The Lotus Festival is the most lively unofficial festival in Nanguan Town every summer.

There are thousands of acres of lotus ponds in Huaishui, and those lotus flowers are urged by the summer sun, and they have bloomed like a cover.

It can also be regarded as the summer scene of Nanguan Town.

Every year during the Lotus Festival, all villages and towns stop the work in the field, stop the business in the store, and the whole family goes out to call friends to go to the Huaishui River to enjoy the lotus.

Shenshu Village is no exception.

Families prepare their clothes and dry food for the town early in the morning.

Even the private school has been temporarily suspended.

The old Bai family got up at dawn, had breakfast, and planned to rush to the town in the morning when it was still cool.

Qiu Niang dressed up Xiao Fuyuan.

The pink dress has a double hanging bun, and a velvet flower in the shape of a lotus flower on one side.

"Auntie, Sister Yuanbao's change of clothes is in this baggage, and the sobering mints are also in it." Qiu Niang packed up Xiao Fuyuan's things and handed them to Zhen.

Since Qiu Niang arrived at Lao Bai's house, Xiao Fuyuan's daily life was almost covered by her.

She took care of Xiao Fuyuan extremely carefully and seriously, and the Bai family was very satisfied with her.

Zhen was surprised: "Why don't you go together?" ”

Qiu Niang smiled and whispered, "I won't go." There is still a lot of work at home, grandma's vegetable patch needs to be watered, and the wheat has to be washed when the flour is almost gone. Also, when you come back in the evening, you have to have hot food and hot water to wait. ”

Qiu Niang didn't want to go, but she felt that her identity was not suitable for joining in the fun.

Her external image is that of a widow, and she herself is not afraid of being said, but now that she lives in Lao Bai's house, she has to think about Lao Bai's family.

What's more, the Lotus Festival is nothing to see.

In the past, in Huaicheng, there were more lively festivals than the Lotus Festival, and she was often used as a singer to help the fun, and she was really not interested in such a lively.

"Sister Qiu, let's go." Xiao Fuyuan pulled Qiu Niang's hand and said.

"Your sister has said it, let's go together, the annual bustle, everyone in the village goes." Zhen also followed suit.

Qiu Niang touched Xiao Yuanbao's head and smiled at Zhen: "Auntie, I'm at home." ”

Saying this, the old lady Bai came out after changing her clothes, and Chong Qiuniang said: "I don't need you to water my vegetable patch, the noodles at home can last for a few days, and the big guys will not die of hunger if they have money to buy food in the town." You don't need to be at home, you can go if you want to go. ”

Qiu Niang knew that Mrs. Bai was kind enough to let her go, so she didn't dare to disobey.

"Your grandmother cares about you, everyone in the village has gone, and she doesn't feel at ease when you are home alone." Zhen smiled.

The old lady Bai took Qiu Niang to change her clothes and said, "Qiu Niang, even if you are a widow, you have to wear brighter." ”

Qiu Niang entered the house and changed into new clothes.

"Brother Zhen." Xiao Fuyuan saw that Ah Zhen was already standing at the door, and there was a luxury carriage parked beside him, it was Liema who pulled the cart, and it was Wu Xiaoying who drove the car.

"You ride in the carriage with me." Ah Zhen said.

He Shun walked out and said to Mrs. Bai: "Aunt Bai, my young master said, please take the carriage together." ”

Old Lady Bai smiled: "This idea mountain road, just walk, it will be there in a while." ”

He Shun lifted Xiao Fuyuan out and said, "Adults are okay, Xiao Fuyuan is so small, what should I do if I am tired from walking so many mountain roads?" The young master's carriage is very spacious, and it can seat seven or eight people. Just to piggyback on you, the young master asked me to prepare two carriages. ”

Xiao Fuyuan's big watery eyes looked at the old lady Bai and said, "Grandma, Brother Ah Zhen and I are in the carriage." ”

Old Lady Bai had no choice but to agree to her, and took Zhen's Qiu Niang, Xie Chuntao, and Eugene Gui into the carriage.

Bai Muban and Bai Dazhuang, as well as Bai Zhaomei's uncle and nephew on vacation, sat in another carriage.

