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It was five quarters of the unitary when Qi Bao arrived at the Changding Bridge panting, and the sky was completely dark, but the entire bridge was lit with lanterns of various colors, making the entire Lover's Bridge extremely dazzling.

There were many couples of lovers on the bridge, Qi Bao managed to squeeze from one side to the other, but he didn't even see Li Junze's shadow.

He couldn't help being a little frustrated, he didn't calculate the time well before going out, there were too many people on the road, and he was delayed with Xu Jibai, which made him come half an hour late, the person's identity is sensitive, he must have left.

He glared at the calm Xu Jibai, "It's all your fault, let's go now!"

"How can you blame me, maybe he didn't come?" Xu Jibai said very innocently.

"Hmph!" Qi Bao turned his head away from looking at him.

"Okay, okay, it's my fault, little uncle, don't be angry. It's Chinese New Year, why don't I take my little uncle to a fun place?" Xu Jibai knelt in front of Qi Bao, took his hand and apologized .

Qi Bao pouted and looked at him like a big dog with "Master, don't be angry", no matter how big the resentment was, he couldn't blame him for this matter.

Touching Xu Jibai's head, Qi Bao concealed his disappointment and said with a smile, "Get up, I'm not angry. Where are you taking me?"

Qi Bao helped Xu Jibai up, "I'm not familiar with Shangjing. I've been here for so long, and I haven't been to any interesting places. It just so happens that I'm free today, so let's go shopping together."

Xu Jibai took Qi Bao's fleshy little hand, smiled and said "hey".

At the same time, because the person who was supposed to arrive did not show up at the appointment place, the regent Li Junze had already brought someone to the Qi mansion.

Hearing the news of the Prince Regent's arrival, all members of the Qi family came out to greet him.

Li Junze glanced at Qi Yu, he heard that Qi Bao was restrained by his brother after he stayed away for the night, and he was not allowed to leave the house privately.Therefore, if he didn't wait for the appointed person at the appointed time at the appointed place, he would directly lead someone to take a shortcut and rush to Qi's mansion. The purpose, of course, was someone who had been banned.

"Actually," Li Junze played with the teacup in his hand, "Qi Bao is no longer young, and sleeping out once or twice is not a big deal, what does the general think?"

I don't know why he suddenly mentioned his younger brother, Qi Yu was a little puzzled, but he still accompanied the conversation: "What the prince said is true."

"Then, I don't know if the general can invite the young lord out. I happen to have something to ask the young lord."

Qi Yu hurriedly sent someone to call Qi Bao, and after a while, the person came back and reported that Qi Bao took people out to play.Qi Yu asked how long he had been away, and said that it was more than half an hour.

Qi Yu reported the truth, and Li Junze pondered for a moment, before saying: "Since that's the case, then I won't bother you. I heard that there's some 'Mahjong' in your house recently, is it the general?"

Qi Yu's thoughts turned in his mind for a moment, and then he said: "I don't have this ability, I also learned it from my younger brother. According to my younger brother, he also learned it from foreigners, and foreigners learned it from me. I saw it in ancient Chinese books and made it out of it."

Li Junze nodded, "I heard you talk about the longevity ointment before, and after the new year, I will hand over a brochure. Those who celebrate the Chinese New Year will not talk about these official matters. You can just have fun with your family, and the king will not be an eyesore here. "

"Where did the lord say, the lord is here, and the whole house is full of brilliance. The whole house is more festive. It's very lively outside today, and my little Baoer doesn't know where he has gone. I don't dare to waste the lord's time, so I went It is worth staying. If the prince is not in a hurry, I will bring him into the palace tomorrow to pay my respects."

"No need, the king has been living in the mansion outside the palace recently, you can ask him to come to the mansion to talk tomorrow by himself." After Li Junze finished speaking, he didn't stay any longer, he called the people behind him to push the wheelchair and left.

After the Qi family sent him off, they still went about their own business.

There were more and more people on the street, Li Junze didn't want to stay longer, so he ordered his subordinates to look for Qi Bao on the street, and there was no need to call him back, since the Chinese New Year's and half-old children just love to play and make trouble. It's too tight, it's good to just do the guard work in the dark, and he went back to the house first.

Li Junze was not angry at Qi Bao because he didn't come to the appointment, counting the time, the little fat man must have gone astray with him.It was the first time Qi Bao came to Shangjing, and he was not familiar with Shangjing, besides, when there were so many people, he might not know where he would be squeezed.It was also his fault, knowing that he was not familiar with Shangjing, and asking him to go to the appointment by himself, it was inevitable that such a thing would happen.

"Just remember, what he did and what he said, he must come back and report to this king verbatim."

"Here!"

"Xu Qing, where are we going?" Xu Jibai took him further and further away, and there were fewer and fewer people, Qi Bao felt a little guilty.

"Don't be afraid, little uncle." Xu Jibai squeezed Qi Bao's hand, through the thick gloves, he could still make a fleshy shape, "Didn't Suqing say to take you to a fun place?" , it’s coming, very soon.”

After Xu Jibai said "soon", they left for another cup of tea before he said, "Little uncle, we are here."

Qi Bao was a step behind him, poked his head out to look, but saw a brightly lit scene.

It was a courtyard full of lanterns, and the courtyard walls were very low, so it was easy to see what was going on inside from the outside.

The people in the yard, hearing Xu Jibai's voice, looked out in unison.

"Uncle Bai!"

"Uncle Bai is here!"

