The atmosphere of Wu County's New Year's celebration is different from that of Jinling.

Jinling is more of a presentation of the wealth of the imperial state, to say something unpleasant, the streets and alleys are full of the fragrance of money strings.

Wu County, on the contrary, in terms of economic indicators, is only a lot more than Jinling, from officials and scholars to ordinary people, all of them are full of elegance.

Xu You came to Beiguli, saw Gu Changyong, gave the prepared gifts, bowed down, and said: "I was busy with some trivial things during the New Year, and I didn't have time to pay New Year's greetings to Gu Gong, please forgive me!" ”

Gu Changyong didn't dare to hold it up, although Xu You and Gu Yun had a relationship, but he rose too fast and too fast, his status was so high, almost one person was above 10,000 people, he held heavy troops, killed people, and inadvertently revealed majesty, how could people dare to treat him as a junior?

"Only Qilang will regard the extermination of the six-day rebel thief as a trivial matter, and he is arrogant, who can reach Jiangdong?"

Of course, Gu Changyong knew what Xu You was doing during the New Year, it was no secret, if it was said that the hatred for the Six Heavens was deep, the Gu family would bear the brunt.

At that time, Lan Liuxiang mobilized the Mingwu Heavenly Palace, and launched a tragic attack on the Northern Guli when Gu Yun was married, almost killing the Yangzhou Shi clan, and the Gu family killed and injured many elite children, and the vitality was greatly damaged, and it has not yet fully recovered.

Xu You exterminated for six days, not only to get rid of thieves for the country, but also to avenge the Gu family, but the relationship between the two sides is close, as long as the words of thanks are remembered, Xuan out of the mouth is out of sight.

After gossiping again, Xu You said the purpose of coming here, Gu Changyong smiled and said: "Qilang just won't come, I'm also going to Beijing to talk to you about the invitation." Nacai, Mingming, Najib, and Nazheng have all been completed, when do you think it is better to set the date of the request? ”

The so-called invitation period is the day when the man goes to the woman's house and makes an appointment to welcome his relatives.

"The sooner the better!"

Xu You didn't want Zhang Xuanji to wait any longer, the two had been in love for many years, and they should give the girl who never gave up a perfect home.

Gu Changyong had already prepared, took out the five auspicious days that he had calculated in advance, and handed them over to Xu You to choose, Xu You looked at it and decided to set the date of marriage on the sixth day of the first month of March.

Gu Changyong said: "I will go to Zhang Xiaoli tomorrow and make an appointment with Zhang Jinglong, as well as many etiquette ...... to welcome relatives."

The residential area where the Zhang family is located is called Zhang Xiaoli, which covers a large area, and almost all of it is Zhang's property, just like the North Guli where the Gu family lives.

Xu You shook his head again and said, "I'm tired of Gu Gong!" ”

Leaving Beiguli, Xu You did not stay too much in Wu County, nor did he go to visit those old friends, homesick, and went south by boat overnight, arriving in Qiantang at dusk the next day.

Today is also the Shangyuan Festival.

Qiantang has regained its vitality from the ruins of the White Thieves' Rebellion, the spring breeze of the second year of Yuanxing made the people smile, they have made the bean smil, covered with ointment, and then inserted two chopsticks vertically, and then inserted the willow branch on the door, with the willow branch turning the direction pointed, holding the bean millet to worship the door.

In addition, the Shangyuan Festival also sacrifices to the silkworm god. When Xu You entered the city, it was the time of sacrifice, and many people climbed on the roof, put the white paste porridge made at home, put it in the southeast corner, and whispered in their mouths: Climb up to the high place to offer white porridge, please Ma Niang catch the rat's head. Catch the rat head, catch the rat head, Ma Niang bless me with a bumper harvest.

Ma Niang is also the silkworm god Ma Tou Niang. There are several legends of silkworm gods, at least since the Wei and Jin dynasties, Ma Tou Niang began to be sacrificed by the people as a silkworm god, and it is recorded in Ganbao's "Sou Shen Ji".

