Xiuse Farmhouse

Chapter 147 The Lantern Festival
Wanwan stayed at home for a day on the third day of junior high school, and the fourth day of the new year is the day of offering sacrifices to the kitchen stove. It’s time to welcome the kitchen god back. On this day, everyone has to stay at home. Light candles, set off firecrackers, and welcome the Kitchen God back.

On the fifth day of the lunar new year, also known as Po Wu, Baishou and Laisheng will clean up the house and clean out all the rubbish.Until the seventh day of the lunar new year, women are not allowed to use needles, thread, scissors, and those who have children cannot punish them.After that, everyone can walk around with each other.

On the 15th Lantern Festival, Wanwan and Baishou did not go to the temple in the town this year. The place is small and there are too many people. Go to the Lantern Festival this year.

Everyone's dinner was very early on the fifteenth day, and when Baishou was packed, there were already voices of talking and walking outside the yard and on the village road.

After closing the door, the three of them also went out.

Before going out, Wanwan took an extra piece of clothes, because she was afraid that it would be cold at night, just in case. She also took a piece of cloth with a little rice and a few soybeans in it, and put it on her body, saying it was to ward off evil spirits. This is what she heard from Grandma Shitou a few days ago.

The big guys walked towards the market in groups, and it was very lively along the way.The bullock cart that Wan Wan was still sitting on had a lot of padding on the board, which was very soft.Baishou was leading the ox in front, and Yuan Baoniang and Shitou Niang were walking beside the cart and talking to her.

Laisheng, Shitou and Yuanbao played and danced, running forward for a while, squatting on the side of the road for a while, very happy.

After walking for a while, the sky was completely dark. Fortunately, it was a big moon tonight, and the bright moonlight illuminated the road, but in order to take care of her, everyone walked very slowly.

Later, Yuan Baoniang and Shitou Niang suggested that they could buy a lantern when they went to the market for a while, and it would be better to have lights on the way back.

Wanwan also thinks this is a good idea, it can be hung at home after use up, it looks good.

Some people were talking together, and they didn't feel that the distance was long at all, and the group arrived at the market soon.

Red lanterns were hung on the pavements on both sides of the street. In order to increase the atmosphere of the New Year Festival and make the town more festive, and to show the prosperity of the place under his jurisdiction, the county magistrate ordered people to hang it on the main street and on the trees by the river. They all hung up little red lanterns.This idea is of course supported by the majority of the people, not only making the night more festive and lively, but also adding warmth and light to the town.

Slowly walk towards the river, the more you get to the river, the more people in the Lantern District, more lively than the modern night market, there are all kinds of stalls on the side of the road.There is nothing less to eat in this lively place.From the moment he arrived at the market, he took the copper plates he had prepared earlier, and bought this and that for a while.

Not to mention the child, even an adult like her became greedy watching it.

Along the way, the Lantern Festival is really similar to the one on TV.No matter the stalls are large or small, there are lanterns.Especially in the big booth, there are various styles of lanterns, and many lanterns have paintings, people, or poems on them.

There are some lanterns that can be bought with money directly. The boss deliberately hangs a couplet on it. If someone matches the couplet, they can get this lamp for free.There are also some crossword puzzles on them, and you can take them away if you guess correctly.

In places like the capital, they are usually couplets or elegant and interesting anagrams.The lanterns are naturally more beautiful and delicate.In this small place, there are many scholars, but most of them are illiterate country people.Everyone is here to join in the fun and enjoy themselves.

Therefore, this lantern riddle is naturally much simpler.The stall owner will choose some anagrams that are more relevant to the life of the peasants.

Wanwan was not interested in ancient poems and Fu Hao, after reading a couplet or two, he lost interest, and then concentrated on admiring the various lanterns.Baishou has been following her closely, afraid that she might make a mistake, and keeps asking her if she likes anything, so he will give it to her.

Later, Wanwan saw a lantern in the shape of a pumpkin. The shape was nothing special. It was round, like a pumpkin, painted on it, a little rough, but its workmanship was special. It was double-layered, with a "fairy" outside. "Children's Blessings and Shoutu", the inside is the "lotus picture", which is staggered inside and outside, but does not overlap, so that when people look at the pictures outside, they will not feel that the pictures inside are intrusive or redundant.

The design is unique and the painting is exquisite.It can be seen that the people who made the lamps have good craftsmanship, so in order to save costs, they had to use inferior paper.

It's a pity that Wanwan asked the price, and the lantern cost two taels of silver.She couldn't bear it, she didn't want it.

But Baishou didn't take it seriously: "It's only two taels of silver, it's rare that you like it, and besides, this lantern festival only happens once a year."

"That's right, once a year, then I will choose next year." After finishing speaking, he pulled Baishou out of the crowd.

Spending hundreds of dollars just to buy something fresh, she wouldn't do this in modern times.Touching her swollen belly, she said with a crooked smile, "Isn't it just to illuminate it? I'll buy a cheap one later, and keep the rest for the children."

As soon as the child is mentioned, Baishou is obedient, Baishou grinned: "Okay." Holding Wanwan's hand, he happily went to the other side.

Yuan Baoniang and Shitou Niang watched from behind and sighed.

"When my husband and I first got married, I never saw him so willing."

"Yeah, Baishou really has nothing to say to Wanwan."

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Several people walked around to have a look, but they didn't see the lantern.They are all illiterate people, and they didn't win any lanterns.However, Li Dazhi solved several mysteries. Li Dashi was holding two lanterns and kept staring at him in the next life. Li Dashi felt that he looked pitiful, so he gave him one. They go to buy.

