The lantern competition has begun, the participating lanterns, one after another by the owner to show their true face, sure enough, a hundred flowers bloom, a hundred schools of thought contend, as soon as they enter the arena, Tianxin will be attracted by a rich lantern, this lantern is as high as the two of her, the flower body is all over the peony, I don't know how many candles are lit, it should be arranged in a certain direction, the fire is superimposed, the peony emits a faint yellow light in order, from the flower bone to the blooming flowers, from the fade to the deep, the light is getting stronger and stronger. Tianxin was deeply impressed by this folk art.

When I turned my head, I saw the shadow puppet lantern again, and someone transplanted the shadow puppet into the lamp. The square lantern is hung high, there is a drama on each side, only one person controls it under the lamp, and the four shadow puppets are different, vivid and smooth. The children behind Tianxin had already formed a circle, watching this early little movie, reluctant to look away.

If it weren't for the third brother's reminder, Tianxin would have forgotten the purpose of her coming to Dongshi, she asked the third brother to hurry up to the organizer to sign up, and she and Xiao Qi came in with the lanterns. The third brother went through the formalities, and several people brought the lanterns, Tianxin and Xiaoqi got into the coarse cloth to light the lanterns, and after a while, they came out and signaled the third brother to pull the cloth.

Kind eyebrows, looking at all beings. As soon as Tianxin's lantern appeared, everyone couldn't take their eyes off it. This lantern is a Guanyin sitting lotus, first look at this lotus seat, it is an eggshell lamp made of eggshell coloring, glowing with red and yellow light, soft and delicate. The upper body of Guanyin is carved and painted with wood, the expression is lifelike, the eyes looking down are full of pity, and the Buddha light behind the head of Guanyin is surrounded by a circle, noble and sacred. The most brilliant is Guanyin's clothes, the skirt actually rotates and floats, it turns out that Tianxin will use the marquee on the lower body of Guanyin, with a thin wooden board into a diagonal nail, by the heat of the candle under the base, forming air convection, turned up, the white light yarn then followed and floated up, like a breeze blowing, this Guanyin as if alive.

"Master Guanyin!" The voices of the crowd were boiling for a while, the older aunts were in awe, the young people were novel, and Tianxin was a little proud, as if he had been praised by the teacher in his previous life.

"Xiao Xin, your lamp is so beautiful, it turns out that our eggshell is like this for you!" Xiao Qi and they were also amazed when they saw the Guanyin lanterns lit for the first time.

"What's this, I've seen more beautiful before." Tianxin remembered the floats on TV in her previous life, and those electric lights were colorful. The conditions here are limited, and she can't play more. As far as her eyes went, there was no shortage of amazing works in a river of lights, and she remembered the reward of the first prize...... Ignorance**. Suddenly remembered, the kid on the shoulder hasn't seen it yet, could it be that he slipped away?

After Tianxin roughly watched the lanterns of the competition, the chief who had been over half a year old went to the high platform and began to speak: "Today's lantern competition, the masterpieces are frequent, and everyone is dazzled. In order to show fairness, Xiao Yiqing, the young master of the Xiao family, Lin Qingdong, and Wang Bairen, the head of the Wang family, were invited to choose the first place! ”

"What kind of celebrities are these?" Tianxin asked the third brother privately.

"Wang Bairen sells jewelry, and many people in the palace will go to Wang's shop to choose jewelry. Lin Qingdong is the big boss of the pawnshop in Dongshi, and everyone who works as a pawnshop has money. This Xiao family should be the imperial merchant Xiao family, who specializes in sending wood to the palace, anyway, those who can do business with the palace have to look up to others when they see it, so you see, the first one to report is this Xiao family. It's just that a businessman is a businessman, who can be an official and go into business......" The third brother revealed a little regret between his words, he used to be an official, but his background was too poor, and the family's money was not enough, and he dropped out of school after studying in a private school for two years, and he is still haunted by it.

"But how can they be just?" Tianxin muttered.

