Sugar Jar [Rebirth]

The sky above the Qingfeng Tower was also filled with many lanterns.

The common people all rushed to this side and gathered around to watch the fun.

The chess game in Qingfeng Building is held every six months, and countless literati will come here to participate in the chess game and compete against each other.

The prizes of the chess game are very rich, and the most important thing is that the final winner of the chess game will be able to climb to the highest point of Qingfeng Building, write his own poems on the stone tablet, and leave his name.

This tradition has been passed down for hundreds of years, and the Qingfeng Building has long been a place that many literati and students yearn for.

Now that the chess game in Qingfeng Building is opened, countless people come here admiringly. Even if you don't have the opportunity to join the chess game, it's good to watch it.

A few teenagers also came over, looked at the crowded place in front of them, and some people laughed: "This Qingfeng Building is getting busier every year."

The young man in white standing among them glanced, then looked away, as if he was not interested in this place.

The person next to him pushed him lightly, and said: "I said Shi Jinzhi, you finally came out, are you so indifferent?"

Another person said with a smile: "Don't talk about it. If he hadn't been dragged out by his cousin, Jinzhi would still be in the mansion. He is very annoying right now, so don't mess with him anymore."

The eyes of the two fell on the rabbit mask in his hand. Seeing Shi Jinzhi frowning at it, as if he was thinking about how to deal with it, he suddenly laughed.

At this time, Shi Jinyu also happened to be walking this way. He was already suffocating, but now seeing his cousin, he couldn't help it, and said to him in an unhappy tone: "I just met you on the road. Shi Chen!"

"Greetings." Shi Jinzhi warned lightly.

Only then did Shi Jinyu notice that there were two more people around Shi Jinzhi whom he didn't know, so he quickly stopped talking.

Fortunately, he didn't say much, otherwise someone would laugh at them for being disrespectful to their elders.

What a joke, Shi Chen is some kind of elder, but he just occupies a seniority!

Shi Jinyu's emotions were shown on his face, the two were afraid of hearing something they shouldn't have heard, so they hurriedly bid farewell to Shi Jinzhi.

"Shi Jinyu, how did you promise grandma when you came here?" Shi Jinzhi only asked.

His face suddenly changed, and he retorted: "I didn't cause trouble, if it wasn't for Shi Chen..."

Speaking of "Shi Chen", he suddenly seemed to remember something, and said confidently: "It's all your fault, if you hadn't left suddenly, I wouldn't have mistaken someone, and I wouldn't have met that troublesome Shi Chen."

"Wrong person?" Hearing his words, Shi Jinzhi frowned again.

"Yes, a weak-looking man, because he was wearing white clothes and a mask similar to yours, and the light was too dim, so I thought he was you for a while. He probably knew Shi Chen, and the relationship between the two It seems to be pretty good." Shi Jinyu couldn't help muttering, he had never seen Shi Chen treat anyone so pleasantly.

Thinking of how such a good-looking young man actually met Shi Chen, Shi Jinyu felt that Shi Chen was really burnt by his ancestors, and he has always been so lucky.But it never occurred to him that he and Shi Chen could be regarded as the same ancestor.

"Okay, stop talking." Shi Jinzhi interrupted his next words.

"Go back," he continued.

Shi Jinyu quickly objected: "I just came out, and the lantern festival is the most lively at midnight, so I don't want to go back!"

"Then it's up to you." Shi Jinzhi didn't intend to persuade him any more, turned around and left.

"Brother!" Shi Jinyu called out in displeasure, seeing that his footsteps did not stop for a moment, he looked at the pedestrians on the street unhappily, and then had to chase after him.

Not long after they left, someone came down from Qingfeng Building, followed by several servants.

He stood where Shi Jinzhi and the two had just stood, looking into the distance with an unclear expression.

The servant asked: "Eldest son, do you want the younger ones to follow and have a look?"

Seeing that Shi Jinyu looked upset, he was worried that they would do something bad to the second young master.

"No need." Shi Lin said lightly.

Just now when he came out, he asked some of his servants to follow him to find Shi Chen. At this time, he and Xi Xin should be secretly protecting him and Xi Xin. Besides, Shi Chen is not of the nature to let others bully him. Not sure yet.

Shi Lin suddenly said, "Uncle Liang, did we pass a mask booth on the way here?"

Although he didn't understand why the Second Young Master suddenly brought up this matter, he didn't ask any further questions, and immediately replied: "Yes, it's at the intersection not far away."

"Go and buy me a rabbit mask and come back." The corners of Shi Lin's mouth curved up slightly, as if he had thought of something, his eyes were soft.

Uncle Liang was obviously a little surprised. The eldest son was always calm and never cared about such frivolous things. Why did he suddenly become interested today.

His eyes were too surprised, Shi Lin noticed his eyes, turned his head uncomfortably, and explained a sentence seemingly casually: "It's nothing, I just wanted to see suddenly."

Hearing this, Uncle Liang didn't think too much, nodded quickly, and rushed over.

