I respect him so fragrant

From Mao time to Hai time, Jiang Gu's daily work and rest time.

The Lantern Festival is no exception.

He was about to wash his face with water when he heard someone calling him from behind: "Hi, Jiang Gu."

He looked back and found that there was no one behind him.

"I'm on a tree, you look up."

Jiang Gu raised his head upon hearing the sound, and saw Xie Yao sitting on the cherry blossom tree, waving at him with a smile among the flowers: "It's been so long, have you missed me?"

...that's enough.

"Immortal Venerable, please feel free to enjoy the moon and flowers." Jiang Gu didn't even bother to ask him anything, and said directly, "I'm going back to rest."

Xie Yao hurriedly said: "Shangyuan Festival today, why are you sleeping so early? There is a lantern festival under the mountain, it's fun, don't you want to go?"

"No." Jiang Gu shook his head.

"Why? What is the reason?"

"I don't want to go."

"Then I'll take you there," Xie Yao stretched out his hand and plucked off a cherry blossom, and said relaxedly, "Are you going?"

Jiang Gu paused, turned to look at Xie Yao and said, "What?"

Seeing him stop, Xie Yao knew that there was something to be done, and hurriedly let it go and beckoned, "I just want to take you to watch lanterns, guess lantern riddles, and eat delicious food. Do you want to go?"

He knew that Jiang Gu hadn't been down the mountain in the past three years, nor had he been to the Lantern Festival during the Lantern Festival. Although he said he didn't want to go, he must be curious and longing in his heart.

After all, there is a similar example around him, and Xie Yao thinks he knows this kind of person who is indifferent on the outside but full of drama on the inside.

At this moment, Immortal Ruxue, who was far away with Xuemen, sneezed suddenly, and Li Qihan, who was sitting beside him, asked with concern: "Master, is it cold?"

"It's not cold, it's fine." Immortal Master Ru Xue shook his head lightly, and continued to meditate deeply.

Here, Jiang Gu under the tree heard Xie Yao's invitation, was silent for a while, and said, "It will be curfew time soon."

"Curfew is a fart," Xie Yao said indifferently, "I used to go out to play during curfew time."

"Can……"

Xie Yao jumped down from the tree, looked at him and said, "If you have scruples and are afraid of being discovered, I have a way."

After finishing speaking, he silently recited a few incantations to the cherry blossom branch in his hand, and after a while, the cherry blossom branch turned into Jiang Gu's appearance, with the same demeanor and posture as Jiang Gu at this time.

What kind of technique is this?Jiang Gu was stunned, he had never seen it before.

Xie Yao directly pushed "Fake Jiang Gu" on him, and said, "Carry this back to the bedroom, put it on the bed where you live, cover it with a quilt, and keep it safe so that no one will find it."

Jiang Gu hesitated, but Xie Yao patted his chest and assured him: "Oh, don't worry, I have used this trick often before, and it has never gone wrong."

"……Um."

Quanqing Town is located at the foot of Wanyue Immortal Mountain. Because of its proximity to the Immortal Gate, many people come and go here every year, making it very bustling.And every night of the Shangyuan Festival, the town will hold a lantern show. All kinds of lanterns are hung on the streets and alleys, and the light spots gather to form a floating sea of ​​light. It is very spectacular and often attracts people from far and near to watch.

Of course, there are Jiang Gu and Xie Yao at the moment.

The bottom of the mountain is no different than the top of the mountain, and it is still winter season. Jiang Gu is wearing a thick white cloak, holding a delicate and unique horse lantern in his left hand, and a candied haws stand in his right hand. He is standing quietly watching Xie Yao and the old man selling candied haws argue.

Xie Yao buried his head in the furry cloak and hat, and said in disbelief: "I said, old man, this is why you are being unreasonable. Ten years ago, your candied haws were clearly worth three pennies a bunch, why now they cost ten pennies a piece?" Is it skewed? This price increase is too much!"

"Young master, why hasn't the price of anything increased in the past ten years? Even the paper for pasting lanterns has increased by several pennies. Why can't the price of the candied haws I sell increase?" The old man's aura did not lose to Xie Yao.

"It's not that I won't let you increase the price, it's just that you have increased the price by seven coins, are you trying to grab it without knowing it?"

The old man said in a loud voice: "My candied haws go up by one penny a year, which one of your eyes sees that I have gone up by seven pennies at once! I see that you are also a rich man, why are you still fussing about seven pennies? What do you think?" Buy it, buy it, or get out if you don’t buy it!"

Xie Yao flinched from being yelled at, and lost his momentum: "I didn't say I wouldn't buy it..."

This roar attracted the crowds of passers-by, who stopped and looked at the three of them curiously. Some even went forward to buy some candied haws from Jiang Gu.

The old man saw that the money came in, thinking that he hadn't had a single business for a long time, but the handsome young man beside him helped him open the business quietly, and he immediately smiled.He took out two candied haws and handed them to Jiang Gu, and said kindly: "Thank you, my lord, you take this candied haws, it's a little kindness from the old man, I wish you good health."

Xie Yao who was told to get out just now: ...

Even though Haishi had passed, the crowds on the main street were still bustling. Xie Yao took a bite of the candied haws and frowned: "This candied haws is neither sour nor sweet, it tastes like nothing."

