Chapter 293: Two Lotuses with One Stone
The man suddenly came to his senses: "Where is the carriage going?"
Zhao Feng stood on the side of the street and gave him a direction: "Go here, I don't know where the carriage stops." ”
The man didn't say a word, and strode forward in that direction.
Zhao Feng stared at his back for a moment. In fact, the carriage was very magnificent at that time, not like it was rented by a carriage and horse dealership. In addition, people in the city often use mule carts and ox carts to travel, and horse-drawn carts are too expensive, and few civilians hire them. Therefore, most of the carriage was sent by the Feng family.
He knew that it was the Feng family who took Sister-in-law Ding, but he didn't say anything to this person. Zhao Feng himself didn't quite understand why, but he was pressed with a big stone on his chest, and he always felt that something seemed wrong.
Although Ding said that day, it was the Feng family who picked her up. But if you go west along this road, you will first pass through the Qingyin Garden of the Feng family, which is where the Feng Li stays at night, and then walk forward for 200 zhang before you arrive at the Yi Shui Ju of the Feng family. Zhao Feng really didn't know where she got out of the car, and Fang Cai's statement was not wrong.
Huang Da and Huang Er, who were standing on the side, exchanged a look with each other.
It's getting dark, and they should retreat, or there will be nothing to hide.
Hundreds of feet away, Yan Saburo leaned over and picked up the slightly tired cat: "Isn't it enough to play for a day?" In fact, it should be said that he was crazy for a day.
The white cat yawned: "Today is the Shangsi Festival, I want to carry the lamp to swim in the lake, this day is perfect." ”
The boy looked to the west and said quietly, "Or ......"
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The living water of the lotus pond comes from the Blue River. The river gets its name from the bluish rocks on the riverbed, which are as blue as the sea in the sun.
Of course, the blue river at night is as colorful as ink, and only the light can reawaken its tenderness.
The salt port in the Jiuqu section of the Blue River was originally a busy port, but after the river was diverted ten years ago, the waterway here was too narrow for large boats to pass, so the port gradually became lonely.
However, the water flow here is gentle, the scenery is beautiful, and even seven or eight large and small sandbanks are piled up, so the Chunming City lantern array is placed here for seven or eight consecutive years, and the port has been renovated, and a square that can accommodate two or three thousand people has been expanded on the river bank connected to it.
Nowadays, it is crowded here, and most of the people in Chunming City carry a lantern in their hands, and when they look at it from a high place, it is like a little starlight.
They are waiting for the "first light" of this year's lantern festival. After this ceremony, the lantern festival in Chunming City officially begins.
The port was actually built on a large sandbar and was connected to the land by three bridges. Because the river rose and fell, the locals sawed off the sides of the three large boats, put the two sides together, connected each other by iron cables, and then laid wooden planks to facilitate the transportation of laborers, and even horse-drawn carriages, which turned into a peculiar bridge for boats.
Naturally, the advantage of this bridge is that it can change with the water level, and in the event of a flood, as soon as the board is pumped away, there is no ready-made bridge that can be washed away by the flood.
Feng Lingzhao's prediction was very accurate, there were stars and no moon on this night, and it was even a cloudless good weather, so naturally there would be no floods.
Therefore, this bridge is well built on the water, the people of Chunming City are on the riverbank, and the high-ranking officials and nobles and guests are all at the port, which is not only separated from the noisy crowd, but also ensures their own safety.
Looking at each other from afar, the city lord of Chunming stood a few steps in front of him and began to give a speech under the blessing of the amplification magic technique.
The tradition of the Shangsi Lantern Festival in Chunming City has lasted for more than ten years, and it is very popular among people, and it also has its own set of rules. The enthusiastic speech of the city lord of Chunming was strictly controlled within half a cup of tea, which not only allowed the citizens to pay attention to the lecture, but also did not make them yawn and weaken the interest of playing.
Then, it was time for the much-anticipated lighting session.
The port is built on a sandbar, and on the east side is a small grove where a few horse-drawn carriages are parked.
The sparse trees could not stop everyone from looking at the carriage.
According to the convention, this is a good place for the families of the nobles to go to the port to find a quiet place to watch the lights, and there is no need to crowd people on the shore. It is true that a group of women and children came down from the carriage, and the clothes were all luxurious.
There was a large circle of heavily armed guards standing nearby.
It's not much of a fuss.
However, there is a mother and son here, although they are beautifully dressed, but the young mother is full of fear and fear, holding the child's little hand tightly. The child is very cute, and he doesn't know his mother's sorrow, so he looks around.
They are at odds with the nobles and ladies around them.
Naturally, most people don't pay attention to this detail and just wait for the lights to come on, which is the highlight of the annual lantern festival. In previous years, the guests carried torches, boarded small boats, and lit the biggest and most beautiful lanterns themselves, even the master was no exception - although he had supernatural powers, he did not want to show off his skills, so he still followed the rules.
All the spectators heard that the guest invited this year was General Liang Guo, who was in the limelight, and subconsciously stretched his neck.
Will it make any difference if the general lights the lamp?
In fact, there were only seven or eight people standing on the port, and they could be seen clearly on the shore, except for the high-ranking officials of Chunming City and a few respected elders, there was only one young man at the scene. He was a head taller than everyone else, and his chin was slightly raised.
Obviously, this is the famous General Feng. Because in Juyao, he is not wearing a military uniform, but a white power suit, resolute and bearing, straight like a pillar.
The city lord of Chunming asked him to light the lantern festival, Feng Liwan nodded, took two steps forward, took the longbow presented by the attendant, and then bent the bow and set up the arrow.
He did not get on the boat, but switched to archery, and everyone on the shore waited with bated breath.
The arrow had been prepared by the organizers a long time ago, and the arrow was wrapped in oil, and the flame hunt jumped.
As soon as Feng Liwan let go, everyone saw an orange line crossed the air, and the water lanterns ten zhang away from the port and the river bank lit up!
This is a set of huge lotus lamps with a core of oil cylinders. As soon as the rocket was fired, the oil was ignited, and the lotus lantern suddenly became transparent and bright, glowing with pink light on the water.
The crowd applauded and cheered.
The oil cylinder in the center of the lamp is only one person hugging the thickness, and it is hidden in the dark, and it is not easy to shoot from ten zhang away. And this is a lotus lantern that is grouped, that is, there is an oil cylinder hidden in the two lotus flowers, and it is really not easy to light two lamps with one arrow at night.
Every arrow he shot did not actually enter the cylinder, but grazed the cylinder mouth, and the scorching heat of the flame itself, coupled with the friction and temperature, ignited the grease that was about to overflow the cylinder mouth, and then the fire was successfully ignited.
One stone and two lotuses, the skills are very superb.
There were already people standing next to other lanterns on the water and land, and only then did they raise torches and light up these large lantern groups.
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