sbdcsierra Chapter 375 You Laugh Again
Chapter 375 You Laugh Again
On the fifth day of May, people in the north do not have dragon boat races, but every household makes rice dumplings, hangs mugwort, bathes in orchid soup, drinks realgar wine, and ties a longevity thread made of five-colored ropes around their wrists.
On this day every year, people living in Baimiao City always hold a grand celebration. From the main city to the counties, there is singing and dancing from morning to night.
The excitement of a festival is different from the usual excitement. Zhang Xueming took Gong Yuanzheng to the city to stay the night before, just to let him experience the festive atmosphere.
It doesn’t matter if he doesn’t like crowds, and it doesn’t matter if he doesn’t want to join in. She just wants to take him to see everything in this world without any regrets.
……
The sky is pure blue, and the white clouds are leisurely changing their shapes in the blue.
The sun was still some distance from the center of the zenith, and the most respected elder in Baimiao City (none other than a member of the Zhang family) rang the bronze bell in the Boyun Pavilion in the center of the city.
"Boom-"
The sound of the bell is far-reaching, spreading to every corner of Baimiao City.
In silence, the elder briefly put his hands together in prayer, then rang the bell again.
"Boom!"
The crowd gathered on the street was suddenly in an uproar.
Beat the waist drum!
Play the horse-head fiddle!
The joyful and humorous tunes played by the three-hole flute, along with people's singing and laughter, soar into the sky!
People who were born and raised in the North are warm and cheerful by nature, especially those in White Temple City. The Tianzhong Celebration here is different from the celebrations in other cities in the North. Everyone in the city, regardless of gender, age or status, is unrestrained and happy.
The girls in the city were like birds out of a cage on this day. Even if they were from aristocratic families, no rules could restrain their joy on this day.
They wore brightly colored brocade clothes embroidered with the five poisonous creatures patterns and walked onto the streets, dancing to the sound of beautiful music.
They danced, they laughed, and they boldly invited young men to dance with them.
And those serious scholars and talented men in the past also gave up their formal Confucian robes and gauze hats, put on spirited long robes with arrow sleeves, tied their hair into neat buns, and joined the singing and dancing team with confidence.
Her graceful dancing moves won people's admiration, and no one laughed at her clumsy behavior.
At the Tianzhong Festival in Baimiao City, everyone is here for fun.
Just be happy and don’t worry!
……
In a room facing the street on the third floor of the Badiemu Inn on Donglin Street in Baimiao City, the windows were completely open.
Gong Yuanzheng stood by the window holding Zhang Xueming, who had turned into a six or seven-year-old child, and looked at the crowd of people singing and dancing on the street in amazement: [Are all the people in the city running out to the street? There are too many.]
The sunlight shone on his body, and the little silver bells twinkled in his black hair, making his face as white and tender as a jasmine flower blooming in early summer.
Zhang Xueming couldn't help but stretch out his chubby little paws and grab his little fat and shake it back and forth.
Gong Yuanzheng tilted his head helplessly and looked at her. She immediately tilted her head and smiled sweetly at Gong Yuanzheng: [Brother Yuan.]
She has a round face and big eyes, like a well-behaved kitten. When she looks at people intently, it makes people's hearts melt, and they want to bring all the good things in the world to her.
Gong Yuanzheng inevitably revealed a perverted smile, kissed her little face, and asked her: [Do you want to go play? ]
【And you? 】
Gong Yuanzheng smiled and said, "I'll go with you."
……
If you want to attend such a joyous celebration, you certainly can't wear tight clothes.
Zhang Xueming didn't have this kind of colorful brocade clothes with water sleeves and waist in his storage space, and his usual clothes wouldn't be suitable.
She thought to herself that it was a bad idea.
She arrived too late yesterday and the clothing shop had closed long ago. She also didn't think of going into the study space to make a suitable set of clothes for her and Gong Yuanzheng respectively, and then used her spiritual sense points to exchange them and bring them out.
I can only go out and find a ready-made clothing store to buy it.
Suddenly there was a knock on the door, and the waiter's voice came in: "Sir, the clothes you ordered have been delivered."
Ning Bao looked at Gong Yuanzheng in surprise: [Custom-made? When did you order clothes? ]
Didn’t they go to Baimiao City together?
Gong Yuanzheng raised his eyebrows proudly, held her in one hand, went over to open the door, and pointed at the square table in the room: "Put it there."
The waiter made way, and a middle-aged woman behind him, accompanied by a young girl, brought in six exquisite wooden boxes and placed them on the table. She told the price and the deposit she had received from the innkeeper last night, then opened the lids of the wooden boxes one by one with a smile on her face, waiting for Gong Yuanzheng to inspect them.
Gong Yuanzheng held Zhang Xueming and walked closer to take a look. The wooden box contained three sets of clothes with the same material, color and pattern.
