Let's say that Shen Kang and Jiang Liushu took Wuyang and Liu Shu out of the gate of the palace, and the four of them had been to this Fengyang Mansion, so they had nowhere to go.

The four of them walked slowly along the main street of Fengyang Mansion, and gradually there was an unusually noisy sound in their ears, and the pedestrians on the street gradually crowded, and before the four of them could ask what was going on, a towering mountain of lights in front of them came into view.

At dusk, the sun gradually sets, and in the dimness, this mountain of lights is still conspicuous.

The four of them walked up to the front and took a closer look, it turned out that this lamp mountain was made of thousands of colored lanterns, with fireworks and golden lights.

Thousands of onlookers watched under the corridor on both sides, and passers-by gathered here to watch the performance of the strangers under the corridor.

Thaumaturgical abilities, singing and dancing, scales tangential, and noisy music for more than ten miles. The lights and candles of the tea shop are burning, the gongs and drums are sounding, the firecrackers are ringing, and the lights are endless.

Jiang Liu was dumbfounded and said, "What kind of festival is this?" It's so lively! ”

The voice around him was too loud, Shen Kang didn't hear it clearly, and turned his head to look at Jiang Liusu.

Jiang Liu's eyes were shining brightly by the lanterns, and he excitedly pulled up Shen Kang's sleeves and shouted loudly: "Go!" Let's go take a stroll under the porch over there! ”

Shen Kang heard this sentence clearly, turned his head to Liu Shu and Wu Yang and said, "You guys follow closely, don't get lost!" ”

The two of them clenched their fists in response, and then followed them closely.

Squeezing around in such a lively flow of people, it was the first time for Jiang Liuxuan, he frowned very uncomfortably, and after walking a few steps, he was a little upset, and at this moment, a heat wave hit his side.

Jiang Liusu turned his head to look, and was facing a flame receding from his ear, Jiang Liusu was startled, and looked at it, it turned out to be a big man wearing only pants and a naked upper body, holding a torch, breathing fire.

Jiang Liuxuan also forgot about Fang Cai's fright, and pulled Shen Kang forward to squeeze forward.

The Jianghu artists with beards and beards performed hard, seeing that Jiang Liusu and Shen Kang were dressed extraordinarily, and they expected that these two people had enough pockets, so they performed even harder.

"Ladies and gentlemen, let's give the big guys a unique job that is passed down from the family, old and young masters, everyone!"

Jiang Liusu was excited, and said while clapping and slapping: "Okay! ”

An old man next to him smiled and said, "Listen to the accent, are you foreigners?" ”

Shen Kang arched his hand towards the old man beside him and asked, "You guessed well, we are indeed from a foreign country, dare to ask why this Fengyang Mansion is so lively?" ”

The old man smiled and said, "Silly boy, today is the seventh day of the seventh month of July!" ”

Shen Kang patted his head, who can deliberately remember what days after these days of tiring cars?

After the old man said it, he remembered that it was the seventh day of the seventh month of July.

The old man smiled again, and then said: "In addition to the begging festival, today is also a festival set up by the prefect of our Fengyang Mansion, which has been held every year since three years ago. ”

"Flower Hub Lantern Festival?" Shen Kang asked curiously.

I don't know what tricks the big man performed, and the crowd once again burst into cheers and applause.

The old man smiled and said: "Our Fengyang's flower drum opera, which is famous all over the world, our prefect will take this as the name, and set the seventh day of July every year to be held together with the Qiqiao Festival, you see the market under the corridor on both sides of our main street, it is called the Qiqiao Market, also called the Lantern Market." ”

The two sessions are held at the same time, no wonder it is so lively.

Speaking of flower drum opera, it is a general term for small opera flower drums and lantern operas in various places, usually referring to "Hunan flower drum opera". It is popular in Hunan, Hubei, Anhui, Jiangxi, Henan, Shaanxi and other provinces. But what the old man said was obviously not a Hunan flower drum, but a Fengyang flower drum with local characteristics.

The flower drum opera tune is lively and brisk, and the melody is smooth and bright. According to legend, the Fengyang Flower Drum Opera originally originated in the early years of the Ming Dynasty, when Zhu Yuanzhang designated Fengyang as the central capital.

In order to raise Fengyang to prosper, Zhu Yuanzhang immigrated to 140,000 households in Jiangnan and thousands of literati and writers from all over the world to settle down in Fengyang Mansion.

At the beginning, Zhu Yuanzhang had good intentions, and this action was aimed at prospering the central capital, but these 140,000 households were all rich people in the south of the Yangtze River, and Zhu Yuanzhang moved them from the coast to the interior, which means that these people will lose their land, lose their economy, and lose their political core.

Zhu Yuanzhang is smart, and this action not only achieved the goal of prospering the capital, but also reduced the power of the landlords.

These rich people are accustomed to the abundance and comfort of Jiangnan, how can they get used to "walking the big river, crossing the small river, the horses eat hay and have no water to drink" from Jiangnan to Fengyang, and they are always vigilant against droughts and floods and leave their hometowns, so people often flee from the moving team.

Zhu Yuanzhang saw this scene, how could he allow it, so he issued a ban: "Anyone who escapes will be killed." So, the timid did not dare to run away openly, so they secretly tried to find a way.

According to wild historical rumors, those who fled halfway, in order to avoid the government's investigation, dressed as beggars, covered the two ends of a bamboo tube with sheepskin, made a small drum, and randomly broke branches as drumsticks, which formed the prototype of today's double drum.

Later, his method was known, so everyone learned to sing, and in this way, the Fengyang flower drum multiplied.

The earliest recorded lyrics are: "I live in Luzhou and Fengyang, Fengyang was originally a good place, since Emperor Zhu, there have been nine years of famine in ten years." “

Of course, these are all rumors, and all this has been almost two hundred years ago, and the Flower Drum Opera has evolved into a very local opera performance in today's Ming Dynasty.

Thinking of coming to this Fengyang prefect, it is also in order to prosper the local opera culture of Fengyang, so he added another section on the day of Qixi Festival.

Shen Kang arched his hand and smiled: "Thank you Lao Yueshan for your advice, the kid understands." ”

Lao Suo smiled and said, "After eating for a while, there will be a famous actor of our Fengyang Flower Drum Opera next to Dengshan, you have to come and see the excitement." ”

Shen Kang thanked him again.

Jiang Liuxuan had seen enough of this big man's performance, pulled Shen Kang, and said, "Let's find a place to rest for a while." ”

Shen Kang said goodbye to Lao Suo and hurriedly left the crowd with Jiang Liusu.

The two of them turned out of the crowd, and Jiang Liuxuan stopped at the door of the store that was performing under the corridor.

"Shen San, have you ever visited the flower building?"

Shen Kang shook his head blankly and said, "I'm still young." ”

Jiang Liu was stunned and said, "Although the master is not young, he has never visited the flower building. ”

Shen Kang laughed and said, "Isn't there a girl waiting for the bed in Brother Jiang's mansion?" Still thinking about this? ”

"It's naïve." Jiang Liu pursed his lips and said, "How can there be the fragrance of wild flowers in lies?" He paused slightly, straightened his back and said, "Let's go in." ”

Shen Kang looked up at the store's signboard in hindsight, and suddenly saw three big characters "Fuhualou".