Chapter Seventy-Two: The Night of the Lantern (Finale)

Accompanied by the sound of gongs and drums, the dragon lanterns kept dancing with the dragon balls in front, and the Shangyuan Lantern Festival in Gray Plains Town also entered a climax, and the cold weather could not stop people's enthusiasm at all.

"The Iron Bull dances really well, this dragon is not light." Zhao Shilang said.

"This dragon has been around for many years, and I have danced it before, and it has dozens of pounds." Uncle Zhao Chuanyi said.

"Uncle, how did this dragon do it?" Zhao Yuan asked on the side.

"This is a lot of exquisiteness, there used to be a craftsman named Lao Yan in our town, he has exquisite craftsmanship, even people in big cities have come to him to make some dragons, lions and other items, this dragon is his craft, but unfortunately he passed away a few years ago, fortunately, his son Xiao Yan's craftsmanship is also good, otherwise this dragon is damaged and I don't know where to make another one." Uncle Zhao Chuanyi said.

"Uncle, you know this Yan family." Zhao Yuan asked.

"I know, his family has a shop in the old street, and he usually sells some white items, incense, candles, paper money, etc."

"I see that this dragon is very vivid, as if every part is exquisite."

"Of course, this is a thirty-three-section dragon, including the dragon head and dragon tail, which has been passed down in our Gray Plains Town for almost ten years, and the one dancing in front of the dragon head is called the Dragon Ball, which is completely made of copper."

"That's really good, second brother, do you have to dance such a big dragon on the Yuan Festival?" Zhao Yuan nodded, then turned his head to Wan Yunjun and asked.

"Also, we have not only dragon dances, but also lion dances, lantern riddles, flower selection, and poetry meetings...... There are a lot of events, and they vary a little from year to year. Wan Yunjun said with a smile.

"That's really lively, Second Young Master Wan, why did you come to Gray Plains Town for the holiday?" Uncle Zhao Chuanyi asked.

"There are some things here, and the main thing is to meet the atom, uncle, don't call me any young master, just call me by my name, you are the elder of the atom, that is my elder." Wan Yunjun said.

"Okay, you're here in Grayplains, just play for a while, Atom, you have to entertain well."

"Don't worry, uncle." Zhao Yuan said with a smile.

The dragon lantern dance lasted for more than an hour, and the accompanying gongs and drums slowly stopped, and the surrounding crowd was saying something loudly, as if it was about to enter an important link.

"Uncle, I heard them say that they want to stack Arhats, what do you do when you stack Arhats?" Luoluo pulled Zhao Yuan, made Zhao Yuan bend down, and asked in front of his ear.

"Stacking Arhats, it's a group of people stacking up, stacking very high, you just know it." Zhao Yuan said with a smile.

In fact, this is a traditional sport, mainly a few wealthy households in Gray Yuan Town give some reward to the team that comes to dance the dragon lantern, but this reward does use a long bamboo pole to hang upstairs, and some people shake the bamboo pole up and down, and the team of the dragon lantern dance can not use ladders and other things to get the reward, so they thought of this method of stacking Arhats to get the reward.

"Atom, Yunjun, let's stand a little back." Uncle Zhao Chuanyi greeted Zhao Yuan and a group of people and said.

"Okay, Luoluo, Xiaobao, Xiaoying, and you all stand a little back." Zhao Yuan greeted everyone, there was still a certain danger in stacking Arhats, looking at the place where the money bag was hung was almost eight or nine meters high, Zhao Yuan couldn't help but be full of worries about Zhao Yang and the others who participated in the event.

"Atom, look there." Wan Yunjun suddenly patted Zhao Yuan's shoulder, pointed to a few banners next to the bamboo pole and said.

"Isn't this an advertisement for your restaurant, second brother, this is your idea?" Zhao Yuan asked with a smile.

"I only came to your house from Danling County early this morning, how can I have time to arrange this, it should be Wanfu's idea." Wan Yunjun said with a smile.

"I don't know if other places have also launched such advertisements, so many people participated in the Shangyuan Festival, the advertising effect must be good." Zhao Yuan said with a smile.

"I've already handed over the business of the restaurant to my third brother, so I didn't arrange it, but when I was selling mushrooms, I told every Funing Lou shopkeeper how to advertise, so I think they all took action." Wan Yunjun said with a smile.

In fact, not only restaurants, the advertising and marketing of soap business has been going on, and large-scale activities such as the Lantern Festival will definitely not be let go, but the advertising of soap and soap and other products is mainly spread out in big cities, and small towns such as Gray Yuan Town have not been promoted much, and the current production capacity is still very limited.

"Ah, Uncle Qiuren is so pitiful, so many people are stepping on his shoulders." Looking at the team of stacked arhats, Luoluo suddenly covered his eyes and said.

