70s Xiao Que Xing

Chapter 549 Watching the Lantern Festival

"Aunt Pearl, you are finally here." Rouyuan said as soon as Heping opened the door.

"Oh, sorry for keeping our little Rouyuan waiting for so long." Pearl touched Rouyuan's head and said with a smile.

"The children have been waiting for you to come over since their lunch break. If you don't come, they will be in a hurry." Xie Xiaonian looked at the people outside the door and said with a smile.

"Who is this?" Xie Xiaonian saw that there was someone she didn't know, so she asked Pearl suspiciously.

"This is my sister-in-law, Lin Huiying, sister-in-law, this is what I often call Xie Xiaonian." Pearl introduced them.

"Xiao Nian, hello, I often hear Pearl mentioning you, and you are really as beautiful as Pearl said." Before Xie Xiaonian could speak, Lin Huiying continued with a smile.

"From the countryside, there is nothing beautiful or not. Come in and drink some hot water to keep warm." Xie Xiaonian continued with a smile.

"This is something I bought for the elderly and children at home. It's not worth much, so don't mind." Lin Huiying continued.

"Pearl and Xiuhong and I are such good friends. You are too polite to take anything when you come to my house. I can't accept this thing. When you leave, you should take it back." Xie Xiaonian hurriedly pushed But said.

"It's all brought here, so there's no reason to take it back. If you have a little thing, just accept it, otherwise I won't be ashamed to come next time."

Seeing the two pushing back and forth, Pearl said directly, "Xiao Nian, just accept it, my sister-in-law has money, so she doesn't care about this little thing."

"Pearl said yes, just accept it, just a little bit." Lin Huiying said following Pearl's words.

"Okay, then I'll accept it, thank you." Xie Xiaonian said with a smile.

But at this moment, she was already thinking about what to bring Lin Huiying back when she left later. She couldn't take advantage of others.

"Pearl, why didn't your parents come?" Xie Xiaonian asked.

"My father and my elder brother are quite busy, and my mother is too noisy. My elder brother's nephew and niece will start school tomorrow, and they want to read at home, so they didn't come here. But my family only has these three bicycles. I really can’t sit down.” Pearl said with a smile.

"Mom, when are we going to see the Lantern Festival?" Tang Yuan asked anxiously as soon as Pearl finished speaking.

"Little Tangyuan can't wait anymore, let's go now." Pearl said dotingly.

"Pearl, don't listen to Tangyuan. You should go to the house to rest for a while, drink some hot tea, and go after warming up. After riding such a bicycle all the way, you must be frozen." Xie Xiaonian dragged Tangyuan to her side Said.

"We're wearing thick clothes. It's not cold at all. Let's go now. I want to go see it quickly."

"That's right, don't talk about glutinous rice balls, Baolian and Shitou have asked all the way." Chen Xiuhong also answered with a smile.

"Okay then, let's go now."

The place where the Lantern Festival was held was not too far from Xiao Nian's house, and it would take about 15 minutes to walk, so Pearl and the others put their bicycles in the yard of Xiao Nian's house and walked over.

When they arrived, the genius was slightly darkened, the lamp had just been hung up, and the candle hadn't been lit yet.

However, there were quite a few anxious people like them. When they arrived, they were already crowded and shouting.

The so-called Lantern Festival is a display of hundreds of paper lanterns of different sizes and shapes that are hung or placed on the open space.

The entire venue can be seen from the beginning to the end at a glance. Compared with the later generations, it is very monotonous and boring.

But others thought it was very beautiful, and their interest was very high, especially the children who had never seen such a scene, and rushed forward with great interest as soon as they arrived.

"Stop, you guys, there are so many people, you are not afraid of getting lost. If you lose it, you will never see your parents again." Xie Xiaonian saw that they were about to charge into the crowd, so she hurriedly stopped them.

"That's right, you can't run around by yourself, you must follow your lord, remember?" Chen Xiuhong was also frightened and quickly grabbed her daughter's hand, fearing that she would disappear in a blink of an eye.

"Xiao Nian, let me help you with one." Lin Huiying saw that Xie Xiaonian was holding three children and Luo Changsong was holding two, so she said intentionally to help.

"No need, the children are still born, I'm afraid you won't be allowed to hold them, we can just hold them, and the apple is getting bigger, so you can take care of it for me." Xie Xiaonian continued with a smile.

"Mom, I want to see that piggy lantern."

"I want to see that little rabbit."

A few children were led by adults, unable to move forward, they could only speak anxiously.

"Let's go now, let's go here, let's take a look one by one." Xie Xiaonian said helplessly seeing the children so anxious.

"Mom, there is a small sign hanging under this lantern with words on it. Is it for guessing lantern riddles? I want to guess, I want to guess." Cong Hua said happily when she saw the small sign under the lantern.

