Meng Yong sighed angrily and threw away his sleeves.

If it doesn’t make sense, don’t tell it!

We don’t expect the two girls to cooperate in this matter, as long as they can get along with each other, wouldn’t it be more real and believable if something happens without their cooperation?

Meng Yong counted the days, the day after tomorrow, June 24th, just right, let’s use this day!

The eldest brother wants to get in touch with that kid from the Chu family, oh no, it will take some time for the future son-in-law, but our second house will let that kid take the bait the day after tomorrow!

June 24th is the "Lotus Viewing Festival" in Daxuan Jiangnan area, also called "Lotus Birthday", which means that this day is the birthday of the lotus.

Taking the Jiupai River that runs east and west of Daxuan as the boundary, the festivals in the south and the north are obviously different. There is no such "Lotus Viewing Festival" in the north.

In Jiangnan, the Lotus Festival is a grand festival for families to enjoy lotuses and lotuses. People will carry out all imaginable lotus-related activities.

June is the sweltering summer. During the day, people collect lotus roots and play with the clear waves, enjoying the coolness and enjoying the summer. At night, with the bright moon in the sky and the gentle breeze blowing, people put on lanterns, enjoy meals and sing love songs. It is truly a pleasant festival.

Especially for eating, there are many edible parts of lotus. Not only are they edible, but they are also delicious and there are many ways to eat them.

For example, tasting lotus delicacies.

The flowers, leaves, lotus roots and seeds of the lotus are all top quality in making delicious dishes. People will eat "green poached rice" on the Lotus Festival.

It is made by mixing japonica rice and glutinous rice with fish, meat, mushrooms and other flavors, wrapping it in lotus leaves and steaming it. The meat is fragrant and the rice is fragrant, fragrant and fragrant.

Both petals and lotus seeds are also eaten. People will mash the lotus petals, mix them with rice flour and sugar, and steam them into lotus cakes for consumption; or they can make lotus wine or lotus seed porridge.

Lotus root is more important to eat. The fried lotus root mixed with minced meat is a must-order dish for all ages. The tender white lotus root cut into small pieces, the fresh lotus seeds with the skin removed and the rice cooked into a rice bowl are even more delicious.

Extraordinary and amazing.

There is also the lotus-shaped fish bun that is a must-eat for foodies. The fish is wrapped in lotus (lotus pod) and steamed before eating. There is a poem that goes: "How many layers of brocade petals and gold coirnet are weaved? I asked the fish how to get along with each other, and I felt so happy."

Go to the human lotus room, so that you can save the Hua Chi and transform into a dragon alone."

The lotus flower is full of treasures: the leaves can clear away heat and relieve summer heat, the flowers can activate blood circulation and resolve phlegm, the lotus seeds nourish the heart and kidneys, and the lotus roots can be raw or cooked and can be used as medicine. They are called "spiritual roots" by doctors, and poets also praised: "Cold is sweeter than snow and frost."

"Bimi, a serious illness in the mouth will be cured."

After eating and drinking, you can also play with lotus flowers, such as putting out river lanterns.

Use a natural long-handled lotus leaf as a container, burn a candle inside, and let children hold it and play with it;

Or hollow out the lotus pods and light candles to make lamps;

Or hundreds and thousands of lotus lanterns are set out along the river, drifting with the current, twinkling and twinkling, which is really beautiful, just like the "River Lanterns" on July 15th.

In addition to eating, drinking and playing, there is another thing that has become an activity among literati, which is arguing.

It is said that lotus and lotus are the same thing, lotus is lotus and lotus is lotus. The word "lotus" specifically refers to the fruit of lotus. In fact, lotus and lotus are originally the same plant.

However, the literati of Daxuan insisted that the thing above the water is the lotus, and the thing blooming close to the water is the lotus, and they have been arguing about this.

This kind of debate has become a new activity for Jiangnan literati during the "Lotus Viewing Festival". While arguing, they compose poems and songs, demonstrating their literati style.

This is a spiritual festival activity for literati, but the general public also has a spiritual activity - falling in love.

