Chapter 13 Shangyuan Festival
His left leg stepped on the stirrup, and with a slight leap, he landed firmly on the horse's back.
Shen Yining looked at the hand he stretched out to him, there were thick calluses of different shades on his index finger and thumb, he was indeed a martial arts practitioner who often wielded a sword and drew a bow. Shen Yining was not polite, he held his hand hard, and with his strength, he landed on the saddle in front of him. There was a warmth behind her, which made her feel a little swaying.
"Thank you, Lord Wang."
Li Yu reached out and grabbed the cloak on her body, wrapped his arms around her, and steadily pulled the horsewhip.
Three people and two horses, galloping wantonly in the white wilderness, rolling up snow slag all over the ground, leaving flickering horseshoe prints.
When I returned to Huihetang, it was already dark.
Every house in the street has lit up colorful lanterns, the lights are bright, the fire trees and silver flowers, as far as the eye can see, it is like a sky full of stars sprinkled on the world. Although the national strength of the Great Zhou Dynasty is not as strong and prosperous as it was a hundred years ago, the traditions and customs of the festival have never been forgotten and abandoned by people.
Shen Yuan saw Sister A's safe return, and jumped excitedly.
"Sister, you're back, let's go buy lanterns and go shopping in the flower street, okay?"
When Xiao Jing heard Shen Yuan's words, his eyes suddenly flashed brightly, and he couldn't hold back his excitement, and glanced back at the silent prince behind him.
Shen Yuan gently tugged at Sister A's sleeve and whispered coquettishly, Xiaojing reacted immediately and looked at her earnestly.
Shen Yining's face was calm, in fact, he was already ready to move in his heart, the Shangyuan Festival is the most prosperous and lively festival in the year of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and if you don't play at this time, when will you wait!
It's a pity that there is still the king of Qi here! Can't get out!
Shen Yining looked back at Li Yu, pulled his sleeve, and smiled.
Li Yu saw her fair face, her eyes smiled like a crooked crescent, her lips were red and her teeth were white, and she was even more delicate and red like peach blossoms under the candlelight, which was very good-looking.
Shen Yining looked at him and kept staring at him, his eyes were blazing, but he didn't speak, thinking that his face was stained with something, and he touched his cheeks with both hands, a little confused.
Li Yu coughed unnaturally, and his face did not change: "Okay, let's go shopping together." ”
Xiaojing was shocked, puzzled, I thought that Shen Niangzi would suffer a little from the prince, but I didn't expect that the prince who was not close to people on weekdays and was ruthless would agree so easily.
A group of four people walked on East Street, Shen Yuan and Xiaojing walked in front, looking around, jumping lively, and Shen Yining and Li Yu walked behind, relatively speechless.
The shops on both sides of the main street are lined up, there are those selling jade balm, some selling elixir and jade liquid, some selling rare and exotic treasures, and all kinds of food shops, which make people dazzled. Visitors are bustling, shoulder to shoulder, men, women and children are carrying lanterns of different styles, laughing and laughing, happy and peaceful.
Li Yu intentionally or unintentionally protected Shen Yining from being hit by a passing pedestrian and accidentally injured.
Shen Yuan and Xiaojing looked back together, and then stopped in front of a small stall selling lanterns.
There are all kinds of lanterns on the stalls.
Shen Yuan picked a square lantern that looked like a small house, and there was a family of four painted villains on the inside of the small house, including Aya, Ah Niang, Xiao Langjun and Little Lady, the four of them looked happy and vivid.
Xiaojing picked a pony lantern for the horses to take off, although the color of the horses is single, but the shape is unique, and there are horse whiskers, horsetails and horse whips under a closer look, and there is really a sense of free galloping and galloping.
Shen Yining lowered his head and thought for a while, and finally picked up a relatively elegant orange silk bird lantern, the bird's wings took off, which was small and cute.
Li Yu was a little curious, and asked, "It turns out that Mrs. Shen also likes these little playthings, and she likes this chirping bird very much?" ”
Shen Yining paused, resisted the urge to roll his eyes at him, and said loudly: "Lord Wang, the bird, that is, Peng, may it one day rise with the wind and soar to 90,000 miles." ”
Li Yu looked at the little lady beside her, looking forward to the streamer, shining, and a certain string in her heart had also been touched.
Walking all the way is the Shouyang Building in the center of Liangzhou City. Shouyang Building is decorated as a candle-lit lantern tower today, and lamps are placed on the outer edge of each attic, and the breeze blows, the lights sway, and the sky is always bright. Looking at the past, it is really as the ancients said, the fire trees and silver flowers are closed, and the iron lock of the star bridge is opened.
On the left side of the light tower, there is also a light wheel about six feet high. There are five layers of lantern wheels, the side shelves of each layer are wrapped with colorful silk brocade, and the edging is decorated with gilt copper and silver, and the five corners of the lantern wheel are hung with lanterns, which rotate like the golden flowers and silver flowers sprinkled by the goddess, like a dream.
There are many people around the lantern. The ladies in brocade clothes are singing and dancing lightly. On the other side, there are Hu people performing juggling hundreds of operas, jumping and jumping and landing, which attracts tourists to exclaim again and again.
Shen Yining, as a modern person, has been shocked and admired every holiday in the past six years, or the ancients would have fun during the festival!
After watching a period of juggling, walk to the right front path of Shouyang Building, which is a lively street market specializing in snacks. There was a small stall in front of me that was blowing up the scorched circle.
Attention, this is not the bean juice ring that is popular at breakfast stalls in the northern region right now!
The coke ring is the most popular snack in the Shangyuan Festival, the coke ring is wrapped in fragrant green onion pork filling, fried golden and crispy, and the mouth is full of fragrance and freshness when you bite into it.
Shen Yuan and Xiaojingzui were in a panic, and hurriedly pulled Shen Yining to sit at the empty low table first, and Li Yu didn't want to refute anything, so he sat down by himself.
Shen Yining understood Shen Yuan and Xiaojing's careful thoughts, and couldn't help but smile.
After eating the coke ring and sweet porridge, Shen Yuan and Xiaojing couldn't wait to run to the front to watch the Hu people perform a vaudeville show.
Shen Yining moved slowly, still drinking a bowl of hot sweet porridge slowly and methodically.
Li Yu didn't urge, he looked at her drinking porridge angrily, and suddenly said: "Shen Niangzi, send you back today, in fact, this king still has something to ask for." ”
Shen Yining looked up at him, unhurried, and motioned for him to continue.
Li Yu raised his eyes and looked in the direction of Xiaojing, his gaze was gentle: "No, the king of Japan will go to Beidi with General Chen." Xiaojing's eldest brother died to save me, and I don't want him to put himself in danger again. I also asked Mrs. Shen to help me take care of him. ”
Li Yu paused, and then said: "If you have kindness to him, he will listen to you." If I can return safely, I will be grateful. ”
Shen Yining finally finished eating a big bowl of sweet porridge, raised his eyes to look at him, his eyes were resolute and warm: "Please rest assured, I will take care of Xiaojing." ”
It was late at night, and a group of four people led the horses and walked slowly back to Huihe Hall.
On the way back, Xiaojing had been told by his own prince that he could not set off with the army and that he had to stay in Huihetang to help, and he had already cried a lot.
Li Yu watched Shen Yining turn around and go in, his eyes moved slightly, and he felt a little inexplicably melancholy in his heart, not knowing when he would return from this expedition. He was about to step on his horse, but he noticed that someone was pulling at his sleeve.
"Please wait a moment, the little girl will be back soon." It was Shen Niangzi's voice.