Shen Zhuo and Shen Yao both turned around, and the person standing behind them was Xie Zhe!
I don't know how long he stood there, thinking that he was talking about others behind their back just now, but he never thought that when he turned around, he bumped into the real owner. Shen Zhuo and Shen Yao both blushed.
Xie Zhe seemed not to have heard the two of them talking at all. He gave a salute and said with a gentle face: "I have done something for you, Miss Shen, to please the two Miss Shen. Since it is a birthday gift for Mr. Shen, how can Xie accept the money? Just take it as a token of my appreciation."
Shen Zhuo immediately quit: "How can it be done?"
"In this case, wouldn't the signature become a gift from you? Then I have to find a birthday gift for my second brother, and I won't do it."
Shen Yao looked embarrassed and said, "Jiaojiao, don't be unreasonable."
Shen Zhuo rolled his eyes, took the idea into consideration, and said with a smile: "How about this? Master, please accept the money for this calligraphy. My sister and I are shopping today. If Master doesn't mind, he will go with us. I and I Master will use this money to pay for all my sister’s expenses, how about that?”
Shen Yao hurriedly shouted softly: "Jiaojiao, don't mess around!"
Shen Zhuo refused: "What am I doing? Today is Chinese Valentine's Day. It's normal for men and women to go shopping together."
Shen Yao's face turned redder, and Xie Zhe's ears also turned red inexplicably.
The bookstore shopkeeper was well-informed. He turned his eyes around a few people and smiled clearly: "The little girl is right."
"It's the Chinese Valentine's Day. Girls and gentlemen go shopping together and make fools of themselves. This is a festival. Thank you, Mr. Xie, don't waste this beautiful time."
"The Kong Ming Lanterns are going to be lit up over Tianjie tonight. You can go and have fun together."
So, Xie Zhe followed Shen Zhuo and Shen Yao, and Bao Pu Xuan came out from behind them.
Xie Zhe's book boy Zhuqing and the Shen family's two maids Ying'er and Huan'er looked at each other in confusion. How could it happen in the blink of an eye?
Shen Zhuo held Shen Yao's arm contentedly and happily wandered around Tianjie. From the corner of her eyes, she glanced at Xie Zhe, who was falling not far behind them, and couldn't help but click her tongue, tut, tut, Master Xie was destined to like Ajie. The two of them had only met each other a few times in this life, and when he looked at Sister, his ears turned red.
Xie Zhe had always kept a respectful distance from Shen Zhuo and Shen Yao, and dutifully paid them every money they spent. Until they visited every store in the entire Tianjie.
"Sister, let's go set off the Kongming lanterns?" Shen Zhuo suggested.
The most important part of the Chinese Valentine's Day is the lighting of Kongming lanterns. Legend has it that as long as you write your wishes on the lantern, the Kongming Lantern will fly up to the sky with it, and the gods in the sky can see it. The higher the sky lantern flies, the more gods it sees and the more wishes come true.
There is a large lawn at the end of Tianjie, about four or five acres in size, which is a gathering place for people attending festivals in Kyoto.
When Shen Zhuo and the others arrived, the lawn was already bustling with many people. The perimeter of the lawn is crowded with stalls selling Kongming lanterns.
"Sister, I want the biggest lamp." Shen Zhuo pulled Shen Yao's sleeves and pointed to the largest pavement not far away.
As soon as Shen Zhuo finished speaking, Xie Zhe's book boy Qingfeng spontaneously walked to the stall and came back carrying the largest Kongming Lantern. Along the way, Qingfeng finally understood that his young master was a human-shaped purse, specifically for payment.
Shen Yao glanced at Shen Zhuo, and then said with a shy face, "Master, don't spoil Jiaojiao too much. She can't put up such a big lamp at all."
The Kongming lantern carried back by the breeze is as tall as one person.
"It's okay." Xie Zhe closed his eyes slightly and turned sideways politely, trying not to look directly at Shen Yao, "My younger sister also likes the large Kongming lanterns and puts them up every year."
"Sister, my handwriting is too ugly, please come and help me write it." Shen Zhuo held up the pen and ink and put it into Shen Yao's hand.
I specifically picked out the biggest lamp to buy, but I was too lazy to write after I bought it. Shen Yao shook her head, reluctantly took the pen and ink, and wrote two lines of words according to Shen Zhuo's dictation.
"Good health and long life."
"Every year the flowers are blooming and the moon is full. May you have many children and happiness."
Shen Yao frowned, what a mess this is! How old is Jiaojiao, and she already thinks about having more children and being blessed?
Before Shen Yao could say anything, Shen Zhuo thrust another pen into Xie Zhe's hand: "Master, can you help me draw some pictures on the lamp?"
