Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 100 Kidnapped (1)_1

Chapter 100: Chapter 100 Kidnapped (1)_1

On both sides of the street, under the eaves of houses, upon large trees, and on wooden racks, all manner of lanterns were hung—some shaped like animals, others like flowers, and still some depicted landscapes. Each one looked exquisite, dazzling to the eyes.

There were young ladies who had arranged to view the lanterns together, softly discussing a particularly unique lantern with great interest; by Qu Shui, numerous people were squatting on the docks to release river lanterns, which, shaped like lotus flowers, dotted the calm water’s surface. Their light mingled with that of the lanterns along the banks, creating a scene brimming with poetic charm.

Witnessing these scenes, a faint smile appeared on Mo Yan’s face. Immersed in such an ancient-tinged atmosphere, she realized with utmost clarity that she had indeed become an "ancient person" from the stories of her past life.

"Sister, look, that rabbit lantern is so cute!" Xin Er, clutching Mo Yan’s arm, excitedly shook it.

Mo Yan snapped out of her reverie and followed Xin Er’s gaze, spotting a vivid rabbit lantern perched high on a nearby wooden rack. With its plump body, red eyes, and long ears, it did indeed look charming.

"Do you like it? Then Sister will buy it for you!"

Xin Er’s eyes lit up, her little head nodding vigorously: "I like it, I really like it."

Zhenzhen, too, looked eagerly on, shaking Mo Yan’s right hand and pleading, "Big Sister, I love that Yellow Leather Tiger Lamp, can you buy it for me as well?"

Mo Yan, smiling warmly, agreed and then turned to Liyan, who was standing by her side, "Yanzi, have you taken a fancy to any of the lanterns?"

Liyan, who had been looking all around, quickly shook her head in response: "Sister Yan, I don’t have a favorite, just looking is good enough for me."

Upon seeing that she didn’t linger on any particular lantern, Mo Yan took her word for it and led her siblings to the stall, pointing to the two lanterns in question she asked the owner, "How much for these two lanterns?"

The middle-aged owner, who was quite portly—a sign of good fortune—saw a business opportunity and said with a beaming smile, "Miss, these lanterns are not for sale. However, each lantern comes with a riddle. If you can solve the riddle with Ten Wen Money, you can take the lantern home."

Ten Wen Money for a riddle? Mo Yan thought it over and didn’t find it expensive—that was, of course, assuming she could solve it.

She took out Twenty Wen Money from her purse and asked the owner to hand down the riddles attached to the two lanterns.

"A red hare?" Mo Yan looked at the riddle on the rabbit lantern and immediately smiled: "This one’s easy, it’s the character ’chi’."

"You guessed it so quickly, Miss is truly clever!" The owner lavished her with praise and swiftly used a bamboo pole to take down the rabbit lantern.

Mo Yan, with a smile, received it and handed it over to Xin Er without a second look.

Xin Er took it, giggling, inspecting the lantern from all angles, absolutely delighted.

"Big Sister, hurry, guess the tiger lantern’s riddle," urged Zhenzhen, unable to wait, fearing someone else might solve the riddle for the lantern she coveted first.

Mo Yan patted his head and then unfolded the riddle for the Yellow Leather Tiger Lamp: "’One of the Seven Fairies gets married,’ what idiom does this form?"

This one was a bit more challenging.

Several idioms came tumbling through Mo Yan’s mind, yet none seemed to fit.

Seeing the children engrossed in solving riddles, Mo Qingze, who was following behind, also got interested. Noticing his eldest daughter still pondering, he took a look at the riddle, smiled, but said nothing.

Seeing that his sister hadn’t guessed it instantly as before, Zhenzhen grew anxious but had no idea himself, so he turned to their father for help: "Dad, do you know what idiom it is?"

Instead of answering directly, Mo Qingze took the opportunity to test his son: "What are the Seven Fairies? If one gets married, how many are left?"

Zhenzhen immediately answered, "The Seven Fairies are celestial beings in heaven, if one gets married, there are six left!"

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