Red Mansion Reader

Chapter 140 Temple Fair
The Town God's Temple is a large building in the northeast corner of the city.

Most of the buildings in Yangzhou have such characteristics. Except for the five or six-storey watchtower, the tallest building in the city is the three-storey restaurant.Most of the houses are mainly two-storey.

Why do you say so, because the location in Jiangsu is indeed too superior.There are only a few mountains in the territory, and there are plains at a glance.Whenever the moon rises, Yangzhou people will see it, and there is no need to worry about anything blocking it.

There is a ginkgo tree inside and outside the Town God's Temple.It is said that it was planted by Yangzhou people in the Tang Dynasty, and it took two or three adults to surround the trunk.

Ginkgo biloba in December is past the time to appreciate it.It didn't affect Chen Qingyue and others' shock when they saw it. Such an ancient tree can be regarded as a giant in the eyes of children.

Chen Heng was still interested in the surrounding buildings.The current Yangzhou City has not experienced that terrible catastrophe.Ancient buildings like the Town God's Temple still retain traces of the Tang Dynasty.

The surrounding figures surged, and the incense burned into the air, and was broken by the colorful light above the head.At the open vermilion lacquered gate, there are temporary guards from government officials, and most of the common people can only kneel around the censer in the middle of the air.

Chen Heng moved his gaze upwards a little, and he could see carved and painted buildings, majestic and multi-layered.There are flying dragons, unicorns and other auspicious animals engraved on it, and there are also murals of cranes flying over the Zhumen, with elegant postures, which make people linger.

Looking at two more places, on both sides of the main hall, there are side halls dedicated to other gods.Along the path next to them, you can see the groves under the lights and the sound of gurgling water.

No wonder in the storybook, there is such a preference for male scholars and female ladies to meet at temple fairs.Chen Heng smiled and shook his head, then turned around and looked for his younger brothers.

Xin Da was standing beside Chen Qingyue and Chen Yin, their eyes fixed on the sugar-making vendor in front of them.Several elders watched the shadow puppet show in the distance, and seemed to be very interested in the repertoire of the performance.

Such excitement cannot be seen in Shanxi Village.Chen Yushan was also very engrossed in watching it. He even forgot when was the last time he saw a shadow puppet show.

Chen Heng walked to his family with a smile, and said with a light smile, "Grandpa, where's grandma?"

As soon as Chen Yushan lowered his head, he saw his grandson, couldn't help but smiled and stroked the top of the child's head, "She, took your mother and the others to worship. Do you have any money with you?" Chen Yushan made a gesture He was about to take the money from his body, "Take it to buy something to eat..."

Chen Heng originally wanted to refuse, but now he is also a person with his own income.But seeing Chen Yushan's older expression, he stopped talking, and only said softly: "Grandpa, give me some more, I'll go buy some for my brothers."

"Huh." Chen Yushan wrinkled his nose arrogantly, and smiled happily, "It's not long since dinner, remember not to feed them too much, so as not to accumulate food at night."

"Father, you don't need to give it to him. He has money!" Chen Qi, who has no eyesight, knew to interrupt.

"You don't care about me!" Chen Gaishan gave him a sharp look, and the eldest son immediately shut up.

Chen Heng laughed and took half a tael of silver, greeted Xinda directly, took a younger brother each, and rushed to the sugar shop.

Their family had fun outside, and the temple was also very lively.

A formal worship ceremony had just been held inside, and several representatives from the Taoist and Buddhist families were chatting with these Yangzhou celebrities.

It is also interesting to say that whether the Town God's Temple belongs to Taoism or Buddhism, the folks have always had their own opinions.But Lin Ruhai doesn't care about this kind of thing, anyway, they all call to chant scriptures and pray for blessings.

The people around Lin Ruhai were all the gentry and celebrities in Yangzhou.The family members of these people are taken care of by Jia Shi and Jia Lian.Daiyu and Lin Jue are still too young to be companions.

The Jia family really had nothing to choose in terms of how they treated people, and Jia Lian was half a man, and when he stood there, his demeanor and demeanor were very attractive.

Let's listen again, the son in front of you is still the direct son of the Duke's Mansion, and he is also an acquaintance of the fifth rank. If he hadn't already married and established a business, he really doesn't know how many women's hearts he would touch.

Lin Daiyu generally felt a little bored watching these interactions.She was still thinking about her unfinished storybook, this person will always be a little fascinated when he finds something he wants to do.

It wasn't until Bao Qin walked in front of her that Dai Yu saw that today's friend was here.

"Isn't it? Now that my sister is standing at the front of the line, how can I see my sister?" Baoqin joked with Daiyu. Now that the Weiss sisters have left, only two of the four handkerchiefs are left. Even more intimate.

"Wow, you dare to make fun of my sister." Lin Daiyu didn't agree, and directly bullied her.

The two golden flowers played for a while, but they didn't know that someone in the dark kept looking at them.This person is Mei Shengjia, whom Xu has never seen, he came here with his parents today.Now his father was chatting and joking with the prefect, but he was free, so he took the opportunity to come to Baoqin.

