The Divine Doctor And A Common Farmer-Chapter 1409 - 1493: Guessing Lantern Riddles

Chapter 1409: Chapter 1493: Guessing Lantern Riddles
Dong Huiying was flanked by her two husbands. She wore a light purple dress today, and her short black hair, cropped at the ears, appeared playful and adorable, while her lively expression added to her charm.
Walking amidst the throngs of people, her heart was filled with admiration and joy.
The Lantern Festival truly was bustling. Look at that young lady up ahead, eying a man and boldly confessing her love, tsk tsk tsk! And then there’s that gentleman on the left, swaying with a lantern beside a certain woman, clearly harboring unspoken intentions, his love evident but hard to express in words.
In short, people were like peacocks in full display, showcasing themselves vigorously. Especially the women, regardless of whether they had husbands at home, were brazenly flirtatious, asking young men where they lived. And if the young men were interested, a matchmaker might visit their homes as soon as the next day.
Dong Huiying’s big eyes sparkled, finding everything amusing wherever she looked. "Be careful." Shujun, fearing his wife might be squeezed in the crowd, slightly angled his body and extended an arm to shield her, separating her from the outside world.
Next to them, Haoming, though not as quick-witted as Shujun, followed suit. Thus, despite the jostling crowd, Dong Huiying seemed unperturbed, enjoying herself comfortably.
"Wow!" She exclaimed upon seeing a river of lanterns ahead. The river was originally the City-Guarding River, but now its surface was filled with colorful Glass Lamps. Many people gathered by the river, some lighting and setting lanterns afloat, others guessing riddles, or haggling with vendors over lanterns.
Dong Huiying’s eyes lit up, "Let’s go, let’s go!" Her childlike innocence unabated, she dragged her two husbands toward the street vendors by the river.
The vendor’s business was booming, and their Glass Lamps came in two types.
One could be bought outright with money, the other by solving riddles for Ten Copper Coins. Guessing correctly got you a free lamp. Of course, few managed to solve the riddles, so the Ten Copper Coins for a free lamp was just a marketing gimmick by the vendor.
The Glass Lamps came in all sorts of quirky shapes—pumpkin, tomato, little tiger, big lion. If you could think of it, they probably had it.
Dong Huiying fixated on a little golden lion Glazed Lamp, her eyes twinkling, "Shujun, Shujun? I want this one!"
Shujun chuckled softly, "Alright." Filled with tenderness and indulgence, he glanced at the riddle pasted on the lamp—"Bite off a cow’s tail, guess a Chinese character?"
Shujun chuckled softly: "Tell!"
"Ah, dear customer..." The vendor beamed, accepting Shujun’s Ten Copper Coins, and handed over the lion-shaped Glass Lamp. With a saccharine smile, he tried persuading Shujun to guess more riddles, but Shujun first sought his wife’s opinion.
His wife shook her small head, "No, I’m good. But don’t you two want some? I think these lamps are all pretty nice."
Shujun grinned and gently nudged his wife’s little nose. "Haoming and I don’t need any... well, I think that one over there is nice too. It’s always good to have things in pairs; a single lamp seems a bit lonely."
Shujun handed over Ten Copper Coins again, choosing a bird-and-bamboo-like Glass Lamp.
"Perfect ten, guess a number? One!"
"Ah, you’ve got it again, sir! Here’s your lamp!"