"What do you want to draw, Miss Fourth?"
"Well, I want to have many children and be blessed, and I want to be happy and happy."
"Shen Zhuo!" Shen Yao was embarrassed and annoyed, asking a young man to accompany the painting next to her words. What kind of thing is this?
"Sister, aren't my paintings ugly? It would be bad if the gods in the sky were angry with me. Mr. Xie is the teacher of the academy, so what's wrong with helping me?"
Shen Zhuo shook Shen Yao's arm, rubbed his face against her shoulder, and coaxed in a low voice: "Besides, only the gods in the sky can see this lamp, not others."
Xie Zhe's ears turned red again. He lowered his head and drew a few hurried strokes on the lamp paper. A lotus and a few orchids appeared on the paper. Although there were only a few strokes, they had both spirit and form, and full of flavor.
Shen Zhuo was very satisfied, and then on the other side of the blank paper, he wrote a line with the words of his own dog crawling, "The whole family is reunited, safe and smooth."
The huge Kong Ming Lantern rose steadily into the sky under Xie Zhe's fiddle, carrying her prayers and her little thoughts as it slowly floated towards the sky.
Are there really gods in the sky? Can the deity really see her prayers? Shen Zhuo looked at the flying fire and thought. It had been a long time since she had let go of the Kongming Lantern. Ever since she gave birth to Shi Shi in her previous life, she had been in poor health and rarely went out.
The last time the Kongming lanterns were released in my memory was also on the Chinese Valentine's Day. At that time, Xiao Yi was still King Duan and was Xiao Cheng's most useful helper. He had promised himself that they would play together on Chinese Valentine's Day first and then release the Kongming Lanterns. She had prepared carefully for this for a long time, and even went to learn a dance. She booked the entire Wentian Pavilion in advance and planned to dance for Xiao Yi during the lantern parade.
Unexpectedly, when the day came, Xiao Yi said that he had heavy official duties and would not spend the holiday with her!
Shen Zhuo was so angry that he bought a hundred Kongming lanterns and wrote "Speaking as a bastard" on each lantern, and also drew a bastard. She angrily took a hundred sky lanterns and ran outside Xiao Yi's office to light them.
Since she had people pour out the fuel from the lamps, leaving only a little bit, and the location of the office was not open and there was no wind, so the lamps stumbled straight into the office shortly after they took off.
She put the light on like this, and not long after, news came from the office telling everyone to take a break. Xiao Yi walked out carrying a few fallen Kongming lanterns with a livid face.
Does he still have the nerve to be angry? She is so talented!
Shen Zhuo was really angry that time and ignored Xiao Yi for more than a month. No matter whether Xiao Yi expressly hinted or found various excuses to give clothes and jewelry, she remained unmoved.
Finally, someone gave Xiao Yi a crooked trick. One night, Xiao Yi suddenly broke into the inner room of the main house, kidnapped Shen Zhuo who was already sleeping on the bed, took her on horseback and drove away, regardless of whether her clothes were neat or not and her face was frightened. Wrapping her in a cloak, she was forcibly taken to Baicang Peak in the south of Kyoto, which is the highest point in Kyoto.
Xiao Yi dug her out of his arms, said with a straight face, "Look!"
The biting cold wind is blowing against your face, and the sky is pitch black, without even the moon or stars. What are you looking at? ! Shen Zhuo had a pale face and was almost going crazy with anger.
At this time, Xiao Yi suddenly whistled for a long time, and in an instant, countless fireworks soared into the sky from the foot of the mountain, rising into the sky and blooming brilliantly. In an instant, it lit up the entire night.
Shen Zhuo couldn't remember how long the fireworks had been setting off. She only remembered that under the sky full of fireworks, Xiao Yi said: "It is my fault that I did not keep my promise. I promise that I will keep my promises to you in the future, and my promises will be fulfilled."
Then this man, who had always been confident and calm, suddenly stiffened and said extremely uncomfortably: "Well, you, please don't be angry."
Shen Zhuo also remembered that he opened his mouth wide, like a completely stupid fool.
In fact, before Xiao Yi met Lin Feifeng, the two had a sweet period, but it was very short-lived. Just like the Kongming Lantern that is rising into the sky, it looks very big and bright, burning hotly, but it only lights up for one night.
"Yaoyao, are you here to light the Kongming lanterns too?" Suddenly Xiao Qingyun's delighted voice came from the front.
Shen Zhuo concentrated his mind and looked over, only to see a few people standing not far in front of him. They were Xiao Qingyun, Xiao Cheng, and Xiao Yi.
Shen Zhuo felt his eyes go dark, stumbled for no reason, and almost stopped standing.