On August 15th, the third autumn is just half, so it is called the Mid-Autumn Festival.

The Mid-Autumn Festival is not only a day for family reunion, but also customs such as worshipping the moon, admiring the moon, worshipping the moon, eating moon cakes, appreciating osmanthus flowers, and drinking osmanthus wine.

There is also the custom of walking the moon here in the south of the Yangtze River, taking advantage of the full moon of the Mid-Autumn Festival, visiting relatives and friends, and giving cakes, fresh fruits and other foods.

Lu Jing originally planned to go to Lin's house for a moon walk during the Mid-Autumn Festival, but he never thought that in the morning, Lin Ruhai sent Lin Zhong to invite him and his sister to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival at Lin's house together, Lu Jing hesitated a little and agreed.

At present, most of the descendants of the Lu family are orphans, except for those who have already married, so Lu Jing asked the housekeeper Lu Dong to gather all the people in the house together, and everyone spent the Mid-Autumn Festival together.

Because he was going to the Lin family to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Mid-Autumn Festival night banquet of the Lu family started relatively early, and after Lu Jing accompanied everyone to have a few drinks, he told Lu Dong to take care of everyone in the house, and if he wanted to go shopping for lanterns on the street, he didn't have to be restrained.

Then he took his sister, Yinglian, Youxia, An Lan, Wu Ze, Chen Ji, Lu Lian and others to the Lin Mansion.

After Lu Jing and Lu Zhiyu arrived at the Lin family, they saw that the door of the Lin family's courtyard was wide open, and there were two sheep's horn headlamps hanging at the door, and the house was also very festive.

After Lin Ruhai and the others arrived, they began to worship the moon in the courtyard. Worship the moon, that is, worship the moon god, not only simply burn incense and pray, but also prepare many offerings, such as moon cakes, watermelons, apples, etc., watermelons should be cut into lotus shapes, and then the whole family worships in turn from high to low.

On the platform in the courtyard, there is incense, holding the wind candle, Chen offers watermelons, moon cakes, apples, grapes and other colorful fruits, Lin Ruhai hands after the incense to worship the moon, and then Lu Jing, Daiyu, Lu Zhiyu worshiped one by one.

The moon festival is to pray for auspicious wishes such as good weather and good weather throughout the year, peace and security of the country and the people, blessings and blessings, and family safety. Men generally seek fame and fortune, while women seek to be beautiful as immortals, find a good husband or ask for heirs, etc.

After worshipping the moon, Lin Ruhai ordered someone to have a banquet, Lu Jing specially brought two bottles of osmanthus wine and wine, he and Lin Ruhai drank mellow osmanthus wine, and Lu Zhiyu and Daiyu drank cool wine.

The indispensable food of the Mid-Autumn Festival night banquet is moon cakes, watermelon and crabs, Lin Ruhai personally cut the moon cakes, and the four of them shared the food.

To share the moon cakes, you need to count all the people of the whole family, and how many people have to divide them into as many pieces, one piece cannot be more, one piece cannot be less, and the size must be the same. Watermelon is eaten because it is sweet and juicy, which means a happy and sweet life. Crab is a must-have delicacy at the Mid-Autumn Festival, and many literati and writers are indispensable for drinking and admiring the moon.

After the banquet, Lin Ruhai took Lu Jing and the three of them to the garden to admire the moon and flowers. There are laurel trees planted in the garden of Linfu, and in the past few days he has asked people to buy chrysanthemums and begonia flowers, and now the three flowers reflect each other under the bright moonlight, and the rich fragrance of laurel comes to the nose.

"When the treasure mirror rises in the sky, the fairy in the clouds is silent. The equinox is full of rounds, and the clouds are bright for a long time. The cunning rabbit fell from the string, and the toad Hugh was born in front of him. The Lingcha intends to join hands with each other, and wait for the galaxy to be completely cleared. Lin Ruhai said to the moonlight.

