The slightly weird commander's ship girl tour

"Light the lanterns! Light the lanterns! The moon is about to come out!" Fushun said anxiously.

"Ah! Lanterns!" The other girls finally reacted.

Fushun quickly found the candles he had brought up earlier, distributed them to everyone, and carefully placed them in his own big Vermillion Bird lantern and lit it.

Huang Chen pursed his lips, watching the lanterns gradually emit a bright light. Suddenly, he smiled at Yixian and said, "Let's guess the lantern riddles!"

Chapter 650: Sailing on a boat at night with a lonely star, I once worshipped the gods as a mountain monk

"Guess a lantern riddle?" Yixian was stunned for a moment, then chuckled. "But I'm not prepared at all. I'm afraid I can't come up with any interesting lantern riddles, and I don't know what to use as a prize."

Lantern riddles are essentially puzzles. A more traditional one is word riddles, which is a game similar to brain teasers.

It is certainly not enough to think step by step according to the riddle. Most of the time, you need some flash of inspiration to discover the clever hints and get the answer.

For such a riddle, the explanation itself must be interesting, and the process of guessing the riddle is naturally interesting as well. In the end, the prize is the reward after guessing the riddle.

Everyone's been racking their brains for so long, we can't just move on to the next one after we guess it, right? Of course, there have to be some gifts or prizes, which is naturally the jackpot.

Yixian had never thought about guessing riddles before, so he naturally didn't have any interesting riddles, nor did he prepare any prizes, so he was a little hesitant.

Before Huang Chen could say anything, Zhen Hai on the side chimed in, "Okay, Commander, that's a good suggestion, but I'm afraid we'll have to modify the rules."

Yixian immediately looked over curiously.

Zhenhai smiled slightly, "Everyone, come up with a lantern riddle and put it in the frame. Then everyone takes turns to draw one. If you guess it right, you pass. If you don't, there will be a punishment, either a performance or a glass of wine!"

"Is the prize being replaced by a punishment?" Yixian chuckled and nodded, "It's worth a try."

No one else had any questions, except Harbin, who was mumbling something about whether the penalty wine could be replaced with ordinary liquor. Did buying osmanthus wine before count as a punishment?

No one paid any attention to her. Everyone found a vacant space, took a piece of white paper, quietly wrote their own riddles, and then folded them into identical squares in the same way.

There were also a few clever little guys who sneaked up behind others to try to peek while they were still thinking, but they were quickly discovered by Harbin and punished - a few slaps on the head.

Soon everyone had come up with their own riddles and threw them into a large frame. Zhenhai looked around and said, "Well, let's start with the commander, shall we?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Fushun, Zhaohe and other guys immediately started making noises as if they were eager to watch the fun. Even the more calm girls like Yixian Haitian smiled and nodded to show their agreement.

"That's it, Commander, you won't refuse, right?" Zhenhai said with a smile and handed the frame to Huang Chen.

The latter had a blank expression on his face and was about to reach in when Harbin, who was standing beside him, suddenly jumped out and said, "Wait!"

Everyone turned their attention to him, and the latter said a little embarrassedly, "Well, I'm not very good at studying these puzzles. How about this, I'll punish myself with a drink first, and then let me be the host, how about that?"

Harbin said this, without waiting for anyone to speak, he raised the wine glass in his hand and drank it in one gulp, then staggered to the front and took the bottle from Zhenhai's hand.

The black-haired girl chuckled and nodded, "Then let Harbin be the host."

"The first one is Old Huang." Harbin took the frame, leaned against the table carelessly, shook the big frame, and then handed it to Huang Huangchen, "Come on."

Huang Chen didn't say much. He reached out and took out the note on the top, then slowly opened it.

Everyone's eyes immediately turned to him curiously. Fushun even stepped on the chair and wanted to lie down behind Huang Chen to peek, but there was no need for punishment at this time.

Huang Chen opened the note and was silent for a moment before reading out the riddle: "The tide recedes early and flows horizontally. Guess one word."