Shi Chen took Xi Xin to a place where there were not many people. Xi Xin, who was very quiet at first, suddenly asked after walking a long way: "Is that person just now your uncle's grandson?"

He heard the word "uncle", and according to his seniority, he should be called Uncle Shi Chen, so there must be only the grandsons of the two masters who were separated from the mansion.

Shi Chen nodded, then seemed to remember something, and said to Xi Xin: "The day before you entered the mansion, I fell ill, do you remember this incident?"

Xi Xin thought for a while, then nodded: "I remember."

"The illness I had was thanks to them." The corner of Shi Chen's mouth twitched slightly, thinking of Shi Jinyu's shriveled appearance just now, his eyes suddenly showed a trace of coldness, even though Shi Chen couldn't remember many things in his childhood Taiqing, but this incident impressed him the most.

Xi Xin looked surprised.

Seeing his puzzled look, Shi Chen couldn't help but rubbed his hair, and continued: "When the family sacrificed, my mother took me and my elder brother to worship the ancestors. When resting on the road, Shi Chen Jinyu pushed me into the river."

Hearing such a frightening thing, Xi Xin's eyes widened, and she nervously tugged at the corner of Shi Chen's clothes, showing a hint of worry in her eyes.

Shi Chen smiled, blinked at him, and said with a mischievous tone, "But, I didn't make it easy for him either."

The water in the river was not deep, so after Shi Chen fell into it, he quickly climbed up.

He was already a bit cold from being attacked by the cold water, but Shi Chen walked towards Shi Jinyu, beat him up, and finally ordered someone to throw Shi Jinyu into the river and soak for a quarter of an hour. No one is allowed to come to save people before the time is up.

Shi Jinyu's grandfather, that is, Shi Chen's eldest uncle, turned black with anger after hearing the news, but his own children were in the wrong, and Jing Kehou was protective of his weaknesses, so I'm afraid no one in the clan would turn to them.

However, when Shi Chen told Xi Xin about this, he didn't intend to make him worry. The next sentence is what Shi Chen really wanted to mention.

He said to Xi Xin: "Shi Jinyu's family are all bad guys, next time you see him, you will stay away, you know? If he bullies you, we will beat you back."

Xi Xin didn't understand why Shi Jinyu wanted to bully him when he was fine, but he nodded obediently.

Shi Chen paused, and finally added: "Also, his cousin..."

"His cousin?" Xi Xin repeated in confusion.

Shi Chen suddenly changed the topic, "It's nothing, let's go over there and have a look."

What Shi Chen said was inexplicable, and Xi Xin was puzzled, but she didn't ask any more questions.

The two walked to a place where there were few people. There were many lanterns here, but none of them were lit. Those lanterns were all hung on the trees. Looking from a distance, it looked like a sea of ​​lanterns.

Xi Xin asked curiously: "What is the meaning of hanging the lantern on the tree?"

Shi Chen explained: "This tree may be older than many people's grandfathers. It is said that this tree was here when my great-grandfather was alive. It means longevity, so there will be many Some people put lanterns here to pray for their parents."

Hearing this, Xi Xin looked up at the tall tree and said with a smile, "It's so lively."

Seeing Xi Xin's gaze, Shi Chen understood what he was thinking in his heart, turned his head and glanced at the servant who had been following them behind him, the rest of them understood his meaning, nodded, and then retreated.

Not long after, he came back with two lanterns.

Shi Chen picked up the lanterns and handed one of them to Xi Xin.

There is a pen and ink next to the big tree, which is for those who make a wish.

They wrote their wishes on it, and then hung up the lanterns.

Shi Chen glanced at the words written by Xi Xin, "I wish my father and mother are safe and live a long life."

At this time, gorgeous fireworks bloomed in the sky instantly, and cheers came from everywhere. Even though she was far away from the crowd, Xi Xin could still hear the extremely lively voice.

Child hour has come.

His eyes were suddenly covered with both hands, and Xi Xin tilted her head uncomfortably.

"Close your eyes." Shi Chen whispered in his ear.

His sight was blocked by his hands, Xi Xin asked softly, "What are you doing?"

Shi Chen didn't speak, but still covered his eyes.

He nodded to the servant not far away, and everyone opened the jars in their hands one after another, and released all the fireflies inside.

This was given to them by the second young master in the evening. I heard that he was looking for fireflies everywhere. The servants originally wanted to help, but they were all rejected. Shi Chen insisted on doing it by himself.

At this moment, countless fireflies flew out, gathered around, and flew in all directions little by little.

Shi Chen slowly let go of Xi Xin's hand.

The moment he opened his eyes, all the green lights suddenly appeared in front of his eyes.

Xi Xin looked at everything in front of him, the joy in his eyes blurred little by little, he bent his eyes, and gently reached out to touch the fragile green light.

A firefly landed on the tip of his finger.

The sound of fireworks kept ringing.

Fireworks all over the sky, and fireflies all over the sky.

Shi Chen tied the longevity lock around Xi Xin's neck, then smiled softly.

——"Happy birthday."