Jiaohua

Chapter 1049
The long line was exhausted, followed by children bouncing around.

The spacious and clear Guangfang River reflects the lights along the bank, which are gorgeous and bright, like golden threads.

Xia Zhaoyi watched them walk away, and then looked at the long line coming from the other side.

It was clearly a "bad thing", why did it feel like the people in the city had celebrated the Lantern Festival.

This is... the real funeral.

She watched in a daze, caught something out of the corner of her eye, turned her head, and Shen Lie handed over a candied haws.

The white fingers with distinct phalanges are holding the sugar-coated plump fruit gourd skewers. The red and white tones form a sharp contrast, which is quite beautiful.

"...Give it to me?" Xia Zhaoyi raised his head and looked into his gentle and deep black eyes.

"Yeah." Shen Lie smiled lightly.

Xia Zhaoyi also smiled and raised his hand to receive it.

The big fruit was wrapped around her tender lips, and she took a bite off one, chewing heavily, her cheeks were propped up, she lost her usual charm, and was rare to be naive.

Shen Lie handed over the handkerchief: "Sugar tablets."

"Thank you," Xia Zhaoyi picked it up and wiped it, then said with a smile, "My brother used to like to buy candied haws for me."

"Second brother?"

"Eldest brother, second brother, both." Xia Zhaoyi looked at the long queue in the distance, "But I rarely ask for it. Master said that it is not good to eat too much candy."

"But you like to eat the Baihua cake in Changweixian." Shen Lie said.

"...how did you know?" Xia Zhaoyi recalled whether he had told him.

Shen Lie chuckled, looking at her with gentle eyes.

This Baihua Cake was told by Lao Tong to Du Xuan, and Du Xuan didn't let go of any details that could be told to him, the letter had already been filled.

Seeing that he was silent, Xia Zhaoyi said, "Could it be that Song Qingtang told you?"

Shen Lie smiled slightly: "...he?"

"Last time in Panzhou, he asked me what I like to eat the most."

Shen Lie was silent for a while, and said, "It seems that he is not married yet."

Xia Zhaoyi took another bite of the candied haws, and later realized why Shen Lie's mind jumped like this all of a sudden.

The team that came over this time was not from the other side of the river, but from their own area.

As the passers-by retreated one after another, Xia Zhaoyi and Shen Lie also retreated.

Thousands of lanterns and thousands of fires are scattered, illuminating the blue cloudy night sky, and the bright fire pot is carried in front. The children are happy when there is excitement, clapping their hands and chasing after them.

The hawker at the back finished grilling the meat skewers and came to hand them over.

Shen Lie took it and looked at the bright-eyed girl, because she still had candied haws in her hand, so she didn't rush to hand it over.

Xia Zhaoyi sniffed, then looked sideways, and there were still oily bubbles on the barbecue.

Shen Lie took advantage of the situation and said: "I don't like sweets, just two candied haws, and the meat skewers first."

"...Well, thank you."

"Let's eat glutinous rice balls later," Shen Lie said gently, "I've agreed before, I'll treat you."

"Okay." Xia Zhaoyi nodded.

The grilled meat is very tender, and the mouth is full of aroma. The sauce is made by the hawker himself, which is extremely delicious.

Xia Zhaoyi suddenly thought of the scene of cooking with Shen Lie at Mr. Liuhe's house last year. The two people who rarely cook were studying the seasonings in bottles and cans.

She had never had the slightest idea of ​​fireworks in the world, but suddenly felt that this might be the fireworks that many people talked about.

Zhili was seriously injured and couldn't walk a few steps, so he couldn't follow him to eat glutinous rice balls.

Dai Yu and Ye Zheng were very sensible, and knew that they must not go up at this moment to "obstruct the eyes", so they either said that they had a stomachache, or that they had lost the sword and needed to find it, or that they still had a task, so they all rejected it.

Xia Zhaoyi followed Shen Lie and left. Before leaving, Dai Yu suddenly ran up, "Ali!"

Xia Zhaoyi turned around and stuffed a small lantern into her hand.

It is an ancient and very common lotus lantern pattern, the workmanship is rough, the lantern paper is badly depreciated, the green leaf paper used as embellishment is crumpled, and the pink "petals" are seriously faded.

Shen Lie frowned, hesitated to speak, Xia Zhaoyi had already lifted up the lantern and looked at it: "They, it's really a festival."

"Let's go eat glutinous rice balls," Dai Yu said, "There will be no roadside stalls when it's late, but there must be small inns that are still open."

Xia Zhaoyi raised his eyes to look at Yanbo Tower behind him, and felt that if he went to eat in other inns, he might as well stay here.

"There are no glutinous rice balls for sale in Yanbo Tower, I asked." Dai Yu hurriedly said again.

Shen Lie turned his head to the other side, took a deep breath quietly, and closed his eyes speechlessly.

A gust of wind blew, and the bright light of the small lantern swayed, Xia Zhaoyi smiled and said: "Then, I will go with Shen Lie to have a look elsewhere."

"Yeah, okay, okay, let's go."

Watching Xia Zhaoyi and Shen Lie leave, Ye Zheng and Wei Dongyou all came back quietly and approached Dai Yu.

"Where did you get the lantern?"

"I asked the little girl for three pennies to buy it, and she brought it without any hassle."

"It's too broken."

"Yes."

"But don't say it, Miss Ali and our young master walk together like this, the figure is really a perfect match!"

"Correct!"

……

There are many people by the river, and the fire is flourishing, which seems to be able to dispel the coldness of the night, so occasionally a gust of wind blows, but it is comfortable and cool.

"The two men ten steps away from the rear right have been in the Yanbo Tower since Xushi, and they have been following us now." Shen Lie said in a low voice as he walked.

Xia Zhaoyi was looking down at the little lantern, and said with a faint smile: "There are two on the other side of the bridge."

"It doesn't look like a gang."

Xia Zhaoyi paused slightly, thinking of Zhang Yunjun mentioned by Mu Tingyu, she raised her head to meet Shen Lie's dark eyes: "Shen Lie, what do you think of the strange things you often say about the Minister of Rites?"

"The master of the Ministry of Rites, who is in charge of the sacrifice, may be related to this way. This place is Xizhou and Hejing, not the capital of Yong'an Emperor back then, but Zhang Puxiang's granddaughter is still involved, or that force is also following. Here we are."

His voice was deep and low, and he spoke smoothly, without thinking, but he thought of going with her, it was Zhang Yunyun.

"When mentioning these people, it always reminds me of one thing." Shen Lie said again.

"What's the matter?"

"Back then, Shen Wen took Lao Tong and Zhi Changle with Li Ju to the Shuangjiang Palace in my name. I chased them all the way, and Aunt Rou was waiting for me on the way. At that time, she made five conditions, saying that as long as I complete the , let Lao Tong and Zhi Changle be safe."

Xia Zhaoyi didn't speak, but listened quietly.

Shen Lie's voice is very pleasant, low alcohol but not hoarse, clear and peaceful, with an indescribable sense of tranquility and solidity.

"First, I am not allowed to return to Zuilu for three years. Second, I am required to return to Yunliang to fulfill my filial piety. Third, I am required to draw a map of the sky and astrology in the Xunji Palace in the palace city. Fourth, I am required to return to Zhaoyun Mountain and paint the shape of the mountain. Give him the map. Fifth," Shen Lie paused, "it's a private matter."

Since it was a private matter, Xia Zhaoyi didn't ask any more questions, and said, "It sounds like, first and second, you won't do it."

"The fourth one won't, because Shen Yan already knows the mountain map over there, so I don't need to go there again."

(End of this chapter)