He turned his head to look at Jiang Gu who was at the side, shook his head and sighed, "I told you not to buy so much, but if you don't listen, you're at a loss."

"It's very cold, it's not easy for the elderly to do business."

"That's not enough to buy a whole shelf of candied haws."

Jiang Gu was silent for a while, and said, "I didn't think about it that much at the time."

"Just buy it." Xie Yao turned to look at him and said, "I'm just joking, good deeds should be praised."

"Need not."

"How can I do that, I have to praise, let me think about how to praise."

Immediately, he seemed to think of something, his eyes lit up, and he said, "Jiang Gu, a disciple of the Wanyue Sect, is as good as this candied haws!"

"..."

"The appearance is very good, there is a red heart inside, although there is a layer of icy and cold protective shell, but as long as it is warmed up a little, the protective shell will melt..."

"Okay, alright Xianzun." Jiang Gu felt his face was burning hot, and he couldn't get used to it.

Seeing this, Xie Yao laughed, and teased him, "So unflattering? I haven't finished my boasting yet!"

As soon as the words fell, Jiang Gu who was beside him suddenly stopped moving.Xie Yao was a little strange, he poked his head over and found that he was being held by the corner of his clothes by a little girl in red.

The little girl was born in pink and carved jade, with two shofar braids, like a lovable blessing doll.She stretched out her small hand, with two coins lying on her palm, looked up at Jiang Gu and said, "Brother, I want to buy a bunch of candied haws."

He co-authored Jiang Gu as a hawker selling candied haws.

Jiang Gu was not annoyed, he took two bunches of candied haws from the straw shelf, bowed and handed them to her, and said softly, "Take it, you don't need money."

The little girl hesitated, a little afraid to answer.

It was cold, and Xie Yao couldn't help but feel a little worried when she saw that she was a little girl without her parents by her side.So he took the candied haws from Jiang Gu's hand, knelt down and shook his head at the little girl, "This brother was wrong just now, you need money for candied haws, but you don't have enough money."

When the little girl heard this, her brows and eyes were filled with disappointment: "Well...then I won't buy it."

"However, you can also answer a few questions for me, and then I'll give you candied haws." Xie Yao suddenly frowned and smiled.

The little girl seemed to be reluctant to part with the shiny and gluttonous candied haws in Xie Yao's hands, she folded her hands behind her back and said, "Then you, you can ask."

Xie Yao was delighted by such a young daughter's attitude, and his tone became more gentle: "What's your name? How old are you this year?"

"My name is Yiyi, recalled Yi, and I am six years old this year."

"Where are the parents?"

"My mother is doing business with my uncle and aunt, and my father..." Yiyi tilted her head, thinking, "My father is away from home."

"Oh, mother is doing business." Xie Yao and Jiang Gu looked at each other, and then said, "Does your mother know that you have come out?"

"I don't know." Yiyi shook her head obediently.

After roughly understanding, Xie Yao nodded, smiled and handed her the candied haws in his hand, and said softly, "Okay, I'm done asking, and the candied haws are here for you."

Seeing a bunch of big candied haws in his hand, Yi Yiming cheered up and said, "Thank you pretty brother!"

Beautiful brother, Xie Yao was very satisfied when he heard this title, and began to explain to her patiently: "It's late, and it's cold, and your mother will be worried if she doesn't see you. Let's take you back, shall we?"

Yiyi glanced at Xie Yao, then looked up at Jiang Gu, and then nodded.

"Do you want my pretty brother to hug you?" Xie Yao coaxed, opening his arms and blinking his eyes.

The festive lanterns stretched into pieces, illuminating the whole street as bright as day.Jiang Gu looked down at Xie Yao's delicate side face, saw that his brows and eyes were full of affection as warm as the lights, and suddenly said, "Let me come, Xianzun, and I will hug her."

"That's fine." Xie Yao was stunned for a while, pointing to Consultant Jiang Yiyi and said, "This brother also wants to hug you, would you like it?"

Yiyi bit the candied haws and did not refuse.Jiang Gu smiled slightly, took off the cloak on his body to wrap around the little girl, and then hugged her firmly.Xie Yao took the lantern and candied haws stand, looked at the big and small beside him, and said with a smile, "Let's go."

At the end of the street, a woman dressed as a woman had just finished greeting the customers in front of the booth, and was about to turn her head to look at her daughter when she heard a familiar shout: "Mom!"

She heard the sound and looked, but was surprised to find that her daughter was running towards her with a bunch of candied haws in her hand.

"Yiyi! Where have you been?" She hugged her daughter tightly and said, "Where did you get the candied haws?"

"No matter how busy Madam is with her business, she has to take good care of the child. Such a young child can't tell right from wrong, and it would be bad if he meets someone with bad intentions." Xie Yao appeared in front of the mother and daughter, and said solemnly.

His original intention was to warn the careless mother.I never thought that the woman would see him, but suddenly let her go, and said with a surprised face: "Mr. Xie Yao?"

For so many years, people who knew Xie Yao all called him Shuiyue.It was the first time he met the one who called out his real name.

"You... know me?" Xie Yao pointed at himself, looking at the woman in disbelief.

"Why don't you know, why don't you know!" The woman looked very excited, "I'm Zhongli, the Lili girl from Fengyue Tower back then!"

The author has something to say: I accidentally glued a few sentences of waste manuscripts, and I only found out during the review during the day...