On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the streets of Famen Temple play the fire, the temple has a lantern festival, and there is a prize for guessing the lantern riddle.

Celebrity tycoons naturally want to be invited, and when they arrive, they are indispensable for necessary donations and large almsgiving, all of which are treated as guests.

The local tyrants and inferior gentry also want to come to swagger through the market, meet friends, make friends, and broaden the way for themselves to make a fortune.

The common people don't need to talk about it, they are the mainstream of the assembly and meeting, although they have no money and are not willing to spend it, they are indispensable to hold a personal field.

The old woman was startled in her heart, shook Zhou Mengyuan, who was holding her hand, and stood in the crowd, touched Zhou Mengyuan's head with her hand, and said in her ear: "Did you hear it? That shrill shout is the culprit who robbed and killed our family." ”

Zhou Mengyuan, who had been looking around, noticed that it was the birdman Qi Nuda who was standing at the gate of the temple with a few men to maintain order.

"Slow down! Slow down! Don't crowd! Hey! Ben warns you, put your hands down, and stay away from the girl. Say what about you. That's you!"

"Grandma, my grandson has remembered him for a long time, I can't say much here, let's go. Turning his face to Lin Zhi again, he said, "There are too many people and it's too messy, take care of the hairy eggs." ”

With the flow of people, the old woman walked forward under the traction of Zhou Mengyuan, judging accurately according to her voice.

When he passed in front of the birdman, he suddenly shook off the powerful hand that Zhou Mengyuan was used to holding, and grabbed it straight towards the origin of the sound.

The birdman shook his head and fell short.

"Daring, guards, arrest this old woman for me!"

Zhou Mengyuan grabbed his grandmother's hand and hurried to round the field, "It's disrespectful." My grandmother is blind and has a disorder of sensation, does it scare you?"

Glaring at Zhou Mengyuan, the bird said: "There are extenuating circumstances. Remember, when a patient like this goes out, it's better to put gloves on, and whoever scratches you'll have to spend money. ”

"yes, yes, I remember. Grandma, grandson, please, we're here to play, not to make trouble. ”

The old woman understood what Zhou Mengyuan meant, but she didn't say anything, and she didn't "act" again.

Just when the birdman shouted "guards", the old monster of Qiao Shan suddenly felt that there was a situation, and pushed away a few people to stand beside Zhou Mengyuan.

After Zhou Mengyuan and his party left, the birdman blinked his eyes and suddenly remembered that it was him!

Good money can reclaim the sea!

Famen Temple since the completion of the Eastern Han Dynasty, because the land is in the hometown of the Zhou Yuan people, the crown is mysterious, there are often emperors, high-ranking officials at all levels to worship, the reputation is heavenly, the incense has been very prosperous, the development so far, not only the scale is large, there is the aura of responding to the request is also famous in China, so, every day or the day related to the large-scale worship of the Buddha, pilgrims from all over the country will come one after another.

After all, it is a traditional festival, the Famen temple has a new look, the red cloth and red rope of prayer are hung everywhere, a line of lines, wisps, fluttering in the breeze, red and bright decorate the scenery on both sides of the road leading to the backyard.

The most eye-catching thing is that the lanterns with riddles are hung on the trees on both sides of the road or on the bamboo poles of different styles and shapes.

Most people are illiterate just to open their eyes, and those who know a few words, some show off their knowledge, and some want to guess a few to get some prizes.

At the first lantern, people were stumped.

"What a riddle, a sentence of water and a horse, but also the name of the place. ”

"One foot and one inch, how big does that brush be?"

Lin Zhi said: "Young master, guess one quickly and earn a prize for Mao Dan." ”

"The water is all streamers, and Chuang Ye pulls the horse to the battlefield, one foot and one inch long. Hit a place name. Zhou Mengyuan had already guessed the answer to the riddle during the silent reading, "Grandma, how many inches is an inch?"

The old monster said: "You Mengyuan, take such a simple arithmetic test to grandma, aren't you afraid that grandma won't answer?"

"You're right, I just don't answer him. ”

Zhou Mengyuan took off the riddle note.

"Hey, hey, you tear a strip, can you guess it?"

Someone next to him questioned.

Zhou Mengyuan didn't answer, folded the riddle note and handed it to Mao Dan and said, "Take it, I'll go inside later, and let your mother exchange the prize for you." ”

The riddles on the next few lanterns have been removed.

Walking further, there were several young men and middle-aged men who looked like literati standing under several beautiful palace lamps, one of whom was still holding a folding fan, which was sometimes opened and closed, which was extremely incongruous with the still cold weather, but attracted a lot of attention.

Zhou Mengyuan saw those people.

Recognized, but not known.

I saw it during the township examination last year, but all of them were unsuccessful, and no one participated in the examination.

The person with the fan recognized Zhou Mengyuan at a glance, patted the fan, and said, "This senior, can you remember that we participated in the township examination together?"

Zhou Mengyuan also saluted: "Remember! There was a candidate between us during the township exam, and your fan was taken care of by the invigilator when you entered, hehe." ”

"I am ashamed that the contemptible talents are sparse and shallow, and the township test was eliminated. What about the seniors?"

"I went to Beijing later, but I didn't achieve anything. ”

The man with the fan pointed to a few lanterns in front of him and said, "Hehe! Senior, look at these few, we can't guess together. ”

Zhou Mengyuan looked back and forth, and was also confused and couldn't guess one.

