"Young son, what are you—what are you going to do?"

Xu Xin stared blankly at the thick stack of paper in front of him, and the strips of cut bamboo ribs, and he didn't know what Zhang Zai was doing. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The same is true of the group of palace maids, the difference is that there is a faint fear on their surprised faces. Unlike these two noble young men, time waits for no one, and if the lanterns are not hung up in full at night, they will not escape severe punishment.

Yuehe said in a low voice: "Sister, what is this lieutenant envoy doing?" Do you want us to make lanterns? It's okay to make bamboo ribs, but how to paste lanterns with paper? ”

If Yuehe said this in a few hundred years, he would be laughed to death, because the lanterns after the Tang and Song dynasties were all papier-mâché, but at this time, if the paper was paste-like lanterns, it must be very thick and layer-by-layer, so as to withstand the strong wind, but the paper paste is thick, the light paper is impenetrable, and it is naturally dim, so it loses the original intention of lighting. Therefore, except for the lanterns with such rough texture used in the city guards, the average rich family will not use it, let alone in the court.

The envoy looked at the confident young man, but somehow, his heart didn't waver much.

"I'm going to show you how to make a lamp, it's very simple, you're so smart, you can look at it." Zhang Fang said and began to move.

The palace maids were praised by this beautiful young man, and their hearts blossomed happily, and their hearts settled down a little, and they were still staring at how to make the lamp at first, but gradually they all lost their minds and stared at their faces......

Zhang Fang mobilized his memory, quickly tied up the bamboo scorn, and then glued the pieces of "light Luo paper" on, but in a moment's time, he made a lamp - if it was a person from the next generation, he could see at a glance that this was not a Kong Ming lantern?

That's right, what Zhang Fang did was Kong Ming lantern. It's not too difficult, at least it's easier than a kite, especially if you have experience in flying. He once used to use handmade lanterns to please the girl he liked, although it was a boyhood, but his memory is still fresh.

Kong Ming lanterns have requirements for bamboo ribs, paper, and weather. The thickness of the bamboo ribs should be uniform, the thickness of the paper should be moderate, and the weather should be windless.

Zhang Fang has manpower, and under an order, the qualified bamboo ribs will be delivered within half an hour; The paper is selected to be light and thin, not afraid of breaking, anyway, it is a one-time consumable; Today, there is only a light breeze, which is just right.

Of course, there is no Kong Ming lantern in this era - even Kong Ming was not born, where did the Kong Ming lantern come from?

Zhang Fang believes that when night falls, the effect of the Kong Ming lanterns rising in the night sky is definitely a hundred times stronger than the dull lanterns.

"That's it!"

When Zhang Fang announced that it was completed, all the palace maids, including Xu Xin, were stunned - this hat-like "lantern" was too rough, right? And it's tall and long, exactly like a round-bellied lantern.

Xu Xin pinched his teeth: "I said Shaozi, your lantern is inevitably too ...... That's it, right? ”

Zhang Fang glanced at him: "I'm not an ordinary lantern. ”

Xu Xin looked disgusted: "Why is it not ordinary?" Can it run or jump? ”

Although she didn't know who these two envoys were, she felt that they were approachable and interesting, and they were different from ordinary nobles.

"Running and jumping is something." Zhang Fang stretched out his palm horizontally, slowly lifted it, and said word by word, "It can go to the sky!" ”

Zhang Fang ignored Xu Xin's eyes like looking at a madman, and turned to the palace maids, who were swept away by the pair of electric eyes, inexplicably afraid, and all of them lowered their heads and retreated. Only the envoy stood still, his gaze calm—but the blinking of her eyes, much faster than usual, betrayed her heart.

Zhang Fang smiled and asked Liang a little: "It's you, can you do me a favor?" ”

The good envoy followed Zhang Fang's instructions, stretched out his arms flat, and gently held up the Kong Ming lantern. Zhang Fang stood at her side, just a punch away. The good envoy is tall, just like a model in later generations, Zhang Fang is also tall, but the two are side by side, and they are generally tall and short.

Zhang Fang held the fire sickle in his hand, his arm circled around the side of the envoy, reached into the bottom of the lantern, lit the candle, and then stretched out a hand to help the envoy fix and keep the lantern stable.

"I'll count one, two, three, and we'll let go together." Because of the proximity, Zhang Fang's breath when he spoke sprayed into the ears of the good envoy.

The envoy nodded slightly, the roots of his ears reddening.

"One, two, three, liftoff!"

With Zhang Fang's shout, the Kong Ming lantern rose and drifted towards the center of the lake with the breeze.

All those who witnessed this scene opened their mouths wide and completely forgot about etiquette.

When the Kong Ming lantern rose to the highest and floated farther and farther, Zhang Fang gently whispered a word in the ear of the good envoy, and then retreated, moved his wrist, and dragged the Kong Ming lantern back - Zhang put it on the bracket under the lamp and tied a thin rope to control the distance of the Kong Ming lantern like a kite, and if it drifted away, it had to be pulled back. After all, this is not a wilderness, but a royal garden, and if you let this lamp float around, it is difficult to guarantee that it will not attract the attention of the guards, and you may get into trouble. Take 10,000 steps back and say, even if the guards don't notice, it's a fire hazard, isn't it? This kind of foreseeable danger is better not to be casual.

"Young son!"

Xu Xin screamed, waking up the palace maids who were bending to the sky.

"Young son, make me a lantern that can go to heaven!" Xu Xin was so excited that he danced, "I want to take it back to the house and show it to my mother, sister, and little sister!" ”

Zhang Fang smiled: "Wouldn't it be better for you to make one yourself?" It's easy, I'll teach you. Then he turned his head to look at the palace maids, "And you, do you want to learn to do it?" ”

Needless to say, the palace ladies nodded desperately.

As a result, the shore of Cangchi Lake suddenly became a handicraft workshop. In less than an hour, more than a dozen Kong Ming lanterns were made, and even Xu Xin, who was clumsy in his hands and feet, made one. And the good envoy and the two dexterous palace maids made two or three lamps.

Zhang Fang told the palace maids that they could also paint the paper with red paint to add joy, and wrote two big characters with Xu Xin, telling the palace maids to stick them on the lamp when the time came.

After everything was done, the sound of drums could be heard in the distance, and it was already a quarter of a second.

Xu Xin, who was holding the string and playing with the lamp, jumped up and stepped forward to pull Zhang Fang's sleeve: "Young son, go quickly, there is still half an hour for Chaohe to start!" ”

The palace maids were concentrating on making lamps, but they didn't expect the two teenagers to leave, and they disappeared in a flash.

The palace maids put down their work and looked at each other, their eyes full of loss.

The good envoy whispered to himself: "Young son, is this his name or a character?" ”

Yuehe whispered in his ear: "What did the young sister say in her ear?" ”

"No, you're dazzled." The good envoy glanced at her, and the charm of this moment made even Yuehe stunned.

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(Thank you Feng Meng, Caizhu, Tears have been reincarnated, Cold Frost Red, Feng Wei, Zidian ☆ Green Frost, wo love you for a lifetime, Xathena, Chubby.) Thank you for voting! (To be continued.) )