037 Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month
During the Lantern Festival, we have always had two major customs here: one is to eat Lantern Festival, and the other is to watch lanterns and guess lantern riddles.
This kind of custom has been found in most places since ancient times.
The streets are full of shops selling lanterns.
With the development of the times, candle lamps are relatively rare, and now they are sold as electronic lamps.
There is a small lantern for ten yuan each, coaxing children to play.
When my mom saw it, she bought one for me. One press, with its own music, dazzling lights.
When it turns on at night, the red lantern is so beautiful.
There are handmade bags for the Lantern Festival, and there are also bought on the street, my house is bought on the street, and everyone sits around to eat the hot Lantern Festival at dinner, which is very lively.
Some vendors use the form of guessing lantern riddles to promote, and there are prizes for guessing the lantern riddles.
There was a large crowd around us, and my mother and I couldn't squeeze in, so we could only watch from afar.
The riddle is written on a small piece of paper and hung under the red lanterns. Randomly selected, guess to redeem the prize, the prize is a small lantern or a bag of lanterns, there are also candy.
Some lantern riddles are very difficult, and after guessing correctly, there will be a lottery, and the onlookers will also applaud and cheer.
In addition to lantern riddles, some other knick-knacks are also being sold on the streets.
There are stalls on the bridge selling small toys, and there are also goldfish sellers.
However, it is not the traditional how much money is sold like that, but four bamboo rings for one dollar, and the goldfish are spaced and neatly arranged in a small fish tank, and they can be taken away when they are in the circle.
There are those with high accuracy, and there are four fish that are circled for one dollar, and there are also those with low accuracy, and they don't get one for ten yuan.
Ling Ming's hands were itchy while watching, so he asked his mother for two coins and bought eight circles.
Since there were quite a lot of people playing, Ling Ming ranked fifth.
The uncle who was in the first place seriously voted three, but he didn't hit, he still had a circle in his hand, and his three-year-old child next to him was holding it in his mother's hand, and the little guy cheered him up vigorously: "Baba, come on." I want the biggest fish tank. ”
The uncle didn't feel even more nervous, he originally grabbed the circle with his right hand, but changed to his left hand, closed his eyes and threw it away, "bang", the bamboo circle fell to the ground, and he didn't circle the fish tank that the little guy wanted, but circled the small fish tank a little in the middle.
The little one cheered, "Baba, awesome." Circled. Fish...... I want fish ......."
The child's mother hugged the little one, so that she did not bring down the boss's money-making belongings - neat fish tanks all over the ground.
The boss took out the small fish bowl and handed it to the little one.
The little guy clapped his hands happily, took the fish tank, took his mother's hand, and called the uncle and said, "Baba, fish...... You see, little fish...... Mommy, go home. ”
The uncle followed the two of them and went home happily.
There were three or four people in the back, and none of them were in the circle. After glancing at the goldfish all over the ground, he walked away dejectedly.
Finally it was my brother's turn.
Looking at the way he rubbed his hands to warm up, he seemed to be a little nervous, after all, the previous few were not very lucky.
I shouted at him, "Brother, come on, wow." There are two fish missing in the well in the backyard of the house. ”
Ling Ming glanced at me and said, "Cheng, look at your brother."
He holds a bamboo circle in his left hand and throws it with his right hand. Before throwing it, he seriously aimed at the target.
The owner of the stall urged with a foreign accent: "Hey, don't you lose it?" There are still many people waiting in the back. ”
There were still seven people lined up behind Ling Ming, and as the number of onlookers increased, the number of people participating in it also increased.
Ling Ming smiled and said, "Hey, okay. Throw it away. ”
"Bang dang" is the sound of the glass bottle in the frame of the bamboo basket. My mother and I turned our heads and cheered happily: "Mom, look at you." Brother, he hit that big glass fish tank, it's amazing. ”
The onlookers also applauded with joy.
Mom was also very happy, and gave Ling Ming a thumbs up.
Ling Ming was also proud, pointed at me and said, "How is it, your brother is not bad." Boss, please hand that fish tank to my sister. ”
The boss looked a little unhappy, only picked up the bamboo basket, and did not give me the fish tank, and said impatiently: "What are you anxious about, I will wait for you to finish throwing and then take it together, and I will not repay the debt."
Everyone sighed.
I wasn't happy, especially his attitude towards Ling Ming just now, he stretched out his hand and said, "Boss, you have to give early and late." Come, so many people are watching, give it to me. ”
Mom looked at him politely, smiling without saying a word.
He looked up at the crowd of onlookers, his eyes a little wandering. Although he was a little unconvinced, he also knew that he handed me the fish tank and said with a hypocritical smile: "Okay, okay, little girl, you hold it carefully, don't break it."
I took the fish tank, I was very happy, and held it up and said to Ling Ming, "Brother, it's just a fish."
Ling Ming made an "OK" gesture at me, "bang", not in the circle, "sigh".
I said anxiously, "Brother, hold steady." Don't get too nervous. ”
My mother smiled and said, "Just two dollars, don't be nervous." You've earned it back, so it's good to have fun with the rest of the work. ”
After Ling Ming received encouragement from me and my mother, he smiled with relief and threw a bamboo ring in his hand with ease.