Mr. Transcendence

After the first day of the Lunar New Year and until the Lantern Festival, this period is the time for everyone to visit relatives and friends.However, Yuan Anping and the others did not have this activity.Therefore, the basic daily life is to stay at home and eat.

Looking at himself in the water while washing his face, Yuan Anping sighed: "The Spring Festival is really a good time to gain weight." He found that he not only grew taller, but also had some flesh on his face. Compared with before, he looked pleasing to the eye Too much, and it really is not a good thing to be too thin.

Yuan Anping's house is still a gathering place for children, because tomorrow is the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and everyone's relatives have basically finished their visits, so everyone is free to run to Yuan Anping's place.

A child asked him: "Brother Anping, will you go to the county town to see the Lantern Festival tomorrow?"

"Lamp City?" Of course Yuan Anping didn't quite understand this.

But he didn't need to ask, the children chattered about it themselves.Yuan Anping also learned from their words that every Lantern Festival, the county will hold a lantern fair. There is no curfew in the city on this day, and some villagers will go to the county to play, which is said to be very lively.

Yuan Anping thought about it, his family has old and young, it would be troublesome to go to see the lamp market, but if he went, he would have to stay in the city for one night, after all, it is not easy to go back to the village at night, there are no street lights here, he thought: " Go ask them later, if they are willing to play, maybe they can spend the night with Dr. Lin." He didn't care how many times he had met Dr. Lin, so he was ashamed to stay with him.

Yuan Anping looked at the children who were talking enthusiastically, and asked, "Then will you go play tomorrow?"

When he asked this question, many children expressed their disappointment: "If you want to go, you can't go."

"The lantern market is held at night, and it will be very late after shopping. I have to go back to the village at night. My parents don't want to go."

"My dad went there last year to play with my elder brother and the others, saying that I was too young to let go."

"Yeah, they said they were afraid I would lose it, how could I lose it."

"My dad can't say anymore, he promised to tie a lantern for me."

"It's good if you have a lamp, and my father can't say no, he still doesn't make a lantern for me."

"But the lanterns made by my father are not as good-looking as those in the lantern market."

"My dad doesn't know how to make lanterns either, but he promised to buy me one two days ago."

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Yuan Anping heard that people in the village would only occasionally take their families to the county town to see the Lantern Market. The main reason was that it was troublesome to go back to the village at night, and it was a waste of money to stay in an inn in the county town, so they celebrated at home.

During lunch, Yuan Anping mentioned the Lantern Market: "Do you want to see the Lantern Market?"

Zhongsun Lianjue had never seen any excitement before, so he naturally took an attitude whether he could see or not to see the light market in a small Hua County.Zhong Sunrui is a child, of course he likes to be lively, but he thinks it is up to the adults to decide whether to go or not.

Huo Xiaohan had only heard of the Lantern Festival, and it was said to be very lively. He wanted to see it, but found it troublesome.

Yuan Anping saw that everyone was so uncertain, and Zhong Sunrui was indeed the one he wanted to go the most, so it was nothing to think about, so he decided: "Then let's go to the Lantern Market. I'll borrow a donkey cart tomorrow. Let’s go to the county together.”

Zhongsun Lianjue thought for a while and said, "Go and play, I won't go." His leg injury is still not healed, so let's forget about visiting the Lantern Market.

Zhong Sunrui saw that his grandfather was not going, although he felt a little regretful, he still said: "Then I won't go either, I will stay at home with grandpa."

Seeing this, Huo Xiaohan also said: "Then I won't go, I have to stay and cook for my husband."

Zhongsun Lianjue didn't want to spoil their interest because of him: "It doesn't have to be like this, you can go after dinner, and Xiao Rui will go to play with you, grandpa's legs are not healed, and he can't accompany you to visit the lantern market even if he went to the county town .”

Yuan Anping thought it was a good idea, not to mention staying with Dr. Lin, the old man didn't know if he would be disappointed again, so he made a decision: "Okay, it's settled like this."

On the Lantern Festival, the last day of the Chinese New Year, the traditional food is glutinous rice balls, and every household makes glutinous rice balls by themselves. As for those who are lazy and easy to buy, there is no such thing.Therefore, the women in the village, regardless of their skills, must know how to make glutinous rice balls.Even if you didn't learn it when you were in your own family, there will always be someone to teach you when you marry your husband's family.

Yuan Anping and the others... no one knows how to do it.Fortunately, Aunt Zhou Zhou Xiangzhi knew about Huo Xiaohan's situation, so she asked him to go to her home and learn how to make glutinous rice balls with Yuan Xiaoyu's company.

Huo Xiaohan is quite talented in cooking, and he learned it quickly, so Yuan Anping and the others ate glutinous rice balls at noon on the Lantern Festival.

