Practical Life in the Red Mansion

□□The rule set by the emperor is that every year from the [-]th to the [-]th of the first lunar month, the Lantern Festival, the fifteenth of the first lunar month is the main lantern. On this day, not only civil and military officials will have a holiday, but also a banquet will be held in the palace, and it will be held in the palace gate tower While setting off fireworks, all the shops and shops in the capital are decorated with lights, including the government offices of various ministries, but the most famous one is the Dengshi Hutong facing Dong'anmen.

Lin Yang took a carriage with Daiyu and Lin Yun, and he purposely drove the carriage south to the gate of Liubu Yamen on Chang'an Avenue. Lin Yang hugged Lin Yun and sat next to Daiyu, opened the curtains, and explained to Daiyu the alleys along the street. Street, "Here, over there is the Governor's Mansion. The lanterns hanging are all animal lanterns, including Xiezhi lanterns, lion lanterns, blue bear lanterns, etc. There are six more, and most of them are bird lanterns of various colors."

Before he finished speaking, Lin Yun shouted in surprise: "There are cranes, golden pheasants, parrots..." Before he finished speaking, he hit Lin Yang on the head, "We all have eyes." Lin Yun curled his lips.

Lin Yang sighed and said: "It's a pity that there are too many people mixed with fish and dragons in Zhengyangmen, otherwise Yan Yan will go to get rid of all diseases and touch the door nails." But no, if you want to touch it, you have to wait until the next life." Seeing Lin Yun puzzled, Daiyu explained: "It's all women and girls who go to the house in groups, crossing the bridge in groups of three or five, with the intention of saving lives, and Pray to be free from all kinds of illnesses throughout the year, so it is called "elimination of all kinds of illnesses". After all kinds of illnesses, raise your hand in the dark and touch the doornail, if you touch it, it will be a good omen."

While speaking, the car headed towards Dong'anmen, and as soon as it turned into the Lantern City Hutong, Daiyu was attracted by the winding lights. From the entrance of the alley to the extension, there were countless colorful lanterns hanging. Flower lanterns, animal lanterns, and lanterns in the shape of figures, such as Yueming Monk Du Liucui, Liu Hai Xi Jinchan and so on.And there are social fires at the entrance of the alley, such as Baixi and juggling.

Lin Yang said: "There are a lot of people in the alley, so our carriage has to be parked outside. First go inside to watch the lanterns, and then go to the gate of the palace to watch the lights." Young master, I'll hold you later, you can't move around." He ordered Daiyu's maids to surround Daiyu, and a circle of women and servants surrounded Daiyu, watching Daiyu put on the veil before leading her Daiyu got out of the carriage.

Lin Hai and Jia Min also followed, but Lin Hai took Jia Min to go away first, so he let Lin Yang and others come over first, and then we will meet in the restaurant later. Lin Yang, who led his younger siblings out alone, felt pressured. He complained in his heart that Lin Hai and Jia Min enjoyed the world of two people and handed over their siblings to him.

As soon as he entered the alley, Lin Yang felt that something was wrong. Although there were people from Shuntian Mansion and Wucheng Bingmasi staring at the thieves and kidnappers, but not far away, there were big men in ordinary clothes, dressed as civilians, but wearing thin official clothes. boots,

Lin Yun is interested in some social fires, such as stepping on high poles, dancing emerald disks, fighting dragon lanterns, and horse-riding dramas. Unfortunately, he has no control over being held in Lin Yang's arms. More interested, Lin Yun thumped in Lin Yang's arms a few times to show his dissatisfaction, but was severely suppressed by Lin Yang: "If you are messing around, I will send you home." Lin Yun mumbled mouth, compromisingly leaning against Lin Yang's arms.

Most of the shops in the lamp market hang up the exquisite lamps in the store, and only guess or not to buy them as a gimmick to attract attention. Lin Yun is young, and Lin Yang is not good at this. from.

Daiyu came to a shop with only revolving lanterns hanging in high spirits. This shop was also novel, so she couldn't directly say what the answer was, but had to make another one.Lin Yun fell in love with a red sandalwood lantern with all kinds of operas painted on its bones. The riddle is "the time of painting is round, the time of writing is square, the time of winter is short, and the time of summer is long." Daiyu thought for a while and smiled: "There is a fish in the East China Sea. , without head or tail, remove the backbone, it is your mystery!"

Lin Yun got the lantern contentedly, Lin Yang said with a smile: "What kind of lantern do you like, just tell it, and let your girls guess it for you."

Xin Yi, Yao Huang and the others beamed when they heard the words, you said this one looks good, I fell in love with that one, surrounded Daiyu, and flattered Daiyu to help them guess the riddle, Daiyu naturally did not refuse, guessed again and again, guessed too much , I lost interest later on.

When Lin Yang was about to comfort Daiyu, he suddenly heard someone calling him. Lin Yang and others turned their heads and saw Mu Zheng standing under the flower tree, with picturesque eyebrows, wearing a black crane cloak, outlining a slender and beautiful figure under the light. Tall and straight.Mu Zheng walked a few steps quickly, and Lin Yang saw clearly that he was still wearing a scarlet official uniform.

As soon as Lin Yun saw him, he smiled and stretched out his arms to hug him. Lin Yang felt sour in his heart. Lin Yun had never seen Mu Zheng a few times, so why did he like him so much.Mu Zheng's clear eyes were stained with a smile, and he put away his coldness, stretched out his hand to take Lin Yun, greeted Lin Yang with a smile, and saw Daiyu beside Lin Yang.

