On the last day of March, the Taigong Cup Fishing Competition officially kicked off.
It is no exaggeration to describe the seaside of Sun River as a sea of people. In the past, when the southeasterly winds were strongest in a month or two, such a grand scene would appear on the pier when thousands of merchant ships from all over the world gathered in Qingyuan. Now, such a beautiful scene has appeared on the bank of Sun River.
The location of the competition is circled on a flat river embankment outside Chaotianmen. There are not many people fishing here usually. The key point is that the riverside is flat and open, with room for more than 300 people, and there are hundreds of people and family members watching behind them. They were kept out of a certain range by a small frame built with bamboo poles and could not affect the game.
Every player must check the fish basket before entering the venue. If someone fishes in troubled waters and there is no monitoring here, will there be a lawsuit? The venues on the shore are generally the same. There is no place where the Neigou River meets the river and there are particularly many fish. You have to make your own nests and how big fish you can catch depends on your ability. Therefore, there is no difference between entering first and entering later. What a big difference, but those with experience know that if the nest is fished early, there will definitely be more fish.
There were more than 300 people sitting on the straight river embankment. It was no exaggeration to say that the water was blocked. Everyone showed their magic and brought various kinds of bait, including dug red worms and dried shrimps. Shrimp powder balls, chicken intestines, pork liver and other fishy-smelling baits, as well as earthworms and even snail meat fished from the river are skewered on the hook. I racked my brains for the twenty dollars, and because the fishing gear was limited at that time, they were all gold field sets from Wanda Store. There is nothing to compare. The difference is the nesting before the start of the competition.
Liang Chuan limited the entry time, and there was still a long time before the official start of the game. The scene was not properly arranged until the morning, but he arranged the start of the game after noon.
Liang Chuan didn't want to pay attention to anyone else, but he was particularly concerned about Zixia Fairy Liu Jinyan, who signed up last. He was still thinking that when this girl appeared on the scene, the whole audience would definitely cause a commotion. Fishing is not something done by his daughter's family. It's not a good idea to show your face without etiquette and propriety.
Su Wei checked the contestants who had signed up. The selectors were almost ready, but Liang Chuan hadn't seen the two girls yet. There was no woman at the scene. Liang Chuan didn't dare to let Shen Yuzhen show her face. She was too good-looking. If she wasn't afraid of thieves, she would be worried about them. However, a lot of brothers from Qingyuantang were invited to come to the party. The two sworn brothers knew that Liang Chuan had held a special fishing competition today, so they came to help in person.
Where do the big brothers from Qingyuantang go? Who else dares to cause trouble?
On the day of registration, Liu Jinyan forced an emerald bracelet to Shen Yuzhen. Shen Yuzhen later told Liang Chuan that this pure ice emerald bracelet could be sold for a thousand gu without worrying about finding a buyer. . Liang Chuan's eyes almost popped out of his head. What was this girl's background? He didn't even have the courage to give away a thousand taels of items.
Su Wei had almost finished singing all the names in the album. Liang Chuan thought that the fairy should go back to the Buddha to make wicks, and he should make arrangements for the fishing competition. At this moment, two short young men with extremely white skin suddenly came in from the entrance, and they winked at Liang Chuan.
When the boy from Qingyuantang saw these two unscrupulous people trying to squeeze into the venue, he wanted to pick two chickens to kill for the monkeys. Just as he was about to take action, Liang Chuan saw something was wrong. This was not Liu Jinyan and Liu Jinyan. That little follower of hers!
If they didn't agree with each other, the girl would be in trouble. Liang Chuan hurried to the entrance to welcome the person in.
Liu Jinyan was born with a lively nature, and when he saw the crowds of people, he was filled with excitement. He glanced around and saw an offering table in the middle of the venue, with various sacrificial mouths on it, and There is an incense burner, and at the back are three brilliant trophies, one gold, one silver, one black, and a large plate of copper coins held on a red silk plate. The eyes of everyone passing by will be attracted by this large plate with great visual impact. The money attracted me, and I swallowed unconsciously.
Su Wei looked at the sky and saw that the sun was just past noon, and then said: "My boss, I think people are almost here, and the auspicious time is coming soon. Let's start worshiping the river god."
Su Wei told him this detail.
He couldn't even remember the urinary nature of people in this era. No matter what he did, he always had to worship first. He went to the mountains to worship the land, and went to the sea to worship the Dragon King. There was also He Boli in the river.
Qingyuan belongs to Quanzhou Prefecture, and Quanzhou Prefecture belongs to the southern Fujian area. This place has been rich in commerce since ancient times. It stands to reason that people in this kind of place should be extra confident. However, over thousands of years, this place has developed a culture that is more superstitious than anywhere else in the world. atmosphere. In this world, men often work hard outside, while women, after taking care of the house, have to burn three sticks of incense in the morning and evening to pray for the blessings of the gods. As the trend has evolved, they have to worship no matter what they do.
Liang Chuan originally wanted to say that such feudal and superstitious activities should not be carried out too much, but suddenly he remembered that Yuan Shoucheng gave the fisherman some instructions in Journey to the West, and he fished and set nets on the Jing River every day, and in the end he almost caught all the Jing River aquatic tribes. This made the Dragon King very angry. Nowadays, people believe this, so it is better not to use your little arms to twist other people's thighs.
Liang Chuan pinched a large amount of incense, and Su Wei held a large amount of yellow paper. The two stood side by side. Liang Chuan first bowed to God, then to the land, and then bowed several times to the center of the river. Su Wei lit the yellow paper in his hand and sang: "I swam with my daughter in the Jiuhe River, and the water stirred in the wind; I rode a waterwheel to ride on the lotus cover; I rode two dragons to ride on the chi; I climbed to Kunlun and looked around. My heart is soaring and mighty; the sun is approaching twilight and I forget to return home, but my mind is full of emotions..."
