How beautiful and festive would it be after it was lit up?
The younger children of the Luo Family were playing in the courtyard with lanterns in their hands. At this time, no one would talk to them about etiquette. In fact, the children of the Luo Family were not so strict.
As for the other masters of the Luo Family, they were scattered all over the courtyard, leisurely eating snacks and chatting. It was rare for the whole family to be so free.
Jingwan leaned her body slightly and rested her elbows on the table to support her cheeks. Her expression was calm and relaxed as her eyes swept over the lanterns in the hands of her younger siblings. Not to mention those extremely beautiful paper bamboo lanterns, there were also very simple grapefruit lanterns, pumpkin lanterns, watermelon lanterns, orange lanterns, apple lanterns, and so on. The grapefruit lanterns were made by hollowing out the grapefruit and removing the inner white layer, leaving only a thin layer. Various vivid and exquisite patterns were carved on the grapefruit and tied with a string and lit with candles. The other lanterns were basically done in the same way.
Most of these lanterns were made by ordinary families who did not have the money to buy lanterns for their children. It was unknown when it had become popular among the wealthy families, but the craftsmanship was more exquisite. It was just that the heart was removed, and the carvings on the outer shell were still the most common. There were those who were skillful enough to make lanterns that were comparable to lanterns.
However, the Luo Family's lanterns did not change their original appearance this time. They simply worked on the outer layer. Jing Wan had taken a closer look at the lanterns and was impressed by the craftsman. If it was in her previous life, these craftsmen would be considered master craftsmen. However, in the current world, craftsmen of this level were too common. Every household had their own craftsmen.
Eh, Jing Wan saw an oversized wax gourd lantern. It had the most common cylindrical shape, but the head was a little too big. It was more than a meter long and thick. An adult probably wouldn't be able to carry it. Jingwan was a little surprised. Even in her previous life, it was rare to see such a big winter melon, right?
Even though the lantern was placed horizontally, the shape of the winter melon did not change at all. It was enough to show that the flesh of the melon was still quite thick. A ten-year-old boy was still struggling to carry it.
It attracted not only Jingwan's attention, but the other children also gathered around.
Even the adults would say a few words to the wax gourd lamp.
Children were very curious about strange things. With this curiosity, they naturally wanted to take it for themselves. The older ones would probably look at it eagerly, but the younger ones did not know how to restrain themselves and directly reached out to snatch it.
As a result, it was no surprise that a battle for the winter melon lantern broke out.
A group of little kids started to fight, but the older ones knew their limits. In addition, there were servants watching from the side. When they really got angry, they would pull them apart at the first moment. Then, the others would happily watch the show.
Jingwan was speechless for a moment. She saw that their respective parents were all in high spirits. Speaking of which, when she was in Qi 'an prefecture, such a situation had never occurred. Could it be that this was a more popular way of loving each other?
The end result was the death of the winter melon lantern. After it became a lantern, before it was lit, there was a deafening cry. The juice from the spoiled winter melon made the little kids dirty. In the process of fighting, their hair was messed up and their clothes were scattered. It was a miserable sight.
As if they had seen enough, the head of the household, Luo Peishan, waved his hand. Okay, all the children in each branch took them back to wash up and change clothes.
Don't think that just because you seemed to be calm from the beginning to the end, no one noticed your evil nature. You old bastard.
After the initial shock, Sun Yijia could not help but cover her mouth and laugh. She looked very relaxed and happy. This kind of thing would never happen in Duke Dingguo's prefecture. If it was really a fight between children, the adults behind them could make a scene. The most disgusting thing was not necessarily out of sincere protection of their children. The children's injuries and cries were all bargaining chips. They might even deliberately magnify the bargaining chips.
When the little kids returned one by one, they were clean and had innocent smiles on their faces again.
The servants had already brought all kinds of food and wine to them one after another.
Night began to fall, and the lanterns in the courtyard were lit one by one. From all directions, the lanterns lit up one by one. Jing Wan felt that the feeling was a little strange, and after all the lanterns were lit up, it was as she had expected, unusually beautiful.
Looking at the sky again, although it was not completely dark yet, the full moon was already hanging in the sky, and the stars were scattered in the sky. There were no dark clouds in the sky, and one could imagine that tonight would be a very good night to admire the full moon.
When the sky was completely dark, a large incense table was set up in the courtyard. On the table were fruits, snacks, and other offerings. Among them, mooncakes and watermelons were absolutely indispensable. The watermelons had to be cut into the shape of a lotus.
