Chapter 378 5 Lantern Festival
Tong Huaqiong took Huang Jingshan's hand and looked her up and down, then turned to Lu Zhaoyang and said, "Come, come, Zhaoyang, what a coincidence that you meet Jingshan here. Didn't you say you wanted to win the lantern riddles? Jingshan is good at guessing lantern riddles. Why don't you accompany Jingshan to guess lantern riddles?"
During the annual Lantern Festival in Yanguan Town, each business will set up a word guessing puzzle, and the winner can choose any lantern to take away.
Huang Jingshan and Lu Zhaoyang both blushed after hearing this.
The corners of Mr. Huang's mouth twitched. This Shopkeeper Tong was being too deliberate.
It's a bit too deliberate.
Old Mrs. Huang smiled as if her face was like a chrysanthemum. Look at Lu Zhaoyang's whole body, he was so elegant and graceful, there was no one like him in Pingchuan County, let alone the entire city.
Everyone in the town knew that her granddaughter was engaged to the Lu family, but few people had seen Lu Zhaoyang's true face.
There are those who are jealous of the Huang family and spread bad things about the young master of the Lu family.
What kind of person is extremely ugly, what kind of person is so thin that he will fall down at the slightest gust of wind, what kind of person has a bad temper...
Old Mrs. Huang was so angry that she wanted to go to each of their homes and scold them.
At this time, Old Mrs. Huang wished that everyone in the town would stop admiring the lanterns and come to admire her grandson-in-law Lu Zhaoyang.
"Shopkeeper Tong, it's so cold today. I was just talking about how thoughtful Zhaoyang is. This big sweater I'm wearing was a gift from him during the Chinese New Year. My cold legs are all better after I put it on."
Old Mrs. Huang's voice is louder than Tong Huaqiong's.
He deliberately patted the large sweater on his body that looked extremely luxurious.
Mr. Huang thought to himself, no wonder the old lady insisted on wearing this dress, it turns out she was showing off.
"Since we've met Zhaoyang here, Jingshan, you can accompany Zhaoyang to guess lantern riddles. Zhaoyang is a talented scholar from Wanliu Academy, so guessing lantern riddles is not easy for him." Without waiting for Tong Huaqiong to flatter Old Lady Huang, Mr. Huang said loudly as if to show off.
Sure enough, the passers-by were attracted by the look of the talented scholar from Wanliu Academy.
The explosive news in Yanguan Town a few years ago was that Huang Jingshan and the Lian family in Pingchuan County broke off their engagement, and the young master of the imperial merchant Lu family in Fucheng got engaged. Everyone was curious about the talented young master of the Lu family from Wanliu Academy, and when they heard about Lu Zhaoyang's name, they couldn't help but stop and look at him.
More and more people gathered on the bridge.
There's a bit of traffic jam.
Tong Huaqiong pushed Lu Zhaoyang and said, "Zhaoyang, you are a talented man, and Jingshan is a talented woman from our Yanguan Town. Why don't you go quickly? If you work together, you will definitely win the lantern riddle guessing competition."
Tong Huaqiong wanted to let everyone know who Lu Zhaoyang was so as to avoid mistaking the wrong person.
After all, Gu Jingzhe and Su Chengmin were also there, and in terms of appearance, they were both among the most handsome in Yanguan Town.
Lu Zhaoyang blushed as Mrs. Huang, Mr. Huang and Tong Huaqiong sang the same tune.
"Yeah, the one standing next to Shopkeeper Tong is the young master of the Lu family."
"Who said that the Lu family's young master is extremely ugly? I think the person who said that is blind. No, he is jealous. It is obvious that he is more handsome than Pan An. Wow, he is so handsome."
"No wonder the Huang family was so excited throughout the Spring Festival. If I had a son-in-law like him, I would be excited too."
"She doesn't look weak either, just a little thinner and paler. She looks much healthier than the young master of the Lian family. You can tell at a glance that she is someone who can give birth to a son."
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Everyone looked at Lu Zhaoyang and talked about it.
The folks in Yanguan Town are more bold and unrestrained than those in the provincial capital. Lu Zhaoyang felt quite at a loss as he listened to Naked's comments about him, especially those about the possibility of having a son.
