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The day before the Mid-Autumn Festival, all the mooncakes were wrapped and baked. Hehuā asked the girls to wrap them one by one in oil paper, and then wrap them in piles of ten into a tube shape, and tie them with fine linen rope, leaving room for carrying the hands. , first sent Ma Chao to the county government's third class Zaoli and others, and then asked Ma Yong's family to go out and buy boxes. Put ten mooncakes in each box, put them with fresh fruits, write a post and send them to Several adults from the county government sent them to their homes, and they all received gifts in return, most of which were moon cakes, seasonal fruits and the like.
On the Mid-Autumn Festival, all the government offices had a holiday. It was rare for Qi Jintang to get up early, so he slept for an hour longer than usual. When he woke up, he refused to get up. He just lay on the bedside reading a book.
"We're going to drink at noon, so why not go on an empty stomach?" Hehuā placed the breakfast outside the upstairs compartment, and the two of them ate randomly. Chapter 359: Walking on the Moon, before noon, Someone came outside to invite him to pay homage. At home, he led the girls to set up the table, put out cakes and fruits, and prepared all the things for worshiping and appreciating the moon at night. He was too lazy to do anything else at noon, and only drank some porridge left over from the morning. , I ate some side dishes and moon cakes to settle down.
I went to the kitchen to look at the dishes prepared for the evening, then went back to the house and took a nap, thinking that Qi Jintang should be back around that time, but who knew that there was still no one there from noon until dark.
Hehuā was worried that something might happen to him after drinking too much, so he sent people to look for him on the street. After waiting for half an hour, Ma Chao came back and said, "Grandma, I and the adults are listening to music and drinking wine by the lake. Little one." Don’t dare to go up and disturb me, Zihua will follow and wait on you, so that grandma can rest assured.”
"Have you been drinking for more than three hours?" He Hua frowned, but he also knew that these social gatherings were inevitable, so he called the girls and said, "When you are hungry, eat moon cakes and fruits first, and go and have fun by yourself. "
Miao'er stepped forward and said, "Grandma, Mother Liu said that the women here go out to step on the moon at night. Would you like Grandma to go out for a walk? She hasn't gone out for a walk after being here for so long."
Hehuā was slightly moved after hearing this, and while sending Ma Chao to watch Qi Jintang having a drink, Chapter 359 Walking on the Moon was done, he also ordered his wife and girls at home to get ready to go out and step on the moon.
As soon as they said they were going out to play, everyone immediately became happy. Miao'er helped Hehuā comb her hair and change her clothes. Xiaozhen went to the corner of the street and passed the sedan chair, and rushed towards the lake in a crowd.
He Hua sat in the sedan and took a look. He opened the curtain and looked outside. Sure enough, he saw that the streets were decorated with lights and colorful lights. Many women were wandering around in groups, but few men were seen.
When we arrived at the lake, the full moon had already hung on the branches, reflecting brightly in the lake. More and more people were strolling around the lake enjoying the cool air, and bursts of laughter were blowing in with the evening breeze.
Miao'er helped He Hua out of the sedan chair and walked along the lake. The lake was quiet and beautiful at night, like a large piece of dark blue gemstone. The moonlight sprinkled on it, making it dotted with phosphorescence. There were several tall osmanthus trees planted on the shore. , the flowers cannot be seen clearly in the darkness, but the fragrance around them wraps people in it as if they are in a sea of flowers.
There was a stall selling trinkets with lanterns hanging on the roadside. Seeing the looks of several girls looking over there, He Hua said, "Come on, let's go over and see what they are selling."
When I walked in and took a closer look, I saw that there were only some cheap beads, sachets, woven straw trinkets, or bamboo-carved hairpins, as well as bamboo carvings and the like.
Miao'er sharply saw the earrings of Acacia beans. The red beans were decorated under a hook made of unknown material. The workmanship was a bit rough. Several girls were reluctant to part with the beans but couldn't stand it. The appearance of earrings.
Hehuā asked: "Are there any beans that haven't been worn yet?"
"Yes, yes!" The seller is a woman in her thirties, wearing a simple green cloth gown, a scarf on her head, and a pair of acacia earrings hanging on her ears. She seems to have just opened the stall. He put it down and after listening to He Hua's inquiry, he hurriedly took out other things from the basket behind him.
Each package was wrapped in a washed white handkerchief, and there were unworn acacia beans spread out, as well as Bodhi seed beads, bamboo hairpins, and silver-wrapped rattan bracelets. They were all eye-catching. She said with some embarrassment: "Madam, look at these. These acacia beans are my craftsmanship and they are not well made. The rest of the things are made by my family, which is acceptable."
Hehuā asked Miaoer to pick out some acacia bean buns, and was going to go home and use them to string things. When he saw that Bodhizi's bracelets happened to be a pair, and they were quite big and small, it was very rare, so he asked Miaoer to wrap them together, leaving the remaining ones. She was not interested in anything she bought, so she let the four girls choose. Most of them bought bamboo hairpins. Hehuā took the seedlings and took a closer look at them, and saw that the craftsmanship was indeed good.
Miao also bought a pair of silver-wrapped rattan bracelets. Xiao Zhen laughed at her and said, "You don't even wear the silver bracelets the girl gave you, so why bother buying these?"
"That silver bracelet is brand new. Wouldn't it be a waste to carry it with you when working? Besides, I think it's too heavy to fall into your hands, so it's better to carry it around easily than this one." Miao'er counted the money and came out to give it to the woman. The other girls also finished picking and paid.
Suddenly there was the sound of commotion not far away. Miao'er stood on tiptoe nervously to look around, then pulled He Hua and said, "Grandma, I don't know what the fuss is about. Let's go back quickly!"
The woman collected the money in a hurry and quickly put all the things in the basket. Some of them were thrown in without even bothering to wrap them up.
None of the girls had ever seen such a battle. Hehuā recalled the scene when a roadside vendor met the urban management. She asked a few girls to help her pack her things, and asked herself: "You still need to collect copper coins to set up a stall here?"
The woman nodded in panic, picked up the basket and wanted to run. He Huā stopped her and said, "How can I run with so many people? Just follow me."
Not long after, a policeman came in front. The man at the front looked at the things on both sides as he walked. If he was happy to pay, he would say nothing. If he was slow to pay, he would have to pick something from the stall. , if they caught anyone trying to run away, they would simply overturn the stall and even punch and kick them.
Xiaozhen said softly: "Is there any royal law? How can you bully people like this?"
Miao'er was more mature after all, and he was literate and sensible. He tugged on Xiao Zhen's sleeve and said, "Stop talking. Don't cause trouble for the master. They don't dare to do anything to us." After saying that, he turned around to take care of the woman and said, "You Just follow us, you will always pretend to be mute and don’t speak, right?"
The woman nodded casually, holding the shoulder straps of the basket tightly with both hands, her knuckles turning white from the force. She shrank her head and tried her best to erase her presence, but her legs were shaking unfavorably. ! ! !
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