Chapter 442: Shangyuan Festival
The Lantern Festival, also known as the Shangyuan Festival.
It is the most solemn festival of the Tang Dynasty, every year in the first month, Chang'an City all countries come to the court, all ethnic groups in foreign countries stay until the 15th, to the day of the Lantern Festival, all countries in the Vermilion Bird Street, set up a stage to celebrate, dragon dance, lanterns, food, singing and dancing, from dusk to early morning, until the joy returns, it can be said that the whole people are happy.
The major merchants in Chang'an City naturally refused to let go of this business opportunity, and each shop was lit up in front of the door, and the lights were brilliant, striving to attract more eyeballs on the night of the Lantern Festival.
There are also large merchants who set up a stage in front of their shops to attract people, and even small traders and hawkers are gearing up to make a lot of money at this moment of national celebration.
The inns in Chang'an City have long been overcrowded, in addition to the rich families around Chang'an City have also rushed to visit the annual Shangyuan Lantern Festival, and even many people from Luoyang have rushed to Chang'an City from 800 miles away.
Mojia Village has just opened from Chang'an to Luoyang morning and evening bus, it is simply hot to the extreme, a ticket is hard to find, a large number of Luoyang high rollers do not hesitate to spend money, just to arrive in Chang'an City as soon as possible, and even more have already booked the return ticket, once the end of the Yuan night, the next day at dawn will immediately return to Luoyang.
A Shangyuan night, completely let the bus business of Mojia Village make a reputation, Mojia Village naturally did not let go of such a good publicity opportunity, Mojia skilled craftsmen, has already purchased a large Chinese lantern, ready to make a big show in the Lantern Festival, play the name of the world's first village.
Mofuzhong.
Everyone is extremely busy, preparing for tonight's Shangyuan event, only Merton is the most leisurely, and he can't intervene at all, even the reconstruction of the firearms superintendent, Merton has all the authority to Yu Wenbo, and he doesn't have to worry about it at all.
With the end of the last rays of sunset, everyone in Chang'an City seemed to have received a signal, whether it was a high-ranking household, a large house, or a major inn, they all stepped out of the door and converged towards Suzaku Street.
On Suzaku Street, at the entrance of various merchants, a lantern was already hung high before it got dark, and the entire Chang'an City was suddenly filled with a layer of blurred light.
With the sound of bamboo strings, the Lantern Festival night began.
"Merton, hurry up, I'm on you!"
Outside the Mo Mansion, a carriage stopped at the door, and Qin Huaiyu poked his head out and urged the Mo Mansion urgently.
Merton hurriedly boarded the carriage and saw Cheng Chumo and Yu Chi Baolin lying in the car with sleepy eyes.
"What's wrong with them?" Merton said in surprise.
"They're catching up on sleep, and tonight we're going to stay up all night." Qin Huaiyu said excitedly. After the Lantern Festival, Qin Huaiyu and the three of them are about to enlist in the army, and this Lantern Festival may not be able to waste their last leisure time.
"All night long?" Merton looked at the three of them speechlessly, they really fought hard for the Lantern Festival.
Cheng Chu was in a hazy mood, opened his eyes and glanced at Merton, yawned and said, "Wake me up when you arrive." ”
After saying that, he turned over and fell asleep again.
The four-wheeled carriage galloped away, but the closer it got to Suzaku Street, the more people on the road came, and when it was still a hundred steps away from Suzaku Street, the four-wheeled carriage could not move at all.
"I knew I was going to wait and came on horseback." Qin Huaiyu said with annoyance.
Merton shook his head and said: "Even if you can't ride a horse, the Chang'an County Ya has already issued a notice on the night of Shangyuan, and the entire Vermilion Bird Street is forbidden to pass through cars and horses tonight, so let's walk!" ”
Merton pointed to the front and was maintaining order, Cao Zhutou said, Chang'an County Ya also worked hard for Shangyuan Night, and I am afraid that all the officials have been dispatched tonight.
"That's all there is to it." Qin Huaiyu nodded.
Merton was the first to get out of the car, Qin Huaiyu followed, Cheng Chumo and Wei Chi Baolin got up instantly, jumped off the carriage, and sent the coachman to wait here.
Seeing Qin Huaiyu is four people enter Zhuque Street, Cao Li breathed a sigh of relief, as the official of Chang'an City, his biggest headache is these Chang'an City's gentlemen, before this he had stopped several gentlemen, and it took a lot of effort to stop them, but fortunately, with Mohou here, everything was safe.
