Chapter 16 The grand occasion of the Spring Festival in the Far East

Not to mention the backs of the two of them here, Dugu Tianxing leisurely took the three little ladies to look at the scenery on the street of Temple Street.

In the temple street during the day, the sky is high and the clouds are light, the gusts of sea breeze are fresh, the crowds on the street are surging, a team of hundred operas is marching, everyone beats gongs and drums, plays flutes and sheng, wears makeup, dresses up all kinds of people, etc., there are pretending to be monks, foolish boys, old workers, small two ge, Chai Weng, fishermen, selling plasters, fisherwomen, handsome gongs, ugly drums, there are plugging chickens and feathers to pretend to be generals, there are wearing smiling big-headed dolls, there are those who pretend to be ugly with powder, and even those who pretend to be beggars in rags, and those who pretend to be bodhisattvas with a crown on their heads. What is even more eye-catching is a team of feudal men who only wear leather jackets, cross-body string bells and various spatulas, bows and knives, under the guidance of the poignant suona, imitate hunting movements, squatting, stomping, plate, swinging, trembling and other postures are rich and bold.

The three little ladies have also seen a hundred opera parades in Kyoto, but this scene is quite different, and they also watch it with relish, follow the team, and judge the taste.

The team came to the wharf open space in the south by the black water, here is even more crowded, most of them are dressed up by feudal people, leather jackets and mustaches, a grass and wood shed along the river, a wooden horizontal case under the shed, all kinds of vendors are full of goods, I am afraid that there are as many as 100 households, Tianxing giggled and introduced all kinds of goods, this antler is only two years old, the leather hat is too poorly handmade, this gold hairpin is coated with copper powder, most of the traders know this bad goods, and they are not angry, laughing and scolding, but they accept a lot of mountain fruits to eat.

It wasn't until it was almost dark that the crowd gradually dispersed, and everyone returned to the city.

In the evening, it was still enjoyed in the courtyard of Zheng Ji, and the stars trembled with a burst of rhetoric, and Dugu Dadu turned to the ploughing ceremony of the Spring God Festival tomorrow.

At the end of the banquet, the guests and hosts enjoyed themselves, and they did not mention it.

On the seventh day of the third month of the tenth year of Yantang Shenlong, the weather was fine.

Temple Street west to two miles, a large field still has residual snow, at this time the roadside has gathered a large number of people, there are still a hundred opera teams in the road Dong Qiang dance, the sun on the three poles, from the temple street gallop a Biao people, the leader of the purple robe old man is Dugu Dadu Hu, the official title of the court is Ziguanglu Doctor, Shou Wenchang Right Minister, Tongfeng Pavilion Luantai Sanpin, Right Guard General, Hebei Provincial Observation Envoy, Liaodong Prefecture Marching Chief, Anton Dadu Protection, Shangzhu State, Liaoguo Gong Dugu Zhen Dugu Zhengqing.

Duguzhen's purple robe is made of fine linen with dark flowers, embroidered with seven chapter patterns, silver sword, three beams into the virtuous crown, jade scarf, eighteen guards of the palace, strong horses, majestic and majestic, everyone cheered in unison.

Behind him, the single deputy capital protector did not follow today, the deputy capital protector Xue Xuangui led the Heishui Governor Li Sicheng, the temple street Zhichong school captain Dugu Tianxing, and the temple street county Lingjun Lu Jun Fengwu followed closely behind.

Zheng Xiu'er's three little ladies asked Xiao Wu to drive to the ground early, and at this time, they were all looking forward to seeing the arrival of Dugu Dadu, the host of the Spring God Festival on Temple Street.

Dugu Dadu led the crowd to turn over and dismount, everyone only Dugu Tianxing was slow and lazy, and today's demon wolf Tianxing did not wear a crown, with a plain hairband, a black suit, a big set, looking refreshing, but with an unknown smile on his face, people who don't know the root felt kind, and the three little ladies had seen his ruthless and cunning performance, but they just felt weird.

