Chapter 107: The Lantern (I)
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This time, Shen Qianyu came to Xu Xiangwan's house and brought a lot of products from Zhuangzi and specialties from the capital, so he drove a big carriage, which was just enough to carry people and goods.
When they were about to have dinner, Xu Xiangwan and the others searched inside and outside the courtyard, but they did not find any trace of the old man Sanjin.
"How is this good, Gorou, have you ever seen Master Sanjin at home today?" Zhang's face turned pale in a hurry, for fear that something would happen to the old man Sanjin.
In order to show respect for the old man of Sanjin, the Zhang family changed the name of the old man of Sanjin to "Master of Sanjin".
Before Gorou could answer, Wuwu said, "Don't look for it anymore." My master is a naughty child, often haunted, now if you want to look for him, you will definitely not find it, after two days when he has had enough of playing outside, he will naturally come back. ”
For worry-free words, Xu Xiangwan deeply agrees. In his previous life, when Xu Xiangwan lived in the valley, the old man Sanjin would disappear from time to time, as little as three or five days, as much as ten days and half a month, and sometimes even did not come back for several months, and every time he came back, he looked like a wandering beggar, and he didn't know where to fool around.
"Senior brother is right. Maybe the old man thinks it's boring to be with us, so he has already gone to play by himself. Xu Xiangwan smiled.
Since Wuwu and Xu Xiangwan, who were the apprentices of the old man of Sanjin, said this, Zhang and the others did not insist anymore, and after beckoning everyone to eat together, they took Shen Qianyu's carriage and went to Guojia Town first.
The closer you get to Guojia Town, the more lively the road becomes.
Some rode in horse-drawn carriages like Xu Xiangwan and them, some rode donkey carts, some drove ox carts, and some even walked directly on foot.
After arriving in Guojia Town, although it was only dusk, there were already a lot of various lanterns hanging along the way, and pedestrians stopped on the side of the street in pairs of two and a group of three.
The carriage traveled all the way, crossed the street, and stopped at the entrance of the Chunfeng Restaurant.
After getting out of the carriage, Xu Xiangwan saw a row of flaming red lanterns hanging in front of the Chunfeng Restaurant at a glance, and his mood suddenly jumped.
Today is the Lantern Festival, the business of Chunfeng Restaurant is more than twice as good as usual, and there are two little second brothers standing at the door to solicit guests, one of whom happens to be Xiao Zhang, whom Xu Xiangwan is familiar with.
Immediately after Xu Xiangwan, Gorou and the others got out of the carriage and stood in front of the Chunfeng Restaurant.
"Brother Xiao Zhang, business is booming!" After Xu Xiangwan saw Xiao Zhang, he first said a good word.
Xiao Zhang saw that it was Xu Xiangwan who came, and the smile on his face suddenly brightened: "I've seen Miss Xu, I accept your good words." Miss Xu, this is a family coming to see the lantern festival, first go to the house and sit down, it is still early at this time, and it will take a while to be lively. ”
Xiao Zhang hurriedly invited Xu Xiangwan and his family into the back hall, and brought good tea and snacks.
Compared with the previous time, Xiao Zhang's attitude was a little more enthusiastic and respectful. Shopkeeper Feng has explained, although this Miss Xu is not big, her ability is extraordinary, and she has to be polite.
Xu Xiangwan nodded, smiled and asked, "I don't know if Shopkeeper Feng is here?"
Xiao Zhang nodded hurriedly: "I'm here, but there are a lot of things in the store today, and I may still be busy." Wait a minute, I'll take a look. ”
This Xiao Zhang looked only sixteen or seventeen years old, but he was clever and useful, so he was sent by Shopkeeper Feng to the door to solicit guests.
"Then it's troublesome for Brother Zhang. Gorou bowed to Xiao Zhang and thanked him.
Xiao Zhang waved his hand again and again, and didn't dare to say straight, and after greeting everyone, he went out of the back hall to find Shopkeeper Feng.
It didn't take long for Shopkeeper Feng to come in.
