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The second half of the night was extremely quiet. The moonlight reflected a clear white light through the light ball. The room was quiet. The person in his arms fell asleep quietly. Bei Zhenting tightened his arms a little more.

At noon the next day, Luo Yao, who had stayed up late, finally woke up.

When he woke up, Bei Zhenting was gone. Luo Yao rubbed his eyes and went out. The sun was very glaring.

He raised his hand to block the light, and when his vision returned, he saw a figure walking towards him against the light. "You've been sleeping for a long time."

Luo Yao looked at the man approaching, feeling somewhat bewildered. He said in a panic, "Your Highness is up really early."

Zhang Xiaoxiao's voice came from behind Bei Zhenting, "Young Master, the prince just got up and finished washing up. I asked me to bring your lunch cakes over."

Bei Zhenting just woke up? Doesn't that mean... Luo Yao didn't know how to face Bei Zhenting...

"Hurry up and wash up. I'll wait for you to have dinner together." Bei Zhenting's voice was not as gentle as before, but instead carried a hint of majesty.

He didn't know what happened, but Luo Yao breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Bei Zhenting's voice with a hint of majesty after a long time.

With an "Oh" sound, Luo Yao went out with light steps and came back with light steps.

"Eat." Bei Zhenting said concisely.

Luo Yao looked at the vegetables and meat in the bowl and ate obediently, but he kept glancing at Bei Zhenting from the corner of his eyes.

Bei Zhenting, the Lord of Hell with a changeable temperament, cruel and violent, who can stop children from crying, is back?

"Yaoyao, what are you looking at me for?"

No, no... Luo Yao shook his head violently, immersed in his own thoughts and did not answer Bei Zhenting's question.

Bei Zhenting leaned over and wiped the rice grains from the corner of his mouth, then continued eating as if nothing had happened.

Luo Yao was stunned by his intimate gesture and felt panicked...

Luo Yao quickly ate the remaining half bowl of rice, put the bowl down and stood up anxiously, "I'm done, Your Highness, take your time!"

Without waiting for Bei Zhenting to say a word, Luo Yao ran out in a hurry and disappeared in an instant.

Bei Zhenting, who was left behind by him, looked in the direction he disappeared and took a sip of wine leisurely, seeming to be in a good mood.

Luo Yao fled out of the Luo family's courtyard in a flash, walking towards the end of the village under the scorching sun. He wiped his mouth fiercely as he walked. His intuition told him that Bei Zhenting was very strange today...

Standing under the tree at the end of the village, leaning against the trunk, Luo Yao felt calm.

The people were working in the fields, and a few children were catching fish and shrimps in the fields. Luo Yao recognized those people from a distance. They were A Shi Lin Mo and Zhang Xiaoxiao.

After a while, many young people in the fields went home.

Luo Yao looked at them with some confusion. It was still early. Usually these people worked until sunset, so why did they come back so early today?

A strong and fat boy of about fourteen or fifteen and a skinny boy of the same age walked over carrying hoes, and Luo Yao heard their conversation.

"My mother said I'm not a child anymore, so she allowed me to go to the lantern festival in town today!"

"A Xiao and I have an appointment. I'll wait for her at the town entrance!"

Did they go home early because they were going to the lantern festival in town?

Could this be the custom in Zhejiang Province?

"Little Lord!"

"Really the young master!"

"Young Master! Young Master brother! Come down and play!"

The voices of Zhang Xiaoxiao and Lin Mo came from a distance, so Luo Yao could only hear them vaguely. He looked at Lin Mo and Zhang Xiaoxiao who were waving at him by the river.

They let him go down and play?

Let’s go down and play. I haven’t eaten crayfish for a long time. The river shrimps in the fields are too small. Today we will go to the shallow pond contracted by Uncle Li to catch crayfish.

Luo Yao thought about the taste of crayfish, touched his shriveled stomach, and took a detour down to the field.

"You guys had a good harvest today, you caught so many snails."

There was a trace of dirt on Zhang Xiaoxiao's little face, and she was very satisfied to get Luo Yao's affirmation.

"Young Master, Brother Lin Mo and I came here to catch some after lunch, but there's still too little. Today is Chunxin Festival, so we want to catch more so everyone can have enough!"

"Okay, that's great. Let's catch some more snails and then go to Uncle Li's pond to catch lobsters!"

Zhang Xiaoxiao was very excited when she heard that she could eat lobster again.

Lobsters are not very popular nowadays. The crayfish from Uncle Li's house in the village are exclusively supplied to Zhou's Restaurant in the county. They are not found in small restaurants at all. This is an ideal situation considering that Zhejiang Province is adjacent to southern Xinjiang.

Crayfish are produced in Heze Country, and a small amount flows into southern Xinjiang. The crayfish industry started years ago, and breeding takes time. Therefore, the crayfish in Dacheng Country are in a state of complete shortage of supply.

Because of this situation, although crayfish can be considered Luo Yao's industry, they rarely eat crayfish. After all, it is the business of Zhou Lin, the eldest son of the Zhou family.

They caught half a bucket of snails and another half a bucket of crayfish. Before the sun set, the three of them returned home with a full load.

