9. Send lanterns
Du Juan is a native of Dahlia girl, her father opened a 'red' dart game, and he was in charge of more than 50 dart masters, acting vigorously and resolutely. Mother is a down-and-out official out of the lady, hot and hot, the two met on the way to the dart, love at first sight, the two sides of the box, soon after the cuckoo girl was born, but as the age grows older, the cuckoo girl has heard the most words is "you are not like your father at all". For this reason, the young cuckoo inevitably secretly hid in the quilt and cried a few times, and his body became weaker and weaker.
The cuckoo girl is very melancholy, why is she not like her father? They are all confident and cheerful, with happy smiles on their faces, but they are the only ones who are submissive, and their voices are like mosquito legs. I vaguely remember that once the cuckoo girl was bold enough to toast a glass of wine at her father's birthday banquet and say blessings loudly, because the tension process was a little stumbling, and the result was that the dart masters laughed loudly, saying that she was a useless person. Although her father was furious about this, since that time, the cuckoo girl didn't even talk much, and sat in the boudoir and read a book on weekdays. The Du family's parents were worried and helpless, no matter how they teased her, they were depressed, and they just watched her gradually become depressed.
The fifteen-year-old cuckoo girl grew up, her body was much stronger than before, and she made up her mind not to worry her parents, so she took it upon herself to apply for the township examination, but she never thought that she met the first friend in her life - Cheng Xiuyi.
This Cheng girl is not simple, in the eyes of Du Juan, she is like an omnipotent hero. Dare to say what you want, dare to do what you think, can make more than ten jokes when you are bored, and can talk about flood control when you are serious. You can compose poems with a pen, and you can pick up pairs when you open your mouth. The most important thing is that she has the same confident light in her eyes as her father, and after getting along these days, Du Juan feels that she loves to smile a lot.
"Cuckoo, your house is too big, isn't it?" Cheng Xiuyi was walking to the main hall of the Du family and couldn't help but sigh. This main hall alone was bigger than her grandfather's small house, and a sudden feeling of poverty swept over this rural girl.
"Xiuyi, don't say that! Follow me. ”
Under the leadership of Du Juan, he visited the martial arts arena of the 'red' dart bureau, many dart masters who did not receive the job were practicing, and when they saw Du Juan bringing their friends over, they all shouted excitedly, "The eldest lady finally brought her friends to be a guest!" Inform Master Du quickly! ”
After a while, two couples wearing fiery red dart clothes ran over from the side room, and saw Cheng Xiuyi and Cheng Yisheng both in tears. The woman snuggled into the man's magnificent arms and cried, "My cuckoo finally has a friend!" ”
The man had a thick beard and looked tall and mighty. He couldn't help but kiss his wife, and then said to Du Juan: "Patronizing and happy, I haven't entertained a few little friends well, I am Du Hai, the boss of the deficit dart bureau, this is my wife, hello!" ”
Rao is Cheng Xiuyi was a little frightened by the enthusiastic people in this dart game, and Du Juan blushed and hurriedly said, "Dad, mother, uncle." You scared my friend, this is Cheng Xiuyi, this is Cheng Yisheng. It's a friend I met during my scientific expedition. ”
"Uncle Du is good, aunt is good, uncles are good." Ercheng nodded obediently and said hello, and several elders were full of praise.
Du Hai said apologetically: "A few little friends, we were too excited just now, because Du Juan has been more introverted since he was a child and has no friends. You're the first friend she's brought home! ”
Cheng Xiuyi smiled and took Du Juan's hand and said to Du Hai: "Uncle Du, in fact, Du Juan is very brave, she played abnormally in the second exam, but she regrouped and answered very well in the next two days, I am very happy to be friends with her." ”
"Good, good, good!" Du Hai's eyes were red, he had been in business for thirty years, and he had achieved countless achievements and wealth, but nothing could compare to the affirmation of his children by others. Now looking at Cheng Xiuyi, who is clever and obedient, and the boy next to him who doesn't talk much but looks very delicate, it is becoming more and more pleasing to the eye. On a whim, he called the cook to order, and tonight he should show the standard of entertaining distinguished guests to make a reception banquet.
Cheng Xiuyi once again couldn't resist the enthusiasm of the deficit dart game, so he had to agree to come down, have dinner and stay for one night, and then return to the village tomorrow. According to the cuckoo, tonight happens to be the annual lantern festival in Dalicheng, and if you write your wish on the lantern, gently put it in the water, let the lantern go around the whole Dahlia along the river, and then merge into the farther place, and the wish will come true. However, the wish on the lantern can only be known by oneself, so the process of delivering the lantern must be completed alone. A few people made an appointment to have dinner and went to deliver the lamps as soon as they passed.
The dinner party at Du's house was very enjoyable, Cheng Xiuyi almost didn't hold it and was about to worship Du Hai, both of them were drinking and singing, chatting, but Cheng Xiuyi's cup was fruit wine, which would not be intoxicating. And Mrs. Du and Du Juan sat next to the two of them, helping to persuade and pour wine. A feast, a lot of fun. Cheng Yisheng also drank some rice wine specially brewed by the Du family, and within a few minutes, he was carried back to the guest room with faint vegetables.
In the end, the only ones who could soberly send lanterns were Du Juan and Cheng Xiuyi, and Du Juan selected two good-looking lights, one was a little rabbit and the other was a blue lotus. Originally, Cheng Xiuyi felt that the rabbit was more in line with the temperament of the cuckoo, but the cuckoo resolutely refused to let it go and took away the blue lotus lamp. The two good friends held hands and ran to the river with the lamp.
