Take the imperial examinations with the red envelopes of the writers

Su Yan can also be regarded as a veteran of the exam. In the second "recruitment" exam, he wrote two four-book essays in eight hours, which was not difficult for him.

The pre-examination inspection for this exam is much stricter, and it is necessary to "undress the hair and remove the ears and nose".This is not only about undressing, but also the candidates’ tight hair. The yamen guards will check carefully to see if there are cheating materials such as "fly books" hidden in the hair knots.Candidates' nostrils and ears should also be opened to take a good look.

Even Su Yan was tortured a lot, and the soles of his shoes were pinched vigorously by the yamen servants to check if there was a cheat sheet inside.

Seeing this battle, Su Yan thought to himself: I'm afraid someone really cheated in the last exam. I don't know if it was a leaked question or a cheat sheet. Cui Xuezheng, who presides over the exam, must also be punished.

After the test questions were sent out, Su Yan lost his mind to think about them again.

He was engrossed in thinking about how to write the composition, and wanted to finish the handing in early.

After all, Su Shuanggan, who is used to handing in papers early, has to go through this exam to the end.

When it was noon, the yamen servants distributed two steamed buns and a bowl of hot porridge to each candidate.

Su Yan looked at the draft of the article he had written, and decided not to have lunch in the examination room. He simply copied it in one go and went home to eat.

After making up his mind, he continued to use the calligraphy he had practiced so beautifully to copy the draft of the article onto the formal answer paper.

While he was silently reading his article in his heart, he raised his wrist to write.

The pen is full of ink and ink, and the charm is smooth.

After Su Yan finished transcribing the article, looking at his beautiful and eye-catching paper, he felt very happy.

As expected of me.

Now I am also a cultural person who can write well and write exquisite articles!

While admiring his paper, he waited for the ink to dry.

After the black luster of the pine smoke ink had completely settled, he signaled the yamen servant to hand in the paper.

At this moment, the young examinee who was sitting in the room opposite Su Yan during the first exam did not know that the instant noodle genius he had been thinking about had already left the exam room.While eating his bland lunch, he was still reminiscing about the aroma of the instant noodles, and wanted to find Su Yan to ask about the recipe of the instant noodles after the exam was over.

On the other hand, junior brother Zhou Yunwen heard that someone was leaving the examination room, so he guessed that his junior brother had already finished answering in advance.

Zhou Yunwen looked at his remaining half of the exam papers, and sighed in his heart, it seems that he has to work harder in the future, otherwise he will be left far behind by his junior brother.

Forget it, when Zhou Yunwen heard the burly yamen servant say that candidates were not allowed to bring their own lunch three days ago, he considered that Su Yan would hand in the papers in advance in order to go home for dinner.

He discussed it with Su Yan before entering the examination room. If Su Yan handed in the paper early, he wouldn't have to wait for him. He guessed that he would wait until the end of the examination.

As soon as Su Yan came out of the gate of the mansion, he saw his second elder brother Su Yu holding Xiaobai leisurely leaning against an osmanthus tree. His figure was shrouded in the shade of the tree. Fragrance.

Since everyone in the family had already eaten lunch, Su Yu took Su Yan directly to the nearby Tianxiang Building to eat.

"What do you want to eat? The second brother treats guests today, and reward our future young scholar." Su Yu asked for a private room, and asked Su Yan to choose from the stack of food list nameplates that the second brother took out.

Su Yan's eyes lit up, this was the first time for the second brother to treat him, he must give his second brother a good meal.

Su Yan asked the waiter in the shop, and after confirming that all the dishes can be made into small portions, he unceremoniously selected a bunch of food list nameplates.

After ordering, Su Yan looked at his second brother with a little embarrassment, and poured him tea graciously.

Su Yu thought it was funny, he gritted his teeth in his heart, could it be that in the eyes of his little brother, he is a stingy miser?

Tianxianglou is indeed a well-known restaurant in Yangzhou City. It can not only meet the various requirements of customers, but also serve food very quickly.

The waiter quickly brought all the dishes Su Yan had ordered.

Braised silver carp head tastes mellow, stewed lion head is fat and tender but not greasy, Tianxiang lotus root is light and tender, Gaoyou shemp duck soup is clear and mellow, and crystal pig's trotter is soft, glutinous and crispy.These dishes met Su Yan's request, and they were served in small portions, and they were served on porcelain plates with exquisite color schemes, which were even more tempting for the index finger.

