As the sun set, Wan Yuan sorted out the homework arranged by Bai Ran today and walked out of the wooden house.

Not far away, Bai Ran was busy in front of the stove.

The left hand is raised, and the right cuff is gently rolled up, revealing the well-proportioned and white arm, and the bony and slender five fingers hold the wok-spoon and roll in the pan.

In the dusk before the curtain came, the cooking smoke was hazy, and a faint aroma of food wafted from the grass shed, and a faint halo of colorful light exuded around him, which was inexplicably reassuring.

Wu Yuan looked at it stunned at first, then smiled faintly and walked towards him.

I never thought that a little brother like him, who is not stained with dust, would have such a fireworks side in the world.

"It's just right to come, it's time to eat, and we'll go out of the mountain after eating," Bai Ran smiled sideways

"Out of the mountains?"

"Yes, out of the mountain."

"Why, today is not the first day of junior high school, nor is it the fifteenth." Wu Yuan frowned slightly, puzzled.

"Today is the 'Lixia Festival' in the town, don't you want to go and see it?" Bai Ran picked up the tray full of food and walked to the pergola.

Since the main hall of the wooden house was used as a "school", and the weather gradually warmed up, Wan Yuan simply moved the dining table to the outdoor pergola.

"Lixia Festival? I never knew there was such a tradition in this town, what was it? Wan Yuan suddenly became interested, and took the dishes and chopsticks to follow.

"The beginning of summer is the first solar term of summer, which represents the official arrival of summer."

"It is a day when people gather in red clothes to have beautiful flowers, sweet fruits, abundant food and interesting performances......

Red lanterns adorn the hills, and men, women, and children sing and dance around large bonfires to celebrate the abundance of all things that God has given them......"

As Bai Ran spoke, he looked at Wan Yuan's brighter and brighter eyes, and couldn't help but raise his hand and stroke the broken hair in her ear.

The warm fingers and the cheeks that inadvertently wiped each other, both of them were stunned.

Wan Yuan suddenly felt difficult to breathe, and there was some restlessness somewhere in her heart, this strange feeling made her feel a little uneasy, so she simply pretended to be calm and turned her face away, and raised her hand to pick up the vegetables.

Bai Ran stared at the immature face in front of him, ignoring the unnaturalness just now, and continued:

"Finally, in the priest's ...... In the midst of blessings, release the 'prayer lantern' to welcome the dawn of the next day......"

After speaking, looking at her eyes drifting away, it seemed that she was missing something.

"It sounds like it's very lively, the stinky old man has never taken me to this kind of festival, eat quickly, let's leave after eating."

"Good"

Bai Ran's faint and happy voice slightly relieved Wu Yuan's heart, although it was not clear why his sobbing look just now came about.

But, from the bottom of my heart, I don't like him like that, the kind of him who has become gray even with the halo around him.

Bai Ran looked at the little girl who was immersed in eating, silently picked up her favorite meat, and put it in her dishes, and her heart, which had just been almost overwhelmed by cold sorrow, was suddenly gently cared for.

No matter how much time has passed, no matter how many reincarnations, no matter whether she still remembers him or not.

The tacit understanding of each other is still the existence of inertia,...... It's just her...... In the shackles of the inner demon, he can be brought back to the light,...... is also the only one who is destined to become the degree of this entanglement of the three worlds.

The twilight is falling, in Yuehua County, there is no longer the cold silence of a few hours ago, and the rows of officers and soldiers have already withdrawn from the main street, and only build a human wall around the post station.

Another rare one is the Yinshan Courtyard of the Gu family, which is deserted on weekdays, and there are many family guards for a while.

It's just that the simple and simple folk customs make people's enthusiasm for the festival far better than boring watching, ordinary people hang red ribbons outside the door, the streets and alleys of large and small villages are full of red lanterns, and even the outer mountain roads at the foot of Yin Mountain are also tied with torches, and the whole Yuehua County is shrouded in a fiery red and smart.

