continuation [farming]

Li Mu waited until it was getting late, then hurried to an alley in Raonan Town.But he deliberately went around to the back of the alley, found the back of a house, and knocked on the wall of that house rhythmically, two light and one heavy.

After a while, a head poked out from the top of the wall, looked down, and confirmed that it was Li Mu standing outside, that person climbed up the wall, and whispered: "Brother Mu, take it, I'm going to jump!"

Then, seeing Li Mu put out a posture with his hands outstretched to receive someone, that person jumped off the wall, almost tripping over the hem of the heavy winter skirt, he patted it unhappily, landed on his feet, and looked back into the room Heideng was blind, and he was not disturbed by himself, so he approached Li Mu like a thief, waved his hands and said: "Let's go, let's go! My parents have finally fallen asleep, come on, there is a lot of lanterns outside, and they don't care about it." Ask me to come out to play. ——Where's Jin Bao?"

Li Mu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said: "It's already this time, Jin Bao has already gone to bed, where can I take him out?"

"That's right." The man was a little disappointed, but then he became excited: "Let's go! Watch the lanterns!"

"Xia He, walk slowly, the lantern won't float away." Li Mu shook his head and warned.

It was Xia He who came out of the small courtyard over the wall. In two years, Xia He has grown a lot taller, but Li Mu is also a bit taller than two years ago, so he only got together to Li Mu in the end. eyebrows.Xia He was still forced to wear women's clothing. Taoist Ziji finally sent a letter telling the Zhang family to be more careful in recent years. It's not a big deal, but Xia He must not expose his male identity in front of outsiders.

Xia He didn't really believe in the master he had never seen before, but Zhang Shiyi sighed, and Lan Niang twisted his ears and cried. He couldn't go against his parents' request, so he could only take The frivolous skirt was still on her body.

Fortunately, Li Mu specially invited a tailor to make some plain clothes for him. They didn't look too fancy and didn't hinder his work. The collars were all high, which could just block his now-grown Adam's apple.

After hearing Li Mu's words, Xia He sighed and said, "I'm being detained at home, I'm going crazy!"

"Who told you that with your current stature, if you walk outside, it's easy to be spotted by others." Li Mu said yes.

In the past two years, Xia He has heard a lot of words from other people, "Oh, the daughter of this family, how come she looks like a kid and has such a thick voice", she shrugged her shoulders and didn't bother to pay attention.He counted on his fingers, and in one year, he will be liberated!

Just when I was about to be happy, another thing suddenly occurred to me, Xia He said dejectedly: "Although it is a year later that I will be able to change back into the clothes I should wear, I should be happy, but when I think about it, I Father is always nagging these days, he wants to send me to the academy in a year, and he wants me to at least go to start with the Mongolian children first..." When he said this, he looked back with an aggrieved expression on his face. Li Mu pointed to himself and said yes, "Does your academy accept a 'Meng Tong' as big as me?"

Li Mu had no choice but to say: "It stands to reason that anyone who has never read a book and pays enough Shuxiu will go to the Kaimeng Hall to be enlightened by Mr." The implication is that as long as Zhang Shiyi dares to send it, Xia He will naturally Go hang out with those dolls whose youngest is only five years old and the oldest is only ten years old.

After receiving such news, Xia He became even more depressed.

Li Mu patted him on the shoulder and said, "Let's go, stop saying these words when you get out of the alley, so as not to let others listen."

This night was the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and the full moon above the head seemed to be brighter than usual at night. As soon as I left the alley, I saw lanterns hanging high above many doorways on the street, reflecting the sleepless people no longer sleepy.Since Xia He came to the town, he heard that in Raonan Town, the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month can last until the middle of the month.It's just that Zhang Shiyi and Lan Niang refused to let Xia He come out to play at night. It was said that it was not safe. Master had told them that their family should be more careful in recent years.

Xia He had no choice but to quietly drag Li Mu aside when Li Mu brought Jin Bao over on the third day of the new year, begging him to bring her to the lantern festival this night.

No matter how reluctant she is, Xia He still has to remember that she still has to work diligently to pretend to be her daughter's family for another year. Although women can't help walking alone at this lantern festival, maybe they will run into someone who doesn't have long eyes.It would be much more convenient to bring Li Mu along.

Li Mu felt that he shouldn't have agreed, but Xia He begged him for a while, but he couldn't make up his mind.

He could only try to convince himself, after all, Xia He was still wearing a girl's outfit now, when he looked at Xia He, the charming thoughts in his heart could not be dissipated.I wanted to distance myself from the Zhang family, but I would always be urged by Mrs. Li to bring Jin Bao to visit my grandfather's house. After going back and forth, Li Mu met Xia He, compared to the few months when the two were still "husband and wife" During the day, it is generally frequent.

The root of love in Li Mu's heart became more and more rooted, so he had no choice but to confront Mrs. Li about his original thoughts that he had no intention of continuing after Qiuyue passed away.In the days to come, he would watch Xia He change back into men's clothes, marry a wife and have children, and it would be perfect.As for myself, guarding Jinbao, with the continuation of the Li family's bloodline, I will not be ashamed of my ancestors, and I just have to live alone for the rest of my life.

