Chapter Eighty-Six: A Midsummer Night Party



Under the sunset, the red sky is dyed with clouds, the wrong body, the wind is blurred, only in an instant, the red shadow of Feng Siniang has passed by. "I already have a man I like, he's a big hero in my heart!" Xun Rizhao looked at the ancient road under the sunset, and his ears echoed with this sentence that made him like five thunderbolts.

Looking at the figure that was gradually moving away, thinking of the smile she said when she said the man she liked, Xun Rizhao felt uncomfortable in his heart, he thought that he had hatred in his heart, but what was the hatred, he didn't understand it himself, and after a long time, he raised his head, looked at the flowing clouds in the sky, and his face was a little confused, "Although I know your intentions, I won't give up until you marry him!" ”

Listening to his muttering, the two old men in Tsing Yi behind Xun Rizhao showed a smile on their faces, it is rare for the young master to have someone he likes, and he insists on it like this, it is really a great joy, after returning to Chang'an, he must return to the old lady in detail, so that the young master and the wind girl can achieve good things.

Under the warm sunset, Feng Siniang rode a horse beside Li Ang, quietly bowing her head, "Don't you ask me, who is that man?" Her voice was quiet, with a hint of annoyance.

"It doesn't matter who that man is." Li Ang looked back at Feng Siniang beside him and smiled lightly, "I believe in myself." ”

Listening to Li Ang's somewhat domineering words, Feng Siniang was happy in her heart, but she still said, "People are the sons of the Xun family in the Eight Pillars Kingdom." Aren't you afraid I'll really run away with him? ”

"You can't run." Li Ang stared at Feng Siniang's blushing face, and said quietly, "I will take a good look at you, whoever robs me, I will fight with whom!" ”

"You! I don't know how to say anything nice, and I always have to work hard at every turn. Listening to Li Ang's words of revealing his heart, Feng Siniang lowered her head, her face was like a red cloud burning in the sky. There was a little shyness in his voice, "But I just like your momentum!" After speaking, Feng Siniang suddenly turned the horse's head and ran to the back of the team.

"Childe, when will you marry the boss lady?" I don't know when, Cen Ji rode a horse to Li Ang's side. asked with a grin.

"When I return to Chang'an, when Siniang really forgets those pains, I will use the eight-lift sedan chair to marry her." Li Ang thought of Huang Quan and Ah Zi who died on the night of the post station, glanced at Cen Ji and replied.

Cen Ji was silent, he suddenly realized that Li Ang, who was several years younger than the proprietress in front of him, looked more like an older man, he was so careful, he would definitely take care of the proprietress Cen Ji thought in his heart, and a smile appeared on his dark face.

In the evening, Li Ang and the others finally arrived at a small town next to the official road. Leading the horse into the town, Leon looked at the blazing bonfire lit in the white field in front of the town. Something strange. I found an inn and paid for the room. Li Ang asked the shopkeeper about the bonfire party at the entrance of the town.

"Don't you know, this is our midsummer night party in Hanzhou, in this half month, young men and women will sing and dance at the bonfire, looking for each other's favorite people, if you find it, wait until after midsummer. The man went to the woman's house to get hired, and the marriage was finalized. ”

Listen to the shopkeeper. Li Ang was stunned for a moment before asking, "Isn't this marriage match the order of the parents and the words of the matchmaker?" ”

"What do the guest officials say, that is the rule that only those nobles and wealthy families pay attention to, we ordinary people don't have so many rules, as long as men and women are in love, ordinary parents will not object." The shopkeeper replied, "This midsummer night will be very lively, and if the guest officer is free, he can go and see it, and if he meets two young men who fall in love with a girl, it will be even more lively." ”

"Sounds good, Brother Li, do you want to go and have a look?" A familiar voice sounded, and Li Ang turned his head and saw Murong Ke and Hu Luguang standing behind him.

"Why is Murong Gongzi here?" Li Ang looked at Murong Ke's delicate face, and was a little unsure of his intentions, and he didn't know what this Murong family son of Liucheng was waiting for him to do here.

"I'm going to Chang'an Taixue to study, and I know that Brother Li is going back to Chang'an, so I want to go with Brother Li." Murong said with a smile, the 'Brother Li' shouted so generously that people couldn't see the slightest fake.

"Oh, by the way, this is a letter from my ancestor to Brother Li." Murong Ke took out a vermilion lacquer fire-printed letterhead from his arms and handed it to Li Ang.

"A letter from Lord Ryujo." Li Ang took the letter, opened it and read it, and didn't say anything on it, just asked him to take care of Murong Ke in Chang'an, and he couldn't see anything else.

