Zhang Shixun looked at the thing, but couldn't make out what it was, so he asked her, "What is this?"
"Hanako!"
"Hanakoshi?"
"Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year. Look at the men on the street. Who doesn't have a wisp of flowers or a banner on his head?"
Zhang Shixun looked around and sure enough, every man walking on the street had a red flower on his head.
He lowered his head and carefully examined the banner on his headdress and asked, "Did you make this for me?"
"Yes, I made it specially for you. Doesn't it look like a moth?"
Zhang Shixun's eyes widened. "Moth?"
"Yes, does it look like it?"
"This..." Zhang Shixun looked at the banner carefully and it did look a bit like a moth.
Seeing that he was looking at it endlessly, Ding Dusai urged him, "Put it on quickly and let me see it."
"Oh!" Zhang Shixun asked as he put on his futou, "What's the meaning of putting a moth on it?"
"Of course, it means auspiciousness and celebration."
Zhang Shixun thought for a long time but couldn't figure out any connection between moths and auspiciousness and joy.
Although he didn't understand, it didn't stop him from being clever: "I understand. You are the flame, and I am the moth - the moth flies into the flame."
"Go!" Ding Dusai hit him lightly, "You're talking nonsense again."
"My dear, let's go buy some gifts." Zhang Shixun said, taking the opportunity to hold her little hand.
He doesn't need to learn this kind of etiquette.
Ding Dusai blushed and tried to break free, but he held her tightly. She said angrily, "Sir, please let go."
Of course Zhang Shixun didn't let go.
"Sir, we are on the street."
Zhang Shixun was very shameless. "What happened on the street? You are wearing men's clothes now, what are you afraid of?"
"But don't you think it's even weirder when two men hold hands?"
Zhang Shixun, as if burned by fire, quickly let go of her hand and said awkwardly, "It's a bit strange, hehe!"
Ding Dusai just started to laugh, and the laughter got louder and louder.
Zhang Shixun looked around awkwardly and said, "Stop laughing! Everyone is looking at us."
Ding Dusai managed to hold back his laughter and looked at Zhang Shixun. The more he looked, the more he liked him. He was always happy to be with him.
"My dear, next year during the New Year, you can make banners again... What are banners?"
"Bansheng." Ding Dusai gave him a blank look.
"Right, right! Banners... Look at my memory." Zhang Shixun slapped his forehead and said, "Next year when you make banners, don't make anything else, just make two butterflies."
Ding Dusai saw him stretching out his hands and moving them up and down like a butterfly, so he asked him, "Why are you making a butterfly?"
Zhang Shixun smiled at her and hummed softly, "My dear, please fly slowly... You and I will fly together, flying across this world forever..."
Zhang Shixun was walking while humming "Two Butterflies" softly. Ding Dusai, who was standing beside him, had stars in his eyes and was listening with great pleasure.
After Zhang Shixun finished singing, she said, "Sir, this song is so beautiful."
"Do you like it?"
"like."
"Do you want to learn?"
"I think... forget it, I'd rather not learn it." Ding Dusai shook his head, and the banner above his head swayed gently.
"Why don't you want to learn?" Zhang Shixun tilted his head to look at her, feeling very strange. Usually, she would pester him to learn any song he sang. What happened today?
Ding Dusai became embarrassed and stammered, "It's all about kissing and loving, a bit like a erotic song. Even if I learn it, I can't sing it out loud." Then he chanted, "Flying flowers follow the dancing butterflies, and erotic songs accompany the charming orioles."
Zhang Shixun defended himself, "This is a love song, not an erotic one."
In this era, all love songs are called "erotic songs", which means decadent music. After all, the times are different.
This is the Song Dynasty.
"Sir..." Ding Dusai tugged at his sleeve and said softly, "Don't be angry. If I sing this song in front of others, I'll be scolded."
"Yeah! It's okay if you don't want to learn." Zhang Shixun patted her hands and said with a smile: "When there is no one around, I can sing for you."
"good!"
As the two were talking, they had already reached the state bridge.
The New Year celebrations in the Song Dynasty were no less lively than those in later generations.
In front of the restaurants and shops along the street, there are festive gates and colorful tents with brocade flags fluttering. The roadside is filled with stalls selling jewelry, clothes, shoes, rouge and powder, flowers and fun things, as well as singing and dancing performances...
The streets are crowded with people, the noise is deafening, and the traffic is whirring...
"Sir." Ding Dusai pointed ahead and said, "Isn't that Gao Yanei?"
Zhang Shixun looked in the direction she pointed and saw Gao Yanei.
This guy was wearing a very flashy green new suit, and a green fu hat with flowers on it was tilted on his head. As usual, there was a red flower as big as a bowl stuck on the fu hat, which was very eye-catching.
This guy was squatting in front of a street stall and making strange noises, just like a big toad.
The two followers next to them, Gao Wu and Gao Liu, also took advantage of their master's power and cursed along with him.
Zhang Shixun leaned over to take a look and saw that it was a stall selling apples. There was a wooden board on the open space in front of the stall, and a black porcelain bowl was turned upside down on the board.
Gao Yanei yelled at the stall owner, "Keep playing, you bastard! I don't believe I can't beat you."
"Grandpa, you've lost a lot, haven't you? It's for your own good that I'm not letting you continue playing. Listen to my advice and stop playing. If you keep playing... hehe!"
The stall owner bowed and knelt, smiling slyly.
Zhang Shixun looked closely and found that the stall owner was an acquaintance - Slow Monkey.
When I looked to the side, I was even happier.
Li Kui was looking at him in surprise with his mouth wide open, and a few guys from Wuyou Cave were standing behind him.
This group of people came out together to cheat people during the New Year holidays.
At this time, the lazy monkey also saw Zhang Shixun. He was so scared that his legs went weak and he fell to his knees with a plop. Li Kui also knelt down in a panic.
Zhang Shixun hurriedly shook his head at them and pointed at Gao Yanei. Afraid that they didn't understand, he shook his hand again, meaning that they shouldn't say anything.
The two blinked and understood what he meant.
When Gao Yanei saw the lazy monkeys kneeling down, he thought they were kneeling to him and immediately became very proud: "You thieves! You're only afraid now?"
He laughed out loud twice, his face tense. "It's too late to kneel down now... You thief! Get up quickly and continue."
The lazy monkey smiled slyly, "Master, are you still coming?"
"How can I just give up after losing so much money?" Gao Yanei rolled up his sleeves and reached out to lift the black porcelain bowl.
Zhang Shixun saw clearly that there were six copper coins under the black porcelain bowl. "Saisai, how do you win this game they're playing?"
Ding Dusai explained in a low voice: "The front is called 'Zi', the back is called 'Pure', and six pure coins are called 'Six Pure'."
Gao Yanei yelled, "Come on! Not only will I win your Ringo today, I'll make you lose so badly that you'll have to take off your pants and go home naked."
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