Small businessmen and hawkers from out of town also gathered in Jimo City. Those who painted sugar figures, sold water cakes, candied haws, and popped chestnuts could be heard hawking endlessly.
The lamps made by some old craftsmen are beautiful and interesting, unique and unique.
People put on nice clothes, took their children, went shopping, put up lanterns, and admired the moon.
The Qiqiao Festival is considered a festival for young people, so the young master and Ruyi cannot miss it. The two of them dressed up carefully before going out.
Their outstanding appearance stood out among the crowd.
People on the street are shoulder to shoulder, carrying clothes hand in hand.
There were inevitably some collisions during this period, someone stepped on someone's foot, and someone bumped someone's shoulder.
The young master shook his big hand and held onto Ruyi's little hand to protect her along the way.
Ruyi was a little panicked at first. She raised her head and met her sworn brother's eyes. Seeing that his eyes were as pure as before, she knew that she was treating a gentleman like a villain. She put down her guard and held the young master's hand in return.
A brother and a sister walked hand in hand through the crowd.
"Xiao Ruyi, do you know the origin of this Qiqiao Festival?" the young master asked.
"I don't know!" she replied, but her eyes were looking everywhere.
Ruyi's face is full of joy. This midsummer festival is more interesting than the Chinese New Year. This is the first time she has participated in the Qiqiao Festival in Jimo. She has spent the past seven or eight years staying at the Military Supplies Department. The excitement outside is not
Belongs to her.
"Qiqiao is also called the Chinese Valentine's Day, and there are many explanations for it. We scholars call this day the 'Kuixing Festival', also known as the 'Book Showing Festival'." The young master took Ruyi, waved his hand and pointed: "Look at the stars in the sky, and use the Big Dipper to
The seven stars are the brightest, and you can even use them to distinguish the southeast from the northwest at night. If you win the first prize, you will be called 'Da Kui Tianxia Shi'."
Ruyi raised his head and looked up, and sure enough he saw seven bright stars among the thousands of stars. Unconsciously, he said aloud, and at that moment he felt that his adopted brother was really knowledgeable and talented.
"For you girls, there is a more touching legend on Chinese Valentine's Day. It is said that there was a fairy named Zhinu in the sky. She and her sisters came down to play and bathed by the lake. There was a young man named Niu in the mortal world.
Cowherd, there was an old cow in his family who was originally the Altair star in the sky. He was demoted to the earth. One day, the old cow spoke and said, 'Cowherd, go to the Green Lotus Pond quickly. There is a fairy taking a bath there. You will
Hide a red fairy dress, and then the fairy will become your wife.'"
The young master lowered his voice and imitated the old cow's voice.
Ruyi was amused and giggled.
The young master continued: "Later, the Cowherd listened to the old cow and stole the fairy's clothes. After the fairies took a bath, they all put on their fairy clothes and flew back to the sky. Only the owner of the red fairy clothes
But she couldn't find her clothes no matter what, so she could only be trapped in the human world. Later, she married the Cowherd and lived a life of men farming and women weaving. The two were very happy and had children. However,
Immortals and mortals were not allowed to get married, and the heaven was furious. The Queen Mother waved her hand and spread a Milky Way to separate the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl. Only on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month every year, the two of them could meet. On this day, all the magpies from all over the world would fly.
Above the Milky Way, a magpie bridge is built for the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl to meet."
"Well, this story is touching. The Qiqiao Festival can also be regarded as the Women's Day. You see the girls walking on the street, all dressed up beautifully. They want to find their destiny like the Weaver Girl."