Chapter 208 Lantern Festival

"Brother Xiao, do you have anything to do tonight?" Xia Ruoyan asked in a low voice.

Xiao Ran swallowed half of the Lantern Festival and thought for a moment, "Well."

"Oh" Xia Ruoyan said, and her tone seemed to be a little disappointed. After a while, Xiao Ran suddenly looked at her and laughed foolishly. Xia Ruoyan immediately reacted and said anly, "It's a lie."

Xiao Ran quickly explained, "I didn't cheat on cigarettes. I didn't say anything. I said something happened. Of course, I will accompany Yaner to see the lanterns and guess the lantern riddles tonight.

Xia Ruoyan's eyes widened, as if she saw something incredible, and said to himself, "Is he enlightened these days?" Xiao Ran didn't expect it, but he didn't remember it until he saw the Lantern Festival on the table. The Lantern Festival is the most romantic day in the Tang Dynasty, providing opportunities for unmarried men and women to meet. Traditional young women are generally not allowed to go out for free activities. However, you can go out to play together during the holiday, and unmarried men and women can also find partners for themselves by enjoying the lanterns.

Thinking that Xia Ruoyan has always been more active so far, Xiao Ran felt a little sorry. It seems that he has to change it in the future, but he didn't expect to try to change it. It has such a big effect. Some people don't know: "Can't I have some fun occasionally?"

Xia Ruoyan smiled and said, "Brother Xiao will eat first, and Yan'er will change her clothes first." When Xiao Ran was about to say that everything you wore was as beautiful, Xia Ruoyan had gone far away. It seems that even a naturally beautiful woman wants to show her most beautiful side to her.

The south is full of oil, the western paint is burning, Su is competing to rest in peace, the wax comes out of the dragon river, the oblique sun is reflected, and the reflection is clear. The whole city of Luoyang is extremely lively, with lights everywhere. The young men and girls who were in love at the beginning of the relationship were even more carefully dressed up, and three or four groups did not refer to a certain object of preference to discuss softly. The stage and juggling are everywhere, and the night sky is full of fireworks, a happy scene.

There is a poem: "If there is a lamp, there is no moon that does not entertain people. If there is a moon, there is no lamp is not spring. It spread to the hearts of the world, and the lamp burns the moon like silver. The forest girl is full of pearls all over the street, and the god of Mandi Shengge Competition. How can you get rid of this good day until Fang Zun opens his mouth and smiles.

All kinds of lanterns are dazzling, and the lanterns depict all kinds of dancing women, birds flying flowers, dragons and fish jumping. Xiao Ran and Xia Ruoyan shuttled between them and looked dazzlingly: chandeliers, seat lamps, wall lamps... There are many kinds, mostly made of bamboo, silk ears, feathers and other materials by mounting and embroidery, coupled with poetry, calligraphy and painting, which is pleasing to the eyes. From time to time, several talented men can be seen sitting around a group of discussants' poems, showing off their talents.

Xia Ruoyan held a mini lantern in one hand and Xiao Ran in the other. As if he had found something novel, he walked to the stall beside him: "Brother Xiao, look, these lights are so interesting, and the patterns on them will rotate, like living."

The lamp seller is a white-haired old man, with some bamboos beside him, making and selling them at the same time. The craftsmanship is practical and exquisite. It attracted many curious people to stop to buy. Make a frame with bamboo, paste the flower paper, and then write a few poems to make it. Xiao Ran was stunned: Walking lanterns? He said to himself, "It should be a wheel placed in the lantern with paper on all sides. Light the candle under the wheel to generate hot air, and the hot air rises to cause convection, making the wheel rotate, and the paper image rotates accordingly.

Xia Ruoyan was stunned at the same time as the old man who was making lamps. The old man got up and said, "The prince broke through the mystery, and I think he is also a lamp lover. Although this lamp can't cure a lot of money, it also represents my heart and gives it to the prince.

The rest of the people were also stunned, because there were many people buying and the production was slow. Often, as soon as one is made, it is bought by people waiting, leaving only a few to hang in front of the stall to attract guests. If the price is not high, it will cost dozens of yuan. Xia Ruoyan took the lantern in horror and said, "Thank you."

There is no poetry on the lamp. Xiao Ran took a pen and wanted to make up for the inscription. One person squeezed over and said, "I've been waiting for this lantern for a long time. I'm willing to buy it with a taels of silver. Can you transfer it to me?"

The man was dressed in satin and seemed to be a son of a rich family. Next to him stood a woman with heavy makeup, which was also a little beautiful, but he could not be compared with Xia Ruoyan at all. One taels of silver has been dozens of times higher than the original price. Xiao Ran smiled and did not respond. The man said again, "Why are you laughing? Do you think you have less money?"