Su Yan feasted and had a full meal.

Xiaobai also meowed at this time, and the little pink meat pad pushed Su Yan dissatisfied.

Su Yan understood, probably because he smelled the aroma of the food, the cat owner is now interested in eating.

Su Yan called Xiao Er again and ordered a portion of chopped small dried fish, mixed with white rice to make cat rice.He took another small spoon and fed it to Xiao Bai's mouth mouthful.

It seemed that Su Yan served him well, and Xiao Bai was very satisfied with his meal.

After it was full, it rubbed Su Yan's chin with its cute little head in satisfaction, encouraging him to make persistent efforts in the future.

Su Yu looked at it funny, he really didn't expect his little brother to be so patient with the kitten.He thought that he couldn't coax cats or people like this anyway.In this way, my younger brother must be good at treating girls in the future, Su Yu couldn't help laughing when he thought of this.

Seeing his second brother's peach blossom eyes, Su Yan guessed that he was planning some bad idea, so he stared at him with wide almond eyes.

"Little uncle's Songzhuzhai branch in Yangzhou, you haven't been there yet?" Who knew that Su Yu said something else, "Isn't tomorrow the Mid-Autumn Festival? Today my little uncle sent someone to send a post, saying that he made a special early I left for Yangzhou, I just arrived yesterday, and I want to spend the holiday with us tomorrow.”

Hearing this, Su Yan was also helpless. Even if his uncle Liu Kairui's business had improved in the past few years, after Songzhuzhai became bigger and stronger, it opened branches in various cities like bamboo shoots after rain.However, Su Yan's grandfather still didn't seem to forgive his little uncle, and the relationship between the two was still tense.Uncle Liu Kairui was also quite stubborn, no, he didn't go back to the capital for the Mid-Autumn Festival, instead he went to Yangzhou to spend the festival with his sister and nephews.

"You will come with me to Songzhuzhai in Yangzhou to see my little uncle this afternoon." Su Yu raised his eyebrows after finishing speaking, "If you are tired after the exam today and don't want to go, you can meet me at home tomorrow. him," he added.

"I'm going! I haven't seen my little uncle for a long time! I haven't been to Songzhuzhai in Yangzhou yet!" Su Yan said hastily, seeing the interested smile on Su Yu's face after speaking, he realized that his second brother had returned teasing him.

Hey, what a bad idea.

But Su Yan really wanted to see how Songzhuzhai was doing now.

There is no branch of Songzhuzhai in Changxi County, but there are some bookstores in Changxi County, which specially advertise that they sell genuine Chinese scripts with the seal of Songzhuzhai in order to attract customers.

Su Yan suddenly thought that Jiang Ling Xiaoxiaosheng, the storybook writer with countless fans who had been in correspondence with him before, also happened to be from Yangzhou.Maybe we can meet Jiangling Xiaoxiaosheng himself when we go to Songzhuzhai this time.

In Yangzhou City in mid-August, the summer heat has faded, and the autumn is gradually fascinated by the cool breeze.

There is a stretch of weeping willows beside the Mu River, looking from a distance like a jade belt inlaid with green edges.The weeping willows on the bank flick the water surface, and the water waves are rippling, which is a beautiful scenery.

Su Yan and his second brother Su Yu walked all the way, and they didn't feel hot and uncomfortable.

Su Yan looked at the shops lined up along the street and the people coming and going on the street, and felt an inexplicable joy in his heart that the years were quiet.

The fireworks in the world touch the hearts of mortals.

After walking for a quarter of an hour, they arrived at Songzhuzhai.

The location of Songzhuzhai is very good. It is located on the bustling East Street of Yangzhou City, surrounded by various teahouses and inns, and there is a lot of traffic.

The whole shop of Songzhuzhai is simple and elegant, with gray tiles and white walls, and exquisite carvings on the walls of the gate tower. There is a golden nanmu signboard hanging on the top of the door, on which are written three big characters "Songzhuzhai" in lines. According to my uncle, this is a special shop. Spend a lot of money to ask contemporary great calligraphers to inscribe the characters.

Probably because today is the second exam, the Songzhuzhai store is relatively quiet at this time, only a few scholars in straight plain clothes are holding books in front of the bookshelves and reading.

As soon as he entered the door, Su Yan saw many story books placed on the most eye-catching central round wooden table.

