Carry lanterns on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.
Although the villagers were busy washing wool and knitting gloves for the army and had no time to go to the town to enjoy the lanterns, the festival still had to be celebrated.
Even if it is simple, we must live it.
Fortunately, Shenshu Village has its own lantern festival this year. Those children whose parents are busy working in the embroidery workshop and cannot take them to the town to watch the lanterns are the most excited.
Thanks to Azhen's great blessing, the entire Shenshu Village was covered with lanterns hanging on the walls and trees, especially the stretch of road in front of Lao Bai's house where the most and most beautiful lanterns were hung.
There are big fishes, lotus flowers, moons... all in different shapes.
As soon as it gets dark, the lanterns are lit, illuminating the entire Shenshu Village like fiery trees and silver flowers. In addition, the snow has not yet melted, making looking at the lanterns in the snow even more unique.
The soft moon rises, reflecting the lighted lamp, not to mention how beautiful it is.
The children in Shenshu Village gathered in front of Lao Bai's house to look at the lights, jumping, laughing, and very happy.
It was cold and windy at night.
Little Fuyuan was wrapped tightly by Mrs. Zhen and walked out of the house, holding a lantern in one hand and holding Xiaolang in the other.
The elder man, Erlang, and Sanlang followed the little aunt, and everyone looked excited.
Bai Panmei also rarely stayed with Xiao Fuyuan, holding a face lamp for her sister.
The fourth child of the Bai family was going back to Huaishui Academy on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. He felt very reluctant to leave his sister, so instead of studying hard that night, he accompanied his sister to enjoy the lanterns and have fun.
"Sister, are you tired? Let me hold you and watch the lights." Bai Panmei said.
He will return to Huaicheng tomorrow. He will go to Beijing to take the exam in the fall. He won't be able to go home during his return trip. He doesn't know when he will see his sister next.
So he wanted to spend more time with his sister.
"Fourth brother, I don't need to hug you." Xiao Fuyuan said to the fourth brother.
Xiao Lang is a big kid, and he could tell from his fourth uncle's words that he wanted to take his little aunt away. He held her little aunt's hand tightly and said to Bai Panmei, "Xiao Lang wants my aunt."
Bai Panmei looked at Xiao Lang who was clinging to Xiao Fuyuan with a look of disgust.
He wanted to move Xiao Lang away from his sister so that he could lead her to watch the lanterns, but Xiao Lang was as glued to his sister as brown candy.
It was impossible for him to care about a child.
"Xiao Lang, do you want some candy?" Bai Panmei took out a handful of candies and flashed them in front of Xiao Lang's eyes.
Xiaolang swallowed hard, looked at Xiao Fuyuan, and finally couldn't resist the temptation of candy and nodded: "Eat candy."
Bai Panmei handed the candy to Xiao Lang. Xiao Lang couldn't catch it all with one hand, so he had to let go of his aunt's hand and hold it with both hands.
Bai Panmei took the opportunity to hand the face lamp in her hand to Dalang and picked up her sister.
The young man handed the candy to his little aunt, curled his lips, and was fooled, and his fourth uncle took the candy away from his little aunt.
When adults bully children, children should have their own weapons, right?
The young man hugged Bai Panmei's legs with the hand holding the candy, and shouted: "I want my aunt, I want my aunt, my fourth uncle is bad, he will rob my aunt."
Bai Panmei was holding Xiao Fuyuan, but Xiao Lang was holding her legs tightly and could not walk. She said to Xiao Fuyuan, "Sister, let Xiao Lang get up, he will listen to you."
Xiao Fuyuan shook his head and looked at Fourth Brother with big bright eyes, "Who asked you to bully children?"
"Sanlang, you carry Xiaolang and leave. If we don't leave, we won't be able to squeeze in and watch the lights." Bai Panmei shouted to Sanlang.
Originally, Sanlang wanted to hug his aunt and his fourth uncle to hug Xiaolang.
But looking at Zhao Xiaogui and a large group of older and younger children in the village, they were crowded under the lanterns, and there seemed to be children from the next village swarming on the mountain road to seize the vantage point to view the lanterns.
How could he give up the good spot to enjoy the lanterns in front of his house to others, so he picked up Xiao Lang and followed his fourth uncle.
