Chapter 3: Rush to the market in distress
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As soon as the morning dawned, an internal historian came to report that the worship that had been scheduled for today had been postponed. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Hearing this news, Yi Guohou's already bad mood was even worse.
He stood in the room and gritted his teeth and said, "Is this to give me a look?" Even though the country of Yi is small, it has been established for more than 2,000 years, and it has only been a few days since the founding of the State of Qi? The days are said to change, are we only inferior to others? ”
At this time, on the third floor.
Yun Yang sat in front of the bronze mirror with flowers and birds and moire pattern gold and silver flat paint stripping, and Mianxi was combing her with a white fat jade flat comb to comb her bun.
"Smack!" A shrill sound came from downstairs, thinking that Yi Guohou, who was above the gas, dropped some porcelain to vent his anger.
Mianxi was startled, and as soon as her hand was released, the jade comb fell to the ground and broke in half.
"Bah, bah, bah" Mianxi dared to twist his head and spit three mouthfuls on the ground, and then said apologetically: "The slave maid acted carelessly in the morning, broke the comb, and became obscure, and asked the county lord to forgive me." ”
"I never believed that." Yunyang looked at the bronze mirror with a smile, and said to Mianxi, who was at a loss behind him, "Take a comb again, and carefully scratch your hands." ”
Mianxi nodded gratefully, took out a handful of eggplant wood combs from the makeup box, and just held it in his hand......
A loud "bell" came from the second floor, as if some silver pot had been knocked over. Immediately after, the laughter of the Meiji floated up again.
"Alas......" Yunyang closed his eyes, put his hand on his forehead, and said helplessly: "Day and night, can there be quiet time?" ”
Mianxi knew the county lord's thoughts, and was also quite worried about her future: "The county lord was originally gentle and strong, but Beiwang is so unsuccessful. If you become a relative, if you don't say anything else, you will see him so ridiculous every day, and the county lord will be angry. ”
"Prepare regular clothes, and we'll go out for a walk in a moment." Yunyang's expression was cold, with an indescribable sadness between his eyebrows.
Mianxi nodded in agreement, thinking to herself: "It's okay to go out for a walk, stay here, it's boring and uncomfortable." ”
Out of the gate of the post house, looking at the full autumn scenery, Yunyang's slightly frowning brows finally relaxed.
The inn is located on a sloping lot, and in front of the door is a winding boulevard that leads to the threshing field not far away.
Walking to the boulevard, the poplars on both sides are fresh in the autumn breeze, and the leaves are not yet all yellow. The branches glow pale gold, stretching out wantonly into the sky.
The early autumn sky is blue and high, and a line of northern geese fly south with wisps of light clouds.
In the distance, the Luoshui River is sparkling, and the willow trees on the bank are soft and soft, with fog and smoke. Two or three fishermen's boats, empty of them, diagonally across the shallow sandbank.
Yun Yang looked at the shadow of the wild goose in front of him, and the autumn was luxuriant, and he couldn't help but smile at the corners of his lips.
Mianxi saw it on the side, and said in a brisk tone: "The county lord hasn't been happy in the past few days, and today he can be regarded as showing a smile." ”
"Really?" Yunyang lowered his head a little shyly and said, "I didn't even notice it." ”
"Since the county lord is in such a high mood today, why don't we go to the market together!" After Mianxi said this, she looked at Yunyang expectantly.
Yunyang deliberately straightened his face, learned the tone of Yi Guohou and said: "There are many people in the market, what kind of system does the lady go there to be!" ”
Mianxi was anxious when she heard this: "County Lord, listen to me, yesterday was the threshing festival of Qi Kingdom, and as a rule, there will be witches in the market today to carry out demon exorcism activities." The exorcism team also sprinkled candy and copper coins along the way, which is very lively......"
Seeing Mianxi's anxious appearance, Yunyang finally couldn't help it, and covered his lips with his cuffs and laughed: "Okay, how about teasing you?" You're serious. Since it's so lively, let's go now. ”
The market is built on a vacant lot on the edge of the Luoshui River, and it is quite large, and the main road in the middle is more than two miles long. Next to the main road is a variety of vendors.
