During the Qiqiao Festival, every household had a solemn and joyful atmosphere. Luo Shi got up early in the morning and led Xiaoxing to work at home, steaming cakes, lighting incense, and worshiping gods.
The highlight of the Qiqiao Festival is at night. The weather is clear during the day, and I believe the moon will be bright and the stars will be sparse at night.
Tian Minyan is currently the only daughter of the Tian family, and her new clothes have been prepared for a long time, including a green green double-breasted jacket, a goose yellow pleated skirt, a green belt around her waist, and two long palace sash hanging down to her feet.
She walked very elegantly. She still wore her bun in a bun, pinned with two beaded flowers she made by herself. The beaded flowers were round in shape and could cover the entire bun, so that she looked beautiful no matter from the front or the back.
You can see pearl flowers.
Although Xiaoxing was a servant, she was well-behaved and obedient at a young age, and Luo loved her very much. Tian Minyan gave a new pink dress to Luo, who cut it according to Xiaoxing's figure, and also dressed it up.
Time flew by quickly, and the moon hung high early before it got completely dark. When it got dark and Tian Minyan and the others had finished their meal, the moonlight was bright and cold and scattered all over the ground.
According to the custom of Qingping County, half a month before the Qiqiao Festival, some rice, wheat grains, mung beans, etc. are soaked in porcelain bowls to make them germinate. When the buds grow to more than two inches long, they are used to worship gods, which is called
"Worship the Immortals" and "Worship the Gods Vegetables". It gets even busier as the Chinese Valentine's Day approaches. Skilled people are asked to tie up a magpie bridge with bamboo strips and paper and make various exquisite handicrafts. On the night of the Chinese Valentine's Day, the Eight Immortals table is set up for worship.
The table was decorated with an embroidered table, and a variety of colorful flower and fruit products and women's red crafts were placed on it to worship.
To show off the skills of the daughters, they have to pierce pinholes under the moonlight in front of the moon. If they can pierce seven pinholes with colored threads in one breath, they are called skillful, and they are considered skillful. If they cannot, they are called unskilled.
Luo Shi set up a table for worship in the yard, with melons and fruits on it, as well as many paper products and other crafts. He bowed three times to the moon and murmured blessings. Tian Minyan listened attentively.
It's nothing more than making a wish to pray for happiness and peace in your family, for your daughter to be clever and clever, and to find a good husband in the future.
Xiao Wu also heard it, and winked and stuck out his tongue at Tian Minyan, making her so ashamed that she wanted to chase him and beat him.
"Nanny." Seeing her running around the yard in a skirt, Luo Shi called out angrily and beckoned: "Come and say goodbye to the seventh sister. I wish you good luck and good luck to your husband in the future."
Tian Minrui and Xiao Wu both snickered after hearing this, and even Tian Huairen laughed naively. Tian Minyan became even redder with embarrassment, glared at them, walked to the desk, knelt down, took Luo Shi's incense stick and held it above her head.
Bowed up.
After Tian Minyan stood up after paying homage, Luo Shi said to Xiao Xing beside him: "Xiao Xing, come and pay homage to me too."
"Ah? Do I pray too?" Xiaoxing looked at Luo Shi in a daze. Cai'er envied the second girl for having a mother and a family. He could pray to the seventh sister for blessings like this. Can he do the same now?
"Silly little star, you are also a member of our family and a girl, so of course I want to worship you." Tian Minyan sneered and poked her forehead.
Xiaoxing suddenly felt hot-eyed and snorted, took the incense from Luo Shi and bowed to the moon. The first thing she wished for was that the whole family be safe and happy, because they were all good people, and then she made a wish for herself.
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Both girls had bowed, and Luo asked Tian Minrui and the others to bow again, saying, "You are not girls, but you still have to bow. Let the seventh sister identify the clever girl for you."
Xiao Wu was very confused, but Tian Minrui blushed, while Tian Minyan giggled and scratched their faces with her fingers. The meaning in her eyes was very clear, making you laugh at me just now.
The whole family had worshiped the seventh sister, and it was only then that Tian Minyan and the others began to beg for skills. Maybe it was because they didn’t like to do needlework. Tian Minyan held the needle and thread, and it was very difficult to thread two needles. And Xiaoxing was extremely dexterous.
, I usually do needlework with very fine stitches, and I put seven needles through in one breath, which was a trick.
"Our little star is more skillful with her hands." Luo Shi praised Little
is you."
"Mother..." Tian Minyan's face turned red and she stamped her feet. Her shy and annoyed look made everyone smile and narrow their eyes.
After paying homage to the moon and welcoming the Fairy Queen, Tian Minyan and Xiaoxing gave each other clever gifts, then ordered the long-term worker Zhou Gui to look after the house, and asked Xie Chengzhong to drive an ox cart to follow them to the town.
The town is very lively, with lights and colorful decorations everywhere, and some shops are already full of people, playing various begging games.
Tian Minyan and the others first arrived at Wenxiangju, where they parked the oxcart, and after greeting shopkeeper Qin, they made an appointment to go shopping together on the street, begging for luck.
Because Tian Minrui had made an appointment with Fang Yu and several other close classmates to visit the town together, she did not go with Tian Minyan and the others. Before leaving, Luo Shi repeatedly warned her to be careful and safe, and Tian Minyan also gave a few words of advice and stuffed a pretending to be a child.
Tian Minrui gave him his two wallets and asked him to know where to report anything. Tian Minrui agreed and left his family first.
