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Chapter 13 Moon Festival

On the other side, in the opposite direction from where Xu Huang and Sari Tuya left, Zhang Yan also wore a clean and tidy robe today, and sneaked out of the bridge mansion with Qiao Ying, Ye'er and others, planning to Walk casually in this Wancheng.

Ever since he became the prefect of Lujiang and became a public figure, Zhang Yan hadn't had the chance to hang out on this street for a long time.

On the one hand, it was because he was really busy with official duties, and he had been busy planning for the future development of Lujiang in the past few months; His every move is under the attention of everyone, so he can no longer run around like he used to.

It can be said that taking advantage of the opportunity of the Moon Festival today, Zhang Yan was able to relax after a long absence.

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"Husband, are we 'walking the moon'?"

Beside him, Qiao Ying was wearing a light suit at the moment, holding his arm and looking around.

Due to the increasing number of people walking at night in this street at present, there is gradually a trend of shoulder-to-shoulder crowding. Qiao Ying is following Zhang Yan at this moment, and only by holding the other's arm can he ensure that he will not be seen. The crowd dispersed.

Looking around with curious eyes, Qiaoying looked at the crowds on the street, and at the plaque "The First Lujiang Moon Festival Lantern Exhibition" hanging high at the street intersection. Some conflicts, but still maintain a sense of freshness and enthusiasm, no matter what I see, I want to go up and learn about it.

Behind her, Ye'er and Qiao Jin were half a step behind, laughing and talking in low voices while walking together with purses in their hands.

Or how to say that the life of the rich is still somewhat different after all?

Although Zhang Yan has been constantly cultivating the awareness of equality among the people under his command, even he has to admit that before the social resources have been developed to a certain level, the lives of ordinary people and the rich are still different after all. little difference.

Take this Lantern Festival as an example, maybe [-]% of the people in Lujiang just came to watch the excitement, to see the colorful lanterns displayed on the roadside, to see the performances such as dragon dance and lion dance. This is their entire experience of coming to this lantern show today.

But for the aristocratic families and those in power in the "upper class", the lantern festival of the Moon Festival is far from being as simple as those ordinary people experienced.

First of all, in terms of consumption, as the upper-class family members and those in power, they can naturally consume according to their own preferences at the Lantern Festival. In fact, [-] to [-]% of the lanterns and snacks displayed and sold on the roadside are for here. Prepared by the family of the excursion.

Unlike them, ordinary people have to consider their own spending power even if they are interested in some of them, so it is difficult to directly participate in it.

In this regard, even the later Huaxia was no different at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

In addition to the consumption concept determined by spending power, the biggest difference between the aristocratic family and ordinary people on the Moon Festival is the "sense of ritual".

For aristocratic families, especially those with a long history in the Central Plains, the activities of the Moon Festival are actually very complicated.

You must know that on the historical line of China, the origin of the Mid-Autumn Festival can even be traced back to the period when a hundred schools of thought contended in the Zhou Dynasty. Ankang customs.

With the development of these hundreds of years, the customs of the aristocratic families on the Moon Festival have not been simplified, but have become more complicated and more formal.

The "walking the moon" mentioned by Qiao Ying is a slightly special ritual.

"Well, this is the moon."

Holding a self-made folding fan in his hand, Zhang Yan looked at the brightly lit scene in the surrounding streets, and at the same time explained in a low voice in Qiao Ying's ear.

"Ying'er, you didn't live in the Central Plains before, so you may not know much about it. In the Central Plains, most of the aristocratic families will take to the streets together, bathed in the moonlight, after the completion of the Moon Festival. .”

"As for some urban areas with curfew regulations, people will also choose to 'bathe' the moon in the courtyard of their homes."

"After all, people are always willing to believe that after worshiping the moon, the moon god will protect them and bring them blessings by pouring moonlight."

"As for some people living in other places..."

The folding fan in his hand pointed to a bright moon in the sky, Zhang Yan's words obviously paused.

"As for people living in other places, they will even take to the streets to express their nostalgia through the bright moon."

"Although they were not able to reunite with their families, but bathed in the same moonlight, this kind of longing for their families can always be conveyed back through the moonlight."

His voice lowered a little. When Zhang Yan talked about these things, he couldn't help but think of his godfather Zhang Rang who was in power.

In this era, Zhang Rang can be said to be one of the few family members besides Ye'er and Qiao Ying and other people in his room.

And in all honesty, the other party's attitude towards him is no different from that of his own son, which made him feel the warmth of being cared for by his family after a long absence in the Eastern Han Dynasty 2000 years ago.

This is also one of the reasons why he always thinks about Zhang Rang no matter what happens.

As for the current situation of the other party... Zhang Yan, who is temporarily incapable of directly interfering in the government affairs, can only bless silently and choose to trust the other party.

"After the festival is over, I will write a book and send it to my adoptive father..."

"I don't know what's going on in Luoyang now, what kind of state has the conflict between foster father and He Jin intensified now?"

"Hopefully all of this will come in time."

With a silent mutter in his heart, Zhang Yan quickly adjusted his mood, and there was no worry in his eyes when he looked at Qiao Ying.

"Hmm... Is it a bit of an artistic conception to use the moonlight to express your emotions?"

Walking on this street holding each other's arms, as for Qiao Ying's side, she looked up at the moon in the sky, and for no reason was thinking of her own experience of living in Luoyang.

At that time, she didn't know that Zhang Yan would come to Lujiang to serve as the prefect, so she was prepared to live in Luoyang in the future.

