Chapter 169: The old man is old, but the heart is young!
At the age of 18, Fuxi has arrived.
The Shangsi Festival has a long history. According to legend, it is to commemorate the birth of the Yellow Emperor. Different from the Shangsi Festival on March 3 in later generations, the Shangsi Festival in the Qin Dynasty was set on Si day in early March.
Originally this day was just for summoning spirits and warding off evil spirits.
But gradually, the activities increased to include bathing in the river bank, sacrificial banquets, drinking wine in the winding river, spring outings in the countryside, etc. It has now become a rare major festival in the Qin Dynasty.
All the people are happy.
When Qin Luoheng went to the bank of the Wei River, there were many people on the bank, all young men and women. They were all wearing newly made spring clothes. The noble ones wore silk and the poor wore linen clothes. They served according to what they wore.
Identities, standing by different rivers.
Everyone looked at the Weishui River with expectations on their faces.
Qin Luoheng naturally knew what they were looking forward to. On the Shangsi Festival, there was a "Yuan Chu Bank Bathing" activity. The original intention was for people to go to the waterside to wash, remove dirt, take away the bad luck from the body, and pray for good luck.
Later, it evolved into an activity for men and women to have fun together in spring and for women to pray for pregnancy.
Just when Qin Luoheng was looking at the riverside and meditating, a voice came from not far away. The person who came was reading the content of the Analects of Confucius, "In late spring, spring clothes are ready, there are five or six crowns, and six or seven boys."
, bathe in Yi, dance in the wind, sing and return."
Qin Luoheng's eyelids twitched.
Naturally he knew who it was.
Guo Dan!
He followed the sound and saw Guo Dan, dressed in red clothes, walking towards him with a red face, but he couldn't take a moment to rest, reciting "The Analects of Confucius" and "The Book of Songs" he didn't know where he had learned it from, and he shouted loudly to the surroundings.
Show off and be in high spirits.
After reading until he ran out of words, Guo Dan came over and greeted him familiarly, "Brother Qin, here you go."
"Guo Shangli." Qin Luoheng did not dare to be rude.
Guo Dan said dissatisfied: "This is a great day, brother Qin, please don't do these false gifts. Before I came to Guanzhong, I didn't know there were such great days here. In the past, I only heard about Zheng Di and Jing Chu, not
I thought there was one in Guanzhong too."
"If I had known earlier, I would have devoted myself here long ago."
"well."
"After all, I still study... No, I am less knowledgeable, but it doesn't matter. Now you can still participate. Wouldn't it be beautiful for everyone to bathe in the orchid soup by the river?"
Qin Luoheng looked at Guo Dan for a few times and said curiously: "If I remember correctly, the Shangsi Festival is generally attended by unmarried young people, right? Are you here, Chief Guo?"
Guo Dan's face darkened.
Hummed:
"What do you mean?"
"Although I am crazy about how many years older you are, I still feel like a teenager at heart. Why can't I participate in such a festival?"
"Besides, I didn't want to come here. If my wife hadn't forced me to come, I wouldn't have bothered to come. These women are troublesome. They always listen to those wizards who say that touching water on this day can induce pregnancy and give birth to a child."
"well."
Guo Dan sighed, but his eyes were fixed on the riverside, nodding from time to time, obviously enjoying it.
Qin Luoheng chuckled.
While the two were chatting in low voices, they heard the sound of a chime, and a large ship slowly sailed from downstream, anchored on the shore, and stopped.
Qin Luoheng followed the voice and went out.
On the deck of the ship, there was an altar decorated with flowers and orchids. On it was a wizard wearing sacrificial robes, a lotus robe, a sash, an orchid crown, and a Lu Li, and his face was dotted with various colors.
With a chime sound.
A group of dancers on the deck, following the wizard on the ship, danced as a sacrifice. The people on the shore moved in different ways. Some danced along, some prayed with their eyes closed, and some touched the water to offer sacrifices on their own. There were various ways of offering sacrifices.
Neither Qin Luoheng nor Guo Dan made any move.
Qin Luoheng looked at the wizard on the boat, and Guo Dan looked at the girl dancing on the shore. They were both very close to the shore, so they naturally heard what the wizard was saying.
Qin Luoheng didn't understand, and asked curiously: "Chief officer, what is this wizard talking about?"
"Ah?" Guo Dan didn't react. His eyes were still focused on the dancing girl by the river. His hands and feet began to sway along without knowing when. Then he explained: "What else can the sacrifice say? Just those gods and ghosts.
What about praying to the gods for blessings, abundant harvests, good weather, warding off evil spirits, and blessings for the reproduction of children?"
Qin Luoheng hesitated and said, "Chief official, do you really understand?"
Guo Dan said without changing his expression: "Who listens to the wizards on the Si Festival? They say whatever they want. I have such leisure, so I might as well look at those young and beautiful ladies by the river. No, I mean to worship with them."
"
"Sincerity leads to spiritual success!"
Qin Luoheng's mouth twitched.
He could see that Guo Dan was attending the Shangsi Festival purely to look for flowers. As for the process of the activities, he didn't care at all, and it was in vain to ask.
At this time.
The wizard's dance ritual is over.
With the sound of the chime, Wu Zhu, who didn't know when he got off the boat, held bunches of orchids in his hands and distributed them to everyone on the riverside one by one. After distribution, almost everyone had one.
Guo Dan looked at Qin Luoheng with a smile on his face, "Can Brother Qin know how to swim?"
Qin Luoheng shook his head.
