In Daliang City on Yuan Dynasty night, the streets and alleys are brightly lit, and the streets are bustling with people, rubbing shoulders with each other. The excitement far exceeds that of the New Year.
On such a night, almost all the people in Daliang City walked out of their homes and took to the streets to celebrate the first full moon of the year. There were a few families supporting the elderly and the young, and there were also groups of three or five friends. Everyone's face was filled with a smile of joy from the bottom of their hearts.
In addition to the lanterns along the street, in the most prosperous center of Daliang City, there is also a large-scale and magnificent giant lantern tower built with royal funds and large floats parading along the street. These large-scale lanterns, which ordinary people cannot afford to make, add a sense of great power to the night of the Shangyuan Festival. After seeing these, the people in Daliang City felt proud to be the subjects of the Jingyuan Dynasty.
Every year during the Shangyuan Festival, the royal family of the Jingyuan Dynasty invested a lot of money to demonstrate their national strength, because at this time of year, many foreign tribute envoys did not leave, but stayed to witness the Shangyuan Festival. Lantern Festival grand occasion.
Face projects are indispensable no matter which dynasty or generation they are in, especially in front of many foreign envoys, they must be carried out on a grand scale to show the demeanor of a great country.
Only when the surrounding states see the Jingyuan Dynasty's strong financial resources can they understand that such a huge empire must be strong and must not be coveted, let alone provoked.
Shao Xi and his party of six neither rode in a car nor rode a horse, but moved forward slowly with the flow of people. Naturally, you should not be in a hurry when watching the lanterns along the road during such a festival. Not to mention the large royal lantern towers and floats, the homemade lanterns made by the people on both sides of the street are full of variety and color, which is dizzying.
Hexagonal lanterns, zodiac lanterns, revolving door lanterns, palace lanterns, dragon lanterns, gauze lanterns, dice lanterns, round lanterns, lotus lanterns, gourd lanterns, etc. Each lantern shows the ingenuity and rich imagination of the people, and also entrusts their People's yearning for a better life.
Shao Xi remembered that the tradition of the Shangyuan Festival seemed to originate from the Han Dynasty, but he didn't know where the origin of the Shangyuan Festival came from in this world? But this is not important. What is important is that this festival plants the first seeds of reunion in spring in people's hearts, making this first full moon night a successful beginning of the new year in people's hearts, full of people's hearts. Beautiful expectations and longings.
There is a fragrant banquet in Jinli, and the orchids are beautiful in the early years.
The colors are scattered far away from the ground, and the bright light is far away in the sky.
The stars are falling when the Han Dynasty is suspected, and the moon is hanging by the building.
Don't have a daughter's smile, come and reflect in front of the nine branches.
Lu Zhaolin, one of the Four Great Masters of the Early Tang Dynasty, used a poem to describe people's festive atmosphere on the night of the Lantern Festival and the colorful scene of colorful lanterns filling the streets. He also described people's inner joy on this festive occasion.
Several people walked and stopped, looking here and there. The vendors setting up stalls on the roadside and the hawkers hawking along the way would attract people to stop from time to time. On such a night, the lively scene on the streets is even more lively than during the day, and the entire Daliang is like a city that never sleeps.
After all, Liu Ling was a girl. When she saw new gadgets along the way, she couldn't help but drag Bai Jinqing to watch them. She would buy one or two of the ones she liked when she saw them. She even chose an expensive purple gold gadget for Bai Jinqing. The crown made several people in the industry envious, and they also clamored to get married as soon as possible.
Seeing the few friends in front of him teasing and laughing with each other, Shao Xi also felt that he was extremely happy at this time.
He used to be lonely, with few friends around him. What he liked to do most every day was to sit alone in his post, browsing the Internet with his mobile phone, and looking for some solace in his inner world. Only Xia Junqi would occasionally come over to talk and joke with him, but most of the time, he was still alone.
Looking at the colorful world in front of him, Shao Xi felt that he was lucky. Here he had regained the lost family and friendship.
Although I have experienced life and death, at least I no longer bear it alone. There are always people around me who care about me and share these joys and sorrows with me.
Shao Xi was running through these messy thoughts in his mind, when someone tapped him heavily on the shoulder. When he turned around, he saw a bunch of big candied haws on his face. Behind the candied haws was Zheng Yuanxiu's smiling face that never looked straight.
He took the bunch of candied haws in a dumbfounded manner, and looked at his friends who looked like adults but were actually children, grinning and biting the hawthorns on them. Shao Xi smiled from the bottom of his heart. This is great! Life is so good with family and friends!
A few people wandered around and then arrived at a square in the center of Daliang City. There was a huge lantern tower erected here. Several tall floats were walking slowly around the square. The performers on the floats performed various performances. Various exciting programs attracted continuous cheers from the surrounding crowd.
