Chapter 303 Water Lamp Painting Boat

Author: Purple Water

Chapter 303 Water Lamp Painting Boat

Zhao Qi asked someone to prepare a carriage, called Zhou Chu and Wu Xiaodao to drive the carriage, and took Zhao Fujin and Zhao Qi out of the palace gate.

He lived here quite quietly, but when he got up Qianli Street, he saw bustling. The common people had no stage to watch, and there was no food, drink and fun. After worshiping the moon, he went out to stroll.

The Mid-Autumn Festival night in the Song Dynasty was a bit like a carnival all night. It was probably because children in the neighborhood played all night long and the night market was full of people, so they were familiar with it.

Adults watch the moon, pray and drink, go shopping and entertainment. Young people also play all night and play until dawn.

At this time, the night market was naturally open all night, especially by several inland rivers, where goods were laid and many were sold. The lights and candles were bright and the tourists were endless, and they stopped in the evening.

Zhao Qiong and his party sat in a carriage and went to the Bian River first. At this moment, they followed the Zhou Bridge and spread to both sides. There were various stalls, including the most fruits, which were mostly seasonal things, and the fresh aroma was floating. Some were also used to make seasonal moon soup, and they used longan, lotus seeds and lotus root powder to make soup. Many people competed to buy it.

Further away is the water lantern stall. The Mid-Autumn Festival lanterns are to watch the water lanterns.

There are all kinds of lanterns made by skilled craftsmen, and each lantern is extremely exquisite and beautiful when taken out separately.

At this moment, the Bian River was decorated with thousands of lanterns so brightly. The scene was shocking, like a glowing river of lanterns. However, this was just the beginning. As the night gradually faded, the lanterns would become a river of flowers, which was better than a fairyland. There were so many people who could not sleep in such a prosperous and beautiful scenery.

In addition to these, there are folk dance teams and artisans next to the night market, which further enhances the atmosphere of the night market to a higher level.

Zhao Qi took Zhao Fujin and Zhao Qi walked along the Bian River. He saw the two of them get a few small lamps to guess the riddles, and then hurriedly put them on. The small lamps could still be seen at first, but later they slowly entered the sea of ​​lamps and could no longer see them. The two couldn't help but look lost.

Zhao Qi smiled and said, "All rivers enter the east and when will they return to the west? This home's lamp is brought into the sea of ​​lamps, but it will never come back."

Zhao Qi was a little depressed and said, "Second brother, that's not a pity? I saw that many lamps are made of lambskin, which is worth it."

Zhao Fujin also said: "I don't know how many lights you have to release in one night. Although they look good, they are a waste."

Zhao Qi saw that her little face was as beautiful as a flower, and showed a faint sadness. He couldn't help but shake his head and said, "You two think too much, it's fine if you have nothing to do with paper, but how can that small sheepskin lamp be wasted?"

Zhao Qi said: "Isn't it a waste to enter the river?"

Zhao Fujin said: "Second brother, what do you mean..."

Zhao Qi stretched out his hand and pointed to the distance: "At the lower reaches of the Bian River, there are a lot of people waiting for river lanterns to pick up lambskins to whip up. Maybe there are people from the lantern shop inside, so I can continue selling them until next year."

Zhao Qi was stunned and said, "So there is another saying. Wouldn't it be cheaper for these people? It's obviously our lamp, but it falls into their hands. Even the lamp shop is also treacherous."

Zhao Qi smiled and said, "It's yours in your hands. You've let go and can't control it anymore. It's hard to say that it's not yours."

Zhao Qi was indignant and felt that this matter was unfair and could not be justified in theory, but there was nothing he could do at this moment, and he couldn't help feeling a little bad.

Zhao Fujin's face showed a thoughtful look on his face, and he stared blankly into the distance.

At this time, a pleasure boat sailed against the Bian River, crushing and knocking over many river lanterns.

Colorful lanterns were hung around the boat, which made the top of it bright, and the music of silk and bamboo came from it. When it got closer, there were also the sound of chanting poems and singing lyrics.

When tourists on the shore saw that the pleasure boat broke the river lanterns, they couldn't help but shout. Some of them were very angry and grabbed stones and rushed into the river. However, the pleasure boat was close, but it was impossible to hit the shore.

At this time, a young man in brocade walked out of the boat. He looked at the angry tourists on the shore and couldn't help but smile. Then he shook his head and sang Su Dongpo's water tune. When will the bright moon appear? The people on the shore jumped straight, but they could do nothing.

At this moment, the curtains of the pleasure boat were lifted and a beautiful woman with a high-combed hair appeared from inside.

The woman looked like a willow. She came to the young master and whispered a few words. The young master laughed loudly, then raised her hand to the tourists on the shore, turned around and returned to the pleasure boat.

The woman stood by the pleasure boat, staring at the water lamp in the river, and seemed to feel a little regretful. She shook her head gently and returned to the boat soon.

Zhou Chu came over from the side and said, "Young Master, that woman is Sun Sansi of Panlou."

Zhao Qi nodded when he heard this. The most famous courtesans in Tokyo did not come from brothels, but all came from the main hall, Li Shishi, Zhao Yuannu, Sun Sansi, Xu Poxi, Feng Yinu, Wang Jingzhi, etc.

These courtesans from the main store are different from those in brothels. They do not easily afford to pay for their belongings. Sometimes they don’t have to pay too much money. It depends on whether the other party is attracted to them. If they don’t like them, they can only sing music and drink with them.

But the more this happens, the higher the value, and the higher the level of the tributes in ordinary brothels. Even those who are proficient in music like Li Shishi are actually called Li Jia.

Zhao Qiong said: "You recognize a lot."

Zhou Chu smiled embarrassedly and said, "Young Master knows that my subordinate family has passed away early and has not been reunited. He only walks around and takes a look at it every day, and he can enjoy the joy of filling his eyes."

Zhao Qiong said "yes", this is the habit of the imperial guards. Without the status of a military post, he is probably a Beijing gangster.

Zhao Fujin wondered, "Second brother, isn't Panlou a restaurant? This woman is again..."

Zhao Qi looked at the pleasure boat slowly sailing away and said, "Courtess."

"Courtess?" Zhao Fujin was stunned. Although he knew the meaning of the Courtess, he obviously grew up in the palace and did not know that those stores also had such business.

Zhao Qiong said: "The 72 main stores in Kaifeng Prefecture, including the top ten, are singing, dancing, musicians, drinking, singing music, and making a living like Qinlou Chuguan. Sun Sansi from Panlou should have been taken down to travel to the river today, so he is in the pleasure boat."

Zhao Fujin immediately blushed and said, "What are you talking about to me about this!"

Zhao Qi thought to himself, wasn’t this what you asked? Why did you blame me again?

Zhao Qi said on the side: "Second brother, have you been to those places?"

Zhao Qi pondered for a few moments, and looked at Zhao Qi's face full of curiosity. A gentleman was sincere and could not lie to the child. He said lightly: "I haven't been there."

Zhao Qi suddenly felt bored: "I heard from the ninth brother that I wanted to go to places like Fanlou Panlou and other places, and then go to those brothels to write poems and write lyrics, and let the little girl sing. I didn't expect that my second brother had never been there."

Zhao Qiong said: "He eats and drinks are true, and poetry is just a cover-up, do you believe it?"

"I just said he was willing to write poetry!" Zhao Qi was angry, but his eyes suddenly lit up: "Second brother, didn't you say you wanted to visit the poetry party? Let's go now."
Chapter completed!