Nongmen Rice Flower Fragrance

Chapter 168 Appreciation of Lanterns ([-])

After the new year, it will be the Lantern Festival on the 15th of the first lunar month in a blink of an eye.

The Lantern Festival in Beijing is always very lively. Before the Lantern Festival, many people from around the capital flocked to the capital.Although many people poured into the capital, the capital became even more lively.

Originally, during Chinese New Year in many places, many shops were temporarily closed. After all, people who run shops are human, and they need to rest during Chinese New Year.However, the shops in the capital opened relatively early, and almost all opened before the Lantern Festival.Especially the inns, with so many people pouring into the capital, it is natural that many people have to find a place to live.

Therefore, recently, the business of the Capital Inn is very good.

In fact, before the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Ling Feifei and Ling Wanyu were so excited that they always wanted to go out to play.In fact, before the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the capital began to put on lanterns, and the lantern market was opened for people to go in and play.However, the official day has not yet come, and there will not be so many people going to play.

The Ling family would go out to enjoy the lanterns, and they always went on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and they would not go in advance. Therefore, the two sisters were excited, and they were only excited, and could not go out.

On the day of Lantern Festival, I came to Caixia Pavilion very early in the past two days.When the two came, Li Xin had just had breakfast.

During the Chinese New Year, Mrs. Wang and the second wife always like to go to Songhe Hall to serve Mrs. Ling, so Li Xin doesn't always go to Songhe Hall for dinner.However, there are not many greetings every day. They will go to pay their respects early in the morning, and they will also go to see Mrs. Ling in the evening.

"Why did you come here so early? Have you had breakfast yet?" Seeing the two coming, Li Xin hurriedly pulled them to sit down.

"I've already eaten it, it's not that Feifei hasn't eaten it yet." Ling Wanyu said with a smile.She ate breakfast at home, because every morning, her mother would bring her and her brother over to greet her grandmother, so these days, breakfast was eaten earlier at home.It's a little earlier than in the house here, so when I come here, can my mother still serve my grandmother for breakfast.

"But I just ate here, and I took it all away. There are some snacks. If Feifei doesn't mind, eat some snacks to fill your stomach!" Li Xin told Caiyun to bring out those snacks.She has never been conscientious here, as long as she wants to eat, she can ask the big kitchen to make it.Moreover, she can also use the old lady's small kitchen by the way, and she can make whatever snacks she wants.

Li Xin also likes to eat some snacks when she is free, so she always has a lot of snacks here.

"It's okay, I'll just make do with something to eat." Ling Feifei smiled.Soon, Caiyun picked up a lot of snacks and brought them up.

"Cousin, when can we go out to play?" Ling Wanyu asked with a smile.Although she came to the capital, she hadn't actually gone out for a stroll yet. Her mother was always strict and never let her go out to play.It was only during the Chinese New Year that I could go to visit relatives with my mother, but that was just to go to relatives' homes, and I couldn't wander around outside.

Now she just wants to go to the Lantern Market as soon as possible to have a look, at least go to the Lantern Market, if you want to enjoy the lanterns, you must be able to walk around.

"It doesn't count if I say it! Since you are going, you must go with the people in the mansion. The time must be set by someone else. If you ask me this, you are asking the wrong person. You might as well ask Where's Feifei!" Li Xin smiled.She really doesn't know this, to be honest, she is not too free in the Ling family!At least it's not like being at home before, she is in charge of the house, and she can go out whenever she wants, without asking for anyone's permission.

But living in the Ling family is different. A big family like the Ling family has a lot of rules, and it is impossible for the ladies in the mansion to go out casually.

Thinking about it seriously, sometimes I still feel that the life of a small family is happy, and there is no need to have so many rules.Always living in Ling's family, it feels a bit like being dependent on others, after all, the people around are not my family, but only relatives.Humans don't feel bad as long as they live in their own home, but after living in a relative's house for a long time, there is always some inexplicable feeling in their hearts.

After all, it’s better to live at home.Now, my grandmother's illness has been cured, and her body is gradually getting stronger.It's been another new year at Ling's house, and it's almost time for her to ask her grandmother to leave.

"If you want to go out, the big guys must go out together. However, it's only morning now! Sister Wanyu is too impatient, so I have to wait until evening! There is nothing interesting to go out at this time! After all Well, the lanterns are only interesting to watch at night." Ling Feifei swallowed a piece of snack and said.Although she herself was very anxious to go out to play, she also knew that she would not be able to go out when the time was not up, so she forced herself to calm down.

