don't sacrifice

Maicheng is an old city that has experienced wind and frost. Although the economy is not developed, it has extremely rich cultural heritage.And all the love and hatred in this city are reflected in this fiery festival and integrated in this red alley temple fair.

As soon as he entered the red alley, Xiao Bai was shocked.I saw pedestrians on the street coming one after another, all wearing thin winter clothes, laughing and running.The children's faces are flushed, like dolls in New Year pictures; the white-haired old people are also full of energy, smiling with toothless mouths; But there is always each other in the eyes.

There are all kinds of stalls along the whole street, there are traditional candied haws sellers, sugar people, cotton candy, lanterns, and tiger shoes... There are also some magic tricks, accordion players, and stage talk talk Yes, and even more exciting stage performances...

Xiaobai's eyes were dazzled all of a sudden, he stared at the bustling alley, but his hands naturally clutched Zhou Qichen's clothes,

"My God, I didn't expect it to be so lively..."

"Of course." Zhou Qichen held his hand in his palm with a smile, and looked sideways at the shocked young man, "Maicheng is famous for its temple fairs."

But Xiaobai, whose hands were being held, lost his mind. He said softly to Zhou Qichen, "It's not very good to hold hands here, there are too many people."

"It's because there are so many people that I have to hold you tighter." Even though he said this, Zhou Qichen could still see that he had some concerns.After all, it takes more courage for two men to hold hands in such an environment, so Zhou Qichen rolled down his sleeves to cover their hands, "Is this okay, huh?"

"Okay..." Xiaobai looked into his smiling eyes, and didn't want to dampen his interest.In fact, the place is so crowded that no one should notice them.

Xiaobai's mind didn't linger too much on this, his eyes were quickly attracted by the variety of stalls here, Zhou Qichen had to hold him firmly behind him to prevent him from rushing out of his sight.

"Zhou Qichen, I want to eat that candied haws!"

"Zhou Qichen, that sugar figurine looks so good, I want to make one too..."

"Zhou Qichen, look over there..."

"Zhou Qichen..."

Before he had walked half a street, Xiao Bai's hands and mouth were already full of food.He was holding a bunch of half-bitten candied haws in his left hand, and a box of rice cakes in his right hand, and he would stuff two pieces into Zhou Qichen's mouth from time to time,

"Try it here, it's a good one!"

Zhou Qichen looked at his swollen cheeks like a hamster, and burst out laughing, the rice cake crumbs in his mouth sprayed Xiaobai's face.

"What are you doing!" Xiaobai was taken aback for a moment, then rubbed his face against his coat in disgust, "Spray on my face, it's disgusting!"

Zhou Qichen held back his laughter and helped him wipe off the scum on his face, "I'm sorry, I couldn't hold back..."

"Go away...you did it on purpose." Xiaobai rolled his eyes fiercely, "but why do I feel like I'm going to be full before I finish shopping..."

As he said that, he took another big bite of candied haws, and looked at Zhou Qichen with aggrieved eyes, "And you paid for the food today, I... feel a little sorry."

This time Zhou Qichen resisted the urge to burst into laughter, tried his best to pat Xiaobai on the shoulder in a serious manner, and said earnestly, "What's the matter with spending some money for you? It's okay, just keep opening it and eat. My wallet is just for you." You served!"

Xiaobai curled his lips, stuffed the last candied haws into his mouth, and said vaguely, "No, let's go for a walk. There are so many people there, and I don't know what they are doing..."

Zhou Qichen looked in the direction he pointed, and sure enough, there were a lot of people around there.He and Xiaobai went through the crowd and squeezed to the innermost circle of the crowd.

He saw that Xiao Bai's cheeks were flushed from being squeezed, and he even started to wipe the sweat from his forehead.So he couldn't help but said to him, "Why don't you take off your clothes and let me hold them for you?"

"..." Xiaobai glanced at him, feeling a little arrogant.But it was too hot, so he took off his coat and threw it into his arms.

"Don't miss it when you pass by, the most popular in Japan and the hottest in China - Fujii Hospital has landed in Red Lane today!..."

In the crowd, a bald middle-aged man was holding a horn, loudly introducing the haunted house behind him to the crowd.The appearance of the haunted house looks very funny, there are two monsters crawling on the gate like the entrance of a cave, and two big red blessing characters are pasted on the monsters.

"...Our meaning is also very auspicious." The boss continued to introduce, "Breaking through our haunted house means that you have broken through all kinds of demons and ghosts in the new year. It will be smooth sailing for a year, and no one can stop it! We have a special competition today, looking for [-] tourists, divided into ten groups, two people in each group, and see which group stays in the longest time, the champion is there Huge red envelopes! So, who wants to sign up now?"

The young people at the scene were all eager to try when they heard this, and they raised their hands to sign up enthusiastically.

"Do you want to try?" Zhou Qichen was moved by it, and asked Xiaobai with a sideways look.

Although Xiaobai was a little scared, seeing that Zhou Qichen seemed eager to try, he also nodded, "Well, then shall we sign up?"

Zhou Qichen immediately smiled when he heard his answer, took his hand and walked up to the middle-aged man, "Boss, we also want to sign up!"

"Okay, okay!" The boss looked at so many people wanting to participate, the creases on his face burst into laughter, and he stretched out his hand to signal them, "Come here, sign up here, fill out the form!"

"Are the two of you in a group?" On the side, a short-haired little girl was in charge of filling out the form. She seemed to have a cold, and with a thick mask on her face, she also started to work.When she saw Zhou Qichen and Xiaobai, she was slightly taken aback, and couldn't help asking.

"That's right..." Zhou Qichen was surprised, only to find that almost all of the applicants were couples of a man and a woman. The existence of him and Xiao Bai seemed a bit abrupt.

"Is there a question?" He seemed a little displeased by this question, and raised his eyebrows at the girl.

The girl was taken aback again, and smiled awkwardly, "It's okay... I'm just asking casually, this is your form, after you fill it out, go there and line up!"

Zhou Qichen took the pen and form she handed over, and neatly filled in his and Xiaobai's names on it. "Here." He handed the completed form to the girl. The girl glanced at it and signaled them to line up over there.

"Zhou... Qichen...?" However, they didn't notice the girl's surprised eyes when she saw the familiar name, and the eyes that instantly swept towards their tightly clenched hands.

"Hey, Yunxiao, have all these people filled out the forms?"

At this time, the boss raised his head from the crowd and shouted at the girl.

"Ah... everything, it's all filled out!" She withdrew her gaze as if waking up from a dream, and inserted the form between a pair of papers.