Chapter Eighty-Four: Viewing the Lanterns
Shangyuan lantern appreciation, is the traditional program of Chizhou City, on this day people cook early to eat, and then the whole family out of the house to rush to the street, where to go lively, where to rush to where the lights are on, adults and children are not restrained, can play until very late before going home.
This year's Chizhou City Flower Festival is more grand, because some of the subordinate counties suffered from drought last year, affecting the autumn harvest, involving the performance of officials was also discounted and impeached, the officials and men want to start this year to ask for good luck, everyone added silver, and made some interesting and fun things to make the Lantern Festival, which pleased the people, and also played a role in encouraging and vibrating the people's hearts, and the officials could still get some good reviews.
Therefore, this year, the lanterns hanging on the street should be thousands more than in previous years, and artists from all over the country should be invited to juggle and gather in the state city to perform, the golden lion fire dragon or something, the end of the alley and street in the state city, the stage alone has set up more than a dozen, it is not yet night, only to listen to the drums and gongs everywhere, string music everywhere, Yi Yi Ya Ya on the stage is more energetic singing, juggling loudly, plus the onlookers cheering and laughing, it is indeed very lively, just wait for the night to fall, thousands of lanterns are lit up, the night of this state city is more lively and prosperous.
However, today, the officials of the state capital were not excited, and the news received during the day was very conclusive, so that everyone ran to the city gate and waited for a long time, but the ghost shadow did not come to see a single one.
After all, there were people in the Zheng Mansion who were officials in the court, and even if Luo Fang didn't have time to inform them, the government quickly got the news and sent two people over to wait together.
Since no one has been received, it means that the news is wrong, everything is fine, the two people of the Zheng Mansion are older than Luo Fang, and they frequently invite them to return to the Zheng family, Luo Fang is not easy to refuse, so he has to go with them, and say goodbye to Lord Liu of the Governor Liu before leaving.
Luo Fang's classmate Liu Fu is the nephew of Liu Zhifu, and Luo Fang came to Chizhou to visit his uncle from the capital on the same road, but today he went to the temple outside the city to make a vow, and Luo Fang did not go with him because he was going to Zheng Mansion for a banquet.
Zheng Mansion is Luo Fang's aunt Zheng's maiden home, one of the Chizhou City families, very prestigious, the century-old mansion covers an area of ** ten acres, the scenery is beautiful, the house is spacious and magnificent, and there are many towering ancient trees, the last time Luo Fang lived here for a few days, the people of Zheng Mansion were very good to him, especially Mrs. Zheng, seeing him was like seeing a baby pimple, a mouthful of my heart and liver grandson, indescribably cordial and loving.
Since he regarded him as his eldest grandson, the uncles, aunts and uncles in the Zheng Mansion naturally treated him more warmly and lovingly, and the cousins were also kind, and there were five or six cousins who were in their prime of life, and they loved to revolve around him when they had anything to do...... When Luo Fang entered the Zheng Mansion, he felt like he was trapped in an enemy encirclement, and it was difficult to earn it without spending a little patience.
When Luo Fang sat down at the banquet in the Zheng Mansion to eat a hot meal and sip the elixir, Fang Daniu's group had already finished dinner and were making preparations for watching the lanterns and playing.
Guan Jie came over at noon, and the young people all went out to play, so he and Aunt Fang stayed at home and helped Tian and Aunt Tian do a lot of things.
At this time, the men were sitting together to discuss, to see how to arrange the deployment of personnel after the meeting went out: the lantern festival was inevitably crowded, six or seven men had to protect women and children, and the second and third cows had not yet grown thin and thin, so it would be good for them to protect themselves, mainly relying on the two brothers-in-law and Aunt Fang and Guan Jie.
In the end, it was said that a large family walked together to watch the lights, women held children, men gathered outside, try not to go to crowded places, even if they only look at the vista, safety is important!
After the discussion, the women were also ready, and everyone told each other to go out of the door, and with a bright moon in the sky overhead, they followed the people in the alley who also went to watch the lanterns, and happily walked together into the street.
As soon as I walked out of the street, I was dazzled by a sea of bright lights!
Bunches of fireworks roared straight into the sky, banging, and golden and silver flowers bloomed in the night sky, and ancient fireworks could be so beautiful? If it weren't for Jinyu Jinyun tightly holding the corners of her clothes, Jinxiu almost had an illusion, thinking that she was back in the previous world!
Sure enough, the little hillbilly didn't know much, Jinyu and Jinyun stared intently at the fireworks in the night sky, their faces shocked and excited, and they didn't know whether to cry or laugh!
Jinxiu slapped them twice, seeing that they were obsessed with fireworks and ignored them, so they tasted them by themselves, she was not rare fireworks, turned her head, and looked at the exquisite craftsmanship and beautiful lanterns around her.
Hanging on the trees, tied to ropes, and many people carrying them in their hands, so many lanterns, twinkling and colorful, lined with the brilliant fireworks blooming in the night sky, so spectacular and beautiful, the stars in the sky are incomparable!
A Song word came to mind: The east wind blooms thousands of trees at night, and the stars are like rain!
In my previous life, I practiced calligraphy and pasted it, and I even recited it myself, but I didn't feel it at all at that time, and now I am amazed - the poet is so talented, this is simply too vivid!
Jinxiu was sighing at the beautiful scenery, and suddenly the surrounding crowd surged, and someone shouted: "Go to Anren Street!" Let's start guessing lantern riddles! It's so colorful, it's worth a lot of money......"
People pushed and shoved, scrambling to move forward, and suddenly the crowd became even more intense.
Jinxiu hurriedly grabbed Jinyu and Jinyun one by one, and saw a stone under a big tree not far away, and the people who were originally sitting there to rest ran out, so he pulled them and squeezed them over, and said: "Let others go, let's not run, I said when I was at home just now, don't go to the crowded place!" ”
Jinyu nodded again and again, and followed Jinxiu to turn back to find his family, while shouting: "Mother! Oldest maternal aunt! Cousin...... Come here! Come over here! ”
But there were too many people around, so many people spoke together, and they converged into a huge and chaotic noise, which instantly covered up and absorbed Jinyu's voice, and the Tian family who was separated by a large wave of people probably didn't hear it at all!
Jinxiu stood on the stone bar and looked back, seeing that the relatives were scattered, he couldn't help himself at all, and soon mixed into the flow of people and squeezed to go elsewhere, Fang Da Niu, Er Niu, and Three Niu were all gone, the two cousins-in-law each protected their wives, but the three little nephews and little nieces were in the arms of Uncle Fang, Aunt Fang and Tian, Guan Jie was full of anxiety, his hands were holding Tian, and he used his back to resist the crowd that kept crowding towards them, and he was shouting loudly!
Jinxiu bit her lip, jumped down and told Jinyu to hold Jinyun and wait under the tree, don't walk around, I want to squeeze over to help the Tian family, with three young children, in case there is a mistake and regret it is too late!
Although she is only a woman, she has practiced the Heart Sutra in the gourd cave for so many days, how many layers she has advanced, how much strength she has, she knows it by herself, and she hides it on weekdays, and she can't take care of it at this critical moment!