The boss of the end of the world travels through ancient times to pamper his little husband

In the blink of an eye, it is the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month. Every year on the 15th day of the first lunar month, a lantern festival is held in Qingshi Town.

Of course, this kind of lantern festival also exists in the capital, and it is definitely much more lively and magnificent than the lantern festivals in small places like Qingshi Town.

However, the two little guys were still very much looking forward to it, and had been clamoring to go watch the lantern festival in the evening since daytime.

After the family had dinner and Yuanxiao, they set out for the town as soon as it got dark.

When we arrived in the town, night had already fallen and the streets were crowded and bustling.

The streets and alleys are filled with lanterns, a magnificent scene of bright lights.

The styles of lanterns are varied, including octagonal and hexagonal palace lanterns with flowers, birds, fish and insects painted on them.

There are lotus lanterns made of colored paper, with layers of pink and delicate petals, just like a real lotus blooming in the night.

There are also various lifelike animal-shaped lamps, each one is unique.

There are also various stalls on both sides of the street, selling lanterns, various snacks, small accessories, ring tossing, and blowing sugar figures...

Every stall has good business, but the most popular business is the one guessing riddles.

Li Shao's family also came forward with great interest to see how the guess was made.

The stalls were filled with all kinds of lanterns, fans, sachets and other small accessories, which were the prizes for guessing lantern riddles.

All the prizes are classified and placed in six areas, and it can be seen that they are divided according to their value.

There are eight ropes hanging at the front of the stall, and each rope is tied with a lot of riddles. The answers are written on the folded papers of the riddles, so there is no possibility of getting the answer right and then not admitting it.

The eight ropes also represent eight levels, the higher the level, and it costs three cents to guess a riddle each time.

Start from level one and proceed step by step, but you can choose any riddle at each level from the rope of that level.

There is a time limit for guessing each riddle, which is about a quarter of an incense stick of time, which is about fifteen minutes in modern times. If you cannot guess it within the specified time, you will be considered a failure.

If you successfully guess the third level riddle, you can choose a small gift from the corresponding area. If you only guess the first or second level, you will get nothing.

Of course, even if someone guessed all eight levels correctly, he could only choose anything he wanted from the stall.

Instead of being able to choose one after passing a level, you can only get one thing by spending one silver coin. If you want something else, you have to pay another three cents and continue guessing from the beginning.

There are men, women, young and old who come to challenge themselves. Most of them want lantern gifts, but they also want to show off themselves.

But this boss was very smart. He made the first and second levels extremely simple, which greatly boosted the confidence of the guessers. However, most of them were stumped at the third level.

So those who have not succeeded will keep paying money and continue to guess. The boss has made a lot of money since he started the stall.

At this time, two children who were watching on the side took a fancy to the lanterns on the stall.

"Dad, Dad, I want that rabbit lamp."

"I want a fish lantern. That little fish is so cute."

"Daddy, Daddy, I want it."

The two children stared at them expectantly with their big eyes.

However, Zhao Ye didn't expect that Xiao Han liked the rabbit lantern, but Jin Ge'er thought the fish lantern was cuter.

She smiled and said to Li Shao, "Husband, what should we do? It seems that the lanterns the two children want require them to guess the fifth-level riddles correctly. Can you do it?" She teased him with a hint of mischief.

Li Shao instantly tightened his grip around his waist, "You don't know if I can do it or not~"

Zhao Ye failed to tease others, but was teased instead. His face turned red, and he reached out and slapped him, "In front of the children, outside, what are you talking about!"

"Hehe, I'm talking about guessing riddles, what are you talking about?" Li Shao said with a wicked smile.

Zhao Ye rolled his eyes at him again.

"Then which one do you like?"

Zhao Ye pointed to a lotus lantern. He fell in love with it at first sight, but he had to pass the sixth level before he could get it.

The boss nearby had long been eyeing this family. He could tell from the way they were dressed and the attendants that they were wealthy.

Moreover, it was the wife and children at home who asked for the lanterns, so the male host had to guess endlessly, and if he couldn't guess it in the end, he had to spend more money to buy the lanterns.

He came up to me and said, "Sir, we only charge three cents for a guess of the lantern riddles. Since you look so good, you can probably take one of my lanterns for three cents."

"The two lanterns your two young masters just mentioned would cost at least one tael of silver each if sold outside. Your husband has good taste. The lotus lantern is worth one and a half taels less."

The boss thought, I will tell you the price first, and when you can’t win after guessing for a long time, I can just pay you directly. There is no need to lie about the price. Basically, all the lanterns in his stall from level five onwards are high-quality ones.