Seeing the three little ladies smiling and waving, everyone looked back at the three little ladies, the three little ladies all looked down at their feet, and they were all saying in their hearts that I don't know this goods, I don't know this goods.

Junlu Jun County Order and a group of township elders to discuss two sentences, brought a zigzag plow, and did not set the ox, Dugu Dadu protected Li Sicheng and Dugu Tianxing in front of the plow, everyone laughed, Li Sicheng couldn't wait to hide his face and drill the hole, only Dugu Tianxing was not ashamed, hugging his fists and making it around, the land was slightly moist and not muddy, after a while a ridge of ploughing, look at the posture, Dugu Dadu Hu is no stranger to farm work, the depth of the plow is uniform, straight and stretched, everyone is strange.

Then he changed the county order to support the plow, but he had no one to order him to pull the plow, and the old ox was not handsome, although he did not have the appearance of the lonely plow, but it was also decent.

Then, some village elders also began to plow the land, Dugu Dadu escorted Jun County to inspect the fields and ridges, Dugu Tianxing crossed his legs and asked Ah Dog to clean the soil on his boots, and Shi Shiran came to find the three little ladies.

Wang Jiangnan was already laughing straight, and when he saw him come over, he quipped, "Our Temple Street Demon Bull is here."

Dugu Tianxing was complacent, claiming to be pulling the plough on the ridge, and let the three little ladies also go to the field to try it out and experience this rare ploughing farm work.

After some laughter, Zheng Sui'er asked to compose a poem, and Dugu Tianxing said: "The plough is pulled on the ridge, and the hand is swollen and the belly is hungry." Those who are full of fat are like dogs and chickens"

Zheng Sui'er was savoring, but Wang Jiangnan shouted: "He scolded us for being full of fat? ”

was laughing and laughing, and Jun Fengwu County ordered to invite everyone to the village for lunch.

Holding a large bowl of stoneware, onions and garlic, everyone each has a bowl of hot soup noodles, Dugu is mostly in the back room and chatting with the villagers, Tianxing and Ah Dog Big Bear squatted at the root of the wall and looked at the thick-legged peasant women in the past, those little daughters-in-law didn't care, and even the two aunts brought a few cooked chickens.

Back to Temple Street in the afternoon, it was still noisy.

Tianxing was going to inspect the venue of the Wan Chamber of Commerce that would open tomorrow, and the three little ladies had nothing to do and shouted to follow to see, so Dugu Dadu escorted back to Zheng Ji's courtyard to rest, and the generals were also scattered, and Tianxing took the three to the eastern port.

Temple Street faces the sea in the east and the river in the south, and the waterway is developed. At this time, there are few ships on the sea, and the dock is very busy. Where the black water enters the sea, the turbidity converges, the yellow and blue overlap, and the shadows of several gulls fly up and down, and everyone is relaxed and happy.

In the triangle of the confluence of the river and the sea is a flat open space, at this time has been properly arranged, surrounded by four fences, there is a high platform to the sea, the shadow wall cornices, the table is laid with red cloth tables and chairs are placed neatly, several pergolas are built with logs in the open space, and the benches and tables and chairs are placed.

At this time, it was Xie Xiaotian who was busy with the people, and there were two young people who were talking and laughing with their arms, it was the angry pony Ma Nantian and the knife Akong who were both civil and military, and the angry pony Ma Nantian and the knife Akong, who saw their boss with a beautiful girl to inspect, and greeted him with a smile.

"Boss Tianxing is so idle, I should give me a good drink tonight," shouted the broad-mouthed pony, and the tall and thin Ah Kong next to him smiled without saying a word. Xie Xiaotian arched his hand and said: "The venue has been set up properly, the head of the regiment sees something wrong."

Skystar glared at the pony, "You khanate stick will die sooner or later"

Around the stage, Tianxing came to the stage, sat down in the center, held his chin and looked around, and immediately let people tear down two unsightly shacks.

