August 15, Chinese traditional festival. On this day, both men and women, young and old, will sit at the same table, talking and laughing happily.

The festive atmosphere also buffered the indifferent and depressed atmosphere of Yiling County, temporarily forgetting those murders that were in the past, the old and the young gathered around to chatter, and the old people gave the children a few months of cakes, watching the children run around.

In the Zhang family's mansion, Zhang Xijing was woken up by Huang Nianzhu's ears, and this wine has not yet woken up! Seeing the lady's face, she hurriedly got up and put on her shoes, and said: "Don't be angry, lady, I'll get up, I'll get up." As soon as he looked up, he didn't see the figure of Huang Nianzhu, and he said in pieces: "Women's hearts are needles, only villains and women can't be messed with, especially women." ”

Here in the lobby, Zhang Yan and Zhang Xue were already sitting at the dinner table, looking at the dishes on this big table, Mo Qing picked up the chopsticks and sandwiched a big chicken leg for Zhang Xue and Zhang Yan.

Zhang Yan turned over with a cold face and said, "Don't eat what you give." As soon as he said this, his stomach gurgled and screamed, his face flushed, and he lowered his head, damn it!

Zhang Xue smiled when she saw her brother's embarrassment, picked up the chicken leg and took a big bite to gnaw it, chewed it twice, smacked her lips and said, "Brother, it's delicious, the white-cut chicken made by my mother is the best!"

Zhang Yan watched Zhang Xue eat with relish, swallowed his saliva, picked up the chicken leg in the bowl, took a bite of it, and said, "Hmph, this is my mother's made, and you didn't make it, why don't you eat it!"

Mo Qing ignored Zhang Yan's awkward appearance, and vigorously gave the dishes to Zhang Xue, when Huang Nianzhu and Huang Limei brought the last two dishes, Zhang Xue and Zhang Yan were already full, and half of the dishes on the table were less.

Huang Limei saw Mo Qing also sitting next to Zhang Xue, and was surprised, didn't she go out to do business?

Huang Nianzhu saw Zhang Yan gobbling it up, and her heart was sour, this child was suffering outside. He took a bowl of soup and gave it to him, and said, "Eat slowly, don't choke, come, drink some soup." ”

Zhang Yan nodded and said, "Thank you, mother." He took the soup bowl and drank the soup from the bowl.

Huang Limei saw Zhang Yan at this time, sat next to him and said, "Yo, you're back, you kid is really good, you don't squeak when you run away from home, your mother is worried about you." ”

Zhang Yan put down the dishes and chopsticks, took out a bag from behind him and handed it to his mother, and said, "Mother, I bought it for you." ”

Huang Limei said with a smile: "This kid is sensible, and he knows to bring a gift when he comes back, sister, take a look." ”

Huang Nianzhu took the burden, put it on the Taishi chair next to her, carefully opened the baggage, and when she saw the things inside, her eyes turned red. Fingers caressed the cheongsam, the feel is very good, the fabric is also that kind of expensive material, the embroidery is better, there is a wooden box next to it, pick up the wooden box and open it to see, a golden hairpin is lying quietly in it.

Zhang Yan said: "Mother, I work in a restaurant in the county town and earn money to buy it, and the boss sees me as diligent and gives me a high salary. ”

Listening to his words, he held back the tears in his eyes and scolded: "What are you doing when you buy these and come back? I'm so tired outside, I don't have any money to buy more things for myself..."I couldn't go on, and I hugged Zhang Yan in my arms, full of distress.

Zhang Yan smiled and said, "I'm not tired." ”

Huang Nianzhu muttered, "Silly boy." ”

As soon as Zhang Xijing walked out, he saw who the lady was hugging? His face immediately pulled down, and when he took a few steps closer, he saw that it was Zhang Yan, the son who had not been heard from for a long time, and immediately picked up the rattan next to him and shouted: "You bastard boy! You dare to come back! See if I don't kill you!"

Huang Nianzhu let go of his son, looked back at Zhang Xijing, and said coldly: "You dare!"

Facing Huang Rosary's cold gaze, Zhang Xijing shrank his neck, threw the rattan in his hand back, and said curtly: "How dare I move our precious son? It's too late to hurt, how dare I fight!" walked over and gave Zhang Yan a big bear hug. Boy, I'll clean you up later!

Dad's hug made Zhang Yan breathless, and said secretly in his heart: Wait a minute, how far can you slip away, how can Dad let go of himself so easily?

Mo Qing said at the right time: "If you don't eat again, the food will be cold." ”

Huang Limei also catered and said, "Yes, yes, hurry up and sit down to eat." ”

Zhang Xue put down her chopsticks, picked up a handkerchief and wiped her mouth, and said, "Daddy, mother, Xue'er is full." ”

Zhang Yan also said: "I'm also full, father, aunt, you eat slowly." I took Cher out to see the lanterns. ”

Huang Nianzhu nodded and said, "Well, be careful on the road, don't be greedy." He took out a few silver tickets from his arms and stuffed them into Zhang Xue's hand, and said, "Go buy something fun." (In this poor and remote Yiling County, there is no one in Dayang who is useful, and they still use silver tickets.) ）

The east courtyard is still dark, Ghost Zhang has not returned, and the green ghost does not understand what a festival is, so he still waits at the door and waits for the master to come back. Looking at the fireworks in the sky, hearing the sound of firecrackers, he hurriedly hid in the offering box. Firecrackers have the effect of driving away ghosts and spirits, which does not hurt ghosts, but they are particularly afraid of this sound.

Zhang Yan and Zhang Xue walked out of the Zhang family's mansion hand in hand, and followed Zhang Xue's intention to the east courtyard first, and the courtyard was pitch black.

Zhang Yan said: "Brother Ghost hasn't come back yet. ”

Zhang Xue nodded, inserted three sticks of incense into the incense burner next to the offering box, took out a match to light the incense, gently knocked on the offering box, and said, "Green ghost, get up and eat, don't sleep lazy." ”

Zhang Yan looked at Zhang Xue and said, "Let's go, let's go to the street to see the lanterns, I heard that there is a troupe from the county town, let's go to see the play." ”

Zhang Xue said "um", took Zhang Yan's hand, and the two brothers and sisters walked down the street.

The offering box opened a gap slightly, and the green ghost watched Zhang Yan and Zhang Xue's backs gradually disappear, although he wanted to follow him, but there was the sound of firecrackers everywhere... I had to hide in the offering box and eat incense, and saw the small chicken leg next to the incense burner.

If the east courtyard is deserted because there is no one, then the brightly lit west courtyard is even more deserted, without a trace of festive atmosphere, but very depressing.

In the flower pavilion, Li Liang inadvertently watched the dressed Liu Sanniang pass in front of him, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, looking at the full moon in the night sky and chanting:

When the treasure mirror rises in the sky, the fairy in the clouds is silent;

The round is full of equal colors, and the clouds are thousands of miles bright;

The cunning rabbit falls from the string, and the toad is born in front of him;

The Lingcha intends to join hands with each other, and wait for the galaxy to be completely cleared.

Liu Sanniang glanced at Li Liang, and walked out of the door with palpitations, she didn't see him leave the house for half a step in the past few days, and quietly read books and poems at home, such silence made him even more uneasy, what did he want to do?