Thousands of years

Chapter 39 Mohele'er Wears Colorful Clothes

As time goes by, when people are busy, they will always forget the time to sneak. In the blink of an eye, the early summer has been replaced by the end of the great heat when it rains heavily.At this time, Lin'an City is hot and scorching, but Sixth Sister and Master can't afford to take it easy.

It stands to reason that Mrs. Li must not be able to weave on the machine in the state of being in a state of being out of her mind a few days ago.Regardless of whether one respects this craft or not, the woven fabrics must also be affected by the repeated disconnection of threads, and the quality will be somewhat poor...

Fortunately, the master followed the rules tightly, so he stopped in the rain that day, and only let the sixth sister weave by herself.It wasn't until I sorted out my thoughts that I returned to the loom.

It's a pity that in these days when Luo Qi is a big seller, the Luo Qi weaves is a little less than expected, giving away a lot of business to others in vain.

"Master knows that you want Master's shop to return to its former grandeur as soon as possible, but don't worry about everything." The sixth sister is transparent, of course she understands that you can't do temporary business, but after all, you must have a little lady's heart, to be a master Where can't you see it?
"Go and have a good Qixi Festival with your sisters. Master, you don't have to worry about it. I have come here by myself all these years..." Halfway through the sentence, the master was afraid that the sixth sister would listen to the words. If there is a misunderstanding, I am busy making up for it.

"With your help now, Master has already relieved a lot of worries, and you should also give yourself a rest."

Although ordinary people who make a living by spinning and weaving do not have fixed holidays and ten-day rest like those officials who work for the government, they are not as eager to leave all day long for this weaving business as their disciples, Mrs. Li Can't help feeling distressed.

"So, sixth sister, you are free to prepare for the Qixi Festival with us?" After hearing what sixth sister said, fifth sister said with a smile, "Why don't you invite Mrs. Li to your home?"

The fifth sister is lively, and indeed generous in her dealings with people. In these days, it is basically: invite the autumn moon with the fragrance of lotus, and bring green cens with the idlers.Flying fireflies and rotten grass do not spread hatred, and smoke and brown Luoqi fill the door again.

Mrs. Li has worked so hard for a long time, and she has always treated her sixth sister as her own. Fifth sister An felt that it was inappropriate to be alone without a break during this begging festival.

The hands that put the melons and fruits on the incense table paused, pursed their lips slightly, and the sixth sister opened her mouth: "Master should be preparing something to worship the ancestors in two days."

How can a disciple not understand the master's intentions, in this begging festival, apart from watching fights and offering sacrifices, there are more entertainments for young ladies.

Mrs. Li knew that if she asked Sixth Sister to go to Tongxing Temple with her, she was afraid that the latter would have to be busy until everything was cleared up, otherwise she would not give herself a rest for a moment, and she would not let her go. People involved.

"Here, take this box. The two of you will catch the spider right now, so that in the dark night, you don't know where the spider has gone." The mother has been busy for a long time, and she doesn't know when she prepared two lacquer boxes and handed them to the sisters. two people.

"I will send some melons and fruits to Master Sixth Sister another day, you two sisters don't worry about it..."

"Mother, I want the mill drink that the sister next door has!" Before the mother could finish speaking, she was interrupted by her seventh sister, who tugged at her sleeves, refusing to let go no matter what.

An's was tortured to no avail, but the thing looked useless, the fifth sister didn't like it when she was young, and the sixth sister only played with Sanniang's for a while and then let go.

"Mother, Sanniang told me that she had it when she was a child. Why didn't Mother want to buy one from me?" The fifth sister in the family is the most talkative girl brother. Son pleads.

"If you have the money to buy that mill drink, you might as well buy a robe and wear it yourself."

Hearing the words of her fifth sister as she was when she was a child, the mother hid her face and smiled—instead of putting on new clothes for this Mohele, why not buy one for myself!
　①Tongxing temple worship Chu Zai refers to "Hangzhou Machine Temple and Craftsmanship" published in "Hangzhou (Weekly)" 2017 No. 11, author Gong Yuhe; "Hangzhou Old Three Machine Temples" published in "Hangzhou (Life Quality)" Issue 2010, 01, author Lv Hongnian
　　② Idlers (similar to today's tour guides), officials' holidays, and craftsmen's holidays refer to "Song: The Dawn of Modern Times"

　　③People in the Song Dynasty celebrate the Qixi Festival and drink and enjoy the reference materials "Practice on July 2021th——From the Golden Baby of the Southern Song Dynasty in the Quzhou Museum" was published in "Cultural Relics" Issue 04, [-], by Hao Yating.

　　④ Wait for the rotting weeds to turn into fireflies in the first day of great heat, and do it when it rains for the third time. (Many explanations on the Internet are biased towards the fact that the ancients did not have scientific knowledge to think that "rotten grass" was "firefly", but I prefer that it is the ancients who used rhetorical techniques to show "the wonder of nature")
　　⑤ If you are in a bad mood, you cannot use the loom. Refer to "Hangluo Weaving Technology"

　　⑥The origin of the Hangzhou temple fair in the digression refers to "Research on Hangzhou Folk Beliefs in the Republic of China", author He Shanmeng, 2020.04.10.
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　　Digression: The record about Tongxing Temple (Tongsheng Temple) is basically a countable sentence, and the specific time of the sacrifice has not been found yet. Combined with the origin of the Hangzhou Temple Fair, it is to commemorate Chu Zai. Chu Zai was born on the [-]th day of the seventh lunar month, so in the article The Lieutenant General’s sacrificial time was first set on the [-]th day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar. There is no way to leave Beijing, otherwise I would have already searched for information in the Intangible Cultural Heritage Archives in Gongshu District)
　　
　
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