Huang Jingshan turned her head away embarrassedly.
The most proud person was Old Mrs. Huang, because she finally dispelled the rumors about her grandson-in-law.
Now everyone in the town will know tomorrow that her granddaughter has found a good husband because her grandson-in-law is so handsome.
"Let's go. Don't just stand there blocking the road. Move forward. The lights ahead are beautiful, and the riddles are also ahead." Tong Huaqiong urged as people were stuck in traffic and couldn't move forward.
So everyone walked forward together.
Tong Huaqiong walked with Man'er and several other children and Old Lady Huang.
Lu Zhaoyang and Huang Jingshan walked in front.
Following behind him were Gu Taohua, Lu Zhaozhao and Gu Jingzhe. Su Chengmin walked beside Gu Taohua, staring at Xiaolong intently.
"Grandma, the lanterns over there are beautiful. I want to go over there to see them." Maner said.
Xiaolong also wanted to go.
Tong Huaqiong said, "You can't go. There are beggars there."
There was no surveillance in this era, and there were crowds of people watching the lanterns on the Lantern Festival. Almost all the children in Yanguan Town were out, and those who took pictures of beggars must have hidden in the crowd, taking advantage of the festival to kidnap people.
It is said that after the Lantern Festival every year, children are lost in every village.
All the children in my family are dressed neatly, and such children are most likely to be kidnapped by beggars.
"Lai Fu, you have to keep a close eye on these kids." Tong Huaqiong instructed Su Chengmin.
There's no way, she has four children with her.
She would be admiring the lanterns and chatting with Old Mrs. Huang, which would distract her from watching the children.
Liu Yue'e had already disappeared into the crowd and no one knew where she was.
Gu Taohua was only concerned with admiring the lanterns.
What about Gu Jingzhe, who has always been cautious? At this moment, all his attention is on Lu Zhaozhao and he has no time to take care of the children.
Therefore, after all the calculations, only Su Chengmin can take care of the child.
Su Chengmin said, "Don't worry, Aunt Tong."
He would take good care of the child even without Tong Huaqiong reminding him.
Especially Xiaolong, if anything goes wrong, who can afford it?
Cross the bridge and arrive at the most prosperous street in Yanguan Town.
Lanterns were hung on the trees, under the eaves and in the air on both sides of the street.
Each lamp has a different shape, some are in the shape of people, some are in the shape of animals, some are in the shape of flowers...
Tong Huaqiong was dazzled and couldn't help but marvel at the exquisite craftsmanship of the ancients.
The streets were crowded with people, just as lively as the temple fairs that Tong Huaqiong attended in later generations.
"Look ahead." Old Mrs. Huang touched Tong Huaqiong and looked at Lu Zhaoyang and Huang Jingshan in front of her with a smile.
Tong Huaqiong looked over and saw Huang Jingshan walking in front, followed by Lu Zhaoyang, who soon caught up with them.
Huang Jingshan's height was what the man disliked the most when she was proposing marriage. But when she stood next to Lu Zhaoyang, who also had a slender figure, they looked very outstanding and well-matched from the back.
"The two of them are really a perfect match." Tong Huaqiong said.
Old Mrs. Huang's eyes were shining, and she looked like she was dizzy from shipping this couple.
Tong Huaqiong's eyes swept over another familiar pair.
As Gu Taohua walked, she let go of Lu Zhaozhao's hand and got into the crowd, leaving Lu Zhaozhao alone. People kept passing by her, and when someone almost bumped into her, her eldest son Gu Jingzhe stood in front of Lu Zhaozhao.
The two smiled at each other and walked forward side by side.
When they arrived at the lantern riddle guessing area, Lu Zhaozhao pointed at the lantern above his head, Gu Jingzhe said something, Lu Zhaozhao laughed, and Gu Jingzhe also laughed.
"Shopkeeper Tong, look, Miss Lu and your youngest son look like a painting," said Old Mrs. Huang.
Under the bright lights, a pair of handsome boys and girls looked up at the lanterns together, which was indeed the most beautiful painting in Yanguan Town.
If it weren't for the terrible things that Gu Jingzhe did to Lu Zhaozhao in his previous life, Tong Huaqiong would also be willing to support this couple.