Song Yuyan could no longer treat Tang Zhi like a little girl. They were all young before, so ordinary people didn't have so many things to avoid.But this year, her body is 17 years old, and Tang Zhi is also 16 years old. Even if the neighbors don't say that it's inappropriate for them to communicate with each other in front of them, they will always whisper behind their backs.

So Song Yuyan came up with a way to send a letter to Tang Zhi.

Of course, this does not mean that she will not associate with Tang Zhi openly.There are several advantages of sending letters. First, it reduces the material for neighbors to talk about right and wrong. Second, letter paper delivery has been a good communication channel since ancient times, and sometimes words can add a little fun to the exchanges between the two parties.

Song Yuyan unfolded the note that was obviously cut a lot shorter, and on it was Tang Zhi's reply: "For sketching?"

Song Yuyan wrote: "Sketch can be done all year round, but it is a rare opportunity to watch lanterns during the Lantern Festival. It is for watching lanterns."

After thinking about it, I wrote again, "This year's Lantern Festival, Uncle 21 has prepared food and sold it at the Lantern Market. I asked Sun'er and Binger to help."

It means that it's just the two of them watching the lanterns this time.Tang Zhi understood, and his heart jumped up.She wanted to answer directly, but felt that such an answer was inappropriate, so she asked again: "Aren't you selling lanterns?"

"What's your suggestion, lady?"

"Sell lanterns during the day, and enjoy the lanterns after the lanterns are sold. It's just that you have called bamboo shoots and cakes to help Uncle 21. I'm afraid you won't be able to do it by yourself, or I'll call Xiaoye to help you." Selling lanterns?"

"can."

So Tang Ye, who had just finished running errands, received an order from his sister: "Xiao Ye, you and I will help Song Yuyan sell lanterns on the Lantern Festival, and she will give you wages."

Tang Ye: "..."

It's not enough to sell your physical strength to run errands. Is this going to be sold by your sister as a hard laborer?

These two people haven't written their horoscopes yet, how could she have to live this kind of oppressed life ahead of time!

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Song Yuyan and Tang Zhi gradually formed a habit of sending letters in private. Song Yuyan put the letter in a poem tube and sent it to Suncake and Tanger, while Tang Zhi asked his sister to help.

Although the two of them talked less face to face, they both felt that they talked more with each other.

But in this way, they also used more paper. Tang Zhi would often cut the paper into several small note-sized strips, and Song Yuyan was thinking that after the Lantern Festival, it was time to start making paper for his own use.

On the day of Lantern Festival, Tang Haogen didn't have time to come back, so he sent a message to Tang Zhi, asking her to take care of himself and Tang Ye.

Tang Zhi is going to spend the Lantern Festival with Song Yuyan this year, so he doesn't feel disappointed that his brother didn't come back.And it's a good thing if my brother doesn't come back.He works under Liu Chuo, and has many affairs, but not all of them are chores. Liu Chuo will also entrust him with many important matters.

Everyone said that it was because he knew how to cater to Liu Chuo that he was able to be reused by Liu Chuo, and they were envious and jealous of him.

Although Tang Haogen would flatter his boss, in fact he knew how to be flexible and never complained in front of others, so his boss trusted him, and the other town officials were willing to associate with him.

No, this year he has reached the crown, many people have heard that he is not yet married, so they start to worry about life-long affairs for him.Liu Chuo even said: "During the Lantern Festival, you arrange your younger sister at home, and go to a place with me, and I will find a good marriage for you."

Tang Haogen didn't know whether Liu Chuo was really looking for a marriage for him, or whether he meant going to a brothel.

Although he was apprehensive, he still complied, and made all preparations—if the situation was not right, he would find a way to escape.

It was impossible for him to let his younger sister know about it, so he only told his younger sister that he was busy with work.

Similarly, Tang Zhi didn't tell him that she was going to see lanterns with Song Yuyan that day.

On the day of the Lantern Festival, Song Yuyan got up early in the morning and sent the bamboo shoots and cakes to Aunt Lie, letting them accept the baptism of society.When she got home, Tang Zhi and Tang Ye also came to her with the ox cart.

They loaded the lanterns into the ox cart, brought some water and food, and went to the busiest street to set up a stall.

Song Yuyan's lanterns won the favor of many women and children last year with their exquisite and unique lantern shapes, but this year, Tang Zhi was a little angry when he first arrived on the street: "They copied all the lanterns you made last year!"

