Ah Rou was sitting in the room talking to her cousin at this time, and was suddenly startled by the voice, and when she looked back, she found that it was Jing Xin, so she breathed a sigh of relief and said to her cousin: "Ah Xue, this is the little fox I raised on my father's back, and I named it Bai Yu." ”

My cousin was just ten years old, wearing a pale yellow dress, but she had a small, simple pink jade pendant pinned to her waist, for some reason. This jade pendant has a simple style, although it is not very valuable, but it is also more expensive than the jewelry of ordinary people's daughters, so it is also eye-catching when worn outside.

She sat beside Ah Rou, looking very well-behaved and timid, only looking at Jing Xin and saying, "Hmm." It's so beautiful! Looking up at Arou, "Can I touch it?" ”

"You can ask it if it's willing," Arou laughed, "and you don't have to ask me. ”

And said: "You also know that my father doesn't like small animals in the house, so don't tell him." ”

It's just a little girl, and Jing Xin doesn't care, so she lets Ah Xue touch it, and she is still lying on the ground, making a cooing sound like a kitten.

Ah Xue touched it twice with the boldness, then withdrew her hand and said, "Okay, but why doesn't Abel like it?" ”

Ah Rou picked up the mooncakes on the plate and said with a smile: "Who knows? Maybe it's because I'm afraid that an animal will startle the guests. You can also try this mooncake, I made it myself. After that, he put a small piece in front of Jing Xin.

The moon cake is an ordinary lotus paste egg yolk filling, but I can't stand Arou's dexterity, and when making the moon cake, I put in the powder made of aged osmanthus grinding, and there is a faint floral fragrance when eating.

My cousin was sent by Arou's aunt this afternoon, saying that she was here to attend the moon worship ceremony, and by the way, she stayed for one night, and the two sisters exchanged feelings. But Ah Rou doesn't seem to be enthusiastic, one is due to her personality, and the other is that Ah Rou has only met Ah Xue a few times during the New Year, and she is not very familiar. And Ah Xue is also timid, and she can't let go, she is quiet, and she won't take the initiative to find something to say.

It's just that Uncle Zhang explained, and Arou won't behave too coldly.

After a while, Arou also changed into a new moon-white dress and put on a wooden hairpin made by herself. It is also extraordinarily delicate and elegant. also helped Ah Xue clean up her hair and put a small yellow chrysanthemum on the hairpin.

"Sister, what are you going to do for the Moon Sacrifice Ceremony?" Xue asked.

"It's no different from usual, that is, let some Taoist priests do the practice, and then sing a moon sacrifice song." Arou replied.

"Oh." Ah Xue listened and seemed to be a little disappointed. Although she came from the countryside, she had also seen Taoist practices.

After chatting for a few more words, there was a sudden commotion outside, and as soon as Arou wanted to get up to check, she heard Uncle Zhang's voice: "Arou, Xiaoxue, are you ready, the time is coming." ”

Ah Rou hurriedly said, "Okay! Come out now! ”

Immediately, the two of them dressed up and walked out. Only Jing Xin was left alone.

It tilted its head. Moon Festival? It seems to be fun.

Taoist practices? Could the one I saw during the day be there?

Check it out.

The time of Shen has arrived, and at this time, every household has already begun to eat dinner, and now every household has opened its door, and those who have daughters will dress up their daughters neatly, and those who have no daughters will burn incense and pray at home, and fast for a day.

Ah Rou and Ah Xue came to the city gate, the city tower was brightly lit, and there were already a lot of people gathered here, all of them were young girls in their youth, all of them were in their prime, bright and generous.

Because it was a moon festival, the city gate was open tonight and would not be opened until after the ceremony. Near the city gate, there were also many guards of the yamen standing far away, holding lanterns for the people who came to hold the ceremony.

Lotus Town is also a big town, even if it is just an unmarried girl, there are many of them, and after a while, they will stand in a large area.

The girls stood in twos and threes, talking to each other.

The Moon Festival is a ceremony in honor of the moon god. Thousands of years ago, Chang'e was ascended to immortality here, in order to commemorate her, the people of the Quartet respected her as the moon god, and built the moon temple. The residents of this area of Lotus Town believe in the moon god more, and they hold a moon worship ceremony in Lotus Town, and the moon god blesses the coming year.

However, this time, Ah Rou didn't see a single Taoist priest, and she thought that maybe there would be some new tricks this time.

Ah Rou said to Ah Xue: "The Moon Sacrifice Ceremony is a ceremony that Lotus Town will hold every year during the Mid-Autumn Festival, which is extraordinary, because the moon is extremely yin, and only unmarried girls who have reached the age of ten can participate, and you are just in time." ”

In a few moments, a young and pretty woman walked generously to the city gate, and a maid stood beside her with a jug of wine.

The woman was dressed in a peony-colored dress, combed Chang'e Feixian bun, and held a pink chrysanthemum, graceful and luxurious.

Immediately, a woman came out from below and said, "It's the mayor's wife, Zhao!" ”

With this voice, the surroundings fell silent, and Arou couldn't help but look sideways, and it was a girl of about sixteen years old, dressed in a lilac dress, although she looked good, but she was a little sharp. She was holding her head high at the moment, and she looked domineering.

Seeing that it had quieted down, Zhao began a lengthy opening remarks.

Arou is used to seeing this kind of scene, and these words have been said back and forth for many years, and they are nothing more than a particle to hope that the coming year will be smooth. And Ah Xue beside him should have seen this kind of scene for the first time, but he heard it with relish.

In the end, Zhao finally said, "...... So, now, the moon festival has officially begun! She paused, and the maids behind her offered the wine, and many women in their thirties and forties walked among the maidens with trays and glasses, all familiar faces of the town.

It was a very low degree of osmanthus wine, and it was not until each girl had a glass of wine in her hand that she said, "First of all, please drink this wine." With that, he raised his glass, drank it all, and put it back in the tray.

Although everyone didn't know what was going on, seeing her like this, they also drank the wine in the cup.

"This glass of wine is to pray for good weather in the future." Zhao said, "Next, please drink this second cup of wine and pray for the peace and well-being of the people in Lotus Town." Then the women came forward again to pour wine, and she drank it again as well.

Next, everyone drank the third and fourth glasses of wine, even if the alcohol was not high, but if they drank too much, they would have the strength to drink, not to mention that most of the girls present were not strong enough to drink. What the hell is this man trying to do?

Ah Rou saw that many girls were already flushed, and Ah Xue was even more so, so she secretly poured out the wine of the two of them during the next glass. And the mayor's wife didn't seem to be drunk at all, not just too much alcohol, but still not alcohol at all.

When the sixth glass of wine was drunk, the woman in purple was the first to speak, and said with some drunkenness: "Madam, why do we have so much wine? ”

Zhao didn't answer her, but the maid beside her stepped forward and said, "It's just a few glasses of wine, what can't you do to pray for peace?" She wanted to say something, but was blocked by the Zhao family.

The crowd continued to drink.

Finally, after drinking the ninth glass of wine, the mayor's wife finally stopped and said, "Everyone has finished drinking, and it's time to move on to the next link." ”