After walking and stopping along the way, we finally came to the river.
The crowds by the river were bustling and lively, and the gentle night wind mixed with the moisture from the river blew in. It was slightly cold, but it penetrated the heart and mind.
Tourists held up colorful lanterns and meandered down. The dots of lights contrasted with the lanterns in the night sky. The lights connected together at the end of the night sky. In a trance, people could not tell whether it was heaven or earth.
"Mom, I want to put out lanterns too."
The crisp children's voice pierced the illusory barrier, and the noisy human voices slowly faded away. Ye Zhenzhen looked around in a daze for the sound, and found that Cui Zhiduan and Cui Zhiming had walked to a stall selling lanterns at some point, holding up their hands.
A lotus-shaped lantern looked at her.
The children were greedy for novelty and wanted to try everything. Ye Zhenzhen couldn't help but smile.
Cui Weizhen took her hand and walked over, stood in front of the river lantern stall and asked her: "Which one do you want?"
"Same as my son."
Cui Weizhen picked two lanterns that were exactly the same as Cui Zhiduan, one for Ye Zhenzhen and one for himself. As for Cui Zhiming, his lantern was in the shape of a small boat.
Qiu Wu quickly took out her money to pay, and then she also used her own money to buy a peach-shaped lantern.
Next, it’s time to put out the lanterns.
The lanterns flew away from my hands one by one and quickly blended into the stars in the sky. I could no longer tell which one was my own and which was someone else's, but the lights in the sky represented the most beautiful things.
bless.
"Mom, look, that one is the lantern I put up."
"How did you recognize it?" Ye Zhenzhen asked curiously.
"I can recognize it." Cui Zhicheng said proudly: "The one on the left belongs to my father, and the one on the right belongs to my mother. Obviously my brother's flight is too slow and is far behind. Ah! Look, that is sister Qiu Wu's.
peach……"
The children's childlike words were particularly sweet under the romantic night sky. Ye Zhenzhen smiled brightly. Looking back, she happened to catch Cui Weizhen's gaze, and her heart skipped a beat.
"One lamp, two lamps, three lamps..."
"Ah, no, I counted it wrong, try again..."
After Cui Zhiduan and Cui Zhiming identified the lanterns, they began to count them again. However, the lanterns were floating around, making them harder to count than the stars in the sky. They made mistakes and had to start counting again.
However, these two children are really good-natured. They don't get bored no matter how many times they count. They are as enthusiastic as if they are playing some interesting game. It is really laughable.
About two-quarters of an hour later, Cui Zhiduan finally got tired of counting. He pointed at the beautifully lit boats on the river and asked, "Mom, can we go take a boat ride?"
"That's someone else's boat, we can't get on it."
Of course, there is another type of painting boat on the river, which is very unsuitable for children, and it is even more unsuitable to go on it.
Cui Zhiduan let out a disappointed sound, and Cui Weizhen glanced at the mother and son and said, "Follow me."
"Dad, are you taking us to the boat?" Cui Zhiduan asked very smartly, suppressing his excitement.
Cui Weizhen nodded and explained to Ye Zhenzhen: "Today, His Royal Highness the King of Wei has chartered a boat, the one in the middle of the river."
Ye Zhenzhen understood that His Highness the King of Wei must have invited Wei Zhen, but Wei Zhen rejected him.
Walking to the river, Cui Zhideuan was in trouble: "Dad, how can we board the boat?"
"Cui Xiaolangjun, I will row a boat to send you up."
There was a wooden boat moored next to the river bank. When a man wearing the uniform of Prince Wei's servant heard the familiar voice, he immediately answered with a smile: "Our Highness has specially asked that if he meets Uncle Jing Ning and his family, he must ask you to
Wait until I come up, I’m really lucky, I actually met him.”
Cui Weizhen nodded and thanked: "Thank you, Your Excellency."
The servants didn't even dare to say anything, so they respectfully invited them to get on the canoe.
Cui Weizhen got on the boat first, and Ye Zhenzhen handed the two children over one by one, and finally got on. She said to Qiu Wu, Zhou Wu and others: "You don't have to wait around, you can play by yourself."
They all thanked him happily and dispersed after the canoe left the shore.
On the boat, Cui Zhiduan's little face was tense, his left and right hands were holding on to his parents' clothes, but his eyes couldn't stop moving, looking particularly funny.
Ye Zhenzhen smiled and rubbed his head: "Do you feel shaking? Don't worry, the river is calm and there are no dangerous shoals, so it won't fall over."
Cui Weizhen's consolation was even more direct: "My parents both drink water."
His original intention was that if he fell, they could all go into the water to save people. Cui Zhiduan's thinking immediately diverged: "Dad, I also want to learn how to use water."
Cui Zhiming also looked over expectantly: "Uncle, I want to learn too."
This is the first time Cui Zhiming has clearly stated his needs.
Cui Weizhen was very easy to talk to in this matter and nodded in agreement: "Fu Shui is also a useful skill. When summer comes, find a day off to go to Zhuangzi and have someone teach you Fu Shui."
"Yeah, that's great, thank you dad."
"Thank you, uncle."
Cui Zhiduan and Cui Zhiming both thanked them excitedly. Because of this, they were no longer nervous and asked all kinds of questions like curious babies. Cui Weizhen and Ye Zhenzhen had to become masters to answer their questions until
When the boat arrived at Huafang, they finally breathed a sigh of relief.
On the boat, the sound of silk and bamboo could be heard faintly. When they got on the boat, the sound of silk and bamboo became more real. Cui Weizhen and Ye Zhenzhen walked in under the guidance of the maids. They saw that the interior was magnificent, the lights were bright, and the sound of silk and bamboo was in harmony with the sound of silk and bamboo.
The sound of the chimes is reverberant, not noisy, but pleasant to the ear. The dancers dance to the song, their flowing sleeves are as magnificent and bright as the sunset, their figures are slim, their posture is light, they are as graceful as goddesses.
The guests exchanged cups, talked loudly, and it was very lively. After receiving the report from the servants, King Wei stood up from the table, smiled and came over, and enthusiastically slapped Cui Weizhen on the shoulder: "Weizhen, you're just in time, come on.
Come, have a few drinks with us."
Cui Weizhen's mouth twitched. Fortunately, he had good health, otherwise he would have been unable to resist the slap.
"It is difficult to refuse His Highness's kindness, but I am disrespectful to you."
King Wei became more and more happy and said to Ye Zhenzhen: "Mrs. Ning Guo, the princess and the others are on the second floor of the boat. Xuchen and the others are also there. Let the servants take you up."
The maid standing by the side immediately led the way. Ye Zhenzhen held the two children on both sides and warned Cui Weizhen worriedly: "The children and I are going up, you can't be greedy."
Under the teasing gaze of King Wei, Cui Weizhen nodded calmly: "I know what's going on, don't worry."
Ye Zhenzhen was not at all reassured, but this was not the right time to say more, so she nodded and took the children up to the second floor of the boat.