Delicious Delicacy of the Demon Spirit

Li Kuer was finally relieved, because He Weiran said that he would never follow that little guy.Although there is a huge difference in status between her and the little county lord, she is obviously superior in her relationship with He Weiran.But also, such a child, wanting this and that at every turn, is not mature at all, if it is not his own, who would like it?Li Ku'er was in high spirits, but she didn't think that she was a 15-year-old girl, and she was quite shameless compared to a nine-year-old kid.

Before it got dark, A Cai called people after everyone had finished their dinner.All the maids had to go to the courtyard and bring the two baskets of eggplants along the way.Xiaoqu ran away early, didn't eat dinner, went home and waited for Fang Hancai to deliver it to her door.Fortunately, when A Cai came to inform about this in the afternoon, she and Li Kuer were helping in the kitchen, and they only said that they went home before hearing, and it was okay.

There are dozens of servant girls in the palace, sitting on the lawn in the courtyard, a thin bamboo pole is inserted next to each of them, and the county magistrate puts a small chair and sits among them, like a little adult. mound, and beside it are five baskets filled with incense sticks and cotton thread.The princesses, the princess, and the concubine, the five of them sat in the gazebo in the middle of the lake, gossiping and chatting, looking at the princess from time to time, shaking their heads and smiling and continuing to chat.

"I heard that people here don't know about Luosu lanterns." The little county magistrate glanced at everyone, triumphantly: "You watch me make one first, and then make it yourself. Whoever does it well, I will ask my grandfather to give it a reward." who."

As soon as the words came out, everyone whispered to each other, mostly saying things like "It seems that it's not a bad thing to stay for one night", "I don't know who can hit the jackpot".Li Kuer recalled He Weiran's description about Luosu lanterns, but it was nothing more than sticking incense on eggplants. It's weird to think about it, how can you judge a good one?She wasn't interested in the so-called jackpot, and in fact she didn't want to show off at all.

"First, find a good-looking eggplant." The little county lord rummaged through the pile of eggplants, and dug out a round eggplant that was as big as two steamed buns put together. A cotton thread was tied to the handle, and the other end was tied to a section of a thin bamboo pole. , Then I grabbed a handful of incense sticks, each of which was cut in half, evenly inserted on the eggplant, densely packed, like a hedgehog huddled together.

"It's like this. After a while, when it's dark, I'll light up the incense sticks. It's pretty good. By the way, you are not allowed to do the same as me." The little county magistrate looked at his Luosu lantern happily, wishing complacent.

The maids watched the little county master make this, and privately laughed and said that this thing is much easier than paper lanterns, and it is obviously a thing for coaxing children.

"Okay, you guys come and get the eggplants." The little county lord stood up, and immediately after that, a strange maid asked her to sit in a small chair. It seemed that this strange maid was brought by the little county lord from the capital. It was an expression of pride and contempt for the country people.

Seeing that the county magistrate had moved away, everyone stepped forward and squatted beside the pile of eggplants to pick and choose.Li Ku'er was not that keen, and waited for everyone to choose almost, before starting to pick.The round ones were basically picked out, and the rest were thin and curved or oddly shaped.Li Kuer managed to choose a big long strip of eggplant, slightly curved, but better than those curled up.

"Hey? That man, you just put in two sticks of incense and you're done. You're perfunctory, right?" The little county magistrate sat by the side and observed each maidservant's appearance of making Luosu lanterns. Whenever he was dissatisfied, he would say loudly, " "Correction", it is like the airs of Mr. Xuetang: "Whoever dares to do anything casually after a while, I will ask my grandfather to punish you! I will punish...you will be punished without food for three days."

Everyone looked panic-stricken, but Li Kuer thought: "If you don't eat it, don't eat it. I'll make it myself when I go home." But on second thought, He Weiran won't be seen when I go home for dinner, so I'd better use some It's okay, it's not a difficult matter anyway, besides, it's really not worth the candle to go to the old prince for such a trivial matter.

Everyone was immersed in making it, and Li Kuer also tied the eggplant at one end, thinking about how to insert incense to make it look good without looking simple and perfunctory.She decided to look at others first... Ah Chuan's is very simple, just stick a circle of incense sticks around the waist of a round eggplant, and when you lift it up, it looks like two big cymbals juxtaposed together.Ah Liao took a long, fat eggplant, and the incense sticks were inserted densely into the eggplant like candied haws sold on the street.Ah Chu's eggplant was about the same size as Ah Liao, and the spiral incense sticks were arranged several times.And A Zhu, she is more interesting, she is carving flowers with a small knife.

