Do you know the long song of laughter?

Chapter 40: Lantern Festival (Updated)

Li An sat on the donkey cart and looked at Lijia Village getting further and further away. He recalled in his mind what his grandfather had said to him yesterday, and then he understood why his grandfather wanted to separate the family.

The reason why Li Mu wants to separate the family is because he sees no hope in Li Fu. On the contrary, Li An has been known as a child prodigy in the academy for less than a year.

So he pinned his hopes on Li An.

The eldest daughter-in-law had been nagging him in front of him during this period, which made him want to separate the family.

Li Mu originally wanted to live with his second son's family, but he knew that if he separated his eldest son's family and no one could control the eldest daughter-in-law's personality, there would be a lot of trouble in the future.

He stayed with the eldest son. He was the head of the family and could restrain the eldest daughter-in-law from causing trouble.

He didn't hide any of this and told An Li.

Li An had some opinions about his grandfather before, but after listening to his words, he realized that although his grandfather had not read any books, he understood many things better than anyone else.

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"We're not going either. I heard there's no fun in the crowds on Shangyuan Festival. Go ahead, you guys. Your father and I will have to do business tomorrow," Mrs. Liu said.

"Mom and dad, come with us." Li An advised.

He and his father went back to pick up Shi Lin and his son yesterday.

Although the streets were crowded, Sheng Changbai and the others brought many guard maids to protect them in the middle. Ordinary people saw this formation and did not dare to approach.

He lives in the courtyard behind Tongpan Yamen.

Among the girls in the Sheng family, except for the eldest daughter Hualan, the other three are of similar age, the only difference is the birth date.

Molan was slightly taller than Li Lan and Minglan. When she saw Li An greeting her, she simply returned a greeting and said nothing.

"A lot of people."

It seems that there is only one question difference, but according to people around me, so far, very few people have answered two questions correctly, and none of the three questions have been answered correctly.

The Sheng family has connections, and Sheng Hong may not still be in Yangzhou after his term is over, so the Sheng family has not purchased property in Yangzhou.

There are two academies in Yangzhou City, namely Guanxue and Mingde Academy.

If you want to participate, you must pay money first.

But there are lanterns everywhere on the street, and the lights are as bright as day.

After walking around for a while, several people held a lantern in their hands.

"Let's go."

"You can take it back and hang it." Rulan said.

"It's okay, just push the master there." Li An said.

"Brother Sheng, since Fifth Sister likes it, then I'll go and try it. It just so happens that I also want to play." Li An said with a smile.

Listening to the discussions of people around him, Li An also figured out how to play this stall.

He likes Ru Lan's character very much. Of course, he just treats Ru Lan as his sister, and he doesn't have any thoughts about a six or seven-year-old girl.

The reason for this is because the titles of this stall are all about poetry.

Some lantern riddle guessing stalls gave out lanterns, and some actually gave money.

Because there was not enough room to live, Shi Lin and his son were not brought with them when they came back.

Li An looked in the direction Ru Lan pointed and saw a large lotus lantern.

"Second brother, let's go guess lantern riddles." Ru Lan suggested after wandering around for a while and feeling bored.

"Go ahead, remember to watch Goudan, and don't get crowded if there are too many people." Ms. Liu warned.

The two academies are not far apart, so the street near the academy sells literati supplies, so it is called Literary Street by Yangzhou locals.

"Don't listen to what my fifth sister is saying. We have just gone out."

However, the entrance door is opened behind the Tongxuan Mansion Office.

"Mother, I know."

When they came over, there was a man in his twenties dressed as a scholar who was guessing riddles.

When they entered the city, it was slightly dark, but the streets were already crowded with people.

Li An and the others benefited greatly from following.

"Fifth sister, please don't mess around. That lantern is so big, how can you lift it?" Sheng Changbai said.

In addition to stalls selling lanterns, there are stalls selling various gadgets and food on both sides of the street, which is very lively.

