Chapter 8: Floats
The food seemed to be about to run out, and the homeless people who gathered around the side door of the Ruyi Building gradually dispersed, leaving the old woman alone to clean up the mess.
As if he had cleaned up his mood, Fu Li stood up, patted the soil on his body, and came straight to the old woman.
"Aunt Luo, I'm back......"
"Volt ...... Volt ......"
Hearing the young man in front of her calling herself Aunt Luo, the old woman was speechless with excitement.
"It's Fuli. ”
The boy smiled and said his name.
"Fu Li, is it really you? Tears in the old woman's eyes fell quietly, and the silver-haired child who had once curled up under the eaves like a small beast and shivered returned.
"I heard you were captured, but I didn't expect ......"
The old woman raised her hand and stroked Fu Li's cheek and helped him straighten his messy hair.
"He's as handsome as ever, still so skinny. ”
Fu Li rarely showed a shy expression, but then leaned over to the old woman's ear and whispered something.
"Are you looking for the owner of the Ruyi Building?!" The old woman could not hide the surprise on her face, but then regained her composure.
"You can't see the owner of Ruyi on weekdays, but today is the Yuehua Festival......"
The old woman said thoughtfully, she looked at the mask that was lying on her waist, and there was a worried look in her eyes.
"What are you looking for the owner of Ruyi to do, he is not an ordinary character, ordinary people don't ...... at all"
"Hahaha, what do you think, Aunt Luo, I'm not here to assassinate him. ”
Before the old woman finished speaking, Fu Li interrupted her laughing, he touched the box in his arms, and suddenly clasped his hands into fists and said.
"I was entrusted by someone to hand over something to him, and I hope that Aunt Luo will lead the way. ”
"Don't dare to be, don't dare to be," the old woman saw Fu Li bow and salute, and hurriedly waved her hand. "I'm just a kitchen maid, how can I see the owner of the Ruyi landlord, and besides, he must not be here today. ”
Fu Li raised his head and looked at the old woman suspiciously.
"Today is the Yuehua Festival, and the Bliss Moon Banquet will be held at the Moon Worship Platform later, and a big man like him will definitely be there, I heard that His Royal Highness the Night Emperor also sent an envoy to come, but now the Moon Worship Platform is heavily guarded, and you can't enter without an official order from the capital...... " The old woman hesitated for a while, but then smiled. "When the time comes, you can follow us in the back kitchen. ”
Hearing the words of the official order, Fu Li subconsciously thought of the heavy golden order in his arms, which was a terrible thing, and it must not be present until the last resort.
Fu Li nodded, and the old woman also packed up the dishes and food boxes, and suddenly there was a violent commotion in the distance, and people suddenly cheered for some reason.
Fu Li looked on tiptoe, but could only see the crowd of people in the distance.
"Is it Oiran Parade?"
Fu Li asked, he didn't remember much about the Moonflower Festival when he was younger, but he still remembered the restless scene of the people when the Oiran was paraded through the streets.
The old woman nodded.
"I heard that this time all the Qinglou have made ruthless moves, Tianxiang Pavilion in Santu River, Baihuayuan in Heinuma County, and even the Red Jade Fang in the Imperial City of the Night Emperor City - Yudu have all sent their heads "Hua Dan", and those men are really going crazy for a while. The old woman suddenly hid her face and smiled, and said meaningfully. "But this year's Oiran must be our Xijing Ruyi Building......"
Fu Li was not interested in these things, so he didn't ask, and found that Fu Li was looking at him indifferently, but the old woman was a little embarrassed, and hurriedly said.
"Let's go check it out, it's still early. When their floats drive into the platform, it's not too late for us to set off. ”
After the old woman finished speaking, she carried a bunch of food boxes and entered through the side door, looking at the crowd in the distance, a pair of pale cyan eyes suddenly flashed in her mind.
"Is there a better woman in the world than her......
With the inexplicable throbbing in his heart, Fu Li unconsciously walked towards the crowded place.
