playful peasant girl

Chapter 100 Summer Festival

Since the banquet in Zhang's mansion, Xia Lan has been around a lot with the two prostitute daughters of Xiaowei's family that week, and she has the best relationship with Miss Wednesday.

Miss Zhou Yu was lively and lovely by nature, born in the family of a military general, she was a little more bold, simple-minded, and sincere to others. Xia Lan felt that she was quite suitable for her.

Miss Xia Wednesday invited Xia Lan to play together again today, "Sister Yi, it will be the Summer Festival soon, shall we go play together then?"

The Summer Festival is on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar. There is no Dragon Boat Festival in this time and space. The sacrifices of the Summer Festival are not bad compared with the Dragon Boat Festival in ancient China.

Looking at Yudou's jumpy little eyes, Xia Lan's mind became active, "Okay, call Yuhan too, let's go play together."

Because the two sisters were born in the family of military generals, they were often squeezed out among the ladies of the civil servants, and the daughters of merchants were busy currying favors with the ladies of the high-ranking civil servants, so they were not very popular.

After meeting Xia Lan, Xia Lan's calm and bold, unrestrained temperament made the three of them quickly become good friends.

Hearing what Xia Lan said, Yuyu felt a little disappointed, "I'm afraid my sister won't be able to hang out with us."

After Yuhan's banquet in Zhang's mansion, several young masters entrusted a matchmaker to propose marriage, but the marriage has not yet been decided.

"Isn't your sister's marriage still settled?" Xia Lan asked with concern.

Yuyu shook her head, "It's said that it hasn't been decided yet, but in fact it's almost finalized. My mother asked her to learn etiquette at home and not to go out again."

Xia Lan felt a little sad when she heard it. With Yuhan's temperament, she would be bored at home and learn those tedious and boring etiquettes.

Seeing Yudou's dull expression, Xia Lan enlightened her, "It's okay if we buy her some festive gadgets and take them home."

The bad mood of a simple-minded person comes and goes quickly. Thinking about the gadgets for the Summer Festival, Yuji's mood suddenly became brighter.

"Sister Yi, have you heard? This year's Summer Festival, the emperor will go to the southern suburbs of the capital to offer sacrifices, so this year must be more lively than previous years," Yuyu guessed happily.

"Dongxu·Longchang Emperor History" records: "The emperor welcomed the summer in the southern suburbs, offering sacrifices to the red emperor Zhu Rong, with red car clothes, the song was not clear, and the dance was like welcoming the spring."

Now Emperor Yuanning is going to the southern suburbs to offer sacrifices to the Summer Festival. Although the national power is not comparable to that of Emperor Longchang, it is enough to drive the entire Dongxu Kingdom to attach importance to and prosper the Summer Festival. After all, the Summer Festival is not sacrificed by the emperor himself every year. Generally speaking, an emperor will only personally sacrifice a few times in his life, and most of the time it is operated by officials of the Ministry of Rites.

Xia Lan's heart is like a bright mirror. Emperor Ning of Yuan Dynasty has only inherited the great power for more than three years. He has just stabilized the situation inside the court, and the power has been stabilized. The Summer Festival also shows that the ruler attaches great importance to agriculture. The heart of surrender and awe to the new emperor.

"I guess the Summer Festival in Linzhou Prefecture must be very grand. Who made our state capital so close to Kyoto?" Xia Lan followed Yuji's words.

Yuyu told Xia Lan the news she had heard from her father, "Sister Yi, my father said that this year our Linzhou Prefecture will also hold the Summer Festival as a big sacrifice, and we will also be in the southern suburbs of the city at [-] o'clock on the fifth day of the fifth day. For sacrifices, officials of all sizes in the state capital have to go.”

The emperor made a statement, and the officials below followed suit. Although Xia Lan was not ashamed, she also wanted to see what this ancient festival looked like.

"Then why don't we make an appointment to meet at Baiweiju on the fifth day of the lunar new year, and then go to the southern suburbs together, and when we arrive at the right time, how about it?" Xia Lan suggested.

Yuyu happily agreed, but Baiweiju didn't open until [-]:[-] a.m., "Sister Yi, you forgot that Baiweiju didn't open until [-]:[-] a.m., our appointment was early."

Xia Lan wanted to laugh, how could this girl lose her mind? "Whose property is Baiweiju?"

The girl Yuyu was in a daze, "It belongs to the Qingfu, and the Qingfu's property belongs to my sister's family."

Xia Lan looked at her with a smile, it was okay, she was not confused to the end.

"But, sister Yi, isn't Mr. Feng taking care of those properties?" Yudou was confused, could elder sister Tsing Yi manage these things?

Xia Lan didn't expect that this was what she was worried about, so she couldn't help laughing, even though she was a girl, she was also the serious master of the Qingfu after all.

"Okay, don't worry about what's there and what's not, I have the final decision-making power for Qingfu's property, and Feng Yang has to listen to me." Xia Lan didn't mind telling her this at all.

Yuji was really taken aback, "Sister, you are a woman!"

Xia Lan looked at her confidently, "What's the matter with the girl, should she just stay in the boudoir and do nothing?"

Yuji is not the kind of girl who accepts strict rules of etiquette in a peaceful manner. Although it is a bit unbelievable, she can barely accept it.

Then she chuckled, "Sister Yi is right, those women who stay in the boudoir all day are not interesting."

In the north, the Summer Festival is considered a season of ripe wheat, which also symbolizes a good harvest. Therefore, on this day, people like to wear brightly colored clothes.

On the fifth day of the lunar new year, Xia Lan should also be dressed in the usual monotonous colors. She wore a bright pomegranate red skirt with flowers and smoke, and combed a double bun wrapped in silk. She looked a lot more playful.

When Xia Lan arrived at Baiweiju, Zhou Yuju had already arrived ahead of time and was waiting in the private room.

"I also said that I got up early today, but I didn't expect sister Yuyu to arrive early," Xia Lan said as she walked into the private room.

Yufu is wearing a crimson gauze skirt today, her small face is fair, and her eyes are lively and energetic, she is very sharp.

Yuyu's delicate face was vivid, "Sister Yi, don't talk about it anymore, I just arrived, so I came so early, I'm really ashamed."

After drinking a cup of tea in the private room, Xia Lan asked Xiao Tao to ask for a snack and it was ready.

There are more and more people on the street, "Yuyu, let's go, there are more and more people."

Yuji wanted to ride in the same carriage with Xia Lan, so the maid she brought had to ride in the carriage of Zhou Mansion.

Yu Tuo was extremely comfortable in Xia Lan's carriage, not at all as bumpy and uncomfortable as her own carriage.

"I like to eat the dim sum of Baiweiju the most. I didn't expect my sister to bring so many." Yuji took a piece of pear cake and ate it.

"Eat more if you like it. How about I give you a [-]% discount when you go to Baiweiju in the future?" Looking at her innocent and happy appearance, Xia Lan couldn't help pinching a piece of dessert.

"That's really great, I can buy more dim sum with money left over," Yuji said pleasantly.

"But I don't allow you to eat too much right now. I'm treating you today. Don't overeat and make it difficult to digest." Xia Lan said with a smile.

Yudou was even happier, Sister Yi was very generous in her treats, she puffed her cheeks and said, "Don't worry, Sister Yi, I'm sure I can eat it."

(End of this chapter)