Chapter 4 Guess the lantern riddle
In the feudal traditional society, young girls are not allowed to go out freely, and can only go out to play together during the New Year's holidays, and the Lantern Festival lantern festival provides an opportunity for young men and women to get to know each other.
All dynasties have attached great importance to this festival, and the lantern festival in the Tang Dynasty is one day before and after the Shangyuan Festival, a total of three days; The Song Dynasty added two more days after the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, for a total of five days; The Ming Dynasty was the longest, from the eighth to the eighteenth day of the first month.
Nowadays, curfew is an unfamiliar word, but in ancient times, curfew was a means of maintaining law and order, especially in times of war, disaster, or in areas of special political and economic significance.
But there is one festival that can be exceptional, and that is the Lantern Festival.
Therefore, during the Lantern Festival, there will always be many romantic love stories, and many poems and operas can peek into the grand occasion at that time.
Therefore, the Lantern Festival is also a romantic festival among the traditional Chinese festivals, so it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the Chinese Valentine's Day.
Su Min was happy in Wang Zicheng's arms, and her cheeks were slightly hot.
It was also the first time they had been so close to each other in school, which was why she was so happy and shy.
It's just that they can't walk properly, so the two of them change to holding hands.
"The east wind blooms thousands of trees at night, and it blows down and the stars are like rain;
BMW carved cars are full of fragrance.
The sound of the phoenix flute moves, the light of the jade pot turns, and the fish and dragon dance all night;
The moth snow willow is golden, and the smile is full of dark fragrance.
The crowd looked for her thousands of times, and suddenly looked back;
But the man was there, and the lamp was dim. ”
Vaguely, it seems that someone sang the song "Qingyu Case Yuan Xi" by the Southern Song Dynasty lyricist Xin Qiji, the song is beautiful and tactful, and it is very beautiful.
"The crowd looked for her thousands of times, and suddenly looked back; But the man was in the dim light! Su Min muttered this poem, and couldn't help but smile sweetly at the people around him, but it made Wang Zicheng's body tremble slightly.
He was still worried about whether there would be a vortex of separation, but the girl looked back with a smile.
The road ahead is long, so why worry about what hasn't happened yet, just cherish the present.
Thinking of this, Wang Zicheng's worried heart was put aside for the time being, and he explained the poem for Su Min.
"This poem is not about the beautiful love of the Lantern Festival, but the author's self-metaphor for the uselessness of heroes."
"This poem was created in the first or second year of Song Chunxi, when the strong enemy pressed the border, the country was declining, and the lyricist had just defected from the north to the Southern Song Dynasty, and was composed in Lin'an, the capital of the Southern Song Dynasty."
"He is full of enthusiasm and ambition and has nowhere to show, so he puts his emotions in poetry, so there will be 'everyone looking for her thousands of times, suddenly looking back; But the man was in the dim lamp'. ”
Su Min nodded understandingly, it turned out that he was too superficial and didn't understand the environment in which the creator lived, so he felt that he was writing about love.
She involuntarily felt a trace of guilt in her heart, bowed her head slightly, and pulled Wang Zicheng to continue walking.
After walking for a long time, I saw a place where many people were around.
People shouted and shouted with joy, as if they were playing some game.
Wang Zicheng shook his hands and said, "Minmin, let's go to the front and take a look, it seems that we are guessing lantern riddles." ”
Guessing lantern riddles is a unique cultural and entertainment activity of the Chinese Lantern Festival.
It is to write the riddle on a piece of paper and paste it on the lantern for visitors to guess, and the person who guesses will generally have a colorful head.
Because riddles can not only express wisdom, but also cater to the atmosphere of the festival, so many people like it, and later it became an indispensable program for the Lantern Festival.
"Oh, is it? Let's check it out! ”
She had only seen such a scene in the TV series, and now she could participate in it herself, so she couldn't help but be excited to pull the prince to run.
"Slow down!"
Wang Zicheng was suddenly pulled away by her, stumbling on his feet, and almost tripped himself to the ground.
The girl didn't slow down, but turned back to him and grimaced.
When he turned around, he saw that he was about to hit a young man dressed in yew in front of him, and before he could shout, he pulled her away with a force.
Seeing that Su Min was about to bump into someone else, Wang Zicheng hurriedly pulled Su Min to his side.
Because of the force, the two of them flew backwards backwards, and then both fell to the ground.
The "ah" was Su Min's exclamation, and the other was Wang Zicheng's cry of pain. Su Min stood up in a panic and helped Wang Zicheng up with all his hands and feet.
"I'm sorry......" Su Min blushed and hurriedly apologized to Wang Zicheng.
Wang Zicheng rubbed his aching buttocks, and there was still a painful expression on his face, "Next time, you have to be careful, don't bump into others." ”
The implication is that it's okay to bump into me, but you can't bump into someone else.
He didn't blame Su Min, but told her to be careful.
Seeing that he didn't blame himself, Su Min hurriedly nodded like garlic and dusted off his body for him.
Su Min raised his head only to find that the yew boy had not left, and a pair of eyes looked curiously at the young man with the black face mask.
The young man was dressed in a purple round-necked robe, and his waist was tied with a palace silk. He stood in the crowd, his demeanor was biased, but his temperament was a little cold.
No one knew why he was wearing a mask, which was why he caught Su Min's attention.
None of the people around him wore a mask like him, so two big words flashed in Su Min's mind, "Pretending to be handsome?" ”
Wang Zicheng naturally didn't know what Su Min was thinking, and when he saw this kind of scene, he couldn't help but feel a little vigilant in his heart.
He hurriedly pulled Su Min behind him, bowed to the yew boy, and said, "This brother, I'm sorry." We shouldn't be so reckless, and I hope my brother doesn't blame him. ”
Su Min only showed a pair of eyes behind him and said, "Yes, yes, I'm sorry, we didn't mean to." ”
Obviously, they were the ones who fell, and they were the ones who apologized.
The young man looked at the two of them and chuckled, and he returned the fist salute to Wang Zicheng, and left without saying a word.
Su Min looked at them like this, like the meeting of the handsome sons in costume dramas, and couldn't help but yearn for it.
It's just that I didn't expect the young man to leave without saying a word.
"You! Always so reckless! Wang Zicheng couldn't help but pat her on the head, but even so, he still thought she was very cute.
Su Min grinned, grabbed his hand and said, "I know, I know, let's go!" ”
"Hmm." The young man answered, and walked side by side with the girl to the place where the man was piled up.
I only heard the voices of the people, and it was very lively.
"Congratulations to this student for getting it right! Come on, here's your prize! "The host is a woman in a pink collared skirt with a small doll in her hand.
I saw that there were a variety of lanterns on the stage, and a note was pasted on each lantern. Some of the riddles that have already been guessed are placed on the shelves in the back row.
Behind the woman was piled up with all kinds of prizes, including dolls, paper fans, hairpins, sachets, and so on.
"There is no morning in the grass, and there is a mountain of hearts. Typing! Someone pointed to a lantern at random, and the host took it down and read the riddle on it.
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