The more you go to a crowded place, the more brilliant the lights in front of you become, and the voices of people become more and more boiling, and Fu Li gradually stops.
What appeared in front of Fu Li at this time was a grand scene that seemed to be a world away.
The widest road in Xijing City is full of lights, all kinds of lanterns are in full bloom like a hundred flowers, and more like the Milky Way stars, there are paper lamps as thin as cicada wings, embroidered and gorgeous brocade lanterns, and transparent and shining glass lanterns. The people of the eternal night, who live in oppression, release all their passions today, selling all kinds of vendors on the roadside, eating, drinking, and having fun. Just one day of the Yuehua Festival is enough to consume half a year's savings in the underworld.
Fu Li finally found a high position, although the floats have not yet appeared, but the road is already crowded with people from all over the underworld, of course, most of them are men...
"It's coming, it's coming, the float is out!"
I don't know who shouted, the black crowd immediately boiled, and the colorful fireworks accompanied by the rich and luxurious floats opened the most wonderful chapter of the Yuehua Festival.
"Look, is that Miss Jin? ”
"It is worthy of being the first car, and the top plate of Tianxiang Pavilion has been taken out. ”
"Heh, Miss Jin is almost eighteen this year, and the young girls in the back are interesting. ”
“...”
The people around them discussed in vulgar language, and on this drunken night, the woman on the float was like an instant flower, and after a short period of grace, only the rest of her miserable life remained.
As Aunt Luo said, Baihuayuan, Tianxiang Pavilion, Hongyufang, and the most prestigious Qinglou in the underworld have shown their "stunning collections", and the floats are passing by one after another, and all kinds of women are dizzying.
Some are hot and unrestrained like fire, some are quiet and dignified like fairies, and some are charming and seductive like enchantresses.
The boiling waves of people seemed tireless, and only the last float in the distance remained, but the enthusiasm of the people did not fade in the slightest.
"Who's up there? Haven't you seen it before?"
"It seems to be a newcomer to Ruyi Building.,I heard that Ruyi Building is bound to win this Oiran this time.,What kind of woman is it.。 ”
"Hahaha, I heard that it's not a mortal, is it a fairy who descends to earth?"
On the starlit float is a azure tent, in which is a milky white ivory couch, on which sits a young girl. The green silk of the waterfall is not pulled, only wearing a jade ring as thin as a crescent moon, the delicate face is reflected like a goddess descending to earth, and the clear eyes are like a pool of clear water, revealing a little fluorescence under the light of the lamp. The red lips bite lightly, and they are moist and attractive, like ripe cherries. Under the light leno skirt, the legs that are as smooth as jade are half exposed, the skin that is as delicate as mutton fat can be broken by blowing, and a pair of delicate and small jade feet are like heavenly ingenuity, swaying with the movement of the float, arousing the lust in the hearts of countless men.
The last float slowly drove in front of the crowd, and the boiling crowd actually quieted down invariably, and all the girls on the floats before were with a trace of panic and unease, while the girl in front of them was as quiet as a sculpture, a statue of a goddess! There seemed to be a magical magic that made the men present quiet.
"It's... This is really not a mortal..."
"I guess it didn't come from there..."
"Heh, it seems that Ruyilou has spent a lot of money to get this year's Oiran. ”
The men whispered, trying their best to speculate on the life of the girl on the float, and at this time, Fu Li was like someone choking her throat, almost unable to breathe.
"Is it her?!" The moment the float drove by, Fu Li's heart beat wildly, and the girl on the float was the same girl he had dropped from the mouth of the demon that day. "How did she ......?"
Fu Li quickly dispelled the doubts in his heart, thinking about it, the woman who was looted from Cangli was either sold into the family of the powerful as a slave, or was sold to the Qinglou to do tricks.
Seeing the float go away, Fu Li's heart couldn't calm down for a long time, until Aunt Luo's familiar voice sounded behind her, and Fu Li was pulled back to reality.
"You kid look stupid, hahaha, you're ready to leave for the moon platform. ”