Lu Jing also chanted: "The sky will be the moon tonight, and it will be washed over and over again." The summer retreats and the sky is clear, and the autumn is clear. The stars make brilliance, and the wind dews and crystalline. can change the world, it is Yujing. ”

After Lin Ruhai heard this, he said to Lu Jing, Lin Daiyu and Lu Zhiyu: "I took the words 'cold' and 'fragrant' as the title, and each of us wrote two poems that corresponded to the occasion. ”

After Lin Ruhai finished speaking, he opened his mouth to demonstrate: "The clothes are cold when you sit on the stone, and the soles are fragrant when you step on the flowers." ”

Lu Jing immediately said: "The young girl Su'e is resistant to cold, and the cinnamon and flowers are fragrant on her fingers." ”

Lin Daiyu saw Lu Zhiyu looking at her, so she spoke first: "The mouthpiece of the cuckoo with the moon is cold, and the dream soul of the flower butterfly is fragrant." ”

"Sister Lin's sentence is very wonderful, and it really lives up to the name of Yongxu's talent!" Lu Jing praised.

Lin Daiyu's face was slightly red when she was praised: "My cousin has won the award, Daiyu is just talking nonsense." ”

"My sister's nonsense is so good, I knew that I would have said it first, but now my two sentences are not as good as my sister's, and I am embarrassed to say it." Lu Zhiyu seemed to complain, but in fact praised.

Lin Daiyu was embarrassed to be praised, and hurriedly urged Lu Zhiyu: "Don't talk nonsense, you know that you are making fun of me, and you don't want to say it quickly." ”

"Okay, then sister, I have to be ugly." Lu Zhiyu pretended to be aggrieved and said: "The moon flows cold from Guanghan, and the wind comes from the flowers. ”

Lin Ruhai commented one by one after hearing this, but he didn't expect that Daiyu's poetry talent was so outstanding, and he couldn't help but feel a little more happy in his heart.

Then Lu Zhiyu said that Lin Daiyu's flower moon poem a few days ago, Lin Ruhai and Lu Jing were both amazed after hearing it, and Daiyu was praised by several people and was extremely embarrassed.

Lin Ruhai had the heart to teach his daughter, so he asked Daiyu to write a poem with the title of 'Mid-Autumn Festival'.

Lin Daiyu thought for a moment and said: "Qinghui is cold and sparse, and there are no cicadas in the old Gui Han branches. The joy is full of joy and emptiness, and the sorrow is infinite. The autumn breeze blows like a good time, and the streamer pours like the old year. The moon is bright and people look at it, and the good night is bitter and the scenery is short. ”

Lu Jing said with a smile: "Sister Lin is really unparalleled in poetry, she got this good sentence in such a short time, in my opinion, the last two sentences might as well be changed to 'Thousands of miles away without feeling bitter, and the good night is reunited month by month.'" ’”

Lin Ruhai also nodded and said: "Huai Jin has changed well, Yu'er should not make more sad noises in the future." ”

Lin Daiyu replied in a low voice: "Daiyu knows, the idea of the last two sentences of my cousin is indeed more positive than Daiyu's. ”

After admiring the moon, Lu Jing proposed to go to watch the lanterns and flower boats, and Lin Ruhai thought that he had never traveled with Daiyu, so he readily agreed.

On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the sky is as clear as water, and the moon is as bright as a mirror.

There is not only the custom of lighting lamps to help the moonlight, but also the custom of making lightboats. Ten days before the Mid-Autumn Festival, each family will use bamboo strips to tie lanterns, make fruits, birds and beasts, fish and insects and the words "celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival", paste colored paper, and paint various colors.

Lin Ruhai and Lu Jing came to the street, and the street was brightly lit at this time, with sky lanterns everywhere, lighthouses lit, fire dragon dances, etc.

Lu Zhiyu quietly pulled Daiyu's shirt and said, "Sister, let's go steal onions and vegetables, shall we?" ”

"Why are you stealing these?" Lin Daiyu was puzzled.

"Haven't you heard of 'stealing a green onion, marrying a good husband, stealing a dish, and finding a good husband'?" Lu Zhiyu said with a smile: "There are also married women who will also steal melons and beg for children." ”

Lin Daiyu's face suddenly flushed with shame: "Don't go, you have to go by yourself, the little girl's family is not ashamed, no matter how you say it, I am ashamed of you." ”

Lu Zhiyu said disapprerovingly: "Hehe, since my sister doesn't go, then I won't go either, if someone catches me, it will be a shame." ”

Lu Jing and a few people came to Tangqian Street, because it was connected to the canal, and the canal was full of flower boats, and many people took the flower boats to parade all the way.