Through Sheng Changbai's introduction, Li An learned that the topics of the stalls that gave money were not only lantern riddles, but also had topics on everything from the Four Books, Five Classics, history books, and even poems.

In addition, they always thought that the secret recipe was provided by Shi Lin, and they were very grateful to Shi Lin, so they naturally had no objection to Li An taking Shi Lin over.

"Mom, Dad, Master, let's go." Seeing that his parents and master were really unwilling to go, Li An stopped trying to persuade him.

And if you want the biggest lantern, you need to answer three questions correctly.

Li Nan and Mr. Liu didn't have any objections to Li An's apprenticeship in martial arts. During this period, Li An's body bones did look a lot stronger.

When we came to the street, it was completely dark.

"I didn't expect that there would be so many people today and I couldn't walk at all. I'm late now and have kept you waiting for a long time, Brother Sheng." Li An apologized.

Shizhu stared at the crowded crowd.

"Goudan, follow closely. Brother, please watch Goudan." Li An said.

When Li An was looking for a house for Shi Lin, he even had someone make a wheelchair for him.

The official school was established by the imperial court, while Mingde Academy was established by the local squire Bai Lao Tai in Yangzhou who called on the wealthy businessmen of Yangzhou to invest and establish it.

"Second brother, brother Li An are here, let's go quickly." Ru Lan urged.

Everyone can participate once, and then a question will be drawn. If they answer two questions correctly, they will get a small lotus lantern, which is about the same size as what they are carrying.

"A Niu, I will keep an eye on Goudan." Li Ping nodded.

"Brother Li and sister-in-law, you go with A Niu. I don't like the excitement, so I won't go." Shi Lin, who was sitting in a wheelchair beside him, raised his head and said.

The few people didn't interrupt and stood aside to watch.

Unknowingly, it was the Lantern Festival. After dinner in the evening, Li An persuaded his parents and wanted them to go to the city with him to watch the lanterns.

Li An first rented a house for Shi Lin and his son, and then told his parents about becoming Shi Lin's teacher and learning martial arts from him.

"Hello, fourth sister." Li An bowed his hands and looked at Mo Lan.

Li An didn't care and introduced his brother and Goudan.

Shi Lin's feet have improved a lot after this period of training. He still needs several months of training before he can go to the ground.

Sheng Changbai was also a little helpless about Ru Lan's fiery personality, and called for everyone to set off.

Most of the poems are not about poetry, but there is even a question about poetry.

When Li An arrived, Sheng Changbai was already waiting at the door with Minglan Rulan and the maid.

Li An nodded and took Li Ping and Shi Zhu out of the door.

"Brother Li An, that lantern is so beautiful, I want that." Ru Lan pointed to a stall and said.

During the Chinese New Year, after some persuasion from Li An, Shi Lin agreed to take Shi Zhu away from Lijia Village.

This side of Wen Street is different from the previous streets. There are stalls for guessing lantern riddles everywhere.

Sheng Changbai asked Li An and saw that he had no objection, so he took them to Wen Street.

When Sheng Changbai heard what Li An said, he didn't stop him. Several people came to the stall.

After Sheng Changbai finished speaking, he pointed to a girl next to Ru Lan and introduced, "This is my fourth sister."

"you…"

"We won't go. Besides, what will your master do if they are all gone?" Ms. Liu shook her head.

"Brother Li An, you are finally here. We have been waiting for a long time." Ru Lan shouted as soon as she saw Li An.

Li An took the two of them and went to Sheng's house after a lot of effort.

Because this place is only for literati, ordinary people will basically not come here except to watch the fun, but it is not that crowded.

Li An frowned slightly after hearing this. He was not afraid of guessing riddles. After all, he had done a lot of riddles and brain teasers in his previous life.

He had just seen some stalls, most of which were word puzzles. Li An agreed because he thought it was not a big problem.

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