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Although Hehua was full at noon, she went shopping with Sun Jianyu and consumed a lot of money. When she got there in the car, she felt like her stomach was empty. Naturally, she wanted to eat some corn noodle pancakes, but Bo Rong said Sun Jianyu had already taken the basket of pancakes to his room, and comforted He Huadao that we would go to the lantern festival later. There are many food stalls. If you eat now, you won't be able to eat it later. e3”
Bonin even said with excitement that he should save his stomach for delicious food. You can eat the corn noodle pancakes at home whenever you want. "
"Okay, you greedy cat, please follow brother honestly later and don't run around. If you want to buy something, tell him first so he doesn't get lost." After Hehua said this, he still felt uneasy and took out the copper plate from the package. He counted a hundred and tied them with red rope. He put Chapter 216 Lantern Festival and whispered in Bonin's hand, "If you want to eat, buy it. If you want to buy anything, tell your brother. If you get separated, don't worry." Don’t panic, tell a coachman the name of our inn and ask him to deliver it to you, do you remember it?”
"Yes, I remember." Although Boning was a little impatient with Hehua's nagging, he also understood that she was doing it for the best, so he took the coin and promised, "I will always follow my brother, don't worry."
At this time, there was a knock on the door, and then Sun Jianyu shouted outside, "Come on, I'm going to starve to death. Let's go eat something first, and then go to the lantern festival after it gets dark." "
Sun Jianyu's behavior has become more and more complex with Hehua's definition of a playboy. His initial impression of conflicting with people over birds when they first met has been completely overturned by him, but I have to admit that he is still very fond of eating, drinking and having fun. Those who have experience seem to come here often, and they know the delicious food in this place.
Several people had long been accustomed to listening to Sun Jianyu's arrangements, and they were not picky people. Naturally, no one had any objections and went to have dinner together. He Hua thought that since there were snacks at the lantern festival, she only ate half full of dinner. .
It was completely dark when he came out of the restaurant. Sun Jianyu called a carriage to go to the lantern festival. On the way, he kept silent. Chapter 216: Whispering at the Lantern Festival. Xu Hehua and Boning went to lift the curtain to peek. When they got to the place, he pushed Hehua to let him go. She opened the door,
Hehua pushed the car door hard with both hands, and a cool breeze suddenly came in, but the scene in front of her made her forget to avoid it, she just stared blankly, almost forgetting that she was still in ancient times, with such brightly lit streets. , emitting light without hesitation under the night.
But this loss of consciousness only lasted for a moment. The disguises and bustling crowds on both sides of the street still brought her back to her senses.
Sun Jianyu seemed to be very satisfied with her shock. He smiled and said, little girl, is it worth your while to come all the way to see her? There are not many words”
"It's really much more beautiful than I imagined." Hehua took a breath of the air mixed with various smells, slightly suppressing the surprise she felt when she first saw her.
Boning couldn't stand it any longer in the car and urged Hehua, get out of the car quickly, "
He had always called him like this. Bo Rong and He Hua had long been used to it and didn't take it seriously. On the contrary, Sun Jianyu patted him on the head and asked, "You don't care about calling He Hua second sister?" "
Bonin's face turned red when he heard this, and then he curled his lips and said, "Maybe I am your brother."
Hehua smiled and explained that Bonin and I were twins. He always felt that it was him who came out in the first place, so he refused to call me. "
"Twins?" Sun Jianyu looked at the faces of He Hua and Boning for a long time, "They don't even look alike."
"Do you want me to look like a man, or do you want Bonin to look like a woman?" Hehua jumped out of the carriage, shivering in the cold wind, and then remembered that the thick coat she had specially brought was left at the inn. I couldn't help but feel annoyed because I didn't bring it out.
However, Qi Jintang seemed to have been prepared for a long time. He opened the small baggage that he had been carrying, took out a half-used small cloak and tied it on her. When he saw that the length was just over Hehua's knees, he seemed very satisfied with his eyesight and smiled. He nodded and said I had worn it before. "
Sun Jianyu looked like he couldn't stand it anymore and rushed to the lantern festival first. Bo Rong also reached out and grabbed Bo Ning, and then said to Qi Jintang, "Let's do it too."
