Dressed as a vicious stepmother, farming and raising cubs

After the Spring Festival, it’s the Lantern Festival.

Su Liu heard from customers in the store that according to the tradition of Yucheng, a lantern show will be held in the city every year during the Lantern Festival. It will be very lively at that time, and there will also be lantern riddle guessing activities.

She had never seen what ancient lanterns looked like, so she was naturally very interested. During dinner, she talked about it with San Wa and Shen Luochen.

"Lantern? Qingqing hasn't seen it yet, let's go see it!"

Shen Qingqing was particularly excited, her pink and tender hands clenched into two small fists.

The other two children were also very interested. They grew up in Xinghua Village and had only seen ordinary lanterns and didn't know what the lanterns in the city looked like.

After reaching an agreement with the children, Su Liu looked at Shen Luochen:
"How about you come too?"

Shen Luochen hesitated for a moment and shook his head:

"Just go and go."

The three children immediately gave up and gathered around Shen Luochen, pulling on his sleeves and acting coquettishly.

"Dad, come together!"

Su Liu just wanted to say a few words of advice, but she suddenly realized the reason for Shen Luochen's hesitation.

There are many rich people in Jade City, many of whom have dealt with the imperial palace, and there are also people from Prince Xian's Palace. Shen Luochen may be worried about being recognized.

So she quietly returned to her room and secretly used the military supply market.

When she came out again, she had an exquisite mask in her hand, which only covered half of her face and had some patterns carved on it.

She gently put the mask on Shen Luochen's face and said with a smile, "This way, it should be fine."

A flash of surprise flashed in Shen Luochen's eyes. After being silent for a while, he nodded slightly.

Seeing their father nodding in agreement, the children immediately cheered, although they didn't know why their father still wore a mask when going out.

The day of the Lantern Festival soon arrived. Su Liu closed the shop early and returned home to prepare.

The three children all put on new clothes, and Su Liu gave them new hairstyles. The three of them stood together like a row of porcelain dolls, very cute.

She also took the rare opportunity to freshen up and dress up. Only Shen Luochen was still in her usual attire, but with an extra mask on her face.

The sky has not yet completely darkened, but the streets are already decorated with lights and colorful lights. There are waves of people coming to see the fun, and it is crowded and noisy.

"You guys, please hold tight and don't get separated." Su Liu worriedly squeezed the hands of the first and second children, holding one on each side.

The youngest Shen Qingqing was held in Shen Luochen's arms and was looking around excitedly.

On both sides of the road, there are vendors selling stalls, including candy paintings, candied haws, fruit cakes, and some selling handicrafts.Su Liu couldn't help but wonder if he had missed any business opportunities.

Then she shook her head again, she just came out to have fun today, so she shouldn't be too businesslike!
"The place for guessing lantern riddles should be in the front." Shen Luochen pointed to the place in front where the crowd was the densest and said.

"Let's go quickly. I heard there are rewards for guessing the lantern riddles correctly!" Su Liu pulled his sleeves and walked a few steps quickly.

There was originally a relatively wide open space in front of it, but now a temporary stage has been set up. The stage is filled with all kinds of lanterns, some of which are small animals, and some of which have more auspicious meanings such as lotuses and longevity locks. Look. It's brilliant when you go up there.

Maybe this is the legendary "Fire Trees and Silver Flowers Never Sleep".

Su Liu saw the real ancient Lantern Festival for the first time and was stunned. Several dolls also had the same expression as her.There was a host on the stage, beating gongs and drums and shouting.

"Dear fellow villagers, our lantern riddle session will begin soon. Come here, everyone is welcome to participate!"

Attracted by his voice, more and more people are gathering here.

Su Liu and Shen Luochen grabbed a relatively front-row position. From the audience, they could see clearly what was going on on stage.

The rules of the riddle are that the host announces the riddle and the riddle. The person who guesses the riddle can go on stage, take off the corresponding lantern and announce the answer. If it is correct, he or she will receive the corresponding reward.

"Everyone, listen up! Now announce the first riddle!" the host banged the gong in his hand and said loudly.

"It's a dragon when it enters the cave, it's a phoenix when it comes out of the cave, a phoenix gives birth to a hundred sons, a hundred sons become a dragon! Guess a certain animal!"

The first question stumped everyone. They couldn't figure out which animals were dragons and phoenixes.

Su Liu also held his chin and thought, bringing in many kinds of animals, but he always felt that something was not right.

She looked up at the lanterns, hoping to find some inspiration, but when she saw the flames swaying in the wind, she suddenly thought of an animal.

So she quickly went up to the stage, took off the lantern, and said to everyone:

"The answer is the moth!"

"Correct answer!" The host's voice rang soon after.

The rewards for guessing lantern riddles are cumulative, that is, the more correct answers you get, the richer the prizes you will get. They will be statistically calculated every year after guessing.

Su Liu stepped off the stage in the eyes of everyone in amazement, and several children hurriedly came over curiously.

"Sister Xiaoliu, why is it a moth?" The dolls have not yet figured out the answer to the mystery.

Su Liu smiled mysteriously and patiently explained:

"Because moths are born in silkworm cocoons. Think about it. Silkworm babies twist and turn when they are young, so they are dragons. After they emerge from the silkworm cocoons, they turn into flying moths, so they are phoenixes. And flying A moth will lay many eggs at one time, and the eggs will turn into silkworm babies again, isn't it like 'a hundred sons will make a dragon'?"

Several dolls nodded in realization, and couldn't help but admire Su Liu's wisdom.

After that, the host asked a few simple riddles, and there were many people rushing to answer them. Sometimes Su Liu could get them, sometimes he couldn't.

"It's the last riddle! Everyone, please listen carefully!" The host looked around the audience, as if he was deliberately showing off his words, and lengthened his voice.

"Tall buildings are built with single logs, without bricks or tiles. People walk under the water, and the water flows above them. Guess an appliance that every household of ours will use!"

The last question turned out to be more difficult. When Su Liu was racking his brains, Da Wa suddenly raised his head and said in an excited tone:
"I think I know what it is!"

"Really?" Su Liu was pleasantly surprised. Because the eldest baby was not tall enough, she held him on stage with both hands.

"This little brother, have you guessed the answer?" Seeing such a young child coming up, the host became interested and squatted down to ask.

Da Wa nodded and said loudly:

"It's an umbrella! When it rains, the water will flow 'upwards of people'!"

(End of this chapter)