Chapter 180: There is a sound in the depths of the peach forest
After entering the park, through a flower path, as soon as you raise your eyes, you can see that the three layers of the pool are full of people, and the cheers and cheers of the waves are coming from the inside, and the bidding activities have begun.
Wen Shu wanted to squeeze in to see which team won the first prize and took the lead, but there were too many onlookers and he couldn't squeeze in.
Seeing this, Daddy Wen hurriedly pulled her and said: "Forget it, this squeezing in is almost over, let's find a tea shop to sit down and rest first, and when the crowd disperses, let's squeeze in again and find a good position." ”
Wen Shu felt justified when she heard it, so she didn't squeeze it, and followed her father to a tea shop on the right.
The tea shop in Jinmingchi is not comparable to her country road, everything here is expensive, and what is sold is not the basic stuff such as steamed bread and cooking cakes, but exquisite pastries, fruits and equally expensive tea soup.
The three of them went in and ordered a pot of the cheapest tea, and then found a window to sit and drink slowly while looking at the lake and mountains outside the window.
Half a cup of tea was in his stomach, and the cheers by the pool became higher and higher, as if he had reached the wonderful place, Wen Shu was itching in his heart, and he hurriedly stood up, stretched his neck and looked out, but the place was not high enough, and he was blocked by the dense crowd around him, and finally he didn't even look at the top of the boat.
Just sitting like this, just listening to the sound is also a kind of torture, and after thinking about it, she told her father that she wanted to go out for a walk.
Father Wen knew that she had never been able to sit still, and he didn't force her to be careful, so he let her go.
When Zhao Niang heard that she was leaving, she was also busy making excuses that she was going to take the dog to buy food, so as not to be a little embarrassed to stay alone with the owner.
Now they all left, leaving only Daddy Wen to sit alone and drink tea.
Here, Wen Shu walked around the edge of the pool, but he didn't even find a gap, so he had no choice but to retreat to the big stone behind him and sit down.
At this time, a burst of floral fragrance hit, Wen Shu turned his head to look at the peach forest behind him, but saw that most of the peach blossoms were gone, and his lacquer-like eyes quietly turned, and a thought floated, and he immediately got up and went to the forest.
Entering the forest, I saw countless petals flying on the ground, crisp birds singing in the treetops, and wild bees rushing to "buzz" in the branches in the last flowering period.
Looking around, seeing that there was no one around, Wen Shu hurriedly took out the sack from the storage basket and squatted on the ground, and began to collect the petals, his eyes were still looking around, lest someone jump out at some point.
Jinming Pond is a royal garden, which is full of strange flowers and plants, although it will be open to the public in March and April every year, let the people come in to enjoy the spring, but there is a rule, that is, it is not allowed to climb and break the branches at will.
The punishment is a fine and reprimand, and in the worst case, a cane.
Even the petals that fall on the ground are also regulated, if you just carry a small bamboo basket to put some fresh and fresh home, no one cares. But if you put a sack and a big bag like her into it, you are not allowed.
Because the gardeners are still waiting for these petals to make extra money.
Peach petals are used in a wide range of applications, from being used to decorate cold cuts, to make wine, and to make pastries, rouge and spices, which are in great demand. Therefore, the stewards of the garden will send people to collect the fallen petals every year, so that they can be sold to restaurants, rouge, and pastry shops in the city.
But she came in a hurry and didn't bring a bamboo basket with her, so she could only pick up some secretly.
The sky was sunny for a few days, most of the petals on the upper layer on the ground were roasted by the sun, Wen Shu picked up the petals to make food and pastries, this is not good to look down on, immediately brushed the upper layer away, and took off the head slightly more tender.
It's just that there are a few fresh petals, Wen Shu squatted forward while looking for it, and unconsciously got farther and farther away from the entrance, until his legs were swollen and numb, only to find that he had walked under the wisteria trellis at the end of the peach forest.
She was stunned for a moment, picked up the half-full sack on the ground and put it in the basket, and was about to turn back to find her father, when suddenly she started talking behind the flower stand.
"Are you all ready?"
The low male voice sounded a little familiar, and Wen Shu suddenly became curious, tiptoed close to the flower stand, and listened with his ears pricked.
"Yes, Duan Sangongzi has passed, calculate the time, it has probably begun." Another voice said.
"Very good...."The man's deep voice rose again, but there was a bit of coldness in his words.
The few words with unknown meanings aroused the curiosity in Wen Shu's heart more and more, and in order to find out who the familiar voice on the other side was, she riskily put her eyes into the small hole woven between the green vines and looked at the opposite side.
The next moment, a light blue placket embroidered with bamboo broke into his eyes, but he couldn't see his face because of his height and too small holes. But judging from the clothes, the person should be standing sideways, and very close to the flower stand, otherwise, she would not lose sight of the begonia flowers opposite.
Most of the different flowers in Jinming Pond are separated by rattan trellises, and wisteria is one of them.
Wen Shu has been here a few times, and knows that there are only two places in the garden separated by wisteria, one is the peony and apricot forest, and the other is the peach forest and begonia, and she is in the peach forest at this time, so the opposite side is naturally the begonia garden.
I didn't hear a reason, and she didn't recognize the third son of Duan in the other party's mouth, so Wen Shu, who satisfied her curiosity, tiptoed away again.
Walking out of the peach forest, the competition outside has been suspended for rest, and the people who are crowded with onlookers have also dispersed, and some of them continue to discuss the battle situation together. Some wander around the small food stalls by the pool, buying some moist cooked water tea soup and belly-wrapped snacks.
Wen Shu walked through the crowd and turned around to go to the tea shop to meet her father, but when she got there, her father was already missing from the window, and Zhao Niangzi and Goudan did not come back.
Where's Daddy? Wen Shu was a little puzzled, but in order not to miss the back and forth, he stood in place with his hands tied and waited, this was the tacit understanding of their father and daughter.
After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, seeing the drum beat again, and the race in the pool will continue, it is a good time to seize the front row position, but her father has not yet turned around, Wen Shu is anxious and anxious, and his eyes are constantly searching for shuttles in the sea of people.
After another moment, seeing that the crowd had gathered again, and was about to surround the edge of the pool into an iron bucket, Wen Shu saw a gap and hurriedly squeezed in.
Anyway, take the position first.
As soon as she entered, Mrs. Zhao ran back with the dog egg, her eyes swept around the tea shop, she didn't see Wen Shu, and she was so anxious.
Thinking that the little proprietor had been stretching his neck to see the way he was competing for the bid, his eyes immediately turned to the dense crowd around the pool. However, there were too many people, and she swept over at a glance, and she couldn't see whether Wen Shu was in it at all.
After thinking about it, I had to shout loudly: "Little owner, little owner, where are you?" Something happened to your father! ”
In the encirclement of the crowd, Wen Shu was looking at the big boats in the pool with great interest, waiting to see them break the waves and move forward, like flying by, coupled with the continuous sound of gongs and drums, she didn't hear anyone calling her outside.