Volume 1 The Fog of the Green Mountains Chapter 21 Shangyuan Lantern Festival
Several teenagers laughed all the way through the willow sloping street, the folding flower lane, crossed the Yingyue Bridge, and came to a courtyard. The white lotus stepped forward and patted the door, and an old man in a long shirt opened the door, and when he saw that it was the white lotus, he immediately smiled: "It's Miss, these must be friends of Huojia Village, right? The old man leaned to the side and gave in a succession, looking very enthusiastic.
"This is Fu Bo," White Lotus jumped to the old man's side with a smile, holding the old man's arm and introducing it to everyone, "My father and brother are often absent, and it is usually Fu Bo who accompanies me. ”
Everyone hurriedly stepped forward to salute, and the old man's face was even more smiling. He led everyone into the hall and served refreshments, and then the old man departed. The whole house, except for the old man and the two servants and maidservants, there was no one else, and it seemed a little deserted. After entering the room, Erya clamored to live with White Lotus, in the past few years, White Lotus and Su Wan have lived with Erya every time they go to Huojia Village, and several girls are close to each other like sisters. The young people knew that the white lotus was weak and put their luggage, so they all shouted tired, and even Xiaobo cooperated with everyone, and greeted the two girls and went back to the room to rest.
After dinner, the night had just fallen, and the White Lotus took Erya to find everyone, saying that she wanted to take everyone to see the lanterns. A few people saved that two days later is the Shangyuan Festival, and a few people in the village often listened to their uncles talk about the prosperity of the Shangyuan Lantern Festival in the county, and they had already looked forward to it, so they hurriedly went to change their clothes.
When I came to the street, although it was only halfway through, it was the middle of winter, and it was dark early, and the lights were already lit up. Unlike in the daytime, when everyone arrived in Dingbian County, it was already Shenshi, there were not many pedestrians on the streets, and many shops were closed. At this time, people are busy with their day's work, and it coincides with the Lantern Festival, so they bring their wives and children, and invite friends to come out to have fun. And the traders came out early, took possession of the boundaries, set up their bunks, and shouted.
This year is the tenth anniversary of Emperor Wu's accession to the throne, not only the Nancheng Flower Market is in charge, but the main streets of the entire Dingbian County are hung with various color lights. The north and south streets lead directly from the Chongsheng Gate to the Chengtian Gate, which is the most important street in Dingbian County. This year is the Year of the Pig, and the pigs with different postures stand on both sides of the long street, some bring big red hats and dress up as the bride and groom, some students are studying with books, and there are farmers who are hurrying with hoes. The two girls looked at the novelty, one would hold hands with this one, and the other would hold shoulders with that. Along the way, selling rouge, jewelry, candy people, and making snacks, Er Ya took the white lotus to walk around one by one, and after a while, everyone had a few more packages in their hands.
After walking like this for half an hour, it is still separated from the flower market by a street, and there are more tourists, and a tall lamp tree in the distance rises from behind the heavy eaves, and the light will reflect the surroundings like day. Turn the corner of the street, two clear streams converge from the north and south, several small bridges lie on the stream, through the creek is a zigzag corridor, clusters of pine branches and cypress leaves inserted into green plants dotted on the bridge pillars, the eaves. There are lotus lanterns flowing on the stream, red, yellow, purple, blue, like the stars of the Milky Way, there is a palace lamp lit under the corridor, and there is a frame of painting in the palace lamp turning, silently telling a moving story. The white lotus saw that everyone was a little surprised to look at the stream, and hurriedly stepped forward to introduce that these two streams are called Bi Toad, and the legend is that the jasper toad in the Moon Palace in the sky is turned into a cold winter, and the stream is still warm and never frozen. When they heard this, they were all amazed.
Uncle Xiao couldn't bear to walk slowly with everyone, looked at the strange lanterns around him, jumped around, and disappeared after a while. In this regard, everyone has long been accustomed to it, and they don't care about him.
"Brother Mengzi, what is the story?" Erya pointed to the first lamp hanging on the porch door and looked at Huo Dameng. Although the little girl is the most sticky to Li Qing on weekdays, she always thinks of Huo Dameng first when she encounters academic problems.
Huo Dameng looked at it for a while and said with a smile: "This is the origin of the "lamp". Legend has it that in ancient times, the flood was raging, the fierce beasts were rampant, the ancestors of human beings fought back, in order to protect their own safety, did not want to kill the god bird by mistake, the emperor was furious, wanted to burn the human race with the fire of the sky, fortunately the goddess told him, the human beings set off firecrackers on the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth days and lit the lamps to confuse the emperor. ”
"Brother Mengzi is really knowledgeable. Er Ya held his little head high, clapped his hands, his little face was full of reverence, and several older tourists next to him also opened their mouths to praise, Huo Dameng immediately blushed, and scratched his head a little embarrassed.
Across the covered bridge, a flower gate is clustered. If it weren't for the in-person arrival, no one would be able to believe that there was this door of flowers standing on this midwinter wax moon day. Erya was curious, and secretly pinched the petals with her hand, it turned out to be a silk flower, but this flower did not know who it came from, and it was done vividly, if you don't reach out and touch it, you can't see the flaw at all.
The lanterns in the door are everywhere, the colorful butterflies are flying, and it turns out that the butterfly lanterns are circulating under a closer look. There are mythical characters such as the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl in the lanterns, as well as national colors such as peonies and plums. There are lantern fans everywhere, and as long as you guess correctly, you can get a small lantern as a souvenir.
"Brother Mengzi, come and take a look at this. Erya's voice rang out in the crowd.