Zhang Yangjing, Wu Langzhong and Wu Chaojing also got into the carriage.

walked to the door of the village chief's house and picked up the village chief's family.

The village chief's daughter-in-law sat next to Mrs. Bai, looked at Qiu Niang, and whispered to Mrs. Bai: "Your niece's niece and granddaughter is a good one, but it's a pity to be widowed at a young age." ”

Qiu Niang hugged Xiao Fuyuan and sat motionless.

Mrs. Bai guessed that the village chief's daughter-in-law matchmaker possessed her, and refused for Qiu Niang: "It is precisely in this way that I take over the family to live, and I can only add a pair of chopsticks to the left and right, even if I can afford to raise it until I am old." ”

The village chief's daughter-in-law stopped mentioning it.

praised Xiao Fuyuan's blessing again, if she hadn't had a good relationship with Ah Zhen, she wouldn't have been able to get on such a good boat.

The carriage soon came to the edge of the Huaishui.

I heard that this year's lotus festival is not only for cherry blossom viewing, but also for lantern viewing at night. It is said that there are rich and noble families who fill the river with lamps and put lotus lanterns in the river at night.

Therefore, there are a lot of people who have come this year, and they have gathered on the riverside, and they can't squeeze in.

There are also small stall vendors, jugglers, and storytellers, and it seems that the whole lotus festival is very lively.

Even the county magistrate Liu Hong came by boat with his family.

Xiao Fuyuan and Ah Zhen got out of the carriage and saw two beautiful big ships parked at the docking.

"Brother Ah Zhen, are these two big ships you are talking about?" Xiao Fuyuan stared at the big ship and said.

"Well, do you like it?" Ah Zhen said with a smile.

"I like it." Xiao Fuyuan sighed in his heart that he was still rich!

"Let's go, I'll take you up." Ah Zhen took Xiao Fuyuan's hand and walked towards the boat.

The Bai family and the village chief's family were invited by He Shun early to take a boat to enjoy the flowers, but they didn't expect it to be such two swaggering and beautiful boats.

Village Chief Zhao's nervous hand didn't know where to go.

Everyone followed He Shun to the boat, which was the first time they had taken a boat to enjoy the lotus at the Lotus Festival.

"Wow, that's beautiful." Xiao Fuyuan entered the cabin and exclaimed.

The whole ship is beautifully decorated, like a miniature version of Ah Zhen's daily life.

There was food and drink on the table, and there was a stove at the stern, and Liu, who had arrived on the boat early to serve, was wearing meat skewers and saying that he would make barbecue for everyone.

Open the curtains, the blue waves ripple, thousands of acres of lotus flowers reflected in front of you.

"I don't dare to sit on this rich boat." Xie Chuntao smacked his lips.

Except for Zhen, the others have the same thoughts as Xie Chuntao.

Eugene Guidong looked around, very excited, and felt a little sincere gratitude to Xiao Fuyuan in his heart.

When Bai Erzhuang walked into the boat, Eugene Gui was even happier.

"Sit casually, since Brother Ah Zhen invited everyone to take the boat, he is not a stingy person." Xiao Fuyuan said with a grin.

Xiao Fuyuan lay in front of the window and looked out, there were many boats dotted with lotus flowers.

Many people stood on the shore and pointed at Ah Zhen's two big boats, admiring one after another, I don't know which boat this is so beautiful and magnificent, but it is the first time they have seen it, it is bigger than the boat of the shopkeeper Xu.

When I saw Xiao Fuyuan and Ah Zhen, I was even more amazed, whose child was it, it was simply a pair of people on the painting.

Xiao Fuyuan was through the window and heard people talking outside.

"By the way, why isn't Shopkeeper Xu's ship here?" Someone asked.

"Don't mention it, his daughter fell into the water and was seen by a poor scholar, and the whole town is spreading about it."

"Poor scholars? Since I saw it, I will marry it, anyway, the shopkeeper Xu is not short of silver. ”

"What do you know, I heard that from beginning to end, it was a poor scholar who calculated."

"What if you don't get married, your whole body has been seen, who will want her in the future?"

(End of chapter)