Chapter 122: Pre-holiday Preparations
The happy episode of the Lemon Festival passed quickly, and Shi Lei and Laura's lives still continued the law of three points and one line. , but in fact, Shi Lei's regular life didn't last long, because Halloween is here again.
Halloween is celebrated on November 1 every year and is a traditional holiday in the West. October 31 is known as Halloween Eve. In China, "Halloween" is often used directly to refer to "Halloween Eve".
According to tradition, on Halloween Eve, on the night of the day, children put on makeup costumes and masks and go door-to-door to collect sweets.
Halloween is often associated with supernatural things, so this stage is also a time when Hollywood's horror movies of all kinds are in full swing.
Halloween is traditionally considered to be the closest time to the world of ghosts in Europe, similar to the Midyear and Oba festivals in East Asia and the Hyakki Night Walk in Japan.
Since it is a traditional festival, Shi Lei naturally has to make preparations here. The first thing that needs to be solved is the clothing problem.
Shi Lei drove the Black Dragon SUV and ran with Laura to the Halloween-themed store in town, which specializes in selling all kinds of Halloween supplies.
In recent years, the annual consumption amount on Halloween has exceeded 8 billion US dollars, so this kind of small shop only for the festival came into being.
Entering the storefront dressed as a haunted house, you will be greeted by a variety of jack-o-jack lanterns that create a festive atmosphere, with a variety of men's and women's clothing, as well as various props, and more.
Pumpkin lantern Shi Lei must have it, but Shi Lei plans to make it himself, experience the fun of doing it himself, it's boring to buy ready-made ones, no, you can choose clothes directly here.
Clothes are divided into men's and women's areas. So Shi Lei and Laura separated for the time being, and each went to choose their favorite style.
Shi Lei looked at all kinds of clothes, and at the same time, he had to work as a staff officer for Laura, and he was very busy.
The clothes here, whether men and women, are actually mainly of such categories, including traditional zombies, vampires, elves, etc., as well as more popular movie character dresses, Batman, Spider-Man, Iron Man and even Hulk and the like, familiar superheroes are everything.
There are also many games, especially horror games. Lichs, skeletons, and the Grim Reaper are also more common costumes.
There are also some strange things like the octopus monster, and there is no shortage of prop costumes such as Godzilla.
There are really a lot of customers in the store, and there are also many guys who Shi Lei knows who are shopping here, and when they see Shi Lei, they have to come forward to chat and exchange how they plan to dress up.
Just when Shi Lei was still hesitating between various props and costumes, Lincoln also came in with his temporary girlfriend and saw Shi Lei undecided. He smiled and said hello.
"Hey, Stone, how about buying Halloween costumes here?" Lincoln patted Shi Lei out of sight and asked with a smile.
"Ahh Yes, hello, Lincoln, Elizabeth. Are you here to shop for clothes, too? Shi Lei greeted with a smile.
Elizabeth is the hot-bodied bedmate Lincoln was looking for, at least for now, just a bedmate. The two of them can be regarded as taking what they need.
"Well, just like you. Also, I'd like to invite you and Laura to do a Halloween party tomorrow in the house on the edge of my beach, and they're all going to be with guys you know, Tony, and they'll all be there with their girlfriends.
I was going to inform you separately, but now that I've met it, I'll save some trouble. Lincoln invited.
"Okay, no problem, Laura and I will be there if nothing happens." Shi Lei replied happily.
"Okay, don't bother you to choose things, Isha and I will also go to choose things" Lincoln and Shi Lei waved their hands, and took Elizabeth, who was just smiling next to them, to choose their own things together.
It seems that this beauty named Isabella is still very clear about her positioning, so she doesn't have to worry about any damage. Letting go of his own gossip, Shi Lei continued to choose his own clothes.
The outfit that Shi Lei finally chose came from Drax the Destroyer in "Guardians of the Galaxy", a strong man who is determined to take revenge.
And this dress, it is a tights coated with blood-colored totems, Shi Lei chose a model that suits him, stuffed himself into this suit and came out to take a look, hey, don't say it, this effect is quite good.
The already well-defined figure, under the backdrop of this set of tights, looks more masculine and handsome, coupled with the concave and convex blood-colored totem on the tights, it looks even more extraordinary, more ferocious, and more manly.
This is also the reason why Shi Lei chose this costume, Shi Lei, who is very confident in his figure, still can't hold back his stuffiness. Sao's heart, this is going to continue to show off in a low-key manner.
And he still seems to be very successful, not only to feel good about himself, but also to the frequent plucking of the eyes full of autumn spinach from the ladies next to him, which is also confirmed.
However, Shi Lei didn't stay cool for long, and Laura chose her favorite outfit and walked over, a blood-red high-cut short dress, with her delicate face that was already a little Asian, and she lived out the image of a King Ada.
Coupled with her sexy and hot body, under the backdrop of this slightly sexy outfit, the charm is much stronger than the characters in the game.
Shi Lei has been staring at Laura for a while, but he is still looking at it directly, Laura is also happy to show her charm, and keeps showing all kinds of heroic or sexy and charming poses in front of Shi Lei, so that Shi Lei is reluctant to even blink his eyes.
