295 Shangyuan Festival
finally sent the drunk eldest grandson Chong away, and Liu Yuan breathed a sigh of relief.
This guy, before he got drunk, he was polite and polite, and when he got off his stomach with a pot of wine, the whole person began to debauch and become uninhibited, no different from those drunk cats, where is the demeanor of a child of a family with half a point? Seriously, seeing the drunken ugliness of Changsun Chong, Liu Yuan almost couldn't help laughing a few times.
However, his fiancΓ©e Li Lizhen is here, and she helped Liu Yuan just now, and dissipated a "storm" without a trace.
By the way, when Changsun Chong was leaving, he was still mysteriously going to fight side by side or something in the future, could it be that this guy had any gossip that he was going to be promoted and be a colleague with Changsun Chong? Dizzy, I forgot to ask what official position that guy was, I only knew what his identity was, but I didn't know what he did.
Well, I am really a little confused about the affairs of officialdom, it seems that I need to strengthen my study in this area, and now I am a petty official of the sixth grade, and I have a long career, and I want to get ahead, and I still have a long way to go!
"Liu Yuan, Liu Yuan, what are you doing?" Du Sanniang saw Liu Yuan hidden in thought, and raised her slender jade hand twice in front of Liu Yuan's eyes without responding, and couldn't help shouting.
"Ah, Sanniang, what are you calling me?" Liu Yuan came to his senses and asked curiously.
Du Sanniang looked at Liu Yuan a little depressed, and said with a sarcastic expression: "My Colonel Liu, why are you so fascinated, won't it be, and you are thinking about which woman from a good family will you harm?" β
"Well, what kind of person am I?"
"Not really."
Well, it seems that Du Sanniang still has confidence in herself, and knows her character. But Du Sanniang defeated Liu Yuan in the next sentence.
"You're like that, you don't have to." Du Sanniang said with a serious face.
Liu Yuan said with a "sad face": "Could it be that Liu is such a person in your eyes?" β
"Hmph, it's better to say, you don't look like it? Look at it, there are still few beauties in the family" Du Sanniang said depressedly: "I can tell you, don't look at that princess to worship you, you have other thoughts, and you are not allowed to have other thoughts." β
After Du Sanniang mentioned it, Liu Yuan found out. It seems that there are indeed a lot of beauties in the family, Xiao Niang, Du Sanniang, Cui Mengyao, and Dai Qisi, if you calculate carefully, plus Du Sanniang's personal maid Xiaodie, Cui Mengyao's personal beauty Chun'er, it adds up to six.
Cold one. It seems that he has failed too much, and he hasn't pushed down any of them.
"You're thinking too much. Princess Changle has been promised to be married to the eldest grandson Chong. Where is my share, besides, I can look up to others, and people can look up to me, a six-grade sesame petty official? Liu Yuan smiled bitterly.
"So don't dream about it."
Liu Yuan explained helplessly: "I just want to think about some things, not about other princesses, good Sanniang, you will be less chasing after the wind and shadows." β
Xiao Niang covered her mouth and smiled on the side: "Senior brother." Don't be afraid, the little lady supports you, finds more beauties at home, and spreads the branches for you. β
"Little lady. Don't make a mess" Du Sanniang was anxious when she heard this: "You little girl, what did Liu Yuan's guy give you to eat, so desperate, alas, I obeyed"
Liu Yuan and Xiaoniang glanced at each other and smiled slightly, everything was silent.
With the guarantee of the eldest grandson, the eldest grandson Shengwen really did not dare to look for trouble again, sometimes in order to avoid Liu Kai, when he led the patrol to bypass the golden jade family opened by Liu Yuan, seeing this situation, Liu Yuan secretly relieved in his heart.
The Chinese New Year is coming soon, this is also Liu Yuan's first Spring Festival in Datang, plus the first half of the year was tired enough, so he deliberately reduced the workload, after practicing every day, he would take Xiao Niang, Du Sanniang, Dai Qisi and a female dependent, every day is either to make food or play cards to kill time, or to carry silver, take a carriage, walk on the streets of Chang'an, buy in the east and west cities, and live leisurely.
