Volume I: Ancient. Dream Frontier Chapter 29 The lights are shining
The evening sun, as if in a hurry to go home for reunion, jumped into the express train where the clouds were riding, and hurried down. The last rays of sunlight slowly disappeared, and the hazy night slowly took over.
In Chang'an City, in front of every house, in front of the house, are full of lanterns, as if the stars are descending to the mortal world, dotted with pavilions and pavilions, so that the city has added some beauty.
Suzaku Street is full of people, crowded, bustling, most of them are selling lantern baskets, there are many vendors who guess lantern riddles, and there are small children, carrying a paper lamp, shuttling back and forth in the crowd.
The lanterns of the Su family in Tongren Alley were lit at this time, and they were shrouded in dim light inside and out.
A wisp of breeze blew slowly, the light baskets around Qingfeng Pavilion flickered slightly, Youlan climbed to the second floor, and asked loudly, "Girl, have you cleaned up?" ”。
"Yes! All right. Xu Promise sat at the table, playing with the basket he had made, and replied blandly, not knowing whether he was happy or worried.
"Then let's go! Don't keep the boys and girls waiting. Youlan walked over to Xu Promise and asked softly.
"Let's go!" Xu Promise sighed, picked up his lotus lantern, got up, and walked downstairs slowly.
After a while, with Youlan's support, Xu Promise came to Mrs. Su's courtyard, Youlan opened the door curtain, and Xu Yue lowered his head and stepped in gently.
"Noel is here, but her two sisters haven't come yet! Sit and wait! Mrs. Su was doing needlework, like an embroidered purse, and when she saw someone coming, she looked up and saw that it was a promise, and said gently.
"Auntie, No'er is disturbing." After promising to give a salute, he said softly.
"Huh! What's the bother, I'm just idle, embroidery. Mrs. Su didn't look up, carefully embroidered the flowers in her hands, and said with a smile.
Xu Promise smiled slightly, and sat down silently, she unintentionally looked around, and there was only Mrs. Su in the room, not even a little maid who served tea and poured water.
After a while, I was distracted by the promise, when I heard the sound of laughter and slapstick outside the house, and when I turned my head, I saw the two sisters of the Su family, who walked in with a smile.
"Mother." The two sisters said together.
"You're a little slower today, your cousin is here early!" Mrs. Su said with a smile and joked.
"Really? I don't know if my sister is going to put the river lantern or ...... today? Su Qi covered her mouth with an embroidered handkerchief, and asked in surprise with a shy answer, and before she finished speaking, she heard Su Rou gently push her, and she closed her mouth with interest.
"You're waiting! Your brother hasn't come yet. Mrs. Su glanced at Su Qi and said with a smile.
"Brother, he's really, it's rare to be able to go out to play today, but he's still reading dead books in the house." After Su Qi sat down, she said with a grudge.
Mrs. Su raised her eyes and looked at her, and embroidered her purse seriously, ignoring her.
Su Qi looked at her mother and seemed to be a little displeased, so she sat honestly and remained silent.
Xu Promise looked at the two sisters sitting opposite, they were still in full bloom, and their festive red little embroidered jackets were paired with pink pomegranate skirts. The little maid behind her, each with a paper lamp in her hand, Su Rou's is a peony lantern, Su Qi's is a jade rabbit lamp, seeing this promise, it's okay, it's okay, there is no collision with the light, the simplest lotus lamp, there should be few people to do it!
"Madam, Childe is here." The voice of the little maid came from outside the door.
"Come in, your sisters can't wait." Mrs. Su said with a smile.
"Mother, sisters have been waiting for a long time." Suning said with a bow.
"No, we're just here. The one who promised my sister to come was much earlier than us. Su Rou got up and saluted in return and explained.
"No, I'm also involved with my sister." Promise to get up and return the salute, hearing Su Rou say this, she said modestly.
"Okay, okay, don't be modest, it's not too early, you go early and come back early, don't be greedy." Mrs. Su saw that everyone had arrived, so she hurriedly twisted them away.
"Mother, we'll go first." The three brothers and sisters said together.
"Uncle, Nuo'er retreated first." Promise to say goodbye to Mrs. Su.
After a while, outside the gate where the four brothers and sisters came, Su Qi affectionately pulled Suning Ke and said, "Brother, you can take a carriage with us!" Let's discuss where to put the lanterns. ”
"This? A carriage doesn't seem to sit down! Suning said embarrassedly.
"It's okay, let Sister Nuo'er go, just take one by yourself." Suki raised her voice and said.
"That's not good!" Suning looked at the promise and whispered back.
Xu Promise looked back and smiled, and whispered: "It's okay, it's good for me to sit in one by myself, the place is big and spacious." ”
"You see Sister Nuo said so, brother, you agree!" Su Qi shook Suningke's sleeve and said coquettishly.
"Okay, okay, okay, you don't have to shake me, I'm going to be shaken away by you." Suning said with a doting smile.
"Hee-hee, brother is so nice." Su Qi listened to Suning's agreement, and after saying it with a smile, she picked up her skirt and ran into the carriage, Su Rou and Suning looked at her dotingly, and shook their heads with a helpless smile.
