Zhou Fu's family affairs quickly set an auspicious day for the zodiac, on the eighth day of the seventh month. After the date is set, she can't go out at will, she has to sew a wedding dress at home and prepare for the wedding.

On the fifth day of the Dragon Boat Festival in early May, the old lady likes to be lively, and she set up a troupe to come to the house to sing early in the morning. A platform was set up in the garden, Zhou and Ye sat on the top with the old lady, the eldest uncle and the second uncle also accompanied them, and the girl and the young master in the house sat in the back.

Ji Yunting's hip injury was just right, he hadn't been on the ground for several days, where could he sit still, and he sneaked away after a while. Ji Yunyun and Ji Yunshu sat together, occasionally looked back, and saw that Ji Yunting was gone, worried that he would sneak out of the house to play, so they quietly got up from their seats and went to look for him.

When he arrived in the courtyard where Ji Yunting lived, he was really not there, today during the Dragon Boat Festival, his uncle was at home, he definitely didn't dare to leave the house openly, remembering the last time he and Fugui went over the wall and went in and out, Ji Yunyun went to the courtyard wall last time.

On the tree next to the courtyard wall, Fugui was picked up by Ji Yunting, and said with a crying voice as he climbed: "My good young master, can you go out to play again tomorrow?" Today's Dragon Boat Festival, the eldest master is also at home, if he knows that you slipped out again, he can't spare me. ”

"The eldest uncle wants to accompany his grandmother to the play, he won't know. Let's go and get back quickly, and we'll be back after a walk through the streets. I haven't been out for more than half a month, but I have suffocated the young master. Ji Yunting lifted up his robe and tied it around his waist, rolled up his sleeves, and was eager to climb up the tree.

"What to do? Give it to me. Ji Yunyun looked up at him and said coldly.

Ji Yunting had just climbed a short distance up the tree, and was startled, and he almost slipped off the tree without stepping steadily. He looked down at his sister and patted his chest and said, "I'm scared to death, why are you here?" I'll be out for a while and I'll come back. ”

"You just got beaten by your uncle, and you forgot? Still want to be beaten? You come down for me. Ji Yunyun reprimanded him with a straight face.

"I don't, I said that I will come back soon, and my uncle will not find out." Ji Yunting said, and then climbed up the tree again.

Seeing that he was disobedient, Ji Yunyun was angry, and seeing that he hadn't climbed high, she stood on tiptoe when she walked under the tree, reached out and grabbed his leg and pulled it down.

"Eh, let go, my pants are going to be ripped off by you." Unexpectedly, his sister suddenly came to this trick, Ji Yunting hugged the tree and hurriedly shouted.

Seeing the two young girls pulling on the tree like children, Fugui was a little sweaty, and out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly saw someone coming this way, and hurriedly shouted: "Second girl, third young master, someone is coming." ”

Ji Yunyun was stunned for a moment, saw a rockery next to him, and hurriedly said, "Come down quickly, go and hide in the rockery." ”

For fear of being passed on to the eldest uncle, Ji Yunting slipped down from the tree, and when Fugui also came down, the three of them hid in the rockery next to them.

The footsteps soon approached, and a speaking voice sounded, it was Ji Yunyuan, "Miss Feng, can you not follow me, I still have something to do." ”

"The sachet I made, my cousin took me and left." Feng Qingqing's delicate voice.

"I can't accept it, the second brother likes it, you can give it to the second brother." Ji Yunyuan said patiently.

"But I just want to give it to you, cousin." Feng Qingqing's voice carried a trace of grievance.

Ji Yunyuan said solemnly: "Miss Feng, I have already said that it is impossible for me to be with you, you can change someone else to like it." ”

"Why? If my cousin doesn't like me, I'll just change it. Feng Qingqing choked up.

Seeing her crying again, Ji Yunyuan had a great headache, he sighed and said speechlessly: "Miss Feng, can you stop crying?" If you do this again, I will send you home with my mother and grandmother. ”

As soon as the words fell, Feng Qingqing cried louder, she stomped her feet, wiped her tears and ran away.

Ji Yunting came out of the artificial cave and looked at Ji Yunyuan and laughed, "Big brother, I see you ran away from Miss Feng." ”

Unexpectedly, there were people hiding in the rockery, Ji Yunyuan looked at the three of them in surprise, "Why are you here?" Then he laughed helplessly: "Don't spread this matter, let my grandmother and my father and my mother know." ”

Ji Yunyun couldn't help but smile and asked, "Big brother is afraid that his uncle and aunt will find out and urge you to get married?" ”

"Don't worry, even if your uncle and aunt urge you to get married, you must be a young lady from a noble family in the capital, and she won't let you marry Miss Feng." Ji Yunting was gloating on the side.

"You, do you want to climb a tree and sneak out here? Believe it or not, I'll tell my dad and let him beat you up again. Ji Yunyuan straightened his face, "Go back to the garden to watch the play with my grandmother, I have to leave beforehand." ”

After saying that, he strode away with his hands behind his back.

"Ah, Miss Feng, why are you back again?" Leng Buding Ji Yunting suddenly howled.

Ji Yunyuan, who was in the distance, suddenly stumbled at his feet and hurriedly looked back.

"Hahahaha, big brother, lied to you." Ji Yunting laughed out loud.

Ji Yunyuan picked up a small pebble from the ground, picked up his arm and threw it over, hitting Ji Yunting's forehead, he clapped his hands and walked away with satisfaction.

