Ruo Rusi

Chapter 34

Behind him, the gongs and drums are noisy, and the gongs and drums are everywhere, playing "Heavenly Music". 'Dragon Girl' sits high on the sedan chair, with a pair of small horns attached to her head, her delicate little face is blushing between her eyebrows.He grabbed the futon underneath with his hands and remained motionless.

Although this face is delicate, it is a half-grown boy.

"We invited this from the theater troupe, isn't it pretty?" The merchant uncle boasted over there, then looked back at the two of them, and said with a smile, "But of course it's still not as good as the two young masters."

The two of them just listened without turning their heads, watching a group of people coming along the street bustlingly in front of them.

There are many parents with children nearby, and they teach the children to hand over the little puppet in their hands to the "Dragon Girl", and they still say loudly: "Dragon Girl Bless, Dragon Girl Bless."

"Why is it a boy?" Xue He looked suspiciously at the crowd playing the gong.

The merchant uncle said with a smile: "Praying for blessings is very sinister. We will always find a boy here. Girls can't do it, it's easy to offend the gods."

"Why is praying so cloudy?" Querong asked.

The merchant uncle explained: "Perhaps the dragon girl doesn't like it? I found a few female dolls before, and they all fell ill."

Seeing that the guard of honor was about to leave, the two followed without asking any further questions.I followed all the way, but I didn't see any tricks, it was just a blessing activity, nothing new.

The two of them sat in the inn and ate something, and they heard from the shopkeeper in the inn that there was a small river with lanterns not far ahead, called Dingyuan River, and it was quite lively there.

When the two walked to the river, they saw words still written on the stone tablet next to them.Xue He couldn't help but stepped forward to look at it, and read aloud: "Ding Ding Town, Ding Yuan River, Ding Ding San Sheng."

"Looks like it's here." Querong said.

Xue He smiled and said, "The writing on this stele is really wonderful."

Dingyuan River is full of people coming and going.The small vendors on the side were holding up lanterns to sell, and the two asked. Today's business is much better than the previous two days.

The small trader complained about the heavy rain in the past few days, but at the same time rejoiced that the sun came out today.

"However, it's really a rare good weather. It rains every Dragon Girl's birthday here, and it lasts for a month." The small peddler said, "Occasionally when it clears up, more boys and girls here come to pray for blessings, so that's all. Business for a few days."

"Really?" Xue He picked up the lantern and looked at it. A lotus lantern was no different.

Seeing this, the peddler quickly said, "Would you like one of you two? The lamps here will not be knocked over in strong winds and heavy rains. Praying for blessings is a blessing, and if you are looking for marriage, it will be even more blessings."

Seeing the hawker winking, Xue He pursed his lips, pressed his fan to his lips and took a sneak peek at the bird tree, and took out the money to buy it.

Que Rong stopped him, saying that the lamp would surely break in the event of wind and rain, so what fun was there for him.

"It's a good intention, and the most important thing is to pray for blessings." Xue He bought it cheerfully, and asked Querong curiously, "How do I pray for blessings?"

The small vendor next to him asked if he wanted to write something, but was stopped by Querong.Querong gave him a sideways look, and borrowed a bundle of fire from the peddler.

When the two reached the Dingyuan River, Querong handed him the fire bag and explained: "Light a lantern and put it in the river."

"Oh?" Xue He became more interested, and the haze in his heart was swept away.He deliberately held the fire folder and looked at it for a long time, "How do I light this small wooden barrel? Why don't I light it with magic?"

"Hey—" Querong stopped him, then took the fire folder and opened it, "This way, we can light it."

Xue He nodded with a "teachable" look, looked at Xiao Langjun, and deliberately said that he couldn't click, "This doesn't seem to work? Why can't I always click?"

"Young Master Xue is really a son of a nobleman who doesn't eat fireworks." Querong took over, and the hem of his clothes squatting by the water was already soaked.

Xue He was holding the little lotus, his eyebrows and eyes were bent in one place, "Little Lang is so good at taking care of people, why do you need me?"

The river is gurgling, the calm river surface is sparkling, and the warm wind blowing warms everyone's heart.In the ears, there are many voices of men and women laughing and cursing, all kinds of flirting and cursing, the spring is boundless.

With a sound of "Boom -", the torch in Querong's hand fell into the water.

"Oh, it's too bad." When Querong came back to his senses, the fire book had disappeared, "How can I return this to others?"

Xue He lowered his head and smiled, and with a flick of his sleeves, the fire pocket floated up from the water.After he picked it up, he took a breath, and the fire folder became clean again.

He lit the lotus lantern and put it into the water.

Querong turned her head away, and suddenly saw a lantern beside it, which was soaked by rain, and had never floated out from the bank.He picked it up, ready to pour the water inside, and put it back into the river again.

As soon as the water was poured out, Querong was startled, "Look at this."

"What?" Xue He leaned his head to look.

Half of the lamp is broken, and there are two lines written inside: don't suffer in the world, share the blessings in the world.