Of course, those who are interested in the person can meet on this day; those who do not have the person in mind but are of marriageable age can go out with friends or go out with their families. Especially for girls who have a lot of constraints, it is a rare opportunity to find a soulmate.

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Due to the strong defense between men and women, there are few opportunities for girls and boys to communicate.

During the Lotus Festival, young men and women have the opportunity to communicate and express their love, and parents will not be too restrictive.

There is a poem that says: "The lotus blossoms are swaying in front of the wind, and the summer heat has subsided. The lotus flowers are swaying in the blue waves. Today is the birthday of the lotus flower, and the man and his concubine are sailing together."

Look, isn't this an opportunity?

I heard that the kid named Chu Dong was a very naughty boy. He would join in the fun and spend money lavishly. On such a festival, he would definitely come out and act arrogantly.

The "Lotus Viewing Festival" is originally a festival by the water. If there is water, won't there be opportunities?

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This year's "Lotus Viewing Festival" will be organized by Songjiang Government Office.

This is something very new.

Originally, the Lotus Viewing Festival was a folk festival, mostly organized by local chambers of commerce. If officials from the government could be invited to participate, it would be the "face" of the chamber of commerce.

Only national festivals like the Ghost Festival are officially organized, and the country even has a three-day holiday.

But this year is different.

Perhaps because Jiangnan is the largest grain-producing area in Daxuan, the granaries are half empty and unable to support the disaster-stricken areas. Everyone is in danger due to the turmoil in the officialdom. This year, the Songjiang government office took the name of "praying for the disaster-stricken areas" and funded the event.

Lotus Festival.

It doesn't take much money, so to speak, it costs nothing.

The prefect gathered all the major merchants to hold a small meeting, said "Pray for blessings for the disaster area", and then just drank tea and waited.

The merchants naturally spoke enthusiastically, asking who was responsible for providing singing and dancing, who was responsible for opening many lotus ponds, who was responsible for the security and sanitation of which area, who was opening which piece of land for tourists to stroll, etc.

The government only needs to be responsible for arranging the locations and routes for vendors to set up stalls.

The Songjiang magistrate's calculations were very clever.

This year, the summer tax in Songjiang Prefecture has been affected. At this time, the government comes forward to organize the festival and encourage small merchants and hawkers to set up stalls. This is a good opportunity to "stimulate domestic demand" - the stall fee for setting up stalls will be charged an additional 20%.

Collecting more taxes without spending any money will only mean that the entire government office has to work overtime, but it can ensure an increase in the amount of autumn taxes paid to the court.

As a large merchant and an important member of the Chamber of Commerce, the Meng family naturally contributed money. They were responsible for the colorful silk decoration of the main streets in the city.

It was Meng Yong who strongly suggested providing colored silk, but originally Meng Chun only wanted to provide a lotus pond at most.

After all, even the simplest colorful silk lotus requires half a foot of silk, which is too expensive.

But Meng Yong has his own thoughts: Don't you plan to let our second wife marry the Chu family? How can that be done? I have to create opportunities for my daughter.

But if you want to create opportunities, you can't do it without falling into the water, starting a fire, etc. In other words, you can't do without the lotus pond.

If the Meng family provides the largest lotus pond, wouldn't it mean that the "accident" happened on their own territory? If it succeeds then it would be fine, but if it fails, wouldn't it be just shooting a stone in the foot?

So Meng Yong was frothing at the mouth, and Meng Chun finally agreed to provide silk.

"We have the fishing rod and the bait, but what is missing is the fish!" Meng Yong patted his belly, full of confidence.

"Master," Mrs. Li came over and asked, "Tomorrow is the Lotus Festival. I want to take Yue'er to relax. What are your plans?"

Instead of asking Meng Yong what kind of programs he would arrange for taking his children out to play, he asked Meng Yong if he wanted to go together.

Li didn't have any hope. Meng Yong's family concept was so weak that it was almost zero, and he would never think of taking his family on a trip.

Sure enough, Meng Yong replied: "I won't go. My friend from the Chamber of Commerce has invited me to have a get-together with the Eight Drunken Immortals. You and Yue'er can have fun tomorrow."


Chapter completed!