"younger sister."
A Zhen was neatly dressed and standing at the door.
"Brother A Zhen, these lights of yours are so beautiful." Little Fuyuan slipped out of Bai Panmei's arms and ran towards A Zhen.
Bai Panmei couldn't stop shouting.
"Do you like it?" A Zhen asked.
"like."
As expected of the lamps from the capital, they are much more beautiful than the lamps in the town.
"Let's go, I'll take you to see the most beautiful ones." A Zhen took Xiao Fuyuan's hand and blended into the villagers admiring the lanterns.
"Sister, sister." Bai Panmei stamped her feet and finally snatched her sister away from Xiao Lang, but her sister was taken away by A Zhen again.
Sanlang followed his fourth uncle and gloated about his misfortune, then he turned his hand and put the snotty little boy into his arms, and said, "Fourth uncle, didn't you say that I'm tired from walking? Come and hold me."
Bai Panmei: "..."
"Xiao Lang, go and fetch aunt, and I'll give you some candies." Bai Panmei put Xiao Lang on the ground and took out a handful of candies from her pocket.
Xiao Lang looked at A Zhen and his aunt in the crowd, shook his head and said, "No, A Zhen has a lot of candy."
Bai Panmei: "..."
The news about the colorful lanterns in Shenshu Village spread out on the night of the 15th, and the Nanguan Mountain area suddenly became excited. The neighboring villagers stopped going to the town and rushed to Shenshu Village to watch the lanterns.
Because the children watching the lanterns were carrying paper lanterns, which were flammable, and the children forgot everything while playing, the anxious village chief Zhao urgently mobilized some people to prevent fires in the village.
These people are naturally reluctant. After all, admiring the lanterns is secondary to them, and they also have to stay up late washing wool to make money.
When He Shun found out, he asked the villagers to wash their wool in peace, and he arranged for people to come to prevent the fire.
After all, the idea of this lantern came from his master. If the lantern viewing caused a fire in Shenshu Village, wouldn't it be his own fault?
Xiao Fuyuan and A Zhen shuttled among the lanterns.
"This carp is so beautifully shaped."
"And this one, wow, it turns out to be in the shape of the Kitchen God."
"Brother A Zhen, look, there is a fairy here."
It was the first time that little Fuyuan saw such beautiful lamps. She was dazzled by them and loved every one of them.
"Look, that's the Lord Furong of Shenshu Village."
"I heard that this lantern was given to the owner of Furong Village by the emperor."
Villagers from other villages who came to admire the lanterns saw the little Fuyuan under the lanterns and stepped forward to say hello.
"Mr. Fulong, last time I paid you New Year's greetings with the villagers, don't you remember me? I am the great blessing of Xiashan Village. Can you bless my family for a good harvest of millet?"
"Mr. Furong, I didn't have time to tell you last time, can you bless my daughter-in-law to give birth to a fat grandson?"
"Master Furong, your grandma and I are from the same farm. I will be satisfied if you can bless my pigs to give birth to more piglets."
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The villagers from other villages were buzzing around Xiao Fuyuan.
They all came to pay New Year's greetings to Xiao Fuyuan on the first day of the Lunar New Year. Because there were too many people, they were not allowed to pay New Year's greetings alone. They just followed the crowd and received New Year's greetings from Lord Furong.
Everyone has not yet had time to express their wishes. At this time, we have seized the opportunity. Whoever misses it will be stupid!
Xiao Fuyuan kept in mind Old Mrs. Bai's words. He shouldn't say blessings to people he didn't know casually. If he met someone with bad character and gave him a blessing, he wouldn't be punished by God.
Seeing that Xiao Fuyuan didn't speak, the villagers clasped their hands anxiously, and some even reached out to Xiao Fuyuan in desperation.
"What are you doing!" A Zhen had a serious look on his face and tightly guarded Xiao Fuyuan, fearing that those people would hurt Xiao Fuyuan.
The guards dressed as villagers saw the movement on A Zhen's side, squeezed in, separated those people, and took A Zhen and Xiao Fuyuan out of the crowd.
"Humph, isn't she just a wild girl from the country? She will be great if she becomes the village owner?"
