After everyone in the Chu family had rested for a while, Chu Yi drove a carriage out from the backyard of the inn, planning to take the whole family for a stroll in the town.
Although Changshui Town is not small, if you just visit the market and the main street, you can't travel in a carriage. The main reason is that the Chu family has three babies, and Grandpa and Grandma are also getting older. In addition, Uncle Chu Chu, if he is driving a carriage, he will walk under the carriage when it is busy. When he feels tired, he will sit in the carriage. He can still look around with the curtains raised, which is very convenient.
Grandpa Tang and his wife were sitting on the quilt in the car with three children. Uncle Chu was in a good mood today and sat at the front of the carriage. The view here was good and he could also take care of a few children to avoid accidental falls. He got out of the car and Li Hua squatted on his lap. This cat was really good at finding a place for itself.
Aunt Tang Shu, Chu Ping and his wife, as well as Chu Xiuxiu and Chu Li, followed the carriage and strolled slowly. Chu Ping stood closest to the window, pointing out interesting places for everyone to see from time to time. Or run to buy some novelties and food to relieve the boredom of the old couple on the carriage.
Chu Yi was holding the reins in one hand and Shen Luzhu in the other. He suddenly remembered another thing he had talked about with Lin Ting at noon. He pulled his wife's hand and saw that the person turned to him and said, "Let's go back to the county seat." Later, let’s buy a carriage too.”
The young couple mentioned this matter once a year ago, but later put it aside due to some reasons. Now hearing Chu Yi mention it again, Shen Luzhu was a little puzzled: "It's not that it is much harder to buy than an ox cart. Besides, We don’t understand horses either, are we afraid of being deceived?”
Chu Yi smiled and said, "I did have concerns about this before, but today when I was having dinner, I heard Boss Lin mention that his family actually has a carriage team, and he wanted to buy a carriage and a horse. It shouldn't be a concern for the Lin family. It was a difficult matter, so I shamelessly mentioned it."
Nowadays, my family always has to go back and forth between the county town and the mountain village several times a year. The ox cart has no shelter, so it is very hot in the summer and cold in the winter. Moreover, the family’s ox cart has to be left in the village to pull goods. If the family can buy a carriage, Naturally, it was a lot more convenient. Shen Luzhu asked with surprise on his face: "Did Boss Lin agree to help?"
"Yes." Chu Yi nodded and said, "Boss Lin said that he has some connections. There is an old horseman at home who is a good horseman. I can just leave the purchase of the carriage to him."
"That's perfect!"
The Chu family walked along the main street of the town. Unlike the county town, perhaps because the road surface is not so wide, except for the shops facing the street, there are few small stall owners setting up stalls along the street. However, As the Lantern Festival is approaching, the shops on the street have already hung up lanterns early. It is quite interesting to stroll along.
Everyone walked briskly and arrived at the entrance of the market in a short while. Although it was already afternoon, the market was still very lively. Chu Yi tied the carriage aside and moved Uncle Chu's wheelchair from behind the carriage. Then everyone They filed into the market and browsed carefully.
It is different from the past. In the past, most of the people who went to the market were here to buy, and their eyes naturally stayed on seasonings, tools and other items for more time. However, today everyone in the Chu family mainly focuses on playing, leaving Chu Ping and Yuan Yuan alone. With Shuang Shuang, she went to the novelty stalls everywhere to take a look at the candy paintings, fan-shaped calligraphy and paintings, or exquisite jewelry accessories.
By the time everyone returned to the carriage with the various gadgets they bought at the market, the sun had already set in the west, and it was almost time to have dinner.
Dinner was naturally served at Xianrenzui. It’s funny to say that when Chu Yi and his whole family stepped into the gate of Xianrenzui again, the waiter who came out was actually the one who helped him lead the way at noon. When he saw Chu Yi coming to the door again, He couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then looked at the people behind Chu Yi. They seemed to be a big family traveling together.
When the waiter saw this, he made up his mind. He knew that he had a good meal at home at noon, so he brought his family to try something new in the evening. The smile on his face became even brighter, and he wanted to grin from the corners of his mouth to his ears. , calling "Boss Chu, Mrs. Chu, Master, Old Madam, Young Master and Miss" non-stop, and happily welcomed everyone in.
The eight-treasure stuffed chicken really suited Shen Luzhu's appetite. Not only did she like the women of the Chu family, but even Xiao Zhengzheng shouted to him after being fed a mouthful of the sweet eight-treasure rice from the chicken's belly.
Feed him another mouthful. It's just glutinous rice, which is difficult for children to digest. Shen Luzhu naturally didn't dare to feed him more. He would only pick up a little bit with chopsticks and feed it to him after a long time. Fortunately, this dish was very popular. The kid didn't even take a few bites before the disc was already gone.
In winter, most of the shops in the town closed early. After dinner, there was no good place to go in the west, so everyone went directly back to the inn to rest.
There was nothing to say all night. Everyone in the Chu family who was used to getting up early the next day had a rare night of sleep. More than half an hour later than usual, they all started to get up and clean up. Then Chu Yi called for breakfast. In their respective rooms.
During the Lantern Festival in the village, every household will hang up red lanterns and light candles in front and back of the house on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. Some families who have a lot of money will also light a few more firecrackers on this day, and the whole family will sit around in the evening. Together, we will eat a bowl of steaming Yuanxiao. If the weather is good, the family will go for a walk on the path in the village, and this festival will be over.
But the Lantern Festival in the town is a little different. Just after lunch time, the shops and people facing the street have already lit up the lanterns and red lanterns in front of their houses. On both sides of the main street are people selling lanterns and guessing lantern riddles. , pictures of people selling sweets and vendors of various snacks. Every time someone passes by, there will be a constant sound of solicitation and hawking.