Guo Dan patted Qin Luoheng on the shoulder and said with a deep expression: "That's a pity. Brother Qin will take the time to learn to swim in the future. With such beautiful scenery, it would be a big pity not to be able to swim."
Finished.
Guo Dan immediately began to undress and take off his belt.
Then he shouted and ran towards the river with eyes shining.
The men and women on the shore, after getting the bluegrass, seemed to have received the order, burst into laughter, both men and women began to undress and take off their belts, and then walked straight into the water.
See the situation.
Qin Luoheng's eyes widened.
He thought he had thought about the Shangsi Festival very openly, but when he saw the scene of men and women bathing together in front of him, he couldn't help but secretly thought to himself.
I'm still too young.
Seeing that almost everyone was in the water, Qin Luoheng hesitated, took off his upper clothes, went to the river, scooped up the river water with his hand, and washed his upper body.
A few dozen steps away from him, there was a group of women. They all untied their hair and washed their hair with aromatic orchid. Although there was some distance between the men and women, the lotus-like arms of the girls could still be vaguely seen in their eyes.
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Sometimes he would dive right in front of the woman with a sudden movement, which would naturally cause a burst of laughter and curses from the women nearby, as well as the sound of splashing in the river, laughter, laughter, and curses.
The air is filled with the smell of spring.
Qin Luoheng knew that he had seen the world, but he was also impressed by the open scene in front of him. Although it was not a large-scale mixed bath for men and women, it was not much different. He finally understood why Guo Dan asked him if he could swim.
It has good water properties and can be used near water and terraces.
In this era that promotes free love, showing off is undoubtedly very eye-catching. At other times, showing one's strong and strong body will be more or less criticized by others, but now there is no scruple at all, and it is easy to attract women's attention. Naturally
It is also easy for men and women to hook up.
This is one of the functions of the Shangsi Festival.
Qin Luoheng dealt with it, put on his upper clothes, and went to the high platform of Lanchi not far away.
The road also passed by rivers with other identities. As far as the eye could see, men and women began to sit together on these lawns, and many of them even began to make witty remarks, making both parties smile.
Qin Luoheng glanced quietly a few times.
I thought to myself.
I wonder what will happen to those small woods tonight.
Orchid Pond Gaotai is adjacent to Orchid Pond Palace. Originally Orchid Pond Gaotai was not open to the public. On the Shangsi Festival, the government specially opened it to the children of officials and above to help them find partners who are well-matched and pleasing to each other.
There are attendants guarding the outside of the Lanchi high platform to check the identity of those who enter. After all, most of the people who can go up are the children of officials and above, so some precautions should be taken.
Qin Luoheng did not meet the standards, but he was famous, so he was naturally allowed to enter.
He actually didn't want to come up.
He didn't know most of the people who could participate, and it would only look awkward if he went. But this time it was Bo Shu's invitation, so he had no choice but to be present.
As for why Bo Shu was allowed to attend, he didn't know. It must have been the government's permission for these noble children to participate.
Go to the high platform.
It's empty up there.
Qin Luoheng didn't care either.
Sitting alone in the pavilion, looking at the people playing in the water below.
...
Not far from where Qin Luoheng was bathing, Shen Shun and Wen Zhao had both finished bathing.
Shen Shun put the wicker in his bun, looked around, and sneered: "Brother Wen, what did I say that day? This Qin Luoheng just said it, isn't he here? I guess he is afraid
We saw him, so he took a quick shower and went to the Orchid Pond."
"How could I not know about his little thoughts?"
Wen Zhao said with a smile: "He probably thought he was very smart. He came quietly and left quietly. Then he went back to the school and said he didn't go. He continued to pretend to be aloof in the school. But Brother Shen had a unique eye and saw it at a glance.
he."
"I'm really looking forward to what he will say when he returns to school."
"If we were to expose you mercilessly, you would definitely look ugly."
"Ha ha."
The two looked at each other and smiled.
Walk towards the lawn not far away.
Dozens of young men and women were already sitting on the lawn, many of whom were officials' children. However, the elders in the family did not have high official positions, so they could only sit on the lawn by the river.
Shen Shun and Wen Zhao walked over.
As they were Confucian scholars and school officials, they naturally attracted a lot of attention. When they saw the arrival of the two, everyone on the lawn quickly stood up and bowed to them.
Shen Shun and Wen Zhao responded gracefully.
but.
Shen Shun's mind was not on the crowd. His eyes fell on a lady from the moment he approached the lawn. He looked at the graceful figure of the lady, with a bit of youthful playfulness and a bit of mature charm. , he could not help but feel dry lips.
The lady obviously noticed Shen Shun's hot gaze, she frowned slightly, and subconsciously turned sideways, trying to avoid Shen Shun's passionate gaze, but Shen Shun did not restrain at all, his gaze became even more intense, and he even looked directly at this man in front of everyone. Lady.
See the situation.
Everyone looked at each other and smiled knowingly.
Seeing that everyone around him had no objections, Shen Shun became bolder and took the initiative:
"The Book of Songs, Zheng Feng, Qin Wei (zhenwei) says: 'Qin and Mei, when you look at them, they are clear. When you are with your daughter, you are full of Yin. The woman said: 'Look at it?' The scholar said: 'That's the case.' Let's go and look at it. What? Outside the river, I am happy and happy. The Vishnu and his daughter tease him and give him a spoon of medicine.'"
Finished.
Shen Shun looked at the lady with burning eyes.
asked:
"Dare I ask the lady's last name?"
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