"Uncle Bai is here Uncle Bai is here!"

……

The gate of the courtyard was wide open, and a group of children in red clothes ran out bouncingly. Qi Bao took a closer look. The older ones looked like eleven or twelve years old, smiling and standing quietly at the gate, while the younger ones were about seven or eight years old. The four and five-year-olds, and several even younger ones, were hugged and coaxed by the older children.No matter how big or small, they all wear red clothes.

The clothes fit fairly well, and they should be newly made, but the fabric is linen, and it can be seen that the red color is only roughly dyed, and it is reflected on the face of the person, beaming!

Xu Jibai let go of Qi Bao's hand, and patted the heads of the children crowded around him one by one with their messy hair, "Are you all good?"

"Good!" The children replied in unison, Qi Bao felt that it was a bit like when he was in school in his previous life.

"Good boy. Come on, Uncle Bai will introduce you." Xu Jibai grabbed Qi Bao's hand and pulled it to his side, "This is your Uncle Xiaobao. Children, call for someone."

"Hello, Uncle Xiaobao!" The children looked up at Qi Bao together, Qi Bao was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said: "Well, hello everyone!" He turned around and said: "Xiao Hei, go and buy some candies."

As soon as the children heard that there were candies to eat, they immediately shouted louder. For a while, the shouts of "Uncle Xiaobao, Uncle Xiaobao" stopped.

Qi Bao was at a loss for a rare moment, and while responding with "Ai Ai", he looked to Xu Jibai for help.

Xu Jibai watched for a while with a smile, and then he said: "Children, Uncle Xiaobao came here for the first time, and he has driven for a long time. Let's go in together and let Uncle Xiaobao rest for a while?"

"Okay!" The children replied with a smile, and then hugged Qi Bao and entered the yard together.

The lanterns in the yard are very bright, and they are all lit with candles. When I looked closely, I realized that they were made of various shapes, and some of them were pasted two or three layers to make up for it. It was obvious that the children pasted them by themselves. .

The children talked around Qi Bao for a while, and then dispersed, doing the things at hand.Qi Bao looked at it with a smile, and was infected with this happy atmosphere.The slight disappointment before has long been forgotten.

An eight or nine-year-old boy walked up to Qi Bao carrying, uh... about a lotus flower, let's say it was a light pink lantern in the shape of a lotus flower, and handed it to Qi Bao coyly.

Qi Bao took the lantern in surprise, thanked him with a smile, and showed it to Xu Jibai.Xu Jibai smiled and patted Qi Bao's head, "Does little uncle like it?"

Qi Bao smiled so much that his eyes narrowed, and he didn't pay attention to Xu Jibai's hand. He smiled and nodded, "Yes, I like it very much. Isn't it pretty?"

Qi Bao was very excited when he received a gift from an outsider for the first time.

"There are tools for making lanterns over there, how about I make one with my little uncle?" Xu Jibai pointed to the place surrounded by children.

Qi Bao looked at the lanterns in his hand, they were made of bamboo strips, with a layer of colored paper pasted on the outside, some of which were pasted with patterns cut into the shapes of rabbits, bats, magpies, kittens, and puppies. It looks very cute and attractive.

"Okay!" Holding the lantern I made, I feel happy thinking about it.

Making lanterns is actually not difficult. Bamboo strips are steamed beforehand and have good toughness, so they can be easily bent into desired shapes.It was Qi Bao's first time making lanterns, and Xu Jibai only taught him the simplest round lanterns.

I chose four thin bamboos to make the frame, and tied the top and the tail with thin wires to fix it, and the frame of a lantern was ready.Xu Jibai's demonstration looked very simple, but when it was Qi Bao's turn to do it, it was not so simple.

Qi Bao took off his gloves, revealing his tender white fleshy little hands, and tried to fix the ends of the four selected bamboos together. This is easy to do. The steamed and baked bamboos are very tough and can be bent easily. rise up without breaking.It's just that it's not so easy to handle when it comes to tying thin wires.Qi Bao used both hands and feet, and it took a lot of effort to finally tie two of them together.

Later, there was no other way, Qi Bao first fixed two by two, and then tied the two groups together and fixed them together.Although it's not as comfortable as Xu Jibai's, it can be regarded as a big frame.

Next is the paste lamp body.At this time, the paper is not so thin, and the paste used is boiled rice milk, so it is not easy to stick well.

Qi Bao chose bright red paper. He felt that red is the most festive for Chinese New Year.

Qi Bao got all over with paste, failed to glue the paper well, and even got all over with dye.Slightly frustrated, and seeing Xu Jibai sticking evenly, he became even more frustrated.

Xu Jibai has been paying attention to Qi Bao from the corner of his eye. Seeing that he kept glancing at him, he didn't let him worry. He walked behind him with a smile, stretched out his arm to hold Qi Bao's hand, "Well, here, just be less sticky." Paste is enough, you don’t need to apply so much, just apply a layer of paste, if you brush too much, it will get everywhere. Here, apply a little paste and stick a little paper, and take it slowly. Yes, that’s it.”

Xu Jibai put his arms around Qi Bao, and moved his hands while talking.

When there was some space left, Xu Jibai instructed Qi Bao to insert half a candle in, and then glued them all together.

At this point, a simple round lantern is ready.

Qi Bao is not good at making lanterns, but he is very good at decorating them.After all, in two lifetimes, I have seen many exquisite things.

"How is it?" After lighting the lantern, Qi Bao held up the lantern to show off to Xu Jibai.