The story books are either placed horizontally, or stand up, or turn over the illustrated pages in them, and put them together in a unique artistic shape.

The little uncle had written to him before and told him that these scriptures had made Shochikuzhai a lot of money, and he often sent money notes to Su Yan in his letters.

Su Yan was startled when he received it for the first time, and hurried to tell his mother about it.

I don't know how the little uncle explained it to his mother, Liu Shi, after that, the mother let him keep the banknotes by himself, and treated them as pocket money from his little uncle.

The waiter in the store saw that the two brothers were dressed in extraordinary clothes, they looked like noble sons in brocade clothes and jade robes.

Especially for the younger young master, the white cat in his arms has a noble aura.

This must be a wealthy family, he thought and greeted him graciously.

"It's the first time for the two gentlemen to come to Songzhuzhai, what do you need to buy?" the waiter saluted them and asked respectfully.

Su Yan came here for the first time, but he was a little interested, so he asked, "What do you guys have?"

Seeing his interested appearance, the little girl thought secretly that he wanted to make a good deal, so she enthusiastically led him around.

Actively introduced to him: "My lord, look, this is the latest scriptbook published by our store. This is Mr. Jiangling Xiaoxiaosheng's recent masterpiece. The scholar likes to read it, and it has also been sought after by many ladies. But it's great!"

The waiter said proudly: "This is the only one in Songzhuzhai, and it is not sold in other bookstores!"

"If you are not interested in this kind of best-selling story books, our family also has other types, such as this masterpiece "David's First Yamen" by Mr. Murong. The plots of the detectives in it are very exciting. This is what the master is talking about!" The waiter continued to sell.

"David's First Office" is really good, the little uncle sent it to him as soon as it was printed.Su Yan finished reading it in one go, and praised it.He also guessed that Mr. Murong's main job is not really a yamen servant, and the investigation methods written in it are too professional.

Su Yan randomly flipped through these scriptures, and sure enough, he had read them all!

It would be nice to have a publisher uncle!

He can happily be the first batch of readers to follow up!

Not to mention being able to communicate privately with well-known writers!

The waiter in the shop saw Su Yan flipping left and right, but he didn't show any intention of buying it. He thought to himself: Could it be that he was mistaken? This young man is here to buy books for scientific examinations such as the Four Books and Five Classics?

If a book is not successful, it will be exchanged for another book. In short, the business must be done.The waiter in the shop led Su Yan to the other side, and introduced: "Young master, are you here to buy books for scientific research? Here are four books and five classics that every scholar has. This set is the best collection in our store. The paper for this set of books is all the best Chengxintang paper." He boasted winkingly, "If it weren't for your extravagance, I wouldn't recommend it to ordinary people."

The second elder brother Su Yu, who was at the side, couldn't help but sneered when he heard this.He probably felt that watching the fun was enough, so he took out the post from his younger uncle from his sleeve and handed it to the waiter.

The waiter took it over and took a closer look. Isn't this the handiwork of the big owner of Songzhuzhai?

Only then did he suddenly realize that Dadong's family had said that he came to Yangzhou this time to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival with his nephew's family.

The shop clerk glanced at Su Yu and Su Yan cautiously again, seeing that their eyebrows were somewhat similar to the big boss's, he despised himself in his heart because he had no eyesight, and he didn't even realize that these two young masters were nephews of the big boss.

He hastily apologized: "Oh, it's the boy who has too little eyesight! I didn't see that the two young masters are the good nephews that our big boss has been thinking about. Disrespect and disrespect! I should have thought of it a long time ago. The two are extraordinary, and they must not be ordinary scholars. Please come with me, both of you."

He led Su Yan and Su Yu up the stairs, suddenly remembered something, and said flatteringly: "The big boss is meeting guests on the second floor at this time, and the distinguished guest is always received by the shopkeeper in person. Today, the big boss Now, I went in to discuss with the shopkeeper, and I have to trouble the two young masters to wait for a while."

Just as Su Yan was about to wave his hand and say he didn't care, he heard footsteps on the stairs next to him.

He looked up, and what he saw was a young man as handsome as a green bamboo.

The boy was wearing a sky blue wide-sleeved shirt, and his long hair was tied loosely with a dark green jade belt.He had a lazy expression on his face, and he seemed to be ignorant as if he hadn't woken up.

Little uncle Liu Kairui followed behind him, with a hearty smile on his face, it seemed that he had negotiated a big deal again, and he was in a great mood.

