Chapter 111: Lighting the Lamp

The Lantern Festival lantern scene in front of the Xizhang champion is a must in Shanyin, in previous years, starting from the evening of the twelfth day of the first month, the women in the city will walk to the noisy place to see the lights, the Xizhang champion is bound to come, this year and together to come, but see the deserted, only the whitebark pine outside the wall door is pretentious, can not help but be surprised, ask around what is going on, and get the answer: the Lantern Festival is said to be in Longshan to put lights, the world is beautiful, if you miss it, regret for life - most of the rural couples enter the city in the sunny day, drill the lantern shed, walk the lamp bridge, but also go to the champion in front of the first gate to turn around, Asked why there was no lantern in front of the first gate of the champion this year, and the answer was also like this - so a spread of ten, ten to a hundred, not only the people in Shanyin and Huiji counties knew that the Lantern Festival would have a grand lantern festival in Longshan, but the people in the suburbs and eight towns also knew the news, and the villagers who had relatives in the city first said that they would go into the city to live in their relatives' houses, waiting to see this rare lantern scene - on the afternoon of the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Zhang Yuan was copying Wang Siren's "Luo Shen Fu" in the study, which was a lesson that could not be touched by thunder, Zhang Cao ran over and said: "Son, these six headlights in front of your door have been requisitioned."

Zhang Yuan asked, "What?" ”

Zhang Cao said: "It's to hang it in Longshan, one more is one, tonight we are going to have a Milky Way upside down - it was not bad for you to hang these lights, it was the eldest brother who said in front of the third uncle that the lamp painted by Zun Yan was elegant and good, and it could be added to Longshan, so it was requisitioned." ”

Zhang Yuan said with a smile: "This is a forcible requisition, Eunuch Zhong is hateful, forcing the people of the city to flatter him!" ”

Zhang Cao said: "It's not because Eunuch Zhong came, it's mainly because of this matter to show the arrogance and means of my Shanyin Zhang family, Jiezi, don't practice any words, hurry up and go together." ”

Zhang Yuan said: "I still have some things, I'll go later." "He wants to wait for Shang Ran to come, and on the first day of the Lunar New Year, he will make an appointment to watch the lights in Shanyin after this afternoon.

Zhang Cao asked a few slaves to pick up the lamps in front of the door and went all the way to Longshan.

Zhang Yuan copied a few more lines of "Luo Shen Fu", "- the fiber is sincere, and the fit is shortened. If the shoulders are cut, the waist is as plain. Stretch the neck and show the neck, and the quality is exposed. Fangze has no addition, lead Huafu Yu. The clouds are ethereal, and the eyebrows are trimmed. Dan lips are bright on the outside, and Hao teeth are fresh on the inside. Bright eyes are good, and Jing assists in inheriting power. Magnificent and elegant, quiet and leisurely. Tenderness and flattery in language......"

Wang Siren's Xiaokai is charming and colorful, and the text of "Luo Shen Fu" tries his best to portray stunning beauties, Zhang Yuan is a little inattentive, thinking about Shang Ran, and thinking: "Red sleeves add fragrance to reading at night, can you really concentrate on reading?" ”

"Young master, the merchant is here." Wu Ling ran in to report.

Zhang Yuan hurriedly went out to the front yard, and saw the merchant steward waiting in front of the hall, and when he saw Zhang Yuan coming out, he hurriedly crossed his hands and saluted: "Zhang Gongzi, my master has arrived in front of the Fuxue Palace, and there are also the eldest lady, Miss Jinglan and Miss Jinghui." ”

Zhang Yuan was overjoyed and said, "Please wait." "Hurry in and tell your mother.

Zhang's mother Lu Shixi said: "For my mother, I also want to go to see Miss Shang." He ordered Yiting to hurry up and help clean up.

Shang Ran arrived in front of Zhang Yuan's house and did not enter, not rude, but the rules are like this, you can't enter your husband's house without welcoming you, it becomes elopement, Yinben, but it doesn't hurt to meet outside.

