Chapter 240: The Sky Lantern

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month this year, Kaoshantun is particularly bright, with the full moon in the sky, hundreds of lights on the ground, and the ice lamps built by fat people led everyone to flash.

Although Fatty did not work much, the entire ice lamp was built by everyone. However, we have to admit that Fatty was the initiator of the entire incident. Without his proposal, there would be no colorful ice lamps.

It is similar to what he has done before. If he asked the fat man to do it alone, he would probably not do it well. He is not as good as the old revolutionary, and he is not as good as the monkeys as raising geese. Now, in terms of raising deer herds, the second pillar is worse than him; but if he hadn't arranged it, there wouldn't be any of these at all.

Therefore, Fatty is actually playing the role of a guide in Kaoshantun, but all of this is covered by his simplicity and laughter. Perhaps, he is such a person who can bring joy and hope to the villagers of Kaoshantun.

People who have been busy all day go home for dinner, and there is a lot of things happening on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. All of this revolves around the "light".

After the fat man had enough food and drank, he came out with Dapizi to watch the ice lanterns. He saw half of the boys and girls in the village gathered here, clamoring, asking him to worry about whether the rainbow door would be shaken down.

"These things are so happy." The fat man sighed happily, and then he saw the boss of Che and Wang Sanpao coming, each carrying a white paper lantern in his hand.

"Uncle San, uncle, you are reborn." The fat man stepped forward to say hello. Both of them were nearly in their fifties and were like little kids. They carried lanterns around during the Lantern Festival, which was quite Coke.

"Don't be polite, let's go to the cemetery to send lanterns. After the festival, it's bright and bright." There was also a bit of sadness in the words of the two brothers.

The fat man grabbed his head and suddenly remembered this. There was a custom of giving lanterns to his dead relatives on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. It was to put a paper lantern on the grave to express his condolences.

So I looked up to the southwest and found that there were stars on the southwest hillside, and there was the old cemetery of Kaoshantun. Back then, the trend of cremation had not yet spread to Kaoshantun, so some people in my family were old and they were all buried.

Wang Sanpao and the boss of Che were busy with the fat man, so they delivered the lights a little late. The fat man didn't dare to disturb him and quickly let him go. Seeing the two of them leaving with each other, the fat man muttered: "There is a mother at the age of seventy and a family at the age of eighty. As long as people live, they will never forget their relatives at any time."

The big braided little hand suddenly reached over. She could know what the fat man was thinking at the moment, so she whispered: "Brother Huang, why don't we go and look for it?"

The fat man nodded: "I've finished this while."

"The captain's house is showing lights--" The little kids shouted in a loud voice, and then ran to the captain's house.

The fat man also held the big braid's hand and then left. He saw a big fire burning in the yard of the captain's house. The red flames shone brightly in the yard.

Captain Li and his eldest son took a shovel and tucked it in the fire, then ran a few steps, poured the small fire in the shovel to the ground, and turned into piles of small volcanoes, each two steps apart, and lined up until outside the gate.

The fat man sucked his nose and smelled it, and then looked carefully. It turned out that it was mixed with kerosene with sawdust. No wonder it was burning so vigorously. And it was burned. A small pile could be burned in half and pulled a little, then scooped with a stick, and it could be burned for a while.

Qiqi jumped and clapped her hands: "Fat uncle, let's go home and spread the lights--"

Unexpectedly, Captain Li stopped him: "No, we are spreading the lights, it's bright and bright. We will bring back the 'old' people in the family to take a look - Alas, it's a pity that we didn't catch up with this good day today."

After watching the fun of the little kids, they went to the well edge. According to previous rules, they had to roll a few times on the ice path next to the well edge, and then carry a large piece of ice back to make their body solid.

"It's still a lively holiday here." The fat man couldn't help but sigh.

Captain Li finished the lamp and looked at the fire in the courtyard with satisfaction, and then greeted the fat man: "Let's go to Mr. Li Wu's house and see if he turns on the lamp."

"Set up the lights, what kind of lights?" The fat man had heard of flying kites, but had never seen anyone who set up the lights.

"Let the eternal lights--you will know when you go, the old man is seventy years old this year. According to our custom, he should put an eternal light." Captain Li pulled the fat man and turned around and left. The fat man and the big braid followed behind.

When I arrived at Master Li Wu's house, I saw that there were quite a few people, but most of them were older, and there were juniors of Master Wu. Even Master Li Liu and Li Changjiang from Tencent rushed back specially. I sat on the edge of the kang and talked enthusiastically.

"Fifth Master, congratulations, life is rare in seventy years. You are hard and strong. When you live to eighty years old, we will set the lights for you." Captain Li walked to the side of the kang, and Master Li sat cross-legged on the head of the kang, indeed a bit like an old man.

"Dad, let's go out to the floor with your shoes, let's go outside and turn on the lights." Li Changjiang picked up a pair of overgrown big-headed shoes. When the fat man saw that it was the kind worn by the People's Liberation Army.

When everyone heard this, they stood up immediately, walked out happily, whispering to study the situation of the lights. The fat man had heard on the way that the ritual of the lights could be described as solemn, and everyone would be happy when they were put on. The old man could live a hundred years long. If he couldn't, it meant that the old man might have some disaster.