As soon as he stepped into Suzaku Street, Merton couldn't help but feel a sudden feeling in his heart, as if he had returned to the night scene of the later generations.
I saw that from the street to the end of the street, a lantern was hung high, stretching for more than ten miles, illuminating the entire street as if it were daytime.
The colorful lanterns exude a blurry light, and even if Qin Huaiyu and the three of them live in the capital every year, they are still shocked by the beautiful scenery they see once a year.
"Last year wasn't as beautiful as this year, and it wasn't as lively as this year." Yu Chi Baolin rubbed his eyes that had just woken up and said in amazement, and the last trace of sleepiness suddenly disappeared.
Qin Huaiyu and Cheng Chumo nodded vigorously.
Mo Dun knew in his heart that the Tang Dynasty had escaped several droughts and floods in a row in the seven years of Zhenguan, and it could even be said that it was a rare harvest year, coupled with the urging of the brick road and the secret skills of the Mo family, the politics were clear, and the economy suddenly took a leap, and this prosperity was naturally reflected in the Shangyuan Lantern Festival.
The four of them followed the flow of people and walked on Suzaku Street as if it was daytime, juggling, shadow puppetry, puppet shows, and pinching clay figures along the way, and they were overwhelmed with wonderful traditional programs.
When the boy was curious, he saw something delicious and funny, and he came up to it.
The four of them didn't go far, and their hands were full of all kinds of toys, and they were playing happily one by one, but no one looked at the four of them with surprise, because there were not a few people like them on Suzaku Street.
At such a time of celebration, no one cares about spending a little money to satisfy a little bit of their childhood hobbies.
"Ladies and gentlemen of Chang'an City, those who have money hold a money field, those who don't have money hold a personal field, the younger brother came to Chang'an City for the first time, it is to raise money for his father to treat his illness, and he is here to perform arts, and please appreciate your face." In the middle of Suzaku Street, a young man of about fifteen years old was dressed in a strong suit, although he was washed white, but it was clean and tidy, and behind him, a man kept coughing to help organize things.
"Okay, filial son!" The onlookers burst into applause. Since the establishment of the Mo Hospital, there are many people from other places who go to Chang'an City for medical treatment, and such stories of fathers and sons are more likely to stimulate the enthusiasm of the people of Chang'an City.
And the young man's martial arts are really good, eighteen kinds of martial arts, all proficient, ushered in the full applause, after a while, the young man's front was already sprinkled with copper coins, and Morton left a tael of silver and left quietly.
Not far away, a little girl about ten years old did eighteen backflips in a row, ushering in a full house of applause, and happened to flip in front of Merton.
Morton smiled and spilled a handful of copper coins, and the little girl skillfully took them with her hands, and she didn't miss them all.
"Thank you, young master!"
The little girl weighed the heavy weight, her eyes lit up, and she bowed down to thank her, their favorite was such a high-roller like Merton, and she wanted to perform some more tricks, but unfortunately Merton had already disappeared into the crowd, and the little girl was suddenly lost, and then turned around and began to ask for rewards from other well-dressed people.
On this day of celebration, no one will refuse a little girl with unique skills and ingenuity, and I believe that this little girl will be full of harvest tonight.
As soon as Morton left the acrobatic area, Qin Huaiyu and the three of them came over and said obscenely: "Ahead is the venue of the West Market, I heard that this year's Lantern Festival not only has orchids from the Western Regions who are good at whirling dance, but also dancers from Persia, with their shoulders and belly exposed, dancing beautifully, and extremely gorgeous, we will naturally feast our eyes." ”
Merton was stunned, isn't this the famous belly dance of later generations.
Morton was suddenly moved, and was about to agree, when he swept away, he suddenly saw a familiar figure standing under a huge lantern, and suddenly said with a straight face: "Don't look at indecent things, don't listen to indecent people, how can we who are scholars listen to those beautiful sounds." ”
Hearing that Merton, a disciple of the Mo family, quoted scriptures and used Confucian classics, Qin Huaiyu and the three of them despised Merton's false canons several times, and hurried to grab the position.
After the three of them left, Morton walked under the lantern and said to a young man in Confucian clothes: "It turned out to be Brother Li Zhitai." ”
I saw the young man under the lantern turn around, revealing a picturesque face, and it was Princess Changle who was dressed as a woman.
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