She fell out after crying at the wrong grave

During the entire first month of the year, Ah-yi was very busy, while the young marquis was very idle.

At first, Ah-yi negotiated with a cloth shop to supply mourning clothes for the funeral, as well as red and white cloth to be hung in the victim's home. Then, together with Mrs. Zhou, she asked Brother Feng next door and another craftsman who was good at paper work, and they kept asking for help.

After finishing all these, we will start preparing for the wedding of Manager Wu’s son.

Under the pretext of recuperating from his injury, Hengzhi passed on the miscellaneous tasks to the various departments. All matters concerning civil and military affairs were sent to the governor, and other state affairs were sent to Chu Hui. After the two of them weighed them, they were sent to Hengzhi's study for his final decision and approval.

So the leisurely reclining chair became the young marquis's regular base besides his bed.

He lay there in a daze, aimlessly estimating the time it would take for Ah'ao to enter the mansion.

She has been busy preparing for the wedding of Shopkeeper Wu's son. Normally, she would leave at chen and return at you. However, the more unusually early ones would leave at mao and return at hai.

Hengzhi was half asleep and half awake when he heard the sound of her leaving the house.

Ah-yi is a person who knows how to repay kindness, and especially doesn't like to owe others. Something like caring for someone at the critical moment of life and death cannot be measured by half a silver coin.

So since returning to the private residence, A'ao took the initiative to give her bed to Hengzhi and slept on the couch outside the screen.

Among the anti-□□ people, except Aunt Zhao, no one would casually enter this dormitory without any courtesy.

There was silence all around. The young marquis was lying flat on his back, looking at the ceiling. He felt restless and couldn't fall asleep at all.

She left early this morning at about half past the morning hour, but now it's almost midnight and A'ao hasn't come back yet.

Tossing and turning, the young marquis almost wanted to change his clothes and go out to look for her.

But just as she had put on her clothes and was about to tie up her hair with her headband in her mouth, a person who was cold all over almost bumped into him as she came back from outside.

Ah-yi was startled. Although she was so sleepy that she could hardly open her eyes, she still remembered that Heng-chi's wound had not yet healed. She took a step back alertly, "Why aren't you sleeping so late...are you going out?"

There was no light in the room, so Ah-yi took a look in the dim moonlight.

"Why did you come back so late?" Hengzhi's hand that was tying her hair paused, then dropped it, and casually wrapped the hairband around her palm a few times.

"Hmm." Ah-yi dragged her heavy steps to the table and sat down. She was about to pour a cup of tea, but the water in the pot had gone cold, so she gave up. "Shopkeeper Wu first ordered red gauze to be hung on the door and the corridor because it was light and looked nice."

While she was talking, Hengzhi asked Yuncheng outside to boil some water.

"As a result, when Shopkeeper Wu's wife came back from the clothing store after trying on new clothes, she felt that the gauze was not suitable and wanted to change it to a long, shiny silk, thinking that it would be more dignified."

Hengzhi looked at her heavy face and couldn't help but laugh, "So you changed it and hung it again?"

"Yes." Ah'ao propped up her head. "Zheng Da led people to do all the physical work. I trust him to do the work. I went with Sister Zhou to cut wedding window decorations..."

As he spoke, his voice became lower and lower, and his breathing became more even.

Hengzhi lowered his head slightly, and put his head into his arms, so he could only see the tips of his hair.

By the time Yun Chengxin came in to boil water to make tea, his new wife had already fallen asleep.

"You go out."

"Yes." Yun Cheng poured the water and went out obediently.

Hengzhi stood up, untied his outer shirt to get rid of the restraint of the cloth, and planned to carry the person to bed.

He was not afraid at all that his newly healed wound would burst open, and he placed his arm behind Ah's neck, intending to support her knees.

But as soon as she moved, Ah'ao woke up vaguely again, "Huh? It's okay, I'll go to sleep by myself, don't hurt yourself." After saying that, she withdrew from the almost hugging posture just now, yawned and went to the inner room by herself.

"You should go to bed early too."

When the voice came, only the empty room was left, with the empty little marquis in his arms.

