Mo Luo looked at the three pairs of expectant eyes and was speechless for a moment.

"You... just want to come back? Isn't Ruan Qingliu's mansion good?"

Mara spoke carefully.

"Everything is fine, it's just that we are guests after all and we still want to go back to our own home."

Just as Qiao Runzhi finished speaking, he heard a knock on the door from outside.

"Runzhi, Daner, Jichen, are you there?"

From the sound of the voice, I knew it was Kira. The door outside was unlocked and soon Kira opened the door and came in.

"Oops! My brother is here to take me back!"

Jichen screamed something bad and wanted to find a place to hide quickly, but Ji Lianglai was so aggressive that he walked into the main hall before Jichen could hide.

"Brother...hehe...why are you here? Are you coming to celebrate the festival with us..."

Qiao Runzhi and Dan'er seemed to be fine. Looking at Ji Chen's guilty look, the three people at the table shook their heads helplessly.

Ji Liang didn't answer Jichen's questions at all, and didn't pay attention to anyone. He just looked at Jichen angrily.

Also coming with Ji Liang was Wei Xicai. He looked around, took one last look at Ji Chen and said:

"I tried my best to delay your time, but he is too smart..."

Before Wei Xicai finished speaking, Ji Liang turned around and gave him a slap in the face. Wei Xicai shrugged indifferently, but still closed his mouth.

"Jichen, sneak out and finish your homework!"

Of course there isn't, otherwise Kira wouldn't have found out, not to mention that Jichen came here. Kira didn't like Mara at all. Ever since she realized that her younger brother was very dependent on her, she was thinking of ways to get him to

Try not to come into contact with Mara.

"I... today is the Lantern Festival, I don't want to do it..."

Jichen was obviously very guilty, his voice was small, and he did not dare to look Ji Liang in the face.

Mo Luo glanced at Ji Liang and Wei Xicai. They came in a hurry. They were not wearing the same clothes as before, but were wearing better materials. The hairband on their heads was also replaced by a hair crown.

The hair was all combed up, and it was neat and straight. Ruan Qingliu must have made tailor-made clothes for everyone after they moved in. The food and clothing expenses will naturally not be bad.

Ji Chen is innocent, Qiao Runzhi and Dan'er are more concerned about Mo Luo's feelings, while Ji Liang and Wei Xi came in a hurry. It is precisely because of their haste that they can see how they actually live in Ruan Qingliu's mansion.<

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At this moment, Jichen looked towards the three people on the table and cast a look of help at everyone.

It's just that everyone knows Kira's temper. If it's about other things, that's it. But if it's about studying, then it's useless to talk about it.

So Qiao Runzhi said:

"Jichen has been out for so long, why don't you go back with your brother first, and wait until you finish your homework before you come out to play another day."

"Follow me home."

Ji Liang pulled Ji Chen and was about to get up and leave. Ji Chen pouted and looked at everyone and muttered unhappily:

"That's not my home..."

Kira's expression froze for a moment after Kira's exit. He glanced at Mara but didn't say anything more. He took Jichen and left.

After Ji Liang left and Ji Chen's noise disappeared in the yard, Qiao Runzhi said:

"Don't mind my wife, Kira has always been like this."

In fact, Mo Luo didn't mind at all. Ji Liang had always been indifferent to him as he told Qiao Runzhi.

Not only for himself, but also for Qiao Runzhi, Wei Xicai and Dan'er, he was lukewarm. Only Jichen could make Ji Liang change his temper.

Apart from his only younger brother in the world, he is also interested in reading.

"Ji Chen has left, and we haven't finished the meal yet..."

Dan'er said softly, neither picking up nor putting down the chopsticks in his hand.

The originally happy atmosphere was broken, and none of the remaining three people were in the mood to eat. The meal ended hastily. Mara did not need to patrol in the middle of the night. A few people simply put away the dishes, chopsticks and leftovers.

We sat in the main hall and chatted for a while.

From everyone's words, Mo Luo can tell that they are actually living a good life at Ruan Qingliu's place. The heroine Ruan Qingliu, as the daughter of the minister of the Ministry of War, is not only rich in wealth, but also has no worries about food and clothing. Although Qiao Runzhi and Dan'er

They are all deliberately avoiding these questions, but just now Jichen talked about Sister Ruan, which shows that Ruan Qingliu is actually very popular.

Mo Luo expressed that he was very relieved, and his life with the heroine in the book would not be bad. In addition, Ruan Qingliu, whom Mo Luo had met, was born with a certain affinity and aura. In the book, they are Ruan Qingliu's friends.