Although Shopkeeper Feng had dealt with Xu Xiangwan and Wulang many times, it was the first time he saw Zhang and Xu Qiuyi, and after several people greeted each other and exchanged a few words, they sat down and started to talk about business.
Without a long delay, Xu Xiangwan's family came out of Chunfeng Restaurant.
When he came out, Xiao Jiu had an extra flaming lantern in his hand, and Xu Xiangwan had an extra bag of good tea and snacks in his hand.
This is a return gift from the shopkeeper Feng to Xu Xiangwan's family.
Zhang is a person who knows etiquette and keeps etiquette, and feels that his family is taken care of by the shopkeeper Feng, and today is the Lantern Festival, so Zhang Luo prepared a gift for the shopkeeper Feng, so the shopkeeper Feng also gave Xu Xiangwan a gift.
In this way, Shopkeeper Feng can be regarded as walking around with Xu Xiangwan's house. From now on, every New Year's holiday, Shopkeeper Feng will inevitably prepare a generous gift to send to Xu Xiangwan's home.
After coming out of Guojia Town, it was not early.
Fortunately, the coachman of Shen Qianyu's family had good driving skills, and it only took half an hour to rush from Guojia Town to Ganquan County, just in time for the most lively time.
Compared with the lantern festival in Guojia Town, Ganquan County is too prosperous.
Both sides of the street are lined with all kinds of lanterns, and the streets are full of people, and the small stalls and vendors also take advantage of the crowd to sell them, and there is singing and laughing everywhere, and it is very lively.
After the coachman asked Xu Xiangwan and the others to get out of the carriage first, he went around the trail and parked.
"Wow, what a lot of beautiful lanterns. Xu Xiangwan's eyes widened and he looked at everything around him with novelty.
Although she lived for sixteen years in her previous life, she never had the opportunity to see the lanterns, and she will definitely cherish it if she finally has the opportunity in this life.
Seeing Xu Xiangwan's pair of bright black eyes smiling into two crescents, Shen Qianyu's accumulated resentment in the afternoon was instantly swept away, and he said happily: "How about it, these lights are good-looking, right?"
Xu Xiangwan nodded, pointed to a marquee in front of him and said in surprise: "Is this the rumored marquee? ”
"The little girl is right, I am a marquee, my family's ancestral craft, and there is no other family in the whole Ganquan County. A few people take a look, as long as the upper link is on, this lamp is a few people. The stall owner was an old man with a white beard, and when he saw Xu Xiangwan and a few people stop to watch, he stopped his movements and greeted.
Looking along Xu Xiangwan's line of sight, I saw a yellow lantern painted with a picture of a military general riding a horse, the lantern has six sides, each side is painted with the same military general and a horse, each is different, but echoes each other, with the rotation of the lantern, the military general is actually riding a horse galloping, very magical.
"Do you like it, let's see what the riddle is, and I'll win it for you." Shen Qianyu glanced at Xu Xiangwan, with a smile on her face.
Xu Xiangwan's eyes lit up, and he nodded like pecking rice.
Xu Xiangwan stood eagerly in front of the stall, his eyes shining.
Wu Wu stood aside, looking at the two people standing side by side, although the corners of his mouth had his usual smile, there was no trace of warmth.
Xiao Jiu is a foodie, and the first thing he did when he got out of the carriage was not to see the lights, but to pull Gorou and Zhang to the mutton skewer stall adjacent to the lantern vendor, shouting that they wanted to eat mutton skewers.
Shen Qianyu took off the paper hanging on the marquee, took it in his hand and looked at it, only to see that it read "Flying Tiger Flag, Flying Tiger, Flying Tiger Hiding Tiger".
Relying on himself to be taller than Shen Qianyu, he saw the lower link on the paper at a glance, and seeing Shen Qianyu's brows furrowing tighter and tighter, there was a smile in his eyes.
"Let you be courteous, this time it will be up to you to step down. Carefree, he put his hands behind his back and leisurely looked at the other lanterns. (To be continued.) )