The candles placed in the lantern are lit one by one, and as the candles are gradually lit, the shape of the lantern and the eyes of the lantern are revealed little by little.

A horse several times the size of an ordinary horse soared up, with a lighted auspicious cloud lantern under its feet, followed by dozens of horses jumping in the air, each of which was a different color, but running in the same direction, the scene was very grand.

"Wow!" Xiao Man's eyes couldn't take his eyes off the galloping lanterns, and she exclaimed, "This is too beautiful!" How long does it take to make such a big lantern? And this auspicious cloud, and the horse in the middle, how did you get it? ”

The horse standing in the center was so delicately made, and it was so large that Xiao Man could see the horse's mane and eyes standing on the window of the Drunken Immortal Tower.

Zhou Xiaoxiao on the side was a little proud, explaining: "As early as half a year before the Lantern Festival began, the craftsmen in the city began to prepare, and the imperial court would allocate money to make lanterns for them, which naturally became more and more exquisite and magnificent year by year." ”

Xiaoman's eyes were all glued to the lanterns, where did he still have the heart to deal with Zhou Xiaoxiao, he only nodded perfunctorily, and said casually: "So that's the case." ”

However, although it was the first time for Xiao Man to see such a big and delicate lantern, she did not forget the real purpose of her coming here.

"County Lord, let's sit down and eat first." Mrs. Zhou proposed, "This lantern will be left for several days, if the county lord doesn't dislike it, we can go to see it together tomorrow." ”

Hearing this, Xiao Man and Lu Li glanced at each other again, and then Xiao Man lowered his eyes and covered his lips and coughed lightly a few times, hiding his embarrassment and helplessness, and said, "Thank you Mrs. Zhou for your kindness, but Lu Li and I still have a lot of things to do, I'm afraid I don't have time to go and see." ”

Zhou Xiaoxiao sighed and said regretfully: "That's a pity." ”

"What's the pity?" Xiaoman raised his lips and smiled, and said, "Even if I'm not there, you mother and daughter can go to see the lanterns together." ”

Zhou Xiaoxiao and Mrs. Zhou were stunned when they heard this, and then Mrs. Zhou, who was the first to react, smiled and agreed: "The county lord is right, it's just that Xiaoxiao and I feel that the county lord just came to Bei'an City, but he can't have a good time because he is busy with official business, and I feel sorry for the county lord." ”

"It's all for the king, for the people." Xiaoman just didn't answer the other party's words, and would rather say something that he sneered at, rather than conform to the words of their mother and daughter.

Seeing this, Zhou Xiaoxiao seemed to see something, so she rushed ahead of Mrs. Zhou, who was about to speak, and hurriedly said: "The county lord is right, the county lord is broad-minded, and he has the people of the world in his heart, and he thinks about the people and the king all the time, and the people admire it." ”

Seeing that the other party saw the move, Lu Li, who had been silent, suddenly said: "If you don't eat again, the food will be cold." ”

Xiao Man hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, yes, eat first, eat." ”

Thus, the topic of Fang Cai came to an end.

Several people at the dinner table had their own thoughts, saying that they were eating, but they were just using this gap to figure out what to say next.

Xu is to see the excitement of the big lanterns in the past, the downstairs of the drunken fairy building is lively again, all kinds of shouting and selling are full of ears, the sky is getting darker and darker, but the street is becoming more and more lively. You can also hear it from the room where Xiaoman is, there are all kinds of footsteps outside, and it seems that there are more people who come to eat in the Drunken Immortal Building.

Because after all, there is something to ask Xiao Man, Mrs. Zhou is more attentive today than before, constantly putting vegetables into Xiao Man's bowl, piling up the food in the bowl in front of Xiao Man into a small mountain, even if Xiao Man refuses in every possible way, she can still find all kinds of excuses to pick up the dishes.

Of course, according to Mrs. Zhou's personality, it is impossible to only flatter Xiao Man, she ordered Xiao Er to bring the best and most expensive wine, ready to pay respect.

But before Xiao Er turned around and left, Lu Li coldly refused, didn't give the other party a chance at all, and didn't even look at her.

However, after the initial blow, Mrs. Zhou was not only not as embarrassed as before, but would also find steps for herself, and with just a few words, she saved the scene, and her face was calm as if nothing unpleasant had ever happened.

Several people at the dinner table had their own purposes, and no one came to eat, so not long after, Lu Li took the lead in putting down his chopsticks and preparing to sit aside and watch a good show.

Soon, Xiaoman also put down the chopsticks, indicating that he was full, and the mother and daughter of the Zhou family were also busy putting down the chopsticks, ready to start talking about business.

It's about Zhou Xiaoxiao, even if she hates to marry a girl who hasn't been out of the cabinet, she won't take the initiative to speak, so the task of opening this topic falls on Mrs. Zhou.

