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Chapter 30 Lantern Festival (Part 1)

Xia Yujiao put away the red wedding dress that was about to be embroidered, and she looked a little languid. The old couple tried to persuade her twice, but Xia Yujiao just said that she was tired and wanted to be alone quietly.

The old couple couldn't think of any good solution, so they could only look forward to taking their daughter to the town to see the lanterns during the Lantern Festival so that she could relax.

The old couple were in a bad mood, and the heads of the houses were afraid of getting into trouble.

The whole family is looking forward to returning to the town as soon as the fifteenth day of the first lunar month has passed.

Mrs. Sun felt that after the Lantern Festival, she could start making arrangements for Erlang's marriage.

Three-bedroom, four-bedroom, and five-bedroom apartments all basically can't stand the depressing atmosphere, and they have nothing to do these days, so they just look forward to the Lantern Festival to be lively and lively.

During the Lantern Festival, the Xia family not only wraps up their own Lantern Festivals, but also makes lanterns by themselves.

And on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, everyone can go to the lantern market in the town together to watch the lantern show.

The Lantern Festival not only has something to eat but also has something to play. The children are thinking about it every day!

In the eager anticipation of adults and children, the Lantern Festival is getting closer day by day.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, early in the morning, Mrs. Zhou took out two huge bamboo baskets. Taking advantage of the good sunshine, Mrs. Liu asked Mrs. Liu to scrub them clean and dry them in the yard.

Mrs. Liu was a little reluctant. With so many daughters-in-law and wives around, why did her mother-in-law, Mrs. Zhou, prefer to make her do the work the most?

But she didn't dare to say anything. No matter how unhappy she was in her heart, she didn't dare to show it on her face.

Zhou took out a faded old money bag from her arms, counted out twenty copper coins one by one, and called Erlang over:

"Erlang, take all the millet and glutinous rice at home and go to the Su's mill in Tianshuijing. Grind them into fine flour and bring them back. Remember to let them sift it three times! Don't miss it every time!"

Erlang took the copper plate, counted it, nodded in agreement, tied up his trousers, went to the warehouse, took out two cloth bags, picked up a pole, picked them up and left.

Mrs. Sun saw this and couldn't help but feel depressed.

The family has obviously been separated, but why does the old lady still like to give orders to Erlang and treat him like a livestock!

Erlang is also a fool!

What was in that barn? Even if he felt sorry for the cow, why didn't he know how to drive the mule away?

Mrs. Sun was so angry that her face was distorted, but today was the Lantern Festival. No matter how angry she was, she would not dare to make Mr. Zhou unhappy. Besides, if Erlang was not here at the moment, who could she scold?

Zhou didn't seem to notice Sun's expression, or she didn't care if she did. She waved and called Wu Lang over:

"Xiaowu, go to the grocery store of Sister-in-law Five at the entrance of the village and buy some green and red silk. If the green and red silk is out of stock, buy some candied dates."

Wulang nodded, but stood there looking at the old lady without moving a step.

Ms. Zhou was stunned for a moment, then she remembered something and said with a smile: "Hey, you are so smart!"

While laughing, Mrs. Zhou took out thirty copper coins from the old money bag. After counting them twice, she handed them to Wu Lang: "If it exceeds this number, ask my fifth sister-in-law to take some more.

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Wulang agreed readily, held the thirty copper coins tightly with both hands, took long steps, and walked steadily away.

Mrs. Zhou watched Wulang walk out of the courtyard until he could no longer see his back, and then she started to work.

This time she didn't order others, but took it upon herself to fry the black sesame seeds and white sesame seeds at home in a small pot. The aroma was so fragrant that everyone couldn't help but feel excited when they smelled the aroma.

saliva.

Daohua and the others were also assigned a job by Zhou - cracking pine nuts and shelling melon seeds.

The little fingers of jujube flowers are so tender that it takes a lot of effort to peel off the shells. Even after a long time of effort, I couldn't peel off even one shell.

But when the rice flowers were peeled off, she picked it up and stuffed it into her mouth, which was very smooth.

Daohua looked on with a smile and didn't stop him at all.

Not only did she not stop her, she also divided the melon seeds she had shelled into two piles, pushing the smaller pile to Zaohua, and stuffing the larger pile into Linghua's mouth.

Mrs. Cheng, the fifth daughter-in-law, happened to see Zaohua grabbing a handful of melon seeds and stuffing them into her mouth, and couldn't help laughing.

However, after only laughing a few times, she turned serious and said:

"Okay, okay, you little girls, go out and play for a while! If you do this little work, the rest will not be as much as what you eat!"

Mrs. Zhou, who had discovered the situation here and was about to scold her, immediately rolled her eyes at Mr. Cheng after hearing these words:

"It's a big festival, what are you shouting about?"

However, she didn't dare to let the children open their mouths to eat, otherwise the ingredients she had originally prepared might not be enough.

Mrs. Zhou turned her face and smiled lovingly:

"Everyone can grab a handful and go out to play!"

Lanhua smiled sweetly, said "Hey", stretched out her hands, and grabbed a large handful of melon seeds.

Juhua timidly followed her sister and grabbed a handful. Her hands were small and her movements were slow. She only grabbed a few and didn't dare to take any more.

Daohua smiled and grabbed a handful of pine nuts with her left hand and a handful of melon seeds with her right hand. She called out to Linghua and Zaohua, who were afraid to do anything, and urged them to hurry up.

Linghua looked at Daohua's smiling face and suddenly became bold, grabbing a handful in each hand.

Zaohua was still busy eating and didn't even bother to do anything.

Seeing that Linghua had abandoned him and chased Daohua out, he hurriedly followed with staggering steps.

The children went to find Mr. Xia happily together.

At this moment, Mr. Xia was happily taking his young grandchildren to break the bamboo strips, chop them into thin strips, and use them to pierce the lantern bones in a meticulous manner.

Mr. Xia has a pair of big hands, broad and thick, with many wrinkles on the knuckles. The palms and fingers are covered with calluses, cracks, and scars. No matter how you look at it, they are rough hands from years of hard work.

However, these hands have a kind of dexterity that is completely inconsistent with their appearance.

In just one stick of incense, Mr. Xia had knitted the skeleton of a hexagonal lantern, made a paste with flour, and pasted the red paper he bought a few days ago on the outside of the lantern.

By the time the paper on the lantern had dried, it was getting dark.

Mr. Xia lit the candle with a stick of incense, put two drops of wax oil into the "nest" in the middle of the lantern, then firmly placed the candle, pressed it twice, and fixed it firmly.

The flickering light of the candle shone gently through the red paper.

The faces and hands of the people around him were dimly illuminated and covered with a layer of warm red.

Mr. Xia happily moved the ladder and set it up on the wall. He carried the newly made lantern and hung it on the lantern pole in the yard.

A gust of wind blew by, causing the lantern to sway twice, and the candle inside also swayed twice, but it remained stable and did not fall over or go out.

Mr. Xia smiled happily: "It's done!"

The children clapped their hands excitedly, jumped up and down and cheered loudly.

Xia Daohua discovered that Wulang had also sneaked into this team at some point.

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