The big girl Yiting and Mu Zhenzhen are holding Zhang's mother Lu on the left and right, the rabbit pavilion carries a small pestle to follow behind, Zhang Yuan and Wuling walk a little ahead, Zhang's mother Lu is a small foot, walking is not fast, and happy to be sunny for a few days, the snow on the street has melted away, the road is also easy to walk, the social science is located on the left bank of the Fuhe River, only a mile away from Zhang Yuan's house, turn the Fuxue Palace, and then go east for a while is the social science, now it is the New Year's holiday, the door of the social science is closed, two carriages are parked there, and there are a few servants next to the car.

Zhang Yuan rushed over, saluted Shang Zhoude, and said, "Second Brother Shang, my mother is also here, I want to see Miss Ran." ”

Shang Ran also expected that Zhang Yuan's mother would take this opportunity to come to see her, and she was prepared, so she hurriedly got out of the car when she heard the words, and the little sisters Jinglan and Jinghui also came down.

The two maidservants moved a roll of red felt from the carriage and spread it on the ground, Shang Ran stood shyly and respectfully, and saw a woman with a kind face and slightly spotted sideburns approaching, Zhang Yuan stepped forward and hugged him: "Mother, this is the second brother of Shang, and this is Miss Shang Ran." ”

Shang Zhoude saluted Zhang's mother Lu as a junior, Zhang's mother Lu returned the salute, Shang Xiangran, who was standing on the red felt side, raised his hand to increase his forehead, pressed his left hand with his right hand, first bent his left knee, and then bent his right knee, the plump buttocks wrapped in the dress were close to the heels, leaned forward, and bowed to the top - a thousand admonitions, ten thousand admonitions, this matter was not told, in order to show that she was very well-behaved and polite, Xiao Jinghui, who was one year older in the New Year, also kneel down to bow to Zhang Yuan's mother, but Shang Jinglan knew that her aunt was a big gift to see her in-laws, At this time, it was not easy to pull Xiaohui, so he paused lightly and quickly blessed Zhang Yuan's mother.

When Shang Tanran made a solemn salute, he said clearly: "My son is going to see my mother." ”

This is said that the sunshine is very good, the front of the social science door is wide and cheerful, not far away from the Fu River rippling, Zhang's mother Lu clearly saw the future daughter-in-law, clearly heard Shang Ran's words, Shang Ran is slim, dignified and beautiful, today it is deliberately dressed up, lightly applied fat powder, the complexion is shining, this beauty that reveals the bones and penetrates into the texture is far from the girl Juju picture can be depicted in case - Zhang's mother Lu was full of joy, first turned her head to look at her son, which means to say, "My son really has good eyesight, so blessed!" Walked a few steps, picked up Shang Ranran, and said in a loud voice: "Okay, good child, good girl." He looked at the daughter-in-law face to face, and put a gemstone ring on Shang Ran's finger - Shang Ran lowered his eyelashes, his face was red, and he was extremely delicate.

When Xiao Jinghui saw her little aunt stand up, she also stood up, fortunately she didn't learn that the little aunt also said "meet my mother" - Shang Jinglan hurriedly dragged her sister to the back of the carriage to teach a lesson, and after a while, the two little sisters turned out, Xiao Jinghui pouted and didn't say a word.

Yi Ting, Rabbit Pavilion and Mu Zhenzhen all came to salute the young grandmother at this time, Shang Ran was so ashamed that his neck was red and his eyes were almost open, Zhang's mother Lu took pity on her and said, "Let's go and sit in the car and talk." When Shang Tanran got on the car, Zhang's mother Lu paid attention to her feet, well, it is indeed a little big, but it is not too big, it is smaller than Yiting's feet, Zhang's mother Lu is already very satisfied - Shang Ran and Zhang's mother Lu were talking in the carriage, Zhang Yuan and Shang Zhoude walked to the Fu River, Shang Zhoude said to Zhang Yuan that his brother Shang Zhouzuo had a letter, and he was very satisfied with the family affairs of his younger sister Shang Zhouran, in fact, where did Shang Zhouzuo, who was far away in the capital, know what Zhang Yuan's appearance and talent, and it was not all based on Shang Zhoude's letter - Shang Zhoude said again:" Next month, my brother will send someone to pick up my sister-in-law Fu Shi and the two sisters Jinglan and Jinghui into Beijing, and I was originally going to go with Ran Ran, because he was engaged, and he was reluctant to leave Shaoxing. ”

