Incense money from flower and bird shop

"Grandma, have you received the money?"

"You silly boy, it's not easy to work outside by yourself, and you still send money to grandma."

"Tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival, buy something good to eat and have a good time." Xiao Congshuo listened to his grandmother's kind voice, and felt warm in his heart, "This is the first time I have won a bonus, and I should remit it to you of."

"Grandma has lost all her teeth, how can she still eat? Grandma just wants you to come back and have a look."

Xiao Congshuo's parents abandoned him early, and for more than 20 years, he has been dependent on his grandmother.Now he stays in Z City to work hard, and only his grandmother lives alone in the old house in the distant countryside, and he feels lonely even thinking about it.

Xiao Congshuo said guiltily, "I will definitely go back during the Chinese New Year."

The old man's voice was full of disappointment, but he was still kind: "Grandma is waiting for you, come back during the Chinese New Year and have a good get-together."

Xiao Congshuo hung up the phone, feeling empty and sour as if he had swallowed a green plum.

Behind the counter, Ming Yan took bundles of bamboo strips and fiddled with them for a long time, while Zhu Li jumped around the table, looking very happy.

"Give me a writing brush." ​​It didn't take long for Ming Yan to paste a round rabbit with bright paper.

Zhu Li was extremely spiritual, and immediately sent the brush to the table with his mouth in his mouth.Ming Yan stroked its head with his fingers, and Zhu Li narrowed his eyes comfortably.

"The workmanship is not bad." Xiao Congshuo happened to come over, and looked up curiously, "Is this a rabbit lamp?"

"It's almost the holidays, sell some rabbit lamps to subsidize the family." As he spoke, Ming Yan took a brush and put two red eyes on the rabbit.

Xiao Congshuo was holding the palm-sized rabbit lamp, looking from left to right, he found it exquisite and cute, "You want to earn some incense, right?"

Ming Yan smiled without saying a word, as if acquiescing to this statement, he was busy putting eyes on the second rabbit lamp.The red cinnabar dotted on the white paper, and the white rabbit immediately came alive.

Xiao Congshuo suddenly became interested, sat down next to Xiao Congshuo, and helped him paste paper on the bamboo strips: "I said, what is your background?"

Ming Yan raised his eyebrows, glanced at him with slightly raised eyes, pretending to be mysterious and said: "Guess?"

Xiao Congshuo intentionally teased him, talking nonsense on purpose: "He can make fire and catch ghosts, and he's so handsome, and he needs incense to worship. Could it be that he's a land lord?"

"Have you ever seen a land lord like me?" Ming Yan thought about those short, stocky little old men, and almost painted Xiao Congshuo's smiling face with a brush.

After all, the red phoenix is ​​also a branch of the phoenix. How did the sacred bird that has been passed down for thousands of years become a land lord in his mouth?

Xiao Congshuo immediately asked: "Then tell me, what is your background?"

"It's just knowing some spells, what's the background?" Ming Yan belatedly realized that Xiao Congshuo was talking in circles.

It is really a stubborn rock that cannot be broken, Xiao Congshuo no longer struggles, and helps Ming Yan with his handiwork.Ming Yan pointed at Xiao Congshuo's confused rabbit lamp with a look of disgust: "Add some glue here."

"Okay." Xiao Congshuo was happy to be ordered by him, and immediately put on the glue.

The little girl passing by saw a row of rabbit lamps on the counter, couldn't move away immediately, grabbed her grandma's hand and said she wanted one.Ming Yan and Xiao Congshuo looked at each other and smiled, they had an incomparable understanding.

Ming Yan pointed to the ones that had already been made, and told the little girl, "You can choose which one you like."

Only then did the girl notice the big brother who was talking, and she blinked her big watery eyes, unable to look away for a moment.Ming Yan picked out a rabbit lantern and handed it to her, and asked in a soft tone: "Do you like this?"

"I like it." The girl whispered, looking very shy.After speaking, she took the rabbit lamp and held it in her arms without letting go.

When the girl's grandmother asked about the price, Ming Yan said that she didn't want much, just a stick of incense.Seeing that the price was affordable, the old man bought another one, saying that he would take it home as a gift for his grandson.

Xiao Congshuo watched the back of the old man and the girl leave, and suddenly sighed involuntarily, and his smile also contained thoughts.Seeing that he was depressed, Ming Yan asked with concern: "What's wrong with you?"

"No." Xiao Congshuo looked back at Ming Yan, fiddling with the rabbit lamp in his hand, "Looking at the grandparent and grandson, I think of my grandma."

"It must be very lonely to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival alone in the countryside."

Ming Yan was born in Nirvana, and he didn't know human affection at all, but after walking in this world for a long time, he also acquired a lot of human affection: "Did you say hello to the old man?"

Xiao Congshuo nodded, and replied: "The old man also said, wait for me to go back for the New Year and have a good reunion."

"Call back tomorrow." After instructing Xiao Congshuo, Ming Yan picked up a rabbit lamp and continued to paint and paint, "Your grandma will definitely be happy."

Xiao Congshuo finally smiled and continued to help Ming Yan paste the rabbit lamp.This afternoon, a total of more than ten rabbit lamps were bought by passers-by and only one was left standing alone at the corner of the counter.

Xiao Congshuo was reluctant to sell all the fruits of his labor, so he had to keep one hanging in the yard no matter what.Ming Yan looked at the tall and handsome man holding a palm-sized rabbit lamp, and saw the cute contrast.

Tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival, Ming Yan bought the ingredients early and decided to cook the mooncakes himself.Xiao Congshuo leaned over to look curiously, teasing him that he is really virtuous.

Ming Yan always pays special attention to traditional festivals. He makes mooncakes for the Mid-Autumn Festival and makes rice dumplings for the Dragon Boat Festival. Even if only Zhu Li is with him for the Spring Festival, he has to buy couplets and fireworks.

The salted egg yolk mooncakes are bursting with aroma, and the golden meringue is covered with sesame seeds.Xiao Congshuo swallowed, moved quietly to the side of the baking tray, and reached out to steal the mooncake.

"Be careful it's hot." Ming Yan reminded him to be careful without looking back, and started busying with the second plate of mooncakes stuffed with red bean paste.

Xiao Congshuo happily picked up the chopsticks and started to eat, and he did not forget to praise Ming Yan for his craftsmanship.

While kneading the noodles, Ming Yan said, "Since you ate my mooncakes, you have to do something to repay it."

"Promise with your body?" Xiao Congshuo said without thinking, "I'm afraid you don't want it."

"I'm afraid you'll make me poor." Ming Yan laughed out loud, and just said, "Go on an errand and buy some pomegranates."

Xiao Congshuo washed his hands, and when he went out with the change, he still didn't forget to complain: "Are you going to worship the moon like Diao Chan?"

The night disperses the sunset, and the bright moon hangs high in the sky. In the ancient old city, everything is so peaceful and leisurely.In the small courtyard of the flower and bird shop, the white rabbit lamp fell to the ground under the breeze.

If Xiao Congshuo paid a little attention to the dark place when he passed the yard, he would be surprised to find that the rabbit lamp he hung with his own hands "live".The paper rabbit had fluffy fur, and four legs grew out of its swollen belly. It hopped and hopped into the flowers and disappeared.