143. Keju
The Hibiscus Garden is a large garden of the palace back house, the flowers and grass are lush and the bamboo is full of gardens, the mountains and rocks are rugged and exquisite, and the pavilions and corridors are scattered, showing the wealth and elegance.
Named Hibiscus, it is naturally indispensable to plant a stream pond full of lotus flowers, but it is not yet the season, the pool is empty, and from time to time some fish will swing out of the blue waves when they play, which is also interesting.
Several corridors pass from the surface of the pool, connected to a water pavilion in the pool, in which there is a group of flower-like girls sitting or standing, but the atmosphere seems to be a little dull.
On the surface, it was a poetry club, but at first they were still interested, and after each of them recited a few small words, they all became less interested, just saying some gossip to pass the time, and most people still glanced at the direction of the garden gate from time to time, as if they were looking forward to something.
Zhao Yun hugged the cat, shrunk behind the case, and kept observing these beautiful sisters who were a few years older than him with flashing eyes.
But there is a question mark in my heart, didn't I say that I want to talk about poetry and words? Why don't you continue? It's not fun at all, it's better to watch crickets fight.
Zhao Hui sat side by side with her, leisurely stir-fried watermelon seeds with salt, feeling that this somewhat weird atmosphere was very interesting.
Qian Duo didn't notice this, and was pulling Hu Zhen and Yu Yan to chatter non-stop, as if he wanted to vent all the depression that he had been holding in his heart for a while.
The women of the Song Dynasty, compared with the Ming and Qing dynasties, were much less constrained, and the overall social status was still relatively high, especially the little ladies of the official eunuchs, their life circle was not narrow, and they were not only hidden in the boudoir, they would also play polo, juju, visit temple fairs, go to spring sightseeing, go to their friends' homes to visit the garden and feast, and the entertainment activities were also very colorful.
It's a pity that Qian Duo didn't enjoy these pleasures anymore after being 'reduced' to a maid, so she was suffocated, and took advantage of Zhao Mengqi's recent improvement in her attitude towards her, so she sent invitations to her girlfriends on her own initiative.
Originally, she was worried that these girlfriends would not come, after all, even if Zhao Mengqi's reputation has improved recently, it is still notorious, especially the lewdness and lust, it seems that there are no cases that can be used to whitewash, and it will still scare many little ladies.
Unexpectedly, the sisters came as promised, which made her overjoyed, and she was not too interested in the quiet entertainment of poetry, calligraphy and painting, and she didn't care if everyone didn't talk about it.
"I heard that a few days ago, Saiguansuo and Hei Sanjie pounced, who won the game?"
"Third Sister Hei." Hu Zhen replied a little absent-mindedly.
Qian Duo was grinning, he didn't feel abnormal, and sighed regretfully, "Hey! It's a pity that I can't witness this pinnacle battle......"
Saiguansuo and Hei Sanjie are female sumo wrestlers, known as women's wrestlers at the time, and the women's sumo wrestling performed is even more popular than the men's sumo, after all, the sumo wrestling is less wrestling, and when the two compete, it is even more moving and the posture is fully revealed.
On the other side, Wanwan watched coldly, and only felt crying and laughing at Qian Duo's behavior of luring the wolf into the room without knowing it.
These little ladies didn't come to relieve her boredom because of their deep sisterhood with Qian Duo, they were all drunkards who didn't mean to drink.
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but be stunned, so why did I agree to come?
"Sister Wanwan." Xie Yunqiao quietly posted it to Wanwan's ear, "It seems that Duo Niang is still finished, and it is always said that King Yan is drunk on wine, which is obviously rumor-mongering, I will say, how can a person who can write such poems be absurd." ”
Xie Yunqiao doesn't have any special functions, but there are always some subtle differences between girls and young women, and it is not difficult for sensitive people to tell the difference.
Wanwan looked at Xie Yunqiao in surprise, not that she was surprised that she could see Qian Duo's completion, but that her tone was obviously towards King Yan.
"Do you like the poems written by King Yan very much?"
There seemed to be stars popping out of Xie Yunqiao's eyes, "Yes, yes, it's a pity that in addition to the Linjiang Immortal, there are also a few pairs of couplets, and I haven't heard of King Yan's other masterpieces, I don't know if I can see him today, let him make a few more ......."
