Chapter 90 Guessing Lantern Riddles and the Last Time
There are dragon and lion dances on stilts, flower lantern viewing, lantern riddles guessing, and glutinous rice balls. Families of all ages gather together, or couples walk together.
There are many couples like Xia Yuan in Qiaotou Ancient Town. They hold hands and buy beautiful gadgets for their girlfriends. The toys at street stalls are not expensive, only ten yuan or fifteen yuan.
There are bracelets and Buddhist beads, and all kinds of small items are exquisitely crafted.
There are also some snacks, such as candied haws, pinched sugar figures, and even barbecue, braised vegetables, and Zhou Hei duck. The quaint town has small bridges and flowing water, and people come and go.
Appreciating lanterns naturally involves guessing lantern riddles. Vendors set up lantern stalls and invite customers to guess lantern riddles, which cost two yuan or five yuan. If you win three lanterns in a row, you will get a small toy, which is expensive.
The bigger the doll toys are, the more exquisite they are.
Dolls and toys are lined up in a row, constantly attracting tourists, especially young couples. In order to prove themselves, many boys will choose the more difficult ones, but they are often left scratching their heads and scratching their heads. Apart from guessing lantern riddles,
In addition to guessing place names and words, there are also some weird questions, which are still very difficult.
After passing through the lively crowd, Xia Yuan led Pei Shanshan to a lively lantern riddle guessing stall.
Pei Shanshan asked: "Do you want to play too?"
Xia Yuan replied: "It's hard to come here once, but you can't leave empty-handed. Now that you're here, let's have some fun."
He scanned fifteen dollars and chose the most expensive one.
"Boss, it's five yuan for three visits."
"Five dollars is relatively difficult, but the rewards are rich. If you guess it correctly three times, you will be successful. You can choose a big doll. If you guess one wrong, you will fail. Come on, young man, give your girlfriend
Win a few more dolls and go back."
The boss smiled heartily. Most of the people who came to guess the lantern riddles were couples. Seeing Xia Yuan and Pei Shanshan, especially Pei Shanshan grabbing Xia Yuan's clothes, it was obvious that they were also a couple.
Xia Yuan didn't explain. Pei Shanshan blushed with embarrassment and her delicate appearance was not reflected by the red lanterns.
After paying the money, the boss pointed to the shelves in front of the stall. There was a small lantern hanging on each shelf, and there was a note on each small lantern: "These questions are random. Take one apart at will and put it on the note."
The question is written and the answer time is one minute. If you can't guess it, you will fail the challenge."
Xia Yuan turned around and said to Pei Shanshan: It's up to you to choose."
Pei Shanshan smiled sweetly, reached out and grabbed a small lantern, and tore it open. There was a note inside, which read:
‘A pen and a brush make a painting (guess an idiom)’
Pei Shanshan glanced at it, her beautiful eyes curved into a crescent moon, and looked at Xia Yuan: "I know."
Xia Yuan smiled knowingly: "I know too."
“A combination of soft and hard tactics.”
The two of them spoke almost in unison.
The boss scratched his head: "Is this question so simple?"
Xia Yuan smiled: "It's not that it's simple, but we just happen to know this. Shanshan's luck is pretty good. She chose such an easy-to-guess one for the first time."
When Pei Shanshan heard Xia Yuan call her Shanshan, she blushed and felt sweet in her heart.
"Not bad, let's continue."
The boss smiled and didn't take it seriously. There were many couples who guessed one question correctly, but there were very few or even none who guessed two or three questions correctly.
"Shall I come?" Pei Shanshan glanced at Xia Yuan and asked.
"Of course, you are so lucky, of course you have to continue. If you keep up your efforts this time, you will be able to win the doll soon."
Pei Shanshan felt a little sweet in her heart, so she put the disassembled lantern aside, took off a new lantern on top, and pulled out the note.
‘Xianle (guess an idiom)’
Pei Shanshan frowned and said another idiom. She was a little unsure and asked Xia Yuan to look at it: "This is a bit difficult."
Xia Yuan glanced at it, thoughtfully. The question with only two words really stumped him. He only had one minute, and his mind started spinning rapidly.
"Immortal music to the ears of immortals." Pei Shanshan said in a low voice.
She was stumped. The question only had the word "Xianle" and the guess was an idiom. There were no other hints, so it was difficult to guess.
Just when one minute was about to pass, Xia Yuan raised his head and said, "I know! It's 'extraordinary'!"
