Being fooled by fierce beasts to travel through the beginning is fleeing famine

It took longer to get from the bottom of the mountain to the top of the mountain than coming from the city. There was no place to stop and rest on the way, and it took nearly two hours to arrive at one breath.

After arriving at the top of the mountain, I felt that the wind was stronger, and I could clearly hear the whining sound of the wind blowing through the woods in the carriage, which would be scary at night.

When I turned out of the forest, I came to an open space. Now the open space was full of people's voices, the cries of hawkers, and the cheers of the crowd around the juggling booth, one after another, as if entering the fireworks from the deep world all of a sudden.

Fortunately, even if there were many people in the open space, the road leading to the temple gate in the middle was not blocked, the carriage could move forward unimpeded, and the flow of people was on both sides of the road.

They didn't get off the carriage, but directly followed the large group into Qingyuan Temple, and parked the carriage at a special parking place in the front yard of Qingyuan Temple.

Only then did he get off the carriage with the wives and misses of the other family, and first went into the main hall to burn a stick of incense.

The wives went to donate some incense money, and went to the backyard to wait for the ceremony to start today.

The ladies took their maids or guards and went directly to the temple fair through the side door of the temple, which was divided into two groups.

Qingyan could tell that Xue Huan'er actually wanted to go out to the temple fair with them, but she was pulled away by a lady with whom she had a good relationship. laugh.

The wives went to the backyard to chat, and Qingyan and Wang Qingyue took Li Muxue to free activities.

Mrs. Wang was also dragged away by Xue Huan'er and the others. Mrs. Wang was not reluctant. Although she was very happy to go out for a stroll, it was still a bit impossible for her to go to the temple fair with her daughter.

One is that her body is a little bit unbearable. She has just sat in the carriage for more than two hours and is already exhausted. She was a little bit unable to support herself in the carriage just now, and she has to go to the back room to rest.

Another one is that Qingyan discovered that Mrs. Wang is actually a little socially afraid. When there are many people, she will be very nervous and unable to communicate openly with others. She is very passive when others say something and she answers it. Will not take the initiative to speak at all.

Fortunately, Xue Huan'er, a social cow, was taking her by her side, so it wasn't very embarrassing. Wang Qingyue trusted Xue Huan'er's character, so she was relieved to entrust her mother to her.

After all, her mother is also Tong San's wife, and Tong San is an official with real power. These wives will do some face-saving, and no one will really say bad things in front of their faces, so there is no need to worry about mother being bullied.

The three half-sized girls were like birds out of the cage, leading the maids out of the temple directly, and got into the crowd outside.

Wang Qingyue took a maid to serve with her, Qingyan and Li Muxue took one, and each left a maid for Xue Huaner and Mrs. Wang to help with errands or serve tea and water.

The coachman stayed at the carriage, and there were still some things on the carriage. There were so many people here, I was afraid that there would be some young people.

It's not that I'm afraid of money being stolen or anything, this carriage is used by ladies and ladies, and there are some of their personal belongings on it, it will be very troublesome if it is lost.

When the group of five came outside, the nearest one to the side door of the temple was a stage.

Qingyan saw that the sheds on the stage looked a bit like the coffin sheds seen in later generations, the kind of coffin sheds where coffins were parked.

The upper roof was covered with oilcloth, and the four sides were wooden frames, surrounded by mats. There was no wooden platform underneath, and there was a relatively high place directly here.

I don't know if it was specially reserved for this stage, or for other purposes. There is a stage made of stones half a person's height, and the stage is directly built on it.

Two pieces of faded red cloth were hung in front as curtains, and now they were lifted up and hung on both sides, and there were a few people with heavy make-up babbling and singing.

The singing should be the local opera here, using the local dialect, coupled with the opera accent, some Qingyan can understand and some can't. Looking at the group of people squatting, sitting or standing below, it's like I know it is still very popular with the local people.

Judging from the clothes of those people, they should be from the nearby villagers, not to mention tattered, anyway, they must not belong to wealthy families, and they should not even be considered well-off, most of them are patched.

