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Text Chapter 98. Lantern Festival Night Fish and Dragon Dance

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    Liu Wenyang felt bored when he saw everyone making fun of the poor scholar, so he continued walking along the busy road. However, he saw a man and a woman arguing in front of his door on the street not far ahead, which attracted countless people to stop and watch.  The woman was crying on the street, and the man advised: "Forget it, today is the Lantern Festival, I have finished my business and come back, and I want to have a family dinner with you. Why, there is no food or wine,  The left one has snot and the other has tears? Could it be that the snot and tears can be used as a feast for the wind?¡± The woman cried and cursed: ¡°You have been cut into pieces with thousands of knives. You have been out in Zhenjiang for more than ten months this year.¡±  , I only sent three or four yuan for household expenses. I wrote to you to ask for money, but your reply was always nonsense, saying that it was inconvenient to send money from a long distance, and I would pay it in person when I came back during the Lantern Festival.  Where is it? Mr. Lun only has a pair of bedding and a clothes bag. When he opens it, he sees two pairs of blouses and trousers made of hundreds of patches, a cotton-padded jacket and trousers with seven holes and eight holes, three coins of broken silver, four hundred and sixteen  I don't have any money for making money, and I don't have any other money. You said this is all you have to bring back. Damn it! I hope you come back. The bamboo basket is empty of money.  If you can't even feed a cat, why do you have the nerve to come back and have family fun?" The man said: "Gouchang, you don't even bark when you see daddy. I haven't seen you for a year, and you've grown a lot.  Come here and give your father a pat on the back. Your father wants to sweeten your face again." The woman shouted: "Gou Sheng, don't pay attention to him. Don't pat his back or give him a sweet face!"  Your father is just an old bastard without money." The man said, "You don't allow me to have family fun, and you don't allow your son to get close to me. It's embarrassing to go inside."  Hengdao: "What kind of house are you entering? If you don't have money, you can't even step through the door today!" The man sighed: "You can't do this. You can't do that. Living in the world is boring. Give me a knife and wait until I kill myself.  Stop." The woman said, "Don't scare me. If you want to kill yourself, go and get the knife." The man said, "You can't die on the knife. Just wait until I die on the rope." The woman said, "You want to kill yourself."  Go and find the rope." The man said, "Let me take off my trouser belt. I want you to put it on the beam and tie it in a loop." The woman said, "Take it in a loop.  It doesn't matter. But you are going to die and you can't blame me." The man said, "Who will blame you? I'll give you this belt." Others around him pointed.  They all say women are cruel.  When Liu Wenyang heard this, he shook his head and thought to himself: "This woman is so cruel. It would be unlucky if her husband really hanged himself." When he thought of this, he suddenly heard the woman exclaim in surprise: "This  A bunch of gold rings" Before she could say the word "finger", the man stopped her and complained: "This is the street, don't shout loudly!" The woman hurriedly pulled the man into the house.  People around were stunned.  After entering the house, the woman asked in a low voice: "Why are you wearing this string of good things on your trouser belt?" The man said: "Don't show off your wealth. I have to use this method after returning from a long journey, so that the bad guys don't suspect that I am full of money."  "The woman said: "Brother, I was just joking with you, but I didn't take it seriously. Brother, I will cook for you right away and have a good family meal!" The child also shouted happily: "Dad,  Do you teach me to slap your back after you have kissed my face, or do you want to slap your back before you massage my face?" Liu Wenyang standing outside couldn't help but smile, the world in the Ming Dynasty is still interesting, and the lives of men and women are more interesting.  It's colorful.  He was smiling here, and the little boy Mingyue suddenly shouted: "Look, Master, there are lanterns!" Lanterns are not everywhere, so there is nothing strange about it.  Liu Wenyang was surprised. He looked forward and saw a group of people setting off lanterns in the river.  At this moment, the river is full of floating lotus lanterns and lotus lanterns. In contrast, there are actually people praying for blessings and setting off sky lanterns. Those sky lanterns are swaying and rising into the sky, like stars.  Among them, there was a Kongming lantern that had not yet been put out. It was as big as a calf. This not only attracted the attention of many people, but also made Liu Wenyang interested, so he took the little boy Mingyue and walked over to take a closer look.  