My name is Chang An, your name is Gu Li

Huaiqin and Zhen'er arranged the table, and then a big pot was placed on the table. Chang'an saw that everything was arranged, so he said:

"Everyone, please take your seats."

Afterwards, everyone sat down at the table in order of importance. After saying a few words of blessing to Gu Li, they started eating.

As they were eating, Gu Li seemed to sense that something was wrong with Chang An, so she looked up at him. Sure enough, she saw that her lover had drooping eyelids, and seemed a little unhappy.

She picked up a piece of meat and put it into Chang'an's bowl, then gave him a sweet smile and continued eating.

......

After eating hot pot and dumplings, they had to spend the remaining half day preparing for the Zhongyuan Festival. So before leaving, Chang Wenmeng reminded them:

"You two can come back next door later, and we will prepare for the Ghost Festival."

"Yes, father."

After all the guests left, Gu Li held Chang An's hand and walked into the mansion. As he walked, he asked, "When I was having dinner just now, I saw that Chang Lang seemed a little unhappy. What happened?"

Chang An scratched his hair and said, "It's not a big deal, it's okay."

Gu Li raised his eyebrows and said, "Tell me, didn't Chang Lang promise me? You have to tell me if you have any troubles."

Chang An sighed and said, "I just thought of something delicious that would be perfect for my birthday, but I can't make it."

"What is it?" Gu Li blinked and asked curiously.

"This thing is called a cake, which is made with flour, sugar and butter, but the pan needed to make this cake is a bit special, and the pan in my house can't be used, so I can't make it."

"So Chang Lang is unhappy because of this matter, right?"

Gu Li took two quick steps to Chang An, gave him a big hug, and said, "If you can't do it, then don't do it. Why do you have to make things difficult for yourself, Chang Lang?"

"I don't want cake anymore. I don't want Chang Lang to pick the stars and the moon. It's enough for me to have Chang Lang. What Chang Lang gives me now is the best."

Chang An paused, then gently touched the top of Gu Li's head and said, "Okay, okay, I'm not unhappy now."

"really?"

Gu Li then lifted his head from Chang An's chest, smiled at him, and quickly left him, saying, "Then Chang Lang, let's get ready. We will go to our father's place to worship our ancestors later."

"Okay, let's take a break first..."

......

When Chang An and Gu Li arrived at Chang's house, Chang Wenmeng was sitting in the main hall reading a book. After noticing Chang An and Gu Li coming, he put down the book and said:

"You guys are here?"

"Yes, Father."

"Okay, let's go to the ancestral hall now and perform a simple worship." Chang Wenmeng stood up, then stretched out his hand to call a few servants over and asked them to bring the prepared things.

Unlike the Qingming Festival, Chang Wenmeng specially set up a large offering table in the ancestral hall today, placed the spirit tablet on it, and then knelt down to worship. Gu Li and Chang An followed Chang Wenmeng to worship their ancestors in the ancestral hall and burned some paper money. Then Chang Wenmeng took some food and tributes brought by the servants beside him and placed them in front of the spirit tablet.

After doing all this, Chang Wenmeng knelt down again and prayed: "I hope the ancestors will bless me and keep my son and daughter safe. I hope my descendant Chang Yonghe will be safe and pass the high school entrance examination next year."

After finishing, Chang Wenmeng stood up, and his son and daughter-in-law stood up behind him. They followed Chang Wenmeng to the intersection of the door, and Chang Wenmeng squatted down and lit the remaining paper money in his hand and put it on the ground.

Chang An naturally knew the reason for doing this, but Chang Wenmeng still said to him: "Yonghe, remember, paper in the world of the living is money in the underworld. We burn paper to send money to our ancestors and relatives."

"When we burn paper, we should leave a few pieces and burn them at the intersection to give some alms to the homeless ghosts, so that they will not rob the money given to their ancestors again."

"I know, father." Chang An smiled and said.

Chang Wenmeng walked back to him and said, "You kid, every day you either stay at home studying or go to Pingkangfang to drink. You don't even participate in the family's festival activities."

"Now that you and I have separated, although you will eventually have to return to our home to be worshipped, you are still young and have a long time to live. It will be a long time before you return home."

"This is the first year you've moved out. I was afraid you didn't know, so I took you through it all. After next year, you'll have to do these things by yourselves."

"Did you remember everything I said?" Chang Wenmeng finally confirmed.

"I remember everything."

"That's good." Chang Wenmeng nodded, then looked at Gu Li and said, "Li'er."