"The sun and the moon are new in the Great Sui, and the world returns to the hearts of the people. I will be good and prosperous for generations. ”

"The spring breeze and rain are moist, the policy warms people's hearts, the whole country is a family, and there is peace inside and outside. ”

"The Great Sui has the wind, the Dharma has the true body, the government is for the people, and the Buddha has the light for all sentient beings. ”

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Zhou Mengyuan smiled: "Hehe, brothers, these are bottomless mysteries, and ten heads can't even guess it." I guess. ”

One of them said: "I'm not good at guessing riddles, please make it clear to my seniors." ”

"In my own opinion. Everyone, please see, there is no mystery hint under the content of these strips*, and I understand it as state affairs and Buddhist propaganda. ”

When everyone heard this, they suddenly had an epiphany.

As the flow of people continued to move forward, to the bluestone steps of the base of the real body pagoda, Zhou Mengyuan suddenly felt the magic finger beat strongly, and then the voice of the abbot of Daming Temple sounded in his ears, "I have left enlightenment, and the sacred place cannot be stayed." ”

"Grandma, my grandson is in a bit of a hurry, I need to leave immediately, let my master and Sister Lingzhi accompany you, and I will wait for you outside the temple. ”

Without waiting for grandma to answer, Zhou Mengyuan instructed Lingzhi to return to the temple immediately after entrusting the old monster of Qiaoshan.

Not far from the gate, leaving the crowd, and suddenly seeing a few people, Zhou Mengyuan was so disappointed that he even felt difficult to breathe.

They are the young masters of the Qi family village headed by Qi Yue, as well as Dou Ya'er, all dressed as newborn dragons and tigers.

Dou Ya'er frolicked with Yida and Wanda, sometimes pushing and sometimes chasing.

Qi Yue's side, walking side by side with a well-dressed Qin'er, grease and powder, red skirt and red jacket, is particularly conspicuous.

Zhou Mengyuan will not forget that since she was a child, Qin'er didn't like to wear red clothes the most, and she didn't even take a red handkerchief, but today, it is this red and bright, is it a change of preference or to cater to Qi Yue?

It seems that Qin'er has really changed! her preferences have changed, and her heart has also changed.

Qi Yue kept talking to Qin'er, sometimes gesticulating.

Qin'er pursed her lips and smiled, the green handkerchief covered the corner of her mouth, and every time she glanced at Qi Yue, she nodded a few times.

This pursed lips and smiled, the pair nodded with their eyes, Zhou Mengyuan couldn't be familiar with it anymore, that was Qin'er's happiness, it was a tacit understanding, he had it countless times, but it was squandered countless times, at this moment, he could only watch it, all this already belonged to others, and it hurt the scene.

"Qin'er, look, Brother Yuan is there, you wait a minute, I'll go over and say hello." ”

"Brother Yuan?" Qin'er looked everywhere, and when she saw Zhou Mengyuan, Qi Yue was already standing beside him.

Brother Yuan, why did Qi Yue call him Brother Yuan? Qin'er changed direction, getting farther and farther away from Zhou Mengyuan and Qi Yue.

Dou Ya'er also saw Zhou Mengyuan and walked over quickly.

"Brother Yuan, did you make an appointment with Brother Yue in advance?"

"Little bud, you're here too. Zhou Mengyuan said, "It's just a chance encounter, I haven't made an appointment." ”

Obviously, with Qin'er accompanying her younger brothers, Qi Yue was a little excited.

"Xiao Ya'er, Brother Yuan is an old acquaintance of ours, and he helped my father a lot when he was in danger of fever, and he has not been rewarded so far. We are of the same age, both in terms of physique and learning, we are very worthy of you, why don't you bring it up to me today, you confirm the relationship, let Brother Yuan entrust someone to protect the media, I do my father's work, before and after Xiaoman, we have a group wedding and get married on the same day, how about it?"

Glancing at Zhou Mengyuan, Dou Ya'er, who was usually smuggy, suddenly blushed to her neck, turned her face to look into the distance, and felt like a rabbit in her heart, suddenly uneasy.

Zhou Mengyuan saluted and said: "Thank you Young Master Qi for your concern, between me and Xiao Ya'er, there will be a result in the end." Go play, I've got something else to do. ”

Qi Yue took his leave.

Seeing Zhou Mengyuan's gaze, Dou Ya'er subconsciously glanced at Qin'er in the distance a few times and was blocked by the bodies of people coming and going from time to time.

"Brother Yuan, are you still thinking about her?"

"What are you worried about, don't worry! Chase after your brother Yue. ”

Zhou Mengyuan was in a very bad mood.

"I'm not going. I'm here to find my brother. Dou Ya'er mustered up the courage to hold Zhou Mengyuan's arm.

"My brother Yuan", sweet and delicate and intimate, like a pleasant wind, combing Zhou Mengyuan's disordered mood.

"Brother Yuan, why didn't the old monster come?"

"And grandma Lingzhi is inside. Zhou Mengyuan's eyes were uncertain, and he didn't want to say a word more.

Dou Ya'er realized that her company at the moment was counterproductive, "I'm not at ease when I'm alone." Brother Yuan, Xiao Ya'er will go in to find grandma. ”

Dou Ya'er left, not far away, and hummed a joyful tune in her mouth.

Zhou Mengyuan's mood is back in decline.

Walking through the crowd, I didn't know what I wanted to think, I bumped into my arms a few times, and it didn't matter if I was reprimanded and complained, I simply walked a little farther away and came to a few sedan cars carrying people to earn money.

"May I ask this young master, do you want to rent a car? This one of mine is a new one, and the horse is also specially tamed, comfortable and safe. ”

Zhou Mengyuan smiled lightly and turned to leave.

At the east end of the street, gongs and drums sounded.

Immediately afterward, the west head also sounded.

The sound of gongs and drums sounded, and people knew that it was the fire that was about to enter the square.

The sound of gongs and drums at both ends, the fire of the two societies.

When the two social fires meet, the fighting platform is indispensable.

It was an intense and interesting scene that people loved to see.

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