Qiming 1158

Chapter 659 Willow head on the moon, people meet after dusk

What does it mean for people who want to make money to support their families?

Hard-working people have probably been like this since ancient times.

Anyway, from what Su Changsheng saw, it was like this. Whether it was Jiaxing or Lin'an, hard-working people always got up early and stayed up late.

"Lin'an is the most prosperous in the world. Those who come back late go home to sleep at the third shift, those who get up early get up to go to work at five shifts, those who return late want to eat night food to satisfy their cravings, and those who get up early also need to eat morning food to fill their stomachs. , start work early.

Therefore, the vendors who do the food business work around the clock. Almost anytime, as long as you come here, you can eat whatever you want, but the clear juice snails are afraid that you won't be able to drink them. Now that it's winter, there are no snails. "

Su Changsheng said with a smile.

"This... Your Majesty remembered it wrong?"

"When Your Majesty left Lin'an in March or April, I must have misremembered, but even if there is no snail soup, there are still many other delicacies, such as fish soup, which is very good, delicious, and the fish is soft and glutinous. It's really the best choice.

And it was a very coincidental time to come here. It will be Yuanxi Festival soon. People in Song Dynasty celebrated the Yuanxi Festival very grandly and lively. On that night, men and women in the whole Lin'an City will come out to play, and tens of thousands of people will celebrate Yuanxi all night long. Dadan, never leave until dawn, you must not miss it. "

Xin Qiji swallowed and sighed after hearing it.

"I heard it a little bit before, and thought it was an exaggeration, but I didn't expect it to be true. The wealth of Song Dynasty is really not a joke. In the past, the celebration of the New Year's Eve in my hometown was considered lively, but how could it be tens of thousands of people? Even if it is Da Ming celebrated the New Year's Eve, wouldn't it be so lively?"

After Su Yonglin established the country, of course, he also took the Lantern Festival as an important holiday to take a holiday, but it was different from the Song people's five-day and five-night celebration.

From the [-]th to the [-]th of the first lunar month, the Song people have lantern fairs and temple fairs for five days and five nights. Officials can also take a rest. People in the entire Lin'an City will release their purchasing power and desires to their fullest during those five days.

The Ming Dynasty stipulated that officials only have two days off. How can the people celebrate official non-intervention, but officials have a maximum of two days off, and they must continue to work in endless work hell.

Of course, Su Yonglin himself took the lead in the charge, so the celebration of Yuan Xi in the Ming Dynasty definitely did not have the atmosphere of [the king and the people playing together] in the Southern Song Dynasty.

Su Yonglin is a workaholic and has strict requirements for officials. They are required to focus most of their energy on their work. They are not allowed to slack off, and they are not allowed to abolish the company for personal reasons. It is strictly forbidden for officials to gamble. Such gambling games have swept away the extravagant scene of Wen Tian Wuxi in the previous dynasty.

But to Xin Qiji's surprise, Su Changsheng just shook his head.

"That is, Lin'an and some large coastal towns look prosperous."

Speaking of this, Su Changsheng looked disdainful: "If you go to some inland towns and cities, you will know what is depression and ruin, and hell on earth. Song, Jin Yu is in it, and the whole country raises a city for a night. The great city that never stops singing at night, and the whole country is weary."

The little surprise that Xin Qiji had just risen to dissipated immediately.

"Sure?"

"Those of us who followed His Majesty first know that we have traveled to many places along the southeastern coast of Song, and also went deep into many inland towns. We have seen too many tragedies in the world with our own eyes. When we look at Song, we can't just look at Lin'an. "

Su Changsheng shook his head again and again.

This is also true, Xin Qiji nodded solemnly.

"Having said that, it would be great to have such a life. What should Daming do to allow the people to live such a life? All beings are suffering, but if they can be happy, who wouldn't?"

Of course, Su Changsheng didn't know how to answer this question. He only knew that the Song people's method would definitely not work.

However, this did not prevent Xin Qiji from deciding to visit the night market in Zhong'anqiao Shopping Street on the night of the [-]th day of the first lunar month, to get a feel for the style of Lin'an, and to understand what was going on in a city that was supported by the whole nation.

