Chapter Twenty-Eight: One Person's Lantern Festival
On Lantern Festival last year, the lights in the flower market were as bright as day.
When the moon reaches the top of the willow trees, people meet at dusk.
On Yuan Ye this year, the moon and lights are still the same.
I can't see the people from last year, and the sleeves of my spring shirt are wet with tears.
Walking on the wide Zhuque Street, feeling the festive atmosphere of thousands of years ago, Zhang Yang's heart felt a little lonely and desolate.
In the Tang Dynasty, a curfew was implemented. It was prohibited to travel at night as soon as the drum was sounded, and people who broke the night were punished. Only on the Lantern Festival, the emperor granted permission to lift the curfew for three days, which was called "night release".
It was a dark day, and many people came out to watch the fun on the street. People laughed, played, and vented their enthusiasm. In ancient times, there were no entertainment activities. On such a festival, everyone must have a good time.
Just give up.
Shangyuan Festival, also known as Lantern Festival, falls on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.
Eating the Lantern Festival, admiring the lanterns, and guessing lantern riddles is a traditional activity of the Lantern Festival. On this day, every household will hang up lanterns, post riddles and put them at the door for passers-by to appreciate and judge, and set off firecrackers and fireworks, creating a lively scene.
There are more and more people on the street. Now that the first lunar month has just passed, people are still immersed in the joy of the festival. There is nothing to work in the fields, and they have extra energy. On this Yuan Ye night, people are like weaving horses and dragons, singing and dancing everywhere
It rises, showing the scene of prosperity and splendor.
The lanterns on the street are connected one by one to form a sea of lanterns as far as the eye can see. The city is full of flowers and the world is a sea of lanterns! All kinds of patterns, shapes and patterns, with all kinds of strange gestures. Red is like fire, green is like smoke, purple is like smoke.
The mysterious yellow color makes Chang'an City colorful and beautiful.
Zhang Yang walked alone in silence. He was completely out of tune with the lively atmosphere here. He was holding a vermilion revolving lantern bought from a street stall set up by an old lady on the roadside. The strong color highlighted his loneliness, and it kept echoing in his mind.
Pictures of past lives.
"Zhang Yang, I've thought about it carefully. Let's break up. It's best for everyone."
"I really can't imagine that there will be a man who works with corpses all day long next to me. His body will always have the smell of formalin. Every time I think about this, I can't sleep peacefully. We really
Inappropriate."
The long-haired woman said the cruel words calmly, with a natural expression, as if she was discussing the weather with someone and saying good morning. She didn't care at all about the change in Zhang Yang's face when he heard this.
Zhang Yang looked at the woman in front of him. She was such a gentle woman. This woman who was engraved in his heart looked so ironic at this moment.
This is the Spring Festival in the Year of the Tiger in the 10th lunar calendar, and it is also Valentine's Day on February 14th in the Western calendar. At this time, Zhang Yang is still a college student who has not left school, and is very simple, with no distracting emotions.
Zhang Yang got up early in the morning, tidied himself up, and went out! He made a face at his mother, ignoring the sad look in her eyes when she looked at him.
ten minutes......
half an hour......
One hour......
At Starbucks, Zhang Yang was sitting closest to the door. He glanced at his watch at the door from time to time, feeling a little anxious, but the figure he was looking forward to never appeared.
Time passed by second by second, and when it was close to noon, my girlfriend came slowly, with exquisite makeup, and sat down calmly.
Unexpectedly, what he waited for was not an apology, but a breakup. Zhang Yang really couldn't accept it. He looked into the woman's eyes and tried to find a hint of teasing in it, but the ending was very disappointing.
"I'm going to study in Australia next week. No matter in terms of regional differences or future paths, it's better for us to separate. We are not suitable." The woman reiterated again, took a sip of coffee, looked at Zhang Yang,
There is no more love like before.
Zhang Yang didn't listen any more. Whatever was inappropriate or unsuitable were just excuses. The heart was already separated and the love was broken. No matter how much he said, it would be in vain.
His face was very calm, and the corners of his eyes were sour. He was deeply involved in this relationship. He originally planned to wait for their love to come to an end after graduation. He had really considered the future between the two, but now it seems that...
Nothing is necessary, I am just a supporting role in this love affair, just entertaining the public.
No one has the right to hurt others arbitrarily. Even if you plan to separate, please don't use such poor excuses, it is harm to others!
From the time I met him to the present, his identity has not changed. He does the same thing every day without any change. He is still the same person. He was always fine before. Why can't he stand it now? There was a smile on Zhang Yang's lips.
, that’s all!
Without love, everything can be wrong!
Smile, it's no big deal. If you want to leave, I will let you go, but I will never do it again.
Time passed by, and on the night of the Lantern Festival in the ninth year of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty, 1,300 years ago, on this day that has always been known as the "Chinese Valentine's Day", I still spent it alone.
Zhang Yang was in a very low mood.
Watching the pairs of young men and women passing each other on the street, I feel an indescribable loneliness. Is it really just a legend for me to hold the hand of my son and grow old together with my son?
Could it be that his low character really offended God, ah, no, he offended Lord Buddha and was demoted to this place to be punished? Zhang Yang had to doubt this.
The master, Monk Daoyue, followed the historical path and went to Puguang Temple to become his temple master. Yunyin accompanied him, but he did not take himself with him.
Before leaving, he patted Zhang Yang on the shoulder, his eyes full of expectation and encouragement.
"Bian Ji, don't blame the master. A young eagle always has to learn to fly on its own. You are different from Yunyin. You still have a long way to go. None of these masters can help you. You can only go on with your own efforts. The master cannot continue forever.
be with you."
"Practice the qi-nourishing skills that my master has given you. After all, you will always take extra care when you are a martial artist."
"master..."
"Okay, I won't say any more. Take good care of yourself. When you encounter trouble that you can't solve by yourself, remember that there is still a master!"
"Yes, Master. Disciple, please remember Master's teachings."
Zhang Yang knew that Daoyue wanted him to hone himself more and experience more, so that he would no longer be impulsive when encountering problems, stop using his own subjective emotions to determine the solution to things, and be able to look at things more maturely.
What I did this time was too hasty and I did not consider the consequences of doing so. Putting out a notice like this not only made the Grand Master Chi Temple look good, but also offended most of the people in the temple and indirectly caused the darkness of Buddhism.
This is a very unwise approach in front of others. It pushes oneself into a blind corner with no room for recovery, and also exposes Buddhism to the public's judgment.
Also, in ancient history, the concept of family status was very important. In the eyes of some people, my own way of exposing family scandals may be just a treacherous act of betraying the master and destroying the master, and repaying kindness with revenge. It is completely worth the loss!
Although he knew that he did have these shortcomings and that he did need to work hard in these areas, Zhang Yang still felt very uncomfortable about being left behind. He was truly alone in the Tang Dynasty.
He originally wanted to ask Ji Yanran out to watch the lanterns together, so as to cultivate feelings and improve the relationship between the two. However, he was told that the beauty would leave the house first, so Zhang Yang had to carry a lantern and hope to meet by chance.
Chapter completed!