It was still clean and tidy, probably wearing his best clothes to attend the temple fair.

There are not many temple fairs like this in a year, and the nearby villagers should come up early to join in the fun.

The five of them stood outside and listened for a while, but they lost interest.

Qingyan did not understand it, Li Muxue was not interested in this kind of drama because she was young, and Wang Qingyue was tired of hearing the story.

As soon as she heard it, she knew which song was sung, and as she led them away, she told them what the play was about.

This play sang the story of the Dragon King. It said that there was a Dragon Palace on their side of the Weishui River. It turned out that there was a lot of water. Later, because the son of the Dragon King married the daughter of the Dragon King of Dongting, it was not good for others to empathize. , The other party's uncle called and tore the Dragon Palace down. Later, there was no Dragon King guarding here, so the water became less and less, and even drought appeared in some places.

After the dragon girl was taken back to Dongting, she found that she had a child, and the child returned to this side after growing up. Only then did the Dragon Palace here be rebuilt, and the weather gradually returned to this side.

It was quite interesting for Qingyan to listen to what Wang Qingyue said, and it sounded familiar. She seemed to have heard her mother tell her this story, but she heard it from the opposite perspective.

At that time, she felt that the fairy tales were quite realistic, and they were all about love and hatred like in the world. Of course, this is very likely to be imagined by the people. Water to find a reasonable reason.

It should be said that there are actually quite a few rivers here, but there are not many places that flow through them. There are many places where no rivers pass by.

Moreover, this side is a plateau, and it is difficult to find other water sources where there are no rivers passing by, so there are more arid places, and it is better now, and there will be less water here in future generations.

Many later generations donated money to build mother's water cellars, which are not wells with groundwater, but are used to store rainwater. It is conceivable how scarce water is here.

She came to this place with her mother when she was 11 years old, and their family also donated the project of her mother's water cellar, and they came here specially for inspection.

She saw that many families, especially those in remote villages, walked for several hours to fetch water, and they really tried their best to save water.

To what extent?The water has to settle for one night before it can be used, because the water is very turbid and has a lot of sand in it.

The next morning, it is used to wash rice, cook and wash vegetables. The water after washing vegetables is then used to wash hands, face, and brush teeth, and then the water is also used to wash clothes. Instead, it is used to feed chickens and vegetables.

What's more, the whole family uses a basin of water once. It doesn't mean that one person will change it when he runs out. At that time, she and her mother lived in the village chief's house, which had the best conditions in the village. What are the bad people like?

It is common to not wash your face for a few days. At that time, she wanted to ask Xiangxiang to put some water for them. There are not only lakes but also seas in Xiangxiang space. There is a lot of water. It was her mother who stopped her and told her not to mess around. Come on, they can't do this kind of thing. If they are discovered, they will probably be studied by the state.

It was because of this that it left a deep impression on her, and when she mentioned the northwest, she would think of the lack of water.

After the five of them left the stage, there was a trinket seller in front of them, and a snack seller in front of them.

They are not very interested in snacks, just some sugar figurines, and rice crackers made of millet. Because sugar is rare, not many of them make this, and the selling price is relatively not cheap. A small The sugar figurines cost ten Wen.

Then a piece of rice cracker costs two cents, and it’s just a small piece, which is about a little bigger than a mahjong piece.

So they just wandered around here selling gadgets, mostly handmade products, wooden carvings such as baskets and baskets, and clay figurines, but they are not as colorful as those in later generations, and the current paints It is very expensive, so a little color is already very rare, and there are not many characters, all of them are animals.

There were many children squatting there watching the boss making clay figurines, and some of them had already been made, most of which were lions, dogs and the like, and tigers.

This one is not expensive, you can buy one for five pennies for the bigger ones, and one or two pennies for the smaller ones.

They are all about the size of a palm, and the largest ones are only [-] to [-] centimeters. The ones with one penny and two pennies are more popular. Many children from ordinary families can also have them, and their parents are willing to buy them for them.

The wood carvings are almost the same, but there are a little more styles, in addition to animals, there are miniature carriages and small houses.

