Chapter 378: Fish and Dragon Lantern Festival (Part 2)
Xue Tao ordered Jiupin barbecue for Ai Lang, but she drank a bowl of white fungus and lotus seed porridge. While sipping the porridge, she pursed her lips and snickered while looking at Ai Lang.
"what are you laughing at?"
"I'm laughing at you. You are a hungry god descending to earth. It's like you haven't eaten for hundreds of years."
Guo Song ate half of the barbecue like a wind and a cloud. He said a little embarrassedly: "I'm really hungry. Try it. It's really good. This Tongzhou Kuquan sheep is really authentic."
"You can eat it yourself! This bowl of porridge is enough for me. I don't eat much meat at night, so I can have some at lunch."
"Then I'm not welcome!"
Guo Song cut a piece of roast mutton with a dagger, put it in his mouth and started chewing it.
After drinking and eating, Guo Song was in high spirits. The two held hands and left Kaihuafang again to watch the lanterns along Zhuque Street. Zhuque Street is the central axis of Chang'an. It is about ten miles long from Mingde Gate to Zhuque Gate, the main entrance of Taiji Palace.
, both sides of the ten-mile-long street are filled with all kinds of lanterns. The lanterns on the street are like a row, and all kinds of lanterns compete with each other, which is extremely beautiful.
The lanterns on Zhuque Street were mainly donated by the rich and powerful of Chang'an and various states and prefectures in the world. There were thousands of lanterns.
The lanterns in the East and West markets are all made by merchants. The merchants have to consider the cost. The purpose is to advertise their stores. Naturally, they want to make them high-quality and low-priced. Therefore, the lanterns in the two cities look good, but in fact they cannot withstand the price.
If you look closely, you will find that they are generally rough. Although there are some exquisite ones, they are only isolated. The mainstream is rough.
But the lanterns on both sides of Zhuque Street are on the contrary. There are secret competitions between the rich and powerful and among the various states. They use the best craftsmen to make the lanterns beautiful and exquisite, regardless of materials and costs.
Moreover, they have to be replaced every year, which causes huge waste in lanterns every year and enriches many people.
Because of this, Zhuque Street has become the best place to enjoy lanterns in Chang'an. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to the ten-mile-long Zhuque Street, with unprecedented grandeur and laughter everywhere.
The atmosphere this year is more lively than last year, mainly because the Uighur mission was driven away. Without the nearly a thousand brutal Uighur soldiers, the people of Chang'an felt a much better sense of security.
Although there are some dudes like Yuan Demon King who are angry with both humans and gods, they have to consider their family reputation after all, so they generally do things more covertly so that public snatching incidents will not happen. There are also groups of ruffians. Although they are very good, they are
They only dare to take advantage of others, and they dare not do truly sinful things.
As for the two deaths and one injury that occurred in Dongshi, they deserved it because they offended the evil god Guo Song.
"Guo Lang, I can't walk any longer!" Xue Tao beat his knees with his pink fist and said coquettishly to Ai Lang.
"Then I'll carry you!" Guo Song said with a smile.
"Nonsense! What do you look like carrying it?"
"I'll find you a bullock cart."
This was a good idea. Xue Tao looked around and saw that there were oxcarts on the street, but they were basically the cars of various wealthy families, and they were surrounded by servants.
"Little uncle!"
Guo Song suddenly heard a familiar voice. He quickly turned around and saw a young man waving to him. It was Sun Xiaozhen, the apprentice of fourth brother Yang Yu. Guo Song laughed. He had not seen him for several years.
Sun Xiaozhen squeezed over, followed by a boy of seventeen or eighteen years old, a little shy, but looking secretly at Xue Tao.
"Uncle Junior, long time no see." Sun Xiaozhen saluted happily.
Guo Song lightly punched him on the shoulder. Sun Xiaozhen took a step back. Guo Song nodded, "Yes, my martial arts has improved a lot!"
His punch contained hidden power, and it didn't seem heavy, but most warriors would have to take at least five or six steps back, but Sun Xiaozhen actually only took one step back. His martial arts skills had really improved.
Sun Xiaozhen scratched her head and said sheepishly: "The competition in Hidden Sword Pavilion is very fierce. If you don't work hard, you will be eliminated. I was promoted to a second-level warrior last year. My master is a first-level warrior and is in charge of Ziqing Hall."
"As long as you know how to make progress, is that your brother?" Guo Song glanced at the young man behind him.
"This is my apprentice Liang Guo. I call him A Guo. He is also from Chang'an. I became my disciple last year."
He turned around and waved, "Why don't you come over quickly and kowtow to your great uncle?"
What a mess, he turned out to be his uncle. Guo Song waved his hand quickly, "Uncle, you sound too old-fashioned. No need to be polite. You are a local snake. Can you help me find a bullock cart?"
Sun Xiaozhen forced her apprentice to kneel down, kowtowed to Guo Song, and then smiled and said: "Master really asked the right person. My apprentice is a driver and horseman at home, just in front of Lanlingfang. I asked him to do something
A carriage is coming."
"It's inconvenient to see the lights on a horse-drawn carriage. I need an ox-cart. I'll pay for it."
