On the sixth day of the lunar month, after breakfast, Situ Yan asked Li Dalang to go to the utility room to take out the bamboo she had stolen. I forgot to tell my brothers for a while. The brothers had unconditional trust in Xiaomei and had no suspicion at all.

After the Liangzi arrived, everyone started to make lanterns.

"Xiao Wu, this is all painted by you, I look like a rabbit, and it's different from the one in the mountain, but it's really good-looking." The dog looked excitedly at the patterns on the kang in the hall, and was reluctant to put it down one by one.

"Draw casually, do it according to this, you won't do it wrong, let's deal with the bamboo first, brothers are careful, don't scratch your hands, it's okay to slow down, don't hurt yourself."

A few people went out of the hall, Situ Yan arranged for a few people to divide and cooperate, first cut the whole bamboo into sections of different sizes, then steam it in the pot for two quarters of an hour, and then it was half dry, cut off the rough skin of the bamboo surface, cut it into strips, and began to weave it according to the pattern of patterns.

The front was done very smoothly, but there was trouble when compiling, either the place that should be big is small, or the place that should be small is big, or it is not firmly rooted, and it will be scattered when touched. I was busy until dinner, and not a single lantern was made.

A few people who were still excited in the morning all lowered their heads at this time, and some even wanted to give up.

"Little Five, we can't do anything well, if we continue like this, even if we use up all the bamboo, we may not be able to do it?" Ryoko's words were all nodded along with each other, and they were also angry and anxious, but they just couldn't do it well.

"If my brothers can do it in one day, then the craftsmen outside won't have anything to eat, how can anyone be born with anything, and they can't learn, look at this." Situ Yan picked up a lantern that was made a little loosely, "This is what Brother Xiaoyang'er just made, and it didn't even look like it at first, but at least this one looks right, as long as it is stronger, it will be a finished product." ”

"I have faith in my brothers." Situ Yan looked at them firmly, wanting to encourage a few people through her own actions.

"Yes, Xiao Wu is right, I also think that the more I do it, the more competent I become, give me a little more effort, I will definitely be able to do it." Xiao Yang'er never talked much, but now he saw Situ Yan holding the lantern he made to encourage everyone, and he was very happy, and he talked more.

"Alright, we'll come back early tomorrow morning. I don't believe I can't do it. ”

"Yes, you have to be like Brother Shanwazi, you have to have confidence in yourself, we have tricks, good materials, and the poor ones are just skilled, and tomorrow my brothers will definitely be able to do it." After a few words of encouragement, Li Dalang sent them out.

When I returned to the hall, I saw my little sister sitting by the kang and putting lanterns on the side. Situ Yan had theory in her mind, but she had no opportunity to practice. I also want to find out where the problem is, and I can only find the problem if I try it myself. After dinner, Li Dalang and a few people read and practiced calligraphy, and Situ Yan sat on the kang and continued to struggle with the bamboo strips.

When Li Dalang and the others were ready to rest, Situ Yan finally made one. Compared with Li Dalang and Liangzi, Situ Yan has more ideas, at least there is a three-dimensional pattern in his mind that can be used as a reference, and it will naturally get twice the result with half the effort. "Xiao Wu, you are so good, we have done it for a day, and we haven't done any of it, and you will do it in a while. If you put paper on it and draw some colors, it will look good. Shiro happily took the finished lantern stand and showed it to Li Dalang.

"So, as long as my brothers are more attentive and meticulous, they will definitely be able to do a good job. I also found some ways, wait for Ming'er to tell my brothers again, it's not too early this time, let's rest! A few people washed up and rested on the kang, and there was nothing to say all night, and early the next morning, Liangzi and a few people came early.

Looking at the lanterns that had been arranged on the kang table, they were all pleasantly surprised, "Da Lang, this is what you made!" What the hell, teach me quickly. ”

"I didn't do this, I did it." Li Dalang and Yourong are proud, his sister is smarter than others.

"Little Five can do anything, we have been busy for a day, and she can do it in one night."

Several people talked for a long time, and when they saw Situ Yan coming in from outside, they hurriedly surrounded her and shouted for her to teach. Situ Yan was naturally willing to tell them her experience, and when a few people did it again, they had already started it, Xiao Yang'er was the fastest, San Lang was second, and the lantern shelves were done one by one, and by the evening, several people had already done more than ten.

Situ Yan looked at these and happily praised a few people, "The brothers are doing it quickly and well, I know that the brothers will definitely be able to do it." ”

"If it weren't for Xiao Wu, you made one first, and taught us, I wouldn't have that confidence."

"That's it, that's it, Xiao Wu is still your most interested."

"Okay, let's stop selling melons here old farmers, brothers come back tomorrow morning! I'll teach you how to paste lanterns. A few people thanked each other, and then they went home. Today's results gave a few people a lot of confidence, and after returning home, they were a little sleepless with joy.

