The fireworks in the sky are constantly blooming, like a hundred flowers blooming after ten miles of spring breeze, delicate and dazzling, attracting the attention of people coming and going. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

And in the fireworks that have rendered the dark night sky fiery red, especially in the west outside the city, the most grand, noisy, gongs and drums, dragon and lion dances, the sound is endless. The sparkling Huai River is flowing slowly, and the corridor above is gradually full of people, or green shirts and white fans, or bright skirts and light makeup, there are some talented and beautiful women, some are rich businessmen and nobles, of course, there will be a very small number of people from official families, but no matter what, they are all big people with great status, so the most obvious places to see the painting boat corridor are naturally reserved for them.

As for some of those with a slightly lower status, they can only squeeze together with ordinary people on the ice solidified by cultivators on the Huai River, although it will be more crowded because of the large number of people, and the field of vision is not very broad, but it doesn't cost money, for the people, this can see such a grand event in the Shangyuan Festival, it will definitely not be a loss.

Su Sheng'er, who was dressed in a green and white cotton skirt, pulled Chen Guyu and watched on the ice, because the event had not yet started, so there were not many people coming, and there was still a big surplus. Su Sheng'er pulled Chen Guyu to point at those painting boats and said something.

She has lived in Ninghai City since she was a child, and she is naturally no stranger to this annual Shangyuan Festival, and she has experienced it many times, but Chen Guyu is the first time to come, so she feels that she should say something.

"The red painting boat belongs to the Lin Mansion, and the Lin Mansion is an imperial businessman, so it has a lot of power in the city, even the City Lord's Mansion will give them some face...... The yellow one is Luofu's, it's the one I'm doing, look, that's the lord of Luofu, a very majestic person, but it's very good to us, what he holds in his hand should be the newborn lady, I heard that there is a very nice girl's name, shallow, Luo shallow, I don't know if it's true, it was the old mother in the house that day, the lord loved her, and soon after she was born, she spent a lot of money to invite the most famous teacher in the city, and prayed for the young lady......"

Su Sheng'er said carefully, she didn't know what to say in this festival, she didn't know much, so after seeing those painting boats, she said it casually, fortunately, she has come here fifteen times in the first month of the past few years, and she remembers it very clearly, so she won't mess up.

Chen Guyu listened quietly, he was not very interested in these, but it didn't matter if he listened, after all, living in this Ninghai City, it was good to know more about the affairs of these big families. He looked at the other side of the stage, where there were eight slightly different painting boats parked on the Huai River, Su Sheng'er noticed this, and the sound rang out.

"That's the eight green buildings of the organizer of this Oiran Competition, you see, that's Tianxiang Building and Lingxiu Building, Tianxiang Building's Lan Xinxin girl and Lingxiu Building's Tang Yunsleeve girl are the final winners of the last competition, but I don't know if they will participate this time......" Su Sheng'er said softly, in this era, Qinglou is not an unsightly thing, they often represent the elegance of a place, whether it is a talented Confucian or some officials and wealthy businessmen, whether it is to talk about business or have dinner and make friends, the place chosen is mostly a place for fireworks such as Qinglou, plus a few beauties to accompany it, it is a first-class beauty in the world.

That's why this Oiran Contest attracts so many people to watch, and even a little girl like Su Sheng'er, who doesn't have any hobbies on weekdays, is looking at the painting boat from afar like seeing an idol at this moment.

"Miss Lan Xinxin's dancing is very good, Tang Yunsleeve girl's voice is very beautiful, it is a kind of clarity like the sound of empty valley feet, last year, everyone who heard her song of floating talents, but they all fell under her pomegranate skirt......"

Qinglou is also in the leather and meat business, and it costs a few taels of silver to stay overnight, but just like that, it doesn't make much money, and what can really make a Qinglou popular is those girls who don't sell their bodies, or talented, or both moral and artistic, they may be down-and-out official daughters who have committed crimes, or aristocratic ladies who have been raised in the boudoir since childhood, only because of the fall of the family to this point, but the temperament and connotation have long been revealed, which is incomparable to those women who sell skin and flesh, even if both are making a living by making fun of others, there is still a greater difference。

At least this Oiran Competition, the minimum standard is to have enough talent and temperament, as well as ice and jade. This party can attract so many talented people to stay on the painting boat, and one by one they are eager to try, ready to show their poetic talents, on the one hand, they can promote their own reputation, on the other hand, they also hope to get the hearts of beauties.

Talent,That is naturally to have a beautiful woman to match,This is the same reason since ancient times,If there is no red sleeve around you,Even if it is high school Tianjing in the future,It will be a lifelong regret.。

The talented people thought so, and the girls on the eight painting boats also looked at the Huai River with curious eyes, thinking that who would be devoted to themselves tonight?

The ceremonial flowers bloomed in the air, a colorful halo fell from the sky, and when everyone did not react, a middle-aged man had appeared on the hanging stage, this is not the person of the Eight Great Qinglou, but the people of the government, and the organizer of this Oiran Contest.

