The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the Lantern Festival, which is called Shangyuan Festival among the people, and is also commonly known as the "Lantern Festival". According to the custom, the Spring Festival does not end until the Lantern Festival is completed, so the Lantern Festival is also one of the most important festivals in Dahua.
The Lantern Festival is said to have been handed down from Xiang Yu, the founding emperor of Great Chu. When the Chu and Han dynasties were fighting for hegemony, it was said that the Jade Emperor ordered Huode Xingjun to burn the capital on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. Xiang Yu, the great Chu emperor, learned about it in a dream, so he led his officials and the people of the capital to welcome Xingjun and pleaded bitterly. Mr. Huode Xing couldn't bear to lose his life, and he was afraid of violating the rules of heaven. When you are in a dilemma, a wise man offers a plan. That night, inside and outside the capital, from the imperial palace to the courtyards of the common people, all were lit with lamps and torches, brightly lit, just like daytime. The light of the fire pierced through the sky, as if the fire from heaven came down, and it was hidden from the Jade Emperor. Since then, on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the capital will be burned to the ground to commemorate it. This is the origin of the lantern viewing on the Lantern Festival. In order to honor Huode Xingjun, later generations used glutinous rice flour to form balls to worship the gods, which looked like pearls. They were called "tangyuan" in the south and "Yuanxiao" in the north.
The Lantern Festival is the beginning of a year's spring. When everything comes back to life, people who have been dormant for the winter all start to go out for activities, which is more lively than the Spring Festival. However, if you don't go out on the fifteenth day, according to Dahua's customs, tonight is the time to eat Lantern Festival, and you can only go out for a long journey after eating Lantern Festival.
Lin Wanrong entered the city with the carriage of the two ladies, and the eldest lady looked at the beautiful scenery outside and sighed slightly: "From the third day of junior high school until today, we have traveled for more than ten days and nights, and before we knew it, it was the Lantern Festival. "
Other people's Lantern Festival is full of family reunion, harmony and beauty, but they have traveled far before the fourth day of the first lunar month, which is really hard enough.
The second young lady went out for the first time, her eyes were slightly red and she said: "Sister, I miss my mother a little bit. I don't know what she is doing at home alone, has she eaten Yuanxiao?"
Hearing the two ladies mention it, Lin Wanrong also felt a little uncomfortable, wondering what Qiaoqiao was doing at this time? Are you staring in a daze at the white glutinous rice balls in the bowl, with tears dripping down the bowl? Thinking about the farewell, that Nizi passed out crying in her arms. Lin Wanrong couldn't help feeling sour in his heart, it's true that having a wife means worrying about it. Fortunately, Xian'er took the news from Sister An. Arrived in the capital ahead of time, otherwise, I don't know what the scene will be.
"Miss, do we have a place to eat Yuanxiao tonight? I'm a little hungry." Putting aside the thoughts in his heart, Lin Wanrong smiled and enlightened the two sisters.
"I just know how to eat!" The eldest lady said softly, "When we get to the semicolon in the middle of Beijing, what else can we do without you?"
The carriage moved forward a few steps, but could no longer move. It coincides with the Lantern Festival, and every household in Beijing comes out to enjoy the lanterns. The road was so congested that it was difficult for pedestrians to pass, let alone carriages.
Yushuang was young, and missed her mother for a while. Looking at the lively scene outside, she felt yearning, wiped away her tears and said, "Sister, since the carriage can't move, why don't we get out of the carriage and walk. Today is the Lantern Festival." It's very lively outside, shall we go out and have a look?"
The eldest lady is mature and prudent, no one in the Xiao family would dare to provoke her in Jinling, but here is the capital. No one knows the Xiao family, so it's better to be cautious.
Seeing that the eldest lady shook her head slightly, the second lady hugged Yu Ruo's arm and said coquettishly, "Sister, it's rare that today is a good day for the Lantern Festival, so let's go out and have fun!"
This girl. The eldest lady sighed helplessly, glanced at Lin San, and asked for his opinion: "What do you think?"
Lin Wanrong smiled wryly and said, "It's hard to move the carriage right now, so if you don't want to get off, you have to get off, so the second lady's wish will be fulfilled."
