ladybug

Chapter 14

Title: Lantern Festival

Summary: If he doesn't understand joy, sorrow, and worry, how can he separate from love and hate?

The fifteenth day of the first month of the 16th year of Shenglin.

When I woke up in the morning, I took another set of new all-black clothes from the tailor shop from the wardrobe, and at the same time called Wei Yan on the beam: "Come down and wear new clothes."

He flipped down and stood in front of me. I stuffed him with new clothes, and he carefully touched the fabric without moving.I said, "Don't be reluctant, you have to wear the clothes after they are made. I have a medical center that can afford them, and I will replace them when they are worn out."

He reached out and took out something from his pocket and put it on the table: "To the master."

It was black and square.I picked it up and saw that the small dots on each side were meteoric iron dice used for gambling.

I put it back in his palm: "I don't want your stuff. Where did it come from?"

He retracted sullenly: "Sun Yiteng."

After Sun Yiteng threw down the whip, he did pull his left hand into his bosom, and tightly held Wei Yan's right hand.

I asked him: "He gave it to you, and you took it?"

Wei Yan asked back: "Can't you take it?"

I thought for a while: "Forget it, you take it all, just take it."

Then I called Shen Lian next door: "Xiao Lian, have you woken up yet? Change into a new set of clothes today, and go to Donghuamen to watch the Lantern Festival in the afternoon."

He said from the next door: "Got it."

There were a lot of people at the lantern festival during the Lantern Festival, so today I closed the Hemu Medical Center early, called a donkey cart and took him to Donghuamen.

It was too early to arrive, and the lantern parade hadn't even started yet, so I took them to a temporary washer on another street.Each tile house is divided into small venues with ropes and curtains. Each venue has a different category, and sumo wrestling, puppets, movies, dramas, business riddles, and local talks are being staged.

Wei Yan, who was dressed in black, and Xiao Shenlian, who was dressed in red, looked around curiously.I said, "The Lantern Festival and the Lantern Festival can only be watched standing here. Do you want to sit in a teahouse, listen to books, and watch a tea fight?"

They both nodded at the same time.I couldn't help touching my head alone, Wei Yan obediently bowed his head to my palm, Xiao Lian tilted his head away, I only touched his red satin headband.

I found a teahouse with waving banners. I went up to the second floor and Weiyan sat at the empty table in the left corner. Shen Lian followed suit. I sat next to Shen Lian and asked the tea doctor to serve a pot of Qibao Leicha specially made by Dongyue. Poured a glass for both of them.He listened to the book with gusto.The storyteller is talking about the legend of Tianyi Sect this time: "...Emperor Taizu of the Mao Dynasty and the leader of Tianyi Sect were close friends, and Tianyi Sect helped him win the throne. Taizu sighed, I am the emperor in the temple, you But he is the king in the rivers and lakes. Ma Zhiyuan wrote in "Dream of Huangliang" in the previous dynasty, "In a dream for 18 years, I saw wine, sex, wealth, right and wrong, greed, hatred, love, wind, frost, rain and snow." That is to say, the four It's hard to see the whole god. The current leader, Shi Xiangtian, is so powerful. In the eighth year of Shenglin, he fought a decisive battle with the 39-year-old hero on the Namjagbarwa Peak in Uzang. He won the first battle and kept his position as the leader. . . . "

I spit out a sip of tea with a "poof", what Qi Jin said was actually the truth!Shen Lian stepped aside in disgust.

A customer nearby threw a dime of silver onto the storyteller's table: "Who is the hero?"

The storyteller interjected: "There are many great heroes in Jianghu, such as Wang Daxia, Li Daxia, and Zhao Daxia. But heroes are different. Heroes are called heroes without surnames and do not know their real names. Because he really deserves it." The word "hero" is an upright and brave man. He flourished for four years. At the age of 35, he singled out the twelve villages in the Miao area in the southwest. After that, he defeated the three bandits in the desert in the northwest, and fought against the Dragon King of the Sea in Lizhou to the east... "

The audience clapped their hands and applauded, when I heard someone downstairs shouting "Selling 馉饳'er, new ordering 馉饳'er", I said hello to him: "I’ll call three bowls of 馉饳'er." Then I went down. When I went down, I saw Sihu, who was in charge of Caoshi Town, joined the army Linlin at the shop selling glutinous rice, and I also treated his stomachache.

He said, "Doctor Li also came to the Lantern Festival?" I said, "Yes. By the way, I have a friend who wants to buy a house for his old mother in Caoshi Town..." He took away his food Interface: "Got it, if anyone wants to sell it, I'll tell Butou Yan."