Qingyan took a fancy to a small house, because it was very similar to the wooden house she customized, and found it very interesting, and it could be placed in the wooden house as an ornament.

The small house is very delicately made, and the corners are also very smooth, not sticky at all, and it is quite heavy in the hand. It seems that the wood used is good.

Asked about the price, "Boss, how did you sell this small house?"

The boss is a middle-aged man who looks 50 or [-] years old. Of course, he should be an elderly person in this era.

He has a beard on his chin, his hair is also a little gray, and the creases on his face are less than those of some farmers. It can be seen that those who earn money by handicrafts can work at home, and those who don’t need to go to the fields to be exposed to the wind and sun, and maintain a little a little better.

The other party raised his head, smiled and said, "It took me two days to carve this one. If you like it, you can give me fifty coins."

Qingyan really liked it, and the price was not expensive, so she didn't counter-offer, and directly handed over fifty coins to the boss.

Holding a small house in my hand, here comes the problem. Although this small house is not big, only about [-] centimeters in size, it is quite heavy. with.

She couldn't keep holding it with her hands like this. After thinking about it, she went to the place that sold baskets not far away and bought a rattan basket that could be hung on her hand.

The weaving of this basket is quite exquisite. Although there are no patterns, the weaving is very fine.

Unlike the ones they made up randomly on the road before, the holes can leak beans down. The gap is well handled, unless it is filled with water, it feels like nothing that contains flour will leak out.

This basket cost five Wen, which is quite cheap. Wang Qingyue and Li Muxue also bought wooden carvings such as a small carriage and a small pavilion, and then followed them to this side.

Seeing that she bought a basket and put the little house in it and carried it on her shoulders, she said: "It's fine for the maid to hold it, why buy a special basket and carry it by yourself."

Qingyan raised her arms towards her and said with a smile: "You don't understand this, right? The fun of shopping lies in holding it in your hand, holding a basket and putting your favorite things in it, and then looking at it from time to time. See, that contentment makes people feel good."

When the two heard this, they also paid for it one after another, and each of them bought a basket.

Wang Qingyue and Li Muxue also carried the basket on their arms, and put the wooden carving in the maid's hand into it. Although it was a bit heavy, it was not very heavy, only about a catty or two, and they could still carry it.

The one Li Muxue bought was a little smaller, after all, she was smaller, and it was very difficult for her to carry a big basket.

After hanging the basket on their hands, they continued to walk forward and bought some silk flower and wood hairpins that they liked. They were not worth much, but the workmanship was fairly fine, at least they looked pretty.

Put them in the basket, seeing more and more things in the basket, Li Muxue said to them: "Auntie Yue...eh? Both of you seem to have the word for "月", ah, Auntie Hengyue said very Yes, it’s really like that, I look at the things I bought in the basket from time to time, and I feel so happy, I’ll be happy just by looking at it..."

Wang Qingyue also nodded beside her. Just now Li Muxue called Aunt Yue "Yue", she thought she was calling her, only then did she realize that both her and Hengyue have "月" in their names, even though they knew they had the same pronunciation but different words, But it's really easy to confuse it when it's called.

"This feeling of shopping with a basket on your shoulders is indeed more fun than letting the maids carry it. You can try it in Nancheng in the future. There is a market every morning there, and it is also very lively."

Wang Qingyue said to the two with a smile.

After that, they went to the other side to watch the juggling, and threw a lot of copper coins at them.

There was one who was wielding a big knife and breathing fire from his mouth. Li Muxue, who was watching, exclaimed again and again, and was about to throw out the broken silver in his purse as a reward, but Qingyan stopped him quickly and helped throw a handful Copper coins go out.

It's not that she's afraid of her being too generous and giving too much money, the main reason is that there are so many people in this temple fair, and they are too generous and easy to be targeted.

They are wearing very low-key clothes today, not wearing that kind of satin, they are all ordinary cotton jackets and skirts, and the colors are not very outstanding. They look like the kind of families with a little wealth, just for the convenience of going to temple fairs.

So it's better not to be too eye-catching, she still understands the truth of not revealing money.