I saw two people standing in front of the big Kongming Lantern, one was a gray-haired old woman and the other was a young man.  However, the young junior Liu Wenyang knew Wang Xiaoer, the lantern maker he had helped not long ago.  I just heard the old woman calling loudly: "Xiaoer, my mother is too old to worship God. Please kowtow for me a few more times and pray sincerely in front of the Kongming Lantern."?.  "Xiaoer replied: "Son, you understand" Wang Xiaoer's mother said: "How did you congratulate me?"  "Wang Xiaoer said: "My son wishes me three things: first, I wish that my mother's body will gradually become stronger; second, I wish that Liu Engong, whom I met last time, will be happy every year; third, I wish that my son's life as a lantern maker will be endless every day.  "My mother said: "The three things I chanted are indeed good.  But the front and back are reversed.  "Wang Xiaoer said: "How should I wish you according to your mother's wishes?  "My mother said: "You said that firstly, you wish that the Liu family will be happy every year; secondly, you wish that your life will be endless every day; thirdly, you wish that my body will gradually become stronger.  " Wang Xiaoer said: "Why should you put your mother's body in your last wish?  "My mother said: "If you don't have a benefactor to save you, how can you spend the new year in peace?  Blessing your benefactor should be your first wish.  If you rely solely on others to save you, you will be hopeless in this world. You should work hard on your own. You hope that your business will be prosperous in the coming year. Don't sit and eat at home. This should be your second wish.  My mother is getting older. What¡¯s the use of living in this world and wasting some food in vain?  I wish I could close my eyes early.  But when you are short of money, I will die, and I am afraid that you cannot afford it.  So I hope that you will be healthy and strong now. When your hands are active, closing your eyes will not make you suffer. This is the third wish.  "Wang Xiaoer said: "Although you are old, my son has never treated you with filial piety for a day. Being hungry is just making you suffer.  The first thing that my son longs for is for my mother to be healthy. My son always repays your kindness for ten or eight years, so that I can live up to your mother's raising me up.  So the son prayed to the gods and regarded this matter as his first wish.  Since I said this, I followed my instructions. The first wish is that my father-in-law of the Liu family will be happy every year; the second wish is that my mother will be healthy and safe every year; the third wish is that my son's life will be endless every day.  "After that, he kowtowed his head "plop" and "plop". After kowtowing, the old lady said: "Okay, it's time to turn on the lights!  " Wang Xiaoer stood up and lit the big Kongming lantern. Liu Wenyang then discovered that this Kongming lantern was different from the others. In addition to some ordinary prayers, it actually had his own tablet with the words "Great benefactor, Liu" written on both sides.  My husband is above, the original gods bless, and Pusa gives blessings" The calf-sized Kongming Lantern slowly rose under the influence of heat, attracting countless people to watch. Just when Liu Wenyang lamented that the mother and son knew how to be grateful, suddenly a voice  Said: "Ah, it's you, Liu Wenyang?  !  " Liu Wenyang felt that the voice was unusually familiar. He couldn't help but turn around and saw a pretty maid in a green coat standing not far away. She had an oval face and almond-shaped eyes and willow eyebrows. She was not from Taohua Town and almost had an affair with him.  Maid Chun Xing?! Hey, why is she here? But what makes Liu Wenyang even more surprised is that the even more beautiful Aunt Jin is standing next to her.  Looking at him, his face heated up involuntarily, but he felt that the two of them looked like lovers meeting again. He was indescribably happy, but he couldn't show it on his face when he saw an acquaintance, especially when he had feelings for himself.  Aunt Jin also felt her heart heat up. He was a man after all, so she took the initiative and said: "Auntie, why are you here in the county?  " Aunt Jin listened to his gentle call and couldn't help but smile and said: "This county is not your home. You can come, why can't I come?  Liu Wenyang smiled slightly and said, "You know I didn't mean that I just didn't expect that we would meet here."  " "Yeah, I didn't expect that I was planning to take Chun Xing to participate in the poetry competition, but I unexpectedly saw you!  "Aunt Jin smiled. "Poetry Contest? Liu Wenyang was startled, and then he remembered that the highlight of the Lantern Festival tonight seemed to be this Laozi Poetry Contest. "How about this, you go with me, and we will talk in detail as we go.  ?  "Aunt Jin showed a trace of prayer in her eyes. Liu Wenyang: "This" He originally planned to go home, but now ¡ª¡ª "What should I do?! (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!
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