The young man paused when he saw Su Yan with his beautiful phoenix eyes, especially when he caught a glimpse of the kitten in Su Yan's arms, he narrowed his eyes slightly.

At this time, the little uncle also saw the two brothers Su Yu and Su Yan, and laughed heartily: "You two are here! Xiao Wu, go to the nearby Cheng's pastry shop to buy some food and come to entertain my two good nephews!"

Hearing the word nephew, the boy suddenly opened his eyes wide, and said, "It's you! You are Wei Swift Shuangfei!"

Su Yan was caught off guard when he heard the shameful pseudonym he had adopted during his sophomore year, and his white and tender face turned red in an instant.

Ahhhhh!

Boy, do you know what you are doing!

Oh, the shame of being executed in public!

Second brother, little uncle, stop laughing, he can hear you!

There is only one person who knows Su Yan's shameful pseudonym, and that is Jiang Ling Xiaoxiaosheng, who has been in correspondence with him over the years.

Seeing that the boy was still looking at him, Su Yan could only nod helplessly.

Woohoo, he's a kid with no secrets now.

Seeing Su Yan admit it, the boy's expression suddenly became joyful, as if a picky cat suddenly ate a very appetizing small dried fish.

He walked down quickly, walked up to Su Yan, and patted Xiaobai's head very familiarly.

Xiaobai seemed to smell the same kind of breath in the boy, and he didn't feel annoyed when his head was touched by a stranger, so he gave a very face-saving meow.

The young man was about half a head taller than Su Yan. He bent his knees to meet Xiao Bai's eyes.

One person and one cat looked at each other, and then Xiao Bai raised his chin very appreciatively.

The young man hugged Xiaobai from Su Yan's arms very happily, but Xiaobai was very obedient and did not resist.The boy buried his face in Xiaobai's body, took a deep breath, and his face was full of joy in sucking cats.

? ? ?Do you have any special communication skills?

Although Jiangling Xiaoxiaosheng expressed his admiration for Su Yan who has a cat several times in the letter, but this act of impatiently sucking the cat at the first meeting still makes Su Yan dumbfounded.

"By the way, why did I see you here? Haven't you been staying in Changxi County?" The boy suddenly thought of this and asked.

Now that they both met, Su Yan replied truthfully: "I'm coming to Yangzhou this time to take the examination."

The young man nodded after hearing this: "Very good, then you will be a scholar soon." He seemed to have no doubts about Su Yan being admitted as a scholar.

The little uncle saw that the two of them seemed to be planning to have a good conversation, so he asked them to sit and chat in the living room upstairs.

Su Yan said to the young man as he went upstairs, "Did you also take the exam for scholar?" He had just noticed the word "also" in the young man's words, but he had never seen this young man in the two exams, look at his performance today. He didn't look like he was going to take an exam, so he must not be a candidate for this year.

The young man thought of something, frowned his beautiful willow-leaf eyebrows, and replied: "I finished the exam two years ago. If my family members insisted that I take the exam to become a scholar, I wouldn't be bothered to go to the examination room to suffer." The young man just wanted to continue complaining. , I heard a dissatisfied male voice.

"I said, are you two introducing yourself to each other?" Su Yu, who had been sitting quietly by the side, suddenly interrupted.

He was still a little wary of this young man who appeared suddenly. After all, his little brother was so innocent, so it was better not to be deceived.

The young man saw Su Yu's distrust of him, shrugged his shoulders, and said indifferently: "My name is Song Zixiu, maybe you have heard about the rebellious young son of the Song family in Yangzhou, who is talking about me."

The Song family in Yangzhou?The family of the richest man in Yangzhou City?

Su Yan didn't know much about this, but Su Yu raised his eyebrows and asked, "Is Song Ziyi your brother?"

The boy nodded, "That's right."

The name Song Ziyi sounded familiar to Su Yan, and something flashed through his mind, but he didn't catch it.

Su Yu caught a glimpse of his perplexed expression, flicked his fair and clean forehead with his slender fingers, and said, "Song Ziyi was the one in front of me in my courtyard exam."

"In the 38th year of Tianle, No. 2 in Jiangling Court Examination—Song Ziyi of Guangling County!" Su Yu said imitating the official who sang the list.

Su Yan suddenly realized, and wanted to laugh. Song Ziyi's ranking surpassed Su Yu's. No wonder his second brother remembered it so clearly.