If that's the case, I'm afraid that during this moon festival, I will inevitably think of my parents, sister and other family members who are far away in Lujiang.

Shaking her head slightly, Qiao Ying only felt that she would be a little sad that way.

But now, thinking that she was able to live in the same city as her parents was due to Zhang Yan's idea, her eyes suddenly softened when she looked at the other party.

"Well, well, I see."

"Then husband, besides Zouyue?"

Looking up at Zhang Yan, Qiao Ying suddenly wanted to know more about him.

"In addition to walking the moon, my husband, what else did you do during the Moon Festival?"

Chapter 14 Moon Festival Part II

"What else would I do during the Moon Festival?"

Hearing Qiao Ying's words, Zhang Yan was taken aback for a moment, and then a look of nostalgia appeared on his face.

"Hmm... If I really want to talk about it, what I remember most clearly is probably eating mooncakes and viewing lanterns..."

He roughly recalled his past. Since Zhang Yan has always lived alone in later generations, the scenes of the whole family gathering together and reuniting the whole family did not have a deep impression on him.

In contrast, eating moon cakes, going to lantern festivals and other things, because he lives in Jinling, the hometown of Qinhuai, he has come into contact with it more or less.

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"Under normal circumstances, that's basically it. You've seen mooncakes before, they are the kind of offerings offered to the moon god, and lanterns are the ones on the street now. Although they are not very common, they are not too rare. .”

"If you talk about something that isn't here..."

"Hmm, maybe guessing lantern riddles and pairing couplets are one thing?"

……

I saw Zhang Yan's footsteps paused for a moment, and then he roughly told the other party some Mid-Autumn Festival customs that he had a deep impression on in his previous life.

You must know that whether it is lantern riddles or couplets, these customs are the habits that China has gradually accumulated and inherited over thousands of years of history. It can be said that it is a must-have repertoire in the two lantern festivals of the Qinhuai River every year. .

Although he was not married at that time, and he didn't even have a girlfriend, but this did not prevent him from going to the Lantern Festival to envy those young couples who were in pairs.

As if recalling his sour experience at that time, Zhang Yan talked a little more as soon as he wasn't paying attention.

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"Couples?"

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By the time he realized it, Qiao Ying had already frowned slightly, and looked at him with curious eyes.

"Husband, I know everything about the moon cakes and lanterns you mentioned. Lantern riddles... Although I am not very familiar with them, I do know a little bit about them. I know that these are all word games that the big families in the Central Plains like."

"It's just a couplet, what is that, why don't I have any impression?"

There seemed to be a puzzled light flickering in Zhang Yan's eyes, and Qiao Ying asked him softly.

"Couples... It's a pair of pairs, and it can be regarded as a kind of word game, but it is different from a guessing game. Some are like incomplete poems, and some are like drinking orders when drinking. They are all liked by scholars. game."

"As for what it is..."

"Well, Ying'er, there seems to be a stall selling taro seedlings in front of it. Let's go over and have a rest. We just talk while eating."

Feeling embarrassed, Zhang Yan rubbed his forehead. Zhang Yan was distracted for a while, but he forgot that this couplet was a custom that only appeared in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. It had not yet appeared in the land of China in the Qin and Han Dynasties. This kind of thing has no impression.

And because he had lived with Qiaoying for a while, knowing that the other party would definitely ask these novel things to the bottom, Zhang Yan simply led the other party to a small food stall not far away.

After all, the source of things like couplets must be unclear in a few words.

"Ye'er, you two follow up, don't get lost!"

Turning his head and exhorting behind him, Zhang Yan and his party walked towards the stall not far away, talking and laughing.

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"Hey, ladies and gentlemen, are you tired from walking?"

"Come and rest your feet."

As soon as the group of people entered the stall, Zhang Yan saw an aged guy approaching them with a smile. They sit down.

Afterwards, when everyone sat down firmly, the waiter unhurriedly poured a cup of tea for everyone present, and at the same time pointed to the listing behind him, and introduced some signature foods of the stall.

Among the crowd, Qiao Ying came from a standard aristocratic family and was a girl, so she hardly had the chance to go out to eat on weekdays. At this moment, she was looking around, naturally looking curious about everything.

Although Ye'er and Qiao Jin are familiar with this kind of occasion, since Zhang Yan is present, they naturally have no idea of ​​making their own decisions, but chat about what they saw and heard on the road, and hand over the order and negotiation Zhang Yan was given full responsibility.

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Although the two are still Zhang Yan's maids in terms of status, after all, the maids in Tongfang are always different. It seems that at these times, Zhang Yan has no intention of ordering them.

Soon, after glancing at the content on the board and estimating the appetite of everyone present, Zhang Yan quickly clicked on the directions of several boards, and gave instructions to the guy.

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"Brother, please serve me four bowls of sweet-scented osmanthus and taro seedlings, and another serving of brown sugar glutinous rice cakes. They are all hot."

"Besides these, sweet-scented osmanthus cake and crab legs are your specialties? Then please help me get some too."

After ordering a few special snacks, Zhang Yan thought of something belatedly, and turned to look at the jumpy girl not far from him.

"Oh, by the way, crabs are good, but they are extremely cold."

"Jin'er, you haven't been feeling well recently, so you should pay more attention to these places. It's better not to eat too much cold food."

Zhang Yan first glanced at the other party with some concern, and after seeing her blushing and nodded towards him, he asked the guy to go to prepare, while he picked up the hot tea just now and sipped it comfortably.