There are many stalls with lanterns around the square. People who want to make good wishes for the new year gather here, write their wishes on the lanterns, then light the lanterns in their hands and put them into the sky, hoping that God will Seeing your wish, I hope that you or your relatives and friends will be healthy and everything will go well this year.
This thing can most touch the romantic feelings of girls, so it naturally attracted Liu Ling. She pulled several people to the booth where the lanterns were placed, and asked everyone to write their wishes on the lanterns, and then everyone put the lanterns together. toward the sky.
Not only for the sake of freshness, but also for good luck, Bai Jinqing and others were busy choosing lanterns and writing wishes. Only Shao Xi didn't believe in these things, and he didn't know what to write, so he hugged his shoulders. Standing nearby and watching the few of them busy.
Seeing Shao Xi standing alone, Liu Ling chose a beautiful red lantern and stuffed it into Shao Xi's hand.
"Master Shao, maybe you have a wish! Whether it works or not, it is a beautiful wish. I believe your inner voice will be heard by God. Even if you don't pray for yourself, at least you should pray for the people you have always cared about and the people you have always cared about. Those who care about you ask for God’s blessing and write your wishes on it!”
After hearing Liu Ling's words, Shao Xi felt that this was indeed true. Regardless of whether you believe it or not, you should at least tell God this wish. Maybe God is very busy and has no time to pay attention to him, but at least he said hello in advance, so that even if one day he really wants to change his destiny, God No wonder he was.
With such a ridiculous idea, Shao Xi picked up the pen on the table and wrote three wishes on three lanterns.
He only wrote four words on the first lantern - long life, and the name of the person he wished for was Wu Jianren.
Yes, his first wish was that Lao Wu could live a long life.
This little old man who has been taking care of him is his closest relative in the world. Shao Xi hopes that he can live a long and healthy life. Now that he is finally living a good life, he hopes that this old guy can enjoy a few more years of happiness.
He only wrote four words on the second lantern - happiness and health, and the name of the person receiving the wish was Suning'er.
Although this little girl has not been with him and Lao Wu for a short time, he is well-behaved and sensible, and his closeness to him and Lao Wu comes from the bottom of his heart. He truly regards them as relatives. Such a girl is regarded as his sister. How could the little girl be left behind?
Shao Xi picked up the third lantern, thought about it, and wrote two lines on it -
The road to reincarnation
Nothing more helpless from now on
He wrote the three characters Ye Ziyuan on the name of the person who received the wish.
Liu Ling had been watching Shao Xi write inscriptions on the lantern. She didn't think there was anything strange about the first two. She already knew Lao Wu and Ning'er, and seeing Shao Xi praying for them, she thought it was reasonable.
When she saw the words that Shao Xi had written on the third lantern, she was a little curious, so she asked carefully and softly: "Is the person you wish to pray for a young master a woman?"
Shao Xi did not answer, but nodded slightly.
"Is this girl no longer here? She must have been an ill-fated person during her lifetime, right?"
Shao Xi looked at Liu Ling with some surprise. He didn't expect that Miss Liu had such a delicate mind. From these few words, she could tell Ye Ziyuan's experience. She was indeed a famous talented woman in Daliang City.
"Ms. Liu is indeed very kind-hearted. I can see the profound meaning of it just by writing a few words. I really admire you deeply."
Liu Ling just smiled sweetly when she heard Shao Xi's words and said softly: "Speaking of admiration, it should be the young lady who admires Mr. Shao. Although it is only a simple two lines and a name, it fully shows the love in Mr. Shao's heart. Such deep affection. The little girl only understood it with her eyes, but the young master read it with his heart. The young girl is not a sentimental person, but today she was indeed moved by the young master’s actions. She always thought that the young master was a talented man with great knowledge and deep understanding. He is an uninhibited and free-spirited person, but he didn’t know that the young master turned out to be such a man of long-term love and righteousness.”
"Ms. Liu's words are serious. I'm actually just a common person. I can't escape my seven emotions and six desires, and I can't hide from my children's love. Rather than talking about long-term love, it should actually be more about guilt, right? If I want to blame it, I can only blame my own lack of ability. I’m really ashamed that I couldn’t protect the people around me.”
As he said that, Shao Xi unconsciously reached out and touched the red ribbon tied with a bow on his wrist. It was still the same as when Ye Ziyuan tied it to his hand. That was the first and last time.
Bai Jinqing patted Shao Xi on the shoulder and said in a comforting tone: "Brother Shao, we have also heard about you. We heard that after defeating the warriors of the Southern Zhao Kingdom, you asked for an order from the Holy Spirit to save the girl in Qingshan County. Build a cemetery. You have tried your best to do everything you can. There is no need to dwell on the past. I think Miss Ye doesn’t want to see you suffering because of her every day. She must hope that you live well and go to her place for her. Feel more happiness in this world.”
"That's right! I want to live a good life and live out her happiness."
With that said, Shao Xi flew the lantern with Ye Ziyuan's name on it into the air...
