After a simple breakfast.

Xu Deyong went outside and spent two cents to buy some lotus leaves and lotus flowers, and also picked some wild flowers, and he was going to make a few lotus lanterns by himself.

With the lotus pod as the core, the lotus leaf as the support, supplemented by flowers, and the outer skin of sorghum straw is connected in series.

After that, a candle is cut into several small pieces and placed on the lotus canopy as a wick.

Xiao Li'er was full of curiosity about Xu Deyong doing this, and always wanted to climb out of the range of the mat to make trouble for him.

So the little guy wore a belly pocket, bare little buttocks, supported little hands, and crawled with little legs.

Xu Huizhen accompanied her to play with building blocks, hugged her back three times and twice, patted her little buttocks and said, "Don't go and make trouble for Dad." ”

"Ahhh......h Xiao Li'er's mouth deflated, and she yelled at Xu Huizhen twice, a little unhappy.

Xu Deyong looked funny, and casually put a lotus leaf on her little head.

couldn't see anything, the little guy was stunned for a moment, grabbed the lotus leaf off, and then happily sat on the mat and tore it up.

looked at the green broken leaves in his hand, and put it in his mouth violently.

Xu Huizhen hurriedly took it away, and said a little angrily: "Why are you giving her this, what should I do if I eat it." ”

Xu Deyong said with a smile: "Let her taste it, and she won't eat it if she knows it's not delicious." ”

Xu Huizhen glanced at him with a smile on the corner of her mouth and said, "How can there be someone like you." ”

While speaking, one didn't hold it, and Xiao Li'er still stuffed a little lotus leaf into her mouth very quickly.

"Oops, hey, spit it out." Xu Huizhen hurriedly said.

Xiao Li'er pursed her small mouth, chrysalis in her mouth twice, and then grinned, her little face wrinkled, and she looked unpalatable.

"Hahaha......."

Xu Deyong laughed heartlessly.

Xu Huizhen pulled the lotus leaf out of Xiao Li'er's mouth and said, "Still laughing, it's all your fault." ”

Xiao Li'er saw him laughing, and also followed the "giggles" silly fun, and continued to bow her head to toss the lotus leaves, this time knowing that the taste was not good, she didn't put it in her mouth.

Soon, Xu Deyong made four lotus lanterns, which looked quite chic, not to mention how beautiful, but they were all unique.

……

The sunset on the mountainside, the sun on the back of the goose.

A day passed unconsciously, and Xu Deyong drove Xu Huizhen and his wife back to the courtyard.

ran into Yan Jiecheng and also came back from outside.

When Yan Jiecheng saw Xu Deyong, they greeted them and said, "Brother Deyong, sister-in-law Huizhen." ”

Xu Deyong nodded and said with a smile: "Xie Cheng, what are you doing, you look listless." ”

Yan Jiecheng heard the words and spat bitterness to Xu Deyong: "It's still because Liu Guangqi was admitted to the secondary school, my father looks hot, and recently he has been forcing me to read at home, and I just came out to breathe." ”

Xu Deyong said: "The third master is also looking forward to Jackie Chan." ”

Yan Jiecheng muttered: "I want my son to become a dragon, at least I have to be a dragon, and I don't know how to become a dragon at the root." ”

Xu Deyong smiled and didn't say anything, and pushed the cart into the yard.

Yan Xie Cheng sighed and followed, he really envied Xu Deyong, he didn't worry about anything in his small life, and he came back a few times a week, and no one cared.

He wants to graduate and work as soon as possible to earn money so that he can get away from his parents.

It's a pity that this is just his wishful thinking, he is the eldest in the family, he has no money and no money, and he still counts on the family to get his daughter-in-law married, so he can only continue to endure the "picking" of his parents.

On this day, there is no end in sight!

In the front yard, the other three small ones of the Yan family are carrying simple lotus lanterns, which seem to be made by the three masters or three mothers with lotus leaves.

The three mothers said: "Everyone only has that little candle, and then light it when it gets dark, otherwise it will be gone!" ”

"Oh." Yan Jiefang and a few people responded.

Xu Deyong said hello with a smile and went home without stopping.

After the family finished eating, they simply cleaned up and went out.

Many families in the courtyard also have to go out one after another, and it is only a twenty-minute walk from here to Shichahai or Beihai.

