灯谜里的秘密

元宵节Yuánxiāojié晚上wǎnshang，小雨Xiǎoyǔ淅淅沥沥xīxīlìlì地下着de xiàzhe。ⓘOn Lantern Festival evening, a light rain was pattering down. 李薇Lǐ Wēi撑着chēngzhe一把yī bǎ油纸伞yóuzhǐsǎn来到láidào热闹rènào的de灯会dēnghuì。ⓘLi Wei held an oil-paper umbrella and arrived at the lively lantern fair.

彩灯cǎidēng高高gāogāo挂起guàqǐ，人们rénmen在zài灯下dēng xià猜谜语cāi míyǔ，笑声xiàoshēng不断búduàn。ⓘColored lanterns hung high, and under them people were guessing riddles with continuous laughter. 她tā走近zǒujìn一个yī gè红灯笼hóng dēnglong，上面shàngmiàn贴着tiēzhe一张yī zhāng谜语纸míyǔ zhǐ。ⓘShe approached a red lantern with a riddle paper pasted on it. 谜面mímiàn是shì：“一家yī jiā团圆tuányuán吃chī汤圆tāngyuán，却què少shǎo了le一人yī rén。”ⓘThe riddle read: “One family reunited eating tangyuan, yet one person is missing.” 李薇Lǐ Wēi想了想xiǎngle xiǎng，笑着xiàozhe说shuō：“答案dá'àn是shì月亮yuèliang吧ba？”ⓘLi Wei thought for a moment and said with a smile, “The answer is the moon, right?”

卖mài灯笼dēnglong的de老爷爷lǎoyéye眼睛yǎnjing一亮yī liàng，点头diǎntóu道dào：“姑娘gūniang真聪明zhēn cōngming！”ⓘThe old man selling lanterns lit up and nodded, saying, “Young lady, you’re really smart!” 他tā从cóng灯笼dēnglong下面xiàmiàn拿出náchū一碗yī wǎn热腾腾rètēngtēng的de汤圆tāngyuán，说shuō：“这是zhè shì我wǒ每年měinián都dōu准备zhǔnbèi的de。ⓘHe took out a bowl of steaming hot tangyuan from under the lantern and said, “I prepare this every year. 我wǒ儿子érzi在外地zài wàidì工作gōngzuò，每年měinián元宵Yuánxiāo都dōu回不来huí bù lái。ⓘMy son works away from home and cannot return every Lantern Festival. 所以suǒyǐ我wǒ就jiù用yòng这个zhège谜语míyǔ提醒tíxǐng自己zìjǐ：虽然suīrán少shǎo了le一人yī rén，但dàn心xīn还是háishì团圆tuányuán的de。”ⓘSo I use this riddle to remind myself: although one person is missing, our hearts are still reunited.”

李薇Lǐ Wēi接过jiēguò汤圆tāngyuán，心里xīnli忽然hūrán暖暖的nuǎnuǎnde。ⓘLi Wei took the tangyuan, and her heart suddenly felt warm.