107 Lantern Festival
107 Lantern Festival
On this night, the sea of flowers is full of stars and the lights are flickering.
Lu Mansheng had never seen so many people in Luhua City, not only men, but also many women, heading in the same direction.
The direction they were going in was Phoenix Street. As the name suggests, Phoenix Street is a place for beauties and nobles. Legend has it that there was a queen and a concubine in this street, and the name of Phoenix Street has been around for a long time, and it is well deserved!
Xiaohuo and left one left and one right, Lu Mansheng walked in the middle.
These two people were also considerate, and used their arms to help Lu Mansheng block the crowd that bumped into them from front to back, left and right.
"Hurry up, hurry up, the Oiran Lantern Festival is about to begin."
A man ran up from behind them, brushing Xiaohuo's shoulder, and as he ran, he heard him say to the man behind him without looking back.
"Miss Lu, let's hurry up too." Xiaohuo also urged, men don't want to be late on such occasions.
Lu Mansheng nodded, and the three of them also quickened their pace, and when they arrived at Mo Yiju on Phoenix Street, the Oiran Lantern Festival had not yet begun.
The Oiran Lantern Festival here is a grand event for the people of Luhua City. Special rules are adopted, and the beauties in the buildings of the city compete for beauty, and those present have the right to vote. One vote per person, put your own ticket into the beauty carton you support. In the end, the votes of each beauty are counted, and the one with the most votes wins.
Lu Mansheng looked to Mo Yiju's left side under the gesture to the left.
On this wall, a picture of the beauty of the Oiran in the limelight of Luhua City is drawn. Underneath the beauty picture is a large cardboard box wrapped in red paper. There is a small opening on it, and it is from here that the vote is cast.
In these beauty pictures, Lu Mansheng also saw the five beauties of the Blue and White Building.
Like the wind and like fire. Picturesque, soft as poetry, as sweet as song, as proud as plum, as cold as ice.
These five beauties, only if, their appearance is not superior, with a song of soldiers and plum dances, they occupy a place in the flower building of Luhua City. People who like her. is no less than the other four beauties. The Bingmei Dance is also a must-have dance, and those who like to dance also think that they have much more taste than those who just like women's beauty.
Look at it at a glance. These Oirans were out of sight, and what caught their eyes was the old bustards who were competing in the dark with heavy makeup.
Cui Xianniang is undoubtedly the most charming of these people, if she is twenty years younger, many Oiran girls will not be able to compete with her for the limelight.
Among these old bustards. Cui Xianniang is also the most unsociable one. It's not so much unsociable. It was she who didn't bother to pay attention to the old women who seemed to her to be vulgar.
In the past year, these old women have secretly played many tricks to discredit her Qinghualou and dig up the girls in the building. It's not good to be dark, and he also joined forces with other Hualou in a vain attempt to boycott her Qinghualou, what a joke! If they succeed, she Cui Xianniang will also be in the rivers and lakes for decades!
In just two or three years. Qinghualou gained a firm foothold in Luhua City, comparing a group of old Hualou with others. See the tricks they play. Cui Xianniang only disdainful. There are only such a few means, and they dare to go against her Cui Xianniang, no wonder their flower building is becoming more and more sluggish, and they deserve to be trampled under her feet.
Just as Lu Mansheng was looking, a man wearing a dark long shirt and a high hat, two slender mustaches on his lips, and eyes like black beans hurriedly walked to the second floor of Mo Yiju.
Lu Mansheng's eyes twitched, speaking of which, she hadn't seen them in a long time. Seeing these people was the most difficult period for her when she first came to Luhua City.
Listening to Xiaohuo, this person is the big housekeeper outside the organizer of the Oiran Lantern Festival.
"Joe Scissors."
"Hey, Miss Lu also knows?" Xiaohuo and Xiang Zuo turned their heads together, Lu Mansheng looked at the people on the stage, maybe because he had already teased this person once, and saw the appearance of the small housekeeper wailing and scratching his head, and saw him again Lu Mansheng lost his initial displeasure, and had a little more feeling of seeing acquaintances in a foreign land.
Even if Lu Mansheng has not walked out of Luhua City this year.
"Hmm." It's just that she didn't expect that the Oiran Lantern Festival was organized by Qiao Yuanwai. After receiving her "pain therapy", Lu Mansheng was also relieved to hear that the grumpy man had a good appetite and no longer had anorexia.
I always have a blessing for my former patients.
"I remember, a year ago, Qiao Dashan got a strange disease, and then a female doctor came to the house. used some very strange methods to cure Qiao Yuanwai, and after that, Qiao Yuanwai had a great appetite and never had that strange disease again. Could it be that the female doctor they are talking about is Miss Lu? Xiaohuo was surprised.
Xiang Zuo also turned his head and looked at Lu Mansheng in surprise.