A lot of people walked around the bend and went.

"Aunt Nan, you go out."

"Hey, go to Beihai to see, this kid has to ride a bicycle to take us just a few steps, really, you have to spend money to store the car when you get to the ground."

"That's mediocre filial piety, I'm afraid of tiring you."

"Does his second aunt want to take you for a ride?"

"No, no, I'll take two steps to eliminate ......."

……

Saying hello, Xu Deyong and the others walked out of the courtyard.

In the alleys, almost all the children in the courtyard and the miscellaneous courtyard have a lamp in their hands, calling in groups and wandering around the market.

Many people shouted in unison: "Lotus lanterns, lotus lanterns, today they are lit and thrown away!" ”

They compete with each other whose lights are more beautiful and brighter, and it is called the "Lantern Festival".

Xiao Li'er was sandwiched between Xu Nan's legs, looking at this lively scene, her eyes didn't blink.

They overtook many pedestrians along the way, and it took less than ten minutes to reach Beihai Park.

This year's Midyear Festival is not as lively as it used to be because of the public-private partnership, but there are already a lot of people, and most of them come to put river lanterns.

The state advocates thrift and thrift, and the river lanterns are not too flashy and beautiful, most of them are simple.

Xu Deyong parked the car and took out the lotus lantern he made from the box under the car.

When the group came to the water's edge, there were already floating points of light on the water, floating with the waves.

Xu Deyong struck a match to light the lotus lanterns in turn, and the candle light corresponded to the lotus lantern, making it remarkably beautiful and mysterious in the night.

A girl dressed in Bragi next to her saw it and couldn't help asking, "Comrade, where did you buy this lotus lantern?" ”

Xu Huizhen smiled with a little pride: "This is what we did ourselves." ”

A flash of disappointment flashed in the girl's eyes and she said, "In this way, then you are really ingenious." ”

Xu Nanshi also smiled, picked up a lotus lantern and chanted words in his mouth, and then put the lotus lantern on the surface of the water and gently pushed it, and the lotus lantern floated slowly into the distance.

Xu Nanshi was still watching, his hands folded, and there was nostalgia and hope in his eyes.

Xu Deyong and Xu Huizhen immediately put the river lantern on the water.

Four river lanterns, one for each of their family of four, even Xiaoli'er has a share.

Xu Deyong held Xiao Li'er with one hand, dipped the river lamp in her hand, and then pushed it to the water.

"Ah......h

Xiao Li'er stretched out her little finger and looked at Xu Deyong again, as if to say, "It ran away."

Xu Deyong pinched her little face and said, "We just want to let it go." ”

There are two main meanings of river lanterns, one is to worship ancestors, mourn relatives, and express thoughts and sustenance; The second is to transcend the dead and illuminate the direction for the lonely souls and wild ghosts, so that they can get out of the sea of suffering, which is a kind of good deeds and good thoughts of mercy and purity.

Xiao Li'er was naturally very puzzled by her father letting go of the good-looking things, and pinched Xu Deyong's face to express her opinion.

In this way, the family watched the lotus lantern gradually move away, and it also took away a trace of their missing .......

……

The first month of the year, February blue incense, March peach good, April Xiuman, May Mingshu, June Jingyang, July flowing fire, August Weiyang, September clothing, October rice, Jiayue hidden dragon, wax moon carnival.

This is the saying of the lunar calendar.

The fire of July rolls forward, and it is the last day in the blink of an eye.

The summer has passed, and the white dew is not far away.

This day is the fourth day of the ninth month of the solar calendar.

At the end of the summer vacation, the students have gone to school, Liu Guangqi went to secondary school, He Yushui was promoted to junior high school, and everyone else was also promoted.

And on this day, the children's favorite "Little Trumpet" children's program was launched.

In the show, there are Tinker Bell, a confidant sister, an uncle postman, and Uncle Cao Can and Grandpa Sun Jingxiu telling stories.

I don't know if anyone remembers the opening song of the little trumpet: "I'm a little puppet, and my name is Tinker Bell." I'm Tinker Bell, I'm very busy at work, and I'm in charge of all the letters from children, and I'll open the mailbox to the little speaker! Ding-dong, ding-dong, I opened the mailbox to the little speaker ....... ”

This was followed by the sound of the postman's uncle knocking on the door.

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(End of chapter)

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