Naturally Precious

Before I knew it, it was autumn.

The mooncakes in the mansion had already been made, and they were not only distributed to the servants of the mansion, but also selected exquisite ones and sent to other big families in the city.So there were still a lot left, so Shen Xuan simply asked the servant girl to take her to the city to give alms under the banner of the second young master Shen Ruiqing.

Bao'er was still playing with the cats and dogs in the mansion unconsciously, not knowing how much good reputation the elder brother had accumulated for him outside the mansion.

Now that it is autumn, there is no need to go to school. Instead, several days of vacation are given for the students to have a good reunion with their families.No need to write big characters anymore, Bao'er is also happy to be leisurely, resting and sleeping in the mansion every day, and occasionally going out with Shen Xuan for a small stroll.The incident of being attacked before has been gradually forgotten over time. He no longer has that fear and panic, and he has been fattened up directly. He looks even more lovable and cute. Hug on the couch and chew.He also rejoices in such intimacy, and on this day, he follows Shen Xuan all the time like a little tail.

"Brother... Shall we eat crabs in the yard then? Ruiqing doesn't like crab paste, Ruiqing only wants to eat crab roe..." He muttered non-stop while thinking about the big fat crab, " The crab paste is too oily, and it doesn’t taste good when added to the porridge. Next time, don’t ask your servants to buy male crabs. Female crabs are only a little more expensive... I saw that the lotus flower cakes are still being made in the kitchen. When did you learn it? Could it be that our family poached the cook from Qi Pei's family?"

As soon as he was energetic, he was in the mansion again, so he talked a lot, pulling Shen Xuan to talk non-stop.Shen Xuan listened with a smile, and directed his servants to decorate the courtyard with stickers and light the lamps, "Greedy ghost, you don't eat crab paste, but there are still people in the house who want to eat it. How can you be so overbearing? The recipe for lotus cakes is from Qifu It was sent here, and it was said that the young master of the Qi family had specially instructed him before he left..."

"Ah..." Hearing such news, Shen Ruiqing was suddenly a little stunned, her eyes drooped, and she didn't know what kind of expression to show, "He is studying outside alone, and he must be very homesick today ..."

"It would be great if I could send him something. After all, we have been friends for so many years... But Ruiqing doesn't even know where he is..." His mouth was flattened, and he suddenly felt that he couldn't be regarded as Qi Pei's. Friend, the mood soon became depressed, "He must be very lonely, and he cannot be reunited with his family by his parents..."

"When you get the honor in the exam and return home, you will be able to reunite with the whole family." Shen Xuan knew that he was so sad because of the friendship of his friends, but he still couldn't help feeling jealous and rubbed his hands vigorously. His head said, "Silly Bao'er, don't worry about other people's affairs. Big brother will take you to release the river lantern tonight, okay?"

"Put a lotus lantern?" He was really attracted.

"Well, watch the Lantern Festival and put on the lotus lantern." The man smiled, "Go out early, if you are hungry, eat a pastry first, and eat some crabs when you come back at night. But crabs are cold, so don't be greedy."

"Ruiqing knows!" He opened his eyes immediately, "Then can Ruiqing drink some sweet-scented osmanthus wine this year? Just try a little... definitely not greedy!"

"Okay, how can I not agree to you, you little glutton." Shen Xuan scratched Bao'er's little nose, "You can rest tomorrow, so you can sleep a little longer. But if you drink too much, you will feel uncomfortable, so don't drink too much." Blame big brother."

"Just drink a little Ruiqing, it won't make you feel sick." He has never drank alcohol, but he still remembers the situation when his eldest brother drank wine alone with the moon every year. Putting a small piece of pastry into his mouth, he and Shen Xuan went out to enjoy the lanterns.

After all, it is such a festival, every family is out of the house, and the vendors on the street are also full of energy, showing off all their wealth to yell there.Although Shen Ruiqing was interested in everything, he was not hungry after all, so he just looked at many things, and had no intention of spending money to buy them.On the contrary, Shen Xuan stopped when he saw the mask shop, and chose two fox masks made of rice paper.

"Brother...?" Bao'er tilted her head and looked at him.

"Put it on and see." Both masks only covered half of the face, and it didn't affect his speech.He lowered his eyes and helped Bao'er fasten the rope behind his head, and smiled slightly.

"Bao'er has become a little fox."

"Huh?" He blinked and looked at Shen Xuan through the gap.There is no mirror on the head, so I don't know what I look like at this time.He touched the mask on his face again, and suddenly had an idea, urging the other party to wear it too.Shen Xuan couldn't help it, and after handing over the money to the peddler, she also put one on her face.

He was born handsome, even if half of his face was covered at this time, his thin lips were still beautifully tight, Bao'er was stunned.Shen Ruiqing foolishly was led to walk in the crowd, she even forgot to look at the lights, and just focused on her elder brother.

Shen Xuan chuckled, bought a candied haws and stuffed it into his mouth.

"We'll be going to the river in a while, buy a lantern and light it."

