Chen Xi returned home with the mooncakes in his hand.
The little fellow was still sitting on the sofa, watching cartoons obediently. From time to time, she would be amused by the plots in the cartoons.
Big Cat also liked watching cartoons recently.
This fellow was very clever, but it was probably because it had stayed in the mountains for a long time and had not seen much of the world. Therefore, when the little guy was watching cartoons, it usually did not run around. Instead, it obediently lay beside the little guy and watched with the little guy.
When he saw something happy, Big Cat would even rub his body against the little fellow.
He was really becoming more and more like a cat …
When Chen Xi came back, the gift bag in his hand immediately attracted the little fellow's attention.
She didn't even watch the cartoon. She jumped off the sofa and ran over.
"PaPa, what did you buy?"
As she spoke, she reached out to grab the gift bag.
Seeing this, Chen Xi handed her the gift bag on the left.
This gift bag was not heavy, but it was a little big. It was about the same size as Nike's medium-sized bag.
She carried the gift bag with both hands back to the sofa. After throwing the gift bag on the sofa with some effort, she climbed onto the sofa and then knelt down to open the gift bag.
After opening it, she took out a box from inside.
The box was very beautiful. There were some cartoon characters printed on it. It looked very exquisite.
The little fellow was immediately attracted. She could not wait to open the box.
Inside, there were twelve mooncakes with various animal prints on them.
These mooncakes weren't big and were slightly smaller than ordinary mooncakes. Furthermore, they were all of different colors, all of which were warm colors. Just looking at them was enough to whet one's appetite.
After Chen Xi put down the other bag, he came to the little fellow and sat down.
"Yo, the twelve zodiacs. Can you recognize the animals on them?"
"I can recognize them! This is a horse, this is a monkey, this is a pig, this is a rabbit! "
The little fellow stretched out her small hand and pointed at each mooncake. Then, she reported their names. Suddenly, she stopped and took the light yellow mooncake in her hand.
"This is a dragon! I am a dragon! It's mine! "The little fellow held the mooncake and giggled.
After saying that, the little girl didn't hold back and directly took a bite of it.
She chewed two mouthfuls, but before she could swallow, she puffed up her cheeks and put the remaining half of the mooncake in front of Chen Xi's mouth. Then, she mumbled, "Papa, this mooncake is so delicious, you eat it too!"
Seeing this, Chen Xi gently took a bite.
"Hmm, not bad. It tastes like cantaloupe."
This mooncake was not a traditional mooncake. The outer shell was a little crispy, and when bitten, it would emit a milky fragrance. When placed in the mouth and tasted it carefully, one would be able to taste the sweet taste of honeydew.
Its filling was like glutinous rice, soft but not sticky to the teeth. There were also some coconut-like things mixed in it, which was very delicious.
To be honest, this thing could not be considered a mooncake at all, but a dessert.
In Chen Xi's memory, mooncakes were supposed to be made of egg yolks, red bean paste, five kernels, and lotus seed. Although it wasn't as delicious as the one in his mouth, it was more traditional.
Perhaps it was because this mooncake was too delicious, the little girl ate three pieces in a row, and then collapsed on the sofa.
When Chen Xi saw her like this, he knew that there was no need to make lunch today.
When she was full, she would naturally start to feel sleepy.
The little girl watched cartoons for a while, and unknowingly, she dozed off.
Chen Xi didn't want to wake her up, so he didn't carry her back to the bedroom. Instead, he gently covered her with a cold blanket.
But just as Chen Xi was covering the little girl with the cold blanket, his phone suddenly rang. Immediately, Chen Xi was startled, and he quickly picked up the phone.
The phone call was from Lin Xuan.
After Chen Xi ran into the bedroom, he said into the phone, "Hello?"
"It's me, Lin Xuan."
"I know, what's the matter?"
"Hmm... it's nothing. I just wanted to ask, do you have any plans for the Mid-Autumn Festival?"
Her voice sounded a little hesitant. It was slow, but there was a rare gentleness in it.
Chen Xi thought for a moment, but he pretended to answer casually, "It's nothing. I just let her play too much a few days ago, so I'm going to tutor her at home for the next two days to adjust her. Otherwise, she'll cry for half a day when she goes to school."
There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone.
Then, Lin Xuan's voice became a little lighter.
"Oh, then it's nothing. I wanted to ask you guys out for an outing... It seems like I can't. Then I'll ask someone else out. That's all. Happy festival."
"Happy festival."
...
After dinner.
The little girl watched cartoons for a while. When the moon rose, Chen Xi took her to the courtyard again.
Children couldn't watch too much television, so it was a good choice to take her out to admire the moon.
So, the father and daughter sat on the swing like yesterday and admired the moon.
Perhaps it was because she was in a good mood today, the little girl chewed on a mooncake while shouting for Chen Xi to tell her a story.
Seeing this, Chen Xi told her the story of Chang 'e flying to the moon.
There were many stories about Chang 'e.
But the most popular one was that Chang 'e was forced to swallow a medicine and became an immortal. She was trapped in the moon palace.
According to the legend, when the descendant shot down the sun, the Queen Mother of the West gave him a medicine of immortality.
The descendant gave the medicine to Chang 'e for safekeeping. One day, the descendant's disciple, Feng Meng, took advantage of the descendant's absence and forced Chang' e to hand over the medicine of immortality.
Chang 'e refused, and Feng Meng threatened her life. In desperation, Chang' e had no choice but to swallow the medicine of immortality.
The medicine of immortality was an immortal medicine, so Chang 'e immediately became an immortal. She floated off the ground and flew towards the sky.
This medicine was originally given to the descendant by the Queen Mother of the West. Although Chang 'e became an immortal after eating the medicine of immortality, she couldn't be listed as an immortal. So she could only be trapped in the cold moon palace, never to see the descendant again.
The little girl was young, but she seemed to understand the pain of yearning between a man and a woman.
After hearing Chen Xi's story, her little face scrunched up, and she kept muttering to herself, "Big Sister Chang 'e is so pitiful …"
Seeing this, Chen Xi could only gently rub her little head.
Actually, there was another version of the story of Chang 'e flying to the moon.
That was the version of Chang 'e abandoning her husband and swallowing everything for herself. Because Chang' e didn't know that this medicine was only effective for the descendant, after swallowing it, she discovered that she was forever trapped in the moon palace.
This was also a punishment given to her by the Queen Mother of the West.
Of course, this version of the legend was a bit dark, so Chen Xi didn't tell the little girl.
The father and daughter pair swayed leisurely on the swing and admired the moon.
Meanwhile.
In the distance.
In a small courtyard.
A white-robed woman walked out of the pavilion and looked up at the full moon in the sky.
She was dressed in a pure white dress, and under the bright moonlight, she was like a piece of white jade, shining brightly.
The moonlight was like water, but it was also bone-chilling.
Who could understand Chang 'e's suffering?
…
Ten frosty shadows turned the courtyard tree, this evening bound people to a corner.
Not necessarily, Chang 'e was without sorrow and hatred, the jade toad was cold and the osmanthus was lonely.
…
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Chapter 76: Someone asked the use of the poem at the beginning, saying, "I am water."
Now, let me explain. That poem corresponds to this one!
Both poems are called Mid-Autumn Moon. One is by Su Shi, and the other is by Yan Shu.
Both poems have metaphors. Putting aside the metaphors, these two poems perfectly fit the theme of this book.
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