Everyone in the Chu family went out before dinner. After dinner at another famous restaurant in the town, the sky gradually darkened. At this time, the main street was illuminated with various lanterns and lanterns on both sides, making it colorful and glorious. Yiyi. Everyone walked around slowly along with the people who were out for fun. Even though they had eaten dinner, it didn't stop them from buying some roadside snacks and snacks from time to time.
Arriving at a stall selling lanterns, Chu Yi was about to pick a lantern for his wife and children to hold, when Shen Luzhu next to him tugged at the corner of his clothes and looked sideways: "What's wrong, which one do you like?"
But Shen Luzhu shook his head and pointed to another stall not far away: "Let's go over there. It seems to be a trap. I see that the rows at the back are all lanterns."
Chu Yi smiled and agreed. Since his wife was interested, she would naturally go over and have a look. So he nodded and apologized to the stall owner who was about to greet him, and walked towards the trap stall with his wife in his arms.
There were already a lot of people coming out to celebrate the festival tonight, and now there were even more people gathered in front of the stall, but there were more people watching the excitement.
The owner of the stall had a good eye. From a distance, he saw Chu Yi and others trying to get closer from the crowd of onlookers, and hurriedly stepped forward to solicit business: "Come on, come on, take a look, there are all kinds of There are lantern ornaments, clay figurines and wood carvings, and all kinds of gadgets. This lantern is very exquisite. If you buy it elsewhere, it will cost a lot of money. I will give it to you if you get it. There is no fraud at all. Which boss? Want to try it first?"
While talking, Chu Yi and others had already arrived at the stall: "Boss, what are you doing?"
The boss replied with a smile: "Twenty cents for a small circle and ten cents for a large circle. The gameplay is very simple. As long as you use this circle to catch the thing, it is yours."
Chu Yi turned to look at Shen Luzhu: "Which one does Ah Zhu like?"
Shen Luzhu stood on tiptoe and pointed to a hexagonal palace lantern in the distance for Chu Yi: "Does that look good?"
"It's good-looking. My A-Zhu has always had good eyesight."
Chu Yi looked at the distance and size of the hexagonal palace lantern, bought forty large circles from the boss, and gave ten to Chu Li, Chu Ping and Chu Xiuxiu each. After finding a position facing the palace lantern, he started set.
Chu Ping, who was on the side, after asking Yuan Shuang what he thought, also bought ten circles. The two brothers, one on the left and one on the right, each aimed according to the preferences of their wives. Whoosh whoosh... and soon there were four. Five hoops had already flown out of my hand, but none of them had a prize.
Everyone also knows that the owner of a stall sets up a stall to make money, so naturally it is impossible for him to ask people to take away the prizes so easily. This is probably because there are many people watching in front of this stall and few people playing, but the two brothers do not. Don't be discouraged, just take care of yourself.
Chu Ping was an expert at hunting and was very good at using a slingshot. After trying it three times, he finally figured out how to play this hoop. He held the fourth hoop firmly with his index finger and thumb and shook it gently.
Aiming with his wrist, before everyone could react, the trap flew out with a swish, and went straight to the rabbit lantern that Yuan Shuang was interested in, and firmly trapped it.
There was a burst of cheers from the crowd, Yuan Shuang was full of surprise, and kept praising her husband. The stall owner did not expect that Chu Ping, who could not even touch the lantern just now, would be caught in the trap all of a sudden. , but he still happily picked up the lantern and handed it to Chu Ping.
After Chu Ping handed the lantern to his wife, he looked at Chu Li and Chu Xiuxiu. After teaching the two people, he looked at his cousin who had five hoops left in his hand: "Cousin, how about I help you?" Come on, which one does my cousin-in-law like?"
How could Chu Yi agree? While continuing to aim at the hexagonal palace lantern, he dismissed his cousin and said, "No, if you're bored, you can set one up for Zhengzheng."
Chu Ping didn't care at all, and after thinking about it, he asked him to forget about a few dolls. However, the two of his own were still young and didn't know what lanterns were like. They picked up everything and stuffed it into their mouths. In their eyes, the lanterns are probably not as attractive as the candy bars, so they might as well be happy by buying a candy figure for each of them.
So he happily shook the remaining lantern in his hand and asked Zhengzheng, who was being held in Shen Luzhu's arms: "Zhengzheng, tell your uncle, which lantern do you like? My uncle will give you the lantern!"
As early as when he came to this stall, Zhengzheng had been staring at the various things on the ground. Unfortunately, his father was busy trying to please his mother and had no time to talk to him. Now he heard his uncle ask him, He quickly pointed to a small wooden house not far away and said, "Yes."
Chu Ping turned his head and glanced, thinking that the child didn't hear what he had just asked, so he turned back and asked again: "Don't you have a lantern that you like? Uncle, can you put a lantern for you? Those big ones behind you Yes, bright lanterns."
Unexpectedly, the child Zhengzheng shook his head and pointed stubbornly at the wooden sculpture: "I want that one."
Chu Ping thought to himself, what kind of flowers and lanterns are there for children to like? So he nodded, went outside the area blocked by the boss, and started to assemble the wood carving.
At this time, Chu Yi also threw out the hoop in his hand again. Although he didn't fly as fast as Chu Fangcai, he still flew all the way towards the hexagonal palace lantern. One side of the hoop hung on the top of the palace lantern. The flight was forced to stop, and it circled around the rounded corners of the palace lantern several times, and finally caught the palace lantern.
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