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Chapter 81 Taiwu Water Festival
Water Mu Festival is the most important festival of the year in Taiwu Water City.

In the long past, when this most affluent city in southern Qi was just a small fishing village, the people here lived on fishing.

Relying on the rich aquatic resources of Taiwu Lake and the irrigation of the lake all year round, the soil here is fertile and the weather is smooth, so that everyone can have enough food and clothing.

In order to appreciate the grace of Taiwu Lake, people chose the day of summer and autumn to hold a grand sacrifice, and named this day "Shuimu Festival".

Over time, the original small fishing village has turned into a magnificent city, and the population has also increased dozens of times. Along the long shoreline of Taiwu Lake, acres of fertile land have been reclaimed, forming thousands of miles of fertile soil.

The vicissitudes of life, the years have changed, everything is changing, only the "Shuimu Festival" is still preserved.

When the sky was slightly bright, the whole city became lively. People happily put on new clothes, walked out of the house, greeted each other, and decorated the trees and towers with silk and colored lights.

People gathered at the gate of the city, and the caravan carrying a large amount of goods and the villagers of the village below also carried fresh fruits and vegetables and freshly slaughtered poultry into the city.

The people in the city have always been expensive, and the food needs to be the freshest, not to mention that today is a grand event once a year, so naturally it must be upgraded to a higher level.

Even though it was very hard to rush into the city before dawn, the farmers and merchants who came and went still smiled from ear to ear. After all, as long as the errands are done today, the nobles in the city will naturally reward them, and one day can be worth months of hard work.

The time of day has come, a big sun leaps out of the clouds, and the light shines down. The sun reflects the blue water and shines brightly. The rice fields by the river are golden and full of abundant ears of wheat.

"Clang! Clang! Clang!"

Three bells resounded throughout the city, and the whole city of Taiwu suddenly came to life, and square formations began to take to the streets. Dozens of red-armored knights with brocade robes and embroidered armor carried floats with various symbolic meanings. ahead.

The Taishou of Taiwu City wore a high crown and black suit, rode on a Shuimu frame, led the people in the city through the city, and stopped in front of Taiwu Lake.

Both sides of Taiwu Lake are bustling with crowds of crowns and crowns. This is the rich and noble people in the city. Farther away, there are crowds of people, rubbing shoulders and heels, but common people in common clothes.

At this moment, people of different classes looked eagerly, watching the eunuch hold a golden scroll, go up to watch the world, go down to proclaim Taiwu, slaughter livestock, sacrifice to ghosts and gods, a set of procedures has been completed, and the time has reached noon.

The bright sun was in the sky, and with the sound of passionate drums, the celebration began.

All of a sudden, hundreds of boats competed on Taiwu Lake, and the dragon boats sponsored by various families galloped across the lake, vying for the first place, which attracted thunderous applause from both sides of the strait.

After the boat race, there is a feast of lotus lake. I saw a big man with a big waist and a round waist push a huge wood lotus into the river with a roller and a wooden cart, splashing countless water.

This magnolia flower has twelve petals, painted in different colors, and there are exquisite mechanisms inside to allow it to swim autonomously on the lake. There are so many things to see.

Hundreds of lotus flowers of various colors float on the lake, drifting with the current, and anyone can take it at will.

The preface has been completed, and the boats with unique shapes are already in place. Under the pull of the trackers, they sail into the river, go down the river, and start a day's tour around the lake.

And as the nobles had all gone down the river, the common people in the city also went down the river one after another. For a while, all kinds of painting boats, cruise ships, and wooden boats entered Taiwu Lake, creating a lively scene.

"I have heard that the Water Mu Festival is very grand and magnificent. Today, I was invited by Brother Changming to participate in such a grand event. It really is a prosperous and prosperous world."

Among the many ships that flow into the river, one of the boats is painted with flying eaves and corners, the body of the boat is painted with exquisite auspicious clouds, and the top attic of carved beams and painted buildings is faintly emitting the sound of singing, dancing and music, and soft words of beauties.

A young man in his twenties, dressed in a blue scholar's uniform, sat on the side of the boat rail on the third floor of the painting boat, condescendingly looking down at the scenery on both sides of the lake and admiring.

The host of the banquet, Qi Changming, is handsome, and he is joking with the maids and singers on the left and right. Hearing this, he said with a smile, "Brother Shunqin has lived in Kyoto for a long time. Although he is close to the central center, he has no such experience in Jiangnan water town. Today, he came to my hometown." You have to stay a little longer, and let the younger brother show respect to the landlord."

Although the appearance of the Tsing Yi scholar who was called Shunqin was slightly rough, his demeanor exuded a kind of nobility. I am afraid that the first stop in the selection of officials in the future will be this place in the south of the Yangtze River."

"Oh, brother Shunqin has connections in the official department?" Qi Changming suddenly became serious when he heard this, straightened up and asked carefully.

Yan Shunqin smiled and nodded: "Brother Changming, don't worry. With my uncle in the middle, he will definitely choose a good place for me and the others. I think this place in the south of the Yangtze River has a simple life and affluent people. It is suitable for us to do something."

"Hahaha! Brother is right! My family is quite influential in the south of the Yangtze River, and I will definitely help you to be one of the parties and benefit the village."

Regarding Qi Changming's initiative to show his favor, Yan Shunqin just smiled casually, but turned his eyes to the other person sitting on the left side, but saw that the person had a strange appearance, was drunk and hazy at the moment, was holding a wine gourd, and was drinking with his mouth. I don't know even if I take off the skirt.

"Hahaha! Everyone, please see that brother Wenbai is indeed a celebrity, but today's event is not over halfway, so it would be a pity to pass out drunk."

Yan Shunqin slapped the table and laughed, which attracted everyone below to agree.

Qi Changming also knew that the matter just now should not be discussed in public, so he calmed down his eagerness and took the initiative to chat with his colleagues, watch songs and dances, and recite poems to fight against each other.

Halfway through the banquet, everyone simply indulged themselves, and each of them let loose, so lively.

Suddenly there was a loud cry, and everyone followed the prestige, only to see Wen Bai, who was drunk in the banquet, suddenly got up, and shouted to the maids on the left and right: "Serve me with pen and ink!"

"Hahaha, I've been looking forward to it for a long time, brother Wen Bai has another excellent work in the world."

"In such a flashy and prosperous age, there should be gorgeous poems born. Today I am traveling in Taiwu Lake. Maybe in the future, I may have the opportunity to pass on my name to future generations."

The crowd booed one after another, swarming to clear the table and case, and even moved the drunken scholar Wen Bai to the front of the case, rubbed his shoulders and back, and stretched his muscles and bones.

Wen Bai stood up drunk, drank the wine in the bowl in one gulp, and wrote an article on the paper with the strength of the wine.

"When will the Immortal send down Liuding, and when he cuts open the chaos, he sees the two greens.

The lake connects the north and the south with clear ice mirrors, and the mountains are broken and the east and west are lined with painting screens.

The rain covered the place where the dragon returned, and the darkness shrouded the Xiaohan star.

Riding the wind to chase the fairy trail, the scholar in Tsing Yi is in Taiwu. "

After reading it, everyone praised this poem as the best at the banquet, and it should be understood.

Yan Shunqin, who was dressed in Tsing Yi, lingered on the last two sentences for a moment, smiled and handed a glass of water and wine to his friend himself.

(End of this chapter)