I saw that the old woman was full of silver hair, and she was hunched up, sitting on the threshold, leaning against the earthen wall.

Xiao Yue felt that she was a little familiar, and couldn't help but step forward, and before she could walk up to the old woman, the old man spoke.

"Childe, haven't we met? ”

Xiao Yue felt surprised in her heart, so she smiled and said, "I also have this question." ”

"Where is Childe?" The old woman's eyes seemed to be a little invisible, but she kept looking at Satsuki with these godless eyes.

"We're coming from Engshire. Satsuki looked at the clothes on her body, they should have been washed many times, and the old ones couldn't see the original color.

"Oh, then I remembered who Childe was. The old woman's mouth was flattened, the corners of her mouth were slightly upturned, and she smiled very peacefully.

"Really, old man, where have we met?" Xiao Yue didn't recognize who this old woman was at this time.

I saw her take out a river lamp from behind her, and said with a smile: "Although my eyes are not very good now, but Childe's voice, Lao Sheng still recognizes it, this is a river lamp, Childe should have seen it." ”

Xiao Yue took a small and delicate river lamp in her hand, and immediately remembered who this old woman was.

"You're the old man who sold me the river lantern, isn't it? ”

"Hahaha. The old woman laughed happily, "Speaking of which, Childe didn't actually buy the river lantern you wanted. ”

Xiao Yue recalled, and she remembered that the river lantern she originally fancied had either been booked or robbed by Jin Chengwu.

"It's okay, it reminds me of the river lanterns made by the old man, which are really exquisite. ”

This kind of praise, the old woman Xu heard a lot, just smiled faintly, and then said: "The old husband's family name is Fang, and everyone here calls me my mother-in-law." My mother's family was originally a wealthy businessman. When I was young, I met my husband when I went to the river to put river lanterns. ”

Speaking of this, the old woman's face inexplicably increased a trace of brilliance, "His ancestors made river lanterns, and I met him when I went to buy river lanterns." After that, I married him here, and we are Caiyun Village in Huajun. The people who used to live here have been making river lanterns for generations. ”

Speaking of this, the brilliance on her face dimmed again, "But Childe can see that now there is basically no one here, and everyone has left." ”

"Why?" asked Satsuki curiously.

Granny Fang sighed and said, "About fifty years ago, the first emperor issued an order that made it impossible to put river lanterns in many festivals. No one bought the river lanterns, and after they couldn't make any money, the people here began to leave slowly. ”

"Fifty years ago, why is that?" asked Satsuki, puzzled.

"What is the reason?" Granny Fang smiled bitterly: "How can we little people know." She looked at the brightening sky with vague eyes, and continued, "My husband is the best offspring here, and we are the only ones who have never left here. ”

She looked at the simple courtyard again, and said sadly: "My husband is gone, I am old now, and I am useless, but the craft of river lanterns may be gone... ”

Xiao Yue comforted: "Granny Fang, no, the river lantern you made is so exquisite, even if you can't put it in the river, it looks good at home." She thought for a while and then said: "Actually, river lanterns are similar to flower lanterns, you can't make river lanterns, you can make lanterns and buy them!"

Granny Fang smiled bitterly: "Childe, how can this lantern be compared with the river lantern." ”

"How can't it be compared?" Satsuki asked curiously.

Granny Fang glanced at her meaningfully, and then said slowly: "It seems that Gongzi is not a British, and the lantern is just a colorful and good-looking, but the river lantern is for blessing and safety." ”

"I see. Xiao Yue smiled, and then said, "Since this river lantern can't sustain a living, why does my mother-in-law insist on doing this?"

Granny Fang looked down at her wrinkled hands, and said calmly: "My husband said that doing a good job in making river lanterns is doing good deeds, so he has been diligent in making river lanterns all his life." And I... She raised her head and smiled at Xiao Yue and said, "My husband wants to make the river lantern good and pray for more people." His thoughts are my thoughts, and his wishes are my wishes. When he wasn't there, I went ahead and helped him do it. ”

Xiao Yue listened to these words and was a little embarrassed.

It's just that Granny Fang and her husband have this kind of feeling, Xiao Yue can't understand it now, so she said: "However, people can't only have dreams and don't eat, I think if your husband is alive, I don't want to see you live so hard." ”

Granny Fang smiled and said: "You look at the appearance of my family, in fact, I volunteered, my mother's family is quite wealthy, and it is no problem to go to them to help me, but I am a stronger person, and I can't pull this face." ”

She smiled very calmly, not embarrassed at all because of poverty, "Too many people have died in the war in recent years. I make some small river lanterns on weekdays, and quietly help those who died in battle to put lanterns. Although I don't have any money, I am very sure-footed. ”

Xiao Yue suddenly found that the mother-in-law in front of her was like the believers in Buddhism she knew, they didn't care about food and clothing, they only cared about inner peace and tranquility.

"Granny Fang is really righteous, and she is rude. Satsuki bowed to her respectfully.

"I don't dare to be an old woman, but looking at the son's conversation, it is different from mortals. Granny Fang suddenly stopped and didn't speak, tilting her ears as if she was listening to something, and after a while, she smiled slightly and said, "Childe, Chun'er should bring your breakfast back." ”

Xiao Yue shook her head and said, "You don't have to be so polite, I have dry food in my baggage." ”

"You can keep the dry food for the road. Granny Fang changed her serious expression, and then said, "I didn't sell Chun'er's river lantern to you that day, in fact, I don't feel sorry in my heart. ”

Xiao Yue didn't expect her to suddenly mention this matter, and she was stunned.

"The lamp made by Chun'er can't reach Huajun. Granny Fang sighed, "The river lanterns in Huajun are more effective than other places, and the longer they float, the more blessings they will accumulate." ”

"Oh. Although Satsuki didn't understand what the river lantern meant, she thought that maybe it was a belief of the British, so she didn't comment on it.

At this time, Chun'er came back from outside, and as soon as she stepped into the courtyard gate, she saw Xiaoyue standing with Granny Fang, and she was dumbfounded for a while.

"Who are you?"

Granny Fang said with a smile: "You don't remember the person you brought in last night. ”

Chun'er lowered her head, looked at the steamed bun in her hand, and said embarrassedly: "I didn't see it clearly at night, no... ”