Wanwan couldn't help laughing in her heart, it turned out that this little lady of the Xie family was different from the others, she came for poetry, not for King Yan himself.
So what are you aiming for?
Is it the phrase 'if life is only as it first sees'?
It shouldn't be, perhaps, it's just a simple goodbye, this time, there should be no time to see each other again.
Over there, Qian Duo was still talking freely, "I didn't go to watch the Keju of the Cold Food Festival in front of me, and I don't know if the Qianyuan Energy Saving in a few days can't make up for this regret, Zhen Niang, Huan Niang, Yan Niang, or we will be the same as in previous years, how about forming a club to compete for the bid?" ”
Liu Huan hurriedly waved his hand, "No, no, we have all reached the age of leaving the cabinet, where can we still be willful, the family must not allow it, not to mention, we can't compete with men again like last year." ”
Keju is somewhat similar to the football of later generations, and it can be said to be the 'national ball' in the Great Song Dynasty, from the time of Taizu Taizong, it is the emperor and the people who are very much loved by the people. Motion.
Li Yanbang and Gao Yu even won the favor of Emperor Daojun with their superb ball skills, one became the prime minister, and the other became the captain.
Keju has a confrontational competition play, which is also a performance style of fancy play, and most women tend to be fancy, but Qian Duo, an alternative, likes to win.
However, as I get older, I am afraid that there will be no more opportunities like this in the future.
After Qian Duo was rejected by Liu Huan, he moved his eyes full of hope to the other people, but all he could see was shaking his head.
Yu Yan saw her disappointed and uncomfortable look, and couldn't bear it, "Why don't we just play in the garden for a while, it can be regarded as relieving Duo Niang's cravings." ”
Hu Zhen and Liu Huan subconsciously glanced in the direction of the garden gate again, and then looked at the clothes on their bodies, "It's not convenient for us to do this." ”
"Keju is good, it just so happens that I have a lot of new Keju clothes, and there is not much difference in the size of each of us, so we can wear it."
At this time, Zhao Hui jumped up, when she was in the palace, she often took the palace maids to bow together, but the status difference was too big, and those palace maids didn't have so much heart to spend on it, so she was always not happy, and now when she encounters an opportunity, she naturally won't miss it.
So under the coaxing of Zhao Hui and Qian Duo, in the end, even the eight little ladies, including Zhao Yun, changed their hairstyles one by one and changed their juju clothes.
Wearing a tighter underwear, covered with a spacious light shirt, and then tied with brocade belts to the shoulders, back, waist and arms, etc., in the thin Xiuluo skirt, it is convenient to exercise pants, and the ankles are also wrapped around the embroidered belt, and the head is changed to a sky-high bun, showing a heroic posture and radiant spirit.
Zhao Yan is the youngest and his body is also thin, and this juju suit is slightly older when worn on his body, but after being tied with a brocade belt, it is not a big problem.
Judging from the smile on her face, she is also very yearning for this sport.
There were exactly eight little ladies, so they were divided into two teams and started to compete.
The court does not need to be very large, a two-foot grass is enough, and the difference from later generations is that the goal is not located at both ends, and there is only one, in the center of the field, insert two bamboo poles high, and there is a two-foot square hole in the middle, which is the goal.
Qian Duo stood under the goal, tossed the ball made of 12-petal incense skin, and then began to scramble.
Keju, who does not pay much attention to power, pays attention to dexterity and ball control skills, and kicks it high into the goal to ensure that the ball does not fall to the ground.
For a while, the eight little ladies were very happy, with constant laughter and a very fiery atmosphere.
It's just that after two quarters of an hour, Zhao Yun became frustrated, although she was very enthusiastic, she hadn't played before, she didn't know any skills at all, and she couldn't grab the ball if she wanted to.
Even if Zhao Hui and Wanwan took care of her and deliberately passed the ball to her, she couldn't control it at all, and just touched the ball and let it land, and after more times, her side's results fell behind a lot, and she blamed herself very much.
Wanwan once again gently picked up the ball and sent it to Zhao Yan, but this time she didn't want to try to control the ball anymore, but waved her hand, "I can't do it, I can't do it......"