There are old and young people in their group, as well as donkeys. It would be bad if they go out and get hurt by others, or if they hurt others.
Zeng Zhui originally wanted to rush forward to offer sacrifices, but Xu Jiang's persuasion, coupled with the supervision of Master Xun, made him give up in disappointment.
He collected all the offerings brought by everyone and passed them forward.
This year's sacrificial regulations are no different from last year's.
When the fire was lit, the Taoist priests threw the offerings into the blazing fire one by one, and the people began to pray, hoping that the Water God would bless them and eliminate disasters.
Xu Jiang watched her sacrifice being thrown into the fire and could not help but pray devoutly, hoping that the gods would eliminate bad luck, bless everyone with health and peace, and turn disasters into good fortune and overcome calamities.
After burning the offerings, the Taoist priest began to chant the "Water Official's Precious Edict", and the people listened solemnly or sang along silently.
Then they kneel down to worship the Water God, the gods of heaven and earth, and sprinkle blessed water.
When the blessed water was sprinkled on the crowd, they immediately cheered, and Zeng Zhui and Manager Wang couldn't help but join in the cheers.
Shopkeeper Wang lifted Mai Mai above his head, Qin also pushed little Wang forward, and Zeng Zhui climbed onto the donkey's back and waved to the Taoist officials and Taoist priests who were sprinkling the blessed water. Finally, he got half a basin of sweet rain as he wished.
Everyone couldn't help but burst into laughter, but he wiped his face and shouted loudly: "I am blessed today, and I will pass the imperial examination next year! May the water official bless you!"
The people around turned around when they were called out. Xu Jiang and Xun Yan quickly covered their faces and moved two steps to the side.
"Wenfeng! Catch it!" A voice came from the crowd, and then a ball of clothes fell into Zeng Zhui's arms.
Zeng Zhui raised his hand to catch it, then looked towards the crowd, "Zhu Chun?"
Everyone looked over and saw Hu Xu squeezed in the crowd, waving at Zeng Zhui and shouting, "I'm your comrade, and I hope you get into high school!"
Zeng Zhui's blood boiled at his words. He then shook out his clothes, draped them over himself, and shouted to Hu Xu with tears in his eyes, "I will not let you down. I, Zeng Zhui, will enter the throne!"
Hu Xu replied, "It's a deal!"
Shopkeeper Wang was sharp-eyed. He noticed someone standing behind Hu Xu. He squinted his eyes for a long moment, then approached Xu Jiang and asked, "Sister, look, is that Miss Song behind Brother Hu?"
"Ah? Where?" Xu Jiang looked carefully, and hey, who else could it be but Song Qiao?
But when he thought about how they were already engaged and it would be bad if someone recognized him, he lied with his eyes wide open: "No way, you're seeing things."
"Did I see it wrong? No way, I have always had good eyesight." Shopkeeper Wang wanted to take another look, but a group of people surrounded Hu Xu and blocked his view.
"Isn't that Hu Xu?"
"The top scholar has also come to worship the Water God. Oh, hurry up and touch him, maybe you can borrow some good luck."
When Hu Xu saw someone pushing towards him, he quickly grabbed the hand of the person behind him, bent down and squeezed out from the gap between the people.
I learned this trick from Zeng Zhui.
Shopkeeper Wang saw the man running away and stood on tiptoe to take a look. "Could it be that I really saw it wrong?"
The scholar missed and then turned around to chase Zeng.
"Brother Zeng, please lend us the number one scholar's clothes."
"It's nice to touch it!"
"There's only one number one, and this is mine! I won't give it to anyone else!"
After Zeng Zhui finished speaking, he pulled Xun Yan, who was standing beside him, onto the donkey's back, and then pulled the stubborn donkey along the river bank.
"Make way! The donkey is coming!"
Xu Jiang watched with laughter, then heard the stubborn donkey's "hmm, hmm" cries as Zeng Zhui slapped and beat him, and suddenly froze in place.
"Zeng Er! That's my donkey! Give it back to me!"
Zeng Zhui had already disappeared on his donkey.
Shopkeeper Wang laughed heartily. Qin patted her on the back to comfort her, but she couldn't suppress the smile on her face.
Mai Mai was still waving and shouting, "Zeng Er, return the donkey!"
The couple laughed again.
Suddenly, a gong sounded from the altar, followed by a long chant from all the Taoists: "Please, Water God—!"
The people also shouted, "Welcome the Water God!"
Xu Jiang suddenly looked upstream and saw lights floating upstream and the undulating shadow of a dragon.
She's going to be late!
"I have an appointment with someone, so I'll leave first. Brothers, you guys take your time to look around!" After saying that, Xu Jiang ran downstream along the river bank.
"Hey! Girl!" Shopkeeper Wang called from behind, "Remember to come back early!"
Qin smiled and slapped him, then the family took a seat and happily squeezed in the lights to welcome the water god.
Xu Jiang hid from people while running towards Shuiyuntan, cursing the unreliable Zeng Er in her heart.
She kept walking, and the noise in her ears turned into wind, whistling and blowing behind her. She could only hear her own heartbeat and the name echoing in her mind - Zhaoyue.
Under the moonlight, in the waves, a man and a shadow are running towards the heart.
"Ouch." Caught off guard, Xu Jiang bumped into someone running out of the alley. She held the person back and said, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry!"
"It's okay... Madam Xu?"
The woman Xu Jiang bumped into was also a woman, and her voice sounded familiar. Xu Jiang looked closely and asked, "Thank you, Madam?"
What a coincidence, the person she bumped into was actually Xie Hongxing.
"Thank you, Madam, for coming to see the Water God as well?"
"Yeah." Xie Hongxing noticed that the jade hairpin in her hair was tilted and seemed to be about to fall, so she helped her fix it. "Where are you going in such a hurry?"
Xu Jiang touched the jade hairpin and said with an embarrassed smile, "I had an appointment to go to Shuiyun Pond to see the water god, but my donkey was stolen, so I had to run away."
"It will be too late if you run over there." Xie Hongxing took her hand and walked into the alley. "My carriage is parked on the street. I'll take you there."
"But don't you want to see the Water God?"
"Qiefang Gate is also worth a look, and it's quite quiet."
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