To be precise, the Lantern Festival is not a festival unique to Maple Town, but a festival in Yunmeng County. It is a special festival that belongs to a state and county and is not popular in the whole country.

"What is the Lantern Festival, why don't I know?" An Lingxi was very curious.

"You haven't been here for a long time, so of course you don't know about our special festival in this small state and county. Qin Yifan said, "The so-called Lantern Festival is every year on the 15th day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar, and every household in Yunmeng County will make all kinds of lanterns, which are lit at night and put into the fields or rivers. It is used to pray for blessings and auspiciousness, and to bless the peace of the local side. ”

"I see. An Lingxi said.

She vaguely remembered that there seemed to be a similar festival in her hometown. However, when she was five years old, she was accepted as a closed disciple by the palace master of the Allure Palace, so the memories related to it are very vague. Later, Yicheng went down the mountain to visit relatives and found that his hometown had suffered a demon disaster and had already become a wasteland. She used to tell Qin Yifan that her hometown had suffered a demon disaster, and it was not a lie.

There is also some yearning: "Sounds quite interesting." ”

"Of course it's interesting. Qin Yifan said, "On the night of the Lantern Festival, people from all villages and towns will go to the fields and take out the lanterns that have been carefully made during the day. Put it in the sky, or put it in the water and go down the stream. All kinds of lanterns compete with each other, and men and women, young and old, pray to the sky together, which is very lively. ”

"Qin Xianggong asked me to prepare, did you want me to make lanterns?" An Lingxi said, "But I won't, why don't we buy two." ”

"If you buy lanterns, you will lose the original taste of the lantern festival, and you must make it yourself. According to the concept of the residents of this county, if you don't make the lanterns yourself, it will have no effect if you put them out to pray for blessings. Therefore, there are no ready-made lanterns on the market, only materials. Qin Yifan said.

"Whether the lanterns made by a family are good or not is related to the face of the family. In general, it is the women who are more skillful in the family who do it. ”

Is it related to the face of a family? Qin Xianggong regards me as a family with him? An Lingxi's heart pounded when he heard this. I felt a burst of warmth rise from the bottom of my heart, but I thought that I was his maid, and I was indeed a family with him.

The maid was not a hostess at all.

In this family, she is the only woman. The lantern should indeed be made by itself, but it seems that his strength is a little unallowed.

said: "Qin Xianggong, will you do it? Why don't you teach me? I'll do it after I've taught it." ”

"I knew you wouldn't do it. Qin Yifan said, "It is not a simple matter to make lanterns that can fly into the sky and float on the water without sinking." And you have to make it look good, you will never learn it in a short time. ”

"Of course I would do it myself, after all, I grew up in Maple Leaf Town. ”

"I still have to bother Qin Xianggong to make lanterns by himself, but I, the only woman in the family, can't help, it's really incompetent. An Lingxi said with some embarrassment, "Xianggong Qin, why don't I want this month's monthly money?"

Anyway, she didn't pay attention to the monthly money at all.

"No need, your monthly money is only two taels of silver per month, and you won't have much left after deducting it. Qin Yifan said, "You should go to the fang market in the town now, buy some materials to make lanterns, and prepare early." This time, I'm going to make it myself, design it myself, and try to wow the audience that night, and maybe even meet a beautiful girl because of it. ”

Met a beautiful girl?An Lingxi was depressed, don't you have your Rong'er sister?Don't you have the ninth princess?His Majesty Emperor Wu left her in Maple Leaf Town, and his intention couldn't be more obvious. Also, don't you have ...... Me?

Why do you even want to meet a beautiful girl?

But Qin Yifan's thoughts are different from her. Huang Yirong is the sister next door, not suitable for developing into a wife, although she has a good relationship with her, but she always feels that something is missing before her. The ninth sister is too young to be suitable, as for the maid Xiaomei, although her figure is good, her face is a little unsatisfactory. And she is still a maid, according to the rules of this world, the status of a maid is a bit ......

So he always felt that there was still a lack of such a woman around him who was suitable for him.

An Lingxi put down the work in her hand and stood up, ready to go out.

"Also, you buy yourself a beautiful outfit and dress yourself up on the day of the Lantern Festival. Qin Yifan said again.

"Why do you want to dress up pretty?" An Lingxi asked strangely.

"Because the lanterns are released, it's just an evening show. There are even more important programs during the day. Qin Yifan said, "The daytime program belongs to young men and women, and the girls will dress themselves up beautifully. Let's go to the City God Temple to offer incense and beg for a beautiful marriage. ”

And those single men will also wait at the intersection to the City God Temple, hoping to get the favor of the women passing by. If the girl takes a fancy to the man, she will throw the sachet purse she carries with her to the man. ”

"When the lights are turned on at night, they can recognize each other with their sachets and purses, and then find a secluded place to have a romantic relationship. ”

"I didn't expect that the Lantern Festival here still has the role of matching young men and women to marry?" An Lingxi said.

"The original purpose of the Lantern Festival was to let the souls of the deceased relatives rest in peace, and to hope for good weather and abundant harvests. It used to be a very serious matter. But people are optimistic and enthusiastic about life. Qin Yifan said, "So after a long time, the Lantern Festival has evolved into a very beautiful festival." ”

"Qin Xianggong asked me to dress myself up better, could it be that I was looking forward to being favored by a certain son on the day of the Lantern Festival?" An Lingxi said mischievously, "If I really follow that son, will you be willing to do it?"

"This ......," Qin Yifan said, "Of course I can't bear it." If you get married, who will wash my underwear and who will make me a bed and a quilt?"

"Although there are precedents for women who have become wives to become maids of large families, I am a bachelor, and I am not an old man, so I am not suitable for taking other women as maids. ”

In fact, in this world, the status of the maid is relatively low, and the relationship with the master is unclear. An unmarried man from a serious family will never take a fancy to someone else's maid.

Maids are generally used to fill the house of the master, or to give away. Once you become someone else's maid, it is difficult to marry normally.

In order to get close to Qin Yifan, An Lingxi is willing to be a low-status maid, which is indeed a bit of a sense of righteousness.