After the sunset, the cool mountain breeze drove away the annoying heat, and Yuzhou City finally became cool in early summer.
These days, with the smooth implementation of the vaccination method, more and more people have been vaccinated, and pox cases have almost disappeared in Yuzhou, and the tense atmosphere in Yuzhou city has eased a lot.
The Jun porcelain kiln in Shenge Town has officially resumed work, and Juntai Porcelain House has also announced that it will put out twelve pieces of top-quality Jun porcelain for auction. Merchants from all over the country who had been waiting for a long time due to the epidemic came in droves after hearing the news.
Yuzhou City finally returned to its former lively scene, and even ushered in a wave of retaliatory consumption. Even after sunset, the shops on the street were still full of customers.
Therefore, more than a dozen guilds in the city, including the Junci Guild and the Medicinal Materials Guild, jointly requested the magistrate Wei Chen, hoping to open their doors as usual after dark.
Wei Chen is perfectly fine with this.
Because of the epidemic, tens of thousands of people in Yuzhou have been holding back at home for more than two months. Now it is time to vent their feelings. It can be regarded as a city-wide celebration of the end of the epidemic, which can also promote business in the city.
Speaking of which, the curfew system in Dazhou is actually close to zero. Generally speaking, the night market ends at the third watch and the morning market opens at the fifth watch. There is only a two-hour curfew during this period, which is basically a seamless connection.<
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Wei Chen just followed the example of the Lantern Festival every year and announced that the curfew for these two hours would be completely lifted.
As soon as the news came out, the whole city of Yuzhou was filled with joy. People went out with their families, and all the major shops were ready. For a while, the city of Yuzhou felt like a festive atmosphere during the Shangyuan Festival.
In the evening of that day, Wei Chen finished handling government affairs and had nothing to do, so he changed into casual clothes and took Yuan An to go shopping together.
After having dinner at a nice restaurant, Wei Chen took a leisurely walk under the moonlight and arrived at the most prosperous Guandi Temple Street in Yuzhou City.
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On the street, there is a steady flow of people.
In order to attract customers, shops on both sides of the street hung a string of lanterns high above their doors, making the streets brightly lit.
Not only shops, but also street vendors also hang all kinds of interesting lanterns on their stalls and sing tunes and chants to attract the attention of passers-by.
Wei Chen was walking in the market wearing a scholar's robe, and his calm and elegant demeanor stood out from the crowd, attracting many women on the street to look over.
Several ladies from noble families covered their faces with small round fans, but they still couldn't help but peek at Wei Chen.
Of course, there are also those who are bold. They grab Yuan An, a young boy who can be seen as a companion, and ask him about Wei Chen's identity.
Fortunately, Yuan An is very smart and has been with Wei Chen for so long. He is quite experienced in handling these chores and does not let Wei Chen worry too much.
After getting rid of a nagging woman again, Yuan An caught up with Wei Chen who was in front of him, and said in his mouth: "Master, you better not come out by yourself in the future. You should wear official robes when you go out, so as to protect others."
Don't worry. You look like this, so many people are vying to have you as their son-in-law. Look, my newly made sleeves are torn!"
Hearing Yuan An's complaint, Wei Chen couldn't help laughing, but he felt helpless in his heart. Who would have thought that when summer comes, the weather will get hotter, and people's hearts will also get hotter?
Although the atmosphere of the Zhou Dynasty was much more rigorous than that of the Tang Dynasty, it was still quite open compared to the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Wei Chen's previous life.
For example, in Dazhou, it was common for widows to remarry, especially wealthy widows, who were in high demand.
Decades ago, there was even a bloody incident in which two prime ministers and ministers fought for a widow with hundreds of thousands of assets and brought the lawsuit to the emperor. In the end, the two ministers were both demoted. Until now
It is also talked about by people.
In addition, the ladies who have not left the palace during the Great Week do not stay out of the house. On weekdays, they go out to enjoy flowers, visit relatives and friends, or organize poetry gatherings with several sisters. Wei Chen listens to it.
I’ve said it a lot.
There is such a poetry club right in the city of Yuzhou, which gathers once every half month. I heard that there are not only the daughter of Tongjian Huang Shouzheng and the sister-in-law of Zhao Zongquan, the younger sister of the Shen family, but also several ladies of the local gentry and famous families.
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As soon as several poetry gatherings were held, the poems of ladies were gradually circulated. Zhao Ceying once took a volume of Shen Xiaomei's poems about lotus to the state government office for Wei Chen and Gu Tingye to taste it.
Wei Chen saved some dignity for Zhao Ceying. After seeing it, he just shook his head and smiled without saying anything.
Gu Tingye, on the other hand, had a generous temper, and immediately commented: "The ink is black, the paper is white, and the binding skills are first-class. Rare, rare!"
Wei Chen and Zhao Ceying couldn't help but be stunned for a moment when they heard this, and then they figured out what Gu Tingye meant, and they both couldn't help laughing.
Wei Chen is recognized as a great poet in the Zhou Dynasty, so he can naturally see how good Shen Xiaomei's poems are. If not to say that they are unsightly, they must be mediocre.
Some poems are not even up to par with the basic level of poetry, and are worse than those Mengtong children in Shengshi Yixue who only studied for one or two years.
However, Shen Xiaomei's poems are not very good, but she is still a girl who has not left the court, and she is Zhao Zongquan's sister-in-law. Gu Tingye is really rude when he is so sarcastic.
It is said that after Shen Xiaomei heard about this from Zhao Ceying, she was so angry that she tore up the volume of poetry and vowed never to write poetry again.
In order to stand up for his sister, Shen Congxing knew that he was no match for Gu Tingye, but he still went to the door to ask for a fight with Gu Tingye. As a result, he received a good beating from Gu Tingye and returned in a panic.
In the end, Wei Chen and Zhao Zongquan came forward to mediate and set up a table of food and wine at Jiying Restaurant, allowing Gu Tingye to sincerely apologize to the Shen brothers and sisters.
After the banquet, Gu Tingye and the Shen brothers and sisters laughed away their grudges. Wei Chen was not very clear about what happened after that.
All I know is that Gu Tingye seems to have gradually recovered from the shock of Zhu Manniang's death, regaining his former vigorous vitality, and there are many more heartfelt smiles on his face.
In his spare time, Gu Tingye took people on horseback to the bank of the Yellow River to catch carps, and then delivered them to Tuan Lian's house in baskets.
The Tuanlian Mansion also accepted all of this and refused to accept anyone who came, often leaving Gu Tingye to eat in the mansion.
"Gu Tingye, this guy, must be showing his second youth, right?"
On the bustling Guandi Temple Street, Wei Chen had just walked out of a herbal medicine shop when he suddenly thought of Gu Tingye's recent abnormal behavior and couldn't help but rub his chin and start thinking about it.
However, before Wei Chen could think about it, a burst of rapid hoofbeats came from nowhere. The sound came from far away and suddenly came close.
Wei Chen raised his head in surprise and looked around, only to see four or five riders riding towards him. The leader was Gu Tingye, captain of the Yuzhou Security Brigade.
Wei Chen couldn't help laughing when he saw this. This really means Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here!