After Pei Shanshan heard the idiom said by Xia Yuan, her frowned brows relaxed and a smile appeared on her face.
She said: "Xia Yuan, you are so great, you can guess all this."
The boss was a little surprised and praised: "You two are amazing. You are the third one to guess the second puzzle today. Moreover, this question has stumped many people. I didn't expect you to guess it."
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"Call it a fluke and continue."
Xia Yuan smiled.
Pei Shanshan chose another lantern, took out a piece of paper and said, "Mute gestures (make an idiom)".
When Xia Yuan saw this question, he frowned and thought about idioms that could be related to gesturing to the mute. Within a few seconds, he blurted out: "It goes without saying."
A mute can't speak and makes gestures, isn't it consistent with the self-evident?
Pei Shanshan covered her mouth in surprise and said with surprise: "Xia Yuan, you are so amazing, I didn't even expect it."
Immediately afterwards, she became excited again: "It worked!"
The boss was completely impressed by Xia Yuan. He pointed at the few dolls that were as tall as one person and asked them to choose one.
"You choose." Xia Yuan turned around and said.
"Really? Let me choose?" Pei Shanshan asked with a hint of joy.
"Well, I guessed it because of you."
Hearing Xia Yuan's words, Pei Shanshan's heart pounded like a deer. She pointed at one of the dolls and said, "Boss, I want that doll."
Pei Shanshan chose a cat-like doll. Such a big doll was as tall as a person. It was very eye-catching when held in her arms. Many lovers around looked at her with envy. Most of the girls hated their boyfriends.
An unyielding gaze.
Look at that person's boyfriend, and then look at you, you can't even hold a little doll.
Xia Yuan asked her with a smile on his face: "Are you still playing?"
Pei Shanshan hugged the doll and smiled sweetly: "Don't play anymore, this doll is enough."
Xia Yuan smiled and nodded. He won a big doll at a cost of fifteen yuan. Such a doll can be sold for dozens of dollars on an e-commerce platform. It is already worth it. The most important thing is to enjoy the process of getting the doll.
The fun in it.
It’s not about how much money it is, but who you’re with.
Walking among the crowd, Pei Shanshan, who was holding a cat doll that was as tall as a person, would look at her with envy from time to time. Many couples wanted to get a doll of this size, but the various topics made them really confused.
I was so anxious, scratching my head and scratching my head, that I guessed for a long time, and it was amazing to be able to guess two things correctly.
At this time, someone called them.
"Shanshan!"
The two turned their heads, and a man and a woman squeezed in from the crowd, who were obviously acquainted with Pei Shanshan.
"Xinxin." Pei Shanshan shouted in surprise, "Why are you here? Aren't you going to watch a movie?"
The girl named Xinxin complained: "What movie are you watching? There are so many people. The tickets for seven o'clock and eight o'clock have long been sold out. If you want to watch it, you can only watch the nightclub."
She glanced at Xia Yuan who was standing behind Pei Shanshan, then at the doll in her arms, blinked, and asked: "This is you... don't introduce me."
Pei Shanshan said quickly: "This is Xia Yuan."
She then said to Xia Yuan: "This is my best friend, Zheng Xin. They are my best friend's friends."
Xia Yuan nodded to them: "Hello."
A few people simply said hello, and Zheng Xin looked at the big doll in her arms: "Are you guessing lantern riddles?"
Pei Shanshan nodded and said, "Yes, how about it? Does it look good?"
Zheng Xin said with envy: "It looks good. We also tried to guess it. We guessed it several times but we couldn't get it right."
Pei Shanshan covered her mouth and said with a smile: "We just guessed once."
Zheng Xin felt a little sad: "I can't do it anymore, I'm going to die of acidity."
The boy next to Zheng Xin said: "Xinxin, if you want it, let's guess."
Zheng Xin's eyes lit up: "Okay, okay."
She winked at Pei Shanshan and left with the boys around her.
Xia Yuan asked Pei Shanshan: "Are they boyfriend and girlfriend?"
Pei Shanshan hugged the doll and looked at their backs: "Not yet, but my best friend is chasing him. She has been chasing him for a month. They basically like each other, but what my best friend wants is, I hope
Boys can take the initiative to express their love."
Xia Yuan was thoughtful.
"Where should we go to play next?"
"Have you eaten?"
"Not yet."
"Then let's go get something to eat. The snacks here are also quite delicious."
"good."
