Chapter 141 The Moon Rises Over the Willow Trees

The moonlight shines softly on the Chenghuang Temple. It is not a full moon tonight. The bright moon is still missing a small corner, but the silvery white light is still as bright as before.

Sister Lin stood in several layers of halo, with silver, light yellow, and colorful lights reflecting her elegant dress like a flower. The fragrance wafting in the air lingered like a ribbon around the girl's bright and dignified clothes.

Tonight was a big day, and her and Bao Qin's clothes were personally selected by their elders. Neither Mr. Jia nor Ms. Fan have a foolish temperament. The clothes and jewelry they choose for the girls only focus on exquisiteness, but they don't just put all the expensive ones on their children.

Bao Qin was as majestic as the bright moon. Chen Heng had seen such an outfit once before. Today was not as stunning as last time. Daiyu, on the other hand, usually dresses elegantly, so with this slight application of pink and white, it really makes people see the nobility on the other side.

Seeing her brother's appraising eyes, Lin Daiyu under the lights couldn't help but put her embroidered shoes under her skirt and tilted her face slightly.

Xue Biao was still thinking about the process of solving the problem, and said hurriedly: "Sister Lin, aren't you going to solve the problem? Why don't you continue?"

Chen Hengsha smiled and nodded towards his sister, telling her to just keep talking. Lin Daiyu smiled and blinked, took the curtain from Xue Biao, and said softly: "Brother Xue family, look."

"This first sentence: Mo said that there are endless things outside the body, and it is the heart to see this flower. It not only says that the puzzle is a flower, but also points out that this flower grows in the middle of the water."

"Mo Yan, there are endless things outside the body." Xue Tao thought about it carefully, and he understood, and immediately smiled, "Sure enough. Since it is outside the body, it is not something that can be easily picked. It is not a flower in the water. Then you two, are you? How do you guess it’s a lotus?”

Under the dim light, Chen Heng and Lin Daiyu looked at each other and smiled. The elder brother concealed his encouraging gaze, which made Sister Lin's tone become more and more positive. "It's easy to explain until the blue bridge dream is over, and I don't know who is in the dream..."

She paused slightly, then smiled and said, "It sounds like a dream and it's from Lanqiao. It looks like it refers to water lilies. But it also comes down to the fact that the dream is over. If the dream is over, it's not a water lily. I don't know. The person in the dream said again that this flower is similar to a lotus, and they think they are similar flowers. "

"Since it's not a water lily, but it's similar to it, then it's a lotus."

Although the ancients did not have a scientific understanding of plant classification, they still often compared water lilies and lotus when appreciating flowers. For an elegant person like Xue Biao, after listening to Sister Lin's explanation, he felt that it was very reasonable. He turned to look at Chen Heng again.

"Brother Heng, do you think so too?"

Chen Heng nodded and added: "Tonight is a temple fair, and the topic should cater to Taoism and Buddhism. Among them, Taoist priests often wear lotus crowns."

Lin Daiyu didn't expect this, so she asked, "Brother, what about the Shi family?"

"I remember that lotus has a little-known nickname, which is called Buddha's seat. I think the person who wrote the question also had this consideration in mind." Chen Henghui knew this allusion, but he still used to read the leisure books given by Xue Biao.

It's just that his memory is better than ordinary people. He reads books carefully and carefully, so that he can see interesting things and remember them firmly.

Xue Biao, who suddenly understood, picked up his hand and put it on Chen Heng and Sister Lin, and said with a smile: "It's no wonder that Sister Lin only calls you brother. It's true that one family does not belong to the same family. The two of you have such brains, Tsk.”

Xue Biao made a slightly envious sound, and Chen Heng pushed him helplessly, daring to say anything. He hurriedly handed the lantern in his hand to Sister Lin, "This thing was broken by Qingyue and the others, so sister, you should take it."

Lin Daiyu pretended not to hear Xue Biao's words, suppressed the red cloud on her cheeks, and happily took the lantern. However, she suddenly remembered that there was a best friend beside her, and she couldn't help but said: "Brother, my sister from the Xue family is here too. How can one lantern be enough for the two of us?"

I don't know why, Xue Baoqin was strangely silent tonight. It wasn't until Sister Lin said this that she quickly said: "Sister Lin, I don't need it..."

But Chen Heng nodded with a smile, picked another colorful lantern with Xue Biao, and asked, "Sister Xue family, do you like this?" After saying that, without waiting for Bao Qin to speak, he raised the curtain, I looked at the title.

"A thing is born without parents, and it grows into a tree over hundreds of years. It doesn't produce leaves or flowers, and it turns into a ball of soil."

After Chen Heng read it, he already knew it in his mind. He waved to the lamplighter and told him, "Look, is it the character for charcoal?"

The lamplighter opened the curtained bag and took a look. Sure enough, the note inside had the word "charcoal" written on it. You see, this is such a big deal. He makes a lot of hard money by setting up a stall tonight. Why is he so unlucky that he meets four people who come to purchase goods?