"Oh! Isn't this..." Hai Tian thought for a moment and immediately had the answer.

Harbin immediately stopped him, "This is Lao Huang's turn to answer. Even if others have guessed it, they can't tell anyone else, otherwise they will be punished together with Lao Huang."

"Accept the punishment, and you're sure I can't guess it?" Huang Chen sneered. "The tide recedes early, which means the word 'chao' has three water drops removed. Vertical and horizontal flow, one vertical and one horizontal, form a cross. If you remove the cross from 'chao', the only thing left is 'ming', so the answer is 'ming'!"

"Hmm... Commander guessed it?" Zhao He raised his hand in the air, looking at Hai Tian who was thinking with his head down, not knowing whether he should applaud.

"Hmm..." Harbin nodded, his expression unclear to everyone else. "Are you sure? You're not going to change it? You still have a chance."

"No change! Quite sure." Huang Chen nodded.

Harbin waved his hand and said, "Okay, then please ask the person who came up with this riddle to explain to everyone whether this riddle is correct. Who is the person who came up with this riddle... Um, Ruoyue!"

"Hmm!" The blue-haired girl raised her hand and stood up obediently, shaking her head. "Sir, I'm sorry, I guessed wrong."

"Wrong!" Huang Chen's eyes widened, and he was stunned, "How can it be wrong?"

"When the water recedes, it's the water and the morning that recede together, not just the water!" Ruoyue said, "So, the answer to the riddle is... the moon!"

"Haha! The commander is wrong! Drink a drink!" Zhao He immediately clapped his hands happily, and the other girls seemed to have received a signal and burst into laughter one after another.

Huang Chen scratched his head awkwardly, "I have to drink a penalty drink instead of performing a show."

"Do you have any performance?" Harbin laughed and handed over a glass of osmanthus wine. Huang Chen hesitated for a moment, but still took it and drank it without leaving a drop. The atmosphere on the scene immediately reached a small climax.

Harbin laughed heartily, shaking the large frame in his hand, "Then the next one..."

"I, I'll do it! I'll do it!" Fushun jumped up excitedly, skipped over and picked up the top one, "Hmm... the fire went out in the flickering, this is fun!"

Before Harbin could say anything, Haiqi stood up and applauded, "You guessed it right, that's fun!"

Everyone applauded. Harbin scratched his head, somewhat dissatisfied. "I'm the host! In that case, I'll choose the next person!"

As she spoke, she shook the big frame in her hand, her eyes swept over everyone, and finally landed on Yixian, "Come on!"

"Me? Okay." Yixian nodded, chuckled, and stepped forward. After hesitating for a moment, he also picked up the top one like Huang Chen and Fushun. "The moth flew to the firefly and died. The schoolmate had no children but a mustache. He sailed at night with the lonely star. He once worshipped the gods as a mountain monk."

"It's so long! What's the riddle?" Ning Hai asked curiously.

"Guess four words." Yixian nodded slightly, already thinking. "The first sentence is about the moth and insects that have passed away. The answer should be 'I'. The second sentence is about the two words 'Xueyou', but if you remove the word 'zi' and add a 'glimpse' on top, it should be 'ai'. The third sentence..."

The girl blinked, and for some reason, she suddenly hesitated.

Chapter 651 Drinking

"This riddle..." Yixian pursed his lips, holding the note in his hand, looking around with a somewhat unnatural expression, and did not say a word for a long time.

"What's wrong? You can't guess it? If you can't guess it, you have to drink a glass of wine as punishment!" Harbin said with a smile, standing aside. "And Yixian is so amazing, I'm afraid one glass of wine won't be enough for you."

"Impossible! Sister Yixian must know. Sister Yixian is the best at guessing riddles!" Pinghai muttered to the side, then turned around, clenched his fists and cheered, "Come on, Sister Yixian!"

Yixian lowered his head and looked at Pinghai's serious expression and suddenly couldn't help but chuckle.