Daiyu was wearing a goose yellow jacket, a big red satin cape, and a ring of white fox fur on the neckline and hat, and she was looking at him curiously, the corners of Mu Zheng's mouth curled up, and his smile deepened: "Sister Yan. "He had already passed the voice change period, and his voice was as clear and clear as the sound of wearing a ring. Mu Zheng clenched his hands into a fist, resisting himself not to touch the soft white hair on Daiyu's neckline.He only felt that his heart was also as soft as that fur, and he couldn't help but soften his voice and asked: "There is a charade stand in front, do you want to go and have a look?"

Daiyu's eyes immediately rolled up after hearing this, and Mu Zheng felt that her eyes were brighter than the lights.Lin Yang, who was ignored, couldn't help but said: "Why are you still wearing an official uniform, don't you go to work?" Mu Zheng explained: "But it's okay to delay for a while." Lin Yang was startled and asked in a low voice. "You are really on duty. I just noticed that the street is full of your people. Could it be that some important person wants to come?" Mu Zheng said helplessly, "After the palace banquet, the emperor will go to the tower to see the Aoshan lantern."

Lin Yang wanted to ask again, but was interrupted by Lin Yun's coquettish voice: "Brother Mu, let's go and see that riddle stand. This year is the first year, so I only bothered to make this Aoshan lantern." Daiyu's thoughts were attracted by the Aoshan lantern that Mu Zheng said. She had seen this lantern in the book, and she had long been yearning for it. meaning.

But you have to accompany Lin Yun to the riddle stall first. The stall owner hangs a birdcage on the riddle stand, and a small bird is locked in the cage. A string of copper coins hangs next to the cage, indicating that the guesser must Make an action to guess a sentence and use common sayings in Yamen.Lin Yang was overjoyed as soon as he saw it. The stall owner is really a brave person, he dared to tease Yamen like that.

Daiyu didn't understand these things. Looking at the bird and the cage, she became stunned for a rare moment, and tilted her head to think about it.Lin Yang bent down to tell Daiyu the answer to the riddle, and said to Lin Yun: "Your sister will help you guess the riddle today, so you should only have one. Well, don't you like riddles? Just guess." Not understanding this anymore, he puffed up his face, snorted, turned his head to ignore Lin Yang, and kept staring at the mystery frame himself.

Seeing his appearance, Daiyu couldn't help bursting out laughing, pulled Lin Yang's sleeve and said, "Brother, you better help him, otherwise I'm afraid that if you come home with us tonight, you won't be Brother Yun but an idiot Goose." Lin Yang kindly helped Lin Yun,

After taking the copper coins, he opened the cage and let the bird go.The onlookers made a sound of surprise when they saw it, and they had already guessed it cleverly. The answer was "sell it for money".

Lin Yun was satisfied, and the group went to the restaurant to meet Lin Hai and Jia Min.At the entrance of Dengshi Hutong, there is a restaurant named □□Xilou. You can not only see the lanterns in Dengshi Hutong, but also the Aoshan lanterns and lights outside the palace gate. Therefore, Xungui’s House should book a seat early before the Chinese New Year. .

Lin Yun lay curiously at the window and watched the crowds below, while Jia Min hadn't seen Mu Zheng for a long time, so he asked about his health.Dai Yuwo lay in Lin Hai's arms and told her father that she had guessed the riddles, and at the end she said, "This riddle is too simple." Lin Yang patted his daughter's head amusedly and said, "It's my Mrs. Yu'er. smart."

Not long after, I heard someone outside exclaiming that the Aoshan lantern is coming.Lin Yang looked outside. The Aoshan lantern was 360 feet high and 24 five steps wide. There were two Ao pillars in the middle, [-] feet long. Ssangyong title photo.There are green pines and cypresses, flying bridges and pavilions, mythical figures, monsters, birds and animals, flowers, melons and fruits on Dengshan Mountain.

The peculiarity of the Aoshan Lantern is that it combines fireworks and lanterns. Lin Yang saw a Lantern with the appearance of a persimmon on the outside. After the fireworks exploded, it revealed a lion inside.Lin Yun didn't even dare to blink his eyes. He didn't know whether to look at the bright lights in the sky or the changing lanterns below.

Mu Zheng also stood aside with great interest, but when he heard the knock on the door, a gray figure slipped in and whispered something in Mu Zheng's ear. Mu Zheng's expression turned serious after hearing the words.Seeing the puzzled looks of the Lin family, Mu Zheng explained: "The Supreme Emperor suddenly climbed the tower, I have to go and have a look."

Before leaving, he said to Lin Yang: "I will leave a few people behind to escort you back." Lin Yang's expression also became serious: "What happened?" Mu Zheng said: "Jin Yiwei caught some performing craftsmen and said it was righteousness. People who are loyal to the king." Lin Yang just felt ridiculous: "How many years has this King Yizhong been dead, and his people don't come out sooner or later, and now it's poured out."

Mu Zheng frowned and said, "The Supreme Emperor knew about it. The Supreme Emperor wanted to intervene in this matter, and he had already called Commander Shen over." Mu Zheng turned his gaze and saw Daiyu looking at him with worry, his heart warmed Nuan turned around and said to Lin Yang, "You don't have to worry, nothing will go wrong."