因为正月十五是合家团圆的节日,按着唐家的规矩,        这个节日要留在家里过的.

Therefore, the whole family watched the lanterns in Ziruo Garden, and everyone wrote riddles on them. The person who answered correctly would receive a red envelope. If the answer was wrong, the person who gave the question would receive a red envelope.

笑笑选了一只胖胖的大兔子灯,        灯下的红签子上写着谜面:相聚既须奇智,分离亦讲巧思.(答一用物)

笑笑一时被难住了,手里的签子恰被一旁的莞尔看见,        莞尔笑道:“这就难住五姐姐啦,分明就是棋子么!”

笑笑蹙眉:“棋子都在棋盘上,        实在算不得离散吧,再说,各种棋类并不属于用物,只能算是游戏.”

"What did the fifth sister say?"

“我原想的是九连环,但九连环也仅算玩物而已,        并不属于实用之物.”

莞尔叹一口气:“原以为我这个最难,        想不到五姐姐这个更难呢.”说着便展开自己的谜面给笑笑看:夕阳无限好,        答一字.

莞尔紧接着又道:“我原想这是个曰字.”

"Who said?" Xiaoxiao was puzzled.

“子曰的曰.”莞尔说着扑哧笑起来,        “夕阳无限,就让人觉得是个大的无边无际的太阳,把日字放大了,可不就是个胖胖的曰字!”

笑笑闻言大笑了半天,        又在手心里画了画:“应该是个‘酱’.”

"Which sauce is this?"

"Sauce of fried noodles."

“这个可有解?”莞尔的手指绕着灯下的长穗子,一时觉得五姐姐只是随口编了个答案.

“夕阳无限好的下一句,只是近黄昏.”

莞尔思忖了一番,做出个恍然大悟的神情来,伸手指在空中写了个酱字:“还真是呢,将近酉时,可不就是近黄昏么!”

“这个题出得有意思,看看是谁出的.”笑笑将的谜面翻过来,看了背面写的名字,“原来是四婶婶出的,难怪这样有趣儿!”

一时嫣然也凑将过来,撅着嘴巴道:“我只喜欢那个大美人儿的灯笼,谁知道下头的谜面这样不吉利!”

莞尔闻言,便拿过来一看:“陈酿何以生恨?答一饮食.”

“酒是醇的香,陈酿又何以生恨呢?”笑笑觉得这个谜面不通.

嫣然却早已有了答案,撇嘴道:“这说的明明就是‘女儿红’!这种酒啊,窖藏十八年正好!放得太久可不就生恨了.”

莞尔也恍然大悟:“原来说的是恨嫁的恨呀!哪个促狭鬼出了这样的题?”

嫣然道:“幸好没被二姐姐抽了去,不然又得惹出一场不高兴了.”

唐二姑娘欢颜正站在一处远离人群的地方,似乎并没有猜谜的兴致,只望着远处天边的孔明灯出神.

笑笑便也望向夜空,原以为能看到圆月的,谁知今日是个阴天,夜空中有铅云密布,仿佛隐藏着充沛的雨雪.

“说不定要下雪.”笑笑在园中的桌边坐下来,把玩着盘中的大佛手.

嫣然莞尔却都不坐,两人皆抚摸着腹部道:“方才吃的元宵如今还没化开呢,咕噜噜地转圈子.”

嫣然的丫头莺啭便在一旁笑道:“这才叫财源滚滚呢.”

“偏你会说吉利话!”嫣然微微一笑,便指了自己方才选的美人灯笼,“这大美人便赏给你了!”

Yingxian hurriedly thanked the girl for her reward.

又听莞尔说道:“咱们家今年人最全,元宵宴也办得最热闹!连我们房的后院都挂满了花灯呢!”

嫣然便也点头道:“尤其今年大伯和大伯母回来,祖父祖母很是高兴,再加上去年又添了盛哥儿,这些年宵大节自然要大办了!”

莞尔便又道:“大伯这回专门给祖父祖母带回来一套降香黄檀的家具,那式样也独特,尤其摆在祖母房里的那一座柜子,闻上去还有檀香呢!”

Xiaoxiao suddenly stood up, which scared the twins, but saw Xiaoxiao slapped the table excitedly: "I thought of the answer! It's Qiqiao Table! The table is a use object, and every arrangement of the Qiqiao Table requires some brains. Even if it is a big square table, it has to be well combined! This is the gathering requires both wisdom and separation and ingenuity!"

双胞胎也都觉得有道理,莞尔一时又道:“我也想要一套七巧桌,可以摆成方的,也可以摆成长方的,还可以摆成各种形状的,有趣极了!”

“咱们屋子又摆不下,你填进单子里,到时候加在你的嫁妆里得了!”嫣然调侃一句.

莞尔却还没有多少害羞的意识,反倒认真点头:“对对,今晚就让他们在嫁妆单子里添上一笔!我要一套降香黄檀的七巧桌!你们要吗?”

嫣然只用帕子掩口笑,却听笑笑也正色道:“我也要我也要!我要一套金丝楠木的!对了,咱们的嫁妆单子都在谁手里?你们见过自己的单子吗?”

“自然是在母亲手里了.”嫣然笑对方少见多怪.

“算了,那我还是不添了.”笑笑忽而又道.

“这是为何?你们三房最有钱,难道连一套七巧桌都出不起吗?”莞尔性子最直,率真地问道.

笑笑微笑道:“我喜欢我娘为我安排的一切,不愿为此打扰她,她给我的自然都是最好的.”

莞尔认真想一想,又说道:“反正我也扰了我娘不止一回,再添一件又何妨!”

The few people laughed. Seeing that Yanran was particularly reserved at the moment, she was feeling that she had grown into a big girl. Suddenly, she thought that the dowry of the twins must be the same. If she smiled and asked for one, Yanran's dowry list would definitely be added. No wonder this child could smile so confidently at this moment.

双胞胎虽说长得一模一样,但那性情还真是大大不同.

一阵夜风吹过来,姐妹三个不约而同裹紧了斗篷.

元宵节不比八月节,此时园子里尚且春寒料峭,老太太果然发了话,让大伙回屋子暖和暖和.

自若园里挂满了花灯,笑笑几个姐妹自然不肯坐轿子回去,便一路走一路赏灯,还一路猜着灯谜,慢慢腾腾地向小唐村行去.
Chapter completed!