The inscribed name is Xu Laisu.

Querong said: "Brother Xu also told us this."

Xue He took the lotus lantern and took a closer look, there seemed to be nothing special about it, "Maybe they came here a few days ago?"

Que Rong stood up and turned around, "Go ask that peddler."

The two went to ask questions with a lamp, and said in a kind tone that this was their little sister, they hadn't seen each other for a long time, and they didn't expect to meet here, so they asked about their whereabouts.

The peddler said: "This little girl looks ten years old, smart and cute, and she came here with her parents. This lamp is indeed sold by me, and this word is also written by me."

"When did you come?" Querong asked.

The peddler thought for a while and said, "It was only five days ago?"

"You remember so clearly?" Xue He questioned.

The peddler said: "I remember that it was raining that day, and not many people came to Dingyuanhe. The rain was so heavy that I even fell down. The little girl was always smiling, and she went out to play with her parents. She must be happy."

If you ask others, the peddler can't say anything.But right now, it is certain that three members of Xu San's family have been here.

"So what if you know they've been here?" Xue He asked Querong.

Querong hung her head, and her hair slipped from his ears, "I just can't figure out one thing. Why didn't Brother Xu know when he said they took people away? Since he didn't know, why didn't he go find him?" Come back? He..."

The slender eyebrows gradually drooped, Xue He couldn't hold back, and reached out to lift his hair.

Querong was startled, turned her head away, her slender fingertips were still on his ear, and there was only a short distance between them.

"Go ahead." Xue He looked calm and composed, as if what he was doing was not too out of the ordinary.

Que Rong just froze for a moment, and when he continued to speak, he squeaked, and didn't know where to start, "Brother Xu...Brother Xu..."

"Huh?" Xue He tied his hair and straightened his green crown.

Concealing the fidgeting in his heart, Querong turned around and walked towards the downtown, "I was thinking, brother Xu really doesn't know?"

"Do you think he knew about it before, but after sending Xu Laisu away, he regretted it?" Xue He guessed.

Que Rong nodded, "It's not impossible. His behavior doesn't seem to be completely unaware."

Hearing what he said, Xue He still didn't understand. He didn't know Xu San well, so he couldn't make a general analysis.But Mr. Xiao Lang, who has known his family for several years, must have the right idea.

Xue He was still thinking about this, when he heard Xiao Langjun go on to say: "And Mrs. Su, too, has been hiding at home and crying, and I haven't seen her making a fuss. If my daughter was forcibly taken away, This family seems to be too calm. All I know is that Mrs. Su has always loved Lai Su very much, and it is impossible for her to be taken away without making a sound."

It was rare for Xue He to hear Xiao Langjun talking so much and listening, so he stood beside him and watched him silently.

After thinking about it, Mr. Xiaolang said, "This matter has to be analyzed in detail, it is not that simple."

Thinking of what he heard along the way, Xue He suddenly thought: "Speaking of which, I suddenly remembered this Dragon Girl Festival. It is said that this Dragon Girl Festival is held for a whole month?"

"It seems to be so." Querong looked at his head, he spread his hands, the sun passed through his fingers, and slid to the ground, "This whole rainy season will be here, and the people here take it very seriously. I've heard it before, I just saw it from here in the future."

"The whole rainy season..." Xue He thought about it, "Every year?"

"Well, it's like this every year." Sparrow Rong said.

The two walked forward, took Xu Laisu's lantern and left, unwilling to stay here any longer.Dingyuanqiao laughed and laughed, but their hearts were heavy.

"If this matter is over, what does Mr. Xiao Lang want to do?" Xue He asked.

"I just think, if there is nothing wrong with Laisu." Querong looked down at the lantern, with a bitter taste in the corner of her mouth, "She must have been so happy when she came here to set up lanterns that day."

"Shall we go back first?" Xue He suggested.

"Where are you going?" Que Rong asked.

"Go back..." Xue He remembered the nightmare again, and he didn't want to go back to Huazhai, "It's fine to go anywhere. I heard that the situation in Beijing is good, Mr. Xiaolang, have you seen it?"

"I've never been out of Yecheng." Lowering her head, Querong murmured.

"It's so good." Xue He jumped for joy.

"Huh?" He raised his head, puzzled.

Xue He took his hand and said: "The sky is big and the earth is big, and I have never been there. I will accompany you wherever you want to go in the future."

Knowing that he couldn't do it, Querong was still amused, and she felt relieved a lot, but she didn't break free, and just let him hold her hand, "Young Master Xue was joking."

"I'm serious." Xue He stood in front of him, swearing, not to mention how serious it was.

Que Rong lowered her head and smiled, not trying to expose him.The sky is big and the earth is big, but Mr. Xue was born in the heaven.

Not far away, a group of people with hoes rushed towards here.

Xue He raised his head and saw that the crowd was mighty and aggressive, "Why is it so lively? What happened?"

Que Rong also turned her head when she heard the words, and after looking at it for a while, said: "This group of people seem to be coming in our direction..."