This is a poem by Doctor Qu, and it is also the most beautiful lyrics used by people to worship the River God for thousands of years. According to the traditional formal ritual of offering sacrifices to the River God, an incense burner and offering utensils are required, and the offering of fruits and incense is indispensable in the ceremony. After the ceremony begins, there are also prayers, drums and music, firecrackers are set off, the kneeling ceremony is performed, sutras are chanted for three days, and the opera club is made lively. However, this set of procedures is costly and time-consuming. Liang Chuan was just trying to promote his Wanda Cargo Store's brand. Was he really doing it to worship the river god and seek peace?
Qingyuan Wharf holds the Sea Dragon King Festival every year, and its scale is tens of thousands of times greater than Liang Chuan's little house-building tricks. Every year in May and June, Qingyuan and other big businessmen who run Nanyang ships will ask the master to pick an auspicious day. Each family will provide money and food, and there will be more than a hundred tables on the dock. They will burn incense and firecrackers to pray for a smooth year. . At that time, tens of thousands of people from half of Qingyuan would flock to the pier to take a look. People had seen the grand scene. Then look at the poor scene like Liangchuan. How could anyone care to watch more? Everyone except Liu Jinyan was busy Make a nest.
Liu Jinyan and his entourage dressed up as men today, which was exactly the same trick as Zheng Ruoying's sister wanted to join in the Lantern Festival. Do women in this era think that men are blind? However, after Liang Chuan scanned the area, few noticed the differences between the two tomboys. Who had time to talk to them?
Liu Jinyan is obviously much better than Zheng Ruoying. Not only did she change into a burlap farmer's gown, but she also used a charcoal pen to trace a few mustaches at the corners of her mouth, and wore a bamboo hat. In addition to her ridiculously white skin, Others are completely no different from others.
Out of the hundreds of people, she enjoyed watching it the most. The two of them had never seen this kind of ceremony to worship the river god, so they watched it with gusto. They almost followed and knelt to worship the river god together.
The two girls are just making trouble wherever the situation arises. Do they know how to fish? At best, they are only half a bucket of water. No, not even half a bucket of water. It would be more appropriate to follow them and make fun of them.
Fishing is a technical activity. The first fish caught in this competition was sturgeon. This spindle-shaped migratory fish usually lives in the coastal waters and only moves around the estuaries of rivers in spring and summer. Sturgeons love When eating bait such as wheat silkworm pupae, experienced anglers will prepare these baits in a targeted manner and only come for sturgeons.
There were no artificially raised sturgeons in the Song Dynasty. Liang Chuan ate this fish once under a banyan tree. The fish he caught were all very large, and the fishing lines and rods were easily broken. There are many catches but little fishing. They usually live at the bottom of the river. The seasonality is particularly obvious. If you want to taste sturgeon meat, you can only come by it, so it is even more precious.
Each fish has its own favorite habits. Only by mastering these rules can fishing get twice the result with half the effort. Sturgeon is not easy to catch. To be precise, this fish cannot be seen in the river all year round like other fish, so the price is higher than other fish.
The sound of a string of cannons in Liangchuan means that the competition has officially begun. People swing their long fishing rods and throw bait into the river. As soon as the fishhook enters the water, there is movement. The fishing rod was pulled hard, and a palm-sized grass carp swung vigorously, its scales flashing in the sun.
As soon as this fish came out of the water, others exclaimed. The efficiency of catching fish is not bad. Although fishing pursues big fish, the probability is too low. Only when the number increases, the probability of big fish taking the bait will increase.
The crowd watching behind the embankment was even more commotion. That fish is just a meal in ordinary people's homes. It is delicious and delicious. How can it be so easy to get hooked?
Hundreds of people were staring at their own fishing lines. There was no float at this time, and they could only rely on the feeling on their hands to sense the movement in the water. People have to be careful and try their best not to let the movements of others affect them. Fresh fish were caught one by one, and the nets worked skillfully to drag up these gifts of nature.
Today, the nests made in the competition area seemed to attract all the fish in the river. More and more people moved their fishing poles. People screamed and laughed as they quickly caught one big fish ashore.
Liang Chuan only paid attention to the girl Liu Jinyan throughout the whole process. He only watched the two masters and servants with dark faces, watching others continue to harvest, and their fishing rods were motionless in the water.
A lot of extra registration fees were charged for holding this competition, so Zhaodi said that he would be very hungry since he fished from morning to afternoon and didn't eat at noon. Liang Chuan thought that all aspects of this event must be in place, otherwise it will not be a successful fishing competition.
The fishing competition hadn't started yet, so Liang Chuan sent money to Aunt Zhao to buy steamed buns, steamed buns, fried cakes, flower rolls, and candied fruits on the street. As for the tea, it was herbal tea brewed from licorice bought in the drug store, which was refreshing and cooled down. Protect yourself from heatstroke and other symptoms after being in the sun for too long.
In fact, Liang Chuan was overly worried. In many places during the Song Dynasty, such as Xinghua, farmers had to do heavy work, but they basically had to eat two meals a day to cope with the work. One meal when they went out in the morning, and another meal when they came back from work. As for when the work was done, I don’t know. .
These foods and teas are provided free of charge to the contestants. They are placed on the desk like a hill, piled up and placed separately. Many people took two or three steamed buns and sat back to the shore to eat and fish. After all, there was no competition. For those who have paid for it, I feel sorry for myself if I don’t eat back.
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