This river is called Caiyun River, there are a lot of people who send lamps on both sides, and the night does not cover up the prosperity of the Dali City, and the sight is full of Chinese lanterns, fire trees and silver flowers. Cheng Xiuyi's nose is pantothenic, how good it would be if she could watch this scene with her grandfather, father and mother.
Suddenly, the sound of pipa brass music from unknown sources sounded softly, as if it was coming with the evening breeze, and people began to send lanterns carrying wishes to the river one after another. After saying hello to Xiuyi, Du Juan also joined the ranks of sending lights.
Cheng Xiuyi was standing aside, thinking about what wish to write, when he saw Song Xingyuan coming on, he was very tall, he could see it at a glance in the crowd, and he was still thinking about whether to say hello, and the person from a distance spoke.
"Cheng Xiuyi."
Song Xingyuan smiled, and the breeze blew his hair up. But in his eyes, there was only the beautiful girl carrying the rabbit lamp under the faint lamp, and her gentle eyebrows and eyes were like peach blossoms in February, melting the hot galaxy.
Cheng Xiuyi felt that her face was hot, and her heartbeat was chaotic. I had to obediently walk over and tell him, "Lord Song, I'm sending lanterns." ”
At this time, people slowly move along with the lanterns in the river, singing complex and jerky slang songs. The cuckoo said that this is the part of singing to the gods. As soon as he wanted to avoid it, Cheng Xiuyi felt that he was violently pushed behind his back and fell straight into a thick embrace.
Cheng Xiuyi blushed and wanted to get up, but she felt that a big hand gently covered the back of her head, and her waist was tightly wrapped. Time seemed to stand still at this moment, and strange feelings poured into every inch of the skin of the two of them with ancient songs, and she seemed to hear the strong heartbeat of the man through her chest. The arms of this usually cold man are so warm......
"I thought you hated me." Song Xingyuan's deep voice sounded in Cheng Xiuyi's ears, like reciting a soul mantra, drawing Cheng Xiuyi's strength away little by little.
“…… I don't hate you. Cheng Xiuyi felt dizzy, and the heavens and the earth became soft honey, which made people fall into it...... No, no! Cheng Xiuyi shook his head vigorously, trying to shake off the paste that kept secreting sweeteners in his mind, involuntarily pushed Song Xingyuan away, turned around and ran without looking back, and even the little rabbit lamp in his hand was left in place.
Escaping is Cheng Xiuyi's usual trick. It looks awkward but useful.
Song Xingyuan laughed loudly, the quiet body fragrance of the talented girl was still around the tip of her nose, and her waist, how could it be so soft? It can be hugged with one hand.
The more I escaped, the more I wanted to get closer. What can't be conquered will make people haunt their dreams.
"Yuan Xi, put this lantern away for me." Song Xingyuan returned to his usual coldness and commanded behind him.
Yuan Xi didn't understand very much, he ran over and picked up the little rabbit lamp and asked in a low voice, "Master, you stayed here all night just to wait for Miss Cheng?" ”
Song Xingyuan's expression was unnatural, he frowned slightly at Yuan Xi's straightforwardness, and was about to 'help' him arrange some hard and physical work, when another man in black immediately appeared and covered Yuan Xi's mouth that still wanted to speak, preventing him from dying again.
"Master, if Miss Cheng knows that you arranged for me to push her in the future, I'm afraid she will be angry." Later, the black-clothed man had a rough voice and a serious face, although he didn't understand his master's approach like Yuan Xi, but the master's instructions were necessary, and he thought for a long time that Cheng Xiuyi might be angry, and felt that it was necessary to bring it up.
Song Xingyuan paused, as if he was really thinking about this matter, and said for a long time: "Then take care of your mouth, Yuan Dynasty." ”
Cheng Xiuyi soon found out that her lantern was lost, and regretted her uselessness in frustration, this Song Xingyuan dared to take advantage of her? It's a big deal, and I'll take it back next time! What kind of ability is it to run away in the dust.
Now I can't pray anymore, I happened to meet the cuckoo who came back after putting the lamp, the cuckoo looked very happy, and her spirit was flying, presumably her lantern floated far away, and her wish would come true.
"Xiuyi, I've been looking for you for a long time, where did you go?" The cuckoo ran over with a smile and grabbed his friend's hand.
"I ...... Go over there and put the lights on, oops, let's go home. Cheng Xiuyi smiled weakly, if Du Juan knew that the little rabbit lantern was lost, I was afraid that she would be sad for a while, and it would be better to hide it from her and not tell her about meeting Song Xingyuan.
The two girls were the same as when they came, holding hands, bouncing all the way home, the cuckoo would sing beautiful songs, and Cheng Xiuyi would tell some old strange stories to scare her, causing the cuckoo to laugh for a while, scream for a while, unscrupulous and frank and innocent, even passers-by looked at her slightly.
Until the cuckoo returned to the boudoir and lay down in the soft futon, he still fell asleep with a smile on his face.
What Cheng Xiuyi didn't know was that the blue lotus symbolized the flower of friendship in the Dali City, so the cuckoo girl must take the blue lotus lantern to make a very important and important wish.
"Gods, I pray that I will be good friends with Xiuyi for life, please don't separate us......"