On the fifteenth day of the first month of the lunar calendar, during the Lantern Festival, the Lantern Festival in Beijing is very lively.
At night, there are crowds of people, festive colors everywhere you look, the faces of pedestrians are filled with joy, and cheers and shouts can be heard in the streets.
Young men and women can express their longing for each other by giving lanterns to each other. If the other party accepts his lantern, it means that the other party is also interested in him, and the man can go to the woman's house to propose marriage.
Min Xiyao wandered around the crowded flower street, watching the old man blowing the candy blower for a while, watching the craftsmen making lanterns for a while, and selling wooden combs, and the stalls of various snacks were crowded in front. It was full of people.
"Come on, hurry up, there's lantern riddles over there."
"Let's go and see who can get the top spot this year."
People quickly walked towards the high platform, and Min Xiyao also followed the crowd watching the excitement to the edge of the high platform.
"Dang!" There was a sound, and a middle-aged man walked out from the high platform. Everyone was looking at him.
He glanced at the crowd and said loudly: "Everyone, fellow villagers, gentlemen and ladies, come and take a look. A lantern costs 20 yuan. If you guess ten lantern riddles correctly, you will get a lantern for free."
He gestured to the lanterns hanging above with his hand: "There are palace lanterns, revolving lanterns, animal lanterns, lotus lanterns and fairy lanterns. In the past, lanterns sold for 50 cents, but now they only cost 20 cents, and you have a chance to take them home!"
The atmosphere at the scene was ignited. Everyone signed up to guess lantern riddles. The middle-aged man laughed and said: "Don't be anxious, don't be anxious, come one by one, come one by one!"
"Those who guess 10 lanterns can participate in the lantern guessing competition. The top three will receive generous rewards, which will surely satisfy everyone. If you have not signed up, please line up on the left side of the high platform to sign up."
Min Xiyao looked at the various lanterns on the high platform and found them very interesting. She went over and paid 20 cents, received the number plate, and successfully entered the lantern riddle guessing venue.
She found a place to the side and sat down. Min Xiyao was number 17. When a hundred people came in, the middle-aged man stopped letting people in and let the people outside wait for the next show.
"Dang!" The man signaled everyone to be quiet: "The first round of quick-answer questions. Those who answer 10 questions correctly can enter the competition. Those who enter the competition will have a pen and paper on their right hand side. I will tell the lantern riddles at the top, and you will write the answers below. , you cannot disturb the order of the scene by talking to each other, otherwise it will be treated as a failure."
Min Xiyao almost thought that she was in the examination room of her previous life. Isn't that what the teacher said before the examination?
Pay attention to the order in the examination room and do not whisper to each other. Otherwise, it will be treated as cheating. If the circumstances are serious, you will be expelled from the examination room.
Min Xiyao smiled and observed the venue. The entire venue was very large, and everyone was separated by a distance to prevent anyone from fishing in troubled waters.
Min Xiyao noticed that there was a person on the right side of the first two rows who was dressed strangely. Taking a closer look, wasn't she a young lady?
This little lady is quite funny. She dresses up as a man and even puts on a fake beard. However, if a woman disguises herself as a man, she should cover her breasts. Do you really think that others won’t be able to tell if you put on a beard while wearing men’s clothes?
Feeling interesting, Min Xiyao withdrew her gaze.
At this time, the middle-aged man stepped forward and said: "The first lantern riddle is a quick answer question. Please listen carefully. The tall and thin girl is wearing red clothes, her head is burning, tears are flowing and hitting something, the quick answer begins."
Someone was very quick and raised his hand and replied: "I know, I know, the answer is candles."
The middle-aged man smiled and said: "The young master answered correctly. Congratulations, this revolving lantern belongs to the young master."
The waiter handed a revolving lantern to the young man in a long coat. The young man took the lantern, looked at everyone triumphantly, and continued to stare at the middle-aged man.
Others were annoyed, some were disdainful, and some were preparing for the next question.
The middle-aged man smiled and continued: "Please listen to the second question. He wears a bright floral dress and loves to play on the hills. When the situation is a little tight, he only cares about the head and tail, and hunts animals."
After speaking, he looked at everyone with a smile, waiting for the answer. Someone else reacted quickly and replied: "Pheasant. Haha, is this year's question that simple?"
Suddenly, everyone laughed, and the atmosphere suddenly reached a climax.
The first round of guessing lantern riddles continued, and with the rush to answer, the contestants were quickly selected.
Those who answered correctly were invited to the front row, while those who answered incorrectly went to the back and stood behind to watch.
Half of them were eliminated in the first round. The cultural quality of the ordinary people is not high. Reading and writing are rights that only a small number of people can enjoy. Among the 100 people who came in, only a small part wanted to get the lanterns, and the more wanted to get the lanterns. lively.
Someone whispered from behind: "I came here to experience it, I didn't expect to win."
"Me too, just joining in the fun and feeling happy. Haha, I have better luck."
At this time, the sky has completely darkened, the streets are brightly lit, and there are a lot of people. There are many styles of lanterns with beautiful shapes, including novel and unique revolving lanterns, simple and elegant palace lanterns, hearty and cute animal lanterns, lifelike lotus lanterns, and dancing postures that are fairy-like. Floating fairy lights.
With the sound of the gong, the middle-aged man repeated what he said before: "Fellow folks, gentlemen and ladies, come and take a look, 20 cents each, 20 cents each..."
One person will receive 20 coins, and a hundred people will receive 2,000 coins. Each lantern given out will cost 50 coins. As long as there are no more than 30 people with correct answers, he will not lose money. While there are many people now, he will come to more games.
As for those who answered ten questions correctly and entered the competition, they all sat aside, waiting for the several rounds of selection rounds to end before competing together.
Min Xiyao got a lantern. She could basically understand the lantern riddles, but she didn't continue guessing, let alone participate in the competition.
This time she came out just to hang out and join in the fun. The lanterns and rewards were dispensable to her, so there was no need to waste her time here.
She looked here and there on the street, and when she found someone following her, she walked to a crowded place without giving anyone behind her a chance to make a move.
Min Xiyao was holding a lantern, smiling like a child who was inexperienced in the world.
After discovering that the little lady who was disguised as a man had been kidnapped, she deliberately did this to hang up the two sneaky people.
She walked around the street three times to find the most suitable alley for her hands-on work. Then she leisurely made candy figures, ate candy paintings and set off river lanterns. She also set off fireworks on the bridge.
Among the two people who had been following her, the tallest man yawned, and the thin man hammered his leg. This woman was really good at walking. If she didn't take action, his leg would be broken first.
"What a bastard. This bitch is so cunning. She only goes to crowded places. When are we going to do it?"
"Now is not the right time."
The big man rubbed his eyes and said tiredly: "Is she really as beautiful as you say?"
"I saw it with my own eyes, so it's fake?" The thin man was unhappy: "The little girl is really beautiful. I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to catch her alone, so that's why I called you that."
The big man said contemptuously: "You're just a little girl, why are you so cowardly? If I had known you were so cowardly, I wouldn't have recommended you in front of the immortal master."
I've been sick for several days, and I just had some strength to type today. Unfortunately, I only wrote one chapter. Ahhhh! I’ve also thought about July 7th!
I wish you all a happy Valentine’s Day!
