dragon girl fluttering

Chapter 112
Chapter [-]: The Opening Festival
The influence of the four major families of fishermen, woodcutters, farming and readers in Dali Kingdom has also been reshuffled.

Because the Yang family fought against the Gao family for the second time, they were defeated both times, and their power was greatly damaged, but their foundation was still there, and they ranked last among the four major families.

Although the Wu family is loyal and heir to the family, Wu Qinli is not the kind of foolish loyalty. When the family's life and death are at stake, it is natural that the family's interests are the most important, and the existing power is preserved.But the thing that made things worse, still couldn't be done.

The Zhu family of the Dali Kingdom prides themselves on being well-read and rational, but Zhu Zian is the most extreme, and he is used to throwing stones into trouble.

Although he exchanged his family's reputation for an increase in strength, it seems that he has risen to the second position!

In fact, in terms of real power and strength, the Zhu family is still at the bottom!
The Zhu family is now a double-faced, everyone is not interested in them, the position is very embarrassing!The Zhu family is now nothing more than the "horse bone" that the Gao family "bought bones with thousands of dollars"!

The caravan soon entered Jubai City, the capital of the Dali Kingdom. To Xia Kai and He Yuanying's surprise, this time the gates of the city were wide open. People from the Dali royal family and the four major families of fishermen, woodcutters, farmers, and students all came to greet them. Not too small!

Although the imperial power of the Dali Kingdom has fallen, the intelligence work has not declined, but has become stronger!It's just that they are a bit fragmented, and they spend all their energy on internal fighting!
The caravan of the Xia family, a prominent family in the Great Chu Kingdom, entered Dali. Although the caravan acted in a low-key manner, it did not deliberately hide its origin. It is not too difficult to find out the origin of the caravan!In less than half a day, all the major families in Dali Kingdom knew about this matter!
Although the major families are very sensitive in their exchanges with foreign powers, but for a top-notch family like the Xia family, no one in Dali dare to neglect.

After negotiation, the royal family of the Duan family took the lead, and several big families came forward together to receive the Xia family's caravan, thus the grand scene at the gate of the city occurred.

The Dali Kingdom came forward to receive them, but also to express their goodwill to the Xia family without losing the etiquette!There was no need to make an official appearance at the court meeting, but the Dali royal family hosted Xia Kai in a restaurant.

Naturally, Xia Kai went to the banquet with He Yuanying. Although Xia Kai didn't like socializing, he was deeply influenced by his parents, so he could handle it with ease.

During the banquet, the prince of Dali Kingdom sang and greeted each other, drinking wine and raising money, singing and dancing to promote peace.

He Yuanying likes to be lively, her smile is like a flower, Xia Kai's eyes are fixed, she is intoxicated!Let the prince of Dali believe that Xia Kai has the habit of Longyang!Since I dare not expose it, the host and guest parted happily!

When the caravan arrived in Dali, it can be said that safety has been guaranteed.

Because although the domestic power struggle in Dali is relatively fierce, everyone can still agree to the outside world, and foreign forces cannot be allowed to interfere in Dali's internal affairs. For so many years, they have been unable to get in!

They don't want foreign forces to intervene in Dali's internal affairs, so naturally they can't give foreign forces an excuse.

A prominent family like the Xia family also has a greater right to speak in the Great Chu Kingdom. Their caravans, and several big families in the Dali Kingdom, naturally have to ensure their safety!
The caravan enters the Great Chu Kingdom from Shiwan Dashan, which is the shortest way.But Xia Kai only needs to go with He Yuanying, and naturally he doesn't care about the caravan's behavior.

It's rare for He Yuanying to come out for a trip, and it's a boring retreat after going back. This time, with Ailang accompanying her, she naturally wants to go sightseeing and relax herself completely!

Although the scenery of Shiwan Dashan is strange, the two of them have already traveled together once, and this time He Yuanying wants to pass through Ailao Mountain.

Going back to the Great Chu Kingdom from Ailao Mountain is equivalent to going in a big circle to the south. Although Xia Kai didn't focus on the caravan, he couldn't let the caravan follow him around like this, so he ordered his assistant to lead the caravan on his own. Back to Xiangzhou Prefecture.

After Xia Kai separated from the caravan, he went on the road with He Yuanying, and was alone with his lover. When he was in a good mood, he suddenly had a whim, and hesitantly begged He Yuanying to change back to the women's clothes.

He Yuanying was clear-eyed, and it seemed that Ailang still had a grudge against him who was not as attractive as a man disguised as a woman, so he followed his wishes and changed back into a woman's dress.

He Yuanying disguised herself as a man mainly because she was afraid of the endless harassment from men who pretended to be passionate, but she was not afraid of what they would do to her!

Now that there is Airo acting as a flower protector, changing back to women's clothes can also prevent other women from teasing Airo, which is not necessarily a bad thing!
Coming to Ailao Mountain, it is the local "Opening the Door Festival", which is a common festival for the minority ethnic groups who believe in Buddhism in Dali Kingdom, corresponding to the "Closing Door Festival"!After a year, in addition to closing the door, it will open the door, which takes up almost half a year each!
The "closed door festival" is mainly due to the hot, rainy and floody summer and autumn in Dali, and it is easy to have accidents when going out. Therefore, the Buddhist habit of living in peace in summer and autumn has been formed.

On the day of "Opening the Door Festival", young men and women dressed in costumes go to Buddhist temples to worship Buddha and offer food, flowers, cured sticks and coins.

After offering sacrifices to the Buddha, a grand cultural and entertainment gathering will be held to celebrate the end of the fasting life since the "Closed Door Festival".

The main contents of the celebration include setting off firecrackers and sparks, lighting all kinds of exquisitely crafted lanterns, singing and dancing, etc.

He Yuanying naturally wanted to participate in such a lively cultural and entertainment gathering. Although Xia Kai was not very interested in these activities, for the sake of his lover's enjoyment, he had no choice but to reluctantly follow.

On the day of the Open Door Festival, there is a festive atmosphere everywhere.Early in the morning, every household is busy steaming colorful glutinous rice and making pastries, which are used to worship Buddha or give gifts to relatives and friends, and prepare for banquets and banquets.

He Yuanying was able to eat bigu a long time ago, but since she was a child, she liked to eat glutinous rice. When she saw colorful glutinous rice and various pastries, she couldn't even walk.

Naturally, Xia Kai had to be cheeky, find the owner of the glutinous rice and cakes, beg or buy them, and bring He Yuanying a lot of delicious food.And He Yuanying had a great appetite, and kept eating all the way, with a flowery smile on her face and endless laughter!
Seeing He Yuanying's happy look, Xia Kai's embarrassment in looking for glutinous rice immediately flew to the sky.
The two followed the Buddhist believers to the Buddhist temple and watched them use paper flowers, wax strips, flower trees, food, and coins to send the Buddha and chant scriptures with the monks.

At the Buddhist meeting, in addition to promoting Buddhist ideas, the monks also told folklore, fairy tales, astronomical calendar and medical knowledge, etc., which opened their eyes!

At night, believers set off firecrackers, sparks, set off firecrackers, light lanterns, dance, and dance around the villages in Buddhist temples to celebrate the end of the fasting period and signify that they have entered the "open period" from the "closed period".

After this night, the various villages resumed their passionate and romantic life in the past. Monks can also go out of the Buddhist gate, believers can travel far, build new houses, young men can marry girls, and lovers can hold weddings.

(End of this chapter)