"Grandpa, father, and uncle all asked me to learn some skills from Brother Li." Murong looked at Li Ang, who was groaning at the letter, and smiled embarrassedly, "Brother Li won't dislike me!" "He was seventeen years old at this time, although he was talented and intelligent, and he was quite proud of himself, but since all the events in the clouds, he was extremely convinced of Li Ang, and the calmness on Li Ang made him feel as majestic as a brother.

"Murong Gongzi is polite, how can Ang have any ability to speak of." Putting away the letter, Li Ang smiled faintly at Murong.

"Brother Li is humble." Murong was not discouraged by Li Ang's somewhat cold tone, and still said with a smile, "My nickname is Xuehu, and Brother Li will call me Xuehu in the future." ”

Looking at Murong Ke, who was still a young man, Li Ang thought about it, and finally nodded, the Murong family showed favor to him, he had no reason to refuse, this time is different from the past, in Daqin, an empire that relies on the support of high-ranking nobles and the Wenchen family, it is better to have a few more friends than a few more enemies.

"Then I'll call you Snow Tiger from now on." Li Ang smiled at Murong Ke and nodded.

"That's great." Murong was happy, he was the only son in the family, and he was talented since he was a child, and there were no children of the same age in Liucheng Murong who could compare with him, and he had almost no friends around him except for Hu Luguang, who was studying.

"Brother Li, why don't we go to see the Midsummer Night Party in the evening, I haven't been there since I was so old?" Murong Ke grew up under the strict admonition of his parents since he was a child, and in addition to studying and practicing martial arts every day, he never went up the street a few times, so he was very interested in the popular midsummer night party in the north.

"Alright, see you in the evening." Li Ang looked at the eagerness in Murong Ke's eyes, and agreed, he also wanted to see the customs of Daqin, this journey back to Chang'an, just to see how much history has changed!

Entering the backyard of the inn and seeing the people who had their luggage arranged, Li Ang walked over and said, "I inquired with the shopkeeper, the town is very lively at night, if you are not tired, you might as well go and have a look together." Seeing Leon speak, no one objected, although he was not as cold as he was in battle, but all of them were accustomed to his majesty.

The willow tops on the moon, people about after dusk. Looking at the young men and women on the street with excited faces, Li Ang couldn't help but think of this poem. Murong Ke beside him looked even more curiously, losing the usual dignified appearance of the son of a family, and Hu Luguang, who was following him, saw those beautifully dressed girls

staring at his son-in-law, he couldn't help but widen his eyes, and he looked like Tulle who was following Feng Siniang and staring at those young men.

"It's so beautiful!" The sound of fireworks sounded, looking at the fireworks blooming in the night sky, Huo Xiaoyu pulled Yuan Luoshen and clapped his hands, and Triste next to them also had amazement in his eyes, when he was in Rome before, he only saw the nobles of Rome set off fireworks a few times, and he didn't expect that a border town in Daqin could put so many fireworks at once, you must know that these are sold to Rome, but they are all golden money!

The streets of the town are lined with stalls selling trinkets and knick-knacks that please the girls' families, and the bosses shout loudly to solicit business, and the fireworks that bloom in the night sky are also interesting.

Looking at this peaceful and prosperous town, Li Ang only felt in his heart that for such a scene, let him fight more battles, even if it was worth letting him die, soldiers to defend their families and defend the country, and fight for their lives, in the final analysis, it is not so that the people around him can laugh happily and live happily.

"Wind girl, Lin girl!" A refreshing male voice sounded, Li Ang turned around, only to see the man who was waiting for Feng Siniang on the official road during the day greeting him in the distance, and behind him were two old men in Tsing Yi who looked exactly the same, looking at Feng Siniang's eyes full of smiles.

"Why is he here again?" Feng Siniang, who was pulling Lin Fengshuang and looking at the jewelry, sank her face, after all, it was rare for her to go shopping with Lin Fengshuang and Li Ang, but I didn't expect this Xun Rizhao to come to a bad thing again, it seems that the words spoken during the day are not ruthless enough!

felt the murderous aura exuded from Feng Siniang's body. Lin Fengshuang laughed, she lowered her head and whispered in the ear of the stunned Feng Siniang, "Sister Feng, he went over to say hello to that stupid man!" ”

"Ahh Feng Siniang came back to her senses, only to see Li Ang walking towards Xun Rizhao, who looked smirkling, with Tule in tow. Tule stood behind Li Ang, his light brown pupils glared at Xun Rizhao fiercely, he was really upset that this man looked at Feng Siniang and their eyes, in his heart he could only look at Feng Siniang and Lin Fengshuang like this is his 'king'. None of the other men can do it.

"I don't know if this brother Tai knows Siniang?"