Song Yuyan was not surprised at all, and said with a smile: "It's okay, I had expected it a long time ago, so I changed another trick this year."

"But next year they will learn it again? Can you still change your tricks every year?"

"But if I have money next year, then I don't need to come out to sell lanterns anymore, so why should I care if they learn it or not?"

Tang Zhi glanced at her: "You are quite confident that you will get rich next year."

Song Yuyan: "Hard work can create wealth, so we still have to look forward to it."

Tang Zhi turned his head to look at his silent sister, "Xiaoye, you are not as quiet at home as you are now, are you shy?"

Tang Ye: "..."

Thank you sister for finally noticing her. She thought that in the eyes of these two people, she was just a part of this car.

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Song Yuyan's lanterns this year are still unique in shape, but she focused on the layer of paper pasted on the outside.Through observation last year, she found that ordinary people and children like colorful lanterns, while literati families are just like their favorites in clothing, and most seek simple and meaningful lanterns.

Therefore, she first made various lanterns with unique shapes and bright colors for ordinary people;

If someone asked, she could tell some classic stories accordingly, which attracted many people to gather around her stall.Some of them naturally wanted to listen to the story, while others became very interested in her lanterns after listening to them, so by the afternoon, [-]% of the lanterns had been sold.

Song Yuyan's voice was almost hoarse from telling stories, and it was not easy for Tang Zhi to help collect the money, but Tang Ye didn't know how to tell stories and didn't understand the accounts, so besides helping to take care of the lanterns, he just provided money. Practicing carving on bamboo with a carving knife.

Someone passed by and stopped to look at her for a while, seeing that she could carve without first drawing patterns on the green bamboo, she was very curious: "Little lady, who did you learn bamboo carving from?"

Tang Ye was taken aback, slipped his hand, and the carving knife left a scratch on the other green bamboo.She regretted endlessly, feeling that she hadn't reached home in cultivation yet, she was just frightened and destroyed a bamboo carving.

However, she didn't have a good temper for the person who suddenly appeared to disturb her. She raised her head and glared at the young man without saying a word.

The young man also knew that he had taken the liberty of interrupting the little lady to ruin a piece of work, so he quickly apologized.

Song Yuyan and Tang Zhi also looked over when they heard the movement.Tang Zhi temporarily put down his work and came to Tang Ye's side: "I don't know what's the matter with this official?"

The young man explained that his name was Li Sigu, and he was a painter who made a living by selling paintings. When he passed by here, he saw a little girl carving bamboo carvings, and he was very curious.Although Tang Ye's bamboo carvings are not worth appreciating, she did not hesitate to use the knife. She obviously knows painting and has studied it for a while.

Out of curiosity, he wanted to know the person behind Tang Ye who taught her to paint and sculpt.

Tang Zhi asked suspiciously, "Curious?"

Li Sigu: "..."

He glanced at the sky guiltily, and then said honestly: "Actually, I think her carving skills seem to be different from ordinary green bamboo carvings. As far as I know, the only famous Liuqing bamboo carving artist in Mingzhou is one person."

"You thought she was the recording party?"

Li Sigu said: "Of course not, I know that the recording party is a young man named Song Yuyan, but I have never seen it..."

He had seen Lufang's Liuqing bamboo carvings, and the other party's artistic attainments made him, a painter, very impressed.Although he intends to find Song Yuyan, not many ordinary people know about Song Yuyan, and he has no literary friends, so no one can introduce him.

Today he came out to set up a stall to sell paintings, but the business was not very good, so he just walked around to relax and conceive of the next painting.When he met Tang Ye, he thought naively: "What if we meet?"

That's why there was this scene just now.

Tang Zhi asked him: "What are you looking for from the recording party?"

When Li Sigu heard it, he said happily: "Hearing what the young lady said, do you know Lu Fang?"

Song Yuyan turned around and pulled Tang Zhi away, then said to Li Sigu, "I'm really sorry, I'm busy here, what's the matter, let's talk about it another day."

Li Sigu was stunned for a moment, and then quickly realized: "You are Song Lufang?!"

Tang Ye silently avoided him and went to help Song Yuyan and his sister.Li Sigu wanted to go forward and pull Song Yuyan to talk about literature and art, but he also knew that she was busy, so he simply got to know her and agreed to visit her again at another day.

After he left, Tang Zhi said, "That man seems to be asking for something."

