The Chengcheng Cultural Festival does not take place during the day, but at night. The night had just begun to show a few stars, and Li Xiaowan's car had already arrived in front of the inn.
Li Xiaowan stepped out of the car, still slightly angry.
"Deng Tuzi, if your business grows in the future, you will definitely have to deal with many people. If you are more refined, the business will be easier."
What Li Xiaowan said was not false. Even though the borders are thousands of miles away, there are many arty people in the inner city.
"Please take the trouble."
"Bah, if it weren't for Sister Caiwei's future happiness, you think I would be willing to help you."
Xu Mu pursed his lips and bowed his hands in a dignified manner.
Two carriages started to set off from the inn. Fearing that there would be too much crowding at Wenji, Zhou Zun and two other young men simply left their horses at the inn and got on the carriage to go with them.
"The prize of this year's cultural festival is a crane feather hat. It is said that it is made from the crane feathers in the palace treasure garden, and it is also embedded with a few pearls paid tribute from southern Xinjiang."
Li Xiaowan said seriously, trying to arouse Xu Mu's competitive spirit, but she was quickly disappointed. Xu Mu had no expression other than scratching his head.
"Hey, you bastard! Do you really want to be your boss for the rest of your life?"
"What's wrong!" Xu Mu rolled his eyes and suddenly felt curious in his heart. A cultural festival in Chengcheng was so prestigious, but after thinking about it again, I understood.
Chengcheng has been rich in talents for hundreds of years, and has brought a lot of blood to the Daji Court. There seems to be nothing wrong with being favored.
It was still a little far away from the street where the cultural festival took place, but the cheers of many scholars could already be heard.
Colorful lanterns are spread from the street to the end of the street. In the night sky, the sky-praying lanterns swayed higher and higher until they turned into bright lights.
On the crowded streets, there are not only scholars but also many tourists walking, turning back every step for fear of dragging down some pretty girl.
The hawker stood in the corner and shouted loudly, the flower girl smiled charmingly and dropped her handkerchief from the attic, and the oiran danced showily on the boat not far away.
To be honest, this is the most lively scene Xu Mu has seen since time travel. It once made him think that he had entered a prosperous age.
"My boss, this doesn't seem to be a monkey show." Zhou Zun swallowed.
Si Hu and others beside him also looked slightly shocked. For example, when they were at the border, they had never seen such a scene.
"What monkey show?" Li Xiaowan leaned over and stared at Xu Mu suspiciously.
Xu Muqian laughed. If he described the Chengcheng Cultural Festival as a monkey show, Li Xiaowan would probably be angry again.
"Deng disciple, there will be a poetry meeting at the Cultural Festival later, so go up and win that crane feather hat."
"You think too highly of me." Xu Mu was speechless.
Coming here this time is just to give Li Xiaowan face. After all, it was Li Xiaowan who facilitated the big business of collecting grain.
Before entering the street, it was impossible for the two carriages to move forward. As a last resort, the group had to get out of the carriage.
Several Li family guards waiting at the street entrance saw Li Xiaowan arriving and hurriedly approached. Unexpectedly, as soon as he got close, he was scolded by Li Xiaowan until his head was bloody.
It probably means that this lady is not a fool and does not need anyone to protect her.
According to Xu Mu's original thoughts, these official ladies in feudal society should be reserved and restrained. It was obvious that Li Xiaowan in front of him completely overturned his thoughts.
"Young disciple, come this way!" Li Xiaowan gasped, leading Xu Mu and his group in a familiar manner, and began to walk forward.
Many scholars who came towards me, some of whom knew Li Xiaowan, smiled charmingly and hurried over to say hello.
"Wanwan! Master Xu!"
Fan Gu and Wang Yun were both sweating profusely as they ran, completely ignoring the cries of the ladies behind them.
"How much do they understand! We and Master Xu have a friendship that came from the border to kill us!"
These words made Xu Mu's heart move slightly. Although these two men were a little bit temperamental, they knew how to repay their kindness.
Not like the idiots like Juventus.
"Wanwan, I'll go to the Wenji Poetry Festival together."
Although there are many lantern riddle stages in this huge cultural festival, the most interesting thing is the poetry gathering that brings together countless talented people from the inner city.
Of course, including Xu Mu, this large group of people from Xujiazhuang are somewhat out of place. But Li Xiaowan didn't care, and decided that Xu Muwen was like a music star descending to the earth, so he wanted to pull him all the way.
Not long after, with the help of several Li family guards, the group crossed the bustling crowd and walked to an open stone platform.
As far as the eye can see, there are many well-dressed scholars, most of them wearing crowns and jade, and their silk shirts are fluttered by the evening breeze, adding a bit of elegance.
In the center of the stone platform, there is a jade platform. On the jade platform, there is a scribe's hat that shines brightly in the night. It is really beautiful.
Needless to say, this is the prize in Li Xiaowan's mouth, the crane feather hat given by the emperor.
"Boss, that young master is here too!" At this moment, Zhou Zun, who was next to him, suddenly exclaimed.
Xu Mu was startled, and looked forward, and was surprised to find that this guy Lu Zizhong had also come to Chengcheng.
Sitting on a chair, Lu Zizhong raised his head alertly. When he found Li Xiaowan standing next to Xu Mu, he frowned deeply for a moment.
For this cultural festival, I was invited by my classmates, so I came all the way from Tangjiang. Unexpectedly, I met that annoying Yakusan'er again here. Moreover, it seems that he even got close to an official lady.
"Ignore him." Looking back, Xu Mu spoke in a deep tone.
Business is business, but at such a grand event in Chengcheng, it is not good to cause a scene.
"There are osmanthus seeds in the third autumn, and lotus flowers ten miles away. The watermelon song goes out into the night, and the fisherman leads the lotus baby." A scholar with a fair face saw the crowd increasing, paced to the middle, and spoke leisurely.
In an instant, bursts of cheers erupted around the stone platform.
The people around him, even the three ancestors of Li Xiaowan, were all calm and motionless. After experiencing the hardships at the border, this round of Chengcheng's prosperous times seems like a world away.
"My great era has been prosperous for four hundred years, the people are safe and secure, and I am here with all my friends. I feel very relieved."
The clever and flattering words ushered in a second burst of applause.
Xu Mu only found it funny. A bunch of industrious scholars could not even hold a sword firmly, but they insisted on talking about prosperity and good health.
He wanted to leave.
Compared with these delightful hymns, he missed even more the roar of Tongzi Camp fighting to the death at the top of Wangzhou City.
"Xu, you are not allowed to leave." Li Xiaowan bit her lip, as if she had guessed Xu Mu's thoughts, and hurriedly moved her body to block Xu Mu's back.
"I don't like these." Xu Mu frowned slightly.
"I don't like it very much either." Li Xiaowan raised her head. Her beautiful bun, delicate makeup, and hair lifted by the evening breeze made her look charming for a moment.
"I know you don't like it, but my dad...my dad likes people who are elegant and graceful."