The lobsters and snails were taken to the kitchen, and Zhang Xiaoxiao and Lin Mo ran away.

Luo Yao slowly walked out of the kitchen.

"Master, Ah Shi has prepared hot water for you to take a bath. Go take a bath!"

Could it be that Ah Shi still has roundworms in his stomach? He just felt disgusted with the fishy smell on his body, and Ah Shi came to ask him to take a shower!

Ah Shi: "Today is the Spring Festival of the lunar calendar. Spring and summer must not be stained!"

As far as I can remember, this custom exists during the Lantern Festival in all four seasons.

Ah Shi really has the physique of roundworms... He answered his doubts without even asking!

After taking a comfortable bath, my subordinates came to say goodbye in pairs.

"Young Master, are you going to the town to play?" Several people couldn't wait.

Luo Yao looked around but didn't see Bei Zhenting. "Where's the prince?"

Ah Shi: "Young Master, not long after you left the house today, two men came to our house and hurriedly called the prince away..."

Luo Yao said "Oh" and lowered his eyes, "Brother Ashi Bing, are you two going?"

Ah Shi nodded and Du Bing shook his head.

It's good for Ah Shi to go out. Ever since Qing'er's death and the misfortunes in the mansion, Ah Shi has become much quieter. He became much more cheerful after following him north and south for a long time. Now that he has let go, he should go out more often.

Du Bing stayed to protect them. Li Er was not in the village. Although everything was safe recently, they could not be careless. Besides, Lin'er and his younger brother were likely to go to the village lantern festival to play. Du Bing could stay to help look after and protect the two children.

"You five are going to town. Be safe."

After seeing a few people off, Luo Yao returned to the courtyard. Luo Lin walked out of the hall, stroking his beard. Seeing that Luo Yao hadn't left, he was a little surprised, "Yao'er, aren't you going to the town to play?"

Luo Yao had a smile on his face. "Grandpa, what are you talking about? Chenchen and I finally got to meet Grandpa. How could we leave Grandpa alone to celebrate the holiday? Of course we have to be with Grandpa!"

Luo Lin touched Luo Yao's head and sighed, "When it gets dark, accompany grandpa to the village lantern festival to join in the fun."

Li Village had fertile soil and abundant water resources. As the home of the Luo family, it had benefited from disaster relief and had developed well. The village's Chunxin Festival, while not as lively as the town's, was no less lively.

The village has always held a lantern festival during the four seasons. Huge bonfires are lit and lanterns are lit. Villagers from three-year-old children to 80-year-olds come to participate.

The old men's fun is to sit together and talk about the development of the village, the aunts gather together to eat melons and share information, the young people dance around the fire to promote friendship, and the children run around to join in the fun.

Luo Xinchen dragged Ye Lin to somewhere unknown, and Lu Heng followed them. Luo Yao accompanied his grandfather to discuss village affairs with several respected elders in the village.

"Even though Zhou said raising crayfish in our village wouldn't pollute the river water, I'm still a little worried!"

"Oh, you old man are so ignorant. I heard that crayfish are especially popular and are in short supply in the county town. And you are still thinking of polluting them to drink water. Now they are being caught and sold before they even grow up!"

"I heard that lobsters have polluted several rivers in Heze Country. I'm worried..."

Several old men had a deep discussion on the issue of crayfish, which lasted for almost two hours.

Luo Yao accompanied a few old men and did not intend to explain anything. He sat alone and kicked the gravel on the ground.

Seeing that he was bored, the village chief, Old Man Li, said, "Yao'er, you young people should go play over there!"

Luo Yao looked towards the noisy place. Young people were dancing around the fire and children were running around. It was very lively.

Tongues of flames broke through the sky. Luo Yao felt upset looking at the dancing tongues of flames and instinctively did not want to get close to the fire.

Seeing Luo Yao shaking his head, several old men tried to persuade him again and again.

"It's a big holiday, but you don't go out to have fun. You're even more withdrawn than me when I was young! Hey, young people should be energetic. Back then, I... Hey!"

"This Spring Festival is so lively. You are following us, old man. You are so young, you can't miss such a beautiful scene. Although..."

Seeing the old men lamenting the passing of autumn and the spring, and their words becoming more and more outrageous, Luo Yao decided to stay away from them.

Sitting alone on a bench in the corner, Luo Yao stared blankly at the crowd dancing happily not far away.

Sometimes noise can also be a kind of quietness. Luo Yao was distracted...

"Brother God, can you dance with me?" An unfamiliar girl stood in front of Luo Yao.

"Brother Immortal?"

"Brother God?" The girl waved her hand in front of Luo Yao.

Several girls noticed Luo Yao in the corner, recognized his identity, and walked towards him.

"Little fairy, come and dance with everyone!" a chubby girl shouted.

The girl's voice was too loud. Luo Yao came to his senses and found himself surrounded by people. He didn't know what to do for a moment.

"Luo Yao." A quick and low voice came from behind the crowd.

The crowd dispersed to both sides, and a man walked towards him against the firelight, with fire snakes dancing behind him, and sparks in the sky looked like stars in the dark night.

Come with me. Luo Yao heard the man say.