She rubbed the latter's little head, the corners of her mouth curled up slightly, "Of course I guessed it. Sailing by boat at night accompanied by a lonely star. At night, there is no sun. Taking away the sun from the night is the same as 免. Sailing by boat refers to the character with the radical of 走. Adding 免 to the radical of 走 doesn't make a character, but adding 伴 to a lonely star adds a dot. Adding another dot before it makes it the character 逸! The Yi character as in Yixian!"

The girl spoke slowly, her tone was very soft, but everyone heard it clearly.

The word "Yi" from Yixian!

Add to the previous 'I' and 'love', this becomes 'I love Yi'!

What could the last word be? Could it be "Xian" (immortal)?

Who came up with this riddle? Could it be the Commander?

In an instant, the air around became warm. Although the noise became much quieter, it seemed as if there was an invisible heat flowing in everyone's heart.

Those with more flexible brains, such as Haitian, naturally thought of these things. They couldn't help but cover their mouths and sigh, their eyes unconsciously shifting between Yixian and Huang Chen.

Those who didn't react so quickly were like Pinghai. Although he stood there a little dazed, he could feel that the atmosphere around him was getting strange.

However, Huang Chen, who was at the center of the vortex, seemed not to notice the gazes from his surroundings. After listening to Yixian's explanation, he nodded slightly, "And then?"

"And then?" Yixian smiled faintly, looking up, his bright eyes and white teeth still showing his contentment. "I once was a mountain monk who worshipped the gods. Once, which means not now. Remove the word '曾' from '山僧', and you're left with a '山' and a '人'. To worship the gods, you combine the two words together, forming the word '仙'. So the answer to this last line is Yixian's 仙."

The girl said, chuckling, "Commander, am I right?"

"Right!" Huang Chen nodded and suddenly took a step forward. "This is the riddle I came up with. The answer is 'I love Yixian'."

"Is this a riddle?" Yixian asked with a slight nod.

"This is a riddle." Huang Chen took another step forward, walked closer to the girl, and took her hand. "But it's not just a riddle. I love you, Yixian."

The latter was stunned, her originally calm face unexpectedly flushed a few times. She turned her head away in panic, "Commander, everyone is watching."

"So what if I just watch? I haven't found the opportunity for a while now. Actually, I've always wanted to say this to you."

The girl became shy, but Huang Chen seemed to have received unknown encouragement, and became excited, and his voice became louder and louder. At first, only Pinghai Ninghai who was standing next to Yixian could hear it, and even Yubari, who was huddled on a bench in the corner and drowsy, raised his head and looked over here in a daze.

"I love you, Yixian!"

Huang Chen looked into the girl's eyes and said solemnly.

As he spoke, he took out something he had prepared in advance - a small couple's ring. Yixian was originally a wedding ring, but she only had a vow ring with a large diamond. It was beautiful, but inconvenient to carry.

Therefore, Huang Chen prepared a pair of rings for each wedding couple.

The one in his hand had actually been prepared when he came from the island, but he had never found a suitable opportunity to hand it to Yixian. In fact, it would be a bit awkward to take it out now.

Because the girl in front of him was obviously stunned, as stunned as a puppet.

However, perhaps because he had just drunk some osmanthus wine, Huang Chen did not hesitate at all. Without waiting for Yixian's action, he held the girl's hand with one hand and slowly put on the rings with the other hand.

"Once you put this ring on, never take it off!"

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The other girls seemed to have reacted, watching the two men's actions, and immediately started to make a noise. Harbin was the most enthusiastic among them, waving her hands high in the air and shouting, "Drink from the same cup! Drink from the same cup! Drink from the same cup!"

The other girls heard Harbin's shouting and joined in. Suddenly, a neat yet somewhat scattered voice echoed on the terrace.

Yixian finally came back to her senses. She looked at the small ring on her finger with joy and curiosity. It was quite simple, but she liked it so much.

She raised her hand and felt the bright light of the lanterns not far away through the gaps between her fingers.

