Lights began to hang on both sides of the street. There was no color during the day, but at night, the lights under the eaves would illuminate the streets, making the night like day. There were many small stalls on both sides of the street, selling some cloth bags, dolls, and some small food for praying for blessings.

Before the Yuan Dynasty, the streets in the city were already much more lively, as if even the winter cold that had not yet arrived was dispersed.

Shangyuan is the Lantern Festival. There are many customs about Shangyuan lanterns, but the main theory of lanterns originated from Emperor Wu of Han set up an altar in the palace on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month to worship the most noble Taiyi god among the gods at that time. Because it was held all night, the lamp must be lit all night, which became the beginning of the Shangyuan Festival.

During the reign of Emperor Ming, there was a saying that lights lights were burning and showing Buddhas. The custom of lighting lamps flowed from the palace to the people. On this day, both the gentry and the common people had to hang lamps. The lights in the city and the countryside were bright and sacrificed all night.

Of course, this small city cannot be as magnificent as the capital Shangyuan, but it also has a unique flavor.

On the morning of the Spring Festival, Gu Nan was still lazy in her yard. She held a water spoon in her hand, watering flowers while thinking about some things. She might consider visiting someone in the recent period.

But before she could figure out when she would go, there was a hurried trot outside.

It was Lingqi who ran in from outside, her face turned slightly red and she smiled, and she seemed a little excited.

But when she saw Gu Nan, she stopped and stood up quickly, and said with a slightly panting: "Master, Master."

"Qi'er, what's wrong?" Gu Nan looked at her with a smile, and it was rare to see her showing what a child should look like.

"Master." Lingqi seemed a little nervous and asked in a low voice.

"Let's go see the lights together today?"

She watched a lantern festival when she was in Luoyang. At that time, the city was covered in red, just as beautiful as a woman's red makeup.

She sat on her father's shoulder and pointed at him wherever she pointed, her father would squeeze through the crowd and take her over. Her mother would follow her and look at them with a smile. There were dim figures in the lights.

Lingqi lowered her head, she was afraid that Gu Nan would not agree.

In her memory, Gu Nan didn't like crowded places.

"Okay." The man replied with a smile.

"When the master finished watering these flowers, wherever you want to go, the master will take you there."

The girl looked up and looked at the person with her back facing her to water the flowers, and smiled softly: "Yes."

It was almost dusk and the city began to get noisy. Cao Hong really bought a few jars of wine, pulled Xiahou Yuan and others and shouted that he wanted to have a good drink.

Li Dian and Xiahou slipped out. They were planning to go to the street to check it out, at least it would be better than accompanying these kills.

Cao Cao stood in front of Cao Ang, who was sitting and smiling bitterly, and checked his homework. Although he didn't understand some of the things Gu Nan taught.

Cao Pi borrowed a whole white-clothed general from Gu Nan a day ago. When he borrowed it, he didn't know why, his face was flushed and he couldn't even say clearly. He was lying in his room at this time, and he was probably reading it for almost a day and a night.

There were endless people on the streets in the distance, and occasionally the sound of gongs and drums came. The sacrifices had already begun. Although Gu Nan could not understand what they were doing.

The afterglow penetrated through the thin clouds, revealing the burning colors. The warm lights were shaking in the city by the wind, illuminating the streets and figures, and dyeing everyone's faces red.

Gu Nan walked slowly ahead, and there were lights in front of him.

Behind her, Lingqi followed her with small steps, her eyes looking around, with novel colors in her eyes.

The customs in different places are somewhat different, and the lights in small towns are also far different from those in Luoyang.

She looked at a small stall passing by, which were covered with cloth bags.

She knew this was for blessings. Her mother used to like to do this, and she would do it for her and her father every year.

She stopped. It must be the crowd that was noisy, and Gu Nan didn't notice it for a moment.

The stall owner looked at Lingqi and said with a smile.

"My little sister buys a cloth bag? It can ensure that it is free from illness or disaster."

"How much?" Lingqi glanced at the stall a few times and asked embarrassedly, she had no money on her.

"It's all made by yourself, just one copper coin with you."

I felt relieved.

"Well, take two identical ones." She took out a copper coin and took out two identical cloth bags.

Chase towards those who have not yet walked away.

"master."

Hearing the call behind him, Gu Nan turned around and looked, seeing Lingqi standing behind her, and handed her a cloth bag in her hand.

"This can protect you from illness and disaster."

The voice was a little light, as if she was worried that she wouldn't like it.

The cloth bag is made of ordinary fabric, with some feminine red embroidered on it, which is also a bit beautiful.

I don’t know what is inside, with a slight scent. It’s not heavy. If it’s an ordinary person, he may have to put it in front of his nose to smell it clearly, but it’s quite nice.

Gu Nan was stunned for a moment, took it and tied it around his waist. The cloth bag was gently shaken by the wind.

She smiled and reached out to scratch the girl's nose.

"Thanks."

After saying that, he took her wrist and walked forward.

"Let's go, let's go see something else."

It should be because Yu Hong in the setting sun, and Gu Nan's white clothes also had a little more warm color.

As the sky gradually became late, the afterglow fell, and the lights were left in the city. The lights in the night were lit, as if they were covered with a layer of gauze tent on a city. The smiles on the faces seemed to be all in a red tent.

The streets are lively, with people gathering to worship, people parading around, scholars who enjoy the wind and moon chanting poems, drinkers who sit on the side of the road, and women who cover their faces and chuck and walk lightly.

Like every place, every person and every thing, you can be seen for a while.

"Master, look." Lingqi trotted under a light, and the lights were connected to the street. A team of parades and sacrifices passed by, with crowds stopping on both sides.

Gu Nan also stopped with a smile.

In the crowd, a scholar passed by and accidentally hit her shoulder.

"Ah, sorry." The scholar turned around and apologized, but happened to see Gu Nan's hat slanted down.

The warm lights reflected the man's face slightly red.

His eyes were stunned.

"Nothing happened." Gu Nan chuckled and waved his hand.

"Aunt, girl."

The scholar didn't know whether the light was red or the face was blushing, and he stuttered: "Little, little student Song Xiwen, don't know the girl's name?"

Gu Nan was stunned and didn't react, and didn't know how to answer for a moment.

Lingqi ran over and knew at a glance what was going on. She smiled and inserted it between the two and pushed Gu Nan away.

"Master, let's go."

Before the scholar could come back to his senses, he had already pulled Gu Nan away.

"Girl, girl!" the scholar opened the crowd and shouted. But there was no one in the thousands of lights.
Chapter completed!