There is a lot of attention to the begging festival on the seventh day of July in Chuzhou, and the girls will compete in all aspects. Not for anything else, because on this day, many families will observe the girls through various activities, see the girls' behavior and talents, and decide whether to marry their children.

There are various stories of Cinderella in the beggar festival, which also attracts the interest of girls to participate.

The Xie family's lantern festival is not something that ordinary people can participate in, and those who are invited are all high-ranking families or officials and nobles. It is unusual for the Wen family to be invited as a businessman's family, and many times it is not necessarily a good thing to be outstanding, because every time she participates in the Xie family's lantern festival, it is a test for the girls of the Wen family.

Zhang Wenyi didn't know what this lantern festival meant to girls, and she was now the youngest girl in the Wen family to participate in the lantern festival, and she only turned seven years old on the third day of the eighth month. She went to just have a good time, so during this time, the older sisters were busy with their own affairs, and the remaining little girls were messing around with themselves.

After listening to the seventh sister and the eighth sister talk about the general situation of the lantern festival in previous years, Zhang Wenyi knew that girls were going to put lanterns, and whose lanterns were good could not only come out on top, but also indicate that the sisters in the family could marry a good family.

I heard the two sisters say that there are many skills to put the lanterns well, and the placement of the lantern boat is particularly important, not only to be clever but also conducive to navigation, so that the boat can float fast and far.

Since this is a test of each girl's personal ability, the production of the lightship must be done by herself, and it was not visible to people before, and when it was taken out, it had to be covered with a curtain, and only at the moment when the lamp was put on could it be shown.

Zhang Wenyi sighed: "No wonder the eldest sister and second sister have disappeared these days. ”

The seventh sister glanced at Zhang Wenyi and said, "Yes, what do you think." ”

The eighth sister said worriedly: "The eldest sister is going to be in time this year, can you say that a good person puts the lights on the most important thing." If our family can come out on top, the eldest sister can also promise a good family. ”

So the three little girls were worried about the lotus lamp holder, which was slightly smaller than the basin, and how to make it brilliant.

Zhang Wenyi thought for a while and said, "If only there was a carpenter." ”

The seventh sister glanced at Zhang Wenyi again: "Why not, your Axiu's father Zhao Xianfeng is a carpenter, and he is still the best carpenter in our Chuzhou." Stupid to death you. ”

In ancient times, it was a self-sufficient small-scale peasant economy, so the trend of large households also showed this trend. Ordinary wealthy families hired craftsmen such as embroiderers, carpenters, healers, and florists to meet some of the needs of the family, and these people were called "offerings". In fact, ancient Chinese commerce was underdeveloped, which is also one of the reasons.

The eighth sister heard that the seventh sister did not cover her mouth and hurriedly pulled her quietly, and the seventh sister suddenly thought of the strange illness of the ninth sister, and hurriedly looked at her carefully. Seeing that Zhang Wenyi's expression remained unchanged, he put his mind at ease and secretly regretted that he was careless in speaking.

Zhang Wenyi asked again: "Can I find Zhao Fengfeng to make something?" ”

The seventh sister replied: "Of course you can, just let Mother Liu and them talk to Mother Xing." ”

After hearing this, Zhang Wenyi smiled and said, "Thank you, Seventh Sister." After pulling his legs, he ran away, causing the seventh sister to follow behind and shout, "Be careful." ”

I have to say that the body that Zhang Wenyi crossed is still very athletic, and she ran away with her little short legs and disappeared, and the seventh and eighth sisters couldn't catch up. Seeing that the direction she ran in was to go back to her room, the seventh sister and the eighth sister were relieved not to chase after her. The two men stopped out of breath, glanced at each other and walked back, continuing to worry.

As a former spoiler in school, Zhang Wenyi naturally has many opportunities to participate in interest groups. At that time, she participated in the model aircraft group organized by the school, or how would she have become an engineering student later!

Returning to his room, Zhang Wenyi first designed a model of a ship, which is a typical model of an ancient sailing ship. I still remember that Zhang Wenyi won the first prize in the city's model aircraft competition with this design.

Then there was the design of various sub-parts, and hundreds of the parts were drawn piecemeal, and then asked Liu's mother to go to Xing's mother and say that she wanted to see Zhao Xianfeng.

For the nine girls who had stopped for a while, they suddenly wanted to find Zhao Xianfeng, Xing's mother was also nervous, and asked the child that everything was normal, so she first asked the eldest lady to find Zhao Fengfeng.

The men in the back house of the Wen family are not allowed to come in, but fortunately, Zhang Wenyi is not yet seven years old, and she can still go out at will. So Zhang Wenyi took the drawings and cooed with Zhao outside the second gate for an afternoon. On the third day, Zhao Xianfeng handed in a burden from the boss, saying that it was something that the nine girls wanted to make lanterns.