Li Mu never told Xia He about such thoughts.

The Lantern Festival is not far from where the Zhang family is now, and the whole street can be seen lit up by fireworks from a distance.Xia He was a little dazzled. The lanterns, from flowers, birds, fish and insects, to flying dragons and phoenixes, were all kinds and dazzling.Looking at it, he even forgot that there was someone beside him, and just went to appreciate it on his own.

On the contrary, a peddler saw a handsome scholar following Xia He, and shouted: "Beautiful lantern! Lantern! Don't you want to buy one for your wife?"

Xia He leaned over and asked the price: "How much does this lamp cost?"

"Look at what you asked, my lady. Naturally, there are some expensive ones and some cheap ones." The peddler said with a smile.

Xia He thought about it, and then asked: "Then... what's the cheapest one?"

"The most common round lantern costs ten cents apiece." The peddler pouted, pointing towards the corner where no one cared.

Xia He counted with his fingers: "Ten cents can buy food for the family for two days, and it's not worth buying a plaything." He whispered, shaking his head, intending to continue to look ahead.Anyway, it was enough for someone to light a lantern for him to see.

When Li Mu saw that Xia He was about to leave, he stopped him, smiled and said, "Don't think it's expensive, Brother Mu will send you off."

After that, Li Mu pointed to a lotus lantern and said, "Please take down that lotus lantern."

Only then did the peddler burst into laughter again, and said, "Okay! ——This lamp costs a hundred cents. This is an official. Do you still need a candle? It only costs five cents!"

Xia He frowned: "You need to buy another candle?"

"That's natural. If you don't believe me, my lady, go to the nearby stalls and ask, who doesn't have to pay for candles?" The peddler said yes.

Xia He still wanted to argue, but Li Mu didn't bother about the five cents. He paid the money, took the lantern, and handed it to Xia He, saying: "This lotus lantern corresponds to the word '草' in your name." 'Word, come, take it.'

Xia He pulled the flower lantern, looked at the short candle inside, and murmured: "These candles are all specially made for burning. Just such a short length is enough to burn from one end of the lantern festival to the other." head."

"Well, would you like to light the lamp?"

Xia He rolled her eyes and said, "Brother Mu, tell me, if I take off the handle, can this lotus lantern be floated in the water as a wishing lantern? My sister said, if the ice on the river has already opened on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, it will be very magical to use the wishing lamp to make a wish." He called the daughter-in-law of a neighbor of the Zhang family.

"..." Li Mu never thought that Xia He would do this again, so he said yes again, "Let's buy the wishing lamp when we get to the river."

"That's so expensive, it looks like a lotus anyway, so just use this!" Xia He shook her head, and glanced at Li Mu, her eyes were full of "can't live".

Li Mu had no choice but to ask, "Then what wish do you want to make?"

"I..." Xia He originally wanted to say that his grandfather and the others could be rehabilitated and their souls rest in peace. In this way, Zhang Shiyi and Lan Niang must be able to let go of this worry for so many years, and sleep peacefully every night. up.But at this lantern festival where people come and go, where is the place to say these words, he swallowed the original words and said, "I wish my family can sleep well .”

After thinking about it, he asked Li Mu again: "Brother Mu, do you want to make a wish?"

"Me?" Li Mu was stunned for a moment, but he had never thought about it.

Xia He then said: "Isn't it too extravagant to only grant my wish for the lamp that only came in exchange for one hundred and five renminbi? Brother Mu, come and make a wish too."

Li Mu laughed out loud, and said: "How can there be a lamp that carries two wishes? If it contains too much, it will sink, and the gods will not be able to see it, and you will not be able to fulfill your wish."

"Then..." Xia He was quite distressed, thought for a moment, and said, "Let's do this! I'll just make half a wish, Brother Mu, maybe half will be fine!" Anyway... anyway, he thinks the more important thing is Zhang Shiyi and Lan Niang's An Ran in the second half of their lives, as for the grandfather and uncles who have never met, let's wait for the next opportunity to talk about it.

Li Mu: "..." Half a wish?

Seeing that Li Mu didn't object, Xia He said, "That's the decision! Let's go." After saying that, he grabbed Li Mu's hand and ran towards the river.Regardless of the whispers behind her, whose girl is this, who has the courage to run while holding a man's hand?

There is a small river beside Raonan Town, and tonight is a rare lively moment along the river.This year's weather was warm, and the snow and ice on the river had already begun to melt. Many young men and women stood by the river, lit the lamps in their hands, and sent them into the river regardless of the chill of the river.

Xia He went to borrow the fire, took off the handle in twos and twos, lit the candle, and then ran to grab Li Mu. The two of them held the half of the lantern, and slowly sent the lantern into the running water, looking at it. Gradually drift down the current.

Xia He hastily made his wish, and then asked Li Mu, "Brother Mu, what wish did you make?"

"I hope..." He hoped that Xia He could live a happy life, "My family members are all in good health."

Xia He pouted: "It's too ordinary!"

"It's better to be ordinary, there are so many extravagant demands." Li Mu smiled, and patted Xia He's shoulder again.