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Chapter 85 The Smile of the Lotus Blossom

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    [1] "Chun Ying in the Painting Hall. Lotus Blossoms Smiling-Shang Que" by Shen Ying. Ci

    The lotus smiles and blends the wind,

    The two feelings are particularly strong.

    The sills of the water essence are four exquisite, which can be seen in the makeup.

    Qingwan brought a large basket of dirty clothes that she had saved up recently, and came to the lotus pond with her maid, Caiwei.

    A few days ago, Zhen Youqian purposely built a small gazebo by the lotus pond in order to please Qingwan.  The gazebo is located on the south bank, and when you go down the steps to the water¡¯s edge, you will find a large stone platform. You can sit on the first wooden step, which is just right for doing laundry.

    Every noon, when the scorching sun is in the sky, the swallow-like pavilion just covers the sunshine on the shore, bringing a little bit of coolness to Qingwan.

    In fact, Zhen Youqian is superfluous.

    There are locust trees with luxuriant branches and leaves, graceful willows on the lotus bank. Those tall tree crowns have already covered the pond bank tightly, how can there be a little sunlight through?

    ? When the south wind blows, Qingwan brushes her disheveled hair, watching the new cicadas in the depths of the dark green suddenly stop, washing in a cool and quiet environment, it is very leisurely.

    "Miss, let's take off our shoes!" Cai Yan suggested.

    Qingwan asked worriedly: "Will no one come?"

    "This is our pond, who dares to come here to act presumptuously!" Said Cai Nian and took off her shoes impatiently.

    Seeing the comfort of Caiying putting her big feet into the clear water, Qingwan also hurriedly took off her embroidered shoes, and slowly unwrapped her legs.  The blushing face is reflected in the water, just like the lotus in the water

    At this time, the fat and mighty big yellow dog at home ran all the way panting heavily with its bright red tongue sticking out. It looked like it was laughing.  The younger brother Mu Yu also ran, but fell behind the dog.

    He shouted childishly while running: "Eldest sister, eldest sister, third aunt told you to go back."

    Qing Wan asked: "Why go back?"

    Mu Yu ran to the water's edge, stretched out a pair of small arms, and hugged Qingwan's neck from behind, "The eldest uncle is here!" The big yellow dog kept pulling Mu Yu's trousers, licking his heels, and barking happily  .

    Qing Wan swung a piece of clothing in the water, and then lifted it up again. The water was dripping, and the shiny water droplets hit the water surface, jingling, the sound was extremely small and crisp.

    She glanced at Mu Yu and said with a smile: "What are you doing back home? You can't sit at the table."

    Mu Yu put her hand into the water, scooped up the water in the pond and splashed the dragonfly on the weeds, "Third Aunt said, I want you to go back and cook for my eldest uncle."

    Qing Wan said: "I don't know how to cook, so please go back!"

    Cai Xiao said: "I don't know how to cook big dishes to serve distinguished guests?"

    Qing Wan said: "You are going back to pull the bellows."

    Cai Hua washed the clothes in his hands, put on his shoes, dried the clothes and went back.

    Qing Wan said to her younger brother: "Mu Yu, it's too hot here, you should go back too!"

    "I'll stay here for a while longer." Mu Yu didn't listen at all.

    Qing Wan pulled him up, and said: "Be obedient, go home quickly, and see what delicious food your third aunt has cooked, and bring some to me. My sister hasn't had breakfast yet!"

    Mu Yu acted coquettishly on tiptoe, "No, no! Uncle bought me a lot of good 'things'[1], I want you to go back and have a look!"

    The big yellow dog gently arched Qingwan's buttocks and barked.  Qing Wan slapped the dog conveniently, "What's the trick?"

    Mu Yu counted, "There are Dou-om, Tao Xiangqiu, Huarongdao, Jiulianhuan, anyway, there are so many, so many!"

    Qing Wan touched the sweat on her younger brother's forehead and said, "Since you have so many fun things, go back and guard them quickly, and don't let your brother-in-law snatch them away."

    Mu Yu said: "The eldest uncle won't let him play, saying that he is an adult and is not allowed to play with children's things."

    After all the talking, he finally persuaded Mu Yu to go home.  In Qingwan's heart, now it is only filled with her little brother, as if Qingwan has already regarded Mu Yu as her reliance for the rest of her life.

    [2] "Rice Field" Poetry by Wei Zhuang

    ?Green waves and spring waves fill Qianpi,

    The extreme eyes connect the clouds and stop the fat;

    ? was even more snowed by the egret,

    Breaking smoke comes and flies into the painting screen.

    The willow branches are swaying, the pond is swaying, and the washing stone is also swaying.

    In the paddy field behind him, there is a pair of eyes staring at Qing Wan.  This person is Zhao Xiuran.

    When Ji Xu left Zhao's house, he told Xiuran that after returning home, he would try to trick Qing Wan into doing laundry in the lotus pond.  Let Xiuran hide in the rice field behind the gazebo in advance, and come out when Qingwan is alone, and say what he wants to say

    &??"Drunkard Tanlu" records: "The capital is a mud boy from Riduobo.  For those who are extravagant, the southerners regard it as Qiaoer."