Mianxi was originally going to see the exorcism, but as soon as she entered the market, she was attracted by others.
She dragged Yunyang into a jewelry store and took the gold hairpins, jade bracelets, agate earrings, and tourmaline rings in the store...... One by one, please come and try.
When the shopkeeper saw that the two of them were richly dressed, he knew that they were rich ladies, and thought that a big customer had come and responded to their needs. Mianxi can try as much as she wants, and the shopkeeper is accompanied by a smile throughout the whole process.
Yunyang couldn't stand it anymore, and kept giving Mianxi a look, signaling her to leave quickly.
Usually Mianxi is quite solemn, but when she sees these beaded jewelry, she is like a soft chewing candy, and she doesn't leave as soon as she sticks it.
I couldn't see the hint that Yunyang gave her.
At this time, the sound of gongs and drums on the street was getting closer and closer, and Yun Yang couldn't suppress his curiosity and walked outside the jewelry store by himself.
At this time, there were many people on both sides of the street, and more than half of them were still wearing masks.
Wearing a mask is a must-have for today's exorcism.
The people of Qi believe that only by wearing a formidable mask can they be invulnerable to all poisons and demons and ghosts.
As the drums approached, Yoon-yang gradually saw the appearance of the exorcist team.
At the head of the procession was a witch wearing a tiger's head mask, followed by hundreds of little boys, all wearing masks of birds and animals.
The boy was followed by the people in five-colored cloth robes, who were the backbone of the pilgrimage procession, not only playing, singing, singing, dancing, and joining in the fun.
Then I heard the witch at the front singing: "Walk from far and near, and see a group of demons." There was a big black fool sitting on the beams of the house. Red and hot, red eyes and red pants. Red is green, green is purple. People screamed in fright, and there was a lot of confusion. Come and guard the door, catch the demon and fart to smoke, as soon as it smokes it, it will fall, and as soon as it falls, I will hammer. Chung broke bones and tendons, kicked thousands of miles away, and sent it to fill the army, and since then my heart ......has been clear. ”
Singing such a pungent ballad, the witch staggered away.
Yunyang stood in the crowd, looking at such an interesting scene, and felt very novel. I thought to myself: "The people of Qi are simple, especially good at singing and dancing, but they are very different from Yiguo." It's not worth the trip to see the exorcism team today. ”
Just as she was about to retreat to the jewelry store, she heard a noise behind her. The people shouted: "Get out of the way, the mules are alarmed!" ”
Yunyang subconsciously looked back, only to see people retreating one after another, looking for a safe spot on the side of the street, and vacating the middle of the road.
There was a loud noise in the distance, and a frightened mule was galloping towards him. The two-wheeled wooden cart it was pulling staggered and bumped behind as if it were about to break up. The coachman sat on the wooden cart, holding the rope with both hands, and said in a trembling voice, "Get out of the way, get out of the way......
Before his voice fell, he heard a woman's heart-rending cry from the side of the road: "Let me pass, my child is still on the way!" ”
It turned out that this woman took her two-year-old child to the market to watch the excitement, and just now the exorcism team sprinkled some caramel when passing by, so the woman let go of her hand and let the child pick it up by herself. Suddenly, a mule was frightened, and the people around him rushed back, separating the mother from the child.
When the child was young, when he saw that his mother was not around, he panicked and cried. While crying, he walked to the middle of the road.
The frightened mule was rushing in frenzy......
The child's mother was crowded by the people around her, unable to move at all, and could only cry hoarsely......
Yunyang stood in a place with few people, and he was quite free to move at this time. Seeing this unsteady child standing in the middle of the road, looking for his mother in all directions, crying with tears in his eyes......
"Nothing else, we must save the child first!" Thinking of this, Yunyang opened his arms and rushed towards the child in the middle of the road, trying to save him......