"Young ladies, please stop guessing. If you continue to guess, there won't be a single lantern left for this old man." The lamplighter repeatedly cried out his grievances.

You know, if the person guessing the lantern riddles fails, they will be given two coins. He also specially paid for these questions from scholars. He wanted to make some money tonight, but he never expected that he would meet idle people like Chen Heng.

Xue Biao didn't have the temper to make things difficult for others. He took the lantern from the lamplighter's hand with a smile and took out another half a tael of silver to make the old man happy.

The four people turned around, and two girls were walking in the middle holding lanterns, with Chen Heng and Xue Biao guarding them. They walked side by side, wandering along the path of the Chenghuang Temple. It’s not that I specifically choose places where there are no people. There is no one anywhere at the temple fair tonight.

They followed Xue Ke's steps and admired the carved murals on the white wall. Xue Ke was an expert in this area. He talked about all kinds of skills and allusions from the Tang Dynasty to the Song Dynasty, which was regarded as another wave of extracurricular knowledge for Chen Heng.

Unfortunately, they didn't stroll for long before Chunyan and Xueyan came side by side. It turned out that Uncle Lin had already organized the festival and was preparing to take the officials back to the mansion, leaving the scene to the common people.

Before leaving, Lin Daiyu smiled and raised the lantern in her hand, "Thank you brother for the lantern."

This girl just likes to be clever and weird. Chen Heng shook his head and reminded, "It's dark, pay attention to the road under your feet."

"The lanterns are so bright."

The laughter drifted in the night. When Sister Lin left, Baoqin naturally followed. When Baoqin left, Xue Ke couldn't stay any longer.

The two friends agreed on tomorrow's leisurely things before saying goodbye.

After they all left, Chen Heng wandered around for a while before being found by Xinda who came to look for him. It turned out that grandma and the others were busy with the blessing matters and were also preparing to take the family back. Chen Heng naturally did not dare to stay any longer and hurried to meet up with his family.

On the way back, Chen Qingyue quietly begged his brother, "Brother, don't tell grandpa and the others about the money that Brother Xue gave us?"

"Why?" Chen Heng was a little surprised. This was not something that could not be said.

"Brother, you are stupid. If grandpa and the others knew about it, wouldn't our New Year's copper coins be less?" Chen Qingyue answered anxiously and annoyed, lamenting that his brother only knew how to read and his brain was not open.

"Hahaha." Chen Heng laughed. As a brother, his answer was also interesting. "Go back and recite the "Wei Zheng Pian" to me, and I will promise you."

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After the Little New Year's Eve, Jia Lian finally got the opportunity to go home. There were only seven or eight days before the end of the year. If he hurried on the road, he could still get home on New Year's Eve.

Going home for the New Year was a big deal. Lin Ruhai and Jia Shi did not persuade him to stay longer. Just prepare the gifts to take back and let Jia Lian take them with him.

There are also some particularities in each family. Jia is a thoughtful person. Mrs. Jia's gift is the most thoughtful, the two brothers' gifts are the most ordinary, and the gifts of several younger generations are some surprise gadgets. Only Wang Ziteng's return gift is the most expensive.

Jia Lian sat on the official ship returning to Beijing, looking at the gift list handwritten by his aunt, and then he thought about it.

He is not a fool. The young masters of the noble families are very clear about this.

The return gift from the aunt is one point more expensive than the Wang family's gift. What does this mean? It means to tell the old Wang family. Thank you for your kindness. I accept the favor, but I will return the gift to your family. No more, no less, just one point more.

Jia Lian chuckled, so the knowledge of the noble family is hidden in these dark places. If the aunt returns too much, it will become flattery, and the lower official will please the higher official. If the gift is too little, it means that the other party can establish this friendship and visit more often in the future.

If it is directly accepted and not returned, it will become that the Lin family is on top and the Wang family is on the bottom.

Only this extra point is the most intriguing. My aunt told the Wang family through the gift list.

Don't get involved unless there is something to do in the future. If you still insist on giving gifts, others will think that your Wang family came to the Lin family to ask for money.

Jia Lian smiled and put these mundane things behind him.

He didn't care about the attitude of the Lin family towards the Wang family at all. It should be good this way.

In this way, they can rely on the Jia family to connect together, and the Jia family can become a bond between the civil and military.

"What a pity." Jia Lian received the gift list and said with regret, "I have to find an opportunity to come to Yangzhou again."

This time when I came to Yangzhou, I didn't even dare to stay in the brothel for a long time. Isn't it a waste of a good trip?

Next time I come, I have to play secretly for a month or so.

Jia Lian's regret, I don't know when he can make up for it. But when he returns to the Jia Mansion, there is another excitement waiting for him.

Yesterday, a book friend asked me to post a chapter during the day so that he could slack off at work. Look, look, I'm here.