Yushuang looked at him and smiled sweetly, biting her red lips lightly, if her sister was not still by her side, she would have rushed to hug his neck and kiss him. The eldest lady said helplessly: "That's fine. But this capital is not Jinling, we must be careful, especially you!" The eldest lady glared at him, with some reproach in her eyes, and then said: "There are many people outside, the three of us Let's go together, don't get separated."
Three people walking together? What kind of move is this? I haven't tried it yet. Lin Wanrong laughed, opened the curtain and jumped out of the car, looking around.
A bright and bright moon rose from the east, and the land of the capital city seemed to be covered with a layer of silver-white veil. There is a lot of traffic in the city, there are lanterns everywhere, and people come and go like a tide. Each of them carried a small lantern in their hand. There are even young masters and young ladies from rich and noble families, leading dozens of servants and carrying lanterns of different sizes to swagger across the border, crowding the street to the brim.
On both sides of the avenue, there are eaves and pavilions, and colorful lights hang high. Revolving horse lanterns, jade rabbit lanterns, gourd lanterns, watermelon lanterns, cat lanterns, doll lanterns, peacock lanterns, Ziya Fengshen lanterns, all of them have vivid images, like a hundred flowers competing for beauty, each with its own modality and beauty. The walking crowd scrambled to watch, pointing at all kinds of lanterns, and there were laughter and laughter everywhere, which was extremely lively. The festive atmosphere is even worse than that on New Year's Eve.
Lin Wanrong glanced at it for a while, then shook his head uncontrollably. No matter which dynasty he was in, the capital city always had the most people. This is simply a golden rule.
The two sisters got out of the car and looked ahead. Second Miss was young, seeing this lively scene, her little face flushed with excitement and said, "Lin San, is this the Beijing Lantern Festival? It's much more lively than our lanterns on the Qinhuai River."
Although the eldest lady has traveled to many places, this is the first time she has seen such a lively scene tonight. After looking around for a few times, she sighed deeply: "Who can sit idle when seeing the moon, and where can you hear the lights?" It seems? In Jinling, I used to enjoy lanterns at this time of year. When I was young, my mother took me to watch them several times. At that time, I thought Jiangnan was the most prosperous place in the world. Now that I am in Beijing, I see this During the Lantern Festival, I realized that my vision was too short-sighted before."
"A lot of people doesn't mean prosperity. I still miss Jinling a little bit more." Lin Wanrong said with a deep smile with a slight smile.
A turbulent crowd rushed forward, and the faces of the two ladies paled in shock. Lin Wanrong stretched out his arms to protect them, and said with a smile, "Don't be afraid, it's like this when there are too many people. This young lady has a pretty face again, everyone loves it. If you don’t squeeze it, it’s abnormal. I’ll squeeze back later to avenge you.”
The second lady giggled, and the eldest lady said softly: "Don't cause trouble, we have only just arrived in the capital, so we have to be careful in everything. Lin San, there are many people here. You hold Yushuang, we must walk together, Qian Qian Don't stray away."
"Look quickly." Second Miss exclaimed. The slender little finger pointed towards the distance, and a hint of excitement flashed in his eyes.
The eldest lady and Lin Wanrong followed the trend. On the high platform set up in the distance, there is a square lantern city standing, majestic and brilliant, shining with the moon. The majestic and magnificent climbing gate, the slightly flickering lights on the city head, a majestic scene, dazzles people. In the center of the Lantern City stands a Nine Lotus Lantern, surrounded by a sea of lights. Thousands of heads gathered.
"This is the official lamp." The eldest lady said softly.
"What's an official lamp?" Lin Wanrong asked curiously. When it comes to these, he is an out-and-out Xiaobai.
The eldest lady glanced at him, smiled and said: "So there are times when you don't know, I thought nothing in this world could stop you."
This chick took the opportunity to retaliate, Lin Wanrong chuckled: "If you can know 70% to 80% of the things in the world, that would be a blessing."