With Youlan's support, Xu Yue slowly walked to the carriage behind him and carefully boarded the carriage.
The carriage had not gone long before Xu Xu, who was sitting in the carriage, felt that the carriage had stopped, and then he listened to the coachman, turned around and said, "Girl, the front is blocked, and the sons and girls have come down, or you can also come down and walk with them!" ”
"Okay, got it. Youlan took the hood. Xu Promise and Youlan helped each other and got out of the carriage.
"Sister, there are too many people today, and the carriage can't pass, so let's just go along!" Su Rou took the promised hand and said gently.
"Yes! Good. The promise was also agreed with a smile.
"You'd better put on your hats first!" Suning reminded with a smile.
"Oops! Brother, you see those people didn't bring them, and we won't bring them either! It's too much of a hindrance to carry it. Suki pouted.
"No, you are still unmarried girls, how can you show your face like this!" Suning said seriously.
"Okay, you can't bring it! Look at you, and have a straight face. Suki said with a bitter face.
With the help of the maid, the three of them put on their hats one after another, and then they were supported by the maid and followed behind Suningke.
As soon as he walked out of the alley, he heard Suki's surprised voice coming. Xu Yu curiously separated a little white veil, and secretly saw Su Qi pointing to an animal lantern hanging on the street, and said in surprise: "Wow! What kind of lantern is that? It's so beautiful! ”
"It should be, it's a green cow!" Suning looked at the lantern and replied.
Xu Promise saw that Su Rou also opened the white veil curiously, looked around, Xu Promise also looked around, and saw that between the pavilions, there were thousands of strange lantern baskets, countless, Xu Promise was fascinated by this scene for a while, and looked up at the little lanterns wholeheartedly.
"Childe, guess the lantern riddle! Lots of prizes! A vendor with a stall said to the four of them.
Xu promised to lower his eyes slightly, and saw that Suning and the three of them walked in front of a stall.
"Which one do you want?" Suning Ke asked back.
"Yes! Let's do it! Butterfly lights. Suki said, pointing to a finely crafted lantern.
"Okay, there's Mr. Lao, help bring it over." Suning said politely.
"Give."
After saying thank you, Suning picked up the note hanging below and looked at it seriously: "Hehe, this is actually a guess after the break, angry frog, huh?" He looked at them.
"This, I don't know." Suki lowered her head and pondered for a moment before replying.
"I don't know." Su Rou said with a smile.
"Where's the eldest grandsister?" Suning Ke asked.
Xu Promise smiled and shook his head shyly, and then looked at Su Ningke, handed the lantern to the old stall owner, I thought I couldn't answer, forget it, who knows, Suning Ke was stunned for a moment and said: "The angry frog is a big measure." ”
"Haha! Well, Childe is really brilliant! The old stall owner praised with a smile, raised his hand to solve the riddle, and handed it to Suningke.
"You're welcome, you're welcome." Suning said and took the basket and handed it to Su Qi.
Su Qi took the lantern basket and was satisfied, smiled and said, "Sister, thank you brother." ”
The four of them walked forward again, and after crossing the small bridge, Suning Ke suddenly lowered his head and asked, "Don't you two sisters have a favorite lantern basket yet?" If you have a favorite, tell me that it is. ”
Su Rou and Xu Yu both nodded with a slight smile, and Su Qi, who was walking in front, heard Su Ningke's words, turned around and quipped: "The two sisters are not here to guess the lantern riddle today, they can come to put the lantern to ask for marriage." ”
"Oh! Is it? Suning smiled and lowered his head, looking at the two of them and asked suspiciously.
"What's the matter, my sister is talking nonsense again!" Su Rou covered her blushing face with an embroidered handkerchief and explained softly, while Xu Promise smiled and said nothing.
"Hey! Sister, look, the group of people in front of you don't look like them, Sister Wang. Suki suddenly pointed to the group of people in front of her and said.
When he looked up at the front, he saw four or five sons walking beside five or six girls, talking and laughing towards them.
"Yes, it seems to be Ai." Su Rou said with some uncertainty.
"Let's take a look, and you'll find out." Su Qi said and pulled Su Rou and ran forward.
"Hey! Slow down, what are you doing in such a hurry. Don't ask me. Suning complained worriedly.
"What do I ask you?" Suki wondered.
"Of course, it's asking me if it's a brother or sister of the Wang family." Suning said proudly.
"Oh! Isn't that ah! Suki covered her mouth and said with a smile.
"I thought it was them who thought it was my brother." Suning put his hands behind his back, raised his head and said.
"Then don't you go quickly, what kind of adult are you pretending!" Su Qi nudged Suningke and ran away with a smile.
"Hey! What are you busy with, you look like a lady. Suning raised his hand and pointed at Su Qi and said, only to see Su Qi turn around and stick out her tongue nonchalantly.
"Hey, I can't help her." Suning shook his head helplessly and said.
"Okay brother, you can play happily today, you can let her be!" Su Rou gently persuaded.