Liu Zhiheng took his younger brother and Chun Cao back to Taohua Village after eating and drinking, not knowing that Duan Wu Jiu was ill again.
The three of them lived peacefully and comfortably for another half month. It was almost the Lantern Festival, and the year was not over yet. The New Year would not be over until the 19th day of the first lunar month.
On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, early in the morning, Liu Zhiheng and Chun Cao had just opened the courtyard door and saw Xie Tinglan standing under a willow tree not far away. They didn't know when he came. Looking at the frost and snow falling on his shoulders, It felt like I had been standing outside for a long time.
Seeing Xie Tinglan standing there, Chun Cao took a broom and wanted to drive people away, but Liu Zhiheng held him back.
"what you do?"
"Don't you think he's unlucky, girl? I'll help you get rid of this New Year girl."
Ever since the Beiyi invasion in Xiaonian, Chun Cao no longer refused to call Liu Zhiheng sister. She either called her miss or girl. Although she was still very close to Liu Zhiheng, the closeness added an extra layer of respect.
"Although you are following me now, don't you like Xie Tinglan very much? You don't need to speak harshly to him for me."
Chun Cao curled her lips and said: "Then I am not knowledgeable? That's why I think Xie Tinglan is the most heroic and smartest man in the world. I hope he can save me from fire and water. But since I followed the lady, I feel that Xie Tinglan is the most heroic and intelligent man in the world." …It’s just so-so…”
Liu Zhiheng laughed out loud and touched Chun Cao's round face: "Chun Cao, this is called disenchantment! When you think that I am just average, you will really realize it."
"How can a girl be so-so! Our girl is the best girl in the world!"
"Okay, go and wake up Sheng'er. We are going to Pingzhou today. I'm going to see Xie Tinglan. I guess he didn't come here to cause trouble. Otherwise, according to his character, he would definitely knock on the door. "
Chuncao nodded, "That girl, call me if you need anything."
Liu Zhiheng walked out of the courtyard and walked to Xie Tinglan.
"Mr. Xie, is there something wrong?"
"I'm here to say goodbye."
Xie Tinglan was invited by his teacher and will soon go to Yongzhou to prepare for this year's autumn. He will go to his teacher's house to celebrate the Lantern Festival today and leave Pingzhou tomorrow.
"If I get on the list this autumn, I will go directly from Yongzhou to the capital to take the exam... I don't know when I will go back to Taohua Village next time."
Liu Zhiheng felt a little embarrassed, "You don't have to explain it to me, right?"
"I'm not here today to give you an explanation. I just want to thank you."
"no need thank me?"
"That day on the mountain, if it weren't for you, I might have been killed by the Yi Zi soldiers."
Liu Zhiheng didn't dare to accept this thanks. He was the male protagonist, and he would not die with or without her.
"You're alive because you're lucky, it has nothing to do with me."
Liu Zhiheng said it very sincerely, but Xie Tinglan sounded like she deliberately didn't want to have anything to do with him.
"This is the second time you have saved me..."
"Ah? When did I save you?"
"Don't you remember? You rescued me from a trap in the mountains when I was a child..." Xie Tinglan smiled bitterly, "I knew you didn't remember..."
Is this still a thing?
Liu Zhiheng thought for a while and said, "Then you don't need to thank me. My family is a hunter. Most of the traps in the mountains were dug by our family. You might fall into our trap."
Xie Tinglan didn't know what to say for a moment, and the faint sadness of parting was instantly diluted.
"Anyway, I'm leaving. I don't know when I'll see you next time, but since you saved me, I won't let you down."
"Is this how you thank me?"
"certainly."
"If you really thank me so much, how about we go to the county government office together and ask the county magistrate to be a witness and cancel the marriage?"
Xie Tinglan refused without thinking, "No way, I won't break off the engagement with you. It doesn't matter if you don't want to marry me now. You will think about it when I win the top prize."
Xie Tinglan turned and left.
Liu Zhiheng couldn't help but be speechless, hey, why does it still taste the same?
…
Today is the Lantern Festival. When Liu Zhi rose, Liu Zhiheng took his younger brother and Chun Cao to Pingzhou City.
He started making preparations in the city during the day. Liu Zhiheng was worried that it would be inconvenient to go back at night, so he booked two rooms in advance at the largest restaurant in Pingzhou.
The waiter in this shop is also a smart person. Although these three people are not dressed in conspicuous clothes, the two cloaks on the girl and the gentleman are not ordinary things. There is not even a stray hair on the fox fur. Such a piece is rare, not to mention Two pieces?
I'm afraid the young lady from some noble family came out to experience life.
The waiter gave the last two sky-high rooms to Liu Zhiheng. The three of them had dinner and rested for a while. It turned dark. When we left the restaurant, there were already crowds of people outside.
Although Pingzhou is just a small town, this is the first time for Liu Zhiheng to have the opportunity to join in the fun.
Chuncao was also very happy. Taohua Village was the closest village to Pingzhou, but after living for so many years, she had never been to a lantern festival.
As soon as it gets dark, the lights all come on.
Liu Zhiheng originally thought that this lantern festival might not be too beautiful. After all, she had seen thousands of lights, neon lights all over the city, and gorgeous laser shows. But when she actually came to the lantern festival, she was still shocked.
The streets and alleys are brightly lit, and the colorful lanterns make the night sky picturesque. The bright moon hangs high in the sky, pouring out clear and soft light that complements the lights on the ground.
The noisy streets are crowded and bustling. Palace lanterns, gauze lanterns, revolving lanterns, flower and fruit lanterns are all brilliant. In the center square, there is a huge dragon lantern circling up, with dragon beads twinkling in its mouth.
Isn’t this more beautiful than the neon lights in the city?
Liu Zhiheng couldn't help but said to Chuncao and his younger brother, "I thought Pingzhou was not a prosperous big city, but it looks quite prosperous now. I don't know what the lantern festival in Beijing will look like."
When a passerby heard what Liu Zhiheng said, she came over to chat and said, "It wasn't so lively in the past. Didn't King Yan come to rule this year? He lives in our Pingzhou City now. My husband works in the Yamen. He told me that this prince was the most luxurious prince in the capital and could not live a hard life, so this time he took a lot of money from his private treasury and gave it to the state capital of Pingzhou. He talked about this time in Shangyuan. The lantern festival must be organized properly, and it must be as grand as the capital city! Aren’t we ordinary people just going to take advantage of it?”
Liu Zhiheng nodded, no wonder, it was Duan Wu Jiu who spent the money.
The three of them had their hands full of food, and there were more and more people on the street, rubbing shoulders at every stall.
Liu Zhiheng went to a candy seller's stall and bought three candy men. But when he turned around, he found that he, his brother, and Chuncao were separated.
I don’t know who bumped into Liu Zhiheng. Liu Zhiheng staggered, and the candy man on his hand got on the fox fur, and the white fur became dirty all of a sudden.
Just when Liu Zhiheng couldn't find anything to wipe with, a hand stretched out and handed over a handkerchief.
Liu Zhiheng looked up and saw a strange young master standing in front of him.
The young master has a handsome face, dressed in white, with fluttering immortal skills, clear and transparent eyes, gentle and bright eyes, holding a handkerchief embroidered with blue patterns, and looking at Liu Zhiheng with a gentle smile.
