Chapter 36
Wei Jin looked at his younger siblings and sighed slightly.
Dabao, this kid is honest, but the disadvantage is that he is too honest. In terms of brains, he is really not as good as Sihuaer, but it's a pity that Sihuaer is a girl, and there is no way to be famous like Dabao.
She also teaches Sihua'er to read and write at home, usually teaching once or twice to read and write, and listening to her memorize an article three or five times can be repeated word for word. It would be great if such a talent could go to school.
Take advantage of the daylight to wash and scrub and finish brushing and just go out to see the lights. When it was time to go out, Xiaoya said that he would stay and watch the house.
"How can this be?"
Wei Jin forced him to change his clothes, comb his hair, and clean it up a little, which looked quite good.
"Although the eldest sister and the second sister are not here today, we also want to go out to play as a family. I said that before you found your family, you would treat us as your family. Are you, disgusted with us? ”
Xiaoya was stunned for a moment, then waved his hand nervously and anxiously, and finally reluctantly agreed.
There were four people in the family, the two sisters were in front, and Dabao and Xiaoya followed behind, walking towards the small river embankment outside the town.
There are many lights hanging on the riverbank, and there are two theaters, one at the entrance of the town.
The big stage in the middle of the town is only open on two days: the Chinese New Year and the Midyear Festival.
In the past, there were hardly many people coming to the entrance of the lower town, and this place is close to the river and has an abandoned wharf, which seems relatively desolate.
Now there are more Zhangcun workshops, and there are more caravans around, so many people set up stalls here, which gradually drove the popularity of Xiazhenkou.
Tonight's river lantern is sponsored by Zhangcun Workshop. Thousands of lotus boat lanterns can be received for free, one per person.
In addition to the river lanterns, there are plain lanterns for sale at the entrance of the town, and you can also ask students to inscribe on them, and the money for painting is a little more expensive.
Along the long embankment there were many hawkers, carts, baskets, and breasts. There is a bamboo basket hanging in front of it, and there are many knick-knacks that are sold while walking. Such a scene was a novelty for several of them, after all, even if it was the New Year in the village, it was not as good as the atmosphere in the town.
"Third sister, there are lantern riddles over there, let's go and see?"
There is a semi-circular field around the river embankment, and three rows of lantern riddles are hung at the top, middle and bottom, and the person who guesses can tear off the hanging note and then go to the person who claimed the prize to receive the prize.
Of course, there are also illiterate people, so they set up a temporary platform in the bamboo forest clearing on the other side of the river embankment opposite the semi-circular field, and someone on it specially asked questions, and then the people below guessed and guessed and won the prize directly.
Wei Jin didn't let them squeeze with others, anyway, the family was literate, so they read the note very well.
"Maoxing." I just guessed two, and someone next to me was calling Dabao's name.
"Plain, Su Ran, you're here too?"
Both of them are classmates of Dabao, and their homes are far away from the town, so under normal circumstances, they go to another township to play.
After the two of them met Sanhuaer and Sihuaer, they were anxious to take Dabao away.
Wei Jin didn't insist that he must accompany his sisters, so he let him follow his classmates, leaving Xiaoya to accompany them.
"If Xiaoya wants to play by himself, then go for it. I'll give you a little change, and I'll buy whatever I like. ”
Little Tooth held her hands tightly behind her back and shook her head, as if she would not leave their sisters.
"Forget the third sister, it's better for Xiaoya to follow us, so as not to bully the two of us by outsiders."
When Xiaoya heard this, he nodded again and again, babbling and gesturing, meaning that he could protect them.
Wei Jin touched Xiaoya's head with a smile, and did not object.
Dabao was not there, and they didn't want to show too much, so they guessed three or four and then withdrew.
The people in the town are not too rich, and the gifts they take out are naturally not of high value, and the most expensive is a porcelain bowl, which is estimated to be selected in a set.
Seeing Sihua'er's appearance seemed to like it, she was thinking about when to go to Fucheng again, and she was sure to buy a complete set back. In the future, when Sihua gets married, she must also prepare a set of neat porcelain tableware in the dowry.
The three of them slowly returned home with the lamp, and before they sat down, they heard someone knocking on the door.
