Chapter 57

Of course, the little secret that His Highness Seven thought was already in Xiao Xing's eyes, but looking at His Highness Seven, Xiao Xing still chose not to say anything, so His Highness Seven thought that he didn't know.

The days of the summer resort are more interesting than expected, although it is much hotter than the capital, but there are many beautiful and beautiful scenery that completely make up for this, and the scenery of the south of the Yangtze River is no more than other places, and there is a graceful taste, which makes them linger even more.

Five, six, seven or eight His Royal Highnesses went up the mountain and into the water all day long, and also went to pick melons and fruits together, the already moist and juicy fruits quenched their thirst under the action of ice cubes and well water, and also made several Highnesses more and more interested, and almost all the melons in the entire mountain villa were picked by several Highnesses, and they were picked for the Queen Mother and the concubines.

And in the blink of an eye, the influence of Qixi has faded, and then there is what everyone knows - Halloween, also known as the Midyear Festival.

On July 15, the ghost gate is wide open, and there is the legendary night walk of a hundred ghosts, which adds a bit of mystery to this festival.

On this day, all the children are not allowed to go out at night, but this does not prevent them from playing on this holiday.

And as for the way of playing, of course, it's a paste mask!

It is said that if you wear a ghost mask on this day, you will be treated as your own ghost by the ghost and will not be harmed, so on this day, almost everyone in the streets and alleys wears a mask, and this day is also the best day for masks to be sold except for festivals such as Shangyuan.

And Xiao Xing naturally got busy with several highnesses for Halloween.

And all they have to do is make masks.

The first thing to prepare is the material, and the material is very important, the fifth highness chose the wood zuò, the sixth highness chose the metal zuò, the seventh highness chose the resin zuò, and the eighth highness - well, the eighth highness chose the cardboard zuò.

Now that the materials are ready, it's time for the picture!

Then, you have to choose exactly what kind of ghost to draw.

There are many kinds of ghosts, such as hanged ghosts, drowned ghosts, gluttonous ghosts, etc., etc., the fifth highness chose to paint a very ordinary ghost face mask, while the sixth highness chose the blue-faced ghost, and the material of the seventh highness was soft, so he chose the hanged ghost, and the eighth highness chose the red-faced ghost.

As for the little apricot?

Xiao Xing looked at everyone in silence, she didn't realize that she seemed to be a little ...... until now Afraid of ghosts?

So looking at the pasted masks of several highnesses with great interest, Xiao Xing said that she would not.

But His Royal Highness the Seventh has always been blessed with Xiao Xing, since Xiao Xing won't, then he will naturally do it for him, so before Xiao Xing has time to refute, His Royal Highness the Seventh said very generously, he helped Xiao Xing paste.

Then paste a skull mask!

And so it was settled.

Once the materials were ready, everyone began to draw together.

The mask painted by the Five Highnesses was originally an ordinary grimace mask, but any ordinary painting in the hands of the Five Highnesses was extraordinary, so when everyone saw the masks drawn by the Five Highnesses, they couldn't help but be silent.

Is this really an ordinary ghost as the Fifth Highness said?

I always think it's more terrifying than the scene of a car accident......

The eyeballs are big and small, the paint is spilled, and the face of the guide is full of blood, coupled with the exposed teeth, somehow it looks particularly sharp, and the whole ghost looks particularly miserable and infiltrating, worthy of the soul painter who can stick the painting on the door to ward off evil spirits!

And when they looked at the mask drawn by the Sixth Highness, everyone was even more silent, didn't they say that it was a good blue-faced ghost? But where is this cyan, is it obviously black?

So the Sixth Highness painted black impermanence?

Sixth Highness: "......"

He just accidentally mixed the paint with the ink and painted it like this...... I really didn't mean to!

And the black impermanence of the six highnesses is appreciated, and then the seven highnesses, the painting skills of the seven highnesses are not very good, but they are in the middle of the rules, so it is very normal to hang ghosts...... But who can tell them why this ghost's tongue is still forked?

Seventh Highness: "......" accidentally tore apart...... I really didn't mean to. As for the Eighth Highness...... The red-faced ghost is a bright red, about the same color as blood, so it's very scary and looks scary enough, but after Hachi tried to take it, everyone fell silent.

Who told Hachi that the material was made of paper, and the paint soaked the paper?

So after His Highness took off his mask, everyone saw that His Highness was covered in blood......

It's scary......

It's scary than a mask!