Lu Mansheng didn't deny it, she just looked ahead, looking at those who entered Mo Yiju one after another.
Sometimes, silence is the best answer.
"It turns out that Miss Lu was so powerful a year ago!" Just a year ago, there was such a person in a bleak corner of Luhua City, and no one knew where she came from or who she was. So far, only a handful of people have seen her face. But it was this woman who appeared in everyone's sight more and more intensely, allowing more people to know her and her name.
Steward Qiao announced the rules to everyone downstairs on the second floor of Mo Yiju, everyone only needs to pay one or two pieces of silver, and they can get a precious vote, and vote this vote into your favorite beauty cardboard box to show your support for her.
As soon as these words came out, someone in the crowd shouted, "Can you buy a few more tickets?" ”
Qiao Jian coughed, and the next words fully let people see the essence of profiteers. "According to the rules, and in order to make this lantern festival more fair, in principle, one person has one vote, and one person is not allowed to vote for more than one person. However, seeing everyone's hospitality, my lord doesn't want you to go home disappointed, so there is a new rule. In addition to the guaranteed ticket, if you still want to vote for your favorite beauty, you only need to pay 100 taels to get our special VIP ticket. And the winner of the VIP ticket, after this Oiran Lantern Festival, the Oiran Lady will choose one lucky person from among them to become her guest of honor. ”
As soon as these words came out, the crowd boiled. There are many people who are tight in the waist and abdomen, and they shout that Qiao is too treacherous. And some of the silver is too much to spend, take out a handful of silver tickets, and have purchased a lot of VIP tickets. They like many beauties, and if they are lucky, they can kiss Fangze. You know, these proud beauties may not be able to see them even if they have money.
"What are we going to do?" Xiaohuo is bitter, he can only take out a tael of silver at most to buy an ordinary guaranteed ticket. I finally let the shopkeeper let go, and when I came here, I couldn't even go back to the inn without even looking at the beauty.
He also waved his hand to the left, although he couldn't afford it, but the VIP ticket was still too exaggerated. He came here just to join in the fun, and he didn't have a beauty to support, so he didn't need VIP tickets.
The two of them looked at Lu Mansheng at the same time, and with Lu Mansheng's character, they naturally would not get involved in this kind of thing. The three of them bought regular tickets and stood on both sides of the street. And the Oiran Lantern Festival has officially begun.
The reason why it is called the Oiran Lantern Festival is because this Oiran selection is combined with the lanterns, which is a unique custom of Luhua City. Every beauty holds a lamp in her hand, and all the tricks and talents are also around this lamp.
A beauty who can be called an oiran and is sought after by everyone, and everyone has the same or diverse talents. But in this way, it is too difficult to test the level. And this lantern can not only see the beautiful figures of these beauties, but also see their wisdom and cleverness.
The person who is elected as the Oiran Lady every year must be full of imagination and creative power. If you want to stand out among many beauties, it is almost impossible to have an unfortunate mind and a novel idea.
Last year's theme was Begonia Flowers, and there was an Oiran named Begonia, and no one was more suitable for Begonia Flowers than her, but in the end she still failed. The girl who got the title of Oiran Lady was a girl named Cuckoo, and many people present remembered the scene last year, the girl named Cuckoo was not as good as the Begonia girl in terms of appearance and talent. But that night, she captured the attention of everyone present.
Tonight's theme is lanterns, and the girl who got the news in advance has gathered the strength of everyone to come up with an idea that fits the theme and makes herself stand out at the Oiran Lantern Festival.
It was a colorful night and the whole city was boiling. In the boiling of everyone, the first beauty appeared.
"This is the warbler girl in the Mandarin Duck Tower, who won the fifth place in last year's Oiran selection, and is also the top brand in the Mandarin Duck Tower."
Xiaohuo knows a lot about Luhua City, and the job of explaining it will be handed over to him.
Xiang Zuo and Lu Mansheng listened and looked at the stage. Learning from last year's experience, the girl named Yingying did not highlight the lamp too much, but covered up her own light. All over her body, the most touching thing is the pair of autumn-like eyes. was glanced at by her eyes, and the whole person couldn't help but be crispy.
And this time the Oiran Lantern Festival, her talent is the Mochizuki Dance. The delicate face is hidden under the graceful veil, the graceful figure, the beautiful posture, in the flowers, the lights wandering, only a pair of autumn water eyes, exuding sparkling waves.
After the dance, there were shouts of applause on Phoenix Street.
"This warbler girl is smart." Keeping your mind on that lamp will only push you into the horns.
Although the theme of this lantern festival is lanterns, the most important thing is to let these girls play their own characteristics and show their most perfect and outstanding side.
Yingying made such a mistake last year, so she missed the throne of the Oiran lady. This time, she will take the lead, and I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing for the girls in the back. (To be continued......)