"Oh, it hurts, big brother is too much." Ji Yunting covered his forehead and muttered bitterly.

"Who told you to lie to him. I'll see. Ji Yunyun reached out and broke his brother's forehead, seeing that it was only slightly red, he reached out and rubbed it for him, and said, "Don't think about sneaking out of the door, go, go back to watch the play with me." ”

"I haven't been out for more than half a month." Ji Yunting reluctantly wailed.

"Okay, there is a lantern festival at night, I heard from the eldest sister, and the eldest aunt allowed us to go out for a walk at night." Ji Yunyun said.

"Really?" Ji Yunting suddenly became happy, and he was about to walk to the stage, "Go back to watch the play." ”

Looking forward to the dark, the old lady asked people to set up three tables of dinner in the water pavilion in the garden, one table for the old man in the house, one table for the old lady and Zhou's Ye family and several aunts, and one table for the girls. Because there were no outsiders in the house, only one Feng Qingqing was not restrained, so the men and women were not separated by screens.

After the dinner, Ji Yunting looked forward to the stars and the moon, and finally looked forward to Zhou's smile and said to the old lady: "There is a lantern festival on the street today, it must be lively, it is better to let the girls and young masters in the house also go out for a walk, it is lively." ”

The old lady saw that her grandchildren were all looking at herself, and laughed and said: "Go, go, go, you are not restricted to the house, you in the province say that my grandmother is not good." ”

"Grandmother is the best." Ji Yunting jumped up happily.

Zhou asked Ji Yunyuan and Ji Yunhong to look at their younger brothers and sisters, and asked the maid to take the silver and give it to them and Ji Yunshu, so that they could see what their younger brothers and sisters liked, and then buy it.

The carriage was set up in the front yard, one in each of the two rooms of the big house, and one with a maid, and only two people in the third room, Ji Yunyun and Ji Yunting, they followed the big house, Ji Yunting and Ji Yunyuan rode horses, and Ji Yunyun and Ji Yunshu took a few carriages.

The lights on the street are brilliant, the flow of people is like weaving, the lights on both sides of the Jing River are like day, the hawkers and tourists are bustling, and the end is lively.

The group got out of the carriage and saw that everyone on the street was wearing masks to cover half of their faces, Ji Yunlan pointed to a mask stall not far away and said, "Let's go pick a mask belt too." ”

Ji Yunyuan and Ji Yunhong took their younger brothers and sisters over, and one of them picked a mask and poured into the flow of people.

Although there were maids following, the flow of people was crowded, shoulder to shoulder, and they were dispersed by the crowd after a while. When Ji Yunyun came out with the flow of people and arrived at the embankment, she found that she and Ji Yunshu had also separated, and she was the only one left around.

She looked at the spot for a while, but she didn't see the familiar people, thinking that everyone was here, and she might be able to meet them as she walked, so she walked and watched alone.

When she grew to fourteen, it was the first time she came to visit the lantern festival in the capital, and compared with the lantern festival in Linzhou, it was more lively, there were more people, and there were more dazzling gadgets on the stalls.

Ji Yunyun fell in love with a small porcelain figure on the stall, lifelike and very cute, she asked the price and wanted to buy it, and when she touched her body, she realized that she didn't bring any silver, and the silver given by her aunt was still there with Ji Yunshu.

The stall owner, a woman in her thirties, saw her hesitation and said enthusiastically: "Girl, if you really want it, I can give you a cheaper." ”

"Don't." Ji Yunyun put down the little porcelain figure, said stupidly, and walked to the bridge next to him.

Qi Cheng has never been interested in the Lantern Festival, but his sister Qi Yan is clamoring to come to the Lantern Festival, so he has to accompany her to visit. There were a lot of people on the street, and he didn't pay attention for a while, so Qi Yan didn't know where he went. He had no choice but to let Feng Ji go to find it, and he wandered aimlessly alone.

In front of a porcelain stall, he heard the voice of the girl next to him, inexplicably familiar, turned his head to look, and saw a familiar back of Wan Ting walking towards the stone bridge.

Realizing that she was alone, Qi Cheng hesitated for a moment and followed.

Ji Yunyun stood on the stone bridge and looked down, the river was gurgling and flowing under the bridge, dotted with awning boats floating on the river, and young men and women were swimming together in the night. The night breeze is cool, and the noise and laughter around you combine to create a peaceful and prosperous night scene.

She remembered the Dragon Boat Festival in the previous life, she stayed alone in the Splendid Courtyard, estranged from her younger brother, and did not interact with the second room of the big house, how lonely she was, how could she have experienced such a beautiful night.

She was immersed in her own thoughts, and suddenly someone under the bridge came over with a cart and shouted, "Let one go, let one go." ”

Everyone on the bridge dodged one after another, and Ji Yunyun was also busy hiding by the bridge, but unexpectedly she was pushed by the person next to her, her feet were unstable, and she almost fell into the water from the bridge, but fortunately, someone grabbed her arm and grabbed her to stand firm.

The man who rescued her was a man, the hand that grabbed her arm was wide and powerful, and she looked up to see that the man was also wearing the same mask as her, and the high bridge of the nose and jawline were somewhat familiar.

"Thank you." Ji Yunyun looked up at the man while thanking him, his bright eyes seemed to be full of autumn water, sparkling, reflecting the fine stars in the sky.

The man looked down at her fixedly, and suddenly stretched out his palm to cover her eyes under the mask, she hurriedly closed her eyes, and when she opened her eyes, the man had already gotten off the bridge and walked away.