    In addition, educational toys were also very popular in ancient times. The most popular educational toys are divided into two types, one is jigsaw puzzles and the other is rings.

    Among jigsaw puzzles, there is the most popular modern "tangram", which originated from the "Yanjitu" in the Song Dynasty.  During the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty, the "Seven Skills Picture" written by the humble layman made the jigsaw puzzle toy popular all over the world.

    "Nine Links" is also very popular with ancient parents and children. It is considered by foreign countries as one of the most ingenious toys invented by human beings. Its secret lies in the ingenious and complicated unlocking method.  Foreigners call it "Chinese Ring", which was most popular in the Ming Dynasty.

    "Huarong Road" helps Cao Cao move from the initial position to the bottom middle of the chessboard by moving each chess piece, and escape from the exit. This toy is based on the "bitter tricks" and "iron rope connecting boat" of Cao Cao in the Battle of Chibi during the Three Kingdoms period.  Defeated and forced to retreat to Huarong Road as the background.

    "Luban lock", also known as Bagua lock and Kongming lock, is a traditional civil and architectural fixed connector in ancient China. There are also folk names such as "Don't Sap", "Liu Zi Lian Fang", "Mo Nai He" and "Difficult People Wood".  Without nails and ropes, it is completely supported by the connection of its own structure.

    Tangram, Jiulianhuan, Huarongdao, and Lubansuo are known as the four classical toys in ancient China.

    "Kites" were not toys at the earliest time, but were used for military and communication.  In the late Tang Dynasty, because someone added strings to the kite, when the wind blows, it will make a sound like a guzheng, so the name "kite" came into being.  A kite is made of thin bamboo strips, pasted with colorful paper or silk, and then painted on.  In the Song Dynasty, flying kites on Qingming Festival became a favorite activity for us.

    "Sachet", in ancient times, every Dragon Boat Festival, the elders of the family made sachets with cotton, silk and other materials, filled them with scented medicinal materials, and wore them on the children's chest or hung them on the bedside.  It can cure illness and seek blessings.  After the Dragon Boat Festival, throw away the sachets worn, which means abandoning diseases.  So if you see a sachet thrown by others on the road, you must not pick it up!

    "Diabolo", also known as "Douom", is a famous folk toy.  Use two small bamboo sticks to tie the thread, wrap it around the wooden shaft and vibrate, and the diabolo spins at high speed to make a sound. As early as the end of Ming Dynasty, diabolo in Beijing became a spring toy.  The sound of the sound came and went one after another in the city of Beijing.

    "Mud Whistle" is a kind of whistle that can be blown. It is colorful. After the surface is painted with oil, it is black, bright and beautiful. It is suitable for children to play.  There are many kinds of mud calls, such as: bird whistle, fish whistle, pig whistle and so on.

    The "rattle drum" was originally an ancient musical instrument, but later lost its function of playing music and became a toy for children.  The rattle is a small drum, and the small balls attached to both sides beat the drum to make sound.  The rattle drums in different regions have different shapes, some are as long as a waist drum, some are flat like a big drum, and some are made of four drums superimposed. The sound is high and low, loud and pleasant.

    This is just the tip of the iceberg of ancient toys, bamboo horses, windmills, whip oxen, rabbits, spinning tops, bamboo dragonflies There are many, many.

    The relationship between toys and festivals

    "Children come back from school early, and take advantage of the east wind to release paper kites." Ancient notes and classics all describe the childishness and folk customs that toys bring to children.  Among the earliest toys that can be handed down, kites and rattles are the most famous.

    As an important part of folk art, folk toys not only have the common characteristics shared by folk art, but also have their own specific cultural connotations.  It can be said that compared with the present, although there are fewer types of ancient toys and simple shapes, there is no shortage of ingenuity in their simplicity.

    Although there was no specific Children's Day for children in ancient times, the children celebrated happily during various festivals throughout the year, and used toys to add to the festive atmosphere.

    For example, in the Song Dynasty, when toys were the most abundant, "cloth tiger" was a popular toy during the Dragon Boat Festival.  The ancients believed that the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar, where the Dragon Boat Festival is located, is the most poisonous day in the most poisonous month of the year, and tigers "eat ghosts by nature", so "cloth tigers" are used to ward off evil spirits.

    There are many shapes of tiger toys for the Dragon Boat Festival, including single-headed tigers, double-headed tigers, and four-headed tigers, and some made into tiger pillows and tiger covers.  Big and small.  During the Dragon Boat Festival, in addition to giving cloth tiger toys to their children, ancient parents often used realgar to draw tigers on their foreheads and write the word "king".

    During the Ming and Qing dynasties, it was popular to send children "Rabbit Lord" on Mid-Autumn Festival.  Like "Huang Pang", "Rabbit Lord" is also a kind of clay sculpture toy.  This kind of toy is directly related to the legend of Chang'e flying to the moon and the jade rabbit. It is a reflection of the ancient custom of worshiping the moon. It was originally a symbol of the "moon god" when children offered sacrifices to the moon.  (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com
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