Chapter 55: The Flower Market Lights Like Day (1)
Shangyuan Festival.
The lantern festival of Shuo County is worthy of a must, the lights on the ten-mile long street are like daylight, and the tourists are weaving.
Every household has hung up red lanterns, which is just the most ordinary, and even the trees are hung with colorful lanterns, at this time the leaves are gone, which is in line with the description of "fire trees and silver flowers never sleep".
Shuo County has strict etiquette, and some young ladies from large families are unable to go out on weekdays, and only on days like the Lantern Festival, can they go to the street to play.
Therefore, at a glance, most of them are girls dressed up in fancy clothes, one by one and one delicate.
Jiang Yunyu and her entourage naturally went out to enjoy the lanterns.
They didn't think about overpowering the crowd, the master and servant just dressed up casually and went out, but despite this, Jiang Yunyu was mixed in the crowd, and she could be recognized at a glance.
Without it, the main thing is that she is naturally beautiful, and others can't envy her.
In addition to tourists, there are also vendors selling all kinds of groceries and food, carrying burdens or setting up a stall on the side of the road, all shouting loudly. There are those who sell snacks and groceries as usual, and there are also special activities of the Lantern Festival - guessing lantern riddles.
The lights are bright, colorful, and radiant, and the fifteenth day of the first month is in the sky, but it is also pressed by the lights in this world and loses its color.
Lan Qian is still a child's heart, and he can't suppress the excitement in his heart, chattering all the way, very excited.
Jiang Yunyu walked in front, Dai Nong held her arm and followed her closely, and Lan Qian and Yu Leak walked behind.
With such a beautiful scenery, Yu Leak did not dare to relax at all: what if someone fished in troubled waters and caused trouble.
Thinking so, she grabbed the long knife at her waist.
Because of the large number of tourists and the noisy voice, she had to speak loudly, and she was a little tired and listless after walking down the way.
Jiang Yunyu noticed that the two people behind her had slowed down, so she turned around and admonished, "Follow closely, don't get separated." ”
Yu Leak nodded in response, and Lan Qianqiang cheered up, "Miss, don't worry, I will definitely follow you closely." “
After walking out of the inn for a while, she had already arrived at the most lively place in the city, Jiang Yunyu slowed down her pace and looked at the various lanterns around her.
The red lanterns here are no longer homemade red lanterns, they are all exquisitely crafted lanterns, and I don't know how much ingenuity the craftsmen have put into making them appear in a variety of lifelike appearances.
The road was filled with the exclamations of pedestrians.
Walking to the end of the street, a towering restaurant comes into view.
"Miss......" Lan Qian ran in front of her and asked with a blank eye, "Miss, are you tired, do you want to take a break and eat something?" “
When Lan Qian was coquettish, I was afraid that no one would be able to say a word of refusal to this face.
Jiang Yunyu covered her mouth with her sleeve and chuckled.
Dai Nong is also a ruthless person, she glared at Lan Qian, and said angrily: "I'm afraid it's not you who are greedy again, you girl, you know how to eat and be lazy all day long." ”
Knowing that she was joking, Lan Qian didn't look angry at all, and even threw herself beside her, shaking her arm and begging: "Sister Dai Nong, my good sister, you can help me again." "
"What's the use of me helping you?" Dai Nong raised his eyebrows.
Lan Qian looked at Jiang Yunyu with teary eyes: "Miss, we have all been out for a while, how can we make you work so hard?" Let's find a place to rest~"
Jiang Yunyu had no choice but to take her, and when she heard her say this, she did feel a little tired, she nodded: "Then let's go over and rest for a while, Lan Qian, lead the way ahead." ”
Lan Qian saw that the "plan" had succeeded, and ran to the front with a smile.
Jiang Yunyu and Dai Nong glanced at each other helplessly, and then slowly walked towards the restaurant behind her.
"Girl, you're just in time!" When I passed, I happened to see Xiao Er excitedly and said to Lan Qian, "We, there is only one elegant seat left on the second floor." “
On the day of the Shangyuan Festival, not only are the streets lively, but the restaurants are also overcrowded.
The hall on the first floor was already full, and there was no more empty seat. The second floor is a special seat for dignitaries and rich young ladies, and the price is high, and ordinary people will not spend that unjust money in vain, so there is still a vacant room.
The shopkeeper is a person who is accustomed to observing words and feelings, seeing that the girl who came first is delicate, innocent and cute, and well-dressed, a jasper hairpin on her bald head is worth a lot of money, obviously a big customer, she pondered, this may be the daughter of which lady, must not worry about the money, let her go to the second floor is more suitable.
I don't know that there are three more people who come in outside the gate, and they also have their own appearances, and their temperament is noble and extraordinary, especially the girl who walks in the front, with red lips and white teeth, no powder, and a fairy, as if it is blasphemy for others to take a second look.
Although the first girl in a blue jacket is already very stunning, it is still slightly inferior to this.
He was worried, if these two groups of people competed, who should leave and who would stay?