Two sets are for women, one for adults and one for children. Both are moon-white silk tops with stand-up collars and lute sleeves, cherry-red satin vests embroidered with exquisite gold-thread five-poisonous-effects patterns, moon-white high-waisted tight-leg silk trousers, a pair of cloth socks and a pair of cherry-red satin boots.
The other set is for men, consisting of a moon-white silk undershirt with a stand-up collar and arrow sleeves, a cherry-red satin waistcoat robe embroidered with an exquisite gold-thread five-poison pattern, moon-white high-waisted tight-leg silk trousers, a pair of cloth socks, and a pair of moon-white satin boots.
Gong Yuanzheng asked Zhang Xueming in his heart and nodded to the woman: "Not bad."
He paid the balance and gave a tip to the innkeeper. As soon as the door was closed, he couldn't wait to ask Zhang Xueming: "How about the two women's suits, which one do you want to wear?"
After he asked this, how could Zhang Xueming not know which outfit he wanted to see her wear?
They had no choice but to reverse their skills and turn back into adult form. After they changed their clothes and boots, they left quickly.
……
The red ribbons fluttered as the dancers spun, the cheerful flute sounds made people's hearts itch, and almost everyone was jumping for joy and dancing.
Zhang Xueming was reluctant to let Gong Yuanzheng endure the discomfort and blend into the crowd, so he pulled him to the side of the street to watch.
【Go?】Gong Yuanzheng felt that he could still endure it.
[No.] Zhang Xueming lied with his eyes open, [I can't dance, I can only beat people up.]
She took a handful of grilled lamb skewers from the owner of a roadside barbecue stall, picked up one brushed with honey, bit off a piece, and chewed it: [Not bad, authentic grassland lamb, handled very cleanly before marinating.]
She passed the skewer of meat in her hand to Gong Yuanzheng's mouth: [Try it? It tastes quite special.]
Gong Yuanzheng took a piece from her hand, frowned, chewed for a while, and shook his head: [I can't eat meat smeared with honey.]
Zhang Xueming kept the one brushed with honey for himself, and gave him the one sprinkled with salt and a little chili powder.
He exchanged two more skewers: [Although I am not used to it, I still want to try it again. ]
The two of them took advantage of the fact that the food they were using was not of its original appearance and started eating on the street.
Just as they were enjoying their meal, a young "girl" wearing a half mask ran over, smiled, stretched out her right hand in front of Gong Yuanzheng, and looked at Zhang Xueming with a questioning look.
Zhang Xueming felt mischievous and nodded: "Cousin, go ahead and have fun."
Gong Yuanzheng glanced at her unhappily, shook his head at the "girl", and handed the remaining skewer of barbecue brushed with honey to her open hand. Because the street was very noisy, he raised his voice and said, "I accidentally married a jealous woman. Sorry."
Zhang Xueming glared at him and smeared oil on his face: "Who is jealous? You are talking nonsense!"
The "girl" was stunned for a moment, then suddenly took the skewers, pulled off all the meat pieces in one bite, threw the empty skewers into the wooden barrel next to the stall, gave Gong Yuanzheng a thumbs up, and said vaguely: "Brother, take your time." Then she laughed and left, quickly disappearing in the crowd.
It's actually a man in disguise!
Gong Yuanzheng was dumbfounded. Zhang Xueming was stunned for a moment but couldn't help laughing so hard that he couldn't straighten his back: "Brother? Haha, brother! Ayuan, you brought all the brothers here, hahahaha..."
Gong Yuanzheng glared at her hatefully, snatched the skewers of meat from her hand, and imitated the man just now, chewing them one by one, stuffing his cheeks with meat.
He chewed hard, his eyes still fixed on Zhang Xueming.
Seeing his depressed look, his little fat bulging with the chewing movement, Zhang Xueming laughed even harder.
Gong Yuanzheng swallowed the barbecue with great difficulty, wiped the oil off his face with his hand, and then suddenly wiped the greasy hand on Zhang Xueming's face: "Are you laughing again?"
He stretched out his hand, and Zhang Xueming reflexively withdrew his internal force, just in time to be hit.
Zhang Xueming's eyes widened in disbelief, and he gently touched the place where he had rubbed with his fingers. His fingertips were shiny.
She glanced at Gong Yuanzheng, who had a smug look on his face, narrowed her eyes, and suddenly rushed into his arms, rubbing her left cheek against his clothes, then her right cheek, and finally her two claws.
A few dark marks immediately appeared on the cherry red. Zhang Xueming took a look, raised his head with satisfaction, and was about to imitate him and say "if you smile again", but he suddenly put his arms around her and pressed his lips down.
Like a dragonfly touching the water, the softness touched her lips lightly and then quickly left, and his arms also withdrew without leaving a trace.
Zhang Xueming was stunned.
He smiled, his dark pupils reflecting the sunlight, sparkling brightly, and in that light, there were two little girls...only her.