During the Chinese New Year, Liu Yuan, as a quasi-son-in-law, sent two treasures, a few pieces of jewelry, and then preserved melons or something, as a New Year's gift, and there was no need to break too much, like the old lady and Cui Mengyao, Cui Jing in the name of Liu Yuan, gave the thousand-year-old ginseng and snow ginseng beauty pills that originally belonged to Liu Yuan to the old lady and Cui Mengyao respectively, and the gift has been sent, so there is no need to break the bank, as for Cui Jing's old boy, Liu Yuan simply ignored it.
Always bullying himself, why should he give him gifts.
gave the gift out of Lu, and Cui Fu quickly returned the gift, mostly some silk, clothing and other things, in addition to some precious ingredients and seasonal fruits and vegetables, gold, silver and jade, I don't know if I know that Liu Yuan has earned so much, and he doesn't need these, the most wordless thing is that he deliberately did not give Cui Jing a gift, and the old boy only gave Liu Yuan a penny in the New Year's red envelope that accompanied the gift.
A penny, as for it? The dignified Ministry of Industry is still a book, even if it is contracted to the beggars on the side of the road, Liu Yuan is simply speechless to him.
It seems that fighting with each other has become a new way for Weng and his son-in-law to communicate.
In addition to Cui's return gift, Li Er was rare and generous, and sent someone to send ten pieces of palace silk, a pair of jade walls to show reward, that is, the eldest grandson Chong, who only met a few days ago, also sent someone to send thirty catties of venison, three sheep, all kinds of candy and pastries, and the face was very sufficient, Liu Yuan did not dare to slack off, and let people return a generous gift on the spot, which was regarded as a gift exchange, but there was a special congratulatory gift Liu Yuan could not return, it was a generous gift sent by Yangzhou Thorn Shi Cui Xiong, a set of four rooms in the study, all of which were of the highest grade and worth a lot of money.
Liu Yuan was secretly ashamed, to be honest, although Cui Tingshi had other purposes, he was sincere to himself, he was a mixed wind and water in Chang'an, but those old people were unintentionally estranged, Liu Yuan patted his thigh, it was really undeserved to do it himself, multiple friends and multiple roads, no one can guarantee that he will always be smooth sailing.
But now that it's the New Year, even the post station is also in a state of semi-rest, unless it's urgent official business or war report, it's too late to give Cui Tingshi a return gift.
can only be after the New Year, and then slowly compensate for this personal debt.
In the Chinese New Year's Eve, the whole family of Cui Fu was invited to the palace to have a reunion dinner, and the mansion was prosperous, and even the people of Cui Mansion felt very honored, but unfortunately Liu Yuan was only a prospective son-in-law. Not invited, but Liu Yuan taught a few women to play with homemade sparrows, and they were so happy that they almost delayed the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner.
On the first day of the new year, accompany a group of female dependents to the temple to burn incense and make wishes.
On the second day of the Lunar New Year, activities were held in the West Market, with opera and juggling, which was very lively.
On the third day of the Lunar New Year, the nationwide lottery was held on Suzaku Street in the live lottery, and the Tobe waiter personally drew the lottery. There were three floors in the crowd of onlookers, three layers outside, and at least 10,000 people watched the lottery of Xianyang, and the most dramatic thing was that a little woman in Chang'an won the second prize. Three hundred taels of silver were cashed out on the spot, and it is said that the eyes of many people on the spot were red. Turn around and buy it at Wuhou Shop. in order to get a jackpot.
On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, Liu Yuan went to Cui's Mansion to pay New Year's greetings, took a turn, and received a number of rewards.
On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, it snowed heavily in Chang'an, and I couldn't go out. Liu Yuan took a group of female dependents in the backyard, playing leaf cards while barbecue.