There are sheds made of colorful silk on both sides of the road. Many colorful ribbons are painted with various fairy stories. It really looks a bit fairy-like against the lights of various houses. There are people doing various businesses in the sheds, and most of them are mostly on the road ahead. They are all selling lanterns, making colorful lanterns, and selling various knick-knacks. Further ahead, there is a large open space, divided into small circles by the crowded crowd, most of which are people performing tricks and talking. Swallowing iron swords, medicinal puppets, top cylinders, etc. In addition, there are also some places in a slightly quieter place farther away, where people draw a circle to tell stories, sing drums, and indispensable people set up stalls and tell fortunes. The lanterns are hung all over the street, high and low, crowded, but they are not an eyesore. There are all kinds of lanterns hanging all over the street. Lotus doesn't understand this and just listens to Qi Jintang's side. Introduce her as you go.
"The one hanging high up is the octagonal exquisite lantern, the big one to the west is the Wufu Ruyi lantern, and the one hanging at the door of the shed is the centipede lantern..."
"Is there anyone who makes centipedes into lamps?" Lotus has always kept away from those multi-legged insects. Now looking at the lamp, he couldn't help but mutter, "Don't people just want to make lamps for good looks and good looks?" It’s an omen, don’t skip the characters.
"Come on, let's take a look." Qi Jintang pulled her and said, "This shed is very famous. As long as the centipede lantern is hung out, it will be the best sign."
Hehua saw that there were indeed many people surrounding the shed, and she couldn't help but curiously asked if they were buying centipedes, right? There are not many words”
"Of course not, just go and see it." Qi Jintang pulled He Hua to him and protected her as she squeezed into the crowd.
He Hua went to the front and saw that there was a rope around the shed, and all the spectators were gathered outside. The inside of the shed was brightly lit, and a skinny man was making strange noises in his mouth. Everyone was excited. Staring at the ground in wonder. She took a closer look and was so frightened that she took a big step back and stepped directly on Qi Jintang's foot. He held her shoulders and then pointed non-compassionately at the inside and said, "Yes, it's a bug."
Qi Jintang didn't expect that she would be scared, so he hurriedly grabbed her and said, "Yes, he is a very famous person. You see, the cover says, Liu Baiqin Chong Ying, he can make the insects and ants listen to his words, line up, and Can you draw patterns?"
Lotus looked at the ants, centipedes, spiders and the like crawling around on the ground, and felt uncomfortable all over. He reached out and grabbed Qi Jintang's sleeve and asked with a trembling voice: "If they don't obey the command, they will run away." You can do something when you come out."
The person next to him turned around unhappily when he heard this and rolled his eyes at He Hua. Master Liu is an expert. I come to see these insects and ants every year, and nothing has ever happened to them."
Hehua quickly nodded apologetically to the man.
Qi Jintang also noticed He Hua's discomfort at this moment and pulled her out of the crowd and said, "Why don't you tell me if you don't like it?" "
"It's okay, you can just watch it for a while if you like." Hehua said a little insincerely. In fact, she was not too afraid of these. After all, she worked in the countryside and farmed every day. These were also common, but occasionally she saw one or two. It was a completely different feeling than seeing so much at once. The indescribable feeling of horror made it impossible for her to relax and appreciate it no matter what.
"You girl." Seeing her awkward look, Qi Jintang shook his head helplessly, "I just want to show you because I think you haven't seen this before. Who are you to be afraid of being like this? I usually see you on the mountain." , in the field, I haven’t seen you afraid of insects.”
"It's okay to see one or two occasionally, but if I saw a group like this, I would have been scared away." He Hua shuddered just thinking about such a scene, and stretched out her hands to tighten her cloak. .
"Let's go sit at the tea soup stall over there for a while and eat something hot to calm down." Qi Jintang couldn't help but drag He Hua to a few more stalls, sat down in the tea soup stall, and ordered a bowl of tea soup. I helped her mix it up and put it in front of her, telling her to take a few mouthfuls to calm down the shock. If she had any problems in the future, she would tell me directly and she was not allowed to hold on. Remember? "
He Hua nodded and drank more than half a bowl of tea soup with some snacks. Only then did she get rid of the uncomfortable feeling that made people sweat.
Qi Jintang looked at He Hua's rosy complexion and seemed a little guilty and said it was all my fault. I wish I had asked you in advance. "
"It's okay, it's just me being squeamish. If it were me, I wouldn't know a country girl who is afraid of bugs." Hehua said, suddenly remembering the past, and said with a smile, "When my family first started raising chickens , eggs kept being lost for a while. I paid attention for a long time but didn’t see any thieves. My family thought they were made of yellow leather, and even bought a few geese. That day I saw the geese all crowing at the bottom of the chicken coop. I squatted down and took a look, and I was face to face with a big snake. It was spitting its core at me. I was almost scared to death. After hearing what my mother did, I almost rolled away and ran away. Yes, there was snake meat stewed at home at night, but I was afraid to eat it. In the end, Bonin and I held me down and stuffed a mouthful into my mouth."
