Huai'an is a small town, and even if there is a Lantern Festival, it is not a lively event.

It's nothing more than setting up a night market near the Queen Mother Temple where people usually go to market, and hanging some lanterns to suit the occasion. Of course, some well-off people will also set up a few lantern riddles and put some lucky charms to make people laugh.

But in Nianfu's eyes, these recreational facilities are all bad, but in the hearts of people in this era, they are an annual event. From all over the country, as long as they can walk, everyone is out, especially the big ones.

Girls and boys looked around excitedly, expecting some legendary story of love at first sight to happen.

Hui Niang smiled and took the burden of tofu pudding from the servants of Ouyang's family and put it down, then pushed her daughter out, "Don't be stuck here, go shopping with the young master and the ladies. I'll give you the money."

, buy whatever you like.”

Such a festival was a good time to do business, so Hui Niang naturally refused to miss it. She had already prepared two large buckets of steaming tofu cakes, plus a basket of lard cakes baked by her daughter, just in time to sell them to the tourists in the evening.

Use the money to pay for your daughter’s dowry.

It's just that she was doing business here, but she didn't want her daughter to suffer. Seeing that Nianfu refused to leave because it was not safe for her alone, she thought her daughter was worried that Mr. Hu would come to cause trouble again, so she explained in a low voice, "Don't worry, tonight

There are so many people, no one dares to make trouble in public, and besides, it’s been a long time since I’ve seen that bastard come out to make trouble? I guess I’ve given up on this idea, my mother is not afraid here.”

Nian Fu didn't want to leave yet, but little Cui Lin ran over to her in a friendly manner and took her hand, "Sister Mu, let's go play together. I also have money. Look, there are three coins in total. Mom said you can buy candies.

Eat, I’ll treat you to it.”

Uh...well, the little loli is so clever and the most lethal. Nianfu had no choice but to tell her mother to be careful again and again, and then she started to visit the lantern market with a large group of people.

It was indeed a large group of people. The two foodies from the Ouyang family came out from the Shi family and took Madam Hui and her daughter to pick up the Cui family siblings. Of course, Miss Cui Qi was also indispensable among them.

After being upset all afternoon, Cui Qi's anger was almost gone when Ouyang Kang came to pick her up. Thinking about it, if she didn't go, others would go to play, so why was she so hard on herself?

Therefore, the "magnanimous and sensible" girl Cui Qi decided not to be ordinary, and still maintained her dignified and elegant posture. Along the way, she also adhered to the eldest sister's demeanor and enthusiastically took care of Ouyang Qing, even her cousins.

I have to stand aside.

Hum! Cui Heng gave a sarcastic smile and walked side by side with his cousin at the end. He did not look at the eldest sister's "style", but inadvertently overheard the conversation between the younger sister and Sister Mu.

"Sister Mu, the eggs you made today are so delicious."

"Really? Thank you."

“The meat is delicious too.”

"hehe."

“Other dishes are also delicious.”

Touch your head.

"Sister Mu, can you continue to do it tomorrow?" The little girl could no longer hide her little tail.

Nianfu thought to herself, if your family is rich, you can eat every meal. But she couldn't bear to let money hurt such an innocent little loli prematurely, so she just smiled and said, "But it won't be a holiday tomorrow?"

The little girl was a little disappointed, "Can we only eat it during festivals?"

Nian Fu nodded, "My sister's family only ate meat once today."

The little girl pouted, "I know, my cousin went to eat too."

Speaking of this, Nianfu couldn't help but want to stab someone in his heart.

Little Cui Lin suddenly asked again, "Sister Mu, do you want a portrait?"

Don’t jump to this topic too quickly.

The little girl smiled mysteriously, pointed at Cui Heng behind her, pulled her down and said, "My brother knows how to draw, let him draw one for you."

Cui Heng was a little embarrassed, "Arlin, what are you talking about?"

But the little girl said seriously, "Brother, please help my sister draw a picture. Hang it in my room from now on. If I want to eat meat, I won't think so if I see my sister."

