Lin Shengyuan specially changed into new clothes, hung a few pieces of fine jade around his waist, and hung a new pocket watch on his top. He took two followers and rode a four-wheeled carriage to the place where the fireworks show was held early. I saw not many people, so I stood at the head of Huitong Bridge and watched the scenery for a while.
It wasn't until more and more people came that Shi Shiran walked to his seat. Along the way, officials and officials in Luoyang City greeted him one after another. Lin Shengyuan answered, and proudly told the people around him that he was the father-in-law of Xuanfushi, and his status was of great importance.
When he reached the seat in the first row, Lin Shengyuan puffed up his sleeves and sat down. Looking left and right, the spirit is flying.
The seats in this area are reserved for a few members of the public in Luoyang City. Unless you are wealthy, it is absolutely impossible for you to sit on them. Of course, they all paid for the fireworks tonight.
Lin Shengyuan's seat is the first in the first row, which is particularly conspicuous. It can be seen that he has a distinguished status.
The seat was arranged by Gao Ying. Wang Xiaolie was right, Gao Ying was thoughtful and would not forget to arrange a seat for Lin Shengyuan. Since he had no official status, he stayed with these outsiders. Although I didn’t donate money, I sat in the first place and others had nothing to say.
The building staff of Yuxian Tower next to him saw Lin Shengyuan greeting people outside and said, "It is truly a blessing to be among the officials today."
Lin Shengyuan cupped his hands and said, "Same, same!"
The building clerk pointed to Lin Shengyuan's pocket watch and said, "I heard that the watch factory recently released a kind of pocket watch, which is hard to buy outside. The one Brother Lin is hanging is a new pocket watch, right? I don't know where to buy it. of?"
Lin Shengyuan took off the watch and showed it to the building staff outside. Said: "This wall watch is the best one produced by the watch factory. Where can I buy it? My daughter bought it and gave it to me specially. It is a treasure!"
The floor member held it in his hand, turned it over and over, and praised it repeatedly.
The factories under the Xuanfu Division that produce luxury goods mostly produce goods that are in short supply. It is often sold among the people after senior officials have bought it. For example, the watch worn by Lin Shengyuan has a ruby inlaid on it. It is extremely exquisite and cannot be bought by ordinary people. There has to be a way, or someone can get it after selling it, which often costs a lot of money.
With Lin Xi's identity, there is certainly nothing she can't buy. Lin Shengyuan has many strange gadgets like this.
At this moment, a gong sounded, and Wang Xiaolie took the officials to their seats. They sit at the top and their position is better than others.
Lin Shengyuan said enviously: "It would be best if I could sit on it."
The floor member said: "Officials, the seats above look majestic, but in fact they are very inconvenient. Look at those officials, sitting upright for fear of losing their dignity. They have to wait for a while and start setting off fireworks before they can move around freely."
Lin Shengyuan looked at the officials for a while and sighed: "Hey, everyone has their own difficulties."
Wang Xiaolie had strict requirements on official manners in formal occasions, and it was really uncomfortable to sit on it. But sitting at the top is really majestic.
As Wang Xiaolie entered the venue, Lin Xi and his female family members quietly entered the venue and sat under the officials, facing Lin Shengyuan and others. Lin Shengyuan looked at his daughter at the front of the female family members, with a solemn expression, and his heart was greatly comforted. Having this daughter is worth it, so what else do you care about?
Li Qingzhao stood alone under the willow tree and looked at the surging crowd.
Tonight, the whole city was mobilized, and the people who could not go to the stage crowded both sides of the Huitong Bridge below. Many people also climbed into the trees and stretched their heads to look at the scenery under the trees.
Looking at the surging crowd, Li Qingzhao felt a little lonely. Everything is good in Luoyang, except that it restricts employment and housing, as if everyone is a small family.
The moon climbed up to the center of the sky, casting a cold light. In the moonlight, a child was walking among the crowd, carrying a basket of mulberries for sale. Many people covet the sweet and sour taste of mulberries, but their mouths turn red and black after eating them.
At this moment, a horn suddenly sounded from ahead. Following the horn, approaching the Luo River ahead, a spark shot up from the ground and went straight into the air. After reaching mid-air, it suddenly exploded, and gorgeous sparks splashed around like a goddess scattering flowers.
As this firework opens, various fireworks take off one after another. I saw that sometimes there was a thread soaring into the sky, and sometimes the sky was filled with flowers, and everything was wonderful.
Li Qingzhao had never seen such a scene before. Standing under the willow tree, he was almost crazy.
In the fireworks, half of the sky was illuminated as bright as day. The place where the fireworks were set off was filled with smoke, and the smell of gunpowder smoke wafted in the air.
Fireworks are set off several times a year as an advertisement for the fireworks factory. After all, this thing has not been around for a long time, and it is difficult to become popular without promotion. Fireworks performances are held several times a year by the government, which not only makes the festival lively but also gives people the opportunity to have fun together.
In fact, every firework display is mainly funded by wealthy households from various places, and the government spends very little. Wealthy households spent money at this time not only to build good relations with the government, but also to earn face, and they were happy to do so.
The large-scale fireworks show ended in more than a quarter of an hour, followed by fireworks from various merchants and brands. Some of them are gorgeous, some are lively, and each is wonderful in its own way. Although it is not as large-scale as the government performance, it still makes the night sky colorful.
Shortly after the official performance, Wang Xiaolie left with the officials. Only the female family members and non-members were left on the stage, and they were busy saying hello and communicating with each other.
Lin Shengyuan was sitting there, and from time to time, employees came over to greet Lin Shengyuan. Although Lin Shengyuan's cotton business is not particularly large-scale, he has a special status and everyone wants to be related to him. Lin Shengyuan sat upright and respected his status.
Li Qingzhao walked out from under the willow tree, bought a bowl of cold food, ate it, and walked slowly by the Luohe River.
Luoyang is very lively at night, and there are snack vendors on the roadside selling all kinds of snacks. The sounds of hawking came and went, and vendors carrying baskets shuttled among the crowd. In the distance, on the shore of Luoshui, an unknown merchant began to set off fireworks, lighting up the sky.
Li Qingzhao walked among the lively crowds. There was no one he knew or familiar things around, so he couldn't help but feel deserted. This feeling was very bad and something Li Qingzhao didn't like. Since she was a child, she has loved being lively and having a bunch of people gather together. When has she ever tasted this?
Since the Jin army went south during the Jingkang period, they have been on the move in the past few years and have seen the ups and downs of life. Last year's marriage to Zhang Ruwei was a particularly hard blow to Li Qingzhao. I thought I had found support in my old age, but unexpectedly, I encountered a wolf in human skin.
Suddenly looking back, I saw a crescent moon hanging in the sky, shining quietly on the world. The moonlight is bright and clear, without a trace of color.
Although Luoyang Flower is good, is it my destination?