Qi Jintang looked at her beaming expression and couldn't help laughing. Then he suddenly asked He Hua, do you like this kind of life in the country? "
Hehua was stunned when she heard this, not quite understanding what he meant, and vaguely felt that he had asked similar questions before, but she still nodded and said yes, don't you think the sky in the countryside is much bluer than in the city? ? Although there are many trivial things that are annoying, they are not a big deal. They are nothing compared to living a harmonious and beautiful life as a family, right? At this point, she smiled again, "Maybe I don't have big ambitions. Although I like to read and read, I also want my family to take the imperial examination, but from a selfish point of view, I don't want them to pursue an official career. Officialdom is complicated. , and we have no background or family background, so instead of messing around in the officialdom, it would be better to be down-to-earth country squires and live a peaceful and peaceful life."
Qi Jintang listened to what He Hua said in a slightly lowered voice, and suddenly said without knowing it, your eldest brother has the same idea as you. "
He Hua looked up at Qi Jintang in surprise and asked, "Did my elder brother tell you?" "
"Actually, don't you find it strange that Jianyu would be friends with your family?" Qi Jintang did not answer Hehua's question directly, but asked another question.
He Hua wanted to say that it was because selling mushrooms made the Sun family profitable, but then she thought something was wrong. When Sun Jianyu first started helping her family, there was no such thing as a mushroom business. She frowned slightly, thinking that since Qi Jintang asked this, It certainly couldn't be because Sun Jianyu was attracted to Bo Rong, so she calmed down and thought about it before she finally said with some clarity that the Sun family valued her brother's knowledge and wanted to win over him? Then he shook his head and said, "But the Sun family has a rich background. Our family is just a poor family. Even if they want to win over, they should win over you, right?" There are not many words”
"You're half right." Qi Jintang looked at He Hua with some admiration, feeling that it was already very difficult for her to reach this point at her age. "The Sun family did win over me, but the method they used to win over your brother was just different. , as you said, your family has no power, so even if your eldest brother wins the exam, he will have no future unless he gets a top three score. But Sun Jianyu is different. As long as he can win the exam, he The family will definitely let him pursue an official career, but he must start from the bottom, and it is impossible to stay in his hometown. When he comes to a place where he is unfamiliar with his birthplace, many people cannot be helped by the Sun family if they have money. There are people in the court who can’t help with everything, they need someone to help Jianyu.”
After hearing this, He Hua suddenly realized: "You mean, the Sun family wants to wait until Sun Jianyu finds an official vacancy in the future, and then let my brother take office with him?" Be his master? "
Qi Jintang nodded, "Actually, many wealthy families will have this kind of win-over. Sometimes when the children and grandchildren are still young, they will choose a few children from poor families who are both good in character and academics to come to their homes to study with them. Cultivate feelings, there may be eliminations in the process, but the ones left in the end will be good helpers for future generations."
"Then my brother is involved in this too?" Hehua said this somewhat knowingly, but she still wanted to confirm.
Sure enough, Qi Jintang nodded and said it was natural. Such an arrangement was not just wishful thinking of the Sun family. It naturally required your brother's consent. "
Hehua could understand Bo Rong's thoughts without even turning her head. The Sun family was very powerful in and around the town. From now on, when her brother became his master, her family would be tied to the Sun family. No one in the town or nearby would dare to mess with him at will.
In fact, from Hehua's point of view, she felt that this was a bad way out. After all, with her own strength, Bo Rong could only find a vacancy at the bottom at most, and might be used as a scapegoat by the superiors at some point. This way he could To have a stable livelihood and be able to take care of the family. But she also felt that Bo Rong may not have ambitions and dreams in his heart. If he made such a sacrifice just to protect his family, it would make her feel very uncomfortable.
With these things running through her mind, she sat on the bench blankly for a while, unable to regain consciousness for a long time.
Qi Jintang saw that there were more and more people coming to eat in the shop, and it was not suitable for He Hua to occupy a seat. He stretched out his hand to pull her out of the shed, tightened her cloak tightly, and then called her out of her trance.
"Brother Jintang, do you think my brother is thinking, does he really think this arrangement is good, or is it just for the family?" Hehua raised his head and asked with some uncertainty.
Qi Jintang looked at He Hua's habitually frowning eyebrows at a young age, and reached out to rub her knot away with distress. Although he wanted to tell her that it was what Bo Rong wanted, but seeing her bright eyes, I couldn't say a word of coaxing like this. I thought about my wording before saying lotus. To be honest, what man doesn't have ambitions and dreams in his heart? But how many people in the past and present can really keep this? Reality is always cruel, and people cannot live according to their true feelings. "
"You mean...my eldest brother doesn't actually want this?" Hehua felt a sense of powerlessness in her heart. She might be able to help the family make money, but in other aspects, she had no ability to help at all.