"Well..." Bao'er swallowed the hawthorn meat with difficulty, and then licked the brown sugar from her mouth, "I want to buy a bigger one, Ruiqing needs to write more on it..."

"Where are there so many things to write?"

"You don't know... I don't want to tell you, but I want a bigger one anyway."

The candied haws were probably freshly made, and the syrup on the top was not completely solidified, and it was about to drip down along the bamboo sticks.Bao'er was afraid of getting her clothes dirty, so she hurriedly licked them.But the fox mask hindered his movements, so he could only reluctantly lick the hawthorn at the bottom of his head.Seeing his appearance, Shen Xuan couldn't help laughing, took out a handkerchief from his cuff, and carefully wrapped it around the end of the bamboo stick for him.

"That way it won't drip."

"Hey... oh." Bao'er nodded in a daze.

There are not many candied haws in a bunch, but he may not have eaten this for a long time, and he has to hold one in his mouth for a long time, and finally he has to find a place to spit out the seeds after eating, which is extremely tedious.Shen Xuan had no choice but to take out another piece of handkerchief to pick up the hawthorn seeds. At the same time, she took the candied haws and bit one.

"You eat so slowly, the lantern will be picked up by others later." The man smiled lowly.

"You can fool Ruiqing, don't you just want to eat candied haws?" Shen Ruiqing blinked her dark eyes, and Shen Ruiqing couldn't help laughing, but she still had candied haws in her cheeks, so she could only gurgle non-stop.A bunch of candied haws was quickly cleaned up under the sharing of food between the two. Shen Xuan borrowed a place from the peddler and washed it with Bao'er before going to the river to pick out all kinds of lanterns Come.

Even though he had clamored to get the biggest lantern, when he saw it, Shen Ruiqing's eyes were glued to the smallest lotus, and it was so beautiful that he couldn't move his feet.The small ones are more delicate. After all, the big lanterns did not have as many petals as the lotus. Instead, they are very sparse, not real at all.

"Also... let's take a small one, put a piece of paper in it, and write more." He felt a little shy, squeezed Shen Xuan's palm, and politely asked the vendor for a piece of paper.The man originally wanted to watch from the sidelines, but Bao'er vigilantly hid the paper and didn't show him the slightest bit.

"You... don't look at it, it won't work! Brother also go get one and write it, go and go..." He muttered, really serious, but if it wasn't for that mask, the face on his cheek I'm afraid his blush has already been seen completely.Shen Xuan had no choice but to turn his back to him and took a piece of paper and began to write.

Shen Ruiqing glanced at him quietly again, then quietly buried her head in writing.

What he wrote couldn't be seen by outsiders at all, so it was all in petty words, almost blurred into a dot.The lights on the stall were not too bright, and Bao'er had a bit of a hard time writing, but he still wrote down all his wishes.Then, when no one was paying attention, he quickly rolled it up and stuffed it under the lotus lamp.Just at this time, Shen Xuan also wrote down his wish, and turned to ask the vendor for a candle.

"It can be sent directly to the water after it is turned on?"

"Yes, yes, the bottom is covered with a layer of wax, so it won't fall into the water easily, and I guarantee that the wishes of the two young masters will be seen by God." The vendor eagerly helped them light the wax, and then He gave detailed instructions on how to pray and speak before entering the water.

Shen Xuanquan thought it was a joke, but Bao'er had a serious face and nodded in agreement with him from time to time.

Finally he finished listening to the rules, and when he was about to set off lanterns by the river, the man took out a red lantern from somewhere, and lightly touched the edge of his and Bao'er's lanterns.Shen Ruiqing was at a loss, not knowing why he did this.Shen Xuan had already thought of her speech, and said with a low smile:

"There are so many people lighting up lanterns today, and if two red dots are lit now, then the Buddha will be the first to see Eldest Brother Tong Bao'er."

"Hey..." Bao'er felt a little strange, but still nodded.

The two went to the river together carrying each other's lanterns.

There are already many lamps on the river, all of which are lit with candles, and the stars are dotted from a distance, which is indeed quite beautiful.I don't know which family's children are so childish, but they also put a rabbit lantern in the river into the river, but it has not been waxed, and more than half of it has been submerged by now.

Shen Ruiqing blinked her eyes and looked around for a while, then found an open space and squatted down together.

"Brother, let's put it here. Just now, the vendor said that he should worship the river god first, and then say it in his heart..." He was afraid that he might miss something, so he repeated it in his mouth, and finally said Start bye.His serious appearance is also quite impressive, which makes the man not willing to bother him at all.Shen Xuan simply accompanied him to worship the river god, and then gently pushed the red lotus lantern into the water.

Seeing this, Shen Ruiqing also hurriedly pushed her lamp over so that it could be side by side with elder brother's lamp.

Thinking of the wish she made just now, Bao'er still felt hot on the face at this moment, it was embarrassing.He didn't even dare to write the names of himself and Shen Xuan, and only used "brother" instead.Shen Xuan smiled and stroked his forehead, but he didn't move, but stared blankly at the two side-by-side lotus lanterns drifting away.