Yunshan County is no less lively than a capital city in a remote state.
When he stayed in Yunshan County last year, Song Qiu saw it with his own eyes.
In addition to the temple fairs and horse markets held on the first and fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year, various festivals in Yunshan County are also very lively.
As early as last year, Song Qiu had heard that this year's Lantern Festival Lantern Festival in Yunshan County would have a special singing performance. Starting from the fifteenth day of the first lunar month and ending on the eighteenth day of the first lunar month, there would be a lantern show for three consecutive days, making it non-stop.
There are also many wealthy families in Yunshan County competing in lantern towers to see whose lantern tower is tallest and most beautiful.
These lantern towers will also be gathered together for people visiting the lantern festival to watch. Until the 18th, when the lantern festival ends, there will be lantern burning. Hundreds of lantern towers will be lit up together, which is really beautiful.
That night, Song Qiu, Li Yang and others found a restaurant for dinner, and then went to the lantern festival together.
I saw lanterns all over Jiangmen Street, as bright as day, and crowded with people, rubbing shoulders.
Li Donggua put the stone egg around his neck and held it up high so that he could see the excitement without being squeezed or knocked down.
Tao Dongcheng, Gao Liang and other nurses were scattered to protect the masters. Everyone walked together and slowly walked forward along the street to avoid being scattered by the crowd.
Apart from the crowd, there were also many government officials maintaining order and preventing crowds from rushing in and stampeding.
After walking along Jiangmen Street, we arrived at Liyu Lake in the center, where all the lantern towers made by wealthy families in Yunshan County were built. Boats were moored on the lake, and on the boats were tall and beautiful lantern towers.
Row after row, it’s dazzling to see.
After seeing the lantern tower, we walked forward and arrived at the grand stage, where there was a wonderful singing performance.
There were a lot of people downstairs, everyone was watching and applauding.
Everything you look at is beautiful, but nothing you look at is unpalatable.
The lanterns stayed on all night, and then gradually went out at dawn.
The next day, everyone went shopping during the day, went to the famous Yunshan Temple in Yunshan County, burned incense, worshiped Buddha, ate vegetarian meals, and went to Liyuan Chun to listen to the opera.
In the evening, I went to the lantern festival and watched the excitement.
For three days in a row, we had a lot of fun. It was not until the evening of the 18th that the lantern towers all over the city were lit up, filling the sky with red light, as bright as day, and the night in Yunshan County finally calmed down.
But during the day, it is still lively, busy and bustling.
Old Yuan, Old Deng and Grandma Song are getting older. After playing for a few days, they are happy but also a little tired.
They rested in the house for two days, and then, on a sunny day, Song Qiu took them out to charter a cruise ship for a day of fun.
When I came back, I took them shopping again, buying jewelry and fabrics. In short, I bought whatever the women liked, but it was all done at once.
In this way, it has been half a month since they left home. Li Donggua and Chen were thinking about the shop at home, and Old Yuan also thought that they would go back to Aqiu to busy themselves with their own affairs. This trip was very satisfying.
Therefore, on the twenty-sixth day of the first lunar month, Lao Yuan and his companions set off back to Songshan Village.
Tao Dongcheng took the nursing home servants to escort Old Yuan, Grandma Song, Old Deng, Zaohua Shidaner, Li Donggua and Chen, including Lihua, all returned.
Lihua wanted to stay with Song Qiu and the others, but Mrs. Chen asked her to go back, saying that she would marry into the Zhou family in a few months, so she should stay at home and spend some time with them.
I went out for a few months last year, and this year I have another run, and I have to get married when I get back.
Even though Lihua wanted to stay, after hearing this, she still followed her back.
The day after Lao Yuan and his party left, Song Qiu and his party also left Yunshan County and went to Qingping Fucheng.
Li Yang wants to return to Qingping Health Center. After all, he still has a public official job. He has been away for so long and has to go back to pay for his duties.
Song Qiu went to Qingping Mansion because there was a place mentioned in Mrs. Gao's letter before, which is where Qingping Mansion meets Pingjiang Mansion. This time, she wanted to go there first.
Going to Yunshan County this time, it was rare for Song Qiu to travel with Li Yang. Previously, the elders were there, but Li Yang was in a different carriage.
The elders in this carriage are not here. Everyone here listens to Song Qiu. In addition, Aling is a clever man who hid in Lu Jing's carriage at the back. Therefore, in Song Qiu's carriage, only Song Qiu and Li Yang were left.
People get along.
"Aqiu, would you like some dates?"
"good."
"Aqiu, are your mouth dry? Drink some water."
"good."
"Aqiu, are you tired? Please straighten your legs. There is a lot of space here, so don't curl up."
"good."
"Aqiu, is it cold? Why don't you wrap yourself in a blanket?"
"not cold."
"Aqiu, are you hungry? Let's have some cakes."
Song Qiu laughed out loud, and looked at Li Yang who was nervous for a while, finding words to say and handing over things and water, and joked: "Didn't we grow up together? Who doesn't know who is who? What are you doing?
It’s like we’ve never met each other and we just got engaged.”
As soon as these words came out, Li Yang's embarrassment and nervousness instantly dissipated. This was not the first time that he and A Qiu were in such a small space.
He rubbed the back of his head and his tone became more relaxed, "When we get to Qingping Mansion, I will take you to see the small house I bought. When we get married in the fall, can you come and stay with me?"
Song Qiu listened, nodded and said: "Okay, we will come as soon as we get married. We will stay here until the end of the year, you can take a vacation, and then we can go back to Songshan Village to celebrate the New Year together."
From the end of August to the end of December, that's three to four months.
Li Yang was immediately overjoyed and said: "Then go take a look this time and see if there is anything you don't like. Let's decorate it well and add some furniture and so on."
"When I bought this house, I also bought a family to take care of the house. When you go there, you can also see if the family is taking care of the house well. If not, will you buy a new one?"
Song Qiu wanted to say no, but seeing Li Yang acting like it was their little home, he nodded and said yes.
It takes two days to travel from Yunshan County to Qingping Fucheng. During the journey, we passed through a town called Shoubao Town. From Shoubao Town to the next town, we have to walk about 40 miles. There is a deserted area, not even a village.
No, there is a teahouse in the deserted forest.
At that time, Song Qiu and the others stopped at the tea house to rest. Seeing that there were many passers-by resting here, they felt that this place was really good.
This place was marked on Song Qiu's small map. Like Liujiaji outside Yangping Town, it was a candidate place.
The spring breeze in February is like scissors, and the willow trees all over the city have sprouted new shoots, growing long and pointed green leaves.
Willow trees can be seen everywhere in Qingping Fucheng, so it is also called Liucheng.
The city gates were wide open, and countless motorcades like Song Qiu and others were coming and going.
With Li Yang's men leading the way in a carriage, the group entered the South City Gate and walked along Changle Street on the left, turning the corner at the end and entering Xiushan Lane.
Looking at the name of Xiushan Lane, Song Qiu suddenly felt familiar, and then immediately remembered that Huang Yuanwai was talking about Xiushan Lane when he left, and told her to go to Qingping Mansion if she had the chance.
Woolen cloth.
At that time, she had not thought that she would come to Qingping Mansion.
What’s more, I didn’t expect that this time I would come to Xiushan Lane. What a coincidence.