These sounds broke the tranquility of the ancient town. I saw several figures appearing around, rushing to the archway ahead, which seemed to be the center of the ancient town.
I walked along the road curiously and watched. I passed the tall archway. I was shocked to find that the road ahead was very lively. The road was crowded with people, firecrackers and drums, noisy, and a lot of people changed to walk in the middle of the road , Holding something, colorful, colorful strip-shaped things flying from time to time, like a parade.
"Excuse me, old man, what are you doing in front of you? A lot of people are so lively!" I looked around and found an old man with a cane standing not far away from me, standing under the blue tile and red wall, smiling and stretching out He closed his neck and was obviously watching the excitement, so he trot over.
The old man turned his head and looked at me up and down, and then continued to look forward, but said in his mouth: "The young child, look at your appearance, is it from outside?"
"Yes, this is the first time I have come to play. I heard that the scenery in this town is good, so I came here specially. No, I just turned around and saw fireworks and salutes in the sky. I was wondering if I didn't see it before. How many people thought it was because there were few people in the ancient town, but I didn’t expect that they all gathered here. Is it so lively here every day? I look like it’s holding something?” I scratched my head and I didn’t hide it. He nodded his head and confessed, then pointed to the marching procession and asked.
The old man smiled more happily when he heard this, and he kindly reached out and patted my shoulder: "It's a coincidence that you can come to have a baby. How can it be so lively every day, today is the annual celebration in our town. , When the parade is over, various competitions will be held, which can be lively! If it weren’t for the old man, I’m too old and my legs and feet are unfavorable, I would have followed up to join in the fun."
"Is that a coincidence? Then I'm so lucky!" I grinned happily, thinking in my heart, I wonder if there was something weird in the salute that could scare away the ghost in red.
The parade in front was slowly swimming, and soon there was no shadow. The old man smashed his mouth regretfully, retracted his gaze, saw me sideways, and immediately pushed me anxiously. : "Why are you standing here stupidly? Follow the parade to watch the excitement! I heard that this time, there will be a lot of bonuses for the following competitions. You rarely encounter it once. It's a pity to miss it. !"
As soon as I heard that there was a prize money in the competition, I was immediately moved. Thanks to my old man, I followed the parade to catch up.
I was far away and could not see clearly before. After walking in for a while, I was surprised to find that there were quite a lot of people in the parade. They were dressed in uniform, and the things they held were all kinds of ancient figures. The shape is like a fairy, and there are people who are directly walking on stilts, waving their long sleeves, and dancing with the sound of gongs and drums.
The streets are crowded with countless people, tourists with backpacks and cameras on their backs, and residents and businesses in the ancient town, laughing endlessly, and the atmosphere is very joyful.
Following the parade, I came to a square with sheds and banners, and it really was a competition.
Looking around, I quickly found the place to sign up. There were already a lot of people in line at this time. After thinking about it, I went directly to the report.
The famous table.
"Lady, you have to line up for registration, but you can't jump in." I haven't spoken yet. The middle-aged person in charge of registration looked up at me and pointed to the back of the team.
I waved my hand quickly, smiled at those who were looking over, and hurriedly explained: "Excuse me, I want to ask clearly first, I don't want to jump in the queue, please forgive me."
"That's it! The offspring came from outside, right?" The middle-aged man's face suddenly eased a lot, and the applicants who glared at me also laughed.
I nodded and scratched my head embarrassedly: "Yes, this is the first time I have come to this town. I just saw a competition here. I heard that there is a prize for winning. Is it true? I want to participate. I don't know if I can. can?"
"Of course it is possible. Welcome. As long as you win the top three, there will be a bonus. You have to cheer for the younger generation!" The middle-aged man laughed and waved his hand.
"Okay, thank you, then I can rest assured to go to the queue." I quickly thanked and walked towards the end of the line.
Soon, those of us who signed up for the competition were led into the competition venue. I quickly looked around. In the center of the venue is a high platform with various facilities around it, all of which are sports events, such as archery and running. Ah, long jumps, high jumps, and the like, and the participants around them are tall, short, fat, thin, men and women, men and women, old and young, everyone, which is quite the meaning of a national competition.
What's interesting is that fences are used around the competition venue to make a viewing tent. There are already a lot of people sitting in this club. Most of them are small town residents who drag their homes, and there are only a few tourists.