Song Yuyan smiled and said: "Since he intends to get acquainted with me, no matter whether he has a utilitarian purpose or not, I shouldn't reject him before I see him clearly, so I will look at his purpose later. What is it!"

Tang Zhi looked at her with a half-smile: "Have you finished?"

Song Yuyan nodded: "It's over."

Tang Zhi: "Then it's up to me."

Song Yuyan: "Miss Tang, please tell me."

"When are you going to hold this hand, others are watching!"

Song Yuyan squeezed the hand in his hand, and then looked around, there were indeed some people looking at them with curious and gossip.But no one said their behavior was immoral. After all, they all thought they were a family, otherwise why would they come out together to sell lanterns?

She let go of Tang Zhi's hand, feeling a little regretful in her heart.

System: "There have been so many opportunities to hold her hand in front of me. I didn't cherish it. I regretted it when I lost it. The most painful thing in the world is this. If God can give If I have another chance, I will always hold that girl's hand and never let go. If I have to add a deadline to this, I hope it will be a lifetime."

Song Yuyan: "..."

Song Yuyan: "You still play more."

After Tang Zhi let go of her hand, she still felt a little sweet in her heart, but if these people hadn't been watching, she wouldn't mind letting Song Yuyan hold her like this.

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The lanterns were sold out quickly, and Song Yuyan made a fortune again, so she took the Tang Zhi sisters to a restaurant once.Then Tang Ye said very understandingly: "Sun'er and Bing'er are probably done with their work, I'll pick them up and go home."

Before leaving, she glanced at Song Yuyan again, taking advantage of Tang Zhi's inattention, whispered: "Song Dalang, you have to let sister come back safely."

Song Yuyan smiled and said, "Okay, I will let her go home safely and happily."

Tang Ye didn't think her sister would be taken advantage of. After all, although Song Yuyan had been a mess before, she never thought of taking advantage of her sister.Now it is even more serious, if she will do something that will damage her sister's reputation, it will be the same as the sun coming out of the west.

After Tang Ye left, Song Yuyan said to Tang Zhi: "There's a Luqiren team from Shaoxing over at Waxiang, let's go and see for a while!"

Wazi Lane is actually a place where Wazi gather. People often say Goulan Washe, Wazi is equivalent to the entertainment place of later generations, and Goulan refers to the fixed performance place in Wazi.Song Yuyan didn't know why this word became the endorsement of "obscenity|obscenity|erotic|erotic places" when it was passed down to later generations. Anyway, at this moment, going to Goulan Washe is not something shameful.

As for Luqi people, they refer to those who perform everywhere without a fixed performance place.

Tang Zhi rarely went to Goulan Washe to watch performances, but now that Song Yuyan invited her, she happily went with her.

They watched a trick, that is, a magic show in Waxiang Square.After watching it, the sky gradually darkened. When the lights came on, the streets became more lively.

The artistic performances that need to be performed during the day slowly fade away, and those performances that are more perceptible at night begin to show their unique charm.

"There is a movie show, let's go and see it!" Tang Zhi was also moved when he heard what others said.

Song Yuyan naturally wanted to support the entertainment project that she showed interest in for the first time.So the two returned to the square with the flow of people.But at this moment, there are many people around the stage, neither of them can squeeze in, so they can only stand on the periphery.

Song Yuyan discovered that nongying play is actually shadow puppetry, but due to limited conditions, nongying play at this time is not as delicate and beautiful as shadow puppetry in later generations.

But for ordinary people, playing movies is just like modern black and white TV. The images of paper men projected on the screen are the actors in the TV. Under the control of the performers, they have performed many catchy fairy tales. , or historical stories.

So even if Tang Zhi couldn't squeeze into the inner circle, he still didn't leave.

"Miss Tang, do you like watching movies?"

Tang Zhi was obviously in a good mood, with a natural smile on his face, "Well, my mother and elder brother used to take me to watch movies every year and festival, and the little paper man here looks real, and the acting The story is also interesting."

Song Yuyan smiled slightly. Although she was standing on the periphery and her legs and feet were sore, she did not disturb Tang Zhi's interest, but she was worried that Tang Zhi would be distracted by the crowd, so she said, "Miss Tang, grab my hand, so as not to get lost."

Tang Zhi's heart skipped a beat, she said disgustedly: "I'm not a child anymore, even if I get lost, I can find my way home."

Although he spoke disgust, he still grabbed Song Yuyan's hand calmly.

Both of them have different degrees of calluses on their hands due to work, but they both feel that the other's hands are extremely soft.

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