"I laugh at the ridiculous people in the world." Xiao Ran didn't look back. He picked up the pen and quickly wrote a few poems on the lamp and said, "These are the simplest poems. As long as you can guess what it means, this lamp is always for you."

The person who bought the lamp in front of the stall, including the old man who gave the lamp, also watched the farce interestingly. There are eight sides of the lantern, and there is a poem in the lower right corner of each side. The man in green shirt read, "It's hard to write on my heart, and I've been stranded here. If you are affectionate, you will become a pair in the future, and it will be difficult to meet in the future. The pomegranate blooms slowly red, and the ice water melts slowly. If the two people's hearts remain unchanged, they will meet one day.

This poem seems easy to understand. As long as people who have studied private schools for a few years know its meaning, it makes this man difficult for a while. Could it be that there was another deep meaning? Xia Ruoyan frowned, and then slowly stretched, with a blush on her face. After a long time, there was humanity in the crowd: "This seems to be a smart lantern riddle. Let's guess." Then the crowd discussed it.

"Since you can't guess it, don't say goodbye." In the puzzled eyes of the crowd, the two left hand in hand. The old man who sold the lamp thought for a long time and smiled without saying a word. He also copied the original poems written by Xiao Ran and hung the lamp in front of the stall for people to watch.

How long has it been? A woman in white holding a sword was attracted by the lantern. She carefully read the poem and said to herself, "'s hard to write your heart' on the pen' means a piece of white paper, 'anding here and stopping' both the pen and stopping mean 'to the end'; 'naturally, it's 'to be a pair of love' in the future;'re ruthless In the future, it is rare to meet; the pomegranate flowers that bloom slowly red represent love, and the middle finger will be thrown into the water; as long as the hearts of the two people remain unchanged, that is, they are connected; one day's meeting is the word "combined".

"The answer is: grow old together and fall in love! So clever." Ye Ningxue said, "Old uncle. Who wrote this poem?

The old man who made the lamp looked into the distance and pointed to Xiao Ran and Xia Ruoyan, who had just walked far, and said, "Can you guess? If you ask the answer, ask the prince.

Xia Ruoyan said, "Brother Xiao, aren't you afraid that someone guessed it just now?"

Xiao Ran smiled and whispered in his ear. Xia Ruoyan was shocked, "What, there are four different mysteries?"

Xiao Ran motioned her to whisper, "I came up with the riddle, and I gave it to the answer. I don't believe he can guess. Do you think Brother Xiao is so stupid? Hearing this, Xia Ruo's eyes trembled with laughter.

Ye Ningxue looked from afar and smiled bitterly at the corners of her mouth. Thousands of people looked for him, and suddenly looked back, but the man was in the dim light.

In an inn in the city, several people in black wearing ghost masks sat around. A purple mask in the center said, "I didn't expect that the news would be leaked and let this person escape here. Hey... There is a way to heaven, you don't go, and there is no way to hell. Don't try to go out alive when you enter the border of Los Angeles. Send a signal for disciples everywhere to prepare to take action. Iron all over the world, you can't escape.

"Lord, the old thief Tie Sihai is seriously injured and must hide in the busy city, so~~

The man in a purple mask hummed, "If you live, you want to see people, and if you die, you want to see the corpse. Even if the mouths of the Cao Gang are secretly removed, this person is still a big problem.

The five people who are secretly discussing are really the four elders of Chu Ke and Yan Luodian. While using a large number of disciples to drag the masters of the five factions, the secret masters removed the helmsmen of the Cao Gang's strongholds, and the emperor installed the undercover agents. Seven of the twelve waterway helmsmen are under control. Chu Ke said, "If you find this person's whereabouts, contact him immediately. Don't startle the snake. Even if Tie Sihai is seriously injured, you can't deal with it.

"Yes, Lord"

"Action!"

In addition to all kinds of small lanterns, several giant lighthouses are particularly eye-catching. It is more than ten meters wide and 100 feet high, and the golden light is extremely spectacular. In the crowd, the middle-aged man with sword eyebrows was pale, with his head slightly lowered and was in a hurry. Tie Sihai only hopes that more people can confuse the sight of the pursuers behind them and take the opportunity to spread the news to the five major factions. Otherwise, it will be difficult to regain it when the earner wakes up.

With the keen insight of his innate master, he doesn't have to look back and know that there are several eyes chasing him. It's not difficult to kill this person, but I'm afraid of attracting Xia Ke here. There is a lively scene ahead, which is the place of the lantern riddle. Tie Sihai's eyes turned, walked across a small bridge, and walked to the scene.