Chapter 94: The Night of the Shangyuan Festival
Shangyuan Festival is coming soon.
In ancient times, the Shangyuan Festival was a very heavy festival, and even in the hearts of many people, it was much more grand than New Year's Day.
Early in the morning, Bai Qing could keenly feel that there was something wrong with the atmosphere in the house, not to mention the people in the house, big and small, even if it was Master Li, they all looked like they were not giving up, not to mention, even when they were having breakfast, Bai Qing saw a trace of eagerness to try in the eyes of the dragon dance.
In this era of lack of entertainment, only this kind of large-scale festival, can enrich the lives of the common people, as early as the twelfth day of the first month, the main street in Bianliang City, has been hung with all kinds of lanterns, at night, the whole Bianliang City can be said to be brightly lit, a lively and extraordinary scene.
But the most lively is still today, this is the climax of the Spring Festival joy, after today, the whole New Year can be regarded as a complete end.
There is another reason why the people in the house are so looking forward to it, in ancient times, due to the constraints of etiquette such as "Female Training" and "Female Ring", most unmarried girls usually stay at home, and only on the day of the Shangyuan Festival were exceptionally allowed to go out to watch the lights and enjoy the play, so it gave those young ladies who stayed in the boudoir all day a good opportunity to meet young men, and young girls traveling together also provided an opportunity for unmarried young men to meet beautiful women, and how many good stories have happened that people talk about.
On the day of the Shangyuan Festival, unmarried men and women look for objects for themselves through lanterns. Male and female lovers who usually don't have the opportunity to meet each other can also take the opportunity to see each other during the Shangyuan Lantern Festival. Therefore, Shangyuan Festival is also a day for young men and women to meet their lovers, so this day is regarded as a romantic day.
Of course, a lot of ill-intentioned people are also taking advantage of the crowds to fish in troubled waters, up and down, every year women are molested from time to time, so at this time, the Praetorian Guards are also on high alert, especially some time ago Yu Linwei's rebellion made Yang Zaixing lose face, although the official family has not been held accountable for the time being, now when he encounters this kind of festival, he is naturally like a great enemy, if there is any more incident, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not be turned over old accounts.
After dinner in the evening, Bai Qing gave the people in the house a holiday, except for a few guards who guarded the door, almost the whole house went out to participate in the lantern festival of the Shangyuan Festival.
At this time, the sky was completely dark, walking on the already crowded streets of Bianliang City, looking at the dense lanterns hanging in front of the shops on both sides and on the branches, my ears were full of children's excited shouts, like sparks and silver trees.
Men and women can be seen walking together everywhere on the street, most of the young men are talking and laughing, and they can't help but look happy, and most of those women are much more reserved, just chuckling on their faces, but their eyes are also full of excitement, almost the entire Bianliang City, are immersed in a sea of joy.
"Crested tiger tail, type!"
"Look at this, Zhongni Sun and Moon, hit the word!"
"Also, here, a thin mouth can gnaw hard bones. Eat meat instead of soup, eat melons without chewing beans, hit a thing! ”
"Hey, I guessed it, it's a kitchen knife, right!"
On the long street that is shoulder to shoulder, there are endless sounds like this, there are lanterns everywhere, and there are people guessing lantern riddles everywhere, there are big-bellied businessmen, as well as groups of scholars with good manners, and there are more people who shout before and after, and more ordinary people, all join in the excitement, and those merchants on the street are also tireless to give a small gift to those who guess.
"Guess the lantern riddle and send a rock sugar gourd!" In front of a rock sugar gourd shop, someone was shouting loudly, Bai Qing glanced at the Longwu and Master Li beside him, whispered a few words, and then squeezed towards the crowd over there, and when he came back, there were already a few more strings of rock sugar gourds in his hand.
Master Li looked at the rock sugar gourd handed over by Bai Qing, with a hesitant look on her face, she had received strict training in Alum Lou since she was a child, and her smile on weekdays was very elegant, how could she have done such an unelegant act of eating on the street, but seeing the faint smile on Bai Qing's face, she still hesitated to take it, in Bai Qing's encouraging eyes, she lightly opened her red lips, opened her cherry mouth and bit it down slowly, and then, a sweet and sour feeling slowly spread from between her lips and teeth.
And unlike Master Li's obedience to Bai Qing, in the face of the rock sugar gourd handed over by Bai Qing, the Tangtai Dragon Dance rarely snorted like a girl, because her childhood was spent almost every day in the strict requirements of martial arts, so the Tantai Dragon Dance had never tasted it at all, of course, because she always saw the Tantai Longyue chewing in her mouth, so in her mind, she subconsciously felt that this rock sugar gourd was just something for children to eat, she couldn't help but pin her face to the side, and said lightly: " I'm a hussar general, how can I go to the street and eat such children's things, I ......"
Before she finished speaking, her mouth was suddenly blocked by something, she couldn't help but turn her face angrily, looking at Bai Qing who was smiling and groaning, it was him just now, and while she was talking, she stuffed the string of rock sugar gourds in her hand into her mouth.
was about to get angry, but there was a sweet and sour taste in her mouth, which made her subconsciously lick it with her tongue, so that the taste of the rock sugar gourd in her mouth became more profound
It has come to this point, and the dragon dance glared at Bai Qing hatefully, then took the string of rock sugar gourds from Bai Qing's hand and ate it in small bites.
