After watching the nearly two-hour movie, I came out and found that it was already dark outside.
As it happens, not far from the cinema is the Bureau Building.
Every year, the Forestry Bureau makes a lot of ice lanterns, snow sculptures, etc. in the open space opposite the bureau building. Most of the contents are related to forestry production or the current situation.
Ice lanterns usually start on the first day of the first lunar month and last until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. Every night, the lights are brightly lit and reflect the crystal clear ice, which is particularly beautiful.
Originally, there was very little cultural and entertainment life in the town, so this ice lantern became a rare and good place in Songjianghe Town.
Not only people from Songjianghe Town came to hang out, but also people from Donggang Commune came over at night.
It can be said that this place is also very lively with huge crowds of people.
When there are more people, there will be more excitement, and there will be more chaos. It is applicable to any age.
In the bustling crowd, there were petty thieves who took advantage of the chaos, and there were also hooligans who took the opportunity to touch women's buttocks.
There is also a person who accidentally stepped on someone's foot, and then started a quarrel.
In these days, most people have relatively strong personalities. When something happens, they are less likely to make noises and stir up trouble, and more likely to take action directly.
The one who was playing the gangster was discovered by the woman, and he slapped him in return. The other party was stunned for a moment, and then the two sides started fighting.
The person who stepped on the other person's foot had a very arrogant attitude and refused to apologize. The other person was not accommodating. He punched the person and started a scuffle.
Sheng Xiping and others walked around here for less than an hour when they saw four or five people fighting.
Nowadays, fights and fights are commonplace. As long as no one is killed, most of the time no one cares.
"Well, why don't we go back? There are too many people here and it's noisy."
There are just a few ice lanterns and it’s enough to turn around once.
The key point is that there are no other entertainment items here, not even a place to take pictures, which is really not very interesting.
Most importantly, it's too messy.
Sheng Xiping had been protecting Zhou Qinglan and not letting anyone else get close to him. Even so, he felt it was not safe, so he might as well go home.
Zhou Qingyang had no objection to this, but Zhou Qingyue hadn't had enough fun yet and looked at the ice lantern behind him with some reluctance.
"Let's go home. Come back when you have time." Zhou Qingyang ignored that and dragged his brother out.
The four people finally squeezed out of the crowd and were about to walk back when they suddenly heard someone shouting from behind, "Catch him, catch the thief."
It was a young woman's voice. As soon as she heard it, she knew that something had been stolen and she was eager to call for help.
Then, a figure wearing a large black cotton-padded jacket and a dog-skin hat ran past Sheng Xiping, Zhou Qingyang and others.
I don't know what happened to Zhou Qingyang, but suddenly the sole of his foot slipped and he staggered.
By chance, he happened to trip and fall the boy who was passing by him.
The boy was running forward, and when he tripped, a dog gnawed on the mud and fell to the ground.
This fall was quite solid, and the kid who fell made a yelp.
"Hey, who the hell tripped me?" The kid cursed and got up from the ground with a groan.
At this time, a woman from behind wearing a blue cotton-padded jacket and a red scarf rushed up and kicked the kid.
The man who had just gotten up from the ground was kicked down again.
"You dare to steal my things? My aunt will kick you to death today."
The woman took advantage of the other person's lying on the ground and kicked her several more times. "Where's my wallet? Give it back to me."
This place is not far from the crowd. Some people heard the noise here and looked around curiously. Others had nothing to do with themselves and left quickly without even looking.
The boy on the ground was kicked several times in succession. Even though he was wearing thick clothes in winter and the woman didn't have much strength, he was not kicked badly.
However, two consecutive falls and several kicks were enough for him, and the man groaned.
"Here it is, here it is, can't I give it to you?"
The man took out a pretty little cloth bag from his pocket, which looked about the size of a girl's hand.
Most of that small cloth bag was put together with broken steps. Only the front was a whole piece of cloth, and it was embroidered with silk thread. It was very delicate. It looked like something for girls.
The man threw the bag in his hand towards the woman wearing a red scarf, and while the woman was picking it up, he turned around and ran away.
The bag fell on the ground, and the woman quickly bent down to pick it up, opened it and took a look inside. Everything was still there, and she finally let out a sigh of relief.
"Thank you, I saw it just now. It was you who tripped him, otherwise I would definitely not be able to catch up with him."
The woman in the red scarf nodded towards Zhou Qingyang and smiled.
Zhou Qingyang glanced at the red scarf, said nothing, just nodded, and walked away.
"Hey, hey, wait a minute, you helped me, and I still don't know your name?"
Unexpectedly, the red scarf was not happy. He stretched out his hand to stop Zhou Qingyang and wanted to ask Zhou Qingyang's name.
"No, I'm not helping you."
Zhou Qingyang frowned, uttered a few words coldly, ducked, avoided the red scarf, and left quickly.
Red Scarf was stunned and did not stop Zhou Qingyang. Sheng Xiping and others also took the opportunity to leave together.
After watching the ice lanterns, it was getting late, and the group returned to Zhou's house, just in time to pack up and rest.
On the second day of the Lunar New Year, which hotel is open?
Besides, Sheng Xiping is now the uncle of the Zhou family. If he comes to visit during the Chinese New Year, the Zhou family can let him stay in a hotel?
Wang Chunxiu directly asked Zhou Qingyue to move to the east room, and the west room was given to Zhou Qingyang and Sheng Xiping.
Although the Zhou family's house is a bit small, it can still accommodate six people.
Originally, the Zhou family wanted to keep Sheng Xiping at home for a few more days, but how could Sheng Xiping agree?
It's true that he and Zhou Qinglan are engaged, but they haven't gotten married yet after all. It's fine to stay at my father-in-law's house for one night, but how can they stay there forever?
So Sheng Xiping was leaving early the next morning.
"There is no train going to Maekawa today, how are you going back?
Oh, if you ask me, you can stay for two more days and wait until the morning of the fifth day before leaving." The Zhou family kept trying to persuade him to stay.
"It's okay, I'll just take the train to Ma'anshan and then walk back.
I have to go to work in the mountains again in a few days, and there are a lot of things at home."
Sheng Xiping also planned to take advantage of these few days of vacation to go up the mountain with Wang Jianshe and others to get back in time.
His wedding to Zhou Qinglan is at the end of March or beginning of April, and he will have to work in the mountains for almost a month, so shouldn't he make preparations in advance?
At least prepare more materials for the banquet, so as not to be in a hurry. This is the first important thing for the Lao Sheng family, so it cannot be embarrassing.
Sheng Xiping had to leave, and the Zhou family couldn't stop him.
With nothing to do, Wang Chunxiu lit a fire and heated some dumplings for Sheng Xiping to eat. Then he sent his daughter and son to take Sheng Xiping to the small train station.
"Xiping, be careful on your way back. Come down and stay for a few days when you have time. From now on, we will all be a family, and this place is also your home."
Before leaving, Zhou Mingyuan and his wife gave various instructions.