These words made people feel a little sad. Nianfu was speechless for a moment, and Cui Heng felt even more uncomfortable. He stepped forward to hold his sister and apologized to Nianfu, "My little sister is young and ignorant, please don't blame me."

Nianfu wanted to smile and say it was okay, but he couldn't.

Cui Heng was young and energetic, and when he said such words, he felt unfair in his heart. He couldn't help but said in frustration, "It's useless for me to be a seven-foot man. Not to mention making achievements, I can't even earn enough food and clothing for my family, so what's the use of me?"

Nianfu was stunned for a moment, but Ouyang Kang took over the words solemnly, "In the past, even a man like Han Xin had a time when he couldn't support himself, but later on, didn't he also become a marquis and prime minister? Cousin, you are still young, how could you do that?

Are you belittling yourself so much? There are highs and lows in life. If you work hard, you may not have the chance to get ahead. But if you give up on yourself, what future will you have? I would venture to say that if it is difficult, Sister Mu is more difficult than you.

Thousands of times, but she can find a way to earn a meal for her family, why can't you?"

"Well said! Instead of admiring the fish in the abyss, why not retreat and get married? Nephew Heng, you are really impressed." Suddenly, someone looked over from the sedan with a smile. Ha, it turned out to be Mr. Wu!

He had been to Cui's house before, and Cui Heng knew it and hurriedly stepped forward to salute him. But he looked at Ouyang Kang and asked, "How did you like the book I gave you?"

Ouyang Kang was even more surprised. Knowing that the teacher was testing him, he respectfully answered a verse from the Three-Character Sutra, "That woman is very smart, and you, the man, should be on your guard."

Mr. Wu nodded, "Don't think these words are superficial. The more superficial some truths are, the easier it is to be ignored. If you are already familiar with this, go read the history books when you go back. I will test you later."

Ouyang Kang hurriedly agreed and invited Mr. Wu to his house again. But Mr. Wu smiled and said, "How can I live up to such a festive and beautiful night? Girl!" He suddenly smiled at Nianfu and said, "Next time I come, I will try your cooking too.

Meat, prepare it carefully! Also, this cake of yours is good. There are also tofu cakes, I will round them all. Your mother said that she will go back with others first, and let you play slowly, don't be in a hurry."

Seeing him showing off a piece of lard cake from the sedan, followed by a servant carrying his own bucket of tofu flowers, Nianfu was very happy and decided not to tell anyone that she could smell the aroma of powder coming out of the sedan.

.

Anyway, if a leftover man doesn’t have a wife, what’s wrong with spending the holidays with whomever he wants?

Nianfu refused to admit that his moral integrity had fallen to the ground, and waved goodbye to Mr. Wu.

But even though Mr. Wu left, his two words remained in Cui Heng's heart. He couldn't help but admire and sigh, "Cousin, you are so lucky to have such a good teacher. I heard that Mr. Wu's good friend, Ni

Mr. Taiyu's paintings are also very good, but it's a pity that I don't have the chance to study with him."

Although his family had a reputation as a scholarly family, they were poor and naturally did not dare to ask for a wife. Cui Heng could only study with his father, and he was self-taught at all.

Ouyang Kang glanced at his cousin sympathetically and suddenly said, "Master Cui, if you think this way, Mr. Cui, you don't understand Mr. Wu's true meaning. There are people in this world who dislike the poor and love the rich, but those who set an example to others will always

I hope that a few of my disciples will be able to shine and pass on his legacy. If you are really serious, why don’t you ask that gentleman to give it a try? Even if you can’t afford the tuition now, won’t you be able to do so in your lifetime? At worst, you’ll lose face.

How much is it worth at such a young age?"

Cui Heng was shocked by these words. Ouyang Kang looked at her again, patted his cousin on the shoulder, and whispered, "You might as well give it a try."

Not to mention how Cui Heng's words to Nian Fu made his heart churn. Ouyang Qing and Cui Qi in front saw that they had not followed for a long time, so they rushed there with some displeasure.

It turned out that Ouyang Qing had taken a fancy to a kid who was doing riddles with bows and arrows. Unfortunately, he guessed several times but couldn't get it right. Cui Qi had no choice but to call everyone forward.