Is this what it feels like to be a gourd? The dragon dance began to feel the taste that he had never felt in his childhood.
Maybe it's because of the perennial military service, the dragon dance eats very quickly, but the eating appearance is not ugly, but there is a sense of elegance in every move, a beauty is a beauty, even if it is just eating, the style that is revealed is fascinating.
Bai Qing watched as the Tangtai Dragon Dance finished eating a string of rock sugar gourds like a whirlwind, and Master Li, who started eating one step earlier than her, had only just eaten half of it at this time, and then, in Bai Qing's gaze, the Lantai Dragon Dance stretched out his hand to Bai Qing and pinned his face to the side: "I want to!" ”
Bai Qing looked at the dragon dance deeply, and suddenly smiled dumbly, she always looked stubborn and serious on weekdays, and today she finally saw the other side of her that does not often appear, thinking of this, Bai Qing handed the remaining string of rock sugar gourds in his hand to the hand of the dragon dance.
As soon as the hand of the dragon dance touched the wooden tongs, he quickly dragged the rock sugar gourd over, and then ate it in small bites, not looking at Bai Qing's gaze at all.
The group of three continued to walk forward with the crowd, and when they were on the way, Bai Qing looked at the two beauties beside him, one on the left and one on the right, they were biting on the rock sugar gourd, and they were constantly admiring the lanterns of different forms hanging on both sides, and their eyes were flashing with a little light, as bright as the stars in the sky.
The faint fragrance of rouge continued to enter Bai Qing's nose, so that Bai Qing couldn't help but feel a little uneasy for a while, he first subconsciously took Li Shishi's hand, Li Shishi was suddenly attacked by Bai Qing, and couldn't help but be a little flustered, she turned her head, carefully glanced at the dragon dance, and saw that she didn't seem to be aware, so she turned her face away again, pretending to appreciate the lanterns, but in fact, her heart was beating hard, and her cheeks hidden in the darkness also felt a little hot.
Feeling the pulse of Master Li in his hand beating violently, Bai Qing felt a faint sense of happiness in his heart, and then he also glanced at the Dragon Dance, and saw that she didn't notice it at all, and an impulse surged in his heart for no reason, and he boldly stretched out his hand and held the hand of the Dragon Dance.
At the place of entry, there was a comfortable and slippery feeling, the slender hands of the dragon dance, as if weak and boneless, did not become hard because of long-term martial arts, in her hands, there was no trace of the cocoon at all, it is difficult to imagine that such a pair of hands, but there is a thousand powers.
Receiving a sudden attack, Bai Qing could feel it, and the body of the dragon dance subconsciously stiffened, and then she turned her head suddenly, and then saw Bai Qing's face with a wicked smile.
Lantai Long Wu felt a flustered heart for no reason, and she pulled her hand out, but she didn't expect Bai Qing to clench her hand tightly, and she didn't have a chance to pull it away at all.
"Let go!" Tantai Long Wu looked at Bai Qing's eyes and said lightly.
Bai Qing didn't speak, just met the gaze of the dragon dance, looked at her without showing weakness, and the strength of the hand holding the dragon dance increased a few points.
"Let go!" Yutai Dragon Dance said seriously to Bai Qing again.
However, Bai Qing still didn't mean to let go, and grinned at the dragon dance.
Yutai Longwu frowned slightly, and then the hand that was held by Bai Qing suddenly slammed into force.
"Oops!" Feeling a strong force coming from his hand, like an iron tong, the sudden pain made Bai Qing can't help screaming, and then subconsciously let go of his hand, shaking it vigorously in the air, and constantly making a "hissing" inhalation sound in his mouth.
Stretching out her hand in front of her, looking at the hand that was now a little red, Bai Qing couldn't help but look at the Tangtai Dragon Dance, and the Tangtai Dragon Dance felt the resentment in Bai Qing's eyes, she just said lightly: "I reminded you!" Then he turned his face away and no longer looked at Bai Qing, but the skin behind his ears showed an imperceptible red.
"You deserve it, it's deflated!" Bai Qing's miserable appearance just now did not escape Master Li's eyes, she first whispered to Bai Qing, and then, after glancing at the Dragon Dance, seeing that she was not looking here, she pulled Bai Qing's hand down in front of her, opened her small mouth and blew gently.
A coolness came from his hand, Bai Qing couldn't help but look at Master Li beside him gratefully, and as if he felt Bai Qing's gaze, Master Li raised his head and gave Bai Qing a faint smile.
"Ah, isn't this Senior Sister, and Bai Daguan, I haven't seen you for a long time, I didn't expect to meet you here, it's really fate!" A voice suddenly sounded in her ears, making Master Li quickly let go of her hand, as if she was a thief, and then she and Bai Qing both looked in the direction where the voice came from, and a familiar slender figure, surrounded by several people, walked towards her......
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