Datang Longya

Chapter 24 Tangyuan and Lantern Riddles
During the first month, you shouldn't think about some troublesome things. Leng Feng threw Pei Ji's investigation report into the trash can and ignored it.

Just because Leng Feng ignored it doesn't mean someone ignored it, Xiao Shuwen picked up the report in the trash can, saw the words on it, her eyes almost burst into flames...

Today is the fourteenth day of the first lunar month, and there is no need to go to the banquet, so Leng Feng ordered the workers in Tianxialou to make lanterns with red silk coverings, at least two thousand!Leng Feng planned to set up Lantern Street in front of Tianxialou during the Lantern Festival tomorrow.

Speaking of Shangyuan Festival, how can there be no glutinous rice balls?Leng Feng decided to make some glutinous rice balls, whether boiled or fried, they are all delicious.

As soon as he reached the kitchen door, a bright dagger pierced Leng Feng's throat.

Leng Feng stretched out his hand indifferently, and grabbed the attacker's wrist.

"The strength is poor, the speed is poor. If you use a dagger, you can also find a dark one. Everyone can react to the sharp one."

Leng Feng let go of his hand, and the figure of the monkey appeared from behind the door.

"I see." The monkey agreed and ran away.

This is a game between Leng Feng and the monkey. As long as they are in Tianxialou, they will assassinate each other once a day.It's a pity that so far, the monkeys have all failed.

After finding out the glutinous rice noodles, Leng Feng began to think about what to stuff them with.Black sesame is very good, but considering that I didn't give gifts to a few high-ranking officials I knew a few years ago, such as Du Ruhui, I also considered fruit stuffing.

People in the Tang Dynasty also gave new year gifts during the New Year. Generally, students gave gifts to teachers, subordinates gave gifts to chiefs, officials gave gifts to the emperor, and those with similar status would give gifts to each other.Leng Feng didn't know about it at all, although Li Chengqian and the three gave the New Year gift, but Leng Feng thought it was something that disciples had to do.But Du Ruhui and the others felt that dealing with outsiders should not be too vulgar, so they didn't give it away.

But do as the Romans do... Since there is no new year gift, it is also possible to send some Shangyuan gifts to make up for it.

Xiao Shuwen can always arrive when Leng Feng is working, and the men and women are matched, so the work is not tiring. The two of them made hundreds of glutinous rice balls in one afternoon.

Early the next morning, Lao Li, the manager of Tianxialou, brought some exquisite gift boxes to the mansions of various executives, and invited them to participate in the lantern festival of Tianxialou.

Du Ruhui looked at Leng Feng's letter and couldn't laugh or cry. Except that it was only natural for students to send teachers and officials to send emperors, gifts of equivalent value were required for the rest.It's the same even if the subordinates send it to the superior, otherwise it's not a New Year's gift, but a bribe.

The food called "Tang Yuan" made by Leng Feng himself was stuffed with rock sugar pears. Naturally, his intentions came to him, but Du Ruhui is a learned person, and he abides by the old motto of "a gentleman stays away from the kitchen", so the things he makes must not be very good. Let's send some curios to Leng Feng in advance!

Du Ruhui hasn't felt short of breath for a long time since he learned the "Qi Yang" branch of body training.Especially rock sugar pear juice has become Du Ruhui's favorite.Looking at the round glutinous rice balls of the same size in the gift box, Du Ruhui couldn't wait until night, so he immediately ordered the kitchen to cook them at noon!

Li Shimin also received glutinous rice balls, and there were extra large portions of every taste. After looking at the invitation, he decided to throw away the banquet for all officials during the Lantern Festival, and go to Tianxialou with Fang Xuanling and the others to participate in the lantern festival.It is said that the Lantern Festival has a program to test school knowledge and knowledge, which is much more elegant than other folk programs such as juggling with boulders on the chest.

As night fell, Chang'an City was brightly lit.Usually, as long as the sun goes down and the drums of Quiet Street sound, the people in the city must go home, and the doors of all the squares and cities will be locked.Except for the officials who want to go to the early court, everyone else has to wait until dawn to open the workshop before going out.

The Shangyuan Festival is different, as long as you want to, it doesn't matter even if you play until dawn.

The lanterns in Tianxialou look very imposing when hung. Under the lanterns, there are paper strips, or the first sentence of a poem, asking to answer the next sentence, or anagrams, or object riddles. The more difficult the riddle, the bigger the lantern. .

As long as you match the answer, you can take the lantern.Lanterns made of red silk. The common people thought about guessing the answer and cut the silk to use after getting the lantern. Rich businessmen and low-level officials planned to pick it off and use it for themselves.The lanterns in the sky, how face-saving it is to say it!
As for the high-ranking officials, which one is not brilliant in diction, they don't even look at the lanterns of guessing characters in poems and prose, and they all choose riddles.

"There is something, walk sideways."

Fang Xuanling pulled his beard, and then replied: "It's just a crab! Come, come, this silk lantern belongs to the old man!"

"Hmph! Fang Qiao, you just met the easy one. Let's take a look at this riddle!"

Du Ruhui dragged Fang Xuanling under a lantern, and saw a piece of paper hanging under the lantern saying: "There is a thing that was born without legs and tail, and grows up with legs and no tail."

Fang Xuanling looked at it, then snorted coldly: "How can there be such a thing in the world!"

Du Ruhui spat: "Why don't you eat minced meat! Frogs don't even know it, but you are still the prime minister!"

Leng Feng and Li Shimin passed the quarreling Fang Du, and chose a lantern that looked quite big, and saw the riddle: "There is a fish, if you don't swim, you will drown."

Li Shimin smiled at Leng Feng: "This can't help me. When I passed by the sea in the early years, I heard the fishermen on the seaside tell me, is it a shark or not?"

Lao Li, who was in charge of checking the correct answers, said with a smile: "Yes, yes, General, you are really well-informed."

Li Shimin never called himself "Zhen" when he was in plain clothes, and he was indeed the commander of a hundred battles. With his temperament, he really looked like a general.

Li Shimin smiled and took off the lantern and handed it to the accompanying eunuch, and was attracted by another huge lantern.

I saw writing on the paper: "There is a thing, like an earthworm, that sucks human blood, and the wound will not heal in a day."

Li Shimin scratched his head, he really didn't know such a thing.

"Mr. Huang, this thing should be a leech."

An official in a black robe said.

Those who are qualified to accompany the emperor Weifu to Tianxialou must at least be the Duke of the State, and this person does not have a title. Leng Feng has never seen him in the official list, and he has never seen the name "Li Yuwu" in the history books.

Li Shimin immediately asked: "What is a leech?"

Li Yuwu clasped his hands and said, "Your Majesty... (Officer) will visit Lingnan after next year and investigate the customs and customs of Lingnan. In the jungle in the southwestern part of the country, there are many leeches, like earthworms and snakes, sucking the blood of humans and animals. If you encounter it, it will be quite troublesome. This thing is adsorbed on the skin, and not only cannot it be pulled off, but it will also leave the mouthparts in the human body."

Li Shimin looked at Leng Feng: "Since Mr. Leng knows about this, do you know how to deal with it?"

Leng Feng thought for a while and said: "You can't pull it hard, you can only smear it with high-grade wine to let it loosen by itself. After taking it off, squeeze out the blood from the wound, apply spirits and tie it with a cloth strip."

Li Shimin pointed to Leng Feng and said to Li Yuwu: "You are going to Lingnan, but you are afraid of the climate, water, soil, mosquitoes and so on in Lingnan. Now that Mr. Leng is here, you just ask for help from Mr. Leng."

(End of this chapter)