"Mengzi, here, help me take a look. ”
"Brother Mengzi, this way"
The voices of the two girls came and went. completely forgot that there were two other people next to them, Li Qing and Mantou had to carry the package and follow behind a few people.
Huo Da Meng picked up the pen and followed all the way.
"Marrying an unladylike person, playing an ancient name"
"Fucha"
"After the Lantern Festival, you will get married, and you will play an idiom"
"Overjoyed"
"Rush to the front, all become wrists, and speak a mouth"
"Heads are big"
Huo Dameng brushed a little bit all the way, and after a while, the two girls both carried lanterns. When the people around them saw it, many of them also came forward to ask for help. Whether it is a brocade or a jade belt or a cloth thorn hairpin, Huo Dameng treats them one by one, and there is no difference at all, and he is also talented and quick-witted, and he is like the stars holding the moon for a while. In the distance, a man in a green shirt saw a slight forehead.
Everyone returned with a full load, and even Uncle Xiao didn't know where to get a lantern and put it in his hand. When a few people returned home, the moon was in the sky, and the two little girls were chattering excitedly.
"Brother Qing'er, Brother Qing'er. Li Qing came back late last night, and the snoring of steamed buns this night was earth-shattering, and when he just fell asleep at this time, he heard Erya shouting and banging on the door. Li Qing rubbed her eyes, I don't know how many good dreams have been woken up like this over the years, and I don't need to ask to know that this little girl has a good place to go again, so she got up so early. Li Qing got up to wash, saw that the steamed bun was unmoved, the snoring was still the same, and he lifted the futon angrily.
When Li Qing and the steamed buns arrived in the hall, Er Ya was grabbing two buns and opening the bow left and right, and when she saw the two of them hurriedly moving chairs to add food, she was unexpectedly shaved by Li Qing, and the little girl made a grimace, turned around and continued to deal with her two buns. White Lotus looked at the two of them, smiled softly and moved the plate containing the sauce and meat in front of Li Qing.
After eating for a while, the little girl couldn't help it, hurriedly dealt with the buns in a few bites, and drank a mouthful of porridge, and then said with a smile: "Brother Qing'er, Sister Lotus said that she will take us to the Shanding Temple in the suburbs to play today, I heard that it is the largest temple in our Qingshan County, the incense can be full, it must be very lively, you eat quickly, it is thirty miles away from us, you have to leave early." ”
After eating, Fauber had already hired the carriage and horses, and several teenagers were happily about to go out. Seeing that Fu Bo was accompanying a young man in white to come in from outside the door, everyone didn't know the young man, thinking that maybe he was a friend of White Lotus, and was about to inquire, but saw that White Lotus was a little cramped standing aside, twisting his clothes with his hands, and seeing that the young man was getting closer, he whispered hello.
Fu Bo saw that everyone was about to introduce, but was stopped by the young man raising his hand, glanced at everyone, there was no smile on his face, heard the white lotus greet, and did not answer, just stared at the white lotus, a trace of disgust flashed in his eyes, and then turned his head and walked towards the courtyard with his hands.
The snow had not melted a few days ago, and it was snowing again last night, and the carriage was moving slowly, and all the young men saw that the white lotus was sitting aside and did not speak, as if they had something on their minds, and they all looked out the window, and the carriage fell silent for a while. The handlebar style was very talkative, and he didn't seem to pay attention to the atmosphere in the car, telling the teenagers all the way about the scenery and interesting stories of Dingbian County, and everyone listened attentively, and even the white lotus gradually forgot the unhappiness of Fang Cai, and unconsciously arrived at the foot of Griffin Peak.
Everyone got up early today, and before the time came, there were already many pedestrians on the mountain road, thinking that they were all taking advantage of the festival leisure to burn incense and make wishes. There are already many stalls on both sides of the mountain road, selling all kinds of incense candles and food.
This Shanding Temple has a wide range of believers, and the incense is prosperous, but the mountain road is not easy to walk, and there are often believers who fall and are injured, and the temple will fund the rebuilding of the mountain road. Today, the monks were sent to clean up early, so although there is a lot of snow in the mountain, the mountain road is not difficult to walk, and all the people heard along the way are the praises of the master of Guangxin in the temple.
The mountain breeze is clear, lined with the surrounding silver, everyone is intuitively relaxed, and the two of them run forward and back, and the steamed buns throw snow balls at each other, and have a lot of fun. Suddenly, there was a noise in front of me, and many people had been around, and everyone came forward to ask only to find out that an old woman had accidentally fallen, and it was difficult to get up for a while. The second girl hurriedly divided the crowd and stepped forward, only to see an old woman in cloth sitting on the ground, knocking over a fruit basket next to her, scattered with many offerings, incense and candles. A girl in blue was whispering comfort on the side, and when she saw several teenagers approaching, she hurriedly beckoned to help her, but the old woman just cried out in pain and refused to get up.
When everyone next to them saw it, they dissuaded it, some people proposed to go to the temple to find Fu soft couch, and some people proposed to go down the mountain to find Langzhong. Although the teenagers have lived in the mountains for a long time and know a little about the properties of medicine, they have never encountered this situation, and they have no idea for a while.
Seeing this, the blue-clothed girl knew that everyone was not familiar with this place, so she beckoned Erya to put away the fruit basket together, and then spoke: "Don't worry, this Shanding Temple presiding master Guangxin is quite good at medicine, why don't we carry our mother-in-law to the temple and find the master to diagnose and treat on our behalf?"
Everyone was at a loss for ideas, and after listening to the girl's words, they all agreed. The steamed bun took the old woman first, and several teenagers followed the side and walked up the mountain amid a sound of admiration.