There were vendors selling the four treasures of the study and calligraphy works, while some merchants from the Western Regions displayed all kinds of strange-shaped stones and porcelain in front of their stalls. Some even sold flowers, birds, insects and fish directly, which was a feast for the eyes.
The child next to him squatted in front of a little paper tiger and refused to leave. No matter how his parents urged him, he just opened his mouth to buy it. If he was not satisfied, he would sit on the ground and cry loudly. Later, his parents felt so embarrassed that they had to buy it for him, then carried it on their shoulders and ran into the temple.
I was afraid that the child would see something else interesting and start throwing a tantrum and demanding to buy it.
Li Jingchen said, "If Yubao is this naughty in the future, I will just pick him up and take him home to give him a good beating!"
"Okay, I think it's good." Jiang Tuantuan gave a thumbs up after saying that.
Yubao, who was far away in the capital and missing his parents, suddenly sneezed twice in a row.
His big eyes became moist again. Feng Xiaoli quickly picked him up and coaxed him gently, "Good boy, don't cry. Daddy and mommy are busy and will be back in a few days. Let's go play with uncle, okay?"
Feng Xiaoli carried Yubao to the room where Jiang Li and Jiang An were studying. Jiang Dafeng was lecturing inside. When he saw Yubao coming, he put down the book, took it from him and said, "Yubao, why are your eyes red again?"
Yubao said aggrievedly, "Daddy, Mommy."
"Oh, Daddy and Mommy are busy." Jiang Dafeng comforted.
Jiang An quickly interrupted loudly, "They're not going to work, they're going to Xiao."
Before he could finish his words, Feng Xiaoli slapped him in the face. "Good son, there's a fly on your back. Let me help you swat it."
Then she glared at him. Jiang An pouted and turned his face away.
In addition to selling some toys, there are also many snacks, including fried tofu, steamed cakes, steamed buns, wontons, soup noodles, etc. Looking at these delicious foods, everyone actually felt hungry. We had obviously eaten a lot at noon, but we had so much fun in the afternoon that we digested it early.
As the saying goes, you have to have energy to play only when you are full, so everyone started eating and drinking.
After eating and drinking, we started walking towards the mountain.
Soon after reaching the top of the mountain, what came into view was a very magnificent building. There were two stone lions at the door, and a stone ball under the lion's paws. People were coming in and out of the gate one after another.
As soon as you walk in, you will see the Temple of the God of Wealth. There is already a long queue of people burning incense and worshipping the God of Wealth, hoping for good luck and fortune. Jiang Tuantuan invites everyone to come and worship together. Who would complain about having too much money? They all walked over to buy three incense sticks.
Walking into the temple and lining up to worship the God of Wealth, Jiang Tuantuan silently made a wish in her heart, hoping that her shop business would become more and more prosperous, that she would make more and more money, and become the richest woman.
Then we walked forward and arrived at the main hall, Wenchang Hall. This hall is really big. There are several statues of gods in it, including one of Wenchang Emperor, the god in charge of fame, fortune and status of scholars. There are the most people in the front row, mostly young men, and a few middle-aged men. Everyone is praying for themselves to get a good reputation.
Being able to pass the imperial examination and become an official can change your life.
Li Jingchen said, "Tuantuan, let's buy some fireworks and pray for Jiang An and Jiang Li. They will take the Imperial College exam next New Year. If they pass, it will be like having one foot in the officialdom."
Jiang Tuantuan thought for a moment and said, "Forget it. There's no need to beg them. Dad wants them to enter the Imperial College. The main purpose is not to hope that they will become officials, but to study and gain knowledge. Whether they pass or not is fine. Let fate take its course."
After hearing this, he thought to himself, it was true. Even if he didn't become an official, with his status and family background, as long as Jiang An and Jiang Li didn't squander it, they would be able to live a stable and wealthy life. So he didn't worry about this matter anymore.
Soon after, we heard the sound of gongs and drums in the yard in front. Everyone was attracted by the noise and followed the crowd into the yard. There were so many people here that we couldn't squeeze to the front and couldn't see the performance in the yard at all.
Jiang Tuantuan turned his head and saw a platform in the corner. It was big enough for them to stand on. "There's a platform over there. Let's go there quickly."
"good."
Everyone followed Jiang Tuantuan and lined up to walk forward. The platform was a little high and narrow. Li Jingchen picked up Jiang Tuantuan and let her climb up. Then Li Jingchen jumped up. Then Jiang Tuantuan pulled Hua He up from above, and Rouer supported Hua He from below.
Finally, they all climbed up, pulling each other up.
Because it is quite narrow, everyone doesn't care whether it is clean or not, and just sits on it. The height is just right to see the performance in the yard.
Jiang Tuantuan said proudly, "See, I picked a good spot, didn't I?"
"That's amazing." Everyone praised in unison.
There was a dragon dance performance going on in the yard, with several pillars standing in the middle, the lowest one only one meter high and the highest two meters high. Three lions were jumping around on top of them to the beat of the drums, and from time to time they turned their heads towards the people, opened their two big paws, and shouted "ah".
The frightened children in the front row all showed terrified expressions, turned their heads and grabbed their parents' clothes. Some of the braver ones waved their hands, clapped, and jumped around.
Mingman exclaimed, "Yes, that's the feeling!"
"Ah, what does it feel like?"
"I've seen dragon dances in the palace before, but I always felt they weren't that interesting. Seeing them here today, I feel they're much more interesting."
After the dragon dance performance, the stage was set up and the actors began their performance in a vivid and colorful manner.
Gradually, it got dark, and the people in the temple fair prepared vegetarian meals for the visitors. They used glutinous rice, also for good luck.
Although everyone had just eaten and was not very hungry, they still wanted to join in the fun and have a bite, so they directly sent two men, Li Jingchen and Meng Zifan, to line up.
The six women went to change clothes.
Unexpectedly, there were so many people here. We still had to queue up. After Jiang Tuantuan and the others arrived, they went in one after another. Mingman was the last one to go. Zhenzhu asked, "Princess, let me go with you."
"Oh, no need. This place is so small. You can just wait for me outside."
After saying that, she walked in by herself, and then everyone waited outside, but she didn't come out.
Thinking that she might have a stomachache, but after waiting for a while, she still didn't come out. Pearl said anxiously: "It has never taken this long for the princess to change clothes. I'll go see if there is anything wrong."
"I'll go with you," Jade took Pearl's hand.
The two of them went in and took a look, only to find that there was no one inside!
They were suddenly shocked. How could there be no one there? We clearly saw her go in. Pearl and Jade hurried out and looked around, but still couldn't see Mingman. It was over. The princess must be lost.
He quickly ran back and told Jiang Tuantuan, "We went to check, and there was no one inside. We also looked around outside, and there was still no one."
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