Chapter 11 Qingyang lanterns
At the beginning of the day, it was a little dark, and the three of them arrived at Qingyang City, which was really different from the village, and before entering the city, the tall city walls and majestic city gates came into view.
Entering Qingyang City, although the sun is about to fall, it does not affect the bustle and prosperity of the market, large and small vendors are still trying their best to sell, Ye Sansi was once again stunned by the prosperity in front of him, and said while looking around: "Lingshuang, Taiyi, Qingyang City is too lively." Liu Lingshuang covered her mouth and chuckled, and said: "Haha, I haven't seen it, it's still late, wait for tomorrow morning to designate it to be more lively, tomorrow, I'll take you around." Ye Sansi clenched his fists excitedly and said with a smile: "Haha, it's so fun under the mountain."
Li Taiyi pointed to the inn in front of him and said, "Let's go to the inn to book three rooms first, if it's not dark, maybe we can go out and go around."
When the three of them arrived at the inn, the shopkeeper greeted them warmly, and Mrs. Li put down a silver ingot and said: "Three upper rooms, prepare wine and food, serve well, and you will be indispensable for rewarding silver." The shopkeeper took the silver, put it in the cabinet, and instructed the guy to arrange the room, under the leadership of the guy, the three of them went upstairs to see the house, Ye Sansi was surprised: "Wow, this is much more than the inn in Tianhai Village, haha." Liu Lingshuang smiled: "Look at you like that, what is this, when you get to my Liujiabao, I will arrange a room twice as big as this for you."
Ye Sansi ran to the bed in the guest room, lay down, and shouted: "It's so comfortable, it's soft, I want to sleep as soon as I lie down." Liu Lingshuang walked over and Lala Ye thought twice: "Don't just sleep, we have to go out for a walk, it's not good if it's dark."
The guy said: "A few guest officers, it's better to go out after dinner, we are going to put lanterns in Qingyang City tonight, and it will look good at night." When Liu Lingshuang heard the lantern, she seemed to like it very much, and asked the guy, "What special day is today?" The guy explained with a smile: "Tomorrow is a big day for our prefect, the prefect treats us well, tomorrow we will recruit relatives for our beloved daughter, and we Qingyang City people will send lantern blessings by themselves."
Ye Sansi said: "Although I don't know too much, it must sound fun."
The guy said: "A few guest officers, it is better to wait in the vestibule first, and the meal will be prepared immediately." The three of them went downstairs, found an empty table and sat down, Liu Lingshuang stomped her feet, and said excitedly: "There are lanterns to watch at night, it must be very fun." Ye Sansi asked, "What is a lantern?" Liu Lingshuang shook his hand and smiled: "I'll know when you see you, I remember the last time I saw the lanterns, it was still in Lingzhou City, I put a dozen or so of them alone, I didn't understand it at the time, I just took care of fun, I didn't make a wish, today I want to make a wish."
The three of them chatted for a few words, the meal was ready, and it was served, Ye Sansi was very hungry, and was about to grab it with his hand, but was pulled by Liu Lingshuang: "Hey~hey~hey~, I can't be so used to you in the future, I will teach you to use chopsticks in the future, pay attention to your behavior outside, you have to know that you are going to become a sword fairy man in the future, haha."
Saying that Liu Lingshuang taught Ye Sansi how to use chopsticks, although Ye Sansi has lived in the mountains since he was a child, and he knows less about many worldly things, but he learns things really quickly, but after a while, he will learn proficiently, Liu Lingshuang smiled: "I really doubt that you are a savage, and your understanding is so high." Ye Sansi scratched his head and said: "This 'chopsticks' is a good thing, you won't get a hand when you eat, it's much more convenient, haha."
Li Taiyi said: "Since Brother Sansi has such a high level of understanding, it is better to teach you how to catch feathers from now on." Liu Lingshuang glared at Taiyi with a smile and said, "Taiyi, it's too eccentric, teach me to think twice, don't teach me, my understanding is not bad." Mrs. Li smiled and said, "Lingshuang girl, if you want to learn, I will teach you."
