Chapter 436: February Spring Society
"Is it cold? Why don't I feel that it's so boring at home? Let's go out for a walk!"
Shen Xin has a lively personality and likes to play on weekdays, while Guo Hao is more calm and likes to be quiet.
When they first met, they were busy with work, so they would go out to play whenever they had the chance. The most common thing they did was to go for a ride by the beach.
But as they spent a long time together, Guo Hao was reluctant to go out. He thought it was good for the two of them to be at home, so there was no need to hang out around.
As time goes by, the conflict between the two became deeper and deeper. They were able to accommodate each other at the beginning, but later they quarreled as soon as they met.
Shen Xin called Guo Hao an otaku, and Guo Hao felt that he was innocent. He went to work every day and had social activities, but he just didn't like the excitement.
Shen Xin does not think so. Guo Hao is old-fashioned, boring, and unconscionable. Even if Guo Hao asks her to go out to play by herself, she thinks that Guo Hao doesn't care about her.
At this moment, Shen Xin seemed to be back to that time. The two of them drove on the road. Shen Xin kept saying it, and Guo Hao just kept smiling.
When she heard Sandezi's name, she instinctively brought herself into the role of Concubine Yi, but no one present knew about this joke, and Guo Hao did not cooperate with her.
"Come on, prepare horses!"
Looking at Shen Xin's eyes, Guo Hao suddenly put down the book, put on his cloak, and handed the cloak to Shen Xin.
"What are you doing?"
Shen Xin was a little confused and didn't take the big cloak. Guo Hao smiled and said, "Go for a ride, don't you like the most, but this BMW is not the other BMW, it's really cool!"
After Guo Hao said this, Shen Xin immediately understood what he meant. Guo Hao wanted to take him to ride a horse. She hadn't even ridden a horse yet when she grew up so old!
"good!"
Shen Xin quickly put on her clothes, then jumped out of the carriage, Li Hui threw the reins to San Dezi, and together with Guo Hao, he was Guo Hao's guard, so he naturally had to follow him.
Shen Xin looked at Guo Hao on the way and hesitated whether to go up. Guo Hao stretched out his hand and smiled and said, "What, do you want to do it yourself?"
Shen Xin hesitated for a moment and handed her hand to Guo Hao. She had no problem driving, but she really couldn't ride a horse.
"drive!"
Guo Hao pulled the reins and ran out. Li Hui let out ten steps and followed, leaving the team behind in a short while.
The others left, and only Sandezi and Ningxiang were left on the carriage. Sandezi asked casually: "Miss Ningxiang, have Princess Lanling met His Majesty before? Why do the zodiac families think they know each other?"
Ningxiang had just been with Shen Xin for a while, but he didn't know this, so he said, "I don't know either, but Your Majesty really favors the princess."
Sandezi did not reply, thinking in his heart whether to tell Qiunan about this. Although he should not get involved in some things, it is not easy for him to stay out of it.
Neither of the two empresses in the harem were good, and Qiunan even held his handle. Sandezi had no choice but to surrender, but he had always been hiding well.
Guo Hao and Shen Xin were riding on a horse. Shen Xin's exclamation reached his ears. Guo Hao's silent heart couldn't help but feel a little ups and downs, and a long-lost feeling appeared.
Guo Hao has brought all the concubines of Guo Hao now, but except for the young Qiunan, who is more lively, the others are very honest.
The trees on both sides quickly passed by, the wind whistled, Shen Xin spread her arms as if she was about to fly, Guo Hao also wanted to be like her, but he also wanted to control the horse.
The two ran for a distance, and Guo Hao slowed down and looked back. Except for Li Hui and a few guards, the others were gone.
There is a small river in front of it. The willow trees by the river are already green, and some unknown small flowers on the ground are also in full bloom.
"The grass grows and the beards fly in February, and the willows blow on the embankment are drunk with spring smoke. Children come back from school early, so they are busy flying kites in the east wind.
By the way, you, an old pedan, have copied a lot of ancient poems? You have read so many books, can you write one by yourself?"
Guo Hao shook his head when he heard this: "Since you can copy it, why do you have to write it yourself? No matter how others don't know it, it's a waste of brain cells."
"shameless!"
Shen Xin smiled and scolded, and ran to the riverside to take off her shoes and went down the river. Seeing this, Guo Hao hurriedly grabbed her: "It's not possible. The river water is still very cold now, and you will get sick if you play with water!"