Su Yu immediately teased from the side: "The Song family in Yangzhou is an imperial merchant, so you have made friends with a family of Zhongming Dingshi."

Hearing what he said, Song Zixiu didn't care about his tone. Instead, he excitedly extended an invitation to Su Yan: "I feel exhausted recently, and I can't write any new scripts. It's great that you came to Yangzhou. I will accompany you to the end whatever you want to play, I am familiar with it here.”

Unexpectedly, Xiaoxiaosheng Jiangling, who wrote the storybook, was actually the youngest son of the richest man in Yangzhou!

Then he thought it was no wonder that in the scripts written by Song Zixiu, the images of the ancient overlords were so real, and the cost of food and clothing for feelings was experienced by the author himself!Those jewels and jade, ancient books, calligraphy and paintings are all played by others since childhood.

Thinking of this, Su Yan was startled, isn't this Cao Xueqin from David Dynasty!

These big families must have a lot of gossip and interesting things, and Su Yan's desire to eat melons is just around the corner.

Of course I promised him!

"Tomorrow's Mid-Autumn Festival, I have to stay at home. I have to take another exam after that. How about I finish the last college exam?"

"No problem!" Song Zixiu nodded, "When the time comes, you have to tell me about your wonderful ideas!"

The two agreed to post and contact each other at that time, and then went home separately.

Due to the accident of the hospital examination, Su Yan and his party had to stay in Yangzhou during the Mid-Autumn Festival.In order to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival together as a family, my mother Liu's family also came from Changxi County.

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August [-]th, Mid-Autumn Festival.

The sky is as clear as water, and the bright moon is in the sky.

The Mid-Autumn Festival was also regarded as the most important festival in the David Dynasty. From the emperor to the common people, they would enjoy the moon and listen to the music to celebrate the festival.

The emperor held a Mid-Autumn Festival banquet in the palace, and all officials above rank six were invited to participate. The eldest brother Su Ze stayed in the capital to participate in the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet.

The actors and dancers in the Yuefu started preparing for the grand singing and dancing a month ago, and the imperial dining room also started to work early in the morning, preparing thick and fragrant steamed crabs with cattail bags, and Beijing-style mooncakes with thin, crispy skin and distinct layers. Serve for dinner parties.

After the emperor led his ministers to offer sacrifices to the moon, all the people sat around and tasted delicious food and wine.

The activities of the folk people are more colorful and full of festival flavor.

Su Yan noticed a few days before the Mid-Autumn Festival that some restaurants and restaurants had begun to redecorate their facades and decorate their colorful buildings. They used slender bamboo poles to pick out flags with pictures of drunken immortals and hang them outside the shops, fluttering in the wind.There is also an endless stream of people rushing to buy wine in the street market. After all, the Mid-Autumn Festival requires drinking a pot of mellow and soft sweet-scented osmanthus wine with a long aftertaste.

It was also in the David Dynasty that Su Yan knew that there was still a custom of lighting lanterns during the Mid-Autumn Festival.

After the evening glow dissipated, the deep twilight spread out quietly, and every house was lit up, creating a scene of the first lights.

Su Yan urged the second brother to go to the yard to light the lamp.Su Yu lit the candle, found a string and carefully fixed it on the bamboo pole, then hung it high on the tile eaves.Su Yu looked at the excited little brother, and patted Su Yan's head: "You're still like a child, and the second brother will take you to the river to put lanterns later."

Su Yan nodded like a pounding garlic, the Mid-Autumn Festival is here, and the second brother is finally a man.

"Tsk, I lied to you, little fool." Seeing Su Yan's bright eyes, Su Yu smiled viciously.

Hey, second brother dog is still second brother dog!

Of course, the Mid-Autumn Festival will eat moon cakes that are "small cakes like chewing the moon, with crisp and glutinous rice in the middle".

There is also a story about Chang'e flying to the moon in the David Dynasty. Many pastry shops have printed the pattern of the Jade Rabbit on the moon cakes, which looks exquisite.

Although they have only come to Yangzhou not long ago, the Su family also received mooncakes from their neighbors in the evening, which is also a custom of the David Dynasty.Of course, they also gave back to Chef Feng’s secret pastry mooncakes. The pastry mooncakes are filled with pine nuts, walnut kernels, melon seeds, rock sugar and lard.