Xia Yuan took Pei Shanshan to a noodle shop, ordered two portions of noodles, and said, "This noodle shop has been open for more than ten years. When there was a square here, I took the students to the square to exercise, and I often brought them here
Eat here. Later, the square was built into a public restroom and the ancient town was renovated, so I rarely come here. The noodles in this noodle shop are delicious."
Looking at the packed noodle shop, Pei Shanshan nodded: "I can see that the noodles in this noodle shop are delicious."
The beef noodles came quickly. Xia Yuan's appetite whetted after smelling the familiar aroma. Pei Shanshan took a slight sniff and felt that it tasted good. She took a sip and her eyes formed a crescent moon. The taste of the noodle soup was so good.
The noodles are chewy and the soup is flavorful.
It is indeed an authentic noodle shop that has been around for ten years.
"tasty."
Pei Shanshan has eaten a lot of delicious food, and this is the first time she feels that noodles are so delicious.
A bowl of noodles quickly entered her stomach. Touching her round belly, Pei Shanshan pouted, "Hey, after the Chinese New Year this year, I have to work hard to lose weight."
Xia Yuan took a tissue and gave it to her, then stood up to pay. The two of them walked out, but unexpectedly they met Pei Shanshan's best friend. Seeing that their hands were empty, they probably failed to challenge the lantern riddle.
"Failed?" Pei Shanshan asked.
"My dear Shanshan, please stop irritating me. I spent thirty yuan and it didn't work."
Zheng Xin pouted and looked a little unhappy. Pei Shanshan could only comfort her.
The boy Pei Shanshan mentioned that they were about to get married looked very young, in his early twenties, with long hair, fair complexion, and handsome appearance. He was not tall, 1.74 meters tall, only a little taller than Pei Xinxin.
, such a boy looks a bit like the little milk dog that girls call him.
It's just that he looks a little sad now, as if he is worried about not being able to win a doll for Zheng Xin.
There is still competition among girls. Seeing Pei Shanshan holding this big doll, Zheng Xin is lying if she doesn't envy her.
In this regard, Xia Yuan could only do nothing to help. After all, guessing lantern riddles still depends on knowledge.
Pei Shanshan covered her mouth and smiled softly: "It doesn't matter, keep working hard next year."
Zheng Xin glanced at the boy behind her and said, "It doesn't matter. Keep working hard next year."
She looked at the two of them and asked, "Did you just have dinner?"
Pei Shanshan nodded and recommended: "The noodle shop in front tastes pretty good."
"Let's go."
Pei Shanshan only chatted with her best friend for a while and then separated from her best friend.
The two wandered around the ancient town and went to watch a movie. It was already ten o'clock when they came out. Xia Yuan sent Pei Shanshan home. Before leaving, Pei Shanshan looked at him: "Be careful on the way back. Come to me when you get home.
Send a message."
"knew."
Xia Yuan nodded, "It's too cold outside. Come inside quickly."
Pei Shanshan nodded, and just when Xia Yuan turned around to leave, she mustered up the courage to say: "Xia Yuan, thank you, these few nights were the happiest nights I've ever had."
"Me too."
Xia Yuan looked at the girl holding the doll in front of him, smiled, and waved to her.
After returning home, Xia Yuan sat in the car and looked at the message Pei Shanshan had just sent to him: "I have washed up and now I have got into bed."
Attached is a selfie. In the photo, Pei Shanshan is wearing a cute pink bunny pajamas, with her face resting on the doll she got from guessing lantern riddles today, and a sweet smile on her face.
She also looked very good-looking even when she left the country without makeup.
"Just got home."
Xia Yuan replied to her a message, got out of the car and closed the door, and Pei Shanshan sent the message.
"Okay."
Another message was sent: "The photo looks good (laughing)"
Xia Yuan smiled: "It looks good, it looks very cute."
Pei Shanshan: "(Shy) Thank you for getting me the doll. I like it very much. I will let it sleep with me tonight."
Xia Yuan: "As long as you like. I'll wash up first. You can go to bed early. It's getting late."
Pei Shanshan: "Okay, good night."
Xia Yuan: "Good night."
Putting his cell phone in his pocket, Xia Yuan returned home. The house was quiet, and his parents had gone to bed. Xia Yuan took a hot bath, put on his clothes, and lay on the bed, thinking about what happened in the past half month.
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At the beginning of the return, I went to the cemetery, met Pei Shanshan, learned English and Japanese, learned a lot of war information, and insisted on running and exercising every day. Basically, this is what I did during my second return.
Of course, the biggest thing is that it has changed his mentality. At least Xia Yuan is now able to face everything in real life.