"Sister Xue, what a coincidence. I can meet you here today." Mei Shengjia suppressed her excitement, and shouted in her heart that God would help me.

But Baoqin frowned when she heard this, wondering why she met this person again.Her temperament has always been grand, but like Xue Biao, she is a bit too upright, and she is easy to lose her face and is bullied by others.No, she just held on and reluctantly responded: "Today everyone comes to pray with the magistrate."

These words are so simple, as soon as they heard it, they warned Mei Shengjia not to mess around with each other, everyone is here tonight to do business.

Mei Shengjia touched a soft nail, but she didn't feel annoyed.He smiled happily and said: "What about your brother, I haven't seen him for a long time. I have been often taken care of by him recently. Since today is such a coincidence, why don't the three of us get together and go out for a while."

Baoqin was also annoyed, how could her brother become good friends with Mei Shengjia, it was really annoying.

"He just saw an old friend and went out to play with him."

"Oh, what a pity." Mei Shengjia felt an indescribable joy in her heart. It would be even better if the prefect's beloved daughter was not standing in front of her.

A person who can put on airs.Lin Daiyu saw Mei Shengjia's reaction in her eyes, what a temper she was.Meeting someone you like is as gentle as water.If you see something that is an eyesore, it can also rain sharp knives.

"It's a pity, what are you pitying?" Daiyu asked directly.

Mei Shengjia hurriedly replied, "Of course it's a pity that I didn't have the chance to invite Brother Xue to dinner."

"Then you just go and look for him, why bother standing here like a log." Lin Daiyu spoke quickly, and she didn't hold back any sympathy when she spoke.

There's no way, her father is the magistrate of Yangzhou, so it's just so awesome.

"Ah, this..." Mei Shengjia didn't expect that a polite word would come true.

"Why, are you reluctant to take your legs and can't walk? It seems that your gratitude is just a talk."

There was a hidden needle in what he said, and Mei Shengjia didn't know what to say.He wanted to refute one or two, but when he thought about Lin Ruhai who was admired by all the stars, he thought about it carefully, and still felt that he should give up for now.

After he left, Lin Daiyu took Baoqin's hand slightly angrily, "You are just being too polite to people."

"Sister, that's amazing." Baoqin looked at Lin Daiyu with staring eyes.

"It's even more powerful, you haven't seen it yet."

Sister Lin behaves well when she gets a bargain, and she can't hide the smile on her face no matter what.

"Tell me, who is the old friend your brother saw?"

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This Xue Biao didn't know what happened at his sister's place. Before he was running around in boredom, he saw Chen Heng's family.

He likes to join in the fun, and when he sees that his friends are still able to walk, he directly asks someone to report to his parents, and then runs to Chen Heng.

"Brother Heng, Brother Heng."

He called a happy.Turning his head, Chen Heng said happily, "Okay, I can meet you everywhere."

"What do you mean, are you unhappy to see me? Then I'll go." Xue Biao flicked his sleeves, Chen Heng didn't agree with him, and hurriedly grabbed Xue Biao's sleeves, "You man, I'm sighing Fate is ingenious."

"That's about the same." Xue Biao stopped walking with a smile, and then said to several younger brothers who were eating sugar figurines, "Hello, brothers."

"Brother Xue is good."

"What a good boy, come here." Xue Biao is not as lucky as Chen Heng, having so many younger brothers.It was the first time to be called brother by so many brats, and I happily took out money from my arms, and gave each person a tael, "Take it and buy some snacks, don't eat too much."

Chen Heng saw that even Xinda had a share, so he simply spread his hands, "It's better to be happy alone than to be happy with others."

"Don't make trouble." Xue Tada smiled and knocked his hand away, "What are you going to play later?"

Chen Heng thought for a while and said, "Go and guess the lantern riddles."

This event is enduring, and there are often prizes to add to the fun.During the holidays, people all over the world love it very much.

"Let's go, let's go, let's go together. Win some prizes for the younger brothers." Xue Biao couldn't help saying, pulling Chen Heng and running under the lantern riddle.

Under the colorful lanterns, they first took a fancy to a lantern, and then lifted the curtain below, only to see the title written on it: "Mo Yan has infinite things outside of him. To see this flower must be the heart. Until the dream of the Blue Bridge is over. , I don’t know the person in the dream.”

This question is a bit difficult, Xue Biao was thinking about it after reading it, and Chen Heng replied: "It's a lotus."

What a young man from the Xue family, just after his friend finished speaking, he had already taken off the curtain and waved his hand at the lamplighter. "Look here, look here, we guessed it."

The lamplighter came to check the answer, and it turned out to be lotus.The two smiled and won a lantern. Xue Biao put the lantern into Chen Heng's hand, motioned him to give it to some younger brothers, and asked, "Brother Heng, how do you know that the answer is lotus?"

Chen Heng was about to answer, but there was a crisp laughter behind him.

"Brother, can I answer this question?"

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