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Zhou saw the problem and pushed it back, glaring at Boss Ye. Boss Ye touched his nose and went to the backyard to park the car.

Ye Qing smiled ingratiatingly and continued to talk about the Lantern Festival while holding Zhou's arm.

Ye Dalang helped to speak up: "Mom, I will take good care of Qingya, and I can also go see Erlang."

Zhou was a little shaken, and Li also spoke up for her granddaughter, "Your father and I have never seen the lantern festival here. Let's go and take a look."

Seeing that her mother-in-law had spoken, Zhou stopped trying to stop her and nodded in agreement.

"Let's go to the Lantern Festival. Let's go to the Lantern Festival." Ye Qing jumped up happily.

Zhou was a little sad because her daughter had been working at home, unlike her brothers who often went to the city. This time she took her daughter out for some fun and bought her two new clothes.

The Ye family was ready. Even though they were only staying for one night, they had to take their bedding with them.

A few students also stayed in the city and played together. If there was not enough space, they could sleep on the floor.

Finally, it was the day before the Mid-Autumn Festival. Ye Qing asked his uncle to help look after the house as the chickens, ducks and rabbits at home needed someone to feed.

Several of them took a ox cart to the city and tidied up the yard first. Then Ye Qing began to look forward to his brothers coming back so that they could go see the lanterns together.

"Qingya, come here quickly, stop watching and eat something first." Zhou prepared dinner.

"Mom, I'm not hungry. I'll eat at the Lantern Festival later."

Ye Dalang's hand holding the spoon paused, and he silently put down the spoon.

"Da Lang, why are you only serving half a bowl? Fill more."

"Mom, I ate a little too much at noon. I'm not hungry now. Eat less."

How could Zhou not know what they were thinking? They finally came out to play, so it was fine to have a meal outside. But she also took less when she served herself.

Boss Ye looked at the half-remaining pot of rice and was a little confused as to why everyone ate so little today.

When Ye Qing went to the door for the third time, he finally saw a few people coming back.

"Brother, why are you guys so slow today? I've come out to see you three times."

"Not slow, we ran all the way back. If we don't go back today, our uncle didn't come to pick us up." Ye Chenjing also wanted to go out and play early.

Boss Ye poured cold water on him, "We have to wait until dark before we go out. It will take a while."

"Come in quickly, don't stand at the door. There's still a lot of food in the pot. Share it among you."

Several people were already hungry and began to eat voraciously.

After dinner, it was still early, so several scholars took out the large characters assigned by the teacher and started practicing.

Old man Ye sat at the door watching the children writing big characters, and he felt so relieved.

The sky gradually darkened, and the young men finished writing the big characters.

At Ye Qing's urging, the whole family appeared at the lantern festival in an orderly manner.

As soon as he entered the street where the lanterns were being displayed, Ye Qing was attracted by the lanterns of all kinds.

Ye Qing held Zhou's hand and walked forward. There were small stalls on both sides of the road, hung with rabbit lanterns, lotus lanterns, and marquee lanterns.

The vendors were shouting enthusiastically, and the children passing by were holding a lantern in their hands.

"Qingya, hold on to your mother. There are people everywhere here. It will be hard to find you if you get lost." Zhou was worried about her daughter.

Ye Qing's eyes were not enough, all kinds of lanterns were very fresh. Although the lanterns in modern society are more beautiful, the ancient ones are also very ingenious.

Ye Chenyu pulled a few brothers to stop in front of a stall, where they were chattering and discussing.

Ye Qing pulled Zhou to see that several people were guessing riddles.

The shop owner shouted: "If you guess one riddle correctly, you can choose a lantern. If you guess five correctly, you can get a lucky bag. If you don't guess correctly, you can still buy a lantern. Come and see."

Ye Qing looked at the riddle on the lantern, took half, threw away the other half, and wrote a word.

I used to play with such riddles and I could tell the answer at a glance. But my brothers had never played with them before and didn't find the pattern at first.

"Boss, the answer is milk." Ye Qing's crisp voice sounded in front of the stall.

Ye Chenyu and his companions then noticed Ye Qing standing beside them. When the people around them thought about it carefully, they realized that it was really a joke.

The boss was also straightforward, "How old is the little girl? She's really smart, but she's a bit silly. You can choose a lantern."

Zhou looked at her daughter with a bit of pride and glanced at her youngest son with disdain.

"Qingya, you are so smart. Why didn't I think of it?" Sun Hang praised his sister.

"I know how to guess. We are just overthinking it." Ye Chenjing also reacted.

Ye Qing chose his favorite goldfish lamp. This lamp is lifelike. When you hold it and move it, the goldfish seems to come alive and even wag its tail.

Several teenagers guessed several correctly, and more and more people gathered around the stall. The stall owner was laughing so hard that his mouth was cramping. He did a lot of business.

In the end, a few people won a lucky bag with five cents in it. The people watching around became even more excited and called their friends to come over to guess the riddles.

The boss was grateful to them for helping him attract popularity and gave Ye Qing a rabbit lamp as a gift.

Ye Qing held a lantern in each hand and was surrounded by several brothers, happily looking for a food stall.

The most famous food in Wu'an City is sugar water. Boil water, add some sugar, and then some fruits and dried fruits. It is very popular among children.

A few people found a shop on the corner of the street and asked for a bamboo tube each. Five cents was not enough, so Ye Dalang filled the gap.

Ye Dalang saved a lot of money from selling goose eggs, and he had no place to spend the money. He could take his younger brothers and sisters out to play without his parents having to pay.

The whole family held bamboo tubes in their hands and ate with relish.

Ye Qing saw some roasted chestnuts and went to buy some. They ate as they walked, and Ye Chenjing regretted having dinner at home that night.

A few people passed by Master Zheng's shop but did not go in. Seeing that the business was booming, they did not disturb him but just greeted Ye Erlang through the window.

We passed by a pastry shop, which had just launched new mooncakes, so a few of us bought some to try, and they tasted really good.

Ye Qing bought a few more strings of candied haws and went back to share them with his sisters, promising to bring them some delicious food.

Old Man Ye and Mrs. Li went back halfway through the fun. They were old, and there were too many people at the lantern festival and the noise was too much for them to handle.

Ye Chenjing and his friends went to the bookstore. Their ink and paper were almost used up. Today was the Lantern Festival, and the store also had an event, so they could get a discount.

"Brother, let's go watch the acrobatic show. The uncle just said to just turn the corner." Ye Qing wanted to watch the stone-breaking show.

"Qingya, we should go back. It's getting late and we have a lot of things in our hands. There are a lot of people at the acrobatics place and it's not safe for us to carry so many things. Your brothers have to get up early to study tomorrow." Boss Ye reminded.

Ye Qing felt a little regretful, as he had never seen an acrobatic performance in person.

Zhou also coaxed her daughter, "Qingya, let's go buy some food and come back to see you during the Lantern Festival, okay?"

Ye Qing also figured it out, and decided to come and see it every year. "Mom, let's go back. I'll buy a few more lanterns. I promised to give one to each of my sisters."