This kind of behavior is called "walking all kinds of diseases".

This is an activity to ward off disasters and pray for health. It is only available on the Lantern Festival. At night, women and children walk together, and they must cross every bridge. They think that this will cure illness and prolong life.

After the members of the Li family "passed away all kinds of illnesses", it was getting late, and everyone gathered together to stroll back to Yunlai Restaurant, and then got on the bullock cart to go home...

Because I got my favorite lantern and watched the excitement all night, Lin Xiaoqiao was very excited sitting on the bullock cart, and couldn't help humming a song...

Seeing this little girl getting a lantern, Chen Xuewen was so happy, and couldn't help sighing: This silly girl is really easy to satisfy, and at the same time, he also became very happy with his mood...

After the Lantern Festival, the days of leisure and fun are over for every family, and the women start to pick up the work in their hands again, sewing, or getting a few pairs of shoe soles, or embroidering a few handkerchiefs for the family. Add a few oil and salt money.

And now the men no longer gather together in small groups to play cards and chat, or go to the fields to do their work, or go to town shops and rich households' homes to find some short-term work.

Those with a better family like Lin Xiaoqiao's family don't need to worry about making a living for a while, and Li Shi and Lin Erniu don't need to work too hard.

Even so, Lin Erniu couldn't stay idle. He watched those young and strong young people in the village go out to work, and he wanted to try it too, and kept saying that as a man himself, he had never done anything for his family. Why don't you contribute, while you are young and strong now, you have to rely on your own strength to earn some money.

For her father's sudden toss, Lin Xiaoqiao didn't pay any attention this time. She believed that her mother-in-law Li would definitely have a way to stop her father.

The facts were as she expected, only one night passed, and I don't know what Li Shi told Lin Erniu, anyway, the next day he didn't mention the matter of wanting to work again, but went to the mountain again I cut a lot of bamboo, and then weaved bamboo baskets and bamboo baskets at home.

The second day of the Lantern Festival is also the day when all schools start. The two brothers Dalang Erlang also put away their thoughts of playing and started to go to school every day.

In addition, Chen Xuewen has also set a date to go out to study. He has been busy packing his luggage for the past two days, and he will go out to the provincial capital on the eighteenth day.

I went to study in an academy in the provincial capital, and the number of times I came back became less. The journeys are far away, and it takes four days to go back and forth. It may take three or four months to have a chance to go home.

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