In fact, the riddle was not too difficult. Ouyang Kang thought about it for a while and then he knew what it was. But seeing that the bow and arrow seemed to be quite lethal, and thinking about Ouyang Qing's lawless personality, he deliberately said that he couldn't guess.

Ouyang Qing quit, so Cui Qi wanted to use money to buy it in order to coax him.

Seeing her domineering look, the owner of the house just didn't want to, "My family doesn't make a living out of this, it's just about having fun for fellow villagers during the big festival. Who cares about your money?"

Cui Qi felt ashamed and felt that it was boring.

Nian Fu said disdainfully, "What's the point of the wooden bow and arrows used by this child? If a man wants to play, he should play with real bows and arrows. That will be majestic."

After saying this, Ouyang Qing felt that this set of bows and arrows was no longer interesting. He put down his hands and walked away without any hesitation. He soon discovered other interesting things.

Ouyang Kang looked at the innocuous rewards and helped the little fat man guess a few. He was so happy that he couldn't open his mouth from ear to ear, and he was excited again. But Cui Qi tried to get closer to him, but couldn't.

Already.

The little fat man looked disgusted, "You don't know how to guess riddles, what are you doing here?"

Miss Cui Qi, who had no place to display her eldest sister's demeanor, was disappointed. When she felt lost, she became more and more resentful of Nian Fu, feeling that it was all her fault that caused her to lose Ouyang Qing's favor.

Seeing that everyone had guessed the riddle correctly, he came over to find fault, "Sister Mu, why don't you guess one? Oh, I almost forgot, you are illiterate and can't even read, so how can you guess? How about,

Do you want me to read one for you?"

Listening to her laughter with her mouth covered, Nianfu wanted to pinch her neck!

But what this damn woman said is right. She has been pretending to be illiterate, so how can she guess riddles? But if you don’t know how to guess, you will be laughed at by this damn woman, and you may not be able to guess correctly. Oh, this feels so frustrating.

Is there any?

Nianfu was complaining, but Ouyang Kang was attentive and noticed their movements and quietly gave her a wink.

Nian Fu looked along and saw a riddle painted on a lantern of a house, and it was stated that whoever guessed correctly could take any copper coins on the plate below.

After reciting blessings, I walked forward and saw the blue sky and white clouds painted on the round lantern, as well as willow trees, peach blossoms, and more than a dozen birds, large and small. The painting was done by a childish artist.

Seeing her coming to take a look, Cui Qi even wanted to ridicule, "Do you understand this painting?"

The loser cannot lose the battle! Nianfu glanced sideways at her, "You know?"

Cui Qi deliberately showed off and said arrogantly, "Master, are you writing a poem about two orioles singing in the green willows and a row of egrets ascending to the blue sky?"

The host smiled and said, "The girl is very talented in literature, but it's a pity that this painting is just a child's graffiti. Although there are blue sky and green willows on it, there are no orioles and egrets. This riddle came from my grandmother. She said that if anyone can guess it, just come up and get the money."

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Ouyang Kang coughed twice, and behind his back, he made a secret gesture to Nianfu. Nianfu, look at it, what do you mean? Look up at the painting again, haha, she understands! (ps: I mentioned that speculation yesterday.

Someone asked me about the bean dregs dish, and I couldn’t help but say a few words. This dish is really delicious, and it’s very healthy. It’s very effective for people with constipation. It just requires a lot of bean dregs, and it needs to be kneaded very dry with gauze.

Stir-fry. Add more oil, sauté the garlic until fragrant, add the bean dregs, add some chives and salt, you can add more spicy food, you can also add some vegetable sticks, just be careful not to have too many vegetables, you need more bean dregs to taste better, and also

It will be fragrant only if it is fried dry. If there is less bean dregs, you can only make coarse-grain steamed buns or steamed buns or something like that. Hehe~~ Finally, I would like to recommend a collection. If you have it, please support it. Thank you. I think this can be regarded as a reward for foodies.

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Chapter completed!