On this day, for the people of Yuehua County, it is comparable to the autumn harvest, even the beggars living on the street will ask for a red silk ribbon from the nearby cloth village and tie it around their wrists.

Although Yuehua County is located in a remote area, nearly a thousand miles away from the imperial city, it attracts many people who come to explore because of the mysterious legend about Guimen Mountain.

The "Lixia Festival", which is particularly valued by the locals every year, is not like a major festival celebrated by the whole country, but it has been spread here for hundreds of years.

It is said that only at the time of the "beginning of summer", the rare old man at the foot of the mountain will appear.

On the same day, at the end of the stone bridge on the south side of the main street, under a hundred-year-old osmanthus tree, he would tell everyone those ancient legends.

If there is a regret medicine in this world, it is probably this old man.

Therefore, his mind is as ingenious as Zhizhou Yan Xingge, and when he learned of this after taking office, he immediately recruited Gao Pan, the county magistrate, and ordered him to repair roads everywhere and add inns.

Through various trails in the twelve counties of Liangzhou, the legend of Guimen Mountain is well known, and it even spread to the imperial city within a year, which provoked the group of "nobles in Beijing" who made his head big.

At this time, the "nobles in Beijing" are gathering in the private room with the best view of the Night Snow Inn, in groups of three or two, wearing different degrees of red costumes, lying on the edge of the window to watch the lively street scene, sitting around to play cards, only Xiahou Chun was placed on the low couch, and he was depressed again.

With a "squeak", the door of the private room was pushed open from the outside in, in order to match the festive atmosphere, Xiahou Chong, who changed into amaranth red clothes, rarely put away his cold and hard aura, showing a bit of grace, and Yan Xingge entered one after another.

"Everyone is here, it's time to have a table." Yue Yunchu, who was sitting on the main seat, clapped her hands and signaled to everyone.

The dishes are served one after another.

During the banquet, all the royal children fully demonstrated their good upbringing, although they were free from the shackles of the imperial city, they still maintained elegance and dignity between pushing cups and changing lamps.

"Wow, that's beautiful."

"Look at that fire dragon...... It's amazing."

"This year's dragon seems to be bigger than ever......"

"The beginning of spring this year is a good year, and this dragon head is said to have been pierced by the old man himself."

A boiling exclamation, accompanied by the sound of crackling firecrackers, came from the street below the inn.

Hearing this movement, several people at the table obviously couldn't bear it, but they still maintained good etiquette.

Yue Yunchu also heard the movement, looked at the few teenagers around her, put down the chopsticks, and said:

"Now that you've eaten, let's go play, take care of the girls, don't get separated, there's no curfew here tonight, but you have to go back to the home courtyard before midnight at the latest, and then go to the post house together, and return from there, do you understand?"

"Understood, understood" Yue Zheng, Wei Wuji and the others couldn't wait to get up and salute.

"Auntie, why don't you come with us to see the excitement?" Yue Tianyu hadn't gotten up yet, and looked sideways at Yue Yunchu, who was holding a wine glass in one hand

"No, I'm a little tired, I'll go back to shopping by myself later"

Yue Tianyu nodded, looked at Yue Xiao on the side, the two exchanged glances, and got up to salute.

"What about the two cousins? Is it together? ”

"No, we'll send the eldest princess back to the family ...... later"

With a "snap", Yue Yunchu put down the wine glass, got up and walked out of the door, and said as she walked: "No need, don't bother with the hard work, this palace has hands and feet, eyes are not blind, ears are not deaf, go back." ”

"Auntie......" everyone was puzzled

Yue Yunchu frowned slightly, as if she was impatient, and waved her hand back casually, signaling them to shut up and hurry up, seeing that they were about to step out of the private room, Xiahou Chong got up and followed, leaving Yan Xingge with a helpless face.

