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Chapter 16

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    [1] "Unfeeling Poems" by Zhang Haohao. Poetry

    ? The solitary lamp and the waning moon accompany the leisurely sorrow,

    How many times sad and how many times autumn;

    How can mourning repay the Old Testament,

    Thank you Fengliu from now on.

    Du Qiu and his entourage came to Wang Shouchang's mansion, and the mansion was bustling with excitement as if some happy event was being held.

    Stoudemire handed over a generous greeting card.  After a while, Wang Shouchang greeted him personally.

    Wang Shouchang walked down the steps and said with a smile on his face: "Oh, I don't know that the prime minister's wife and the princess are coming, and I am greeted at a distance, and I am greeted at a distance."

    Du Qiu asked: "What is the happy event at Mr. Wang's house today? It's so lively."

    Wang Shouchang led the way in front and said: "Today is the full moon of the dog, and I have invited some relatives and friends to have fun."

    Du Qiu asked: "I wonder which lady added the branches and scattered leaves for Mr. Wang?"

    Wang Shouchang said: "I married Mrs. Liu during the Spring Festival this year."

    Du Qiu said: "Oh, my master!"

    Wang Shouchang wanted to take them to a banquet in the living room, so he said: "Madam, princess, this way, please sit down."

    Du Qiu said: "I won't go to the banquet. I'm passing through Sichuan this time, and I mainly want to see my master. Just ask someone to lead us to her room."

    Wang Shouchang said: "Then I will lead you there!"

    Du Qiu said: "How dare you work for Mr. Wang?"

    "It's okay, it's okay." Wang Shouchang smiled and led them to Liu Haohao's room.

    Liu Haohao and his nurse were feeding their children. When they saw Du Qiu and Yu Rong walking in, they were taken aback for a moment, but then they seemed to understand something, so they hurried over, took Du Qiu's hand and sat down beside them.

    Yu Rong went to the nurse and teased the child.  Dafang didn't stand or sit, so he walked out of the room to enjoy the scenery.  Seeing this, Wang Shouchang greeted Du Qiu and left the room.

    Liu had a good chat with Du Qiu about the lovesickness after the farewell, and then led Du Qiu to Liu Ruyan's room for a secret chat

    After about an hour, Du Qiu said: "You write him something, I'll send it to him for you."

    Liu Haohao came to the desk, found a small piece of rice paper, and spread it on the desk.  She thought about it for a long time, but she couldn't write. She was crying silently, and the tears dripped into the inkstone.

    She picked up the pen, stained with tears, and wrote a "Unfeeling Poem" on the paper.  There is love in the poem, love is full of sorrow, and there is determination in the sorrow.

    The ink blots gradually dried, and the tears slowly disappeared. Liu carefully folded the written paper.  From Liu Ruyan, he took back the strand of black hair he cut from his temples on the night of his wedding, put it in a small bag with this "Poetry of Unrequited Love", and handed it to Du Qiu, saying: "Don't let him  Come to me, I can't stand it."

    Du Qiu nodded with tears in his eyes

    [2] "Writing Love" Li Yi. Poem

    The water-patterned pearls are longingly thoughtful,

    ? A thousand miles away for one night;

    Since then, I have no heart to love the good night,

    Let him go down to the west building under the bright moon.

    Du Qiu returned to Huanhuaxi and told Ji Xu that Liu Haohao was married and had children.

    When Ji Xu heard it like he was crazy, he insisted on going to Liu to find out what happened.

    Du Qiu and the others held him together, and persuaded him, "I can't go today! Today the child is holding a "full moon wine", and there are many guests. Anyway, you have to save some face for Wang Shouchang."

    The night is already deep.

    Ji Xu has been sitting under the crabapple tree, looking at the rippling lake surface under the moonlight, just like his longing, boundless, and the beautiful marriage just like this instantly came to naught.