"Bragging." The eldest lady covered her lips and smiled lightly, her face flushed with a faint pink: "The so-called official lanterns are actually lanterns funded by the government. The annual lantern festival is actually a fighting lantern festival, rich and powerful." The rich and powerful will spend money to make lamps. The government is no exception. This is called having fun with the people. The bigger and more beautiful the lamp is, it also means the higher his status."
It turned out to be like this, it was a large group of people who were stupid and rich and showed off their money. Lin Wanrong sneered greatly. Now that the barbarian invasion is imminent, the imperial court will not spend money wisely. Instead, it was wasted in these places, which is really embarrassing.
The second lady couldn't bear it anymore, and said softly: "Sister, Lin San, let's go forward and buy a few lanterns to have a look." After she finished speaking, she grabbed Lin Wanrong and was about to go forward. Shaking his head and smiling wryly, he whispered in Lin Wanrong's ear, "Remember, we must stay together and we cannot be separated."
Lin Wanrong's heart felt hot, this chick was implying something, he smiled, nodded and said: "Remember. We will always be together, and we will never be separated even if we die."
Xiao Yuruo blushed for a while, and said lightly: "I don't know what nonsense you are talking about, I am too lazy to talk to you, Yushuang, let's go."
There are many pedestrians on this street and it is extremely crowded. The two women walked in front, Lin Wanrong couldn't rest assured, she hurried forward a few steps, took Yushuang's little hand with one hand, and the second lady smiled sweetly at him.
Seeing that the eldest lady was not looking sideways, Lin Wanrong didn't want to think too much, stretched out her big hand, and touched Xiao Yuruo's small hand.
The eldest lady's eyes fell on the lantern in front of her, but her face was pink, her little hands trembled slightly, and she was sweaty from nervousness. Lin Wanrong took her little hand, and she glanced at Yushuang nervously, seeing that she didn't notice it, she couldn't help but glared at Lin Wanrong again, struggling slightly with her little hand.
Lin Wanrong said solemnly: "It's done, don't get lost. It's not easy to find it after you're separated."
I hate you so much, the eldest lady gritted her teeth secretly, she dared not speak anymore, let alone struggle.
I really didn't do this on purpose. Lin Wanrong held the young lady's little hand, and her heart trembled slightly.
From the beads of sweat on the young lady's palm, he could feel Xiao Yuruo's nervousness and excitement. Is she an aunt? It seems not anymore. After pulling the hand of the second lady, and then the hand of the eldest lady, it is really hard to tell who is the eldest sister-in-law and who is the younger sister-in-law. If it's messy, it's messy, and don't clean it up, anyway, the meat is always in the pot when it's rotten. He chuckled, and scratched the palm of the young lady's palm, feeling indescribably proud.
With a few "booms and booms", brilliant fireworks flew into the sky, and amidst the sound of explosions, they turned into colorful and dazzling patterns. People looked up and cheered endlessly. Looking around, there are colorful lanterns everywhere, colorful and vying for beauty.
"Wishing tree!" Yushuang, who was leading the two of them, suddenly called out loudly.
wishing Tree? Lin Wanrong was stunned for a moment, is there such a thing at this time
Looking in the direction pointed by the second lady, I saw a tall ginkgo tree soaring into the sky on Qianmen Street. Looking at the tree's belly and branches, it may be thousands of years old. There are all kinds of exquisite small lights hanging on the tree. The branches are wrapped with colorful ribbons, which are very beautiful under the mutual reflection.
The thousand-year-old ginkgo is a big auspicious, and it is said that if you make a wish under the ginkgo tree, your wish will come true. All kinds of women have already gathered under the tree, wrapping the sachet that made a wish on a ribbon, and tied colored stones on both sides. Throw it on a tree branch and hang it high.
Seeing that all women gathered here, and the crowd was relatively loose, Second Miss broke free from Lin Wanrong's big hand. He pulled his sister and said: "Sister, let's go and make a wish. Bad guy, you are waiting for us here, don't come over."
Damn, I won't go, who will protect you? What if you encounter a group of female satyrs? He thought righteously, displayed his thick skin, followed behind the two ladies, and blended into this group of women.
The eldest lady's face was reddish. Reasoning with this person will not work no matter what, so let him be.