Zhang Yuanxin said: "Of course you can't go to Yanjing, otherwise you won't see each other for at least three years, if I want to go to Yanjing, it will be the end of the year after the year at the earliest. ”

Zhang's mother Lu and Shang Ran talked about two moments in the car, and when they got out of the car, Zhang's mother Lu smiled even more happily, very pleased, looking at Shang Ran's eyes were very kind, and told Zhang Yuan to accompany Lan Ran to watch the lantern, and she took Yiting and Rabbit Pavilion back.

At this time, it is already sunset, and the Longshan Mountain in the northwest in the distance is dark under the sunset, where is the wonder of the Milky Way hanging upside down?

Zhang Yuan and Shang Zhoude followed the carriage on foot, and when the group arrived at the Longshan Pass, the sky was already dark, and they saw Feng Hu, the servant of Xizhang, carrying a huge lantern, and a few lines of big characters were dangling on the lantern:

"No cars and horses, no smoke, no noise, no rich slaves, no drinking and walking to open up people."

Feng Hu walked around the mountain pass with a lantern, stopped when he encountered a car or horse, and held the lantern high for people to see.

Shang Zhoude said with a smile: "These must be banned, otherwise the cars and horses under the mountain will be troubled, and people will not be able to squeeze through. Then let Shang Ran get out of the car, and Zhang Yuan took care of it, and the two carriages drove to the Guangxiang Bridge and parked.

Shang Zhoude and Zhang Yuan, Shang Ran, as well as Jinglan and Jinghui sisters came to the foot of Longshan, the mountain has focused on thousands of people, scholars and ladies, rural couples, as well as wine sellers, advocacy, people everywhere - the climate has warmed up these days, Longshan has turned snow, the mountain stream is murmuring, only the cliff is in the shade and there is snow, I saw that there are about hundreds of slaves in Xizhang, hanging lights everywhere on the east side of Longshan, hundreds of wood for the frame, painted with Dan lacquer, and Wenjin, hanging three lamps on a wooden frame, this is thousands, and, along the mountain road, There are all hanging lamps between the branches and branches - Shang Ran has heard that the six lamps she painted are hanging here, and he is looking forward to the six lamps that he wants to find her - Zhang Yuan said: "That's a high-grade lamp, it should be hung on the mountain, not at the foot of the mountain-I saw my third brother, I'll ask." ”

Over there, Zhang Cao was shouting: "Light the lamp, light the lamp." ”

Dozens of slaves shouted, "Light the lamp, light the lamp." ”

Hundreds of people shouted, "Lights, lights." ”

I saw that from the gate of the city god temple to Penglai Gang, a lamp was lit up one by one, and then went up to the top of the mountain Xingsu Pavilion, extended down to the foot of the mountain, countless lights were lit up, the night came in a flash, looking up from the bottom of the mountain, it was really like the galaxy hanging upside down, bathing in a blazing shower, countless lights leaning on the grass and trees, it seemed that the whole Dragon Mountain was going to burn.

Thousands of people at the foot of the mountain were silent at first, holding their breath and concentrating, completely shocked by the strange scene in front of them, those lights were colorful and brilliant due to the different colors of the lampshades, this was really an unforgettable scene.

Zhang Cao didn't know where to go, when Zhang Yuan was going back to find Shang Ran, he couldn't even find any trace of them, looking around, only Mu Zhenzhen was still following him.

———————————————— Ji writes about prosperity, Fang Xian's late Ming Dynasty is about to die, and Xiaodao must write in his heart to let this beautiful stay.

(To be continued)