    Dafang didn't dare to approach him, so he could only hide behind the tree and watch from a distance, letting his tears flow quietly with him

    Yu Rong returned to the living room on the first floor, and saw Du Qiu sitting on a chair with a gloomy face, and said, "Let him be quiet for a while."

    Du Qiu asked worriedly: "Is nothing wrong with him?"

    Yu Rong said: "It doesn't matter, the little princess is watching him over there. Ma'am, you have been tired all day too, wash up and go to rest!"

    Du Qiu went into Xiaoya's room, and Yu Rong also returned to her own room.

    Xiaoya looked at her mother wringing her fingers and counting, and muttered in her mouth, "Seven lives and eight lives"

    Xiaoya asked: "What about 'seven live and eight not live'?"

    Yu Rong said: "You said your little aunt got married in the first month of the lunar year"

    Xiaoya said angrily: "She is no longer my aunt."

      "I mean, she gave birth last month. It stands to reason that an eight-month-old child can't live."

    "That could be seven months old."

    "That's even more unusual. Although it's said to be a 'full moon [1]', I think her child is older than a 'Hundred Night' [2]."

    "Have you seen the child?"

    "I see."

    Xiaoya hurriedly asked, "Who do you look like?"

    Yu Rong wondered: "It's really not like that old man Wang, that kid has a high nose, he really looks like your uncle."

    "My aunt also has a high nose."

    "The key point is that the old man is already in his eighties, how can he have children? I think it must be your uncle's."

    "Impossible. When my aunt came back from the capital, she was only at home for three days. My uncle went to the capital for an exam. The two of them only met twice, and it was still broad daylight"

    Yu Rong listened quietly to Xiaoya's analysis, and had an ominous premonition in her heart—why did Xiaoya know so much?  In the future, I dare not let Xiaoya and Mu'er be together alone.

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    Notes

    [1] After the full moon

    Also known as "full moon wine", it refers to the banquet set up one month after the baby is born.

    The ancient Chinese believed that a baby had survived a difficult time if it survived for one month after birth.  At this time, parents usually hold a full moon ceremony in order to celebrate their children overcoming difficulties and wish the newborns a healthy growth.  The ceremony requires inviting relatives and friends to witness and pray for the child.  This is the origin of "full moon wine".

    Customs of celebrating the full moon

    <1> Good news: On the day the baby is born, the father must go to the parents-in-law's house to tell the news.  Tell the parents-in-law that the mother and child are safe, congratulate them on having a grandson, worship their ancestors, and set off firecrackers to celebrate. This process is called "announcement".

    <2> Send rice wine: I learned that my daughter gave birth to a child, and the mother and child are safe.  At this time, the child's grandmother will start brewing and preparing eggs, rice wine and other food. On the third day after giving birth, she will go to visit the daughter who is "confined in confinement" and send nutritious items brewed by herself.  At the same time, it is also necessary to prepare new clothes, trolleys, cradles and other baby items for the child, and give them to the child when he is full moon. This custom is called "send Zhumi".

    <3>Eating red eggs: In ancient times, drinking on the full moon can also be called "eating full moon eggs".  Different from other reception banquets, the host family will prepare in advance and present eggs dyed red to the guests attending the banquet as souvenirs.  Conventionally, each guest will be given 4 "red eggs" by the host to take home for consumption.

    <4> Going out of the nest: Generally speaking, women are "confinement" at their husband's house.  After the baby is full moon, the daughter who is out of the house has to carry the baby back to her mother's house to visit, that is, "come out of the nest".  Grandma will put flower thread on the baby's shoulders and hang silver products (silver pendants) around the neck, implying to wish the grandson live a long life and enjoy prosperity and wealth.

    [2] Hundred-year-old

    Also known as "hundred years old", it refers to a kind of birth custom.

    ?The celebration banquet held on the 100th day of a child's birth, wishing the child a long life, is the hope that the baby can grow up safely.  However, in ancient customs, the "Hundred Dawn" is generally held when the baby is 99 days old.  (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com
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