My name is Chang An, your name is Gu Li

Chapter 195 Dragon Boat Festival Eve

After returning home, Chang An sent Gu Li back to her room as usual, then gently touched her forehead and said, "Mother Gu, wait for me in the room first. I will go find Sister Qi and Sister Qi."

"Yeah." Gu Li nodded, then sat down obediently at the low table.

Chang An had just turned around when Gu Li suddenly frowned and murmured, "Why do you need to find King Qi about the matter of Sister Qi and Sister Qi?"

"He would suddenly leave... and suddenly come back... why?"

In the backyard, Chang Qi and Chang Qi had already started sewing clothes. When they noticed Chang An's arrival, they stood up and greeted him, "Young Master."

"How is it? Are the rice dumplings delicious?" Chang An asked, holding the box in his hand.

"My lord, it's delicious."

"As long as it tastes good." Chang An nodded, then handed over the box in his hand and said, "This is for you."

Chang Qi and Chang Qi were both stunned for a moment, and then the elder sister came forward and took the box. Under Chang An's gaze, she opened the box and saw two pieces of paper on the top. She picked them up and saw that they were the indentures of herself and her sister.

Chang Qi looked into the box again. Below the indenture were two dark tokens that looked familiar. She picked up one at random and saw two words written on it: "Zhou Qi"!

"Is this a destiny card?" Chang Qi was stunned for a moment and asked.

Chang An nodded and said, "I've returned the indentures and the life cards to you. I'll take them to the government office to cancel them in a while and register you as a good person."

Chang Qi paused for a moment and asked again: "Sir, this..."

"I asked for it from King Qi. You are now good citizens." Chang An said, "After all, you two are not members of our family. I was really worried about you, so I asked for your badges."

What does it mean to ask for the life card? This means that from now on, the two sisters Chang Qi and Chang Qi are two registered residents. In other words, they have gone from being unregistered residents to having ID cards.

"Thank you, sir." Chang Qi pulled her sister Chang Qi to kneel down together -

What a great favor it is to transform you from a person without identity and name into a good citizen with a name and surname!

Chang An quickly stepped forward to hold them both, and then looked at their knees: they were almost kneeling on the ground. He lifted them up with one hand each, and said:

"No need for such a big gift."

"Sir, you are so kind. My sister and I will work like slaves to repay you." Chang Qi said excitedly.

Chang An waved his hand and said, "Alright, alright, you two are now good citizens, what do you think?"

"Sir, my sister and I are willing to stay in the mansion and do our best to protect Sanniang's safety in order to repay your great kindness." Chang Qi said seriously.

Chang An sighed in his heart. Just because he went out to say a few words, they regarded it as a great favor. What kind of world is this? He said, "Okay, you can burn the fate tablets or deal with them yourself. You can do the rest as usual and I will pay you."

After saying that, he left the backyard. Back in the house, Gu Li was still sitting in the same place. When he saw Chang An coming back, he called out sweetly, "Chang Lang."

"Oh my, whose girl is this... She must be very lonely staying in the room alone." Chang An deliberately rubbed his hands, walked forward and picked up Gu Li.

"Let me molest you...mua!"

"Chang Lang, I hate you..."

......

On the fourth day of May, Chang An was still sitting in the classroom of the Imperial College bored. Tomorrow was the Dragon Boat Festival, and he was now looking forward to the sound of the noon bell.

In Huaiqin's eyes, Chang An seemed to be feeling very uneasy at the moment, probably because he was missing Sanniang at home.

Finally, the bell of the Imperial College rang, and Zhou Xuezheng stopped teaching and said, "Okay, students, tomorrow is the Dragon Boat Festival, which is a good day to take a break. Don't forget to review your lessons during the festival."

"At the same time, when watching the dragon boats, you must also pay attention to safety and avoid any accidents."

After that, he waved his hand, indicating that they could leave. Chang An quickly packed up his bookcase and left the Imperial College with Huaiqin.

When he got home and got off the carriage, he heard the familiar voice of "Chang Lang". He immediately walked up to her with joy, kissed her on the cheek, and said:

"Mother Gu, I'm back."

"Chang Lang, welcome home." Gu Li patted him and took him into the mansion.

After Chang An put away the book box, he returned to the room, held Gu Li in his arms, and started the daily indispensable "face rubbing session".

"Mother Gu, tomorrow is the Dragon Boat Festival. I can accompany my dear mother Gu tomorrow. Are you happy?" Chang An asked while rubbing her face.

"Of course I'm happy." Gu Li also rubbed Chang An in return, then broke away from Chang An's embrace and said, "Chang Lang, wait a moment."

As she spoke, she walked to her dressing table, took something from it, hid it behind her, and returned to his arms mysteriously.

"What did Madam Gu take?" Chang An asked, sniffing the fragrance on Gu Li's body.

