Chapter 19: The Lantern Festival

In the evening, everyone in the inn feasted in the distressed eyes of the red lady of the shopkeeper, and had a big meal.

"There's a lantern festival tonight, let's go and see it together?" Tang Liuxiang touched his bulging belly and proposed.

When Li Mubai heard this, he immediately became interested and asked, "Will this lantern be fun?"

The monkey looked at Li Mubai in surprise and said, "Haven't you seen it?"

"I'm not from this neighborhood, although we also have the Mid-Autumn Festival, but there are no lantern festivals!" Li Mubai explained.

Monkeys don't delve into it either, and it's normal that many local customs are different.

"The lantern festival is really lively, and there are still a lot of yellow flower girls coming out to play, I don't know if I can meet a favorite one, hehe......" Zhou Fang said and fell into reverie.

Seeing that lewd smile, Li Mubai expressed deep sympathy, at first glance, he had spent half his life with the five girls, and it seemed that it would go on forever, what a sad story.

The red lady cleared her throat, woke up Zhou Fang, and then said: "Since everyone is interested, let's go shopping together!

Hearing the red lady's teasing words, except for Li Mubai, the other three were a little embarrassed, after all, they were not young.

"Shopkeeper, I'll follow you!" Tang Liuxiang blushed, but still said firmly.

The monkey and the four sides are not surprised at all, Tang Liuxiang has always liked the red lady, and they all know it.

The red lady's smile froze, then returned to normal, and said with a smile: "Of course I also hope that you will stay in the inn all the time, but you have also reached the age of starting a family, I can't be too selfish!"

Tang Liuxiang's face darkened, and then she changed to her usual smile: "I don't mind......"

"I'll go clean up and dress up first, and you guys should also clean up yourself, don't be ashamed!" After speaking, the red lady hurriedly went upstairs.

Li Mubai patted Tang Liuxiang's shoulder sympathetically and comforted: "As long as the kung fu is deep and the iron pestle is sharpened into a needle, in fact, the shopkeeper still cares a little about you, Brother Tang, come on!"

Tang Liuxiang smiled slightly, signaling that he was fine, but there was still a gloomy look in his eyes.

Feelings are too complicated, who can say clearly?

After a while, the red lady walked down the stairs with a look no different from usual.

Everyone went out together, and the atmosphere was a little awkward for a while.

Li Mubai felt a little depressed, so he asked, "I don't know what fun this lantern will have?"

The monkey understood, and immediately said with a smile: "There are many fun things here, I can't tell you for a while, you will know later, and there are not only fun, but also a lot of delicious food." ”

"For example......" Li Mubai asked curiously.

"Look, the barbecue sellers, and the marshmallows......"

Li Mubai interrupted the monkey and said, "Wait, these are usually available, right?"

"You don't know that. Thursday Fang said, "Usually these things are not together, and the number of people selling them is not so much, and some snacks are only used during the festival such as this kind of moon cake." ”

Looking at the moon cake in Zhou Fang's hand wrapped with a layer of sesame seeds, Li Mubai asked, "This is also a moon cake?"

"Haven't you seen it?" Tang Liuxiang said with a smile, "Many poor families are like this, but they are not as particular as us." ”

"Brother Tang, I'm also very poor! I only have a month's salary......" Li Mu looked at Tang Liuxiang with blank eyes.

"This ......" Tang Liuxiang reached out and took out a piece or two pieces of silver in his arms and handed them to Li Mubai, "Here you go, buy whatever you want!"

"Thank you, Brother Tang!" Li Mubai thanked, and then turned his head to look at the others.

On Thursday, Fang also gave one or two, and the monkey gave five dollars, and it was the turn of the red lady.

The red lady coughed, handed Li Mubai a moon cake, and said, "Sister bought you a moon cake, don't thank me!"

Li Mubai glanced at her with disgust, took the moon cake, and took a bite hard.

The group unknowingly came to the place where the lantern riddle was guessed.

"Let's take a look, as long as ten cents can guess once, guess the prize. The boss shouted loudly when he saw someone approaching.

"Boss, what's the reward?" asked Li Mubai with interest.

"That's it, as long as you guess correctly, you can choose any one of them. The boss pointed to a pile of masks, dolls and other things next to him.

"Let's have fun, shall we?" asked Li Mubai, looking back at the others.

"Okay. The crowd agreed.

"Mid-Autumn Ju Kai (playing an idiom), who of you knows?" Tang Liuxiang read out the puzzle on the lantern.

"It's simple," the monkey said confidently, "It's a good moon, boss, right?"

"That's right, congratulations. The boss said with a smile.

"Raise your head and look at the bright moon (call a Chinese medicine name)?"

"I know this," said Zhou Fang hurriedly, "Angelica, right, boss?"

"Exactly. ”

"Enter the hole like a dragon, and go out of the hole like a phoenix. The phoenix gives birth to a hundred sons, and a hundred sons become dragons. (by the name of an animal)?"

"What is this, do you know?" the red lady was a little strange.

"I think it's silkworms, right? The monkey said with some uncertainty.

"This one is right. The boss is still smiling, whether they guess it or not, he can make money, just a little more and a little less.

"One thing and three mouths, with legs but no hands. Whoever wants to live without it, it is difficult to see relatives and friends. (hit a daily necessities)?"

"What is this?"

Everyone discussed it, but they didn't come up with it.

At this time, a scholar next to him dressed up humanely: "Boss, it should be pants!"

The boss gave a thumbs up: "That's right, it's the pants, but it's not what you thought of, so there are no prizes." ”

"It turned out to be pants, why didn't I think of it!" Thursday patted his thigh with some annoyance.

At this time, the scholar said: "I am sorry that I took the liberty of not getting the prize." ”

Li Mubai said indifferently: "It's okay, we can't answer anyway." ”

"Then I will take my leave!" the scholar saluted.

"That's ten cents!" muttered the red lady.

The others ignored her, and the monkey read: "Born in Jijiawan and married in Zhujiatan." I have always loved cleanliness and often visited Gray Mountain. (hit a daily necessities)"

"I know, it's a feather duster. The red lady replied quickly, and said secretly in her heart: "Finally answered one!"

"You're right, girl. ”

"Dragons (play an idiom). ”

"Deaf and deaf. Li Mubai said without thinking about it.

Isn't this a brain teaser?

"That's right. ”

"Good (play an idiom). ”

"Unprepared. ”

"That's right. ”

"Pump (play an idiom). ”

"The water came out. ”

"That's right. ”

"Xiaobai, it turns out that you are so powerful, you can't see it!" the red lady quipped.

"I just happen to know. Li Mubai said with a smile.

Everyone played for a while, holding a lot of prizes, and the boss looked a little bad even though he knew that he had to make money.

"Let's go, shopkeeper, there are lights to pray for!" Tang Liuxiang said, pointing to an open space in front of him.