Yan Xingge turned around, patted his sister's head on the side, looked at Yan Baojing's slightly worried look, and reassured: "It's okay, don't worry, pay more attention yourself"

Then he looked at Xiahou Chun and the other teenagers, and said, "Help me take care of Baojing, see you in the other courtyard." ”

"Cousin, rest assured"

"Lord Yan, rest assured"

Immediately, he hurried out, but Yue Yunchu and Xiahou Chong were nowhere to be seen.

Standing outside the gate of the Night Snow Inn, looking at the crowded street, Lord Zhizhou felt a momentary congestion, helplessly bent his finger against his forehead, shook his head and sneered.

After a moment, when the hand was lowered, his expression had returned to his original state, and he paced away against the flow of people.

At the entrance of the alley not far away, two people walked out slowly, Xiahou Chong glanced at Yue Yunchu, who was stunned somewhere, and then followed her line of sight to Yan Xingge who disappeared into the crowd, not as cold as usual, and said lazily: "It's already far away, do you want to go back or take a stroll?" ”

"Well, take a walk, I'm going to pick up something from the stone bridge," he said, and turned around and walked towards the end of the street.

Near the end of the main street, there are few bustling inns and shops, and a stone bridge separates the north and south streets.

The main street is located on the north side of the stone bridge, and there is a slightly smaller temporary ferry crossing next to the stone bridge, and at the end of the stone bridge on the south side, there are many people waiting for something.

Because Wuyuan does not understand the customs of the "Lixia Festival", he has never prepared red clothes in the valley, and he is just clean during the New Year's Festival.

Bai Ran and the others came out of Yin Mountain, and they walked in the crowd in their regular clothes, and they would always be looked at by the inquirement, which was out of place, coupled with the excitement they had never felt, made Wu Yuan's palms sweat slightly.

Feeling her unnaturalness, Bai Ran lowered his head and took her hand.

Wu Yuan looked at the hand that was held by Leng Buding, and looked up at Bai Ran puzzled, the two looked at each other, as if they were a little used to it, less embarrassed earlier, and looked at each other and smiled.

"There are a lot of people, I'm afraid of getting separated, I'll take you somewhere," Bai Ran explained

Wu Yuan nodded, walked out of the crowd with him, and walked to the shop on the side

When she stood up again, Bai Ran had already taken her to an embroidery village, and in the face of the female shopkeeper's scrutiny, Bai Ran whispered a few words, and the female shopkeeper nodded with a smile and said, "Wait a minute." ”

Turned around and went into the inner room.

When he came out again, he had an ochre-red brocade half-arm shirt in his hand, and a girl-sized ochre-red embroidered gold thread brocade gown.

Bai Ran took the shirt and handed the girl's gown to Wu Yuan.

Wan Yuan looked at Bai Ran in a daze, saw him smile and nodded, and with his movements, his gaze moved to his outstretched hand, and the arm of the Su Luo robe was wearing the beautiful color of the shirt.

Suddenly felt a slight sourness, suppressed for a moment, raised his head and showed a rare sweet smile, and his eyes were slightly red, like a pitiful and ingenious little rabbit.

Bai Ran was stunned by this cute appearance.

Immediately, he unconsciously deepened the curvature of the corners of his lips, put the gown in the girl's hand, touched her head comfortingly, and said softly: "Go ahead, try it." ”

Looking at Bai Ran's deepening smile, Wan Yuan only felt that the brilliance around him seemed to be more dazzling than before because of the pleasure at the moment.

And Bai Ran, shrouded in a halo, looked at herself with focused and gentle eyes, and the moment her fair and well-proportioned hands, with a unique fragrance of grass, slowly touched her head, it was deeply imprinted in Wu Yuan's heart.

Immediately, she felt that in this life, she might never be able to forget Bai Ran at this moment.

Inner chamber compartment.

Changing into a dark red gown, looking at the bronze mirror, for a moment what was in mind was Bai Ran's smiling appearance.

In a blink of an eye, I looked at my dry and immature self in the mirror, although she was precocious and taller than the average ten-year-old girl, but her always immature face could only make her sigh in her heart alone.