"This demolition, which was originally very neat, has become messy" Wang Jiangnan also raised his eyes and dripped around, completely forgetting the ruthlessness of this goods, and said something to find fault.

"You don't understand, remove the middle part, the side is high and low, the water flows to the middle, the gold gives birth to water, and the water gathers wealth, this is called the eight-sided golden lock wealth array" Dugu Tianxing said nonsense.

There are indeed only eight wooden sheds left in the open space, but there are three in the east and five in the west.

Wang Jiangnan looked at it for a long time and said: "The Eight Gates: Rest, Life, Injury, Du, Jing, Death, Shock, and Open." If you enter from the birth gate, the view gate, and open the door, it is auspicious; If you enter from the injured door, the shocked door, or the closed door, you will be injured; From Dumen, the dead and the men die. The eight gates are lined up around the eight gates of the Chinese army, why are you so messy like this? ”

"Really? I don't read much, don't you lie to me? This is called the Eight-Sided Golden Lock Wealth Gathering Array, what is your eight-door life and death place? It's too profound, I am connected from east to west, north and south are smooth, wealth comes from all sides, and all are collected in the center."

Xie Xiaotian looked at it, pondered it carefully, and said slowly: "It is indeed our negligence, this tomorrow the crowd gathers, pays attention to the accessibility in all directions, and travels smoothly, and the demolition of the two is indeed much wider." ”

Wang Jiangnan glanced at Tianxing, hated and stopped talking.

Then, Tianxing left Xiaotian to accompany the three little ladies on the shore, and a dog and a big bear and a boat, a boat of pony Akong, one from the sea, one from the black water, with a long bamboo pole poked and poked in the west, splashing on the water, did not encounter anything unusual, and Akong forked to two unlucky fish that were not big or small.

When he re-ashore, the star commanded that two elevated shelters should be erected on the shore.

At this time, Leng Xuan also led a team of red-clothed people to the venue, and Tianxing asked people to call Sima Yi, the chief of the Wuhou halberd, to arrange the sentry position, and asked Xiaotian to prepare a number of red satins, pile them up and wrap them at several entrances, and spread a red carpet all the way on the ground, forming a long entrance.

The red sun slopes westward, the red scales on the river and the sea are rolling, the glow is overflowing, the shadow of the boat is heavy, the fish and gulls are gathered, and everyone fights horses and returns to the Temple Street Inn.

The inn is still overcrowded, and the wine is hot and the food is fragrant.

Tianxing arranged for the three little ladies to dine on the second floor, and took Leng Xuan and Sima Yi to the third floor, and after a while, the incumbents of Temple Street came one after another, and the three little ladies saw the cavalry captain Zhao Yong who looked like a beautiful girl, and a few thick men, a round fat man, a sick triangu-eyed old man, and the pony accompanying the table was also chattering, and the one who was introduced to the one-eyed was Dugu and disabled in the Yue Cavalry Battalion, and the tall one was Zhang Yuqing of the escort team, and the Dugu Cheap of the Modao Battalion, and the fat one was the Dugu Qiuqiu of the regardless of the team, The sick old man is Jin Wuxi, the poison doctor of the Golden Sore Battalion, and the white-faced Xiushi is the deputy head Yelu Mengbai.

When the three little ladies were full of food and drink, and they were bored with tea and ready to go back to Zheng Ji to rest, the people upstairs waited before they went downstairs one after another.

Tianxing also Shi Shiran went downstairs, and saw that the three little ladies were still there, but their eyes were rolling around when they were making amends, and they were introduced randomly.

"That's right, our auction is scheduled to be held in three days, and the auctions are all rare treasures" Tianxing saw that the three little ladies were moved, tempting, "Do you want to have a sneak peek?" ”

"Is this okay? Can you let us see the Kunpeng Iron Feather first? Wang Jiangnan was overjoyed.

"Nature"

Tianxing suddenly said, "The three little ladies were originally far away as guests, but a certain had a reluctant request, and Wanwang agreed"

The three little ladies were very curious about the moment when this star actually used them.