Gu Li was waiting for Chang An to ask her, so she showed what she had in her hand - a new sachet. Then she fluttered in Chang An's arms twice, facing him, and showing the whole sachet to Chang An.

"I made a new sachet for Chang Lang." Gu Li said sweetly, "Tomorrow is the Dragon Boat Festival, but you have to wear the new sachet."

Chang An took the sachet from her hand. It was light crimson in color, with the word "hometown" embroidered on it as usual. He put it to his nose and sniffed it gently. Apart from the normal smell of spices, there seemed to be a bit of astringent smell, which should be the smell of wormwood.

"How about it, Chang Lang, do you like it?"

"I like it, of course I like it." Chang An smiled and returned the sachet to Gu Li, "Then let Gu Niang keep it for me and bring it to me in person tomorrow, okay?"

"it is good!"

Gu Li was very happy to do this kind of ritualistic thing.

"Are we going out to play tomorrow?" Chang An asked at this time, "Tomorrow is the Dragon Boat Festival, is there any fun place?"

Gu Li looked at Chang An's ignorant and confused look. In her mind, she thought that Chang An was probably just indulging in reading or drinking and not going out to participate in festival activities.

So he said, "Of course there are fun things to do during the Dragon Boat Festival. In addition to eating rice dumplings, there are also activities such as wearing five-colored threads and watching dragon boat races. There is also fumigating Atractylodes lancea and so on..."

Chang An listened to Gu Li counting the customs and activities of the Dragon Boat Festival one by one. When he got to the end, Gu Li suddenly stopped and lowered his head slightly to look at Chang An. At this time, he found that the other party was looking at him while smiling.

"What's wrong, Chang Lang? Is there something wrong? Or is there something on my face?" Gu Li was a little confused, and even stretched out his little hand and wiped his face.

Chang An smiled and squeezed her hand, saying, "No, I just want to look at Mother Gu, is that not okay?"

"Then let's watch." Gu Li smiled and leaned into Chang An's arms again.

"I just heard from Mrs. Gu that there will be a dragon boat race tomorrow. Where can we watch it?" Chang An asked.

"On the Wei River. The Dragon Boat Festival dragon boat race is held every year on the banks of the Wei River. The area there is open and the river is wide enough for dragon boat racing," said Gu Li.

"Also, quite a few people on the Wei River side will hold banquets there, and there seems to be archery games, which is quite interesting."

Chang An nodded and said, "Does Gu Niang go there often?"

Gu Li shook his head and said, "No, there are many festivals that I can only participate in after I reach the age of 15, such as the Lantern Festival, the Spring Festival, and the Dragon Boat Festival."

"Then tomorrow, let's go watch the dragon boat race?" Chang An said, "Mother Gu can play whatever she wants."

"Okay!"

The time had come, and Huaiqin's voice came from outside the house: "Young Master, Sanniang, it's time for lunch."

So, the two of them came to the pavilion. Today's rice was different, the color was a little different. Chang An took a closer look: there was a slight brown color on the rice, and there were some broken things mixed in the rice.

Chang An asked, "Is this mugwort rice?"

Gu Li nodded and said, "Yes, these mugworts were bought by Sister Qi and Sister Qi today."

"Did Sister Qi and Sister Qi buy it?" Chang An was a little surprised - these two sisters bought mugwort? Aren't they supposed to do embroidery during the day?

"Yes, they said today they were going to buy some five-colored threads to make longevity threads. I didn't expect that they would buy some mugwort when they came back." Gu Li nodded.

"Don't worry, Chang Lang. I have given them all the silver."

After that, Gu Li picked some dishes for Chang An and put them in his bowl. While Chang An was picking dishes for Gu Li, he asked, "Mother Gu, are we ready?"

"Everything is ready," Gu Li replied, "The rice dumplings are all wrapped, and Sister Qi and Sister Qi can make the longevity thread today. The realgar wine is almost ready, too."

"Now that everything is ready, let's get up tomorrow morning and go directly to the Wei River to enjoy the scenery and watch the dragon boat race." Chang An said.

"Okay."

Chang An and Gu Li both picked up their bowls and started eating. The slightly bitter mugwort felt refreshing in their mouths.

......

In the evening, when Chang An came back from taking a shower, he saw a bunch of mugwort hanging at the door. He curiously looked into the room and found Gu Li squatting at the head of the bed, hanging something on it.

Gu Li seemed to sense Chang An at this time, so he turned around and said, "Why doesn't Chang Lang come in?"

Chang An walked into the room with a smile, came to Gu Li's side, and asked, "What is Gu Niang doing?"

"Hang mugwort," said Gu Li, "mugwort can be used to drive away diseases and evil spirits, and bless Chang Lang to be healthy and safe!"