Chapter 192: The Lantern Festival
Lantern Festival.
At noon, the whole family had a reunion dinner together, and finally each person served a bowl of rice balls and cooked them with wine.
After eating, the old lady said that the ladies would clean up a little and go out quickly, and go to Gongsun's house to sit for a while, and then go to the street to watch the lantern festival.
Before leaving, the old lady glanced at the huge Nanzhu step on the heads of Zhou Xiaofu and Zhou Xiaobin.
At the dinner table, Zhou Xiaoxuan asked the two of them why they wore such a good-looking step, and Zhou Xiaobin deliberately showed off that it was given to the second sister by his grandmother, and the second sister felt sorry for the two of them.
Under Zhou Xiaobian's resentful gaze, the three of them all went back to the yard to clean up.
Mother Lan knew that there was a Lantern Festival Lantern Festival, or a post under Gongsun Mansion, let us enjoy the lanterns together, so I was anxious to prepare a set of water-red cotton skirts that had been rushed out in the past few days, and the surrounding ones were inlaid with white rabbit fur edges, and when I wore them, this person was cute and squeamish, Zhou Xiaofu looked at this dress for a long time before she said to Mother Lan with some twists: "Change this dress to the third sister to wear, I really can't wear it, if the collar has a little rabbit fur, it's okay, this circle is there, and the cuffs are too, I feel tender." β
When Lan's mother heard this, she immediately said unhappily: "Miss, you are only thirteen years old this year, why can't you wear such clothes." β
Zhou Xiaofu suddenly remembered that her body was only thirteen years old in this time and space, alas, but she still argued with reason: "Mother Lan, look at my height, how can I be suitable for wearing a little girl's clothes, and I will laugh at people when I wear it." β
Mother Lan looked at the clothes and then at Zhou Xiaofu, and suddenly felt that what the young lady said was right, this dress with the edge of the rabbit fur is indeed suitable for petite girls, and sighed and found the ready-to-wear clothes brought back from Jindu. It is the embroidery girl in the house in Jindu who made it according to Zhou Xiaofu's size and the latest style this year, the atmosphere is simple, and this set is also okay.
Zhou Xiaofu put it on at this time, this look was made of imitation of her clothes in Jian Shangli, water red, gold silk trim, and she went out of the yard with Qingbi after wearing a royal blue coat.
As soon as she arrived at the courtyard, she saw two people preparing to enter her courtyard. Zhou Xiaofu said with a smile: "Mother Lan made me a dress two days ago. It's so cute, I really can't wear it, and the third sister is petite. You take a look first, do you like it, let Mother Lan measure your body and change it for you to wear. β
Zhou Xiaobin heard that there were new clothes, especially those made by Lan's mother. Suddenly, the extremely high nature walked in front, and Lan's mother was packing up when she saw the three of them returning.
Zhou Xiaofu said her plan.
Lan's mother was happy to take out the clothes she had made and put them on the bed.
Zhou Xiaobin touched the cute rabbit fur. Seeing that there are rabbit fur edging where there is a mouth, even on the skirt, this dress is so cute, I immediately like it. immediately stepped forward and hugged Mother Lan and said, "Mother Lan, you are really eccentric, why don't you make me one too." β
Lan's mother knew that Miss had a good relationship with the twins. Suddenly, I saw the third young lady come forward and hugged herself, but she still said happily: "Since the third young lady likes it." The slave will change this for you, so that you can wear it later. β
Zhou Xiaobin was a little regretful, and kept shouting that Zhou Xiaofu didn't say it earlier, and he didn't dislike this dress at all and changed it for himself.
Lan's mother smiled and stopped the young lady from making good friends, and she became more and more popular in the house, and soon measured Zhou Xiaobin and started to change it.
The three of them took their leave and hurriedly walked towards the gate of the courtyard.
I saw that the three sisters in the house were waiting for the three of them, and behind them were a large number of maids and maids.
And Zhou Xiaofu knew that it was the young lady in the house who went this time, and the ladies were not going.
As soon as the three who were late stepped forward, they saw that Zhou Xiaoxuan's nose was not a nose and his eyes were not eyes, and he said to the three people: "The shelf is really big, and I asked the big sister to wait for you." β
As soon as Zhou Xiaobin saw Zhou Xiaoxuan's eyes, he immediately bared his teeth and was about to step forward to bite it, and said fiercely: "People invited my second sister and eldest sister on the post, and they have nothing to do with idle people, how can they let you go and be so arrogant." β
Zhou Xiaoxuan didn't know who was invited to the banquet on the post, and when he heard Zhou Xiaobin say this, his arrogance suddenly lowered, but he still snorted and turned around.
Zhou Xiaolan stepped forward to salute Zhou Xiaoxi and said, "Big sister, I'm sorry, we're late." β
Zhou Xiaoxi smiled magnificently and said, "It's okay, we have just arrived, let's hurry up and get into the carriage." β
Soon, the ladies were in two carriages, the maids were in one or two carriages, and the guards rode over.
After walking for half an hour, he arrived at the gate of Gongsun's house, and soon the mother-in-law invited all six young ladies into the courtyard.
led directly to the conservatory to sit, and the waiting side was the granddaughter of the Gongsun family and a few girls from other rooms.
After arriving together, they sat down and chatted and drank tea.
The sky soon darkened, and Gongsun Mansion intimately served a copper pot, with meat and vegetables, and everyone was sweating profusely.
Zhou Xiaofu ate such a pot for the first time in this time and space, and suddenly remembered the hot pot in her previous life, and couldn't help but want to go back and get a meal.
After eating, they all got into the carriage and went to Qianmen Street together.