I handed sixty texts to the person in charge of the spoon: "Here are three bowls, and serve them to the empty table in the left corner of the second floor." : "... But it is said that Shen Lingbin, the commander of the Zhongyong Army, guarded Lizhou, and he has a lot of military exploits. And his fourth child, the second son Shen Yao, was still in his infancy 13 years ago, and was arrested by the Lizhou prison at that time. Liang Zeren from the county brought him to be raised in the Forbidden Palace of Chang'an City. Alas, it was said to be raised, but in fact he was held hostage in the Forbidden Palace. Once he entered the Forbidden Palace, no outsiders saw Shen Yao again. Master Liang Zeren went from Lizhou Supervisor County to Lizhou Zhizhou, now is the Tongping Zhangshi of our dynasty, which is second only to the prime minister. To the west of Lizhou is Ruzhou, and after Ruzhou is Tanzhou. Xie Zhengzhong and Shen Lingbin are family friends …”

I was a little happy when I heard that Mr. Liang, who had helped me in Shenglin for eight years, had become such a great official.At this time, the three bowls of rice noodles dressed in striped strips of yellow arrived. I squeezed some salt from the salt bowl on the table and sprinkled some salt into each of the three bowls and told him: "Eat while listening, finish it while it's hot, and go to the lantern festival at night." gone."

Shen Lian lowered her head and said, "This is also delicious.

Wei Yan stretched out his finger and wiped off the salt on my fingertips.I don't know if he knows the meaning of these small gestures is unclear.

If he doesn't understand joy, sorrow, and worry, how can he love and hate parting?

Then he said, "Go to take a break." The lightness kung fu disappeared after a while, and I said, "See you at Donghuamen."

There is no curfew in Chang'an City during the Lantern Festival, and there is no curfew for ten days.I took Shen Lian with me and walked back to Donghua Gate just after nightfall, and a long procession was entering the gate.Two thin boards sawn into the shape of a boat were tied around the waist of the young woman.They are like sitting in a boat, rowing a dry boat with oars in their hands, trotting and singing.There was a man in the middle dressed as a boat passenger, and Shi Er made exaggerated movements to amused him.

While waiting, I watched with great interest, and saw a familiar figure through the flying oars.He stood upright in the crowded crowd, looking a bit out of place.The hustle and bustle around him seemed to make him feel at a loss, he couldn't help backing away, until he retreated to the shadow of the corner.

Across the crowd, I stood quietly and watched his movements silently.After the sudden stabbing pain in my heart passed, I went against the direction of the flow of people, walked behind him and patted his shoulder. He quickly grasped my wrist, and then kept his hand hanging down naturally while turning around.

Let him hold it, I smiled and said, "Wei Yan, come watch the lanterns with me."

He wore a half black iron mask on his face, and the noise around him was extremely noisy. I could only see him saying through the opening and closing of his lips: "Yes, master."

The palm moved slightly, holding the hand he wanted to let go, intertwining fingers.So the three of us walked side by side.Each shop now hangs all kinds of lanterns made of silk gauze, burning beads, bright corners, wheat straw and grass.I went to a mask booth and bought an orange feather mask to wear on a whim, and bought a red one for Shen Lian.When I first put it on, my face was itchy, and I couldn't help but stop and scratch a few times, Wei Yan also stopped, and the crowd of people coming and going hurriedly passed us.For a split second I witnessed the passing of time.

Walking into the Royal Street, there are lights and festoons everywhere.Girls walked past us singing and dancing.The two corridors of Royal Street are crowded with tourists, and there is a stage stretching for eight miles in the middle of the street, where songs, dances and operas are being performed.Not only were the singing and dancing sounds noisy, but the tea houses and restaurants beside the corridor were also beating gongs and drums, shining brightly everywhere.

The firecrackers exploded, and a long dragon came out from under the stage and danced away from our eyes. "Okay!" "Lion come out!" "Hey, stilts!"...Amidst the cheers, I turned my head to look at Wei Yan, the light was reflected on the iron mask, and the lines of his lips were not as cold and hard as usual.

Walking to the middle of the stage, I saw a huge lamp building embedded in it, 150 feet high, shining golden light.Five-color lights are hung around the light building, and dancing figures are painted on the lights.

Under the corridors on both sides, there are lantern riddles and beautiful lanterns.The lamp in front of me reads "There is no shortage of fish and rice at the end of the year". I thought for a while, "Scales?"

The shopkeeper smiled and took this one off, and went back to the shop to replace it with another one.There is an octagonal lamp on the table in the shop, and the small bells hanging on the corners are quite delicate, dark and old.Wei Yan suddenly pulled me in and pointed at the little bell.I asked the shopkeeper: "How do you sell the octagonal lamp?"

The shopkeeper was in a dilemma: "The octagonal lamp is well made, but a few bells on the corners are missing. It's really..."

Wei Yan suddenly said: "A bell."

I wanted to pay for some money, but the shopkeeper readily took one and gave it to me without asking for a cent.Shen Lian remained silent.

There was noise outside the door, so we hurried out.I saw a huge brocade hanging from the lamp building, and wrote "highly burning red candles reflect the long sky, bright, and the light covers the ground", which turned out to be waiting for the couplet.Everyone whispered.A scholar stepped forward and said in a manly voice, "The firecrackers at the low point shake the earth, make a loud noise, and breathe out into the sky."

The fireworks exploded, and people applauded and cheered: "Neat and neat! Perfect!"

Remarks: The street view is based on Tokyo Menghualu.