How could Li Shao not understand the boss's little trick? He stared at him for a few times, which made the boss a little nervous. Suddenly, he smiled and said, "Okay, thank you for your good words. Here are nine coins. I want to guess three rounds. I want the three lanterns that my husband and children just mentioned."

"Okay, I'll charge you nine cents for three rounds of guessing. The rules are..."

Before the boss could finish, Li Shao interrupted him, "I know the rules, no need to repeat them, light the incense and start."

"Okay! You."

Zhao Ye and the two children on the side shouted to Li Shao to cheer him up, but soon they dared not speak any more for fear of disturbing his thoughts.

Seeing this, Li Shao smiled at them confidently and started guessing riddles.

In the first level, Li Shao randomly chose an animal to guess: long ears, short tail, only eats vegetables, not rice.

"It's a rabbit."

The boss took down the riddle and opened it, and saw the word "rabbit" written on the paper.

"Congratulations on getting the answer right."

The two children cheered: "Dad is awesome! So awesome!"

The boss thought to himself, I have to let you guess it right from the beginning. If you can’t guess it later, you will have to keep paying money and continue guessing unwillingly, hehe!

But unexpectedly, things did not develop as the boss expected. Li Shao's guessing has been very smooth, and now he is ready to guess the sixth level questions.

The boss's face began to look ugly. If he guessed the sixth level, he would have to take away his lotus lantern worth one and a half taels of silver. Even if he didn't guess it, a rabbit lantern or fish lantern of level five would cost one tael of silver each!

Except for the boss, everyone at the scene was very excited, Zhao Ye and the two children needless to say, and many of the onlookers had guessed many times here but had not won a gift. Seeing someone so talented, they were also very excited and happy, and kept cheering Li Shao on.

Li Shao smiled and chose a riddle from the sixth level: With water, you can raise fish and shrimps, with soil, you can grow crops, with someone who is not you and me, with a horse, you can travel all over the world.

"The answer is 也. The character 也 plus 水(氵) makes 池, which means you can raise fish and shrimp. The character 也 plus 土 makes 地, which means you can grow crops. The character 也 plus 人(亻) makes 他, which means he is not you or me. The character 也 plus 马 makes 驰, which means you can travel all over the world."

After Li Shao finished speaking, the people around him pondered over it, and the more they pondered, the more they felt it was right.

"Well said! It's just the word 'yes'!"

"What a quick thinker! Awesome! Awesome!"

"Boss, why don't you reveal the answer quickly!"

"Yes! Hurry up!"

Under the urging of everyone, the boss revealed the answer, which was indeed the word "也".

"Sir, this is really what you want!" The boss gave Li Shao a thumbs up with a stiff smile, and before he could say anything, he took the lotus lantern that Zhao Ye liked.

Li Shao smiled and said, "Thank you for the compliment, boss." He took the lotus lantern and handed it to Zhao Ye.

Zhao Ye looked at the lotus lantern in his hand. Each lotus petal had a graceful curve and bright colors. The stamens were wrapped with yellow silk threads, which were fluffy and full of texture.

In the center of the pistil, there is a small candle. When the candle is lit, the candlelight shines through the lotus petals, making the pink and white colors softer, just like a real lotus floating in the night.

The more she watched, the more she liked him. Listening to the cheers and envy from the people around her, Zhao Ye looked at Li Shao shyly, "Husband, you are awesome!"

Li Shao also gazed at him affectionately, "As long as you like it."

The two of them were flirting with each other, but the two children couldn't stand it anymore. They pouted and pulled at the corners of their clothes.

"Dad! You only won the lantern for Dad, but what about ours?"

"Yes, ours! Dad, you just think about daddy, not us!"

"Dad! I want the little fish lantern! You must win it for me!"

The two children's affectionate words made the onlookers laugh and made Zhao Ye blush. She quickly asked Li Shao to win the lantern for them, otherwise the two would tell everything about their relationship at home.

Next, Li Shao naturally won the rabbit lantern and fish lantern for the two of them very smoothly.

The boss' heart was bleeding, but he brought the lantern in a nice manner. He secretly thanked Li Shao for not asking him to continue guessing, otherwise he would have lost a lot of money.

The boss breathed a sigh of relief only after Li Shao and Zhao Ye left with their two children who were happy and satisfied after receiving the lanterns.

At this time, a young man came up to the stall, and the boss recognized him as the servant who had just followed Li Shao and the others.

The visitor directly stuffed three taels of silver into the boss's pocket. Before the boss could react, he heard the visitor say, "This is given to you by my master. My husband and the two young masters are very happy today. Your lamp will be bought by our master."

After saying that, he turned and left, leaving the boss alone holding the silver, feeling ecstatic.