"Huh?" Yan Zixiu came back to his senses.

Miss Jia took the initiative to introduce: "This is an earthen ice lantern. It is used for the poor to be used for lighting, and it can be protected from being blown out by the wind. ”

Yan Zixiu asked: "Do you have a lantern festival?" ”

"Yes. You say you use this as a lantern for the Lantern Festival? Young Master Jia smiled disdainfully, "During the Lantern Festival, some poor people were unwilling to be lonely, so they made this kind of frozen lantern cover and placed it in front of their house to have fun. Cut. ”

Yan Zixiu smiled slightly and didn't say anything more.

After returning to Gaofu, dinner was ready.

He had something on his mind, so he ate half of it, said hello, and hurried back to his small courtyard.

The crowd was a little puzzled.

"Mr. Yan is angry?"

"I don't see it."

"Shall we go and see?"

"Would he really be angry?"

"When we're done eating, let's go quietly."

……

After dinner, a group of young people tiptoed to the small courtyard where Yan Zi was resting, and probed his brain at the door.

I saw that there were many buckets and basins in the yard, and Yan Zixiu was pouring water into these containers. During the cold season, when the dripping water turns into ice, the water quickly freezes into a thick crust of ice.

As you can see, Mr. Yan took out the ice shell, chiseled open the top center, and poured out the unfrozen water in the middle, which became a hollow ice cover. Light a candle in the ice cover, and the ice lamp is done!

He poured water of various colors on the ice lantern, and the ice lantern became colorful.

Then he began to do the modeling, and when he carved out a vivid little monkey ice lantern, the young people outside couldn't hold back anymore and rushed in together.

"Mr. Yan, I'm going to make one too." He Jiayu said.

"Mr. Yan, you are so powerful, how did you come up with it!" Miss Jia was amazed.

"Mr. Yan, I don't want to call you Mr. anymore, from now on, I will call you Mr. Yan!" Gao Gongzi admired it even more.

"Haha, within the four seas, they are all brothers. I think it's easier for everyone to be brothers. Yan Zixiu laughed. He had long known that these people were hiding outside, deliberately calming down and not saying hello.

"Good. Then I'm one of the brothers too. In the future, you will call me Brother Jia. Miss Jia said in a deliberately rough voice.

This amused everyone, and they called her "Brother Jia" one after another. She is also not polite, calling everyone this brother, that brother, even Yan Zixiu has become Yan brother.

Everyone began to change their names, and the scene was full of laughter.

Then everyone began to fetch water, freeze ice, empty, add color, and do styling.

Someone had already reported it to Mr. Gao and Mr. Huang, and the two old gentlemen also came to watch, only to see all kinds of colorful ice lanterns being made from the hands of young people: little monkeys, gourds, ice towers, magpies......

The more Huang Lao looked at it, the more excited he became: "It's really ingenious." Master Gao, what do you think? ”

Master Gao's eyes lit up: "This is a way to get rich." ”

He is a businessman, and his literati thinking is really different from Huang Lao's.

Huang Lao asked, "How do you get rich?" ”

Master Gao stroked his beard and smiled: "I think Mr. Yan must be confident." ”

"Oh, don't you play dumb riddles. Okay, I'll ask Brother Yan. Brother Yan, do you have any good ideas, hurry up and talk about it. Huang Lao was a little anxious.

"Charity Ice Lantern Garden Party." Yan Zixiu said seven words like gold.

All the people present were literati, and they were all smart. As soon as these seven words were spoken, everyone immediately understood.

Miss Jia reacted the fastest: "I feel that these seven words have four meanings. First, make a large number of ice lanterns, and give full play to everyone's imagination, the more types and more exquisite the better. Second, hold a large-scale ice lantern festival as soon as possible. Third, most of the net proceeds from ticket sales are used to help the poor. Fourth, a large number of people from poor families will be hired throughout the process to provide relief through work. ”

Master Gao nodded happily: "What a smart girl, it's really thorough." It's a pity that you can't look down on our family's Gao Yan. ”

His straightforwardness embarrassed Gao Gongzi: "Dad, what do you say." ”

Miss Jia couldn't help blushing: "Uncle Gao, let's get down to business." ”

"Yes, yes, get down to business. Ruoyan said in detail. Tonight, let's start tomorrow morning to build a garden and make ice lanterns. At the same time, notify the nearby villages, towns and counties as soon as possible. Tomorrow night, that is, before a few children go to Menglong Villa, the garden party will be started. Let's see if there's anything else you need to add? "Master Gao is well arranged.