"Really? Sister, I have to guess too. Is there a gift if I guess right?" Tang Yuan also asked curiously.

"It's all public property. It's just for guesswork. There's no gift." An aunt who was watching nearby explained.

But even if there were no gifts, the children's interest was very high, and they asked their parents to read the words above and guess the lantern riddles above.

But their knowledge was limited, and in the end, they only guessed a few of peace and pancakes.

The other children haven't gone to school yet, even if Xie Xiaonian taught Cong Hua and the three of them to recognize some characters, they didn't guess it.

"Mom, why are there no lantern riddles that you usually teach us here? I can't guess any of them." Tang Yuan complained.

"I just taught you a few lantern riddles. How could you just happen to meet them, but haven't you learned a few more? When you go to school and see more, you will definitely be as good as your brother. "Xie Xiaonian said soothingly.

"Mom, I want this lantern." Rouyuan pointed to a tiger-shaped lantern, and said to Xie Xiaonian with longing eyes.

"Then mom, I'll ask the staff to see if this lantern is for sale. If it's for sale, can mom buy you one?"

"Well, okay, Mom, go and ask." Rouyuan urged.

Because there were security guards at the scene, Xie Xiaonian stepped forward and asked, "Comrade, do you sell this lantern?"

Now the requirement to speak the chairman's quotations before speaking is not so strict, so Xie Xiaonian asked directly.

"Of course I won't sell it. If you sell the lantern and you take it home, what will others think of it? You can't be so selfish." The comrade wearing the red armband said righteously.

At this time, he looked at Xiao Nian with a very unkind look.

"Oh, so that's the case. Comrade, you are right. I came to ask because the child likes it and wants it. If it doesn't sell, forget it." Xie Xiaonian said dryly.

The comrade saw that Xie Xiaonian was indeed holding a few children in his hands, so he didn't pursue it any further, and turned around to continue patrolling.

"Hahaha, Xiao Nian, I feel like that person took you as a speculator. If it weren't for the few children around you, maybe he would have arrested you." After they left, Chen Xiuhong couldn't stop laughing. Said.

"It's just you taking pleasure in other people's misfortunes, I would have let you ask if I knew about it." Xie Xiaonian said, rolling her eyes.

The lanterns are not for sale, so even if you like the meatballs, there is nothing you can do. You can only take a second look and remember it in your mind.

And in the entire open space, there were only those one hundred and ten lanterns. No matter how carefully they looked at them, they had all seen them in less than two hours.

It happened that they were also a little hungry at this time, and after discussing it, they went straight back to Xiao Nian's house.

"I prepared boiled eggs and steamed sweet potatoes in the afternoon, and they have been warming on the stove. Come, let everyone eat one to warm up and fill their stomachs." Xie Xiaonian hurriedly greeted them as soon as they entered the room.

"No need, Xiao Nian, let's go back and eat, my mother must have left us some food." Lin Huiying said hastily refusing.

"Even if we go home to eat, it will take a while. Let's eat something to warm up before going back." Xie Xiaonian persuaded.

"That's right, sister-in-law, don't be polite with Xiao Nian, I'll eat if you don't, I'm almost starving."

Pearl was not so polite, she reached out and took a piece of sweet potato from the pot, and ate it while blowing on it.

And Chen Xiuhong was not polite, picked up an egg and began to peel her daughter.

Seeing such a scene, Lin Huiying stopped being polite and started eating.

"Okay, we've almost finished eating, so we'll go back first, it will be too late if we don't go back." After Zhu Zhen finished eating a piece of sweet potato and an egg, seeing that the others had almost eaten, she said to Xie Xiaonian.

"It's too unsafe at night, why don't I take you back."

"No need, after you send us off, we still have to worry about your safety when you come back. There are so many street lights on the road, and there are several of us, so we are sure to be fine, so don't worry." Chen Xiuhong replied.

"That's all right, then you should pay attention to safety on the road, sister-in-law, I made this pastry myself, you can take it home and give it to your family to taste." Xie Xiaonian took out the pastry she had just prepared and said to Lin Huiying.

"No need, save it for the children." Lin Huiying hurriedly refused.

"Just take it, I made it myself, and it's not worth much money. If the children want to eat, I can make it for them anytime."

Xie Xiaonian ignored Lin Huiying's refusal, and directly stuffed the pastry into her hand.

Lin Huiying couldn't refuse, so she had no choice but to accept it.

Although Lin Huiying came here with her own purpose, to please Xie Xiaonian and Luo Changsong, but it was not obvious, and she never tried to please Xie Xiaonian and them.

It seems that she just regards Xie Xiaonian as a friend she just made, she is a very smart woman.

(End of this chapter)