The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

But Li Fu thought, if it is time to take a holiday, then you have to take a holiday. If you don't take a holiday during the holidays, what's the difference between you and... national entrepreneurs?

Li Fu claims to be an evil capitalist, so he must take a holiday, and he can't adjust his holiday!

Li Fu himself silently praised himself for "not forgetting his original intention" in his heart.

Look, even if our old Li is a landlord, he is a kind-hearted landlord, unlike those black-hearted landlords who exploit the people to death.

"Xiao Tao, about this matter, you tell everyone not to be busy tomorrow and have a good holiday, understand?" Li Fu reminded again.

"Yes, yes, I must have told you, and I will never let you down." Xiao Tao smiled and replied: "Then... tomorrow I will go out with you?"

"Don't you plan to go out and see for yourself?" Li Fu asked.

"I don't think there's anything to see, so I'd better go with you, my dear. You can't just take the guards with you, right?"

"Okay, if you don't want to go out by yourself, then come with me." Li Fu said with a smile.

"Yes." Xiao Tao responded happily.

On the Lantern Festival, Li Fu took Wu Liangye and Xiao Tao out. There were not many people in the house today. Only some older people were left, and they stayed at home. They said that young people like to go out and play, so they let the young people go out. They are old and don't have so much energy, so they just rest at home.

After hearing what they said, Li Fu didn't say much.

In the afternoon, the three of them took a carriage to Qujiang Pond.

It's early now, maybe there are vacant pleasure boats that can be booked.

In the evening, there will be many people at Qujiang Pond to light lanterns and make wishes. The scene of a pool of lights should be beautiful.

Tonight, there will be a carnival in Chang'an City all night long.

The highlight of the Lantern Festival is the lighting of lanterns. As the saying goes, "hanging lanterns and decorating with colorful lanterns". Before the Tang Dynasty, "hanging lanterns" was mostly a local folk activity. The historical records of a few emperors lighting lanterns were only occasionally used for sacrifices or celebrations, and it was not stable.

It is said that during the reign of Emperor Yang of Sui in the previous dynasty, dozens of piles of fire would be piled up to burn lanterns during the Lantern Festival, and the materials used were all precious and unusual agarwood.

If it is true, the scene is extremely spectacular.

Emperor Yang of Sui's extravagance can only be heard of now.

But now, the lighting of lanterns in the Tang Dynasty has gradually become an annual tradition, and from the early years of Wude to the present, various types of lighting have gradually emerged.

It is estimated that in the future, during the Zhenguan period, this activity will continue, and it will become more and more lively.

Arriving at the bank of Qujiang Lake, Li Fu asked Wu Liangye to inquire about the pleasure boats. If he could find a tall pleasure boat, at least in terms of vision, he would have a great advantage. Standing on the top of the pleasure boat, he could see more scenery.

Some beautiful lanterns of various sizes and styles can be seen on the shore.

There are lantern trees, lantern wheels, lantern towers, etc.

The lantern trees are also handed down from the previous dynasty and are made with reference to the shape of trees. The lantern wheels are a new style of lanterns formed under the influence of Buddhist lamps. The lantern wheels have seven layers, and each layer has seven lanterns, just like a wheel.

Looking at the various lanterns, it is so spectacular even before they are lit. If it gets dark and these huge lanterns are lit, it will definitely be very spectacular.

In addition to the lanterns, there were also operas and tug-of-war competitions by the Qujiang Lake. The tug-of-war at this time was also called "pulling hooks". Two hooks were pulled together, and a large flag was set as the boundary in the middle of the group. The drums were shaken and the noise was shouted to pull each other.

"It is indeed much more lively than yesterday." Li Fu smiled and said, "Although the weather is still cold, it can't stop people's enthusiasm at all."

In Qujiang Lake, the men and women of various wealthy families went out to play with their servants.

At this time, there were also shadows on the painted boats on the shore.

Not long after, Wu Liangye came back.

"My dear, there is a painted boat in front that can still be boarded. I have already booked a private room in that painted boat. Do you want to go there now?" Wu Liangye asked with a bow.

"Let's go and take a look first and rest for a while."

After strolling for a while, Li Fu was wearing thick clothes. He was sweating a little on his back and was planning to find a place to rest for a while to eliminate the sweat.

Don't look at the fact that there are no cotton-padded clothes in the Tang Dynasty at present. The leather cloak is warmer than cotton-padded clothes.

Following Wu Liangye, they came to the painting boat. Under the guidance of the boatman, the three of them entered the painting boat.

The painting boat is three stories high. When you walk into it, you can see the second floor at a glance. The corridors around the second floor are fenced. Standing in the corridor, you can overlook the center of the first floor.

Now the people on the boatNot many, the servants on the boat were still making careful preparations.

The room for Li Fu and his group was on the second floor, after going up the stairs. When the window of the room was opened, the water of Qujiang Lake could be seen.

After closing the window, Li Fu found a place to sit down.

"Don't stand there stupidly, find a place to sit by yourselves. You don't have to be restrained today." Li Fu said, "Anyway, there are no outsiders here. If you two stand there, I think you still have to look up."

Both of them couldn't help but smile, and then listened to Li Fu's words and found a place to sit down.

Soon, the servants on the boat brought over the charcoal stove, hot wine and cakes.

"Let's have dinner here." Li Fu said, "Go ask the boatman later if there is any food. If not, ask someone to go to Keyue Tower and ask Keyue Tower to send some food over."

"Yes." Wu Liangye responded.

There were more and more people on the shore.

The scenery during the day is seen every day, but nowadays, the night is more lively.

After it gets dark, the lights on the shore are also lit. Under the night sky, the lights are brilliant, which is completely different from the scenery during the day.

Keyuelou sent the food over.

Today, the major restaurants in Chang'an City are also very busy. Many people in Qujiang Lake also want the restaurant to send food over, and many people can't get a number.

But Li Fu is like the God of Wealth to Keyuelou.

Not only Keyuelou, but also the East and West Markets, including Pingkangfang, restaurants, and brothels, Li Fu is their God of Wealth.

The place to eat has to go from the manor to change eggs, and those brothels are counting on Li Fu's furniture workshop to do custom decoration for their private rooms.

"After we're full, we'll go out for a walk, take a look around, and come back to rest when we're tired. There should be more people lighting lanterns on Qujiang Lake later." Li Fu said.