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"Why, don't they all say that river lanterns are for deceased relatives and friends?" Shen Huaiyu said.

Lu Huaiyuan fiddled with the petals of the lotus lantern in his hand, and said casually: "Lights are put on here on the first and fifteenth day of every month. Whose family has so many deceased relatives and friends? If these lotus lanterns can float along the river to the place where the dead souls return, I'm afraid it will be the homes of those dead souls. It's a whole room full of lights."

Shen Huaiyu imagined the scene described by Lu Huaiyuan, and couldn't help laughing.

The two little girls started biting their ears not far from them, and the relationship between the little sisters was very good.When Lu Huaiyuan saw the pair of little sisters, he thought of his brother who didn't want to see him.But he didn't say anything, just continued to fiddle with the lamp in his hand.

"It's so pretty." Shen Huaiyu said.

The lotus lanterns in the upper reaches drift along the water, as if the lotus flowers are blooming on the river surface, emitting a hazy and ambiguous light.The flower lamps in the distance are dotted in the water, like the stars in the vast night sky, while the nearby ones are like a dreamlike illusion in the depths.

There are many places with the habit of putting out lanterns, but this is the first time Shen Huaiyu has seen river lanterns.

"People here in Heshuo really enjoy it." Shen Huaiyu sat down on the stone steps by the water. "This kind of scenery can be seen twice a month. I don't know what the people who first established this custom thought."

Lu Huaiyuan also sat down beside him, put the lotus lantern that he had been arranging just now into the water, and flicked it with his hand.With this force, the lamp slowly merged into many lotus lamps, turning into a small spot in the beautiful scenery.He casually wiped the water from his hands on his clothes, and started to tidy up the second lamp. While tidying up, he said: "Brother, the lamp just now belonged to you, please make a wish."

Shen Huaiyu closed her eyes, thought for a long time but couldn't figure out what wish to make, so she simply opened her eyes and lied to Lu Huaiyuan: "I made a wish?"

"What is it?" Lu Huaiyuan asked.

"I won't tell you." Shen Huaiyu said.

A lotus lantern floated slowly from upstream.Unfortunately, this lantern did not float in the middle of the water with the current, but floated near the shore.Ever since Lu Huaiyuan saw it, it has been colliding with the bluestone slab by the water.

Shen Huaiyu looked at the lantern: "If the owner of this lantern knows that his lantern has been stumbling on the shore, he will be very uncomfortable."

Lu Huaiyuan said: "Isn't this also flowing down the water? It's better than standing aside."

As soon as the words fell, the lamp seemed to understand what they were saying. It stumbled and bumped into Lu Huaiyuan's hand, and stopped on the edge of the stone slab. No matter how the water rushed, it only swayed in a small area, and would never continue to flow down go.

Lu Huaiyuan: "..."

Shen Huaiyu smiled: "This lamp seems to like you very much."

The lamp bumped against the edge of the stone slab, and the beautiful arc of the petals was lost.Lu Huaiyuan reached out to fish up the lantern, handed the one he was holding to Shen Huaiyu, and also arranged the petals of the unlucky lantern.

After picking it up, I found that besides the candle, there was also a note in the lantern, which was coiled into a ring and stuffed in the lantern.

On it is a small script with a strong hand, and a few numbers are written on it.

"Never let Ah Xiao down, I hope to be with you every year."

Shen Huaiyu joked: "Huaiyuan, you fished out his love letter."

Lu Huaiyuan's face was a little red, wondering if it was reflected by the lotus lantern.He tidied up the lantern, put it back into the water, dialed the water with his hands, and sent the lantern to the middle of the river.Shen Huaiyu took out the handkerchief: "Stop wiping your hands with your clothes, I'll wipe them for you."

The evening wind blew past Lu Huaiyuan's hand holding the river water, bringing a bit of coolness.Shen Huaiyu put the lamp aside, took Lu Huaiyuan's hand, and dried him carefully.Lu Huaiyuan turned to look at his senior brother, the lotus lantern illuminated half of Shen Huaiyu's face, adding a bit of softness to his delicacy.His dark eyes reflected hundreds of lotus lanterns in the river in front of him, as if the light of the whole world was concentrated in those eyes.

Lu Huaiyuan trembled, and quickly withdrew his hand.

"Brother!" He Xiaozhu made this mouth shape, and kept waving vigorously towards Shen Huaiyu.Lu Huaiyuan hurriedly put his lamp, which was almost burnt out, into the water, Shen Huaiyu stood up and brushed off his clothes, walked over to have a look, and found that He Xiaolan had fallen asleep leaning on her sister's shoulder.

Lu Huaiyuan carried He Xiaolan on his back, Lu Huaiyuan pulled He Xiaozhu, and they walked back slowly together.This girl, He Xiaolan, was sleeping soundly on Lu Huaiyuan's shoulder, completely unaware of the torment the person carrying him was going through.

Shen Huaiyu didn't realize it, and was still talking to He Xiaozhu: "Did you have fun today?"

He Xiaozhu said: "Happy! Normally, Auntie is too busy to take us out to play, but this time I finally put up the lanterns. Brother, you are so kind!"

Lu Huaiyuan sighed from behind: "Am I not good?"

He Xiaozhu turned his head, looked at Lu Huaiyuan who was carrying his sister on his back, and thought about how he bought lotus lanterns for the two of them, and said in a low voice: "You are also good."

By the time they returned to the He family's villa, it was already late.Tonight is the night of the full [-]th month, the bright moonlight shines on the stone and wood landscape carefully arranged by the He family, and the breeze is blowing, as if everything can be ignored.Lu Huaiyuan and Shen Huaiyu sent the two little girls back to their mothers.Mrs. He took He Xiaolan from Lu Huaiyuan, thanked them, and took the two children back to rest.Children are prone to sleepiness, and although He Xiaozhu looked alive and kicking along the way, he was already yawning when he waved goodbye to them.When the two returned to the small courtyard, Shen Lin had already rested, Shen Huaiyu went to pack up his things, and then asked the servants of the He family to bring some hot water.

When he came back, he saw Lu Huaiyuan standing shirtless in the courtyard, pouring a bucket of well water that had just been pumped directly onto his head.

Shen Huaiyu sighed softly: "Huaiyuan? What is this for? Someone will bring hot water over in a while. Even though it is summer, it is cold at night. You are not afraid of catching cold if you drench yourself in cold water like this?"

Lu Huaiyuan didn't expect that Shen Huaiyu hadn't slept yet, so he couldn't find any good excuses to explain his behavior: "...It's okay, I feel a little bored."

Shen Huaiyu nodded silently. The firepower of a young man of this age is strong, and Lu Huaiyuan insisted on doing it, so he couldn't say anything, so he turned around and went into the room. Before entering the room, he left a sentence: "Remember to drink some hot tea later."

Lu Huaiyuan lowered his head, he couldn't see his expression clearly in the dark, he could only see the moonlight shining on his naked upper body, there were water droplets dripping along his shapely and flexible back and hair, and the small puddles under his feet There was a ripple in the air.

Then he turned and went into the house, dried himself, changed his clothes, took the wooden basin and went to the yard to fetch cold water from the well, and washed the clothes that were wet before.