"You really can't control your son." Looking at his son's retreating figure, Luo Shi gave Shopkeeper Qin a wry smile.
"When children grow up, they have their own ideas. I think Brother Rui is also sensible and sensible. You should learn to let him go." Shopkeeper Qin said with a smile.
In fact, she felt that Tian Minrui was a little different today, more cheerful, more generous and sensible than before, and less shy and timid than before.
Luo Shi sighed and said that this was all he could do.
Wenxiangju also has a small game show, and they will give away some picks. Shopkeeper Qin couldn't leave for a while, so he asked Tian Minyan and the others to go ahead, and she would catch up later.
Tian Minyan and the others also knew that the business was important, so they nodded in agreement. Therefore, Tian Huairen protected the pot-bellied Luo Shi, Xiao Wu was held by Xie Chengzhong, and Tian Minyan and Xiao Xing held hands and walked hurriedly towards the river.
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There are many people walking on the street. The girls are all dressed up in their most beautiful dresses and new jewelry. They are chatting or playing begging games in the shops. They are laughing and laughing. It is very lively.
There were even more people when we walked to the river. The Willow River was almost full of people on both sides. The lotus lanterns of different colors on the river flowed along the water, making them shadowy and beautiful.
"Mom, let's put on the lights too." Tian Minyan looked at Luo Shi and said with a smile.
Luo Shi nodded. Now their family is well off. These small lamps were made by nearby villagers and hawkers. They can have one for three cents, and they can afford to put them up, so he said: "You kids, go put them out."
Xiao Wu cheered and immediately walked towards the nearest old lady vendor, squatting down to choose the lotus lantern he liked.
The old woman and her husband came out to set up a stall together, folding flowers and selling them at the same time. The folded flowers were very beautiful. Tian Minyan bought one for everyone at once, added her best wishes and placed them by the river.
"Chengzhong, watch them." Luo asked Xie Chengzhong to lead them and gave detailed instructions.
"I understand, Third Madam."
There is a water platform under the stairs where the river lanterns are placed. There are many people putting up the lanterns. In order to prevent accidents, there are also people from the security team guarding the place.
Tian Minyan and the others carefully put their river lanterns into the water and smiled as they watched the small lanterns with their wishes floating down the river without sinking.
After landing, Tian Minyan was stopped by a surprised voice after taking only two steps among the crowd.
"Yan'er, is it really you? I thought I saw it wrong."
The person who came was none other than Liu Ruyu and Liu Yeshi.
The two families hurriedly greeted each other, and seeing more and more people around them, the Liu family suggested going to Zhenjiang Tower to sit for a while. The Liu family booked a private room in it, and there were fireworks for a while. Tian Minyan and the others were happy to do so.
agree.
There are also begging games in Zhenjiang Tower, there are skill contests for girls, couplets for talented people and guessing lantern riddles, each with different tricks.
Tian Minyan and the other children were in high spirits and did not feel tired after walking for such a long time. They were all thinking about guessing lantern riddles and idiom pairs.
"Slippery, shiny, eyes on the butt, guess something." Tian Minyan caught a riddle and read it out with a smile.
Xiaowu and Liu Ruyu were still thinking hard, but Xiaoxing had already guessed: "I know, it's a needle."
One of the waiters quickly said that he was right, and the pick he sent was a small bag of embroidery needles. Xiao Wu and Liu Ruyu were very upset, and Tian Minyan grabbed another one.
"White as jade, wearing a yellow robe, only a little bigger, they are all treasures among treasures."
"I know this, it's millet." Xiao Wu quickly guessed it and got a bag of candies, which he happily shared with Liuye and the others.
"Zi Qian must know this. It's an idiom. Listen up." Tian Minyan unfolded the note in her hand and read loudly: "Hold the needle in one hand and the thread in the other."
Liu Ruyu pursed her lips and thought for a while, then said: "Are you looking forward to it?"
"Actually, I think it's more appropriate to thread the needle." Tian Minyan asked the waiter to explain the mystery. As expected, she was eager to see through it, so she said depressedly.
"Haha, sister, you are not as good as Ruyu's brother." Xiao Wu grabbed a handful of candies and ate them happily. After hearing this, he laughed and made fun of him. An angry Tian Minrui chased him and wanted to beat him.
Liu Ruyu also smiled when he saw it, and took the pick from the waiter. It was a roll of colorful silk thread. He pinched it, and when Tian Minyan stopped, he handed the roll of thread to her: "Yan'er, this colorful silk thread
I’ll give you the thread. Actually, I think the answer you gave is somewhat correct.”
There was a roll of thread lying on the white and tender palm of the young man, and he handed it to the bright girl opposite. The private room suddenly became quiet. Tian Minyan was a little embarrassed. Feeling the eyes around her, she shouted loudly: "You should really give it to me.
It should be for threading needles and threads, how simple it is." After saying that, he took it, stuffed it into Xiaoxing's arms and said: "Xiaoxing, give it to the girl, I will keep it, I will do the embroidery tomorrow."
Liu Ruyu smiled. At this time, there was a bang in the sky, and gorgeous fireworks suddenly appeared in the air, reflecting shadowily on the faces of the young man and the girl. They were very gorgeous.
Seeing this scene, a man who was leaning on the balcony in the private room next door clicked his tongue and said something unpleasant: "Yang Guan, why do I suddenly feel that I am old!"
Well, I would like to borrow this chapter and wish everyone a Happy Chinese Valentine's Day~ The author doesn't have a lover yet, please comfort me.