Lingshuang shook his hand and said, "Taiyi, don't call me 'Lingshuang girl' in the future, it's too much to see the outside, just call me Lingshuang."
"Okay, Lingshuang" Li Taiyi said: "Lingshuang, Lingzun is Liu Zhen Liuxia." Liu Lingshuang nodded, and then asked, "Taiyi, do you know my father?"
"My father Qi Fei and Ling Zun are close friends."
"It turns out that you are Uncle Qi's son, no wonder you are strong in martial arts, I have heard about Uncle Qi's deeds since I was a child, but I have never seen it."
"My father is used to being free and debauched, and when I grow up, I see him less, and when I see Liu Daxia, I will definitely bring my father to greet him."
Ye Sansi interrupted them and said, "What are you talking about, you guys eat quickly, the food here is really delicious, if you don't eat it again, I'm almost finished." Liu Lingshuang shook her head with a smile and said, "You~~."
After eating, Ye Sansi got up and stretched, patted his belly, and said, "I'm full, it's time to sleep." Liu Lingshuang grabbed Sansi and said, "Hey, you just slept when you were full, and there are still lanterns to see." Ye Sansi frowned and said: "I'm so sleepy, what's so nice about the lanterns, I think the bed is comfortable, Lingshuang, Taiyi, you go, I'll go to sleep."
Liu Lingshuang got up and stomped her feet, and said, "You savage, you also said that you went to the ghost world to take care of me, and now you don't even accompany me to see the lanterns, I'm going to be angry." As he spoke, he split the table in half with one palm, shattered the plates, and scared the guests away.
The shopkeeper hurriedly ran over, and before he could speak, Taiyi took out the money bag and threw it at the shopkeeper, and the shopkeeper opened the money bag and said, "Hero, you continue." After saying that, he stepped back.
Li Taiyi said to Ye Sansi: "Brother Sansi, this lantern is not easy to see, don't you like to be lively, and it doesn't hurt to see the world."
Ye Sansi scratched his head (women are terrible, fortunately, Taiyi gave me the steps) and said: "Okay, then I'll reluctantly go and see it." (It's dangerous, Lingshuang looks like he's going to kill me.)
Liu Lingshuang's face changed really quickly, and when she heard Sansi say this, she immediately smiled, and said with a smile: "Okay, without further ado, let's go now."
Liu Lingshuang dragged Ye Sansi to the inn, and when he saw someone walking towards one place with a lantern, they immediately followed, Li Taiyi followed behind them, smiling helplessly and shaking his head, Taiyi was the youngest of the three, but Ye Sansi and Liu Lingshuang were like children.
When I arrived at the place where the lanterns were placed, this was a river, running through Qingyang City, and the people who came to put the lanterns were men, women and children, very lively, Liu Lingshuang exclaimed: "Wow, I really didn't expect that there were so many lanterns."
An old man next to him heard her words, approached and said: "It's a foreigner, tomorrow the prefect of Qingyang City will hold a competition for his beloved daughter to recruit relatives, and none of us Qingyang people have not received the favor of the prefect, so this blessing must be delivered." So saying, he left and walked to the river.
Li Taiyi said: "I really didn't expect that the prefect of Qingyang City would be so supported." After speaking, he turned his head and found that Ye Sansi and Liu Lingshuang were nowhere to be seen, so he walked forward while shouting their names.
"Taiyi, we are here" Ye Sansi called Taiyi, it turned out that Liu Lingshuang pulled Sansi to a stall to select lanterns, and the vendor introduced to them: "How many, what price do you want to see?"
"What are they?".
The vendor pointed and said, 'Guest officer. You see, these are the best, make a wish, the most effective, but the price~~'. Li Taiyi came over and pointed to the lantern and said, "This, this, and this for me." Saying that, he put down the silver, the merchant nodded happily, and promised: "This guest officer is really bold, the shot is really generous, the lanterns sold by my family are the most effective, the wife and children of the blacksmith Chen can't conceive children, come to me to buy a lantern, put it in the river and go downstream, guess what, in less than ten years, his wife and children are pregnant!".