The sixth day of the Lunar New Year
The fifteenth year of the year is the first big festival after the Spring Festival, the Shangyuan Festival. Li Er ordered the whole country to have a three-day holiday and enjoy with the people.
On the fifteenth day of the first month of the lunar calendar every year, just after the Spring Festival, it is the Lantern Festival, one of the traditional Chinese festivals, the first month is the first month of the lunar calendar, and the ancients called the night "night", so the fifteenth day of the first month is called the Lantern Festival. The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the first full moon night of the year, and it is also the night of the rejuvenation of the earth, which is celebrated by people and the continuation of the celebration of the new year. The Lantern Festival is also known as the "Shangyuan Festival".
On the day of the Shangyuan Festival, eat the Lantern Festival, enjoy the lanterns, guess the lantern riddles and other activities, young men and women, will also take advantage of this festival, dress up, look at the lights and guess the riddles, admire the moon and appreciate people, there are many men and women on the Shangyuan Festival to meet, the most after the tie knot, pass down the next paragraph after paragraph of good stories, Shangyuan Festival, can be called the ancient Valentine's Day, is usually the capital Chang'an, which is usually managed very strictly, in the three days of the Shangyuan Festival, temporarily cancel the curfew, the city gate, the door is wide open, is all the shops in Chang'an City, and it is also allowed to operate all night.
When the lights are everywhere, the day is very lively, the night is brightly lit, people play all night, that is, Li Er, will also sit on the city wall, enjoy with the people, and share the prosperity of the world.
Liu Yuan is also looking forward to this day, because when he went to Cui's Mansion on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year to pay New Year's greetings, he and Cui Mengyao made an appointment, and they would meet in the street very "coincidentally", and then play together in Chang'an, enjoy the lanterns, and enjoy the bright moon.
On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the sky has just darkened, and a bright moon has been eager to rise into the air, it is "the willow tops on the moon, people about after dusk", Liu Yuan took Xiao Niang, Du Sanniang, Dai Qisi, Chun'er, Xiaodie and other people, converged on Zhuque Street, and then enjoyed all kinds of lanterns with great interest.
Yarn lanterns, blue lanterns, dragon and phoenix lanterns, angular lanterns, tree lamps, ceremonial lanterns, mushroom lamps, lithium fish lamps, lotus lanterns, etc., these are bamboo, silk, bright balls, jade pendants, silk spikes, feathers, shells and other materials, through color tie, paste, braiding, embroidery, carving, and then with paper-cutting, calligraphy and painting, poetry and other decorations made of comprehensive handicrafts, under the skillful hands of the working people, create infinite possibilities.
On the Vermilion Bird Street, there are beautiful lanterns, different models, all fresh, the cars are like flowing water and horses, pedestrians rub shoulders one after another, there are families of all sizes to enjoy the lanterns, there are noble sons who call slaves and drink maids, there are famous daughters who cover their faces with round fans, graceful scholars, graceful young ladies, young masters riding high-headed horses, etc., all with smiles, even the fierce Wu Hou on weekdays, one by one has become approachable, full of smiles, Liu Yuan is dazzled, addicted, these prosperous scenes, Even in the future, it is difficult to complicate the system.
"It's so beautiful, I'm so big, it's the first time I've seen such a beautiful lantern, it's so lively." In the eyes of the little lady, there was a look of intoxication.
"Yes, Chang'an is much more lively than Yangzhou." Du Sanniang sighed.
There was a hint of admiration in Dai Lisi's eyes: "It's really a pearl inlaid in the East, this beautiful scenery, I thought it was only in mythology, but I didn't expect that the beauty in mythology appeared here." β
Even Cui Mengyao said with a smile: "This is the third time I have spent the festival in Chang'an, the last time Chang'an was not so prosperous, it was so beautiful, if it was like this every day, how beautiful it would be." β
When everyone heard this, they also yearned for it. (To be continued.) For mobile phone users, please go to read. )
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