Chapter 354: River Lantern
Shi Qingqian never doubted Shen Shu's feelings for him. For the first time, she felt how happy it was to be deeply believed in by the person she loved deeply.
The boat docked next to the pier, and Shen Shu jumped ashore first, and then pulled the rope to pull the boat closer.
Shi Qingqian looked around, but didn't see the shadow of He Lao, and asked while moving towards the bow of the boat, "Shen Shu, where is He Lao?" β
"I should be home, it's okay, just tie the boat here." Shen Shu smiled and stretched out his hand, "Come, Er, watch your step." β
As soon as Shi Qingqian put his hand on Shen Shu's hand, he lifted it directly from the cabin and carried it to the dock.
"Wow, wow, wow-" Shi Qingqian suddenly lost his center of gravity, screaming in fright, but the next second he was put back on the ground, only facing Shen Shu's pampering expression with mockery.
As if he was afraid that she would be embarrassed, Shen Shu didn't say anything very 'intimately', but silently went to tie the rope boy carefully to the pier of the pier.
After Shen Shu finished disposing of the boat, the river lights on the river had already been pulled more and more, and the originally black and oppressive river surface was now prosperous as if there was another prosperous market underwater.
"Alright, let's go." patted the water stains on his hands, Shen Shu wiped his body again, and then reached out to hold Shi Qingqian's hand.
The two of them only took two steps, and Shen Shu's footsteps stopped. He suddenly remembered that Shi Qingqian's skirt was mopping the floor, and it was very inconvenient to walk, so he turned around and carefully folded her skirt, pressed it and put it in his hand, and then freed up his other hand and held Shi Qingqian.
Although it is only a very small thing, Shen Shu, as a little prince admired by thousands of people, can still take care of himself so considerately and improperly, Shi Qingqian is still very moved.
The clothes were lifted by Shen Shu, and it was a lot easier to walk.
The two walked along the riverbank for a while, and there were more and more pedestrians passing by, and when they raised their eyes again, they saw the brightly lit night market in front of them, and the crowded heads, their laughter and laughter spread far and wide, and Shi Qingqian and Shen Shu had already heard the noisy sound before they reached the vendor at the very edge.
"Childe, do you want to buy a hairpin belt for the girl? Our hairpins are all made of mahogany, which is very beautiful! When the vendor on the street saw the two approaching, he smiled at them.
"No," Shi Qingqian smiled and waved his hand at the vendor. Today, she has already brought a hairpin with her head, not that she can't look down on this cheap peach wood hairpin, but that she really has no place to insert her head.
Shen Shu also nodded to the small trader, and gently helped Shi Qingqian straighten her crooked hairpin, and the two continued to move forward.
After walking through five or six small stalls, the two of them saw a place selling lanterns. Shi Qingqian was so excited that he looked at it for a long time before he chose a lotus lantern that Shen Shu couldn't see the difference.
"Childe, girl, come, write your wish on these petals," said the little vendor, handing over a pen with glued ink, and said with a smile, "The river god can see it, I heard it...... Praying for marriage is the most spiritual! β
Shi Qingqian's face flushed slightly, and he took the brush from the vendor's hand, "Shen Shu, do you have anything you want to write?" β
Shen Shu shook his head slightly, "It's better for you to write, I don't know what to write." β
Shi Qingqian shrugged his shoulders, thinking that Shen Shu was too naΓ―ve, so he broke the petals of the lotus flower next to the stall, and wrote the words "peace", "100 years old", and "long-lasting" on it, and after writing, he returned the pen to the little vendor, "It's written, big brother, the pen will be returned to you." β
The little trader took it with both hands, handed Shi Qingqian a few matches, tilted his head and smiled: "The girl and the boy are talented and beautiful, they are really a match made in heaven, and the two of you will be able to last a long time!" β
"Then, we'll borrow your auspicious words!" Shi Qingqian smiled, naturally grabbed Shen Shu's arm, and led him towards a shore with few people.
Finally found a place where there were not so many people around, Shi Qingqian was afraid that someone would run over and take possession, so he hurriedly dragged Shen Shu to squat down by the water.
She took care of herself and arranged the lotus lantern, and then lit the candle in the heart of the flower.
The red candle flame jumped on the faces of the two men, and they trembled and jumped as the evening breeze blew.
"Shen Shu, Shen Shu, come over quickly, the lotus lantern at this station must be put in by the two of us together!" Shi Qingqian said that she didn't know why the two of them had to be together, but she felt that it had to be like this to live up to the beautiful scenery tonight.
Shen Shu smiled helplessly, he grabbed Shi Qingqi, reached out from behind to hold Shi Qingqian's hand holding the lotus lantern, and deliberately put his head on her shoulder.
Shi Qingqi had an incomparably fresh aroma on his body, which was completely different from the smell that ordinary women only had after using incense powder, Shen Shu felt extremely comfortable smelling it, so he took a few deep breaths greedily.
"So, should I put it down?" Shi Qingqian was hugged like this, and the deer in her heart was about to break her head, and she tried her best to calm down, so as not to make her hands tremble because of the excitement in her heart.
Shen Shu held Shi Qingqi's hand, Shi Qingqian carried the lotus-shaped river lamp, and the two gently went to the water together, and gently placed the lamp on the water.
As soon as he left Shi Qingqian's hand, the lotus lantern immediately swayed with the fluctuation of the river, and the candle flame in the heart of the flower also swayed, swaying downstream.
"Lord River God, if you really exist, you must hear my prayers." Shi Qingqian looked at the lotus lantern that was fading away, and muttered stupidly.
"That's right, Shen Shu, do you know," Shi Qingqian patted Shen Shu's hand, "Today, at the ceremony, when I prayed to the gods, I said that I wanted to see you early, and you really came back!" β
Shen Shu smiled, "Okay, good, I believe that the wish you just wrote on the river lantern will definitely be fulfilled by the river god for you." β
Shi Qingqian nodded.
The two of them sat quietly by the water for a while, perhaps for a long time, but in short, the noise in their ears was much quieter.
A gust of wind blew, and Shi Qingqian couldn't help but shiver. This broke the silence between the two.
She hadn't reacted yet, she only felt that her body was being grabbed by Shen Shu, and he came up.
There was a temperature and breath belonging to Shen Shu between her lips and teeth, and at that moment, Shi Qingqian had to admit that her brain was completely dead.
Every moment of lingering makes people's bodies soften a little.
When Shen Shu left Shi Qingqian, her face was already red.
"Okay, it's a little cold, it's time to go back." Shen Shu gently patted Shi Qingqi's head and pulled her up, "You'er, see you another day." β