Just do what he says, Xin Qiji's action force has always been very powerful.

On the evening of the [-]th day of the first lunar month, Xin Qiji dressed up in disguise, and under the protection of five guards and a Lin'an local member of the second operation group of the Skynet Army, dressed in Song Festival costumes, and left the inn at sunset. It merged into the tidal flow of people in Lin'an City.

There are so many people.

This is Xin Qiji's biggest feeling after stepping into the Lin'an market.

Since he went south, he has always heard people say that Lin'an has a population of one million. He only thinks that this is an exaggeration, but when he sees it today, he thinks that even if it is exaggerated, it may not be exaggerated.

The crowd is crowded, the crowd is surging, and everywhere you see, there are people everywhere, and there are laughter and laughter in your ears.

As far as Xin Qiji's observation is concerned, what is even more amazing is that there seem to be more women than men.

Lantern Festival is to put on lights, when the sky darkens, the whole city is full of fireworks lights, and the whole city of Lin'an is covered with orange-red light.

At this time, Lin'an City is as dazzling and dazzling as the only night pearl on the dark earth. How can such a beautiful scenery restrain a woman's footsteps?

During the lantern season, the people came out of the city to visit all night.

The women of ordinary people’s homes can show their faces without any scruples in these days, enjoy the free and beautiful air, walk around the streets, come and go, visit the shops lined up on both sides of the street that can’t be seen, and release them by the way. I have been craving shopping for a long time.

They brought their families and their families, two families with a pair of children, and some elderly people, who came out to play in groups, their faces were full of smiles when they saw novelties, and there was no difference between men and women.

Compared with the homes of the common people, the female relatives of the official family are much more reserved when they go out.

In order to prevent people from being squeezed by people on the street and being wiped, they used silk or cloth to wrap a long circle around them to isolate people outside. They are called purple silk step barriers or jin step barriers, which can be well reflected. The demeanor of everyone, showing identity and status.

Looking at the dazzling array of lively scenes and new things, Xin Qiji almost forgot his identity and purpose for a while. His eyes were full of surprises and happiness, as if he had returned to the time when he was young and went out with his elders to participate in lively festivals.

Along the way, he asked some things that he didn't understand very well, and the Skynet Army spy, who was born in Lin'an, explained it for him.

What is this, what is that, what are these people doing, what are those people doing.

Walking through a street, when he turned a corner, the sky was getting dark, Xin Qiji's eyes were good, and at a glance, he saw some young men and women in a group of small trees on the side of the street.

Following Xin Qiji's gaze, the spy also saw that scene and smiled.

"I'm afraid this is a man and woman who secretly made an appointment to meet without the knowledge of the elders in the family."

"what?"

Xin Qiji was quite surprised.

He has read poetry and books since he was a child, and was deeply influenced by the words of his parents' matchmaker.

Su Yonglin reformed his political thoughts, but the scope of reform did not involve the relationship between men and women. Xin Qiji was still quite conservative. How could he not be surprised when he saw this scene at this moment?

These men and women in Lin'an City... actually fall in love freely and secretly meet?

"What kind of system is this..."

Xin Qiji muttered.

"On the head of a willow on the moon, people meet after dusk. This is Ouyang Xiu's poem. In Lin'an, this is a common occurrence. Even if the elders in the family know about it, they can't control it. "

The spy laughed, very ambiguous.

Xin Qiji was immediately taken aback.

"Have you read Ouyang Xiu's poems?"

"When I was young, my family was quite wealthy in business, so my subordinates studied with Master Meng for a few years, so I had a rough understanding of literature and calligraphy. Later, my family fell into trouble and was harmed by the enemy's family. Except for my subordinates, the whole family died. If not Su The director came to the rescue, and his subordinates have already died in Huang Quan."

The spy laughed and seemed to have seen everything: "But that's all in the past, it's all in the past, and my subordinates no longer think about those past things."

When Xin Qiji heard the words, he was silent for a while, and then patted the spy on the shoulder to comfort him.

(End of this chapter)