There are not so many varieties of glutinous rice balls here, and the whole village only has one kind of filling, sesame and peanut filling, which is sweet and fragrant, and children especially like it, but everyone is willing to make it at this time of the year, so they only eat it once a year.

Eating glutinous rice balls Yuan Anping thought: "When Xiao Han is free someday, ask him to make more. I will store them in the space. When I am too lazy to cook, I can eat glutinous rice balls. Well, I can also save some dumplings." Put down glutinous rice balls He still has the skill of making dumplings.

Dinner was early, and it was still bright. Huo Xiaohan covered the wrapped dumplings and said to Zhongsun Lianjue: "Sir, if we come back late tomorrow, you can eat dumplings. After the water boils, you Put the dumplings into the pot, and when they slurp again, add some cold water and continue to cook, add cold water twice, the dumplings will float up, and you can eat them."

Seeing Huo Xiaohan speak carefully, Zhongsun Lianjue said with a smile: "Okay, I will remember."

Yuan Anping on the side thought to himself: "Xiaohan is talking about Mr. Zhongsun as an idiot in life. Do you still need to teach me the next dumpling? But... useless is a scholar, hehe, maybe he really doesn't know how to do it." .” He suddenly had an inexplicable sense of superiority, so speechless it seemed to be the sequelae of being smoked too much.

The donkey cart was borrowed from Pang Dun’s family. I heard that Yuan Anping could go to the county town to see the Lantern Market. Pang Dun was extremely envious. He wanted to go with him, but his mother held him to death, and threatened him that he would not go if he dared to go. Fatty immediately succumbed to the meat.

Looking at Yuan Anping tearfully: "Brother Anping..."

Yuan Anping said very unscrupulously: "Do you want meat? Or do you want to see the lantern market? You can only choose one."

Fat Dun suddenly felt, why did he feel even sadder!

In the end, Fat Dun chose the meat of course, so he could only watch Yuan Anping and the others leave with longing eyes.

When they arrived at the county seat, a few of them went to the medical center first.

After all, if you want to spend the night at someone's house, you have to say something that it's not appropriate to give money, so Yuan Anping bought a small jar of wine, and it's also suitable as a gift during the Lantern Festival.

Dr. Lin took the wine: "Are you guys coming to the city to visit the Lantern Market?"

Yuan Anping gave the candy for Yi Lin to the little guy and asked him to play with Zhong Sunrui. Hearing what Dr. Lin said, he said, "Yes, I heard it's interesting, so let's take a look. I didn't expect it to be quite lively, my God Before it was dark, the roadside was full of stalls."

"It's much more lively than usual. It's good for you young people to go shopping, just don't randomly accept other people's lotus lanterns." Dr. Lin said with a smile.

"Lotus lantern?" Yuan Anping was not an aborigine after all, so he naturally didn't understand what Doctor Lin meant by the lotus lantern.

Huo Xiaohan heard someone say it by chance, and he saw that Yuan Anping didn't seem to know, and thought that he might only care about studying and didn't know much about other things. He wanted to explain to him, but he couldn't speak because Dr. Lin was present.

Sitting with Dr. Lin for a while, seeing that it was getting dark, the two children couldn't wait to go out.

Yuan Anping originally wanted to take them out to play, but Dr. Lin said: "You and Xiaohan go to play, I will take these two little ones with me, although today is a festive season, it is not good to let them play too late. "

In Yuan Anping's heart, he secretly praised Dr. Lin for his understanding, and it was really troublesome to play with the children. Of course, he also wanted to spend some time alone with Huo Xiaohan.Since Grandpa Zhong and grandson came, he has never been alone with Huo Xiaohan again.

He took out some copper coins to Zhongsun Rui, and happily took Huo Xiaohan out.

After going out, the two walked towards the place with the most crowds.No matter what the shops on the side of the road do, there are lanterns hanging on the stalls, which are both illuminating and beautiful.

Yuan Anping bought a package of nuts for Huo Xiaohan, and then asked him: "What is the lotus lantern that Doctor Lin said?"

Being alone with Yuan Anping, Huo Xiaohan was a little uncomfortable, mainly because he was a little shy. Hearing him ask this question, he explained to him in a low voice: "I don't know too well, it seems that unmarried men and women buy lotus lamps, and the lamps have different shapes. , They are all in pairs. If you find that the lamps of the two are the same when you meet, if you are interested, you can exchange the lanterns in your hands. .”

After hearing this, Yuan Anping felt: "This sounds really romantic. After exchanging lanterns, are the two going to get married?"

Huo Xiaohan said with some uncertainty: "It seems to be, I don't know too well."

Yuan Anping looked up and looked at the stalls around, and saw one selling lotus lamps: "It should be that kind of lamp, let's go, let's go and have a look." There were a lot of people, Yuan Anping pulled Huo Xiaohan to squeeze In front of the stall selling lanterns.