The center of the boat is full of flowers, the lanterns flickering in the flowers, the sculpture of the five sheep on the bow of the boat is vivid, meaning auspicious, and the stern and hull of the ship hang red lanterns.

Because they couldn't rent a flower boat, several people have been watching the lanterns along Tangqian Street to admire the moon, Lu Jing saw that there were a lot of lanterns sold on the street, so he bought a few wish lanterns, and asked Daiyu and Zhiyu to put the lanterns and make a wish. The two of them were very happy when they got the lanterns, and they had a lot of fun for a while.

Lin Daiyu also lost her former reserve, personally put a few lanterns, made a wish by the river, and finally followed Lu Zhiyu to chase the flower boat in the river to watch, but she never agreed to Lu Zhiyu's request to steal vegetables.

Before the Mid-Autumn Festival, Lu Jing received a letter from Ge Yin, asking him to go to Qiantang County to watch the sea tide together.

Lu Jing was moved by Ge Yin's proposal, and the tide of the Qiantang River has been known as a wonder of the world since ancient times. And he has been in Jiangnan for more than ten years, and he has never been to Hangzhou, nor has he seen the tide of the Qiantang River. So Lu Jing and Ge Yin agreed to meet in Qiantang on August 18.

Early in the morning of August 16, Lu Jing found her sister and told her that she was going to Qiantang to watch the tide.

Lu Zhiyu was extremely happy to hear this, and she has been very enthusiastic about going out recently.

"Don't be too happy, you must listen to me and not leave my side." Lu Jing said quite seriously.

Although he has never seen it with his own eyes, he has often heard people say that the tide of the Qiantang River has always had the saying that "the turbid waves empty out, and the rivers and mountains are destroyed", and many people are swallowed by the tide every year because of watching the tide.

"Brother, don't worry, if you have any orders, my little sister will obey her orders." Lu Zhiyu said quite seriously.

"Go pack some things, get ready, and we'll leave tomorrow." Lu Jing nodded.

"Brother, aren't you taking Sister Lin with you this time?" Lu Zhiyu asked suspiciously.

"This time I have to travel far away, no matter how I say it, it will take two or three days to come back, first, Sister Lin is weak, and she may not be able to go through the rush."

"Second, to avoid suspicion, Uncle Lin may not let Sister Lin go with him!" Lu Jing explained.

It takes two or four days to make a round trip from Gusu to Qiantang, and it is normal for him to travel far away with his sister, but if he takes Lin Daiyu, it is estimated that Lin Ruhai will have to consider the impact on Daiyu's reputation.

Lu Zhiyu thought about it and felt that what her brother said made sense, and she felt a pity in her heart that she couldn't travel with Daiyu, and even her interest was reduced a little.

But after thinking about it for a while, she thought of a good idea: "Brother, why don't I invite a few more sisters to go with me?" ”

Lu Jing shook his head and smiled: "I don't know when you have so many friends, tell me, how many friends can you invite?" ”

"Hmph, my brother is too underestimated, I have a lot of close friends!" Lu Zhiyu said unconvinced.

Then he asked, "Brother, do you agree or not?" ”

Lu Jing smiled: "Okay, as long as you can invite it, then bring it with you." ”

"Okay, brother, just wait!" Lu Zhiyu said excitedly.

After leaving Lu Jing's study, she began to write letters to Lin Daiyu, Xing Xiuyan and Miaoyu, inviting them to go to the Qiantang River to watch the tide.

After Xing Xiuyan and Miaoyu received Lu Zhiyu's letter, the two discussed it, and they were both a little moved, and finally Miaoyu took the idea and the two went together.

After Lin Daiyu received the letter, she was overjoyed, these days of play are the happiest and most free days she has been playing since she was a child, but she has been playing mostly in the quiet scene before, and she has been yearning for the tide of the Qiantang River for a long time, but she knows that this matter still needs to be agreed by her father, so she took Lu Zhiyu's invitation letter and went to her father to discuss the matter.