OBS Chapter 375: The Crowd of People and Lanterns
Chapter 375: The Crowd of People and Lanterns
Zhou Gu recalled, "When I was a kid, my uncle and I went there with the villagers. It was really beautiful. The streets were all lit up, and the lantern trees were several feet high. You had to look up to see them, and you had to guess the riddle to get them. Unfortunately, we couldn't guess it, and the most beautiful lantern at the highest point was never taken away."
Zhou Guo pulled the old man and said, "It doesn't matter. Let's take our master with us today. With him, we will win back not only one lantern, but all the lanterns in the venue."
The old man waved his hand and said, "Don't flatter me. I can't handle it. I'm old and my memory is not good. You young people should do this kind of work. I, an old man, will just go with you to watch the fun."
Everyone was laughing.
Zhou Guo kept throwing out flattery as if it was free, but unfortunately the old man just didn't fall for it.
Because the family has a car, they don't have to rush. After dinner, the family gets in the car and sets off slowly.
There were quite a few people in the village who went to see the lanterns. After a few minutes, the two cars were full and it was so crowded that there was no room to stand.
Zhou Guo sat on the edge of the cart and touched the horse's butt, thinking how hard it must have been for her horse to walk through the snow.
Yes, she called her horse "Taxue". It was really hard for it to do such heavy work when it just reached adulthood.
After finally arriving at the county town, we found a long queue at the city gate and carriages were no longer allowed in.
Fortunately, I don’t know who built a temporary parking space outside the city gate, and there are people guarding it. But the parking fee is a bit expensive, five cents per time, which is almost double the price.
"Didn't you pay two cents before the New Year? Why are you asking for five cents now?"
The old man watching the cars said impatiently, "Don't you see what time it is? It's the Lantern Festival. Are you going to stop? I only have the last two seats left. If you don't stop, get out. There are cars coming in from behind."
Zhou Guo looked back and saw another mule cart wobbling towards him. He quickly took out ten coins and gave them to him, "Stop, we're stopping."
She didn't want to stay alone to watch the car on this rare day. Since she was already here, it would be a waste of the cold and wind if she didn't go in.
Fortunately, there is no entrance fee to enter the city, otherwise with so many people in their family, two cents per person would be a considerable expense.
As soon as I squeezed in, I didn’t walk far before I saw more people coming.
There has been some unrest in recent years, so the scale of the lantern displays is not as large as before, and there is only one street. In the peaceful years of the past, at this time of year, the lights on the main streets of the county would be burning until dawn.
The years became increasingly turbulent, and the Lantern Festival became worse and worse each year. It was just a formality, and no one came to watch it anyway.
When I got here, I didn't expect to see lanterns. The key point is that there are so many old people here. If you don't know, you would think that we are living in a peaceful time with a prosperous country and a strong people.
The old man put one hand behind his back and twirled his beard with the other hand, sighing, "In this world today, I'm afraid only the emperor's feet can compare with this place."
Zhou Guo asked curiously, "Master, have you ever been to the Emperor's feet?"
The old man nodded. "I went there once as a bodyguard when I was young, and then I went there again when I was several dozen years old. It is worthy of being under the feet of the emperor. No matter how turbulent the outside world is, the people inside still live their lives as usual."
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "Sir, the North is different. As an important frontier area, the North has always been an unstable place. The reason why we can have such a scene now is because there are people in front of us to support us."
The old man nodded again, "That's right. If it weren't for them, we wouldn't have come to this place. The Hu people are close to the land. If there is no capable person to guard it, the people of the North will be in trouble."
"Ah, it's right in front. There are so many people. Come on, let's go in and take a look."
Large patches of light came through the street ahead, as if illuminating half the sky.
They were still late. After squeezing through the crowd, they finally found heads everywhere. Zhou Guo was short and couldn't see the lights even when he stood on tiptoe. He could only see other people's backs and was squeezed dizzy.
People have dispersed and there is no one familiar around me. If I had known this, I would not have come. How could I have expected so many people to come? I didn’t see the lanterns and they all stared at people’s butts. What’s the beauty of a butt?
She just felt that people in front, behind, and around her were pushing her, and she didn't know what was happening, but she was pushed out.
After I steadied myself and looked around, I realized that I had been squeezed into someone's back door. There was a door at the back and a crowded street in front.
Looking around, I couldn't see anything clearly except the sea of heads, and I couldn't tell where the others had been squeezed to.
She was mainly worried about Zhou Suli and the others. They were so small, they wouldn't be squeezed, would they? What would happen if there was a stampede among so many people?
Just as he was about to rush out again, he suddenly heard a voice from above him saying, "Hey, are you a fool? You still want to squeeze in at this time? Are you trying to save your life?"
Zhou Guo looked up in confusion, but saw no one.
I only heard that voice saying, "This way, you are right above me!"
Following the sound, she looked up and finally found the person. A boy about eleven or twelve years old was sitting at the foot of the wall, looking at her with his head down.
Zhou Guo asked, "What are you doing sitting there?"
The young man pointed to the street below and said, "There are too many people down there. I came up to see the excitement. This excitement is much more interesting than watching the lanterns. Do you want to come up?"
Although he said so, he had no intention of extending his hand, nor did he tell Zhou Guo how to go up.
Zhou Guo looked up at the height, it was less than two meters, but the higher you stand, the farther you can see, maybe he could find them up there.
He tiptoed, jumped up, and then stood steadily on the wall. Turning around, he looked at the crowds of people on the street, put his hands on his hips and let out a sigh. It is said that everyone likes to climb high. It is really different standing up high. Even the mirror of your heart becomes different. You can squeeze by yourselves, and I will watch the fun from a high place.
The young man next to him was stunned. The most important thing was that he found out that Zhou Guo was actually a girl. At night, he couldn't see clearly, so he thought she was a boy.
I couldn't help but look down at the height, and she jumped up in one go. This girl is really amazing.
Zhou Guo took a few deep breaths and was about to shout. As soon as he opened his mouth, someone next to him said, "Hey, little girl, who did you learn this skill from?"
Zhou Guo ignored him, and with all his strength, he opened his mouth and shouted, "Mom, Master, Brother, Sister, where are you?!"
At this shout, all the heads on the street turned subconsciously, mainly because the sound was so loud that it was difficult for them to pretend not to hear it.
After a long time, only voices could be heard coming from the crowds.
"Here~"
"We are here, Guoguo, we are here!"
Zhou Guo looked left and right, not knowing who to look for.