Chapter 52: Shangyuan Lantern Festival (I)
Fan Tongzhong knelt on the ground, full of remorse in his heart, why did he have to say it!
At the same time, he scolded Fan Ning in his heart, this little bastard, can make Lao Tzu miserable.
Liu Ximei threw herself on the bed and cried, she felt wronged!
Daddy coaxed her, saying that she was marrying a Pianpian scholar, and the reading man was good, but after she got married, she found out that she was a big radish who was not motivated.
If you can't get a name for yourself, you're not as good as a farmer.
I have been married to him for more than a year, and he stays in the county all day long, fooling around with a group of fox friends and dogs, but leaving his own in the country, what is the difference between this and a living widow?
Thinking of the widow, Liu Ximei felt a heartache in her heart, and actually hooked up with Widow Yang, the shameless vixen.
Liu Ximei thought that the pearl silver hairpin she married was gone, and she blamed her mother-in-law for cleaning up her room, and now she realized that her man must have given it to the vixen.
No way! I'm going to get a divorce, a divorce!
The more Liu Ximei thought about it, the more she hated, she sat up and shouted: "I can't live this day!" I'm going home, divorce! ”
Fan Tongzhong cried bitterly, and made a fuss, "Lady, if you know your mistake for your husband, let's spare your husband this time!" ”
Fan Ning shook his head secretly when he heard this, the fourth uncle confessed at this time, and he didn't want to harden this waist pole again in the future.
Seeing that the situation had become clear, Fanning stopped listening, smeared oil on the soles of his feet, and turned to slip away.
Soon, Liu Ximei carried the package and cried away, and Fan Tongzhong knelt at the door, like a frosted eggplant, looking at the lady walking away.
Behind him, Fan Dachuan blushed, carrying a stick, and looked at his son with anger.
If you don't learn this thing well, you must kill him today.
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The low and thick bell rang in Lingyan Temple, and the eighth year of Qingli arrived.
January passed the fastest, and in all kinds of socializing and laziness, it was the middle of January in the blink of an eye.
The people have finally waited for the long-awaited Shangyuan Festival.
Shangyuan Festival is a prosperous day to see lights, and although there are a few lights in the town, it is far less lively than in the county.
Every family brought their wives and children, closed the door and went to the county to see the lights.
At noon, Zhang Sanniang changed into a new armor made of colorful ayaluo, smeared osmanthus oil on her head, and inserted a phoenix silver hairpin on her bright bun.
She happily took out the rouge and powder that her son bought for her in the capital, sat in front of the bronze mirror to draw her eyebrows and apply powder, applied a thin layer of rouge, looked at the mirror, and felt not very satisfied, so she wiped off the fat powder and reapplied makeup.
In the courtyard, the father and son were already a little impatient, and it took an hour to put on makeup, and when would they go.
Fan Tiezhou gave his son a look, "Ning'er, go and tell your mother to stop putting on makeup." ”
Fanning rolled her eyes, "Why should I say it?" ”
"You say something nice to coax your mother."
Fanning walked to the door and smiled at her mother, who was touching up her makeup: "My mother is naturally beautiful, and she doesn't need makeup at all." ”
Zhang Sanniang was busy adding powder to her face, and she replied casually: "Since your mother is naturally beautiful, what do you buy rouge powder for her?" ”
Fanning glanced back at his father and shook his head helplessly.
Fan Tiezhou pointed his finger and asked him to use his brain before speaking.
Fanning said to his mother again: "Actually, my father doesn't like the way you wear makeup, and he doesn't dare to say it, so let me dissuade you." ”
"Bang!" With a sound, Zhang Sanniang was so angry that she threw the powder on the small table, "I'm not going to melt, let's go!" ”
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Also going to see the lights were Liu Kang's family, Liu Kang's mother's face was also painted snow-white, and the two women had endless words when they met.
The two families got on Fan Tiezhou's passenger boat, and the passenger boat swayed towards the Xu River.
The Xujiang River was crowded with boats, all of which were villagers who went to the county seat to see the lights.
Every woman is dressed up in flowers, the children are wearing new clothes, carrying last year's small lanterns in their hands, everyone's hearts are full of anticipation of visiting the lanterns, their faces are full of excitement, and there is laughter and laughter all the way in the river.
This year, Fan Ning wore a green satin scholar's robe, a scholar's scarf, and a folding fan in his hand, which was a gift from Professor Yan to congratulate him on his first exam, making him look quite suave.
Liu Kang was also dressed similarly, and he also held a folding fan in his hand, but his skin was dark and his bones were thick, and he did not have the elegant temperament of Fan Ning.
"I haven't been to the county seat yet, have I?" Fanning looked at the county seat in the distance and said longingly.
"No, it won't! We had been there together the year before. ”
The year before last, it was Fan Dudu, not him, Fan Ning shook his head, "I can't remember, what's interesting in the county?" ”
Worthy of being a good friend, Liu Kang knew Fan Ning's mind very well, and he smiled and said: "It may disappoint you, there is no strange stone lane in Wu County, and the only stone market in Pingjiang Mansion is in our town." ”
"I originally wanted to go shopping in the next two days."