Shen Xin was pulled by Guo Hao and tried the water temperature unbelievably. As a result, the river water in early spring was really bit biting, and Shen Xin withdrew her hand in disappointment.
"We can't play with water, there are no kites here. Why are we doing here? Let's continue on the road!"
Guo Hao smiled and shook his head. Shen Xin said that he had not changed, but in fact she was the same.
"Walking along the stream, you will be in the county town after the woods, and tomorrow will be the Spring Festival. People will hold sacrificial activities, which will be very lively at that time."
"real?"
Shen Xin likes lively the most, and Spring Festival is a festival for farmers to worship the land god. Farmers sacrifice to the land god to express their good wishes for reducing disasters and getting a bumper harvest by sacrificing their sacrifices.
At the same time, we also took the opportunity to relax and carry out various entertainment activities. Therefore, when the social day comes, the people gather and compete, perform various performances, and have a group banquet, which is very lively.
"Well, it's getting late, so let's stay overnight in the nearby county town, and see the Spring Club sacrifice tomorrow, and then go on a journey."
"good!"
In ancient times, Shen Xin was so bored that she had no bars and nightclubs, and there were no Internet cafes and singing rooms. The only thing Shen Xin could do was to go to the market, which was also her favorite.
The two of them waited on the spot for a while, and then the group came to the county town in front. Guo Hao signaled Li Hui to arrange his subordinates, and then only a few of them entered the village.
Seeing the guards staying outside, Shen Xin couldn't help asking, "Why don't you let them in? Aren't they going to protect you?"
Guo Hao laughed and said, "Of course they will protect me, but they can't be too ostentatious. If the guards enter the city with us, they will scare the villagers."
In order to keep a low profile, Guo Hao let the guards hide in the crowd. At the same time, he also sent people to secretly be wary that the one-kilometer boundary around Guo Hao must ensure safety.
Several people entered the city, and smoke was curling in the distance, and every household was cooking. It seemed that Guo Hao was coming at the right time.
Guo Hao set out from Bianliang and planned to go to the southwest region. The first prefecture and county passed by was Xuzhou. At this time, everyone was on the way to Xuzhou.
Because it is next to Bianliang, the development here is good. Many southern merchants will pass by here when they come to Beijing to do business, which indirectly drives the local economy.
Guo Hao and his friends found an inn to stay and had dinner. Because they were tired after walking for a day, they all rested early.
Early the next morning, it became lively outside. The people attached great importance to Spring Festival, which was related to the harvest of crops. If the crops grew well, their lives would be better.
Guo Hao changed into ordinary clothes and took Shen Xin and others to the streets. The people carried the sacrifices to the streets and came to the selected community tree outside the city together.
A shed had been set up here in advance. An elder stood up with a sacrifice in his hand. The general idea was to ask the God of Society for blessing, and the local harvest would be a good harvest today.
Guo Hao has seen this kind of sacrificial ritual many times. Although this ritual is superstitious, it is also a kind of beautiful hope and spiritual sustenance for the people.
People in later generations know that sometimes spiritual sustenance is more important than material things, so the court not only did not stop these harmless rituals, but also took the lead.
This is also a means of following the local customs and a means of rule. The ceremony is actually very boring, and the celebration will be lively afterwards.
The people watched the performances with great interest, but Shen Xin seemed to be a little uninterested, maybe she had watched too much before.
"It's all children's tricks. I'm tired of watching it. Let's go to the city. The city is more interesting."
Seeing that Shen Xin didn't like it, Guo Hao and others entered the city. Seeing that Shen Xin was about to go shopping, Guo Hao had a bad premonition.
Seeing this, Guo Hao said, "Xin'er, I'll send someone to compensate you for shopping. I suddenly remembered that there are still some things to do. We will meet in the inn later."
Hearing Guo Hao say this, Shen Xin looked at him suspiciously, feeling that this sentence is a bit familiar, but Guo Hao has a different identity and should not be biased against her, so she nodded.
After getting rid of Shen Xin, Guo Hao took Li Hui to find a teahouse and drank tea leisurely, with a smug expression, which made Li Hui very surprised.
"Isn't it just a lazy person? Your Majesty just wants to go shopping and just say it. Why do you want to cheat Princess Lanling?"
Li Hui couldn't figure it out, so he simply didn't think about it, and watched the pedestrians coming and going with Guo Hao...
Chapter completed!