So the Eighth Highness went down to wash his face, and the Seventh Highness began to make the last mask, that is, Xiao Xing's mask.

Xiao Xing watched His Royal Highness the Seventh doing this with a bitter face, only to feel that it looked so infiltrating, "Can you not do it......"

His Royal Highness the Seventh said with a smile, "It's okay, I'll do it for you, it's not troublesome!"

Xiao Xing: "...... "I'm really not too troublesome!"

However, His Highness the Seventh had already worked tirelessly to finish coloring, and when he saw the Seventh Highness holding a small skeleton that had been painted in his hand, Xiao Xing suddenly felt that maybe this mask was not so terrifying.

Probably because the skeleton has big eyes, one less tooth, and a bow on its head.

The masks were ready, and several of the Highnesses were finally able to go out with the masks.

This is Xiao Xing's first real outing, the streets are ancient, and the temple street is full of noisy people, selling sugar gourds, sugar paintings, flat foods and unknown fruits, the aroma is mixed together, with an indescribable rich taste.

In the streets, there are people shouting at the stops, adults are wandering around the shops selling things, or hurrying away with their purchases, and children, each with a mask, on which are all kinds of strange things.

For example, Xiao Xing saw that there was a child with black impermanence on the left and white impermanence on the right, which looked very strange.

In addition to shopping, there are many pilgrims who come to the temple to ask for signs and amulets, and a few people stroll here, watching the temple come and go, and the incense is in full bloom, and they can't help but want to go in and have a look.

"Let's go and ask for a lot!" said the Fifth Highness.

"Okay, ask for another talisman for the concubine!" The Seventh Highness thought for a while and said, today is Halloween, although there should be nothing wrong, but also ask for peace.

So the group went to the temple.

The presiding officer of the temple was a monk with a long beard, and when he saw a few children, he did not show contempt, and when he heard a few people asking for a lot, he took out the lottery holder.

It was the Fifth Highness who shook the lot first, and the host asked him what he was asking for, and the Fifth Highness thought about it, and he didn't seem to have anything to ask for.

So I thought about it and said, "Let's study." ”

He is going to Guozijian next year, I don't know how the new classmates will be, whether there will be progress in their studies, and if there is a chance to ask at this time, I will naturally know.

Then he shook it.

"It's really hard to push this trip here, drink and sing to yourself. The news of the chicken and dog meeting is near, and there is no need to seek a marriage. ”

The host took the signature, "Do you want to unsign?"

His Royal Highness added the sesame oil money, and the host said with a smile, "This is the sign, your academic marriage is in the Year of the Rooster, and the Year of the Dog is complacent, which is a good sign for academic marriage." ”

His Royal Highness the Fifth was a little happy at the beginning, and his studies were smooth, of course he was happy, but then he was a little shy, he originally came to seek his studies, but the host also told him about the marriage, and the Year of the Rooster was ...... Complacency in the Year of the Dog, and then think of age, isn't that six years later?

At that time, he had already graduated from Guozijian, and his age was appropriate, so that said, he would meet the girl he liked in Guozijian?

So what would she be like? Will she be a quiet and friendly girl?

The Fifth Highness imagined it for a moment, and immediately blushed, and then the sesame oil money doubled.

Then there is the Sixth Highness, the Sixth Highness is not interested in signing the document, but since he came, it is not good to return empty-handed, so he still asked a family member to sign.

"The towering pagoda is unusual, and the eight sides are exquisite; Persuade the monarch to be diligent and prostrate, and be kind to the heavens and blessings. ”

The host read the signing, "This is the signing, asking the family to hold safety, but the donor needs to be diligent and self-cultivation." ”

His Royal Highness the Sixth blushed a little, usually he is the least diligent and likes to be lazy, it seems that he will be more diligent in the future, so he bowed to the master, and then walked away with the signature.

followed by the Seventh Highness, unlike the brothers who seek to study and seek their families, the Seventh Highness is very ambitious, and what he asks for is marriage.

The host looked at the appearance of the little bean ding of the Seventh Highness: "......"

Isn't it too anxious to ask for marriage at a young age?

And several other highnesses also looked at Xiao Qi strangely, hey, did Xiao Qi have a favorite girl at such a young age?

What a precocious one!

However, His Royal Highness the Seventh is very thick-skinned, and he doesn't care at all, just looking at the host.

The signature was shaken, and the host had no choice but to pick up the signature: "Lang rode a bamboo horse and went around the bed to make green plums." This is the lottery, which means childhood sweethearts, two little no guesses, and the future marriage should be a person who met when he was a child. ”

Acquaintances as children?