Liu Kang looked at Fan Ning suspiciously, "Do you kid want to change his career to become a stone dealer?" ”
Fanning put away the folding fan and smiled: "Of course not, I just want to collect famous stones." ”
"Fart collection, you kid just want to make money, I said you've saved a lot of money in the past few months, right?"
Liu Kang was very envious of Fan Ning's business acumen, the stones that he had always bought with money were sold for ten yuan after changing hands, and his vision was so accurate, he couldn't do it.
Fanning patted the cloth bag on his shoulder, and the copper coins in it rattled, "Believe it or not, all my belongings are only two hundred yuan." ”
Speaking of which, Fan Ning is really short on money, the last time he went back to Jiangwan Village, he didn't meet Zhou Scale, two Taihu Lake stones were still piled under his bed, plus he gave his grandmother 500 yuan during the Chinese New Year, he only has 200 yuan left now.
The tael of silver that his father had given him could not escape his mother's hunting dog, and she pulled it out of the crack in the bed and confiscated it.
Since her mother, Zhang Sanniang, dug up Fanning's treasure box from the corner of the old house, searching her son's room has become one of her pleasures.
As for the 500 Wen reward promised by the first exam last year, Fanning never expected his mother to cash it in.
"Then you're not as good as me!"
Liu Kang patted his waist proudly, "I have eight coins of broken silver, I invite you today." ”
At this time, Fanning remembered something again, and asked with a smile: "Is there a colorful shed at the county lantern festival, that is, guessing lantern riddles and couplets can be redeemed?" ”
"Yes! On the Confucian Temple Square, the lantern festival is the most lively every year. ”
Fanning suddenly yearned for the place he wanted to go tonight.
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The boat finally arrived in Wu County, at this time the moat of Wu County was full of dense boats, the rich and noble people's painted boats, the poor people were bare boats, the conditions were slightly better, they would build a black canopy on the boat, tie the five-colored cloth,
It took a lot of effort for Fan Tiezhou to find a place to park the boat.
The two families went ashore and walked towards the county seat.
"Daddy, let's find a place to eat first!" Liu Kang proposed.
Liu Kang's father looked back at his mother, like Fanning's family, the Liu family is also the wife's decision.
"Ning'er, what do you say?" Liu Kang's mother asked with a smile.
Zhang Sanniang thought for a while and said: "Dinner is to be early, last year we waited until it was dark to eat, but all the restaurants and restaurants were closed, and we had to go home hungry." ”
"Let's go! We're looking for a snack shop. ”
It is still at least half an hour before dark, but the county is already crowded, and there are many tourists for dinner, and every snack shop is full.
They were lucky, and soon found a vacant seat in a small food shop, everyone sat down, ordered seven or eight dishes, and asked for a few plates of steamed buns, Fan Tiezhou also asked for a pot of wine, and drank with Liu Kang's father.
The snack shop is a shed, which belongs to the occupation of the road, the road on both sides is narrow, at most one ox cart can go, and the street is crowded with people.
At this time, a sedan chair came in the distance, someone sounded a gong in front of it to open the way, more than a dozen officials held various signs, and the people on the street avoided on both sides.
"Is that an official on patrol?" Fanning asked, gesturing to the team in the distance.
"Should.... Right! Liu Kang couldn't be sure.
Liu Kang's father smiled: "It must be, I am still wearing bad clothes, look at this pomp, it is either a county order or a county official." ”
"I'll take a look!"
Fan Ning came to the Great Song Dynasty for the first time to see the county order on patrol, he was quite interested, put down the chopsticks and rushed away.
Zhang Sanniang didn't catch him, and shouted angrily from behind: "What's so good, it's only serious to eat quickly!" ”
Fanning squeezed into the crowd on the left, craned his neck, and looked out at the group.
I saw sixteen officials wearing soap suits, octagonal hats, and a simple knife hanging from their waists.
In the middle is a cyan four-person sedan chair, carried by four feet, and the sedan curtain hangs down, so you can't see the situation inside.
Next to the sedan chair was a middle-aged man who looked like a staff member, riding on a donkey, with a thin figure and looking very shrewd and capable, constantly looking ahead.
"Hold the sign up a little higher!"
The officials held the sign higher.
Fan Ning paid attention to the words of the sign, he thought it was quiet, avoidance and the like, but a closer look was the identity background of the official.
What kind of official to be, what official rank, whether he was born in a professional class, which year to enter the scholar, and even how many people to take the jinshi exam, etc.
The list is very detailed, making people feel that this official has an extraordinary background at a glance.
It turned out that the official in the sedan chair was the Wujiang County Order.
At this moment, there was also a gong sound from the opposite side, 'Boom! I saw more than a dozen officials approaching with an official on horseback.
The road is narrow, the official authority is magnificent, and this is a bit troublesome.
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