Hengzhi stood there for a long time before he smiled and returned to the inner room. Ah'ao was already lying on the small couch, fast asleep. Her facial features could not be seen in the darkness, and only the faint moonlight on her nose could be detected.

The next day, a new person came and Hengzhi got up early. After washing up, he asked Yuncheng to call the shopkeeper Wu and had a detailed chat with him.

When he walked out of the study, Shopkeeper Wu was confused. He was probably busy with the family wedding recently and was a little confused. He only heard the young marquis emphasize the words "don't be too diligent", but he was still not sure what to do.

"Hey, Master Yun!" Shopkeeper Wu called out to Yun Cheng who was passing by, "Please give me some advice. What have I been delayed with recently?"

Yun Cheng sighed first, then shook his head helplessly. Shopkeeper Wu was a kind person, and had no idea how pedantic their young marquis could be when he got pretentious.

"I don't know. You should finish this happy event as soon as possible, and everything will be fine." He didn't have to take a nap in the middle of the night and had to go to the kitchen to boil water and cook noodles.

Soon it was the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

Today is a big day for the shopkeeper Wu, as he is marrying Le Niang, the daughter of Liu, a scholar from Yuanliu Lane. Ah-yi and Zhou Sao-zi went to the shopkeeper Wu's house early to check for any emergencies.

Compared to the weddings in some officials' families that Ah-yi had seen in the capital, the weddings in the home of a commoner like Manager Wu were obviously much simpler. But they were very warm and lively.

The guests were all laughing and joking in the hall, watching the newlyweds worship heaven, earth and their parents. The banquet was prepared by a chef hired by the owner, with both meat and vegetables, and the guests and the host enjoyed it very much. Shopkeeper Wu was an honest and kind person, so many people were willing to come to his house to celebrate.

Even the children playing outside the door have red dates and longans to eat.

It was hard to refuse the hospitality of the shopkeeper Wu and his wife, so Ah'ao and Mrs. Zhou stayed for a drink.

"Why, you just got married and you're already envious of other people's wedding ceremonies?" Seeing that Ah'ao was smiling all the way and was more kind-hearted than usual, Mrs. Zhou couldn't help but teasing her.

Ah-yi picked up a piece of fish, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, "Where can I get it? You are talking nonsense again."

"But seriously." Seeing that Ah-yi liked the fish, Mrs. Zhou used a new pair of chopsticks to pick up some more for her. "Today is the Lantern Festival. Do you want to go out and see the lanterns later?"

Ah-yi pondered, somewhat undecided. It would be nice to go and see, she had never experienced what Shangyuan in Kezhou was like, but the shop had been busy for a long time in the past few days, and she wanted Zheng Da and the others to go back early, so Ah-yi wanted to go and see the shop by herself.

"Or did your husband ask you to go see the lanterns?" Mrs. Zhou smiled and nudged Ah-yi with her shoulder. Ah-yi laughed so hard that she covered her face.

Usually when they were out, in order not to let anyone know, Zhou's wife would not address Hengzhi with a respectful title, but "A'ao's husband". At this moment, the festive red reminded A'ao of her wedding day not long ago, when the snow was shining brightly.

The word "Lang Jun" sounds more intimate.

"Go, go, go. Of course I'll go with you." Ah'ao quickly interrupted her.

When I came out of Shopkeeper Wu's house, the weather was still good. As usual, the lantern vendors and street performers were already busy preparing for the evening.

The snow has melted recently and it has been unusually cold, but luckily we can see the full moon today.

Unmarried young men and women would use beautiful lights and enchanting riddles to strengthen their friendship.

Ah'ao was wearing a red jacket and smiling with her eyes curved.

"Let's go to East Street first? It's close to the moat, and you can see the lights in the river." Mrs. Zhou suggested, seeing that she was happy.

Ah-yi was happy not only because she had successfully completed the first order of the shop. She loved the hustle and bustle of the city, and she loved the lively Lantern Festival.

Many people changed into red clothes, held up colorful fish lanterns, and were walking through the streets.

It is so beautiful that it is a feast for the eyes.