"Qiu Ren is relatively strong, so he can only stay at the bottom, this kid eats the most at every meal, and he deserves it." Uncle Zhao Chuanyi scolded with a smile.

"Second Brother Qiuyun is on the second floor, and he will also be stepped on." Zhao Yuan also said with a smile.

"Zhao Yang is also on the second floor, it seems that Tie Niu may be the one who picks the money." Zhao Gongzi said.

"Iron Bull is not at all the same as his name, he is the most flexible, and he is lightweight, it is really possible that he is going to pick up the money bag." Zhao Lao Wu, the fifth uncle who lives closest to Zhao Tieniu's family, said.

Zhao Lao Wu watched Zhao Tieniu grow up, as a neighbor, his family gave a lot of help to the two brothers of Tieniu, Zhao Tieniu has been like a monkey since he was a child, the pine trees on the mountain, he can climb up in a few clicks, pick pine cones and break dead branches as firewood, although the body is relatively thin, but it is actually very strong, and the Zhao family Zhuang people who were infected with dysentery like Zhao Yuan also survived with Zhao Yuan.

"Uncle Iron Bull is awesome, he's going to pick up the money bag." Luoluo said in a suppressed voice, looking a little nervous, for fear that Tie Niu would fall.

"It's really an iron bull to pick up the money bag, this group of young people, it's really good to cooperate." Third Uncle Zhao Yuanyun said with a smile.

"Who is that person upstairs, it's been like this for a long time and he still lifts the bamboo pole up, it's too unsophisticated." Wan Yunjun looked at the team of stacked arhats and said with a frown.

"It's been a long time, and it should be someone from one of the few families in the town that sponsor the lantern festival." The team of stacking arhats has been stacking for almost a quarter of an hour, and they haven't been able to take off the money bag, and Uncle Zhao Chuanyi also said with a frown.

"Qian Hu, you go and see if Wanfu is there, let him go to the ones who paid for the lantern festival in Gray Plains Town and talk about it, it's almost okay." Wan Yunjun said to Qian Hu.

"Okay, Second Young Master, the shopkeeper should be upstairs." Qian Hu said that as Wan Yunjun's entourage security personnel, several people had already made a little understanding of the surroundings.

Qian Hu nodded at Yang Ding's three entourage, pushed aside the crowd and walked upstairs, and after a while, Zhao Tieniu finally took off the money bag smoothly, and it was time for the Yuan Lantern Festival in Gray Plains Town to end here.

The team of Arhats slowly descended layer by layer, and this group of young people shared the joy of success, while Wan Fu, the shopkeeper of Funing Building in Gray Yuan Town, and a few wealthy people followed Qian Hu down from the upper floor and walked towards the place where Zhao Yuan's group of people were.

"It turned out that the second young master was here, and the little second master was sluggish." One of the wealthy middle-aged men saw Wan Yunjun and saluted.

"Boss Zhang is polite, what kind of master am I." Wan Yunjun said with a smile, this person is Zhang Xu's father who he met just now when he was waiting for Qian Hu and the others to take the lanterns.

"The second young master is a distinguished guest, my kid just said that he had met you, the second young master."

"yes, we just met." Wan Yunjun nodded.

"Second Young Master, when you come to Xiaodi, why don't you go to the cold house at night to rest." Boss Zhang invited.

"That's not necessary, I've already found a place to live, Boss Zhang bothered, who are these people?" Wan Yunjun glanced at the few people who followed Boss Zhang and asked.

Boss Zhang introduced him again, and greeted Wan Yunjun, and several people were still a little apprehensive, especially Li Yun's father, Boss Li, who was in the medicinal materials business, was his wife and brother who carried the bamboo pole just now, I don't know if he offended Wan Yunjun. However, Wan Yunjun didn't mention this stubble at all, which made him breathe a sigh of relief.

Wan Yunjun chatted with a few people, and then said a few words to Wan Fu, and then said goodbye to a few people.

The villagers of Zhaojiazhuang also gave a few instructions to the children, asking them to go to Zhao Yuan's house for one night, let Zhao Yuan spend some snacks, and then go back with torches.

"Let's go back too, Zhili, Da Niu, Big Tou, Tiezi, you take care of the others." Zhao Yuan beckoned the children and led a group of people towards the small courtyard at the end of the street.

"Maybe my father and mother, as well as my eldest brother and sister-in-law, didn't come to the Lantern Festival and didn't see them." On the way back, Meng Ying said with some loss.

"Pick up my father-in-law and mother-in-law in two days and come to stay at home for a few days." Zhao Yuan comforted Meng Yingdao.

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When they came to the small courtyard, they added candles to the lanterns that had long been extinguished, and by the light, everyone crowded into the carriages and donkey carts, and hurried towards the lower river dam.