"Sister Sanhua'er, Dabao has a fight with someone. Go check it out. ”
When Sanhua'er heard this, her face turned grim, so she asked Sihua'er to stay at home, and asked Xiaoya to go to the workshop to find someone to help.
She followed the boy who reported the news to the entrance of the field, and ran so fast that she almost lost her breath when she arrived.
Settled, she looked around and realized that things might not be what she thought.
"What's going on? What about the Dabao people? ”
"Sister Sanhuaer, Dabao is on the stage."
She squeezed through the crowd and saw that there were three ***** on the stage who were dressed in the most ordinary clothes and were small, and the other two were at least two or three years old and half a head taller.
She didn't rush to the stage, but stood in the crowd and watched for a while before she realized what was wrong.
Speaking of which, it was caused by Dabao's two classmates.
Most of the people who play at the entrance of the town are the rich families in the town and the village, and generally the river water of the two does not interfere with the well water. The two of them had just arrived, and Dabao didn't understand these unspoken rules, so he slapped others in the face again and again, provoking the young master of those rich families to plan to teach them a lesson, so there was this scene.
The two have already tried on stage, Wen can't match each other, Wu can't pull the bow, and they have to lose their faces.
After Dabao came to power, those people said that he must have never seen what a bow and arrow looked like, so it was better to wrestle directly with their servants.
Wrestling was not done by literati, but by peasants or domestic warriors who fought in their spare time, and when they said this, they were just making fun of and insulting Dabao.
Wei Jin saw that his younger brother's face turned white with anger, and he couldn't bear to lose his mind, and nodded secretly.
Seeing the two of them making fun of her brother unscrupulously, she suddenly raised her voice.
"Dabao, have you forgotten what your second brother-in-law taught you?"
was on the verge of eruption, Dabao suddenly heard Sister A's voice, like a basin of cold water poured on his head, and his reason instantly returned.
He stepped forward and looked down the stage, and the third sister was looking at him with a bright smile.
"Take a bow, shoot an arrow, and show them that you're not the kind of guy who can't do anything."
"Yes, Sister."
Dabao saw that his sister had a backbone, took a deep breath, calmed down, lifted the corner of his clothes and stuffed it into his belt, took a bow and arrow, checked it, and pulled the bow and arrow of five stones in one breath in a full arc with the standard posture of pulling a bow taught by the third sister.
The arrow came out and hit the target, although it did not reach the center, but the deviation was not large.
He exhaled and retracted his bow. turned his head to his third sister and showed a big smile.
Sanhua'er never hesitated to praise her younger brothers and sisters, only to see her applauding desperately, and there was a complete pride between her eyebrows.
Dabao pursed his lips and smiled, and turned to look at the two rich sons without being humble or arrogant.
"What do you want to compare with the two, Mao Xing should do his best."
Originally, he wanted to embarrass him, but he didn't want to lose face, but it was difficult for him to ride a tiger on his side.
The tall one also simply raised his hand and said: "I heard that Mao Xing has both civil and military skills, but you love to hide too much on weekdays, and today I finally forced out Mao Xing's ability, he will definitely come to the door to ask for advice, and I hope that Mao Xing will not hesitate to give advice." ”
This kid is a talent!
Wei Jin said in his heart, with this ability to reverse black and white and shameless, it will definitely not be bad in the future.
At this time, it is impossible for those people to press each other tightly. The main reason is that the momentum of the third sister Wei is too scary, looking at them is like looking at a watermelon, which makes people palpitate for no reason.
Those young masters are not stupid, the town is so big, who can be messed with, who can't be messed with, they are ordered by the elders in the family to be heard by the ear, and naturally they also know how to be measured. Tonight is also a rare opportunity, so they ridiculed Wei Dabao so much, and at another time and place, they are not the usual courtesy. There must be that kind of brainless slap in the face, but it is impossible to come out with such virtue.
Dabao got the right pair and opened the bow again, although it was not the heaviest one, but the average reader really didn't pull it apart. If nothing else, just the two people on the stage, they can pull it away, and it is impossible to pull the bow full.
Seeing his younger brother get off the stage with the prize in high spirits, Wei Jin said hello to the left and right with a smile and led Dabao home.