The mooncakes on the incense burner table were bestowed by Emperor Le Chengdi. Of course, there was also a specially made reunion mooncake, which was quite big.
Under the moonlight, the statue of the moon god was placed in the direction of the moon. The red candles were lit high. With Madam Luo taking the lead, the women of the family took turns to worship. That's right, only the women participated. The men, from old to young, obediently watched from the side.
As the saying went, "Men don't worship the moon, women don't worship the kitchen stove."
The moon belonged to the moon. The moon god, Chang 'e, was a woman, so only the women could worship the moon. If a man kowtowed humbly, it was a sign that he had bad intentions. Correspondingly, according to the folklore, the kitchen god was the incarnation of a mythical figure like Emperor Yan or Zhurong. In the dynasty, "men and women should not touch each other." Therefore, it was against etiquette for women to worship him.
What the hell was this? Jingwan could only laugh at this in her heart.
After worshipping the moon, Madam Luo cut open the reunion mooncakes. The number of people in Luo Peishan's family, including the eldest grandson of the first branch, had to be cut. Speaking of which, Luo Peishan's family was all in the capital. If it was in the past, with Madam Wang as the chief knife, she would also have to include those in Qi 'an Prefecture. Since Jingwan and the others were in Qi' an Prefecture, they would have to include those in the capital.
However, every time this happened, Luo Peishan would always mention something about his second brother, the Luo Second Master, who had been a great scholar for twenty years and had students all over the world.
Cutting mooncakes was a technical job. Every piece had to be the same size. However, this did not seem to be a difficult task for Madam Luo. Although the speed was a bit slow, the final result was gratifying. Everyone present took a piece, and the rest were placed on the incense table.
The family ate happily, but there were also those who felt sour in their hearts. For example, the concubines of each branch were allowed to come out and gather together today. However, whether it was worshipping or mooncakes, they did not have a share.
Then, there was another person who felt awkward. That was the Gu family. It seemed reasonable that Madam Luo did not prepare a share for them. However, the treatment that they received was the same as the concubines of the Luo family, wasn't it …
After finishing the small piece of mooncake, everyone sat down and began to eat dinner. Of course, this was not a simple evening.
Games, moon appreciation, dinner, these three were one.
Of course, the games were more artistic, such as riddles, couplets, and connecting dragons.
There was no reward for correct answers. If they did not connect, they would have to drink as punishment.
Osmanthus wine …
On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, looking up at the moon and smelling the scent of osmanthus, drinking a cup of osmanthus wine, celebrating the sweetness of the family, was no less than a great enjoyment.
"This year's osmanthus wine seems to be a bit different. Why does it feel better than the previous years?" Luo Shangshu carefully recalled the taste.
"Father may not know, but this wine was sent by Jin Qinwang a few years ago." Luo Rongwen said.
It must be said that this Mid-Autumn Festival gift was something that all relatives and friends had to prepare. It was just that Jin Qinwang's generosity was a bit big. Just what he sent was probably equal to the sum of everyone else's. Because Wang shi was in charge of the family, the gift list was directly sent to Wang shi's hands. It just so happened that he saw it. It was very difficult to maintain his composure. With such a generous gift, how could he return the gift? Madam Luo did not care much and followed the rules. Ah, in this way, the Luo family had profited greatly.
"So it's like this." Luo Peishan nodded, "Sure enough, everything in Jin Qinwang's hands is good."
Everyone else nodded in agreement. Wasn't that so, this marriage with Jin Qinwang was not entirely a bad thing. As before, in Jin Qinwang's heart, he really cared about their family's Miss as much as he showed. That was the best.
The children did not eat much before they left the table and began to play with the lanterns in the pond. Compared to the flower lanterns, the fruit lanterns were naturally more playable.
In this way, almost an hour passed. The elders continued, and the younger generation prepared to go out to play.
This would definitely not be possible on normal days, but today there was no curfew, so they could play all night.
The little bean children impatiently watched their older brothers and sisters go out. Even if Madam Luo relaxed the conditions to go out this year, it was still stuck at the age of ten. The happiest were probably the four branch's di twins. This year they entered the capital, just in time.
Standing outside the gate, they could see that in front of each household, there were already lanterns everywhere on the walls. Although they could not see further, the lanterns seemed to illuminate the night sky, no less than a glazed world.
Playing with lanterns during the Mid-Autumn Festival did not have a large lantern festival like the Lantern Festival, but it also had its own uniqueness.
Almost all the households were going out at this time, moving forward neither fast nor slow.
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