She pursed her lips, rubbed her hands a little embarrassedly, and said tentatively with a bit of anticipation: "County Lord, I don't know what I mentioned to you last time, have you paid attention?" ”

"Of course I did." Xiaoman lied and didn't make a draft, her face didn't change, she said: "Miss Zhou has such a good condition, there must be a lot of people who want to chase her, so I just asked a few friends casually, and they all said that they wanted to pursue the girl." ”

"Really?" Zhou Xiaoxiao couldn't hide her excitement, and when she heard Xiaoman say that there were many people who wanted to pursue her, she almost didn't jump up directly.

Xiao Man smiled: "Of course it's true!" Why should I lie to you, right? ”

"That's... When will the county lord arrange for them to meet? Mrs. Zhou was also very excited and said eagerly.

"Well, because several of them are in Beijing, it will take some time to come to Donglan, so ......" As he spoke, Xiao Man changed his words and asked, "I just don't know what type Miss Zhou likes, what are the requirements?" I also want to explain in advance that the people selected by the province are not as good as Miss Zhou's intentions, so that you think that I don't care about your affairs. ”

As he spoke, Xiaoman pulled a chair close to Zhou Xiaoxiao, and said in a low voice: "Actually, several people I know are in Beijing, if they come over at this time, I'm afraid it will make Miss Zhou anxious, so I want to ......."

Zhou Xiaoxiao leaned over impatiently, "What does the county lord want?" ”

Seeing that the other party couldn't wait to take the bait, Xiao Man felt very funny in her heart, but in order to make the other party believe, she still had to pretend to be helpless, and whispered: "Actually, Lu Li knows a lot of people who are about the same age, knowledge, family background, and appearance as Miss Zhou, I wanted to introduce you to them directly, but there was no way, Lu Li was a little awkward, and he didn't want me to communicate directly with his friends." ”

"What then?" Zhou Xiaoxiao was embarrassed, frowned, and said worriedly: "County Lord, this... You said you wanted to help me! ”

"Don't worry, I mentioned it to Lu Li a few times before, but he didn't agree." As she spoke, Xiao Man turned around and glanced at Lu Li, and while the Zhou family's mother and daughter couldn't see it, she deliberately winked at Lu Li, revealing a sly smile.

Then, she turned around and reverted to her embarrassed appearance again, "Well, I'll go and persuade you now, and then you must echo me, so that you can have hope, you know?" ”

Zhou Xiaoxiao was convinced, and nodded again and again, "Okay, I'll listen to the county lord." ”

Xiao Man fell on Mrs. Zhou, and before he could ask, he nodded heavily and handed her a firm look.

Speaking of which, Xiao Manbu's bureau is not precise, after all, it was improvized, but it still made the mother and daughter of the Zhou family jump in willingly, and it is also because the two of them are greedy for power and hate to marry.

Looking at Xiao Man's very serious appearance, Lu Li, who was sitting on the side watching the play silently, raised a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, and his eyes always fell on Xiao Man, with a little pampering and connivance, and a little smile.

However, this kind of look is only limited to when Xiao Man speaks, whenever the voice of the Zhou family's mother and daughter sounds, Lu Li is obviously impatient, or frowns or looks away, in short, he is very disgusted.

Elevate his position and elevate it again, and he can't wait to render himself a mortal fairy, and say that he hates the poor and loves the rich, and covets the powerful like this, I'm afraid there is only Zhou Xiaoxiao's family.

"Ahem, Lu Li."

Xiao Man suddenly called Lu Li, pulling the man's thoughts back, he came back to his senses and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Xiao Man pursed his lips, leaned towards him obviously, covered his lips, and said in a voice of only two people: "I remember that among the secret guards who followed you, there were several who were not married, right?" ”

Hearing this, Lu Liden became vigilant, he straightened up, glanced at Zhou Xiaoxiao with some disgust, and asked, "What do you mean?" You don't really want to find a husband for this powerful woman, do you? ”

"Of course not." Xiaoman hurriedly explained: "I just want to find someone to pretend to, what do you say?" ”

"Not good." Lu Li made a cold face and said, "My secret guard has no power or power in the family, how can he get into her eyes?" Besides, aren't you trying to trick her? Why do you really want to find someone now? ”

Xiao Man bit his lip, approached again, almost bit the other party's ear, and said, "It's not forced by the situation!" I didn't expect them to be so vigilant, you say, this thing is messed up, won't my reputation be ruined? ”

Lu Li snorted coldly, pretending not to care about it on his face: "Who let you take this casually, and now you regret it, right?" ”

"Lu Li!" Xiao Man was anxious, kicked the man's calf lightly, frowned, and said half-begging and half-annoyed: "Don't talk about this at this time, help me deal with this stubble first, and you can say whatever you want later." ”

Seeing that the other party's face was flushed with anger, Lu Li inexplicably felt a little more comfortable, but Xiao Man had already moved his feet in a hurry, and he couldn't tease anymore.

Therefore, he covered his lips and coughed a few times and asked, "What do you want me to say?" ”

Xiaoman approached and whispered, and at the end, she was relieved: "Don't worry, it's just a list, I won't really let him marry Zhou Xiaoxiao, rest assured." ”