went upstairs and entered the private room, there were already people, there were already two women and three men, one of the women was Su Yudie, who had seen Su Yudie in [Qingliang Temple] last time, there was a man sitting next to her, and the other woman was about twelve or thirteen years old, wearing a purple and blue dress, her eyes kept rolling, with a thick smile on her face, she was an innocent and lively girl, and there were two men sitting next to her.

"Sister Shiyun, and two Liang Gongzi, you are here! We've been here for a quarter of an hour, ordered a pot of tea and some snacks, and if you want something to eat, you can call Xiao Er over again! The girl stepped forward and grabbed Liang Shiyun's arm, pointed to something on the table, and said.

"Wanyun, Yudie, as well as Su Gongzi and the two Zhao Gongzi, it turns out that you are here so early! These are Li Xiaoyan, Li Xiaoning, Li Xiaotian and Li Xiaoyu, they are friends I have just met, and I invited them to participate in the Lantern Festival today. But we don't want to be crowded, so we came so early, and then when it gets completely dark, there is still an hour and a half to go, what do we do before that? Liang Shiyun touched Zhao Wanyun's hair, introduced Li Xiaoyan and the other four to them, and also greeted the others.

"I also asked Xiao Er to bring a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, we can write a few poems, as well as musical instruments such as qin, pipa and valley, or we can play and play a song, an hour and a half of time, it will pass quickly." Su Yudie pointed to another table and said, on which were a few musical instruments she had brought with her.

"That rain butterfly, Wanyun, and Xiao Yan, let's take out our lanterns and see what your lanterns are like! Although the focus today is not on lanterns, it is also something to be admired. Also, do you make your own lanterns, or do you plan to wait and buy them? What a wish will you make! Liang Shiyun said, and walked to the middle position and sat down. Because there were a few of them, the men and women sat separately, which was just right.

"Good! Shiyun, the lanterns you made in the past few years are very good-looking, I don't know what kind of lanterns you made this year? What is painted on the lantern, I want to hurry up and see! Zhao Wanyun said, and walked to the box where she put the lantern, originally planned to take it out at night, but now take it out for everyone to see first!

"Xiao Yan, what kind of lantern are you? Is it made with watermelon? There is also a small face on it, and the melon flesh inside is also very clean, how did you do it? Sure enough, everyone was immediately attracted by the watermelon lantern made by Li Xiaoyan, Liang Shiyun picked up one, looked at it in surprise, and then said.

"It's very simple, just cut off the watermelon skin on top and ...... If you like it, I can also make one for you, you can do it now, I think there should be watermelon in [Piaoxiang Zhai]! Or if you don't want to wait, I can give this to you directly, and it's okay if I don't carry a watermelon lantern! Zhan said with a smile. Originally, the important thing was to participate in the Lantern Festival, and it didn't matter if you had a lantern in your hand or not.

"Then you don't have to go to the kitchen to do it, just give me this, I'll give you my lantern, and we'll be exchanged!" I've never mentioned a lantern like this before, but this is the first time I've seen a lantern like this, so it's really interesting! Liang Shiyun said, and handed her lantern to Li Xiaoyan, her lantern is also very beautiful. Even if she didn't do it herself, she drew the picture herself, and then asked the craftsmen in the house to do it, and it was a scene from the last time they went out to play.

"Okay, Shiyun, the watermelon lantern is for you, and your lantern is still yours, so you don't have to give it to me! Besides, this lantern is painted on your family, it's not appropriate for me, and a watermelon lantern is not worth anything! Zhan Xiaoyan knew very well that it was absolutely inappropriate to accept this lantern by herself, and she also knew that Liang Shiyun had good intentions, but she could only refuse clearly, whether there was a lantern or not, it really didn't matter to her.

"Okay, since you say so, then I'll give you a river lantern, you can't make a river lantern, right? The style of the river lantern doesn't need to be anything special, so I'll wait to buy it for you, and you must not refuse! Liang Shiyun also knew what to do at this time was the most appropriate, so she didn't insist and took back her lantern, but thought of another way as a return gift for Li Xiaoyan's watermelon lantern.

"Okay, then I'll use the river lantern you bought for me to write blessings, I believe it will work!" This time, Zhan Xiaoyan did not refuse, because between friends, sometimes too many rejections will increase the sense of alienation between each other, and she also understands a little bit of Liang Shiyun's temperament, and knows that it is better to agree than to refuse at this time!

"But Xiao Yan, I didn't expect you to make lanterns in addition to being good at making jewelry! What else would you have? Tell me quickly, I'll see what I need next time, can I ask you for help! Liang Shiyun had seen enough of the watermelon lantern in her hand, especially the little face, she liked it the most, as long as she thought that this was made by Li Xiaoyan, who was only six years old, her heart was full of admiration, so she asked jokingly.

"You don't need to put a top hat on me! These are very simple things, and if you let someone who really knows this craft make this lantern, I believe it will definitely be better. This watermelon lantern, I just thought of it for a while, I just wanted to see how it worked, the result is not bad, see you like it so much, it's worth it! As for what else I will do, I will always know more or less something, and I will probably be able to meet people if I can make things with such craftsmanship! Zhan Xiaoyan still answered patiently, and these are not a big deal.

"Really? Do you know how to play the piano? Or can you play the lute, the flute, or the flute? Which one will you do, would you like to play or play a song for me? Even though there are so many of us here, now I'm more interested in getting to know you and what kind of person you are. Because you give me the feeling that it doesn't look like a six-year-old at all, it seems like it's the same age as me! Liang Shiyun said, and pointed to the musical instrument placed next to her, hoping that Li Xiaoyan could play a tune.

"Okay, then let my brother play a song for you, because I've been teaching both of them to play the flute recently, so I hope to wait for everyone to evaluate their performance, so that they know what their strengths and weaknesses are!" Zhan Xiaoyan said, nodded to Zhan Xiaoyu, he took out the flute, and played the "Spring River Flower Moonlight Night" that he only learned in the past few days of the New Year, and the melodious flute sound echoed in the private room......