Everyone knows that the lanterns of the girl's house cannot be displayed until the lights are put on, so no one comes to see them. The things were sent into Zhang Wenyi's room, and for the next few days, Zhang Wenyi stayed at home and tinkered in his room.

The seventh day of July has finally arrived in everyone's anticipation, and the girls in this astronomical mansion are all carefully dressed, except for Zhang Wenyi, of course. Sitting in front of the mirror, Zhang Wenyi really didn't have the courage to look at the fat face.

Chunhua and Ah Xiu already took good care of their masters, they only applied a little powder, but they still suppressed Zhang Wenyi's color. There are only lazy women and no ugly women in this world, this is what Zhang Wenyi has always believed. So she still tried hard to dress herself, but she found that some things were born and could not be made up for through acquired efforts.

Without modern cosmetics, no matter how she dressed, she couldn't hide her fat face. Therefore, Zhang Wenyi can only make herself look more decent in terms of dressing.

When she went out and prepared to take the car, Zhang Wenyi became an ugly duckling in a group of swans, Chunhua and Ah Xiu didn't dress up much after all, they were immediately submerged in a group of warblers and swallows. The most brilliant is, of course, the most beautiful Yuan Niang in the family, and she is also a little powdery, she is still glamorous.

When she took Zhang Wenyi's little hand, Zhang Wenyi had already given up all resistance, and thought to herself: "Forget it, the green leaves are the green leaves, it's still the green leaves of the most beautiful flower." ”

Although the postures of Chunhua and Ah Xiu were compared to the carefully dressed maids left and right, they finally became the focus of the audience. All the maids are holding the flower boats carefully made by the master, and they can be seen through the curtain that they are all round, but Chunhua and Ah Xiu are holding the long ones.

People couldn't help but look at Yuan Niang and Zhang Wenyi who were getting into the car worriedly, Yuan Niang felt everyone's attention, and when she turned around, she also saw the works of the ninth sister, she looked at everyone without mind, and said, "Get in the car." ”

Yuan Niang's composure infected everyone, and everyone got into their carriage in an orderly manner. Zhang Wenyi looked at Yuan Niang's heart full of admiration, the eldest sister's aura is so powerful!

The journey to the Xie family was relatively long, because the Xie family's meeting was held in the Zhuangzi outside the city. The river flowed past the side of the Zhuangzi, and it was a relatively gentle section. Lanterns can generally be placed far away here, so many people like to put lanterns around here, and it is not for nothing that the Xie family's lanterns will be famous.

When everyone got out of the car, everyone saw Zhang Wenyi's pale face, and everyone was stunned. Zhang Wenyi saw everyone's searching eyes, and her face turned unnaturally red.

Well, shame again. Zhang Wenyi, who didn't even get dizzy when she was a sea ship in her previous life, was actually seasick in this life. After settling down, Zhang Wenyi rejected Yuan Niang's idea of holding her, her sister is the goddess of the Wen family, how can she make her embarrassed at this time.

Taking a breath, Zhang Wenyi stood up and stepped out of the carriage by herself, and Yuan Niang nodded approvingly. Her ninth sister is not really delicate, she also has the arrogance of the Wen family in her bones.

The people entertained by the Xie family were experienced, and when they saw Zhang Wenyi's appearance, they immediately asked people to find a quiet room for her to rest for a while.

Yuan Niang saw that there were not only Chunhua and Ah Xiu outside the door, but also an adult maid guarding her, so she led the other sisters with confidence.

Zhang Wenyi, who was motion sick, was lying on the couch, still very uncomfortable. She sighed secretly, and said in her heart: "This body is really weak, it seems that I can't be so depraved, I really have to exercise my body well." ”

Since she no longer has the fetters of being a spy, Zhang Wenyi has returned to an ordinary girl, who has sworn to the sky for countless nights that she must shape her body and lose weight tomorrow. It's just that on the second day, she should still eat, eat, sleep, exercise, and let it become a floating cloud, we're only six years old, aren't we, and we're still young.

Hearing the commotion in the distance outside the door in a daze, Zhang Wenyi asked wistfully, "What's the matter?" ”

Chunhua didn't answer as if she hadn't heard, Ah Xiu hesitated for a moment, and replied, "It should be the flower boat." ”

"Oh, it's a flower boat" Zhang Wenyi first said absent-mindedly, and then she jumped off the couch: "What a flower boat!" Why don't you two call me! Pushing open the door, Zhang Wenyi glared at the two maids fiercely.