"As the saying goes, horses with carved saddles, beautiful women with heroes, good wine with dog meat, in short, we are auctioning treasures this time, right? If there is no matching beauty on display, it will be discounted, so I would like to ask the three little ladies to help out."

"How?" Wang Jiangnan asked curiously.

"I have my own arrangements for this, and the three of you can only know if you agree" Tianxing sold Guanzi.

"Of course I won't let you help in vain, there will be mysterious gifts to give," Tianxing continued to tempt. "Actually, it's to let you show the treasures when the time comes, but there are some small risks, but at least you will get in touch with these treasures before others."

"Okay, we'll help with this," the three little ladies looked at each other and said in unison.

So the guests and hosts were happy, and they were happy.

Tianxing promised the three little ladies to let them touch the treasures tomorrow, of course, one or two things should be practiced first, and the three of them made an appointment to meet tomorrow.

The three little ladies were still excited to return to Zheng Ji, Dugu Dadu Protector, Single Deputy Dadu Protector, the Third Princess and Zheng Shisan were drinking tea and eating in the hall, Xiao Wu was waiting leisurely, Dugu God and the old guard Qiu Bo stayed quietly.

Dugu Daduhu saw the excitement of the three little ladies, raised his eyes and said, "These three little ladies have been fooled by the stars again."

The third princess was stunned, and Shan Dadu laughed, "What did Tianxing send to you?" ”

"He asked me to help display the treasures at the auction house," Wang Jiangnan said excitedly.

Everyone laughed.

"This is too dangerous," Xiao Wu frowned.

"This Tianxing is too, he said that someone came back to rob the treasure, but let the three little ladies be in danger, I went to scold him" Shan Sijing was also annoyed when he thought about it.

"Tianxing also said that there is a risk, but even if someone makes trouble, everyone present that day is at risk, and there is not much difference between on and off the stage," Zheng Suier said calmly.

The crowd was speechless.

"Did Tianxing tell you what treasures are going to be auctioned?" Dugu Dadu asked.

The three little ladies shook their heads. Everyone shook their heads, this celestial star is too much of a thing, and it doesn't let people know what to do.

Zheng 13 asked Xiao Wu, "Do you know the items in the auction?" ”

Xiao Wu thought about it and said: "Tomorrow the Wan Chamber of Commerce will open, and promotional materials will be sent to four-star customers on the spot, and there will be an illustrated book of the items in this auction." ”

"There are ten items in this auction, and the first five are rare but not to the point of being called treasures, including Baishan thousand-year-old ginseng, ancient mammoth ivory, complete white bear skin, pure northern white fox, black diamond deep-sea caviar."

"This is not precious," Wang Jiangnan called, "100-year-old ginseng is sky-high in Kyoto, and there are still thousands of years?" Ivory and mammoth ivory, one of our college is still broken, a merchant once wanted to buy it for ten thousand dollars, but our teacher scoffed, saying that it would stain the treasure by letting him look at it."

"The white bear skin can't be seen at all now, and it is said that there is one in the palace that I don't know if it's true or not," Zheng Xiu'er also added, looking at the third princess.

The third princess frowned and said, "I seem to have seen it in Jingyang Palace one year, and then I don't know which lady to give it."

"The white fox of the North Underworld, can survive in the extremely cold and quiet place of the North Underworld, clothed with the effect of preventing wind and cold and curing hidden diseases, black diamond deep-sea caviar, known as the gold in the sea, a caviar and a tael of gold" Even Zheng Suier, who was born in everyone, was surprised.

"Isn't Tianxing big this time?" Most of the single deputies patted their thighs and said to this Duguzhen, "We were also fooled by him, and I saw that he was pitiful yesterday, and let him prepare more food and grass." ”

"And what, isn't there the Eye of the Northern Underworld?" Wang Jiangnan is a warlock's natural concern.

"There are also Kunpeng Iron Feathers, Red Scaly, Strong Snake Wood, Northern Eye of the Underworld, I don't know what the last thing is, I only know that it is a divine weapon,"