Crackling.
A series of firecrackers suddenly sounded on the street outside the house, not just one household setting off, but several families.
"Huh?"
Li Ang put down the newspaper a little strangely, stood up and walked to the courtyard. He opened the door and looked out, and found that some shops across the street had hung lanterns and tied them with colorful silks, looking like they were preparing for the festival.
He walked back to the living room and sat down, wondering: "Are there any holidays recently?"
"Yes, the Qiao Qiao Festival will be held in three days."
Chai Chai and Jia Luo said in unison.
"Huh?"
Li Ang blinked. The Qiqiao Festival, also known as the Qixi Festival, can be traced back to the worship of the stars in ancient times. Women prayed to the Weaver Girl for their ingenuity, hoping for a happy marriage and a happy and harmonious family. Various activities will be held.
For example, thread a colored string through seven needles with holes. The faster the thread is threaded, the more tricks will be obtained.
Or put the little spiders into a small box the day before, and on the Qiqiao Festival, open the box and see whose little spider builds a denser web, who will get the blessing of the Weaver Girl.
Generally speaking, it is a leisure festival for young women to spend together at home.
It is not the same type as Shangyuan and Shangsi, the kind of festival where all the people go out for carnival.
"It's a custom passed down from the Western countries."
Chai Chai explained: "They also have a story similar to that of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl. A young man and woman fell in love with each other, but were not blessed by their parents. Finally, on July 7th in the Western Kingdom, they both died in each other's arms and became immortal after death.
For butterflies, we meet once a year.
It was published in Lanling News a few days ago, which was very touching."
"Yeah."
Jialuo nodded in agreement, "The author who adapted the Western legend into an article, whose pseudonym is Jin Jiang, also has very good writing skills. It made me want to kidnap her back. Ahem, I mean, please bring her back to Turks. It's so strange.
Entertain."
Chang'an's newspapers and periodicals will be distributed to all parts of Yu State, and there are various types of newspapers and periodicals, including various publications of the academy, as well as newspapers and periodicals of ball games, horse racing, business and other types.
Among them, the Lanling Newspaper was founded in the era of the Holy Queen and specializes in publishing some emotional stories, which is deeply loved by women of all ages.
The authors employed include talented women in boudoir, unsuccessful scholars wandering around in romantic places, and even a high-ranking official of the imperial court - a doctor in the Ministry of Civil Affairs during the Queen's period. When he was young, he could not afford to eat, so he wrote serial novels.
Article, submitted anonymously to Lanling News,
After this incident was exposed, the official doctor was violently impeached by the Yushitai, accusing him of moral corruption and being uncivilized. Everyone thought he was going to lose his official position.
I never thought that the Holy Queen vetoed all impeachments and even held a banquet in the Daming Palace to entertain this official doctor. It turned out that the Holy Queen was also his loyal reader. When I saw no news from the author, I thought he was dead and was sad for a long time.
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After that, the official doctor had a smooth journey and reached the position of prime minister.
Lanling News also has a special aura, being able to publish some articles that other tabloids are not allowed to publish. Many female students in the academy will buy it and call their favorite authors "Mrs." or "Mrs."
Gee, I have a strong sense of déjà vu.
Chai Chai nodded and said: "After that article came out, the Chang'an Chamber of Commerce decided to sponsor this year's Qiqiao Festival. Products such as flowers, silks, bracelets, and rouge are all discounted."
"Ah this..."
The sense of déjà vu became even stronger, and Li Ang squinted his eyes and said, "There won't be a million-dollar subsidy, right?"
"Hey, how did you know."
Jialuo said in surprise: "The Chang'an Chamber of Commerce decided to raise funds and spend one million yuan to cover all promotional expenses.
Besides, what kinds of lanterns and satins are used in every shop?
It’s a waste of the hard work of the government officials and the soldiers of the Zhenfu Division patrolling the streets,
It’s all included.”
"Can the court agree?"
Li Ang said doubtfully.
For the imperial court, large-scale travel by citizens is a very troublesome matter.
The government officials have to go to the streets to maintain law and order and arrest troublemakers. The soldiers of the town and government department have to lead small dogs to patrol everywhere. The government has to make plans to prevent fires and the like.
"I agree. His Royal Highness the King of Yue's wedding will be on the night of the Qiqiao Festival."
Chai Chai said: "If Chang'an is more lively that day, Your Majesty and the Queen will be happier too."
"That's it..."
Only then did Li Ang remember the matter of Li Hui's wedding and scratched his head.
Li Leling has been talking about this for more than half a year. It will definitely not work if she doesn't go, but what gift should I give?
Just as he was thinking,
Gululu,
The sound of the carriage stopped at the door. Li Leling jumped off the carriage briskly, walked through the courtyard into the living room, smiled at Li Ang and said, "Back?"
"Back."
Li Ang nodded, "Are you here to pick up Cuiqiao?"
"Well. The wedding is in three days, and there are still some final preparations to do, such as looking at the list of return gifts, arranging the seats of the wedding guests, and trying the snacks provided by various restaurants."
Li Leling said: "Jia Luo, are you coming too?"
"Okay."
When Jia Luo heard that he could eat, drink and have fun, his eyes lit up and he agreed without hesitation.
During Li Ang's absence, Li Leling often came to look for firewood to play with, and also brought Jialuo with him - the Yu State was open-minded and tolerant, and would not discriminate against and embarrass a little girl because of the tension between the two countries, not to mention that there were many people in the Yu State's court.
There are generals, high-ranking officials and even chamberlains of Turkic descent.
In addition, the couple, the emperor and the queen, can be said to have spent a lot of money on the wedding of their favorite son.
The wedding was grand and extravagant, and the cost was huge. It was unprecedented. It was good to see the world.
Chai Chai and Jia Luo boarded the carriage, but Li Leling did not follow immediately. She blinked and asked softly: "Are you tired from participating in the trial?"
"Fortunately, I quit the competition on the third day and stayed on Tianyou for the remaining few days."
Li Ang waved his hand and said with a smile, "There's nothing to regret, right? After all, I'm quite happy to be able to beat up the people from Taihaoshan and eliminate them."
"Yeah."
Li Leling nodded and said with some hesitation: "Um...are you free on the Qiao Qiao Festival?"
"Attending a wedding? If you are free, you must be there."
"No, the wedding is held at night. I was asking if you were free in the evening."
Li Leling's face was slightly red and she said: "The bulk of the gifts for the wedding have been prepared, but the candies to be given to the citizens and the flowers need to be purchased temporarily. I want to ask if you are free and go shopping with me that day...
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"Uh? Shouldn't these be done by the palace steward in advance..."
As Li Ang spoke, he saw Li Leling's face quickly turning red at a speed visible to the naked eye, and she lowered her head to look at the toes of her shoes.
He quickly changed his words and said: "When you are free, should I pick you up or do you come to me?"
"I'll pick you up. You must be at home then."
Li Leling breathed a sigh of relief, stepped out of the courtyard as if running away, and jumped on the carriage.
Li Ang was left scratching his head alone in the living room.
This chapter has been completed!