Li Taiyi asked Liu Lingshuang: "Lingshuang, apart from these, which one do you like?" Liu Lingshuang replied: "These three are enough, and you can't take more than that, Taiyi will let you break the bank again." Taiyi shook his hand and said, "It's all small money."
Ye Sansi grabbed a lantern, held it in his arms, and said with a smile: "This is mine, the most beautiful, haha." Liu Lingshuang shook her head and said, "Didn't you say you wanted to go back to sleep, why did you rush to ask for it." Ye Sansi laughed: "This excitement is indeed more fun than sleeping."
The three of them looked at each other and smiled, Lingshuang and Taiyi also took the lanterns, and walked to the river together, only to see that the river was covered with lanterns, reflecting the water surface, it was very beautiful, Ye Sansi was excited when he saw such a beautiful scenery, and he also thought about putting down his own lanterns, and said to Liu Lingshuang anxiously: "Lingshuang, Lingshuang, you quickly teach me how to put this lantern, I can't wait."
Liu Lingshuang slowly approached the riverside, squatted down, Sansi and Taiyi also stepped forward and squatted beside Lingshuang, Lingshuang explained to the two: "Light the wick first, then put it into the river, and then make a wish, if the lantern goes downstream, it is a good omen." After speaking, he put down the lantern, clenched his fists in front of his chest, and thought silently in his heart.
Ye Sansi learned the spirit frost, also put down the lantern, stood up and said, "I want to be a sword immortal, haha." Liu Lingshuang hurriedly pulled Sansi down and said, "Don't say it, it won't work if you say it" "Ah? I don't know, what should I do, then I can't be a sword immortal."
Liu Lingshuang smiled and said: "I didn't expect you to be so serious, then you just promise it again, it will definitely be realized, haha." Li Taiyi handed over his lantern to Ye Sansi and said, "Brother Sansi, you can take mine." Ye Sansi said: "Taiyi, you gave me yours, what about your own wishes." Taiyi smiled and said: "I walk the rivers and lakes, carefree, I don't have any wishes, Brother Sansi, you should let it go."
"Thank you, Taiyi" After Sansi finished speaking, he released the lantern, and the lantern went down the stream, without a trace, Ye Sansi smiled: "Haha, this is a good omen." Li Taiyi smiled and congratulated Sansi: "Brother Sansi, it seems that you will become a sword immortal." Ye Sansi shook his head mysteriously and smiled: "I have a better wish, but I can't say it, it won't work if I say it."
Liu Lingshuang smiled: "You, you really know how to learn and use, I see, you have nothing to promise except to be a sword fairy and fight wild boars, hahaha." Li Taiyi and Liu Lingshuang laughed, and Ye Sansi scratched his head embarrassedly.
The three of them chatted a few words, the night was late, and the crowd dispersed, leaving a few sparse people, Ye Sansi yawned and said, "It's late, let's go back to the inn, sleepy."
The three of them returned to the inn, and the shopkeeper greeted them and said, "A few guest officers, you are back, the lanterns are fun?" Ye Sansi replied: "Mmmm, it's fun, I still make a wish." The shopkeeper then said, "Your wish will come true, then, officer."
Liu Lingshuang asked the shopkeeper: "Shopkeeper, do you know which way to go from Qingyang City to Lingzhou City?"
The shopkeeper thought for a moment and said: "Lingzhou City, go to Tianhai Village, take a merchant ship by water, go to Lingchuan River Ferry, and then take the land route, but it will take a few days to arrive."
"Where should I go if I don't go from the Lingchuan River Ferry?"
"If you don't take the waterway, it's far away, and the journey is complicated and I can't describe it, so it's better for me to draw a map of the itinerary tonight and hand it over to you tomorrow morning."
Liu Lingshuang shook the shopkeeper and said, "I'm tired." The shopkeeper returned to the account room to fiddle with the abacus, Ye Sansi and the three of them also returned to their own rooms, and the three of them fell asleep, it seemed that they were really tired~~