Chapter 43 Lantern Festival(1/2)
Mou Biao still shook his head,
"I don't want...I want to stay with my parents..."
Later, Lao Liu Mou Zhong and Lao Qi Mou Jian also came over. Mou Lao Qi and Mou Lao Ba were similar in age and knew his temperament best, so they asked,
"Lao Ba, tell me...how do you want to help your brothers?"
Mou Biao tilted his head and thought for a moment,
"I've fallen in love with a good knife from Tiancheng Bing, will you buy it for me?"
Tiancheng Bing is the top weapons shop in the capital, and the items in it are valuable. If one brother buys it, it will be painful. But if six brothers share it, the money will be less. Six people heard that
The words all nodded,
"good!"
"Are you not allowed to lie to me?"
"I will never lie to you!"
"Okay!"
Mou Biao chuckled, got out of the surroundings of his brothers, and went straight to Mou Bin.
"Dad, my brothers and I want to go out and play by ourselves..."
Mou Bin raised his eyebrows and glanced at the older boys. Just now, these boys were muttering to the side. Is this a consensus? Should we push Lao Ba to take the lead?
"Why do you have to go out by yourself without being with your family?"
Mou Biao responded with a look of disgust,
"My sister and aunts are all in trouble. They have to change their clothes, comb their hair, and apply makeup and powder after combing their hair. They can't go out for an hour. By then, all the good lamps have been bought. What else do my brothers and I have to look at?
Besides...we have all made appointments with friends, and there are so many foreign men that it is difficult to go with the female family members!"
Mou Bin took another look at the eldest sons who were winking at the side, thought for a while and nodded,
"Okay, take the people around you and don't cause trouble outside!"
He himself has been there, so he naturally knows that these half-year-olds feel their wings are stiff and don't want their parents to restrain them. If it were normal times, he would not be allowed to do it, but today is the Lantern Festival. After this festival, the New Year's Day
Even if it’s over, let them have fun!
"Thank you dad!"
Several boys were overjoyed and came up to salute. After the ceremony, they all ran outside. Mou Bin shook his head and chuckled. Mrs. Liu also laughed and said,
"My sons are older and have their own social interactions, so we can't restrict them too much..."
Mou Bin nodded, remembering that the eldest and second child in the family were getting married.
"Do you have any idea about Mou Wen and Mou Liang's marriage?"
Mrs. Liu smiled and said,
"I have fallen in love with the young ladies from the two families. When the master is free, he is about to discuss it with you..."
Mou Bin nodded. This is the marriage between the eldest son and the second son. It cannot be careless. As a father, he must personally intervene. While he was talking, all the aunts and ladies who were dressed up and dressed up arrived.
"Hey...where are my brother and brothers?"
When the sixth lady Mou Xiuhui saw that all the boys at home were gone, she hurriedly asked, and Mrs. Liu smiled and said,
"I think you guys are dragging your feet too much, so I'm going to leave first..."
Everyone laughed when they heard this, Mou Xiuhui said anxiously,
"Why is he gone...I still want him to accompany me to draw lots in front of Lingjue Temple!"
Tonight, in the open space in front of Lingjue Temple, there are many straight-faced fortune tellers setting up stalls to tell fortunes. Miss Sixth loves this kind of gossipy things the most, and she has made an appointment with her little brother to join in the fun.
Unexpectedly, he broke his promise and ran away first!
Miss Cui, the biological mother of Miss Sixth, heard this and smiled and said,
"The same goes for you. It's not a good idea to find someone to accompany you. It's better to look for Lao Ba to accompany you. If Lao Ba's temperament is not accurate, he may not be able to overthrow others!"
Mou Xiuhui stamped her foot,
"Auntie, you don't know..."
Yesterday, she and the girls were chatting in the garden. They talked about the lanterns for the Lantern Festival. She joked that she would buy ten lanterns and ask God ten times to give her a handsome husband. This was just a joke with the girls. But little did he know that Lao Ba, who was hiding behind the flower window, heard him, and Lao Ba burst out laughing.
"Sixth sister, it's useless to ask for a handsome husband to buy lanterns. You... go to Lingjue Temple and ask Wu Banxian to tell you a divination. Maybe he can actually find a suitable husband for you..."
Sixth brother-in-law Xue Yun was a handsome man, and he vaguely remembered that they met Sixth Sister in the open space in front of Lingjue Temple during the Lantern Festival of that year.
Mou Xiuhui just thought his little brother was laughing at him. She was ashamed and annoyed, and she was so angry that she wanted to pinch his ears.