The ladies who were making a wish didn't pay attention to the servant in the green clothes and hat at all. Perhaps in their eyes, this man might not even be considered a man. It's just that they don't know that this servant may be the most awesome servant in history. He stole a pair of sisters, Miss Hua, and he is really a role model that everyone in the servant world admires.
The shameless are meaningless. Lin Wanrong glanced lightly, and saw all kinds of wishes written in the ladies' sachets.
"I wish you a good husband!"
"May the next door Mr. Zhang return as soon as possible!"
"I beg the Minister of the Ministry of War to accept me as the eighteenth concubine!"
Lin Wanrong was sweating profusely, feeling that he had come to the wrong place.
Yushuang whispered a few words in her sister's ear, and secretly glanced at Lin Wanrong's face. With a little red face, she found a sachet and put her wish in it.
The eldest lady was silent for a while. I also wrote a wish to go in and put it on the other end of the rope. Yushuang flicked her small hand lightly. The sachet carrying the wishes of the two sisters was hung firmly on the tree branch.
"I hit it, I hit it." Second Miss jumped up excitedly, her face was full of joy, Eldest Miss had soft eyes and smiled slightly. Moonlight, fireworks, and fireworks shone on the flowery faces of the two sisters, setting off their curvaceous and graceful figures, making them indescribably charming.
What a little sister-in-law! Throwing is really accurate!
Lin Wanrong laughed, stepped forward and said, "Congratulations, congratulations. What wish did the second lady make?"
Yushuang said softly: "Don't ask, it won't work if you ask."
Lin Wanrong leaned into her ear and whispered: "Are you thinking of passing on the lineage of my Lin family as soon as possible, spreading branches and leaves? I know it even if you don't tell me."
The second young lady snorted and hid behind her sister in shame. The eldest lady rolled her eyes at him and said, "Don't bully Yushuang!"
"What wish did the young lady make? Oh, I didn't say-"
The young lady snorted softly and said, "Say a few words with you every day, and I will be more angry." Lin Wanrong and the young lady scolded furtively every day, and if they got hotter, he would have already I'm used to it, not to mention that there is Yushuang next to her, which is much more exciting than Miss Pao who is fighting openly. Don't men just like this
"Ladies and gentlemen, do you want to buy lanterns? The best Lantern Festival lanterns cost twenty taels of silver each. I guarantee that your wishes will come true and your dreams will come true." A few vendors selling lanterns standing next to them shouted loudly. The women who had made their wishes earlier bought a few lanterns one after another and held them in their hands, looking at them as more beautiful than flowers.
Twenty taels of silver each? Damn, why don't you grab it, you have to be moral! Lin Wanrong was born as a profiteer, so he despises these peddlers, but the second young lady likes them very much, she has already stepped forward and asked, "Is this a Pisces lantern?"
"That's right, that's right. Ma'am, this Pisces lamp is taken from the land and it's an allusion to each other. It's just right to buy it as a gift to your sweetheart." Those peddlers all said the same when they saw the young woman, and they almost tried everything. Yushuang gave Lin Wanrong a shy look and dared not speak.
Since my wife likes it, I have no choice but to pay for it without hesitation. Lin Wanrong stepped forward, pointed to the biggest Pisces lamp and said, "This one, the biggest one, how much money?"
"Fifty taels of silver!" Taking advantage of the good business tonight, the peddler raised the price while sitting on the ground.
Damn, I can buy half a bottle of perfume. Lin Wanrong took out a silver ticket and said, "Hey, one hundred taels. If you dare to ask me for money, I will smash your stall! Second Miss, do you like it?"
The peddler clicked his tongue secretly when he heard that, I want to find your money. I am a fool. I don't know whose family servant this is, how dare to hook up with the young lady, how courageous and courageous it is!
Yushuang nodded slightly, her little face flushed, and her eyes were tender like water. Said softly: "Lin San, thank you. We will be the fish that love each other and be together forever."
She fetched lower case. Lightly inscribed a line of small characters: "I wish to be a lovebird in the sky!" After finishing the inscription, he gave the small script to Lin San, and ran away in shame.