In the following days, he was making lanterns, pasting lanterns, little by little, Situ Yan painted some colorful lanterns every night, and wrote some auspicious words on them, so that Liangzi, Xiaoyanger and others were amazed to see it.

On the tenth day of the lunar month, Xiao Yang'er and a few people were busy making lanterns in the hall, and Situ Yan called Li Dalang and a few people into the stove room to teach them to make Lantern Festival.

First, grind the glutinous rice into flour and put it in a basket. Make sesame seeds and sugar into sugar filling, pinch the sugar filling into a circle, put it into a basket filled with glutinous rice flour and keep rolling, spray some water mist while rolling, and use a similar snowball method to make glutinous rice flour gradually wrapped in the sugar filling to make Lantern Festival.

Li Dalang tried it a few times, the Lantern Festival rolled up either not round, or not stained with powder, several people had previous experience in making lanterns, and knew that this matter was in a hurry, and it would be good to practice slowly, but they were very patient. After eating at noon, I tried a few more times, Li Dalang and Li Sanlang were the first to make the finished product, Erlang and Shilang arrived near dinner, and only made the finished product, Situ Yan In order to encourage a few people, Situ Yan also deliberately cooked ten of the Lantern Festival they made at night, and each person shared two to eat.

In the next four days, he was busy making lanterns and making Lantern Festival, and when Li Dalang got started making Lantern Festival, Situ Yan was idle, went to the east to plant red paper, and began to write lantern fans. A hundred difficult mysteries are really hard to think about, but if they are too easy to guess and all the lanterns are sent out, then they will be busy these days.

He took out some candles from the ring, melted them and made them into small wax heads, which he kept for lighting.

After the beginning of spring, the temperature began to rise, Situ Yan is still a little worried, this winter is a warm winter, there is little snow, now it is already spring, it is unlikely to snow again, after the warm winter, all kinds of diseases will increase, and the groundwater storage is insufficient, and when it comes to irrigation, it may be another year of great drought. If she doesn't take advantage of this time to make more money, if it really comes time to rely on the sky to eat, she doesn't have the confidence to live. As for whether there will be any good way, she has no good way to solve it at the moment, so she has to wait for this time to come back from the set, and then find a way.

It took three or four days, and finally before the fourteenth night of the first lunar month, all the lantern fans were written, Xiao Yang'er read the most, but none of them guessed, Situ Yan looked at Xiao Yang'er with a red face, a look of embarrassment, a little unbearable, "Brother Xiaoyang'er, these lantern fans I heard with Miss during the festival before, and some of them were seen in books, so it is more difficult, and when you read more books in the future, you can guess if you know more." ”

Situ Yan's comfort didn't make Xiao Yang'er feel much better, he was stupid, and he was comforted by the person he liked, he only felt ashamed, Situ Yan saw that Xiao Yang'er still lowered his head and didn't speak, thinking that Xiao Yang'er had always talked little, so he didn't care too much, "Brother Xiaoyang'er, tomorrow our family will drive a mule cart to go to the market with you, and I won't come back with you at night, this lantern will not be sold until everyone comes out to enjoy the lantern at night." ”

"I'm going to sell it with you tomorrow." Xiao Yang'er was distracted by Situ Yan's words, let go of the entanglement in her heart, and insisted on selling lanterns with them.

"I'll go too." Ryoko also wants to help, and Yamawazi and Dog also insist on following.

"You can go if you want, but you have to go home and ask your uncle and aunts. But Brother Liangzi can't do it, my sister-in-law is still at home with a big belly, you still stay at home to take care of your sister-in-law, and the matter of selling lanterns will be handed over to us. Situ Yan knew that these people wanted to help, and they wanted to follow to see the excitement, as long as the adults in the family agreed, she didn't have any opinions.

Ryoko thinks it's okay, her daughter-in-law has vomited very badly these days, and he is also a little worried, thinking that Da Lang and Shan Wazi have already reached the crown, and they are also two adults, so there should be no big incident, and a few people discussed the time to go out tomorrow and the things to be used to set up the stall, and it was almost dinner time, so they dispersed and went home.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Xiao Yang'er first drove the village to the county seat, and then came back to pick up Situ Yan and them. Situ Yan carried a basket with oil and other things, and Erlang carried the Lantern Festival on his back. He also tied a bundle of firewood and sat on the ox cart, Li Dalang and Shan Wazi drove the mule cart and pulled the lanterns to follow, and a hundred lanterns were loaded into a large cart.

When I arrived in Xinchang County, I saved the car, and because I had to save it until the evening, I gave an extra two cents for a car. Entered the county seat, first go to the lamp market, the lanterns are all set up, although the lamp market is still very deserted at this time, but occupy a good position, it is good to sell at night. Leave ten pieces of bread for the lambs and the mountain children, and let them stay and watch. Only then did he and Li Dalang go to the dim sum market to find a place to put the Lantern Festival stall on the table. And went to buy a stove and pot, and when everything was supported, it was almost noon, and it was just time to start frying the Lantern Festival and selling it.