The Bookish Scholar of the Red Mansion

The Chenghuang Temple is located in the northeast corner of the city. It is a building covering a large area.

Most of the buildings in Yangzhou have this feature. Except for the five- or six-story Wanghuo Tower, the tallest building in the city is the three-story restaurant. Most private houses are mainly two-story.

You think so, because the location in Jiangsu is indeed too superior. There are only a few mountains within the territory, and all you can see is plains. When the moon rises, people in Yangzhou will see it, and there is no need to worry about anything blocking it.

There is a ginkgo tree inside and outside the Chenghuang Temple. I heard that it was planted by Yangzhou people during the Tang Dynasty, and it took two or three adults to surround the tree trunk.

The time to appreciate ginkgo in December has passed. This did not affect Chen Qingyue and others' shock when they saw it. Such an ancient tree was considered a giant in the eyes of children.

Chen Heng's interest is still in the surrounding buildings. Today's Yangzhou City has not experienced that terrible disaster. Ancient buildings such as the Chenghuang Temple still retain traces of the Tang Dynasty.

There were crowds of people all around, and incense shot into the air, only to be broken by the colorful lights above. The open red lacquer door was temporarily guarded by government officials. Most of the people could only kneel around the incense burner in the middle of the air and worship.

Chen Heng moved his eyes slightly upward, and he could see the carved and painted buildings and the layers of eaves. There are auspicious animals such as flying dragons and unicorns engraved on it, and there are also murals of cranes flying over the red door, with elegant postures that make people linger.

Looking further two places, on both sides of the main hall are side halls dedicated to other gods. Along the path next to them, you can see the small woods under the lights and the sound of gurgling water.

No wonder the storybook prefers male scholars and female ladies to meet at temple fairs. Chen Heng smiled and shook his head, then turned around to look for his brothers.

Xinda was guarding Chen Qingyue and Chen Yin, their eyes fixed on the candy vendor in front of them. Several elders looked at the shadow puppet show in the distance and seemed to be very interested in the repertoire.

Such liveliness cannot be seen in Shanxi Village. Chen Gaishan was also so engrossed in watching it that he even forgot the last time he saw a shadow puppet show.

Chen Heng walked to his family with a smile and said with a chuckle: Grandpa, where is grandma?

As soon as Chen Gaishan lowered his head, he saw his sweet grandson. He couldn't help but smile and stroke the child's head, She took your mother and the others to worship. Do you have any money with you? Chen Gaishan pretended. You need to take money from your body, Take it to buy some food...

Chen Heng originally wanted to refuse, but now he is also a person with his own income. But looking at Chen Gaishan's older look, he stopped talking and said softly: Grandpa, give me more. I'll buy some for my brothers.

Hmph. Chen Gaishan wrinkled his nose arrogantly and said with a very happy smile, We just had dinner not long ago. Remember not to feed them too much, so as not to accumulate food during the night.

Dad, you don't have to give it to him. He has money! Chen Qi, who has no eyesight, knew how to interrupt.

Leave me alone! Chen Gaishan gave him a look, and the eldest son immediately shut up.

Chen Heng laughed and took half a tael of silver, directly greeted Xinda, picked up a younger brother, and rushed to the candy shop.

The family had fun outside, and the temple was also very lively.

A formal worship ceremony had just been held inside, and several representatives from each of the Taoist and Buddhist families were chatting with these Yangzhou celebrities.

It is interesting to say that whether the Chenghuang Temple belongs to Taoism or Buddhism, people have always had different opinions. But Lin Ruhai didn't care about this kind of thing. Anyway, just call them to chant sutras and pray for blessings.

The people surrounding Lin Ruhai were all gentry and celebrities from Yangzhou. The families of these people are taken care of by Jia family and Jia Lian. Daiyu and Lin Jue were still too young and could only serve as companions.

The Jia family really have no choice in how to deal with others, and Jia Lian is half a human being. Once he stands there, his manners and demeanor alone are very attractive.

When everyone heard it again, they found that the young master in front of them was still the legitimate son of the Duke's mansion, and he was also a member of the fifth rank. If he hadn't already gotten married and established a career, he really didn't know how many women he would be able to win over.

Lin Daiyu looked at these interactions and generally felt a little bored. She was still thinking about her unfinished story book. When this person finds something he wants to do, he will always be a little obsessed with it.

It wasn't until Baoqin walked up to her that Daiyu saw that today's friend was here.

Isn't that right? Now that my sister is standing at the front of the team, where can I see my sister? Baoqin joked with Daiyu. Now that the Wei sisters have left, there are only two handkerchiefs left among the four of them. Even more intimate.

Wow, you actually dare to make fun of your sister. Lin Daiyu didn't agree and bullied her directly.

The two golden flowers played around for a while, but they didn't know that someone was watching them in the dark. This person is Mei Shengjia, whom Xu has never seen before. He came here with his parents today. Now that his father was joking with the magistrate, he had some free time, so he took the opportunity to come to Baoqin.