"What do you know, these are all highly respected in Dongshi, and it is rare to be able to invite them to judge."

Tianxin has always been skeptical about the conduct of rich people, saying that she hates the rich, in short, she is a little panicked, and feels that the winner of this competition is afraid that she will miss out. She originally thought that it would be a public vote, but looking back, this competition was held in Dongshi, and if it was a public vote, everyone didn't know her, so naturally they wouldn't vote for her. Anyway, no matter how you choose, it shouldn't be her turn to be the first place. Thinking of this, she pulled Xiao Qi and hid into the crowd, feeling a little embarrassed.

"I wonder which lantern will come out on top today?" Someone in the crowd asked.

"I think that Guanyin lantern is beautiful." A voice answered.

"Hmph, I don't know which family's lamp can't be on the table. Do you know whose family that bird Chaofeng is? Zhou Yuanheng Zhou's daughter-in-law is pro-made! ”

"Yo, this imperial doctor, from the official of the third grade, how can he join in this fun?" The man asked.

"Who said it wasn't, I heard that she was a talented girl, but I didn't know if she was coming today, a talented girl should be both talented and beautiful......"

"You're good for this! Speaking of which, this shadow lantern is also quite interesting. ”

"That's Liu Gui and Liu Yuan's family. His third son is thirteen this year, and he is very favored, presumably Liu Yuanwai has found a capable person to help him, otherwise with that flurry boy, how can he make such a fresh lantern. ”

While everyone was talking, the principal came to the stage again, and introduced several people in brocade clothes sitting on the side of the high platform with a smile on his face.

"It's better to ask Master Lin to evaluate it first!" The presiding officer extended his hand to invite.

Lin Qingdong is thin and short, wearing a big-sleeved robe, a high-barrel yarn hat, light shoes, and a set of literati costumes, if it weren't for the third brother who first revealed his identity, Tianxin would never have guessed that this person was making a living as a pawnshop. He coughed before he could speak, and took a sip of tea: "Then the old man is disrespectful." He put down the cup and continued, "The lanterns of today's lantern competition are refreshing to the old man. This rich flower blooms better than the continuous peony lantern that the old man saw at the Jiangnan Lantern Banquet! ”

"Rich flowers? Is that the peony lantern? There was another whisper of discussion in the crowd. Tianxin is hidden in the crowd, which is convenient for listening to gossip. For these people, the quality of the lantern is far less than the power behind the lantern to be discussed.

"Well, it's the one behind the high platform, and it was sent by the Jiangnan Wen family."

"No wonder Lin Qingdong wants to mention the Jiangnan Lantern Banquet. The Wen family didn't win at that time. "Calling Lin Qingdong by his name, this person must not be a master in the minds of others.

"That's nature. How can the Wen family fight the maiden family of the flower noble. On the lantern of the flower family, there is a holy inscription! ”

"Then how dare this Lin Qingdong offend the Hua nobles?"

"I heard that I fell out of favor a few years ago!"

"Shhhh You dare to say anything about the things in this palace, be careful of losing your head. ”

"Ahem......" Lin Qingdong coughed a few more times, interrupting everyone's speech. He continued: "However, although the flower is good, it is not as smart as the bird. These flowers and birds two lanterns, the old man is really difficult to choose, he must choose one, the old man has to choose this hundred birds and phoenix! ”

Lin Qingdong made a gesture, making Tianxin feel uncomfortable. After talking for a long time, none of them were on the facts, and there were a lot of words. Tianxin looked up at the other two judges beside Lin Qingdong, and it was the little master who was close to him. No wonder this man was in a hurry, but there was something important. Tianxin guessed that at his age, I am afraid that it is Xiao Yiqing, the young master of the Xiao family. Since he has a gambling contract with him, he will definitely not let Tianxin get a good deal. Tianxin pursed her lips and lowered her head, adding to her depression.

"Young Master of the Xiao family, what do you see?" The principal said.