Not only Li Dazhi, but also Wang Matchmaker's son, Li Kaiming also got a lantern. He didn't know couplets, and he liked it, so he had to pay money to buy it back.

In addition to lanterns and snacks, Wanwan saw juggling at the end, watching the crowd from the third floor to the third floor, cheering bursts of cheers, very lively.

After walking around the Lantern Festival, Baishou, Wanwan, and Laisheng went to the river to release river lanterns.The beautiful river lanterns like lotus flowers move slowly along the water in the flickering river, just like the bright and shining stars in the sky, which makes people happy.

After the river lanterns were set off, the next life clamored to watch juggling again, and the three of them watched juggling again, and then slowly left the lively lantern festival.

Just as he was about to leave the town with the ox cart, he ran into the two yamen servants who were familiar with Prime Minister Bai.

One's surname is Xie, the other's surname is Ma, both of them are older than Baishou.

Because they admired Baishou's archery skills and felt that he was a good friend, before Baishou could open his mouth, the two greeted him first.

"Brother Baishou finished watching the Lantern Festival?"

I was also very happy to see the two people with hundreds of poems: "Yes, Brother Xie, Brother Ma." Seeing that the two were still wearing the clothes of government servants, they were surprised: "The two elder brothers should be on duty tonight?"

"Yes, on this festive day, the two of us have no rest, and we have to be on duty." Xie Tian said with a helpless smile.Ma Yan next to him also smiled and echoed.

Fortunately, this place is small, and when the lantern festival is over, they can find a chance to go home and rest. In a place like the capital city, the responsibilities are heavy, and they don't even want to blink.

The three of them said a few more words, Xie Tian and Ma Yan went to the river, Bai Shou, Wan Wan and Lai Sheng left the market.

There were too many people at the Lantern Festival, and everyone enjoyed it on their own, and had already separated from Yuanbao's and Shitou's homes.There are only three of them on the way back to this meeting, but I can meet a few people going back after watching the lantern show from time to time.Later, on the way, Shitou's family and Yuanbao's family caught up with them again.The two families were not in a hurry, so they walked back to the village slowly with the three of Wanwan.

At the lantern festival tonight, I met many people I knew, but I didn't see Wang Xiaocao in Wangli.I don't know how many people came or not.

After the Lantern Festival, the atmosphere of the festival fades.Not long after the first month passed, Mei Zi gave birth to a boy with twin babies.Wang Baoshan's family was so happy that they couldn't keep their mouths shut.Meizi was lucky, there were no accidents during the production process, but it just took her a whole day and night.

Father Baoshan named one of the two boys Wang Dabao and the other Wang Xiaobao, very interesting names.

There are quite a few boys in the village, but there are only two in their lifetime, but there is no one in several generations. This can be regarded as a happy event for Yangjia Village.

On the day of the children's full moon wine, almost everyone in the village went. Seeing how cute the two pink children are, everyone praised them.

Only Lan Hua Niang didn't care about it.The person who wants it can't get it all the time, but the person who doesn't bother to get it at once, how can she not make her feel nervous.It's hard to say much in front of Baoshanniang, and she sneers behind her back, laughing that no matter how many sons Meizi has, she is still a remarried woman.

Everyone said that she couldn't eat grapes, that the grapes were sour.She herself did not admit it.On the day of the full moon wine, I watched the two children with everyone. Although they are twins, the two boys are not thin at all, and their eyebrows and eyes are somewhat similar to plums.

Lan Huaniang couldn't leave without looking at her eyes, but when no one was around, she quietly pulled Mei Zi and asked her if she had any secret recipes for having children?She didn't ask for two for a lifetime, she just wanted one son, which made Mei Zi very embarrassed!
The relationship in the village has eased a lot in the past two years. Many people go to the Zhuangzi twice a year to help with work because of Wanwan. People who don't communicate much usually, and people who have more or less minor conflicts get close.When Meizi gave birth to twins, everyone came to help. The relatives of the Baoshan family met and praised the enthusiasm of the people in Yangjia Village.

Yuan Baoniang and Shitou Niang were among the helpers, they were inconvenient to bend over, so they kept talking to Meizi in the house, the two boys looked exactly alike, and fell asleep after feeding, everyone liked it.She didn't pick up the baby because she is stupid now, and because when Wang Li was born, her mother reminded her that people with twin bodies can't hug other people's milk babies.

So, she sat by the side, and when the two children woke up, she kept teasing the children with things. Unfortunately, the one-month-old child only ate and slept, and didn't respond much to other things.

The house was lively, so naturally many people came in to see the children. Everyone said that the two children were well-groomed and would definitely be handsome when they grow up.Later, Meizi said to Wanwan: "Actually, I don't have much hope, I just hope that the child can grow up healthy and happy, and live a happy life in the future."

Wan Wan couldn't help nodding.

Only when she was pregnant with a child did she understand the feeling of being a parent. She really didn't care whether the child would really become a dragon or a phoenix in the future, and whether she could give herself a comfortable old age. She only hoped that he would grow up happily and healthily, and have a happy family in the future.This is the greatest wish of being a parent.

Only happiness in the world is the hardest thing to hope for.

After the beginning of spring, the weather gradually warmed up. Wanwan took off her heavy padded jacket. The previous clothes could no longer be worn. Baishou went to the market to make a loose one for her. One was not enough, and the clothes she wore during pregnancy were useless. She is very fat, and she is afraid that she won't be able to wear it in the future. She doesn't want to waste it.When she needs to change and wash, she puts Baishou's clothes on her body.

(End of this chapter)