The heart of the Seventh Highness blossomed.

Although he only won the lottery, but in the heart of His Royal Highness Seven, there is nothing better than this lottery, he held the lottery in his hand tightly, thinking that he and Xiao Xing may be as smooth as this sign in the future, and then he will be in peace for the rest of his life, and then he will be offered a full amount of sesame oil money.

The Seventh Highness smiled and walked away, followed by the Eighth Highness.

In fact, His Royal Highness didn't want to ask for a signature at all, it would cost money to ask for a signature, and thinking about his shriveled little treasury, His Royal Highness was not happy.

But everyone has begged, so let him beg too.

"I seek a career. ”

"Things are going round and round," the host said with the signature, "Everything goes smoothly, and everything is smooth, and it is good luck to go up." ”

Lucky?

His Royal Highness's eyes lit up, he is the man who will be the richest man in the future!

At this time, when I heard that everything was going smoothly, I immediately laughed, and even the sesame oil money was not so painful.

And in the end, it's Xiao Xing.

Xiao Xing also asked for a signature, but what she asked for was the same as His Royal Highness the Sixth, and it was all signed by her family.

"Like the flaws of beautiful jade, there is no anti-elegance. The host smiled and said, "This is the Zhongji sign, although there were some twists and turns before, but everything will go smoothly in the future." ”

Although she didn't see it with her own eyes, when she heard that everything would go smoothly in the future, Xiao Xing still exhaled comfortingly.

Xiao Xing's family has a father and an elder brother, her father was lying in bed before she left, and her brother was also seriously ill.

I hope the master's signature really works.

The temple tour was coming to an end, and several highnesses asked for a bunch of peace charms, ready to take them back to give to their mother and grandmother, and the host looked at the full sesame oil money, and the peace charms were also very sincere.

I wish there were more such guests!

And after the temple tour, several people have a necessary itinerary - that is, to buy lotus lanterns.

You know, the Midyear Festival is not only a ghost festival, but also known as the Lotus Lantern Festival!

On this day, almost everyone will buy lotus lanterns and put them in the water to worship the ghosts, and when the lotus lanterns spontaneously combust or sink into the water, then the ghosts in the water will receive the sacrifices of the living and will not come out to make trouble.

Of course, by now, the Lotus Lantern Festival has long changed!

Many people write their wishes in lotus lanterns, or write some hearts, and some people pick up lotus lanterns on both sides of the river, and maybe they can come across the lanterns put by their favorite people.

It is said that this lotus lamp has made more than one good marriage!

So on this day, of course, several highnesses will come out to buy lamps!

Of course, the most important thing for several highnesses is not to have any marriage, but to play.

It couldn't be more fun to think that you can light a candle in a lotus lamp and put it in the river, you can play with fire, water, and go out!

So when it came to this link, everyone was □□ interested.

Let's go, go buy lights!

The lamp is made of special Maochang paper, of course, there is a special place to sell, a few people to the place where the lotus lamp is sold, at this time there is a large circle of people around the vendor, a few small people squeeze and squeeze, squeeze and squeeze, and finally squeeze to the middle.

It was only in the middle that they found that there were not many lotus lamps in the hands of the vendors.

There's no way, who told them to come out too late, and this is the morning market, and the lotus lamps have been robbed?

Counting carefully, there were only five or six left.

…… At their speed, how can this be fun?

The peddler also saw a few richly dressed boys at this time, and saw their disappointed eyes, "How many boys want lamps?"

"Of course, but that's not enough. ”

The hawker is also smart, although his own lamp is not enough, but there is still paper.

"The lamp is not enough, but I still have a lot of cut paper and candles here, and even the lamp holders are also available, and a few little boys only need to go back and glue it, it is a lotus lamp, which is guaranteed to be the same as what I sell, and the price is cheaper than the finished lotus lamp." ”

Several people looked at each other, their mountain villa is excellent, the scenery is also very good, very quiet, but the only bad is the geographical location.

There is only one small town around, and if you don't buy it here, there probably won't be anywhere else.

So several people looked at each other for a while, "Then take twenty copies of the materials for the lotus lamp, and then take five lotus lamps." ”

When the vendor saw that the business was done, he immediately smiled, "Okay." ”

A few people came empty-handed, but they returned with a full load, but they rested for a while, and in the afternoon, it was time to worship the ancestors and announce the ancestors.