Old couples are old, why should they be ashamed, Lin Wanrong took out a pencil with a smile, and added a line behind: "Tie the branches together forever." Light the candle in the lamp, burn it for a while, and the second lady will help him with Pisces. The lantern rose slowly and flew straight into the air. Yushuang's face was flushed with excitement, and she held his hand lovingly and affectionately, with indescribable joy.
The eldest lady looked at the two of them and sighed softly, Lin Wanrong said with a grin: "Miss, whichever lamp do you like, I will buy it for you as a gift. The bank note on my back is too heavy, it is really troublesome, so you can reduce it for me." Reduce the burden."
The second lady also said: "Sister, you can choose one too. Bad guys, you can't favor one person over another, and you have to give sister a lamp."
Khan, Second Miss. The idiom "treating one more than another" is not used in this way, and it will cause misunderstandings by others. He thought wildly, but he was a little proud. He took the second lady's hand and stroked it gently.
The eldest lady's cheeks were glowing, and she snorted and said: "Mother put all the bank notes on you. You spend money recklessly like this, be careful and I will tell mother to punish you." The eldest lady has learned to be smart now, Knowing that there was nothing he could do about Lin San, he pushed all the responsibilities on Mrs. Xiao, which was not a big progress.
Lin Wanrong chuckled: "I have worked so hard to earn this bank note, and I have never used public funds. You can choose the lamp with confidence."
The eldest lady blushed slightly, walked to the lamp stand, and carefully selected the lanterns. Mandarin Duck Lantern, Lotus Lantern, Guanyin Lantern, I saw one after another, but I didn't know which one to choose.
Lin Wanrong picked up a lamp and said, "Just choose this one, this one is good."
Xiao Yuruo looked at the lantern in her hand, but it was a month-old red thread lantern, and there was one person coming up. The benevolent old man tied the red thread around the ankles of a young man and woman, stroking his beard and smiling.
Xiao Yuruo's heart skipped a beat, she glanced at him secretly, then turned her head hastily. Thinking of that day on the boat, the red thread cut off by Qin Xian'er almost made her feel overwhelmed with pain, her eyes were a little moist, she gritted her silver teeth lightly, glanced at Yushuang, and didn't say a word.
Lin Wanrong didn't bother to care about what the eldest lady thought, so she raised the red line lamp and said, "Boss, how much is it?"
Seeing that he was a big customer, the boss said: "The guest officer has already bought a lamp just now, and this lamp is considered cheaper, fifty taels of silver. This is a loss-making price!"
"What?" Lin Wanrong stared, "Fifty taels of silver?"
The peddler owner was taken aback: "This, guest officer, I can discuss it with you. Or, it will be ten taels cheaper, what do you think?"
"Damn! Such a good lamp, why is it only worth fifty taels of silver?" Lin Wanrong said angrily, "If you don't add it to one hundred taels of silver, I will definitely not buy it."
The boss was stunned for a long time, then stammered: "One-one-one hundred taels of silver?"
"It's so troublesome, how can we make a big business?" Lin Wanrong gave him the silver ticket, took the red thread lamp, and gave it to Xiao Yuruo, and said with a smile, "I've given it to you."
Others couldn't understand his strange bargaining theory, but Xiao Yuruo knew it in his heart. It was funny, but he couldn't laugh. A layer of mist gathered in his eyes, and said softly: "Thank you, I like it very much!"
She took out a piece of red thread from her bosom, but it was cut off by Xian'er that day. The eldest lady blushed and secretly glanced at him, her hands trembling slightly, tied the red thread to the two people on the lantern.
"Sister, what's wrong?" Second Miss asked in confusion.
"This is a sad story. I'll tell you when the raw rice becomes cooked rice." Lin Wanrong chuckled.
When the young lady mentioned the small script, she didn't know what to write, she hesitated for a long time, but she wrote: "Lovesickness is like dust—"
Is this what I'm waiting for? Second Miss is still by my side! Lin Wanrong smiled, and was about to hold the pen and stepped forward, his eyes swept away, and suddenly the pencil in his hand fell to the ground with a "snap".
Lin Wanrong stood there dumbfounded as if struck by lightning, unable to move any more!