Hearing Li Ang's question, Xun Rizhao woke up in shock, looked at the young man in front of him who looked very gentle, thinking about the 'Siniang' in his words, his eyes became serious, and he bowed. His face returned to his usual calm and indifference, and said with a smile, "In Xia Xunsheng, the word Rizhao, I don't know the name of Brother Tai." ”

Xun Rizhao before meeting was graceful, and Li Ang didn't want to be rude, so he returned a salute and said, "Under Li Ang, the word Qingyuan." I don't know if Brother Rizhao and Siniang are old acquaintances? ”

"Old knowledge. Barely counted, right? Looking at Feng Siniang, who was rushing towards Lin Feng and Frost, Xun Rizhao said in a hurry.

"You're not done. Didn't I tell you, I..." saw Xun Rizhao's somewhat evasive gaze at him. Feng Siniang is angry in her heart, she hates such a warm man the most, and she is not a little domineering.

"Since it's Siniang's old acquaintance, it's also fate for everyone to meet, so you might as well travel together!" Li Ang said suddenly, holding Feng Siniang's hand and smiling at Xun Rizhao.

In front of everyone's eyes, his hand was suddenly grabbed by Li Ang, and Feng Siniang blushed. Next, I forgot all the words I wanted to scold Xun Rizhao, and just stood quietly beside Li Ang. bowed her head and said nothing, looking like an obedient little daughter-in-law, seeing that Xun Rizhao wanted to find a knife to wipe her neck, forget it.

"Yes, yes!" Xun Rizhao felt bitter in his heart, but it was not easy to refuse Li Ang's kindness, so he could only agree. Let the two old men in Tsing Yi behind him shake their heads, the young man in front of him, who seems to be gentle, but actually faintly exudes iron and blood, is a master of the art of war, and he invited the young master to go along, which is obviously a blow to the young master's already small confidence.

On the way to the midsummer night party outside the town, Xun Rizhao talked about the customs of Hanzhou, he was eloquent and interesting, so that Li Ang had to admire his erudition, but no matter how wonderful Xun Rizhao said, Feng Siniang was deaf to it, and only Li Ang who grasped her hand in his eyes was in his eyes.

Looking at Feng Siniang's shy demeanor, Lin Fengshuang suddenly felt a little sour in her heart, she looked up at Li Ang, who was listening to Xun Rizhao's talk, her eyes were a little gloomy, I don't know when, he will also hold his hand like this in front of people.

The road to the outside of the town was not long, and when the group arrived, there were already a lot of people, men and women, talking and laughing together in twos and threes. found a place where there were few people, a few people sat down, Lin Fengshuang sat next to Li Ang, looking at Lin Fengshuang who was leaning on his own, Li Ang had a familiar and indescribable feeling, but he couldn't say it.

The Midsummer Night Party was originally a love song meeting of the grassland peoples, but one hundred and fifty years ago, the Great Qin conquered the grassland, a large number of Han people migrated, and slowly integrated the conquered tribes.

"The leaves are pale, and the white dew is frost. The so-called Iraqi people are on the water side. Retroactively, the road is long and obstructive; Tracing from it, it is like being in the middle of the water. "I don't know who sang the puff in the Book of Songs. In the beautiful song, a girl dances around the campfire, and the people around cheer up.

"Pujia is a midsummer night party, Qixi night party, a song that must be sung, for fifteen days, the first dance for this song every night is considered to be the most beautiful fifteen girls in the year, after they dance, the night party officially begins." Xun Rizhao said, explaining the customs of the Midsummer Night Party.

"Brother Rizhao, I don't know if Chang'an has such a custom?" Li Ang suddenly looked at Xun Rizhao, in the past three years, he only knew about the national situation of Great Qin, but he didn't know much about folk customs.

"Chang'an's is almost the same, but it's not so casual, and the time is on Qixi Festival, at that time, Jing Zhaoyin will be in the wilderness outside Chang'an City, a month in advance to build a color platform, Chang'an's major restaurants will also do wine business there, extremely lively, and in addition to singing and dancing, poetry, calligraphy and painting, horseback riding and arrowfighting, swordsmanship competitions, at that time of the year, Chang'an will send a large army to guard." Xun Rizhao replied.

"Why is this a large army being sent?" Leon frowned and asked a little strangely.

"This, Daqin Shangwu, martial arts prevail, every year on the night of the Chinese Valentine's Day, there are always a lot of people who will fight for the girl they like, and at the Qixi Night Party, the young talents in the next year will also be determined, if they can take the lead, it is also an extremely beautiful thing, basically every year the major families will send the children of the unmarried family to participate, and some of the children of the opposing families will meet, it is a situation that does not fight and does not stop, I heard that every year Chang'an Protectorate hopes that the rain will fall in the first half of July!" Xun Rizhao thought of the Qixi Night Party in Chang'an, and thought of the half a month that was almost like a madman, and shook his head.

Li Ang didn't speak, he suddenly realized that the days ahead would not be boring, and after returning to Chang'an, he would go and see it. Thinking so, he laughed.