"Father, I am here."

"Yonghe is usually heartless. As his wife, you still have to urge him on some things. If there are things he doesn't know, you can help me remind him."

"I will, father." Gu Li responded with a nod respectfully.

"Remember, if Yonghe disobeys, you come and tell your father, and I will punish him according to the family rules." When Chang Wenmeng said this, he did not forget to glare at Chang An fiercely.

"Uh-huh......"

Although Gu Li nodded in agreement, his body unconsciously blocked Chang An. Chang Wenmeng smiled and waved his hand when he saw this, saying, "Forget it, there will be a river lantern festival tonight. Li'er, remember to remind him and take him to release the river lanterns."

"Yes, father."

Listening to Chang Wenmeng's words, it was estimated that the original owner did not participate in the activities of the Zhongyuan Festival. Then Gu Li looked at him and pinched him gently with her little hand.

The family of three stood at the door of Chang's house. After watching the paper money on the ground burn completely, Chang Wenmeng handed a handful of sandalwood to Chang An and told him:

"Before you finish your meal today, light these sandalwood sticks and stick them at the door. You are opening a new house, so you must ensure a good harvest and good fortune in the future. Do you understand?"

"I understand." Chang An nodded.

"Then you don't have to come over to worship after dinner tonight. Then, Li'er, take Yonghe with you to Pingkangfang to release river lanterns while it's still light. Get some fresh air and don't go out at night."

"it is good."

After giving a few more instructions, Chang Wenmeng let them leave.

......

It was the Ghost Festival, and according to custom, duck meat was served on the dinner table tonight. The duck tonight was not the white duck that you get outside, but a roast duck. When Chang An saw the roast duck on the table, he quickly picked up a piece and put it in Gu Li's bowl, and then took a bite himself.

It does have the flavor of Cantonese roast duck, and it tastes really good.

"Chang Lang, today's duck is delicious." Gu Li had never eaten this duck before, so he quickly looked at Chang An, "Is this the duck made by Chang Lang?"

Chang An was stunned for a moment, and asked back: "Why is it that whenever she eats something delicious, Mother Gu thinks it was made by me?"

Gu Li smiled proudly at this time, and then said: "Don't I know how the cooks at home cook? This delicious food that no one has ever seen must have been made by Chang Lang."

Chang An smiled and said nothing. When Gu Li saw Chang An's expression, he knew the answer. He looked like he knew it.

After dinner, it was still light outside. Gu Li quickly finished the medicine and took Chang An out to release river lanterns. Because it was the 15th day of the seventh lunar month, people outside had to come back at night and were not allowed to go out at night, so Gu Li ordered the carriage early.

Sitting in the carriage, Gu Li would look out the window at the sky from time to time. For some reason, the ancient people looked at the sky just like modern people look at watches, and it seemed easy to tell the time.

"Mrs. Gu."

"Hey."

"What activities are we going to do tonight?" Chang An asked.

"Tonight?" Gu Li blinked, thought for a moment, and said, "We'll just go and release some river lanterns and come back. The gates of hell are wide open tonight, and people in the mortal world are not allowed to go out."

"Oh."

Chang An nodded, because the Tang Dynasty was so prosperous, and all kinds of culture had been spread in the previous dynasty, which led to a ceremony for every festival.

Then after I came back, over time, I was infected by this atmosphere, and as a result, words like "big party" would pop up in my mind during every festival.

After arriving at Pingkangfang, one of the few places with water in Chang'an City, it was full of people and the speed of the carriage slowed down.

At this time, Gu Li instructed the driver through the curtain, asking him to go to the creek where lanterns were released during the last Ghost Festival.

When the two got off the carriage, they saw another familiar carriage parked next to their own carriage. Then, they could see Su Meng getting off the carriage.

"Changan, Li'er!"

Su Meng saw the two of them and felt a little surprised.

"Sister."

Su Meng came forward, took Gu Li's hand, and said, "My Li'er is going to be a mother too."

"It's been less than three months, don't talk about it."

Chang An then asked, "Su Meng, are you here to release river lanterns as well?"

As far as he knew, Su Meng was an orphan, so, somewhat offensively, she should not be allowed to release river lanterns.

"What else? Could it be that you are here to play in the water and cool off?" Su Meng looked at Chang An with some amusement, and then asked, "Why haven't I seen you come to my place to drink recently?"

"Mother Gu is pregnant now. If I drink and smell of alcohol, it might hurt Mother Gu and the child."

"You are very thoughtful..."