Thanks to the author, Wuxian Cheng, who described the story of "Yuan'er's infatuation turned into a tree" in detail, Xiao Langjun's interest was picked up, and everyone was looking forward to the night lantern festival.
Lantern Festival The Lantern Festival is naturally only on at night.
In fact, this is the first lantern festival of weeping willows. In the past, the poor group of weeping willows, most of the people could not get enough to eat, so who would have a leisurely mind to hold a lantern festival.
But now it's different, because before Ji Changze took office, he either built here or there, and he needed more labor. He is not the kind of official who just needs to work and not pay to squeeze people.
Because there are Yuanhuayi and large and small shopping malls to make money, Ji Changze is very generous, not only pays enough, but also covers food and housing. In the past, people were panicked when they heard about what the government wanted to repair, and worried that the pillar of the family was selected. Go for work and don't pay for it. Sometimes they even have to bring their own food. Now it's different. When I heard that Master Ji was looking for someone to do something, they all ran faster than anyone else, I'm afraid they're slower. Can't grab this opportunity.
If you trade labor for money, don't you have a lot more money in your hands than in previous years? I heard that there will be lotteries and riddles in exchange for prizes at the lantern festival. Although most of them are illiterate, what if they get it?
Therefore, the first weeping willow lantern festival was quite lively. The weeping willow people who seldom participated in this kind of fun activity with everyone found out the latest clothes in their homes and put them on their bodies. They were already influenced by Ji Changze and loved to be clean. All consciously, the whole family went to the bathhouse to take a shower before coming. There were girls of the right age who gritted their teeth and bought new clothes with the money they saved, so that they could dress up and attend the lantern festival.
Yes, unmarried girls will also come to the lantern festival.
This is also Ji Changze's idea, because this lantern festival is to commemorate the girl Yuan'er who doesn't exist, so he can't use this pretext every year in the future, so he directly positioned the lantern festival as the mask festival.
Everyone will send out a mask when they enter the venue. Everyone puts on the mask and then enters the venue. Because wearing the mask, others can't see their face. While it is stimulating, they can do what they usually don't dare to do without any scruples. thing.
For example, a literati who reads usually has to be prudent and self-reliant, but no one knows him after putting on a mask. He can also go to see those lively juggling, he can cheer generously and reward money, and he can throw pots in a childlike manner without being afraid of others. Joke yourself childish.
Especially those young girls who don't go out very often, can come to the lively lantern festival with their peers, and are not afraid of being talked about. If you are shy, you can play around calmly as long as you hide under a mask, and this is the official mansion. Very few elders hinder the lantern festival held. For them, this is simply a great temptation.
This kind of large-scale event is organized only when it is lively. This is the first time. If Ji Changze doesn't engage in flower heads, he is really afraid that not many people will come by then. It is really embarrassing.
Fortunately, his hard work was not in vain, because he had been promoting before, and recently he sent someone to beat the gongs and drums to walk around the weeping willow during the day, informing everyone that the Weeping Willow Lantern Festival will be held tonight, remember to come and take this with Ji Changze When Xiao Langjun from Beijing entered the lantern festival, there was already a long line under the command of the staff, giving him a long face.
It's not just the weeping willow people who gave him a long face. Last night, these literati just came to the weeping willow. They were exhausted, and they didn't even bother to look at the weeping willow. After being taken to the inn, they slept in the room the next day. In the morning, they all got together to see Yuanhua again, so none of them went to the street to see it.
When I saw it today, all were surprised.
"This street is cleaner than the capital, and there is no dirt at all along the way."
"More than dirt, brother, look at these people."
When the fellow literati heard this, they all subconsciously looked at the people walking on the road, and saw that all of them were smiling, although some of them were wearing new clothes, some of them were wearing patched clothes, but they all had their faces. It was clean, the hair was neatly combed, and the clothes were washed and clean. Even the straw sandals or boots under their feet were not covered with mud like the civilians they had come into contact with along the way.
"It's not that weeping willows are poor? Why do I think the people here look like they are living in abundance?"
Ji Changze, who was walking in the front, stopped slightly when he heard this, and explained with a smile: "It's not that everyone is rich in life. It's just that I have free baths in the weeping willows. No matter what goes to, it is hot water. The clothes must be clean, and gradually the common people have developed the habit of washing frequently."