Qi Jintang seemed to have seen through He Hua's thoughts and patted her forehead, "Are you thinking wildly again? Everyone has to constantly make compromises with reality in life. Your eldest brother is the eldest son in the family. He understands Don’t take all the burden on your shoulders. You are only ten years old now, and you are just a child. I don’t want to lie to you, so I can’t say that your eldest brother likes to be Jianyu’s staff, but I can only say , this is his best choice after compromising."
Hehua smacked Qi Jintang's words in her heart. Maybe what he said made sense, but unlike how she felt towards him, at home, whether she was facing Borong or Boning, she was still stuck in the same mentality as at the beginning. She felt that they were all younger and needed to be protected and taken care of. She suddenly accepted that Bo Rong had now begun to think about how to support the whole family, which always made her feel an indescribable sense of frustration.
Qi Jintang naturally did not understand He Hua's strange and subtle thoughts, but he was keenly aware of the frustration and powerlessness. He put his arm around He Hua's shoulders and said, "You have the ability to support your family, but you are not alone." Brother Borong has the same responsibilities and obligations as you, even more urgent than you. If you change your position and imagine that you are already married and have children, but you still have to rely on your parents and young children to make money to support you and your wife and children, I think you will be even more impatient than Brother Bo Rong. Right? There are not many words”
He Hua had to admit that Qi Jintang was right. If she were in Bo Rong's position, she would probably not be able to accept this situation. She might have to drop out of school and go home to help.
"Everyone has something to bear. Your eldest brother is a responsible person, so it is destined that he will accept this suggestion from the Sun family, because he, even if he can really just pursue it regardless of it now ambition, he will also feel uneasy in the future."
Hehua looked up at Qi Jintang, feeling that he had become much more mature without even realizing it.
At this time, the sound of gongs and drums came from the south. When Qi Jintang heard it, he led Lotus Road. The most lively lantern riddle competition tonight has begun. Come on, let's join in the fun and see if we can win a lantern you like. "
He led Lotus to the entrance of the lantern riddle conference. Each person paid five copper coins to enter and guess the riddles. The venue was very large, with many ropes hanging various lanterns, and underneath each lantern. There is a note tied with a riddle written on it. Whoever guesses the answer to the riddle will pull off the riddle and write the answer on the back. Finally, the results will be tallied. The three people who guess the most correctly will each get a lantern.
Looking at the colorful and dazzling lanterns and seeing everyone looking up at the lantern riddles, Hehua gradually put aside her worries and cooperated with Qi Jintang to guess the riddles and write the answers one by one. As expected, the speed was much faster than others. When someone on the stage knocked on the Gong shouted that the scene was over and everyone handed all the notes to the stage. "
The crowd immediately crowded in front of the stage. Qi Jintang protected the lotus with one hand and handed the note to the statistician on the stage with the other hand. The results came out soon after. The two people failed to get the first place and only got the second place. , not really yet.
Someone on the stage handed a lotus lantern to Qi Jintang. The lantern as a prize was much more exquisite than the ones hung in the lantern riddle competition. He smiled and said that if he didn't get the first place, he wouldn't do it. A lotus lantern would be more suitable for your name. . "
Qi Jintang's words reminded He Hua, and then she remembered the embroidered purse, and quickly took out the purse wrapped in a handkerchief from her arms and handed it to Qi Jintang and said, Brother Jintang, this is for you. "
"Oh? Lotus gave me a gift? Then I want to have a good look at it." Qi Jintang handed the lamp in his hand to Hehua, opened the handkerchief and saw that it turned out to be a purse. After using the light to see the pattern on it clearly, he changed his mind. Feeling surprised, I asked a little afraid, "Did you embroider this yourself?"
"Yes, otherwise I would be so embarrassed to give it to you." Hehua said a little embarrassedly, "But I'm not good at sewing, just don't dislike it."
"Well done, very beautiful, really beautiful." Qi Jintang's eyes flashed with joy, and he touched the poem on his purse and said, "You also like this poem? It was because of this poem that my grandfather became famous. He gave me the name Jintang."
Lotus didn't expect that he got it wrong, so he just pursed his lips and smiled and said that this is my great luck. I just think these two poems are very suitable for you. "
Qi Jintang tied the purse around his waist very seriously, then looked at the lotus and said seriously to the lotus, thank you, I really like it."
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