In fact, according to the routine of approaching science, it is to feed the mice with white paste porridge, and then say a few threatening words, so that the mice dare not eat the cocoons.

After passing through the city and going to Mingyu Mountain, through the last rays of the sunset, you can see a lot of fires burning in the fields in the distance, and the rough and lofty shouts of the farmers:

In the first and a half months, on the Shangyuan Festival, the pests and leeches rest in the high mountains. The lanterns are bright, the torches are red, and the hemp worms are fried during the Shangyuan Festival. The fields on the sidelines were blown up, and there was no trace of the fried hemp worms.

This kind of ritual of burning the fields is also known as "burning Yuan", and the farmers are eager to burn all the pests that affect the grain production of the rice fields, because "Yuan" is the same character as the Yuan family of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and it also means the good will of the Dangping Suolu.

In this way, Hou Mo Yaming, who walked all the way to see all the way to Grandma Liu's Grand View Garden, explained the various customs of Yangzhou, he had been in Xiliang for a long time, and the prosperity he was used to was very different from Yangzhou, he was simply curious everywhere, and novel everywhere.

Fang Sinian still likes to tease him, the two of them are fighting big and small, and they almost blocked their meridians and threw Xu You into the West Lake to calm down.

Finally arrived at the foot of Mingyu Mountain, and encountered the tribe guarding the intersection, only then did I know that Zhang Xuanji and Concubine Song and Ji Qinghe's wife Fu Jing, Wu Shan's wife Qin Heinu, Yan Yang's wife Qi Lan and other girls went to the city to enjoy the lanterns.

Fang Sinian was in a hurry to go back to visit his old father, and he was not very enthusiastic about the festival celebrations, so Xu You asked her to return to the mountain first, and took Hou Mo Yaming back to the city.

With this back and forth, night really came, and the annual Shangyuan Carnival officially kicked off.

The poems describing the grand occasion of the Shangyuan night, throughout the ages, have not surpassed Xin Qiji's "Qingyu Case": the east wind blooms thousands of trees at night, and the stars are like rain. BMW carved cars are full of incense, the sound of the phoenix flute moves, the jade pot turns brightly, and the fish and dragon dance all night. Hou Mo Yaming looked at it, the whole Qiantang can really be said to be a mountain without lights, lights without seats, seats without people, people all sing and preach, crane lanterns, golden chicken lanterns, oriole lanterns, gorse lanterns, parrot lanterns, pig lanterns, lion lanterns, green bear lanterns, tiger lanterns, leopard lanterns, all kinds of colors, all incomplete.

The most distinctive is also the "boat lamp" hanging in front of the temple door, take the meaning of Pudu sentient beings, the boat surface is painted with colorful paint, the small people are carved outside, the penny is carved, the musical instrument is blown, the colored bead lantern is hung around, the Buddha statue is offered in the boat, it is lifelike.

Entering the city, it is still the old place, the Nancheng Lamp Market. There are several prisoners detained at the entrance of the lamp market, and as usual, they should be trusted, warning tourists not to violate the criminal law. The scales in the lamp market are tangential, the music is noisy, the streets are filled with Mo, the drama and friends are traveling, the five steps are a hawker, the ten steps are a food stall, the wine and food are mouth-watering, and there are the merchants who carry the burden, there are sesame seeds, shoes, puppets, drums, dumplings and other things, attracting the pursuit of children, they shout, crowded, there is no road under the curtain in front of the shelf, and the money is not willing to return.

Continue walking, you can see thirty or fifty girls wearing the most beautiful dresses, dancing between the lights, this is also called "Xingge", and then go inside, some people wear animal faces, intimidating and playing, there are men for women's clothes, twisting and amusing, and there are more rangers chasing the girls of good families, causing riots and scolding.

"Fun! It's more fun than Chang'an's Shangyuan Night......"