Yan Zhiji, according to the plot, even if it is slightly changed now, it will not affect the final result.

Seeing that the night was getting darker, Wei Xi pulled Qiao Runzhi and Dan'er and signaled that they should go back. Mo Luo already had no luggage and beds for everyone, so it was difficult to live here.

But Qiao Runzhi said to the two of them:

"Xicai, please go back with Dan'er first. I still have some things to talk to my wife."

The two of them nodded. Qiao Runzhi was the one who made the decision among them. Ever since he was in the most embarrassing moment, everyone had always listened to Qiao Runzhi's words.

After watching the two people put on their hats and lanterns and leave, Mo Luo looked at Qiao Runzhi doubtfully and said:

"Is there anything else you want to tell me?"

Qiao Runzhi took a sip of the tea in the cup, raised his head and looked at Mara and smiled.

He has a beautiful smile, and his eyes are sparkling, carrying too much tenderness.

"I just want to tell my wife - today is the Lantern Festival, so why not go out to the market for a stroll."

Market? The market where he was patrolling flashed through Mara's mind. He thought to himself that he went to the market every day. What was there to see?

Qiao Runzhi obviously saw what Mo Luo was thinking, and immediately said:

"Just pretend that today is not a patrol, but a stroll with me, okay?"

Qiao Runzhi never asked for anything, and his coquettish look now made Mo Luo feel something strange in his heart.

Since the other party has already said what he said, it would be bad if he refuses. Mo Luo nodded and watched Qiao Runzhi put on his hat curtain. He was wearing sky blue clothes today. The big hat curtain not only covered the

His face and half his body were covered.

He seemed to like blue clothes very much. Mo Luo looked at Qiao Runzhi standing there. Although he didn't say a word or move anything, he just stood there and looked extremely shocked.

"Are you leaving?"

At this time, Qiao Runzhi lifted up his hat curtain to reveal his handsome face. With no one else present, Qiao Runzhi let go of his previous image of being a stable and self-sufficient patriarch, and naturally relaxed in front of Mara.

Mara stood up and followed Qiao Runzhi out of the door.

The two people soon walked to the market. At this time, the market was still decorated with lights and colorful lights, and people were coming and going, including many men wearing hats and curtains walking together.

Qiao Runzhi pulled Mo Luo to look east and west, sometimes pointing to the couplets in the east, and sometimes looking at the candy figures in the west.

When Mara was patrolling before, his attention was focused on the people in the market, and he didn't care at all about what was being sold in the market.

At this time, being led by Qiao Runzhi, I discovered a lot of things that I didn't care about before. Now I put down my guard when patrolling and enjoy it. I can't help but feel that there are quite a lot of interesting objects in this market.

"My wife, look, there are lanterns there!"

Mo Luo looked in the direction pointed by Qiao Runzhi. There was a large stall, leaning against the wall. There was a large and beautiful lotus lantern on the top of the wall. Although it was made of paper, it was

Very carefully, the pink lotus petals and green lotus leaves are dyed so naturally. It must be even more lifelike if candlelight is placed in the water.

The two people came to the stall. Qiao Runzhi raised his head and looked at the lotus lantern. In fact, there were many such lanterns. When Moro was patrolling, he had seen this stall selling them. There were even bigger and more gorgeous lanterns than this one.

.

"You want it?"

"Is that okay?"

Qiao Runzhi turned his head, with hope in his eyes. Mo Luo nodded, stepped forward, stretched out his finger and pointed upward and asked:

"Boss, that lantern."

"Hey, you have good taste. This is the biggest and most beautiful thing in my stall! It costs twenty cents."

"Twenty cents?"

Qiao Runzhi repeated it in surprise, and then said to Mo Luo:

"It's too expensive. Other lanterns only cost three to five cents, so don't give up..."

Mo Luo lowered his head and glanced at the other lanterns on the stall. Although they were small, their workmanship was quite exquisite, so he turned around and said:

"It doesn't matter, today is the Lantern Festival, which happens once a year."

As he spoke, Mara took out the money from his purse and handed it to the stall owner. The owner took the money and quickly took down the top lantern.

Before Qiao Runzhi could stop him, a big and new lantern appeared in his hand. He lowered his eyes and gently touched the beautiful lantern with his hand, with an obvious smile on his lips:

"The wife spends money as usual and is never stingy."

The boss led the two of them to a table on which there were pens, inks, paper and inkstones for those who bought lanterns to write down their wishes and then go to the river to place the lanterns. This represented their beautiful wishes for the future.
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To be continued...