Spring Festival.

This is a unique ceremony in Jiangyu City, with a history of only nine years.Nine years ago, Lord Bohou settled in Jiangyu, and found that the local people were not only poor, but also lacking in vitality, and the city was in a slump.So he thought of a way to unite the shops in the city and hold a fair every year in late winter and early spring.The festival is popular with the locals and continues year after year.

The area around Liangzhou is vast and sparsely populated, and most of the streets and markets in the city are spacious and empty. When it comes to festivals, many vendors and tourists gather on the roads, and it suddenly becomes very lively.

The master and apprentice were not aware of the local customs, and they were overwhelmed by the crowd as soon as they came to the market.

The two had been hiding in the small village for nine years, so naturally they had never experienced such a noisy and grand scene.And the last time I encountered a river lantern release team on the outskirts of Yueyang City, it turned out that the Demon Cult was cheating on it, which made Di Dongqing still worry about it.

Lu Zhengqiu saw his doubts, raised his hand to pat him on the shoulder, and asked, “Did you hear the song over there?”

Di Dongqing looked in the direction Master pointed, and saw a group of men and women in colorful robes playing suona and drums. It’s really harsh.

Lu Zhengqiu continued: “This ditty has been out of tune all the way, so it must be true.”

Di Dongqing was startled for a moment, then raised the corners of her mouth, and relaxed her frown, revealing a smile.

He said to the people around him: “Master, why don’t we go for a stroll.”

They come, the security.

The Spring Festival Festival is indeed the proud work of Master Baihou. Not only the drums and music are loud, but the voices of people are full of people, and even the goods sold by the vendors along the street are rare in other places.

Liangzhou is rich in colored glaze, and toys and handicrafts made of colored glaze are the most eye-catching in the market.

There are colorful glazed chickens standing in a circle on the disc and tied together with a string.There is a hole in the center of the disc. The rope is pulled by a pendant and hangs down into the hole, swinging like a pendulum. The chickens on the disc are moved, leaning over and pecking at the rice in turn, in a naive manner.

There are exquisite revolving lanterns, several glazed fans are arranged together, and when the wind blows, they will rotate and make a clear whistle, as if someone hid a bird in the lantern.

There are many similar exquisite artifacts, which attract passing children to stop and watch. The vendors are also enthusiastic and spare no effort to promote and force parents to donate generously.

Although Di Dongqing didn’t belong to the two, she couldn’t hold back her curiosity and moved closer to watch with great interest.

Lu Zhengqiu quietly followed behind him, following him around without urging him.

The elders are not very interested in the ceremony, but are happy to see the smile on the apprentice’s face.

There is a smile that needs to be drawn from the nature of young people, which cannot be given by oneself.

Since you can’t give, you should wait by the side. This is the duty of a human teacher.

Therefore, Lu Zhengqiu has been following Dongqing’s side, his eyes drifting aimlessly, until a child who was alone came into his vision.

The child was only five or six years old, he stumbled when he walked, and his mouth was not very sharp. He was raising his head high, looking at a trader with big glass-like eyes.

The vendor bent down, held up a revolving lantern, and said with a smile, “There’s a little bird hidden in it, that’s why it screams.”

“Wow, I want to buy a little sparrow!” The child’s eyes glowed, and he hurriedly raised his hands, and handed the broken silver in front of the vendor.

The merchant’s eyes rolled around, and suddenly he stopped his smile, shook his head and said, “Little brother, my bird is very valuable, and your little money may not be enough.”

The child was startled, and said anxiously: “Then, what should we do?”

“It’s not impossible,” the vendor glanced over him, and said unhurriedly, “For your sincerity, I can exchange it with you.”

“Change?”

“Yes, if you give me the jade pendant around your neck, I’ll give you the little bird. We can also make friends and kill two birds with one stone. How about it?”

“I…I…” The child frowned, and touched the jade pendant on his neck with his fleshy little hands.

Seeing him hesitating, the merchant suggested from the sidelines: “Little brother, think about it carefully, the jade pendant is dead, but the bird is alive. If you exchange it with me, it will be a huge advantage.”

The child’s eyes were still firmly fixed on the rotating Liuli, and he raised his hands behind his head, trying to untie the thin thread around his neck.

His hand was lightly covered by the other.

Lu Zhengqiu stopped him, then turned to the vendor, and said, “Of course a living bird is more precious, but unfortunately, your bird is a fake.”

The merchant’s smile froze on his face, and he cast his sharp eyes on the person opposite.

Lu Zhengqiu was unmoved, but put his hand on the child’s shoulder and said, “Little brother, think about it, wouldn’t it be very pitiful if a bird wouldn’t eat or drink, and would be kept in a cage and singing all day long?” .”

The child looked up at him, was silent for a while, and nodded.

Lu Zhengqiu continued: “Think about it again, if it’s a poor bird, how could it sing so beautifully?”

The child opened his eyes wide, and once again slapped the vendor’s hand, but there was no longing in his expression.

The colorful colored glaze seemed to have faded suddenly, the child curled his mouth and said, “Hmph, I won’t buy it!”

The merchant was anxious, and pointed at Lu Zhengqiu’s nose unceremoniously: “I’m negotiating business with this customer, what are you?”

Lu Zhengqiu looked as usual, and said slowly: “It doesn’t matter what I am, I just know, but whatever it is, I won’t cheat children out of money.”

“You…” The vendor was momentarily at a loss for words, and could only stare at him and stomp his feet.

The voices of the two attracted the attention of the surrounding people.Under the torture of many eyes, the peddler couldn’t hold back his face anymore, rolled up the stall, and left cursing.

Only the five or six-year-old children stayed where they were, clutching a handful of broken silver blankly, wanting to cry.

Lu Zhengqiu knelt down in front of him, pointed to the weeping willow not far away, and said, “Little brother, look at the top of the tree.”

A gray-backed sparrow stood on the top of the tree, turning its head from time to time, opening and closing its beak, and singing bursts, the sound was as clear as a piccolo.

It seems to be dancing to its own music, jumping from one branch to another. The willow branches in early spring have not yet sprouted, and the dead branches are earthy gray, as if they are wrapped in straw mats and sleeping.

But as soon as the bird jumped on it, the dead branch immediately came to life, glowing in the shaking shade.

Trees move, shadows move, merge with the river in the market, as if the whole spring has been awakened.

The child was fascinated by watching, and his eyes were filled with brilliance again.

Lu Zhengqiu also looked at the birds, half-talking to himself: “The more you like something, the more you can’t restrain it. The sky is high and the birds can fly, and the birds that can fly will be happy.”

The child turned his head and looked at him with a confused expression.

Lu Zhengqiu rubbed the child’s head and stood up again. At this moment, he heard a series of familiar footsteps.

His apprentice jumped over the crowd, like a bird eager to return to its nest, and walked towards him quickly.