The meals in the evening are extraordinarily rich, and Su Yan's favorite dish is the oil-fried escargot. His little mouth is red and he is satisfied.Around Mid-Autumn Festival is when the snails are empty. At this time, there are no small snails in the abdomen, so the meat is plump.Chef Feng added celery grains, garlic sprouts, and shredded ginger to remove the fishy smell, and stir-fried with chili and peppercorns.

After dinner, the family moved tables and chairs to the yard to enjoy the moon, talking and laughing happily.

From the month to the mid-autumn equinox.

In the dark blue sky, the moon is as bright as jade.

Not far away, the fragrance of golden osmanthus wafted through the air, and even the night became extraordinarily gentle under the faint fragrance.

On the table of the Eight Immortals in the courtyard, sweet-scented osmanthus wine, moon cakes, pastries and melons and fruits are placed.

Su Yan volunteered to cut the mooncakes. He picked up a knife and carefully cut the big mooncakes into small pieces of equal size, and handed them to his father Su Yue, his mother Liu Shi, his second brother Su Yu, his uncle Liu Kairui and his little brother Su Yan. Brother Zhou Yunwen.

Su Yan also took a piece of moon cake and put it to Xiao Bai's mouth, and Xiao Bai also stretched out her pink tongue to lick it.

After Su Yan finished distributing the family members, he excitedly went to distribute them to the servants at home.Ji Shi had already been driven back by Su Yan to accompany his father, and the other servants who stayed in Yangzhou thanked Su Yan for mooncakes.

He plans to take the part of eldest brother Su Ze with him when he goes out, and then put it in the river lantern, so that the river lantern can entrust his elder brother's thoughts.

Su Yan poured a cup of golden-colored osmanthus wine into a small white porcelain cup, and the small osmanthus flowers floated in the cup, looking very pretty.Su Yan took a sip, the wine was mellow, sour and sweet, and the rich scent of osmanthus seemed to penetrate into the internal organs.

The literary giants of the red envelope group are also celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival:

Su Yan: Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!

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Now that Su Yan saw the huge and beating emoticons in colorful fonts, he could already sing with no expression on his face and no fluctuations in his heart.

Du Fu: Lucong is white tonight, and the moon is the brightness of my hometown!

Li Bai: Raise your glass to invite the bright moon, and make three people with each other!

Su Shi: I hope that people will live a long time, and we will share the joys and joys of thousands of miles!

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Cao Zhi: I hope that people will live a long life and enjoy the beauty of thousands of miles.Brother Zizhan is a great talent!

Li Bai: Wonderful!Terrific!This poem should only exist in heaven!

Du Fu: Brother Zizhan is a great talent!Moon ecstasy, poetry ecstasy!

Li Bai: Come, come, let's sing poems to the wine tonight, and drink happily for a long time!Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!

Su Yan: As long as you are happy!

My mother, Mrs. Liu, knew Su Yan very well, and knew that he liked lively activities the most, so she asked Su Yu to take Su Yan to Muhe to set off the river lanterns.

"Brother Yu, take your younger brother to the night market, let him guess lantern riddles, and let him go to the Mu River to release river lanterns." Liu Shiwen said softly, looking at Su Yan's instantly sparkling eyes, covering his mouth and smiling He smiled, and then reminded him: "In the street market, take your time and don't be in a hurry, don't be crowded. When you get to the river, you have to be careful, watch your step."

"Mother, don't worry, I know, I will pay attention, I must keep an eye on Brother Yan, and don't let him be playful." Su Yu shrugged amusedly, and patted Su Yan's back, "Let's go, little guy .”

Hey, mother is the best.

Su Yan ran to his mother's side and coquettishly for a while, until he heard his father's coughing warning, he made a face at his father, and followed his second brother out.

They need to go through the bustling market to go to the Mu River.

The street market was extremely lively, full of people's voices, the sound of silk and bamboo everywhere, and the lights all over the city illuminated the night as brightly as day.

The shops are decorated with lanterns and colorful lanterns, with lanterns in the shapes of fruits, birds, animals, and fish and insects, with the words "Celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival" written on them.

Many shops also display clay sculpture toys of "Master Rabbit" to attract children's attention.

People in Yangzhou City went out to admire the moon and play, and there were bursts of laughter from children playing in the streets.

Many time-honored restaurants also hold lantern riddle guessing activities in front of the door. They hang riddles on beautiful lanterns of different shapes.