This Qianmen Street is the largest shopping street in Kyoto, and today is the Lantern Festival, and all the shops on the street are lit up with lanterns of all kinds.
And under the lanterns are decorated with a small note, which is a lantern riddle.
Each shop pΓΉ has someone guarded, someone guessed correctly can come in to check the answer, the shop pΓΉ will have a reward, the food shop will give some food as a reward, the silk shop is a small piece of silk scarf or something, some are troublesome, directly sealed red and loaded with ten tubes, simple and clear and trouble-free.
It's all a lively picture, it's already dark at this time, there is still a bright moon in the sky, there are lanterns everywhere, and it's not so dark on this street.
Several girls were escorted by their mothers-in-law and walked forward.
looked at the lights together, guessed the lantern riddles together, and Zhou Xiaofu stood behind and didn't participate, just looking at it with a smile.
Zhou Xiaolan was also with her, but her tasks were heavy. Because Zhou Xiaobin in front of him got a lantern riddle and ran back to ask her about the case, while helping his sister guess the lantern riddle, he had to pay attention not to be scattered by the crowd.
Gongsun Ruyu, who listened to Zhou Xiaolan's answer to the case, looked at it with some surprise for a long time, no wonder her brother was going to marry this Zhou Xiaolan, this woman looked generous and decent, although some people felt very cold, but she was indeed very talented. originally thought that my brother was interested in the taller Zhou Xiaofu.
A group of people just watched and walked. walked all the way to the end of the street, and Zhou Xiaobin got a lot of rewards for guessing the riddle, and the maid behind him was hugged in his arms, but it was Zhou Xiaofu who took out a silk bag in his purse. Otherwise, this maid will cry to death.
Just as everyone was about to walk back, suddenly, Zhou Xiaofu felt how the crowd in front of her was in a commotion, and intuitively scanned it. Then I saw a group of people rushing towards this direction.
Soon, Zhou Xiaofu stopped Zhou Xiaolan and Zhou Xiaobin beside her and stepped back, and beckoned Qingbi and said, "Protect Miss Gongsun and step back." β
As he spoke, a group of people rushed over. They scattered the crowd, and soon a house on the side of the street caught fire.
I'm afraid it's a fire caused by a lantern.
The crowd quickly became chaotic, some rushing to this side, some running out. One of them came down and was in chaos.
Zhou Xiaofu and Qingbi dragged the three of them all the way back, until they came to an alley where there were no more chaotic people.
Zhou Xiaofu put down Zhou Xiaobin and Zhou Xiaolan and said, "I'll go and take a look and get the other people back." Qingbi, you look at them. β
Just as he was about to leave, he heard Gongsun Ruyu say anxiously: "Miss Thursday." Trouble if you see my sisters in my house and tell us that we are here, I'm afraid they won't find it. β
Zhou Xiaofu turned her head and nodded, and quickly entered the darkness.
Suddenly, Gongsun Ruyu's face became a little ugly as if she thought of something, and she said to Zhou Xiaolan: "Oh, how did I forget, Miss Thursday is also a little girl this time." β
Zhou Xiaolan turned around and patted her hand comfortingly: "Don't worry, my fourth sister's grandfather's family is a military general's family, and she knows some fist and foot kung fu, and she will come back in a while." β
When Gongsun Ruyu heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief and patted his chest: "Why is it on fire, I hope my sister and they are all right." β
Qingbi will look around vigilantly, and there will be bad people who want to profit from this mess.
Soon, Zhou Xiaofu found the sixth sister Zhou Xiaohu and the eldest sister Zhou Xiaoxi, but they didn't see Zhou Xiaoxi, so they planned to take the three of them to the alley just now.
As soon as he returned to the alley with the three of them, he saw that except for Qingbi, the faces of the three were not very good, and there were two men wearing silk lying on the ground.
What's the matter, Zhou Xiaofu raised her eyes and glanced at Qingbi, and then heard Qingbi say with a calm expression: "Fourth Miss, these two drank too much just now, and they fainted while walking." β
Ah, Zhou Xiaofu looked at the two people lying on the ground, and sensed them with mental power, these two people were obviously knocked unconscious.
But he didn't say anything.
Soon the chaos was calmed down, the government came to maintain law and order, the fire was extinguished, and a few people came out, and they saw many people looking for someone again, it turned out to be the house slaves of the Gongsun family and the guards of the Zhou Mansion.
It turned out that the guards first protected the girls in the mansion and hid, and when they came out to look for it, they never found the eldest lady and a few young ladies from the Zhou Mansion.
Soon everyone arrived at the carriage parking place, and the people of the two prefectures were separated and were about to leave, when they saw Gongsun Ruyu of the Gongsun family stepping forward and holding Zhou Xiaofu's hand and saying, "Thank you this time." β
Zhou Xiaofu smiled and nodded, and got into the carriage with the twins.
As soon as the carriage started, I heard Zhou Xiaobin say excitedly: "Wow, fourth sister, your maid named Qingbi is too powerful, those two disciples just now wanted to tease my sister and the sister of the Gongsun family, but this Qingbi stepped forward and put it on directly, and the two fainted directly, and it was even more rare that she lied in front of so many people and did not change her face." "Is it worthy of praise if Sa Huan's face does not change color?
Zhou Xiaofu knew that it was the disciple who came after she left, no wonder, and said to Zhou Xiaobin with a smile: "When you get married, I will ask my grandfather to ask you and your second sister for a maid who can do martial arts." β
Zhou Xiaofu was planning that she might be able to produce a few maids who knew martial arts.
Although there was some chaos when I went to enjoy the lanterns, it was generally satisfactory. (To be continued)