Huang Lao pondered for a while: "Freezing ice with water is still a little slower." You can go to the nearby river and lake at the same time to dig ice. ”

Sure enough, the wisdom of the masses is infinite. Whether it's a sleigh or an ice lantern, as soon as you are inspired, everyone's creativity comes. Yan Zixiu agreed: "Huang Lao's idea is good. Natural ice may be even more effective. ”

Several members of the Wenhui gathered in a heap, chattering, not knowing what creativity they were playing.

……

Early the next morning, the Gao Mansion was busy up and down, with only a few exceptions: Yan Zixiu, Gao Gongzi, and the Jia brothers and sisters who rushed over.

Mr. Gao said: "Yesterday I delayed Mr. Yan's play. Today, let these three children accompany you to see the scenery. The matter of the ice lantern and the garden, Huang Lao and I just led the group to do it. ”

Huang Lao echoed and said, "That's it." The rime promenade has been seen many times by our locals. Brother Yan, don't shirk. ”

Since it was difficult to resist the hospitality, Yan Zixiu had no choice but to listen to the arrangement.

Gao Gongzi transferred two of the best sleds, one for him and Yan Zixiu, and one for the Jia brothers and sisters, and they didn't bring their servants, they took turns driving and went straight to the Baili rime promenade.

In the snow, sleds are much faster than horse-drawn carts.

In a quarter of an hour, we arrived at our destination.

In front of you is a quiet, white and flawless world of snow. From a distance, the rows and layers of trees seem to be covered with snow, and they seem to be full of white and crystal frost flowers, and the breeze blows the silver threads. In the distance, it is connected with the blue sky and white clouds in the sky, making it impossible to distinguish the boundary between heaven and earth.

A few people got off the sleigh and walked through the snow to watch. Walking all the way, looking all the way, the fog is shrouded, the snow waves are rowed, and the air is particularly fresh. The rime on the tree is beautiful and bright, shining brightly, like a flower but not a flower, like ice but not ice, like snow but not snow. When the cold current sweeps over the earth and everything loses its vitality, it presents a unique beauty.

"Brother Yan, the beautiful scenery is current, would you like to write a poem?" Miss Jia said with a smile.

Yan Zixiu said: "I look at this ten thousand trees and ice flowers, like a dream. I think of an ancient poem: Suddenly, like a night of spring breeze, thousands of trees and pear blossoms bloom. ”

"Wonderful! It's wonderful! Miss Jia said in surprise.

Gao Gongzi exclaimed: "Vivid, vivid, rich imagination!" Let's all try it. ”

"Good. It's good. "Young Master Jia only knows good, but he doesn't know how to say it. He added, "But don't include me." I don't know how to write poetry. ”

"Good. Let me make a few remarks. Gao Gongzi said.

In front of me was a weeping willow made of pink and jade, and long branches wrapped in ice crystals hung down from the high branches, one after another, like the long, white silver hair of a white-haired witch, blowing gently in the breeze. A few tall and beautiful pine trees, clusters of long green pine needles are covered with thick ice flowers, as if blooming white chrysanthemums, green with white, white with green.

Gao Gongzi said: "There is." The willow tree floats silver hair, and the pine and cypress bloom silver chrysanthemum. ”

"Good! Occasional. The other three applauded.

As they walked on, they saw snow covering the ground and branches of the trees turning into silver strips. Some of them have many branches, which become a large fluffy white umbrella. Some of the branches are slender, as if covered with a sparkling white veil. The silver mountain in the distance and the Qionghua in the near distance make people feel like they are in a fairyland.

"I'm also inspired." Miss Jia groaned, "The mountains are hazy, and they are glad to condense into Qiong. Yingying is in the jade realm, and Hao Hao steps in the heavenly palace. ”