But he obviously thought too much, because these four girls were together, Lan Qian ran to Jiang Yunyu's side and whispered to her about the situation, Jiang Yunyu bowed slightly, and said to Xiao Er: "Take us to the second floor, there is labor." ”
Xiao Er was looked at by this pair of water-cutting eyes, only to feel that half of his body was crisp, and it took a long time to react, and he hurriedly bowed down and led them upstairs.
Upstairs, the noisy voices in the lobby gradually became quieter, and the decoration on the second floor was very elegant.
Most of the furniture in the private room is made of bamboo, with a light aroma of grass and trees, divided into two rooms, separated by a screen and a thick tent, and a huge window is open outside, looking down to see the beautiful scenery of thousands of lights; There were several charcoal basins burning inside, and a huge round pear wood table was placed, and although cold air poured in, the temperature inside was quite bearable.
"What do the girls want?"
Jiang Yunyu didn't accept his menu, found a sheltered place to sit, and said casually: "Just put a few of your signature dishes here, don't worry about the cost of the meal." ”
"Girl, don't worry, the small one will definitely present you with the best of this store." Xiao Er was about to leave, and as if he remembered something, he smiled diligently: "We are the best place to enjoy the lanterns on the Shangyuan Festival, after being very full of wine and food, you might as well go outside to take a good look at this scenery, after all, it only happens once a year, you have to see enough." “
Jiang Yunyu smiled and said, "Thank you." ”
Along the way, you can see a rare beauty.
She is a human being in two lives, and it is the first time she has seen each other.
In her previous life, she had also seen Luojing's lantern festival, although there were many rules in the harem, but one thing was very good, on the day of the Lantern Festival, from the noble concubine to the slave maidservant, you can go out of the palace to see the lantern festival, as long as you come back before the child.
The custom of the Lantern Festival Lantern Festival has a long history, it is rumored that the emperor of a certain dynasty believed in Buddhism, trumpeted Buddhism, and on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, he lit lamps and worshiped the Buddha everywhere in the palace.
Later, this custom spread to the people, and it became a festival for the public to have fun, and it was much more lively.
However, the most lit place in Luojing, in addition to the Imperial Palace, is also the Taizhao Temple.
The scenery in the palace has been the same for several years, so she will take advantage of this rare opportunity to go out of the palace every year, she has also been to the Taizhao Temple with the palace sisters, and has seen the sky full of Kong Ming lanterns rising, the dead branches and leaves in the pool have been cleaned up, and the small and lovely lotus lanterns are floating on the water.
It's just that year after year, she never saw the person who was in the lotus pond and smiled at her.
And the lantern festival in Shuo County is more lively than what she has seen in her life.
"Girl, please wait, our signature dish may take a while to be made, don't worry."
Jiang Yunyu replied softly that he was fine.
Anyway, they came out to play, and it was the same wherever they stayed, not to mention, before they went out, they had already filled their stomachs in the inn.
It's just that Jiang Yunyu has never liked to be disturbed by outsiders, and Dai Nong has always understood her habit, so she added to the shopkeeper: "You don't have to send someone to wait, just retire when you serve the food." “
The shop is small and the second Nuo Nuo should be.
After a while, Jiang Yunyu realized that what the store said was indeed true, and he said that he would wait for some time, but there was no movement at all so far.
Lan Qian is the best way to say, with her, there will be no cold scene anywhere.
At this time, she was happily talking about what she had seen and heard along the way, and she never forgot the lantern that looked like a jade rabbit.
Sensing something strange from downstairs, she walked outside the private room and stood on the stairs to see what was going on.
Yu Leak naturally followed her out without leaving one step.
There is still some distance from the hall of the restaurant, although she can't really see the face, Jiang Yunyu can still recognize the person at a glance.
It was that merry boy Song Xingqiao.
What a coincidence, why is he here?
What's going on downstairs?
The manager of the restaurant said with a bitter face: "Childe, it's not that we don't want to do your business, it's really overcrowded and there are really no vacancies." ”
The richly dressed boy barged in with menstry, saying that he wanted the best seats to serve, but they really didn't have any empty rooms here.
Xiao Er was afraid of his momentum and couldn't cope with it, so he had to call him out.
Song Xingqiao didn't speak, a guy next to him glared at him, and said loudly: "Our son is willing to come to give you face, don't you know what to do!" I don't care how many people you have, even if there is no place, you have to make room, do you know who our son is? ”
"This ......" The steward's face was full of embarrassment, he could see that this prince's identity was extraordinary, but he couldn't wronged the guests next to him......
They do business, and they advocate that everyone who comes is a guest.
So the two sides were at a stalemate, the little guy was arrogant, and although the restaurant manager was low and small, he didn't give an inch.
Song Xingqiao didn't say anything, standing next to him as if it was none of his business.
And the commotion here has attracted the attention of many people in the lobby, and they all looked at Song Xingqiao and his party with the same eyes.
For these, Song Xingqiao was calm, his face did not change, and he turned a blind eye.