On this day of spring, Jiang Buwan went out early with Xiang Zhihan.
The streets were crowded, and local women in Lizhai walked through the streets wearing their unique costumes.
There is a large urn above their heads, filled with Lizhai's unique milk candies, which will be randomly distributed to passers-by.
Xiang Zhihan took Jiang Buwan onto the main road of Lizhai. Although it was also crowded, the road in the middle was empty.
Xiang Zhihan: "There will be a street parade here later."
"Is this so?" Jiang Buwan pretended to be excited, "I have never seen such a performance before."
The crowd on the left suddenly surged, and Jiang Buwan was hit by someone. She fell to the right, and her back was pressed against a hot chest.
"careful."
His calm and clear voice came from behind her ear. Xiang Zhihan reached out to hold her arm and help her stabilize her body.
Mixed smells came from different people around, but Xiang Zhihan accurately captured the smell of her body from the many smells. He lowered his eyes, and Jiang Buwan's slender and white neck was exposed in front of him.
His Adam's apple rolled, he looked away, then put his hands on her shoulders and whispered, "Just stand here, I will protect you."
Jiang Buwan responded in a low voice, "Okay."
He stood tall in the crowd, and no matter how many heads moved around, he protected Jiang Buwan very well, and no one else could even touch a hair of hers.
The parade performance came from the other end of the street. The leader was a tall woman wearing a giant tree hair ornament. Her eyes were outlined with black lines and were long and thin. She looked calm and confident, and she wore a pure dress. The black dress made her look slimmer and taller.
Applause erupted from all around. Xiang Zhihan lowered his head slightly and said in her ear, "She plays the role of Sister Azu, a god that Lizhai spontaneously believes in."
Behind "Sister Azu" were various acrobatic performances, including playing a flute to control a black snake to dance, breathing fire from its mouth, and someone conjuring large white doves out of thin air to fly in the air in various shapes. There is a beautiful lady who can charm the whole city with her dancing.
In short, Jiang Buwan watched almost all the tricks and juggling in the world in this endless queue.
This Lizhai has really worked hard to attract tourists. No wonder even monks like Xiang Zhihan have heard about the customs of Lizhai.
By the time the performance team finished walking in front of them, it was already afternoon.
The tourists dispersed in search of delicious food to fill their bellies.
The parade lasted so long that Jiang Buwan was a little hungry. She saw a lot of special delicacies sold on the street, so she ate while walking. By the time she finished shopping at the food court, her stomach was full.
"Is this the spring festival day in Lizhai?" Jiang Buwan said, "It's really lively."
Xiang Zhihan: "It's not over yet, there is another all-night show tonight."
Jiang Buwan raised his eyes and looked at him curiously.
"The spring knot lasts until the dawn of the next day."
Jiang Buwan: "The people in Lizhai are really tired on this day."
Not only do you have to prepare a lot of things in advance, but you also have to be busy all day and night. It is really impossible to do it without any physical strength.
Xiang Zhihan nodded slightly, "But I can almost earn the entire year's expenses in one day."
Lizhai is a well-known small town. In addition to the Spring Festival every year, tourists will come at other times, but the usual passenger flow is nothing compared to this day.
The two of them were eating and chatting, and before they knew it, it was getting dark.
Xiang Zhihan took her to the river. Both sides of the river were built with bluestone and many willow trees were planted. There was an arched bridge on the river bank, and the bridge was already filled with people.
Jiang Buwan was about to ask why they all gathered here, but soon she saw a small boat going down the river, followed by many similar boats.
"What is this show for?"
Xiang Zhihan: "A special fireworks."
As soon as Xiang Zhihan finished speaking, Jiang Buwan saw a beautiful scene.
There was only a cold moon on the river. Suddenly, several bright and bright light spots appeared uniformly on the river. They were like exploding sparks, showing their shocking beauty in the silent night sky. The star-like light spots were like shooting stars. Usually fall into the river.
The iron trees and silver flowers fall, and thousands of stars bloom.
What a special firework.
Jiang Buwan was fascinated, Xiang Zhihan glanced sideways at her cheeks that were slightly reddish by the iron flowers. He should be forever imprinted in her heart like this iron flower.
The boat making the iron flowers gradually drifted away, and Jiang Buwan came back to his senses and said, "I finally know why there are so many people here every year."
This iron flower on the river alone is worth watching.
"Zhihan, you have been practicing hard in the Immortal Mountain all year round. How did you know the joy of this place?"
"I heard it accidentally from someone else."
No one needed to tell Xiang Zhihan about this, Jiang Buwan probably guessed who it was.
Who else could it be besides his elegant junior brother Lin?
"let's go."
"Are there any more shows?"
How many programs did Lizhai prepare for this day? !
"Yes." Xiang Zhihan said, "The remaining formula is the focus of the spring festival, and it is also the origin of the name spring festival."
Xiang Zhihan said slowly, "They prepared a bonfire party in the square. Not only did they have barbecues and wine to enjoy, they also put on local costumes and sang and danced with the locals."
"At the end of the banquet, the village leader will select one person from the girls that day to be Sister Azu for a day."
Jiang Buwan intuitively felt that this matter was not that simple.
"Being Sister Azu?"
Xiang Zhihan smiled and said, "Yes."
"Li Village is a matriarchal society, as you should have experienced in the past two days, so the woman selected as Sister Azu can choose one of the men present to hold a marriage ceremony unique to Li Village with him, and the man cannot reject."
Jiang Buwan: This is quite a big game.
"Will they all agree?"
"Yeah." Xiang Zhihan said, "In addition to paying enough silver, its admission conditions are that it must agree to this rule, if there is a man who refuses."
When Xiang Zhihan said this, he paused, with a little smile in his eyes.
"The women from Lizhai will forcefully tie her up to complete the ceremony."
"Hahaha, forced kidnapping? Isn't this the sexual version of raping a civilian girl?"
"Well, in Lizhai's own tradition, the Spring Festival is the day when men choose to get married. Not only do they have to complete the ceremony, but they also have to enter the bridal chamber on the same day."
"But as more and more outsiders join the Haruhi Festival, this rule has become just a small game that only needs to be completed to attract people."
Jiang Buwan: "Sounds interesting."
"I don't know if I will be chosen."
Xiang Zhihan shook his head and said, "It's difficult. There are many women at the scene, but only one of them will be chosen."
