All Hail Cousin Brother

Yin Huaixi said: "The custom of throwing rice dumplings originated from the ancient Taiqi (generation) to control the water. Taiqi led people to control the water in the Fen River area of ​​Shanxi. It was difficult to transport food in the poor mountains and bad waters. The method of food is to wrap the grain in reed leaves, put it in a wooden barrel, use the wood to ride the water, go down the river, and give the food to the people who control the water. There is also some food on the way, which is eaten by the fish in the water. Later, this method spread among the people, and various places followed suit. Until now, there are still people in Shanxi who use zongzi to offer sacrifices to the God of Fen, Taiqi. There is also a Taiqi Mountain in Taiyuan, Shanxi.”

Taiqi's water control was earlier than Dayu's control of water.

However, Dayu ruled the Yellow River, so his reputation was greater than that of Taiqi.

Yu Youyao's mind moved slightly: "The custom of throwing rice dumplings, in addition to remembering Qu Yuan, paying homage to deceased relatives, praying for safety, tracing back to the source, but also drinking water to think of the source, gratitude and worship to ancestors, and awe of nature."

Before you know it, the sky is getting dark.

Those who do not throw rice dumplings will spend a penny to buy a lantern, light it, sprinkle a few grains of rice, put it into the river, and the lantern will flow down the river.

Someone closed their eyes and made a wish on the lantern.

Some people are in tears, watching the lanterns go away.

There were also people who rambled on the lanterns, words that only they could hear.

...

There are more and more lanterns on the river.

When it was dark, the river was covered with lanterns, and the candlelight was like a light band, flowing down the river, which was as beautiful as a dream.

Yu Youyao was amazed: "It's so beautiful!"

There is no regulation on the Dragon Boat Festival, and river lanterns cannot be placed. Many disaster victims flooded into the north. The victims experienced the pain of ruining their families and losing their lives. They had no food to throw away, so they could only use a river lantern to honor their deceased relatives. heavy nostalgia.

Yu Youyao was intrigued: "Let's go put the river lanterns too!"

"Okay!" Yin Huaixi turned to look at her.

The grey sky devoured the last ray of sunshine on the horizon, and the night came quietly. I don’t know when, on the campsite around the river bank, yellow lanterns were hung. A hazy halo, warm and beautiful.

Yin Huaixi reached out and held her hand.

Yu Youyao stopped and looked down, her wide and long sleeves blocked the holding hands, she moved her fingers.

Yin Huaixi thought that she was holding it too tightly, and her palm couldn't help but loosen, and then, one after another, tender fingers clasped between his fingers and tapped with his ten fingers.

"Fiancé," Yu Youyao smiled with frowning eyes, and the yellow candlelight reflected in his eyes, bright and warm: "There are too many people on the riverbank, hurry up and you won't get lost!"

Yin Huaixi curled her lips into a smile, and her eyes were warm: "Okay!"

The two held hands and came to a booth. In addition to buying all kinds of lanterns, there were also some materials for lanterns. Yin Huaixi asked for two copies.

"You can still tie lanterns?" After speaking, Yu Youyao remembered that when Yin Huaixi went to Shandong to suppress the rebellion, before the Mid-Autumn Festival, he sent Yin San to give her a lantern that she had tied with her own hands. She liked it very much, so she put the lantern on the display. On the lampstand by the bedside, I fall asleep bathed in the hazy shadow of the lamp every night.

Later, she went all the way from Jingzhao, to Quanzhou, and to Xiangping City, and this lamp also accompanied her all the way.

Yin Huaixi can even tie such a difficult lantern.

The small lantern naturally couldn't trouble him.

"I learned from Chang Ningbo." When he mentioned Chang Ningbo, Yin Huaixi suddenly remembered that when he went to Shandong to suppress the rebellion, he was fooled by Chang Ningbo. He learned the craft of making lanterns that "could be a daughter-in-law" and gave it to "love" Girl.

At that time, his mind was ignorant, because he regretted not being able to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival with her, so he wanted to make a lantern himself to please the little girl, but he never thought that he would be taught by Chang Ningbo to be a human being.

——The girl you like, you have to get it in your own hands!

Thinking of this, Yin Huaixi tilted her head, and the little girl looked at him with bright eyes, with a look of anticipation: "Chang Ningbo relied on the skill of tying lanterns with one hand, and made the girl he liked as his daughter-in-law. According to Chang Ningbo, he The craftsmanship of making lanterns handed down from the family can beg a wife, so I learned it."

"Bah," Yu Youyao blushed: "Who cares about your broken lantern."

Yin Huaixi smiled "haha" and quickly tied a lantern.

Yu Youyao, who kept saying that it was not uncommon, but expressed a strong interest in tying lanterns, looked at it without blinking, and couldn't help asking questions.

Yin Huaixi took another material and taught her hand by hand.

The materials are all processed, and it is very simple to tie up. Yu Youyao got a lantern without much effort. Although it is a bit ugly, it is a successful lantern.

In the end, this ugly lantern was naturally exchanged for the beautiful lantern made by Yin Huaixi.

Yu Youyao held the flower lantern and couldn't put it down: "Apart from the flower lantern, what else would you tie?"

Yin Huaixi thought for a while: "I'll tie you a kite another day."

Kite is also the daughter's house in the boudoir. The most common thing to play is that it is usually in the house and can be set in a relatively open place. Yu Youyao likes it very much.

Yu Youyao was overjoyed: "I want an eagle-like one."

Yin Huaixi responded with a full mouth.

Yu Youyao happily held the lantern, looked for a place with few people upstream, squatted by the river, and carefully put the lantern into the river.

The lanterns drifted down the river and drifted slowly, Yu Youyao quickly closed her eyes and began to pray.

First, I remembered in my heart, my mother and grandmother who passed away.

Then, start making a wish.

She has never had any big ambitions, and what she does is always what she can do and do well at this stage. The same is true for making wishes. It is nothing more than praying for her relatives and Yin Huaixi to be safe and smooth.

Yin Huaixi also put the lantern into the river, and turned to look at the little girl beside her who put her hands together and closed her eyes to make a wish.

The jumping candlelight, reflecting on her body, seemed to cast a sacred and hazy veil on her, as bright and mysterious as a moonlight goddess.

At this time, Yu Youyao twitched her long eyelashes, opened her eyes, and her dark eyes seemed to be filled with bright light, illuminating Yin Huaixi's whole world.

"Yin Huaixi, tell me quickly, what wish did you just make?" Her voice was sweet, like a chirping.

Yin Huaixi shook his head: "No wish."

"No wish?" Yu Youyao's eyes widened, and he repeated in disbelief: "If you don't make a wish, what kind of lantern are you putting on?! It's not because you don't want to tell me, so you lied to me on purpose!"

She looked at Yin Huaixi suspiciously.

"I don't need to make a wish," Yin Huaixi looked at her fixedly, with a lantern not far away reflected in her eyes, as if a candle was lit, showing a scorching temperature: "I have obtained the wish of my life."