"Hey, stone, you're drooling." Laura said with some jokingness.
Shi Lei hurriedly reached out and wiped the corners of his mouth, but then he reacted, this was played by Laura. Sure enough, Laura's happy laughter came from the side, and Shi Lei had to touch his nose in embarrassment.
"I met Lincoln and Elizabeth just now, and they invited us to a Halloween party in Lincoln's villa, and I promised them." Shi Lei hurriedly changed the topic, saving himself from being teased by Laura again.
"Oh, yes, I wanted to go too. Okay, if it's okay. Let's go. Laura said happily.
Laura still gave Shi Lei a lot of face, and didn't deliberately mention it again, in fact, she was a little funny and sweet in her heart, and there was no need to embarrass her boyfriend.
In addition to the costumes, Shi Lei and Laura also chose a few decorations to create a terrifying atmosphere, such as a large balloon that can glow that looks like a ghost at night, and a skeleton Grim Reaper with sound and light effects.
After taking everything to the front desk to settle the bill, and saying hello to Lincoln, Shi Lei and Laura carried their things and put them on the black dragon together, and then went straight to the next stop. I went to the supermarket to make a big purchase.
First of all, it is indispensable to have two large pumpkins, considering that it will be more wasteful to buy more, so I bought two, and when the time comes, I will make pumpkin lanterns, one will be placed at the entrance of the pasture, and the other will be placed in front of the door of the main house. If you put it in front of the main house, only the bears from the pasture will come.
An indispensable point in making zuò jack-o'-lanterns is candles, and Shi Lei picked two candles that are very thick and have a certain windproof effect. If you light it and put it outdoors, you won't be blown out, or it will burn out before the event is over.
In addition, Shi Lei also prepared a few toys and a lot of chocolates and candies in order to cope with the "tricktreats" (trick-or-treats without sugar) in the evening.
Of course. These are all preparations made by Shi Lei under Laura's reminder, otherwise Shi Lei doesn't know what he needs to prepare for this day.
After all, the customs and habits may not be the same in different places, just like the Halloween festival in China. In some places, the Qingming Festival is more solemn than the Qingming Festival, and some simply treat it as an ordinary day without any activities.
Shi Lei thinks that this is an activity that makes trouble if you don't give sugar. It's fun and meaningful. The kids will compare with each other who is dressed up more scariously and who gets more candy, and the adults will have fun watching the kids dress up. Moreover, this activity itself also exercises the children's courage and is good for their future growth.
After settling the account, Shi Lei once again moved all these things to the Black Dragon SUV, took Laura with him, and ran back to the ranch in a hurry, making zuò jack-o'-lanterns, decorating things, creating a festive atmosphere, and there are still many things to do.
When he walked to the gate of the ranch, under the guidance of Laura, Shi Lei moved down some Halloween decorations, placed things according to the direction designed by Laura, and looked at some Halloween atmosphere, so he got into the car and continued to run towards the main house.
When passing by the workers' house, you can also see that the cowboys and their families are also doing similar things, either carving jack-o'-lanterns or decorating the house, and after saying hello to them, Shi Lei continued to do his own thing.
Stopped at the door of the main room and moved everything down. The same is to do some arrangements according to Laura's idea first.
Shi Lei believes that Laura's aesthetic ability as a designer must be much stronger than him, and Laura has shown her talent and ability in these aspects in the process of decorating the main room, so Shi Lei chooses to believe in Laura unconditionally in these aspects.
As always, Shi Lei was not disappointed, and after Laura's dress-up, the atmosphere at home really became much thicker.
With these things out of the way, the next step is to carve your own jack-o'-lantern.
Laura is responsible for drawing the figure on the pumpkin, while Shi Lei is specifically responsible for using the knife to make the jack-o'-lantern. Laura, as a designer, must not have the ability to draw.
Laura designed a happy jack-o-lantern for herself, and the whole look was filled with a sense of joy, and what she gave Shi Lei was a terrifying jack-o-lantern with a fierce expression.
Shi Lei took out the fish cutting knife made of cold steel, this knife is not only extremely sharp, but also has a narrow knife surface, which is very suitable for carving something with a soft texture such as a pumpkin.
Shi Lei first dug a hole slightly larger than a fist on the top of the pumpkin, kept the lid that was dug out, and then used a large soup spoon to scrape the adhesions inside the pumpkin and the pumpkin seeds clean, and took them out. After that, follow the pre-drawn pattern and carve out the jack-o'-lantern.
Shi Lei looked at his work with satisfaction, and glanced at Laura proudly, and Laura gave a fragrant kiss in a timely manner, which was regarded as an encouragement to Shi Lei.
Now Shi Lei, whose knife skills are also improving, the carved pumpkin lantern is still very vivid, which does not disappoint Laura's ingenious design, and it is a good expression of Laura's ideas.
In the end, Shi Lei took out the two candles he had prepared, and placed them in the pumpkin together with the small iron frame containing the candles, and the two pumpkin lanterns with their own characteristics were really made. (To be continued......)
ps:I uploaded it after the chapter was changed yesterday.,I didn't notice that the number of words exceeded 3500.,I'm sorry to all book friends.,I'll pay close attention to it in the future.。 R527