Kèm theo đó là tiếng đồng dao trong trẻo:
"Bán si ngốc.
Ngàn quan bán si.
Vạn quan bán ngốc.
Bán hết còn cho thêm.
Mua chịu thì theo ta..."
"Đại tỷ, bắt đầu đánh Dạ Hồ rồi!"
Dương Phán Nương lập tức hào hứng, chuyện ban ngày suýt lạc người dường như đã bị quên sạch. Con bé chạy vào phòng lấy mặt nạ Chung Quỳ của mình.
Đánh Dạ Hồ là tục lệ đêm giao thừa. Trẻ con ăn xong cơm tất niên sẽ đeo mặt nạ, hóa trang thành các nhân vật thần thoại, đi khắp phố phường vừa hát vừa chơi. Khi mệt, chúng gõ cửa từng nhà xin tiền hoặc đồ ăn. Ngày vui, ai cũng rộng rãi, hiếm khi từ chối. Cũng na ná như trẻ con phương Tây hóa trang Halloween đi xin kẹo.
Dương Mạn Nương đã lớn, dĩ nhiên không tham gia nữa.
Nàng bưng ra một đĩa trừng sa đoàn, mứt gừng và bánh mật, mở cửa phát cho đám trẻ ngoài sân, nào là tướng quân, Phù sứ, Chung Quỳ, Phán quan, Lục Đinh Lục Giáp, Táo Thần, Thổ Địa Thần... tay cầm đao gỗ kiếm gỗ, cờ xí sặc sỡ.
"Cảm ơn Đại nương tử!"
"Đa tạ Dương Đại nương tử!"
Bọn trẻ đều là con nhà quanh Bảo Khang Môn, nhiều đứa quen mặt Dương Mạn Nương. Nhận đồ xong liền tháo mặt nạ, cười hì hì chắp tay cảm ơn.
Không có Xuân Vãn, không có tin nhắn chúc Tết, không có lì xì điện tử.
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