This is the first time that Zhang Wenyi has glared at the two maids viciously, and it is also the first time in the life of the ninth girl to look at others viciously. Ah Xiu was so frightened that she was stupid, and Chunhua fell to her knees with a thud.

To be honest, Chunhua has always looked down on this master, and her success in often stealing and playing tricks has made her a little unscrupulous. Just now, the eyes of the ninth girl were like two ten thousand years of ice penetrating through her heart, which made her suddenly realize that the ninth girl was the daughter of the eldest lady. It seems that the eldest lady's gaze was not so fierce when she was at its sharpest, and that gaze just now made Chunhua cold to the bone.

The feelings of the handmaiden of the Xie family are far less strong than those of Chunhua and A Xiulai, one is that Zhang Wenyi is not her master, and the other is that Zhang Wenyi's anger is not directed at her, but she also feels a strong evil spirit. This made her look at Zhang Wenyi in surprise.

Well, that's not what I'm looking for! Zhang Wenyi secretly shouted in her heart. Stamping her feet, she had no choice but to leave the two maids who were in a daze or fell limp, and went to the carriage to get her flower boat by herself.

Zhang Wenyi's murderous aura burst out in an instant came and went quickly, and when the handmaid of the Xie family looked at her in a blink of an eye, she couldn't feel the pressure just now.

Looking at the two weak Wen maids, she kicked Ah Xiu and said, "Your girls are all out, why don't you hurry up and serve!" ”

Because Zhang Wenyi was still young, the maid of the Xie family didn't expect her to also make a lightboat. Therefore, Chunhua and Ah Xiu didn't remind her that they didn't know, but now they obviously feel that this little girl also has a flower boat to release, and they can't help but be angry with these two ignorant maids.

When she saw Ah Xiu holding a long strip of cloth curtain, the maid of the Xie family was also a little hesitant. After all, it's not that there are no long flower boats, but they are too rare. At least Chuzhou is customary to make a contract with the base of the round lotus flower, what will the long strip be?

Zhang Wenyi and Ah Xiu came to the river where the boat was released with their own flower boats, and at this time Chunhua had already found the location of the Wenfu sisters. Everyone saw Zhang Wenyi coming panting, and hurriedly brought the little sister in.

At this time, the girls' flower boats had already floated out for a distance, and Zhang Wenyi would look particularly abrupt if she put it again. It doesn't matter if it's done well, if it doesn't do well, it will be too conspicuous.

Looking at the long strip of cloth curtain in her hand, the neighboring girls couldn't help whispering, and there was a "ha" voice that was particularly loud, and the mockery was very obvious. Several young girls of the Wen family looked over angrily, where were the two purple-shirted girls of the Ming ** people, one thirteen or four years old, and one in their teens, all looked at them with provocative eyes.

It seems that they have had a conflict with the sisters of the Wen family.

Zhang Wenyi took a deep breath, just like standing on the field back then. Where is she the only girl, very eye-catching, and very controversial. Because she looks too ordinary, people who are used to handsome men and beautiful women feel extremely uncomfortable.

The curtain was removed, and a model of a large sea ship was revealed. Watching Zhang Wenyi keep twisting, people realized that this small boat did not rely on sails to travel, and this boat did not have the oars on both sides of the ship, so what did it rely on to sail? People were immediately intrigued.

When people watched Zhang Wenyi take out the flint and fire sickle and ignite the lead in the stern of the boat, people thought that they should use the recoil force of fireworks similar to the drill monkey to propel the boat forward! But the competition here is a flower boat, not a small boat, and this kid's efforts are in vain.

In the sighs of countless people, Zhang Wenyi adjusted the angle of the sail and lowered the boat into the water. The boat that had just been launched seemed to be pushed sharply from behind, and quickly sprang out. After a while, the momentum was gone, but the boat was still fast, and it was rapidly approaching a group of flower boats in front of it.

With a "bang", something was ejected, and the boat was thrown high into the sky, followed by a "pop", and gorgeous fireworks burst into the sky. The sound of "bang" and "pop" continued, and one after another fireworks were colorful and blooming in the air. Finally, a small creature of the cross was lifted from the bow of the ship, and it quickly flew up and climbed, and when it reached the top, a series of fireworks fell from its body, and the little thing did not fall immediately but glided and floated in the air like a bird.

The first fireworks stunned the people on the shore, and from the second firework, each fireworks exploded causing the people on the shore to cheer, one after the other, louder than the other.

"Yes" worked! Zhang Wenyi happily waved her little fist, turned around and raised her hands to invite her sisters to high-five and celebrate, and the first to react was Yuan Niang, who raised her palms and high-fived her sister. followed by the second sister and the third sister. Looking at the sisters who were happily high-fived and celebrated, the girls on the side also expressed their heartfelt admiration.