Su Yan passed by the door of a restaurant, and he couldn't walk with a casual glance. There was a small rabbit lantern with exquisite shape that firmly attracted his attention.

He hurriedly leaned over to read the riddle posted on the lamp.

There is a piece of paper hanging on the little rabbit lamp, on which is written a couplet: "White snake crosses the river, with a red sun above your head." There is also a line of small characters on the couplet that prompts the request: "Pick a daily necessities , and use a riddle to match the next couplet."

"White snake crossing the river, with a red sun above his head... Daily necessities..." Su Yan murmured.

The second elder brother Su Yu took a look at the riddle note in his hand, and said with a smile, "Shall I tell you?"

"Don't, don't, let me guess, I'll think of it right away!" Su Yan shook his head, his beautiful almond eyes reflected his favorite delicate little rabbit lantern.

"Ah, I got it!" Su Yan slapped his head, and excitedly went to the waiter in charge of the exchange, handed him the riddle, and said, "The second line is: Oolong on the wall, wearing ten thousand gold stars. The answers to the two riddles are oil lamps and steelyards."

"White Snake" refers to the wick made of white cotton thread, "Jiang" refers to lamp oil, and the flame after lighting is similar to "red sun".So the first couplet said it was an oil lamp.The shape and color of the scale beam are like "oolong", and the scale on the scale beam is also called "star". This couplet refers to "steel scale".

"Young master is quick-witted!" the waiter in the shop praised with a thumbs up.He didn't expect this handsome young man with bright eyes and white teeth to guess it right, but he handed him the lantern with conviction, and congratulated him: "May you have a happy Mid-Autumn Festival!"

Su Yan thanked him, took the little rabbit lantern happily, and proudly waved it in front of his second brother. The lantern swayed with his movements, like a little rabbit bouncing around.

"Young master is quick-witted!" Su Yu's imitator Dian Xiaoer praised even more exaggeratedly, and the two brothers came to the bank of Mu River in a fight.

In Yangzhou, there is a custom of making lantern boats and setting off river lanterns, especially during the Mid-Autumn Festival.

There are many boat merchants and small vendors selling river lanterns on the river bank, and there is an endless stream of people putting river lanterns on.

Su Yan first picked out a large ball-shaped river lantern, which symbolized reunion, and wrote his blessings for his family.I also specially picked a small river lantern and wrote a poem to express my thoughts for my eldest brother, and put the moon cake for my eldest brother on it.

Watching the river lanterns drifting away in the Mu River, listening to the melodious sound of the piano from the distant painting boat.

The two brothers were about to go back home when Su Yan suddenly thought of Lu Xianzhi who brought him medicine.

The medicine given by Lu Xianzhi had a miraculous effect. Su Yan rubbed the delicate white ointment every morning and evening, and by the day before the last ranking announcement, those stubborn little red spots had disappeared.Su Yan's neck returned to its original whiteness like jade, as if the red mark had never existed.

Su Yan hurriedly bought another beautiful river lantern, but he hesitated for a moment when he wrote down the blessing, what should he write?

I wish you "prosperity"?

I wish you a "bright future"?

In the end, Su Yan still picked up a pen and wrote down the eight characters "Peace and Joy, Wishes Come True".

He wrote very slowly, stroke by stroke, as if he wanted to include his blessings in it, and then he wrote Lu Xianzhi's name on the back of the lantern.

There must be countless people wishing you a bright future and a promising future.

I only wish you peace and joy, and your wishes come true.

He watched the lantern drift away in the gurgling river, looked up at the bright moon in the sky, and suddenly thought of the poem that Su Shi posted in the group:

Nung, moon and new moon.

The author has something to say: Another fat chapter in three in one!Surprise or surprise, surprise or surprise!

Thank you for your lovely support~ I wish you all a happy Double Festival!

"Release the hair and clothes, and the ear and nose" comes from "Golden History"

"Small cakes are like chewing the moon, with crisp and glutinous rice" from Su Shi's "Moon Cake"

"The dew is white tonight, the moon is the light in my hometown" comes from Du Fu's "Moon Night Recalling My Brother"

"Raise a glass to invite the bright moon, and the shadows become three people" from Li Bai's "Drinking Alone Under the Moon"

"I hope people will last forever, and we will share the beautiful beauty" from Su Shi's "Water Tune Song Tou"

Lantern riddles from the Internet