In such a poor place, there are still free baths with hot water at 12 o'clock? There is no such place in Beijing.
Facing the surprised eyes of a group of literati, Ji Changze gave a dry cough, as if he was embarrassed and stopped talking.
The ancients were implicit and humble, how could he brazenly praise his achievements?
That must be praised by others.
So he made a silent look of "I don't want to continue this topic", but the hand under the sleeve took advantage of everyone's attention, gently turning to Wuxian Cheng, who was thinking about whether his mother and children would come to the lantern festival. Push forward.
The princes who were full of curiosity immediately looked at Wuxian Cheng.
I have already thought that there will be Wuxian Cheng, who is unlikely to encounter family members: "...you do not know, this bathhouse is just what we adults can build up, and it is our adults who set the money for nothing. The bathhouse is built. All of the expenses of this will be borne by the adults..."
He Barabara said, "How much we Master Ji love the people like our children", and the literati looked at Ji Changze's eyes with admiration.
Another Lang Jun asked: "There is no filth on this street, is it also under the control of the government? It is very refreshing at first glance."
Who doesn't like a clean and unpolluted environment, but in ancient places where there was no centralized garbage disposal, most of the poor people solved their physiological problems everywhere, and threw away the garbage at hand. Anyway, they are used to whether they are dirty or not.
However, there are people who specialize in cleaning up. No matter how fast they can clean up, there are too many people who make rubbish. Even in a place like the capital, it is still impossible to achieve the cleanliness of weeping willows today.
Therefore, these people immediately felt that it was the government's compulsory control to create such a clean and beautiful street.
This is not true, of course, the weeping willow can have the appearance it is now, it must be Ji Changze's feat.
But why is he embarrassed to praise himself.
So he gently pushed Wuxian Cheng again.
Wuxian Cheng who was pushed to the front again: "..."
Although he has said it countless times in the bottom of his heart, he still wants to say it again, this boss is really a dog.
He took a deep breath and showed a professional smile on his face again: "This is the spontaneous behavior of the local people, or is it because the adults discovered that fertilizing can make the land more fertile and the food grows better? How to make fertilizer is taught The people."
Since then, urination and defecation have disappeared in the weeping willow.
Even if it's too suffocated, I will find a way to bring it back to my house after I'm done. In the past, the most common and hardest garbage to clean up on the street, the rotten vegetable gangs, and the things that the human body excreted, have now become The treasure in the eyes of the people, let alone throw it anywhere, if you see it on the road, you will pick it up and go back to your own land.
In addition, Ji Changze arranged for the cleaning person, and the concrete floor is not afraid of water splashing, can it not be clean?
When Wuxian Cheng explained so, so, and all, these princes looked at Ji Changze with a little more admiration.
They have never been to Weeping Willow, but they have heard of what the poor place is like. Now Ji Changze has used his own power to make the people of Weeping Willow healthy and the environment clean. This is something that counties cannot do.
When facing them, Ji Changze bowed his head slightly as if embarrassed, and said with a very good temper: "Wuxian Cheng has exaggerated, and the weeping willow has become like this now. It was created by the whole county government. How can you just say that it is the official One person's credit."
After finishing speaking, he gently tapped Wuxian Cheng quite skillfully.
Wuxian Cheng, who is also quite skilled, said: "...Your honor is humble, and the whole weeping willow is visible for your merits."
The lords couldn't get the alpaca that Wuxian Cheng had run through in their hearts. They all sighed: "Master Ji not only loves the people like his son, but also is so indifferent to fame and fortune. He doesn't mention the achievements he has done. I don't know that the adults have done so much for the weeping willow."
Ji Changze sighed and waved his hand: "This official just did what he should do. Why should I brag about this little thing?"
Silently touched the Wuxian Cheng who had just been ordered to the place: "Hey, adults are always like this, never greedy for merit or fame."
The princes suddenly admired even more.
This Master Ji is really indifferent to fame and fortune, and he has done so much without mentioning it. If it were not for his subordinates, it is estimated that he would not give any credit to him.
It's really a clean stream in the officialdom.