"You have to take care of my affairs. You are not allowed to go outside and talk nonsense, otherwise I...I..."
She "I" didn't dare to do anything to her brother for a long time, and finally stamped her foot,
"I'll just...ignore you!"
Mou Biao said with a smile,
"Sixth sister, don't believe it, go and try it... I wonder if you will actually meet one..."
Mou Biao's constant talk really moved Mou Xiuhui's heart, so she made an appointment with him during the Lantern Festival. Unexpectedly, Mou Biao responded well, turned around, abandoned her and ran away.
"I didn't expect that brat to run away first!"
Not to mention how Mou Xiuhui was angry with the brothers, but the brothers on the other side left the house. Mou Wen and Mou Liang were going to Jinghu Lake, Mou Gong and Mou Xiao were also going to follow, and Mou Zhong and Mou Jian were going to Zuixian. Ju and his junior brothers were having a drinking session. The brothers asked Mou Biao who he was going with. Mou Biao waved his hand and said,
"I won't follow anyone, I'll go have my own fun!"
So Mou Wen stood up in front of the gate like an eldest brother and told his brothers,
"Be careful out there, don't cause trouble, don't come back too late and make your mother and aunts worry..."
The brothers responded and left separately with their servants and bodyguards. Mou Hu weighed the money bag in his hand and asked his young master,
"Master, where are we going to have fun?"
Mou Biao responded,
"Go to Guang'an Building, young master, I have an appointment with Ni Dongchu and Wen Zifeng..."
Mou Hu looked confused,
"Didn't the young master say that he didn't have a date?"
Mou Biao just chuckled, and Mou Long rolled his eyes at his brother.
"If we have an appointment, how can we get Cheng Bing's good sword that day?"
Fool!
Mou Biao rode a horse and took two close servants to Guang'an Building. There were many people on the street today, and the horse couldn't run fast. He could only pull the reins, tap the horse's belly lightly with his heels, and urge the horse to go forward little by little. Moving forward, you can only admire the various lanterns along the street from a high position, but others can see farther and more clearly.
Mou Biao strolled leisurely for about half an hour before arriving at Guang'an Building. The waiter in front of the door greeted him with a smile on his face. Just as he was about to speak, someone on the second floor waved. cried out,
"Xiao Lin, here...here..."
Mou Biao raised his head and saw that it was Ni Dongchu and Wen Zifeng. He immediately threw the reins to Mou Hu behind him, lifted up the front of his robe and went upstairs. After entering the private room, the two of them smiled at him. road,
"You're late, you'll have to drink three drinks as a penalty..."
Xiaolin is Mou Biao's name, which was chosen by Mr. Qin for him. Ni Dongchu and Wen Zifeng called each other by the name after they got acquainted with him.
Mou Biao laughed, took the wine that was warm on the small red clay stove, and poured himself a glass.
"I'm just saying I'm a little thirsty!"
After saying that, he raised his head and took a drink. The two of them laughed and came over to drink with him. After the three of them drank together, Mou Biao asked,
"Where shall we go to play later?"
Ni Dongchu winked and said,
"Today there is a belly-baring beauty from the Western Regions dancing in Yafeng Pavilion. Do you want to go and see it?"
The beauties over there are different from those in the Central Plains. They are tall, fair-skinned, and have long and slender waists. When twisted, they look like snakes. They are so beautiful that he has gone to see them three times!
Wen Zifeng was very moved when he heard this, but Mou Biao was dispensable. Seeing that he was not very interested, the two of them thought about it and said,
"There are many people performing arts in front of Wenchang Palace. Why not go there and have a look?"
Ni Dongchu responded,
"These days, there is a blue-eyed businessman who has traveled all the way across the ocean. He also sets up a stall there and performs magic tricks... he can turn a piece of cloth into a live rabbit..."
Speaking of this, Mou Biao became more energetic.
"We'll go there..."
The three of them drank wine for a while and watched the street scene for a while, then went downstairs to ride horses to Wenchang Palace.
The sages are enshrined in Wenchang Palace. During the Lantern Festival today, many people took advantage of the opportunity to watch the lanterns and came to offer incense and pray to the sages. They asked the sages to bless their son who is studying at home, to be the top scholar in high school, and to honor his ancestors. So
At this night, no one was afraid of disturbing the dreams of the sages. They were coming in and out, making noises, calling friends, dragging their families with them, creating a Wenchang Palace with five halls in front and back, filled with incense and bustling with people.
To be continued...