"Azhu, what are you doing?" Li Kuer asked her.

Azhu smiled and said, "I want to be a peacock, and now I'm carving peacock's eyes."

Li Ku'er looked left and right, he really looked alike, with a few more rows of incense sticks on his buttocks, it would be tail hair.Oh, this is the first one to go...

Li Kuer turned his attention back to his eggplant, fiddling with it, how to fix it?

"Who hasn't done anything yet? You are the slowest." The little county master said suddenly, and when Li Kuer raised his head, the little ancestor was looking at her with displeasure.

"Immediately... Immediately..." Li Kuer stammered and agreed, thinking to herself that this kid is quite powerful, she hastily inserted a row in a row, forming a gourd arc, and then inserted a row in the same way on the other side. Let's do it this way.

After everyone’s Luosu lanterns were ready, and it was almost dark, the little county master sent me again: "You all stand in a row in front of me, light up the incense, and I will comment on you one by one, see Who's the prettiest."

It's really serious.Li Ku'er took the candle and borrowed a fire from someone else, and lit her Luosu lamp.The simple smell of incense sticks spread out, and one after another, the Luosu lamps in everyone's hands lit up, dotted and shining, unexpectedly charming.

The eggplant lamp in the hands of the county magistrate has also been lit. It is round and small, with dense and even sparks, which is extraordinarily delicate.When it swayed, the dots of fire immediately connected into one piece, which was even more dazzling.

She took her own lamp and walked from one end of the line to the other, asking questions from time to time.When he arrived at Li Kuer's place, he asked, "What shape are you posing?"

Li Ku'er looked at the lamp, then at the little county magistrate, and said, "Gourd."

The little magistrate nodded and said, "Actually, putting incense on tender gourds and making a gourd lantern should be quite fun." Then I went to the next one.

Li Ku'er cried in his heart, so he said that making a gourd for the eggplant was just a reminder to the little county magistrate that the gourd lamp is also good, does it not matter whether it is beautiful or not?Although she doesn't expect to be the most beautiful, a work that even a child can't conquer is really not a work.

In the end, the Luosu Lantern that captured the young "heart" of the little county lord was indeed A Zhu's peacock.With that hard work alone, it is indeed a matter of course to win.Li Kuer shook the gourd lantern in his hand, although it was a bit thin and crude, it was quite good.

After the lights were finished and the number one was judged, it was completely dark, and the princess and her party also got up.They recruited people, prepared incense candles, and wanted to stick incense sticks throughout the house.Li Ku'er cried again, the yard will have to be cleaned tomorrow.

Li Ku'er decided to escape home, after all, every time he saw them planting a stick of incense in the soil, he felt that his heart had been pierced, and he felt depressed.She went to He Weiran and said goodbye to her. The Luosu lamp in her hand had only burned a little bit, and she already wanted to throw it away.If you take this home, you will die of laughter.Arriving at He Weiran's residence, He Weiran was planting ground incense alone in the open space in front of the house. Li Kuer was surprised that even He Weiran believed in this. He Weiran saw the Luosu lamp in her hand and said with a smile "This is the lamp made by Ku'er..." There is no further words.

Without boasting, Li Ku'er knew that she couldn't boast anymore, and the thought of throwing away the Luosu lantern in her hand became even more serious, saying: "I'll pour water on it when I go out later."

He Weiran paused, forced his smile back, and said: "Oh, why do you want to put it out? It's very beautiful. You can take it home later and hang it under the room. Luosu means to rest comfortably, and it looks like a gourd again. Yes, the meaning of Fulu Ankang is also here, how wonderful it is.”

Li Kuer was dubious: "You can see that I made a gourd?"

"Why can't you see it? By the way, are you going home now?"

Li Ku'er felt more at ease, and replied, "Well, I'm going back to plant incense too."

"Then you can insert more to make the yard bright."

"Should the brighter the ground incense be, the better?"

"Of course it is." He Weiran saw that Li Ku'er didn't seem to know anything, so he explained: "It is said that the king of Ksitigarbha does not close his eyes on weekdays. Only when the incense sticks are full, he will open his eyes to see the various states of the world. And those who are seen by him will be able to get rid of disasters and get good fortune, and they will be safe for a whole year."

Li Kuer suddenly gained insight again: "Then I will buy a lot more incense and go home!"