"Well, I've seen you again, I'm sure everyone has known me for so many years, haha, then I won't introduce myself, just say what you like to hear, on the occasion of the Shangyuan Festival, I announce that the Oiran Contest in Ninghai City has officially begun......"

The man looked lazy, and after a bunch of funny clichés, he began to introduce the list of participating girls, and both the people in the audience and the big people in the painting boat listened attentively.

After all, those who can come here are more or less girls who have their own support in their hearts, who will shout cheers and give gifts, and their eyes are full of eagerness. It is not like Chen Guyu, after watching it for a short time, he sat directly at a table not far away, and many such tables were placed in various corners of this huge ice surface, and all the drinks were placed on them, and they were allowed to take them for themselves, which was also a propaganda method for several major green buildings.

Pouring himself a glass of wine, Su Sheng'er also walked over, pointed to the middle-aged man on the stage and said: "This is the sea steward of the City Lord's Mansion, he presided over the previous Oiran Contest, so everyone knows him, but in fact, he is also a big man, the people in the City Lord's Mansion are definitely not comparable to us ordinary people, and besides, I heard that he is still a very powerful cultivator, Ah Yu, have you seen the colorful light just now?"

After all, this is the world of Taoism, even in the Xichuan Empire, which is behind this Buddhism, Dao cultivators still account for the majority, and over time, even some ordinary people know about it, although they don't know the hierarchy, but it must be very powerful.

Chen Guyu took a sip of wine, remembering the colorful halo that fell from the sky before, his expression was a little dazed, and he nodded slightly.

Su Sheng'er continued: "That's a cultivator, I heard that as long as you cultivate that thing, even if you just learn it, you can reach the sky in one step, even if you want to enter the inner city, there will be many old men who will send you in, but...... That must be hard......"

Su Sheng'er was slightly silent, and suddenly looked at Chen Guyu with a smile: "Ah Yu, do you think it's amazing?"

Chen Guyu was stunned, he wanted to say that it was powerful, but there was always a reluctance in his mind, and it seemed that it was not very powerful......

Su Sheng'er saw that he didn't speak, she just thought that the young man was calmed, and said with a smile: "It's amazing, Ah Yu, when the spring begins, the family has spare money, how about I send you to learn this, if you have talent, but you can suddenly become a very powerful person......"

"Hmm...... What?"

Listening to the girl's muttering, Chen Guyu suddenly had an indescribable feeling, he always felt that he shouldn't need that thing, but why, cultivator, the colorful halo......

"That's just the power of the stars on the third page of the Sutra. ”

Suddenly, a voice sounded in my head, and it was familiar, as if I was talking to myself...... Wait, what's that...... Chen Guyu still wanted to think about it, but there was a sharp pain in his head, which made him unable to control himself, and hugged his head tightly with both hands, looking uncomfortable.

Su Sheng'er was startled beside her, and rushed over nervously: "Ah Yu, what's wrong with you?"

The pain came and went quickly, Chen Guyu didn't think about it, and then disappeared all of a sudden, Chen Guyu shook his head a little uneasily, saw the worried look of the girl next to him, and said with a smile: "It's okay, it's just that I had a headache just now, I should be a little tired these days......

Su Sheng'er pursed her lips, and then snatched the wine from his hand: "Then you are still drinking, go, go home, I will help you go to the restaurant tomorrow!"

Chen Guyu smiled, knowing that she was speaking harshly, but she still couldn't hide the worry in her heart, and immediately said: "It's okay, it's here, the field of vision here is broad, I can recuperate my mood." ”

He was talking so flatteringly, because he knew that during this Shangyuan Festival, Su Sheng'er really wanted to see this Oiran Contest and Lantern Festival, and if he went back like this, it would definitely be a regret for the coming year.

Su Sheng'er looked at him silently, and gently touched his head with her hand: "Is it really okay?"

"It's okay, it's sturdy!

Su Sheng'er chuckled, and angrily pushed away the head that had been deliberately raised, thinking that sometimes she really looked like a child, and it really should be her younger brother, and her heart that had been hanging was also slightly lowered.

Not far from the stage, the sea steward has retreated, at this moment the lights are bright, with the sound of the guqin, a girl in a purple skirt also slowly walked out from behind the curtain, her fingers moved lightly, the lotus steps moved slightly, and danced.

The Oiran Contest has officially begun.

Outside the large ice under the stage, a series of very noisy sounds suddenly sounded, and then a large number of horses rushed in, and on each horse, there were gorgeously dressed young men and girls, holding horsewhips, and crushed them from the crowd with a presumptuous and calm face.

Countless people were rushed away, and for a while the crying and scolding and screaming continued, and the original orderly and orderly order was disrupted at once, Su Sheng'er was also squeezed hard in the crowd, her thin body leaned back, and then leaned in front of a broad chest, Chen Guyu looked at the young girls angrily and went away, and there was suddenly a kind of depression that she had never seen before.

Outside the crowd, several rows of officers and soldiers who were originally used by the government to maintain order watched the order here being disrupted, watching the innocent people being injured as a result, and watching the supposedly festive Shangyuan Festival being stained, but they did not make the slightest move.

Because, they don't dare.