"What are you doing with the money?"
Sun Xiaozhen gave some instructions to his apprentice, and Liang Guo ran southward along the wall. Seeing him running hard, Guo Song suspected that he wanted to please Xue Tao instead of giving himself face. This kid had been peeking at Xue Tao.
"Uncle Junior, is this Junior Auntie?" Sun Xiaozhen couldn't help scratching her head and asked with a smile.
Guo Song nodded with a smile and introduced this 'Master Nephew' to Xue Tao. Xue Tao gave him a Wanfu gift. Sun Xiaozhen was immediately at a loss and waved her hands repeatedly: "I am a junior. I can't bear the Master's courtesy."
"okay!"
Guo Song gave him a slap and said, "It's just a courtesy. Don't make such a fuss. How are your parents and brothers?"
"My parents and brothers are both good, and my brother can now stand alone. Our family is going to open another branch in Xishi City, and my brother will be in charge of it. Uncle Junior Master, my father and I often miss you. Thank you for your help."
kindness."
"It's been so long. Do you still remember what it did? Where is your master? When will he return to Beijing?"
"Who knows? Master is now the fourth person in Hidden Sword Pavilion. His whereabouts are very secretive. Now the old Pavilion Master basically doesn't ask about Hidden Sword Pavilion. Li Man is in charge of the overall situation. Now Hidden Sword Pavilion is different from before.
The number of people has increased to more than a thousand, and there are many factions. Master and I belong to the old Pavilion Master faction, which is no longer the mainstream. Now the new Pavilion Master faction has gained power, and I plan to join Master next month."
Guo Song could hear that he was somewhat dissatisfied with the new pavilion master Li Man. It seemed that after Li Man took power, the Hidden Sword Pavilion had indeed changed a lot, completely different from the era of Aunt Gongsun.
"By the way, Master got married last year." Sun Xiaozhen suddenly remembered this matter.
Guo Song was startled, "Your master is married, why didn't I know?"
Guo Song was a little dissatisfied. Yang Yu got married, and he must have not even told his senior brother and third senior brother. What is this?
Sun Xiaozhen smiled bitterly and said: "He is married internally and will not be announced to the public. Even many people in Hidden Sword Pavilion don't know about it, not to mention Junior Uncle."
Sun Xiaozhen was silent for a moment and then said: "Master's marriage is actually a way for Li Man to win over Master. The bride is her apprentice, named Wang Jianying, and my junior uncle should also know it."
Guo Song nodded. It turned out to be her. He still had some impression. She was a very proud young woman. Madam Gongsun placed high hopes on her and hoped to become the successor of Hidden Sword Pavilion. She actually married the fourth senior brother. This Li Man was really
With some tricks, he started to use his beauty to win over his subordinates. It seems that the fourth senior brother is doing well in Hidden Sword Pavilion.
Among Guo Song's four senior brothers, he has the deepest relationship with his third brother Gan Lei, but the one he is most grateful for is his fourth senior brother Gan Yu. When he first came to Kongtong Mountain, the fourth senior brother's care for him has always impressed him.
He was grateful, but after the fourth senior brother entered Hidden Sword Pavilion, he gradually became alienated from himself. Perhaps it was a requirement of his profession, and he was helpless, but it was an indisputable fact that he was alienated from himself.
Guo Song felt a little sad in his heart. Xue Tao gently pulled him. He woke up from his thoughts and saw an ox cart driving towards this direction. Liang Guo jumped out of the ox cart and said, "Master, the ox cart is here."
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Sun Xiaozhen smiled at Guo Song and said, "Little uncle, get in the car!"
Guo Song really liked Sun Xiaozhen, and he had helped him a lot back then. Guo Song patted him on the shoulder and said, "If you have any difficulties, just come to me and I will try my best to help you."
Sun Xiaozhen was moved and his voice was choked with sobs. He lowered his head and said, "I remember it!"
Guo Song helped Xue Tao get on the bullock cart, then smiled at Liang Guo and said, "Thank you very much!"
They closed the door behind them, and the ox cart started, slowly heading south.
Liang Guo sighed softly: "The fairy descended to earth!"
Sun Xiaozhen hit him on the head and said, "Stop having such wishful thinking. My uncle is the governor of Ganzhou and a third-grade senior official. Dispel your petty thoughts as soon as possible!"
When Liang Guo heard that his uncle was the governor of Ganzhou, he felt a little regretful. He seemed to have missed an opportunity. He scratched his head for a long time and said, "Master, didn't you notice? My uncle's wife still wears a ring bun."
Sun Xiaozhen was startled. He really hadn't noticed that wearing a ring bun meant that he was unmarried. Could it be that his junior uncle and his aunt were not married yet?
"What a pity! I should have kowtowed more just now." Liang Guo said regretfully.
Sun Xiaozhen hit her apprentice on the head and said with a smile: "Don't regret it. If you lend him the bullock cart, he will accept the favor from you."
Liang Guo was secretly glad that in order to please the beauty, he took out the best bullock cart in the store. He hoped that his uncle would accept this favor from him.