Chapter 58: Playing with Rabbit God during the Mid-Autumn Festival (Please read on)
A few days later.

The news of Jia Zhangshi pooping in her pants spread not only in the courtyard but also in the alley.

She had hardly gone out for several days, and she hated Yan Jiefang from the old Yan family because of his outspoken mouth. As for He Shengnan, the 'culprit' who caused her to poop her pants, she was more afraid of him than resentful of him.

When it comes to tough guys, her main strategy is to bully the weak and fear the strong.

In the middle courtyard, Jia Zhang went out again. She lowered her head and washed clothes by the sink.

At this time, the third uncle and the third aunt came over from the hanging flower gate. After seeing her, Yan Bugui smiled and greeted her: "Old sister-in-law, are you washing clothes?"

Hearing a familiar voice greeting her, Jia Zhang looked up and saw Yan Bugui's smiling face. She immediately said with a frosty face, "Four-eyed dog, you scumbag, get out of here."

Now seeing someone smiling at her, Jia Zhang felt that this person was making fun of what happened to her a few days ago. She had just scolded several neighbors who had greeted her with a smile.

In addition, he is Yan Jiefang's father, and at the previous hospital meeting, Yan Bugui stopped his neighbors from donating food to his family, which made her even more angry.

"you you..."

Yan Bugui, who had a smile on his face, was so angry that he couldn't speak. He didn't dare to curse back and could only say "you" for a long time before he was pulled away by the three aunts.

When they arrived at Wang Mengde's house, the door was not closed, so the two of them walked straight in.

Wang Mengde didn't go anywhere today. After dinner, he read a book in the living room of his home, while He Shengnan was beside him doing needlework.

"Oh, the third uncle and aunt are here, come in and sit down, Shengnan, pour two glasses of water."

Seeing two people coming in, Wang Mengde put down the book, stood up and greeted them.

After they sat down, Wang Mengde glanced at Yan Bugui and said with a smile, "Uncle, Aunt, what do you want to talk to me about today?"

"Meng De, this is what happened. Your third aunt has been feeling unwell these past two days. It seems she has morning sickness. Could you please help take her pulse and see if it's her fault?"

Yan Bugui said with a complicated expression.

Wow, the Yan family is going to have another baby.

"Auntie, let me take your pulse." Wang Mengde motioned for her to stretch out her arm, and then began to calmly take her pulse.

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became quiet.

After a while, he took his hand away, then smiled at Yan Bugui and said, "Uncle, Aunt, congratulations, it's a pregnancy."

"Ah!" The three uncles looked at each other, not knowing whether to be happy or sad.

Originally, having a new baby is a happy event, but their family already has three sons. If there is another child, the house will not be able to accommodate them in a few years, so it seems that they need to prepare in advance.

Thinking of this, he temporarily put his worries behind him, pushed up the frame of his glasses, and said with a smile: "Meng De, the Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon, and the flower market is very lively. Why don't you go for a look? Several young people in the courtyard go there every day these days."

Although the Mid-Autumn Festival is on August 15, the people in Beijing start celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival in early August. The most lively place is the flower market on Chongwenmenwai Street.

The Flower Market is also called "Huaershi Street". It is more than 2,000 meters long and about 10 meters wide, divided into two east-west streets.

Every year around the Mid-Autumn Festival, the flower market gathers a variety of handicraft workshops and other shops that provide food, drink and entertainment.

"Let's go to the flower market tomorrow, Sunday," Wang Mengde replied.

He had discussed this with He Shengnan a few days ago and decided to take his two younger brothers to the flower market on Sunday.

The next morning, after breakfast, I went to Yuer Hutong to pick up my two younger brothers, and the four of us happily walked to the flower market.

Because it was a holiday, there were a lot of people at the flower market today. Wang Mengde held his two younger brothers' hands tightly and walked slowly forward.

Entering from Xiaoshikou, you will reach Donghuaishi Street.

Donghuashi Street has always been the central place for the production and sale of velvet and silk flowers in Beijing.

When she got here, He Shengnan couldn't walk anymore. It might be because she worked in a textile factory, or it might be because women love beauty. She had to look at every shop and stop every few steps.

They walked and stopped along the way, and from time to time they would come across steamed bun shops, dried fruit shops, etc. Wang Mengde would take them in and they would buy a little to try.

There were also various handicrafts that were also loved by the two children. Before noon, Wang Yuanchao and Wang Weiguo already had several toys in their hands.

"Meng De, let's find a place with few people, eat something and rest for a while."

Walking out of a dried fruit shop, He Shengnan wiped the sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief and said with a distressed look on her face.

Although it was already late September, the temperature at noon was still very high. Coupled with the bustling crowds and the need to take care of two children, Wang Mengde was sweating on his forehead.

"Okay, let's drink some water and eat the snacks we just bought so we don't have to carry them in our hands."

The four of them found a secluded place with few people, ate their snacks, drank some water, and rested for a while. They were about to continue shopping when they suddenly heard Sha Zhu's voice from behind: "Meng De, you guys are here to visit the flower market too."

"Shazhu, Yushui, you are here too." Wang Mengde turned around and saw Shazhu and He Yushui standing not far away.

Sha Zhu was holding a package in his hand.

"Yeah, Yu Shui forced me to come here to buy some things, and we just came out." As he said that, Sha Zhu opened the package, revealing a lot of toys and snacks inside.

"Mr. Rabbit!"

When they saw two identical rabbit toys, Wang Yuanchao and Wang Weiguo exclaimed in surprise in unison.

"Rabbit God" used to be a deity worshipped by people in the capital, and he was also the only deity that children could hold in their hands and play with.

It is said that one year there was a plague in the capital, many people died, and there were wailing everywhere. When Chang'e in the Moon Palace saw this scene, she felt sorry for it and sent her Jade Rabbit down to the mortal world to treat the people.

Later, it gradually evolved and now has become a traditional handicraft in Beijing and a festive toy.

There are many kinds of Rabbit Gods, some are made of clay, cloth, paper, and wood; they usually have a rabbit head and a human body, covered with armor, with a back flag inserted at the back, gold clay pasted on the face, and painted on the body, and they can be sitting or standing, with two big ears erect.

Each one has a different shape. Generally, the left hand holds the mortar and the right hand holds the pestle, as if pounding medicine. The large ones can be more than three feet high, and the small ones are only three inches.

Some even have mounts, and the mounts are different, including lions, tigers, deer, elephants, etc.

The Rabbit God is very popular among children in Beijing. Every Mid-Autumn Festival, every child has one.

Some people even say that the Rabbit God is the symbol of the Mid-Autumn Festival, and without the Rabbit God it would not be the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Seeing the eager eyes of the two children, Sha Zhu generously picked up the Rabbit God and handed it to them: "Here, one for each of you."

Of these two bunny toys, one was bought for He Yushui, and the other one was bought for someone only he knew.

Seeing He Yushui's distressed look, Wang Mengde naturally knew what to do. He smiled and said, "Give these two to Yuanchao and Weiguo first. We'll go in and buy two more later and return them to Yushui when we get home in the evening."

(End of this chapter)