Therefore, the most taboo thing about turning on the light is that it cannot take off smoothly. Before that, everyone was holding their hearts. No wonder the fat man felt a bit solemn.

When they arrived outside the gate, Li Changhe, Li Changhai and the others had already lifted a square headlight, which was one and a half meters high. It was covered with thin lantern paper, and the four sides were still covered with longevity characters cut from red paper.

Except for the base, the other five sides are closed. The skeleton is tied with thin bamboo strips, which is light in weight and strong. A half-pulled iron can box is tied in the center of the base, and a ball of cotton is filled with kerosene.

The fat man finally understood that it was just to put Kongming lanterns. He played this trick when he was a child. He had already mastered the key points of Kongming lanterns: one is to have a light portion so that it can be launched into the air, the other is to have enough fuel and fly longer, and the other is to have a good shape when making the skeleton, so that it can be stable.

It is said that the legend of Kongming lantern was invented by Zhuge Liang during the Three Kingdoms. Once, he was trapped in Yangping by Sima Yi's army. If his generals wanted to break through and rescue soldiers, they would inevitably lose their troops.

Kong Ming suddenly got inspiration and calculated the wind direction, making Kongming lanterns fly out of the city. There were letters tied to the lamp, but the Kongming lanterns happened to fall on the territory of friendly troops, so he escaped from the trap. Since then, Kongming lanterns have been mostly used to pray for blessings.

Today, the one Li Liu's release was Kongming Lantern. He saw him picking up a box of matches and ignite the fire.

"Sixth Master, wait." The fat man walked up happily: "Kerosene is not burned, I have alcohol." After saying that, he took out a glass bottle, which was what he got when he made the wine last time. There were still a few bottles left and placed in a wooden box.

Li Changjiang was overjoyed and hurried into the house to look for cotton. The fat man gently lifted the Kongming lantern, pressed his finger against the center of the base, and measured the center of gravity, and felt quite stable.

"Fifth Master, tie a line below. I think the light will definitely float to the southwazi." The fat man suggested again.

Mr. Li Liu slapped his thigh: "Yes, what if it catches fire, Brother Wu, let's tie a long rope and call the Changming lamp floating in the village. You can see it. It's guaranteed that Brother Wu will live for a hundred years."

Master Li Wu nodded in agreement, so he took a few gossip shaking knives, and the lines on them were 100 or 200 meters, and it was enough to connect two.

Soon, the cotton was taken out and the kerosene-soaked one was taken out. While replacing the cotton, the alcohol was poured into the can box.

Half a bottle of alcohol was gone, and the canned box was full. The fat man smiled and said, "Master Liu, let's light the fire this time. If you can't fly, you can lit me and put it."

Everyone laughed: "Just as fat as a fat man, I'm sure I'm willing."

Li Changjiang and Li Changhai carefully lifted the Kongming lantern. Li Liuye lit the fire, and the large Kongming lantern was immediately bright. The alcohol in the box has a high calories and lasts for a long time, making it the best fuel for the Kongming lantern.

Soon, the Kongming lantern swelled up and kept flashing, feeling like it was about to ascend.

"Try let go." The fat man felt that it was almost done and shouted quickly.

The two brothers of the Li family slowly let go of their hands, and saw the Kongming lantern slowly rising, and soon a house was tall. The crowd immediately cheered and congratulated Mr. Li Wu.

Master Li Wu twisted his beard with his hands and looked at the bright Kongming lantern flying higher and higher, his heart was brighter.

As the rope became longer and longer, the Kongming lantern had risen for dozens of meters. It was particularly eye-catching in the night sky. It soon attracted all the wild boys and stomped their feet one by one: "Why didn't you say it earlier if there is such a lively atmosphere?"

The God of Heaven is also a beauty that makes people feel, without a trace of wind. The Kongming Lantern basically takes off vertically, and it looks like it is always above the roof of Mr. Li Wu’s house.

After using up the line on the Bagua Shakezi, another one was connected and it was released three or four hundred meters long. Apart from the moon, the only one in the vast sky was the most dazzling.

After a while of nod, the crowd gradually dissipated. Everyone had seen many people who put Kongming lanterns on it, but this time it was the most successful. It is estimated that Li Wu's life will definitely be fine.

"Go home to have Lantern Festival?" Qiqi and Yaya were hungry and arranged midnight snacks. According to local customs, you must wait for the fifteenth day of the first lunar month to cook Lantern Festival in the evening.

When they got home, they boiled water on the stove. The fat man took a frozen pear and ate it in three bites. Then they turned on the radio and played Ma Sanli's crosstalk "Eating Lantern Festival" inside, which made everyone laugh. Qiqi Erya and the others took a candle and went outside, swaying on the window glass.

There was a layer of frost on the glass, like a big forest, with plants and trees growing everywhere, but they were all white. Then, a small black figure moved, and seemed to be holding a dustpan in his hand, flashing there.

The fat man was amused at first sight: "These little girls are quite good at being monsters, and they can even play shadow puppets."

When he walked out of the house, he saw a small paper man sticking on the glass. The little girl was shaking up and down with a candle. Erya said excitedly: "Sister Yaya, this little man will be fucked by a dustpan, and he will have food to eat next year."

The fat man said, "We have Lantern Festival now, and we all walk into the house. You are all three of you, and I eat four of them. That thing is sticky and difficult to digest."
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