Chapter 46: The Festival of Beggars

A fire burned out the turmoil, and even burned the name of the Wang family's stall.

Taking advantage of this fire, Wang Dong's stall spread word of mouth among the people of the entire Bingzhou, and the fire spread throughout the entire Bingzhou. This has made a huge foreshadowing for Wang Dong's next plan.

Before this turmoil, Wang Dong was still thinking about how to promote the counties under the merger of states, after all, these counties are not as wealthy as Jinyang, and their attempts at new things cannot be compared with the people of Jinyang. Now, with this turmoil, Wang Dong's stall has become famous, as long as the stall is opened in those counties, I believe there will be many admirers.

has a good reputation, Wang Dong only needs to adapt to the opportunity and promote it quickly.

"Haha, it's really a catastrophe and you won't die, there will be a blessing in the future!" Jiugong, who dealt with the follow-up matters, sat comfortably in the wine shop and tasted wine.

Wang Dong said: "Jiugong, don't forget the pain if you want to heal the scar." ”

"Hey, look at what you said, that day, you made a promise in front of so many people, which stall owner dares to break it now?" Jiu Gongdao, "Don't worry, there won't be another fork like this." ”

"I hope so." Wang Dong's eyes swept through the wine shop and said, "What about Qianniang?" Going out on patrol again? ”

"Patrolling? Hahaha......" Jiugong suddenly looked at Wang Dong and laughed.

Wang Dong was puzzled: "Jiugong, what are you laughing at?" ”

Jiu Gong took a sip of wine and said, "I really doubt it, are you really stupid, or are you pretending to be stupid?" ”

Wang Dong didn't know why, and asked confusedly: "Why did Jiugong say this?" Wang Dong's "stupidity" made Jiugong stunned.

Jiugong put down the wine jug in his hand, slowly walked to Wang Dong's side, and kept scrutinizing his eyes: "I said, don't you really know what day it is?" ”

"What day?"

"Today is the Day of Beggars! Why, have you even forgotten this day?! Jiugong looked at Wang Dong like an alien, "Early in the morning, Qianniang went out, I think she probably went to the 'needle threading competition'." ”

After Jiugong reminded him like this, Wang Dong suddenly remembered the conversation between the brothers and sisters of the Wang family in the jade shop that day.

"Why don't we go and have a good time!" Jiugong suddenly became interested, pulled Wang Dong and walked out the door.

"What kind of competition is the needle threading competition?"

"What? You don't have a show like this there? ”

Wang Dong said with a smile: "My hometown is very remote, but there is no such competition custom. ”

"I'll talk to you as I walk......"

So, on the way to Jinyang City, Jiugong also made up for Wang Dong's "needle piercing competition" in Jinyang.

The Begging Festival, for the women of the Tang Dynasty, is a day when they apply to the Weaver Girl in the sky to teach skills to female workers. In order to be favored by the Weaver Girl, it is natural to prove that he is smarter and more dexterous than other women, and only in this way can he attract the attention of the Weaver Girl and teach them the most powerful knitting skills in the sky through the dream realm.

Of course, the version that Jiugong said is a story that has gone through countless interpretations and is quite legendary.

However, on the day of the begging festival, the ingenious women get together to compete in skills, which is also talked about. Many talented people will also choose to come to the scene of this "needle competition" on the night of this Chinese Valentine's Day. This makes those women who want to marry a good husband even more do their best to show their superb skills.

It's just that, listening to what Jiugong said, he has been talking about the "Qiqiao Festival" and focusing on the word Qiqiao, but he has never mentioned the love legend of "The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl". This is a far cry from the 21st century.

Because in the 21st century, people know that Qixi Festival is "Valentine's Day", and the love story of the Cowherd and Weaver Girl is even more talked-about. But when it comes to the word "begging", I am afraid that there are only a few who know its meaning. This may also be because, related to the status of women in the 21st century, how many women in the 21st century can be women workers, needlework?

And in the Tang Dynasty, from the mouth of Jiugong, it seems that the color of "love" on the Qiqiao Festival is much lighter.

Female workers needlework is extremely tempering a person's temperament.

This may be one of the reasons why women in ancient times were gentle and considerate, and docile, while women in the 21st century are more "willful and domineering".

When Wang Dong and Jiugong came to the "competition venue" in the center of Jinyang City, from a distance, Wang Dong saw that there were not a few figures on the field, and there were indeed many large copper basins.

"Jiugong, what is this?" Wang Dong was puzzled, let's just play this game, why did there appear so many copper basins?

Jiugong was not surprised, smiled slightly, and said, "Let's go in and have a look?" He didn't directly explain Wang Dong's doubts, but walked towards the copper basins.

When I came to the competition center, there were already officers and soldiers guarding it in advance, as if to prevent someone from wantonly destroying the venue.

"I can't imagine that the officers and soldiers of Datang still have such a sense of security." Wang Dong said secretly in his heart.

The competition venue does not seem to have opened yet, so Wang Dong and Jiugong can only watch from afar.

Those copper basins, with their huge styles, are far from the basins used by ordinary people, but more like they are specially customized for the competition. In these copper basins on the side, there are not any silk and satin, gold thread and silver needles and other women's supplies, but basins of water.

That's right, if Wang Dong didn't guess wrong! Those copper basins are full of water!

"Jiugong, isn't it a test of female workers' skills? How do you get so much water and do it in a copper basin? Wang Dong watched it for a long time, but he couldn't see what these things could be compared to.

Jiu Gong smiled and said, "Don't underestimate these waters, they are the most important props." ”

Jiugong deliberately sold off with Wang Dong, Wang Dong pursed his lips, and said secretly in his heart: "If you don't say it, you won't say it." ”

As if he saw Wang Dong's thoughts, Jiugong said: "If I say it now, wouldn't it be boring?" ”

"Then on this hot day, you brought me here just to see the water?" Wang Dong felt as if he had been tricked.

Jiugong said with a smile: "The show is not afraid of being late, don't worry, wait for the evening, we will come here again to watch the show." Jiugong seemed to be full of confidence.

Wang Dong secretly said in his heart: "Let me go such a long way under the sun, I want to see what good programs there will be at night!" "Raise your head, the big sun is mercilessly scorching the earth, the autumn tiger is indeed a little poisonous.

"Let's go." Jiugong turned around and left.

Wang Dong was helpless, he refused to say, Wang Dong couldn't force him with a knife, it seems that the "good show" that Jiugong said will really wait until the evening to be revealed.

To be honest, after Wang Dong came to Datang, he was already extremely disappointed with Datang's "nightlife".