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Seeing Liang Jingcheng nod slightly, Ye Changyan looked happy. He reached out and picked up a wreath of two peony buds in the corner and gestured to Liang Jingcheng.
Liang Jingcheng was somewhat reluctant in his heart, but when he saw Ye Changyan's expectant eyes, he half-knelt down awkwardly and leaned his head towards Ye Changyan.
Suddenly, a smell mixed with the fragrance of orchids and Liang Jingcheng's special body fragrance rushed into Ye Changyan's nostrils, making Ye Changyan a little intoxicated for a moment.
Ye Changyan took a deep breath, then put the wreath in his hand on Liang Jingcheng's head. After Ye Changyan put it on Liang Jingcheng, he observed it, adjusted it slightly, and then nodded with satisfaction.
Liang Jingcheng, who was half squatting, looked up at Ye Changyan. Seeing the corners of his mouth slightly raised with a calm and satisfied smile, he stood up.
Everyone could see clearly now that Liang Jingcheng, who already had fair skin, was wearing a wreath of peony flowers on his head. Against the backdrop of two pink and purple peonies, his cheeks looked white and rosy, and even more delicate and soft.
The two peony buds are located precisely on both sides of Liang Jingcheng's forehead, making him look like a sika deer that has just grown antlers, giving people a childlike and interesting feeling.
Seeing that everyone was looking at him in amazement, Liang Jingcheng thought for a moment that he was being teased by Ye Changyan. When he was about to take off the wreath, he heard Lian Xiaolong's childish voice speaking beside him.
"Wow, Brother Liang, your wreath is so beautiful."
Liang Jingcheng seemed a little bit unbelieving. He looked carefully at everyone's reactions. Even the vendor behind the stall was looking at him with astonishment on his face.
Liang Jingcheng then blinked at Lian Xiaolong and smiled sweetly.
Then Erniu picked out a wreath of pink and white flowers and put it on her head. A sweet girlish scent came to her face, and Zhong Yunfeng stared at her.
Erniu also helped Fang Xiaomei pick one. Fang Xiaomei wanted to refuse, but Erniu put it directly on her head. Seeing that everyone was looking at her with a smile on their faces, Fang Xiaomei blushed shyly.
Which girl doesn't love beauty? Seeing Erniu wearing the wreath, as beautiful as a flower fairy, Fang Xiaomei was very envious. When she saw Erniu nodding at her, she smiled shyly and accepted the wreath.
Ye Changyan also helped Fang Xiaotong pick one. Fang Xiaotong was about to refuse, but then he saw Ye Changyan nodded at him. Fang Xiaotong was moved that the host did not treat him and his sister as outsiders. He grinned and let Ye Changyan put the wreath on his head.
Zhong Yunfeng asked everyone to go over and meet the elders first, while he stayed to settle the bill. A group of young people, each wearing a garland, walked towards Mr. Cai and others.
Just when Zhong Yunfeng was paying the bill, he saw Erniu, who was walking at the back, picked up a wreath that she had set her eyes on from the stall, and ran after Ye Changyan and the others with a blushing face.
After Zhong Yunfeng paid the bill, he quickly caught up with him.
A group of young people wearing garlands were flying among the crowd like colorful butterflies, attracting the attention of passers-by. Among them, the two handsome young men Liang Jingcheng and Ye Changyan attracted particularly much attention.
When they arrived in front of the elders waiting on the roadside, Ye Changyan and others discovered that Zhong Yunfeng, who was walking at the end, was wearing a wreath of blue and white flowers on his head, which made the originally slightly dark Zhong Yunfeng look a lot whiter.
Ye Changyan looked at Erniu, whose face had turned red to her ears, and he immediately understood.
"Brother Zhong, when did you choose the wreath? It's so beautiful!"
Wu Lang saw that the wreath on Zhong Yunfeng's head was very beautiful and exclaimed in admiration.
Zhong Yunfeng laughed foolishly and said to Wulang with some pride.
"I chose it just now when I checked out. Doesn't it look good?"
When the elders saw the children dressed up like a group of butterflies, kind smiles appeared on their faces.
The group followed the crowd and finally arrived at the Haitang Creek.
As there were indeed too many people at the scene and they were afraid of the risk of falling into the water due to crowding, although the stream was not deep, Ye Changyan and his party still played in the water and washed themselves by the Haitang Creek, then got up and walked forward along the creek.
The further we walked, the more winding the stream became. We saw groups of scholars in Confucian robes sitting on both sides of the winding Haitang Creek. Some people from upstream placed wine glasses into the stream, and the wine glasses floated downstream along the winding stream. Whoever the wine glass stopped in front of raised the glass to drink.
Ye Changyan and others were watching in great surprise, and then they heard Mr. Cai beside them speaking with a smile.
"The scholars and students in Yuzhou Prefecture are quite refined."
Ye Changyan had never seen such a scene before. When he heard Mr. Cai speak, everyone turned to look over.
"This is Qushui Liushang, a customary activity often played by scholars and students during the Shangsi Festival. A wine cup is placed upstream of the stream, and it flows along the stream. Whoever the wine cup stops in front of must drink the wine in the cup and improvise. If the person fails to compose a corresponding poem or song, he or she must drink a penalty drink. This is an activity for scholars and students to exchange knowledge and experience."
After listening to Mr. Cai's introduction, Ye Changyan nodded in understanding. These scholars and students were having fun in a very elegant way.
Ye Changyan and others continued to move forward, and they heard Wu Lang and Lian Xiaolong, who were running in the front, pointing at the stream and shouting.
"Look, there are eggs floating in this stream."
Ye Changyan and others went to the stream and saw eggs floating on the stream. They all looked at Mr. Cai at the same time, expecting him to explain the origin of the eggs.
Mr. Cai smiled, twirled his beard, and spoke cheerfully.
"This is also a traditional custom of the Shangsi Festival, called floating eggs on the water. Someone throws a boiled egg into the water upstream and lets it drift, hoping to pray for offspring. If the person who picks up the egg eats it, it means good luck and prosperity."
As soon as Mr. Cai finished his introduction, everyone saw Wu Lang pulling Lian Xiaolong's hand and fishing up the eggs from the stream.
"Haha, we fished out the eggs."
I heard Wu Lang and Lian Xiaolong burst into laughter, looking very excited.
"Look, there's another egg floating over here."
Just when the two children were looking excited, Fang Xiaomei saw another egg floating in the stream.
Wu Lang and Lian Xiaolong hurriedly held hands and went to the stream to fish for eggs.
When everyone saw this, they all laughed and walked along Haitang Creek towards the South City Gate.
The two children fished along the way, and before they reached the South Gate, they had already fished seven or eight eggs.
Wu Lang and Lian Xiaolong distributed the eggs they caught to the elders one by one and received unanimous praise from everyone. The two children were naturally very happy.
As we approached the South Gate, we heard the loud sound of gongs and drums. From afar, we saw colorful flags flying on the city wall and the area below was crowded with people.