Soon, the horn on the high platform made a sound, and the managers of the town made a short mobilization speech on the high platform. The main idea was that entertainment comes first, and the game comes second, so that everyone does not have any mental pressure and has fun. Is the most important and so on.
Afterwards, the competition officially started. They were not professional athletes. Some movements were not professional at all. During the competition, there were a lot of jokes. For example, a dog gnawed mud while running. For example, when the long jump did not start well, it was straightforward. Someone staggered and rolled into the bunker. For example, when shooting an arrow, it didn’t matter if he missed the target. A little girl shot an arrow directly on the flagpole next to the high platform. After a daze, she was so frightened that she cried and caused her surroundings. The people and the audience in the stands almost didn't laugh.
After the lively and relaxed competition ended, I unexpectedly won the third place, and I was pushed to the high stage with a smile to receive the award.
The potbellied middle-aged man who spoke earlier presented the prize to the winner. He patted me on the shoulder and handed me a small medal and an envelope.
When I got off the platform, I went to the bathroom under the pretext of punching in the envelope and looking at the thin red banknotes. The medals were quite exquisite, made of silver, and barely worth the money.
After estimating the receipts I received, I patted my chest to comfort myself: Forget it, although the money is not much, it was given for nothing. At least the accommodation fee for my stay here will not be reduced.
Thinking of this, the disappointment in my heart dissipated a lot, and people became happy. After tidying up my clothes, I carefully stuffed my things into my close-fitting pockets and put them away before I left the bathroom.
At this time, it's getting late, I just follow
I looked for the staff who was packing my things and asked. I wanted to find a place to stay. The other party enthusiastically pointed me to several hotels.
Thanks to the person, I walked in the direction pointed by the other person. At this time, many people were leaving the square, and it took a lot of time to crowd people.
After a while, I walked back to the ancient street again following the flow of people, and saw that the strings of lanterns on both sides of the road had been lit up. Against the half-bright and half-black sky, the red lights were shining on the ground. The faces of passersby are very beautiful, coupled with the well-preserved ancient buildings around, there are people wearing ancient clothes, people coming and going, lively, there are laughter everywhere, let me have a kind of instant shuttle to the history Illusion.
What a beautiful town! What a peaceful town!
Just as I was walking and sighing with emotion, I was suddenly patted on my shoulder, and then a clear and sweet voice rang in my ears: "Hey, Mr. Hou, I didn't expect that we would meet again so soon!"
When I turned around, I saw a pretty short hair and squinted eyes. It was the short-haired beauty who hadn't been apart for a long time in the morning, and she was still dressed in familiar clothes.
"Hey, didn't you go there? Why did you show up here?" I looked at her suspiciously, surprised and happy, and asked curiously.
The short-haired beauty nodded, with a naughty and distressed look on her face: "It's not fun at all. I won't believe in the so-called good reviews on the Internet anymore." After a pause, she laughed again, "I listened to it later. Talking about what event is being held here, I came here with others, but unfortunately, I heard that the event has ended. I am sorry, but I didn’t expect to meet you again by such a coincidence, haha."
One encounter can be said to be a coincidence, two encounters so unintentionally, is it really such a coincidence? Besides, as long as you rush over, there will be a car coming
There was a whisper in my heart, but on the surface I was surprised, rubbing my hands and smiling: "Hahaha, so speaking, we two are really destined." After a pause, I deliberately showed a very strange look. She looked embarrassed and continued: "By the way, last time you walked in a rush, I didn't have time to ask your name, can you tell me now?"
The short-haired beauty blinked, with a surprised look on her face: "Hey, I didn't tell you, I thought I said, my name is Li Xiaorou, Mu Zili, small in size, soft and soft."
I quickly wrote those three words in my mind, and nodded in praise: "It's not bad, good name, people are just like the name."
Short-haired beauty, no, Li Xiaorou laughed again and waved her hand: "Although I am happy to hear you praise me, but I will be a little hungry. To make up for my previous negligence, shall I ask you to eat?"
"It's an honor to invite beautiful women to dinner. How can I invite beautiful women to dinner? I invite you to eat. The shops around here look pretty good!" A man's vanity doesn't allow me to do things that damage my image. He quickly took the initiative back tactfully.
Li Xiaorou still wanted to insist on the treat, so I could only move out of the excuse that she had already invited her before, and this convinced her.
After the two of them wandered around, they found that many shops looked very interesting, and they couldn't eat them all one by one. In the end, they were tired and simply ate at a small restaurant near the river.
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