My cousin also said that the Lantern City may not be peaceful, it is better to go out with everyone, and if something happens, someone will protect it!
"You can't go out until the evening! Can't you go out during the day? If you are worried about safety, we can bring some guards!" Ling Wanyu still wanted to go out to play.It is certainly meaningful to go to the Lantern Market at night, but in fact, she still wants to go out earlier, so that she can take a good stroll in other places in the capital.If you go out with a large group of people, you will definitely not be able to run around, and you must obediently follow everyone to enjoy the lanterns.

"Cousin, don't think too much. If you don't go out with everyone, I'm afraid she won't be able to go out. Grandmother and second aunt won't agree." Li Xin poured cold water on Ling Wanyu, and the second wife disciplined Ling Wanyu very strictly.If it wasn't for listening to the old lady at Ling's house, the second lady might not want Ling Wanyu to go out to play at all.Being able to watch the lanterns at night is already considered tolerant, but if you want to think about other things, it is definitely not possible.

Hearing what Li Xin said, Ling Wanyu stopped talking. She knew her mother's temper.Let her go out to enjoy the lanterns, I am afraid it is because of grandma's face!Mother doesn't want to let herself go out casually.When my father was in office, my mother didn't like her going out to play very much.However, it doesn't mean that you can't really go out. My mother will still take me to the home of my father's colleagues.

Those wives always like to hold flower viewing banquets and the like, so if they want to attend these banquets, they can always go out.

"In previous years, did some people go out to watch the lanterns? Did grandma and uncles and aunts also go?" Ling Wanyu then asked Ling Feifei.

"Grandmother doesn't like going out very much, almost never, and neither does my mother. My father does go out to meet friends, but he doesn't go out with everyone. Sometimes he goes out by himself, and sometimes he takes his two older brothers with him. However, most of the time, the two elder brothers would still go with the older sisters. My aunts would also go occasionally." Ling Feifei carefully counted the people who would go out to enjoy the lanterns in previous years.

"That's it!"

It wasn't until after dinner that the Ling family began to organize people to go out to enjoy the lanterns.This year, the old lady recovered from her illness, but she also wanted to go out to join in the fun, so it was rare for her to want to go out for a walk.Mrs. Ling wanted to go out, and the first lady and the second lady also said to go.Seeing that my mother was going too, Master Ling couldn't go to meet friends anymore, so he went with his family.

After carefully asking the people who were going to go, it turned out that the master of the mansion was about to go out.It is rare for so many members of the Ling family to go out to appreciate the lanterns.

Knowing who was going, some servants went to prepare the carriage.Mrs. Wang also asked her servants to prepare veiled hats for the ladies. The girls in the family are getting older, so it is not easy to show their faces casually.There are quite a few young ladies who go out to enjoy the lanterns during the Lantern Festival, so it goes without saying that the children of the family are not allowed to go out, and they should still wear curtains and hats.

The younger ones are alright, especially Xixi, who is already engaged, so she should be more careful.

"Grandmother also wants to go out for a walk, which is a rare thing!" Soon, Ling Ziye walked in.Ling Ziye came to tell everyone that the carriage outside has been prepared, and everyone can set off.

"What's the matter? You young people are only allowed to go out to enjoy the lanterns, and I, an old woman, can't go!" Mrs. Ling smiled and gave Ling Ziye a look.

"Grandmother really wronged her grandson to death, how could grandson have such a meaning! If grandma is willing to go, the lantern festival will be even more lively!" Ling Ziye smiled and supported the old lady.Everyone also walked out slowly, out of the side door, the carriage outside was already waiting.

Ling Zihua and Ling Zijia were already waiting at the door.

Afterwards, the big guys each brought their personal maids into the carriage. With so many masters and a large group of maids and wives, it really was a huge crowd.Coupled with so many guards, this group of people is really spectacular.But if they really came to Lantern City, these people would be nothing.

Li Xin had also seen the bustle of the Lantern Market in the capital city before. It felt like there were so many people walking shoulder to shoulder, there were almost more people than there were lanterns.

Along the way, Caiyun was very excited, and would always lift up the curtain gently and look outside quietly.Li Xin saw it, but she just smiled and didn't say much.In the mansion, the masters are not free, and the servants are even less free, so naturally it is not easy to come out.Therefore, it is normal for Caiyun to be curious about the outside environment.

"You! There will be something to watch later! Why are you so impatient!" Caixia gently poked Caiyun's forehead.

"It's very lively outside! This is a scene that you can't see in the mansion. Aren't you curious!"

(End of this chapter)