Hou Mo Yaming's mouth never stopped, and when he saw that he hadn't eaten it, he had to buy it and taste it, Xu You had to stop and wait for him from time to time, so that the ink went down, and he was afraid that he would not be able to find Zhang Xuanji even if the lamp market ended, and said: "You go shopping first, if you can't touch it when the meeting ends, go to Mingyu Mountain by yourself." ”

Hou Mo Yaming was bargaining with a cargo man to buy a rattle, and when he heard the words, he turned around, but he couldn't see Xu You's figure, and he was hesitating whether to chase after him, and the goods man said angrily: "Do you want to buy it or not?" Don't buy it, don't get in my way. ”

Hou Mo Yaming shrugged his shoulders, anyway, the little master of the second grade was not afraid of being attacked by others, his eyes widened, and he said, "Buy it!" You're five pennies cheaper. ”

"No! Fifteen Wen is the lowest! ”

"Shiwen! Don't think I'm a Hu person, just sit on the ground and start the price! ”

The cargo man was anxious and said, "Look at your thick eyebrows and big eyes, how can you care like a woman?" We Qiantang people do business, Tong Su is not bullied, don't say that you are a Hu person, even if you are not a person, I sell it to you, it is also fifteen Wen! ”

"Okay, deal!"

Hou Mo Ya paid happily, shaking the rattle in his hand, thinking: Zheng Zheng Iron Man has been seen by others, and he will have to keep a low profile in the future, do you also learn from the Lang Jun Fu fans of the Southern Dynasty and dilute the manliness of his own body......

"Lang Jun, save me!"

Suddenly there was a woman's low cry for help behind him, as well as the real touch of nephrite jade's warm fragrance, it was not that Hou Mo Yaming didn't know that someone was approaching, but every step on the street was bumping and bumping with others, and he was used to it, thinking that it was someone squeezing over, but he didn't expect to be hugged tightly.

Hou Mo Yaming turned around, and the sight was a delicate girl's pretty face, frightened and frightened, like a little white rabbit, which made people feel pity.

Not far from the girl, there were three oily-haired and powder-faced men, dressed as scholars, holding folding fans in their hands, and the clothes they wore looked bright, but in the eyes of people like Hou Mo Yaming, the total amount of money around him would not exceed 100 yuan.

It should only be a little stronger than the poor family, just solved the problem of food and clothing, and was willing to spend a little money on dressing up, but he didn't learn anything else, but he learned to be a prodigal child.

"Little lady, don't run, a few of us please enjoy the lanterns!"

The girl trembled with fright, and hid behind his broad tiger's back, and grasped the leather belt tightly with both hands, obviously terrified.

"Don't be afraid! I'm here! ”

Hou Mo Yaming's voice had never been so soft in his life, and then he nodded his index finger at the three men, and said coldly: "Do you want to get out of here, or let me arrest you and go to the official?" The officials at the entrance of the lamp market are idle and bored, and they should be very happy to see you! ”

One of the three men was furious and was about to rush up to make a move, but was stopped by another person and whispered, "Looking for death?" This man is tall and mighty, we can't beat ......."

"It's just a foreign dog, this is Jiangdong, he doesn't dare to do it!"

Another person said: "Although he has blue eyes and a high nose, it is true that he is a Hu person, but the official words are more authentic than ours, especially the brocade clothes, which is very luxurious, and it is estimated that he is a diner raised by a gate." Let's go, let's go, we can't afford to mess with it! ”

The three of them left in a gloomy manner, Hou Mo was bright and fluttering, I was not only a strong man, but also tall and mighty, I really couldn't hide it no matter how low-key I was......

He turned around again, "Huh! The girl is gone.

"Idiot!"

The cargo man rolled his eyes and said, "Why are you standing still?" Take a look at your purse ......"

Hou Mo Yaming is inexplicable, why are you like this, you praised me just now, and now you are scolding? He reached out and touched his waist, and suddenly his mouth opened wide!

The money bag is gone!