Sister Xue, what a coincidence. I can meet you here today. Mei Shengjia suppressed her excitement and shouted in her heart that God would help me.

Baoqin frowned when he heard this, wondering why he met this person again. She has always had a generous temperament, but like Xue Biao, she is a little too upright and is easily bullied by others. No, she just held on and reluctantly responded: Today, everyone will follow the prefect to pray for blessings.

This is so simple. When I hear it, I am telling Mei Shengjia not to have random relationships. Everyone is here to do business tonight.

Mei Shengjia encountered a soft nail and was not worried. He smiled happily and said: Where's your brother? I haven't seen him for a long time. I have been taken care of by him a lot recently. Since today is such a coincidence, why don't the three of us get together for a while and go out for some fun.

Bao Qin was also annoyed. How could her brother become good friends with Mei Shengjia? It was really irritating.

He just saw an old friend and went out to play with him.

Oh, it's a pity. Mei Shengjia felt indescribable joy in her heart. It would have been better if the prefect's beloved daughter was not standing in front of him.

A person who is good at putting on airs. Lin Daiyu saw Mei Shengjia's reaction and what kind of temper she had. When you meet someone you like, they are as gentle as water. If you see something that is an eyesore, it will rain down fierce knives.

What are you pitying about? Daiyu asked directly.

Mei Shengjia quickly replied, Of course it's a pity that I didn't have the opportunity to invite Brother Xue to dinner.

Then just go find him, why bother keeping him here like a piece of wood. Lin Daiyu spoke quickly and did not spare any emotion when speaking.

There is no way, her father is the prefect of Yangzhou, he is so awesome.

Ah... Mei Shengjia didn't expect that her kind words would come true to others.

Why, you can't let go of your legs and can't move out of the way? It seems like your gratitude is just words.

There was a needle hidden in those words, which made Mei Shengjia not know what to say. He wanted to refute something, but when he thought about Lin Ruhai being admired by all the stars, he thought about it carefully and decided to give it up for now.

After he left, Lin Daiyu held Baoqin's hand slightly angrily and said, You are just too polite to others.

Sister, you're so amazing. Bao Qin looked at Lin Daiyu with starry eyes.

It's even more powerful, and you haven't seen it yet.

Sister Lin behaved well when she got an advantage, and she couldn't hide the smile on her face.

Tell me quickly, who is the old friend your brother saw?

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Xue Biao didn't know what happened to his sister. He was wandering around out of boredom and saw Chen Heng's family.

He loves to join in the fun, and when he sees his friend still walking around, he directly asks someone to report it to his parents, and then runs to Chen Heng.

Brother Heng, Brother Heng.

He screamed happily. Chen Heng turned his head and said happily: Okay, I really can bump into you wherever I go.

Are you not happy to see me? Then I'll leave right away. Xue Biao flicked his sleeves. Chen Heng was not willing to obey him and quickly grabbed Xue Biao's sleeves. You, I'm sighing. The ingenuity of fate.”

That's pretty much it. Xue Biao stopped with a smile and said to his brothers who were eating candies, Hello, brothers.

Hello, Brother Xue.

You're so good, come on. Xue Biao was not as lucky as Chen Heng to have so many younger brothers. It was the first time that so many little kids called me brother. I happily took out the money from my arms and gave one or two to each person. Take it to buy some snacks, but don't eat too much.

When Chen Heng saw that even Xinda had a share, he simply spread his hands and said, It is better to have fun alone than to have fun together.

Don't make trouble. Xue Biao smiled and knocked his hand away, What are you going to do later?

Chen Heng thought for a while and said, Let's guess the lantern riddles.

This event is timeless and often has prizes to add to the fun. During the holidays, people everywhere love them very much.

Let's go, let's go together, let's go together. Let's win some prizes for our brothers. Xue Biao couldn't help but said, pulling Chen Heng and running towards the lantern riddles.

Under the colorful lanterns, they first took a fancy to a lantern, and then lifted the curtain below. They saw the title written on it: Mo Yan, there are endless things outside of you. You must be determined to take this flower with your heart. Until the dream of Blue Bridge is over. , I don’t know that I am in a dream.”

This question was a bit difficult. Xue Biao was worried and thinking about it after reading it, so Chen Heng replied: It's a lotus.

What a young man from the Xue family, my friend had just finished speaking, and he had already taken off the curtain and raised his hand towards the lamplighter. Look here, look here, we figured it out.

The lamplighter came and checked the answer, and it turned out to be lotus. The two laughed and won a lantern. Xue Biao stuffed the lantern into Chen Heng's hand, indicating that he would give it to his younger brothers later, and then asked: Brother Heng, how do you know the answer is lotus?

Chen Heng was about to answer when crisp laughter came from behind him.

Brother, can you let me answer this question?

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