At first, she thought she could accept it all calmly, just like putting her afternoon date with the commander on hold for more important matters.

Who would refuse a date with the Commander like she did?

Is it because she doesn't want to? Is it because she doesn't like the Commander?

No, that kind of bond, that kind of emotion that can connect them across thousands of miles even if they haven't met, has already revealed her heart.

She was just used to waiting, used to the attitude of being alone and self-reliant. Even though she knew that the commander was her only support, even though she knew that the time had come to an end, the inertia left by the long wait was not so easy to end.

But when the commander walked up to her and repeated the answer to the four-word riddle, she knew the inertia was over.

The lights around were a mixture of bright and dark, and everyone was noisy. Such a lively atmosphere made her feel a little strange but so fond of it.

Harbin came up with two small wine glasses, laughing. "Let's drink! Lao Huang, Yixian! Come and have a drink!"

"A toast with the Commander?" Yixian chuckled, extending the hand that had just been wearing the ring and gently taking the wine glass. "Commander, are you ready?"

She felt her face getting red and hot. Pinghai and Ninghai were right beside her, and Anshan and Fushun seemed to be just across the table. She seldom drank in front of her children, but none of that mattered now.

She looked at the man standing in front of her. Under the light of the lamp and moon, he seemed to be blushing. Was the commander shy too?

Yixian suddenly laughed for some reason, raised his glass and took the initiative to greet him, "Then Commander! Come and have a drink!"

Chapter 652 The last thing before sending out

The atmosphere was so heated that the moon-viewing mentioned at the beginning became less important.

Even though the bright and clear moon hung high in the sky like a jade plate, everyone just focused their gaze and attention on the small terrace with laughter and joy.

The word guessing game continued. If the adults guessed wrong, they could choose to drink a glass of wine as punishment, and the little ones had to perform a show.

Whether it's singing, dancing, or just a simple joke, you have to come up with something that makes everyone smile.

As time went by, a round of riddles ended quickly. Everyone was more or less cultured, and only a few could guess the riddles.

So at the beginning it was just a form of punishment, but soon some girls couldn't help but step forward to perform, Haiqi's flower spear and Zhaohe's solo dance.

Delicious food, fine wine and beautiful scenery mix the warm atmosphere and air. There are all kinds of moon cakes, with oily or crispy skin, five-nut or bean paste, and all kinds of dishes, fried, stir-fried, braised, grilled, boiled, stewed and steamed.

There are all kinds of fine wines, including the osmanthus wine bought by Yixian and the various good wines left over from the big restaurant, some are clear, some are mellow, some are thick, each with a different aftertaste.

Various lanterns are hung in the corners of the terrace, and the bright flames are projected through the colored paper covering, outlining one outline after another in the dark night.

The food street outside became increasingly noisy, with lanterns, crowds of people, and a noisy and warm air rising from the ground, passing over the crowds of people still hesitating about which store to go to on the street, passing over the diners toasting each other in the pavilions, and passing over the commanders and ship girls having fun on the terrace.

Huang Chen put down his wine glass in a daze, staring blankly at the moon in the sky for a long time, and suddenly laughed, "This moon is so round!"

Yixian sat aside, leaning on the table with one hand on his chin. Hearing this, he just chuckled and said nothing.

Since the wedding wine just now, the two of them had no idea how much they had drunk. Although the osmanthus wine that Yixian bought was clear and sweet, and had a soft taste, drinking too much would still make people dizzy.

"Commander, go to bed first. It's almost time now." Zhenhai leaned against the railing and chuckled.

Not far away, Harbin was also leaning against the door and said with a smile, "That's about it, Lao Huang."

Huang Chen nodded, stood up and was about to leave, his eyes glanced at Zhenhai and Harbin, then turned back as if he remembered something, "Let's go, Yixian should go to bed early too."

"Hmm..." Yixian was stunned. Before he could remember what to say, Huang Chen pulled him towards the door and disappeared at the door.