Huo Xiaohan was afraid that people would see Yuan Anping holding his hand, he was nervous, he carefully looked at the people around him, wondering if it was because the light of the lantern was not bright enough, and everyone didn't pay attention to their situation, which made him relax tone.

As a modern person, Yuan Anping sometimes lacks consideration when doing things, like this behavior of holding Huo Xiaohan's hand, it is out of place in the eyes of others, after all, the two are not married yet.Even if you are married, you have to show your affection very reservedly.

"This lotus lantern is very delicate, shall we buy it too?" Yuan Anping looked at it for a while, then asked Huo Xiaohan beside him.

Huo Xiaohan also likes this lantern, and it has a good meaning, that is: "I don't know if it's expensive or not?"

"Don't worry about that." After the people had dispersed, Yuan Anping pulled him over, "Which one do you like?"

Huo Xiaohan looked carefully at the lanterns, while Yuan Anping curiously asked the owner of the lanterns: "Is there a gender distinction between these lanterns?" Otherwise, how can we be so sure that we can make a pair.

The owner of the lantern smiled and explained to him: "Of course it is divided. Look at this pair. The slightly bigger one will be sold to the man. The one that looks delicate and small will be sold to the girl or Shuang'er. Although this pair is big and small It’s the same, but the pattern is still slightly different, the blue one in the center is for the man, and the pink one is for the girl and Shuang’er.”

Yuan Anping nodded: "It's quite interesting." Then he asked Huo Xiaohan, "Are you interested? Which one do you like?"

Huo Xiaohan pointed to the pair hanging on the upper floor: "That's a pretty pair, painted with lotus flowers."

Yuan Anping followed his fingers to see that the pair of lanterns were really beautiful.

The boss looked at the lantern he was pointing at, and said with a smile: "You have good eyesight. I made the pairs of lotus lanterns on the upper floor with my own hands, but it took a lot of thought. Do you want one or a pair?" .”

Yuan Anping said: "Of course I want a pair." He bought one, did he ask Huo Xiaohan to make a pair with someone else?

The boss can naturally see that it is Yuan Anping who paid the money: "Chenghui, this pair of lanterns costs 470 renminbi."

"It's so expensive! It's enough to buy more than ten catties of meat." Huo Xiaohan was surprised, and said to Yuan Anping: "Don't buy it, it's too expensive." In his opinion, spending so much money to buy the right lantern is too wasteful .

A lady in bright clothes with more than one hairpin on her hair happened to come over, and when she heard Huo Xiaohan's words, she sarcastically said, "If you think it's too expensive, you shouldn't come to see her, she looks poor!" Then she pointed it out to the boss. Get the pair that Huo Xiaohan likes, "Bring me that."

Huo Xiaohan didn't care about what this young lady said, since he was told that he would not lose a piece of meat, he was afraid that Yuan Anping would be upset, so he pulled him away: "Brother Anping, let's go."

Yuan Anping wouldn't be as knowledgeable as this woman, after all, they were out to play, and they didn't want to affect their mood.Seeing that this woman deliberately robbed Huo Xiaohan of the lamp he was looking for, of course he was upset, and it was not good to rob this woman, to see what it would look like in the eyes of others.

So, after the lady walked away arrogantly, Yuan Anping went to the upper floor to pick out a pair of lanterns, "This pair is also very beautiful, why don't we have this pair?"

"It's pretty." Seeing that he was not angry, Huo Xiaohan happily switched on the light.

After buying the lamp, Yuan Anping bought another one, Huo Xiaohan was a little surprised: "Brother Anping, why did you buy this?" It was clearly a pair of lanterns with that lady.

Yuan Anping smiled, and within a few steps, he grabbed a young man passing by. This unattractive man had patches on his clothes, but he looked clean. Yuan Anping smiled kindly and said to the other party: "This brother Taiwan, this lantern is for you. I think you are lucky today, you can take this lantern to try your luck, maybe you can find a good match." Then he handed the lantern to the other party without any explanation, and pulled Huo Xiaohan away quickly. go.

The man held the lamp in his hand and was at a loss, but he thought it would be okay to try it with the lamp, maybe he could really find a good match.

After getting into the crowd, Huo Xiaohan looked at Yuan Anping helplessly: "Brother Anping, you spent more than 200 coins just to give the lamp to others?"

Yuan Anping said with a smile: "That woman is so vitriolic, mean, and arrogant. Give her some bad luck. Either she can't find a match, or she met the young man just now. Regardless of the situation, she must be holding her breath. Haha ..."

Huo Xiaohan was speechless: "...Brother Anping, if you replace the lamp with meat, you can exchange five catties of meat." What a pity.

Yuan Anping said boldly: "It doesn't matter, our family has no shortage of meat. Let's go, let's go shopping. Take the lamp and don't turn it off."

Huo Xiaohan glanced at the exquisite lotus lantern in his hand, and smiled happily: "Well, it won't go out." He will carefully guard his happiness.