"Hey, look at this!" Mrs. Zhou saw the vendors selling colorful lanterns and pointed to A'an, "I think this one is pretty." She was pointing at a lotus-shaped lantern, the petals of which looked vivid and graceful under the candlelight.

Ah-yi didn't like fancy shapes, so she bought a small carp lantern and held it in her hand. She had just seen people dancing with carp lanterns on the street, holding colorful lanterns, and she felt that this one looked like a miniature one, and she couldn't help but like it.

There were so many people on the street that at first the two could still hear each other's voices. As the crowd grew, the voices became louder and louder, and finally they simply went their separate ways with Mrs. Zhou.

"There are so many people." A'ao was afraid that Mrs. Zhou would be squeezed away, so she stood there and looked around.

Sure enough, because the dragon dancing team began to parade through the street, Mrs. Zhou was pushed to the other side of the street.

The two of them smiled helplessly, and Mrs. Zhou gestured to her and told her to meet at the moat.

Ah-yi had no choice but to follow the crowd and keep moving forward, unable to see the road. When she stopped, she had been squeezed to the side of the moat bridge.

The craftsmen next to them were creating sparks from a distance, which was even more dazzling.

Watching the thrilling scene, Ah-yi also stood by and watched, holding the lamp in her arms, and clapped and cheered.

That's when the fireworks started.

It was like the sparks were magnified ten times. With a sound like thunder, the fireworks rushed up to the dark blue sky, delayed for a few seconds, and then exploded with a bang.

Among the crowd there were shouts of surprise at the fireworks, as well as cries of frightened children.

Ah-yi looked up, her eyes reflecting a bright light. Suddenly, the smell of saltpeter and gunpowder wafted through the cold air.

Lantern Festival fireworks.

This is Ah's eighteenth birthday.

On the other side of the river not far away, on an empty flat ground, firecrackers were piled up one by one, leaving almost no place for the person holding the tinderbox to step.

Hengzhi had half of his long hair tied up, and was wearing a jade-colored brocade dress as usual. He rolled up his long sleeves with his hands, revealing a section of his arms with beautiful lines, and then he bent down to light them one by one.

When A'ao was away, he personally went to the outskirts of the city to find a firecracker shop and selected them one by one.

In fact, they were familiar with each other. When Hengqi was a child, he saw that others had firecrackers to play with, so he went to Hengqi to buy some. Hengqi was naturally too lazy to deal with him, so in the end it was his mother Xu who took him to buy them.

Where would a mother set off fireworks with her son? Although Mrs. Xu was timid, she mustered up the courage to set off fireworks for her son because he liked it.

I came to this shop at that time. Ten years have passed in a blink of an eye, and the person making firecrackers has changed from the old man to the old man's son.

Hengzhi just happened to take this opportunity to see the quality of their firecrackers. If they were bright and full, he might as well help Ah-yi to make some connections, so that she could also close the deal.

Now it seems that the quality is quite good.

Ah-yi walked along the guardrail until she reached the end where there were few people. She had an inexplicable certainty in her heart that this must be Heng-chi. The smell of saltpeter was very similar to what she had smelled on Heng-chi two days ago.

This unfounded thought led her to search along the river bank.

Until I saw him on the other side of the river.

The golden strands of moth snow willow, the smile is full of fragrance.

Quietly, across a tranquil river, they accurately captured each other in the crowd.

The young marquis looked at his wife, and the young marquis's wife also looked at her husband.

Even though his robe was loose, Hengzhi stood tall, as if he was soaring through the sea of ​​clouds and mist. He looked at Ah-yi, whose eyes were lively, on the other side of the river, and slowly curved his lips.

At this hour, I took it to let Yunli quietly comb it on Ah's head. The flowers were in full bloom, and they also lay firmly on her black bun. It was the appearance of the newly opened magnolia flowers in the yard, not too gaudy, but also delicate and charming in early spring.

It suits her very well.

They are like lovers who abide by the rules and only see each other once a year.

The people around her thought she was more timid because she was close to home, so they urged her with a smile, "Girl, why are you staring at me like that? It's such a great Lantern Festival, go see your lover!"

The carp lantern is still brightly lit.

(End of this chapter)