Xiao Yiqing raised his eyes and looked around, but he didn't see Tianxin's figure. He guessed that this Guanyin sitting lotus was probably the lantern sent by that kid, this quality made him slightly surprised, and he immediately thought that this lamp would not be made by this kid, it must have been sent for someone else to compete. "But I rejoice in this Guanyin sitting on the lotus, so let it be."

As soon as the words fell, Tianxin was shocked, what does this guy mean? Pretending to be righteous? False clear high? She really didn't expect that Xiao Yiqing would directly recommend her lamp, hadn't he been lit by any lantern beforehand? Tianxin looked at Xiao Yiqing carefully through the gap, this guy was wearing a shirt, a round neck and big sleeves, a horizontal shirt under it, a fold around the waist, white muslin, and the waist was still luxurious, faintly revealing a superior temperament. It's just a child, how can he experience such a shocking momentum? More aggressive than the previous time I saw him. Tianxin couldn't help but sigh that the ancients were precocious.

In the sigh, the principal has moved to the front. Wang Bairen is a fat man, completely different from the previous two, with a jewel, for fear that others will not know what he does. Speaking of words, he was also full of anger: "Since the two disagree, then I will be a villain!" I also think that the lanterns are very festive. The Guanyin lantern that Xiao Shaozhu said, I don't know if the owner of this lantern is there? I would like to buy this lamp for thirty taels of silver! As he spoke, he arched his hand towards Xiao Yiqing, "If the young master doesn't dislike it, I will give this lantern to the young master." Obviously, he joined forces to praise Zhou Yuanheng, and he didn't want to offend Xiao Yiqing, Tianxin felt that Xiao Yiqing should not be so easy to fool.

"The shopkeeper Wang is a big deal, but these thirty taels are a little stingy, it's better to make up a whole number, buy one hundred taels and give it to the contemptible people, and I can also mention the matter of returning the gift to my father." Tian Xin almost burst out laughing when he heard this, this guy is really not a fuel-efficient lamp. She really forgot at the moment that she still had a bet with Xiao Yiqing. Not long after she was happy, she heard Xiao Yiqing shouting, "Where is the owner of this lantern?" ”

Tianxin was startled, and hurriedly pushed the third brother, who was stunned and asked her what to do. sighed again, is it a blessing or a curse, it is a disaster that can't be avoided, Tianxin has to step forward by herself, she can't even affect these children who follow. In my previous life, I was an old hen, and I am afraid that I will be out of the arrangement of fate in this life.

"The small one is the owner of this lantern, thank you for the appreciation of several masters!" Tianxin bowed her head and bowed, and stepped forward to thank you. If she really had a hundred taels of silver to start, she wouldn't mind a few times in Doha.

"The shopkeeper Wang wants to make a deal with you, why don't you hurry up and clear the money and goods, aren't you willing to sell it cheaply?" Xiao Yiqing is really not a good thing.

Tianxin hurriedly greeted the third brother Xiaoqi and carried the lantern to the flatbed: "Thank you shopkeeper Wang, where is this lantern going to be moved?" Where will I take the little silver? "Okay, let's make you Xiao Yiqing proud and help you vent! Tianxin secretly thought in his heart, people die for money, for the sake of silver, everything should be endured!

Wang Bairen's face turned red, regretting why he rushed to be the big boss, and resented Lin Qingdong even more. He didn't want to think about it, if he hadn't wanted to cut tofu with a knife on both sides, how could he have caught Xiao Yiqing's way. Wang Bairen held back for a long time, saw Tianxin staring at him in a daze, smirked, angrily called the family, took a bag of silver and threw it to Tianxin, Tianxin happily took the silver, in front of everyone, carefully counted, such a big silver, she saw it for the first time, touch it well!

"Okay, then I'll take this lantern with me, and when I go back, I will tell my father. Boy, you guys are pushing lanterns and coming with me. Leave. "Throwing off the sleeves of the shirt and not taking away a cloud is very chic. Tianxin watched for a long time before realizing that Xiao Yiqing was asking them to follow him. Let's go, let's go, we have to pay it back.